I look upon my Roman Catholic Brethren as fellow fubjects and felHow Chriftians, believers in the fame God, and partners in the fame redemption. Speculative differences in fome points of faith, with me are of no account: They and I have but one religion, the religion of Chriftianity. Therefore, as children of the fame father, as travellers in the fame road,and feekers of the fame falvation, why not love each other as brothers? It is no part of Proteftanism to prosecute Catholics; and without justice to the Catholics, there can be to fecurity for the Protestant establishment; as a friend, therefore, to the permanency of this establishment, to the profperity of the Country, and the justice due to my Catholic Brethren, I hall cheerfully give my vote that the Bill be committed." Extract of the Bishop of Killala's Speech in the House of Lords, 13th of March 1793, on the Bill for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic fubjects. Printed by Luke Hanfard & Sons, For Keating, Brown, & Co. Duke-Street, Grosvenor Square; Booker & Mall, London; and Fitzpatrick & Coyne, Dublin. 1811. CONTENTS. I. Laws, past against Roman catholics fince the 3. For refuting to take the oath of fupremacy; the declaration against tranfubftantiation, and the declaration against 4. By the Corporation Act, 13 Car. 2. 5. By the Test Act, 25 Car. 2. f. 2. Penalties, which Proteftant Diffenters do not 1. Exclufion from both houfes of parliament ib. 6. Their embarraffments in confequence of the Marriage Act 7. Extreme penalties to which Roman catholic foldiers are sub- 8. Singular hardship, in this refpect, of Irish foldiers, when the 25. DG45 601477 .005 3 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS RESPECTING ROMAN CATHOLICS, TH HE following Statement may be found I. Some account of the laws, which, fince II. Some account of the effect and operation of the laws, which have been past, since the acceffion of his Majefty's family to the throne of England, for the relief of Roman catholics : III. And fome account of the penal laws, the effect of which is felt by Roman catholics, but the effect of which is not felt by Proteftant Diffenters. |