were enabled to assume to themselves, the power of im•
posing taxes on their subjects in Paris, and the Isle of
France, without the consent of the three Estates of the
kingdom, to wit, the Clergy, the Nobles, and the Third
Estate, or the Commonalty.

NUMBER XXVII.

A Memorial presented to Queen Elizabeth against lier Ma-

jesty's being engrossed by any particular Favourite.

Written by William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, then Lord High

Treasurer of England

Reprinted from the Calala, or Mysteries of State, published

at London in the year 1715.

In pages 317, 318, 319, -323.

NUMBER XXVIII.

The State of a Secretary's Place, and the dangers incident to

it.

Written by Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury.

Reprinted also from the Cabala, or Mysteries of Stale, pub•

lished at London in the year 1715.

In pages 324, 325, 326.

NUMBER XXIX.

Considerations on the Expediency of procuring an Act of Par-

liament, for the Serilement of the Province of Quebeck,

drawn-up and priuted iu the year 1760, for the inspection

of his Majesty's Ministers of State at that time, in biopes.

of obtaiving an Act of Parliament for the said important

purpose.

In pages 327, 328, 329,-364.

NUMBER XXX.

Reflections on the foregoing Tract, and on the Sketch of an

Act of Parliament therein contained, and on the necessity
of the Authority of an Act of Parliament, to render legal a

measure at that time adopted by his Majesty's Ministers

of State, of permitting a Roman Catholick priest, named

John Oliver Briand, to be consecrated Bishop of Quebeck,

and to exercise his Episcopal functions in the said Province.

In pages 364, 365, 366,406.

NUMBER XXXI.

A Translation of two Anecdotes, concerning the violent and im-

perious conduct of the aforesaid Roman-Catholick Bishop

of Quebeck, John Oliver Briand, in the exercise of his

Episcopal authority in the said Province in the year 1774 ;

extracted from a Letter written by a person of credit in

the said Province to his friend at London, about the end

of September, 1775.

In pages 407, 408, 409,411.

NUMBER XXXII.

Remarks on the true meaning of the words Toleration, Endowe

ment, and Estallishment, when applied to a Religion

adopted, or permitted, in any Country.

In

pages 412 ,413, 414, 415.

NUMBER XXXIII.

Of True Religion, Heresy, Schism, and Toleration, and what

best means may be used against the growth of Popery.

First printed in the year 1673.

By John Milton, Esq. the author of Paradise Lost.

In pages 416, 417, 418,-430.

NUMBER XXXIV.

The Interest of England Stated : Or, a faithful and just Ac-

count of the Aims of all Parties now pretending.

Printed in the year 1659, and, probably, abont the 20th of

July.

Iu pages 431, 432, 133,-_-454.

NUMBER XXXV.

The Substance of the Speech of the Earl of Selkirk, in the

House of Lords, on Monday the 13th of April 1807, on

the Motion of the Marquis of Stafford, that the House

should come to a Resolution, “ That this House, feeling

the necessity of a firm and stable Government, at this most

important crisis of publick affairs, is impressed with the

deepest regret, at the change which has taken place in

bis Majesty's Councils, and that such regret is greatly in-

creased by the cause to which such change has been

ascribed, it being the opinion of this House, that it is

contrary to the first duties of the Ministers of the Crown

to restrain themselves by any pledge, expressed or implied,

from giving to bis Majesty any advice, which in their

judgement, the course of circumstances may render ne-

cessary for the honour and security of his dominions."

In pages 455, 456, 457,467.

NUMBER XXXVI.

A short View of the Grounds and Principles of the glorious

Revolution in England, in the year 1688, together with

the Preface to the Third Edition of the Debates in the

English House of Conimons, in the month of October,

1080, on the Bill for excluding James, Duke of York,

the Brother of King Charles the II. from the Successiou to

the Crownl, on account of his having abandoned the Pro-

testant Religion, and embraced the Religion of the Church

of Rome; which Third Edition of the said Debates was

published in the year 1807.

lu pages 468, 469, 470, 479.

NUMBER XXXVII.

The Introduction prefixed to the Second Edition of the said

Debates, which was publislied in the year 1716, under
the following title; “The Curse of Popery, and Popish

Princes, to the Civil Government, and Protestant Church

of England ; demonstrated from the Debates of Parliament

in 1680, relating to the Bill of Exclusion of the then

Duke of York; with an Introduction, shewing the progress

of Popery, from the Reformation to this present time, 1716.

In pages 480, 481, 482,- 496.

NUMBER XXXVIII.

An Account of the Sentiments of the Prince and Princess of

Orange, concerning the Repeal of the Test-act in England,

by which Papists were excluded from holding Civil aud

Military Employments; to which Repeal they were sollici-

ted by King James the II., in the year 1687, to give their

consent.

Extracted from Bishop Burnet's History of his own

Times, Vol. 2, of the Octavo edition, from page

432 to page 453.

In pages 497, 498, 499–519.

NUMBER XXXIX.

Another Extract from Bishop Burnet's History of his own

Times, containing an Account of the Death of King

Charles the II., and the Grounds for supposing that he

was poisoned.

In

pages 520, 521, 522,529,

NUMBER XL.

The Papists Bloody Oath of Secrecy, and Litany of Interces-

sion for England; with the manner of their taking the
Oath, upon their entering into any granı Conspiracy
against the Protestants; as it was taken in the Chapel,
belonging to Barnbow-Hall, the residence of Sir Thomas
Gascoigne, from William Rushton, a Popish Priest.

By Robert BOLRON, Gentleman.

Die Jovis, 16 Decembris, 1680.
Ordered, That Mr. Robert Boiron bave Liberty froin this
House, to print and publish the said Oath of Secrecy and

Lilany.

London, Printed in the year 1680. Reprinted for S. Slow,

and Sold over against Saint Clement's Church in the

Strand, in 17 +5,

In pages 531, 532, 533,--556.

NUMBER XLI.

ROME, a great Custom-louse for Sin; or a Table of the Dis-

pensations and Pardons, for Villainies and Wickednesses

of various kinds, &c. With the several sums of inoney,

given and to be paid for them.

By Anthony Egane, B.D. sometimes Confessor-

Geveral of the kingdom of Ireland; who was

both a Spectator of, and Actor in, those horri.

ble abuses, before his Conversion to the Protes-

tant Religion.

And now, (in the year 1715,] reprinted, [being the

Fifth Edition, for the Benefit of such as either

have themselves, or would induce others to

have, too farourable thoughts of Popery.

To which is now (in 1715,) added an earnest dissua.

sive from Ropish Idolatry and Superstition :

wherein other gress Enormities are clearly de-