Quare quis tandem me reprehendat, si quantum cæteris ad festos dies ludorum celebrandes, quantum ad alias voluptates, et ad ipsam requiem animi et corporis conceditur temporis: quantum alii tempestivis conviviis, quantum aleæ, quantum pilæ, tantum mihi egomet, ad hæc studia recolenda, sumpsero.

CIC. PRO. ARCHIA.

Le changement d'étude est toujours un delassement pour moi.

D'AGUESSEAU.

Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME THE FOURTH.

CHAP. LXXXII.

The Act passed in 1791 for the relief of the English Catholics, p. 1

4

6

10

4.-The Opinions of the Foreign Universities on the

Four Questions suggested by Mr. Pitt

5.-Draft of a Bill for repealing the Penal Laws against

the Roman-catholics

6.-The Protestation

15

16

7.-Intended Deputation of the rev. Mr. Thomas Hussey

39

to Rome, on the subject of the Bill

8.-The Act passed in 1791, for the Relief of the English

The Blue Books :—the Mediation:-the Termination of the

CHAP. LXXXIV.

Act passed for the Relief of the Irish Catholics in 1793:-Lord

Fitzwilliam's Appointment to the Lieutenancy of Ireland, and

Recall:-Rebellion in 1798-Prospect of Emancipation held

out to the Catholics at the Union

1793.

page 62

1. The Act passed for the Relief of the Irish Catholics

in 1793

2.- Earl Fitzwilliam's Appointment to the Lieutenancy

of Ireland, and Recall

3.- Rebellion in 1798 -

ib.

65

68

4.-Prospect of Emancipation held out to the Irish

Catholics at the time of the Union

70

CHAP. LXXXV.

Historical Minutes respecting the Scottish Catholics since the

Reformation

77

1. Mr. Keith and Dr. Maclaine's summary Accounts of

the Introduction of Calvinism into Scotland - 79

2.-The Condition of the Scottish Catholics subsequent

to the Reformation.

83

3.-Riots in Edinburgh and Glasgow, in the year

1780 -

90

4.-The Act passed in the year 1793, for the Relief of

the Scottish Catholics

5.-Some Observations on the Oath, for the Relief of

the Scottish Catholics

103

107

The Veto -

CHAP. LXXXVI.

110

1.-Negotiations between Lord Castlereagh and the

Catholic Prelates of Ireland, in 1799, respecting

the Veto

112

January 1799.

2.-Resolutions of the Irish Prelates in favour of the

Veto

page 117

3. Allegation that the Irish Catholic Prelates were

intimidated into the Resolutions of 1799 120

4.—The Offer by Government to the Irish Prelates, and

their Acceptance of a State Provision

123

5. The degree of negative Power, in the appointment

of Irish Prelates to their Sees, which, in these

Negotiations, Government proposed to be con-

ceded to the Sovereign

May 1805.

125

6. First mention of the Veto in the House of Com-

mons, in Sir John Cox Hippisley's Speech.-

7.-The Approbation given by the Irish Prelates to Sir

John Cox Hippisley's Speech, and their earnest

request to him that he would print it

May 1808.

139

8.-1. The Proposal of the Veto, in the House of Com-

mons, by Mr. Ponsonby;-2. And in the House

of Lords, by Lord Grenville, at the suggestion of

Dr. Milner

141

9.-Continued adherence of the Irish Prelates to their

Resolution in 1799, until their Meeting in Sep-

tember 1808.

10.-The Opposition in Ireland to the Veto

151

154

11. Dr. Milner's Advocation of the Veto, in a Pamphlet

intituled, "A Letter to a Parish Priest "

14 September 1808.

155

12.—The Declaration of the Irish Prelates, that the Veto

was inexpedient.-The Explanation given by the

Primate O'Reilly of that Declaration

161

14.-The Sixteenth Resolution of the Irish Prelates 170

16 February 1814.

15.-Letter of Monsignor Quarantotti -

171

17 June 1814.

16.-Address from the English Roman-catholics to his

holiness Pope Pius the seventh

28 December 1814.

·

172

17.-Letter of the Pope to the English Catholics -

173

20.-The Pope's Letter to the Irish Prelates on the subject

of their Resolutions

175