An Argument Before the Committee of the House of Representatives Upon the Petition of Benedict Fenwick and Others: With a Portion of the Documentary History |
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... Bishop Cheverus be- came sole trustee , and set about carrying the intentions of his predecessors into effect , as far as he could . A piece of ground , next to the Catholic church , was purchased , and buildings were erected for the ...
... Bishop Cheverus be- came sole trustee , and set about carrying the intentions of his predecessors into effect , as far as he could . A piece of ground , next to the Catholic church , was purchased , and buildings were erected for the ...
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... Bishop Chevreuse was recalled to France , he left trustees of the property belonging to the Ursuline Community , the Archbishop of Baltimore , Dr. Taylor , and J. P. Cooke Esq . of Boston . The two former dying , Bishop Fenwick obtained ...
... Bishop Chevreuse was recalled to France , he left trustees of the property belonging to the Ursuline Community , the Archbishop of Baltimore , Dr. Taylor , and J. P. Cooke Esq . of Boston . The two former dying , Bishop Fenwick obtained ...
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... Bishop of Boston , Mary Barber and Eliza- beth Harrison , two of the sisterhood , all native citizens , in trust for the Ursuline Community , and so the property now stands . By the will of Mr. Thayer , the property was to belong solely ...
... Bishop of Boston , Mary Barber and Eliza- beth Harrison , two of the sisterhood , all native citizens , in trust for the Ursuline Community , and so the property now stands . By the will of Mr. Thayer , the property was to belong solely ...
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... Bishop's Lodge , the Stables and the Old Nunnery , a large wooden building situ- ated at a short distance from the ... Bishop Fenwick , that it was unfounded . It was added , that the Bishop would probably lay before the public the 52.
... Bishop's Lodge , the Stables and the Old Nunnery , a large wooden building situ- ated at a short distance from the ... Bishop Fenwick , that it was unfounded . It was added , that the Bishop would probably lay before the public the 52.
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... Bishop Fenwick , on Saturday that the editor expect- ed to have been able to lay before the public the facts of the case , on the authority of the Bishop , but had since learned that he , understanding that a gentleman of Charlestown ...
... Bishop Fenwick , on Saturday that the editor expect- ed to have been able to lay before the public the facts of the case , on the authority of the Bishop , but had since learned that he , understanding that a gentleman of Charlestown ...
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Page 64 - I, AB, do swear that I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position that princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm...
Page 65 - And I do solemnly in the presence of God profess, testify and declare that I do make this declaration and every part thereof in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by English Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation or mental reservation whatsoever...
Page 61 - Has the Pope, or Cardinals, or any body of men, or any individual of the Church of Rome, any civil authority, power, jurisdiction, or pre-eminence whatsoever, within the realm of England ? 2.
Page 11 - Our sovereign lord the king chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the King.
Page 9 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to the laws.
Page 62 - Is there any principle in the tenets of the Catholic Faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or other persons differing from them in religious opinions, in any transaction, either of a public or a private nature...
Page 64 - I believe that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Page 7 - ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property ; in tin P., that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Page 62 - The Universities answered unanimously: a ' 1. That the Pope or Cardinals, or any body of men, or -any individual of the Church of Rome, has not, nor have any civil authority, power, jurisdiction, or pre-eminence whatsoever, within the realm of England.
Page 7 - The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals; it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.