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T-STRICKLAND 1.

A PLAIN AND SUCCINCT

NARRATIVE

OF THE LATE

RIOTS AND DISTURBANCES

IN THE CITIES OF

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER,

AND BOROUGH OF

SOUTH WAR K.

CONTAINING,

Particulars of the burning of NEWGATE, the KING'S BENCH,
the FLEET, and NEW BRIDEWELL Prifons. Alfo, the Houfes
of Lord MANSFIELD, Sir JOHN FIELDING, Meffrs. LANG-
DALE, RAINSFORTH, COX, HYDE, &c. Romish Chapels,
Schools, &c. with an Account of the Commitment of

LORD GEORGE GORDON"

TO THE TOWER,

AND ANECDOTES OF HIS LIFE.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

An Abstract of the Act lately paff d in Favour of the Roman
Catholics. And an Account of the BILL, as moyed for in
Parliament by Sir GEORGE SAVILE, with the Obfervations of
Sir GEORGE and Mr. DUNNING on the PAPIST penal Laws.
THE THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED:

With an

APPENDIX.

By WILLIAM VINCENT, of GRAY'S INN.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR FIELDING AND WALKER,
PATER-NOSTER-ROW,

M.DCC.LXXX,

[PRICE ONE SHILLING]

Entered at Stationer's Hot

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ABSTRACT of an ACT paffed in favour of the ROMAN CATHOLICS,

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An Act for reieving his Majesty's Subjects profeffing the Popish Religion, from certain Penalties and Difabilities impofed on them by an Act made in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, An Act for the further preventing the Growth of Popery.

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HE preamble recites, that it is expedient to repeal certain provifions in the Act of King William; and the claufes repealed are as follow :

"THAT fo much of the faid Act as relates to the apprehending, taking, or profecuting of Popish Bishops, Priests, or Jefuits; and also fo much of the faid Act as fubjects Popish Bishops, Priefts or Jefuits, and Papifts, or perfons profeffing the Popish religion, and keeping school, or taking upon themselves the education or government or boarding of youth, within this realm,

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realm, or the dominions thereto belonging, to perpetual imprisonment; and also fo-much-ofthe faid Act as difables perfons educated in the Popish religion, or profeffing the fame, under the circumstances therein mentioned, to inherit or take by defcent, devife, or limitation, in po session, reversion, or remainder, any lands tenements, or hereditaments, within the kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed, and gives to the next of kin, being a Proteftant, a right to have and enjoy fuch lands, tenements, and hereditaments; and alfo fo much of the faid Act as difables Papifts, or perfons profeffing the Popish religion, to purchase any manors, lands, profits out of lands, tenements, rents, terms, or hereditaments, within the kingdom of England, dominion, of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, and makes void all and fingular eftates, terms, and other interefts or profits whatsoever out of lands, to be made, fuffered, or done, from and after the day therein mentioned, to or for the ufe or behoof of any fuch perfon or perfons, or upon any truft or confidence, mediately or immediateJy, for the relief of any fuch perfon or perfons; fhall be, and the fame, and every clause and matter and thing herein before mentioned, is and are hereby repealed.

"And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That every perfon and perfons having or claim

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ing any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, under titles not hitherto litigated, though derived from any descent, devife, limitation, or purchafe, fhall have, take, hold, and enjoy the fame, as if the faid Act, or any thing therein contained, had not been made; any thing in the faid Act contained to the contrary potwithstanding.

"Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing herein contained fhall extend, or be construed to affect any action or fuit now depending, which shall be profecuted with effect, and without delay,

"Provided alfo, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be conftrued to extend, to any perfon or perfons but fuch who fhall, within the fpace of fix calendar months after the paffing of this Act, or of accruing of his, her, or their title, being of the age of twenty-one years, or who, being under the age of twenty-one years, fhall, within fix months after he or she shall attain the age of twenty-one years, or being of unfound mind, or in prifon, or beyond the feas, then within fix months after fuch disability removed, take and subscribe an oath in the words following:"

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