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226 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

P> the detection and prosecution of priests: Theypresented addresses a second time against Lauder-dale ; and when the king’s answer was notsatisfactory , they seemed still determined topersevere in their applications: An accusationwas moved against Dandy; but upon examiningthe several articles , it was not sou yd to containany just reasons of a prosecution ; and was there-fore dropped: They applied to the king forrecalling his troops from the French service;and as he only promised, that they should notbe recruited, they appeared to be much dissa-tisfied with the answer : A bill was brought in,making it treason to levy money without authorityof parliament: Another vacating the seats ofsuch members as accepted of offices: Anotherto secure the personal liberty of the subject, andto prevent sending any person prisoner beyondsea.

That the court-party might not be idle,during these attacks, a bill for a new test wasintroduced into the house of peers by the earl

ot-- of Lindesey. All members of either house, andall who possessed any office , were by this billrequired to swear, that it was not lawful, uponany pretence whatsoever, to take arms againstthe king; that they abhorred the traiterous positionof taking arms by his authority against hisperson, or against those \yho were commissioned byhim ; and that they will not at any time endeavourthe alteration of the protestant religion , or of theestablished government either in church or state.

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