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BG.766.015
24 Mar 1766:11,12 (573)
The castle of the Domicill the cream of their commerce! the
inherent rights of taxing themselves, and making their own
laws! are all swept away by new-fangled writs of
assistance, memorials, blind-folded depositions, and
scandalous perjuries transmitted, productive of hovering
acts and guarda lacosta's sugar acts, stamp acts, a standing
army in a time of profound peace, and attempts to quarter
soldiers on private families! And now to crown all with his
smattering of canon, civil & common law, music, and
architecture, a few grains of chicanery and low cunning,
without three scruples of common sense, conscience, honor or
honesty, Mr. J. would bring all church affairs to the
ultimate examen of a prime minister or arch prelate!. . . [2
full cols. in all; signed:] Life of Sir Wm. Phips.
Algernon Sidney.
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