The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 509 pages of information about The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10.

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 509 pages of information about The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10.

P. 91. [par. 231, sec. 4.] Clarendon, humble desires and propositions of the Lords and Commons:—­“That your Majesty will be pleased to give your royal assent unto the Bill ... for the utter abolishing, and taking away of all archbishops, bishops, their chancellors, and commissaries, deans, sub-deans, deans and chapters, archdeacons, canons, and prebendaries, and all chanters, chancellors, treasurers, sub-treasurers, succentors, and sacrists, and all vicars choral, choristers, old vicars, and new vicars of any cathedral, or collegiate church, and all other their under officers, out of the Church of England.”—­Swift.  A thorough sweep. Clarendon.  “To the Bill against scandalous ministers; to the Bill against pluralities; and to the Bill for consultation to be had with godly, religious, and learned divines.”—­Swift. i.e. cursed fanatics.

P. 99. [par. 243.] Clarendon.  Sir Ralph Hopton ... marched to Saltash, a town in Cornwall ... where was a garrison of two hundred Scots; who, [upon his approach,] as kindly quit Saltash, as the others had Launceston before.—­Swift.  Loyal Scots—­ever cursed.

P. 101. [par 247.] Clarendon.  Ruthen, a Scotchman, the governor of Plymouth.—­Swift.  A cursed Scottish dog.

P. 103. [par. 250.] Clarendon.  The Earl of Stamford.—­Swift.  A rogue, half as bad as a Scot.

P. 134. [par. 338.] Clarendon, Petition of the Kirk of Scotland:—­“A chief praise of the Protestant religion (and thereby our not vain, but just gloriation).”—­Swift.  Scotch phrase.

Ibid.  Clarendon, the same:—­“[The Papists] are openly declared to be not only good subjects,... but far better subjects than Protestants.”—­Swift.  Scotch (Protestants).

P. 135. [par. 339.] Clarendon, the same:—­“That your Majesty ... may timeously and speedily,” etc.—­Swift.  Scotch.

Ibid. [par. 340.] Clarendon, the same:—­“We are, with greater earnestness than before, constrained to fall down again before your Majesty.”—­Swift.  Rise against.

Ibid.  Clarendon, the same.  They petition:—­“for a meeting of some divines to be holden in England, unto which ... some commissioners may be sent from this kirk.”—­Swift.  Hell!

P. 136. [par. 342.] Clarendon, the same:—­“The strongest let, till it be taken out of the way, is the mountain of prelacy.”—­Swift.  Scottish dogs.

Ibid.  Clarendon, the same:—­“How many, from the experience of the tyranny of the prelates, are afraid to discover themselves ... whereas prelacy being removed, they would openly profess what they are, and join with others in the way of reformation.”—­Swift. i.e. Scots.

Ibid. [par. 344.] Clarendon, the same:—­“The national assembly of this kirk, from which we have our commission.”—­Swift.  From Satan.

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