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Ironical Proposal That a committee standing Court of standard orthodox
Devines be Commission'd to examine
all Newspapers Magazines Pamphlets
Books and all periodical in other publications periodi
whatsoever on the wherein any thing touching
our holy Religion is moved or debated,
in order to decide the morals of every
controversy. That the

That their award shall be published
at such a time after the appearance of
that last publication noticed on it: and
that thereupon or before it shall be
made penal to write upon the subject
in any other manner than according
to the Judgment contained in the said

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award.

That as soon as it shall be published
notice should be be given to all members
of either University and of every the three learned
Professions to appear at a place and
time therein to be appointed and subscribe
their hearty sincere voluntary
and unfeigned assent to consent
and belief to and in every matter or
thing therein contained; on pain of expulsion
and such further penalty as shall be
thought meet.

That similar Courts be appointed
to watch over every

That it be an especial Instruction to the
Court of Natural Philosophy, that special

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regard be had to the opinion of Sr
Isaac Newton on the question concerning
the identity of Lightning and
the Electric Fire: and concerning the
comparative efficacy of knobbed or
pointed conductors. N[EN[. Consult some of Swift's Modest proposals
and Petitions.

That a Law be made obliging those
who have the disposal of Ecclesiastical
benefices to bestow them on none but such
as shall freely voluntarily and from
conscientious motives engage in the defence
of the opinions that shall be established
for the time being.

That the out of the Fines and perfecting
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accruing from the enforcement of the
above wholesome Laws and regulations
a competent fund be set apart for the
endowment of 24 new Deaneries and
Chapters with a Chapter of 12 Prebendaries
or Canonries to each Deanery.
in consideration that the number of those benefices at present
subsisting is notwithstanding the unexampled zeal and diligence of the present incumbents N.B. This will do for any time is greatly inadequate
to the discharge of those laborious and
important functions.

SUBSCRIPTIONS. Ironical Proposals.

Identifier: | JB/096/268/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 96.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	096	Main Headings	legislation
Folio number	268	Info in main headings field	subscriptions ironical proposals
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	31272
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