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Religion according to the tenor and effect following that is to
say as the extinction of Religion has been hinted at by this Grand
Jury it may not be premature here to make a frank and
candid avowal that it is my opinion that morality would increase
in a ratio with the decrease of Religion (meaning amongst
the others religions the Christian Religion) I for one do boldly
affirm not only my opinion but my firm and deliberate conviction
that all an every species of Religion is an imposture
and fraud practised by base and designing Men on the credulous
part of Mankind and that such base and designing men have never
hesitated to support it by force and violence whenever reason has
been opposed to it and that instead of its being necessary to propagate
good morals among mankind it is the very bane of morality and
Civilization. In contempt of our said Lord the King and his
Laws To the evil example of all others and against the peace of
our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity.

8th Count. And the said Attorney General of our said Lord the
King for our said Lord the King gives the Court here further to understand and be informed that
the said Philip Francis being a wicked impious and ill disposed person
and having no regard for the Laws and Religion of this Realm,
but most wickedly impiously blasphemously and profanely devising
and intending to asperse and vilify Religion and to bring
Religion into disbelief and Contempt amongst the liege subjects
of our said Lord the King on the Thirteenth day of September in
the Fifty ninth year of the Reign aforesaid at the Parish aforesaid
in the County of Surrey aforesaid did publish and cause
to be published a certain other scandalous impious blasphemous
and profane libel containing therein amongst
other things divers scandalous impious blasphemous and
profane matters and things of and concerning Religion according
to the tenor and effect following that is to say As
the extinction of religion has been hinted at by this Grand Jury
it may not be premature here to make a frank and candid
avowal that it is my opinion that morality would encrease
in a ratio with the decrease of Religion I for one do boldly
affirm not only my opinion but my firm and deliberate
conviction that all and every species of Religion is an imposture
and a fraud practised by base and designing men
on the credulous part of mankind and that such base and
designing men have never hesitated to support it by
force and violence whenever reason has been opposed to
it and that instead of its being necessary to propagate good
morals among mankind it is the very bane of morality
and civilization In contempt of our said Lord the King
and his Laws To the evil example of all others and against
the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity —
Whereupon the said Attorney General of our said Lord
the King who for our said Lord the King in this behalf prosecuteth
for our said Lord the King prayeth the consideration
of the Court here in the Premises and that due process of
Law may be awarded against him the said Philip Francis
in this behalf to make him answer to the said Lord the
King touching and concerning the Premises aforesaid.

Identifier: | JB/137/056/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	056	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d7 e7 / d8 e8
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] i&m 1818]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur wellesley, duke of wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1818
Notes public		ID Number	46773
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