 | George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 764 pages
...declared their firm persuasion, that a repeal of the laws now in force against papists would be highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the united kingdom, and gave particular instructions to their commission on the subject.* Thus ended the business in *... | |
 | George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 742 pages
...declared their firm persuasion, that a repeal of the laws now in force against papists would be highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the united kingdom, and gave particular instructions to their commission on the subject.* Thus ended the business in •... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1831 - 552 pages
...General Assembly express their gratitude to Providence for the privileges enjoyed by this church, and the security afforded to the protestant religion by established...the wisdom of the legislature that it will not in future be resumed : They express their strong disapprobation of those lawless mobs which have disgraced... | |
 | 1840 - 654 pages
...against popery would be inexpedient, dan gerous, and prejudicial to the best interests of religion an civil society in this part of the united kingdom :...therefore, express their satisfaction in being assured thai the bill for repealing the laws against the growth 01 popery in Scotland is laid aside ; and confide... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - Great Britain - 1888 - 456 pages
...by the same body declaring that ' a repeal of the laws now in force against papists would be highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the United Kingdom.' Dundas took a prominent part in the debate on Dunning's famous resolution relating to the influence... | |
 | Perth (Scotland). Hammermen incorporation - Guilds - 1889 - 264 pages
...repeal of the laws now in force against Papists would be highly inexpedient, dangerous,and prejndicial to the best interests of religion and civil society in this part of the United Kingdom." Town councils, kirk sessions, parishes and incorporations of tradesmen protested in the same fashion.... | |
 | Peter Hume Brown - Scotland - 1911 - 544 pages
...May, 1779, it put on record that the repeal of the existing laws against Catholics would be " highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the United Kingdom." In view of an insurgent nation, Dundas saw the impolicy of pressing his bill ; and, under the taunts... | |
 | Great Britain - 1922 - 1526 pages
...by the same body declaring that ' a repeal of the laws now in force against papists would be highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the United Kingdom." Dundas took a prominent part in the debate on Dunning's famous resolution relating to the influence... | |
 | Peter Hume Brown - 1911 - 546 pages
...May, 1779, it put on record that the repeal of the existing laws against Catholics would be " highly inexpedient, dangerous, and prejudicial to the best...civil society in this part of the United Kingdom." In view of an insurgent nation, Dundas saw the impolicy of pressing his bill ; and, under the taunts... | |
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... conspicuously shown in the proceedings of the General Assembly. In May, 1778, it rejected a motion against the relief of Catholics by a majority of a hundred and eighteen against twenty-four; but in May, 1779, it put on record that the repeal of the... 