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The Gentry And People

Placeholder cover for A Second Collection of Papers Relating to the Present Juncture of Affairs in England. Viz. I. An Enquiry into the Measures of Submission to the Supreme Authority; and of the Grounds on which it may be lawful or necessary for Subjects to defend their Religion, Lives, and Liberties. II. An Answer to a Paper, intituled, Reflections on the Prince of Orange's Declaration. III. Admiral Herbert's Letter to all Commanders of Ships and Seamen in his Majesty's Fleet. IV. An Engagement of the Noblemen, Knights and Gentlemen at Exeter, to assist the Prince of Orange in the Defence of the Protestant Religion, Laws and Liberties of the People of England, Scotland, and Ireland. V. The Declaration of the Nobility, Gentry, and Commonalty at the Rendezvous at Nottingham. Novemb. 22. 1688. VI. The Duke of Norfolk's Speech to the Mayor of Norwich on the first of December instant, in the Mar- ket-place of Norwich. VII. The Address of the Lord Dartmouth, and the Commanders of his Majesty's Fleet, giving his Ma- jesty hearty Thanks for calling a Parliament to settle the Realm both in Church and State
Placeholder cover for A Discourse Of Patronage, Being A Modest enquiry into the Original of it, and a further prosecution of the History of it. With An humble supplication to the Pious Nobility and Gentry, to endeavour the prevention of the abuses of that Honorary trust, with a Proposal of some expedients for the regulating of Patronage, most agreeable to the Primitive Pattern; wherein at once the just Rights of Patrons are secured, and the Peoples Liberty of Election of their own Minister, in a great measure indulged