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tions, both as to the crimes and the prices, bj
the Protestants of Germany and France/'—^
the reader knom preHp well whether by Pro^
teetants only — end as frequently condemned
by the See of Rome'* — cmd the reader equally
knows how far this is true, even if shelter be
emght under the condemnations of the Pro-
testant reprints. But we proceed. It is
proper that Mr. Clayton/' (the gentleman at-
tacked,) and his friends should know, that
the Pope's Court of Chancery has no more to
do, nor pretends to have any thing more to do,
with the forgiveness of sins, than his Majesty's
Court of Chancery does." A little more^ by
the leave of this polemic errant^ who never
stuck at any things if a Roman writer^ Ciam*
PIN us, Ue S, R. E. Vice-cancellario, Romae,
1697y be right, who affirms that officer to have
jurisdiction over the officials of the Pceniten^
tiary, and states as one €S the Rules of office,
qtiod possit comtnittere absolutionem illormn, qtu
ignoranter, &e. pp. 52, 53. But the case
before the Vicar A., and before us, was, and
is^ not concerning, or concerning in a very
slight degree, the Pope's Chancery, but the
Fq^'s Pemitentiary / which latter the apolo*
gist very dexterously, as he well knew how.
