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' , t * rt is fo well dcfigned for the Tntercft of the Planter in the firft place, that, I think every one in the Province ought to buy it; That iecing with his own Eyes the greatAdvantages propo- led in it, they may Recommend »t to the Imme diate care ci their Reprcfefttat&ci^ r, / <k 0 oMrs, L O NDON, M> v €M, t%. By a Letter from Madrid , dated the 24 th of Ottobtr, we arc informed, That fame Attempts are likely to be iftade towards a R^&gcoation of Religion in Spain. A Memorial.%as actually prcfentedthc 2 d of that Month iq the Council of Calhle, by a celebrated Withal that Coun try, named jt'cijc* ( a Gentlcmab*$f great Lear ning, as is apparent by the Works h|ftWM¥nt- teiC especially in his ZJriwrfet Ctitique, written to undeceive tht Vulgar with refpc# to many Common Errors, compiled in fix Volumes in quarto, which are•it prefent mandating into French by an Auguftine Mink at Pari}). In that MemorialJs reprefentcd the Necefiity of fcflcmbiing a national Synod, to reform feme Abufesthat lave crept into the Catholick Reli gion, which, tho’ not grounded on the Sacred S c r i p t u r e s , ' are received by the Generality as Articles of Faith ; and of explaining others, which arc tooobfoure to beunderftood, even by the Learned thcmfelves. T h e r e are fome other Points of great Impor tance prefcntcd to the Council on that Subjv. 6 t ; but our Corrcfpondcnc has not thought it proper to acquaint us with any more than the above general Account: but adds, Ecclcfiafticks in '&/atn arc weary of the Pope, and are not with out Hopes to free them felines from tbe encroach ing Power of the Court of R o m ^ by procu ring the Chich and Liberties o f t Ire ‘Spanifh. ISfariontobe eftablifhed on luch a Fbotas may make thcm3* m fome meafurc?;indcpfcrt«jcnt on that See* It is laid, tha* his Catholick Majefty at the firft hearing this Propolal read by a Grandee who prefcntcd it to him, fiiewed noDifinciinati- ©n to it; it appearing to him a great Abfurdily, and even an Ulurpation, that the Pope fhould deceive from ycar^f about ten Millions o f Pieces of Eight, which; if expended in Spajn, would be a very great Advantage to his Subjects. Be th e S u c c e f io f this M ftn o rial w h a t it vvijJ, one t h in g W a r e allured o f ; T h a t ht* C a t h o lick Majefty, vrith t h j A p p robat/on o f the C o u n c il o f Spain, & re fo lvc« £ > retrench the N u m b e r o f C o n v e n t i i i Sfmn, Ifid eo caufe the R e v e n u e s o f thofe,that: fh a ll rem a in ro b£ adm iniitred b y C o m m iflarics named b y his M a jcfty ; a llo w in g to cfb li C o n v e n t R e v e n u c i n i P ro p o rtio n t*Fche K u m b i r o f M o n k s o r P riefts ; w ith # fp c c U l C la u fe , that ill each C ity o f Spain is to be a C o l lege o f Lattguagee,-'com pofcd o f Ecclefciffticks, u n i r % S a l * r f d^dutfced fro m .th c h k c lc iiaftuatl R e n t s . > . s. T b c only Obftucle to t h c E x e c u t i o n of this IVoj^d, is likely to proceed from the H n y Ttibunai i.f 1 lie Inquditlon, who, iuppctrsd by the Pope, and rheirovvn intercft,.w 11 i . no doubt, do ull theycan to hinder us takingtfivcb T i m formidable Body, having at their Ikuvl the Inquiliror Central. hayC already waited on their Catholick Majeftic*, Ind laid before t W i the great inconveniences aiu) bad Effects they pretend will inevitably be the Confjgduica o f fuch an Undertaking. Such a Regulation and Reformation was at- tempted/about fixtceii Years ago by the learned M . de Macanas, a Spaniard, w h o was oblig.d to quit^a/w, upon that Account, and has lived ever fincc at the College o f the l ather J t l u j u ol Pau in France, with a jrenfion o f 4000 Pieces aof E i g h t , which he receive* yearly bom * ife King o f Spain ; For iuch was the R a g e o f the lnqiti- .tion againft him, that tho’ a Favourite of tlut M march, he was obliged to leave h/s Country on that 5 ore* And wc aie afraid Spam is noc yet cle^~;.ghtcd enough to fee its ow n Intercft io well,' as to' bring about fo considerable 4 W o r k . W : Ik ar that the Fmglifh Coper Company have contracted with the GoverntiK nc for a large V£utnnry of Half-pence and Fai things, for the Kiivjdom o f Ireland , which are to be coined at the Mint m the T o w e r o f L w d m ., T h e y w r i t : from R o j n c , tlu t a Carmelite Fryeir, by a N a t i o n o f Partugcze, having lux*’ p n z ' d the Pop-: c o n f e r u p o n him the T i t l e of Efithop m Patnbus, the Cardinals .of the’C o n gregation o f the Propaganda F dei were imm$- diat' ly i n f o r m ’d o f it ; and w e n t in a Body to make Representations to his H o l i n e l s upon that* H e a d , w h o thereupon fulpended the Effect of the F a v o u r hc conferr’d. In this A r ticle we lee a M a n that had made a V o w o f perpetual Po verty and r e n o u n c e d the W o r l d , guilt y n o t only o f Ambition, but o f indirect M e a n s to make him f e l f great, and o f im p o f ing upon ho Icis a Periorr than the Pope in the Cafe. W c AJIo ftc plainly,'that how cgrcgioufly infallible foevcf the Transalpine Divines m a k e the P o p e ip MatfCf* o f Faith* here fallible in M a tt e r o f Fa$> by f u f t m n g him f e l f be fo duped by a raendj- cant F r y a r . ‘ v \ T is faid, that Ihis G r a c e the D u k e o f Devo§- fhirc, L o r d Stew a r d o f Kis M a j c f t y 1!* Houflwlg* w i l l bfappoiutegi L b r d l U c u t y ^ n t o f T h e C o m m e r c e o f the theT.aft-W*’ dies, flourifhe* e v e r y year to fifth a Degree, that their India C o m p a n y h a v e r c f o l v c d to fitou t , * Few Ship for C h i n a ; and their F u n d is jo'fujlt that t h e y have refufecfia t a k e i n any m o f e 5 u 9 * fcriptions. * T f i c SWedifh a q d D a n i f h ^ a f x - I n d ia Confpi- nies have met w i t h . f i i c b Succcfs, that the Dutcit arc g r o w n exceeding jealous .of t h e m ' ; and Iome Letters iay^hcy have lent Orders to all the Ships in thofe parts, rofinlt the Ships of the aboy<* Naiioqy, in cafe they make any Attempts t* Ipwls where the Dutch have any properly. • ->
