15/29 _Feb._ 6, 1715-16 .-- _The Political Creed of a Tory Malcontent._ _Addison_. Article XIII, That there is an unwarrantable faction in this island, consisting of King, Lords, and Commons .-- _Swift_. This article is too true, with a little alteration. That an Act of Parliament to empower the King to secure suspected persons in times of rebellion, is the means to establish the sovereign on the throne, and consequently a great infringement of the liberties of the subject .-- _Swift_. No--but to destroy liberty. |