164 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [Nov, 



will most effectually accomplish 

 this purpose. 



All persons having in their 

 possession works bearing the 

 following titles shall be brought 

 before the Holy Office, and such 

 punishment inflicted as the case 

 shall seem to require, provided 

 it be not less than solitary im- 

 prisonment under the authority 

 of the Holy Office for three 

 months, and the payment of a 

 fine of not less than 25 doubloons. 

 The works prohibited are — " The 

 History of the Inquisition ;" 

 " Reasons why the Inquisition 

 should be abolished;'' " A few 

 Remarks upon the re-establish- 

 ment of the Brotherhood of the 

 Order of Jesus ;" " The Theory 

 of the Cortes ;" " The Necessity 

 of National Representation ;'' 

 " Observations on the Conduct 

 of several of the Courts of Eu- 

 rope ;" " Patriotic Songs ;" 

 " The Difficulties at present to 

 be Encountered." 



The greater number of these 

 heretical and seditious produc- 

 tions have been printed in foreign 

 countries, in the Spanish language, 

 and secretly introduced into this 

 kingdom. 



A proportionate punishment 

 will be inflicted upon such indi- 

 viduals as have in their custody 

 any foreign journals, newspapers, 

 &c. containing matter against the 

 Government and Institutions of 

 Spain. 



Given from Madrid, this 19th 

 day of Nov. A. D. 1818. 



A Proclamation. 

 By his Royal Highness the Prince 



of Wales, Regent of the united 



kingdom of Great Britain and 



Ireland, in the name and 07i the 



behalf of his Majesty, 



George, P. R. — Wliereas by 

 an act passed in the 51st year of 

 hip Majesty's reign, intituled " An 

 Act to provide for the Adminis- 

 tration of the Royal Authority, 

 and for the Care of his Majesty's 

 Royal Person, during the conti- 

 nuance of his Majesty's Illness, 

 and for the Resumption of the 

 Exercise of the Royal Authority 

 by his Majesty, it was amongst 

 other things enacted, that if her 

 Majesty, the Queen, should de- 

 part this life during the time that 

 the care of his Majesty's royal 

 person should be committed to 

 her Majesty, according to the 

 provisions of the said Act, the 

 Regent should forthwith order 

 and direct a Proclamation under 

 the Great Seal of the United 

 Kingdom of Great Britain and 

 Ireland, to be issued and 

 published, declaring the same. 

 And whereas, by another Act, 

 passed in the last Session of Par- 

 liament, intituled " An Act to 

 alter and amend certain of the 

 provisions of an Act, passed in 

 the 51st year of his Majesty's 

 reign, intituled ' An Act to pro- 

 ' vide for the administration of 

 ' the Royal Authority, and for 

 ' the care of his Majesty's Royal 

 < Person, during the continuance 

 ' of his Majesty's Illness, and for 

 ' the resumption of the exercise 

 ' of the Royal Authority by his 

 * Majesty,'" it was, amongst other 

 things, enacted, that if the case 

 should happen in which it was 

 enacted by the said Act passed 

 in the 51st year of his Majesty, 

 that the Regent should forthwith 

 order and direct such Proclama- 

 tion to be issued and published 

 as aforesaid, and the same should 

 happen upon or after the day 



appointed 



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