Excerpt from Jura Anglorum: The Rights of Englishmen AT a time when abilities and talents are molt {hamefully profiituted to the execrable purpofes of decrying fubordination to civil power, and enervating the arm of lawful government, my grateful boafi is the per million to dedicate to. Your Lordfhip thefe humble efforts to explain the nature and reafons of our confiitution and government to the ignorant, and to enforce their energy and obligations againfi the malevolent. Your exemplary leflbns upon the perfec tions of our confiitution and government have taught the nation to admire your abi lity, and exult in your difpofition to pre ferve them in full pur' and vigor. And I feel the fatisfaetory convieiion of bearing a truly patriotic attachment to our confiith tion, whilfi I am permitted to have the honour of fubfcribing myfelf, with refpeel and efieem, Mr lord, your lornsmp'; Davorrn humble servant, francis plowdejn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.