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But, if this be “an excellent President,” the same spirit of justice, which inclines us to approve it as such, must needs force us to condemn the opposite notion, concerning mere English Statutes binding Ireland, when “especially named:” and consequently it must appear, that Lord Coke was not sufficiently upon his guard when he advanced this unjust Doctrine; And yet, alas! he has repeated the same in this very page, immediately after the information, before quoted, concerning the Nobles of Ireland being summoned to the Parliament of England; for he adds, — “and by Special words” (says he) "the Parliament of England may bind the Subjects of Ireland;” &c. but, it luckily happens, that he is less reserved in this place than in the other passage already mentioned, where the fame Doctrine is asserted; for here he has attempted to justify his opinion by an example, which, cut of respect to so great an author;