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concerning the Statute of Ireland,)” there would have been no essential difference between his Opinion and that natural justice for which I contend: but, alas! that great man has confirmed his error upon that subject in another part of Calvins Case, (p. 446,) wherein he declares, “that, albeit Ireland was a distinct dominion, yet, THE TITLE THEREOF BEING BY CONQUEST, the same, by judgement of law, might by express words be bound by Act of the Parliament of England.” Here he has luckily given us another reason, which leads us to the detection of his error. — “Yet” (says he) “THE TITLE THEREOF BEING BY CONQUEST," &c. Now, it is Very remarkable, that so many of the most eminent law-writers should have copied and adopted this erroneous opinion, without examining the force of it; as if the authority and real worth of this learned Writer,