It can be mentioned he is citing the Act of Settlement, but not the Anti-Catholic paragraphs as such, but this one:
Fifth, no foreigner ("no Person born out of the Kingdoms of England Scotland or Ireland or the Dominions thereunto belonging"), even if naturalised or made a denizen (unless born of English parents), can be a Privy Councillor or a member of either House of Parliament, or hold "any Office or Place of Trust, either Civill [sic] or Military, or to [sic] have any Grant of Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments from the Crown, to himself or to any other or others in Trust for him".[9]
He's obviously against the subsequent nationality acts. At the moment, this was of course against Englishmen or Irishmen born in exile having fled as Catholics, but that was temporary. He has a point this would have been useful now.
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