The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803

27. Plunket's Defence at the Ear of the House of Lords
The Bill against Plunket passed-Protest against it
30. Proceedings in the House of Lords on the Bill against Kelly......

May 2. A Motion to resolve, That certain Letters were not dictated by

the Bishop of Rochester to Kelly-Protest on its passing in

the Negative...............................................

232

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11.

The Bishop of Rochester's Defence at the Bar of the House of

Lords

Lord Lechmere moves, That Kelly be examined at the Bar, relat-

ing to the Bill against the Bishop of Rochester-Protest on the

said Motion's passing in the Negative......................

13. Further Proceedings on the Bill against the Bishop of Rochester 292

15. Debate in the Lords on the third Reading of the Bill against the

Bishop of Rochester

.........

293

The Bill for inflicting Pains and Penalties on the Bishop of Ro-

chester passed-Protest against it......

347

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for laying a Tax upon Papists 353

20. Debate in the Lords on the said Bill

362

27. The King's Speech at the Close of the Session

363

PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES DURING THE RECESS The King goes to

Hanover Promotions-The King's Clemency-State of Fo-

reign Affairs-Wood's Half-pence-Death of Earl Cowper-

The King returns to England............................................... ...................................................... 365

1724.

SECOND SESSION OF THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF

GREAT BRITAIN.

Jan. 9. The King's Speech on Opening the Session

Feb. 13. Resolutions respecting the Public Debts

The Lords' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer........

The Commons' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer....

Debate in the Commons concerning the Number of the Land

Order of the Commons respecting Protections

379

21.

Petition from the Sufferers by the Bahama Project-The said

Petition rejected

THIRD SESSION OF THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF

Nov. 12. The King's Speech on Opening the Session.......

The Lords' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer........

The Commons' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer

Debate in the Commons on the Number of the Land Forces...... 404

REPORT OF PRECEDENTS OF PUNISHMENTS FOR BREACH OF THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

The Earl of Suffolk committed to the Tower for granting Pro-

29. Petition of the Earl of Oxford and Lord Morpeth, complaining

of the Deficiency of the Accounts of the Masters in Chancery 414

The King's Message concerning the Masters in Chancery

The King's Message for the Maintenance of Eleven Ministers of

the New Churches.........

......

415

12.

Debate in the Commons upon the King's Message respecting the

Masters in Chancery.......

416

The Commons resolve to impeach the Earl of Macclesfield of

High Crimes and Misdemeanours

18. Sir George Oxenden reports the Articles from the Committee of

Impeachment against the Earl of Macclesfield

419

20. ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST THE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD

April 8. THE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD'S ANSWER TO THE ARTICLES OF IM-

The King's Message relating to the Civil List Debts..............

Debate in the Commons on the Civil List Debts.....................
13. Bill for regulating Elections in London-Protests relating thereto
16. The Civil List Bill passed-Protest against it

420

Apr. 20. Lord Finch offers to the Commons a Petition of Henry late Lord

Viscount Bolingbroke-Debate thereon-A Bill ordered to be

brought in accordingly..

...... 460

23. Replication of the Commons to the Earl of Macclesfield's An-
swer to the Articles of Impeachment

....

26. Protest against the Earl of Macclesfield's being tried at the Bar

of the House of Lords

The Bill in favour of Viscount Bolingbroke passes the Commons
Protest against passing a Bill to disarm the Highlanders of Scot-

27.

466

The Earl of Macclesfield is unanimously found Guilty

Protest on a Motion for disabling the Earl of Macclesfield from

holding any Employment, passing in the Negative ....... 470

Protest on a Motion to incapacitate the said Earl from sitting in

Parliament, &c. passing in the Negative....

............

.... 473

The Speaker's Speech to the Managers of the Impeachment of

the Earl of Macclesfield

...

Judgment pronounced upon the Earl of Macclesfield...............

Protest against committing the Bill in favour of Viscount Boling-

31. The Earl of Macclesfield's Fine applied to the Relief of the

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The King's Speech at the Close of the Session

PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES DURING THE RECESS-Knights of the

Bath revived-The King sets out for Hanover-Riots in Scot-

land-Foreign Affairs-Treaty of Vienna-The King's stormy

Passage to England

FOURTH SESSION OF THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF

GREAT BRITAIN.

1726.

Jan. 20. The King's Speech at the Opening of the Session

The Lords' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer...................................

The Commons' Address of Thanks The King's Answer .........................

28. Debate in the Commons on the Number of the Land Forces......

Debate on Mr. William Pulteney's Motion for appointing a

Committee to state the Public Debts ............

Debate in the Commons on the Treaties of Hanover and Vienna 502

The Commons' Address of Thanks to the King for communicat-

ing the Treaties-The King's Answer

........

508

Debate in the Lords on the said Treaties........

509

Lord Lechmere's Motion for a Clause to be added to the Address,

relating to the King's German Dominions

510

Protest on the said Clause being rejected

.....

511

The Lords' Address of Thanks to the King for communicating

the Treaties The King's Answer

512

Mar. 2. Petition of Richard Hampden, esq. for a Bill to empower the

Lords of the Treasury to compound with him for the Debt he

owed to the Crown ...............................................................................................................................

513

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1726.

Mar. 2. Petition of Sir T. Lowther, for purchasing the Reversion, in fee,

of his Estate held by Grant from the Crown

7. Petition of Sir Orlando Bridgman to the same purpose

11. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Hampden's Petition..........

24. The King's Message for an Additional Number of Seamen

Debate in the Commons on the King's Message..

516

Apr. 20. The Earl of Strafford complains of a Message for an Additional
Number of Seamen, being sent to the Commons only....

Lord Trevor moves to adjourn the Consideration thereof for a

Protest on Lord Trevor's Motion being agreed to....

27. A Bill to prevent Bribery at Elections passes the Commons, but

is thrown out in the Lords...................

519

521

May 13. Mr. John Ward expelled the House of Commons for Forgery

24. The King's Speech at the Close of the Session

The Lords' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer.......

Debate in the Common's on the Address of Thanks

19. The Commons' Address of Thanks-The King's Answer

24. Debate in the Lords on the King's Speech ............

Resolution of the Lords, approving of the Measures taken with
regard to Spain-Protest against the said Resolution............ 542

Lord Lechmere moves for an Address to the King, to make far-

ther Instances with the King of Prussia and the States General

for their more entire concurrence with his Majesty-Protest

against rejecting it............

544

Motion for a farther consideration of the King's Speech-Protest

on its passing in the Negative

Debate in the Commons on the Number of the Land Forces
Motion for a Copy of the Letter on which the King of Spain
founded his Demand of the Restitution of Gibraltar

13. Motion relating to the Sum of 125,000l. charged for Extraordi-

naries in the Account of the Deficiencies of last Year's Grants 549

15. Petition from the Commissioners of Hawkers to enable them to

compound for a Debt to the Crown......

..............

21. The King's Answer to the Commons' Address relating to the

Sum of 125,000l. charged for Extraordinaries

Mr. Pulteney moves for a Second Address on that Head

25. Report from the Committee relating to the Petition from the

Commissioners of Hawkers, &c.

Mar. 8.

15.