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Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Saturday, November 23. In a Grand Committee. On the State of the Nation. [Mr Grey in the Chair.] Mr Papillon.] … all. Sir Robert Howard] I should be glad to be instructed by Gentlemen to come to particulars. Melancholy Complaints … night, for adjourning the Debate. Then you had two ways proposed, either to acquaint the King, but that was not …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Committee on the Supply. Mr Hampden in the Chair. [On the State of the War.] Sir Thomas Clarges.] The Forces now in pay … and Defence. If either party be attacked, we are to deal by mediation; and if we cannot compose, we are to assist with … on the War. I think you had good service from Clarges, who proposed retrenchments of the Dutch Forces: I am sorry that …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… October 19. When the King, in his Speech, which was read by the Speaker, (after thanking them "for the Testimonies of … That the Charge would also be considerably lessened, by giving time to provide things in their proper Season, and … them thanks for. And on Monday, October 21. His Majesty, (by the Lord Chief Baron Atkins, Speaker of the House of Lords …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… justifying their Liberties. You do the Corporation no good by reversal of their Judgments. Instead of relieving them, you put them into a worse state than before their Charters. I am for giving them their … not well obtained. The Common-Council ordered a Bill to be proposed to present to the House; they did this on Tuesday in …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… justified; three fourths of it are ready to be justified by all the Vouchers, to Christmas; but take the Account your … a considerable Deduction. We shall never come to a right state of things, till we know what Forces we have; for still, … I believe to be true. I consess, it is a great Sum proposed, and, since it must be raised, 1,500,000 l. has been …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… much a Friend to the Government, that, when this was first proposed, I was for it, and ready to take any engagement; but … the Oath of Allegiance; and if they have a mind to get off by evasion, they may do this of Abjuration. I am against a … told, "This Renunciation is a new thing;" but Church and State can never be safe without it. What is your Religion, …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… be heard; some are dead, and they cannot be heard, and by that consequence you cannot charge their EstatesThe Judges … go on the Bill of Indemnity. Mr Smith.] I agree to what is proposed, but you are told, "The dead cannot be heard for … punished, you ought to leave it entirely to the Committee. State the Heads, and leave it to them to adapt Persons to it. …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Parliament met 1; when his Majesty, in the House of Lords (by Sir Robert Atkins, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and … Sir John Lowther, Vice-Chamberlain to his Majesty, humbly proposed to the House, "That he conceived Sir John Trevor 1, … I know not. If you desire to preserve the Church and State, will you not settle such a Revenue as will do it, and …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Custos, and left till farther Order. 33 Henry VI, Custos by Act of Parliament, with several other Precedents. 15 … King's exclusion of all Power, during this Regency, it was proposed, if you leave out some words, "it would be a cure, … be as ridiculous as they please ( some laughing) First, state the Question, what shall be on the Journal. Will you …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Mr Finch.] The first Proposition divests the King; but by making it lawful for the Queen, it does not say it is … since she came hither But I ask if any good Law was ever proposed, that it is a mistrusting the King? I say, there are … only in the manner how to be invested with this Authority! State it thus, that it is absolutely necessary that the King …