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First Parliament of George I: Fifth session - begins 23/11/1719

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… Enemy of England, an Opportunity to retrieve the extreme low and desperate Condition of their Affairs, the Commons did …

First Parliament of George I: First session (part 1 of 3) - begins 17/3/1715

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… Their antagonists being thus entire masters of the field, the question was put, and unanimously resolv'd; that …

First Parliament of George I: First session (part 3 of 3) - from 19/4/1716

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… from England. I hope never to see this Nation brought so low, that the Crown shall be directed, as was once attempted, …

First Parliament of George I: Second session - begins 20/2/1717

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… The putting the Interest of this intended Loan so low as 4 £. per Cent. gave Reason to surmize, that those, who …

First Parliament of George I: Seventh session - begins 19/10/1721

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… not being able to do of themselves, their Stock being very low, they therefore expected, that the Person who should be …

First Parliament of George I: Sixth session - begins 8/12/1720

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… That Turner and Company had bought 50,000 l. Stock at a low Price of the South-Sea Company, in the Name and for the … of the Bill; but after some Debate, it was agreed to al low him only 3000£. Then the Question was put, whether to …

First Parliament of George I: Third session - begins 21/11/1717

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… should be. Five hundred of them were cut to Pieces in the Field, and fifteen Hundred of them were afterwards executed …

First Parliament of George II: Fifth session (part 1 of 4, from 13/1/1732)

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… Forces; but I hope this Nation will never be brought so low, as to have nothing to trust to for their Defence, but … this was what made the Army be reduced at that Time so low as it was: The Ministers knew that those honest Officers … by the Number of Regula Troops they can bring into the Field; the Number, or ever the Bravery of any Militia is not …

First Parliament of George II: Fifth session (part 2 of 4, from 28/1/1732)

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… in every one of them to reduce the Publick Expence as low as possible, that it would seem as if Gentlemen were … till they found an Opportunity of coming down to the Low-Country, and raising a Disturbance through the whole … to be performed by Detachments from the Regiments in the Low-Country, I am sure the Publick would save nothing, for …

First Parliament of George II: Fifth session (part 3 of 4, from 9/2/1732)

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons

… or misconstrued. In order to bring this Difference as low as possible, it has been pretended that the raising of … Landed-Gentlemen in England, whose Estates are valued so low, that they do not pay above a Groat of the Shilling in …