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Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Debates in 1678 February (6th-8th) Wednesday, February 6. The Farmers of the Hearth-money attending without, according to an Order … be quite over-run by France, I hope we may have Peace. It may be nearer Peace than we think of; and it would …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Debates in 1678 February 5th Tuesday, February 5. [The Clerk of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, according to the Order of …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Debates in 1678 January (15th-28th) Tuesday, Jan. 15. The House being met, his Majesty sent the following Message … by the Speaker: " Charles R. "His Majesty hath matters of very great importance to communicate to both Houses, in … by a mediation, to have procured an honourable and safe Peace for Christendom; knowing how preferable such a Peace …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… in 1678 January (29th-31st) Tuesday, January 29. Debate on the King's Speech. Sir John Knight.] 'Tis in vain for us to … preserved; the Spaniards seeming to decline our proposal of delivering up towns for the security of the forces that we … is pleased to tell us, "If we cannot obtain an honourable Peace, by fair means he will endeavour to do it by War." But …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… all Aids and Supplies to his Majesty in Parliament, are the sole Gift of the Commons; and all Bills for the granting of any such Aids and Supplies ought to begin with the …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… in 1678 June (17th-28th) Monday, June 17. Mr Powle reports the Charge of the Navy, Ordnance, and Fortifications. Debate. Mr Pepys.] … therefore he should open his Heart freely to them: That a Peace was ready to be determined; at least as to Spain and …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Debates in 1678 June (1st-6th) Saturday, June 1. The Lord Chancellor's Speech was read. [Debate.] Mr Powle.] I … Lord Chancellor had taken the advice himself he gives us, of " State super vias antiquas 1." The Speech spoken by the … crime, for had our offers and advices been followed, the Peace had never been made; for which advice we had the sharp …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Friday, June 7. Mr Secretary Coventry delivered to the House the following Message from his Majesty: "Charles R. "His Majesty, in his Speech to both Houses, on the 23d of May last, told you, "That, if he were able, he would keep … unwarrantable prosecution to conviction of Popery, at the Sessions at the Old Bailey. Mr Williams.] Dismembering a …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Debates in 1678 March (14th-15th) Thursday, March 14. [On the State of the Nation.] Sir Gilbert Gerrard.] The King has had … is yet a Question, Whether you will address the King for Peace or War. The Question proposed is, That the Committee …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… Recusants. Sir Thomas Lee.] I met with some people in the Hall, who put this List into my hands. It seems, it is a List of those sort of people convicted as Romish Recusants. Mr … have no tryal per pares, only a single Justice of the Peace, &c. and Magna Charta says, "no man shall be tried but …