The Parliamentary Registry; or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons

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Page 164 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 497 - The bill was then read a fécond time, and ordered to be committed on the morrow.
Page 239 - He then moved, that an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, that he will be gracioufly pleafed to give directions that there be laid before this Houle an account of the amount of his Majefty's quit-rents in the feveral provinces of North-America.
Page 169 - Houfe ; and he read the fame in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the table, where the fame was read, and agreed to by -the Houfe.
Page 40 - The bill was read a firft time, and ordered to be read a fecoud on Wednefday next. WEDNESDAY, March 13. The bill was read a fecond time...
Page 610 - My Lords and Gentlemen, IT is his Majefty's Royal Will and Pleafure, That this Parliament be prorogued to Tuefday the Fourteenth Day of July next, to be then here held ; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuefday the 'Fourteenth Day of July next.
Page 448 - He was against giving any instructions to the committee,' relative to the payment of the debts; yet he would give it as his positive opinion, that they ought to be paid immediately, for the dignity of the country, and the situation of the Prince. He ought not to be seen rolling about the streets in his state-coach as an insolvent prodigal...
Page 432 - Pitt, in consequence of this communication, moved " That it be an instruction to the gentlemen who are appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for enabling his Majesty to grant a yearly sum or sums of money, out of the consolidated fund, towards providing for the...
Page 206 - ... mortification when Lord North gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill appointing a commission, not only to inquire into past expenditure, but into the current accounts.
Page 643 - That, towards making good the fupply granted to his Majefty, there be iflued and applied the fum of 619,303!. 7$. 3|d. remaining ia the receipt of the Exchequer...

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