| William Pittis - Great Britain - 1711 - 404 pages
...their own Honour, and the Security of the People they reprefented by feveral ufeful Bills, viz.. One For fecuring the Freedom of Parliaments^ by limiting the Number of Officers in the Houfe of Commons-, Another For fecuring the Freedom of Parliaments^ by the further qualifying Members to jit in the Houfe... | |
| Europe - 1724 - 408 pages
...every City and Borough Tending Members to Parliament. June 13. Sir John Cafe prefented to the Houfr, a Bill for fecuring the freedom of Parliaments^ by limiting the Number of Officert to fit in the Houft of Comment, which wa« read the firft Time, and order'da fecond Reading.... | |
| English literature - 1743 - 642 pages
...and feconded by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, viz. Ibat leave be given to bring in a bill for the better fecuring the freedom of parliaments, by limiting the number of officers in the houfe of Commons. There is fo much on this fubjeit in our Magazines for Off. Nev. and Dec. 1 740, and March laft, that... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1743 - 546 pages
...for a certain Term of Years, the Art of Short Hand. Place-Bill pafs'd. Then the Bill for the better fecuring the Freedom of Parliaments, by limiting the...Number of Officers in the Houfe of Commons, was read the third Time, pafs'd, and fent to the Lords by Mr Santas, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Elcftion for... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 724 pages
...pen) at length, thV it is to be found in all the collections extant. The importation of Palatines; the Bill for fecuring the Freedom of Parliaments, by limiting the number of Placemen in the Houfe of Commons, reje&ed by the Houfe of Lords, to take off the odium from thofe more... | |
| Jonathan Swift - Great Britain - 1758 - 426 pages
...would otherwifc diffufe itfelf through the whole body. About a fortnight after, the Commons fent up a bill for fecuring the freedom of parliaments, by limiting the number of members in that houfe who fhould be allowed to poffefs employments under the crown. Bills to the fame... | |
| Jonathan Swift - Great Britain - 1758 - 422 pages
...would otherwife diffufe itfelf through the whole body. About a fortnight after, the Commons fent up a bill for fecuring the freedom of parliaments, by limiting the number of members in that houfe who mould be allowed to poflefs employments under the crown. Bills to the fame... | |
| Jonathan Swift - Great Britain - 1758 - 334 pages
...otherwife diffufe itfelf through the whole Body. AHOUT ABOUT a Fortnight after, the Commons feht up a Bill for fecuring the Freedom of Parliaments, by limiting the Number of Members irt that Houfe who mould be allowed to poflefs Employments under the Crown. Bills to the fame... | |
| Nicolas Tindal - Great Britain - 1759 - 674 pages
...houfe of lords. The oppofition was indefatiFeb. 26. gable in blackening the miniftry ; and, when a bill, for fecuring the freedom of parliaments, by...the number of officers in the houfe of commons, was moved for to be read a fecond time, it was rejected, by a majority of 230 againft 13. 191. It was likewife... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1759 - 478 pages
...fafe from all detection. '-, The commons having granted the fupplies, ordered a bill to be brought in for fecuring the freedom of parliaments, by limiting the number of officers in the houfe of commons ; and it pafied through both houfes with little difficulty. In March, a complaint was made of feveral... | |
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