The History and Proceedings of the House of Lords, from the Restoration in 1660, to the Present Time ... With an Account of the Promotions of the Several Peers, and the State of the Peerage in Every Reign

Earl of Scarborough, Earl Paulett, Duke of Leeds, Lord North
and Grey, Lord-Keeper, Earl of Abingdon, Duke of Shrewf

bury, Duke of Argyle, Earls of Ferrers and Peterborough, 312

Earls of Rochester, Peterborough, Duke of Argyle, Earl of Go-

dolphin and Lord Cowper, 313. Earls of Peterborough, Ab-

ington, Paulett, Duke of Argyle and Duke of Marlborough,

314. Lord North and Grey, Earl of Rochester, Lord Halli-

fax, Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Abingdon, Lord Cowper,

Duke of Argyle, Earl of Scarfdale and Lord Hallifax, 315.

Earl of Peterborough, Lord Hallifax, Earl of Rochester, Duke

of Buckingham, Earl of Nottingham and Earl of Isla, 316.

Divifion upon the Queftion, ibid. Third memorable Debate
of the Lords, ibid. Earl of Sunderland's Letter to the Lord
Galway, ibid. Earl of Scarfdale's Queftion; and Refolution
thereon, 318. Earl of Scarfdale's second Question; and De-
bate thereon, ibid. The Sentiments of the Duke of Devon-

fhire, ibid.
Earls of Ferrers, Wharton, Abingdon, Paulett,

Duke of Beaufort and Lord Cowper, 319. A fecond Letter

of Lord Sunderland's, ibid. The Sentiments of the Lord

Cowper, Earls of Rochefter, Scarfdale and Paulett, 320. Earl

of Godolphin, Duke of Leeds, Lord Couper, Earls of Paulett

and Ila, Lord Hallifax and Duke of Argyle, 321. Earl of

Paulett, Duke of Buckingham, Lord Hallifax, Earls of Fer-

rers and Peterborough, Lord Hallifax, Earl of Rochester, Duke.

of Argyle and Lord Cowper, 322. Earls of Peterborough and

Godolphin, 323. Earls of Nottingham and Sunderland, and

Duke of Marlborough, 324. Duke of Argyle and Lord

Couper, 325. Earl of Paulett, Dukes of Devonshire and

Shrewsbury, and Earl of Nottingham, 326. Earls of Rivers

and Ferrers, Lords Mobun and Somers, 327. Earls of Ri-

vers and Rochefter, Bishop of Ely, Duke of Argyle, 328.

The Queftion; and Divifion thereon, ibid. Duke of Ar-

gyle's Speech, ibid. And Motion that the Earl of Peterbo-

rough may have the Thanks of the Houfe: Which was a-

greed to, 329. The Sentiments of the Earls of Wharton and

Rochefter, and Duke of Buckingham, ibid. Lord-Keeper's

Speech in giving the Thanks of the Houfe to the Earl of

Peterborough, ibid. His Lordship's Anfwer, 330. The Lords

Proteft on the Vote in favour of the Earl of Peterborough's

Anfwer, ibid. Refolution with regard to the Conduct of the

Earl of Galway, Lord Tyrawley and General Stanhope, 331.

Proteft thereon, 332. Refolution of the Committee, ibid.

Agreed by the House, 333. Proteft on the first Resolution,

ibid. The Earl of Galway's Reply, or Obfervations upon

the Earl of Peterborough's Anfwers to the five Questions pro-

pofed to his Lordship by the Lords, ibid. A Letter from

the Duke of Marlborough to the Earl of Peterborough, 342.

Quefien

Queftion put to Lord Galway, Why he gave the Right to

the Portuguefe in Spain: Which is voted difhonourable to

the British Nation, 343. The Lords enquire into the effec-

tive Men in Spain at the Time of the Battle of Almanza, ibid.

Question with relation to two Regiments in the Spanish Ser-

vice, and Proteft thereon, 344. Queftion with relation to

the Deficiencies in the faid Service; and Proteft thereon, ibid.

Reprefentation to the Queen, relating to the Affairs of Spain,

345. Death of the Emperor Jofeph, 348. Mr. Harley made

Earl of Oxford, and Lord-Treasurer, ibid. Lord Keeper's

Speech to him, ibid. Operations of the Campaign, 349.

Congrefs appointed at Utrecht, ibid.

Second Seffion of the Third Parliament, &c. 350. The

Queen ftays in the House incog. ibid. Debate about a Clause,

alter'd by the Earl of Nottingham, ibid. The Clause inserted

in the Addrefs, ibid. The faid Lords Addrefs, ibid. The

Queen's Anfwer, 351. Proteft on the Address, ibid. De-

bate about the Duke of Hamilton's Cafe, as to his being

created Duke of Brandon, 352. Bill of Occafional Confor-

mity, brought in by the Earl of Nottingham, ibid. Petition

of the Dutch and French Churches received, ibid. Abstract

of the faid Bill, 353.
Debate about the Duke of Hamilton's

Patent, 357. Proteft thereon, 358. Addrefs relating to

the Treaty; and the Queen's Anfwer, 359. Twelve Peers

created, ibid. Promotions, 360. The Queen's Answer to

the Lords Addrefs about the Negotiation of Peace, 361.

Meffage from the Queen, defiring the Lords to adjourn; with

which the Lords comply, ibid. The Queen's Aníwer to the

Reprefentation of the Scotch Lords, ibid. The Queen's Mef-

fage to both Houfes for a farther Adjournment, 362. A

fecond Meffage, ibid. The Lords Addrefs, ibid. Her Ma-

jefty's Anfwer, 363. Duke of Devonshire's Motion for fet-

tling the Precedency of the Houfe of Hanover, ibid. The

Affair about the Duke of Hamilton's Patent dropp'd, 364.

Specific Explanation of the Offers of France, 365. Lord

Hallifax's Motion in the House of Lords thereon, 367. The

Lords Addrefs on the fame Occafion; and the Queen's An-

fwer, 368. The Place-Bill rejected by the Lords, ibid. The

Patronage-Bill brought up to the Lords, ibid. Reprefentation

in the Name of the Commiffion of the Church of Scotland

against the Patronage-Bill, 369. Exceptions taken to the

first Title of this Reprefentation, 371. The Bill to reftore

Lay Patronages in Scotland, paffes both Houses, ibid. The

Grants Bill read the firft Time; and Debate thereon, ibid.

The Sentiments of the Duke of Argyle, Earl of Wharton,

and the Lords Cowper and Hallifax, ibid. The Bill dropp'd,

ibid. Debate in the House of Lords about the Duke of

Ormond's

Ormond's declining to fight, 371. The Subftance of the Lords

Protest against the Orders for not fighting, 372. Earl of

Wharton's Motion for an Addrefs of Thanks, 374. And

likewife for reading the Letter of the States to the Queen, 375.

Sentiments of the Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Strafford, Lord

Cowper, ibid. Advantages offer'd by France to Great Britain

taken into Confideration, ibid. Sentiments of the Earl of

Godolphin, ibid. Motion for an Addrefs of Thanks; and De-

bate thereon, 376. Sentiments of the Earl of Nottingham

and Lord Cowper, ibid. The Queen's Answer to the Lords

Addrefs, ibid. Several Lords proteft againft rejecting the

Guarantee Claufe, ibid. The faid Proteft ordered to be ex-

punged out of the Books, 380. Order of the Council for

the difcovering the Printer and Publisher of the faid Proteft,

ibid. The Duke of Marlborough's Cafe and Vindication of

himself, 381. Mr. Secretary St. John made Viscount Boling-

broke, 391. Affairs Abroad, ibid.

Third Seffion of the Third Parliament of Great Britain, 392.

Duke of Beaufort's Motion for an Addrefs of Thanks; and

Debate thereon, ibid. Motion for an additional Clause, re-

jected, 393. The faid Addrefs, ibid. The Queen's Answer,

ibid. The Scotch Members of both Houses hold feveral pri-

vate Meetings, ibid. Their Deputation to the Queen; and

her Majefty's Answer, 394. Earl of Seafield's Motion for a

Day to confider the State of the Nation: Which gives rife

to a Debate about the Union, which is opened by the faid

Earl; feconded by the Earl of Marr, and oppofed by the Lord

North and Grey, ibid. The Sentiments of the Lords Egling-

toun, and North and Grey, the Earls of Ifla and Peterborough,

395. Duke of Argyle, Lord Chief-Justice Trevor, and the

Lord Treasurer Oxford, 396. Earls of Nottingham, Sunder-

land, Lord Viscount Townshend, Lord Hallifax, Earls of Marr,

Loudoun, Paulett, Scarborough, and Scarfdale, 397. Lord

Viscount Townshend, Duke of Argyle, and Earl of Scarjdale,

398. The Queftion carried in the Negative, ibid. The

Malt-Bill committed by the Lords, ibid. Proteft thereon,

399. The Earls of Wharton's Motion for removing the

Pretender from Lorrain, ibid. The Sentiments of Lord

North and Grey, Earls of Peterborough and Wharton, and

Lord Treasurer, 400.
Lords Addrefs thereon, ibid. The

Queen's Anfwer, reported by the Lord Chancellor, 401. The

Earl of Sunderland's Motion for a fecond Address against the

Pretender; which is ordered by the Lords to be presented to

the Queen, ibid. Parliament diffolved, 402. Remarkables

between the Seffions, ibid.

The Fourth Parliament of Great Britain.

The Lords Addrefs of Thanks, 402. The Queen's An-
fwer, 403. Complaint in the Houfe of Lords against a Li-
bel, called, The Public Spirit of the Whigs, 404. The Paf-

fages complained of, ibid. The Publifher ordered into Cu-
flody, and Mr. John Barber, 406. Addrefs of the Lords to
the Queen thereon, 407. The Queen's Answer, 408. Pro-
clamation to discover the Author, ibid. Debate on the State
of the Nation, ibid. The Sentiments of the Earls of Whar-
ton, Nottingham and Sunderland, Lords Cowper and Hallifax,
ibid. The Lord Treasurer moves for a Bill against Foreign
Troops being brought into the Kingdom, ibid. The Senti-
ments of the Earl of Nottingham, ibid. Lord Bolingbroke,
Lord Treasurer, and Earl of Anglefea, 409. The Motion
dropp'd, ibid. Debate on the State of the Nation refumed,
ibid. The Sentiments of the Earl of Anglefea, ibid. Lord
Treasurer, Lord Trevor, and Earl of Wharton, 410. The
Houfe adjourned, ibid. Debate about the Catalans, 411.
The Sentiments of the Earls of Wharton and Sunderland, Lord
Hallifax, Cowper, Bolingbroke and Lord Chancellor, ibid."

Addrefs to the Queen thereon, ibid. Her Majesty's Answer,

412. Farther Debate on the State of the Nation, ibid. Lord

Hallifax's Motion for removing the Pretender from Lorrain,

413. The Earl of Wharton moves for fetting a Price on his

Head, which is feconded by the Duke of Bolton, ibid. An
Addrefs voted in order thereto, ibid. The Addrefs reported,
4.14. The Lord North and Grey's Speech against it, ibid.
Lord Trevor's Speech, ibid. The Addrefs mitigated, ibid.
Lord Hallifax moves for an Addrefs against Romish Priests,
and Perfons out-lawed, ibid. Votes against Perfons out-lawed,

c. 415. Remittances to the Scottish Clan confidered, ibid.

The Sentiments of the Lord Viscount Townshend, Duke of

Argyle, Lord Treafurer, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke, and Lord

North and Grey, ibid. The Lord Treasurer's Conduct ap.

proved, 416. The Lords Addrefs against the Pretender, ibid.

Her Majesty's Answer, 417. Baron Schutz vifits the Lord

Chancellor, and demands a Writ for the Duke of Cam-

bridge, ibid. Which the Queen in Council resolved to grant,

418. Baron Schutz forbid the Court, ibid. Debate on the

Queen's Anfwer. to the Address for removing the Pretender,

419. Orders thereon prefented to the Queen, ibid. Her Ma-

jelty's Anfwer, 420. Officers (or Place) Bill committed, ibid.