The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803: From which Last-mentioned Epoch it is Continued Downwards in the Work Entitled "Hansard's Parliamentary Debates".

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T.C. Hansard, 1806 - Great Britain
 

Contents

Sept
17
1244
21
A Parliament called The King obtains a Grant from the Laity
35
1308
55
Dec 3
61
Oct 6
83
Nov 1
87
March
93
A Parliament held at Westminster The Lord Chancellor
95
April 24
101
May 15
103
Jan 14 The King meets his Parliament at Westminster Petition of
115
Jan 25 The King meets his Parliament at Westminster Articles of
127
Feb 3
129
Oct 18
135
A
139
19
151
The King issues out Writs for calling a new Parliament
157
A Parliament summoned to meet at Westminster Speech
175
May 10
183
Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the Commons against
187
Feb 10
195
196
197
X
199
210
209
A Parliament held at Westminster The Lord Chancellors
221
Sept 21
223
1294
229
March 29 A Convention of the Estates summoned to meet at Nottingham
243
Mar 31
251
A Parliament held at Westminster Names and Titles of the Peers
265
April The King meets his Parliament at Westminster A Supply
281
1200
285
Aug 25
293
May 8
295
tion of the Government presented by the Speaker
297
15
303
Nov 2 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
313
88
315
June 1
319
Henry IV
329
March 16 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
331
Sept 29 A Parliament held at Westminster The Abp of Canterburys
345
The King summons the Estates to London Closets the Barons
355
Oct 14 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
357
Feb 8
361
A Subsidy grantedPetitions and AnswersA Peace with
363
A Convention of the Estates at London The Kings Demand
369
Nov 12 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
375
1213
385
Nov 6 A Parliament held at WestminsterList of Peers summoned
389
12
391
Nov 20 A Parliament held at CoventryTho Tresham Esq chosen
401
21
413
EDWARD IV
417
Nov 4
423
Oct 13
429
Oct 20
431
EDWARD V
441
Speech at proroguing the ParliamentThe Duke of Norfolk
561
liament at the time of the Accession of Henry VIII
567
28
573
1300
585
Questions proposed to the Judges together with their Answers
589
Sept 25
615
Oct 21 A Parliament meet at WestminsterJohn Pollard Esq chosen
625
Feb 9
629
65
631
66
677
Sept 8
703
The King calls a Parliament to Northampton Articles of Peace
705
Debate on the Patent for Inns c Mr Noye Sir E Coke
709
The Queen checks the Commons for debating on Points of Pre
715
April 2 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Queens Procession
721
The Estates of the Realm meet at Lincoln
737
Proceedings in a Case of Bribery
747
May 19
759
177
781
Motion for an Academy for Youth of Quality
793
Sir Walter Mildmays Speech for a Subsidy
803
The Speakers Speech to the Queen at the Close of the Session
821
31
835
Feb 22 Sir C Hatton opens the Affair of the Spanish Invasion
847
Debate on the SupplySpeeches of Sir R Cecil Sir J Wolley
871
Oct 24 A Parliament held at Westminster The Lord Keepers Speech
895
Nov 43
911
918
917
The Speaker acquaints the House by the Queens Order that
933
April 23
1007
August 22
1051
18
1077
Sir Christopher Piggott reflects on the ScotsIs committed to
1095
Apr 12
1159
Feb 8
1179
1200
1199
March 13
1211
Report from the Committee on Grievances
1217
Articles of Charge against Sir H Yelverton with his Answers
1231
23
1243
Sir Henry Yelvertons CaseSentence against
1261
The Debate continuedMr Wylde Mr Treasurer Mr Neale
1269
Oct 14
1281
May 26
1301
The Debate continuedSir J Perrott Sir R Phillips
1313
Dec 3 Petition and Remonstrance of the Commons against Popery
1323
The Kings Letter to Mr Speaker touching an Adjournment
1355
93
1373
Jan 27 Richard Prince of Wales holds a Parliament in the Kings stead
1377
The Kings Declaration upon breaking off the Treaty with Spain 1402
1401
The King calls a Parliament to Carlisle Complaints of
1419
182
1443
94
1451
Oct 7 A Parliament held at WestminsterJohn Green Esq chosen
1461
Debate on the Subsidy Bill in the Commons
1487
June 20
1489
Petition of the Commons to the King complaining of divers
1501
95
1507
52
1509

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Page 733 - Bacon, in answer to the speaker's customary request for freedom of speech in the commons, said that " her majesty having experience of late of some disorder and certain offences, which, though they were not punished, yet were they offences still, and so must be accounted, they would therefore do well to meddle with no matters of state but such as should be propounded unto them, and to occupy themselves in other matters concerning the commonwealth.
Page 619 - King and Queen of England, France, Naples, Jerusalem and Ireland, defenders of the faith, Princes of Spain and Sicily, Archdukes of Austria, Dukes of Milan, Burgundy and Brabant, Counts of Hapsburg, Flanders and Tyrol.
Page 517 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 787 - So much the more it behooveth us to take care lest we, contenting ourselves with the sweetness of the name, lose and forego the thing, being of the greatest value that can come unto this noble realm. The inestimable treasure is the use of it in this house.
Page 677 - Blood: who in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
Page 789 - I conclude that in this House, which is termed a place of free speech, there is nothing so necessary for the preservation of the prince and State as free speech; and without this it is a. scorn and mockery to call it a Parliament House, for in truth it is none but a very school of flattery and dissimulation, and so a fit place to serve the devil and his angels in, and not to glorify God and benefit the Commonwealth.
Page 463 - For it hath been held by the general opinion of men of best judgment in the wars, howsoever some few have varied, and that it may receive some distinction of case, that the principal strength of an army consisteth in the infantry or foot. And to make good infantry, it requireth men bred, not in a servile or indigent fashion, but in some free and plentiful manner.
Page 791 - ... unto him, that is, dominion and power; for he is not a king in whom will and not the law doth rule, and therefore he ought to be under the law.
Page 789 - The other: sometimes a message is brought into the house either of commanding or inhibiting, very injurious to the freedom of speech and consultation, I would to God, Mr. Speaker, that these two were buried in Hell, I mean rumours and messages...
Page 567 - ... of this I am sure, that charity was never so faint amongst you, and virtuous and godly living was never less used, nor God himself amongst Christians never less reverenced, honoured, or served.

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