The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons [and of the House of Lords] Containing an Account of the Interesting Speeches and Motions ... During the 1st Session of the 14th [-18th] Parliament of Great BritainJ. Almon, 1783 - Great Britain |
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... tion was taken by the King's Servants , on account of the critical ftate of the pending negociations for peace , to advise a farther prorogation of ten days , notwithstanding the proclamation . The circumstance is not without precedent ...
... tion was taken by the King's Servants , on account of the critical ftate of the pending negociations for peace , to advise a farther prorogation of ten days , notwithstanding the proclamation . The circumstance is not without precedent ...
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... tion , and fupport are held out to them ; criminal indeed would it have been to have neglected thofe unfortunate men who have deferved much at our hands , for much have they relinquifhed , and much have they fuffered for the interefts ...
... tion , and fupport are held out to them ; criminal indeed would it have been to have neglected thofe unfortunate men who have deferved much at our hands , for much have they relinquifhed , and much have they fuffered for the interefts ...
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... tion to have confidered the conduct of the Spanish govern- ment in nearly fimilar circumftances . By a wife negociation , in a reign of the greatest imbecility that ever Spain knew --- I mean the reign of Philip II . the Spaniards ...
... tion to have confidered the conduct of the Spanish govern- ment in nearly fimilar circumftances . By a wife negociation , in a reign of the greatest imbecility that ever Spain knew --- I mean the reign of Philip II . the Spaniards ...
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... tion , before all the feelings , paffions and habits of that country became abforbed in the politics and interefts of France . If , contrary to his expectation , peace fhould not be obtained , he affured their Lordships that every ...
... tion , before all the feelings , paffions and habits of that country became abforbed in the politics and interefts of France . If , contrary to his expectation , peace fhould not be obtained , he affured their Lordships that every ...
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... tion on the fignal inftances of public fpirit called forth by the occafion . " We learn with great joy that a confiderable progrefs is made in the negociations for a general peace , at a moment fo fuitable to your Majefty's dignity ...
... tion on the fignal inftances of public fpirit called forth by the occafion . " We learn with great joy that a confiderable progrefs is made in the negociations for a general peace , at a moment fo fuitable to your Majefty's dignity ...
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addrefs adminiftration affured againſt alfo anſwer becauſe bill bonds of refignation bufinefs cafe circumftances claufe commiffion confequence confideration confidered conftitution declared defired Duke of Portland Earl Fitzwilliam Earl of Abingdon Earl of Effingham eſtabliſhed faid faid John Eyre fame fecure feffion fenfe fent fhall fhew fhips fhould fince firft fituation fome fpeech ftated ftill fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupport fure fyftem Gibraltar himſelf honour Houfe Houfe of Commons Houſe inftance intereft Ireland itſelf Judges juftice laft leaft learned Lord loan Lord Keppel Lord Stormont Lord Thur Lord Thurlow Lordships Majefty Majefty's meaſure Minifters moft moſt motion muft muſt neceffary neceffity noble Duke noble Earl noble Lord noble Viſcount obferved occafion opinion paffed Parliament peace perfons poffible prefent propofed purpoſe queftion reafons refolution refpect rofe ſaid Shelburne ſtate Stormont thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought tion treaty truft whofe wifhed
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Page 31 - Moved, that an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, to return his majefty the thanks of this houfe for his moft gracious fpeech from the throne.
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