A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England (Volume 19); From the Year 1668 to the Present Time - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1742. Excerpt: ... 'by agreeing to the present motion, what preju dice can from thence ensue to the common'wealth? Such a resolution may, indeed, reflect a little upon the man, who was the occasion of this flight being put upon us. Who he may be, I cannot comprehend. Such a flight could not proceed from the crown itself, nor would it have been allowed, if the advice of any Lord of this house had been a/ked. Yet there are several amongst us. who have the honour to be of his Majesty's council; but I must suppose, 4 that none of them were consulted upon the oc casion. I am sorry they were not: I hope they do not often find themselves so much neglected. But let this resolution, if agreed to, reflect upon whom it will, it can do no hurt to the common wealth, nor to any community or body of men in the kingdom. In the preservation of the rights and privileges of this house, every com munity, every body of men in the nation, have a concern. If ours should be brought into dan'ger, the rights and privileges of no body of men, nor of any particular man, in the British 'dominions could be secure. Therefore, my 4 Lords, for our own fakes, for the fake of our 'fellow-subjects, for the fake of our King, for the fake of our country, we are obliged to be jealous of the rights and privileges of this house, and consequently, I think, we are obli ged to agree immediately to this motion.' The next speech we shall give, was made by the Lord Chancellor, who stood up again, and spoke to this effect, viz. 'My Lords, As I have yet given you no other trouble in this debate, than merely to state the question un4 der your consideration, I shall now give you my 2 4 opinion 4 opinion upon it, which I shall do in as few words as possible. My Lords if I thought that any of our ri...