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PAR

cordlng to th:::r crc;.tion. A.crofs t;,e roer.\

l rc

·t·()o!~

("d.,s, cO:-l:iOiJcd [rom an ancient cu(lom ;

and

!.h.:

cha:, –

cdlor, or kc:c¡,a, bcing of courre (he r¡l':J"-: r of th

honre

of lords. fia on {he

lidl wooJ·fack

before

l~le

t;, ror.e,

Wilh ,ho greH feal or mace Iy:ng by Irm; b:l

)·.V

,hde

are;:

rorna

fo r the vifeounts

a~d

ba.:ons. 00 {he olhcr

wool r-tcks

are

reated

lhe

'.lOgC3,

I\l

,H!r3 ·in

chlnCel}',

anJ

kiil~'s

counciJ,

who are on!y to giv:

th~ir aJvi~c

III

'points uf hw: bUI lhey . U fh nd up liU ,he king gins

1:henl )eave to

tit.

The commons

{j(

promi fcll'lOOy;

ooly

the fpeak er has a

eli dir

at {he

lI ?per

end of the haure,

.nd lhe elerk and his .(Jifiaol G,

a ,.ble near him Be–

'foro any boGÓef. is done, aU ,he members of ,he houíe

canlmon, uke lhe

oall19

"lIegiance

and

fuprernacy,

6c.

and fuofcribc thei r

opinions

ag'lln{t tran(tJbfbntiation ,

<be

"nd ir any member of ,ha' houl. vo,es, or GIS ,here

during a:11 d ebate, a[ter

the

fp~aker

is chofen, without

having rira taken thefe o.ulls, between lhe hours of

nioe

"nd fuur, in • full boufe, he is adj'ldged a POpin, reeu–

fal1t convia, and incapable of any

officc,

and forfeits five

'h undred pOllnds. The (ame ,efl ,he lords tOO, lhough

they do oot take lhe oaths, are ob!iged to compl y wit;'.

' Vheo

the parliamcnt is thus mee, no members are tO

dCpClf[

from

without leave.

pon extraordinary oc·

cafions,

all

the members are fome times fummoned

",l1ieh

e.fe

el'cry lord (piri,u.1 and ,emporal, and every

·knight. citizcn , and

burgefs~

is to come to parliament,

e xcep' he can rearon.bly and honeflly exeufe himfdf;

be "mereeo; thar is, refpe{livdy, a lord by lhe lo rds,

:tnd

a commoncr by the commons.

Ail mem bers of par/iamen" in order lh., 'hey may

attend the publie fervice of their cO!..l lltry. h;¡ve the

pr~.vil'!ge for lhemfelvcs of beiog free froOl arrells. att.lch–

'ments, imprifonmeof,

6c.

for dcb ts, trefpíllfes,

&c.

·bu' not from arrefis for treafoo, felony, and breach of

l he peace.

to thc eleé\ion of membe!'!, it is enaéted, T ha t cao–

ñ id.ues

n1d.1I

not make any prefeots of moncy to, or treat

t he

e)cétors, after the ten of the writ of

the

fummoos, or

the iffuing out of the writs for eleélions,

after any feat

for

membl:!r of parliameot is become vacant; in cafe

Ihey do, lhey are declared incapable of fe,ving as mem–

be.. , by

vr .

111

And farther, an oalh is 'o be

.taken by eleétors

That they have not either receivcd, oc

had any money, gift , reward, orany oAlce. place, employ–

ment, or e\'eo promife of money, gir"

ec.

to theOl or

thei r ufe, to give thei r votes; and

thefe cafes,

if they

afk.

take, or conHaét for money or reward,

·either by gift or other device,

give or .refufe thei r

votes ror any one

or ir perfons, by girt,

6c.

cor–

rup,l y procure any elellor

give his vo,e; they {hall

furrei, five h undred pounds, and be 'OtaJly difabled

t O

vote at any eleélion of mcrnhers Qf pal liamf'nt, as alfo

hold any olli ce, fran ehife,

&e.

L ikewi fe olliee rs \Vho

adOlit perlons

vote withnut their taking lhe aroremen·

1ioned oath,

care (he fame be

dcm~ntled .

incur a

lor–

feiture of one hundred pounds ; and an oath is

t O

be ad·

miotfhed to a1l lhe retu rning ofheers . that they have not

-received aoy moner, Cift, or place, (or the

m.lking

,he ir re' uros :

Geo.

[1. e

24 , 9

Geo.

11.

38. A

. kniglll of the O,ire mufi be worth fix hundred pounos a_

year in land, and aJl o,her

mcm~ers

tbreo hundred

ounG .,

A R

Aneien,T), all the people h,d votes in c1e{lion" ,íll it

was eOCléted

H enry

VI.

th.H none bu t freeholders,

\VllJ had • yeHly

r,,~nue

of rOrty n,ilhogs, OlOuld be

aJm.ncd

v\ltC (íJr knights of the Ihire .

. ' f he m.,nner of JcbJtinn upon,

a.od

paffiog

bills.io

par.

Jl am:nt, IS

as ro!l'l,vS: I\ oy membcr may mOl/e

have a

bill brought io, \'.'¡uch,

upo~

q ueHion pUf, being agreed

l O

th~ nl!j~)rity,

this perron, with orhers , is ordl:!red

pr~pare

dnlÍ bring in lhe f.lme

'Vh~n

it is ready,

time is appoirJl ed fur its being read ; and ;¡¡fter tRI! c1erk's

readi rtg!t,

t h~

(¡1;!.I!<'(f

Icads an _,bfirdét ofit, aod puts the

q utÍl:ion whcther or no l.t

Ihdll

have

fecond reaslng

and after a

f~cond

re..tding:, the quellion is

whether

(hall be Lomnllttcd , which is either to a comiTliu:e

of lh e

\Vhol~

hou fe

be of imp:>rtance. or to

pri.

vat¿ commitee,

an~

mcmber naming the perrons. The com ..

miuee being tlppointt'd. and a,chairman chofen, the chair.

man reads lho bill paragraph by

paragr.ph

, pUlS every

eI ,ufe ' o ,he quellion , tills up the blank.,

a.nd

m, kes' a–

mendments. according tO.the opulion of the majority.

,..'be blll lhus gooe through, th: chair-man makes his re–

pon a' ,he Gd!"bar of lhe houfr, re.d••

,he . ddition.

and amend ments,

&c.

and mo\'es for Jeave to bring up

t he report tO the table; which granted,

dc:livers

the clerk, who reads the amendments,

&e.

The fpeaker

,hr n pu" ,he queHion \Vhe,her ,hey {hall be read a fe–

eoad time; and,

agreed to, he reads them himfdf.

To fo many of {he amct\dments as the houfe acquiefces io,

,he queflio nis no\V pU', "Vh e,henhe bill, ,hus amended,

(hall

be ingrolfed and \Vrinen fai r upon parchment, and

, cad a ,hirJ ,ime ! and ,he bill being IOgrofTed, ,he fpeak–

er holds

in his hand, and .fks if i, fhall pafs.

lhe

majorit y be for it. the clerk wr.tes

it,

Soil hailte aux

fligncurJ ,

L et it be de(¡\,ered to the lords;" or jf

the:

houfeor-Iords,

So;/ hai/lc

I1t1X COmmUnCl,

, .

Letit bedeli–

,-cred tO the commons " I f a biJl be rt'j-d'ted, it cannOl

any more propofed during ,hal fcllion.

bill for

gene–

r al pardon has bu, one re.ding.

When a member of lhe houfe of eommons fpeaks, he

fiand, up urreovered, and

dire~s

his fpeech

,he fpeak–

only. If whal he

f.ys

be anfwered by ano,he" he

no' a\lowed ' o reply ,he

f.me

day, unlefs perfonal reBec–

tioos have been caO: upon him: bllt whcn the commons•

order to have a greater freedom of debate, have re–

foJved themfdves into

comittec! of the whoJe houfe. e–

very member may fpedk to a qucflion as OrteO as he

.hinks neeefTary. In ,he hOllfe of lords ,hey vo'e, begin–

ning a' the pUlfne, or lowefi baron, and fo up order/y ,.

,he::

highefi, every one anfwering

Cont~nl

N OI

con/cnl.

the houfe of comOlons they vote by

yeal

and

naJl

; and

it be dllbious which are the greater number, the honfe

divides. I f lhe quefiion be abo!" briogi ng any ,hing in'o

.the houfe, the

)et1/

go out;. bu t ir it be about any thing

,he ho" fe . Ire.d y ha., ,he

naY'

go out. In a\l divifions

, he fpeakcr . ppoinlS four ,ellers, tlVO of eaeh opinio• .

committee ol' the ' whole hOllfe, they divide

chan ...

g:ng Gdes, the

) 'eflJ

,aki ng ,he righ, and ,he n")'I lhe Ief.

of the chair; and then there are but two teJlers.

bjll ptlfs one

hlJlJ r~,

and the other demur to it, a

conf~.

rcnce is dc:manded in the p:tioted chamber, whcre cen:u n

rnt mbcrs ;tre deputco from eaeh honre; and here lbe Jords

fi .

enveren, ant! the co:nmons ftand bare and

dr batc

the

",,1':.

,he)' difagro<, lhe

affá

is DU\l

bu, if ,hey a-

gree,