Ireland Parliament Promises Loyal Support and Tax Measures
Dublin March 23 reports His Excellency the Lord Carteret presenting a royal bill to the House of Lords for new duties on beer wine tobacco and other goods and for a loan repayment while the Commons vow utmost cheerful support to the king and call attention to the reversal of outlawries from 1641 and 1688. The speech lauds Protestant unity and the emergency of securing revenue and favor for His Majesty's service.