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Debates on Infection Bill and Mutiny Punishment in Lords
In December the Lords debated the infection bill arguing against city exclusions and martial law in peacetime. Earl Gowper’s motion failed 45 to 20 as critics warned of dangerous city restrictions and emphasized that punishment for desertion should not carry death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cowper
Londor
Westminster
Earl Coningsby
Trevor
North and Grey
Earl of Strafford
Bishop of
Rochester
Bathurfé
Earl of Swderland
Viscount Townsoend
Duke of Wharton
Lords
Commons
Trever