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Quaker Bill Debated as Lords Mark Court Affirmations and Tithes
The historical record notes a heated debate over a Quaker Bill in which the Lords considered forbidding Quaker affirmations in courts of judicature and barred them from using affirmations in any suit for tithes. After committee action the tax bill moved on with the Lords negating the affirmations by a large majority. The next day the bill was reported, read a third time, and sent back to the Commons.
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