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Debates on Piracy Suppression Bill and Elections Protest
Feb 26 amendments to the Piracy suppression bill were agreed and the bill, ingrossed, read a third time and sent to the Lords. The Commons adjourned to March 5. A Lords report on the Hospital of King James bill was read and the King, governor, voiced no objection. The Army debts report was presented. A February debate on the restraint of corruption in elections featured the Earl of Sunderland’s protest over misquoting words and the right to dissent.
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