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THE

Parliamentary Register;

O R

H IS TO R. Y

OF THE

PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES

OF THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS;

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT. OF

The most interefting SPEECHES and MOTIONS; accurate
Copies of the most remarkable LETTERS and PAPERS ;
of the most material EVIDENCE, PETITIONS, &c.

laid before and offered to the HOUSE,

DURING THE

SECOND SESSION of the FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT

O F

GREAT BRITAIN.

VOL. V.

LONDON:

Printed for J. DEBRETT, (Succeffor to Mr. ALMON) oppofite
BURLINGTON-HOUSE, PICCADILLY.

MDCCLXXXII.

. 2. Clements Lib. 10-22-88

THE

HISTORY

OF THE

PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES

Of the SECOND SESSION of the

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

OF THE

Fifteenth Parliament of GRE AT BRITAIN,

N the 27th of November 1781, the King opened the

ON feffion with a speech, which the reader will find in the

Debates of the Houfe of Lords of this feffion. As foon as the Commons were returned to their own House, the Speaker stood up and faid, that he had obtained a copy of the King's fpeech, which he read: after which the honourable Mr. Percival rofe to move the addrefs. He began with apologifing for his undertaking to move the address, when the task was equal to the abilities of the oldest member. He had, however, the confolation, that, however defective he migh be in point of eloquence, whatever he might utter on the fubject would be fincere, and come from the heart, and he had befides the fatisfaction of believing that there could not be a member in the whole Houfe but would readily join with him in the motion he was about to makes The honourable gentleman faid, that in a fituation fo truly alarming as the prefent, he felt exceedingly the difficulty of his task in propofing to the House a fuitable address; but he declared, that it was his fincere and hearty conviction that no other than the firm refolution of Parliament to fupport the Crown, in the gracious intention which had been declared from the throne to prosecute the VOL. V.

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