At the same time he rejected a bill, which had passed both houses, for attainting the late duke of Suffolk, and which, in several of its clauses, discovered a very general prejudice against the measures of the court.
They brought in a bill for attainting the pretended prince of Wales, which being sent up to the other house, passed with an additional clause of attainder against the queen, who acted as regent for the pretender.
The lords passed another for attainting the queen; however it was neglected in the house of commons.
They passed bills for recognizing the king's title; for the security of his person and government; for setting a price on the pretender's head; and for attainting the duke of Ormond.
Imagination," says Sabine, "dwells upon the attainting of a lady whose beauty and attractions had won the admiration of Washington.
The very next entry is--"A Bill for the attainting certain persons of high treason, was read the first time.
A parliament was summoned at Edinburgh for attainting them; and as their guilt was palpable and avowed, no doubt was entertained but sentence would be pronounced against them.
Not till the law attainting Strafford was proposed did the signs of serious disunion become visible.
The Commons examined the couriers who had arrived from the West, and instantly ordered a bill to be brought in for attainting Monmouth of high treason.
An act attainting him of treason and heresy was hurried through parliament, without hearing him in his defence.
We may perhaps except a bill attainting the Queen of Scots, which was rejected in the upper house.
The motion for leave to bring in a bill attainting Sir John Fenwick was carried very late at night by one hundred and seventy-nine votes to sixty-one; but it was plain that the struggle would be long and hard.
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