Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1055
Title	Resolution of various peers on a bill which has been debated in the House of Lords; 25 Mar 1716/7
Date	25 March 1717
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	States that the bill to appoint commissioners to examine the estates of traitors and recusants who are 'given to superstitious uses in order to raise money' passed following a debate; sets out the detailed objections of named peers to this bill; states that they think there is no need for the bill as the law is already enabled to deal with such individuals.
Term	parliamentary business, debates, House of Lords
	parliamentary business, bills, estates
	religious affairs, recusants
	estate business, recusants, examination of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29251	Bertie; Montagu Venables- (-1743); 2nd Earl of Abingdon; succ. 1699; M.P.; assumed name Venables 1687	-1743
NA18659	Trevor; Thomas (c.1658-1730); 1st Baron Trevor; Lord Privy Seal 1726-1730 President of the Council 1730	c.1658-1730
NA18942	Berkeley; James (-1736); 3rd Earl of Berkeley; admiral	-1736
NA29827	Legge; William (1672-1750); 1st Earl of Dartmouth; cr. 1711; secretary of state for the south 1710-3	1672-1750
NA29894	Compton; George (1664-1727); 4th Earl of Northampton; styled Lord Compton 1664-81; succ. 1681	1664-1727
NA12246	Bathurst; Allen (1684-1775); 1st Earl of Bathurst; MP; cr. Baron Bathurst 1712 and 1st Earl Bathurst 1772	1684-1775
NA29895	Shatton; - (fl 1717); peer	fl 1717
NA23438	England and Wales; House of Lords