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declaring His resolution of prosecuting the War vigorously in Ireland, & that in order to do it the more Satisfactory, & effectualy, He was pleas'd that the House should recommend a number of persons not exceeding Seven, to be Commission'd by His Majesty to take care of note + this latter part of the Message appears to have been Verbal /note the Provisions & c. as + also certain persons to keep an Account of the Number, State, & Condition of the Army there.

To this the House unanimously pass'd a Vote of thanks, but not before a long debate whether any of their own Members should be recommended for the Service mention'd in the Message; the Question upon a division was carry'd by 201. against 128. for leaving out the Word Member, which was either owing to the confusion apprehended deletion to /deletion the diversity & number of claims would produce, or from a sullen humor, that did not care to be oblig'd.