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the City & underline thereby /underline to restore it to its antient priviledges; as soon as deletion the Bill was brought in /deletion ^ addition leave for the Bill was apply'd for /addition the Strength of the partys were try'd deletion unclear /deletion the House dividing upon a motion of the Whigs, to substitute the word underline declare /underline instead of underline reverse, /underline in which the Torys carry'd it by 194. against 139.

Sir Tho. Clarges brought in the Bill upon the 14th. it was read a first time, & order'd to be read a Second, before which the City took the allarm, & rouzed such a Spirit of opposition that the Sheriffs were sent up with a Petition in the City's Name to be heard by their Council against it; the House being inform'd that the Sheriffs were at the Door & the Question put for their admission it was carry'd in the negative 215. against 166. too strong proof of the Violence of party that could even overrule