The Lords Protest May 25, 1742
Subtitle: On the Bill intitled, An Act for indemnifying such Persons as shall upon Examination, make Discoveries touching the Disposition of publick Money, or concerning the Disposition of Offices, or any Payments or Agreements in respect thereof, or concerning other Matters relating to the Conduct of Robert Earl of Orford.
Publisher: Printed for R. West, near the Cross Keys Tavern, Holbourn
Published: 1742
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Walpole, Robert, -- Earl of Orford, -- 1676-1745.
Notes: The DNB entry for Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, relates of this affair inquiring into his administration during the preceding twenty years: 'A secret committee of twenty-one members was nominated, of whom nineteen were Walpole's political opponents.The first subject of inquiry was into the distribution of the secret-service money ... The committee reported their inability to collect evidence on 13 May ... The report was followed on the same day by a bill to indemnify witnesses who would bring evidence of any kind against the Earl of Orford. This was carried on the second reading by only 228 to 216 votes. When the bill reached the lords it was opposed by Lord-chancellor Hardwicke ... It was accordingly thrown out by the striking majority of fifty-two(25 May)'.

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ESTC1055E27.