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Bill Number	0217	Session	1727
Title	For regulating the admission of barristers at law, six clerks, attorneys, and other persons into offices and employments and the practice of solicitors and for further strengthening the Protestant interest of this country.
Variant Title(s)	For regulating admission of barristers at law, six clerks and attorneys, and for further strengthening the Protestant interest in this kingdom. For regulating admission of barristers at law, six clerks and attorneys, and of other persons into offices and employments, and for preventing Papists practising as solicitors, and for further strengthening the Protestant interest in this kingdom. For regulating the admission of barristers at law, six-clerks, attorneys, and other persons into offices and employments and the practice of solicitors and for further strengthening the Protestant interest of this country. [IPC] For regulating the admission of barristers at law, six-clerks, attorneys, and other persons into offices and employments and the practice of solicitors and for further strengthening the Protestant interest of this country. [EPC]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Lords
Leave or Order		—
Read & Committed		13 Feb 1728	Presented by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Reported		15 Feb 1728	Reported by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Sent to Chief Governor		15 Feb 1728
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		21 Mar 1728
Petition to English Privy Council		–
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		11 Apr 1728
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Lords
Presented		27 Apr 1728
Sent to Other House		30 Apr 1728
Royal Assent		6 May 1728
Statute Number		1 George II c.20

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Privy Council Notes: ‘Upon reading this day at the board the humble petition of Theobald Dillon and Lawrence Day, esquires, in behalf of themselves and several of his majesty’s protestant subjects of the kingdom of Ireland, setting forth that the heads of a bill … (if it pass into a law) the petitioners and many of his majesty’s protestant subjects of that kingdom will be subjected to severe and singular hardships and disabilities and reduced to a worse state and condition than that of papists, and therefore humbly praying to be heard by their counsel against the said bill.’ Referred to law officers, to report to EPC committee. 21 Mar. 1727[8]. (PC 2/90, p. 259). EPC committee report discusses reasons for ameliorating some of provisions in this bill before proposing detail of amendments. 8 Apr. 1728. (PC 2/90, pp 293-4). Subjects: [310] Law And Order - Order - Legal administration and procedure [412] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - Popery Committee: Committee of the Whole House