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Bill Number	2085	Session	1731
Title	For rendering more effectual an act entitled an act for the better securing the government, by disarming Papists.
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Lords
Leave or Order		10 Nov 1731	Leave or Order to	Committee [Archbishop of Armagh] Hugh Boulter	[3002]
Read & Committed		18 Nov 1731	Presented by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Reported		26 Nov 1731	Reported by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Sent to Chief Governor		26 Nov 1731
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		16 Dec 1731
Petition to English Privy Council		–
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		3 Feb 1732
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Lords
Presented		17 Feb 1732
Sent to Other House		22 Feb 1732
Royal Assent		—
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Privy Council Notes: ‘Upon reading this day at the board the humble petition of Theobald, earl of Carlingford, Thomas, earl of Westmeath, Edward, Lord Viscount Mountgarrett, George Butler, esquire, John Malpas, esquire, Henry Seagrave, esquire, and John Reilly, esquire, in behalf of themselves and the rest of his majesty’s Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland, setting forth that a bill hath been lately transmitted ... which bill (if passed into a law) the petitioners apprehend will very much prejudice and affect them, and therefore humbly pray to be heard by their counsel against the same before it receives his majesty’s royal approbation.’ Petition referred to committee ‘to hear the petitioners thereupon and report what they conceive fit to be done therein’. 22 Dec. 1731. (PC 2/91, pp 516-17). Committee ‘this day took into consideration ... together with the report of Mr Attorney and Solicitor General thereupon and heard counsel upon the petition of the Earl of Westmeath & als in behalf of the Roman Catholics of Ireland against the said bill, as also counsel in support of the bill. And their lordships directed Mr Attorney and Solicitor General to take back the said bill and consider about altering some of the clauses contained therein.’ 28 Dec. 1731. (PC 2/91, p. 527). Committee reports that they ‘have met and considered of two bills’ ... ‘and have also heard counsel in support of the said bills as likewise in behalf of the Roman Catholics of Ireland against the same and do thereupon agree humbly to report to your majesty as their opinion that both the said bills are proper to be passed with some alterations, vizt.:’. 1 Feb. 1731[2]. (PC 2/91, pp 578-9). Subject: [412] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - Popery Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Recommitt; Division Comments on Procedural Features: Recommitted: 24 Nov. 1731. Division: 2 Mar. 1732.