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Bill Number	5032	Session	1731
Title	For the better putting in execution the several laws and statutes made in this kingdom for banishing regulars and Papists exercising ecclesiastical jurisdictions and for preventing the growth of Popery and for the more effectual obliging converts and guardians to educate children in the Protestant religion.
Variant Title(s)	For the better putting in execution the several laws and statutes, made in this kingdom, for preventing the growth of Popery, and for the further strengthening the Protestant interest within the same, and for more effectually obliging converts and guardians to educate children in the Protestant religion.
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Lords
Leave or Order		—
Read & Committed		9 Dec 1731	Presented by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Reported		15 Dec 1731	Reported by	Hugh Boulter Archbishop of Armagh	[3002]
Sent to Chief Governor		15 Dec 1731
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		11 Jan 1732
Petition to English Privy Council		–
Decision of the English Privy Council		Rejected
Engrossed		—
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented
Presented		—
Sent to Other House		—
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
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Privy Council Notes: ‘And a petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland against the three following bills vizt.: 1st For banishing regulars. …'. 18 Jan. 1731[2]. (PC 2/91, p. 542). Committee ‘did this take into consideration … and their lordships having heard counsel upon the petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland against the said bills though proper to order Mr Attorney and Solicitor General who were present to take back the said bills and reconsider them together with the objections they had heard made to them and report their opinion thereupon to this committee’. 25 Jan. 1731[2]. (PC 2/91, p. 571). ‘Memorandum the following Irish bills remain in the hands of Mr Attorney and Solicitor General, they not having made any report thereupon’. 21 Feb. 1731[2]. (PC 2/91, p. 595). Subject: [412] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - Popery Committee: Committee of the Whole House