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Bill Number	2079	Session	1719
Title	For securing the Protestant interest of this kingdom by further amending the several acts of parliament made against Papists and to prevent the further growth of Popery.
Variant Title(s)	For better securing the Protestant interest of this kingdom by further amending the several acts of parliament to prevent the further growth of Popery. [title of heads]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		14 Jul 1719	Leave or Order to	Mr Trotter	[2115]
Read & Committed		4 Aug 1719	Presented by	Mr Trotter	[2115]
Reported		10 Aug 1719	Reported by	Mr Trotter	[2115]
Sent to Chief Governor		10 Aug 1719
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Amended
Received & Referred to Law Officers		15 Sep 1719
Petition to English Privy Council		–
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		8 Oct 1719
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		2 Oct 1719
Sent to Other House		30 Oct 1719
Royal Assent		—
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Privy Council Notes: First referred by the English Privy Council on 3 Sept. 1719. However on 15 Sept.: 'It is this day ordered by their excellencies the lords justices in council that the orders of this board bearing date the 3rd instant referring the following Irish bills to Mr Attorney and Mr Solicitor General to examine and report their opinion thereon to the lords of the committee appointed to consider of the said Irish bills be discharged and made void. And their excellencies are hereby further pleased to order that the said bills … be, and they are hereby, referred to Mr Attorney General to examine the same, who is to take to his assistance (if he thinks fitting) any of his majesty’s counsel learned in the law now in town for the more speedy dispatch of the said bills. ' (PC 2/86, pp 316-17). 'It is this day ordered by their excellencies the lords justices in council that the bill … be, and it is hereby, recommitted to the lords of the council appointed to consider the Irish bills, to re-examine the same and report their opinion again thereupon.' (22 Sept. 1719, PC 2/86, p. 332). 'Their excellencies are pleased to respite the consideration of the bill from Ireland for securing the protestants’ interest by amending the several acts made against papists, till the 8th of October next.' (24 Sept. 1719, PC 2/86, p. 344). Minor change of title by Irish Privy Council. Subject: [412] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - Popery Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Division; Later Petition Comments on Procedural Features: Later petitions: 29, 30 Oct. 1719. Division: 2 Nov. 1719.