From which it appears, that in the two hundred and thirteen years preceding the reign of Henry VIII., there were one hundred and forty three Parliaments; thus averaging about one in every year and a half. TABLE of the DURATION of PARLIAMENTS from the 1st of Henry VIII., when long Parliaments were first introduced, to the end of William IV.* REIGN OF HENRY VIII. REIGN OF WILLIAM III. Appendix XXVI. *For the following Table, with some corrections, I am indebted to M'Culloch's Statistics of the British Empire, v. 2, p. 121. ERRAT A. In page 39, twenty-one lines from the top, for "custoday" read "custody." 80, fourth line from bottom, for "Ch. X." read "Chap. VIII." 122, in Note, fourth line from bottom, for "3,000" read" 30,000 (majores et minores barones)” and in the last line of that note, for "Sel. "Tit. Hon. 692," read "Spelman's Glossary, 67." 66 142, in side note, last line, for "admissable" read "admissible." 148, lines ten and fifteen from the top, for "admis"sable" read "admissible." 169, line fifteen from the top, for "But is usual” read" But it is usual.' 190, in first side note, for "passed" read “classed." 192, heading of the chapter, line four, after "viz." insert "Compounding Debts due to the GENERAL INDE X. PAGE ... .... PAGE Amendments, manner and order of mak- Arrest, freedom from, of Peers.. ..... ib. how privileged party may ..... 92 ..316-17 giance Ambassadors, not disqualified from sit- ....... if rejected in one stage, may be offered in another, 147 and vice versa... ..148-8 ...... on 3d reading of bills, 178, 227 ..... ..... 28 78 332 will not be admitted as...... 87 ib. Bill Office... petition praying to be heard second reading. PAGE ..206 7 207 207-8 Fees to be paid before.... 208 stage. 209 211 Counsel heard and Witnesses referred to Sessional Com- 214n 221.2 222 223-4 224 224-5 225 6 . 226 226-7 .... 227 proceedings before this Com mittee Bill ingrossed and examined Ryders added to Bill .. Bill passed and sent to Lords 228 cases of, being hurried through assent required considered in the Lords Royal assent ib. ab. 229 Royal assent how given..... 185 Special Private Bills 230, viz: for com- |