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Paſſing of Bills.
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may underfland the Intention of each Part of the Bull.

Such Bills, as being firft pafled - in one Houle, are {ent unto the o- ther, are alway fent in Parchment fairly ingrofied,

Publick Bills are in due eourfe! to be preferred in reading ard pat- fing belore private: and ot Publick, fach as concern the Service of God and Geod of the Church, Se- condly, fuch as concern the Com- monweaite, in Which are inclu- ded fuch as touch the Perfon, Re- venue, or Houfhold of the Zag, Queen, Sc. and they ought efpeci- ally to be preferred in palling. _ Laftly, private Bills are to be of- fer'd tobe read, and pafied infuch Order as they were preferred.And they that carry them, to give fome brief Commendation of them.

Any Member of the Houfe may offer a Bill for publick Good, ex- cept it be for impofing’a Tax: which is not to be done, but by

Order of the Houfe firit had.



Hakiwel 134.

Ibid. Cal2.186,

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Townf-coll. 1 270.

» Scabel 40.

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