Excerpt from The Constitutional History of England, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Accession of Henry VII. To the Death of George II Efl'cct of the Press Restrictions upon it before and after the Restoration Licensing Acts Political Writings checked by the Judges Instances oi Illegal Proclamations not numerous Juries fined for Verdicts Question of their Right to return a General Verdict Habeas Corpus Act. Passed Difierencec between Lords and Commons Judicial Powers of the Lords historically traced Their Pretensions about the Time of the Restoration Resistance made by the Commons - Dispute about their original Jurisdiction And that in Appeals from Courts of Equity Question of the Exclusive Right of the Commons as to Money Bills Its History The Right extended farther State of the Upper House under the Tudors and Stuarts Augmentation of the Temporal Lords State of the Commons Increase of their Members Question as to Rights of Election Four difierent Theories as to the Original Principle Their Probability considered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.