The debate at large, between the House of Lords and House of Commons, at the free conference, held in the Painted Chamber, in the session of the convention, anno 1688 relating to the word, abdicated and the vacancy of the throne in the Common's vote.

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Title
The debate at large, between the House of Lords and House of Commons, at the free conference, held in the Painted Chamber, in the session of the convention, anno 1688 relating to the word, abdicated and the vacancy of the throne in the Common's vote.
Author
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
Publication
[London] :: Printed for J. Wickins, and to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster,
1695.
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Subject terms
James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688.
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"The debate at large, between the House of Lords and House of Commons, at the free conference, held in the Painted Chamber, in the session of the convention, anno 1688 relating to the word, abdicated and the vacancy of the throne in the Common's vote." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A37313.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.

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Resolved,

That this House do agree with the Committee, That King James the Second, having Endeavoured to Subvert the Con∣stitution of the Kingdom, by Breaking the Original Contract between King and Peo∣ple; and by the Advice of the Jesuits,

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and other wicked Persons, having Violated the Fundamental Laws, and having With∣drawn himself out of the Kingdom, hath Abdicated the Government; and that the Throne is thereby Vacant.

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