THE Parliamentary History OF ENGLAND, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE YEAR 1803. FROM WHICH LAST-MENTIONED EPOCH IT IS CONTINUED "THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.” VOL. XII. A. D. 1741-1743. LONDON: PRINTED BY T. C. HANSARD, PETERBOROUGH-COURT, FLEET-STREET : 'OR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, & BROWN; J. RICHARDSON; BLACK, 1812. PREFACE. THE present Volume brings the Parliamentary History of England down to the year 1743; at which period, by rather a singular coincidence, the Debates compiled for the Gentleman's Magazine by Doctor Johnson, the Manuscript Reports of Archbishop Secker, and the Collections of Chandler and Timberland-all end. The following will be found a correct List of the Debates compiled for the Gentleman's Magazine by Dr. Johnson: On the Bill for prohibiting the Exportation of Corn Debate in the COMMONS, On the Augmentation of the Army by New Regiments 894 928 991 Feb. 3. 27. On the Sailing of the French and Spanish Fleets |