Excerpt from A Defence of Some Proceedings Lately Depending in Parliament: To Render More Effectual the Act for Quieting the Possession of the Subject, Commonly Called the Nullum Tempus Act Withwith having been the firfi perfon to dif turb and invade the rightsand poffeflions of his neighbours. As the former accu farion affects fo many members of the Houfe of Commons, and principally that, party which has hitherto flood high 1n the favour and opinion of the public, it is no more than jufiice due to their conduct, to. Explain upon what principles they brought in and defended this fupplemental bill of quiet, that thofe who are out of doors may know what has pafl'ed within, and judge, of men and things accordingly, As to the particular charge upon the Duke of Port land for being the invader of private pro perty, it is neceffary to wipe off that ac cufation; becaufe fo grievous a charge, if left unanfwered, would infiill into the pub lic a very unfavourable Opinion of the in tended fupplemental bill of quiet; a nd its patrons, who could meditate to extend the protection of parliament to fo unworthy an object, though only one among many others, for whofe fecurity this bill was intended, and who are now left altoge. 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.