The History and Proceedings of the House of Lords from the Restoration in 1660 to the Present Time (Volume 1); Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1742. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Anno 15, Car. to a Wife, never to be parted with unkindly, and as a Mill. 1671-3. ftrefs to be turn'd off when our Turn is ferved by her. My " Lords, this cafual Mention of a Wife fuggefts to my Thoughts a Purfuance of the Comparifon. I have obferv'd in the Courfe of my Life, that Men, who have Wives fomewhat Coquet, that is, a little fubject to Gallantries, live eafier Lives with them, and freer from troublefome Contentions, than thofe who have Wives of exaft rigid Virtue; and the Reafon is clear: For the more gamefome Ladies, being confcious of their Failings in that effential Part, are careful to difguife and repair them by kind and tender Compliances with their Hufband's Humours in all other Things; whereas Wives, feverely punctual and exact in the chief matrimonial Duty, expect, and even exact, far greater Compliances from their Hufbands; and think themfelves as it were privileged, by the Rigidnefs of their Virtue, to be fometimes troublefome in domeltic Affairs, efpecially if there be any Jealoufy in the Cafe. ]n like manner, my Lords, it is not to be much wonder'd at, if this incomparable Houie of Commons, tranfcending all that ever were in the grand Efientials of Duty, Loyalty, and Affection to their King, mould, at fome times, be a little troublefome to him in leffer Occurrences; efpecially when once Fears and Jealoufies are on the Wing; my Lords, (hall not pretend to determine, whether there have been any juft Grounds given by any violent Men, or by the unrealonable Ambition of any Roman-Catholics, for fuch Fean and Jealoufies; it fuffices to exact the Necefllty of a timely Remedy, fince they have indeed moll violently feized, and diltemper'd the Minds of the major Part of his Majefty's Proteflant Subjects, which certainly no Man converfant in the W...