Note 554 — Chapter III
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That this was recognised at the time is evident from the attention which they received in the debates in the Commons on the Duke of York. That on the Lords’ Provision in the Popery bill exempting the duke was carried on amid cries of “Coleman’s letters! Coleman’s letters!” 4 Parl. Hist. 1044. And see the whole of the Debate on a Motion for Removing the Duke of York, where they had the greatest weight. Ibid. 1026–1034.