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Bill Number	2687	Session	1703
Title	To prevent George Matthews, junior, and Martha, his wife, from barring the remainder in certain lands and tenements limited and bequeathed to Chichester Phillips, esquire, and his heirs by the last will and testament of Sir Simon Eaton, deceased.
Variant Title(s)	To prevent George Matthews, junior, a papist, and Martha, his wife, from barring a remainder limited to the said Chichester Philips, by the last will and testament of Sir Simon Eaton, baronet, deceased, of certain lands in the county of Limerick, devised to the said Chichester Philips, upon the failure of issue of the said Martha. [28 Sept.]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		28 Sep 1703	Leave or Order to	Mr Tenison	[2053]
Read & Committed		30 Sep 1703	Presented by	Mr Tenison	[2053]
Reported		25 Oct 1703	Reported by	Dr Coghill	[0431]
Sent to Chief Governor		25 Oct 1703
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		26 Dec 1703
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Rejected
Engrossed		—
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented
Presented		—
Sent to Other House		—
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
[+] Further Details
Privy Council Notes: 'Mr Matthews' Irish bill. Rejected.' (3 Feb. 1704, PC 2/80, p. 49) Extant Copies: The following printed item refers a petition to the English Privy Council relating to this bill: The case of George Mathew Junr. of Thurless in the County of Tipperary, in the kingdom of Ireland, Esq; and of Martha his wife, in relation to a Bill lately transmitted from Ireland for Her Majesty's approbation, in favour of Chichester Phillips, Esq. [ESTCT136843] Transcript on file. The only reported copy is in B.L., bound with another item relating to a bill before the English Privy Council; the two items, though referring to separate bills, are largely identical. See no. 5355. Subjects: [000] Personal - Wealth - Estates broadly defined, inc. settlements, specific leases, jointures [412] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - Popery Committee: Select Committee Procedural Features: Initiating Petition; Later Petition Comments on Procedural Features: Later petition: 25 Oct. 1703.