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A representation of the House of Commons superseded the royal effigy on the great seal, which was intrusted to three lords-commissioners, Lysle, Keble, and Whitelock; the writs no longer ran in the name of the king, but of "the keepers of the liberty of England by authority of parliament;" new commissions were issued to the judges, sheriffs, and magistrates; and in lieu of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, was required an engagement to be true to the commonwealth of England.
Hilaire Belloc - The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans
to the Accession of King George the Fifth
Volume 8
On the fifth day of June this short session was closed, and the parliament prorogued by the lords-commissioners. In the beginning of this year violent disputes arose between the government and the house of commons in Ireland, on the almost forgotten subjects of privilege and prerogative.
T. (Tobias) Smollett - The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.
Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II.
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