Section VI VI. Proviso for Privilege of Debate in Parliament;X1

and for Repeal or Alteration of Laws, or redressing public Grievances.

Provided likewise and be it Enacted That this Act or any thing therein contained shall not extend to deprive either of the Houses of Parliament or any of theire Members of theire just ancient Freedome and priviledge of debating any matters or busines which shall be propounded or debated in either of the said Houses or att any Conferences or Committees of both or either of the said Houses of Parliament or touching the repeal or alterac[i]on of any old or p[re]paring any new Lawes or the redressing X2 any publique grievance but that the said Members of either of the said Houses and the Assistants of the House of Peers and every of them shall have the same freedome of speech and all other Priviledges whatsoever as they had before the making of this Act Any thing in this Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding