They brought in a bill for attainting the pretended prince of Wales, which being sent up to the other house, passed with an additional clause of attainder against the queen, who acted as regent for the pretender.

This however was not carried without great opposition in the house of lords.

When the bill was sent back to the commons, they excepted to the amendment as irregular.

They observed that attainders by bill constituted the most rigorous part of the law; and that the stretching of it ought to be avoided.

They proposed that the queen should be attainted by a separate bill.