▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁occas ional ▁conform ity ▁by ▁religious ▁diss ent ers , ▁who ▁attended ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁services ▁often ▁enough ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁legal ▁pen alt ies ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁Test ▁and ▁Corporation ▁Act s . ▁B rom ley ▁promoted ▁several ▁b ills ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁law , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁adopted . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Priv ile ges ▁and ▁E lections ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Spe ak ership . ▁On ▁this ▁occasion ▁a ▁new ▁edition ▁of ▁B rom ley ' s ▁travel ▁mem oir s ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁his ▁political ▁enemies ▁( with ▁an ▁added ▁table ▁pointing ▁the ▁reader ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁pro - C atholic ▁and ▁Jacob ite ▁pass ages ▁in ▁the ▁book ). ▁B rom ley ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 5 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁election ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁T ory ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁B rom ley ▁was ▁elected ▁Spe aker , ▁without ▁opposition . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁position ▁as