Septennial Act 1716 Septennial Act 1716 The Septennial Act 1716 (1 Geo 1 St 2 c 38), also known as the Septennial Act 1715, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was passed in May 1716. It increased the maximum length of a parliament (and hence the maximum period between general elections) from three years to seven. This seven-year ceiling remained in law from 1716 until 1911. The previous limit of three years had been set by the Triennial Act 1694, enacted by the Parliament of England. The act's ostensible aim was to reduce the expense caused by frequent elections.
...Is It Something I Said? won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording. The album was the first Richard Pryor title to be remastered and reissued on compact disc. The album appears as part of the "…And It's Deep Too!" box set, with a bonus track, "Ali" (that first appeared on "Richard Pryor's Greatest Hits") appended to the album. ...Is It Something I Said? …Is It Something I Said? is the fourth album by Richard Pryor and the first he released on a new contract with Warner Bros. Records, a label he remained with for the rest of his recording career. Recorded at the Latin