House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 12 December 1694

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 12 December 1694', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697, (London, 1803) pp. 185-186. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol11/pp185-186 [accessed 19 March 2024]

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Mercurii, 12 die Decembris;

Sexto Gulielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Persons to attend.

ORDERED, That Mr. Robert Winter, Mr. Thom. Bale, and Mr. Richard Hayward, do attend this House upon Friday Morning next.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Colonel Kirby, Governor of Chester Castle, have Leave to go into the Country for Three Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Complaint against Capt. Reyny.

A Complaint being made to this House, That one Thomas Atkinson, under a Pretence of hiring him as a Servant, is, by the Command of Captain Reyny, put into the Custody of Michael Tooley, Provost-Marshal, at his House in Holborn, and there detained against his Will;

Ordered, That Captain Reyny do attend this House To-morrow Morning, to answer the said Complaint.

Ordered, That the said Michael Tooley, with the said Thomas Atkinson, do attend this House To-morrow Morning.

Tonage and Poundage.

Sir Thomas Littleton, according to Order, reported, from the Committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred to consider of the Motion for granting to their Majesties the Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage, the Resolution of the Committee thereupon; which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was one read; and is as followeth; viz.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage be granted to their Majesties.

The said Resolution being read a Second time.

Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, That the Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage be granted to their Majesties.

Duties on Paper, &c.

A Motion being made, and the Question being put, That this House will, To-morrow Morning, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Act for granting to their Majesties several Duties upon Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, for Four Years, towards carrying on the War against France;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

Tellers for the Yeas, Sir John Bolles,
Mr. Foley:
75
Tellers for the Noes, Sir Fran. Massam,
Sir Walter Yonge:
82.

So it passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Act for granting to their Majesties several Duties upon Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, for Four Years, towards carrying on the War against France.

Triennial Parliaments.

Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for frequent Meeting and Calling of Parliaments be read the Third time Tomorrow Morning at Eleven a Clock.

African Company.

A Petition of the Merchants and Planters concerned in the Island of Jamaica was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That their Losses by Sea, and by Earthquakes, and the Descent of the French since the War, have been very great; insomuch that, about Two Years since, by an Earthquake, about 700 Houses and 2,000 Inhabitants of Port-Royall were swallowed up, with all their Riches; and, by a Descent in June last, the French destroyed 169 Plantations, and carried off about 1,400 Negroes; the whole Loss being deemed at 200,000£.: That the African Company having prayed Leave to bring in a Bill for establishing the Trade of Africa, according to their Charter, it will debar the Petitioners from purchasing their Negroes at the best Hand, which can only enable them to re-settle their ruined Plantations: And praying to be heard at the Bar of the House, before the said Bill do pass; or that Leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish the Trade to Africa in a regulated Company.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Examination and Consideration of the Petition of the Royal African Company of England stands referred.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther, of Lowther, have Leave to go into the Country, his Lady being very ill.

Tonage and Poundage.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning, after the ingrossed Bill for frequent Meeting and Calling of Parliaments is dispatched, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Grant to be made to their Majesties of the Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage.

Ways and Means.

The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for carrying on the War against France with Vigour.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Sir Thomas Littleton reported from the said Committee, That they had come to a Resolution; which they had directed him to report, when the House would please to receive the same.

Ordered, That the Report be made To-morrow Morning at Eleven a Clock.

Sir Thomas Littleton also reported from the said Committee, That the Committee had directed him to move, That they may have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, after the Committee of the whole House, who are to consider of the Grant of the Tonage and Poundage to their Majesties, is over, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for carrying on the War against France with Vigour.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight a Clock.