House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 18 December 1696

Veneris, 18 die Decembris;

8° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Regulating Elections.

A PETITION of the Mayor, Jurats, and Freemen, of the ancient Town of Rye, in Sussex, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners are informed, the Bill, depending in the House, for the further regulating Elections of Members to serve in Parliament, will alter the whole Frame of Elections, and put Qualifications upon the Persons to be elected, contrary to the usual Methods of the Cinque-Ports; which, they conceive, will destroy all their Rights and Privileges: And praying the House to consider the ill Consequences of the said Bill, so that it may not pass into a Law.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

Mynors' Estate.

Mr. Whitaker reported from the Committee, to whom the ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Settlement of the Manor of Treyagoe, in the County of Hereford, and other the Lands late of Crompton Mynors Esquire, deceased; and for raising and increasing the Portion of Theodosia Mynors, the Daughter of the said Crompton, she being an Infant of the Age of Seventeen Years; was committed; That they had examined and considered the same; and had directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment: And he delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.

The Bill was read the Third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass.

Ordered, That Mr. Whitaker do carry the Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment.

Coparcenary Lands.

Sir William Coriton, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill for the easier obtaining Partitions of Lands in Coparcenary, Joint-tenancy, and Tenancy in common: And it was received.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill read a Second time.

Excise Duties.

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney-General, and Mr. Solicitor-General, and all the King's Counsel, be added to the Committee, to whom the Petition of the Company of Brewers of the City of London is referred.

Ease of Sheriffs.

Ordered, That Sir Richard Onslow, Sir Thomas Roberts, Mr. Yates, Colonel Osborne, Mr. Machell, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Bowyer, be added to the Committee, to whom the Bill for the Ease of Sheriffs in passing their Accounts; and Execution of their Offices, is committed.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Sir Robert Smith have Leave to go into the Country, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Ordered, That Mr. William Johnson have Leave to go into the Country, for Recovery of his Health.

Ordered, That Sir Richard Temple have Leave to go into the Country for a Fortnight, upon extraordinary Occasions.

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 granted to his Majesty, for carrying on the War against France, for the Service of the Year 1697.

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 several Resolutions; which they had directed him to report, when the House will please to receive the same.

Ordered, That the said Report be made upon Monday Morning next.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

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