House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 20 January 1697

Mercurii, 20 die Januarii ;

8° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Stopford's Estate.

MR. Sloane, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill to enable Robert Stopford Esquire to sell Lands and Tythes in Wysall, in the County of Nottingham, for Payment of Debts: And the same was received.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Hamilton's Claims.

A Petition of Captain James Hamilton was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That, in February 1688 the Petitioner raised and armed a Company of Foot in Colonel Gustavus Hamilton's Regiment; and, in August 1689, he raised a Troop of Dragoons in Colonel Wynn's Regiment, and had a Commission for the same from Major-General Kirk; who afterwards broke the Petitioner, without any just Cause: That the Petitioner appealed to his Majesty, when in Ireland; who ordered a Court-Martial to try the same; which was delayed till the King left Ireland; and then the same was called, without Notice to the Petitioner, his Witnesses being absent, and he not knowing thereof till he came to the Room, where the same, consisting of all Field Officers, was held: That he applied to General Gingle, for a Re-hearing before another Court-Martial; but he would not call one, because the Injury was done before he commanded in Chief: That the Petitioner hath, several times, addressed the General Officers sitting at the Horse-Guards, for a Court-Martial; but they have had no Regard to his Complaint: That the Petitioner served in the Wars in Ireland, from the Beginning until the same was reduced, and never received any Pay, Subsistence, or Reward, save 3 l. 10s.; though his House was burnt, his Stock taken away, and his Land wasted: And praying the House to take his Case into Consideration, and to relieve him therein.

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of John Hakewell, and other Troopers, is referred;

It passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That the said Petition be rejected.

Petition relating to a Member.

A Petition of Sir Thomas Peshall Baronet was presented to the House, relating to Sir Stephen Evans, a Member of this House;

Who not being in the House;

Ordered, That Sir Stephen Evans do attend in his Place, upon Friday Morning next: And that the Petition be then read.

Highways.

A Bill to enlarge Highways was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Lords desire Leave for Members to attend them.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cook and Mr. Meredeth:

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords do desire, that Sir Edward Abney and Mr. Denzill Onslow, Members of this House, may have Leave to attend the Lords House, to be examined as Witnesses, in a Matter depending in that House, between the Earl of Huntington and his Son the Lord Hastings.

And then the Messengers withdrew.

Resolved, That this House doth give Leave to Sir Edward Abney and Mr. Onslow to attend the Lords, as their Lordships do desire.

And the Messengers were called in again; and Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith.

Prisons and pretended privileged Places.

A Bill for preventing the Abuses of Prisons, and pretended privileged Places, was read a Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Serjeant Bond, Sir Richard Temple, Mr. Pocklington, Mr. Serjeant Wogan, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Price, Mr. Heveningham, Mr. Dolben, Sir Wm. Hustler, Mr. Newport, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Arnold, Sir John Fagg, Lord Ranelagh, Sir Gervas Elwes, Sir Tho. Roberts, Colonel Wharton, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Edward Ernly, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Hobby, Mr. Norris, Mr. Woodrofe, Mr. Brewer, Sir Wm. Coriton, Sir Fran. Masham, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rowney, Mr. Clark, Sir Wm. Honywood, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sloan, Mr. Whitaker, Sir Henry Colt, Mr. Colt, Mr. Perry, Sir Wm. Bowes, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Gery, Sir Godfrey Copley, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Cox, Mr. Fownds, Sir Wm. Cooper, Lord Cavendish, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hooper, Mr. Mason, Mr. Molyneux: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five a Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers.

Preventing the purchase and sale of Offices.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to prevent the Buying and Selling of Offices and Places of Trust: And that Colonel Wharton and Mr. Colt do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.

Supply Bill; Land Tax.

Sir Thomas Littleton, according to the Order of the Day, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for granting to his Majesty an Aid, as well by a Land-Tax as by several Subsidies and other Duties, payable for One Year, was committed, the Amendments, made by the Committee, to the said Bill; which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same were once read throughout; and several of them a Second time, one by one; and upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Report be adjourned till To-morrow Morning.

Prohibiting India Silks, Callicoes, &c.

Ordered, That the further Consideration of the Bill to restrain the Wearing of all wrought Silks and Bengals, imported into this Kingdom from Persia and East-India, and all Callicoes printed or stained there, be further adjourned until Monday Sevennight; and nothing to intervene.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

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