House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 30 April 1698

Sabbati, 30 die Aprilis;

Decimo Gulielmi.

Prayers.

Clifford's Petition.

ORDERED, That Mr. Kendall, Mr. Gardner, Sir Robert Danvers, Sir William Drake, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Bridges, Sir Matth. Andrews, Mr. Yates, Mr. Moor, Mr. Fuller, be added to the Committee, to whom the Petition of Andrew Clifford and Jeronomy Clifford Merchants, lately inhabiting in Surinam in the West Indies, was referred.

Exporting Watches.

Ordered, That the Bill to explain the Act, in the Seventh and Eighth Years of his Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act to encourage the bringing Plate into the Mints to be coined; and for the further remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom; so as to give Leave for the exporting Watches, Sword-hilts, and other Manufactures of Silver; be read a Second time upon Monday Morning next.

Hornby's Creditors.

Mr. Sloane, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill to vest the Estates of Joseph and Nathanael Hornby in Trustees, for the Benefit of their Creditors; and for the rendering more effectual an Agreement touching the same: And the same was received; and read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time upon Thursday Morning next.

Supply Bill; Lottery Tickets.

A Bill for the better and more orderly Payment of Lottery-Tickets, now payable, out of certain additional Duties of Excise, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Assize of Bread.

Mr. Perry reported from the Committee, to whom the Bill to regulate and ascertain the Assize of Bread was committed, That they had made several Amendments to the Bill; which they had directed him to report to the House; which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same were read.

Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Report be adjourned till Wednesday Morning next.

Whitborne Rectory

Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to annex the Rectory of Whitborne, in Herefordshire, to the Bishoprick of Hereford, be now read the Third time.

The Bill was read the Third time:

And several Amendments were severally proposed to be made to the Bill; viz.

Press 1. L. 28. Leave out "for ever;" and, instead thereof, insert "during the natural Lives of Samuel Birch, of Whitborne aforesaid, Esquire, and Bridget his Wife, and the longer Liver of them, and no longer:"

L. 32. leave out "always;" and insert "during the time aforesaid:"

L. 38. after "appertain," insert "during the Time aforesaid:"

Pr. last, L. last, leave out "Fifty," and insert "Sixty:"

And the same were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass.

Ordered, That Mr. Baldwyn do carry the Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed to the same, with some Amendments: To which they desire their Lordships Concurrence.

Leave of Absence.

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

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Trelawny have Leave to go into the Country for Three Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Ordered, That Mr. Ashly have Leave to go into the Country for Ten Days, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Duties on Stone, Glass, &c.

A Petition of several Persons, on behalf of themselves, and others, who have advanced the Sum of Five hundred Sixty-four thousand and Seven hundred Pounds on Credit of the Act, made in the Sixth and Seventh Years of his Majesty's Reign, for granting certain Rates and Duties on Stone, Glass, and Earthen Wares, Coals, and Culm, was offered to the House:

And the Question being put, That the Petition be received;

It passed in the Negative.

Privileges— Members Letters.

A Complaint being made to the House, That several Post-Letters, directed to Members of the House, have been intercepted, and taken out of the Boxes, appointed for the same, at the Door of the House;

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inquire how the said Post-Letters came to be so intercepted, and taken away; and to consider of the best Means to prevent the like for the future:

And it is referred to Sir Thomas Frankland, Sir Godfrey Copley, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Manley, Sir Herbert Crofts, Mr. Haveningham, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Mounstevens, Mr. Whitaker, Sir Ja. Ashly, Sir Henry Colt, Mr. Serjeant Wogan, Mr. Watlington, Sir Robert Cotton, Sir John Bolls, Mr. Bohun, Sir John Banks, Mr. Ashly, Sir John Elwill, Sir John Fleet, Mr. Weld, Sir Matth. Andrews, Colonel Perry, Sir Richard Onslow, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Cox, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Wentworth, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Lowther; or any Five of them: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Supply Bill Poll Tax.

Ordered, That the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for granting to his Majesty an Aid, by a quarterly Poll, for One Year, . . . . . . have Power to receive a Clause of Appropriation of the Monies to be raised by the said Bill, and also by the Duties upon Coal and Culm.

Supply Bill; Duty on Coals.

Sir Thomas Littleton, according to Order, reported, from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for granting to his Majesty certain Duties upon Coal and Culm 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 then a Second time, one by one; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon, several of them were agreed unto by the House.

The Amendment, Fol. *, L. *, for leaving out the Duty upon inland Coals, being read a Second time;

And the Question being put, That the House do agree with the Committee in the said Amendment;

The House divided.

The Noes go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

The rest of the Amendments, being severally read a Second time, were, all but one which was disagreed, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, to ascertain the Measure of Coals:

And the same was twice read; and amended by the House; and afterwards, by Leave of the House, withdrawn.

Then the Question being put, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

Hudson's Bay Company.

Resolved, That this House will, upon this Day Sevennight, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for confirming to the Hudson's Bay Company their Privilege and Charter; and nothing to intervene.

And then the House adjourned till Monday Morning, Nine a Clock.