House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 1 June 1698

Mercurii, 1 die Junii;

Decimo Gulielmi.

Prayers.

Dutton's Estate.

A BILL to enable Sir Ralph Dutton Baronet to raise Money, for Payment of his Debts, was, according to Order, read the First time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Bill be read a Second time;

It passed in the Negative.

Wire drawers Trade.

A Petition of divers Weavers of Gold and Silver Lace, and Fringe, with others, Makers of Gold and Silver Thread, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That * * * *

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the said Bill is committed.

Ledgingham's Ship Pumps.

Ordered, That Mr. Arnold, Mr. Cox, Sir Ralph Dutton, Mr. Pocklington, be added to the Committee, to whom the Bill for Encouragement of Robert Ledgingham's new-invented Pumps for Ships was committed.

Rogers' Estate.

Mr. Brewer reported from the Committee, to whom the ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting in Thomas Rogers Gentleman an absolute Estate of Inheritance, in Fee-simple, in the Manor of WestCourt, Mansion-house, Messuages, Lands, and Hereditaments, in the County of Kent; and securing to John Higgons, Gentleman, and Alice his Wife, and (for Portions for) Irene, Margaret, Mary, and Alice Cesar, Monies, in lieu of their Claims thereunto; 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.

Foreign Lustrings Trade.

A Motion being made, and the Question being put, That Leave be given, upon the Report of the Bill for the Encouragement of the Lustring Company; and the more effectual preventing the fraudulent Importation of Lustrings and Alamodes; to offer a Clause, to free the Looms of the Alamodes and Lustring Weavers from Distresses for Rent due to Head or Ground Landlords;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

Lustrings Trade.

Then Sir Rowland Gwyn reported from the Committee, to whom the said Bill 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 once read throughout; and then several of them were read a Second time; and, with an Amendment to one of them, agreed unto by the House.

Clause A being read a Second time, That no Officer in his Majesty's Service shall import, or suffer to be imported, any Alamodes or Lustrings into this Kingdom, on Pain of being, ipso facto, rendered incapable of serving his Majesty, by Sea or Land; and, if any Seaman shall discover any Alamodes so imported, he shall be dismissed his Majesty's Service, if he shall desire the same;

And a Debate arising thereupon;

Resolved, That the Debate be adjourned till Tomorrow Morning.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cook and Sir John Franklyn:

Mr. Speaker,

Hawke's Estate.

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable John Hawkes Gentleman to sell Lands, in the County of Salop, for Payment of his Debts, without any Amendment: And also,

J. Smith's Estate.

To the Bill, intituled, An Act for Sale of Three Houses in Swan-alley, in Coleman-street, London, late of Joseph Smith, deceased, for Payment of his Debts, with which the same Houses are chargeable, without any Amendment: And also,

Supply Bill; Hawkers and Pedlars.

To the Bill, intituled, An Act for licensing Hawkers and Pedlars, for a further Provision of Interest for the Transport-Debt for Reducing of Ireland, without any Amendment. Also,

Suppressing Prosaneness. &c.

The Lords do not insist upon their Amendments to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Suppressing of Blasphemy and Profaneness.

Army disbanded.

Ordered, That a List be laid before this House of the Army disbanded, and intended to be disbanded; and the Names of the Officers who are to have Half-Pay.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council, That he will please to give Order, That a List be laid before this House of the Army disbanded, and intended to be disbanded; and of the Officers Names who are to have Half-Pay.

Impeachment of Goudet, &c.

The ingrossed Replications to the Answers of John Goudet, David Barrau, Peter Longueville, Stephen Signoret, Rene Baudovin, Nicholas Santini, and Peter Diharce, Merchants, and John Pearse Gentleman, impeached of High Crimes and Misdemeanors, were severally read, and agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That Sir Rowland Gwyn do carry the said Replications to the Lords.

Ordered, That Sir Rowland Gwyn do carry the original Answers of the said John Goudet, David Barrau, Peter Longueville, Stephen Seignoret, Rene Baudovin, Nicolas Santini, and Peter Diharce, Merchants, and John Pearce Gentleman, to the Lords.

Supply Bill; Duties on Salt.

Mr. Lowndes presented to the House a Bill for granting to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, several additional Duties on Salt: And the same was received; and read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Supply Bill; Duties on Vellum.

Mr. Lowndes also presented to the House a Bill for granting to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, further Duties upon stamped Vellum, Parchment, and Paper: And the same was received; and read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Supply Bill; Building Ships.

Mr. Lowndes also presented to the House a Bill, for applying to the Use of his Majesty's Navy and Ordnance, the Overplus of the Money and Stores which were provided for the Seven-and-twenty Ships of War: And the same was received; and read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Supply Bill; purchasing Annuities.

Sir Thomas Littleton, according to Order, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for enlarging the Time for purchasing certain Estates, or Interests, in several Annuities, therein mentioned, 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, some of them were disagreed, and the Residue agreed, unto by the House.

A Clause of Appropriation was offered, to be added to the Bill:

And the same was twice read; and upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House to be made Part of the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Supply Bill; Duties on Lustrings, &c.

Sir Thomas Littleton also, according to Order, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for increasing his Majesty's Duties upon Lustrings and Alamodes 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, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Duties on Leather.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Bill for explaining the Manner of collecting the Duties upon Leather.

Preventing false Election Returns.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for making more effectual an Act, made in the 23d Year of the Reign of King Henry the Sixth, for remedying false and undue Returns of Members of Parliament; and also to prevent Double Returns.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

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