House of Lords Journal Volume 12: 28 March 1673

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 12, 1666-1675. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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'House of Lords Journal Volume 12: 28 March 1673', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 12, 1666-1675, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 576-578. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol12/pp576-578 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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DIE Veneris, 28 die Martii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

REX.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Carlile.
Epus.Landaff.
Epus.Chichester.
Epus. St. Asaph.
Epus. Oxon.		 Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius Angliæ
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Worcester.
Robertus Comes de Lyndsey, Magnus Camerarius Angliæ.
Henricus Comes Norwichiæ, et Comes Marescallus Angliæ.
Jacobus Comes de Brecknock, Senescallus Hospitii Domini Regis.
Henricus Comes St. Albani, Camerarius Hospitii Domini Regis.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Dorsett.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Devon.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Clare.
Comes Bollingbrooke.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Marlborough.
Comes Dover.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Chesterfield.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Carlile.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylsebury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Arlington.
Vicecomes de Stafford.
Vicecomes Say & Seale.
2 Vicecomes Fauconberg.
1 Vicecomes Hallyfax.		 Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Paget.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Newport.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Widdrington.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Astley.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Bellasis.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Berkeley de Strat.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Butler.

PRAYERS.

Bill for the King's General Pardon.

Hodie unica vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the King's Majesty's most gracious, general and free Pardon."

The Question being put, "Whether this Bill shall be humbly accepted and passed?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative, nemine contradicente.

Lords uncovered at passing it.

Memorandum, That all the Lords sat uncovered during the reading of this Act, and at the putting the Question; and when they stood up to give their Votes, did continue standing so uncovered, until all the Lords had done voting.

Message to H. C. with it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Judge Windham and Judge Atkins:

To let them know, that His Majesty hath been pleased to send this Bill, intituled, "An Act for the King's Majesty's gracious, general and free Pardon;" which the Lords have accepted, and now send it down to them.

Bill to repeal a Clause about selling Cattle.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for Repeal of a Clause in a former Act, to prohibit Salesmen from selling Fat Cattle."

ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is referred to these Lords following:

Dux Cumberland.
L. Chancellor.
L. Treasurer.
Dux Monmouth.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Dorsett.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Bollingbrooke.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Bath.
Comes Carlile.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylsebury.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.		 Bp. of Ely.
Bp. of Carlile.
Bp. of St. Asaph.
Bp. of Oxon.		 Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Powis.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Widdrington.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Berkeley Strat.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet this Day, at Three of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Prince's Lodgings.

Message to H. C. to sit P. M.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir William Beversham and Sir William Lowe:

To let the House of Commons know, that this House intends to sit this Afternoon; and to desire that they would sit likewise.

Wiseman's Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Adam Browne and others:

To return the Bill concerning Sir Richard Wiseman, to which they have agreed with their Lordships.

Greenland and East Country Trade Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the Encouragement of the Greenland and Eastland Trades, and for the better securing the Plantation Trade."

ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is committed to the same Committee as the Bill to repeal a Clause in a former Act to prohibit Salesmen from selling Fat Cattle.

East Country Merchants to be heard against it.

Then was read a Petition of the Governor and Assistants of the Eastland Merchants.

Whereupon this Order was made; videlicet,

"Upon reading the Petition of the Governor, Assistants, and Fellowship, of Eastland Merchants, taking Notice of a Bill depending in this House touching the Fishing and Plantation Trade, and a Clause in the Close thereof, to which the said Company desire to be heard: It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lords Committees to whom the said Bill stands committed; where the said Company may be heard, by their Counsel, To-morrow Morning, at Eight of the Clock, in the Prince's Lodgings."

Bill of Supply.

The House was adjourned into a Committee, to consider the Bill for raising the Sum of Twelve Hundred Thirty-eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Pounds, for Supply of His Majesty's extraordinary Occasions.

The House was resumed.

Then the Lord Treasurer reported, "That the Committee of the whole House had read the said Bill in Paragraphs; and thinks it fit to pass, without any Amendments."

Whereupon it is ORDERED, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow Morning.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in post meridiem hujus instantis diei, hora quarta, Dominis sic decernentibus.

Post meridiem.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

REX.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Carlile.
Epus.Landaff.
Epus. Chester.		 Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius Angl.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Marq. Worcester.
Robertus Comes de Lyndsey, Magnus Camerarius Angliæ.
Henricus Comes Norwichiæ, et Comes Marescallus Angl.
Jacobus Comes de Brecknock, Senescallus Hospitii Domini Regis.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Devon.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Clare.
Comes Bollingbrooke.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Dover.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Chesterfield.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Bath.
Comes Carlile.
Comes Aylsebury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Arlington.
Vicecomes Say & Seale.
Vicecomes de Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.		 Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Berkeley de Berk.
Ds. Fitizwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Paget.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Powis.
Ds. Newport.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Carington.
Ds. Widdrington.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Bellasis.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Berkeley de Strat.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Townsend.
Ds. Butler.

PRAYERS.

Bill to repeal a Clause about selling Cattle.

The Earl of Anglesey reported, "That the Committee have considered the Bill for Repeal of a Clause in a former Act, to prohibit Salesmen from selling Fat Cattle; and think it fit to pass as it is."

Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for Repeal of a Clause in a former Act, to prohibit Salesmen from selling Fat Cattle."

The Question being put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Percy's Claim to the Earldom of Northumb.

The Earl of Carlile acquainted this House, "That the Earl of Suffolk and himself have moved His Majesty, for to give this House Leave to hear James Percy, concerning his Claim which he lays to the Title of the Earldom of Northumberland and Lord Percy, &c. And His Majesty hath given Leave to this House to hear and determine the same accordingly."

His Petitions dismissed:

Upon reading the Petitions of James Percy this Day, setting forth his Claim to the Title of Earldom of Northumberland, and Barony of Cockermouth, Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpaine, and Brian Latimer, and praying that he may be heard, at the Bar, by his Counsel, to make out his said Claim (which His Majesty had given Leave to this House to hear and determine); the said James Percy and his Counsel appearing at the Bar, and also Counsel on the Behalf of Elizabeth the Elder Countess Dowager of Northumberland, who chargeth the said James Percy to be an Impostor, in pretending to the said Titles of Honour; this House having fully heard the Counsel of the said Countess Dowager, in Opposition to the said Claim of the said James Percy, who, by his Counsel, refused to proceed to make out his said Claim, but prayeth longer Time for that Purpose; upon which their Lordships offering, that if the said James Percy, by his Counsel, would make appear any Probability towards his said Claim, he should have further Time allowed him; which he refused to do, notwithstanding he hath had a Month's Time given him by the Lords Committees for Privileges, at his own Desire, to prepare for his Defence which he had placed wholly in making out his said Claim, and hath caused above Forty Witnesses to be sworn at the Bar of this House, in order thereunto:

After due Consideration had of the Premises, it is Resolved, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That both the Petitions of the said James Percy, for his Claim to the Title of Earl of Northumberland, &c. be, and are hereby, dismissed this House.

To be proceeded against as an Impostor.

Resolved, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Consideration of what further Proceedings shall be had against James Percy concerning the Imposture shall be taken up To-morrow Morning.

Protest against it.

Memorandum, That, before the putting of the abovesaid Question, these Lords following desired Leave to enter their Dissents, if the Questions were carried in the Affirmative; and accordingly they do enter their Dissents, by subscribing their Names:

"Anglesey."

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Sabbati, videlicet, 29um diem instantis Martii, hora nona Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.

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