House of Lords Journal Volume 20: 19 June 1716

DIE Martis, 19 Junii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Coinage Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to continue Duties, for encouraging the Coinage of Money; and to charge the Duties on Senna as a Medicinal Drug; and for the appropriating several Supplies granted to His Majesty."

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

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Browning and Mr. Dormer:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Oaths, Time to take, to prolong, Bill.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for prolonging the Time for Persons to take the Oaths, pursuant to the Act for the further Security of His Majesty's Person and Government; and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants; and for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret Abettors."

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Clarendon reported from the said Committee, "That they had made some further Progress in the Bill; and had directed him to move, that they may have Leave to sit again:"

Ordered, That this House shall be put into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the said Bill, on Friday next.

Traitors Estates, Bill.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for appointing Commissioners, to inquire of the Estates of certain Traitors, and of Popish Recusants, and of Estates given to superstitious Uses, in order to raise Money out of them, severally, for the Use of the Public."

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

Messages from H. C. with a Bill; and to return Baroness Schulenburg's Nat. Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Sir John Cope and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repealing so much of the Act of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, "An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject," as enacts, "That no Person who should come to the Possession of the Crown shall go out of the Dominions of England, Scotland, or Ireland, without Consent of Parliament;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hampden and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Erengard Melosine, Baroness of Schulenburg;" and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the same, without any Amendment.

Creditors of late D. Ormond, Petition.

A Petition of Philip Brigham Coachmaker, Samuel Clarke Cheesemonger, Francis Machell Coach-harness Maker, William Wilson Draper, Samuel Aland Brewer, Mattkew Warren, Moses Bodycott, Butchers, Alexand'r Thompson Taylor, Godfrey Horton Fringe-maker, Henry Bryon, John Collins, Bakers, George Gardiner Poulterer, Richard Russell and William Southerne, Fishmongers, in Behalf of themselves and several other Tradesmen, Creditors of James Butler late Duke of Ormond, was presented to the House, and read; praying, "That such Provision may be made in the Bill, intituled, "An Act for appointing Commissioners, to inquire of the Estates of certain Traitors, and of Popish Recusants, and of Estates given to superstitious Uses, in order to raise Money out of them, severally, for the Use of the Public," as to this House shall seem meet, for the Relief of the Petitioners."

Then it was moved, "To refer the said Petition to the Committee of the whole House to whom the said Bill stands committed."

And it being proposed, "To reject the same:"

The Question was put, "Whether the Consideration of the said Petition shall be referred to the said Committee of the whole House?"

It was Resolved in the Negative.

Traitors Estates, Bill.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee again, upon the said Bill.

And, after a long Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Clarendon reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time on Friday next; and all the Lords summoned.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, vicesimum diem instantis Junii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.