January 1744, 11-20
DIE Mercurii, 11o Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Landavens.
Epus. Bangor. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Harrington, Præses.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Moray.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Ker.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Malton.
Comes Offord.
Comes Bath.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount Torrington. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Stawell.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Conway.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Somerville.
Ds. Mansel.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Ilchester.
Ds. Fitzwilliam.
Ds. Edgecumbe.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Herbert. |
PRAYERS.
Viscountess Doneraile against Viscount Doneraile, Leave to appeal.
A Petition of Catherine Sarah Lady Viscountess
Dowager Doneraile, was presented, and read; setting
forth, "That, she being aggrieved by a Decree or
Order of Dismissal of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the 18th of July 1743, and subsequent Proceedings thereon, an Appeal from the same has
been prepared; but the Petitioner has been prevented
from bringing the same within the Time limited by
the Standing Order, the last Decree not being signed
till the 22d of December last;" and praying, "That
the said Appeal may be now received."
Ordered, That the said Appeal be received, as
desired.
Appeal received.
Accordingly, the said Appeal was presented and read;
complaining of the said Decree and Order of Dismissal;
and praying, "That the same may be reversed, with
Costs; and that the Appellant be otherwise relieved,
as to the House shall seem meet; and that Arthur
Mohun Lord Viscount Doneraile may be required to
put in his Answer."
Ordered, That the said Lord Viscount Doneraile
may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in
his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Wed
nesday the 15th Day of February next; and that Service of this Order on his Lordship's Clerk in Court in
the said Court of Chancery in Ireland be deemed good
Service.
E. Home against Clarke.
A Petition of William Earl of Home, was presented,
and read; praying Leave to amend his Appeal, which
stands to be heard on Monday next, by adding thereunto
some Parties omitted; the Petitioner amending the Respondent's Copy; and that the Hearing may be put off
to such Time as the House shall think fit.
And thereupon the Agents on both Sides were called
in, and heard.
And being withdrawn:
Ordered, That the Petitioner be at Liberty to
amend his said Appeal, as desired, on the Condition
abovementioned; and that the said Hearing be put off
to Wednesday the First Day of February next.
Carre & al. Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom was referred the Petition of Mr. John
Carre of Cavers, Advocate, and others; praying Leave
to bring in a Private Bill:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.
Bill read.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enable Mr. John Carre of Cavers, Advocate, to sell
Lands in the County of Roxburgh, for Payment of
Debts charged thereon; and with the Surplus Money
(if any) to purchase other Lands, to be settled to
the same Uses as the Lands to be sold are settled."
Lords added to the Committee for perusing the Journal.
Ordered, That all the Lords that have been present in the House this Session, and not of the Committee
appointed for perusing the Journals, be added to the
said Committee.
D. Beaufort's Divorce, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Henry
Duke of Beaufort with Frances Scudamore his now
Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for
other Purposes therein mentioned."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Earl of Warwick reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and
made some Amendments thereunto; which he was
directed to report, when the House will please to receive the same."
Ordered, That the said Report be received Tomorrow.
Overseers of the Poor, to give Notice of Rates, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee on the Bill, intituled, "An Act to oblige Overseers of the Poor to
give Public Notice of Rates made for the Relief of
the Poor, and to produce the same."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Earl of Warwick 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."
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, duodecimum diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 12o Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Worcestriens.
Epus. Bangor. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Moray.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Malton.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Harcourt. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. North.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Conway.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Somerville.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Fitzwilliam.
Ds. Sandys. |
PRAYERS.
Countess of Holdernesse to be naturalized:
Upon reading the Petition of Mary Countess of Holdernesse, Wife of Robert Earl of Holdernesse; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill for her Naturalization:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, as desired.
Bill read.
Accordingly, the Earl Fitzwalter presented a Bill,
intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Mary Countess of
Holdernesse, Wife of Robert Earl of Holdernesse."
And the same was read the First Time.
Ld. Caher & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Lord Baron of
Caher, in the Kingdom of Ireland, and James Butler
Esquire his Eldest Son and Heir Apparent, and Christian
his Wife; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for Sale of
divers Manors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments,
in the Counties of Waterford and Tipperary, in the aforesaid Kingdom, belonging to his Lordship, for Payment
of Debts, and discharging Encumbrances, to which
the same are liable; and for other Purposes in the Petition mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Burnet; with the usual Directions, according to the
Standing Order.
Stewart against Graham.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Captain John
Stewart is Appellant, and William Graham Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Wednesday the 8th
of February next.
Overseers of the Poor to give Notice of Rates, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
oblige Overseers of the Poor to give public Notice
of Rates made for the Relief of the Poor, and to
produce the same."
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. Elde and Mr. Thurston:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Carre's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enable Mr. John Carre of Cavers, Advocate, to sell
Lands, in the County of Roxburgh, for Payment of
Debts charged thereon; and with the Surplus Money
(if any) to purchase other Lands, to be settled to the
same Uses as the Lands to be sold are settled."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following; (videlicet,)
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D. Leeds.
D. Argyll.
D. Manchester.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Aylesbury.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Coventry.
E. Moray.
E. Loudoun.
E. Fitzwalter.
E. Malton.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Harcourt. |
L. Bp. Rochester.
L. Bp. Litch. & Cov.
L. Bp. Chichester.
L. Bp. Exon.
L. Bp. Worcester.
L. Bp. Bangor. |
L. Willoughby Par.
L. North.
L. Maynard.
L. Strange.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Weston.
L. Gower.
L. Conway.
L. Hervey.
L. Somerville.
L. Foley.
L. Montfort.
L. Fitzwilliam.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
at the usual Time and Place, on Friday the 27th
Instant; and to adjourn as they please.
Viscountess Doneraile against Viscount Doneraile:
The House was informed, "That a Person attended,
in order to deliver in certain Papers, Pleadings, and
Proceedings, in the Cause wherein Catherine Sarah
Lady Viscountess Dowager Doneraile is Appellant,
and Arthur Mohun Lord Viscount Doneraile Respondent."
Pleadings proved.
He was thereupon called in; and delivered, at the
Bar, the said Papers, Pleadings, and Proceedings; and
attested upon Oath, "The same were true Copies, he
having examined them with the Originals in the
proper Offices in Ireland."
And then he was directed to withdraw.
D. Beaufort's Divorce, Bill.
The Earl of Warwick (according to Order) reported
from the Committee of the whole House to whom the
Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of
Henry Duke of Beaufort with Frances Scudamore his
now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and
for other Purposes therein mentioned," was committed, the Amendments made by the Committee to
the said Bill.
And the same, being read Twice by the Clerk, were
agreed to by the House.
Ordered, That the said Bill, with the Amendments,
be engrossed.
Calder & al. against Provan:
After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal
of Patrick Calder, of Reedford and William Anderson
Surgeon in Straith; complaining of an Interlocutor of
the Lord Ordinary in Scotland, of the 8th of July
1741; and of certain Interlocutors of the Lords of
Session, of the 23d and 31st of July 1742, and 7th of
January last, made on the Behalf of Mary Provan; and
praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied,
or altered; and that the Interlocutor of the said Lords,
of the 21st of June 1742, sustaining the Appellants
Defences and Assolzeing, might be affirmed; and
that the Appellants might have such other Relief
as to the House should seem meet:" As also upon
the Answer of the said Mary Provan put in to the said
Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered
on either Side in this Cause:
Judgement.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby, dismissed this
House; and that the several Interlocutors therein complained of be, and the same are hereby, affirmed: And
it is further Ordered, That the said Appellants do
pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Respondent, the
Sum of Forty Pounds, for her Costs in respect of the
said Appeal.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
decimum tertium diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 13o Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Landavens.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Bangor. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Harrington, Præses.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Moray.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Graham.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Bath.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Torrington. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Stawell.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Conway.
Ds. Somerville.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Ilchester.
Ds. Fitzwilliam.
Ds. Sandys. |
PRAYERS.
D. Beaufort's Divorce Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
dissolve the Marriage of Henry Duke of Beaufort with
Frances Scudamore his now Wife, and to enable him
to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Elde and Mr. Thurston:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Westonbirt Commons, enclosing Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
dividing and enclosing the Common Fields called The
North Field and South Field, in the Parish of Westonbirt, in the County of Gloucester."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following; (videlicet,)
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L. President.
D. Leeds.
D. Argyll.
D. Newcastle.
D. Manchester.
D. Bridgewater.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Aylesbury.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Moray.
E. Oxford.
E. Graham.
E. Fitzwalter.
E. Bath.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Torrington. |
L. Abp. York.
L. Bp. Rochester.
L. Bp. Hereford.
L. Bp. Exeter.
L. Bp. Landaff.
L. Bp. Bangor. |
L. Carteret, Sec.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Stawell.
L. Gower.
L. Somerville.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney.
L. Cadogan.
L. Monson.
L. Ilchester.
L. Fitzwilliam.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Tuesday the 31st Instant, at the usual Time and
Place; and to adjourn as they please.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, decimum septimum diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 17o Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Glocestriens.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Landavens.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Bangor. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Harrington, Præses.
Dux Dorset, Senescallus.
Dux Grafton, Camerarius.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Moray.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Harborough.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Malton.
Comes Offord.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount Harcourt. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Cor'wallis.
Ds. Stawell.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Conway.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Somerville.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Fitzwilliam.
Ds. Sandys. |
PRAYERS.
E. of Breadalbane against Menzies & al.
The Answer of James Menzies of Culdares Esquire,
to the Appeal of John Earl of Breadalbane, and His
Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, was brought in:
As was also, the Answer of Angus McDonald of Kenknock Gentleman, to the same Appeal.
Chatham Road, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Edward Deering and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the
Term and Powers granted by an Act passed in the
Third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty,
for repairing and widening the Road from that Part
of Chatham which lies next to the City of Rochester,
to St. Dunstan's Cross, near the City of Canterbury,
in the County of Kent;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
Thunn's Nat. Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Warburton and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
John Rudloff Thunn, of London, Merchant;" to which
they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bills were both read the First Time.
Countess of Holdernesse's Nat. Bill.
This Day Mary Countess of Holdernesse, at the Table,
took the Oaths appointed, in order to her Naturalization.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Mary Countess of Holdernesse, Wife of
Robert Earl of Holdernesse."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following; (videlicet,)
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L. Privy Seal.
D. Leeds.
D. Argyll.
D. Manchester.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Lincoln.
E. Warwick.
E. Sandwich.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Holdernesse.
E. Rochford.
E. Poulet.
E. Oxford.
E. Halifax.
E. Fitzwalter.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Fauconberg. |
L. Bp. Rochester.
L. Bp. Exeter.
L. Bp. Gloucester.
L. Bp. Landaff.
L. Bp. Bath & Wells.
L. Bp. Bangor. |
L. Carteret, Sec.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Berkeley Str.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Conway.
L. Hervey.
L. Somerville.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Monson.
L. Fitzwilliam.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at the usual Time and Place; and to
adjourn as they please.
Shone & al. against Crook:
Upon reading the Petition of Richard Crook, Defendant in a Writ of Error depending in this House,
wherein Peter Shone and others are Plaintiffs; praying,
In regard the Plaintiffs have not assigned Errors
within the Time limited by the Standing Order of
this House, that the said Writ of Error may be Non
pros'd, with such Costs as to their Lordships shall
seem meet:"
Writ of Error Non pros'd.
It is Ordered, That the Petitioner do forthwith
enter a Non pros. on the said Writ of Error, as desired;
and that the Record be remitted to the Court of King's
Bench, to the End Execution may be had upon the
Judgement given in that Court, as if no such Writ of
Error had been brought into this House; and further,
that the Plaintiffs in Error do pay, or cause to be paid,
to the Defendant in Error, the Sum of Twenty Pounds,
for his Costs by reason of the Delay of the Execution
of the said Judgement.
Menzies against E. Breadalbane & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of James Menzies of Culdares Esquire; complaining of Part of an
Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
21st of December 1742; and of another Interlocutor of
the said Lords, of the 23d of November 1743, adhering
thereto, made on the Behalf of John Earl of Breadalbane, and His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland; and
praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied,
or amended; and that the Appellant may have such
other Relief in the Premises as to the Wisdom and
Justice of this House shall seem meet; and that the
said Earl of Breadalbane and His Majesty's Advocate,
and Angus McDonald of Kenknock, may be required
to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the Parties last named may
have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in their
Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing,
on or before Tuesday the 14th Day of February next; and
that Service of this Order on their Procurators or Agents
in the Court below be deemed good Service.
Ouchterlony against Hunter.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of George
Ouchterlony of London Merchant; complaining of several Interlocutors of the Lord Ordinary and Lords of
Session in Scotland; the last whereof, dated 21st December 1743, made on the Behalf of Robert Hunter;
and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied, or amended, and such Relief given the Appellant as to this House in their great Wisdom and
Justice shall seem meet:"
It is Ordered, That the said Robert Hunter may
have a Copy of the said Appeal; and he is hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on
or before Tuesday the 14th Day of February next; and
that Service of this Order on any of his Agents or
Procurators in the Court below be deemed good Service.
Stewart to amend his Appeal.
Upon reading the Petition of Captain John Stewart,
otherwise Coltraine, of Phisgill; praying Leave to amend
his Appeal, by adding thereto an Interlocutor of the
Lord Ordinary, of the 29th June 1743; the Petitioner amending the Respondent's Copy:
It is Ordered, That the Petitioner be at Liberty
to amend the said Appeal, as desired, on the Condition above-mentioned.
Sir Robert Sutton & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Sir Robert Sutton Knight
of the Bath, and Judith Countess of Sunderland his
Wife, for themselves, and on the Behalf of John Sutton
and Richard Sutton their Sons, who are both Infants;
and also of Robert Sutton Esquire, Eldest Son and Heir
of General Richard Sutton, deceased, for himself and
on the Behalf of Robert Sutton, his only Son, an Infant,
and also of Richard Sutton Clerk, Youngest Son of the
said General Richard Sutton; praying Leave to bring
in a Bill, for Sale of an Estate, in the County of Nottingham, in the Petition mentioned, for discharging
certain Mortgages; and for laying out the Surplus of
the Money arising thereby in the Purchase of other
Lands, to be settled to the same Uses:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Burnett; with the usual Directions, according to the
Standing Order.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, decimum nonum diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 19o Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Glocestriens.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Landavens.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Bangor. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Harrington, Præses.
Dux Dorset, Senescallus.
Dux Grafton, Camerarius.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Doncaster.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Holdernesse.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Morton.
Comes Moray.
Comes Home.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Rockingham.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Malton.
Comes Offord.
Comes Bath.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Harcourt.
Viscount Torrington. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Stawell.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Somerville.
Ds. Mansel.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Sandys. |
PRAYERS.
Merzies against E. of Breadalbane & al.
The joint and several Answer of John Earl of Breadalbane and His Majesty's Advocate, Two of the Respondents to the Appeal of James Menzies of Culdares
Esquire, was brought in.
Countess of Holdernesse's Nat. Bill.
The Earl Fitzwalter reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Mary Countess of Holdernesse, Wife of
Robert Earl of Holdernesse," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which they found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without Amendment."
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
Chatham Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an
Act, passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, for repairing and widening the
Road from that Part of Chatham which lies next to
the City of Rochester, to St. Dunstan's Cross, near the
City of Canterbury, in the County of Kent."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following, (videlicet,)
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L. Privy Seal.
D. Argyll.
D. Newcastle.
D. Manchester.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Northampton.
E. Sandwich.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Holdernesse.
E. Coventry.
E. Oxford.
E. Rockingham.
E. Pomfret.
E. Offord.
E. Bath.
Vis. Say & Seale.
Vis. Fauconberg.
Vis. St. John. |
L. B. Rochester.
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Gloucester.
L. B. Worcester.
L. B. Norwich.
L. B. Bath & Wells.
L. B. Bangor. |
L. Carteret, Sec.
L. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Maynard.
L. Strange.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Gower.
L. Hervey.
L. Somerville.
L. Mansel.
L. Foley.
L. Romney.
L. Ducie.
L. Raymond.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Wednesday next, at the usual Time and Place;
and to adjourn as they please.
Thunn's Nat. Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for naturalizing John Rudolff Thunn, of London,
Merchant."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees before-mentioned:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn as they please.
D. Buccleuch & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Francis Duke of Buccleuch and Francis Scott Esquire, commonly called Earl
of Dalkeith, Eldest Son and Heir Apparent to the said
Duke; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for confirming
and securing the Jointure settled by the said Earl upon
the Lady Caroline Campbell his Wife; and for empowering the said Duke, and the other Heirs of Entail succeeding to the Estate of Buccleuch, to settle Jointures
upon their respective Wives, and upon the Wives of
their next Heir of Entail, in such Manner as they shall
judge proper; provided that such Jointures do not at
one and the same Time exceed One Third of the Free
Rents of the said entailed Estate:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of King's Bench and Mr. Justice
Wright; with the usual Directions, according to the
Standing Order.
Wright & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Wright Gentleman and Catherine his Wife, on the Behalf of themselves
and of Rebecca and Catherine Wright their Infant Children, and Roger Hawyes Doctor in Divinity; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill, to sell an undivided Moiety
of an Estate in Blackland, in the County of Wilts; and
for settling certain Estates, in Laxfield in the County of
Suffolk, and Burston in the County of Norfolk, of greater
Value, to the same Uses as the said undivided Moiety
stands settled:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to Mr. Justice Bur
nett and Mr. Baron Clerk; with the usual Directions,
according to the Standing Order.
Sir Peter Byrne's Bill.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to enlarge the Time limited by the
Will of Sir Francis Leicester Baronet, deceased, for
Sale of the Real Estate late of Sir John Byrne, Baronet, deceased, in the Kingdom of Ireland; and also to
enable Sir Peter Byrne Baronet, and his Issue, to take
and use the Surname of Leicester only, pursuant to the
said Will," was committed, be revived; and meet on
Tuesday next.
Countess of Holdernesse's Nat. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for naturalizing Mary Countess of Holdernesse, Wife of
Robert Earl of Holdernesse."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by Mr. Burroughs and Mr. Allen:
To carry down the said Bill, and to desire their Concurrence thereto.
Address for Estimate of the Charge of the Hanover Troops;
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, "That He will be graciously pleased to
give Directions, that a Copy of the Estimate of the
Charge of the Troops of Hanover, in the Pay of
Great Britain, for the Year 1744, be laid before this
House."
and for a State of the National Debt.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, "That He will be graciously pleased to
order the proper Officer to lay before this House, a
State of the National Debt, provided or unprovided
for by Parliament, as it stood on the 31st of December 1742, and 31st of December 1743; together with
an Accompt of the Produce of the Sinking Fund in
that Year; and to the Payment of what Debts, contracted before the 25th of December 1716, the said
Fund hath been applied."
Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to
His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
vicesimum quartum diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.