November 1744
Anno 18o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Martis, 27o Novembris, 1744.
DIE Martis, 27o Novembris, 1744, Annoque Regni
Serenissimi Domini Nostri Georgii Secundi, Dei
Gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hib'niæ Regis,
Fidei Defensoris, &c. Decimo-octavo, in quem Diem hæc
Quarta Sessio Parliamenti, per separales Prorogationes,
continuata fuerat, in Superiori Domo Parliamenti Magnæ
Britanniæ apud Westmonaster. convenere, Domini tam
Spirituales quam Temporales, quorum Nomina subscribuntur, & præsentes fuerunt:
REX.
Fredericus Princeps Walliæ.
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Arch. Cant.
Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Roffens.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Cicestriens.
Epus. Landavens.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Meneven. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Harrington, Præses.
Comes Cholmondeley, C. P. S.
Dux Dorset, Senescallus.
Dux Grafton, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Bedford.
Dux Devon.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Chandos.
March. Tweeddale.
March. Lothian.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Suffolk.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Chesterfield.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Grantham.
Comes Home.
Comes Dunmore.
Comes Portmore.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Rockingham.
Comes Granville.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Graham.
Comes Ker.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Fitzwalter.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Bath.
Comes Leicester.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Harcourt.
Viscount Torrington. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Clifton.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Hobart.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Talbot.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Fitzwilliam.
Ds. Edgecumbe.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Herbert. |
The King present:
His Majesty, being seated on the Throne, adorned with His Crown and Regal Ornaments, and attended with His Officers of State; the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Cumberland (in their Robes) sitting in
their respective Places; the Lords being also in their
Robes; the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod received
His Majesty's Commands, to let the Commons know,
"It is His Majesty's Pleasure, that they attend Him
immediately, in this House."
Who being come, with their Speaker;
His Majesty spake as follows:
His Majesty's Speech.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"It is always a great Satisfaction to Me to meet
You in Parliament; and it is particularly so in this
Conjuncture, as the present Posture of Affairs Abroad
requires your most serious Consideration. The Events
of the last Summer have been so various, and some
Things have fallen out during the Course of it so
much to the Disadvantage of the common Cause, the
Consequences whereof remain still undecided, that
great Attention must be given to them, and proper
Measures taken for preventing or removing the ill
Effects of them.
"I have, in Pursuance of your repeated Advice,
exerted My Endeavours for the Support of the House
of Austria, and in the Prosecution of the just and necessary War in which we are engaged. The Queen
of Hungary, though attacked and invaded by Powers
from whom she had the least Reason to expect such
a Conduct, has shewn the greatest Constancy and
Resolution; and the King of Poland, pursuant to his
Engagements with her, hath sent a very considerable
Force to her Assistance. The King of Sardinia, with
a Magnanimity and Firmness superior to the greatest
Difficulties, has, with the Assistance of My Fleet,
resisted the combined Forces of France and Spain sent
against him; and, at last, happily defeated an Enterprize formed for his Destruction, and for the Reduction of Italy, as well as most of the Ports in The
Mediterranean, under the Power of the House of
Bourbon. Though our Success has not been answerable to our Wishes; yet the vast Expectations and
Designs of our Enemies, built upon new Intrigues and
Alliances, and an additional Strength, have not hitherto
taken Place, and will, I hope, by the Blessing of God,
and the mutual united Vigour of Great Britain and
her Allies, be disappointed. In Conjunction with
them, and with their effectual Assistance and your
Support, I am determined to carry on the War in such
a Manner as may be most conducive to that important
End which is My sole Aim, a safe and honourable Peace;
it being My firm Resolution, never to abandon My
Allies, and to procure the utmost Security to the Religion, Liberties, and Commerce, of My Kingdoms.
"For this Purpose, I have always insisted, and am
still endeavouring with My Allies, particularly My
good Friends The States General of the United
Provinces, to fix the certain Proportions of Forces
and Expence to be furnished by each of the Confederates in the Prosecution of this just and necessary
War.
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
"I have ordered the Estimates for the Service of
the ensuing Year to be prepared and laid before
you, and desire you to grant Me such Supplies as
shall be requisite for the Security and Welfare of the
Nation, and for carrying on such Measures as it
shall be necessary for Great Britain to pursue in the
present extraordinary Crisis. I am deeply sensible of,
and concerned for, the Burthens which lie upon My
good Subjects; and you may be assured, that no Endeavours shall be wanting on My Part, to ease them
in every Instance, where the Consequences of doing
so may not endanger their own true Interests.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"I have laid before you My Views and Intentions.
Your Concurrence with Me, in a steady Pursuit of
them, will best manifest your Zeal for the common
Cause, lay the furest Foundation for the real Support
of our Allies, and for the Security and Prosperity
of your Country; and nothing can add so much to
the Weight and Efficacy of your Resolutions as Unanimity and Dispatch."
The Speech being ended, His Majesty was pleased to
retire; and the Commons withdrew.
PRAYERS.
Certificate of the Earl of Stair's Election.
This Day the Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery delivered a Certificate of the Name of the Peer of
Scotland, who, by virtue of His Majesty's Proclamation,
is chosen to sit and vote in this House; which is as
follows:
"May it please your Lordships,
"I do hereby certify, that, by Virtue of His Majesty's Proclamation, of the Ninth of August One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four, a Certificate under the Hands and Seals of Mr. Tho's Gibson
and Mr. John Murray, Clerks of Session attending the
Election after mentioned, in virtue of the Lord Register's Commission to them granted, has been delivered into the Crown Office in Chancery, whereby it
appears, that the Right Honourable John Earl of
Stair was unanimously elected and chosen, to sit and
vote in the House of Peers in this present Parliament,
in the room of Charles Earl of Lauderdale, deceased.
"Given under my Hand, this Twenty-seventh Day
of November One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Forty-four.
"Stephen Bisse, Clerk of the Crown."
D. Chandos takes his Seat.
This Day Henry Duke of Chandos sat first in Parliament, after the Death of his Father James Duke of
Chandos; having, at the Table, first taken the Oaths, and
made and subscribed the Declaration, and also taken
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the
Statutes.
E. Granville introduced:
The House was informed, "That John Lord Carteret,
now Earl Granville, was without, ready to be introduced; and that the Clerk or Keeper of the Records
in the Chapel of The Rolls attended, with the Record
of the Enrolment of the Patent, granted by His late
Majesty King George the First, to the said Earl's Mother the late Countess Granville, dat. 1o Die Januarii,
1o Georgii 1mi."
And his Lordship, being entitled to the Earldom by
virtue of the Limitation in the said Patent, was (in his
Robes) introduced, between the Earl of Winchilsea and
the Earl of Pomfret (also in their Robes); the Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, Garter King at Arms, and the
Deputy Earl Marshal of England, preceding.
The said Earl Granville, on his Knee, presented his
Writ of Summons to the Lord Chancellor, at the Woolsack; who delivered it to the Clerk; and the Record
of the Enrolment of the said Patent was then read, at the
Table, by the Clerk of the Rolls.
After which, the said Writ of Summons was also read,
as follows:
His Writ of Summons.
"George the Second, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, &c. To Our Right Trusty and Right
Well-beloved Cousin and Counsellor John Earl Granville, Greeting. Whereas, by reason of certain arduous and urgent Affairs, concerning Us, and the
State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain
and of the Church, We did lately, with the Advice
and Consent of Our Council, ordain Our present
Parliament to be held at Our City of Westminster, on the
Twenty-fifth Day of June, in the Fifteenth Year of Our
Reign; which Parliament hath been from that Time,
by several Adjournments and Prorogations, adjourned,
prorogued, and continued, to and until the Twenty-seventh Day of this Instant November, at Our City
aforesaid, to be then there held; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance
by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the
Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending,
all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present, at the said Day and Place, with Us, and with
the Prelates, Nobles, and Peers, of Our said Kingdom,
to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your
Advice; and this you may in no wise omit, as you
tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Seventeenth
Day of November, in the Eighteenth Year of
Our Reign.
"Bisse."
Which done; the said Earl, at the Table, took the
Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and
also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards seated in his
due Place.
Select Vestries regulating, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the better regulating Select Vestries."
The King's Speech reported.
The Lord Chancellor reported His Majesty's Speech.
And the same being read by the Clerk:
Order for an Address:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented
to His Majesty, "To return Him the Thanks of this
House, for His most Gracious Speech from the Throne.
"To express our great Concern for those Events
which have fallen out, during the last Summer, to the
Disadvantage of the common Cause, and our Zeal
for preventing or removing the ill Effects of them.
"To declare our Sense of the firm and magnanimous
Conduct of the Queen of Hungary and the King of
Sardinia; and our Satisfaction in the Disappointment
of the Enterprize formed against the latter, and for
the Reduction of Italy, which must have been attended with fatal Consequences to the Trade and Navigation of this Kingdom.
"To acknowledge His Majesty's great Wisdom and
Goodness, in declaring to His Parliament, that He is
determined to carry on the War, in Conjunction with
His Allies, and with their effectual Assistance, in such a
Manner as may be most conducive to a safe and honourable Peace, and to procure the utmost Security to our
Religion, Liberties, and Commerce.
"To thank His Majesty for using His Endeavours
with His Allies, particularly The States General, to
adjust the certain Proportions of Forces and Expence
to be borne by the respective Confederates in this
War.
"To give His Majesty the strongest Assurances of
our firm Resolution, vigorously to support Him in
these His salutary Views and Intentions, and in carrying on such Measures as it shall be necessary for
Great Britain to pursue in this critical Conjuncture;
and that this House will, at the Hazard of their
Lives and Fortunes, stand by and defend His Majesty,
His Royal Family and Government, against the destructive Designs of France, and of any other Power
that shall attempt to attack or disturb them."
Then the Lords following were appointed a Committee, to draw an Address, pursuant to the said
Order; and report to the House:
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L. Privy Seal.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Bolton.
D. Devon.
D. Newcastle.
E. Pembroke.
E. Chesterfield. |
L. Delawarr.
L. Raymond.
L. Talbot.
L. Montfort.
L. Herbert. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
immediately, in the Prince's Lodgings; and to
adjourn as they please.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure; and
the Committee withdrew, to prepare the Address.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Duke of Devonshire reported from the said
Committee, "That they had prepared an Address,
pursuant to the foregoing Order."
And the same, being read by the Clerk, was agreed to
by the House; and is as follows; (videlicet,)
Address.
"Most Gracious Sovereign,
"We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects,
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg Leave to return Your Majesty our humble Thanks, for Your most Gracious Speech from the
Throne.
"Our Zeal for Your Majesty, the Love of our
Country, and our anxious Regard for the Welfare
and Liberties of Europe, have made us look with
the utmost Concern on those Events which have fallen out during the last Summer, to the Disadvantage
of the common Cause; and our Surprize is no less,
when we consider the Part which has been taken by
some Powers, so contrary to their own true and essential Interest. The Necessity of taking proper Measures to prevent or remove the ill Effects of these
Events is apparent; and no Endeavours shall be
wanting in us to obviate them.
"We have seen, with the utmost Satisfaction, not
only Your Majesty's Magnanimity and Zeal in the
Prosecution of the just and necessary War wherein
we are engaged, but also the Constancy and Firmness shewn by the Queen of Hungary and the King
of Sardinia, under the greatest Difficulties. The Disappointment of an Enterprize formed for the Destruction
of the latter, as well as for reducing Italy under the
Dominion of the House of Bourbon, is of great Importance to this Nation; since, if such a Design had
succeeded, it must have been attended with fatal Consequences to the Trade and Navigation of Your Majesty's Subjects in The Mediterranean.
"We acknowledge, with the greatest Thankfulness,
Your Majesty's Wisdom and Goodness, in declaring
to Your Parliament, That You are determined to
carry on the War, in Conjunction with Your Allies,
and with their effectual Assistance, in such a Manner
as may be most conducive to a safe and honourable
Peace. In making this desireable End Your sole Aim,
Your Majesty shews a just Sense of true Glory, and a
tender Regard, not only for Your own Subjects, but
extended to the rest of Europe.
"As Your Majesty's Resolution, never to abandon
Your Allies, must be an additional Encouragement
to them strictly to perform their Engagements with
Your Majesty; so Your paternal Care, to procure
the utmost Security to the Religion, Liberties, and
Commerce of Your Kingdoms, cannot fail to excite,
in the Hearts of all Your faithful Subjects, the warmest Affection and Duty to Your Sacred Person, and
Zeal for Your Defence and Support.
"It is with real Satisfaction we receive Your Majesty's Declaration, that You are actually endeavouring
with Your Allies, particularly The States General of
the United Provinces, the ancient and natural Friends
of this Nation, to adjust the Proportions of Forces
and Expence to be borne by each of the Confederates in the War. Such a Concert will be the Basis
of great Utility and Advantage to the common Cause.
"We are truly sensible of Your Majesty's Goodness,
in laying before us these Your salutary Views and
Intentions; and we do, with the greatest Zeal and
Firmness, assure Your Majesty, that we are fully determined to support You in the steady Prosecution of
them, and in carrying on such Measures as it shall
be necessary for Great Britain to pursue in this critical Conjuncture.
"May the Divine Providence prosper Your Majesty's Counsels and Arms with Success, equal to the
Justice of Your Cause! For our Part, we beg Leave
to give Your Majesty the strongest Assurances, that
we have the Honour and Safety of Your Majesty,
the Security and true Interest of Your Kingdoms,
and the happy Issue of this just and necessary War,
entirely at Heart; and will, at the Hazard of our
Lives and Fortunes, stand by and defend Your Majesty, Your Royal Family and Government, against
the ambitious and destructive Designs of France, and
of any other Power that shall attempt to attack or
disturb them."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to
His Majesty by the whole House.
Ordered, That the Lords with White Staves do
wait on His Majesty, humbly to know when He will be
pleased to be attended therewith.
Committee Privileges.
Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Orders
and Customs of the House, and the Privileges of
Parliament, and of the Peers of Great Britain, and
Lords of Parliament.
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L. Chancellor.
L. President.
L. Privy Seal.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Richmond.
D. St. Albans.
D. Bolton.
D. Leeds.
D. Bedford.
D. Devon.
D. Marlborough.
D. Montagu.
D. Argyll.
D. Chandos.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Pembroke.
E. Suffolk.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Chesterfield.
E. Sandwich.
E. Ailesbury.
E. Coventry.
E. Strafford.
E. Rockingham.
E. Granville.
E. Halifax.
E. Cowper.
E. Pomfret.
E. Graham.
E. Ker.
E. Bath.
E. Leicester.
Vis. Lonsdale.
Vis. Falmouth.
Vis. Harcourt.
Vis. Torrington. |
L. Abp. Cant.
L. Abp. York.
L. B. Rochester.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Sarum.
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Worcester.
L. B. Landaff.
L. B. Bath & Wells.
L. B. Bangor.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. St. Davids. |
L. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Clifton.
L. Maynard.
L. Strange.
L. Byron.
L. Berkeley.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Craven.
L. Haversham.
L. Gower.
L. Hay.
L. Masham.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney.
L. Cadogan.
L. Ducie.
L. Walpole.
L. Hobart.
L. Raymond.
L. Talbot.
L. Montfort.
L. Fitzwilliam.
L. Edgecumbe.
L. Sandys.
L. Herbert. |
Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet
on Monday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the House of Peers, and every Monday
after; and to adjourn as they please.
Committee for the Journal.
Lords Sub-committees appointed to consider of the
Orders of the House, and the Privileges of the
Peers of Great Britain and Lords of Parliament,
and to peruse and perfect the Journal of this and
the last Session of Parliament.
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D. Richmond.
D. St. Albans.
D. Bolton.
D. Leeds.
D. Montagu.
D. Manchester.
D. Chandos.
M. Tweeddale.
M. Lothian.
E. Pembroke.
E. Suffolk.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Sandwich.
E. Carlisle.
E. Coventry.
E. Rockingham.
E. Cowper.
E. Graham.
E. Bath.
Vis. Lonsdale.
Vis. Falmouth. |
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Oxford.
L. B. Worcester.
L. B. Bristol.
L. B. Bath & Wells.
L. B. Bangor.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. St. Davids. |
L. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Clifton.
L. Strange.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Haversham.
L. Gower.
L. Hay.
L. Masham.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney.
L. Raymond.
L. Fitzwilliam.
L. Edgecumbe.
L. Sandys.
L. Herbert. |
Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet
when, where, and as often as, they please.
Stoppages in the Streets, Order to prevent:
The House taking Notice, "That there is such an Interruption, by Hackney Coaches, Carts, and Drays,
in the Streets and Passages between Charing Cross and
The Old Palace Yard in Westminster, that the Lords and
others are frequently hindered from coming to this
House, to the great Inconveniency of the Members of
both Houses:"
It is thereupon Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the High Steward of the City of Westminster, or his Deputy, together
with the Justices of the Peace for the said City, shall, by
their Care and Directions to the Constables and other
Officers within the said Limits, take special Order, that
no empty Hackney Coaches be suffered to make any Stay,
between Whitehall and The Old Palace Yard in Westminster, from Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon until
Five of the Clock in the Afternoon of the same Day,
during the Sitting of this Parliament; and that no Carriages, Drays, or Carts, be permitted to pass through
the said Streets and Passages, between Charing Cross
and The Old Palace Yard, between the Hours aforesaid, during the Sitting of this Parliament; and herein
special Care is to be taken, by the said Deputy Steward,
Justices of the Peace, Constables, and all other Officers
herein concerned, as the contrary will be answered to
this House: And it is further Ordered, That the High
Bailiff of the City of Westminster, and the Justices of the
Peace for the City and Liberty thereof, or some of
them, residing in Westminster, be served with the Order
of this House, made this Day, for the Purposes aforesaid.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
vicesimum octavum diem instantis Novembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 28o Novembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Dorset, Senescallus.
Comes Northampton. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Hobart. |
PRAYERS.
The King to be attended with the Address.
The Lord Steward acquainted the House, "That the
Lords with White Staves had (according to Order)
waited on His Majesty, humbly to know when He
would be pleased to be attended with their Lordships
Address; and that His Majesty had been pleased to
appoint this Day, at Two o'Clock, at His Palace of
St. James's."
Causes to be heard.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein Thomas Watson
Writer to the Signet, as Trustee for George Hamilton,
and others are Appellants, and Thomas Glass and others
Respondents, be heard, by Counsel, at the Bar of this
House, on this Day Sev'nnight, at Eleven of the Clock;
and that the other Causes, appointed for hearing the last
Session of Parliament, do come on to be heard on the
Cause days next following in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
quartum diem Decembris jam prox sequen. hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.