April 1758, 21-30
DIE Veneris, 21o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Cicestrien.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Temple, C. P. S.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Portland.
Dux Dorsett.
March. Lothian.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Cornwallis.
Viscount Say & Sele. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Archer.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Message from H. C. to return the Bill for Bagott to take the Name of Chester.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Charles Mordaunt and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable
Charles Bagot, now called Charles Chester, and his
Sons, to take the Surname of Chester; and for carrying an Agreement therein mentioned into Execution;"
and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the
same, without any Amendment.
Birmingham Road, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Charles Mordaunt and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to continue and
render more effectual Two Acts of Parliament, made
in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty,
and in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the Roads leading from
Birmingham to Edghill, in the County of Warwick;"
to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Leeds to Sheffield, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by the Lord Downe and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing the
Road from Leeds to Sheffield, in the County of York;"
to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Message from H. C. to return the E. of Egmont's Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. George Onslow and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable
John Earl of Egmont in the Kingdom of Ireland to
raise Money, for purchasing Lands in Great Britain,
for the Purposes of his Marriage Settlement, by Mortgage, instead of Sale, of Part of his Irish Estate;"
and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the
same, with One Amendment; to which they desire their
Lordships Concurrence.
Ly. Bulkeley's Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Cust and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for carrying
into Execution several Contracts, made by or on Behalf of James late Lord Bulkeley in the Kingdom of Ireland, in his Life-time, for the Sale of several Lands
and Tenements in the County of Anglesey, and for
applying the Purchase-money to discharge Encumbrances affecting the same;" and to acquaint this
House, that they have agreed to the same, with One
Amendment, whereunto they desire their Lordships
Concurrence.
Settle Stinted Pasture, to enclose, Bill.
The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act
for establishing and confirming Articles of Agreement,
for dividing and enclosing Two Stinted Pastures, or
Commons, called Settle Banks, High Scarr and Scaleber, within the Township of Settle, in the County of
York," was committed: "That they had considered
the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof,
which were found to be true; that the Parties concerned had given their Consents, to the Satisfaction of
the Committee; and that the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same
to the House, without any Amendment."
Chesterfield Road, Bill.
The Lord Sandys reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enlarge,
alter, and render more effectual, the Term and Powers
of an Act of the Twelfth Year of His present Majesty, for repairing the Roads from Bakewell to Chesterfield in the County of Derby, and from Chesterfield
to Worksop in the County of Nottingham, and other
Roads therein mentioned," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Bristol Workhouses, Bill.
The Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from the
Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for enlarging the Powers granted by an Act
passed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for rendering
more effectual the several Acts passed for the erecting of
Hospitals and Workhouses within the City of Bristol,
for the better employing and maintaining of the Poor
thereof," and for making the said Act more effectual,"
was committed: "That they had considered the said
Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which
were found to be true; and that the Committee had
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the
same to the House, without any Amendment."
Trent Bridge, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for building a Bridge cross the River Trent, at or near
a Place called Wilden Ferry."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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Ld. Privy Seal.
D. Newcastle.
D. Portland.
D. Dorset.
M. Lothian.
E. Stamford.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Carlisle.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Coventry.
E. Findlater.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Marchmont.
E. Guilford.
E. Cornwallis.
Vis. Say & Sele. |
L. Bp. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. St. Davids.
L. B. Bristol. |
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Strange.
L. Ducie.
L. Sandys.
L. Ravensworth. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Tuesday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Leeds Waggon-way for Coals, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for establishing Agreements made between Charles
Brandling Esquire and other Persons, Proprietors of
Lands, for laying down a Waggon-way, in order for
the better supplying the Town and Neighbourhood
of Leeds, in the County of York, with Coals."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Ottringham Common, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to confirm and establish Articles of Agreement, for
dividing and enclosing several Open and Common
Fields in Ottringham, in the County of York."
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 the Two preceding Bills.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Burroughs and Mr. Edwards:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bills, without any Amendment.
Exportation of Culm to Lisbon, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the Encouragement of the Exportation of Culm
to Lisbon, in the Kingdom of Portugal."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, on Tuesday next.
Gwynne's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for Sale of the Estates of Marmaduke Gwynne Esquire,
in the County of Pembroke, to discharge Encumbrances affecting the same; and for other Purposes
therein mentioned."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Monday the 8th Day of May next, at the usual
Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.
Chatteris and Doddington Fens, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands, Low
Grounds, and Commons, in the Parishes of Chatteris
and Doddington, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of
Cambridge."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Friday the 28th Day of this Instant April, at the
usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as they
please.
His Majesty's Advocate against Hay and Cuthbert.
After hearing Counsel in Part, in the Cause wherein
His Majesty's Advocate is Appellant, and Jean Hay
and Alexander Cuthbert are Respondents:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the
said Cause be adjourned till Monday next.
Skirpenbeck Common, Bill; King's Consent signified.
The Duke of Newcastle acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty, having been informed of the Contents
of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
allotting certain Fields, Meadow Grounds, and Common Pastures, in the Manor and Township of Skirpenbeck, in the County of York; and for other Purposes therein mentioned," was pleased to consent (as
far as the Interest of the Crown is concerned) that
their Lordships may proceed therein as they shall
think fit."
Northleigh Common, Bill; King's Consent signified.
The Duke of Newcastle also acquainted the House,
That His Majesty, having been informed of the Purport of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
enclosing certain Open and Common Fields called
Northleigh Common Fields, and a Common or Waste
called Northleigh Heath, within the Parish or Township of Northleigh, in the County of Oxford," was
pleased to consent (as far as the Interest of the Crown
is concerned) that their Lordships may proceed therein as they shall think fit."
Gloucester, Bristol, and other Roads, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Berkeley and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the
Terms and Powers of Two Acts of Parliament, one
passed in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for enlarging
the Term and Powers granted by an Act passed in the
Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King
George the First, for repairing the Road from the City
of Gloucester to Stone, and other Roads therein mentioned; and for making the said Act more effectual;"
and the other passed in the Twenty-second Year of
the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An
Act for continuing Two Acts of Parliament, the one
passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His
late Majesty King George the First, for amending the
several Roads leading from the City of Bristol, and
the other passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of
His present Majesty, to explain and amend the same
Act; and for making the said Acts more effectual;
and also for repairing other Roads therein mentioned;"
and for making all the said Acts more effectual; and
for repairing, widening, and keeping in Repair, several other Roads;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
vicesimum quartum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 24o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Elien.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Portland.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Gower.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Hardwicke.
Comes Darlington.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Ilchester.
Viscount Say & Sele.
Viscount Folkestone. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Ducie.
(fn. 1) Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Archer.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Harwich.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Skirpenbeck Common, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and allotting certain Fields, Meadows,
Grounds and Common Pastures, in the Manor and
Township of Skirpenbeck, in the County of York;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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Ld. Chamberlain.
D. Newcastle.
D. Portland.
E. Denbigh.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Sandwich.
E. Carlisle.
E. Litchfield.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Marchmont.
E. Guilford.
E. Hardwicke.
E. Darlington.
E. Fauconberg.
Vis. Say & Sele. |
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. Worcester.
L. B. Rochester. |
Ld. Willoughby Par.
L. Ward.
L. Ducie.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Wednesday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Militia Act, to explain, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to explain, amend, and enforce, an Act made in the
last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for the
better Ordering of the Militia Forces, in the several
Counties of that Part of Great Britain called England."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
on the said Bill, To-morrow Sevennight; and the Lords
to be summoned.
Geydon Common, Enclosure Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing the Common and Open
Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Pieces, Common Grounds, and Waste Grounds,
in the Township of Geydon, in the Parish of Bishop's
Itchington, in the County of Warwick."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Thursday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Woodford Common, Enclosure Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Cartwright and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures,
Common Meadows, Common Grounds, and Waste
Grounds, in the Manor and Lordship of Woodford,
otherwise Halse Woodford, in the County of Northampton;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this
House.
Wilnecote Commons, Enclosure Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Foley and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for confirming and
establishing Articles of Agreement, for dividing and
enclosing certain Common Fields, within the Manor of
Wilnecote, in the County of Warwick; and also for
erecting and working One or more Fire Engine or
Fire Engines, for the more effectual draining the Coal
Mines in the said Manor;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
Message from H. C. to return Read's Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Cholmley and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting
in William Read Esquire and his Heirs, several entailed
Estates in the County of York, in order that the same
may be sold; and for the settling another Estate, in the
said County of York, to the like Uses;" and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the same,
without any Amendment.
Birmingham Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to continue and render more effectual Two Acts of
Parliament, made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign
of His late Majesty, and in the Eighteenth Year of
the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the
Roads leading from Birmingham to Edghill, in the
County of Warwick."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Wednesday next, at the usual Time and Place;
and to adjourn as they please.
Brompton and Sawden Common, Enclosure Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Cholmley and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for confirming and establishing Articles of Agreement, for dividing and enclosing the Open Common Fields, Common
Meadow, Commons, and Waste Grounds, in the Townships of Brompton and Sawden, in the Parish of
Brompton, in the North Riding of the County of
York;" and to acquaint this House, that they have
agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.
Fen Lands in Bedford Level, Draining Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by the Lord Royston and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for draining and
preserving certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds, in
the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, between the
Cam otherwise Grant, Ouze, and Mildenhall Rivers, and
bounded on the South East by the hard Lands of
Isleham, Fordham, Soham, and Wicken; and for empowering the Governor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty,
of the Company of Conservators of the Great Level
of the Fens, called Bedford Level, to sell certain Lands
within the said Limits, commonly called Invested
Lands;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Commissioners for putting in Execution certain Acts, First Meeting, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Turner and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for allowing a further Time for holding the First Meetings of Commissioners, or Trustees, for putting in Execution certain Acts made in the last Session of Parliament;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Leeds to Sheffield, Roads Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing the Road from Leeds to Sheffield, in the
County of York."
His Majesty's Advocate against Hay and Cuthbert.
After hearing Counsel, as well on Friday last as this
Day, upon the Petition and Appeal of Robert Dundas
of Arniston Esquire, His Majesty's Advocate, for His
Majesty's Interest; complaining of Part of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the 9th
of March 1756, and of Two Interlocutors of the said
Lords, of the 13th of July 1756, and 27th of July
1757; and praying, "That the same might be reversed,
or varied; and that the Appellant might have such
other Relief in the Premises as to this House shall
seem just:" As also upon the joint and several Answer
of Jean Hay, Widow of John Cuthbert of Castlehill,
and Alexander Cuthbert One of the Children procreate
betwixt them, put in to the said Appeal; and due
Consideration had of what was offered on either Side in
this Cause:
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the
said Two Interlocutors of the 13th of July 1756, and
27th of July 1757, complained of in the said Appeal,
be, and the same are hereby, reversed; and that the
Respondent's Claim be dismissed.
Causes removed.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause upon the
2d Appeal of His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, for
His Majesty's Interest, to which the said Jean Hay is
Respondent, which was appointed to be heard on the
same Day with the Cause now determined, be put off
till Wednesday next; and that the other Causes be removed in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, vicesimum quintum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 25o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Cicestrien.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Temple, C. P. S.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Hyndford.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Buckingham.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Hardwicke.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Ilchester.
Viscount Say & Sele.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Folkestone. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Strange.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Talbot.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Fortescue.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Vere.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Trent Bridge, Bill.
The Lord Sandys reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for building
a Bridge cross the River Trent, at or near a Place
called Wilden Ferry," was committed: "That they
had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; and
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Newton Common, Enclosure Bill.
The Earl of Marchmont reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
dividing and enclosing Newton Moor, or Newton Common, within the Manor of Newton cum Benningbrough,
in the County of York," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
that the Parties concerned had given their Consents,
to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and that the
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed
him to report the same to the House, without any
Amendment."
Powney's Bill; Motion to dispense with
Standing Order.
The House being moved, "That the Standing Order
of this House, in relation to Bills for selling Lands in
one Place, and buying Lands in another, may be so
far dispensed with, as that the Committee to whom
the Bill, intituled, "An Act to vest Part of the settled Estate of Penyston Powney Esquire, deceased, in
Trustees, to be sold; and to lay out the Money arising
from the Sale thereof in Real Estates, to be settled
to the same Uses," stands committed, may proceed
thereupon, notwithstanding there is not an actual
Agreement yet made, for the Purchase of another
Estate to be settled in Lieu of that to be sold, as required by the said Standing Order:"
Ordered, That the said Motion be taken into Consideration To-morrow; and the Lords to be summoned.
Gloucester and Bristol Roads, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Terms and Powers of Two Acts of
Parliament, one passed in the Nineteenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act
passed in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late
Majesty King George the First, for repairing the Road
from the City of Gloucester to Stone, and other Roads
therein mentioned; and for making the said Act more
effectual;" and the other passed in the Twenty second
Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled,
"An Act for continuing Two Acts of Parliament,
the one passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of
His late Majesty King George the First, for amending
the several Roads leading from the City of Bristol;
and the other passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign
of His present Majesty, to explain and amend the
same Act; and for making the said Acts more effectual; and also for repairing other Roads therein mentioned;" and for making all the said Acts more effectual; and for repairing, widening, and keeping in
Repair, several other Roads."
Woodford Commons, Enclosure Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Grounds,
and Waste Grounds, in the Manor and Lordship of
Woodford, otherwise Halse Woodford, in the County
of Northampton."
Commissioners for putting in Execution certain Acts, First Meetings of, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for allowing a further Time for holding the First
Meetings of Commissioners or Trustees for putting in
Execution certain Acts made in the last Session of
Parliament."
Habeas Corpus, a more speedy Remedy by, Bill:
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Cust and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for giving a more
speedy Remedy to the Subject upon the Writ of
Habeas Corpus;" to which they desire the Concurrence
of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Thursday Sevennight; and the Lords to be summoned.
Judges to attend.
Ordered, That all the Judges do attend this House
on Thursday Sevennight, upon the Second Reading of
the said Bill; and that printed Copies thereof be sent
to them.
Bedford Level, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and
Low Grounds, in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, between the Cam otherwise Grant, Ouse, and
Mildenhall Rivers, and bounded on the South East by
the Hard Lands of Isleham, Fordham, Soham, and
Wicken; and for empowering the Governor, Bailiffs,
and Commonalty, of the Company of Conservators
of the Great Level of the Fens called Bedford Level,
to sell certain Lands within the said Limits, commonly called Invested Lands."
Exportation of Culm to Lisbon, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee on the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for the Encouragement of the Exportation of Calm to Lisbon, in the Kingdom of Portugal."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had gone through the
Bill, and directed him to report the same to the
House, without any Amendment."
Ly. Ferrers's Separation Bill; Judges Report.
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom was referred Part of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for separating Lawrence Earl Ferrers
from Mary Countess Ferrers his Wife, for the Cruelty
of the said Earl; and for settling a Maintenance for
the said Countess, out of the Estate of the said Earl:
It is Ordered, That the said Report be referred to
the Committee of the whole House, to whom the said
Bill stands committed.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee,
to consider further of the said Bill, on Friday next; and
the Lords to be summoned.
Madder, Cultivation, Bill.
The Order of the Day being read, for the House to
be in a Committee on the Bill, intituled, "An Act to
encourage the Growth and Cultivation of Madder, in
that Part of Great Britain called England, by ascertaining the Tithe thereof there."
Mr. Edward Wade, William Tuck, Joseph Barchard,
Thomas Williamson, George Farmer, Robert Jones, Willoughby Stevens, Edward Broughton, Anthony Brown,
George Edwards, John Thorpe, Philip Miller, Edward
Farmer, Nicholas Crisp, John Suter, and John Rose,
were called in, and sworn at the Bar, in order to be
examined before the Committee in relation thereto.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
put into a Committee on the said Bill.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had considered the said
Bill, and examined several Witnesses in relation thereto; and that the Committee had gone through the
Bill, and made One Amendment thereto; which he
was directed to report, when the House will please to
receive the same."
Ordered, That the said Report be received Tomorrow.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, vicesimum sextum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 26o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Granville, Præses.
Dux Rutland, Senescallus.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Portland.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Gower.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Hardwicke.
Comes Fauconberg. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Fortescue.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Archer.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Mansfield. |
PRAYERS.
Skirpinbeck Pastures, Bill.
The Lord Sandys reported from the Lords Committees
to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
allotting certain Fields, Meadow Grounds, and Common Pastures, in the Manor and Township of Skirpenbeck, in the County of York; and for other Purposes therein mentioned," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
that the Parties concerned had given their Consents,
to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and that the
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made One
Amendment thereto.
Which Amendment was read, by the Clerk, as
follows:
"Pr. 1. L. 15 and 16. After ["thereabouts"], insert, ["And whereas the King's most Excellent Majesty is seised, in Right of the Crown of Great Britain, of and in the Perpetual Advowson, Right of
Patronage, and Presentation, of, in, and to, the Rectory
of the Parish Church of Skirpenbeck aforesaid."]
And the said Amendment, being read a Second Time,
was agreed to by the House.
Birmingham Road, Bill.
The Lord Sandys also reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to continue and render more effectual Two Acts of Parliament, made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His
late Majesty, and in the Eighteenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the Roads
leading from Birmingham to Edghill, in the County
of Warwick," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations
thereof, which were found to be true; and that the
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed
him to report the same to the House, without any
Amendment."
Madder, Cultivation, Bill.
The Lord Willoughby of Parham (according to Order)
reported the Amendment made by the Committee of
the whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to
encourage the Growth and Cultivation of Madder, in
that Part of Great Britain called England, by ascertaining the Tithe thereof there."
Which Amendment was read by the Clerk, as follows:
At the End of the Bill, add Clause (A).
"(A). Provided always, and be it Enacted, by the
Authority aforesaid, That this Act shall continue and
be in Force for the Space of Fourteen Years, and
from thence to the End of the then next Session of
Parliament, and no longer."
And the said Amendment, being read a Second Time,
was agreed to by the House.
Upton Common, Enclosure Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing certain Open and Common
Fields, in the Hamlet, Township, or Village, of Upton,
in the Parish of Blewbury, in the County of Berks."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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Ld. President.
D. Portland.
D. Dorset.
E. Findlater.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Marchmont.
E. Strafford.
E. Aylesford.
E. Gower.
E. Northumberland.
E. Fauconberg. |
L. Bp. St. Davids.
L. B. Gloucester. |
Ld. Willoughby Par.
L. Ducie.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Monday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon,
in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
Leeds to Sheffield, Road Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing the Road from Leeds to Sheffield, in the
County of York."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Friday next, at the usual Time and Place;
and to adjourn as they please.
Northleigh Common, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing certain Open and Common
Fields, called Northleigh Common Fields, and a Common or Waste called Northleigh Heath, within the
Parish or Township of Northleigh, in the County of
Oxford."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Wednesday the 3d Day of May next, at the usual
Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.
Messages from H. C. to return the E of Kerry's Bill;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by the Earl of Shelburne and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Sir
Maurice Crosbie Knight, or any future Guardian of
Francis Thomas Earl of Kerry and Lixnaw in the
Kingdom of Ireland, a Minor, to discharge an Encumbrance on certain Collieries and Coal Mines in the
County of Durham, Part of the Estate of the said
Earl;" and to acquaint this House, that they have
agreed to the same, without any Amendment.
Norris's Bill;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bayntun and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting
Part of the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments,
settled on the Marriage of William Norris Esquire, in
the said William Norris and his Heirs; and for settling
other Lands in Lieu thereof;" and to acquaint this
House, that they have agreed to the same, without any
Amendment.
and Kirkleatham Charities, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Cholmley and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for settling
the several Charities of the Hospital and Free School
at Kirkleatham, in the County of York, of the Foundation of Sir William Turner Knight, deceased, and
the Possessions and Revenues thereunto belonging,
pursuant to the Will and Codicil of Cholmley Turner,
late of Kirkleatham aforesaid, Esquire, deceased;"
and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to
the same, without any Amendment.
Address, for Returns made by the Lords Lieutenants, in relation to the Execution of the Militia Act.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, "That He will be graciously pleased to
give Directions, that an Account may be laid before
this House, how many of the Lieutenants of the
Counties of that Part of Great Britain called England
have certified to His Majesty the Names of Commission Officers qualified to command the Militia of
their respective Counties, according to an Act of the
last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act for
the better Ordering of the Militia Forces, in the several Counties of that Part of Great Britain called England;" and also how many Returns have been made
to His Majesty, by the said Lieutenants, or any Three
of their Deputies respectively, that Four Fifths of
the Militia Men required by the said Act, for their
respective County, Riding, or Place, have been chosen, and that Four Fifths of the Commission Officers
have been appointed, taken out their Commissions,
and entered their Qualifications, as required by the
said Act."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Newton Common, Enclosure Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing Newton Moor, or Newton
Common, within the Manor of Newton cum Benningbrough, in the County of York."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Chesterfield Roads, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to enlarge, alter, and render more effectual, the Term
and Powers of an Act of the Twelfth Year of His
present Majesty, for repairing the Roads from Bakewell to Chesterfield in the County of Derby, and from
Chesterfield to Worksop in the County of Nottingham,
and other Roads therein mentioned."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Trent Bridge, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for building a Bridge cross the River Trent, at or near
a Place called Wilden Ferry."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Exportation of Culm to Lisbon, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the Encouragement of the Exportation of Culm
to Lisbon, in the Kingdom of Portugal."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Settle Stinted Pastures, to enclose, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for establishing an confirming Articles of Agreement,
for dividing and enclosing Two Stinted Pastures, or
Commons, called Settle Banks, High Scarr and Scaleber,
within the Township of Settle, in the County of
York."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Bristol Poor, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Powers granted by an Act passed in
the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of His present
Majesty, intituled, "An Act for rendering more
effectual the several Acts passed for the erecting of
Hospitals and Workhouses within the City of Bristol,
for the better employing and maintaining of the Poor
thereof;" and for making the said Act more effectual."
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 the Six preceding Bills.
And Messages were severally ordered to be sent to the
House of Commons, by Mr. Bennet and Mr. Edwards:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bills, without any Amendment.
Helmdon Common, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Cartwright and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
enclosing the Open and Common Fields, Common
Meadows, Common Ground, and Waste Ground, in
the Manor and Parish of Helmdon, in the County of
Northampton;" to which they desire the Concurrence
of this House.
L. Fortescue's Privilege:
Complaint being made to the House, and Oath made
at the Bar, "That Richard Mullens, a Tenant of the
Lord Fortescue, did, between the Months of December
1756 and May 1757, cause a great Number of Trees
belonging to his Lordship, in the Manor of Highbray,
in the County of Devon, to be cut, lopped, and
polled, many of which Trees were standing in an
Avenue which was a Point of View from his Lord
ship's House, notwithstanding he was prohibited by
the Terms of his Lease, and often forbid by his
Lordship's Steward, in Breach of his Lordship's Privilege, and the Privilege of this House."
Mullens to be attached, for selling Trees on his Estate.
It is Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending
this House, his Deputy or Deputies, do forthwith attach the Body of the said Richard Mullens, for his said
Offence, and keep him in safe Custody until further
Order of this House; and this shall be a sufficient
Warrant in that Behalf.
To Richard Jephson Esquire Serjeant at
Arms attending this House, his Deputy
or Deputies, and every of them.
Cricklade Road, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Gore and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and
widening the Road from Cirencester in the County of
Gloucester, to Cricklade in the County of Wilts;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
His Majesty's Advocate against Hay:
After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal
of Robert Dundas of Arniston Esquire, His Majesty's
Advocate, for His Majesty's Interest; complaining of
an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of
the 27th of July 1757; and praying, "That the same
might be reversed or varied; and that the Appellant
might have such other Relief in the Premises as to this
House should seem just:" As also upon the Answer of
Jean Hay, Widow of John Cuthbert of Castlehill, put in
to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what
was offered on either Side in this Cause:
Interlocutor affirmed.
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 said Interlocutor therein complained of be, and the same is hereby, affirmed.
Wilnecote Common, Enclosure Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for confirming and establishing Articles of Agreement,
for dividing and enclosing certain Common Fields,
within the Manor of Wilnecote, in the County of
Warwick; and also for erecting and working One or
more Fire Engine or Fire Engines, for the more effectual draining the Coal Mines in the said Manor."
Powney's Bill; Standing Order dispensed with.
The Order of the Day was read, for taking into Consideration the Motion made Yesterday, for dispensing with
the Standing Order, in relation to Bills for selling Lands
in one Place, and buying Lands in another, so far as that
the Committee to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to
vest Part of the settled Estate of Penyston Powney
Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold; and to lay
out the Money arising from the Sale thereof in Real
Estates, to be settled to the same Uses," stands committed, may proceed thereupon, notwithstanding there
is not an actual Agreement yet made for the Purchase
of another Estate, to be settled in Lieu of that to be
sold, as required by the said Standing Order.
And Consideration being had thereof accordingly:
Ordered, That the said Standing Order be dispensed with in this Case.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
vicesimum septimum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 27o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Chandos.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Portsmouth.
Comes Fauconberg.
Viscount Say & Sele. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Walpole. |
PRAYERS.
Blacker against Mather.
The Answer of Wilsey Mathers, to the Appeal of
William Blacker Esquire, was brought in.
Geydon Common Enclosure, Bill.
The Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from the
Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for dividing and enclosing the Common and Open
Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Pieces, Common Grounds, and Waste Grounds,
in the Township of Geydon, in the Parish of Bishop's
Itchington, in the County of Warwick," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to
be true; that the Parties concerned had given their
Consents, to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Birmingham Road Bill.
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to continue and render more effectual Two Acts of
Parliament, made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign
of His late Majesty, and in the Eighteenth Year of
the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the
Roads leading from Birmingham to Edghill, in the
County of Warwick."
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. Montague and Mr. Holford:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to
the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Gloucester and Bristol Roads, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Terms and Powers of Two Acts of
Parliament, one passed in the Nineteenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for
enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act
passed in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late
Majesty King George the First, for repairing the Road
from the City of Gloucester to Stone, and other Roads
therein mentioned; and for making the said Act more
effectual;" and the other, passed in the Twenty-second
Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled,
"An Act for continuing Two Acts of Parliament, the
one passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of
His late Majesty King George the First, for amending
the several Roads leading from the City of Bristol;
and the other, passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign
of His present Majesty, to explain and amend the
same Act; and for making the said Acts more effectual;
and also for repairing other Roads therein mentioned;"
and for making all the said Acts more effectual; and
for repairing, widening, and keeping in Repair, several other Roads."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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L. Chamberlain.
D. Argyll.
D. Chandos.
E. Denbigh.
E. Stamford.
E. Findlater.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Marchmont.
E. Strafford.
E. Portsmouth.
E. Fauconberg.
Vis. Say & Sele. |
L. Bp. Carlisle.
L. Bp. Litch. & Cov.
L. Bp. Gloucester.
L. Bp. Peterborough. |
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Ward.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Ducie.
L. Sandys.
L. Ravensworth.
L. Walpole. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Tuesday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon,
in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of
Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Irish Tallow Bill.
Ordered, That the Second Reading of the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to discontinue, for a limited Time,
the Duties payable upon Tallow imported from Ireland," which is appointed for To-morrow, be put
off to Monday Sevennight; and the Lords to be summoned.
Old Stratford Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for making more effectual Four several Acts of Parliament, made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her
late Majesty Queen Anne, the Eleventh Year of the
Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, and
and in the Tenth and Thirteenth Years of the Reign
of His present Majesty, respectively, for repairing the
Highways from Old Stratford in the County of Northampton, to Dunchurch in the County of Warwick."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Thursday the 4th Day of May next, at the usual
Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.
His Majesty's Advocate against Edwards.
Upon reading the Petition of His Majesty's Advocate
for Scotland, Appellant in a Cause depending in this
House, wherein John Edwards Esquire is Respondent,
which stands appointed for Hearing; praying, "In regard the Matters in Dispute between the Parties in
this Cause are referred to Arbitrators, that the said
Hearing may be put off till the next Session of Parliament; the Agent for the Respondent having signed
the said Petition as consenting thereto:"
It is Ordered, That the Hearing of the said Cause
be put off till the next Session of Parliament, as desired.
Boddington Common Enclosure, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Grounds,
Heaths, and Waste Ground, of Upper Boddington and
Lower Boddington, within the Parish of Upper Boddington, in the County of Northampton; and for settling a
Rate, or certain Annual Sum of Money, to be paid in
Lieu of the Tithes of certain old Enclosures within
the said Parish."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
this Day Sevennight, at the usual Time and
Place; and to adjourn as they please.
Bedford Level, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and
Low Grounds, in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, between The Cam otherwise Grant, Ouse, and
Mildenhall Rivers, and bounded on the South East by
the Hard Lands of Isleham, Fordham, Soham, and
Wicken; and for empowering the Governor, Bailiff,
and Commonalty, of the Company of Conservators of
the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level,
to sell certain Lands within the said Limits, commonly called Invested Lands."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Wednesday next, at the usual Time and Place;
and to adjourn as they please.
Commissioners for putting in Execution certain Acts, First Meeting of, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for allowing a further Time for holding the First
Meetings of Commissioners or Trustees for putting in
Execution certain Acts made in the last Session of Parliament."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, To-morrow.
Skirpinbeck Common, Enclosure, Bill.
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and allotting certain Fields, Meadow
Grounds, and Common Pastures, in the Manor and
Township of Skirpenbeck, in the County of York; and
for other Purposes therein mentioned."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with
the Amendment, shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with an Amendment to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Montague and Mr. Holford:
To return the said Bill; and acquaint them, that the
Lords have agreed to the same with One Amendment,
to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.
The King's Answer to Address, relating to the Execution of the Militia Act.
The Lord Chamberlain reported, "That the Lords
with White Staves had (according to Order) presented
to His Majesty the Address of this House of Yesterday, for an Account of the Returns made to His
Majesty, by the Lieutenants of the several Counties,
relating to the Execution of the Militia Act of last
Session; and that His Majesty was pleased to say,
He would give Directions, that the same be laid before the House accordingly."
Cricklade Road, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the Road from Cirencester
in the County of Gloucester, to Cricklade in the County
of Wilts."
Helmdon Common, Enclosure, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing the Open and Common
Fields, Common Meadows, Common Grounds, and
Waste Ground, in the Manor and Parish of Helmdon,
in the County of Northampton."
E. of Egmont's Bill.
The House proceeded to take into Consideration the
Amendment made by the Commons to the Bill, intituled,
"An Act to enable John Earl of Egmont in the Kingdom of Ireland to raise Money, for purchasing Lands
in England, for the Purposes of his Marriage Settlement, by Mortgage, instead of Sale, of Part of his
Irish Estate."
And the said Amendment, being read Three Times,
was agreed to.
And a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by Mr. Montague and Mr. Holford, to acquaint them
therewith.
Lady Bulkeley's Bill.
The House also proceeded to take into Consideration
the Amendment made by the Commons to the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for carrying into Execution several Contracts, made by or on Behalf of James late
Lord Bulkeley in the Kingdom of Ireland, in his Lifetime, for the Sale of several Lands and Tenements
in the County of Anglesey; and for applying the Purchase-money to discharge Encumbrances affecting the
same."
And the said Amendment, being read Three Times,
was agreed to.
And a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by the former Messengers, to acquaint them therewith.
Adjourn.
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
vicesimum octavum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 28o Aprilis.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Temple, C. P. S.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Gower.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Fauconberg. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Talbot.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Fortescue.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Archer.
Ds. Vere.
Ds. Walpole.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Leeds to Sheffield, Road Bill.
The Earl of Marchmont reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
repairing the Road from Leeds to Sheffield, in the
County of York," was committed: "That they had
considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; and
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."
Chatteris Fen Bill.
The Earl of Breadalbane reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act
for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands, Low
Grounds, and Commons, in the Parishes of Chatteris
and Doddington, in the Isle of Ely and County of
Cambridge," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations
thereof, which were found to be true; that the Parties concerned had given their Consents, to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."
Geydon Common Enclosure, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
dividing and enclosing the Common and Open Fields,
Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Pieces,
Common Grounds, and Waste Grounds, in the Township of Geydon, in the Parish of Bishop's Itchington, in
the County of Warwick."
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. Bennet and Mr. Harris:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Irish Cattle, Importation of, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Kynaston and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to permit the free
Importation of Cattle from Ireland, for a limited
Time;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Friday next; and the Lords to be summoned.
Message from H. C. to return Skirpinbeck Pastures, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Cholmley and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing
and allotting certain Fields, Meadow Grounds, and
Common Pastures, in the Manor and Township of
Skirpenbeck, in the County of York;" and to acquaint
this House, that they have agreed to their Lordships
Amendment made thereto.
Little Sheffield to Buxton, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Hewett and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and
widening the Roads from Little Sheffield in the County
of York, through the Towns of Hathersage, Hope, and
Castleton, to Sparrowpit Gate, in the County of Derby,
and from the Guide Post near Barber's Field Cupola,
through Grindleford Bridge, Great Hucklow, Tidswell,
Hardgate Wall, and Fairfield, to Buxton, in the County
of Derby;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Wilnecote Common, Enclosure, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for confirming and establishing Articles of Agreement, for dividing and enclosing certain Common
Fields, within the Manor of Wilnecote, in the County
of Warwick; and also for erecting and working One or
more Fire Engine or Fire Engines, for the more
effectual draining the Coal Mines in the said Manor."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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L. Privy Seal.
D. Argyll.
D. Portland.
E. Exeter.
E. Denbigh.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Findlater.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Marchmont.
E. Aylesford.
E. Effingham.
E. Harcourt.
E. Fauconberg. |
L. Bp. Durham.
L. Bp. Rochester.
L. Bp. Bangor. |
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Foley.
L. Sandys.
L. Bruce. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Friday the 5th Day of May next, at Ten
o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn
as they please.
Commissioners for putting in Execution certain Acts, First Meetings of, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned
during Pleasure, and put into a Committee on the
Bill, intituled, "An Act for allowing a further Time
for the Holding the First Meetings of Commissioners, or Trustees, for putting in Execution certain
Acts made in the last Session of Parliament."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had gone through the
Bill, and directed him to report the same to the
House, without any Amendment."
Madder Cultivation, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to encourage the Growth and Cultivation of Madder
in that Part of Great Britain called England, by ascertaining the Tithes thereof there."
Then an Amendment was proposed to be made, in the
32d Line of the 1st Press, "After the Word ["Vicar"],
to insert ["Curate"].
And the same was agreed to.
Proposed also, in the 2d Line of the 2d Press, "After
the Word ["Tithe"], to insert ["of Madder"]."
And the same was agreed to.
Then the Question was put, "Whether this Bill,
with the Amendments, 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. Bennet and Mr. Harris:
To return the said Bill; and acquaint them, that the
Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments,
to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.
Lady Ferrers's Separation, Bill.
The Order of the Day being read, for the House to
be in a Committee, to consider further of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for separating Lawrence Earl Ferrers
from Mary Countess Ferrers his Wife, for the Cruelty
of the said Earl; and for settling a Maintenance for
the said Countess, out of the Estate of the said Earl:"
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put
into a Committee thereupon.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had made some further
Progress in the Bill; and desired another Time may
be appointed by the House, for the Committee to
proceed further therein."
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
again, to consider further of the said Bill, on Monday
next; and the Lords to be summoned.
Causes removed.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein the Earl of
Craufurd and George Ross are Appellants, and David
Martin and others are Respondents, et è contra, which
stands appointed for Monday next, be put off till that
Day Sevennight; and that the other Causes be removed
in Course.
Adjourn.
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
primum diem Maii jam prox. sequen. hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.