December 1777
DIE Martis, 2o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Cantuar.
Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Dux Gloucester.
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Gower, Præses.
Comes Dartmouth, C. P. S.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Devonshire.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Ancaster, Magnus Camerarius.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
Dux Montagu.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Talbot, Senescallus.
Comes Hertford, Camerarius.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suffolk.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Dalhousie.
Comes Dunmore.
Comes March.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Kerr.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Northington.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Spencer.
Comes Hillsborough.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Mansfield.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Dudley & Ward.
Viscount Hampden. |
Ds. Le Despencer.
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. De Ferrers.
Ds. Willoughby Br.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. King.
Ds. Chedworth.
Ds. Edgcumbe.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Lyttelton.
Ds. Wycombe.
Ds. Grosvenor.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Beaulieu.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Brownlow. |
PRAYERS.
King's Answer to Address reported.
The Lord Chamberlain reported, "That the Lords
with White Staves had (according to Order) waited
on His Majesty with their Lordships Address of Friday
last for the Accounts therein mentioned, and that His
Majesty was pleased to say, "He would give Directions
accordingly."
Arfwidsson's Nat. Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Hans Arfwidsson," 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."
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
De Beaune's Nat. Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for naturalizing David Henry De Beaune," was
committed.
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
Luttrell's Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Temple Simon Luttrell
Esquire, praying Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes in the Petition mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby referred to the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Mr. Justice
Blackstone, who are forthwith to summon all Parties
concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to
report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon under their Hands, and whether all
Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences of the
Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the Judges,
having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Account of Marines at Home, &c. Address to His Majesty for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"An Account of His Majesty's Marine Forces on Shore
at Home, to be taken from the last Returns received
at the Admiralty Office."
Also, "A particular Account of disposeable Men,
who are Supernumeraries, not borne as Part of the
Complement of any of His Majesty's Ships, to be
taken from the last Accounts received at the Admiralty Office."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Long for a Nat. Bill:
Upon reading the Petition of Francis Long, praying
that Leave may be given to bring in a Bill for his Naturalization:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Bill Read.
Accordingly, the Earl of Sandwich presented to the
House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Francis Long."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to
be summoned:
State of the Nation to be considered.
Ordered, That this House do take into Consideration the State of the Nation on Monday the 2d Day of
February next; and that the Lords be summoned.
North America, Account of Men in His Majesty's Land Service, disabled, &c. in:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that the proper Officer do lay before
this House, "An Account of all the Men lost and disabled in His Majesty's Land Service, including Marines
serving on Shore, and all Foreign Troops in British
Pay, by Desertion, Captivity, Death, Wounds or
Sickness, in any Province of North America, since the
1st Day of August 1774; distinguishing each Year,
Corps, and Service."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
North America, Account of Ships and Men in His Majesty's Service, lost, &c. in:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"A List of the different Ships and Vessels of War, and
hired armed Vessels in His Majesty's Service, which
have been employed in North America since the 1st
Day of August 1774, together with the Number of
Men lost or rendered unserviceable in each Ship or
Vessel respectively, by Desertion, Captivity, Death,
Wounds or Sickness, distinguishing each Head."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
North America, Returns of the Hospitals in:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"General Returns of the Hospitals in North America,
made up from the 1st Day of August 1774, to the
Time of the last Returns; distinguishing the Numbers
of Men of all Denominations which have died or recovered, during the above-mentioned Period."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Accounts of Convoys and Ships employed as Cruizers, since passing the Prohibitory Act:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
An Account of the Ships of War and armed Vessels
appointed as Convoys to the Trade of this Kingdom
and Ireland, since the passing of an Act in the Sixteenth
Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to
prohibit all Trade and Intercourse with the Colonies
of New Hampshire, Massachusets Bay, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, the
Three lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,
during the Continuance of the present Rebellion within
the said Colonies respectively; for repealing an Act
made in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, to discontinue the landing and discharging, lading or shipping of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, at the Town and within the Harbour of
Boston, in the Province of Massachusets Bay; and also
Two Acts made in the last Session of Parliament, for
restraining the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies
in the said Acts respectively mentioned; and to enable
any Person or Persons appointed and authorized by
His Majesty, to grant Pardons, to issue Proclamations, in the Cases and for the Purposes therein mentioned;" distinguishing the Names and Force of the
Ships appointed, and the particular Services upon
which they were so appointed as Convoys, together
with the Notices given to the Traders of the Time prefixed for their sailing, and the Times at which they
sailed respectively.
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"An Account of His Majesty's Ships of War which
have been employed since the passing of an Act in the
Sixteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled,
An Act to prohibit all Trade and Intercourse with the
Colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusets Bay, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, the Three lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia, during the Continuance of the present Rebellion within the said Colonies respectively; for repealing an Act, made in the Fourteenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, to discontinue the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of Goods,
Wares, and Merchandize, at the Town and within the
Harbour of Boston, in the Province of Massachusets Bay;
and also Two Actsmade in the last Session of Parliament,
for restraining the Tradeand Commerce of the Colonies
in the said Acts respectively mentioned; and to enable
any Person or Persons appointed and authorized by
His Majesty, to grant Pardons, to issue Proclamations,
in the Cases and for the Purposes therein mentioned,"
as Cruizers for the Protection of the Trade of this
Kingdom and Ireland, the Stations of such Ships, and
how long ordered to continue on such Cruizes, with
the Times of their going to Sea and returning into
Port; as far as relates to such Ships as are actually
returned into Port."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Monthly Returns of Forces in Great Britain, Ireland, North America, &c.:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of the last General Monthly Return of the
Forces in Great Britain."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of the last General Monthly Return of the
Forces in Ireland."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Ordered, That an humble Address be pesented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of the last General Monthly Reurns of His
Majesty's Forces, as well Foreign as British, in North
America and the West Indies."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of the last Monthly Returns of His Majesty's
Forces, as well Foreign as British, in Gibraltar and
Minorca."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to
His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Account of Steps taken by the Commissioners appointed by the Prohibitory Act:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that the proper Officer do lay before
this House, "Such Papers as relate to any Steps taken for
the fulfilling that Part of an Act, intituled, "An Act
to prohibit all Trade and Intercourse with the Colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusets Bay, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, the Three lower Counties on the Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Georgia, during the Continuance of the present
Rebellion within the said Colonies respectively; for
repealing an Act made in the Fourteenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, to discontinue the
landing and discharging, lading or shipping of Goods,
Wares, and Merchandize, at the Town and within
the Harbour of Boston, in the Province of Massachusets Bay; and also Two Acts made in the last
Session of Parliament, for restraining the Trade
and Commerce of the Colonies in the said Acts respectively mentioned; and to enable any Person or
Persons appointed and authorized by His Majesty, to
grant Pardons, to issue Proclamations, in the Cases
and for the Purposes therein mentioned," by which
Persons appointed and authorized by His Majesty
are empowered, under certain Conditions, to declare
any Colony or Province, Colonies or Provinces, or
any County, Town, Port, District or Place, in any Colony or Province, to be at the Peace of His Majesty;
and also that His Majesty would be pleased to direct
that a Return of the Colonies or Provinces, or any
County, Town, Port, District or Place, so declared
to be at the King's Peace (pursuant to the Powers of
the said Act), be laid before this House.
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Account of National Debt from 1770 to 1777, Addresses to His Majesty for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to direct that the proper Officer do lay before
this House, "A full and particular Account of the National Debt as it stood on the 5th of January 1770; and
likewise Accounts of the same made up to the same
Day in the Years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775,
1776, and 1777, together with all Bills issued and current on the different Services of the Navy and Victualling, since the last-mentioned Period.
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Appeals left with the Clerk to be read next Sitting Day.
It being proposed, "to adjourn beyond the Time limited by their Lordships Standing Order for presenting Appeals (being Fourteen Days from the First Day
of every Session):"
It is Ordered, That all such Appeals as shall be left
at the Parliament Office with the Clerk, within the Time
limited by the said Standing Order, during the Adjournment of the House, be read the next Sitting Day of the
House.
Writs of Error delivered:
The Earl of Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice of the
Court of King's Bench, in the usual Manner, delivered in
at the Table Two Writs of Error:
In the First of which,
Rann and Taylor against Hughes:
Joseph Rann Clerk and Arthur Taylor, Executors of
Mary Hughes deceased, are Plaintiffs, and Isabella
Hughes, Administratrix of John Hughes, is Defendant:
And in the other,
Steel against Fryer.
Thomas Steel is Plaintiff, and John Fryer is Defendant.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
quintum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 5o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Cantuar.
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Dux Gloucester.
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Gower, Præses.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Devonshire.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Ancaster, Magnus Camerarius.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
Dux Montagu.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Hertford, Camerarius.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suffolk.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Dunmore.
Comes March.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Kerr.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Northington.
Comes Chatham.
Comes Hillsborough.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Dudley & Ward. |
Ds. Le Despencer.
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. De Ferrers.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. King.
Ds. Chedworth.
Ds. Edgcumbe.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Lyttelton.
Ds. Wycombe.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Beaulieu.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Brownlow.
Ds. Foley. |
PRAYERS.
Ld. Foley takes his Seat:
This Day Thomas Lord Foley sat first in Parliament
after the Death of His Father Thomas Lord Foley: His
Lordship having first at the Table taken the Oaths, and
made and subscribed the Declaration; and also taken and
subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the
Statutes.
Pedigree delivered.
Garter King at Arms delivered in at the Table the
Pedigree of Thomas Lord Foley, pursuant to the Standing
Order.
De Beaune's Nat. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing David Henry De Beaune."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Arfwidsson's Nat. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Hans Arfwidsson."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with the Two preceding Bills.
And Messages were, severally, sent to the House of
Commons, by Mr. Eames and Mr. Montagu:
To carry down the said Bills, and desire their Concurrence thereto.
King's Answer to Addresses reported.
The Lord Chamberlain reported, "That the Lords
with White Staves had (according to order) waited
on His Majesty with their Lordships Addresses of
Tuesday last, for the several Accounts therein mentioned; and that His Majesty was pleased to say, " He
would give Directions accordingly."
Douglas against Craigie et al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William
Douglas, eldest Son of Archibald Douglas, late of Dornock, now deceased; complaining of Two Interlocutors
of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the 28th of February, and 27th of June 1777; and praying, "That
the same may be reversed, varied or altered, or that
the Appellant may have such other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that William Charles Cragie
Writer to the Signet, William Alexander and John
Walker, Trustee for the Creditors of the said William
Alexander, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said William Charles Craigie,
William Alexander, and John Walker, may have a Copy
of the said Appeal, and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto in Writing, on or before Friday the 2d Day of January next; and Service of this
Order upon the said Respondents, or upon any of their
known Agents or Procurators in the said Court of Session
in Scotland, shall be deemed good Service.
Countess of Wemys against Wemys et al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Janet
Countess Dowager of Wemyss, complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
2d and 20th of February 1776; and praying, "That
the same may be reversed, varied or altered, or that
the Appellant may have such other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom,
shall seem meet; and that James Wemyss of Wemyss,
John Hamilton of Bargeny, Walter Wemyss of Lathorker, James Wemyss of Winthank, David Anderson
Writer to the Signet, and the Lord Advocate for Scotland for the Time being, may be required to answer
the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said James Wemyss, John
Hamilton, Walter Wemyss, James Wemyss, David Anderson, and the Lord Advocate for Scotland for the Time
being, may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put
in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto in
Writing, on or before Friday the 2d Day of January
next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondents or upon any of their Procurators or Agents in the
said Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good
Service.
Bridges against Gilbert et al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William
Bridges of Wallington House, in the Parish of Beddington,
in the County of Surry Esquire; complaining of an Order of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland of the 18th
of April 1777; and praying, "That the same may be
reversed or varied, or that the Appellant may have
such other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in
their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and
that Jane Gilbert Spinster, and Richard Symes Esquire,
and Susannah Vigors Symes, otherwise Gilbert, his Wife,
may be required to answer the said Appeal:
It is Ordered, That the said Jane Gilbert Spinster,
Richard Symes Esquire, and Susannah Vigors Symes, otherwise Gilbert, his Wife, may have a Copy of the said
Appeal, and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto in Writing, on or before Friday the 9th
Day of January next; and Service of this Order upon
the respective Solicitor or Solicitors, Clerk or Clerks
in Court, of the said Respondents, in the said Court of
Exchequer in Ireland, shall be deemed good Service.
Bateman et Ux. against Murrays.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Bateman Esquire, and Olivia Countess of Rosse his Wife; complaining of Two Orders or Decrees of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland, of the 20th of July 1772, and 22d
of April 1777; and praying, "That the same may be
reversed, or that the Appellants may have such other
Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that Sophia
Murray, Widow and Administratrix of George Murray deceased, and William Murray, Son and Heir of
the said George Murray a Minor, by the said Sophia
his Mother and next Friend, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Sophia Murray and
William Murray, may have a Copy of the said Appeal,
and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto in Writing, on or before Friday the 9th Day of
January next; and Service of this Order upon the said
Respondents, or upon their Clerk in Court, or Solicitor in the said Court of Chancery in Ireland, shall be
deemed good Service.
Westminster Bridge Accounts delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Seddon, from
the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, attended:"
He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to Acts of Parliament, Two Books, containing,
"A State of the Proceedings of the Commissioners
for building Westminster Bridge, from the 5th Day of
November 1776, to the 25th Day of November 1777,
inclusive:
Also, "Accounts of the Treasurer to the Commissioners for building Westminster Bridge, from the 10th
Day of October 1776, to the 10th Day of October 1777,
together with a Rent Roll and an Account of Bridge
Rents from 5th July 1776 to 5th July 1777."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the
Table.
Rowlls et al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of John Rowlls of Kingston upon Thames in the County of Surry Esquire, and
Elizabeth his Wife; and of John Rowlls the younger,
of Kingston aforesaid, Esquire, eldest Son of the before
named John Rowlls; and also of Elizabeth Rowlls of
Kingston aforesaid, Spinster, only Daughter of the said
John Rowlls and Elizabeth his Wife (on Behalf of
themselves, and of William Peter Rowlls and Charles
Edward Rowlls, the Two Infant Sons of the said John
Rowlls the elder and Elizabeth his Wife), and Charles
Legh of Adlington, in the County of Chester Esquire;
praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for the Purposes in the
said Petition mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be and is hereby referred to Mr Justice Ashhurst
and Mr. Justice Nares, who are forthwith to summon
all Parties concerned in the Bill; and after hearing them,
are to report to the House the State of the Case, with
their Opinion thereupon under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges having perused the Bill do sign the same.
Johnson to enter into Recognizance on Vickar's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That Hugh Johnson of
London, Merchant, may be permitted to enter into a
Recognizance for Jeremiah Vickars of the City of
Dublin, Merchant, and another, on Account of their
Appeal depending in this House, they residing in Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Hugh Johnson may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellants as desired.
Wallis to enter into Recognizance on Bateman et Ux. Appeal.
The House being moved, "That Albany Wallis of
Norfolk Street, Westminster, may be permitted to enter
into a Recognizance for John Bateman Esquire, and
Olivia Countess of Rosse, his Wife, on Account of
their Appeal depending in this House, they residing
in Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Albany Wallis may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellants as desired.
Chalmer to enter into Recognizance on Stewart's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That James Chalmer of
Leicester Fields, in the County of Middlesex Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance
for John Shaw Stewart of Greenock Esquire, on Account of his Appeal depending in this House, he living
in Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said James Chalmer may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant as desired.
Francis Long, took the Oaths appointed in order to
his Naturalization.
Long's Naturalization Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Francis Long."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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Ld. President.
D. Richmond.
D. Bolton.
D. Devonshire.
D. Marlborough.
D. Ancaster.
D. Portland.
D. Manchester.
D. Bridgewater.
D. Montagu.
M. Rockingham.
Ld. Chamberlain.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Suffolk.
E. Denbigh.
E. Sandwich.
E. Abingdon.
E. Rochford.
E. Cholmondeley.
E. Galloway.
E. Dunmore.
E. March.
E. Oxford.
E. Tankerville.
E. Aylesford.
E. Kerr.
E. Waldegrave.
E. Effingham.
E. Fitzwilliam.
E. Harcourt.
E. Fauconberg.
E. Northington.
E. Chatham.
E. Hillsborough.
E. Ailesbury.
E. Clarendon.
V. Townshend.
V. Weymouth.
V. Falmouth.
V. Dudley & Ward. |
L. Abp. Canterbury.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. Bp. Litch. & Cov.
L. Bp. Bangor.
L. Bp. Oxford. |
L. Le Despencer.
L. Abergavenny.
L. De Ferrers.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Osborne.
L. King.
L. Chedworth.
L. Edgcumbe.
L. Ponsonby.
L. Lyttelton.
L. Wycombe.
L. Scarsdale.
L. Boston.
L. Beaulieu.
L. Cardiff.
L. Amherst.
L. Brownlow.
L. Foley. |
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.
Popham's Nat. Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons
by Sir Charles Whitworth and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
Francis Popham;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Meyer and Martens Naturalization Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Elwes and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
John Meyer and Christopher Henry Martens;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Two Bills were, severally, read the First
Time.
Sherson et al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Sherson of London, Apothecary, and Mary his Wife; Richard Rooke of
London Worm Maker, Richard Burfoot of London aforesaid, Woollen Draper, Peter Robinson of Whitechapel
London, Coppersmith, the Reverend Henry Wilder of
Purley Hall, in the County of Berks Clerk, and Joane
his Wife; and the Reverend James Morgan of Oakfield,
in the said County of Berks Clerk, and Mary Ann his
Wife; praying Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes
in the said Petition mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be and is hereby referred to Mr. Justice Nares
and Mr. Baron Perryn, who are forthwith to summon
all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing
them, are to report to the House the State of the Case,
with their Opinion thereupon under their Hands, and
whether all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also
that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the
same.
American Habeas Corpus, &c. Act, Suspension Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Grey Cooper and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing an
Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled,
"An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain
Persons charged with or suspected of the Crime of
High Treason, committed in any of His Majesty's
Colonies or Plantations in America, or on the High
Seas, or the Crime of Piracy:" to which they desire
the Concurrence of this House.
Vice Treasurer of Ireland, &c. Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Charles Whitworth and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Right
Honourable Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent, and the
Right Honourable Charles Townshend, to take in Great
Britain, the Oath of Office as Vice Treasurer and
Receiver General, and Paymaster General of all His
Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland, and
to qualify themselves for the Enjoyment of the said
Offices;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Cantley, &c. Enclosure Act, to rectify a Mistake in, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Charles Whitworth and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for rectifying a
Mistake in the Name of One of the Commissioners
appointed to put in Execution an Act made in the
last Session of Parliament, for dividing and enclosing
the several Open Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures,
Commons, and Waste Grounds, within the Townships of Cantley, Brampton, Bessacarr, and High Ellers,
within the several Manors of Brampton and Bessacarr,
in the Parish of Cantley, in the West Riding of the
County of York;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Two last mentioned Bills were, severally, read
the First Time.
North America, &c. Account of Courts Martial held in, Addresses to His Majesty for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to give Orders, that the proper Officer
do lay before this House, "An Account of all Courts
Martial which have been held in any Parts of North
America and the West Indies, since the 1st of August
1774, to the latest Accounts, specifying the Charges,
the Punishments which have been ordered by such
Courts Martial, and those which have been inflicted."
"Also, An Account of all Courts Martial which have
been held in any Part of Great Britain or Ireland, or in
the Garrisons of Gibraltar or Minorca, during the
same Period, specifying the Charges, the Punishments
which have been ordered by such Courts Martial, and
those which have been inflicted.
Ordered. That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty, by the Lords with white Staves.
Instructions to General Burgoyne, Addresses for, refused.
Moved, "That an humble Address be presented to His
Majesty, most humbly beseeching His Majesty to be
graciously pleased to give Directions, that the proper
Officer do lay before this House, "Copies of all Orders and Instructions to Lieutenant General Burgoyne,
relating to the Operations of that Part of His Majesty's Forces in North America, under his Command."
Which being objected to; and a Question stated
thereupon.
After long Debate.
The previous Question was put, "Whether the
said Question shall be now put?"
It was resolved in the Negative.
Then it was moved, "That an humble Address be
presented to His Majesty, most humbly beseeching His
Majesty to be graciously pleased to give Directions
that the proper Officer do lay before this House,
Copies of all Orders and Instructions to Lieutenant
General Burgoyne, for employing any of the Indian
Savage Nations against the Inhabitants of the British
Colonies in North America."
Which being objected to; and a Question stated
thereupon.
After Debate.
The previous Question was put, "Whether the
said Question shall be now put?"
It was resolved in the Negative.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati,
sextum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ,
Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Sabbati, 6o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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| Epus. Oxon. |
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Ailesbury. |
Ds. Scarsdale. |
PRAYERS.
Land Tax Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Grey Cooper and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid
to His Majesty by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great
Britain, for the Service of the Year One thousand
seven hundred and seventy-eight;" to which they
desire the Concurrence of this House.
Malt Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Grey Cooper and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing and
granding to His Majesty, certain Duties upon Malt,
Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the Service of the Year
One thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Two Bills were, severally, read the First
Time.
Vice Treasurer of Ireland, &c. Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enable the Right Honourable Robert Craggs Earl
Nugent, and the Right Honourable Charles Townshend, to take in Great Britain the Oath of Office as
Vice Treasurer and Receiver General, and Paymaster
General of all His Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify themselves for the
Enjoyment of the said Offices."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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| E. Ailesbury. |
L. Bp. Oxford. |
L. Scarsdale. |
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.
Cantley, &c. Enclosure Act, to rectify a Mistake in, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
rectifying a Mistake in the Name of One of the
Commissioners appointed to put in Execution an Act
made in the last Session of Parliament, for dividing
and enclosing the several Open Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Commons, and Waste Grounds,
within the Townships of Cantley, Brampton, Bessacarr,
and High Ellers, within the several Manors of Brampton and Bessacarr, in the Parish of Cantley, in the
West Riding of 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
the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn
as they please.
Popham's Nat. Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Francis Popham."
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
the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn
as they please.
Meyer and Martens Nat Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing John Meyer, and Christopher Henry
Martens."
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
the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn
as they please.
Ordered, That all the Lords who have been present
this Session, be added to the Committee, to whom the
Four last-mentioned Bills stand committed.
American Habeas Corpus, &c. Act, Suspention Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing an Act, made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty
to secure and detain Persons charged with or suspected
of the Crime of High Treason, committed in any of
His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or
on the High Seas, or the Crime of Piracy."
Moved, "That the said Bill be read a second Time
on Monday next."
Which being objected to:
The Question was put thereupon?
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Monday next.
Mackenzie to enter into Recognizance on Douglas's Appeal.
The House being moved, " That John Mackenzie, of
the Inner Temple, London, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for William
Douglas, on Account of his Appeal depending in this
House, he residing in Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said John Mackenzie may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant as desired.
Irvine to enter into Recognizance on Countess Wemyss's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That John Irving, of
the Middle Temple, London, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for Janet Countess Dowager of Wemyss, on Account of her Appeal
depending in this House, she residing in Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said John Irving may enter
into a Recognizance for the said Appellant as desired.
Bridges to enter into Recognizance on Bridges's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That Brook Allen Bridges,
of Lincoln's Inn, London, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for William
Bridges Esquire, on Account of his Appeal depending in this House, he living in the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Brook Allen Bridges
may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant
as desired.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamenum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
octavum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 8o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Archiep. Cantuar.
Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Gower, Præses.
Comes Dartmouth, C.P.S.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Hertford, Camerarius.
Comes Derby.
Comes Suffolk.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Kerr.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Hillsborough.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Wentworth. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Brownlow. |
PRAYERS.
King's Answer to Address reported.
The Lord Chamberlain reported, "That the Lords
with White Staves had (according to Order) waited
on His Majesty, with their Lordships Address of Friday last, for the Accounts therein mentioned; and
that His Majesty was pleased to say, " He would give
Directions accordingly."
Admiralty Office, Accounts from, delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Jackson from
the Admiralty Office attended:"
He was called in, and delivered at the Bar (pursuant
to Addresses to His Majesty of the 28th of November
last, and 2d of this instant December) for that Purpose;
"Copies of the last Weekly Accounts received at
the Admiralty Office, from the Admiral or Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels
of War at the several Ports of Plymouth, Portsmouth,
and Chatham; together with Copies of the last Weekly
Accounts received at the said Office of the State and
Condition of the Ships and Vessels of His Majesty's
Fleet employed on Channel Service, or on the Coasts
of Great Britain and Ireland;" together with a Schedule thereof; which was read by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet),
"No. 1. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships
and Vessels in Plymouth Sound, dated 21st November
1777."
" 2. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships
and Vessels in Hamoze, dated 21st November 1777."
"3 State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships and
Vessels at Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour, dated
23d November 1777."
"4. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ship Russel, dated 23d November 1777."
" 5. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships and
Vessels at Sheerness and Blackstakes, dated 23d November 1777."
" 6. State and Condition of the Conquestador at the
Nore, dated 23d November 1777."
"7. State and Condition of the Stirling Castle in the
Downs, dated 23d November 1777."
"8. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships and
Vessels in the Downs, dated 16th November 1777."
" 9. State and Condition of the Speedwell, dated
19th June 1777."
"10. State and Condition of the Greyhound Cutter,
dated 8th September 1777."
"11. State and Condition of the Hawke, dated 17th
October 1777."
" 12. State and Condition of the Arethusa, dated
23d October 1777."
"13. State and Condition of the Lurcher Cutter,
dated 25th October 1777."
"14. State and Condition of the Alderney, dated
25th October 1777."
"15. State and Condition of the Wasp, dated 31st
October 1777."
"16. State and Condition of the Folkstone Cutter,
dated 2d November 1777."
"17. State and Condition of the Alert, dated 7th
November 1777."
"18. State and Condition of the Esther Cutter,
dated 13th November 1777."
"19. State and Condition of the Wells Cutter, dated 15th November 1777."
"20. State and Condition of the Cupid, dated 16th
November 1777."
"21. State and Condition of the Harpy, dated 19th
November 1777."
"22. State and Condition of the Rattlesnake Cutter,
dated 19th November 1777."
"23. State and Condition of the Ruby, dated 22d
November 1777."
"24. State and Condition of the Pelican, dated 23d
November 1777."
"25. State and Condition of the Minerva, dated
23d November 1777."
"26. State and Condition of sundry Ships at Sea;
videlicet,
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| Invincible, | as by Return dated | 10th August 1777. |
| Exeter, | Do | 12th October. |
| Egmont, | Do | 19th October. |
| Hussar, | Do | Do. |
| Torbay, | Do | 31st October. |
| Ramillies, | Do | 2d November. |
| Resolution, | Do |
| Culloden, | Do |
| Royal Oak, | Do |
| Proserpine, | Do |
| Drake, | Do |
"27. State and Condition of His Majesty's Hospital
Ship the Orford, at Sheerness, dated 27th November
1777."
"28. State and Condition of His Majesty's Ships
and Vessels in the River Thames, dated 27th November 1777."
" 29. An Account of Ships and Vessels from which
no Returns are received."
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Copies do lie on the Table.
Marine Forces on Shore, and disposeable Men, Accounts delivered.
Mr. Jackson also delivered in at the Bar, (pursuant
to an Address to His Majesty of the 2d of this instant
December), for that Purpose;
"An Account of His Majesty's Marine Forces on
Shore at home, taken from the last Returns received
at the Admiralty Office:"
And also, "A particular Account of disposeable Men
who are Supernumeraries, not borne as Part of the
Complement of any of His Majesty's Ships, taken from
the last Accounts received at the Admiralty Office."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the
Table.
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, &c. Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Right Honourable Robert Craggs Earl Nugent, and the Right Honourable Charles Townshend,
to take, in Great Britain, the Oath of Office as ViceTreasurer and Receiver-General, and Paymaster-General of all His Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom
of Ireland; and to qualify themselves for the Enjoyment of the said Offices," 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."
Meyer and Martens Natualization Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for naturalizing John Meyer and Christopher
Henry Martens," was committed.
Popham's Naturalization Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for naturalizing Francis Popham," was committed.
Long's Naturalization Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for naturalizing Francis Long," was committed.
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
Cantley, &c. Enclosure Act, to rectify a Mistake in, Bill.
The Lord Scarsdale also reported from the Lords
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
rectifying a Mistake in the Name of One of the
Commissioners appointed to put in Execution an Act,
made in the last Session of Parliament, "for dividing
and enclosing the several Open Common Fields,
Meadows, Pastures, Commons, and Waste Grounds,
within the Townships of Cantley, Brampton, Bessacarr,
and High Ellers, within the several Manors of Brampton and Bessacarr, in the Parish of Cantley, in the
West Riding of 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."
Time limited for receiving Judges Reports.
Ordered, That this House will not receive any Report from the Judges, upon Petitions presented to this
House for private Bills, after Friday the 27th Day of
March next.
Ordered, That the said Order be affixed on the
Doors of this House, and Westminster Hall.
Line of Battle Ships at Home, &c. Address to His Majesty for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this House,
A List of the Names of the Line of Battle Ships now
in Commission at Home, and employed upon Home
Services, with the State and Condition of each Ship,
according to the last Accounts received at the Admiralty Office before the 27th Day of November last,
and distinguishing the Time when each of the said
Ships was commissioned:"
And also, "A List of the Names of all the Ships and
Vessels under the Line of Battle, now in Commission
at Home, and employed upon Home Services, with
the State and Condition of each Ship, according to
the last Accounts received at the Admiralty Office before the 27th Day of November last, and distinguishing the Time when each of the said Ships was commissioned."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Land Tax Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land Tax, to be
raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year
One thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight."
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.
Malt Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing and granting to His Majesty certain Duties
upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the Service
of the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight."
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.
American Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill.
The Order of the Day being read for the Second
Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing an Act, made in the last Session of Parliament,
intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain Persons charged with or suspected of
the Crime of High Treason, committed in any of His
Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or on
the High Seas, or the Crime of Piracy:"
The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.
Moved, "That the Act of last Session, intituled,
An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain
Persons charged with or suspected of the Crime of
High Treason, committed in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or on the High Seas,
or the Crime of Piracy," might be now read."
The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.
It was moved, "to commit the Bill:"
Which being objected to;
After Debate;
The Question was put thereupon?
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill To-morrow.
Ships purchased for His Majesty's Service:
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order, that there be laid before this
House, "A List of such Ships and Vessels, under the
Line, as have been purchased into His Majesty's Service since 1st January 1766, distinguishing of whom
purchased, and what Sum or Sums of Money was
paid for each Ship or Vessel respectively."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to
His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Persons seized under the American Habeas Corpus Act, Addresses to His Majesty, for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, to desire His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to give Directions, that there be laid before this
House, "A List of all such Persons who, since the
passing of an Act of the last Session of Parliament,
intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to secure
and detain Persons charged with or suspected of the
Crime of High Treason, committed in any of His
Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or on
the High Seas, or the Crime of Piracy," have been
seized or taken in the Act of High Treason committed in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations
in America, or on the High Seas, or in the Act of
Piracy, or who have been charged with or suspected of
the Crime of High Treason committed in any of the
said Colonies, or on the High Seas, or of Piracy, and
who have been committed in any Part of His Majesty's Dominions for such Crimes, or any of them,
or for Suspicion of such Crimes, or any of them, by
any Magistrate having competent Authority in that
Behalf, to the Common Gaol or other Place of Confinement, together with Copies of the Warrants of
such Commitments respectively, and of any Proceedings which have been had for the Bailing or Trial of
any such Persons, by virtue of any Order from His
Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, together
with Copies of every such Order."
Ordered, That the said Address 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,
nonum Diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 9o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Denbigh.
Viscount Hampden. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Scarsdale. |
PRAYERS.
American Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for continuing an Act, made in the
last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain Persons
charged with or suspected of the Crime of High
Treason, committed in any of His Majesty's Colonies
or Plantations in America, or on the High Seas, or
the Crime of Piracy."
After some Time, the House was resumed:
And the Lord Scarsdale reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Land Tax Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned
during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the
Bill, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid to His
Majesty by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain,
for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight."
After some Time, the House was resumed:
And the Lord Scarsdale reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Malt Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned
during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the
Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing and granting
to His Majesty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum
Cyder, and Perry, for the Service of the Year One
thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight."
After some Time, the House was resumed:
And the Lord Scarsdale reported from the Committee,
"That they had gone through the Bill, and directed
him to report the same to the House, without any
Amendment."
American Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain Persons charged with or
suspected of the Crime of High Treason, committed
in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in
America, or on the High Seas, or the Crime of
Piracy."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Land Tax Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land Tax, to
be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the
Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Malt Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing and granting to His Majesty certain Duties
upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-eight."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, &c. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enable the Right Honourable Robert Craggs Earl
Nugent, and the Right Honourable Charles Townsbend, to take, in Great Britain, the Oath of Office
as Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General, and Paymaster-General of all His Majesty's Revenues in the
Kingdom of Ireland; and to qualify themselves for
the Enjoyment of the said Offices."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Cantley, &c. Enclosure Act, to rectify a Mistake in, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
rectifying a Mistake in the Name of One of the
Commissioners appointed to put in Execution an Act
made in the last Session of Parliament, "for dividing
and enclosing the several Open Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Commons, and Waste Grounds,
within the Townships of Cantley, Brampton, Bessacarr,
and High Ellers, within the several Manors of Brampton
and Bessacarr, in the Parish of Cantley, in the West
Riding of the County of York."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Popham's Naturalization Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Francis Popham."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Meyer and Martens Naturalization Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing John Meyer and Christopher Henry
Martens."
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 Seven preceding Bills.
And Messages were severally ordered to be sent to
the House of Commons by Mr. Leeds and Mr. Pepys:
To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the
said Bills, without any Amendment.
Long's Naturalization Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Francis Long."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with it.
A Message was ordered to be sent to the House of
Commons by the former Messengers:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereto.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
decimum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 10o Decembris 1777.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Archiep. Cantuar.
Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Dartmouth, C. P. S.
Dux Ancaster, Magnus Camerarius.
Comes Derby.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Dunmore.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Northington.
Comes Ailesbury.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Wentworth.
Viscount Dudley & Ward.
Viscount Hampden. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Edgcumbe.
Ds. Lyttelton.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Brownlow. |
PRAYERS.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure to
robe.
The House was resumed.
King present.
His Majesty being seated on the Throne, adorned
with His Crown and Regal Ornaments, and attended
by His Officers of State, (the Lords being in their
Robes), commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod 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;
He, after a Speech, in relation to the Money Bills to
be passed, delivered them to the Clerk, who brought
them to the Table, where the Deputy Clerk of the
Crown read the Titles of those, and the other Bills to be
passed, severally as follow; (videlicet),
Bills passed.
1. An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty by
a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the
Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-eight."
"2. An Act for continuing and granting to His
Majesty, certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder,
and Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand
seven hundred and seventy-eight."
To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced,
by the Clerk Assistant, severally, in these Words;
(videlicet),
"Le Roy remercie ses bons Sujets, accepte leur
Benevolence, et ainsi le veult."
"3. An Act for continuing an Act made in the last
Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain Persons
charged with or suspected of the Crime of High
Treason, committed in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or on the High
Seas, or the Crime of Piracy."
To this Bill, the Royal Assent was pronounced, by
the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (videlicet),
"Le Roy le veult."
"4. An Act to enable the Right Honourable
Robert Craggs Earl Nugent, and the Right Ho
nourable Charles Townshend, to take in Great Britain,
the Oath of Office, as Vice Treasurer and Receiver
General, and Paymaster General of all His Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland, and
to qualify themselves for the Enjoyment of the said
Offices."
"5. An Act for rectifying a Mistake in the Name of
One of the Commissioners, appointed to put in Execution an Act made in the last Session of Parliament,
for dividing and enclosing the several Open Common
Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Commons, and Waste
Grounds, within the Townships of Cantley, Brampton, Bessacarr, and High Ellers, within the several
Manors of Brampton and Bessacarr, in the Parish
of Cantley, in the West Riding of the County of
York."
"6. An Act for naturalizing Francis Popham."
"7. An Act for naturalizing John Meyer and Christopher Henry Martens."
To these Bills, the Royal Assent was pronounced,
severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words;
(videlicet,)
"Soit fait comme il est desiré."
Then His Majesty was pleased to retire:
And the Commons withdrew.
The House was adjourned, during Pleasure, to unrobe.
The House was resumed.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
undecimum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 11o Decembris 1777.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Archiep. Cantuar.
Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Dux Gloucester.
Comes Bathurst, Cancellarius.
Comes Gower, Præses.
Comes Dartmouth, C. P. S.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Ancaster, Magnus Camerarius.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
Dux Montagu.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Talbot, Senescallus.
Comes Hertford, Camerarius.
Comes Derby.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Suffolk.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Dunmore.
Comes March.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Kerr.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Northington.
Comes Chatham.
Comes Hillsborough.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Wentworth.
Viscount Dudley & Ward.
Viscount Hampden. |
Ds. Le Despencer.
Ds. De Ferrers.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. King.
Ds. Edgcumbe.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Lyttelton.
Ds. Wycombe.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Beaulieu.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Brownlow.
Ds. Foley. |
PRAYERS.
Haldane against Keith and Elphingstone.
The Answer of George Keith, late Earl Marischall of
Scotland, and of the Honourable John Elphingstone,
Assignee of the said George Keith, to the Appeal of
George Haldane of Gleneagles, Esquire, was this Day
brought in.
King's Answer to Address reported.
The Lord Chamberlain reported, "That the Lords
with White Staves had (according to Order) waited
on His Majesty, with their Lordships Addresses of
Monday last, for the several Lists therein mentioned;
and that His Majesty was pleased to say, "He would
give Directions accordingly."
Admiralty Office, Accounts from, delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Jackson, from
the Admiralty Office attended;"
He was called in, and delivered at the Bar (pursuant
to an Address to His Majesty of the 27th of November
last) for that Purpose;
"An Account of the Transports taken up or contracted for, since September 1775 to September 1777,
describing the Tonnage, and what has been paid or
contracted to be paid for the same:"
Also, "An Account of the Number of Seamen and
Marines, employed in the Service of the Royal Navy,
from 1st March 1776 to 30th September 1777:"
And also, "An Account of Navy, Victualling, and
Transport Bills, which were made out on or before
the 30th September 1777, and which yet remain unpaid,
distinguishing the Sums made out in each Month."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the Table.
Haldane against Keith.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause, wherein George
Haldane, Esquire, is Appellant, and George Keith,
late Earl Marischall, is Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day
for Causes, after those already appointed.
Motion to adjourn:
Moved, "That this House do adjourn to Tuesday the
20th Day of January next."
Then another Motion being offered to be made,
The same was objected to, as contrary to Order.
Whereupon,
After short Debate,
Motion withdrawn.
The Motion for the Adjournment was (by Leave of
the House) withdrawn.
Returns from Keepers of Houses of Consinement of American Prisoners, Address to His Majesty for.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to
His Majesty, requesting that He will be pleased to direct,
that all Orders and Instructions which have been given,
by the Officers whose Business it is, to the several
Gaolers or Keepers of (fn. 1) other Houses of Consinement,
from Time to Time, since the Commencement of Hostilities, and the bringing of American Prisoners into
this County, down to the 1st of the present Month of
December, respecting the Custody and Treatment of the
said Prisoners, may be laid before this House; and that
the Returns which have been made to Office from the
said Prisons, of their Numbers and Deaths, together
with the Accounts of each Article of Expence attending their Consinement, may likewise be produced.
Motion for Adjournment:
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty, by the Lords with white Staves.
Then it was moved, "To adjourn to Tuesday the
20th Day of January next."
Which being objected to:
After long Debate,
The Question was put thereupon?
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Accordingly;
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
vicesimum diem Januarii jam prox. sequen. hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.