DIE Jovis, 4 Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Worcester.
Epus. Norwich.
Epus. Lincolne.
Epus. St. Asaph. |
Joh'es Sommers Miles,
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Ds. Præses.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Bolton.
March. Halifax.
Ds. Senescallus.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Shrewsbury.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvan.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Craven.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Marleborough.
Viscount Newport.
Viscount Weymouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Howard Eff.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Clifford.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Lempster. |
PRAYERS.
Gulston, to break up Streets in Southwark, to supply it with Water, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
empower William Gulston Esquire to break up the
Streets and other Public Ways in Southwarke, and
Parts adjacent, for repairing and laying of Pipes, for
supplying of Water from the River of Thames to the
Inhabitants there."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of the said Bill
shall be committed to the Lords following:
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March. Halifax.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Craven.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Marleborough.
Viscount Newport.
Viscount Weymouth. |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. St. David's.
Epus. Peterburgh.
Epus. St. Asaph. |
Ds. Howard Eff.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Lempster. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Monday next, at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Swinnock versus English.
Upon reading the Petition of Samuell Swinnock, Respondent to the Petition and Appeal of Dorothy English;
praying further Time for answering thereunto:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Sam'll Swinnock
hath hereby Time given him for answering the said Petition, until Saturday the Sixth Day of this Instant January, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
Zouch versus English.
The House being moved, on the Behalf of James
Zouch, Respondent to the Petition and Appeal of Dorothy
English; "That the Hearing thereof may be on Tuesday
the Ninth Instant, on which Day the Cause is appointed to be heard, wherein the said James Zouch is
Appellant, and Samuell Swinnock Respondent;" and it
being at the same Time moved, "That Samuell Woodrove
may enter into a Recognizance for Mrs. English:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will
hear the Cause wherein Dorothy English is Appellant, and James Zouch and Samuel Swinnock are Respondents, on Tuesday the Ninth Day of this Instant January,
at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon: And it is further
ORDERED, That the said Samuell Woodrove may enter
into a Recognizance for Dorothy English, as desired.
Clayton's Bill.
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
indemnify the Trustees of James Clayton Esquire for
joining with him in selling Lands for Payment of his
Debts."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir
Robert Legard and Sir Lacon William Child:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Williams versus Reade.
Upon hearing Counsel this Day, at the Bar, upon the
Petition and Appeal of Walter Williams Esquire and Elizabeth his Wife, from a Decree made in the High Court
of Chancery, wherein Edward Read was Plaintiff, and
Richard Reade the Elder and Richard Read the Younger
Defendants; and from another Decree, wherein the said
Richard Reade the Younger, by the Name of Richard
Reade of Lugwardine Esquire, was Plaintiff, and the
Petitioner Elizabeth, by the Name of Elizabeth Reade
Widow, was Defendant; and praying the Reversal of
both the said Decrees; as also Counsel on the Behalf of
Richard Reade the Younger, and the now Mr. Justice
Gregory and Richard Witherstone, upon their Answers
put in thereunto:
After due Consideration had of what was said thereupon, it is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the
said Petition and Appeal of Walter Williams and Elizabeth
his Wife shall be, and is hereby, dismissed this House;
and that the several Decrees therein complained of shall
be, and they are hereby, affirmed: And it is further
ORDERED, That the said Walter Williams and Elizabeth
his Wife shall pay, or cause to be paid, unto Richard
Read the Younger, the Sum of Ten Pounds, for Costs,
in defending the said Appeal in this House.
St. John & al. to attend.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That Mr. Rowland St. John,
Mr. Benjamine Gyles, Russell Alsupe, and Alderman Lucy,
do attend this House To-morrow, at Ten of the Clock
in the Forenoon.
Italian Thrown Silk, for Importation of, Bill.
Whereas this Day was appointed for the Reading of
the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Importation of fine
Italian, Sicilian, and Naples Thrown Silk:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Bill shall be read
the Second Time on Monday next, at Twelve of the Clock.
Ditcher versus Finch.
Upon hearing Counsel, at the Bar, upon the Petition
of Nicholas Ditcher and Elizabeth his Wife, Lewis Newnham Esquire Eldest Son and Heir of John Newnham deceased, and John Newnham Second Son and Executor
of the last Will and Testament of the said John Newnham deceased, from Two several Decrees made in Chancery; one of them, the Eighth Day of June, in the Second Year of the Reign of the late King James the
Second, in a Cause there depending between John Finch
an Insant, by his Guardian, Plaintiff, and the said Nicholas
Ditcher and Elizabeth his Wife, and John Cooper, deceased, Defendants; and the other, the Sixth Day of
February, in the Second Year of the Reign of Their
present Majesties, in a Cause between the said John Finch
Plaintiff, and the said Nicholas Ditcher and Elizabeth his
Wife, the said John Newnham deceased, William Pryor,
and others, Defendants; as also upon the Answer of
John Finch put in thereunto, as to the Equity reserved
after a Trial at Law upon an Issue directed by this House
the Twentieth of February, One Thousand Six Hundred
Ninety-two, whereupon a Verdict was obtained for the
said John Finch:
It is this Day ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That
the said Petition and Appeal of Nicholas Ditcher and
others abovementioned shall be, and is hereby, dismissed this House; and that the Decrees therein complained of shall be, and they are hereby, affirmed:
And it is further ORDERED, That the Appellants shall
pay, or cause to be paid, to the Respondent John Finch,
the Sum of Twenty Pounds, for his Costs in defending
the said Appeal.
Message from H. C. for a Conference about Papers concerning the Admirals.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Mountagu and others:
To desire a Conference, upon the Subject-matter of
the last Conference.
The Commons were called in again; and told, "That
the Lords have considered of their Message; and will
return an Answer by Messengers of their own."
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, (videlicet,) quartum diem instantis Januarii, hora
decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.