DIE Veneris, 31 Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Cant.
Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Lich. & Cov.
Epus. Menev.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Bristoll.
Epus. Lincoln. |
Dux Cumberland.
Comes Pembroke, Ds. Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norfolke.
Dux Ormond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Shrewsbury.
Dux Bedford.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Halifax.
March. Normanby.
Comes Dorset, Ds. Camerarius.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvan.
Comes Chesterfield.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Essex.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Craven.
Comes Ailesbury.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Portland.
Comes Monmouth.
Comes Torrington.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Sidney.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Raby.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Clifford L.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Leinster.
Ds. Weston. |
PRAYERS.
Lord Keeper indisposed.
The Lord Keeper being indisposed; His Majesty sent
a Commission for the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas to supply his Place.
Which Commission was read, as follows; (videlicet,)
Commission for L. C. J. Treby to be Speaker.
"Williamr.
"William the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender
of the Faith, &c. To Our Trusty and Well-beloved
Sir George Treby Knight, Chief Justice of Our Court
of Common Pleas, Greeting: Know ye, that We,
trusting in your approved Fidelity, Wisdom, and
Discretion, have constituted, named, and appointed,
and by these Presents do constitute, name, and authorize you, from Time to Time, to use and supply
the Room and Place of Lord Keeper, in the Upper
House of Parliament, amongst the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal there assembled, during the Absence
of Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor
Sir John Sommers Knight, Lord Keeper of Our Great
Seal of England, from his accustomed Place in Our
said Upper House of Parliament; and then and there
to do and execute all such Things which Our Lord
Keeper of Our Great Seal of England, using and
supplying the said Room and Place, should or might
do in that Behalf: Wherefore We will and command
you, the said Sir George Treby, to attend and execute
the Premises with Effect; and these Our Letters Patents shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge
for the same, in every Behalf: In Witness whereof,
We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.
"Witness Ourself, at Westm. the One and Thirtieth
Day of January, in the Seventh Year of Our
Reign.
"Per ipsum Regem, propria Manu signat.
"Chute."
E. Winchilsea takes the Oaths.
This Day Charles Earl of Winchilsea took the Oaths,
and made and subscribed the Declaration, pursuant to
the Statutes.
Barkhamstead Bill.
The Earl of Manchester reported from the Committee,
the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Trustees to sell
Part of the Manor of Barkhamstead, and to pay off
the Incumbrances charged on the same; and to lay
out the Overplus in an Estate, to be settled as the
said Manor is now vested," as fit to pass, with some
Amendments.
Which, being read Twice, were agreed to; and the
Bill ordered to be engrossed.
Fownes's Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enable John Fownes Esquire to sell certain Lands, in
the County of Devon, which was settled on his Marriage; and to settle other Lands, of an equal Value,
to the same Uses."
Thanks to Bp. of Bangor, for his Sermon.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Thanks of this
House are hereby given to the Lord Bishop of Bangor,
for his Sermon preached before this House Yesterday,
in the Abbey Church at Westm'r; and he is hereby desired to print and publish the same.
Merchants against the following Bill:
After hearing Counsel this Day, at the Bar, upon the
Petition of several Merchants trading to The Eastland
Countryes, on Behalf of themselves and divers other
Merchants, against the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
continuing the Act for prohibiting all Trade and
Commerce with France, and for the Encouragement
of Privateers:"
Bill to continue the Act for prohibiting all Trade with France, and for Encouragement of Privateers.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing the Act for prohibiting all Trade and
Commerce with France, and for the Encouragement
of Privateers."
Upon the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled,
An Act for continuing the Act for prohibiting all
Trade and Commerce with France, and for the Encouragement of Privateers:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Bill shall be
committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Friday the Seventh Day of February next, at Eleven of the
Clock in the Forenoon.
Committee of the whole House, Precedents of giving Instructions to.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Clerks do search
Precedents, concerning the House giving Instructions to
a Committee of the whole House; and report to the
House on Friday next.
Wilson, D. of Norfolk's Servant, arrested.
The House being informed, "That Zachary Wilson,
a menial Servant to his Grace the Duke of Norfolke,
was arrested by John Holland, at the Suit of Richard
Lambert, by Callow Attorney:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Consideration of
this Matter shall be referred to the Lords Committees
for Privileges; who are to meet on Monday next, at
Four of the Clock in the Afternoon; at which Time
the said Richard Lambert, Callow, and John
Holland, do then attend the said Committee.
Adjourn.
Georgius Treby Miles, Capitalis Justiciarius Commun.
Placit. declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum
esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, (videlicet,) primum
diem Februarii jam prox. futur. hora decima Aurora,
Dominis sic decernentibus.
Hitherto examined by us, this 4th Day of May, 1696 (fn. *) .