Thursday, 26th July, 1660.
Prayers.
Royston Vicarage.
A BILL for Maintenance of the Vicar of Royston, in
the Counties of Hertford and Cambridge, was this
Day read the First time; and, upon the Question, ordered
to be read the Second time on Saturday Morning next.
Brooke's, &c. Nat.
Elias Brooke, alias Beake, John Peterson Ryall, Persons
desirous to be naturalized, came up to the Clerk's Table,
and there took the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Serjeant Browne, a Member of this
House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Harwich Minister.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill for
Maintenance of a Minister in the Town of Harwich is
referred, have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and
Witnesses; and what else may conduce to the Business.
Book of Rates.
Col. Birch reports from the Committee, certain Orders, Directions, and Allowances, for the Advancement
of Trade, and Encouragement of the Merchant; as also for the regulating as well of the Merchants in making
due Entries and just Payments of their Customs, as of the
Officers in all the Ports of this Kingdom, in the faithful
Discharge of their Duty: Which were read.
Resolved, That these Rules shall be the Rules to be
observed in the collecting and gathering of the Subsidies
of Tonage and Poundage, and other Monies, for new
Impost, mentioned in the Act, intituled, A Subsidy
granted to the King, of Tonage and Poundage, and
other Sums of Money, payable upon the Merchandize
exported and imported.
Another Rule was tendered to be added to these Rules,
touching impowering the Barons of the Exchequer, Attorney General, or Solicitor General, or any Three of
them, to compound for all Seizures and Forfeitures upon
the Act of Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage: Which
was read; and, upon the Question, rejected.
Ordered, That it be referred to Colonel Samuell Jones
to prepare the Draught of a Petition, to be presented to
his Majesty from this House, that he will please to take
such Course, by Treaty or otherwise, as he shall in his
Wisdom think fit, for the getting of the Tare, and other
extraordinary Charges, taken off, which are laid by the
Dutch on Woolen Manufactures of this Kingdom; and
present it to this House.
The Question being put, That the Sum of Eight-pence
be set upon every Head of great Cattle, brought out of
Scotland into England, to be inserted into the Book of
Rates;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put:
It passed with the Affirmative:
And the main Question being put, That the Sum of
Eight-pence be set upon every Head of great Cattle,
brought out of Scotland into England, to be inserted into
the Book of Rates;
The House was divided:
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Holles, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
131. |
| Sir Wm. Lewis, |
With the Yeas, |
| Sir Wm. Doyley, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
140. |
| Sir Anthony Irby, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee, to pen
a Clause touching Port Duties for foreign Shipping and
Vessels, upon the Debate of the House; viz. Col.
King, Sir Henage Finch, Mr. Pryn, Sir Walter Earle,
Sir Wm. Vincent, Mr. Elliston, Major Tolhurst, Sir John
Northcot, Sir Geo. Downing, Col. Morley, Mr. Serjeant Hales, Mr. Dennys, Serjeant Glyn, Mr. Delves,
Mr. Got, Mr. Annesley; and all that will come to have
Voices; or any Five of them: And they are presently
to withdraw.
Book of Rates
Col. Birch reports from the Committee, Directions
for the Payment of the Subsidy upon Woolen Cloths,
and old Drapery: Which were read; and, upon the
Question, agreed unto.
He also reports a Clause, that Goods inward, not
rated, do pay Five per Cent; which was read.
The Second Article of the said Clause, in these Words,
viz. "the Duties, and Sums of Money, appointed to be
paid by the Act of Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage,
passed this Parliament, and no other, shall be paid to his
Majesty's Officers, during the Continuance of the said
Act, upon Goods imported and exported," was read the
Second time:
And the Question being put, That this Clause be laid
aside;
The House was divided:
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Ralph Knight, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
95. |
| Col. King, |
With the Noes, |
| Mr. Holles, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
67. |
| Sir Wm. Vincent, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Committee, That the said Second Article be added to the
Rules for Tonage and Poundage, viz. That the Duties,
and Sums of Money, appointed to be paid by the Act
of Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage, passed this Parliament, and no other, shall be paid to his Majesty's Officers, during the Continuance of the said Act, upon
Goods imported and exported.
Resolved, That these Words following be added at the
End of the said last-mentioned Clause, viz. "Any Law,
Statute, or Usage, to the contrary, in anywise notwithstanding."
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee, to consider what Laws are now in Force, that settle any Duties
upon the King, which are intended by this House to
be discontinued, and comprehended within the present
Book of Rates; and to bring in a Bill for the taking of
them away; viz. to Sir Henage Finch, Mr. Bampfeild,
Mr. Swinfin, Mr. Annesley, Mr. John Stephens, Mr. Shapcot, Sir Edward Turner, Sir John Northcot, Col. King,
Mr. Gott, Serjeant Hales, Mr. Pryn, Mr. Charlton, Mr.
Holles, Mr. Peirepont: And they are to meet in the
Speaker's Chamber, To-morrow, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon.
The First Clause of the Paper, intituled, Goods inward,
not rated, to pay Five Pounds per Cent', was read the Second time; and, upon the Question, agreed unto.