Sabbati, 22 Februarii, 14 Car.
Prayers.
Skinuers.
A BILL for the Regulation and Encouragement of
such as lawfully use the Trade of Handicraft Skinners, was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, That this Bill be read the Second time on
Tuesday next.
Assurance.
Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the additional
Bill concerning Matters of Assurance used amongst Merchants, being this Day twice read; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed to;
Resolved, That the Bill be accordingly amended, and
returned back to the Lords.
Lord Scudamore's Endowment.
Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the Bill for the
Endowment of several Churches, by the Lord Viscount
Scudamore, being this Day twice read; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed to;
Resolved, That the Bill be accordingly amended; and
returned back to the Lords.
Importing Madder.
Sir William Doyley reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for importing of Madder, pure and unmixed, was committed, an Amendment to the said Bill:
Which he read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and
afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's . . . . And the same
being twice read; and, upon the Question, agreed to;
Resolved, That the Bill, with the said Amendment so
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Earl of Derby's Estate.
Upon Information, That, in the Case upon the Bill, sent
from the Lords, for restoring of Charles Earl of Derby to
the Manors of Hope and Hopesdale, Mould and Mouldsdale, in the County of Flint; which, by Order of this
House, made Yesterday, was appointed to be heard at
the Bar of this House; both Parties were ready, and
would attend the Hearing on Tuesday next;
Resolved, That the Parties concerned therein shall be
heard at the Bar of this House, on Tuesday next.
Stower, &c. Navigation.
Mr. Street reports from the Committee to which the
Bill for making navigable the Rivers of Stower and Salwerpe, in the Counties of Worcester and Stafford, was
committed, several Amendments to be made, and Three
several Provisoes to be added to the said Bill: Which he
read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and afterwards
delivered in at the Clerk's Table.
And the said Amendments, being severally twice read,
were, upon the Question, agreed to.
The First Proviso being twice read;
Resolved, That this Proviso be agreed to.
The Second Proviso being twice read;
Resolved, That after the Word "Amblecot," in the
Seventh Line of the Second Proviso, these Words be
added; "the Rates whereof the said Commissioners
shall from time to time, have Power hereby to settle and
appoint."
Which being done, and the Proviso so amended at the
Table;
Resolved, That the said Proviso, so amended, be
agreed to.
The Third Proviso was twice read.
And the Question being put, To agree to the said Proviso;
It passed in the Negative.
Another Proviso, tendered on the Behalf of the County
of Warwick, being twice read;
Resolved, That, after the Word "Stafford," in the Seventh Line of the said Proviso, these Words be added;
"the Rates whereof the said Commissioners shall, from
time to time, have Power hereby to settle and appoint."
Which being done, and the Proviso so amended, at the
Table;
Resolved, That the Proviso, so amended, be agreed to.
Resolved, That the said Amendments and Proviso, so
amended and agreed to, be read the Third time, on Tuesday Morning next.
Receivers of Prizes.
A Bill for calling Persons to Account for Monies in
their Hands received upon Prizes, was this Day read the
First time.
Resolved, That the said Bill be read the Second time,
on Monday Morning next, the first Bill.
Chamber's &c. Estate.
An ingrossed Bill for Chambers, and others, to levy
and receive Two thousand Nine hundred and Sixty
Pounds, out of the Lands of Mr. John Hutchinson, was
this Day read the Third time.
And the Question being put, That this Bill do pass;
It passed in the Negative.
Militia.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of
the whole House, to proceed in the further Debate of the
Bill for the Militia.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Milward took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker again took the Chair: And
Mr. Milward made Report, That the Committee
had made some Progress in the said Debate; and desired
Leave to take into Consideration the Proviso following:
"Provided nevertheless, and be it Enacted, by the
Authority aforesaid, That, in case of apparent Danger
to the present Government, it shall and may be lawful
for his Majesty, at any time or times that the same shall
so happen, during the Space of Three Years, from the
Twenty-fifth Day of June, in the Year 1662, to raise
such Sum or Sums of Money as shall be necessary for the
defraying of the Charges of the Whole, or such Part of
the Militia as his Majesty shall find himself obliged to
employ, in order to the Quiet and Security of this Nation: the same Sum not exceeding in one
whole Year; and the same to be raised by his Majesty's
Lieutenants, or their Deputies, in their respective Counties, according to the Rules and Directions in an Act of
this present Parliament for the Raising of Eighteen
Months Assessment, after the Rate of Seventy thousand
Pounds per mensem; as also to continue the Space of
Three Years from the aforesaid Twenty-fifth Day of June,
and no longer; any thing in this Act, or in any other, to
the contrary notwithstanding."
Resolved, That, after the Word "Militia," the Word
"aforesaid," be inserted in the said Proviso.
Resolved, That the Blank in the Proviso be filled up
with "Seventy thousand Pounds."
Which were done accordingly.
Resolved, That the said Proviso, so amended, be committed to the Committee of the whole House: Who are
to examine the Coherence with the Body of the Bill.
Ordered, That Leave be given to offer a Proviso to the
Committee of the whole House, for reimbursing of Constables, and other Officers, what they have laid out for
Arms, or Charges of Soldiers.
Resolved, That this House do forthwith resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House, to resume the
Debate of the Bill for the Militia.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Milward took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker again took the Chair: And
Mr. Milward made Report, That the Committee had
made some further Progress in the said Bill; and desired,
that the House would again resolve itself into a Committee, on Wednesday next, to resume the further Debate
of the said Bill.
Resolved, That the House will again resolve itself into
a Committee, on Wednesday next, to resume the further
Debate of the said Bill.
And then the House adjourned till Tuesday
Morning next, at Eight of the Clock.