Mercurii, 25 Februarii, 15 Car.
Prayers.
Vermuyden's Estate.
ORDERED, That the Bill for settling and confirming
certain Lands and Grounds purchased by Sir Cornelius Vermuyden, and his Participants, lying in the Counties
of Yorke, Lincolne, and Nottingham, upon the Drainers
and Purchasers thereof, be read To-morrow Morning.
Privilege.
The House being informed, That Anthony Yalden
Esquire hath brought an Action of Ejectment in the Name
of one Edward Sherwood, to be tried at Winchester next
Assizes, against John Goddard, Ejector and Tenant to
Richard Goddard Esquire, a Member of this House;
wherein the Title of the said Richard Goddard is concerned;
It is Ordered, by the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, That the Suit, being prosecuted contrary
to the Privilege of Parliament (the said Richard Goddard
being properly concerned therein), shall be no further proceeded in against the said John Goddard, during the Privilege of Parliament; unless the said Richard Goddard
shall waye his Privilege: And, hereof, all Counsellors,
Attorneys, and Solicitors now employed, or to be employed in this Suit by the said Anthony Yalden and Edward
Sherwood, or either of them, are to take Notice of this
Order, and yield their Obedience hereunto, as they will
answer the contrary to this House.
Morley's Estate.
A Bill for the investing of the Lands and Tenements of
Cuthbert Morley in Richard Barret, Katherine Chute,
and Arthur Ingram, their Heirs and Assigns, till they
have received certain Monies due to them, was this Day
read the First time.
Resolved, That this Bill be read again, the Second
time, To-morrow sevennight.
Pluralities.
A Bill against Pluralities of Benefices was this Day
read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Mr.
Pryn, Sir John Goodrick, Sir Sol. Swale, Mr. Progers,
Sir Bain. Throckmorton, Sir Roger Bradshaigh, Mr. Clifford, Sir Cha. Harbord, Mr. Gaudy, Sir John Birkinhead,
Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir Phil. Warwick, Mr. Lowther, Sir
Fra. Goodrick, Sir Anth. Cope, Sir Hum. Winch, Lord
Newburgh, Sir Tho. Widdrington, Mr. Milward, Mr.
Phillips, Lord Bruce, Mr. Hide, Sir Robert Brooke, Mr.
Attorney of the Duchy, Mr. Whittaker, Sir Geo. Ryve,
Sir Wm. Lowther, Colonel Reames, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir
Tho. Allen, Sir Tho. Gower, Sir Clifford Clifton, Mr. Geo.
Clarke, Sir Robert Atkyns, Mr. Ashburnham, Sir Hen.
North, Sir Ralph Hare, Mr. Knight, Mr. Fane, Sir Wm.
Doyley, Sir Wm. Hickman, Sir Courtney Poole, Lord Richardson, Mr. Churchill, Sir Tho. Lee, Mr. Crouch, Sir
John Holland, Mr. Lewis, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr.
Walker, Sir John Yorke, Mr. Hide, Sir Fra Clarke, Sir
Edm. Peirce: And all the Members of this House, that
shall come to the Committee, are to have Voices thereat:
And they are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon, at
Two of the Clock, in the Exchequer Chamber: And
send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Lord's Day.
A Bill for the better Observation of the Lord's Day
was this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir
John Goodrick, Sir Fra. Goodrick, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir
Hum. Winch, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Hen. North, Mr. Phillipps, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Attorney of the Duchy, Mr.
Morris, Sir John Rouse, Mr. Jones, Sir Edm. Pooley, Sir
Edm. Peirce, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Anth. Cope, Mr. Fane,
Sir Bain. Throckmortan, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Gilbert Gerrard,
Lord Herbert, Lord Fanshaw, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Scudamore, Mr. Musgrave, Sir John Holland, Mr. Thurland,
Sir Robert Atkyns, Sir John Yorke, Sir Tho. Gower, Colonel
Reames, Lord Bruce, Mr. Ashburnham, Sir Tho. Meres,
Sir Cha. Harbord, Mr. Lewis, Sir John Birkinhead, Sir
John Pelham, Sir Rich. Braham, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir
Sol. Swale, Sir Roger Bradshaigh, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Yorke:
And they are to meet To-morrow, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to
send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Paston, and Sir Wm. Doyley,
have the Leave of this House to go into the Country,
to attend the Funeral of Sir Wm. Paston.
The King's Declaration and Speech.
The House then took into Consideration the Order,
made the One-and-twentieth of this Month, for reading
the King's Majesty's Declaration and Speech.
And taking the same into Debate;
And the Declaration and Speech being read;
The Question being put, That this House do now proceed in the Debate upon the King's Majesty's Declaration
and Speech;
The House was divided.
The Noes went out.
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Mr. Clifford, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
30. |
| Sir Sol. Swale, |
With the Noes, |
| Sir Courtney Poole, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
269. |
| Colonel Strangwayes, |
With the Yeas, |
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the House accordingly proceeding in the Debate;
Upon Consideration had by the House of the King's
Majesty's Declaration and Speech;
Address of Thanks.
Resolved, upon the Question, Nemine contradicente,
That the humble Thanks of this House be returned to
the King's Majesty, for his Constancy in the Observation
of the Act of Indemnity.
Resolved, &c. Nemine contradicente, That the humble
Thanks of this House be returned to the King's Majesty,
for his Profession against introducing a Government by a
Military Power.
Resolved, &c. Nemine contradicente, That the humble
Thanks of this House be returned to his Majesty, for his
gracious Invitation to this House to prepare some Laws
against the Growth and Progress of Popery.
Resolved, &c. Nemine contradicente, That the humble
Thanks of this House be returned to his Majesty, for his
Resolution to maintain the Act of Uniformity.
Resolved, &c. Nemine contradicente, That the humble
Thanks of this House be returned to his Majesty, for his
gracious Recommendation to this House, to prepare Laws
against Licentiousness and Impiety; and also to provide
Sumptuary Laws; and Laws for the Advance of Trade;
and for his Majesty's gracious Expressions, to retrench
the Charge and Expences of his own Family.
Relief from Act of Uniformity.
The House then took into Debate the Matter
touching Indulgence to Dissenters, from the Act of
Uniformity.
The Question being put, That the present Debate be
adjourned till To-morrow Morning;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went out.
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Sir John Goodrick, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
161. |
| Sir Wm. Lowther, |
With the Noes, |
| Sir Rich. Temple, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
119. |
| Sir John Talbot, |
With the Yeas, |
And so it passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That it be presented to the King's
Majesty, as the humble Advice of this House, That no
Indulgence be granted to the Dissenters from the Act of
Uniformity.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to collect
and bring in the Reasons of this House, for this Vote
upon the present Debate, to be presented to his Majesty:
And that the Nominating of the Committee be adjourned
till To-morrow Morning.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.