Mercurii, 11 Martii, 15 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Sir John Shaw have the Leave
of this House to go into the Country.
Preserving Woods, &c.
Sir Charles Harbord reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for the Punishment of unlawful Cutters
and Carriers away of Wood and Underwood was committed, several Amendments to the said Bill: Which he
read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Which Amendments were read the First time: And the Five first
Amendments, being read the Second time, were, upon
the Question, severally agreed to.
The Sixth Amendment, being to leave out these Words,
"then shall suspect," in the Seventh Line of the Fourth
Folio, was read the Second time.
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee
in this Amendment;
It passed in the Negative.
The rest of the Amendments, unto the Amendment to
the Eighth Line of the Eighth Folio, were read the Second
time; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
The Amendment to the Eighth Line of the Eighth
Folio being read the Second time; and agreed to be
amended; and, being accordingly amended at the Table;
it was, upon the Question, agreed to.
The last Amendment was read the Second time; and,
upon the Question, agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Clothiers.
A Petition, in the Name of the Clothiers of England,
was this Day read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Petition be committed to a
particular Committee; viz. Mr. Vaughan, Sir John Brampston, Sir Clifford Clifton, Mr. Coventry, Sir Hum. Winch,
Mr. Solicitor General, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Edw. Massey, Colonel Windham, Mr. Allestry, Sir Cha. Berkley
senior, Sir Edw. Moseley, Sir Rich. Temple, Sir Bain.
Throckmorton, Mr. King, Sir John Rouse, Sir Edm. Peirce,
Colonel Gilby, Sir Robert Atkyns, Sir John Holland, Sir
Tho. Gower, Mr. Tho. Jones, Mr. Ernley, Sir Courtney
Poole, Sir Fra. Lawley, Sir Cha. Berkley junior, Sir Geo.
Downing, Sir Nic. Crispe, Sir Wm. Lewis, Sir Rich.
Everard, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir Tho. Peyton, Sir Tho. Bludworth, Sir Norton Knatchbull, Sir John Goodrick, Mr.
Aldworth, Mr. Jones, Sir Rich. Oatley, Mr. Trelawney,
Mr. Edw. Boscowen, Mr. Darcy, Sir John Yorke, Sir Geo.
Stonehouse, Mr. How, Serjeant Charlton, Sir Tho. Meres,
Sir James Smith, Sir Edw. Masters, Mr. Devereux, Mr.
Jay, Mr. Dowdswell, Sir Wm. Lowther, Colonel Reames,
Sir Robert Holt, Mr. Westfaling, Sir John Norton, Mr.
Finch, Mr. Clifford, Sir Rich. Ford, Mr. Seymour, Sir
Tho. Dolman, Mr. Boscowen, Sir Geo. Sonds, Sir John
Talbot, Mr. Edw. Phillips: And all the Members of this
House, that come to the Committee, are to have Voices
thereat: 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: And to
take into Consideration the Petition now read; and the
several other Petitions from the Clothiers of several
Counties, which were delivered in this Day; and also such
other Petitions of like Nature, concerning the Clothing
Trade, as shall be exhibited before them: And to receive
such Addresses and Proposals as they shall find effectual,
for the Regaining and Advance of the Clothing Trade;
and report the same, with their Opinions therein, to the
House.
Endfeild Chase Poor.
Ordered, That the Bill concerning the Poor of Endfeild
be read To-morrow Morning.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine of the Clock.