Die Martis, 24 Martii, 15 Car. 11di.
Prayers.
JAMES Taudin and Didier Faucant did this Day
take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, before
Mr. Speaker, at the Clerk's Table, in order to their
Naturalization.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Scudamore have the Leave of this
House to go into the Country.
Killigrew's, &c. Nat.
A Bill for Naturalizing of Charlotte Hessen Killigrew,
and several other Persons, was this Day read the Second
time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to the Committee to which the First Bill of Naturalizing was committed: And that the Committee be revived: And that
these Persons following be added to the Committee; viz.
Sir Tho. Strickland, Mr. Oldfeild, Mr. Hoby, Mr. Elliot,
Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Moore, Mr. Turgis, Mr. James, Sir
Edm. Bowyer, Sir Edm. Peirce, Mr. Dunster: And they
are to sit this Afternoon at Two of the Clock in the
Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers,
and Records.
Judgments against Pit.
A Bill to make void several Judgments and Securities
obtained by Practice, against George Pit Esquire, and
several other Persons in the Bill mentioned, was this Day
read the Second time.
A Petition of Sir George Pratt was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill and Petition be committed to Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Sandis, Sir Clifford Clifton,
Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Courtney Poole, Mr. Crouch, Sir
John Holland, Sir Edm. Peirce, Sir Cha. Berkley, Mr.
Knight, Colonel Phillips, Lord Castleton, Sir Geo. Probert,
Sir Robert Atkyns, Mr. Gaudy, Lord St. John, Mr. Yorke,
Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Tho. Tompkins, Sir John Birkinhead,
Mr. Seymour, Colonel Windham, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Clifford, Sir John Strode, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Rich. Oatley,
Mr. Edw. Seymour, Lord Falkland, Sir Tho. Dolman, Sir
Rich. Browne, Mr. Culleford, Sir Wm. Lewis, Mr. Scawen,
Sir Rich. Onslow, Colonel Kirkby, Serjeant Charlton, Sir
Bain. Throckmorton, Mr. Phillips, Colonel Sandis, Mr.
Steward, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Tho. Cary: And they are
to meet in the Exchequer Chamber, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon, on Thursday next: And to summon
and hear all Parties concerned: And to send for Persons,
Papers, and Records.
Restoring Cheadle.
Ordered, That the Bill for restoring in Blood of Elizabeth Cheadle, an Infant, be read on Thursday Morning
next.
Lord's Day.
Mr. George reports from the Committee to which the
Bill for better Observation of the Lord's Day was recommitted, upon the Amendment formerly reported,
concerning decent Demeanor in the Church, That the
Committee had met, and thought fit to omit the Words
"be or sit irreverently or undecently."
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put, That the Word "walk"
be also left out;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That the Amendment, with these
Alterations, be agreed to.
The House proceeded to the Second Reading of the
rest of the Amendments formerly reported.
And the several subsequent Amendments to the Second
Line of the Second Page were read the Second time; and,
on the Question, agreed to.
The Amendment to the Second Line of the Second
Page was read the Second time.
The Question being put, To agree to that Amendment;
It passed in the Negative.
The next Amendment, to the Eighth Line of the same
Page, was read the Second time; and, on the Question,
agreed to.
The Amendment to the Ninth Line of the same Page
was read the Second time.
The Question being put, To agree to the Amendment,
as to the leaving out the Word "unlawful;"
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the remaining Part of the Bill,
which is not yet passed, be re-committed to the former
Committee: And they are to inspect the former Laws
touching the Observation of the Lord's Day; and to
comprehend them in this Bill, so as the same may be
effectual for the due Observation thereof: And these Persons following are added to the Committee; viz. Colonel
Legg, Mr. Clifford, Dr. Burwell, Sir John Duncombe, Mr.
Chowne, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Edm. Peirce, Sir Robert Holt,
Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Kent, Mr. Ernley, Sir
Wm. Compton, Colonel Windham, Sir Tho. Tompkins, Sir
John Birkenhead, Mr. Coventry: And all the Members
of this House that shall come to the Committee are to
have Voices thereat: And they are to meet on Thursday
next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the
Exchequer Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers,
and Records.
Royal Mines.
Ordered, That the Bill concerning Mines Royal, be
read the Second time on Thursday next.
Preserving Woods, &c.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Tompkins do carry up the
Two ingrossed Bills for preventing the Cutting and Stealing of Wood; and for enabling the Sale of some of the
Lands of Richard and Anthony Seignior; to the Lords
for their Concurrence.
Ministers Maintenance.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for the Increase of the Maintenance of Ministers
in Cities, Towns Corporate, and Market Towns.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Thomas Meres took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker re-assumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Meres reports from the Committee, That
they had made some further Progress in the said Bill: And
that it was the Opinion of the Committee, That the House
would again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, upon Saturday next, at Ten of the Clock in the
Morning, to proceed upon the same.
Resolved, &c. That the House, on Saturday next, at
Ten of the Clock in the Morning, will resolve itself into
a Committee of the whole House, to proceed in the Bill
for the Maintenance of Ministers, in Cities, Towns
Corporate, and Market Towns.
Clothing Trade.
The Question being put, That the Committee for the
Clothing Trade, appointed to sit this Afternoon, be
adjourned till Thursday next, at Two of the Clock in
the Afternoon;
It passed in the Negative.
Committees.
Resolved, &c. That all other Committees, that were
to sit this Afternoon, be adjourned till Thursday next, at
Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
And then the House adjourned till Thursday
Morning next, Eight of the Clock.