Mercurii, 8 die Julii, 15° Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Gaming.
A BILL against Gaming was this Day read the
First time.
Resolved, That the said Bill be read the Second time
To-morrow Morning.
Loyalist Officers.
The Lord Bruce reports from the Committee to which
the additional Bill for the Relief of the indigent loyal
Officers was committed, That the Committee thought fit
to retain Part of the Bill only; and had made Additions,
instead of the rest of the Bill: Which he read in his
Place; and after delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
Which Addition, consisting of Three Sheets of Paper,
was read the First time.
The First Paragraph of the Addition was read the
Second time; and, upon the Question, agreed to.
The next Paragraph was read the Second time; and,
upon the Question, agreed to.
The Third Paragraph, to define, Who shall be allowed
Officers capable to share in the Distribution, was read
the Second time.
The Question being put, That the Quartermasters do
stand in the Paragraph;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put, That Engineers, Commissaries, Conductors, and Comptrollers, do stand in the
Paragraph;
It passed in the Negative.
And the Words were struck out accordingly.
Resolved, That the Paragraph so amended, be agreed to.
The Fourth Paragraph was read the Second time.
Ordered, That "Two hundred and Fifty" be inserted
instead of "One hundred and Fifty," for the Number of
a Regiment of Horse.
Which was done.
Resolved, That "Forty" be inserted, instead of
"Twenty-five," for the Number of a Troop of Horse.
Which was done.
The Question being put, That the Paragraph, so
amended, be agreed to;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Fifth Paragraph was read the Second time; and,
upon the Question, agreed to.
The next Paragraph was read the Second time; and,
on the Question, agreed to.
The next Paragraph, concerning relieving such as have
lost, or had not, exact Certificates, was read the Second
time; and, on the Question, agreed to.
The last Paragraph was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Word "Three" be inserted,
instead of "Two."
Which was done; and some other Amendments
made; and, upon the Question, agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Crown Revenue.
Resolved, &c. That the House will sit this Afternoon:
And that the Report from the Committee to which the
Bill for the Improvement and better ordering his Majesty's Revenue is committed, be then heard the first
Report.
Excise.
Ordered, That the Report of the additional Bill for the
better ordering the Duty of Excise be heard this
Afternoon.
Arrears of Excise.
Ordered, That the Report of the Bill for the Arrears
of the Excise be heard this Afternoon.
Fisheries.
An ingrossed Bill for regulating the Herring and other
Fisheries, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act for regulating the Herring and
other Fisheries.
And Sir George Downing is to carry up the Bill to the
Lords, for their Concurrence.
Ld. Byron's Estate.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Child and
Sir William Glascock;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you a Bill, intituled,
An Act for Supplying of certain Evidences, in the Times
of the late Troubles, belonging to the Estate of Richard
Lord Byron: To which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Supply Bill.
The House did then resolve into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill of Subsidies.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Prynn took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker again took the Chair.
Mr. Pryn reports, That the Committee had made
some further Progress in the said Bill; and that it was the
Opinion of the Committee, That, according to the Order
of the House, the Names of Commissioners were to be
agreed upon by the House.
Resolved, That, in the naming Commissioners for the
several Counties, Cities, Towns Corporate, and other
Places, the same Rules be observed that were in the Act
of Subsidies, in 17° Car. Iml.
The House adjourns till Three of the Clock this
Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
Supply Bill.
THE House proceeded to the Naming of Commissioners for the Subsidies, in the several Counties, Cities,
Towns Corporate, and other Places in England: The
respective Lists whereof, being twice read, were, upon the
Question, agreed unto; except for the County of Lincolne
and City, the Town of Northampton, County of Oxford
and City; the Lists whereof are not yet brought in.
Resolved, That the House, To-morrow Morning, Nine
Clock, will proceed in the naming the rest of the Commissioners for the Subsidies.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning,
Eight Clock.