Lunæ, 13 die Julii, 15° Car. IIdi Regis.
Prayers.
Supply Bill.
MR. Pryn reports from the Committees of the whole
House, several Amendments, agreed by the Committee, to be made to the Bill of Subsidies: Which he
read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and after delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: And were read
the First time.
The several Amendments, precedent to the Amendment to the * Line of the Two-and-twentieth Folio,
were read the Second time; and, on the Question,
severally agreed to.
Ordered, That, after the Word "and," in the * Line
of the Two-and-twentieth Folio, these Words following
be inserted; viz. "and which shall be nominated in
any Commission, to be directed from his Majesty, for
assessing his Majesty's honourable Houshold."
Which was done accordingly.
The following Amendments, till you come to the
Amendment to the Eleventh Line of the Six-and-twentieth Folio, were read the Second time; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed to.
The Amendment to the Eleventh Line of the Six-andtwentieth Folio was read the Second time; and, upon the
Question, postponed.
The following Amendments, until you come to the
Amendment in Folio Eighty-two, were read the Second
time; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
The Amendment to the Eighty-second Folio, being,
to omit the Clause concerning Orphans, was read the
Second time:
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee
in this Amendment;
It passed in the Negative.
The next Amendment, to the Seventeenth Line of the
Eighty-second Folio, being to insert "Rents," instead of
"Lands," was read the Second time:
The Question being put, To agree with this Amendment;
It passed in the Negative.
The Two next Amendments, being the same with this,
were read the Second time:
And the Question being severally put, for agreeing;
It passed in the Negative.
The next Amendment, to the Twelfth Line of . . .
Eighty-second Folio, was read the Second time; and,
upon the Question, agreed.
The rest of the Amendments, till you come to the
Amendment for inserting a Proviso of Restriction, were
read the Second time; and, upon the Question, severally
agreed to.
The Clause of Restriction, being read the Second time,
was, upon the Question, agreed to.
The House then resumed the Debate of the Amendment to the Eleventh Line of the Thirty-sixth Folio, for
omitting Scotland and Ireland; which was postponed.
The Question being put, To omit the Clause concerning Viscounts, Barons, and Baronets;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered, That these Words, "then next following,"
be added, instead of "now next ensuing."
Which was done, in two several Places.
Ordered, That in * Folio, these Words be inserted;
viz; "and the Two latter, before the Fourteenth Day
of April then next following."
Ordered, That, instead of "March next ensuing," be
inserted "March 1663."
Which was done.
Ordered, That * Allan, * and * Michell, be inserted
into the List for Sussex.
Ordered, That Sir Edward Hungerford and Henry
Nute Esquire, be added Commissioners for Devon.
Ordered, That Shalston Calmundy, and Richard Coffin,
be added Commissioners for the County of Devon.
Ordered, That George Farewell, Henry Peck, and Dr.
Edward Graves, be added Commissioners for the City
and Liberties of Westminster.
Ordered, That Sir Tho. Wilbraham, and Colonel
Robinson be added Commissioners for Cheshire.
Ordered, That Sir John Dormer be added Commissioner for the County of Bucks.
Ordered, That Sir Phillip Warwicke, John Page,
and Christopher Eyres, be added Commissioners for
Middlesex.
Ordered, That John Delavall Esquire, Tho. Wright
Doctor of Physick, Henry Robinson of Caster, John
Harby junior, Esquires, be added Commissioners for the
County of Northampton.
The Question being put, That there shall be any more
Commissioners now added;
It passed in the Negative.
The Question being put, That the Bill, with the
Amendments, be ingrossed;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Militia.
Ordered, That the House do sit this Afternoon, at
Three of the Clock, for the Dispatch of the Bill of the
Militia.
Lords reminded of Bills.
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, by Sir
John Duncombe, to put their Lordships in mind of the
Bills against the Growth of Popery; the Bill to prevent
the Meetings of Sectaries; the Bill for Advance of Trade;
and the Bill for the taking away Damage Cleere: And to
desire their Lordships to expedite these Bills.
The House adjourns till Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
Merchants, &c.
A PETITION of many Merchants, Tradesmen,
Artificers, Victuallers, and others, in and about the City
of London, was read.
Resolved, &c. That this Petition be referred to a Committee; to examine the Matter of Fact; and report their
Opinions to the House; viz. Sir George Cartwright, Mr.
Birch, Mr. Pryn, Sir Rich. Everard, Mr. Seymour, Sir
John Dawney, Mr. Milward, Mr. Clifford, Sir Edmond
Walpoole, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir John Brampston, Sir Wm.
Lowther, Sir Tho. Allan, Sir Henry Worseley, Sir George
Ryve, Sir Wm. Batten, Lord Richardson, Mr. Morrice,
Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Boscawen, Colonel Kirkby, Sir Edm.
Peirse, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir John Shaw, Sir John Holland,
Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Hobby, Sir John Birkinhead, Mr.
Collins, Mr. Clarke, Sir Nicholas Steward, Sir John Duncombe, Lord Fanshaw, Sir Tho. Tompkins, Sir Richard
Braham, Mr. John Trelawny, Mr. Crooke, Sir Wm. Compton, Mr. Boscawen, Mr. Jonathan Trelawny, Sir Richard
Braham: And all the Members of this House, that shall
come to the Committee, are to have Voices: 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.
Militia.
The House resolves itself into a Committee of the
whole House, upon the additional Bill for the Militia.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Pryn took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker again took the Chair.
Mr. Pryn reports, That the Committee had gone
through the said Bill; and made several Alterations and
Amendments thereto: And that they desired the House
would appoint a Time for a Report thereof to be made
unto them.
Resolved, That the said Report upon the additional
Bill for the Militia be made To-morrow Morning at Nine
of the Clock.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning
at Nine of the Clock.