Mercurii, 20 die Aprilis, 16° Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
PETER du Moulin did, this Day, take the Oaths
of Allegiance and Supremacy, in order to his being
naturalized.
Du Moulin's Nat.
Ordered, That the Name of Peter du Moulin be inserted into the Bill for Naturalization of Dame Catherine
Sayer, and others.
Glenham's Estate.
Ordered, That Sir Richard Onslow, Mr. Hobby, Sir
Cha. Harbord, Mr. Mountague, Colonel Kirkby, Sir Tho.
Meres, Sir Rich. Temple, Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Vaughan,
be added to the Committee to which the Bill for the
Lady Glenham is committed.
College of Physicians.
A Bill on the Behalf of the College of Physicians of
the City of London, for Confirmation of Letters Patents
granted unto them by the King's Majesty, was read the
First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read the Second time
on Friday next.
Wyo Navigation.
Ordered, That these Members following be added to
the Committee to which the Bill for settling the Navigation of the River Wye, in Surrey, is committed; viz. Sir
Hen. Capell, Sir George Ryve, Sir John Moreton, Mr.
Vaughan, Sir Wm. Doyley, Sir John Corryton, Sir Tho.
Gower, Lord Mansfeild, Sir Herbert Price, Sir Winston
Churchill, Sir John Harrison, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir Edw.
Hungerford, Sir Edm. Pye, Sir John Marley, Lord
Fanshaw, Sir Tho. Fanshaw, Sir Adrian Scroope, Sir
Cha. Cotterell, Sir Wm. Moreton, Sir Wm. Fleetwood,
Sir Row. Berkley, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir John Robinson,
Sir Tho. Allen, Mr. Mountague, Mr. Westphaling, Sir
Robert Barnham, Mr. Aldworth, Dr. Burrell, Colonel
Windham, Mr. Greenvile, Mr. Milward, Mr. Crouch,
Mr. Biscawen, Colonel Gilby.
Poole's Estate.
A Bill for settling the Manors and Lands late belonging to Sir William Poole.
Ordered, That this Bill be read the Second time on
Friday next.
Merchants, &c.
A Petition of several Merchants, Tradesmen, Victuallers, and others, was read.
Resolved, &c. That this Petition be referred to Mr.
Pryn, Lord Rickardson, Mr. Morrice, Mr. Hen. Coventry, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir John Duncombe, Mr. John Vaughan,
Sir George Ryve, Mr. Scawen, Sir Hen. Worseley, Sir Hen.
Herbert, Mr. Spry, Mr. Newport, Colonel Gilby, Sir Cha.
Cotterell, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Birch, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Philip Warwick, Mr. Buscawen, Sir Cha. Harbord, Mr. Jones,
Sir Robert Atkins, Mr. William Coventry, Sir Wm. Doyley, Sir Rich. Oateley, Mr. Garraway, Mr. Cornewallis,
Sir Tho. Allen, Mr. Cory, Mr. Jay, Sir Tho. Gower, Sir
Edmond Pye, Mr. Milward, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir John
Robinson, Sir John Corryton, Lord Ancram, Sir Tho.
Bludworth, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Roll, Sir Rich. Everard, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Rich.
Ford, Mr. Hobby, and all the Members that serve for
the City of London: And all that come to the Committee are to have Voices: And they are to take the said
Petition into Consideration; and examine, and report,
What Means they find most convenient for Satisfaction
of the Petitioners: And they are to meet in the Inner
Court of Wards, on Friday next, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon: And to send for Persons, Papers,
and Records.
Hearth Money.
A Clause was tendered, to be added to the Bill concerning Hearth Money.
Resolved, &c. That this Clause be recommended to
the Committee of the whole House, to take the same
into Consideration.
Seamen and Naval Stores.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Mundeford
Brampston and Sir Nathaniell Hobart;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you a Bill,
intituled, An Act for preventing Disturbances of Seamen,
and others, and to preserve the Stores belonging to his
Majesty's Navy Royal; with some Alterations, and
Amendments: To which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Which Amendments and Alterations, being read,
were, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments agreed
to, be returned back to the Lords.
Hearth Money.
And then the House resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed on the Bill concerning Hearth
Money.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker again took the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins reports, That the Committee had
proceeded in the Bill; and finished the same, with some
Amendments: Wherein he is ready to make Report to
the House.
The Question being put, That the Report of the said
Amendments be now made to the House;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Sir Robert Atkins accordingly reports, The Amendments and Alterations to the said Bill: Which he read,
in his Place; and after delivered in at the Clerk's Table:
And . . . . twice read.
The several Amendments, to the Amendment in the
Sixteenth Line of the * Folio, were, upon the Question,
severally agreed to.
Resolved, That the Clause, after the Word, "Exchequer," in the Sixteenth Line of the Third Folio, ending
with these Words, "and all Arrears of the same," in
the * Line of the same Folio, do stand: And, as to the
rest of the Amendments, the House agreed with the
Committee.
The rest of the Amendments, being severally put,
were, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Resolved, That the said Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Resolved, That Leave be given for bringing in a
Clause for Punishment of the Officer, or his Deputy, in
case of Injury done by him to any Person or Persons.
Resolved, That Leave be given to bring in a Clause,
for securing the Allowance, appointed to be made by
the former Acts, to the Clerks of the Peace, and petty
Constables.
Resolved, That Leave be given for the Bringing of
a Proviso, upon the present Debate, to prevent the
Levying of Arrears by this Bill, not really due by the
former Acts.
State of Trade.
Resolved, That Mr. Clifford do make his Report
concerning Trade, To-morrow Morning at Ten of the
Clock.
Ly. Wandesford's Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. Sandys, Sir George Ryve, and
Mr. Cory, be added to the Committee to whom the
Lady Wandesford's Bill is committed.
New Sarum Writ.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue out his Warrant
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ, for
a Burgess for the Borough of New Sarum, in the County
of Wilts, in the room of Mr. Tucker, lately deceased.
Committee of Privileges.
Ordered, That Colonel Robinson be added to the
Committee for Privileges.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, at Eight of the Clock.