Mercurii, 11 die Maii, 16° Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Armin's Estate.
AN ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for Sale of
the Manor of Ingoldesby, in the County of Lincolne,
for raising Portions for the Two Daughters and Coheirs
of Sir William Armin the younger, deceased, was read the
Third time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill do pass: And that the
Title be agreed to.
And Sir Thomas Ingram is to carry back the Bill to the
Lords.
Privilege.
Ordered, That Thomas Worsley, Servant to Sir John
Birkenhead, one of his Majesty's Masters of Request, and
a Member of this House, being arrested, and now in
Custody, contrary to the Privilege of this House, be
forthwith discharged, without Fees.
Falmouth Church.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for making the
Church erected at Falmouth, a Parish Church; with the
Amendments thereto; was read the Third time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments,
be agreed to; and sent back to the Lords for their Concurrence.
Damage Cleere.
An ingrossed Bill for taking away Damage Cleere, in
the County Palatine of Lancaster, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act for taking away Damage Cleere,
in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Vintners.
An ingrossed Bill for the better Levying of Penalties
upon Retailers of Wine, Ale, and Beer, was read.
Ordered, That these Words, "or by an unlawful
Measure," be inserted into the Bill, after the Word
"proclaimed."
Which was done.
Improper Alteration of a Bill.
Information being given to the House, That the Bill
for levying the Penalties on Retailers of Wine, Ale, and
Beer; (which was twice read in the House), was, after it
went out to the Committee, much altered by some private Hand, without any Knowledge or Direction of the
Committee; and a Bill reported, and ingrossed, much
differing from the original Bill, which was committed;
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to examine
the Abuse in altering the Bill for levying Penalties on
Retailers of Wine, Ale, and Beer, after the Bill was committed; and bringing in, and reporting a Bill, much
differing from the Bill read and committed, without the
Privity or Direction of the Committee.
And it is referred to Mr. Vaughan, Sir Tho. Littleton,
Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Cha. Hussey, Sir Robert Howard, Sir
Edw. Walpoole, Mr. Garraway, Sir John Birkenhead,
Lord Richardson, Sir Job Charleton, Sir Tho. Gower,
Colonel Birch; or any Three of them: And they are to
meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to
send for Persons, Papers, and Records: And to report the
Matter, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Gaming.
Sir Charles Harbord reports from the Committee to
which the Bill against excessive, unlawful, and disorderly
Gaming, was committed, That the Committee had agreed
some Amendments to be made to the Bill: Which he
read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
The First Amendment was twice read; and agreed to.
The Second Amendment, being to leave out the last
Clause of the Bill, from the Ninth Line of the Third
Skin, was twice read; and, upon the Question, agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments,
be agreed to; and returned back to the Lords for their
Concurrence.
Letter to be sent by Mr. Speaker.
A Letter, to be sent by Mr. Speaker, to the Counties
appointed by Acts of Parliament, for the Taxing, Assessing, and Levying of the Eighteen Months Assessment
granted to his Majesty; and especially to such of the
said Commissioners as acted in the Taxing and Assessing
of the said Assessment, and whose Clerks received the
Allowance appointed by the said Acts, and to every of
them; was read.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, at Eight of the Clock.