Sabbati, 25 Februarii, 17 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Medway Navigation.
AN ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for making
the River Medway navigable, in the Counties of
Kent and Sussex, with some Amendments, and a Proviso,
agreed by this House, was read a Third time.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments and
Proviso, be returned to the Lords; and their Concurrence desired therein.
Hertfordshire Roads.
A Proviso, sent down from the Lords, to the Bill for
Continuance of a former Act for repairing the Highways in the County of Hertford, was thrice read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Proviso be agreed to, and
made Part of the Bill.
Deeping Fen.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for Draining
of the Fen called Deeping Fen, and other Fens therein
mentioned, was read a Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir
Anth. Irby, Sir Robert Car, Sir Hump. Winch, Sir John
Norton, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Hen. Capell, Sir Solo. Swale,
Lord Allington, Sir Robert Holt, Sir Bayn. Throckmorton,
Sir Wm. Hickman, Sir Edm. Pooley, Sir Jo. Newton, Sir
Rich. Oateley, Sir Adrian Scroope, Sir Phill. Musgrave,
Sir Jo. Birkenhead, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Cha. Harbord,
Sir Tho. Wendy, Sir Maur. Berkley, Sir Robert Atkins,
Mr. Pryn, Mr. Pepis, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Cliff. Clifton, Sir James Thynn, Mr. Milward, Mr. Jay, Mr.
Tayler, Mr. Sandys, Sir Edm. Peirce, Sir Tho. Tompkins,
Sir Jo. Bennett, Sir Jo. Napper, Mr. Geo. Mountague,
Mr. St. John, Mr. Crouch, and all the Members of this
House that serve for the several Counties of Yorke,
Lincolne, Bedford, and Cambridge: And they are to meet
at Two of the Clock this Afternoon, in the Speaker's
Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and
Records.
Excise.
Sir Tho. Meres reports from the Committee to which
the Bill for better regulating and collecting the Duty of
Excise . . . . some Amendments agreed by the Committee 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: Which Amendments were twice
read; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Ordered, That these . . . ., "That from and after the
Eighth Day of November, which shall be in the Year of
our Lord 1665," be inserted in the Bill.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Privilege.
The Question being put, That Samuell Lavington, now
in the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for his Contempt in disobeying the Order of the Committee of this
House, be discharged;
It passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms do bring Samuell
Lavington, and have him in Readiness, on Monday
Morning, to be called to the Bar of this House, for his
Contempt of the Order of the Committee, and Breach of
the Privilege of this House.
Bill from Lords, &c.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Child and
Sir Just. Lewen;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you the Bill
for settling the Estate of Sir Robert Curr Baronet; with
some Amendments and Additions: To which they desire
the Concurrence of this House: And have also commanded us to acquaint you, That they have concurred
with this House in the Bill for settling the Differences
between the two Towns of Great and Little Yarmouth.
Hallage Duty.
Sir John Talbott reports from the Committee to which
the Bill for regulating the Duty of Hallage was committee, 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.
Ordered, That the Reading and Debate of this Bill be
heard on Monday Morning at Ten of the Clock.
Juries.
The House did then proceed to the Second Reading
of the rest of the Amendments to the Bill for regulating
Juries: Which, upon the Second Reading, were, upon
the Question, severally agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Bill from Lords, &c.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and
Sir Mondeford Brampston:
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you the Bill
for Naturalizing of Dederic alias Richard Comes, and
others; with some Amendments; to which they desire
the Concurrence of this House: And have also commanded us to acquaint you, That they have concurred
with this House to the Alterations and Provisoes, sent
from this House, to the Bill for making divers Rivers
navigable; The Bill for enabling the Bishop of Winton
to settle One hundred Acres of Waltham Parks on the
Rector of Bishop Waltham, in lieu of Tythes for the said
Parks; and To the Bill for enabling Trustees for the
Lord Strangford to sell Lands for Payment of Debts.
Bills sent to Lords.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Meeres do carry up to the
Lords the ingrossed Bills for making the River Medway
navigable, in the Counties of Kent and Sussex; for the
making the River Avon navigable from Christ Church to
New Sarum; and for Continuance of a former Act for
Repair of the Highways in the County of Hertford; with
the Amendments agreed by this House: And that he do
also put the Lords in mind of these Four Bills; viz. The
Bill for taking away Damage Cleere; To prevent Delays
in executing Statutes, Judgments, and Recognizances:
For preventing Arrests of Judgments, and superseding
Executions; and The Bill touching Costs in trivial and
vexatious Actions: And desire the Lords to give Dispatch to those Bills.
Committee of Privileges.
Ordered, That Mr. Steward, Serjeant Maynard, Mr.
Goring, and Mr. Thom. Jones, be added to the Committee of Privileges and Elections.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.