Lunæ, 27 die Februarii, 17 Car. IIdi.
Excise.
AN ingrossed Bill for the better ordering and collecting the Duty of Excise, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An additional Act for the better ordering
and collecting the Duty of Excise.
And Sir Thomas Meres is to carry up the Bill to the
Lords.
Deeping Fen.
Sir Anthony Irby reports from the Committee to which
the Bill for draining the Fen called Deeping Fen, and
other Fens therein mentioned, was committed, several
Amendments agreed to be made, and a Proviso to be
added to the Bill: Which he read, with the Coherence,
in his Place; and after, delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table: And the Amendments and Proviso, were
twice read; and, upon the Question, with some Additions made at the Table, severally agreed to.
Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments and Proviso agreed, be read a Third time To-morrow Morning.
Abott's Anne Manor.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, to enable the
Lord Henry Pawlett, George Withers, and John Mompesson, to sell the Manor of Abbott's Anne in the County
of Southampton, was read the Third time.
And the Word "other," the Words "any Estate,"
and these Words, "by Way of Limitation, and not as
Lessee," being agreed to be added, by way of Amendment, in several Places in the Bill;
A Proviso was also tendered on the Behalf of Mr.
Foylo; and once read.
The Question being put, That the Proviso be read a
Second time;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, do pass: And that the Title be agreed to.
And Sir Thomas Meres is to carry up the Bill to the
Lords.
Bills from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and
Sir Thomas Estcourt;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you down Two
Bills: The one, intituled, An Act for Repealing of Part
of the Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act directing the
Prosecution of such as are accountable for Prize Goods;
and the other, intituled, An Act for enabling the Earl
of Mulgrave and Sir Hugh Cholmley to make Leases to
the King: To which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Carr's Estate.
The Amendments, Clauses, and Provisoes, sent from
the Lords, to the Bill for settling the Estate of Sir
Robert Carr Baronet, were twice read; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed to; and after, read a Third
time.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments agreed
to, be returned to the Lords.
And that Sir Tho. Clifford carry this Bill up to the
Lords.
Jurors.
An ingrossed Bill for returning able and sufficient
Jurors, was read.
Ordered, That these Words, "in their own Name, or
in Trust for them," be inserted in the Bill.
A Proviso, to make the Bill temporary, was twice read.
Resolved, &c. That the Proviso be agreed to, and
made Part of the Bill.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act for returning able and sufficient
Jurors.
Privilege.
Mr. Lavington was called in to the Bar of this House:
And, kneeling at the Bar, Mr. Speaker did declare unto
him, That he had disobeyed the Order of the Committee
of this House; and refused to let Colonel Williams have
Access to Sir Robert Carr, when it was in his Power:
And that this was made appear at the Committee; and
was so reported to the House, and justified in the House,
by Colonel Williams.
And being withdrawn;
The Question being propounded, That Mr. Lavington
be, for his Offence and Misdemeanor, sent to the Tower;
The Question being put, That the Question be put;
It passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That Mr. Lavington be called in to the Bar
of this House; and have a Reprehension from Mr.
Speaker: And that Mr. Speaker do acquaint him, That
the House is not at all satisfied with his Answer and
Excuse, but that his Offence deserves a severe Punishment; yet, at the Mediation and Request of Sir Robert
Carr the younger, and for no other Cause, the House was
content to remit his Offence, and discharge him from
the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, paying his Fees.
And Mr. Lavington was called in; and, kneeling at
the Bar, Mr. Speaker did declare the Opinion and Order
of the House, to the Effect before-mentioned.
Prize Goods.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for Repealing
of Part of an Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act directing the Prosecution of such as are accountable for
Prize Goods, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be read the Second
time To-morrow Morning.
Committee of Privileges.
Ordered, That these Members following be added to
the Committee for Privileges and Elections; viz. Sir
Rich. Powle, Sir Theop. Biddolph, Mr. John Jones, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Robert Roberts, Sir Cæsar Colclough, Lord
Allington, Sir Nicholas Steward, Mr. Anchitell Grey, Sir
John Maynard, Mr. Goring, Mr. Kendall, Sir Phillip
Howard, Colonel Norton.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.