Die Lunæ, 8 Octobris, 18 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Prize Goods, &c.
ORDERED, That the Accompts of Prize Goods
and Chest-Money be brought in to the Committee
appointed to inspect the publick Accompts, To-morrow
in the Afternoon; to be examined by the Committee;
and report it to the House.
Winchester Writ.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue a Warrant to the
Clerk of the Crown, to make out a Writ, for electing a
Citizen to serve for the City of Winchester, instead of
Richard Goddard, Esquire, deceased.
Higgons' Claim.
A Bill to enable Sir Thomas Higgons to receive Satisfaction of Four thousand Five hundred and Fifty Pounds,
due to Elizabeth late Countess of Essex, was read the
First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read the Second time
on Friday next.
Importing Cattle, &c.
Mr. Seymour reports from the Committee to which the
Bill against Importation of foreign Cattle and Fish was
re-committed, upon the Debate of the Third Amendment,
formerly made by the Committee, to the Bill touching
the Manner of Seizure, That the Committee had met, and
agreed a further Clause to be added to the former Amendment: Which he read, with the Coherence; and delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: And the Clause
being twice read;
The Question being put, That the Words "of the
same County," be added after the Word "Peace;"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put, That the Word "some,"
instead of the Word, "the next," .... before the Word
"Justice;"
It was resolved in the Affirmative: And the Clause
amended accordingly.
The Fourth Amendment, to the Thirteenth Line of the
Third Page, was twice read.
Resolved, &c. That the Words "Chester, with the
Members thereof" be added, after the Word "Port;"
and the Words "of Liverpoole" omitted.
Which was done accordingly.
The Question being put, That the Words "or Whitehaven" be added, after "thereof;"
It passed in the Negative.
The last Amendment was twice read; and, upon the
Question, agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Call of the House.
Resolved, &c. That the Calling of the House be adjourned till Monday next.
Public Accompts.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Long be desired to bring the
Papers concerning the public Accompts (which he was
to sign) unto the Committee appointed to inspect the
publick Accompts, this Afternoon.
English Manufactures.
Sir George Downing reports from the Committee appointed for Advance of the Manufactures of this Nation,
and to prevent Excess in Using of Foreign Commodities,
That the Committee had agreed upon Two Resolves to
be tendered to the House: Which he read to the House;
and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table:
And were twice read; being as followeth;
That the Committee may have Liberty to draw up
and tender a Bill for the prohibiting the Importation of
all Sorts of Manufactures and Commodities whatsoever,
of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of France, and
of all other Lands and Places in the Possession of the
French King, for time.
That, for the Prevention of the Importing of great
Quantities thereof, while this Bill should be depending
and passing, his Majesty be humbly moved, in the mean
time, to issue out his Proclamation prohibiting strictly
the Importation thereof, into any Port or Place of this
Kingdom, or Town of Berwicke upon Tweed.
The Question being put, That the Committee have
Liberty to draw up and tender a Bill to the House, for
the prohibiting the Importation and Use of all Sorts of
Manufactures and Commodities whatsoever, of the
Growth, Production, or Manufacture of France, and of
all other Lands and Places in the Possession of the
French King, for time;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put, That his Majesty be humbly
moved to issue out his Proclamation, prohibiting strictly
the Importation of all Sorts of Manufactures and Commodities whatsoever, of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of France, and of all other Lands and Places
in the Possession of the French King, into any Port or
Place of this Kingdom, or Town of Berwicke upon
Tweed;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That the Concurrence of the Lords be
desired to this Vote.
That Sir George Downing do go up to the Lords for
their Concurrence.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.