Die Mercurii, 17 Octobris, 18 Car. IIdi.
Atheism, &c.
ORDERED, That the Committee to which the Bill
against Atheism and Profaneness is committed, be
impowered to receive Information touching such Books as
tend to Atheism, Blasphemy, or Profaneness, or against
the Essence or Attributes of God; and, in particular, the
Book published in the Name of one White; and the
Book of Mr. Hobbs, called The Leviathan; and to report
the Matter, with their Opinions, to the House.
Regulating the Press.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inspect the
Act for regulating the Press; and to consider, Wherein
it is defective; and bring in a Bill for supplying the
Defects, and for putting the Act in effectual Execution:
And also to inquire, Whether there be any illegal Patent,
or any Abuse, in the licensing or stopping the lawful
Printing of Books:
And that it be referred to Mr. Millward, Sir Edm.
Pearse, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Robert Holt, Sir Wm.
Lowther, Sir Solom. Swale, Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Crouch,
Sir Rowland Berkley, Sir Thom. Allen, Sir Robert Barneham, Sir Robert Carre, Dr. Burwell, Colonel Reames, Mr.
Daniell, Mr. Chetwin, Sir John Heath, Mr. Devereux,
Mr. Cheyne, Sir Thom. Clifford, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Wm.
Lewis, Mr. Coventry, Sir Thom. Gower, Sir Jo. Lowther,
Mr. Morice, Mr. Sandys, Mr. Prynn, Sir Edw. Masters,
Colonel Birch, Sir Jo. Birkenhead, Sir Wm. Gaudy,
Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Hobby, Sir Thom. Higgons, Mr.
Mountague, Mr. St. John, Mr. Herbert, Sir Phill.
Musgrave, Colonel Strangwaies, Sir Thom. Littleton, Mr.
Seymour, Sir Richard Oateley: And they are to meet
on Friday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon,
in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons,
Papers, and Records.
Ways and Means.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the Debate of the effectual
raising Eighteen hundred thousand Pounds for his
Majesty's Supply.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair: And
Mr. Milward took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker took the Chair.
Mr. Milward reports that the Committee of the
whole House had made some further Progress in Debate
of the Manner of raising the King's Supply: And desired, that, as soon as the Message, sent from the Lords,
was over, the House would again resolve into a Committee, to proceed in the Debate.
Resolved, &c. That the House will, after Order taken
in Relation to the Message from the Lords, again resolve
into a Committee of the whole House, to proceed in the
Debate of the Manner of raising the King's Supply.
Lords desire a Conference.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and Sir
Nathaniell Hobert;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords desire a present Conference
with the House, in the Painted Chamber, upon the Vote
of this House, to which the Concurrence of the Lords
was desired, touching the prohibiting the Importation of
French Manufactures and Commodities.
The Messengers being called in; Mr. Speaker acquaints them, That the House had agreed to a present
Conference.
Ordered, . . . . Serjeant Charlton, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir
Geo. Downing, Sir Thom. Clifford, Mr. Solicitor, Mr.
Seymour, Mr. Millward, Sir Robert Howard, be appointed
to manage the Conference.
Mr. Solicitor reports from the Conference, That they
had attended the Lords: And that the Lord Anglesey did
manage the Conference; and had delivered several Reasons in Answer to the Vote of this House: Which (to
prevent Mistakes) he had also reduced into Writing;
and delivered the Paper at the Conference: Which Mr.
Solicitor read; and after, delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table.
And the Paper, containing the Lords Answer to the
Vote of the House, being read;
Resolved, &c. That the Answer of the Lords to the
Vote of this House, to which the Lords Concurrence was
desired, be taken into Consideration on Friday Morning.
Ways and Means.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Millward took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Millward reports, That the Committee had made
some further Progress in the Debate of the Way and
Means for the effectual Raising of Eighteen hundred
thousand Pounds Supply for his Majesty: But, coming
to no Resolution, desires, that the House would resolve
into a Committee again, at their next Sitting, to proceed
in the further Debate thereof.
The Question being put, That the House do sit Tomorrow;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went out.
Tellers,
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Mr. Williams, |
For the Yeas, |
93. |
| Mr. Mallet, |
| Sir Robert Holt, |
For the Noes, |
93. |
| Colonel Strangwaies, |
The Yeas and the Noes being even; Mr. Speaker
declares with the Yeas.
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Committees.
Resolved, &c. That all Committees that were to sit this
Afternoon, be adjourned till Friday, Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon: And that they sit in the respective
Places formerly appointed.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.