Die Jovis, 31 Jan. 19 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Seamen and Naval Stores.
AN ingrossed Bill, to prevent the Disturbances of
Seamen, and others; and to preserve the Stores
of his Majesty's Navy Royal; was read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act to prevent the Disturbances of
Seamen, and others; and to preserve the Stores of his
Majesty's Navy Royal.
And Sir Thomas Clerges is to carry up the Bill to the
Lords.
Outwood Common.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Bill concerning the Common of Outwood was committed, be revived; and do sit To-morrow at Two of the Clock in
the Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber.
House to sit.
Resolved, &c. That the House do sit, whilst the Committee appointed is with the Lords, upon the Business of
the Lord Mordant's Tryal.
Frazers', &c. Nat.
The Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the Bill for
Naturalization of Dame Mary Frazers, and others, were
twice read; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to;
and the Amendments read the Third time.
Pride's Estate.
Amendments sent from the Lords, to the Bill for settling an Estate in Trust, for the Benefit of Mrs. Pride,
and her Children, were twice read; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to; and the Amendments read
the Third time.
Grosvenor's Estate.
Sir John Talbott reports from the Committee to which
the Bill, sent from the Lords, to enable Leicester Grosvenor, and his Trustees, to sell certain Lands, for the Payment of his Debts, . . . . . . . . That the Committee
had carefully perused the Bill; and examined the Matter;
and found no Cause to make any Alteration or Amendment thereto.
And the Bill being read the Third time;
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title be agreed to.
Atheism, &c.
An ingrossed Bill for punishing and preventing Atheism, Profaneness, and profane Cursing and Swearing,
was read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act for punishing and preventing Atheism, Profaneness, and profane Cursing and Swearing.
The Plague.
Amendments sent from the Lords, to the Bill for
making Provision for Places and Persons which shall be
infected with the Plague, were twice read: And the Two
first Amendments were disagreed to: The last Amendment was, upon the Second Reading, agreed.
Fire of London Judicature.
Amendments sent from the Lords, to the Bill for erecting a Judicature for Determination of Causes touching
Houses burnt down, or demolished by reason of the late
Fire, were twice read; and, upon the Question, severally
agreed; and read a Third time.
Poll Bill.
An additional Bill relating to the former Poll Bill,
was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to the Committee of the whole House.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Steward took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Steward reports from the Committee of the whole
House, certain Amendments agreed to be made to the
additional Bill touching Monies to be raised by a Poll:
Which he read, with the Coherence; and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
And the Amendments were twice read; and, upon
the Question, agreed.
The Question being put, That the Clause in the Bill
for giving further Time for levying and collecting the
Money do stand in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Impeachment of Lord Mordant.
Sir Robert Atkins reports, That the Committee, appointed, had attended the Lords, in the Business concerning the Lord Mordant, according to the Direction of the
House; and acquainted them, That, as to allowing Counsel to the Lord Mordant, this House did acquiesce in the
Proposal of the Lords: But could not agree to the Lord
Mordant's sitting within the Bar, with his Hat off, during
the Time of his Tryal; because they could not find any
Precedents to warrant that Method of Proceeding: And
that the Lords did still adhere to their former Resolution
in that Particular; and had delivered their Reasons, in
Writing, for so doing: Which he read.
Resolved, &c. That a Conference be desired to be had
with the Lords, upon the Matter of the Lord Mordant's
sitting within the Bar at the Time of his Tryal, with his
Hat off.
Ordered, That the Persons formerly appointed to manage the Evidence against the Lord Mordant, do search
for Precedents, and prepare Reasons, against To-morrow
Morning, to be delivered at the Conference: And that
Sir Thomas Lee and Mr. Waller be added to the former
Managers.
Rebuilding London.
The House resumed the Debate upon the Bill for
Rebuilding of the City of London.
A Proviso for excepting the Churches of Saint Paul's,
Saint Faith's and Saint Gregory's, from being vested in
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the said
City, was twice read; and, upon the Question, agreed to.
Ordered, That it be referred to Sir Phill. Warwick, Sir
Geo. Downing, Sir Wm. Coventry, Mr. Buscawen, Sir
Thom. Littleton, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir John Frederick,
Sir Robert Howard, Colonel Birch, Mr. Jones, Sir John
Denham, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Richard Browne, Mr.
Steward, or any Three of them, to prepare and bring in
a Proviso for suspending Building for a Year within some
Space of the Thames Side.
French Manufactures.
Ordered, That the Report of the Bill concerning the
prohibiting the Importation of French Manufactures be
made To-morrow Morning, the first Business.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.