Die Jovis, 7 Novembris, 1667.
Committee of Privileges.
ORDERED, That Mr. How, Sir Richard Oately,
Sir Ralph Hare, Mr. Churchill, Sir Fran. Lake, Sir
Richard Lee, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Stockdaile, Sir Richard
Powle, Sir Thomas Carew, Sir Nicholas Slaning, Sir
Richard Maleverer, Sir Norton Knatchbold, Mr. Robert
Spencer, Lord Newbourough, Sir Thomas Mompesson, Mr.
Peregrene Barty, Sir Richard Lewis, Mr. Dennis, Lord
Castleton, Mr. Gold, Sir Phillip Sherrerd, Sir Henry
Capell, Mr. Robert Thomas, Sir Herbert Price, Lord
Mandeville, Sir Edward Wise, Sir John Strowde, Col.
Whitley, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Richard Ingoldsby, Sir
William Killigrew, Sir John Mallett, Mr. Andrew Newport, Sir Francis Compton, Mr. Banister Mainard, be
added to the Committee of Elections and Privileges.
Barnstable Writ.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue out a Warrant to
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a Writ for electing
a new Member to serve for the Town of Barnstable, in
the room of Sir John Chichester, deceased.
Cambridge Pest-houses.
Ordered, That the Members that do serve for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolke, be added to the
Committee touching the Pest-houses at Cambridge.
Bedford Level.
An ingrossed Bill for the taxing and assessing of the
Lands of the Adventurers within the great Level of the
Fens; and one Amendment, agreed, on the Question,
and made at the Table; and a Proviso, ingrossed, being
twice read, and, on the Question, agreed;
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that . . .
Title shall be, An Act for the Taxing and Assessing of
the Lands of the Adventurers within the great Level of
the Fens.
Assigning Exchequer Debts.
Sir George Downing reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for assigning Debts in the Exchequer,
was committed, a Clause to be added, and some Amendments to be made, to the Bill: Which being read, and
debated;
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to the former Committee: Who are hereby revived; and do sit
this Afternoon, at Two of the Clock, in the Place formerly appointed: And they are impowered to prepare,
and bring in, a Clause of Allowance of a reasonable Fee
for making Assignments.
Thefts and Robberies.
The House then resumed the Matter, upon the Proposals of securing of the Highways from Thefts and
Robberies: . . . being again read and debated;
Resolved, &c. That it be referred to the Committee,
formerly appointed to advise with the Lord General; to
consider of the Proposals; and to prepare, and bring in
a Bill; and also an Address, to be presented unto his
Majesty, according to the said Proposals: And the especial Care of it be recommended to Colonel Birch: And
the Committee is hereby revived; and they are to sit at
Two a Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Pluralities.
A Bill to restrain Pluralities, and to augment the Stipend of Vicars and Curates, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be read a Second time on
Saturday next.
Restraints on Juries.
Ordered, That Mr. Lee, and the Gaoler of Newgate,
and such others, that were appointed to attend the Committee of Juries Yesterday, are to attend on Saturday
next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Place
formerly appointed.
Earl of Clarendon's Impeachment.
The House then resumed the further Consideration of
the Heads of the Accusation delivered in against the Earl
of Clarendon. * * * *