Die Veneris, 13 Decembris, 1667.
Electing Members for Durham.
A BILL for the Election of Members to serve in
Parliament for the County Palatine of Durham,
was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be read the Second
time on Monday next.
Earl of Clare's Estate.
The ingrossed Bill for settling the Possession of John
Earl of Clare, deceased, and enabling Gilbert Earl of
Clare to dispose of some other Part thereof, for Payment
of Debts and Portions, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir
Robert Atkins, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Wm. Hickman, Mr.
Grey, Mr. Brunckard, Lord Fanshaw, Mr. Cheyne, Sir
John Coventry, Mr. Westphaling, Sir Tho. Gower, Sir
Henry Cæsar, Sir Edmund Wyndham, Sir John Knight,
Sir Cha. Harbord, Earl of Ogle, Mr. Morrice, Mr. Millward, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Clifford Clifton, Mr. Weld, Sir
Richard Oateley, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Gilbert Talbott,
Colonel Phillipps, Sir Hugh Wyndham, Sir Robert Carr,
Sir John Bennet, Mr. Musgrave, Sir Phillip Musgrave,
Sir John Dawney, and all the Members that serve for the
Counties of Stafford, Nottingham, and Middlesex: And
they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records.
Woodmongers and Inn-holders.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Matter
concerning Wood and Coals is referred, be revived; and
do sit this Afternoon, in the Place formerly appointed,
notwithstanding the Sitting of the Grand Committee of
Grievances.
Da Costa's &c. Nat.
The ingrossed Bill for the Naturalization of Alvaro da
Costa, and others, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass; and that the Title
shall be, A Bill for naturalizing Alvaro da Costa and
others.
Leventhorpe's Estate.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill concerning Sir Thomas
Leventhorpe be read To-morrow Morning.
Importing Irish Cattle.
An additional Bill for preventing the Importation of
Irish Cattle was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Tho.
Littleton, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir John Moreton, Mr. Whorwood, Mr. Buscowen, Sir John Bennett, Sir Jona. Trelawney, Mr. Swinfen, Sir Robert Howard, Sir Tho. Tompkins,
Sir Robert Carr, Sir James Thynn, Mr. Hobby, Sir Jo.
Mounson, Lord Fanshaw, Mr. Prideaux, Sir Trevor
Williams, Sir John Bennett, Sir Jo. Dawney, Sir Solomon
Swale, Mr. Geo. Weld, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Tho. Lee,
Sir Jo. Heath, Sir Tho. Higgins, Sir Wm. Coventry, Lord
Ancram, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Jo. Talbott, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Garraway, Sir Gilbert Talbott, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Trevor,
Sir Edward Harlow, Sir George Reeves, Sir John Shaw,
Mr. Dowdwell, Mr. Morrice, Mr. Culliford, Mr. Grey,
Mr. Lucy, Sir Fowke Lucy, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Sir
Nicho. Carey, Mr. Millward, and all the Members that
serve for North and South Wales, the Counties of Chester,
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Somersett, and Cornwall: And
they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records: And they are further impowered to receive Information of Persons who have
violated the late Act; and to send for such Persons as
they shall think fit to be examined by the Committee
thereupon.
Banishing Earl of Clarendon.
An ingrossed Bill, sent down from the Lords, for
Banishing and Disenabling the Earl of Clarendon, was
read the First time.
The House of Commons taking Notice of the Flight of
the Earl of Clarendon, being under an Impeachment of
the said House of Commons, for High Treason;
Proclamation for his Apprehension.
Resolved, &c. That his Majesty be humbly desired to
issue out a Proclamation for summoning the said Earl of
Clarendon to appear by a Day, and the apprehending
him, in order to his Trial.
Ordered, That the Concurrence of the Lords be desired to this Vote: And the Lord Cavendish is to carry it
up to the Lords.
Person ordered into Custody absconded.
The House being informed, That * Symonds is not to
be found, and so cannot be apprehended, according to
the Order of Yesterday;
Ordered, That the Farmers of his Majesty's Customs
do take care to command the said * Symonds, being their
Servant, to attend this House on Monday next.
Juries - Chief Justice Keeling heard.
The House then proceeded to the Hearing of the Lord
Chief Justice Keeling, as to his Defence to the Matters
charged against him.
Resolved, &c. That a Chair be brought into the House,
for his Lordship to rest upon.
The Lord Chief Justice Keeling, being called in,
made his Defence to the Matters charged against him.
Resolved, &c. That Candles be brought in.
Then the Debate of the whole Matter concerning the
Lord Chief Justice Keeling . . .
Resolved, &c. That the Precedents and Practice of
Fining or Imprisoning Jurors is illegal.
Resolved, &c. That this House proceed no further upon
the Matter against the Lord Chief Justice Keeling.
Ordered, That the Lord St. John have Leave to bring
in a Bill for declaring the Fining and Imprisoning of
Jurors illegal.
Committees.
Ordered, That the Committees which were to sit this
Afternoon; viz. the Committee for Grievances; the
Committee upon the Impeachment of the Lord Mordant;
and the Committee concerning Wood and Coal; be
adjourned till To-morrow Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Eight of the Clock.