Die Jovis, 12 Martii, 1667.
Prayers.
Defaulter to Call of the House.
ORDERED, That Sir Joseph Tredenham be excused
of his Fine of Forty Pound for his not attending at
the Call of the House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Francis Wenman have the Leave of
this House to go into the Country.
Miscarriages of the War.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to enquire
into the Miscarriages of the late War be revived; and
do sit this Afternoon.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committee which were discontinued, by revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in the Places
formerly appointed.
Illegal fining of Jurors.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Bill concerning Jurors was committed, be revived; and sit this
Afternoon. And that Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Weld, Dr.
Burwell, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Solom. Swale, Mr. Steward,
be added to the Committee.
Six Clerks Office.
A Bill for Regulation of the Six Clerks Office in
Chancery, was read.
Ordered, That this Bill be read the Second Time on
Saturday next, after Ten of the Clock.
Bedford Level.
A Bill on the Behalf of Sir John Cutts, and others, for
Explanation and putting in Execution a former Act for
settling the draining the great Level of the Fens called
Bedford Level, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Humfry Wynch, Col. Sandys, Sir Jo. Knight, Mr. Crouch,
Mr. Hatton, Mr. Weld, Sir Robert Carr, Sir Nico. Slaning, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Charles Harbord, Mr. Pryn,
Mr. Morice, Mr. Seymour, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Thom.
Gower, Sir Richard Oateley, Sir James Smith, Sir John
Talbott, Mr. Hobby, Mr. Dowdeswell, Mr. Onslow, Mr.
Gold, Mr. Weld, Sir Thom. Allen, Mr. Pepis, Sir Jo.
Ernley, Sir Nico. Cary, Col. Birch, Sir Jo. Denham, Sir
Wm. Lowther, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Jo. Holland, Sir Edm.
Bowyer, Mr. Steward, Sir Wm. Coventry, Mr. Culliford,
Lord Gorge, Lord Fitzwilliams, Mr. Hungerford, Mr.
Vaughan, Sir Wm. Doyley, and all the Members of the
Six Counties into which the Level of the Fens does
extend, which are not concerned in point of Interest:
And they are to meet in the Exchequer Chamber, on
Friday next at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon; and
to summon and hear all Parties concerned: And to send
for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir John Holland have the Leave of
this House to go into the Country.
Supply.
The House then resumed the Debate of the Matter
touching the King's Supply by Wine and Brandy.
Resolved, &c. That a Hundred thousand Pounds, at
the least, be raised upon Wine and Brandy, towards his
Majesty's Supply.
The House resolved into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider of the Manner of raising this Duty.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Seymour took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumes the Chair.
Mr. Seymour reports from the said Committee, that
they had made some further Progress in the Consideration
of his Majesty's Supply, and came to this Resolution;
That Commissioners shall be appointed to assess Retailers
of Wine and Brandy, for the raising a Hundred thousand Pound, at least, towards his Majesty's Supply;
and that the House will resolve into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
his Majesty's Supply To-morrow Morning.
Resolved, &c. That the House doth agree with the
Committee, that Commissioners be appointed to assess
Retailers of Wine and Brandy, for the raising a Hundred thousand Pound towards his Majesty's Supply.
Resolved, &c. That the House will resolve into a Committee of the whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of his Majesty's Supply, To-morrow Morning.
Caron's Petition.
Ordered, That these Persons following be added to the
Committee to which Mrs. Caron's Petition is committed;
viz. Sir Edm. Bowyer, Sir Adam Browne, Sir Hen.
Puckering, Sir Robert Howard, Mr. Thomas, Sir Nicho.
Cary, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Sir Clement Fisher, Mr. Evelin,
Mr. Dowdeswell.
Miscarriages of the War.
Ordered, That the Debate of the Matter concerning
Miscarriages in the late War, appointed for To-morrow,
be adjourned till Saturday.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.