Die Jovis, 3 Martii, 1669. 22° Car. II.
Prayers.
ISabella Beovey did this Day take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy before the Speaker, at the
Clerk's Table, in order to her Naturalization.
Horde's Leases.
A Bill to enable Thomas Horde Esquire to make
Leases of his Estate, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Wm.
Coventry, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Robert Carr, Sir Fran.
Clarke, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir John Ernley, Sir Jo.
Robinson, Sir Allen Brodrick, Sir Richard Powell, Col.
Sandys, Sir Robert Howard, Lord Cornbury, Sir Jo.
Coventry, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Robert Atkins, Lord
Fanshaw, Sir Thom. Allen, Sir Ralph Bancks, Sir Adam
Browne, Sir Jo. Talbott, Mr. Westphaling, Sir Jo.
Brampston, Sir Phill. Harcourt, Sir Fran. Lawley, Mr.
Bainton, Sir Jo. Kyrle, Mr. Brome Whorwood, Sir Wm.
Windham, Sir Walter St. John, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr.
Robert Thomas, Mr. Jo. How, Mr. Packer, Mr. Sandys,
Sir Richard Ingoldsby, Mr. Buscawen, Mr. Low, Mr.
Geo. Hungerford, Sir Thomas Clergis, Mr. James Herbert,
Colonel Williams, Mr. Hen. Coventry, Sir Allen Apsley,
Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Sir Gilbert Talbott, Sir Cyrill Wiche,
Mr. Finch, Mr. Pleydall, Mr. Tregonnell, Sir Jo. Malet,
Mr. Nasworthy, Sir Jo. Cary, Sir Thom. Meres, Sir
Fretchvile Hollis, Mr. Daniell, Sir Jo. Robinson, and all
the Members of this House that serve for the Counties
of Oxon and Berks: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Two of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber:
And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Brandon, &c. Navigation.
A Bill for making navigable the Rivers of Brandon
and Waveney, in the County of Norfolke, was read the
Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Robert
Carr, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Solom. Swale, Mr. Spry, Sir
Fran. Clarke, Sir Thom. Allen, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir
John Newton, Sir Thom. Clergis, Lord Fitz-williams, Sir
Thom. Gower, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr.
Westphaling, Sir Jo. Lowther, Sir Gilbert Talbott, Mr.
Steward, Sir Jo. Kyrle, Sir Wm. Lewis, Mr. Finch, Sir
Wm. Beecher, Mr. Pleydall, Mr. Crouch, Sir Courtney
Poole, Sir Jo. Coryton, Lord Richardson, Lord Allington,
Mr. Low, Sir Geo. Hungerford, Col. Windham, Col.
Sandys, Sir Thom. Meres, Sir Thom. Proby, Sir Wm.
Courtney, Sir Jo. Brampston, Mr. Morris, Col. Kirkby,
Sir Fretchvile Hollis, Sir Allen Apsley, Sir Allen Brodrick,
Sir Hugh Windham, and all the Members that serve for
Suffolke, Norfolke, and Lincolne: And they are to meet
at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's
Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and
Records.
Dean of St. Paul's House.
A Bill to enable the Dean of St. Paule's to build a
Mansion House for himself and his Successors, was read
the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Mr. Crouch,
Sir Thom. Allen, Sir Fran. Clarke, Sir Wm. Beecher, Sir
Thom. Gower, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Thom. Tomkins,
Mr. Morris, Mr. Buscawen, Sir Phill. Warwick, Sir
Robert Atkins, Sir Courtny Poole, Mr. Hobby, Sir
Jo. Norton, Sir Robert Carr, Sir Richard Oatley, Sir Jo.
Brampston, Dr. Burwell, Sir Thom. Proby, Sir Wm.
Lowther, Sir Jo. Lowther, Sir Jo. Newton, Sir Humfry
Wynch, Sir Jo. Knight, Sir Jo. Coryton, Sir Wm.
Coventry, Lord Fitz Williams, Sir Richard Ford, Mr.
Pleydall, Sir Solom. Swale, Mr. Westphaling, and all
the Members that serve for London 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.
Repairing Highways.
A Bill for repairing and maintaining of Highways, was
read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Burning Corn and Hay Stacks.
A Bill to prevent burning Stacks of Corn and Hay,
maiming and killing of Cattle, and other Mischiefs, was
read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Herone's Estate.
Sir Solom. Swale reports from the Committee to which
the Bill, on the Behalf of Sir Cuthbert Herone, for Sale of
Lands, was committed, some Amendments agreed to be
made to the Bill: Which he read, with the Coherence,
in his Place: Which, being twice read, were agreed to:
And after delivered in the Bill, with the Amendments,
at the Table.
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments agreed
to, be ingrossed.
Persons to attend.
Ordered, That the Persons following do attend the
honourable the House of Commons, upon Saturday
next, at Nine of the Clock in the Morning, to give their
Testimonies in a Cause then to be heard at the Bar of the
House, between the Farmers of his Majesty's Excise on
imported Liquors, and several Merchants Importers of
Brandy . . . .
Gostwicke's Estate.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill on the Behalf of Sir
Wm. Gostwicke, be read To-morrow Morning.
Wharton's Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. Wharton's Bill be read To-morrow
Morning.
Repairing Churches.
Ordered, That the Bill for repairing of Churches, be
read To-morrow Morning.
Clothstealing.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to take away the
Benefit of Clergy from such as feloniously cut and steal
Cloth from the Rack in the Night-time, and from certain
other Offenders, be read To-morrow Morning.
Illegal Imprisonment.
A Bill to prevent sending English Subjects Prisoners
into Parts beyond the Seas, was read the Second time.
Resolved, That this Bill be committed to Sir Thomas
Lee, Sir Jo. Coryton, Mr. Arthur Onslow, Sir Courtney
Poole, Lord Ancram, Sir Robert Carr, Lord Fitz Williams,
Sir Richard Temple, Sir Jo. Knight, Sir Walter Young, Sir
Thom. Bludworth, Mr. Love, Mr. Swynfen, Sir Richard
Ford, Mr. Cheyne, Sir Jo. Northcote, Col. Williams, Sir
Solom. Swale, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Anth. Irby, Colonel
Reames, Sir Jo. Hotham, Mr. Garraway, Mr. Buscawen,
Sir Jo. Dawney, Sir Thom. Gower, Sir Thom. Tomkins,
Mr. Daniell, Sir Jo. Fitz James, Mr. Dunstar, Mr. Stockdale, Sir Wm. Coventry, and all the Members that serve
for the County of Wilts; and all the Gentlemen of the
Long Robe: 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.
Hearthmoney Tax.
Ordered, That the Bill concerning Hearth-money, be
read To-morrow Morning.
Supply Bill; Wine Duties.
And then the House resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for his Majesty's Supply.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins reports, That the Committee, in their
Progress in the Bill for his Majesty's Supply, being moved,
that Vinegar might be charged with the same Duty as
Wine, to be paid by the Importer, thought fit to refer
the Consideration thereof to the House.
Resolved, That Vinegar be charged as French Wine,
and paid by the Importer.
Resolved, That the House resolve into a Committee of
the whole House To-morrow Morning, to proceed in the
further Consideration of the Bill for his Majesty's Supply.
Persons to attend.
Ordered, That Alderman Bucknall and Doctor Williams
be summoned to attend this House on Saturday Morning
next, at Nine of the Clock.
Call of the House.
Ordered, That the House be called over on Monday
Sevennight.
Committee of Privileges.
Ordered, That Sir Richard Temple be added to the
Committee of Privileges and Elections.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.