Sabbati, 17 die Aprilis, 1675.
Prayers.
Compton's Estate.
A BILL to enable Sir Francis Compton and others,
to make Sale of the Manor of Hamerton, in the
County of Huntington, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.
Rushout's Nat.
A Bill for Naturalization of Alice Rushout an Infant,
was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.
Winding Wool, &c.
A Bill to prevent Deceits in the Winding and Packing
of Wool, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.
Exporting Leather.
A Bill for Reviving and Continuing a former Act for
the Exportation of Leather, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.
Newarke Election.
A Petition of Mr. Savile and Sir Paule Neale, returned
Burgesses for Newarke, was read.
Resolved, &c. That this Petition be referred to the
Committee of Elections and Privileges; to take the Matter into Consideration on Monday Three Weeks next; and
to report it, with their Opinions therein, to the House:
For which Purpose they are impowered to sit on that Day.
Aldborough Election.
A Petition of Robert Benson Esquire was read.
Resolved, &c. That this Petition be referred to the
Committee of Privileges and Election; to take Consideration of . . . Regularity of the Return for the Borough
of Aldborough; and to report the Matter, with their
Opinions therein, to the House.
Illegal Exactions.
Ordered, That Leave be given to Mr. Sacheverell, to
bring in a Bill, on Monday, to prevent illegal Exactions
of Money from the Subject.
Suppressing Popery.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, further to consider of effectual Ways for
suppressing the Growth of Popery.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Tho. Meres took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Meres reports from the Committee of the
whole House, That the Committee had agreed several
further Resolves, as Heads or Instructions for a Bill for
the more easy and speedy Discovery and Conviction of
Papists: Which being delivered in at the Clerk's Table;
and twice read, were, upon the Question, severally
agreed to; and are as followeth; viz.
Resolved, &c. That in such Bill a Clause shall be inserted, for Payment of a considerable Reward to any Person or Persons that shall discover a Papist Priest, who,
upon Trial, shall be proved to be so; to be paid, by the
Persons to whom he shall be proved to have said Mass;
or by such as have wittingly received, succoured, or
entertained such Popish Priest.
Resolved, &c. That he shall be esteemed a Popish
Priest, who shall be proved to have said Mass, or officiated
either in this Realm, or in any foreign Country, in the
Manner of a Priest, according to the Rites or Use of
the See of Rome, if such Priest be not reconciled to the
Church of England: And that these Votes shall not prejudice the Laws now in being, concerning Popish Priests.
Resolved, &c. That Penalties be laid on all that are
proved to have remained where any such Papist Priest
was saying Mass, or officiating in the Manner of a Priest,
according to the Use of the See of Rome.
Resolved, &c. That the House do again resolve into
a Committee of the whole House, on Tuesday Morning
next, at Ten of the Clock, to consider further effectual
Ways for the Suppressing the Growth of Popery.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.