Martis, 20 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 Huntingdon, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to Sir John
Trever, Mr. Cheney, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Clerke, Sir John
Covert, Mr. Westfating, Sir Nicholas Pedley, Mr. Crouch,
Mr. Spencer, Mr. Spry, Sir John Talbott, Mr. Rigby, Mr.
Geo. Mountague, Sir John Brampston, Sir Thomas Doleman, Sir Geo. Downing, Sir Walter St. Johnes, Sir Courtney
Poole, Sir John Holland, Sir Franc. Drake, Sir John
Birkenhead, Mr. Tho. Morris, Mr. Herbert, Sir Wm.
Doyley, Sir Hen. Ford, Sir Wm. Tirringham, Sir John
Newton, Mr. Otway, Mr. Tulse, Sir John Nicholas, Mr.
Apreice, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Hampden, Col. Sands, Sir
Thomas Hanmer, Sir John Hanmore, and all that serve
for the Counties of Huntington and Northampton: And
they are to meet on Thursday next, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon, in the Inner Court of Wards: And to
send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Inferior Courts.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Matter
was referred to bring in a Bill or Bills for regulating
Abuses in inferior Courts, be revived; and do sit this
Afternoon: And that it be referred to the Committee,
or any Three of them, to bring in such Bill or Bills:
And Mr. Buscowen, Sir Charles Harbord, and Sir Lanc.
Lake, be added to the said Committee.
Recovery of Tythes.
The Bill for Repair of Churches, and Recovery of
small Tythes, was read the Second time.
A Proviso was tendered to be added to the Bill; and
twice read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill and Proviso be committed,
upon the Debates of the House, to Mr. Crouch, Sir Leoline
Jenkins, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Adam
Browne, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir John Downey, Sir Courtney
Poole, Mr. Anslow, Sir Richard Everrard, Sir John Talbott, Mr. Tho. Morris, Sir John Brampston, Mr. Sacheverell, Sir Edward Deering, Colonel Kirby, Sir Edmond
Wyndham, Sir Hen. Goodrick, Mr. Whittacre, Sir Cha.
Wheeler, Mr. Garraway, Sir Elyab Harvey, Sir Thomas
Bide, Sir John Birkenhead, Mr. Rigby, Sir John Knight,
Mr. Sacheverell, Sir Edward Masters, Sir John Mallett,
Sir John Holland, Sir John Covert, Sir Edm. Jenins, Sir
Phill. Warwick, Sir Nicholas Pedley, Mr. Hopkins, Mr.
Nicholas Morris, Mr. Serjeant Maynard, Col. Strangwayes, Sir John Ernley, Mr. Clerke, Sir Wm. Doyley, Sir
Fran. Russell, Mr. Culleford, Mr. Linfeild, Sir John
Pettus, Sir Thom. Lee, Sir Samuel Bernerdiston, Mr.
Spry, Col. Sands, Sir Cirril Wich, Sir Franc. Drake, Sir
Thom. Clergis, Sir Tho. Littleton, Col. Strode, Sir John
Morton, Mr. Robert Wright: And all that shall come
are to have Voices: And they are to meet To-morrow,
at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Exchequer
Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Restraining Buildings.
A Bill for Restraint of Building, Inmates, and Inclosures near to the Cities of London and Westminster, was
read the First time.
And a Debate arising thereupon;
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be withdrawn: And that a
Committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a new
Bill, upon the Debates of the House, to restrain the further Increase of Buildings near the Cities of London and
Westminster; and to remedy the Inconveniences occasioned thereby: And that it be referred to the same Committee, to inspect the Statutes relating to the Relief of the
Poor; and of the Statute of 5° Eliz. and all other Laws
which relate thereto; and to bring in a Bill to redress such
Inconveniences as they find in these Matters; viz. Mr.
Sacheverell, Captain Jones, Sir Phill. Warwick, Sir Cha.
Wheeler, Sir Richard Temple, Sir Char. Harbord, Mr.
Garraway, Sir Geo. Downing, Mr. Child. Mr. Swayer,
Mr. Mallett, Sir Anth. Irby, Col. Titus, Sir John Erneley,
Sir Thomas Allen, Sir John Pettus, Mr. Hopkins, Mr.
Buscowen, Mr. Cheney, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Thom.
Clergis, Colonel Strangwayes, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Frederick, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir John Mallett, Sir Nich.
Carew, Sir Nich. Pedley, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir Tho. Meeres,
Mr. Thynn, Mr. Spry, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Robinson;
or any Three of them: 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.
King appoints to be attended.
Mr. Secretary Coventry acquaints the House, That His
Majesty had appointed the House to attend with the Address to His Majesty, To-morrow, at Three of the Clock
in the Afternoon, in the Banqueting House at Whitehall.
Suppressing Popery.
Resolved, &c. That the House will resolve into a Committee of the whole House To-morrow Morning, at Ten
of the Clock, to proceed in the further Consideration of
effectual Ways for suppressing the Growth of Popery.
Privilege-Detention of a Member.
Sir Thomas Meres reports from the Committee of Privileges and Elections, the State of the Matter relating to
Sir Jo. Prettiman's being detained Prisoner in the King's
Bench Prison, and thereby hindered for attending the
Service of the House; and Two Votes, agreed by the
Committee: Which he read in his Place: and delivered
the same in at the Clerk's Table: Which are as followeth;
viz.
Resolved, &c. That Sir John Prettyman be delivered
out of the Custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench,
to attend the Service of this House.
Resolved, &c. That Sir John Prettiman be delivered
from such Custody, by sending the Serjeant at Arms attending on this House, with the Mace, to bring him to
the Service of this House.
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee;
The House divided.
The Noes go forth.
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Tellers, |
Mr. Sawyer, |
For the Noes, |
67. |
| Sir Wm. Coventry, |
| Tellers, |
Col. Strangwayes, |
For the Yeas, |
143. |
| Sir Wm. Portman, |
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That Sir John Prettiman be delivered
out of the Custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench,
to attend the Service of this House.
Resolved, &c. That Sir John Prettiman be delivered
from such Custody, by sending the Serjeant at Arms attending on this House, with the Mace, to bring him to
the Service of this House.
Privilege.
A Complaint being made, on the Behalf of Sir John
Trever, a Member of this House, That several Declarations in Ejectment have been delivered to his Tenants of
the Manors of Stocklash and Horton in the County Palatine of Chester, during his Attendance on the Service
of this House, since the Time of Privilege;
Ordered, That all Proceedings at Law thereupon be
stayed.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do send his Letter, to stop
the said Proceedings, accordingly.
Resolved, &c. That the Matter of the said Complaint
be referred to the Committee of Privileges; to examine
the same; and to report it, with their Opinions therein,
to the House.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.