House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 21 October 1675

Jovis, 21 die Octobris, 1675.

Prayers.

Preservation of Fishing.

A BILL for Preservation of the Fishing in several Rivers in this Kingdom, was read the First time. Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.

Direction of a Warrant.

Ordered, That the Warrant for the Commitment of the Lord Cavendish be directed to the Earl of Northampton, Constable of the Tower of London, or his Deputy.

Davyes' Debts.

A Bill to enable Trustees to raise Monies towards Payment of the Debts of Alexander Davyes Gentleman, deceased, was read the First time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.

Southwarke, &c. Court of Conscience.

Ordered, That Sir Phillipp Warwick have Leave to bring in a Bill for erecting a Court of Conscience in Southwarke, Hamlets of the Tower, and all the Out Parishes within the Bills of Mortality.

Exporting Leather.

A Bill to continue a former Act for the Exportation of Leather, was read the First time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read a Second time.

Supply Bill; appropriating Customs.

A Bill for apropriating the Customs to the Use of the Navy, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Tho. Littleton, Colonel Birch, Sir Tho. Clergis, Sir Tho. Lee, Mr. Powle, Sir Edward Deering, Sir Trever Williams, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Wm. Doyley, Sir George Downeing, Sir John Barnaby, Sir Edm. Jenings, Sir Theo. Biddolph, Sir Courtney Poole, Sir Kingsmill Lucy, Mr. Apreice, Mr. Serjeant Rigby, Sir John Duncombe, Sir Charles Wheeler, Sir Robert Carr, Mr. Neale, Sir Wm. Coventry, Sir Phil. Warwick, Mr. Vaughan, Sir John Earnley, Sir Chr. Musgrave, Mr. Williams, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Peirpoint, Sir Robert Howard, Sir Richard Wiseman, Mr. Devereux, Mr. Eyres, Sir Samuell Bernerdiston, Mr. King, Sir Francis Compton, Sir John Hanmer, Mr. Spry, Sir John Pettus, Mr. Sacheverall, Sir Henry Puckerring, Mr. Sawyer, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir John Knight, Colonel Titus, Mr. Weld, Sir Hen. Capell, Sir Wm. Hickman, Sir John Hotham, Mr. Secretary Coventry, Sir Phil. Musgrave, Sir Henry Goodrick, Sir Richard Edgcombe, Sir Edward Hungerford, Mr. Attorney Mountague, Sir Wm. Bucknall, Sir Roger Bradshawe, Sir Walter St. John, Sir Edward Masters, Mr. Stockdale, Sir Robert Holt, Sir Hen. Ford, Sir Nich. Carew, Mr. Robert Wright, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Garraway, Mr. Grey, Sir Fr. Drake: And all that shall come are to have Voices: And they are to meet on Saturday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And the said Committee are impowered to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Illegal Exactions.

A Bill to prevent the illegal Exaction of Money from the Subject, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed, upon the Debate of the House, to Sir Nich. Carew, Mr. Serj. Maynard, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Finch, Mr. Garraway, Sir John Newton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Crouch, Sir Trever Williams, Sir Francis Drake, Mr. Williams, Mr. Peirpoint, Sir Geo. Downeing, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Robert Barnham, Sir John Barnaby, Sir John Pettus, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir John Mallet, Sir John Duncombe, Mr. Vaughan, Master of the Rolls, Sir Cha. Wheeler, Sir Job Charlton, Mr. Sacheverell, Sir John Elwes, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir John Coriton, Sir Edward Bainton, Mr. Powle, Sir Tho. Meres, Colonel Kirkby, Sir John Knight, Mr. Jones, Sir Wm. Coventry, Mr. King, Mr. Cholmondley, Sir John Lowther, Sir Tho. Stringer, Sir John Hotham, Sir Edward Masters, Sir John Robinson, Sir Francis Compton, Mr. Neale, Lord Mansfeild, Mr. Stockdale, Mr. Nevill, Mr. Bennett, Sir John Dawney, Mr. Mounson, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Trevor Williams, Mr. Palmes, Sir Robert Carr, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Hotham, Sir John Frederick, Sir Robert Howard, Sir Samuell Bernerdiston, Mr. Thyn, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir John Dawney, Sir Joseph Tredenham, Mr. Praed, Mr. Hopkins, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Mr. Serjeant Crooke, Sir Richard Wiseman, Lord Bulkley, Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Mallett, Mr. Devereux, Mr. Lucy, Sir Tho. Clergis, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Spry, Sir Wm. Hickman, Sir John Brampston, Sir Hen. Capell, Sir Edm. Jenings, Mr. May, Sir Phil. Musgrave, Mr. Eyres, Sir John Hanmer, Lord Burley, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Hen Goodrick, Sir Hen. Puckerring, Sir John Pettus, and all the Gentlemen of the Long Robe: And all that shall come are to have Voices: And they are to meet on Monday next, in the Speaker's Chamber, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records: And the Gentlemen of the Long Robe are desired to give their Attendance on the Committee.

Growth of Popery.

Ordered, That the Bills against Popery be read on Saturday Morning next.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock.