Lunæ, 1 die Julii, 1678.
Prayers.
ANN Rousseau did this Day take the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy, in order to her Naturalization.
Preventing Champerty, &c.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill concerning Champerty and Maintenance, is committed, be
revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in the Place formerly
appointed: And that Mr. Harbord, Colonel Titus, Sir
Gervas Elwes, Sir Allen Broderick, Mr. Henley, Sir Phil.
Monckton, Mr. Foote, Mr. Marvell, Mr. Tanner, Mr.
Pit, Mr. Herbert, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir Arthur
Harris, Mr. Browne, be added to the said Committee.
Hamburgh Company.
A Petition of several Merchants trading and dealing
in Stuffs and Serges, was read.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Petition of
the Creditors of the Merchants Adventurers of England,
commonly called the Hamburgh Company, was committed, do make no further Progress before a Recess.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees which are discontinued,
be revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in the Place
formerly appointed.
Scoppens', &c. Nat.
An ingrossed Bill for Naturalizing of John Scoppens
and others, was read the Third time.
And the Name of Ann Rousseau, who was this Day
sworn, being inserted at the Table;
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title be, An Act for Naturalizing John Scoppens, and
others: And that Sir Tho. Stringer do carry up the Bill
to the Lords for their Concurrence.
Pawnbrokers.
An ingrossed Bill concerning Pawnbrokers, was read
the Third time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title be, An Act for regulating the Pawnbrokers: And
that Sir Thomas Stringer do carry up the Bill to the
Lords for their Concurrence.
Childe's Debts.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Edw. Low and
Sir John Francklyn;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you down a Bill,
intituled, An Act to enable Trustees to sell the Lands,
late of Robert Childe, deceased, for Payment of his
Debts, and Provision for his Wife and Children.
Conference desired with Lords.
Resolved, &c. That a free Conference be desired with
the Lords, upon the Subject Matter of the last free
Conference: And that Sir Thomas Stringer do go up to
the Lords to desire the same.
Executors and Administrators.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, intituled, An
Act to enable Creditors to recover their Debts of the
Executors and Administrators of Executors, in their own
Wrong, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Mr.
Mallet, Mr. Butler, Sir John Mallet, Mr. May, Mr.
Goreing, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Neale, Sir Edm. Windham,
Sir Lan. Lake, Mr. Weld, Mr. Geo. Downing, Sir Lewis
Palmer, Sir Rob. Holmes, Mr. Spry, Sir John Coryton, Sir
Tho. Clerges, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Buscawen, Sir Ch. Wheeler,
Mr. Papillon, Mr. Wright, Serjeant Gregory, Mr. Linfeild,
Sir Rich. Everard, Sir Edw. Deering, Sir Tho. Meers,
Sir Rob. Sawyer, Mr. Devereux, Sir Ric. Wiseman, Sir
Gilb. Talbot, Sir Wm. Lowther, Mr. Browne, Sir Rog.
Bradshaw, Mr. Dalmahoy, Mr. Williams, Sir Anth. Irby,
Sir Court. Poole, Sir John Trevor, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir
John Knight, Serjeant Stringer, Serjeant Seis, Alderman
Love, Sir Tho. Lee, Mr. Thyn, Sir Chr. Musgrave: And
they are to meet To-morrow, at Two of the Clock in
the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Supply Bill; Disbanding the Forces.
The House then took into Consideration the First and
Second Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for granting a Supply to his Majesty, for
enabling him to pay and disband the Forces which have
been raised since the Twenty-ninth of September last.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth adhere to the
Words of the said Bill mentioned in the First and Second
Amendments made by the Lords to the said Bill.
Lords agree to Conference.
Sir Tho. Stringer acquaints the House, That the Lords
had agreed to a free Conference, upon the Subject Matter
of the last free Conference, To-morrow at Eleven of the
Clock, in the Painted Chamber.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.