Mercurii, 18 die Decembris, 1678.
Prayers.
Children of Popish Recusants.
A MESSAGE from the Lords, by Sir Lacon William
Childe and Sir Samuel Clerke;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you down a Bill,
intituled, An Act for the more effectual Preventing the
Sending or Going of the Children of Popish Recusants
into Parts beyond the Seas, out of the King's Obedience:
To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Lancelot Lake have Leave to go
into the Country for a Week,
Ordered, That Sir Charles Gawdy have Leave to go
into the Country for Fourteen Days.
Absentees without Leave.
Ordered, That Mr. Appreece, having departed the
Service of the House without Leave, be sent for in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House: And
that he shall not take his Place in the House till he hath
paid the Serjeant his Fees and Charges.
Ordered, That, if Mr. Appreece do appear before the
Rising of the House, the Warrant shall be respited.
Defaulters at Call of the House.
The House then proceeded to call over the Names of
the Members that have made Default in attending the
Service of the House; and have not taken the Oaths of
Allegiance and Supremacy, and subscribed the Declaration according to the Act of Parliament.
The Question being put, That Sir Richard Graham
be excused;
The House divide.
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| Tellers, |
Sir Gilbert Gerrard, |
for the Yeas, |
115. |
| Sir Winston Churchill, |
| Tellers, |
Sir John Coryton, |
for the Noes, |
136. |
| Sir Robert Markham, |
And so it passed in the Negative.
The Question being put, That Sir John Duncomb be
excused;
The House divide.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers, |
Sir Capell Luckin, |
for the Yeas, |
146. |
| Sir Joseph Ash, |
| Tellers, |
Mr. Hopkins, |
for the Noes, |
162. |
| Mr. Wentworth, |
And so it passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That Sir Richard Edgcomb, Mr. Charles
Smith, Mr. John Arundell, Sir John Carew, Mr. Hender
Roberts, Mr. Francis Buller, Mr. John Buller, Sir Wm.
Godolphin, Mr. John Trelawney, Mr. Charles Trevanion,
Mr. Tho. Herle, Mr. Francis Roberts, Mr. James Praed,
Mr. Jonathan Rashley, Mr. John Rashley, Mr. John
Elliot, Mr. Edward Elliot, Mr. Humphry Burlace, Sir
George Fletcher, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Sir Richard Graham,
Sir John Rolles, Sir Coplestone Bampfeild, Mr. Henry
Northleigh, Mr. John Tregonwell, Mr. Richard Leigh,
Sir Geoffrey Shakcrly, Mr. Robert Leighton, Mr. Wm.
Oakely, John Lord Ross, Sir Edward Phillips, Sir John
Barrington, Sir Edward Littleton, Mr. William Chetwyn,
Sir Cæsar Calclough, Sir John Duncomb, Sir George
Courtop, Mr. Thomas Tufton, Sir Edward Bainton, Sir
John Packington, Sir James Rushout, Sir Metcalfe Robinson, Mr. Roger Talbot, Sir Leoline Jenkins, Mr. Nicholas
Bagnall, and Robert Lord Bulkely, having made Default
in attending the Service of this House, be sent for in
Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House.
Address on Danger of the Nation.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to prepare an
Address, representing to his Majesty the dangerous State
and Condition of the Nation, do hasten their Report.
Adjournment.
Resolved, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to acquaint them, That this House, having Matters of great
Moment and Importance before them, have resolved to
adjourn for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day only,
during the Holy Days: And that Sir Tho. Lee do go up
with the Message.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.