Sabbati, 18 die Decembris, 1680.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Sir Ralph Carr, and Mr. Edward of * in the County of Montgomery, Members
of this House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Price's Conveyance.
A Bill to supply a defective Conveyance, made by
Mr. Roger Price, of the Manor of Westbury, in the
County of Bucks, was read the First time.
Resolved, That this Bill be read a Second time.
Court of Marches.
An ingrossed Bill for taking away the Court holden
before the President and Council in the Marches of
Wales, was read a Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be,
An Act for the Taking away of the Court holden before
the President and Council in the Marches of Wales.
Ordered, That Sir Trevor Williams do carry up the
said Bill to the Lords for their Concurrence.
Information communicated.
Mr. Hyde acquaints the House, That his Majesty had
directed him to communicate to the House a Letter,
written from one * Robards to Mr. Dugdale, touching
William Pickering: Which Letter he delivered in at
the Clerk's Table.
And the same being there read;
Ordered, That the said Letter, together with the Letter
lately sent from Doctor Lamphire to Mr. Secretary
Jenkins, be delivered, by the Clerk of this House, to Mr.
Attorney General, in order to the Prosecution of the said
Pickering at Law.
The King's Speech considered.
The House then, according to their Order, entered into
the Consideration of his Majesty's Gracious Speech made
to both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday last.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to prepare
an humble Address to his Majesty, upon the Debate of
the House, in answer to his Majesty's Speech.
And it is referred to Lord Russell, Mr. Hamden, Sir
Sir Trevor Williams, Mr. Garway, Sir William Jones,
Mr. Vernon, Mr. Harbord, Sir Eliab Harvey, Sir Nicolas
Carew, Sir Francis Winnington, Colonel Birch, Sir John
Moreton, Sir Robert Markham, Serjeant Maynard, Colonel
Titus, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Foley, Sir Thomas Lee, Sir Robert
Henley, Mr. Powle, Mr. Conningsby, Mr. Montague, Sir
Richard Temple, Mr. Gower, Mr. Boscawen, Sir Robert
Clayton, Lord Cavendish, Sir John Hotham, Sir Richard
Cust, Mr. Colt, Sir Thomas Player, Mr. Vaughan, Sir
Gilbert Gerald, Sir Henry Capell, Mr. Finch, Sir Robert
Carr, or any Seven of them, to draw up and prepare the
same: And they are to meet at Three of the Clock this
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees that are discontinued,
be revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in the respective
Places formerly appointed.
And then the House adjourned to Monday
Morning Eight of the Clock.