Martis, 14 die Maii;1° Willielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Newcastle Court of Conscience.
A BILL for establishing a Court of Conscience at
Newcastle was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Sanders have Leave to go into the
Country, for a Month.
Ordered, That Sir John Morgan have Leave to go into
the Country, for a Fortnight.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Darcy have Leave to go
into the Country, for a Week.
Ordered, That Sir Edw. Blacket have Leave to go into
the Country, for Three Weeks.
Ordered, That Mr. Dalben have Leave to go into the
Country, for a Week.
Prideaux's Claim on Lord Jeffreys.
A Petition of Sir Henry Pollexfen, Lord Chief Justice of
the Court of Common Pleas, Sir Robert Clayton, Knight,
Doctor James Jeffreys, Edward Jennings, Esquire, and
Thomas Coulston, Merchant, Trustees for the Creditors and
Children of the late Lord Jeffryes, was read; setting forth,
That they being informed that a Bill is brought into this
House, for charging the Estate of the said Lord Jeffryes,
in the County of Leicester, with the Payment of the Sum
of Fourteen thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Pounds to
Edmund Prideaux, Esquire, with Interest for the same;
and praying to be heard, by Counsel, at the Bar of the
House (in pursuance of the Trust reposed in them), to
offer Reasons against the Bill;
Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table, to be
considered, when the Bill is read the Second time.
Chettell's Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. Done be added to the Committee
to whom the Bill to enable Mr. Chettell to sell Lands, for
Payment of his Debts, and making Provision for his Wife
and Children, are referred.
Recovery of Tythes.
A Bill for the more easy Recovery of small Tythes
was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Christy,
Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Gwyn, Mr. Blake, Mr. Bickerstaffe,
Lord Falkland, Sir Fra. Russell, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir John
Wynne, Mr. Dalben, Mr. Waller, Mr. Etterick, Sir Walter
Moyle, Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Tho. Clarges, Mr. Sandford,
Mr. Herle, Sir Ralph Dutton, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Cooke,
Sir Rob. Davers, Sir Wm. Honywood, Mr. Hellier, Mr.
Parker, Sir Philip Skippon, Mr. Boyle, Sir Wm. Poultney,
Sir Wm. Cooke, Colonel Birch, Sir Edw. Askue, Sir John
Thomson, Mr. Tho. Foley, Sir Tho. Barnadiston: And all
that come to have Voices: And they are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon, at Four of the Clock, in the
Speaker's Chamber.
Resolved, That it be an Instruction to the Committee,
That they consider of, and bring in a Clause, that there
be a Remedy for the Levying the Rates for Repair of
Churches, by Direction of the Justices of Peace.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Palmer have Leave to go into the
Country, for a Month, for his Health.
New Windsor Election.
Colonel Birch reports from the Committee of Privileges and Elections, to whom the Matter touching the
Election of Burgesses to serve in this present Parliament
for the Borough of New Windsor in the County of Berks,
was referred, the State of the Case, as it appeared to the
Committee: Which he produced in Writing; and was
read at the Clerk's Table, as followeth:
Upon the Petition of Sir Algernoon May, Knight, against
Sir Christopher Wren, touching the Election of New
Windsor in the County of Berks, coming to be heard;
That the Question was, Whether the Petitioner, or Sir
Christopher Wren, was duly elected: And the Question
was grounded upon this Fact;
That, the Right of Election being in a select Number,
it appeared that Sir Algernoon May had Twelve Voices,
without the Mayor; and Sir Christopher Wren had
Twelve Voices, with the Mayor.
And that, upon this Fact, the Committee came to
Three Resolutions: Which he read in his Place; and
afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table:
Where the same were read; and are as followeth:
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That Sir Christopher Wren is not duly elected a Burgess
to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of
New Windsor in the County of Berks.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That Sir Algernoon May, Knight, is not duly elected a
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough
of New Windsor.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That the Election of Sir Christopher Wren, to be One of
the Burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the
Borough of New Windsor, is a void Election.
The First of the said Resolves being read a Second
time;
The Question being put, That the House do agree
with the Committee in the said Resolve;
The House divided.
The Noes go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Sir Tho. Littleton, |
107. |
| Sir Rich. Newdigate, |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Fra. Russell, |
72. |
| Mr. Christy. |
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Second of the said Resolves being read a Second
time;
Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee, That Sir Algernoon May, Knight, is not duly
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for
the Borough of New Windsor.
Resolved, That the Election of Sir Christopher Wren,
Knight, to be One of the Burgesses to serve in this present
Parliament for the Borough of New Windsor, is a void
Election.
New Windsor Writ.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do grant his Warrant to
the Clerk of the Crown, to issue forth a new Writ for the
Electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament
for the Borough of New Windsor in the County of
Berks; the former Election of Sir Christopher Wren
being resolved by this House to be void.
Bill of Indemnity.
The Order of the Eleventh Instant, for the House to
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of Heads for a Bill of Indemnity, was read.
Resolved, That Mr. Speaker do leave the Chair.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
And a Debate arising in the House, Who should take
the Chair of the Committee;
Resolved, That Sir Thomas Littleton do take the Chair
of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton reports from the Committee of the
whole House, That they proceeded to consider what
Exceptions should be made in the said Bill; and thereupon had agreed upon a Resolution, which they had
directed him to report to the House: And he read the
same in his Place; and afterwards delivered the same in
at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was read; and
is as follows:
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That, in proceeding upon the Bill of Indemnity, the
Crimes be first declared, for which some Persons shall be
excepted, for Vindication of publick Justice.
The said Resolution being read a Second time;
Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee, That, in proceeding upon the Bill of Indemnity,
the Crimes be first declared, for which some Persons shall
be excepted, for Vindication of publick Justice.
Sir Thomas Littleton also acquaints the House, That
he had Directions from the said Committee, to move the
House, that the Committee may sit again on Thursday
Morning next.
Resolved, That the House do, on Thursday Morning
next, at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to proceed further in the Consideration of the Heads for a Bill of Indemnity.
Estimate of Taxes.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom it is referred
to consider, and make an Estimate of, what the Tax of
the additional Excise, and upon Ground Rents, and for
Forfeitures, may amount unto, be revived, and do sit
this Afternoon.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned, except
the said Committee touching the Estimate.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine of the Clock.