Mercurii, 7 die Augusti; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Claimson the Revenue.
A PETITION of the Mayor and Commonalty, and
Citizens of London, Governors of the Hospitals of
St. Bartholomew, Christ, Bridwell, and St. Thomas, was
read; setting forth, That his late Majesty King Charles
the Second, by his Letters Patents, dated the Eight of
August, in the Thirtieth Year of his Reign did grant to
Sir Edmund Turner, his Heirs and Assigns, an Annuity of
Two hundred Seventy-five Pounds Eleven Shillings; to
be received out of the Revenue of Excise upon Beer, Ale,
and other Liquors therein mentioned: And that the said
Sir Edmund Turner, of his religious and charitable Disposition, did assign Fifty Pounds per Annum to every of the
said Hospitals, Part of the said Annuity of Two hundred
Seventy-five Pounds Eleven Shillings: And that Sir
Peter Vandeput, and some other worthy Benefactors, have
assigned other Debts, charged by his said late Majesty
upon the same Revenue, to the President and Governors of
Christ's Hospital, for the Benefit of almost One thousand
poor Orphans harboured and bred there, to the Value of
Two thousand Six hundred Six Pounds Five Shillings:
Which in the whole, with the growing Interest, due
at Lady-day last to the said Christ Hospital only, will
amount to Three thousand Five hundred Forty-four
Pounds Ten Shillings: and praying, that there may be
such Provision made for the Payment of the said Fifty
Pounds per Annum, to each of the said Hospitals, and
of the Sums and Arrears due to Christ Hospital in
particular, as shall be thought fit.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee of the whole House, to
whom the Bill for settling the Revenue, is referred.
A Petition of the Assignees of Sir Robert Vyner, and
other Goldsmiths, upon the hereditary Part of the Revenue
of Excise was read; setting forth, That the late King
Charles the Second, by several Letters Patents, for valuable Considerations, did grant unto Sir Robert Vyner, Sir
Jeremiah Snowe, Edward Backwell, Esquire, Gilbert
Whitehall, and several other Goldsmiths, several yearly
Sums therein mentioned, in Trust for such of the Petitioners their Creditors, as should deliver up their Securities,
and accept Assignments of proportionable Parts of the respective yearly Sums, so granted, in Satisfaction of their
respective Debts: And that the Petitioners, soon after the
Making of the said Letters Patents, did accordingly accept of Assignments of Parts of the said yearly Sums so
granted, in Satisfaction of their respective Debts; and delivered up their Securities, to and discharged the said Goldsmiths of, the said Debts; relying upon the said Assignments, as good and valid for their Satisfaction: That the
said yearly Sums and Interest have been, for divers Years,
paid: And, forasmuch as the said yearly Sums is the only
Subsistence of divers Families; and being informed, the
House have taken into Consideration the settling the Revenue of the Kingdom; and praying it may be without
Prejudice to the Properties of the Petitioners, granted to
them upon so valuable Consideration; which they, by
their Counsel, can fully make appear to be legal, if
admitted so to do.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee of the whole House, to
whom the Bill for settling the Revenue is committed.
Prohibiting Trade with France.
An ingrossed Bill for prohibiting the Importation of
French Goods, was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be, An Act for prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with
France.
Ordered, That Sir Rob. Clayton do carry up the Bill
to the Lords, for their Concurrence.
Privilege.
A Complaint being made to the House, That one Wm.
Presgrave, a Servant of the Lord Sherrard, a Member
of this House, had been arrested by one Thomas Bush,
and others, in Breach of the Privileges of this House;
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections, to examine the Matter; and report
the same, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Ditto.
Mr. Burrard, a Member of this House, informed the
House, That one Thomas Bond had arrested a Servant of
his, and detained him in Custody, after he had been demanded, by the said Mr. Burrard, in Breach of the Privileges of this House.
Ordered, That the said Thomas Bond be taken into
Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House,
for such his Breach of Privilege.
Supply Bill; settling the Revenue.
Then the House resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for settling the Revenue.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Hamden took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Hamden reports from the Committee of the whole
House, That they had made some further Progress in
the Bill; and had directed him to move the House,
That they may sit again To-morrow Morning.
Resolved, That the House do, To-morrow Morning at
Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for settling the Revenue.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.