Veneris, 16 die Augusti; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Exactions at Hull Port.
A PETITION of several Masters, and Mariners
of Ships was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners being Traders in the Port of Hull, Captain Copley, present Lieutenant Governor of the said Town, hath
for several Months last past, and still continues to exact
from the Petitioners the Sum of One Farthing per Ton,
according to the respective Burthens of their several
Ships or Vessels, to the great Oppression of the Petitioners: And praying the House to take into their Consideration this illegal Exaction; and cause such Redress
to be made, as to them should seem meet.
Ordered, That the said Captain Copley do attend this
House To-morrow Morning, to answer to the Matter of
the said Petition: And that the Petitioners do also then
attend, to make good their Complaint.
Information respecting Tumult on Wednesday last.
Colonel Sackvile informed the House, That one Robert
Diggs was with the Weavers on Wednesday last, encouraging them in the Tumult they then made: Who, being
apprehended, was brought before him as a Justice of
Peace: And that he tendered him the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy; but that he refused to take them:
And that he had taken several Informations given in
against him, and committed him to the Gatehouse: And
that there were Applications made to bail him; and
therefore he desired the Directions of the House therein:
And, delivering in the Informations, they were read at
the Table.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to inquire
Who were the Authors and Occasion of the Tumult on
Wednesday last.
And it is referred unto Major Wildman, Mr. Vane,
Colonel Sackvile, Mr. Godolphin, Mr. Leveson Gowre,
Mr. Serjeant Trenchard, Sir Hen. Goodrick, Sir John
Knatchbull, Sir John Trevor, Major Manley, Sir Tho.
Littleton, Mr. Attorney General, Sir Algernon May,
Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Blake, Sir Peter Rich, Mr.
Papillion, Mr. Done, Mr. Coningsby, Sir Wm. Williams,
Sir Walter Young, Sir Wm. Cooper, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Fenwick, Mr. Gwyn, Mr. Hawles, Colonel Mildmay, Sir
Walter Moyle, Mr. Forrester, Sir Rice Rudd, Mr. Grey,
Sir Edw. Harley, Mr. Arnold, and all the Members that
serve for the Cities of London and Westminster, and the
County of Middlesex, and Borough of Southwarke: And
they are to meet this Afternoon at Three of the Clock, in
the Speaker's Chamber: And are to have Power to send
for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Securing Government against Papists.
An ingrossed Bill for securing the Government against
Papists, and other disaffected Persons, was read the
Third time.
Several Amendments were severally proposed to be
made to the Bill; viz.
Press 1, Line 36, to leave out "other than Peers of
this Realm, as Members of either House of Parliament:"
And
Press 3, Line last, to leave out "at the Discretion
of the Justices:" And
Press *, Line *, to insert "Riding, Division, City,
Borough, Place:" And
Press 3, Line 14, to leave out "and;" and, instead
thereof, to insert "or:" And
Press 4, Line 13, to leave out "Persons called," and
inserting, Press 4, Line the 14th, " * *:" And
Press 4, Line 15, to leave out "mentioned;" and,
instead thereof, to insert "described:"
All which Amendments were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House: And
the Bill amended at the Table accordingly.
An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added as a
Rider to the Bill, as followeth;
"Provided also, and it is hereby Declared and Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That all Rents and Profits
of all and every such Estate and Estates of James Earl
of Salisbury, as shall, by virtue of this Act, or otherwise,
by reason of his Recusancy, be forfeited, shall, in the first
place, redound unto, be had, held, and enjoyed by John
Tillotson, Dean of Canterbury, and Doctor in Divinity,
and John Fisher, of the Middle Temple, London, Trustees
or Overseers of James late Earl of Salisburye, deceased,
and the Survivors and Survivor of them, and the Heirs,
Executors, and Administrators of such Survivor; for the
Use and Benefit of, and in Trust for the younger Children (being Protestants) of the said James Earl of Salisbury, deceased; until such time, and no longer, as the
respective Portions to them the said younger Children
devised or appointed by the said Will, and the Interest due,
or to grow due, for the same, shall be made up and satisfied: And that, for that Purpose, all such Rents and Profits be, immediately after the Time of the said Forfeitures
actually vested in the said John Tillotson, John Mapletoft,
and John Fisher, and the Survivors and Survivor of them,
and the Heirs, Executors, and Administrators of such Survivors, for and during, and until the Time that the said
respective Portions shall be made up and satisfied, together with the Interest as aforesaid; any thing in this, or
any former Act to the contrary thereof in any-wise notwithstanding. Saving nevertheless, the Right and Title
of all just and real Creditors and Legatees, whose Debts
and Legacies are chargeable upon the said Estate, or
any Part thereof."
Which Clause was thrice read; and, upon the Question
put thereupon, agreed to be made Part of the Bill.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be, An Act for the better Securing of the Government
against Papists, and disaffected Persons.
Ordered, That Mr. Hawles do carry the Bill up to the
Lords for their Concurrence.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.