Martis, 3 die Decembris; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers,
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Mr. Colman have Leave to go
into the Country, for a Fortnight, for Recovery of
his Health.
Craiestyn sworn.
Abraham Craiestyn took the Oaths at the Table, in
order to his Naturalization.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Stretford have Leave to go into
the Country for a Fortnight, upon earnest Business.
Delay of Dorchester Writ.
A Complaint being made, That the Writ for Electing
of a Burgess for the Borough of Dorchester, in the County
of Dorsett, in the room of Gerrard Nappier, Esquire,
deceased, is not executed;
Ordered, That Mr. Cooper, the late Under Sheriff, and
Mr. Atwell, the present Under Sheriff of the County of
Dorsett, do attend this House To-morrow Morning; to
give an Account of the Reason thereof.
Leave for Members to attend Lords.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Sawyer have Leave to attend
the House of Lords, as Counsel in a Cause between
Mercer and Wright.
Ordered, That Mr. Hawles have Leave to attend the
House of Lords, as Counsel in a Cause between Dawson
and Dodd.
London Orphans.
Resolved, That this House do, upon Friday Morning
next, at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House to consider of Ways to satisfy the
Debt due to the Orphans of the City of London.
University Charters.
Ordered, That the Bill for confirming the Charters of
the Two Universities, be read To-morrow Morning, the
First time.
Land Tax Commissioners.
Ordered, That the Lists of the Commissioners Names,
brought in by the Members of the House, for the Bill for
granting an Aid of Two Shillings in the Pound, be referred to the Committee of the whole House, to whom
the said Bill is referred.
Supply Bill; Land Tax.
Then the House resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the said Bill.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General reports from the Committee of
the whole House, That they had made a further Progress
in the said Bill: And that they had directed him to move
the House, That the Committee 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 said Bill.
Answer to Thanks and Resolutions.
Mr. Speaker reports, That he had Yesterday attended
his Majesty at the Banquetting House in Whitehall, and
presented the Thanks of this House to his Majesty for his
most gracious Message of Saturday last; and had also
acquainted his Majesty with the Resolution of this House
upon the said Message: And that his Majesty was pleased
to return his Answer to this Effect:
Gentlemen,
I shall take all the Care that may be, to carry on the
War in Ireland with Vigour; and to employ such Persons as may be most proper for the Service: And I doubt
not, but that I shall have the Assistance of the House of
Commons, to carry it on in such a Manner as may be
according to your Desires, and My Intentions.
Reversing Armstrong's Attainder.
Ordered, That the Lord Marquis of Winton, Sir
Scroope How, Mr. Colt, Colonel Godfrey, Mr. Baldwyn,
Mr. Fortescue, be added to the Committee to whom the
Bill for reversing the Attainder of Sir Thomas Armstrong
is referred.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
Leave for Member to attend Lords.
Ordered, That Mr. Finch have Leave to attend the
House of Lords, as Counsel in Causes between Mercer
and Wright, and Duvall and Edwards.