Veneris, 3 die Januarii; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Wortley's Children's Maintenance.
A MOTION being made on the Behalf of Mr.
Wortley, a Member of this House; shewing, That
his Estate being settled upon him for Life, and, after his
Decease, upon his Wife, for her Life; and no Provision
being made for her Children during his Wife's Life, in
case she survived him; and that his Wife being perverted
to the Popish Religion, and gone beyond Sea without his
Consent, his Children would be destitute of any Subsistence, in case she survived, but what they should receive
from their Mother at her Will and Pleasure; who thereby might take Occasion to pervert them to the Popish
Religion; and that for preventing thereof, he desired,
That Leave might be given to bring in a Bill, to settle a
competent Maintenance for his Children, during his
Wife's Life, in case she survived him;
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill accordingly.
City of London's Rights and Liberties.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
restoring the City of London to its ancient Rights and
Liberties.
Privilege of Members in a Suit.
Ordered, That Mr. White and Mr. Tho. Hussey have
Leave to wave their Privilege in a Suit in Chancery between them, if they think fit so to do.
Duke of Buckingham's Estate.
A Bill for the better enabling the Trustees of the late
Duke of Buckingham to sell his Estate, for Payment of
his Debts, was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Christye,
Sir John Brownlow, Lord Sherrard, Sir Dun. Colchester,
Mr. Stockdale, Major Manley, Sir Math. Andrews, Mr.
Reynell, Sir PatienceWard, Mr. Ellwell, Colonel Greenvile,
Sir Rob. Sawyer, Mr. Sherrard, Sir Wm. Honeywood, Mr.
Bockland, Sir Wm. Ashurst, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Buscawen,
Sir Fra. Guybon, Sir Tho. Mackworth, Sir John Carye, Mr.
Done, Mr. Smith, Mr. Preston, Mr. Blowfeild, Sir Cha.
Wyndham, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Paten, Sir Trevor Williams,
Sir Hen. Goodrick, Mr. Newport, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. May, Mr. Mansell, Sir John Doyley, and all the
Members that serve for the County of Yorke: And they
are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon, at Three of the
Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And they are impowered to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Duke of Buckingham's Estate.
A Petition of Frances Lady Brudenell, on Behalf of
herself, and Eliz. Countess of Castlehaven, and Mary
Cary, her Sisters, Grandchildren of Christopher late Earl
of Anglesey, who was uncle of Geo. late Duke of Bucks, was
read; thereby setting forth, That, by the Bill brought for
Sale of the Duke's Estate, whereby his Debts may be
paid, the Equity of Redemption thereof is claimed by
his Heir, an Infant; whereby the Petitioners are like to
be much prejudiced, they being the right Heirs of the
Duke, and are not taken notice of in the Bill: And
praying to be heard before the Committee to whom the
Bill is referred.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee to whom the Bill for the
better enabling the Trustees of the late Duke of Buckingham to sell his Estate, for Payment of his Debts, is referred:
And that Mr. Done be added to the Committee.
Judgments on Scandalis Magnatum.
A Bill to reverse Two Judgments given in the King's
Bench, in Two Actions brought by the Duke of Beaufort
against Sir Trevor Williams, Baronet, and John Arnold,
Esquire, upon the Statute de Scandalis Magnatum;
and to discharge an Action brought by the Duke against
John Dutton Colt, Esquire, upon the said Statute; was
read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir John Moreton, Mr. Brodrep, Sir Wm. Pinsent, Sir Pat. Ward, Sir
Fra. Blake, Mr. Freake, Mr. Smith, Major Manley, Sir
Math. Andrews, Mr. Bull, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hobby, Sir
John Brownlow, Sir Rob. Cotton, Mr. Thomson, Sir Wm.
Cooper, Sir Wm. Ellis, Mr. Bockland, Mr. Brownlow, Mr.
Mansell, Mr. Neale, Sir Tho. Barnadiston, Sir Wm. Ashurst, Sir John Cary, Sir Rob. Clayton, Major Vincent, Mr.
Cooke, Sir Dun. Colchester, Sir Wm. Langham, Sir Edw.
Harley, Mr. Boscawen, Mr. Gray, Mr. Paul Foley, Mr.
Bertie, Mr. Palmes, Sir Tho. Pope Blunt, Sir John Doyley, Sir Tho. Hussey, Mr. Tho. Howard: And they are to
meet To-morrow at Three of the Clock in the Afternoon,
in the Speaker's Chamber: And they are impowered to
send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Cooke's Estate.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and
Mr. Kecke.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled,
An Act for enabling of Trustees to sell the Lands of
Richard Cooke, deceased, to pay Debts, and raise a Portion for his Daughter: To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
East India Trade.
A Petition of Thomas Skynmer * * * *.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Committee appointed to consider of the East India
Trade; and how it may be managed to the best Advantage of the Nation; to examine the Matter, and make
their Report thereof to the House.
Aulnage Duty.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
collecting the Duty of Aulnage at the Custom-House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Morley have Leave to go into the
Country for a Fortnight.
Supply Bill; Duty on Coffee.
A Bill for collecting the Duty upon Coffee, Tea, and
Chocolate, at the Custom-house, was read the Second
time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Resolved, That the House do, To-morrow Morning
at Ten of the Clock, resolve into a Committee of the
whole House upon the said Bill.
Ordered, That Leave be given to offer to that Committee a Clause for Liberty to import Spices from Foreign
Countries in English Ships, although the said Spices are
not of the Growth or Product of the said Countries.
Supply Bill; new Buildings.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Clause, to
the Bill for taxing new Buildings, to prevent any further
Building upon new Foundations about London for the
future.
Ways and Means.
Then the House resolved into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider of Ways to raise the rest of the Supply
given to their Majesties.
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, having taken the Matter to them referred into Consideration, had agreed upon a Resolution;
which they had directed him to report to the House:
The which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered
in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was read; and
is as followeth; viz.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That, as a further Means of raising of a Supply to be
given to their Majesties, there be a further Sum of One
Shilling in the Pound, for One Year, laid upon all Persons and Estates, charged by an Act of this present Parliament, intituled, An Act for a Grant to their Majesties of
an Aid of Two Shillings in the Pound, for One Year.
The said Resolution being read a Second time;
Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee, That, as a further Means of raising a Supply to
be given to their Majesties, there be a further Sum of One
Shilling in the Pound, for One Year, laid upon all Persons
and Estates, charged by an Act for a Grant to their Majesties of an Aid of Two Shillings in the Pound, for One
Year.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare and bring in the Bill.
Members to attend Lords as Counsel.
Ordered, That Sir Wm. Williams and Mr. Finch have
Leave to attend the Lords, as Counsel, in a Cause between
Cooke and Founteine.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.