Martis, 7 die Januarii; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Leave for Clerk to attend Lords.
ORDERED, That Mr. Jodrell, the Clerk of this
House, have Leave to attend the Lords, in a Cause
between Coke and Founteine.
Edon's Estate.
A Bill to enable Thamas Edon, Esquire, to sell Lands
to pay his Debts, and make Provision for his Wife, in
lieu of her Jointure, was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir John Brownlow, Colonel Whitley, Mr. Edw. Montague, Sir John Manwaring, Sir Edw. Harley, Mr. Christy,
Sir Trevor Williams, Mr. Smith, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Cha:
Montague, Captain Wroth, Mr. Ellwell, Sir Tho. Darcye,
Sir Cha. Bloys, Mr. Blowfeild, Sir Rob. Rich, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Newport, Mr. Manwareing, Mr. Hales, Sir Peter
Rich, Mr. Manley, Mr. Thornhaugh, Mr. Harly, Mr.
Dalben, Colonel Tipping, Sir Edw. Hussey, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Sir John Wynne, Mr. Buscawen, Sir Mat. Andrewes,
Mr. Moore, Sir Jo. Moreton, and all the Members that
serve for the County of Essex: And they are to meet
To-morrow in the Afternoon at Three of the Clock, in
the Speaker's Chamber.
Westminster &c. Courts of Conscience.
Resolved, That the Bill for erecting Courts of Conscience in the Borough of Southwark, City of Westminster,
the Tower Hamlets, and Out Parishes, which was formerly read a Second time, and not proceeded upon, be
committed to Mr. Arnold, Mr. Anth. Grey, Sir Pet. Rich,
Mr. Cooke, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Jo. Wynne, Mr. Montague, Sir Edw. Harley, Mr. Howard, Mr. Fenwicke, Mr.
Christy, Sir Rob. Cotton, Mr. Bickerstaffe, Mr. Thornhaugh,
Sir Rob. Nappier, Sir John Doyley, Mr. Smith, Sir Edw.
Hussey, Sir Tho. Darcy, Sir John Manwareing, Mr. Dolben,
Mr. Mansell, Mr. Blowfeild, Sir Tho. Middleton, Sir Cha.
Bloys, Colonel Tipping, Sir Rob. Rich, Mr. John Grey, Sir
Fra. Guibon, Mr. Kendall, Sir Hen. Ashurst, Mr. Ellwell,
Sir Mat. Andrews, Sir Wm. Cooper, Mr. Eldred, Mr. Harley, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Manwareing, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Serjeant Wogan, Mr. Vincent, Sir Tho. Barnadiston, Major Vincent, Major Manley, Sir Cha. Wyndham,
Sir John Cary, Mr. Moore, and all the Members that
serve for the City of London and Westminster, and County
of Middlesex, and Borough of Southwarke: And they are
to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon at Three of the
Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Privilege- petition from a person in custody.
A Petition of Tho. Burridge, committed by this House
a Prisoner to the Gatehouse, was read; whereby he prayed
to be discharged of his Imprisonment, having begged
the Pardon of Sir Rich. Middleton (upon whose Complaint he was first committed); and begging the Pardon
of the House.
Ordered, That the said Tho. Burridge be discharged of
his Imprisonment.
Call of the House.
Then the Order for the Calling-over the House, this
Day, was read.
Resolved, That the House proceed therein.
Accordingly the House was called over by the Book of
Returns of the Members; and the Defaulters' noted down.
Afterwards the Defaulters were called over again; and
such as made Default to answer thereupon, were again
noted down; and Excuses for several of them (that were
so absent) were allowed.
And Notice being taken of Sir Jonathan Jennings as
a Defaulter; and the House being informed that he was
lately made High Sheriff of Yorkshire; a Debate arose
thereupon.
Members not to be Sheriffs.
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That the Nominating
of any Member of this House to the King, to be made a
Sheriff, is a Breach of the Privileges of this House.
Resolved, That an humble Address be made to his
Majesty, That he will please to constitute another Sheriff
for the County of York, for this present Year, in the room
of Sir Jonathan Jennings.
Ordered, That such Members of this House as are of
his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, do attend
his Majesty with the said Address.
The House being informed, that Francis Cholmly,
Esquire, one of the Members of this House, was in
Town, and had not attended the House all this Session.;
Ordered, That Notice be given him by the Serjeant at
Arms, That he attend this House upon Thursday Morning next.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine of the Clock.