Mercurii, 15 die Januarii; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Duke of Norfolke's Payment to Lady Russell.
AN ingrossed Bill, come down from the Lords, intituled, An Act to discharge the Duke of Norfolke,
and the Trustees of Henry late Duke of Norfolke, upon
Payment of certain Sums of Money to the Lady Elizabeth Teresa Russell, Wife of Bartholomew Russell, Esquire, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read the Second time.
Indemnifying Persons acting for their Majesties.
An ingrossed Bill to prevent vexatious Suits against
such as had acted in order to the Bringing in of their
present Majesties, or for their Service, was read the
Third time.
An Amendment was proposed to be made, Press *,
Line *, by inserting "general Issue:" To which the
House, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed: And
the Bill was amended at the Table accordingly.
Ordered, That Sir John Guise do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Privilege of a Member in a Suit.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Barnadiston have Leave to
wave his Privilege, in a Cause in Chancery, between him
and Mr. Tho. Bull.
Pritchard's Jointure.
A Bill to enable * Pritchard, Esquire, to settle a Jointure upon his Second Wife, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Privilege- counterfeiting Protection.
The House being informed, that one Captain Taylor
and Mr. Gibson had counterfeited a Protection, under the
Hand and Seal of Thomas Coningsby, Esquire, a Member
of the House; in Breach of the Privileges of the House;
Ordered, That the said Captain Taylor and * Gibson
be forthwith sent for, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms
attending this House.
Ordered, That the Under Sheriff of Middlesex and
Secondaries of the Compters of the City of London, do,
upon Saturday Morning next, attend this House with
an Account of what Protections are entered in their
respective Offices.
London Orphans
Then the House resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, to consider of Ways to satisfy the Debt
due to the Orphans of the City of London.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Gray took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Gray reports from the Committee of the whole
House, That they had made some Progress in the Matter
to them referred: And moved from the Committee, That
they may have Leave to proceed further upon the Consideration thereof on Saturday Morning next.
Resolved, That the House do, upon Saturday Morning next, at Ten of the Clock, resolve into a Committee
of the whole House, to proceed further in Consideration
of Ways to satisfy the Debts due to the Orphans of the
City of London.
Pains and Penalties.
A Bill for inflicting Pains and Penalties upon such as
shall be excepted out of the Bill of Indemnity, was read
the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Wortley's Children's Maintenance.
Ordered, That Sir John Key, and Mr. Edward Montague, have Leave to attend the House of Lords, as Witnesses, upon the Bill for settling a Maintenance on the
Children of Sidney Wortley, alias Montague, Esquire, in
case his Wife survive him.
Sadleir's Estate.
A Petition of Sir Edwin Sadleir, Baronet, and Dame
Mary his Wife, and the Lady Elizabeth Sadleir, Widow,
and Mother of the said Sir Edwin, was read; setting
forth, That Sir Edwin, by and with his Mother, having
contracted several Debts to Two thousand Pounds Value,
and having but a small personal Estate, and the real Estate being settled on the Petitioners for Life only, the
Remainder to Sir Edwin and his Lady's Issue (if any),
they cannot raise Money thereout to pay the same, without an Act of Parliament: And for that the Petitioners
have no Issue (though married Three Years); and, if the
Debts be not paid, will be prejudiced both in their Persons and Estates; and praying, That they may have
Leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Sale of Lands of
about One hundred Pounds per Annum, for the Satisfaction of their said Debts.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to sell
certain Lands, for Payment of their Debts, accordingly.
Leave for Members to attend Lords.
Ordered, That Sir Wm. Williams, and Sir William
Whitlock, have Leave to attend the House of Lords, as
Counsel, in a Cause between Preston and Jervois.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
War Expences.
Ordered, That Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Jo. Trevor, Sir John
Manwaring, Sir Scr. How, Sir Ralph Dutton, Sir Tho.
Darcy, Mr. Christy, Mr. Harly, be added to the Committee appointed to examine into the last Year's Expences
of the Army and Navy: And that the said Committee
do dispatch their Report with all convenient Speed.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine of the Clock.