Sabbati, 15 die Novembris; 2° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Macclesfield's Estate.
A BILL to enable Ralph Macclesfeild to sell Lands
for Payment of Debts, and making Provision for
his Wife and Child, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Manwareing's Estate.
A Bill to vest the Freehold and Inheritance of certain
Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in the County of
Chester, of Thomas Manwareing, Gentleman, in certain
Trustees, to be sold for Payment of Debts, was read the
First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Bernadiston's Estate.
A Bill to free the Estate of Sir Sam. Bernadiston, Baronet, from several Incumbrances, occasioned by a Judgment heretofore given against him, upon an Information in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster, was
read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Serjeant
Wogan, Mr. Ettrick, Sir Jos. Williamson, Sir Phil. Skippon, Mr. Hutchinson, Sir Rob. Davers, Mr. Arnold, Mr.
Pelham, Sir Cha. Bloys, Sir Tho. Clarges, Mr. Papillion, Sir
Rob. Rich, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Clarke, Sir
Jerv. Elwes, Mr. Blowfeild, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Chadwick,
Mr. Biddulph, Mr. England, Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Walt.
Young, Mr. Beare, Mr. Hawtry, Sir Edw. Hussey, Lord
Sherrard, Mr. Foley, Mr. Price, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Cooke,
Mr. Kynaston, Mr. Thornhaugh, Sir Tho. Travell, Colonel
Austen, Sir Gilbert Clerke, Sir John Lowther, Mr. Mansell,
Serjeant Trenchard, Sir Fra. Massam, Mr. Christie, Mr.
Buscawen, Mr. Slater, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Glemham, Sir
Tho. Bernadiston: And they are to meet this Afternoon
at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And are
impowered to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Ditto.
A Petition of Sir John Barker, Baronet, a Member of
this House, was read; setting forth, That, by the Bill
brought into the House by Sir Sam. Bernadiston, there are
many Clauses which will prejudice the Petitioner's Estate,
without any Reason: And the Petitioner lying under an
Indisposition of Sickness, and praying the House to take
his Case into Consideration, and not suffer the said Bill to
pass, till he shall be in such a Condition of Health as to be
able to attend his Duty in this House, to make his just
Exceptions to the Bill; or otherwise, that a Clause may be
inserted therein, to secure the Petitioner and his Estate.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be
referred to the Committee to whom the Bill to free the
Estate of Sir Sam. Bernadiston from several Incumbrances,
occasioned by a Judgment heretofore given against him,
upon an Information in the Court of King's Bench at
Westminster, is committed.
The House being informed, that Sir Tho. Bernadiston,
Baronet, a Member of this House, was concerned in the
said Bill; and desired to be heard touching the same;
Ordered, That the said Sir Tho. Bernadiston be heard
before the said Committee also, touching the said Bill.
East India Company.
A Petition of George White, Administrator of Samuel
White, deceased, against the East India Company, was
presented to the House.
Ordered, That the said Petition be read, when the
Petition of the East India Company, formerly presented
to the House, shall be read.
Ditto.
A Petition of John and Thom. Temple, Owners of the
Ship Bristoll, of London, against the East India Company,
was presented to the House.
Ordered, That the said Petition be read, when the
Petition of the East India Company, formerly presented
to the House, shall be read.
Earl of Salisbury's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for
the limiting the Power of James, now Earl of Salisbury,
to cut off the Intail of his Estate, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
A Petition of Samuell Heming, Gentleman, and John
Heming, Apothecary, was presented to the House.
Ordered, That the said Petition be read, when the Bill,
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the limiting the
Power of James, now Earl of Salisbury, to cut off the
Intail of his Estate, shall be read a Second time.
Aulnage Duty.
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to
whom the Matter touching the Aulnage was referred, be
made upon Tuesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock.
Supply Bill; Excise.
Then the House resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for doubling the Excise.
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 said Committee,
That they had made a further Progress in the said Bill;
and had directed him to move the House, That they may
have Leave to sit again on Monday Morning next.
Resolved, That this House will, on Monday Morning
next, at Eleven a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of the said Bill; and nothing to intervene.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir James Rushout have Leave to go
into the Country to the Bath, for Six Weeks, for his
Health.
Barnadiston's Estate.
Ordered, That Sir Rob. Rich, Lord Wm. Pawlet, Sir
Hum. Forster, Mr. Phil. Foley, Sir Wm. Strickland, Mr.
Thomson, Sir Peter Colleton, Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Papillion, Mr. Clerke, be added to the Committee to whom
the Bill for freeing the Estate of Sir Sam. Bernadiston,
Baronet, from several Incumbrances, occasioned by a
Judgment heretofore given against him, upon an Information in the Court of King's Bench, is committed.
Making Militia useful.
Ordered, That Mr. Brockman, Mr. Thomson, Sir Wm.
Strickland, be added to the Committee to whom it is
referred to prepare and bring in a Bill for regulating and
making the Militia of this Kingdom more useful.
Prideaux's Claim on Lord Jeffryes.
Ordered, That Mr. Brewer, Mr. Leving, be added to
the Committee to whom the Bill for charging the late
Lord Jeffryes' Estate in Leicestershire with Fourteen
thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Pounds, and Interest,
to Edmund Prideaux, Esquire, is committed.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.