Veneris, 13 Novembris; 3° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Dunwich Election.
A PETITION of Henry Heveningham, Esquire,
was read, setting forth, That he was duly elected
a Burgess for the Borough of Dunwich in the County of
Suffolke, and was accordingly returned by one of the
Bailiffs thereof: Notwithstanding which, the other Bailiff hath returned John Bence, Esquire, as Burgess for
the said Borough, in Prejudice of the Petitioner: And
praying the Consideration of the House in the Merits of
the said Return and Election.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be
referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections:
Who are to examine the Matter thereof; and report the
same, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Dunwich Election.
A Petition of John Bence, Esquire, was read; setting
forth, That the Petitioner was duly elected a Burgess for
Dunwich in Suffolk, by the Majority of legal Electors,
and returned by Indenture by the proper Officer: But
that one Pacy, a Bailiff of the Borough, hath delivered
another Indenture to the Sheriff, purporting an Election
of Henry Heveningham, Esquire, in Prejudice to the
Petitioner, and the Right of the Borough: And praying
the Consideration of the House in the Premises.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections:
Who are to examine the Matter thereof; and report the
same, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Weobly Return amended.
The Clerk of the Crown, according to Order, attended;
and amended the Double Return for the Borough of
Weoby, by taking off the Return of Mr. Birch.
Beckman's &c. Nat.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
for naturalizing Sir Martin Beckman, Knight, and others,
was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Punishment of Offenders.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
to take away Clergy from some Offenders, and to bring
others to Punishment, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read the Second time after
Eleven a Clock.
Tryals for Treason.
Sir Thomas Littleton, according to the Order of the
Day, reports from the Committee of the whole House,
to whom the Bill for regulating of Tryals in Cases of
Treason, was committed, That they had made several
Amendments to the Bill; which they had directed him
to report to the House: And which he read in his Place,
with the Coherence; and afterwards, delivered in at the
Clerk's Table: Where the same were once read throughout; and afterwards a Second time severally one by
one; and, with some other Amendments made in the
Chair, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed
unto by the House.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
ingrossed.
East India Company:
A Petition of Robert Tayloe, and other Mariners, who
served the East India Company in their late Wars against
the Great Mogull, was read; setting forth, That in 1683,
4, 5, and 6, the East India Company entered the Petitioners on board several of their Ships in a Merchant-like
Way; but that, some short time after their Arrival, the
Company's Agents engaged their Ships in a War against
the Great Mogull, and, by excessive Tortures, compelled
the Petitioners in Service in unjust Depredations and
Robberies upon the Mogull's Subjects: Upon which, the
Governors of the Company made an Order, that the Petitioners, besides their Wages, should have a Sixth Part
of all Prizes to be divided among them, to encourage the
Petitioners Service: In which, during the War, the Petitioners, took to the Value . . One million Five hundred
thousand Pounds; of which Two hundred and Sixty
thousand Pounds belongs to them by Contract: And the
Company have accordingly paid some of the Mariners
their Proportions: but have denied the Petitioners the
like Justice upon Applications made unto them: And
praying the Relief of the House in the Premises.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee of the whole House, to
whom the Consideration of the Petitions touching the
East India Trade, is referred.
French Bay-salt.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
preserving Two Ships Load of Bay-salt, taken as Prize,
and now in Dover Road, for the Benefit of the Navy, to
be accounted for by the Victuallers to their Majesties.
East India Company.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
proceed in the further Consideration of the Petitions
touching the East India Trade.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir John Guise took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir John Guise reports from the Committee, That they
had directed him to move the House, That they may have
Leave to sit again, to take into Consideration the Complaints against the East India Company; and that the
Heads of the Complaints against them may be ordered
to be delivered to the Governor of the Company, or left
for him at the East India House.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning
next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of
the whole House, to take into Consideration the Complaints against the East India Company.
Ordered, That the Heads of the Complaints against
the East India Company be delivered to the Governor of
the Company, or left for him at the East India House
To-morrow by Twelve a Clock.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.