Lunæ, 23 die Novembris; 3° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
ARMOND de la Bastide, Raymond de Smeth, and
John William Teschemaker, took the Oaths appointed,
at the Table, in order to their Naturalization.
French Bay Salt.
A Bill for Preserving of Two Ships Load of Bay Salt,
taken as Prize, for the Benefit of the Navy, to be accounted for by the Victuallers of their Majesties Navy,
was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Papillion,
Mr. Shackerly, Sir Jervas Elwes, Mr. Biddolph, Mr. Bull,
Mr. Bickerstaffe, Mr. Carter, Mr. Champneyes, Sir
Rob. Cotton, Sir John Dorrell, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr.
Willmot, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Maine, Sir Robert Davers, Sir
Tho. Darcye, Mr. Perry, Mr. Travers, Mr. Palmes, Mr.
Waller, Mr. England, Mr. Hutchinson, Sir Cha. Raleigh,
Sir Edw. Seymour, Sir Jos. Williamson, Sir Tho. Bernardiston, Mr. Lutterell, Sir John Cotton, Mr. Christie,
Mr. Fuller, Mr. Norries, Mr. Onslow: And they are to
meet this Afternoon at Four of the Clock, in the
Speaker's Chamber.
Butter and Cheese Trade.
A Bill for the remedying the Abuses in Weighing and
Packing of Butter, and also of the Abuses in Making and
Weighing of Cheese, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Hertford Roads.
A Bill for reviving a former Law for the Repair of the
Highways in the County of Hertford, was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Resolved, That this House will, upon This-day-sevennight in the Morning, at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the
said Bill.
A Member discharged from custody.
The House being informed, that *Wallpole, Esquire,
a Member of this House, who was sent for in Custody
of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for not attending the Service of the House, had surrendered himself to the Serjeant; and desired to be admitted into the
House, to attend the Service thereof;
Ordered, That the said Mr. Walpole be discharged out
of Custody of the Serjeant, paying his Fees.
Brewers not to be Maltsters.
Mr. Christie presented to the House, according to
Order, a Bill to disable Brewers from being Maltsters.
And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Aulnage Duty.
Mr. Clerke, according to Order, presented to the House
a Bill for Transferring of the Collection of the Duty of
Aulnage to the Custom-house, and giving a Recompence
to the Crown for the same. And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Absentees not to take Seats without Leave.
The House taking Notice, that Sir John Moreton, a
Member of the House, who was sent for in Custody of
the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for not attending the Service of the House, was come into the House,
without Leave, and without paying his Fees;
Ordered, That the said Sir John Moreton do pay his
Fees to the Serjeant at Arms, before he sit in the House.
Ordered, That all Members, sent for in Custody of the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, do forbear coming
into the House, without the Leave of the House first had.
Intercepted Papers.
Then the House being informed, that Sir Ralph Delavall attended, according to their Order;
He was called in; and, at the Bar, gave the House an
Account touching the Papers lately taken in a French
Boat, and of a Letter written to him by the Earl of Nottingham, to send up the said Papers.
The which Letter he was ordered to produce: And
produced the same accordingly:
And the same was read at the Table: Dated 14 November 91: and is as followeth;
Sir,
HERE is a Report, That on board the French Packet
Boat, lately taken by some Ships of your Squadron, there
were found Copies of all your Orders, as well of those
which you had not received, as those with which you
sailed: You will oblige me with some Account of these
Matters, and what Ground there is for This, which is
written to several here from Portsmouth. And, if there
be any such Papers, I intreat you to send me Copies of
them. I am
Your most faithful humble Servant,
" Sir R. Delavall." Nottingham.
Also he produced several other Papers; viz.
An Order from the Admiralty, dated the Thirteenth
October 1669: And
Two Papers of Instructions from Admiral Russell,
dated Twelfth September 1691: And
Two several Orders from the Admiralty, dated Sixteenth September 1691: And
Another dated 6 Octob. 1691: And
Another dated Twelfth November 1691.
All which were also read at the Table.
Ordered, That the said Orders and Instructions be
re-delivered to Sir Ralph Delavall.
And they were so done.
And then he withdrew.
Ordered, That the Letter, from the Lord Nottingham
to Sir Ralph Delavall, for sending up the said Papers, be
referred to the Committee to whom the Perusal, Translation, and Examination of the Papers taken in the French
Boat, were referred.
Ordered, That the said Committee do make Report of
the Matter to them referred To-morrow Morning.
Lords desire Papers to be returned.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cook and
Sir John Francklyn;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords do desire to have the Papers
returned that were delivered at the last Conference, their
Lordships having present Occasion to make use of them.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the
Lords by Messengers of their own.
And the Messengers were called in again; and acquainted therewith.
Supply.
Resolved, That this House, will upon Wednesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supplies
to be granted to their Majesties, for carrying on a vigorous
War against France, in relation to the Land Forces.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine of the Clock.