Sabbati, 19 die Decembris; 3° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Campion's Will.
MR. Christie reports from the Committee to whom
the Bill for the better enabling the Trustees and
Executors of Richard Campion, deceased, to perform his
Will, was committed, That they had agreed upon several
Amendments to be made 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, one by
one; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon,
agreed unto by the House.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
ingrossed.
Westminster Small Debts.
Sir Thomas Clarges, according to Order, presented to
the House a Bill for the better Recovering of small Debts,
and relieving poor Debtors in the City and Liberties of
Westminster. And the same was received; and read the
First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
The Chaplain.
Resolved, That the humble Address of this House, the
Two last Sessions of Parliament, That his Majesty would
be graciously pleased to confer on Mr. Manningham, the
Chaplain of this House, the next Prebend of Westminster
or Windsor that should fall, be, by such Members of this
House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy
Council, humbly renewed to his Majesty.
Drax's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
to vest the Estate of Henry Drax, Esquire, deceased, in
Thomas Shatterden, Gentleman, and to enable the said
Thomas Shatterden, and others, to whom the said Estate
is devised, to make a Jointure, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Seamen.
A Bill for the more speedy and effectual furnishing
their Majesties Navy and Merchant Ships with Seamen,
was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Dyett have Leave to go into the
Country for Three Weeks, his Wife being ill.
A Motion being made, and the Question being put,
That Mr. Hen. Bertye have Leave to go into the Country;
It passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That the Lord Fairfax have Leave to go into
Kent for a Fortnight, upon extraordinary Occasions.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and Sir
James Astry;
Moor's Estate.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled,
An Act for enabling Francis Moor, Esquire, to sell the
Manor of Bay-house, and Lands in West Thorock in the
County of Essex, and to purchase and settle other Lands,
in lieu thereof: To which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Supply Bill; Excise.
Also, the Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act
for granting to their Majesties certain Impositions upon
Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, for One Year, without
any Amendments.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Lymington &c. Elections.
Ordered, That the Chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Elections do report the Matter touching the
several Elections for the Borough of Lymington in the
County of Southampton, and Calne in the County of Wilts,
upon Tuesday-sevennight.
Supply Bill; Land Tax.
Then the Order of the Day, for the House to resolve
itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider
of the Bill for granting to their Majesties the Sum of Sixteen hundred Fifty-one thousand Seven hundred and Two
Pounds, upon Land, towards the carrying on a vigorous
War against France, was read.
Resolved, That the said Committee of the whole House
be impowered to prepare and bring in a Clause of Appropriation to the said Bill, upon the Debate of the House.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of the said Bill.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General reported from the said Committee, That they had made a considerable Progress in
the said Bill: And that they had directed him to move
the House, That they may have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, at Nine of the Clock, resolve into a Committee of
the whole House, to consider of the said Bill.
Ordered, That the said Committee do prepare and
bring in a borrowing Clause to the said Bill.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, after the Matter touching the said Bill is over,
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of the Supplies to be granted to their
Majesties for the carrying on a vigorous War against
France.
Truroe Election.
Ordered, That Mr. Manley have Leave to withdraw
his Petition, touching the Election for the Borough of
Truroe, in the County of Cornwall.
London Orphans.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider of Ways to satisfy the
Debts due to the Orphans of the City of London.
State of the Nation.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, take into further Consideration the State of the
Nation.
Punishing Mutiny and Desertion.
Ordered, That the Chairman of the Committee of the
whole House, to whom the Bill for paying the Army,
according to the Musters of effective Men, and for better
Paying of Quarters, and likewise for preventing of false
Musters, and for punishing Mutineers and Deserters,
. . . . . do make his Report thereof upon Tuesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning next, Eight of the Clock.