Lunæ, 15 die Februarii; 4° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Ealdstreets Prebend.
MR. Goldwell reports from the Committee to whom
the ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An
Act to enable Henry Halsted to make a Lease for the Improvement of his Prebend of Ealdstreete in the Church of
St. Paul, in London, was committed, That they had agreed
upon an Amendment 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 was
read; and is as followeth; viz.
Press 5, Line 17, leave out "Ealsted;" and insert
"Ealdstreete."
And the same, being read a Second time, was, upon
the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
The Bill was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And the Title . .
agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Goldwell do carry the Bill to the
Lords; and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed
to the same, with the said Amendment; and desire their
Concurrence thereunto.
Grantham's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
for the enabling Vincent Grantham, Esquire, to lease Part
of his Manor of Golthoe in Licolnshire, for raising Monies
to pay Portions, and Debts charged thereupon, was read
the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And the Title . .
agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Clerke do carry the Bill to the Lords;
and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed to the
same without any Amendments.
Vaughan's Estate.
Mr. Price reports from the Committee to whom the
ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the
Settling of certain Messuages, Mills, Lands, and Tenements, in the County of Merioneth, upon certain Trustees,
to be sold or mortgaged towards the Payment of the
Debts of William Vaughan and Jenkin Vaughan, Esquires,
deceased, was committed, That they had considered the
Bill; and had directed him to report the same to the
House, without any Amendments. And he delivered the
Bill in at the Table.
The Bill was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And the Title . .
agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Price do carry the Bill to the
Lords; and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed
to the same, without any Amendments.
Trade in Cities, &c.
A Bill to prevent the Decay of Trade in Cities, Corporations, and Market Towns, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Supply Bill; Poll Tax.
Mr. Solicitor General, according to the Order of the
Day, reports the Amendments made by the Committee
of the whole House, to whom the Bill for a Quarterly
Poll, was committed: The 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 then a Second time, one by one; and, upon
the Question severally put thereupon, were, with some
other Amendments made, agreed unto by the House.
A Clause, for appointing Commissioners for the Serjeants Inns, Inns of Courts, and Chancery, was offered
to be added to the Bill.
And the same was twice read; and, with some Amendments made thereto, was, upon the Question put thereupon,
agreed unto by the House to be made Part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
That one Act made the Second Year of their Majesties
Reign, intituled, An Act for appointing Commissioners
to examine, take, and state the Publick Accompts, be
continued unto the Twenty-fifth Day of April 1693; and
the like Allowances for the Clerks, and the Commissioners, named in the said Act, other than such of them as are
now Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High
Admiral: And that the rest of the said Commissioners,
or any Four of them, shall and may execute all the Powers in the said Act contained: And that the said Commissioners, or any Four of them, have hereby Power to take
an Accompt of all Monies that have been, or shall be,
given in this present Session.
And the same was once read.
And the Question being put, That the same be read a
Second time;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Colonel Granvile, |
145. |
| Mr. Herbert, |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir John Guise, |
104. |
| Mr. Cary, |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the Clause was read a Second time; and, with
some Amendments made thereunto, the same was, upon
the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House
to be made Part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
That, for the better enabling their Majesties to carry on
the War against France, all Salaries, Fees and Perquisites, of all Offices and Employments whatsoever under the
Crown; except only Five hundred Pounds per Annum to
be allowed to the respective Officers, out of their respective Fees, Salaries and Perquisites; and also, except the
Salaries, Fees and Perquisites, of the Speaker of the
House of Commons, the Lords Commissioners of the
Custody of the Great Seal of England, the Judges, all
Foreign Ministers, and Commission Officers in their
Majesties Fleet and Army, for or in respect of their said
Offices; be, during the present War against France,
applied only for the more effectual prosecuting the said
War, and to no other Use or Purpose whatsoever.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read;
It passed in the Negative.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, That
* * * *.
And the Question being put, That the same be
received;
It passed in the Negative.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
for appropriating * * * *.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Colonel Cornewall, |
101. |
| Mr. Fagg, |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Cary, |
66. |
| Mr. Goldwell, |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, That the reading the said Clause be adjourned
till To-morrow Morning.
Mr. Speaker communicates a Letter.
Mr. Speaker acquainting the House, That he had, in
the Chair, received a Letter; which seemed to be from
Mr. Fuller;
Ordered, That the same be read.
And the same was opened, and read, accordingly;
dated the Fifteenth of February 1691.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight a Clock.