Lunæ, 9 die Januarii; 4° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Making Sea Water fresh.
A BILL for making Sea Water fresh, clear, and
wholesome, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read the Second time.
Powell's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
for the settling the Manor of King's North, for the enabling Barnham Powell, Esquire, to make Provision for
his younger Children, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Sale of Lands in Lincolne, &c.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
for the clearing and removing some Doubts which may
arise in an Act for the vesting several Manors, Lands, and
Rents, in the Counties of Lincolne, Berks, and Devon, in
Trustees, to be sold, for the buying other Manors and
Lands, to be settled for the same or the like Uses, as
those to be sold are now settled, was read the Third
time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be agreed to.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Cotton do carry the Bill to
the Lords; and acquaint them, That this House hath
agreed to the same, without any Amendments.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Pawlet have Leave to go into
the Country for a Fortnight, upon extraordinary Occasions.
List of Absentees.
Ordered, That the Clerk do make a List, to be laid
before this House, of all such Members as have had
Leave to go into the Country by Order of the House,
and for what time.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir William Cook have Leave to go
into the Country for Three Weeks, for Recovery of his
Health.
Timber in New Forest.
Sir Edward Seymour presented to the House a Bill for
Increase and Preservation of Timber within the New
Forest, in the County of Southampton. And the same
was received.
Royal Mines
A Bill for Removing of Doubts, and preventing Controversies, concerning Royal Mines, and that the King
may have the Pre-emption, was read the Second time.
A Motion being made, and the Question being put,
That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole
House;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir Christopher Musgrave, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Bickerstaffe,
Mr. Shackerly, Mr. Bockenham, Mr. Bulkley, Sir Robert
Davers, Mr. Serjeant Trenchard, Mr. Attorney General,
Sir Robert Edon, Mr. Hutchinson, Sir Roger Puleston,
Mr. Neale, Sir Walter Young, Mr. Scobel, Sir Richard
Hart, Mr. Price, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Mountague, Mr.
Lampton, Mr. Waller, Sir Edward Chisnall, Sir Ralph
Carr, Mr. Grubb, Colonel Trelawny, Mr. Thornhaugh,
Mr. Christy, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Fenwick,
Mr. Devereux, Sir Robert Cotton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. England, Mr. Tempest, Sir John Key, Mr. Burrard, Mr. Ryder,
Mr. Arnold, Sir Richard Standish, Mr. Cook, Mr. Parker,
Mr. Dyot, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Blowfeild, Mr. Preston, Mr.
Burdet, Mr. Sandford: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cook and Sir
Adam Ottley;
Smith's Estate.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled,
An Act for the Sale of Lands by Sir Robert Smith, and
settling other Lands of a greater Value to the same Uses,
in lieu thereof: To which they desire the Concurrence
of this House.
Disposition by Will in York.
Also the Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An
Act, That the Inhabitants of the Province of York may
dispose of their Personal Estates by their Wills, notwithstanding the Custom of that Province, without any
Amendments.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Supply Bill; Land Tax.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
proceeded in the further Consideration of the Report of
the Bill for granting to their Majesties an Aid of Four
Shillings in the Pound for One Year.
And several other of the Amendments to the said Bill
were read a Second time; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Amendment, F. 34, L. 2, touching the Lands belonging to Colleges and Halls being exempted from the said
Tax, being read a Second time;
The Question was put, That the House do agree with
the Committee in the said Amendment:
The House divided.
The Noes go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Bromly, |
115. |
| Mr. Goldwell; |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. How, |
132. |
| Mr. Freke:
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So it passed in the Negative.
And the Residue of the said Amendments being read
a Second time, some of them were, upon the Question
severally put thereupon, agreed, and others disagreed,
unto by the House.
And several Amendments to the Bill were proposed,
and agreed unto by the House; and made in the Chair.
Also the House took into Consideration the postponed
Lists of Commissioners for the Counties of Carnarvon
and Merioneth.
And the same were, upon the Question put thereupon,
agreed unto by the House.
A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, for their
Majesties to nominate Commissioners, having per
Ann. Real Estate in the Counties for which they serve,
in case there shall not be a sufficient Number of Commissioners named for any County, who shall be capable
of acting according to the Qualifications of the Act: And
the same was twice read.
Resolved, That the Blank be filled up with "One hundred Pounds."
And the Question being put, That the Clause be made
Part of the Bill;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Colt, |
115. |
| Dr. Barbon, |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Edward Hussey, |
102. |
| Mr. Travers:
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So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill.
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And the same was read the First time.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read
the Second time;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Colonel Granville, |
106. |
| Mr. Harcourt, |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Mountague, |
128. |
| Sir Jon. Jennings, |
So it passed in the Negative.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
for appropriating Part of the Money upon the said Bill
to the Use of the Navy.
The same was read the First time.
And a Debate arising touching the Second Reading the
said Clause;
Resolved, That the said Debate be adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven a Clock.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Paul Foley,
Sir Chr. Musgrave, Mr. Smith, do prepare and bring in,
To-morrow Morning, a Clause of Appropriation to be
added to the said Bill.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight a Clock.