Jovis, 19 die Januarii ; 4° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Privilege-Abuse of a Member.
A COMPLAINT being made, That one Holt, a
Solicitor, did this Morning give very abusive Language to Colonel Deane, a Member of this House, in
his coming through the Lobby of this House;
Ordered, That the said Holt be taken into the Custody
of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, to answer
the said Abuse.
Petworth, &c. Rectories.
Mr. Boyle reported from the Committee to whom the
Bill for settling the Advowsons and Rights of Patronage
of the Rectories of Petworth, North Chappell, Dungton,
Clewer, Farnham Royall, Worplesdon, Kirkby Overblowes,
and Catton, and Vicarage of Long Horsly, was committed,
That they had examined the Matter thereof; and had gone
through the Bill; and made an Amendment thereto:
Which they had directed him to report to the House:
Which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Where
the same was twice read; and, upon the Question put
thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendment, be
ingrossed.
Mr. Binns to preach on 30 Jan.
Ordered, That Mr. Binns, Chaplain to his Grace the
Duke of Somerset, be desired to preach before this House,
at St. Margaret's, Westminster, upon the Thirtieth Day
of January instant: And that Sir Orlando Gee do acquaint
him therewith.
Delivering Declarations to Prisoners.
Mr. Goldwell presented to the House a Bill for delivering Declarations to Prisoners in the Country. And the
same was received.
Wroth's Estate.
A Petition of Sir Tho. Wroth, Baronet, was presented
to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner's Father died, leaving Issue only the Petitioner, and
one Daughter; but made no Provision for his Daughter:
That the Petitioner, for the Support of his Name and
Family, is advised, by his Relations, to marry; but, by
reason of his Nonage, he cannot make any Settlement, or
a Provision, for his said Sister, which he is desirous to
do, without an Act of Parliament for that Purpose: And
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to enable him to make
a Jointure and Settlement of his Estate upon his Marriage,
and to make Provision for his Sister.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Aulnage Duty.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of the Bill for transferring the Collection of the
Duty of Aulnage to the Custom-house, and giving a
Recompence to the Crown for the same.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Robert Davers took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Robert Davers reported from the said Committee,
That they had gone through the Matter to them referred
in relation to the said Bill; and had filled up the Blanks
therein; and had directed him to report the Bill; with the
Amendments made by the said Committee, to the House.
Ordered, That the said Report be made upon Saturday Morning next, at Nine a Clock.
Woolen Manufactures.
A Bill for encouraging the Woolen Manufactures of
this Kingdom was, according to the Order of the Day,
read the Second time.
And the Question being put, That the Bill be committed;
It passed in the Negative.
Sir Walter Young, according to the Order of the Day,
reported from the Committee to whom the Bill for the
continuing Part of the Act made in the First Year of
their Majesties Reign, for the better preventing the Exportation of Wool, and encouraging the Woolen Manufactures, was committed, That they had considered the
several Petitions; and had made only one Amendment
to the Bill; which they had directed him to report, with
the Bill, to the House: And which he read in his Place;
and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's
Table: Where the same was twice read; and agreed
unto by the House.
And an Amendment being proposed to be made in
the Bill, by inserting, in the Exception therein of several
Charters to several Companies, these Words; viz. "or
to the Charters and Grants made to the Company of
Merchant Adventurers of England, so far as they concern the Rivers of Elbe, Weser, and Eyder;"
And the Question being put, That they be added to
the Bill;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Papillion, |
65. |
| Mr. Herbert, |
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Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Walter Young, |
118. |
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So it passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendment, be
ingrossed.
Timber in New Forest.
Ordered, That the Bill for Increase and Preservation
of the Timber within the New Forest, in the County of
Southampton, be read the Second time, upon Monday
Morning next, at Eleven a Clock.
Perjury.
Ordered, That the Bill to make Perjury and Subornation of Perjury, in capital Cases, to be Felony, without
Benefit of Clergy, be read the Second time upon Tuesday
Morning next, at Eleven a Clock.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
Claims on East India Company.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Examination and Consideration of the Petition of Edith Holloway,
and others, is referred, have Power to send for Persons,
Papers, and Records.
Justice in Wales.
Ordered, That Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Thornhaugh, Mr.
Harcourt, * Brown, be added to the Committee to
whom the Bill for the better Execution of Justice in the
Principality of Wales, is committed.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight a Clock.