House of Lords Journal Volume 19: 28 May 1711

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 19, 1709-1714. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

'House of Lords Journal Volume 19: 28 May 1711', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 19, 1709-1714, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 311. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol19/p311 [accessed 24 April 2024]

DIE Lunæ, 28 Maii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:



Epus. London. Epus. Dunelm. & Ds. Crew. Epus. Eliens. Epus. Bangor. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Asaph. Epus. Meneven.	Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli. Dux Buckingham, Senescallus. Dux Shrewsbury, Camerarius. Dux Richmond. Dux Grafton. Dux Ormonde. Dux Beaufort. Dux Northumberland. Dux Bolton. Dux Leeds. Dux Hamilton. Dux Atholl. Dux Kent. Comes Derby. Comes Lincoln. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Northampton. Comes Denbigh. Comes Berks. Comes Rivers. Comes Stamford. Comes Thanet. Comes Sunderland. Comes Clarendon. Comes Cardigan. Comes Anglesey. Comes Radnor. Comes Yarmouth. Comes Berkeley. Comes Rochester. Comes Abingdon. Comes Portland. Comes Jersey. Comes Grantham. Comes Poulet. Comes Godolphin. Comes Cholmondeley. Comes Mar. Comes Kinnoull. Comes I'lay. Viscount Say & Seale. Viscount Weymouth. Viscount Kilsyth.	Ds. Delawar. Ds. Hunsdon. Ds. Howard Esc. Ds. Colepeper. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Berkeley. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Osborne. Ds. Carteret. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Ashburnham. Ds. Weston. Ds. Sommers. Ds. Halifax. Ds. Conway. Ds. Balmerino. Ds. Blantyre.

PRAYERS.

E. of Rochester takes his Seat.

This Day Henry Earl of Rochester sat first in Parliament, upon the Death of his Father Lawrence Earl of Rochester; and took the Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Buckley versus Littlebury:

After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal of Samuel Buckley, from a Decree made by the Lord Mayor of London's Court of Equity, the Seventeenth Day of April last past, on the Behalf of George Littlebury, Plaintiff in the said Court (whereby the Appellant was to accompt for the Residue of the Testator Isaac Littlebury's Estate after all Debts and Legacies paid and satisfied, and which is not particularly devised by the Will); praying, "That the said Decree may be reversed:" As also upon the Answer of the said George Littlebury put in thereunto; and due Consideration of what was offered thereupon:

Judgement reversed.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Decree complained of in the said Petition and Appeal shall be, and is hereby, reversed.

Consumers of Coals, Pet. for the Coal Bill:

Upon reading the Petition of divers the principal Consumers of Coals in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and other Inhabitants; shewing, "That for divers Years last past, they have been great Sufferers, by the Abuses committed in the mixing of Coals brought by Sea to these Cities; which, as they humbly conceive, are, in a great Measure, remedied by the Bill lately passed the House of Commons, relating to the Coal Trade, against which several Petitions have been lodged in this House; and praying to be heard, by their Counsel, in Maintenance of the said Bill:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioners shall be heard, by One Counsel, according to the Prayer of their Petition, on Wednesday next, before the Committee of the whole House, to which the said Bill stands referred; and that they do, in the mean Time, give Notice to the several Petitioners who have already been heard by Counsel against the said Bill, that they may be again heard against any Part or Parts thereof, at the same Time, if they think fit.

Masters of Ships, Pet. for the Coal Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of divers Masters and Owners of Ships, using the Coal Trade between Newcastle and London, on Behalf of themselves and others; shewing, "That they have, for many Years last past, been great Sufferers by the Abuses frequently committed by mixing bad Coals with good, and selling them to the Petitioners at the current Prices of the good Coals only, which they conceive are remedied by the Bill lately passed the House of Commons, relating to the Coal Trade, against which several Petitions have been lodged in this House; and praying to be heard, by their Counsel, in Maintenance of the said Bill:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioners shall be heard, by One Counsel, according to the Prayer of their Petition, on Wednesday next, before the Committee of the whole House to which the said Bill stands referred; and that they do, in the mean Time, give Notice to the several Petitioners who have already been heard by Counsel against the said Bill, that they may be again heard against any Part or Parts thereof, at the same Time, if they think fit.

Justices of Peace, Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed for the House to be in a Committee on the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better qualifying Justices of Peace, in that Part of Great Britain called England, and the Principality of Wales:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House shall be put into a Committee upon the said Bill' on Friday next, at Twelve a Clock.

Scotch Linen, &c. Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better ascertaining the Lengths and Breadths of Linen Cloth made in Scotland, and equal forting of Yarn for the same; and to prevent the Exportation of Flax of the Growth of Scotland, and all Sorts of Linen Yarn to Foreign Parts:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Bill shall be read a Second Time on Thursday next, the First Business.

Adjourn.

Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, vicesimum nonum diem instantis Maii, hora decima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.