House of Lords Journal Volume 20: 11 June 1716

DIE Lunæ, 11 Junii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Tobacco, &c. to prevent, Abuses in, Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to prevent the Mischiefs by manufacturing Leaves, or other Things, to resemble Tobacco, and the Abuses in making and mixing of Snuff."

And this Amendment being proposed to be made to the Bill; (videlicet,)

"Pr. 4. Line 28. After ["Wood"], insert ["or any Dirt, or Sand, or Dust sisted from Tobacco"]:"

The same was agreed to.

Then the Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. with an Amendment to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Holford and Mr. Lovibond:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, with some Amendments, whereunto they desire their Concurrence.

Message from thence, with a Bill; and to return Proctor's.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Solicitor General and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Attainder of Thomas Forster Junior Esquire and William Mackintosh Esquire (commonly called Brigadier Mackintosh) of High Treason;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Wrightson and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Thomas Proctor, of Rock, in the County of Northumberland, Esquire, to raise the Sum of Four Thousand Pounds out of his Estate, for Payment of his Debts, and making Provision for his Younger Children;" and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the same, without any Amendment.

Highways, Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for making the Laws for repairing the Highways more effectual."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Holford and Mr. Lovibond:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, whereunto they desire their Concurrence.

Coinage, &e. Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to continue Duties for encouraging the Coinage of Money; and to charge the Duties on Senna as a Medicinal Drug; and for the appropriating several Supplies granted to His Majesty."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Thursday next.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hampden and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to disable any Person from being chose a Member of, or from sitting and voting in, the House of Commons, who has any Pension for any Number of Years from the Crown;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Mynde's Pet. withdrawn, to be amended.

A Petition of James Mynde, in Custody of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, having set Counsel's Names to an Appeal without their Privity, was presented to the House, and read; praying, "To be discharged out of Custody."

But it being objected, "That the Fact was not sufficiently expressed in the said Petition:"

Ordered, That Leave be given to withdraw the same, in order to be amended in the Particular abovementioned.

Peace of The Highlands, to secure, Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr. Secretary Stanhope and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the more effectual securing the Peace of The Highlands in Scotland;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Burlington Piers, Bill.

The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for their Lordships to be in a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to revive and continue an Act of the Eighth and Ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William, for Repair of the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the East Riding of the County of York," in regard some Papers, which relate to Matters contained in the said Bill, are now ready to be laid before this House, in Pursuance of their Lordships Order on the Third of May last."

Ordered, That this House shall be put into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the said Bill, on Wednesday next.

The House being informed, "That a Person with the said Papers was attending at the Door:"

He was called in; and delivered the same, at the Bar.

The Titles whereof are as follow:

"A Rental of the Manor of Bridlington, formerly granted by King James the First to John Earl of Holdernesse."

"Affidavit of the Value of Bridlington Lordship."

"Affidavit of the Workmen about Bridlington Pier."

And then the said Person acquainted the House, "That those Papers were all he had to lay before their Lordships, in relation to the said Bill."

And withdrew.

Ordered, That the said Papers be referred to the Committee of the whole House to whom the said Bill stands committed.

Soldiers Desertion, Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for the more effectual and exemplary Punishment of such Persons as shall seduce Soldiers to desert, or who, being Papists, shall enlist themselves in His Majesty's Service, in Great Britain or Ireland, or in the Islands of Jersey or Guernsey."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Holford and Mr. Lovibond:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, whereunto they desire their Concurrence.

Baroness Schulenburg, Nat. Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of Erengard Melosine de Schulenburg; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for her Naturalization:

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the Prayer of the Petition.

Oaths, Time to take, to prolong, Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for the House to be in a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for prolonging the Time for Persons to take the Oaths, pursuant to the Act for the further Security of His Majesty's Person and Government; and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants; and for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret Abettors:"

It is Ordered, That this House shall be put into a Committee thereupon, on Thursday next.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, duodecimum diem instantis Junii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.