Mercurii, 22 die Novembris;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Naval Mismanagement.
A PETITION of divers Merchants and others, concerned in the foreign Trade and Navigation of this
Kingdom, was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners
have suffered very great Losses by the Mismanagement of
the Sea-Affairs; for want of Ships of War for Cruising, by
the long Detention of Ships here, by many Irregularities
in pressing, by Embargoes, and many other Particulars,
which tend to the Ruin of the Trade of this Nation:
All which the Petitioners are ready to make appear to the
House: And praying Relief in the Premises.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to a Committee: And that they do examine
the Matter thereof; and report the same, with their
Opinions therein, to the House.
And it is referred to Sir Christ. Musgrave, Mr. Fuller,
Sir John Knight, Mr. England, Sir Robert Davers, Sir
Fran. Molyneux, Mr. Goldwell, Mr. Dyot, Sir S. Bernadiston, Mr. Blowfeild, Mr. Boyle, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Mr.
Hawtry, Colonel Titus, Sir Roger Puleston, Sir Math.
Andrews, Sir John Fleet, Sir Richard Hart, Sir William
Cooke, Sir John Wynn, Mr. Rudge, Lord Cornbury, Sir
John Barker, Mr. Holt, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Onslow, Mr.
Morryes, Sir Ralph Dutton, Sir John Dorrell, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Slater, Lord Falkland, Sir
Edward Abney, Lord Ranelagh, Mr. Brewer, Sir Robert
Cotton, Mr. Christie, Mr. Pollexfen, Mr. Lutterell, Mr.
Gwyn, Mr. Waller, Mr. Vincent, Sir John Brownlow,
Mr. Freke, Sir John Moreton, Mr. Papillion, and all the
Members of the House, that are Merchants, and that
serve for the City of London, or any of the Sea-Ports:
And they are to meet at Four a Clock in the Afternoon,
upon Friday next, in the Speaker's Chamber: And they
have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Money raised on Million Bill, &c.
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, according to Order,
presented to the House, from the Lords of the Treasury,
An Account of what Money hath been raised upon the
Million Bill, and Bill for Review of the Quarterly Poll,
and how much they are deficient; and also,
The Objections they have to the State delivered to this
House, by the Commissioners for taking the publick
Accompts, of what Money hath been given for the
Maintenance of the Fleet during the War; and what
they had received thereof.
And the Account of the Money raised upon the Million
Bill, and a Bill for Review of the Quarterly Poll, and
how much they are deficient, was read; and is as followeth; viz.
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£ |
s. |
d. |
| The Contributions on the Million Act, for Survivorship and Annuities, have amounted to |
881,493 |
14 |
2 |
| The Deficiency thereof, to complete the Million |
118,506 |
5 |
10 |
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£ 1,000,000 |
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| The Monies arising at the Receipt of their Majesties Exchequer, by virtue of the Act for Review of the late Quarterly Poll, to this 20th Day of November 1693, have amounted to no more than 3,314£. 4s. 2d.; but by a Computation made from the Duplicates for the said Tax, the whole Sum expected from the same is |
6,307 |
2 |
2 |
| So that the Deficiency, or Sum wanting to complete 300,000£. is |
293,692 |
17 |
10 |
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£ 300,000 |
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Ordered, That the said Objections do lie upon the
Table.
Miscarriages of the Fleet.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
proceeded in the further Inquiry into the Miscarriages of
the Fleet the last Summer.
And the Serjeant at Arms made Report to the House,
That he had endeavoured to serve John Rutter with the
Order to attend this House; but that he went out of
Town on Saturday to Ramsgate, about Seventy Miles off;
and that Tho. Williams was at Chatham, whither he had
sent a Messager; but that, as to the other Persons
ordered to attend, they had been served with the Order
of the House.
Ordered, That John Rutter do attend this House upon
Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Mr. Samuel Alston do attend this House
upon Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Sir Francis Child do attend this House
upon Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Sir Geo. Rook do attend this House upon
Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Lieutenant Tho. Williams do attend this
House upon Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Mr. Rice Tudwell do attend this House
upon Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Captain Kerr do attend this House upon
Monday Morning next.
Ordered, That Michaell Wall, William Boulter, and
Tho. Hinde, do attend this House upon Monday Morning
next.
Several Letters in the Book, Yesterday presented to the
House by the Admirals that commanded the Fleet the
last Summer, were read.
And the House being informed, That the said Admirals
attended, according to Order;
They were called in; and were asked several Questions:
To which they gave their Answers.
And then withdrew.
The Question being propounded, That there was sufficient Beer on board the main Fleet, when Sir George
Rooke separated, to have convoyed Sir George Rooke's
Squadron, and the Merchant Ships, out of Danger of
the French Fleet;
Resolved, That the further Consideration of the said
Question be adjourned till Monday Morning next, Ten
a Clock.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Navy do attend this House on Monday Morning next, at Ten a
Clock; and lay before this House an Account of the
Manner of victualling the Fleet.
Ordered, That the Commissioners for victualling the
Fleet do, on Monday Morning next, at Ten a Clock,
lay before this House an Account, What Provisions were
actually put on board the Fleet in Specie; and the particular Times; and all Orders that they did receive for
the victualling the Fleet the last Summer.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Admiralty
do, on Monday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, lay before
this House the several States of the Provisions of the
Fleet sent to them in May last from Spithead, and in
June last from Torbay, by the Admirals that commanded
the Fleet the last Summer.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, at Ten a Clock, proceed further in the Enquiry
into the Miscarriage of the Fleet the last Summer.
Ordered, That the Admirals, that commanded the
Fleet the last Summer, do attend this House on Monday
Morning next.
Frequent Parliaments.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning
next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for the more
frequent Elections of Parliaments.
Call of the House.
Ordered, That the Call of the House be adjourned
until Saturday Morning next.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.