Mercurii, 31 die Januarii;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Representation presented.
MR. Speaker reported to the House, That he did,
upon Monday last, present to his Majesty their
humble Representation: And that his Majesty was pleased
to answer in this manner; viz.
Gentlemen,
I will consider of your Representation; and will give
you a speedy Answer: And I desire you to meet me
here on Wednesday Morning at Ten a Clock.
Dr. Birch thanked.
Ordered, That the Thanks of this House be given to
Doctor Birch, for the Sermon by him preached before this
House Yesterday at St. Margarett's, Westminster: And
that he be desired to print the same: And that Sir Tho.
Dyke and Mr. Hungerford do acquaint him therewith.
And then the House adjourned until Eleven a Clock
this Morning, in order to attend his Majesty.
The House being returned;
Answer to Representation.
Mr. Speaker reported, That they having attended
his Majesty, his Majesty had been pleased to give an Answer to their humble Representation: And that his Majesty had been pleased to deliver him the Paper out of
which his Majesty read the same: Which Mr. Speaker
read to the House; and is as followeth; viz.
Gentlemen,
I am very sensible of the good Affections you have
expressed to me upon many Occasions, and of the Zeal
you have shewn for our common Interest: I shall make
use of this Opportunity to tell you, That no Prince ever
had a higher Esteem for the Constitution of the English
Government than myself; and that I shall ever have a
great Regard to the Advice of Parliaments. I am persuaded, that nothing can so much conduce to the Happiness and Welfare of this Kingdom, as an entire
Confidence between the King and People; which I shall,
by all means, endeavour to preserve: And I assure you, I
shall look upon such Persons to be my Enemies, who shall
advise any thing that may lessen it.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning
at Eleven a Clock, take into Consideration his Majesty's
gracious Answer.
Arundell Election.
A Petition of John Cook Esquire was presented to the
House, and read; setting forth, That, on the 20th Instant, the Petitioner was duly chosen a Burgess to serve in
this present Parliament for the Borough of Arundell, in
the County of Sussex, in the room of Wm. Morley
Esquire, deceased; yet the Mayor of the said Town,
who committed divers Irregularities in the Election,
hath returned the Honourable the Lord Walden as duly
elected: And praying Relief in the Premises, as this
House shall think meet.
Ordered, That the Examination and Consideration of
the said Petition be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections: And that they do report the Matter,
with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That no Motion be made for Leave for any
Member to go out of Town, but only between the
Hours of Twelve, and One a Clock.
Protestants Nat.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday Morning next, at Eleven a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for
the Naturalization of all such Protestants as shall take the
Oaths to their Majesties, and the Test against Popery.
Irish Forfeitures.
Ordered, That the Bill to vest the forfeited Estates in
Ireland in their Majesties, to be applied to the Use of the
War, be read the Second time To-morrow Morning.
English Forfeitures.
Ordered, That the Bill to vest the forfeited Estates in
England in their Majesties, to be applied to the Use of
the War, be read a Second time upon Friday Morning
next.
Disfranchising Stockbridge Borough.
Ordered, That the Bill to disable the Borough of
Stockbridge, in the County of Southampton, from sending
Burgesses to serve in Parliament for the future, be read
the Second time upon Monday Morning next.
Ways and Means.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supplies to be granted to their Majesties, for the Maintenance of the Fleet, and Land-Forces, for the Service of the
Year 1694.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir John Guise took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir John Guise reported from the said Committee,
That they had come to several Resolutions, in order to the
raising of Ten hundred thousand Pounds upon a Fund
to be settled for the Payment of perpetual Interest, redeemable by Parliament; which they had directed him
to report, when the House would please to receive the
same.
Ordered, That the said Report be made To-morrow
Morning.
Sir John Guise also acquainted the House, That the
Committee had directed him to move, That they may
have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning
next, at Eleven a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider further of Ways and
Means for raising the Supplies to be granted to their Majesties, for the Maintenance of the Fleet, and Land
Forces, for the Service of the Year 1694.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
Committees.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.