Sabbati, 7 die Aprilis;
6° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
CAPTAIN Frederick Weghman, Daniel Kroger, and
Simon Wedinghousen, took the Oaths appointed, in
order to their Naturalization.
Recovering small Tythes.
The House proceeded to take into Consideration the
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled,
An Act for the more easy Recovery of small Tythes:
And the said Amendments were read; and are as
follow; viz.
Pr. 3. L. 4. leave out "other."
L. 6. leave out "then is given or provided."
L. 7. for "unless," read "if;" and after "or," add
"if."
L. 30. after "Remedy," and "by this Act."
At the End of the Bill add the Provisoes marked
A. B.
Proviso A. "Provided also, That this Act, or any
the Remedies or Powers thereby provided, shall not
extend to, or be put in Execution for, the Benefit or
Relief of any lay Person or Persons whatsoever, Owners
or Occupiers of any Lay-Impropriation, or RectoryImpropriate, or Portions of Tythes; but all such lay
Impropriators, Owners, and Occupiers, shall be and
are left to sue for, and recover, the small Tythes due to
them, by such Ways and Means, and in such Manner
and Form, as they might or could do before the making
of this Act; any thing herein contained to the contrary
notwithstanding."
Proviso B. "Provided always, and be it Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid, That no Person shall act,
vote, or intermeddle, as a Justice of Peace, by Force
of any of the Powers, Authorities, or Jurisdictions, by
this Act given or granted to Justices of the Peace,
either in or out of the Quarter-Sessions, who is or
shall be Owner, Landlord, or any-way interested in
any House, Farm, Lands, or Tenements, the small
Tythes whereof, or of the Occupier, or Inhabitant, of or
in the same, shall be in Question, or sued for, by means
of this Act."
The Four first Amendments, and Proviso A, being
severally read a Second time, were, upon the Question
severally put thereupon, disagreed unto by the House.
Proviso B being read a Second time, the same was,
upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the
House.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to draw up
Reasons to be offered to the Lords, at a Conference,
touching the said Amendments:
And it is referred to Mr. Smith, Sir Edward Seymour,
Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Clarke, Sir Chr. Musgrave,
Mr. Palmes, Lord Coningsby, Sir Cha. Windham, Sir Tho.
Littleton, Mr. Christy, Sir John Moreton, Mr. Roberts,
Sir John Bolles, Sir Walter Young, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Cooke:
And they are to meet on Monday Morning next, at Eight
of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Papers to be returned.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do inspect the
Writings in a Trunk of Mr. Brent's, in his Custody,
brought before this House the last Parliament; and if
he find any Writings therein that concern Mr. Palmes, a
Member of this House, that he do deliver the same to
him, by a Schedule of the Dates, and Natures thereof,
taking a Receipt for the same.
The King's Speech to be considered.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, take into Consideration his Majesty's gracious
Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on the 23th Day
of March last.
Supply Bill; Poll Tax.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, resumed the adjourned Debate upon the ingrossed Bill for
granting to their Majesties a Quarterly Poll, for One
Year:
And an ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider, That
the Monies which shall arise by the Act for granting
certain Rates and Duties of Excise upon Beer, Ale, and
other Liquors, during the last Three Years of the Sixteen
Years, after all Arrearages of the Annuities paid, shall
be hereafter disposed by Act of Parliament, and not otherwise:
And the same was twice read.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read
the Third time;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Culliford,
Mr. Chadwick: |
108. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Edward Hussey,
Sir Rich. Hart: |
85. |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Clause was read the Third time; and, upon the
Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House, to
be made Part of the Bill.
Another ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider, That
the Assessors shall deliver to the Commissioners an Account
of the Names of the Persons rated, within their several
Districts, and the Sums wherewith they are charged:
And the same was read the First time.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read
a Second time;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be, An Act for granting to their Majesties a Quarterly
Poll, for One Year.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Littleton do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Ways and Means.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, took
into Consideration the Report from the Committee of the
whole House, on Thursday last, to whom it was referred
to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the
Supplies to be granted to their Majesties, for Maintenance
of the Fleet, and Land-Forces, for the Service of the Year
1694:
And the first Forty of the said Resolutions, being severally read a Second time, were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
The 41th Resolution being read a Second time;
Several Amendments were proposed to be made therein; viz.
By leaving out "Skin of Vellum, Parchment, or;"
and "ingrossed, or;" and "every Petition to their
Majesties, the Privy-Council, or their Majesties Courts,
Ecclesiastical or Civil."
And the same were, upon the Question severally put
thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
And then the Question being put, That the House
do agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, so
amended, That a Duty of Sixpence be paid for every
Sheet of Paper, upon which shall be written every Lawyer's Brief;
It passed in the Negative.
The Residue of the said Resolutions, being severally read
a Second time, were, upon the Question severally put
thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Solicitor-General do prepare, and
bring in, the same.
Supply Bill; Hackney Coach Duty.
A Bill for the Licensing of Hackney and Stage Coaches
was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Cavendish's Estate.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act for increasing the present Maintenance of
the Honourable Henry Cavendish; and providing a Jointure for such Woman as he shall marry during the Life
of his Father, the Earl of Devonshire; be read the Third
time upon Monday Morning next, after Eleven a Clock.
Tonage Duties, &c. [Bank of England incorporated.]
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of the Bill for granting to their Majesties
certain Duties upon Wines, and upon Beer, Ale, and
other Liquors; and also of the Bill for granting to their
Majesties several Duties upon the Tonage of Ships.
Supply Bill; Hackney Coach Duty.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider of the Bill for Licensing of Hackney
and Stage Coaches.
And then the House adjourned till Monday Morning,
Nine a Clock.