Lunæ, 23 die Aprilis;
6° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Berealston Writ.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ,
for electing a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament
for the Borough of Berealston in the County of Devon,
in the room of John Swinsen Esquire, deceased.
Disciplining the Navy.
Mr. Harley reported from the Committee, to whom
the Bill for the better Discipline of their Majesties NavyRoyal was committed, That they had made some Amendments to the Bill; which they had directed him to report to the House; and which he read in his Place, with
the Coherence; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's
Table: Where the same were once read throughout; and
then a Second time, one by one; and, upon the Question
severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.
Building Ships.
The House proceeded to take into Consideration the
Amendments, made by the Lords, to the Bill, intituled,
An Act for the building good and defensible Ships:
And the same were once read throughout; and are
as follow; viz.
Pr. * L. 13. leave out "Decks and half," and insert
reckoning the Orlop for one:" and, after "Castle,"
add Quarter-deck, and Round-house."
L. 14. after "Plank to Plank, "insert "their Hawses
to be between Decks; the said Ships to be of no
less than 450 Tons; and to have no less than Ten
Ports of a Side between Decks."
L. 15. and 16. for "at least," read "close; of which
Eighteen to be between Decks; the said Guns upon
the Lower Deck to be Demi-culverin, of 30 Hundred
Weight at least; upon the Upper Deck, Forecastle,
and Steerage, to be also Demi-culverin, of Two-andtwenty hundred Weight at least; and those in the
Cuddy to be Six hundred Weight at least."
L. 20. after "Customs," read "commonly called
and known by the Name of the Subsidy of Tonage
and Poundage."
At the End of the Bill, add the Proviso marked A,
That if at any time, after the Three first Voyages, any
of the said Ships shall be altered, so as they may be
less desensible, they shall be forseited to their Majesties.
The First Amendment being read a Second time;
An Amendment was proposed to be made in the Bill,
L. 13. after "Three Decks," to leave out "or:"
And the same was, upon the Question put thereupon,
agreed unto by the House.
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Lords
in the said Amendment, with the said Amendment made
by this House.
The rest of the Amendments, made by the Lords,
being read a Second time, one by one, were, upon the
Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Ordered, That Sir Henry Ashurst do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath
agreed to the said Amendments, with an Amendment:
To which this House desires their Lordships Concurrence.
Supply Bill Hackney Coach Duty.
An ingrossed Bill for licensing and regulating Hackney Coaches, and Stage Coaches, was read the Third
time.
An Amendment was proposed to be made in the Bill,
by leaving out the Clause for permitting Coaches to ply
on Sundays.
And the Question being put; That the said Clause do
stand in the Bill;
The House divided.
The Noes go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Sir Rich. Hart,
Mr. Done, |
65. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Hen. Ashurst,
Mr. Papillion: |
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So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
An ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider to the Bill,
That no Person shall have any Grant, or Pension, of any
Money arising by the Act; with a Blank for the Forfeiture:
And the Clause was twice read; and the Blank filled
up by the House:
And then the Clause was read the Third time; and
agreed unto by the House to be made Part of the Bill.
The Question being put, That the Bill do pass;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Wharton,
Sir Fran. Blake, |
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| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir John Bolles,
Sir Ma. Andrews: |
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So it passed in the Affirmative (fn. *) .
Resolved, That the Title be, An Act for licensing and
regulating Hackney Coaches, and Stage Coaches.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Littleton do carry the Bill
to the Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Answer to Address.
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer acquainted the House,
That, he having presented the humble Address of this
House to his Majesty, touching the Tin Farthings and
Halfpence, his Majesty was pleased to return this gracious
Answer; viz.
That he is willing to comply with the Desires of this
House; and will do in this as far as is consistent with the
publick Good.
Disciplining the Navy.
An ingrossed Bill for the better Discipline of their
Majesties Navy-Royal was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: and that the Title
be, An Act for the better Discipline of their Majesties
Navy-Royal.
Ordered, That Mr. Harley do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.