Martis, 8 die Januarii;
Sexto Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Preventing Export of Wool.
A BILL for the better preventing the Exportation of
Wool, by altering the Penalty; and for the Preservation of the publick Market at Blackwell-hall; and for
Relief of the Workmen employed in the Woollen Manufactories, in Payment of their Wages; was read a Second
time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir John Guise,
Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Sir Ralph Dutton, Colonel Lee,
Mr. Clarke, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Walter Yonge, Mr.
Biddulph, Sir Fra. Molyneus, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
White, Mr. Thornhaugh, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Try, Sir John
Wynn, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Brewer, Mr. How, Sir John
Moreton, Sir Edward Hussey, Mr. Christie, Sir Chr.
Musgrave, Mr. England, Sir Tho. Vernon, Mr. Waller,
Sir Orl. Gee, Mr. Lutterel, Mr. Sandford, Sir Fra. Massam, Colonel Perry, Mr. Freke, Sir Tho. Cook, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bere, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Ward, Mr. Boscawen,
Mr. Speke, Sir Matth. Andrews, Mr. Stonehouse, Mr.
Bockland, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Newport, Sir
John Knatchbull, Mr. Colt, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Mr.
Foot Onslow, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Smith, Sir Cha. Raleigh,
Mr. Fawkes, Sir John Kay: And all that come are to have
Voices: And they are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers: And
have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Duties on Paper, &c.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to consider
of the Act, made the last Session, intituled, An Act for
granting to their Majesties several Duties upon Vellum,
Parchment, and Paper, for Four Years, for carrying on
the War against France; and of the Doubts and Complaints relating thereunto; and to report the Matter to
the House:
And it is referred to Sir Chr. Musgrave, Lord Bellamont,
Mr. Harley, Sir Rowland Gwyn, Mr. Wilmot, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Mr. Mansell, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Lloyd, Mr. White, Mr. Sandford, Mr. Boyle, Mr.
Bickerstaff, Mr. Dolben, Mr. P. Foley, Sir Chr. Greenfeild,
Mr. Christie, Mr. Finch,* Massum, Colonel Rolles, * How,
Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Brewer, Sir Tho. Clarges, Mr. Norries, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Smith, Mr. Foley, Sir Walt.
Yonge, Mr. Blofeild, Lord Eland, Sir Tho. Vernon, Mr.
Mountague, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Waller, Sir Cha. Raleigh,
Sir John Guise, Sir Matth. Andrews, Mr. Brockman, Mr.
Harcourt, Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Clark, Mr. Tredenham, Colonel Lee, Serjeant Thurbane, Sir Tho. Roberts,
Mr. Lutterell: And all that come are to have Voices:
And they are to meet To-morrow at Four a Clock in
the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chambers: And are to
have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Committees.
Ordered and Declared, That a Motion for adjourning
of Committees may be made after One a Clock.
Clipping the Coin.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to receive
Proposals how to prevent clipping of the Coin of this
Kingdom for the future; and the Exportation of Silver;
and to report the same to the House:
And it is referred to Mr. Harley, Sir Thomas Cook, Mr.
Morgan, Sir Jacob Ashley, Mr. Scobel, Mr. Sanford, Sir
John Guise, Mr. Lowther, Sir Fra. Massam, Mr. Maine,
Mr. Christie, Sir Jos. Herne, Sir William York, Sir John
Fleet, Sir Tho. Vernon, Mr. Mountague, Sir Fra. Molyneur, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pelham, Sir Tho.
Littleton, Sir Chr. Musgrave, Sir John Banks, Sir John
Bolles, Colonel Perry, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Boscawen, Sir
Hen. Gough, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Boyle, Sir
Wm. Cooper, Sir William Cook, Mr. Foley, Sir Tho. Clarges,
Mr. Fuller, Mr. Cook, Mr. Travers, Sir John Cotton, Mr.
Ward, Mr. Godolphen, Mr. Bulkly, Sir Hen. Hobart,
Sir John Kay, Mr. Stonehouse, Mr. Clark, Mr. White,
Mr. Fawkes, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Waller, Sir Richard Onslow, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Gwyn, Sir John Moreton, Mr.
Lutterell, Mr. Bockland, Mr. How, Mr. Culliford, Mr.
Willmot, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Hawtry, Mr. Bromley, Sir Robert Eden, Sir Matth. Andrews: And they are to meet
To-morrow at Four a Clock in the Afternoon, in the
Speaker's Chambers: And have Power to send for Persons,
Papers, and Records.
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 Supply to be
granted to his Majesty, for carrying on the War against
France, with Vigour.
Mr. Speaker lest the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton reported from the said Committee,
That they had made some further Progress in the Matter
to them referred; and had directed him to move, That
they may have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday 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 Supply to be granted to his
Majesty, for carrying on the War against France with
Vigour.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.