Mercurii, 9 die Januarii;
Sexto Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Expiring Laws.
MR. Waller reported from the Committee, appointed
to inspect and consider what Laws are lately expired
and expiring; and to report their Opinion what Laws are
fit to be revived and continued; That the Committee had
inspected and considered the Laws accordingly; and had
come to several Resolutions thereupon; which they had
directed him to report to the House; and which he read in
his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table:
Where the same were read; and are as follow; viz.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That the Act made in the Third Year of the Reign of
King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Act to take
away Clergy from some Offenders, and to bring others to
Punishment; which, by Part of another Act, made in the
4th and 5th Years of the Reign of the said King and
Queen intituled, An Act for reviving, continuing, and explaining several Laws therein mentioned, which are expired,
and near expiring, was explained; and was to continue and
be in force for Three Years, from the 13th Day of February 1692, and from thence to the End of the next
Session of Parliament, and no longer; be continued.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That an Act, made in the 13th and 14th Years of the
Reign of the late King Charles the Second, intituled, An
Act for preventing Abuses in printing seditious, treasonable, and unlicensed Books and Pamphlets; and for regulating of Printing, and Printing-presses; which was revived in the First Year of the Reign of the late King
James, and continued, from the 24th Day of June 1685,
for Seven Years, and from thence to the End of the next
Session of Parliament; and was again revived by the said
Act, made in the said Fourth and Fifth Years of the
Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An
Act for reviving, continuing, and explaining, several Laws
therein mentioned, which are expired, and near expiring,
and continued for One Year, from the 13th Day of February 1692, and from thence to the End of the next
Session of Parliament; be continued.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That An Act, made in the Third and Fourth Years of the
Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An
Act for Relief of Creditors against fraudulent Devices;
which was to continue from the 25th Day of March
1692, for Three Years, and from thence to the End of
the next Session of Parliament; be continued.
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
That An Act, made in the Fourth and Fifth Years of the
Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An
Act for the better Discovery of Judgments in the Courts
of King's-Bench, Common-Pleas, and Exchequer, at
Westminster; which was to be in Force for One Year from
the Five-and-twentieth Day of March 1693, and from
thence to the End of the next Session of Parliament; be
continued.
Resolved, That the further Consideration of the said
Report be adjourned until Saturday Morning next.
Earthernware.
A Bill for the more effectual prohibiting the Importation of Earthen-ware was read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir John Moreton, Sir Tho. Vernon, Sir Tho. Haslerigg, Mr. Smith, Sir
William Drake, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Dolben, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Carter, Mr. Holt, Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Mr. Fuller,
Mr. Nicholas, Sir Tho. Cook, Mr. Bedingfeild, Colonel
Perry, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Waller, Sir John Banks, Mr.
England, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Harcourt, Sir John Kay,
Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Brewer, Sir Joseph Herne, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Pendarcis,
Sir Fra. Massam, Mr. Lutterell, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Kendall,
Mr. Colt, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Foot Onslow, Mr. Long, Sir
Rowland Gwyn, Mr. Slater, Sir John Parsons, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Clerke, Sir Tho. Roberts, Sir Robert Edon,
Sir Wm. Cooper, Mr. Cooke, Sir Ra. Dutton: And they
are to meet To-morrow, at Four a Clock in the Afternoon,
in the Speaker's Chamber.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
Encouragement of Privateers.
Ordered, That the Bill for the better Encouragement of
Privateers be read a Second time To-morrow Morning,
at Eleven a Clock.
Supply Bill; Land Tax.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of the Bill for granting to his Majesty an
Aid of Four Shillings in the Pound, for One Year, for
carrying on the War against France with Vigour.
Mr. Speaker left 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 a further Progress in the said Bill;
and had directed him to move, That they may have Leave
to fit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning
next, after the Hearing of the Matter touching the Election for the Borough of Leverpoole is over, resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further
of the said Bill.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.