Sabbati, 30 die Martii;
Septimo Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Pierce's Estate.
AN ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
for the vesting certain Lands and Tenements, the
Estate of George Gilbert Pierce, of the Middle Temple,
London, Esquire, in Trustees, for raising Monies, for the
Payment of Debts, was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass.
Ordered, That Mr. Waller do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed
to the same, with an Amendment: To which they desire
their Lordships Concurrence.
Irish Arrears.
A Petition of Nathanael Hill, and others, who served
in the War in Ireland, in the late Brigadier Villers's
Regiment of Horse, was presented to the House, and
read: And also,
Ditto.
A Petition of divers non-commissioned Officers, and
private Horsemen, of Colonel Theodore Russel's late
Regiment of Horse, in behalf of themselves, and others,
was presented to the House, and read.
Ordered, That the said several Petitions be delivered to
one of the Commissioners for taking and stating the publick Accounts, who is a Member of this House.
African Company.
A Petition of divers Clothiers, Serge-makers, Dyers,
and others, of the County of Somerset, on behalf of themselves, and others, was presented to the House, and read;
setting forth, That the Royal African Company, only,
import Red-wood into England; without which, the Petitioners cannot dye their Goods: And by the Company's
Charter, they are enjoined to sell that Commodity by Inch
of Candle: That, notwithstanding their Charter, the
Company have sold their Red-wood for several Years past,
by private Contract, to Three or Four Persons, who have
ingrossed the said Commodity, and now sell it Three times
dearer than formerly, to the great Grievance of the Petitioners, and the Woollen Manufactures in general: And
praying Relief in the Premises.
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table
until the Report from the Committee, to whom the Petition of the said Company was referred, be taken into
Consideration.
Ditto.
Also, The like Petition of divers Clothiers, Sergemakers, Dyers, and others, of the County of Gloucester,
on behalf of themselves, and others, was presented to the
House, and read.
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table
until the Report from the Committee, to whom the Petition of the said Company was referred, be taken into
Consideration.
African Company's Charter.
Ordered, That the Deputy-Governor of the Royal
African Company do attend this House upon Tuesday
Morning next, with their Charter.
Howland's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act
to enable Elizabeth Howland, the Widow of John Howland Esquire, deceased, to settle Lands upon the Marriage
of his sole Daughter and Heir; and for settling Lands upon
the said Widow Howland, for her Life, in lieu of Dower;
and for indemnifying Sir Josias Child, and the said Widow
Howland, Grandfather, and Mother, of the said Heir, in
disposing of the personal Estate belonging to her, upon
her Preferment in Marriage; she being under the Age of
One-and-Twenty Years; was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Littleton do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath
agreed to the same, without any Amendments.
Regulating Printing and Printing-Presses.
A Bill for the better Regulating of Printing, and
Printing-Presses, was read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Clark,
Sir Fran. Massam, Mr. Waller, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Lutterell, Mr. Stonehouse, Lord Cornbury, Mr. Harley, Mr.
Thornhagh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blofeild, Sir Edw. Phelips,
Mr. Christy, Mr. Cooke, Sir Ra. Carr, Mr. Fuller, Mr.
Stokes, Mr. Freke, Mr. Colt, Mr. Travers, Mr. Stockdale,
Mr. Boyle, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Shakerley, Sir Ra. Dutton, Mr. Gwyn, Colonel Perry, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Pit,
Mr. Palmes, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Done, Sir Tho. Vernon,
Sir Hen. Hobart, Mr. Burrard, Sir Robert Eden, Lord
Coningsby, Sir Tho. Clarges, Mr. Boscawen, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Carr, Colonel Granvill,
Mr. Tredenham, Mr. Kenyon, Sir Wm. Cooper, Sir Tho.
Roberts, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Bedingfeild: And they are to
meet at Five a Clock in the Afternoon, on Monday next,
in the Speaker's Chamber.
Regulating Printing and Printing-Presses.
A Petition of the Master, Wardens, and Commonalty
of the Art or Mystery of Stationers, was presented to the
House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners are
informed, a Bill is now depending in this House, for the
better Regulating of Printing, and Printing-Presses; and
that, if their Property should not be provided for by the
said Bill, not only the Petitioners, but many Widows,
and others, whose whole Livelihood depends upon the
Petitioners Property, will be utterly ruined: And praying
to be heard by their Counsel, touching the said Bill.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee, to whom the said Bill is
committed.
Fees on Proceedings of the House.
Ordered, That the Table of Fees relating to the Proceedings of this House, be referred to the Consideration
of a Committee: And that they do report their Opinion,
what Fees ought to be allowed to the several Officers and
Servants of the House:
And it is referred to Sir Edward Seymour, Mr. Smith,
Sir Chr. Musgrave, Sir Tho. Clarges, Colonel Titus, Mr.
Clarke, Mr. Lutterell, Sir Jonath. Jennings, Mr. Palmes,
Lord Coningsby, Mr. Christy, Mr. Bockland, Sir John
Thompson, Sir Henry Hobart, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Bowyer,
Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Bromley, Sir Fra. Massam, Lord
Russell, Sir Tho. Vernon, Mr. Papillion, Sir Richard Onslow, Sir Wm. Cooper, Lord Ranelagh, Sir John Moreton,
Mr. Stonehouse, Sir Rowland Gwyn, Mr. Waller, Mr. Gray,
Mr. Lowther, Mr. England, Mr. Bale: And they are to
meet at Five a Clock on Monday next, in the Afternoon,
in the Speaker's Chamber.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and
Sir Robert Legard:
Mr. Speaker,
Chaiter's Estate.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments, made by
this House, to the Bill, intituled, An Act to vest certain
Lands of Sir William Chaiter Baronet, in Yorkshire and
Durham, to be sold, for Payment of Debts charged thereon,
and to secure Portions for younger Children: And also,
Whitchcote's Estate.
Have agreed to the Amendments, made by this House,
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling Sir Paul Whitchcote Knight and Baronet, and Dame Jane his Wife, to
make Leases, for Ninety-nine Years, of the Manor of
Tooting-Graveney, and any of their Messages, Lands, and
Hereditaments, in Tooting-Graveney, Tooting-Beak, and
Stretham, in the County of Surrey, for the better Improvement thereof: And also,
Wanley's Estate.
Have agreed to the Amendment, made by this House,
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable William Wanley,
an Infant, under the Age of One-and-twenty Years, to
new-build several Messuages or Tenements in Ax-Yard,
King's-street, Westminster; and to enable his Guardian
to make one or more Lease or Leases for effecting the same.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Corrupt Application of Money by E. I. Company.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, proceeded in the further Consideration of the Report from
the Committee appointed to inspect the Books of the
East-India Company:
And Mr. Tyson, attending according to Order, was
called in; and examined.
And then withdrew.
Also, Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Sir Rowland Ainsworth,
Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Isaac Houblon, attending according
to Order;
They were severally called in; and examined.
And then withdrew.
Sir Bazil Firebrace, attending according to Order, was
called in; and examined; and delivered in an Account
of Monies by him paid upon Account of the East-India
Company.
And then withdrew.
The said Account was read.
Compelling Sir T. Cooke to account.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of the Bill to oblige Sir Thomas Cooke to give
an Account to whom he paid and distributed Eighty-seven
thousand Four hundred and Two Pounds Twelve Shillings
and Three-pence, and other Sums of Money, mentioned,
in the Report from the Committee appointed to inspect
the Books of the East-India Company, to be received
and distributed by him.
Ditto.
A Petition of Sir Thomas Cooke was presented to the
House, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner is
informed, a Bill is brought into the House, for imposing
certain Penalties upon the Petitioner, in case he shall not,
by a certain Day, make a full Discovery, upon Oath, to
the Commissioners for taking the publick Accounts, how,
and in what Manner, to whom, and for what particular
Purposes, the several Sums, therein mentioned, have been
paid and distributed: That the Petitioner hath divers
Reasons to offer against the said Bill: And praying, That
he may be heard, before the said Bill do pass, by his
Counsel, at the Bar of the House; or otherwise, as . . .
the House shall seem meet.
Resolved, That Sir Thomas Cook be heard by his Counsel, upon his said Petition.
Tonage Duties.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Morning next, take into Consideration the Motion from the
Committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred
to consider of the Report from the Committee appointed
to consider of the Act, passed the last Session, for laying
several Duties upon the Tonage of Ships, as it relates to
the Isle of Wight, and Town and County of Southampton,
and the Town of Portsmouth, and to all the CoastingTrade; and of the Doubts and Complaints relating thereunto: And that afterwards this House will resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further
of the said Report.
Encouraging Seamen.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider of the Bill for the Encouragement and
Increase of Seamen.
Ways and Means.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of Ways and Means for raising the Supply, to
be granted for the Payment of those Persons, whose Ships
were employed in the Reducing of Ireland.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Nine a Clock.