House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 15 January 1697

Veneris, 15 die Januarii ;

8° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Prohibiting India Silks, Callicoes, & c.

SIR Henry Hobart, according to Order, reported, from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill to restrain the Wearing of all wrought Silks and Bengals, imported into this Kingdom from Persia and East-India, and all Callicoes printed or stained there, was committed, the Amendments, made by the Committee, to the Bill; which he read in his Place; 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.

An Amendment being proposed to be made in the Preamble of the Bill, by adding "Stuffs mixed with Silks or Herba, and;"

The same was, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

And the like Amendments were proposed, and, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed upon to be made, in several other Places of the Bill:

And the Bill was amended accordingly.

Then a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the further Consideration of the said Bill be adjourned until Wednesday Morning, Twelve a Clock;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

Irish Arrears.

A Petition of Archibald Lowrimor, Jacob Smith, Matthew Kemp, and Edward Brown, in behalf of themselves, and other the Soldiers under the Command of Colonel Byerly, and Colonel Wyndham, for the Reducing of Ireland; which was formerly presented to the House, and lay upon the Table; was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have, ever since 1692, daily expected that Colonel Byerly would have made up his Accounts, and satisfied his Troops: But, notwithstanding his Majesty's Declaration at Winnengham, in August 1694, That he had paid the Colonels; the Address of this House in April 1695; and the King's repeated Orders, That the Colonels should satisfy their Soldiers; yet Colonel Byerly hath not accounted with, or satisfied, the Petitioners: And praying the House to give such Directions in the Premises, as that the Petitioners may be satisfied for their said Services, in the Reducing of Ireland.

And Colonel Byerly being heard, in his Place; and acquainting the House, That his Accounts lie before the Commissioners for taking and stating the publick Accounts; and praying, That they may be directed to report to the House, how his Accounts stand;

Ordered, That the Commissioners for taking and stating the publick Accounts do give the House an Account of the Matter relating to the said Petition.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Mr. Crocker have Leave to go into the Country for Five Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Tavistock Election.

Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of Privileges and Elections, touching the Election for the Borough of Tavistock, in the County of Devon, be made upon Tuesday Morning next.

Hammered Money.

A Petition of several Merchants of London, trading in Wines, Oil, and Fruit, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That . . . . have great Effects in foreign Parts, bound home for England, by Sea, to be consumed here; which will pay a great Sum of Money to his Majesty, for Customs: That the Petitioners have great Sums of hammered Money lying by them, which, by an Act for remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom, they conceived, should be received for Customs at 5.8. per Ounce, till the First Day of June next; but, by reason of some dubious Words in the said Act, the Officers of the Customs declare, they will not receive such hammered Money any longer than the 1st of February; which will be very detrimental to Trade, and lessen his Majesty's Revenue: And praying the Relief of the House in the Premises.

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to a Committee;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That the Petition be rejected.

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 an Aid to his Majesty, as well by a Land-Tax, as by several Subsidies, and other Duties, payable for One Year.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

SirThomas Littletontook 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 Matter to them referred; and had directed him to move, That they may have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the said Bill.

Ways and Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon this Day Sevennight, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of Ways and Means for raising the Supply granted to his Majesty, for making good the Deficiency of the Provision for Payment of the Interest of the Transport Debt, for the Reducing of Ireland.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine a Clock.