Jovis, 25 die Februarii;
9° Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Sir Francis Winnington have
Leave to go into the Country for Three Weeks,
upon extraordinary Occasions.
Neve's Estate.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
supplying a Defect in an Act, passed this Session, for
enabling Oliver Neve, of Great Witchingham, in the
County of Norfolk, Esquire, to sell Two Houses in
London; and for vesting other Lands, in the said County,
of greater Value, to the same Uses: And that Sir Henry
Hobart do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Lord Fairfax's Estate.
A Bill for enabling the Right Honourable Tho. Lord
Fairfax to raise Monies, charged by the late Lord Colepeper, on his Estate, was read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Lord Wm.
Pawlett, Sir Cha. Turner, Sir Walter Young, Mr. Cartwright, Sir Wm. St. Quintin, Mr. Paine, Sir Robert
Smith, Mr. Bagnold, Mr. White, Mr. Duke, Mr. Baldwyn, Sir Cha. Carteret, Lord Coningsby, Mr. Heveningham, Sir Math. Andrews, Mr. Campion, Sir Wm. Lowther, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Rowney, Sir Marm Wivell, Mr.
Dolben, Mr. Kinaston, Mr. Jennings, Sir Robert Davers,
Sir Cha. Keymish, Sir William Williams, Mr. Daniell, Sir
John Phillips, Sir Godf. Copley, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Foley,
Mr. Guy, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Gwyn, Mr.
Harrison, Sir Tho. Hussey, Mr. Bertie, Mr. Colt, Mr.
Gray, Mr. Blaake, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Sayer,
Sir Fra. Windham, Sir Wm. Honywood, Mr. Sloane, Mr.
Pinnel, Sir Wm. Strickland, Sir John Manwaring, Mr.
Sherrard: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five
a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Ditto.
A Petition of John Lord Culpeper, Baron of Thoresway,
was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That
the Bill, now depending in the House, for enabling the
Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax to raise Monies,
charged by the late Lord Culpeper, on his Estate, will
prove very prejudicial to several Demands the Petitioner
hath upon the said Lord Culpeper's Estate, who was the
Petitioner's Brother, if the said Bill should pass: And
praying, That he may be heard, by Counsel, against the
same.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition
be referred to the Committee, to whom the said Bill is
committed.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Harcourt have Leave to go into
the Country for Three Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.
Party Guiles in Brewing.
Mr. Brewer, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill to repeal a Clause in a former Act, relating
to party Guiles: And the same was received.
Ease of Sheriffs.
Mr. Farrer reported from the Committee, to whom
the Bill for the Ease of Sheriffs in passing their Accounts,
and Execution of their Offices, was committed, That they
had made several Amendments to the Bill; 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 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.
Ways and Means.
A Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That this House will, To-morrow Morning, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supply
granted to his Majesty, for carrying on the War against
France, for the Service of the Year 1697: And that the
same Committee do consider of Ways and Means for
raising the Supply granted to his Majesty, for the Support
of the Civil List, for the Year 1697:
And an Amendment being proposed, by leaving out
"And that the same Committee do consider of Ways
and Means for raising the Supply granted to his
Majesty, for the Support of the Civil List, for the
Year 1697:"
The Question was put, That those Words do stand
Part of the Question:
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Lord Coningsby,
Sir Hen. Hobart: |
147. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Robert Burdet,
Mr. Tredenham: |
90. |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the main Question being put;
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning,
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supply
granted to his Majesty, for carrying on the War against
France, for the Service of the Year 1697: And that
the same Committee do consider of Ways and Means for
raising the Supply granted to his Majesty, for the Support of the Civil List, for the Year 1697.
Preventing Exportation of Wool.
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee, to
whom the Bill for the more effectual preventing the
Exportation of Wool was committed, be made upon
Saturday Morning next.
Prohibiting India-Silks, Callicoes, &c.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, took
into further Consideration the Amendments, made by
the Lords, to the Bill, intituled, An Act 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:
And the Amendments made to the Title of the Bill
were postponed.
The First Amendment to the Bill being read a Second
time;
And the Question being put, That the House do agree
with the Lords in the said Amendment;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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Lord Pawlet,
Sir Hen. Hobart: |
134. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Boyle,
Mr. Bromley
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159. |
So it passed in the Negative.
The rest of the Amendments, both to the Bill and
Title, being severally read a Second time, were, upon
the Question severally put thereupon, disagreed unto by
the House.
Conference desired with Lords.
Resolved, That a Conference be desired with the Lords,
upon the Subject-matter of the said Amendments.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up
Reasons, upon the Debate of the House, to be offered
to the Lords at the said Conference:
And it is referred to Mr. Boyle, Sir Henry Hobart, Mr.
Newport, Colonel Kendall, Mr. Harley, Mr. Mountague,
Sir Cha. Musgrove, Sir Tho. Davall, Sir Tho. Littleton,
Sir Gerv. Elwes, Sir Edw. Seymour, Sir Wm. Scawen, Mr.
Gwyn, Sir Wm. Lowther, Colonel Granville, Sir Henry
Colt, Mr. Bromley, Colonel Perry, Mr. Moor, Mr. Lowndes,
Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Major General Trelawny, Lord
Ranelagh, Sir Walter Yonge, Sir Rich. Temple, Mr.
Chadwick: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five
a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Supply Bill; Deficiencies; and Bank Stock, &c.
Ordered, That the Bill for making good the Deficiencies
of several Funds, therein mentioned; and for inlarging
the Capital Stock of the Bank of England; and for raising
the publick Credit; be read a Second time upon Saturday
Morning next.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.