Veneris, 12 die Martii;
9° Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Lustring Manufacture.
A BILL for the further Encouragement of the Lustring
Manufacture in England was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time, To-morrow Morning.
Warner's Estate.
The House, according to Order, proceeded to take into
Consideration the Report from the Committee, to whom
the ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act
explaining a former Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act
for enabling Trustees to sell Part of the Estate of Edmund
Warner, deceased, for Payment of his Debts; and for
preserving the rest for the Benefit of his Heir; was committed:
And the Amendments, made by the Committee, to the
said Bill, were read a Second time, one by one: and,
upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto
by the House.
Trotman's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act to
vest certain Lands, late of Samuel Trotman Esquire, deceased, lying in Barking, Eastham, Westham, and Woollwich, in the Counties of Kent and Essex, in Trustees, to
be sold; and to settle other other Lands, in lieu thereof;
was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do
pass.
Ordered, That Mr. Bertie do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed
to the same, with an Amendment: To which Amendment
they desire their Lordships Concurrence.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir William Twisden have Leave to go
into the Country, upon extraordinary Occasions.
Ordered, That Mr. Archer have Leave to go into the
Country, upon extraordinary Occasions.
Importing Goods from Turkey.
An ingrossed Bill for the importing several Goods and
Merchandize, laden, in Turkey, on board the Ships called
the Success and Dragon Prizes, paying Customs as if imported by English Ships, was read the Third time.
An ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider, That the
Success and Dragon Gally shall not incur any Forfeiture;
for lading any Goods, in Turky, on board them:
And the same was thrice read; and, upon the Question
put thereupon, agreed unto by the House to be made
Part of the Bill.
And an Amendment being proposed to be made in the
Bill, Pr. 1, L. 7, to leave out "built," and insert
"Ships;"
The same was, upon the Question put thereupon,
agreed unto by the House; and the Bill amended at the
Table accordingly.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be, An Act for the importing several Goods and Merchandize, laden, in Turkey, on board the Ships called the
Success and Dragon Gally, paying Customs as if imported
by English Ships.
Ordered, That Mr. Molyneux do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
St. Paul's Cathedral.
An ingrossed Bill for the completing the building and
adorning the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, London,
was read the Third time.
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title
be, An Act for the completing the building and adorning
the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London; and for repairing the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster.
Ordered, That Mr. Dolben do carry the Bill to the
Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Punishing Mutiny and Desertion.
Colonel Wharton, according to Order, reported, from
the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for
continuing several former Acts for punishing Officers and
Soldiers who shall mutiny, or desert his Majesty's Service; and for punishing false Musters; and for Payment
of Quarters; for One Year longer: was committed; the
Amendments, made by the Committee, to the said Bill;
which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; 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 all of them, except Clause A,
upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto
by the House.
Clause A; That, if any Gaoler shall refuse to take the
Oaths required by an Act, made the last Session of Parliament, for Relief of poor Prisoners for Debt, or Damages, upon the Oath of the Clerk of the Papers, made
to the Entry of the Action, it shall be as effectual as the
Oath of the Gaoler would have been, to discharge any
Person, under 50 Years old, who will serve himself, or
find an able Person to serve for him, in his Majesty's Service; being read a Second time, was, upon the Question
put thereupon, disagreed unto by the House.
A Clause was offered, to be added to the Bill, with
Blanks, That Innkeepers may furnish the Soldiers Money
instead of Provisions, if they please:
And the same was twice read; and the Blanks filled
up; and, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto
by the House to be made Part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
with Blanks, for Justices of Peace to regulate the Quartering of Soldiers:
And the same was twice read; and the Blanks filled
up; and, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto
by the House to be made Part of the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
ingrossed.
Preventing the Purchase and Sale of Offices.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cook and
Mr. Meredeth:
Mr. Speaker,
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act
to prevent the buying and selling Offices and Places of
Trust, with some Amendments: To which Amendments
they desire the Concurrence of this House.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into
Consideration upon Tuesday Morning next.
Preventing Exportation of Wool.
Ordered, That the adjourned Debate, touching the ingrossing the Bill for the more effectual preventing the
Exportation of Wool, be further adjourned until Wednesday Morning next.
Duties on Glass, &c.
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee, to
whom the Petitions of the Glass-makers were referred, be
taken into Consideration upon Thursday Morning next;
and nothing to intervene.
Supply Bill; Duty on Leather.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of the Bill for laying a Duty upon Leather, for
the Term of Three Years, for answering the Deficiencies,
as well of the late Duties upon Coals and Culm, as for
paying the Annuities on the Lotteries, and for Lives,
charged on the Tonage of Ships, and the Duties upon
Salt.
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 some Progress in the Matter to them
referred; and had considered the Matter of the Petition
to them also referred; and had directed him to report
the same specially to the House, when the House will
please to receive the same.
Ordered, That the said Report be made To-morrow
Morning.
Sir Thomas Littleton also acquainted the House, That
he was directed by the said Committee to move, That they
may have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning
next, 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.