Sabbati, 7 die Januarii;
10° Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Lepell's Nat.
SIR Edward Hussey reported from the Committee, to
whom the Bill for naturalizing Nicolas Lepell was
committed, That they had examined and considered the
same; and had directed him to report the same to the
House, without any Amendments: And he delivered the
same in at the Clerk's Table.
Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed.
Bulwer's Estate.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
enable Edward Bulwer Esquire to sell certain Lands in
the County of Norfolk; he settling other Lands, in the
same County, of equal Value, to the same Uses: And
that Mr. England, and Sir Jacob Ashley do prepare, and
bring in, the Bill.
Ease of Sheriffs.
Mr. Harley, according to Order, presented to the House
a Bill for the greater Ease of Sheriffs in Execution of
their Offices, and passing their Accounts: And the same
was received; and read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Abuses in King's Bench and Fleet Prisons.
A Petition of Francis Lascoe Merchant, was presented
to the House, and read; setting forth, That Sir John
James was a Prisoner in Execution, in the Fleet Prison, at
the Petitioner's Suit, for 4,000 l.; from whence he escaped:
And the Petitioner afterwards obtained Judgment against
Mr. Church, the then Warden of the Fleet, for the said
Escape; and moved the Court of Common-Pleas for a Sequestration; which was not granted, by reason the Court
was of Opinion, That the Petitioner could have no Benefit thereby, because of the many Incumbrances upon the
Office of Warden; for Relief wherein, the Petitioner did
last Year petition this House; who ordered a Bill to be
brought in to hinder Escapes, which passed this House;
but did not the Lords, because it went up at the latter
End of the Session: Since which, Sir John James hath, as
informed, turned himself over to the King's-Bench Prison;
from whence he hath also made his Escape; so that the Pe
titioner is like to lose his Money, though he has taken all
due Methods that he can to recover it: And praying the
Relief of the House in the Premises.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be
referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of John
Goodall is referred; and who are to inquire into the ill
Practices, and Abuses, of the Prisons of the King's Bench
and Fleet: And that they do examine the Matter thereof;
and report the same, with their Opinion therein, to the
House:
And that Sir Edward Blackett, Mr. Egerton, Mr. Blake,
Mr. Freeman, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Osborn, Sir John Philips,
Mr. Yates, be added to the said Committee.
Exporting Wool.
Ordered, That Mr. Heveningham, Sir Rowland Gwynn,
Mr. Yates, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Offley, Sir Tho. Davall,
Mr. Campion, Mr. Clark, Mr. Eyres, Mr. Vaughan, be
added to the Committee appointed to consider which
way to prevent the Exportation of Wool from England
and Ireland; and to consider the most proper Ways to encourage the Woollen Manufacture of this Kingdom.
Defective Titles.
Sir Richard Cocks, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill for the General Quiet of the Subject against
all Pretence of Concealment whatsoever: And the same
was received; and read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Gifts to Charitable Uses.
Mr. Thursby, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill for the better and further Encouragement
of Gifts to charitable Uses: And the same was received;
and read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Army Debt.
The Earl of Ranelagh, according to Order, presented
to the House an Abstract of what is due to the Forces now
in England, to the First of January 1698; distinguishing
what is due to every particular Regiment.
And the same was read; and is as followeth; viz.
|
|
|
Arrears of Subsistence in Flanders. |
Arrears of Pay. |
Totals. |
| Horse. |
£. |
s. |
d. |
£. |
s. |
d. |
£. |
s. |
d. |
| First Troop of Guards |
5,469 |
6 |
4¾ |
15,425 |
9 |
— |
20,894 |
15 |
4¾ |
| Second Troop |
2,480 |
16 |
11 |
15,153 |
11 |
11 |
17,634 |
8 |
10 |
| Third Troop |
4,321 |
12 |
— |
15,350 |
14 |
2 |
19,672 |
6 |
2 |
| Fourth Troop |
13,631 |
18 |
— |
10,434 |
1 |
3½ |
24,065 |
19 |
3½ |
| Troop of Grenadier Guards |
2,748 |
16 |
— |
7,525 |
8 |
6 |
10,274 |
4 |
6 |
| Royal Regiment |
|
|
|
34,770 |
5 |
11 |
34,770 |
5 |
11 |
| Regiment of Guards |
10,915 |
14 |
6 |
13,459 |
9 |
7 |
24,375 |
4 |
1 |
| Major-General Lumly's |
7,624 |
16 |
—¼ |
26,581 |
7 |
— |
34,206 |
3 |
—¼ |
| Colonel Wood's |
6,304 |
16 |
11 |
18,722 |
10 |
10 |
25,027 |
7 |
9 |
| Earl of Arran's |
4,100 |
14 |
2¾ |
19,644 |
6 |
6 |
23,745 |
1 |
3¾ |
| Brigadier Windham's |
5,255 |
15 |
6 |
18,941 |
2 |
6 |
24,196 |
18 |
— |
| Duke of Schomberg's |
3,703 |
11 |
10 |
18,316 |
6 |
6 |
22,019 |
18 |
4 |
| Earl of Macclesfeild's |
|
|
|
16,881 |
9 |
2 |
16,881 |
9 |
2 |
| Dragoons. |
| Royal Regiment |
4,677 |
14 |
11 |
15,273 |
16 |
4 |
19,951 |
11 |
3 |
| Colonel Lloyd's |
4,397 |
14 |
7¼ |
14,898 |
5 |
2 |
19,295 |
19 |
9¼ |
| Earl of Essex's |
5,397 |
8 |
3 |
14,387 |
7 |
9 |
19,784 |
16 |
— |
| Foot. |
| First Regiment of Guards |
2,212 |
6 |
3 |
57,136 |
16 |
5 |
59,349 |
2 |
8 |
| Second Regiment of Guards |
2,552 |
12 |
9 |
32,888 |
19 |
— |
35,441 |
11 |
9 |
| Third Regiment of Guards |
18,409 |
18 |
— |
30,147 |
16 |
5 |
48,557 |
14 |
5 |
| Royal Regiment |
4,875 |
16 |
4 |
27,236 |
19 |
7 |
32,112 |
15 |
11 |
| Brigadier Selwyn's |
799 |
9 |
10 |
14,708 |
4 |
6 |
15,507 |
14 |
4 |
| Major-General Churchill's |
3,377 |
1 |
7 |
14,069 |
12 |
2 |
17,446 |
13 |
9 |
| Brigadier Trelawne's |
1,249 |
14 |
10 |
15,145 |
12 |
6 |
16,395 |
7 |
4 |
| Major-General Erle's |
1,127 |
11 |
3 |
15,093 |
17 |
10 |
16,221 |
9 |
1 |
|
115,635 |
7 |
6 |
482,193 |
10 |
6½ |
597,828 |
18 |
—½ |
| Royal Regiment of Fusileers in Jersey and Guernsey |
3,188 |
8 |
1½ |
14,781 |
9 |
10 |
17,969 |
17 |
11½ |
| £ |
118,823 |
15 |
7½ |
496,975 |
— |
4½ |
615,798 |
16 |
— |
| To the General Officers for the Year ending the 1st January 1697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
— |
— |
| To them for the Year ending the 1st of January 1698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
— |
— |
|
Ranelagh. Total £. |
715,798 |
16 |
— |
Ordered, That the said Abstract do lie upon the Table,
to be perused by the Members of the House.
Encouraging Woollen Manufactures.
A Bill to encourage the Woollen Manufacture in
England; and to restrain the Exportation of Woollen
Manufactures from Ireland into any foreign Parts; and
for the better preventing the Exportation of Wool from
England and Ireland; was, according to Order, read a
Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning
next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of the said Bill.
Ditto.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of Trade do lay
before this House such Observations as they have made,
and such Papers as they have, relating to the Encouragement of the Woollen Manufactures of this Kingdom, and
of the Linen Manufacture of Ireland.
Exports to Ireland.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Customs do
lay before this House an Account of the Exports from
England to Ireland for the Year 1697.
Supply.
His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses, at
the Opening of the Parliament, being read;
And a Motion being made, That a Supply be granted
to his Majesty;
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of that Motion.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Eight a Clock.