House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 21 November 1692

Lunæ, 21 die Novembris; 4° Willielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Malicious Informations.

ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to prevent malicious Informations in the Court of King's Bench, and for the more easy Reversal of Outlawries in the same Court: And that Mr. Waller do prepare and bring in the said Bill.

Newport Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the electing a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Newport in the County of Southampton, in the room of Sir Robert Holmes, Knight, deceased.

Fees in Courts of Justice.

Sir Walter Young presented to the House a Bill for ascertaining the Fees to be paid to the Officers, and Ministers of Justice, in any of their Majesties Courts; and providing for the due Administration of Justice. And the same was received.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Clandestine Mortgages.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to prevent Frauds by clandestine Mortgages.

Advice to the King.

Then the Order of the Day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of that Part of his Majesty's Speech, whereby he desires the Advice of this House, was read.

Ordered, That the Report made upon Saturday last, from the Committee to whom the Examination of the Petition of divers Merchants, and Owners of Ships, in the City of London, was referred, be referred to the said Committee of the whole House.

Then the House, according to the said Order, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Francis Wynnington took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Sir Francis Wynnington reported from the said Committee, that they had made some Progress in the Matter to them referred; and had directed him to move the House, That they might have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of that Part of his Majesty's Speech, whereby he desires the Advice of this House; and nothing to intervene.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

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