House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 28 October 1696

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 11, 1693-1697. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.

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In this section

Mercurii, 28 die Octobris;

8° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Regulating Elections.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, or Bills, for further regulating Elections of Members to serve in Parliament: And that Mr. How, Sir Edward Seymour, Mr. Harcourt, Sir Wm. Williams, and Mr. Cooper, do prepare, and bring in, the same.

Cruisers.

Sir Robert Rich, from the Commissioners of the Admiralty, presented to the House an Account of Cruisers, according to an Act of Parliament:

The Title whereof was read.

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table, to be perused by the Members of the House.

State of the War.

The Earl of Ranelagh acquainted the House, That his Majesty, pursuant to their Address, had commanded the State of the War for the Year 1697, to be laid before the House: That for the Navy, by the Commissioners of the Admiralty; and that for the Army, by himself;

Pursuant thereunto, Sir Robert Rich presented to the House an Estimate of the Charge of his Majesty's Navy for the Year 1697:

And the same was read; and is as followeth; viz.

£. s. d.
1. Of the Wages, Victuals, Wear and Tear, and Ordnance Stores, of 40,000 Men, 13 Months, at Four Pounds Ten Shillings a Man a Month 2,340,000 — —
2. Of the Ordinary of the Navy for next Year 107,497 — —
3. Of the Officers of the Two Marine Regiments, for One Year 16,972 5 —
4. Of the whole Charge of the Registry Office 59,485 — —
Total £ 2,523,954 5 —

Two Millions Five hundred Twenty-three thousand Nine hundred Fifty-four Pounds Five Shillings.

H. Priestman,
R. Rich,		 Kendall.

Army Estimates.

And the Earl of Ranelagh presented to the House a List of the Land Forces which his Majesty has now in his Pay, and which he thinks necessary to be continued and maintained in England, and beyond Seas, for the Service of the Year 1697:

And the same was read; and is as followeth; viz.

HORSE. Troops and Companies. Commission Officers. Non-commission Officers. Private Men. Together. Pay per Annum. Servants allowed.
£. s. d.
First Troop of Guards 1 16 5 200 221 18,517 13 4 14
Second Troop of Guards 1 16 5 200 221 18,517 13 4 14
Third Troop of Guards 1 16 5 200 221 18,517 13 4 14
Third Troop of Grenadier Guards 1 11 20 180 211 11,746 18 4 9
Troop of Scots Guards 1 11 5 118 134 9,687 14 2 13
Royal Regiment 9 40 45 531 616 33,829 8 4 75
Queen's Regiment 9 40 45 531 616 33,829 8 4 75
Colonel Levison's, late Villiers's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Colonel Wood's, late Berkly's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Colonel Langston's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Colonel Coy's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Colonel Windham's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Duke Schomberg's, and Leinster's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Lord Gallway's 9 114 45 531 690 43,949 — 10 75
Earl of Macklesfeild's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Earl of Arran's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
Colonel Windsor's 6 29 30 354 413 22,833 15 10 51
DANES. Prince of Wirtemberg's 6 32 36 306 374 12,912 7 9
Marquis La Forrest's 6 32 36 306 374 12,912 7 9
Colonel Schested's 6 32 36 306 374 12,912 7 9
DUTCH. Troop of Guards 1 15 5 200 220 18,389 18 4 12
Regiment of Guards 6 28 36 402 466 25,206 5 10 51
Steinbock's 3 16 15 198 229 12,650 5 10
Reighteren's 3 16 15 198 229 12,650 5 10
Monpevillon's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Athlone's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Tenagle's, late Sgravemore's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Rochford's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Schaak's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Vittenhoff's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
Boncour's 3 17 18 165 200 6,901 13 6
4 Regiments of Hanovers 24 140 152 1,248 1,540 58,592 10 —
Total of Horse 162 955 902 9,996 11,853 608,637 16 1 811
DRAGOONS.
Royal Regiment 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Colonel Lloyd's late Fairfax's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Earl of Effex's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Sir Tho. Levingston's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Colonel Ross's, late Brigadier Winn's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Colonel Cuningham's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Colonel Leigh's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Earl of Denbigh's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Colonel Eppinger's 10 45 90 800 935 31,329 3 4 83
Marquis d' Miremont's 8 38 72 480 590 20,652 18 4 67
Total of Dragoons 82 387 738 5,120 6,245 217,205 8 4 686
FOOT.
First Regiment of Guards 28 99 224 2,240 2,563 54,016 19 2 145
Second Regiment of Guards 14 51 112 1,120 1,283 27,511 17 6 74
Regiment of Scots Guards 16 57 128 1,280 1,465 23,807 2 6 84
Royal Regiment of Foot 26 88 208 1,560 1,856 31,712 8 4 135
Regiment of Fufileers 13 46 104 780 930 16,455 8 4 69
Colonel Sellwyn's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Churchill's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Trelawnye's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Webb's, late Beaumont's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Sir Bevil Granvill's, late Bath's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Brewer's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Sir John Jacob's, late Hastings's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Tidcomb's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Sir David Coljear's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel How's, late Lesly's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Colt's, late Goodwinn's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Sir Math. Bridge's, late Courthrop's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Collingwood's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Stanlye's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Robert Makay's, late D'O Farrell's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Earl's, formerly Luttrell's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel's Erles, from Ireland 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Troops and Companies. Commission Officers. Non-commission Officers. Private Men. Together. Pay per Annum. Servants allowed.
FOOT. £. s. d.
Colonel Mordaunt's, late Monmouth's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Duke of Bolton's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Lillingston's 5 18 40 500 558 8,988 2 6 29
Colonel Holt's, late Colonel Godfry Lloyd's 5 18 40 500 558 8,988 2 6 29
Colonel Saunderson's, late Castleton's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Marquis d'Puissar's, late Venner's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Ingoldby's, late Morgan's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Maitland's, late Leven's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Ferguson's, late Monroe's, 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Lord Lorn's, late Arguil's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Tiffin's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Eneas Mackay's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Coljear's, late Sir Cha. Graham's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Lawder's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Columbin's, late d'Rada's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Seymour, late Lord Cutts's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Fairfax's, late Colonel Ed. Lloyd's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Fred. Hamilton's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel La Melionier's 13 82 105 780 967 18,408 3 4 69
Count Marton's 13 82 105 780 967 18,408 3 4 69
Colonel Belcastle's 13 82 105 780 967 18,408 3 4 69
Sir Hen. Bellaysys's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Brudenal's, late Row's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Brigadier Stewart's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Coot's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Bochan's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Geo. Hamilton's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Lord Strathnaver's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Gibson's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Northcot's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Farrington's 13 44 104 780 928 16,145 3 4 69
Colonel Russell's 5 18 40 500 558 8,988 2 6 29
New-York. Companys 4 13 32 400 445 6,801 3 4 20
Company at the Leeward Islands 1 3 8 60 71 1,177 2 6 5
Company of Miners 1 2 6 50 58 1,733 15 — 4
Company at Windsor 1 4 14 150 168 1,727 9 8
Company at Upnor 1 2 6 50 58 863 16 8 2
Company at Chester 1 3 9 80 92 983 10 9
Company at Tinmouth 1 3 9 80 92 983 10 9
Company at Hampton Court 1 3 9 80 92 983 10 9
DANES. Battalion of Guards 7 42 91 728 861 14,224 5 2 28
Queen's Battalion 7 36 91 714 841 11,060 14 6 28
Prince Frederick's Battalion 6 32 78 612 722 9,516 1 3 24
Prince Christian's Battalion 6 32 78 612 722 9,602 19 4 24
Prince George's Battalion 6 31 78 612 721 9,152 18 2 24
The Zealand Battalion 6 32 78 612 722 9,602 19 4 24
The Juitland Battalion 6 32 78 612 722 9,494 6 8 24
The Funish Battalion 6 31 78 612 721 9,152 18 2 24
DUTCH. Regiment of Guards 26 90 209 2,381 2,680 54,068 13 4 125
Count Nassau's 12 40 120 684 844 11,231 4 6 36
Colonel Wilks', late Auver's 12 40 120 684 844 11,231 4 6 36
Prince of Brandenburg's 12 40 120 684 844 11,231 4 6 36
Four Regiments of Hanovers 28 104 396 2,464 2,964 44,528 — —
Two Regiments of Wolfembuttells 14 52 198 1,232 1,482 22,752 10 —
Total of Foot 875 3,200 7,589 58,553 69,342 1,182,038 15 6 4,232
Total of Horse, Dragoons, and Foot, now in Pay 1,119 4,542 9,229 73,669 87,440 2,007,881 19 11 5,729
£. s. d.
Memorandum: That over and above the Total of the Charge of the foregoing List, being 2,007,881 19 11
There will be wanting,
For the General Officers 31,058 8 6
For the Train 210,773 4 5
For Transports, Hospitals, Contingencies, and other extraordinary Charges of the War 460,000 — —
Total of the foregoing List, and the aforesaid Particulars      £. 2,709,713 12 10

By his Majesty's Command,

William Blathwayt.

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the Table, to be perused by the Members of the House.

Receipts and Issues.

Ordered, That the Commissioners for taking and stating the publick Accounts do lay before this House an Account of the Receipts and Issues for the last Year, together with the Deficiencies of the Funds.

Navy and Army Accounts.

Ordered, That the Commissioners for taking and stating the publick Accounts do also lay before this House the Accounts of the Navy and Army, so far as it appears to them.

Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty, for carrying on the War against France.

State of the Nation.

Resolved, That this House will, upon this Day Sevennight, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the State of the Nation.

Privilege—Publication of Proceedings;

The House being informed of a printed Pamphlet, which hath been dispersed, intituled, "An Account of the Proceedings in the House of Commons, in relation to the Re-coining the clipped Money, and Falling the Price of Guineas;"

Whereof One was produced, and delivered in at the Table; and read:

Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That the said printed Pamphlet, intituled, "An Account of the Proceedings in the House of Commons, in relation to the Re-coining the clipped Money, and Falling the Price of Guineas;" undertaking to give an Account of the Proceedings of this House, in relation to clipped Money, and Guineas; is false, scandalous, and seditious; and destructive of the Freedom and Liberties of Parliament.

To be burnt by Hangman.

Ordered, That the said printed Pamphlet be burnt by the Hands of the common Hangman.

Ordered, That the same be burnt upon Friday Morning next, in the Palace-Yard, Westminster; and that the Serjeant at Arms attending this House do see the same performed: And that the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex do assist the Serjeant therein.

Resolved, That a Committee be nominated to examine who was the Author, Printer, Publishers, and Dispersers, of the said Libel:

And it is referred to Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer, Sir Walter Yonge, Mr. Norris, Lord Cutts, Mr. Moyle, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Chadwick, Sir Edw. Seymour, Mr. Clark, Sir Fra. Molyneux, Sir Wm. Cooper, Mr. Poultney, Lord Coningsby, Lord Marquis Winton, Sir Robert Rich, Colonel Wharton, Lord Wm. Pawlet, Colonel Kendall, Lord Digby, Mr. Conyers, Lord Hartington, Sir Edward Abney, Sir Row. Gwyn, Sir Fran. Massam, Mr. Heveningham, Mr. Boscawen, Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Sloane, Sir Rich. Onslow, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Mr. Hammond; or any Three of them: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records; and to sit de die in diem.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council, to issue his Royal Proclamation, promising a Reward of Five hundred Pounds for the Discovery of the Author of the said Libel; and a Pardon to any Person, but the Author, that shall make such Discovery.

Coinage.

Sir Richard Onslow, according to Order, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred to consider of that Part of his Majesty's Speech which relates to the Coin of the Nation, the Resolutions of the said Committee; which they had directed him to report to the House; which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same were read; and are as follow; viz.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee. That all the hammered Silver Money of this Kingdom do go in Payments by Weight only, at the Rate of Five Shillings Two-pence per Ounce.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That until the First Day of January next, all the said hammered Silver Money be received at the several Mints, at the Rate of Five Shillings Eight-pence per Ounce.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the said hammered Silver Money be received by all his Majesty's Collectors and Receivers of Taxes and Revenues, at the Rate of Five Shillings Eight-pence per Ounce, till the First Day of January next.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the like Allowance be given for all the said hammered Money advanced upon Loans to his Majesty, before the said First Day of January next.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the like Allowance be given for all wrought Sterling Plate which shall be brought into the Mints, to be coined, before the First Day of January next.

The said Resolutions, being read a Second time, were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Resolutions: And that Serjeant Bond, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Solicitor-General, and Mr. Norris, do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

And then the House adjourned till Friday Morning next, Nine a Clock.

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