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House of Commons Journal Volume 12
Index - L
9 & 10 Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.
LACEY
, Thomas, Petition referred to the Committee on
the Bill for resuming Grants, 5 Mar. Vide Supply.
Lake
, Wm. Petition, 14 Feb. Vide Molyneux. Voted
groundless, 7 Mar.
Lambeth
, Petition from, 11 Apr. Vide Coinage.
Lancaster Borough, Petition from, 15 Feb.
County, Petition from, to lie on the Table for future
Consideration, 1 Mar.
Duchy, Account of Grants since the Third of December 1696, ordered, 20 Jan. Presented, 26.
Land Tax. Vide Supply
, and Accounts.
Langford
, Dr. desired to preach, 24 Jan. Thanked, and to
print his Sermon, 1 Feb.
Lascelles
, Rebecca, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands and Houses,
13 Jan. Read, 14. Committed, 21. Reported, and passed,
27. Royal Assent, 7 Mar.
Lasco
, Francis, Petition, 26 Jan. Vide Fleet Prison.
Lawrimor
, Archibald, Jacob Smith, and others, Petition
relating to Irish Arrears; Lord Coningsby and Mr. Fox to
give an Account thereof, 3 Jan. Account presented, and,
with the Petition, referred to a Committee, 20. Report,
4 May. Vide Oldishaw.
Lea
, Colonel, Petition of Soldiers in his Regiment, 16 Feb.
Vide Ireland.
Leather
, Petition, relating to the Duties thereon, referred to a
Committee, 17 Dec. Other Petitions presented, and referred,
3. 6. 8. 10, 11. 13, 14, 15. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. 24, 25. 27. &
29, Jan. 2. 7. 9, 10, 11. 18, 19. 21, 22. 24. & 26, Feb. 1. 3.
18. 23. 29. & 31, Mar. & 2 Apr. Committee impowered to
send for Persons, Papers, and Records, 4 Jan. Committees
added; all that come to have Voices, 29. Report; to be considered, 3 May. Considered; Bill to explain the Act for
Duties thereon, ordered; Instruction, that, after Duty paid,
there be no Restraint from cutting in the Market, 4. Bill
read, 9. Committed, 11 & 30 May, and 1 June.
Ledgingham
, Robert, Petition, relating to new-invented Pumps
for Ships, referred to a Committee, 19 Feb. Committees
added, 24. Report; Bill for Encouragement thereof, ordered,
6 May. Presented, 21. Read, 23. Committed; Instruction to hear Trinity-house, 28. Committees added, 1 June.
Petitions against Bill, presented, and referred, 7 & 9.
Lee Charity, Petition, 29 Mar. Vide Turner.
Leeds
, Clause for removing the Market, ordered, 28 Mar.
Vide Air. Petitions from, 10 Jan. Vide Leather, supra.
relating to the River Dun, to lie on the Table for future
Consideration, 28 Jan. Another, 15 Feb. Vide Merchant
Adventurers.
Leeward Islands, Petition of Merchants and Planters, 19 Mar.
Vide Africa.
Legg
, Wm. Petition, 19 Feb. Vide Ankolme.
Leicester County, Petition from, 9 Feb. Vide Leather.
Lentall
, Wm. Vide Sevear.
Leominster
, Petitions from, 30 Dec. & 2 Feb. Vide Leather.
Lewin
, John, Bill, from Lords, to sell Messuages for Payment
of Debts, 29 Jan. Read, 1 Feb. Committed, 8. Reported,
4 Mar. Passed; Royal Assent, 7.
Bill to rectify the former, ordered, 18 Apr. Presented,
19. Read, 20. Committed, 27. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 2 May. Passed, 4. Agreed to by Lords, 13. Royal
Assent, 16.
Limerick
. Vide Address. Articles upon Surrender thereof,
and Declaration for calling in the Irish, presented, and
referred to the Committee on the Bill relating to Irish Forfeitures, 5 Mar. Vide Supply.
Lincoln City, and County, Petitions from, relating to the
River Dun, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 26
& 29 Jan. Other Petitions, 2 & 11 Feb. Vide Air.
Lindsey Level, Petition for Bill to drain Part thereof; Bill ordered, 31 Mar. Read, 20 Apr.
Linen Manufacture, Petition for Bill for Encouragement thereof; Bill ordered, 18 Apr.
Scotch. Vide Supply.
Lisburne
, Lord Viscount, and Lady, Bill, from Lords, for better settling their Estates, 24 Mar. Read, 26. Committed,
2 Apr. Committees added, 8. Committee have Leave to sit
in a Morning till Ten o'Clock, 11. Bill reported, 13. Passed,
14. Royal Assent, 16 May.
Litchfield
, Petition from, 6 Apr. Vide Coinage.
Liverpool
, Petitions from, 21 Jan. Vide Leather. 4 Feb. &
2 June. Vide Supply.
Lloyd
, Richard, Petition, 18 Feb. Vide Air.
Wm. Bill to naturalize him, ordered, 12 Mar. Read,
15. Party takes Oaths, 22. Bill committed, 23. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 8 Apr. Passed, 11. Agreed to
by Lords; Royal Assent, 16 May.
London
, Petitions from, 10 & 29 Jan. Vide Leather. 10. Vide
Woollen Manufacture. 1 Feb. & 7 Mar. Vide Air. 5 &
10 Feb. Vide Glass Wares. relating to the Bill for the
Improvement of the Russia Trade; Petitioners to be heard at
Bar, 10 Feb. Other Petitions, 1 & 5 Apr. Vide Offices.
5 May. Vide Perrott. 12. Vide Wire-drawers.
Londonderry
, Petition from, complaining of Distresses by the
late Siege, referred to a Committee, 18 Feb. They have
Leave to sit in a Morning till Ten o'Clock, 24 Mar. Report; Order thereupon, 9 Apr. Vide Address.
Longueville
, Peter, impeached of high Crimes and Misdemeanors, 20 Apr. Vide Goudett. None but Members to be
admitted into the Place appointed for them at his Tryal, 28.
Conference, desired by Lords, agreed to; Managers appointed; Conference held, and reported, 2 July.
Lords
, House of. Vide Messages. Papers produced at a
Committee on a Bill, to be transmitted to their Clerk, 1 Mar.
Committee to inspect their Journals, 16. Vide Privileges.
27 May. Vide Goudett.
Lotteries
. Vide Gaming.
Lottery
Tickets. Vide Supply.
Lowth
, Lord, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill
for resuming Grants, 26 Feb. Vide Supply.
Lowther
, Sir Wm. Petition, relating to Salmon Fishery, to lie
on the Table for future Consideration, 1 Mar.
Lucas
, Captain, Petition, 1 Apr. Vide Hudson's Bay.
Ludlow
, Petition from, 3 Jan. Vide Leather.
Luke
. Vide Privileges.
Lustring Company, Petition, relating to Importation of foreign
Lustrings and Alamodes, referred to a Committee, 18 Feb.
Report; Order thereupon, 10 Mar. Another Report relating
to Persons prevaricating, 22. Vide Privileges. Further
Report to be made, 15 Apr. Made 16. Consideration adjourned, 16 & 19. Resumed; Consideration of several Resolutions postponed, 20 Apr. & 19 May. Parties to be
prosecuted by Attorney-general, 20 Apr. Report to be
printed; postponed Resolutions considered, and referred to
Committee on the Lustring Bill, 20 May. Vide infra.
Lustrings
. Vide Supply. Bill to prevent the Importation
thereof, and of Alamodes, ordered, 20 Apr. Direction to
Gentlemen appointed to prepare it, 12 May. Bill presented,
13. Read, 17. Committed, 19. Report referred; Instruction
thereupon, 20. Committee impowered to receive Clause to
import Bales of Silk from Holland, paying the Duties, 27.
To offer a Clause to free Looms from Distress for Rent to
Ground Landlords; Bill reported; Debate on a Clause, adjourned, 1 June. Resumed; Bill to be ingrossed, 2. Passed,
13. Returned from Lords, with an Amendment; Amendment agreed to, 30.
Lutterell
, Colonel Henry, Petition referred to the Committee
on the Bill for resuming Grants, 24 Feb. Vide Supply.
Lymington
, Petition from, 7 Feb. Vide New-Forest.
new Writ, 18 May.
Lynn Regis, Petition from, relating to the Bill for making
Air navigable, to lie on the Table for future Consideration,
3 Feb. Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7. Vide Air.
Another, 4 Mar. Vide Leather.
10 & 11 Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
LAMBERT
, Captain. Vide Mirza.
Lancaster County, Petition from, relating to the Bill for
making Liverpool a distinct Parish; Question for referring it
to the Committee thereon, Neg. 11 Feb. Another relating
to the Duty on Leather, 7 Mar.
Duchy of, Copies of Grants since 26th January 1697,
ordered, 22 Mar. Presented, and referred to the Committee
on Needwood Forest, 27. Vide Needwood Forest.
Castle, Petition of insolvent Debtors therein for Relief,
27 Feb.
Land Bank, List of Commissioners for taking the voluntary
Subscription, presented, 14 Feb.
Tax. Vide Supply.
Lane
, Henry, Petition, 14 Mar. Vide Tincker.
Lang
, Michael, Petition relating to a Reward ordered him by
the King, 4 Apr.
Langford
. Vide Privileges.
Lapell
, Peter, Bill to naturalize him, ordered, 21 Dec. Read,
22. Party takes Oaths; Bill committed, 2 Jan. Reported,
and to be ingrossed, 7. Passed, 9. Agreed to by Lords, 16.
Royal Assent, 1 Feb.
Lascells
, Thomas, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands for Payment
of Debts, 25 Mar. To be read, 27. Read, 29. Committed,
1 Apr. Reported, 4. Passed, 20.
Lascoe
, Francis, Petition, 7 Jan. Vide Goodall.
Lawrence
, Henry, Petition, relating to a Prize taken, referred
to the Commissioners of Prizes, and they to deliver an Answer
in Writing, 3 Feb. Answer presented, 4 Apr. Vide Crow.
Laws expiring, Committee to inspect them, 17 Dec.
Laycock
, Captain Martin, Petition to be added to the List of
Half-pay Officers, assented to, 18 Apr. Vide Army.
Laystoff
, Petition from, 6 Feb. Vide Billingsgate.
Leake
, Catherine, Bill, from Lords, to dispose of her Estate on
Marriage, notwithstanding Minority, 31 Mar. Read, 1 Apr.
Committed; Petition against Bill, presented, and referred;
Petitioners to be heard before the Committee, and they to
examine the Allegations of the Bill and Petition, and report
them specially, 6. Report, 17. Bill passed, 20.
Leather
. Vide Supply.
Ledgingham
, Robert, Petition for Encouragement of a newinvented Fire-engine, referred to a Committee, 26 Jan.
Committees added, 28 Jan. 2 & 16 Feb. Report; Order
thereupon, 20.
Leeds
, Petitions from, 11 Jan. Vide Ayre. 15 & 16 Feb. Vide
Woollen Manufactures. Others, relating to the Hamburgh
Company, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 27
Jan. & 25 Feb.
Legg
, Richard, Bill to naturalize him, ordered, 10 Mar. Read,
11. Parties to take Oaths, 14, 15, 16, & 17. Bill committed,
16. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 17. Passed, 20. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 25 Apr. Amendments
disagreed to; Conference to be desired; Committee to assign
Reasons, 26. Report, 28. Conference desired; agreed to;
Managers appointed; Conference held, and reported, 29.
Another Conference, desired by Lords, agreed to; Managers
appointed; Conference held, and reported, 1 May. Report
to be considered, 1 & 2. Considered; House do not insist on
their Disagreement, 3.
Leicester
. Vide Privileges.
County, Petitions from, relating to the River Darwent, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 &
17 Feb.
Borough, Petitions from, relating to the River Darwent, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 Feb.
relating to the Lottery Bill, rejected, 21 Apr.
Leighton
, Colonel, Petition to be added to the List of HalfPay Officers; Question for adding him, Neg. 24 Apr.
Lestwithiel Election, Petition, 12 Dec.
Lieutenants
, Deputy, and Justices of Peace, Bill to qualify
them, ordered, 25 Feb. Read, 21 Mar.
Liftrott
, John, Petition, 31 Jan. Vide Crow. Transferred to
another Committee, 1 Mar. Vide Reilly.
Lincoln City, Petition from, relating to the Rivers Ayre and
Calder to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 2 Feb.
Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7. Vide Ayre.
Linen
, Scotch. Vide Accounts.
Manufacturers, Petition referred to Members, Commissioners of the Customs to take care therein, 1 Feb.
Another, relating to the Duty on Flanders Linen, 18 Mar.
Vide Woollen Manufacture.
Irish, Petition of the Traders relating to the Duty
thereon, 22 Feb. Bill to take it off, ordered, 30 Mar.
Read, 4 Apr. Order for Second Reading, 12.
Liskard
, House informed that a Candidate had sued the Returning Officer, though he never petitioned against the
Return; Debate thereon adjourned, 13 Mar. Resumed;
but nothing done thereupon, 15.
Litchfield Election, Petitions, 14 Dec.
Littlehales
, John, Petition of Waggoners and Carriers, relating
to unjust Prosecutions by him, referred to a Committee, 21
Mar. Report to be made, 20 Apr. Made; Littlehales and
Hull to be prosecuted by the Attorney-general, 3 May.
Littleton
, Sir Thomas, chosen Speaker, 9 Dec. Vide Speaker.
Liverpool
, Bill to make it a distinct Parish from Walton, ordered, 16 Dec. Read, 4 Jan. Order for Second Reading, 17.
Committed; Petitions referred, 23. Committees added, 25
Jan. & 3 Feb. Bill to be reported, 13. Reported; Report
to be considered, 16. Considered, and re-committed, 17. To
be reported from Re-commitment, 15 & 16 Mar. Bill to be
reported, and to be ingrossed, 18. Passed, 25. Agreed to
by Lords, 21 Apr.
Petition from, referred to the Committee on the Bill to
prohibit distilling Spirits from Corn, 19 Jan. Vide Supply.
Another relating to the Bill for making it a distinct
Parish, 23. Vide supra.
Lloyd
, Wm. and Godfrey, Petition for Bill to naturalize them,
and Cornelius de Witt; Bill ordered, 24 Feb. Read, 25.
Parties take Oaths; Bill committed, 27. Reported, and to
be ingrossed, 1 Mar. Passed, 2. Agreed to by Lords, 14.
Royal Assent, 24.
Loches
, David. Vide Moncall.
Loften
, John. Vide Barton.
London
, Petitions from, referred to the Committee on the Bill
to prohibit distilling Spirits from Corn, 19 Jan. Vide Supply. relating to the Bill for enlarging the Trade to Russia,
23. Vide Russia. relating to the Bill for making Billinsgate
a free Market for Fish, 4 & 22 Feb. Vide Billingsgate.
relating to the River Darwent, to lie on the Table for future
Consideration, 7. relating to the Bill for the Improvement
of the Woollen Manufacture, 23. Vide Woollen Manufacture. relating to the Duty on Glass Wares, 3 Mar. Vide
Glass-makers. relating to the Transport Debt, referred to
the Committee of Supply, 13. Vide Supply. relating to the
Bill for a Corn Market at Westminster, to lie on the Table
for future Consideration, 20. relating to the Bill for suppressing the Royal Oak Lottery, 31. Vide Lotteries.
Lordington and Whitwey, Bill, from Lords, to dispose of those
Manors, and settle Lands in lieu, 31 Mar. Read, 3 Apr.
Committed, 12. Reported, 15. Passed, with Amendments,
22. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 25.
Lords
, House of. Vide Messages.
Lotteries
, Bill to suppress them, ordered, 11 Feb. Presented,
15 Mar. To be read, 16, 17. 23, 24, 25. & 29 Question
for reading, Neg. 21. Read, 30. Order for Second Reading, 31 Mar. 1, 2. & 4, Apr. Committed, 13. Petitions
and Account referred, 13. 15. & 17. Committees added, 14.
Petitioner to be heard by the Committee, 15. Instructions
touching the Royal Oak Lottery, and charitable Adventure,
21. Bill reported, and to be ingrossed, 25. Order for Third
Reading, 26. Passed, 27. Agreed to by Lords, 2 May.
Lottery
, Royal Oak. Vide Accounts, and Lotteries.
Lower
, Major Wm. Petition for Bill to naturalize him, and
Wm. Darnell and Peter Godby; Bill ordered, 21 Feb.
Read, 25. Committed, 1 Mar. Reported, and to be ingrossed,
3. Passed, 8. Agreed to by Lords, 21. Royal Assent, 24.
Ludgershall Election, Petition, 12 Dec. Report to be made, 7
& 10 Feb. Made; Right of Election determined; Return
to be amended, 11. Amended, 13.
Ludlow Election, Petition, 12 Dec. Report to be made, 25 Feb.
Made; Return to be amended, 1 Mar. Amended, 2.
Lurtington
. Vide Lordington
, supra.
Lyme Regis, and Parts adjacent, Petition from, 21 Mar. Vide
Woollen Manufacture.
Lyndall
, John, and others, Petition, relating to the Transport
Debt, referred to the Committee of Supply, 11 Mar. Vide
Supply.
Lynn
, Petitions from, relating to the Rivers Ayre and Calder,
to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 26 Jan. Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7 Feb. relating to the
Duty on Glass Wares, 10 Mar. Vide Glass-makers. relating to the Duty on Coals, 23.