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House of Commons Journal Volume 12
Index - V, W, Y
9 & 10 Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.
VANDEPUT
, Sir Peter, Petition, relating to the Bill for
Relief of Creditors, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 25 Feb.Another, 8 Apr. Vide Hornby.
Vaughan
, Henry, Petition, 2 Feb. Vide Privileges.
Lieutenant Colonel John, Petition, 12 May. Vide
Gaming.
Vellum
. Vide Supply.
Vesey
, Dudley, Bill for naturalizing him, ordered, 21 Jan. Read,
25. Committed, 29. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 7 Feb.
Passed, 8. Returned from Lords, with an Amendment, 21.
Amendment agreed to, 22. Royal Assent, 7 Mar.
Agmondisham, and Wife, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 12 Mar. Vide Supply.
Victualling
Office, Petition of Labourers, and others, relating
to Arrears, referred to a Committee, 27 May.
Virginia
, Petitions of Merchants and Planters, 16 Feb. Vide
Russia.19. Vide Africa.
Votes
to be printed, 3 Dec.
Upton
, Arthur, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill
for resuming Grants, 31 Mar. Vide Supply.
Uses
, superstitious, Bill for discovery of Estates given thereto,
ordered, 25 Jan. Read, 22 Feb. Committed, 3 Mar. Petitions referred, 3 & 31. Committees added, 4 & 14. Bill
reported, and recommitted, 31. Reported from Re-commitment; Report to be considered, 11 Apr. Considered, 16.
& 29. Bill to be ingrossed, 29. Order for Third Reading,
5. 10. 12. 17. & 21, May.
Bill to vest Estates, given thereto, in Greenwich Hospital, ordered, 6 June. Presented, 9. Read, 10. Read Second time; Question for Commitment, Neg. rejected, 17.
10 & 11 Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
VELLUM
. Vide Supply.
Vesel
, Henry, Petition, 18 Apr. Vide Macclesfield.
Vesey
, Dudley, Bill to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, ordered, 21 Feb. Presented, 1 Mar. Read, 9. Committed, 11.
Reported, and to be ingrossed, 16. Passed, 22. Agreed to
by Lords, 14 Apr.
Vicarages
, small, Bill to augment them, ordered, 18 Feb. Read,
23. Committed, 1 Mar. Reported, and to be ingrossed,
9. Order for Third Reading, 14. Passed, 15. Returned from
Lords, with Amendments, 31. Amendments agreed to, 15
Apr.
Vice
and Immorality, Bill to discourage them, ordered, 23 Dec.
Read, 2 Jan. Committed, 5. 12. & 31, Jan. 1 & 6 Feb.
Report of Progress, 12 Jan.
Vinegar
. Vide Supply.
Ulfscomb
, and Parts adjacent, Petition from, 17 Jan. Vide Tone.
Votes
to be printed, 12 Dec.
Uses
, charitable, Bill to encourage Gifts thereto, ordered, 2 Jan.
Read, 7. Committed, 16. Reported, and to be ingrossed,
19. Read Third time; Question for passing, Neg. 27.
Uthwat
, Richard, Petition to be paid as far as General Officers, assented to, 20 Apr.
Uttoxeter
, Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 18
Feb.
Vyner
, Sir Robert, Bill from Lords, for Relief of his Creditors,
1 Mar. Read, 3. Committed, 9. Committees added, 11.
Bill reported, and to be ingrossed, 13. Passed, 14. Royal
Assent, 24.
9 & 10 Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697 & 1698.
WAGES
, Bill for Recovery thereof, read, 2 Apr. Committed, 19. Reported; Question for Ingrossment, Neg.
3 May.
Wakefield
, Petitions from, 2 Feb. Vide Leather.3 & 23.
Vide Air.16 Mar. Vide Hamburgh Company.
Wales
, Bill to execute Judgments and Decrees, saved in a former
Act, ordered, 8 Jan. Read, 14. Committed; Instruction,
27. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 25 Feb. Passed, 15
Mar. Agreed to by Lords, 20 Apr. Royal Assent, 16 May.
Wall
, John, Petition of his Daughters, 5 Mar. Vide Privileges.
Walrond
, Humphry, Bill from Lords, to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, and Provision for Children, 9 June. Read,
10. Committed, 15. Committee have Leave to sit in a
Morning, 17. Bill reported, 20. Passed, with Amendments, 21. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 23.
Walter
, Sir Wm. Bill to secure Portions, and prevent Doubts,
on the Construction of Articles, and a Will, ordered, 5 May.
Read, 19. Committed, 21. Reported, and to be ingrossed,
24. Passed, 26. Agreed to by Lords, 10 June.
Wandesford
, Elizabeth, Petition referred to the Committee on
the Bill for resuming Grants, 28 Feb. Vide Supply.
Ware
, Petition from, 12 Mar. Vide Coinage.
Wareham
, Petition from, 10 Feb. Vide Leather.
Warren
, Maurice, Petition, referred to the Committee on the
Bill for resuming Grants, 25 Feb. Vide Supply.
Warwick
Town, Petition from, 13 Jan. Vide Leather.
Watches
, Bill for exporting them, and other Manufactures of
Silver, ordered, 22 Jan. Presented, 26. Read, 27. Order
for Second Reading, 5 & 8 Feb. & 30 Apr. Committed,
2 May. Committee have Leave to sit in a Morning till Ten
o'Clock, 14. Bill reported, and to be ingrossed, 19. Passed,
25. Agreed to by Lords, 17 June.
Waterfoulford
, Petition from, 14 Feb. Vide Air.
Watford
, Petition from, 18 Mar. Vide Leather.
Weavers
Company, Petition, referred to the Committee on the
East-India Bill, 10 June. Vide Supply.
Weights
and Measures, Bill to prevent Abuses therein, ordered,
11 Dec. Presented, 25 Feb. Read, 2 Mar. Read Second
time; Question for Commitment, Neg. 9.
Wells
, Thomas. Vide Privileges.
Westminster
, Petition from, 5 Feb. Vide Glass Wares.
Westmoreland
, Petition from, 26 Feb. Vide Leather.
Wetherby
, Petition from, relating to the Bill for making Air
and Calder navigable, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 Feb. Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7.
Vide Air.
Whale-bone
. Vide Supply.
Wharton
. Vide Privileges.
Wheeldrake
, Petition from, 21 Feb. Vide Air.
Whistler
, Henry, Petition, 22 Mar. Vide Ettrick.
Whitbourne
Rectory, Bill from Lords, to annex it to the
Bishoprick of Hereford, 8 Apr. Read, 11. Committed, 18.
Reported, 20. Order for Third Reading, 26. Passed, with
Amendments, 30. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 5 May.
Royal Assent, 16.
Whitchurch
, Quartermaster, Petition, 9 Feb. Vide Molyneux.
Borough, Petition from, 10 Feb. Vide Leather.
new Writ, 22 Mar.
White
, Luke, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill
for resuming Grants, 26 Feb. Vide Supply.
Whitney
, Petition from, 6 Jan. Vide Leather.
Williams
, Sir Wm. Vide Privileges.
John. Vide Oldishaw.
Williamson
, Mr. to attend, 19 Mar. Examined, and discharged
from further Attendance, 21.
Wimburn-minster
, Petition from, 21 Feb. Vide Leather.
Winchester
, Bishop of, Bill, from Lords, to confirm a Lease
granted by him, 8 Apr. Read, 12. Committed, 19. Reported, 5 May. Passed, with Amendments, 6. Conference,
desired by Lords, agreed to, 18 June. Managers appointed;
Conference held, and reported; Report to be considered, 20.
Considered; House waive their Amendments, 23.
Petition from, 26 Feb. Vide Leather.
Windham
, Sir Francis. Vide Privileges.
Sir Wm. Bill to make Leases, &c. during Minority,
ordered, 8 Apr. Read, 11. Committed, 19. Reported, and
to be ingrossed, 20. Passed, 26. Returned from Lords,
with Amendments, 28 May. Amendments agreed to, 30.
Windsor
, New, Petition from, 29 Mar. Vide Leather.
Wines
, Low, Bill to prevent Frauds of Persons chargeable with
the Duties thereon, ordered, 2 June. Read, 6. Committed,
11. 16. 20. 28, 29, & 30. Instruction to leave out the Clause
relating to Cyder, 11. Bill to be reported, 1 July. Reported;
Clause added; Bill to be ingrossed, 2. Passed, 4.
Winslow
, Samuel, Petition relating to a Prize; Question for
reading it, Neg. Petition rejected, 21 Feb.
Wistow
, Petition from, 14 Feb. Vide Air.
Witnesses
, committed for Prevarication, 7 Jan. & 22 Mar.
ordered into Custody for giving false Evidence to the House,
6 Feb.to attend a Committee de die in diem, 9 & 20 June.
Wolsley
, Colonel Robert, and others, Petition, referred to the
Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 5 Mar. Vide
Supply.
Wooden
, Captain, Petition, 11 Feb. Vide Newport.
Woodward
, John, Petition, 21 Jan. Vide Fleet Prison.
Wool
, Petition for Bill to prevent the Exportation thereof to
Scotland; Bill ordered, 26 Jan. Read, and withdrawn,
being brought in with Penalties, 2 Mar.
Fullers Earth, and Tobacco Pipe-clay, Bill to explain
the Acts against transporting them, ordered, 28 Mar. Read,
31. Committed, 15 Apr. Committee impowered to send
for Persons, Papers, and Records, and to receive a Clause to
prevent exporting Clay, 7 May. Bill to be reported, 25.
Reported; Clause added; Bill to be ingrossed, 28. Order
for Third Reading, 3 June. Passed, 7. Agreed to by Lords,
24.
Woolbroggers
, Petition relating to them, referred to a Committee, 9 Feb. Report, 19 May.
Woollen Manufacture, Petition for Bill for the Encouragement
thereof, &c. Bill ordered, 14 Dec. Read, 14 Jan. Order
for Second Reading, 15. Withdrawn, on account of Penalties insertedanother presented, 19. Read, 21. Order for
Second Reading, 25. Committed, 26 Jan. & 2 Feb. Petitions referred; Instruction to receive a Clause for the Members of the Universities, and Professors of the Law, to wear
Woollen Gowns, 26. Report of Progress, 2 Feb. Bill to
be reported, 5 & 7. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 21.
Order for Third Reading, 16. Passed, 21. House put Lords
in mind of Bill, 21 Mar.
Worcester
City, Petitions from, 23 Dec. & 13 Jan. Vide
Leather.9 Feb. Vide Woolbroggers, supra.
Wragg
, Wm. to be prosecuted by the Attorney-general, for
endeavouring to convey a Person to France, 10 Mar.
Wray
, Sir Bouchier. Vide Privileges.
Major Christopher, Petition referred to the Committee
on the Bill for resuming Grants, 5 Mar. Vide Supply.
Another referred to Lord Ranelagh, 10 June.
Wren
, Pink, Petition of Officers and Seamen, 15 Jan. Vide.
Newport.
Writs
, new; viz. Eye, 3 Dec. and 7 May. Buckingham
Borough, Chester City, Huntingdon Borough, Dover, Cambridge County, Grantham, Hindon, and Bridport, 3 Dec.
Appleby and Northallerton, 9. Aldborough, 30. Melcomb
Regis, and Downton, 4 Feb. Saltash, 16. Evesham, 23.
Bedford Borough, 28. Whitchurch, 22 Mar. Sandwich,
1 Apr. Calne, Downton, Marlborough, and Derby Borough,
7 May. Flint and Carnarvon Boroughs, 14. And Lymington, 18.
Wynn
. Vide Privileges.
10 & 11 Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
WAGGONERS
Petition, 21 Mar. Vide Littlehales.
Wake
, alias Jones, Samuel, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands,
and settle others to same Uses, 3 Apr. Read, 4. Committed,
12. Reported, 14. Passed, with Amendments, 24. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 25.
Wakefield
, Petitions from, 3 & 7 Feb. Vide Ayre.15. Vide
Woollen Manufactures.Another relating to the Duty on
Leather, 21 Mar.
Waldron
, Captain Henry, Petition to be added to the List of
Half-pay Officers, assented to, 19 Apr. Vide Army.
Wallis
, Wm. Petition, 29 Mar. Vide Hope.
Walton
cum Fazakerley, Petitions from, 14 & 23 Jan. Vide
Liverpoole.Another Petition; Question for referring it to
the Committee on the Bill for making Liverpoole a distinct
Parish, Neg. 11 Feb.
Warner
, Thomas, Petition, 20 Mar. Vide Tincker.
Warrington
, Petition from, 3 Mar. Vide Woollen Manufacture.
Webster
, George, Petition, 23 Feb. Vide Tincker.
Weobley
Election, and double Return, Petition, 12 Dec.
Report to be made, 11 Jan. Made; Return to be amended,
13. Amended, 14.
Wellington
, Petition from, 13 Jan. Vide Tone.
Wescomb
, Consul, Memorial of the Commissioners of Prizes, relating to him, and a Presentment to the Treasury Board, with
a Representation of his irregular Proceedings, presented, and
referred to the Committee on the Navy, 12 Jan. Vide Navy.
Weslyd
, Cyriac, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands, and settle others
to same Uses, 6 Apr. Read, 13. Committed, 17. Reported,
22. Passed, 25.
West
, John, Petition, 22 Feb. Vide Tincker.
Westminster
Election, Petition; Matter thereof to be heard
first, 14 Dec. Report to be made, 21. Made; Petition voted
frivolous, 22.
Petition from, 23 Feb. Vide Woollen Manufacture,
infra.
Petition of Dean and Chapter, 20 Mar. Vide infra.
Petition for Bill for a Corn Market therein; Bill ordered, 8 Mar. Read, 14. Committed, 17. Petitions against
Bill, presented; Bill reported, and to be ingrossed; Counsel
for and against the Bill to be heard at the Bar, 20. Heard;
Witnesses examined; Bill read; Clause added; Question
for passing, Neg. 24.
Whale-fins
. Vide Accounts.
Whitchurch
new Writ, 20 Feb.
White
, Daniel, to attend, 25 Feb.
Whiteby
, Richard, and others, Petition, 24 Feb. Vide Tincker.
Whitney
, Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather,
17 Mar.
Whitwey
. Vide Lordington.
Wicks
, Michael, Order of a Committee for Persons to attend
with Papers relating to an Account betwixt the King and
him, superseded, 3 Mar.
Wigan
Election, Petition, 12 Dec.
Petition from, relating to the Exportation of Tin, referred to the Committee of Supply, 14 Mar. Vide Supply.
Wight
, Isle of, Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather,
13 Feb.
Wilcox
, Wm. Petition, 18 Mar. Vide Glass-makers.
William
, King, Ship. Vide Navigation.
Williams
, Sir John. Vide Privileges.
Edward, Petition, 15 Feb. Vide Tincker.
Wincaunton
, Petition from, relating to the Encouragement of
sowing Flax, and making Linen, referred to the Commissioners of the Customs, 14 Jan.
Winchester
, Petition from, relating to the Corn Bill; Question
for referring it to the Committee on the Bill, Neg. 3 Jan.
Windham
, Lady Elizabeth. Vide Privileges.
Sir Francis. Vide Privileges.
Windsor
, New, Petition, 18 Apr. Vide Poor.
Wines
, Bill to prevent sophisticating them, ordered, 27 Mar.
Read, 18 Apr.
Low. Vide Supply.
Winton
, Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 19 Jan.
Witt
, Cornelius de, Petition, 24 Feb. Vide Lloyd.
Wiveliscombe
, and Parts adjacent, Petition from, 17 Jan. Vide
Tone.
Wood
, Obadiah, Petition relating to Arrears, 7 Feb. Vide
Artillery.Another to same Purport, 28.
Woodbridge
, Petition from, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 11 Jan. Referred to the Committee on the Bill
to prohibit distilling Spirits from Corn, 17.
Woodgate
. Vide Privileges.
Wool
, a Committee to consider of Ways to prevent the Exportation thereof from England and Ireland to foreign Parts,
and to encourage the Wollen Manufactures of England;
Instructions to inquire into the Proceedings of the Irish
Parliament since last Session, touching the Woollen and
Linen Manufactures, 17 Dec. To examine the Irish Licences
for exporting Wool, 20. Petitions presented, and referred, 17
Dec. 5 & 17 Jan. 13. 15. 17, 18. 20. & 27, Feb. Committees.
added, 5 & 7 Jan. Committee have Leave to sit in a Morning, 17. Report; Bill for more effectual preventing the
Exportation thereof from England, ordered, 28 Feb. Presented, 15 Mar. Read, 20. Order for Second Reading,
22. 25. 29. & 31, Mar. and 12 Apr.Another Bill to prevent the Exportation thereof, ordered, 14 Jan. Read;
Question for Second Reading, Neg. 20.
Woollaston
, Mr. Vide Privileges.expelled for acting as
Receiver of Taxes, 20 Feb.
Woollen
Manufacture, Bill to encourage it in England, and to
prevent the Exportation of Wool from England and Ireland,
presented, and withdrawn, being brought in with Penalties,
20 Dec.New Bill read, 21. Order for Second Reading,
22. Committed, 7. 13. 18. 20. 23. 26. & 31, Jan. 1 & 6 Feb.
Accounts presented, and referred, 13 & 18 Jan. Petition
against Bill, presented, and referred, 14. Petitions in favour
of Bill, presented, and referred, 19 & 24. Report of Progress,
20. 26. & 31. Bill to be reported, 8. 13. & 17, Feb. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 22. Order for Third Reading, 3
Mar. Passed, 6. Returned from Lords, with Amendments,
3 Apr. Amendments to be considered, 6 & 12. Considered,
and agreed to, with an Amendment; Amendment agreed to
by Lords, 14.
Bill for Improvement thereof, ordered; Instruction
touching Blackwell-hall, 25 Jan. Read, 21 Feb. Committed, 23 & 25. Petition against Bill, presented, and
referred, 23. Petitions in favour of Bill, presented, and
referred, 24. Bill reported; Report to be considered, 4 Mar.
Considered; Clause added; Bill to be ingrossed, 7. Passed,
10. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 13 Apr.
Amendments in part disagreed to; Conference to be desired; Committee to assign Reasons, 18. Report; Conference desired, and agreed to, 19. Held, and reported, 20.
House put Lords in mind of Bill, 1 May.
Observations of the Commissioners of Trade, and other
Papers, relating to the Encouragement of the Woollen
Manufactures in England, and Linen in Ireland, ordered,
7 Jan. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the
Woollen Manufacture Bill, 18. Vide supra.Account of
Exports from England to Ireland, ordered, 7 Jan. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Woollen
Manufacture Bill, 13. Vide supra.
Petition for Encouragement thereof, referred to a Committee; Instruction to consider touching the Repeal of the
Law prohibiting Flanders Lace, 14 Feb. Other Petitions
presented, and referred, 16. 22, 23. & 25, Feb. 3. 7. 13. 18.
20. & 28, Mar. & 1 Apr. Committees added, 16 & 18 Feb.
& 13 Mar. Report touching the Petition of Feltmakers
from Chester, 25 Mar. Vide Feltmakers.
Cloth, Petition of Buyers and Exporters, 23 Feb.
Vide supra.
Woolverhampton
, Petition from, relating to the Duty on
Leather, 23 Feb.
Worcester
City, Petition from, relating to the Duty on
Leather, 28 Jan.
County, Petition from, relating to the Duty on
Leather, 23 Feb.
Wrayford
, Wm. and Anne Rich, Bill, from Lords, to make
Leases, 18 Apr. Read, 19. Committed, 22. Reported,
and passed, with Amendments; Amendments agreed to by
Lords, 29.
Writs
, new; viz. Buckingham Town, and Sudbury, 12 Dec.
Boralston, 16. Penryn, Totness, Agmondesham, Stockbridge,
Newport, Grampound, and Eastlow, 22. Seaford, 23. Saltash, 4 Jan. Rye, 12. Aylesbury, 7 Feb. Banbury, 10.
Shaftesbury, 13. Bramber, 14 Feb. & 18 Mar. Harwich,
14 Feb. Whitchurch, 20. Malden, 3 Mar. Huntingdon
County, 14. Somerset, 14 Apr. Bridgenorth, 20. And
Devon, 22.
of Error, Bill to limit the Time for bringing them in
Fines, Recoveries, and antient Judgments, ordered, 5 Jan.
Read, 14. Committed, 18. To be reported, 4 Mar. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 7. Passed, 15. Agreed to by
Lords, 13 Apr.
9 & 10 Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.
YARMOUTH
, Great, Petition from, 10 Mar. Vide
Ireland.
York
City, Petitions from, 3 & 29 Jan. Vide Leather.
1. 12. & 24, Feb. & 1 Mar. Vide Air.7 Feb. Vide
Glass Wares.
County, Petition from, 1 Mar. Vide Salmon.
West Riding, Petitions from, 4 Jan. & 2 Feb. Vide
Leather.27. Jan. Vide Glass Wares.Another, relating
to the River Dun, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 28 Jan.Another, relating to Debt for cloathing the
Army, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 17
May. Vide Supply.Another relating to Aulnage, 6 June.
New, Petition of Merchants and Traders, 28 Mar.
Vide Hudson's Bay.Another relating to the Duty on
Whale-bone; Question for receiving it, Neg. 30 June.
Young
, Andrew, and Sir Charles Porter, Petition, 27 Jan.
Vide Privileges.
10 & 11 Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
YARMOUTH
, Bill for repairing the Harbour, ordered,
17 Dec. Read, 19. Committed, 21. Reported, and recommitted; Order for sitting of the Committee, 25 Jan. Bill
reported from Re-commitment, and to be ingrossed, 7 Feb.
Passed, 10. Agreed to by Lords, 20. Royal Assent, 24 Mar.
Petitions from, 14 Feb. Vide Billingsgate.Another,
relating to Debt for Transport Service, referred to the Committee of Supply, 13 Mar. Vide Supply.Another relating
to the Land Tax Bill; Question for reading it, Neg. 22.
Yeovill
, Petition from, relating to the Encouragement of sewing Flax, and making Linen, referred to the Commissioners
of the Customs, 14 Jan.
York
City, Election, Petition, 16 Dec.
Petitions from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 26 &
27 Jan.Another, 7 Feb. Vide Ayre.Another, relating
to the Duty on Tin, rejected, 15 Mar.
New, Petition of Merchants trading thereto, relating to
the Duty on Whale-fins, referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, 18 Apr. Vide Supply.
Young
, John, Bill to sell Lands for Payment of Debts and
Legacies, ordered, 9 Feb. Read, 13. Committed, 20. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 27. Passed, 2 Mar. Agreed to
by Lords, 19 Apr.