House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 7 May 1675

Veneris, 7 Maii, 1675.

Prayers.

Lewis's Estate.

A BILL for Enabling the Executors of Edward Lewis Esquire, to sell certain Lands in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to Mr. Morgan, Mr. Daniell, Sir Edmond Jenings, Mr. Westfaling, Sir Adam Browne, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Edward Masters, Sir Edward Mansell, Mr. Price, Mr. Peircy Goring, Colonel Birch, Mr. Jay, Sir John Talbott, Mr. Lindfeild, Sir Richard Francklyn, Mr. Swanton, Sir Wm. Lewis, Mr. Culliford, Mr. Serjeant Maynard, Mr. May, Sir John Knight, Sir Trevor Williams, Sir Courtney Poole, Sir Wm. Tirringham, Sir Edward Hungerford, Lord Burleigh, Mr. Stockdale, Sir Tho. Dolman, Sir Geo. Probert, Mr. Robert Wright, Doctor Arris, Mr. Ayres, Mr. Whittacre, and all that serve for the County of Brecknock, Monmouth, and Glamorgan: And they are to meet this Afternoon, at Two of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Delays of Suits.

Sir Adam Browne reports from the Committee to which the Bill to continue and perpetuate an Act for avoiding unnecessary Suits and Delays.

Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments agreed to, be ingrossed.

Hawkers, Pedlars, &c.

A Bill for suppressing of Pedlars, Hawkers, and petty Chapmen, was read the Second time: And several Debates arising thereupon;

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed, upon the Debates of the House, to Mr. Marvell, Mr. Spry, Sir Geo. Downing, Sir John Otway, Sir Trevor Williams, Sir John Covert, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Tho. Meres, Mr. Jones, Sir Adam Browne, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Edm. Jenings, Sir John Knight, Alderman Love, Sir Courtney Poole, Mr. Foote, Sir Sam. Bernerdiston, Sir Geo. Reeve, Sir Wm. Coventry, Mr. Weld, Mr. May, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir John Coventry, Mr. Collins, Sir Tho. Dolman, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Wright, Sir John Frederick, Sir Edward Hungerford, Sir Wm. Bucknall, Lord Burleigh, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Culliford, Sir Rich. Ford, Sir Cha. Harbord, Col. Birch, Mr. Nevell, Lord O Bryan, Sir John Mallett, Col. Grey, Mr. Hoby, Mr. Stockdale, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Robert Wright, Sir Wm. Doyley, Sir John Pettus, Mr. Jay, Mr. Linfeild, Sir Hen. Ford, Sir Tho. Bludworth, Sir Wm. Tomson, Sir John Robinson, Mr. Papillon: And all that shall come are to have Voices: And they are to meet on Monday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Inner Court of Wards: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Tayer's Estate.

A Bill for Sale of Part of the Estate of Robert Tayer Gentleman, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to Mr. May, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Courtney Poole, Sir Trever Williams, Sir Hen. Ford, Sir Tho. Halton, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Wright, Mr. Maynard, Sir John Pettus, Sir Tho. Allen, Mr. Culliford, Major Cornwell, Mr. Apreice, Sir Richard Maulevery, Mr. Cornewallis, Sir Tho. Dolman, Sir Wm. Doyler, Sir John Otway, Sir Edw. Masters, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Morris, Sir Lionell Walden, Sir John Knight, Sir John Barnaby, Mr. Stockdale, Sir Scroop How, Mr. Pleydall, Sir Phill. Musgrave, Mr. Price, Sir Richard Everrard, Mr. Oakley, and all that serve for Sussex, Kent, and Surrey: And they are to meet on Monday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Duchy Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Lord Killmorey's Estate.

A Bill for Payment of the Debts of Charles late Lord Viscount Killmorey, and for raising Portions for younger Children, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed to Sir John Birkenhead, Mr. Garraway, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Trever Williams, Sir John Knight, Mr. Lindfeild, Mr. Price, Sir Hen. Capell, Lord Ancram, Sir Thom. Allen, Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Wood, Mr. Swynfen, Sir Franc. Roll, Mr. Eyres, Mr. Spry, Colonel Titus, Sir Tho. Dolman, Sir Courtney Poole, Sir John Lowther, Mr. Wright, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir John Pettus, Sir Fr. Lowley, Sir John Shaw, Lord O Bryan, Sir Hen. Ford, Mr. Sackvile, Sir Edm. Windham, Mr. Serjeant Pedley, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir Richard Ford, and all that serve for Cheshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire: And they are to meet on Monday next, in the Speaker's Chamber, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Writ for burning Heretics.

Ordered, That Mr. Weld have Leave to bring in a Bill to abolish the Writ De Hæretico comburendo.

Debts on Bonds, &c.

A Bill for the better Recovery of Debts due upon Bonds and Bills, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be committed, upon the Debates of the House, to Mr. Sacheverell, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Edw. Deering, Mr. Spry, Sir Trever Williams, Sir John Heath, Sir Edm. Jenings, Sir John Pettus, Mr. Serj. Pedley, Sir John Mallett, Colonel Titus, Mr. Mallett, Mr. Culliford, Mr. May, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir John Shaw, Mr. Price, Mr. Whittacre, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Eyres, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Thom. Dolman, Sir Hen. Ford, Sir John Lowther, Sir John Knight, Mr. Weld, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Tho. Clergis, Sir Tho. Allen, Mr. Attorney Mountague, Mr. Garraway, Mr. Streete, Sir Cha. Wheeler, Mr. Chency, Colonel Gray, Mr. Morris, Mr. Serjeant Maynard, Mr. Serjeant Jones, Sir Tho. Bludworth, Mr. Corey, Sir John Trever, Colonel Birch, and all the Members of the Long Robe: And all that shall come are to have Voices: And they are to meet on Monday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Earl of Cleaveland's, Estate.

A Motion being made, That the Bill on the Behalf of the Lady Poole, in relation to the late Earl of Cleaveland's Estate, might be read in a full House, after Ten of the Clock; the House left it to Mr. Speaker's Care, to call for the Reading of the Bill in a full House.

Lords Answer to Message-Sherley v. Fagg.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Beversham and Sir Samuell Clerke;

Mr. Speaker, The Lords have considered of the Message received from the House of Commons, concerning Privilege, in the Case of Sir John Fagg; and do return this Answer; That the House of Commons need not doubt but that the Lords will have a Regard to the Privilege of the House of Commons, as they have of their own.

Answer to Address concerning Duke of Lauderdale.

Mr. Secretary Williamson acquaints the House, That, having received their Commands, to know his Majesty's Pleasure when he would be attended with a further Address concerning the Duke of Lauderdale; that his Majesty had been acquainted with it: But before that he received the Order of the House to know his Majesty's Pleasure, his Majesty had given Direction for an Answer to the First Address: Which he delivered in Writing:

And the same being read by Mr. Speaker, is as followeth;

Charles R

HIS Majesty has considered of the Address against the Duke of Lauderdale, and the Reasons accompanying it. As to the Acts of Parliament, mentioned to have been passed in Scotland, His Majesty observes, that the First of those Acts was in the Year 1663; which was long before the Duke of Lauderdale was His Majesty's Commissioner in that Kingdom: The latter was in Pursuance of the former. As to the Words, by the Time of Mr. Penistone Whaley's Case, His Majesty perceives, that if they had been spoken, they must have been spoken before the last Act of General Pardon: And His Majesty, being sensible how great a Satisfaction and Security the inviolable Preservation of the former Act of Indemnity and Oblivion has been to all His Subjects, cannot but apprehend the dangerous Consequences of inquiring into any thing that has been pardoned by an Act of General Pardon, lest the Example of That might give Men Cause to fear their Security under the First Act of Oblivion. Given at the Court at Whitehall, the Seventh Day of May, 1675.

A Debate arising upon his Majesty's Answer;

Resolved, &c. That the further Debate on his Majesty's Answer be adjourned till Tuesday Morning next.

King appoints to be attended.

Mr. Secretary Coventry acquaints the House, That his Majesty had appointed the House to attend him in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, this Afternoon, Three of the Clock, with their Address for recalling his Subjects out of the French King's Service.

And then the House adjourned till Three of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem.

The King attended.

THE House being met, in order to the attending of the King with the Address for the issuing forth his Proclamation for the speedy Recalling those his Subjects that are now in the Service of the French King; and for the Preventing any more from going over into that Service.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock.