House of Lords Journal Volume 16: 8 April 1700

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 16, 1696-1701. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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'House of Lords Journal Volume 16: 8 April 1700', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 16, 1696-1701, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 572. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol16/p572 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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DIE Lunæ, 8 Aprilis.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Arch. Cant.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Elien.
Epus. Cov. & Lich.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. St. Asaph.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Oxon.
Comes Pembroke, Præses.
Viscount Lonsdale, C. P. S.
Dux Norfolke.
Dux Devon, Ds. Senescallus.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Southampton.
Dux Ormonde.
Dux Northumberland.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Leeds.
March. Normanby.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Dorset & Midd'x.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Essex.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Portland.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Grantham.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Longueville.
Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Audley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Raby.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkeley S.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Haversham.

PRAYERS.

John Earl of Bridgewater sat Speaker.

Wrought Silks, Muslins, &c. further Duties on, Bill.

Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for laying further Duties upon wrought Silks, Muslins, and some other Commodities, of the East Indias; and for enlarging the Time for purchasing certain reversionary Annuities therein mentioned."

Land Tax in England and forfeited Estates in Ireland, Bill:

Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty, by Sale of forfeited and other Estates and Interests in Ireland, and by a Land Tax in England, for the several Purposes therein mentioned."

A Rider was offered, to be made Part of the Bill.

The Rider was read.

After Debate;

The Question was put, "Whether this Rider shall be made Part of the Bill?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Then another Rider was offered, and read.

And the Question being put, "Whether this Rider shall be made Part of the Bill?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Then the Question was put, "Whether the Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Baron Powys and Mr. Baron Hatsell:

To return the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence to their Lordships Amendments.

Wrought Silks, Muslins, &c. further Duties on, Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for laying further Duties upon wrought Silks, Muslins, and some other Commodities, of the East Indias; and for enlarging the Time for purchasing certain reversionary Annuities therein mentioned."

ORDERED, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow, at Twelve of the Clock.

Adjourn.

Joh'es Comes Bridgewater, Orator Procerum, declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, (videlicet,) nonum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.