House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 12 January 1709

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 18, 1705-1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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'House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 12 January 1709', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 18, 1705-1709, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 602-603. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol18/pp602-603 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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DIE Mercurii, 12 Januarii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Epus. London.
Epus. Dunel. & D. Crewe.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Lich. & Cov.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Norwic.		 Ds. Cancellarius.
Comes Godolphin, Thesaurarius.
Ds. Sommers, Præses.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Ormonde.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Shrewsbury.
Dux Buckingham & Normanby.
Dux Hamilton.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburghe.
Dux Dover.
March. Lindsey, Magnus Camerarius.
March. Kent, Camerarius.
March. Dorchester.
March. Lothian.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Dorsett & Midd'x.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berkshire.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Essex.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Plimouth.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Grantham.
Comes Wharton.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Mar.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Wemyss.
Comes Leven.
Comes Northesk.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Seafield.
Comes Roseberie.
Comes Play.
Viscount Townshend.		 Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Barnard.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Gernsey.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Pelham.

PRAYERS.

Lord Osborne takes the Oaths.

This Day Peregrine Lord Osborne took the Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Sherburn versus Hitch: and Clarke versus Scroggs, in Error.

The Lord Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, in the usual Manner, brought up Two Writs of Error; (videlicet,)

Sir Nicholas Sherburne Plaintiff, Robert Hitch Esquire Defendant.

William Clarke Esquire Plaintiff, Anne Scroggs Widow Defendant.

Granger's Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable George Blundell Esquire, and other Trustees of John Granger, Gentleman, deceased, to dispose of certain Lands, for the Payment of the Debts of the said John Granger, and for making Provision for the Widow and Younger Children of Nicholas Granger, his late Father, deceased."

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,)

Ds. Sommers, Præses.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Shrewsbury.
Dux Buckingham & Normanby.
Dux Hamilton.
Dux Montrose.
March. Kent, Camerarius.
March. Dorchester.
March. Lothian.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Dorsett & Midd'x.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Plimouth.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Wharton.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Mar.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Seafield.
Comes Play.
Viscount Townshend.		 Epus. London.
Epus. Dunel. & D. Crew.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Lich. & Cov.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Norwic.		 Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Howard Eff.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Hervey.
Ds. Pelham.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Thursday the Seven and Twentieth Day of this Instant January, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Intended Invasion of Scotland:

The Order of the Day being read, for the House to take into Consideration the State of the Nation, in relation to the late intended Invasion on Scotland;

And Debate thereupon:

The following Address was made; (videlicet,)

Address for Papers about it:

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, humbly to desire Her Majesty, "To give Order to be laid before this House, a State, or Account, what Time Her Majesty had First Notice of the intended Invasion on Scotland? What Orders were thereupon given in relation to Scotland? What Condition the Forces and Garrisons in Scotland were in at that Time? What Addition or Augmentation was made to the said Forces and Garrisons from that Time to the Time of the Invasion? And when, and what, has been done since, in relation to the said Invasion?"

Ordered, That the Lords with White Staves do humbly attend Her Majesty, with the said Address.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, decimum tertium diem instantis Januarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.

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