House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 2 April 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: 2 April 1709', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 18, 1705-1709, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 695-696. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol18/pp695-696 [accessed 26 April 2024]

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DIE Sabbati, 2 Aprilis.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Epus. London.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Carliol.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Comes Godolphin, Thesaurarius.
Ds. Sommers, Præses.
Dux Newcastle, C. P. S.
Dux Ormonde.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Buckingham & Normanby.
Dux Hamilton.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburghe.
March. Kent, Camerarius.
March. Annandale.
Comes Derby.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Wharton.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Seafield.
Comes Roseberie.
Comes I'lay.
Viscount Townshend.
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Stawell.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Gernsey.
Ds. Hervey.

PRAYERS.

Midd'x Register Bill.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the public registering of all Deeds, Conveyances, and Wills, that shall be made of, or that may affect, any Honours, Manors, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, within the County of Midd'x, after the Day of."

After some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Stamford reported, "That the Committee of the whole House had gone through the said Bill; and agreed to it, with several Amendments; which he was ready to report."

Ordered, That the Report of the said Amendments be made on Monday next, at Twelve a Clock.

E. Clanriccard's Bill.

Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for the Relief of the Earl of Clanriccard (lately called Lord Bophin) of the Kingdom of Ireland, in relation to his Estate; and for the more effectual selling or setting the Estate of the said Earl of Protestants."

Privileges of Ambassadors, &c. Bill.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for preserving the Privileges of Ambassadors, and other Public Ministers, of Foreign Princes and States."

After some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Sunderland reported, "That the Committee of the whole House had gone through the said Bill; and think it fit to pass, with some Amendments."

Which were read Twice, and agreed to.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Sir William Withers and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual an Act made in the Sixth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, for the better preventing of Mischiefs that may happen by Fire;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Mischiefs by Fire, to prevent, Bill.

Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual an Act made in the Sixth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, for the better preventing of Mischiefs that may happen by Fire."

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad & in diem Lunæ, quartum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.