December 1720
Anno 7o Georgii Regis.
DIE Jovis, Octavo Decembris, 1720.
DIE Jovis, Octavo Decembris, 1720, Annoque
Regni Serenissimi Domini Georgii, Dei Gratia,
Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Regis, Fidei
Defensoris, &c. Septimo, in quem Diem præsens hæc
Sexta Sessio Parliamenti, per separal. Adjournamenta
et Prorogationes, continuatum fuerat, in Superiori Domo Parliamenti Magnæ Britanniæ apud Weslmonaster. convenere Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales, quorum Nomina subscribuntur, præsentes fuerunt:
REX.
Georgius Princeps Walliæ.
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Menevens.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Cleveland & South'ton.
Dux Richmond.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Devon.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Kent,
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Chandos.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Annandale.
Comes Pembroke & Montgomery.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Warwick & Holland.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Plimouth.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Stair.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Harborough.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Lumley.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, to robe.
The House was resumed.
King present:
His Majesty, being seated on His Royal Throne,
adorned with His Crown and Regal Ornaments, and
attended with His Officers of State; the Prince of
Wales (in his Robes) sitting in his Place on His Majesty's
Right Hand; and the Lords being also in their Robes; the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod received His Majesty's Commands, to signify to the Commons, "That
it is His Majesty's Pleasure, they attend Him immediately, in this House."
Who being come, with their Speaker;
The Lord Chancellor, on his Knee, received Directions from His Majesty; who, at the same Time,
delivered a Paper into his Lordship's Hand: And, being
returned to his former Place, at His Majesty's Right
Hand, His Majesty spake as follows:
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"I have given Order to my Lord Chancellor, to
declare to you, in My Name and Words, the Causes
of My meeting you now in Parliament."
Then the Lord Chancellor said,
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"I have now received His Majesty's Commands from
the Throne, to declare to you, in His Majesty's Name
and Words, the Causes of meeting you now in Parliament, as follows:
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
His Majesty's Speech.
Since we last parted, the Face of our Affairs Abroad
is become more favourable. The Peace in the South
only wants the Form of a Congress; and that of the
North is brought much nearer to a Conclusion. I
shall, at a proper Time, order the several Treaties;
I have made, to be laid before you; by which you
will perceive the Success of our Endeavours to establish a Peace throughout Europe, and to secure and
support the Protestant Religion. At the same Time,
I can never sufficiently express My Concern for the
unhappy Turn of Affairs, which has so much affected
the Public Credit at Home.
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
I do most earnestly recommend it to you, that you
consider of the most effectual and speedy Methods to
restore the National Credit, and fix it upon a lasting
Foundation. You will, I doubt not, be assisted in so
commendable and necessary a Work, by every Man
that loves his Country; and especially by the several
great Societies of this Kingdom. I hope you will on
this Occasion remember, that all your Prudence, your
Temper, and Resolution, are necessary, to find out
and apply the proper Remedies to our Misfortunes;
which will, if you succeed, serve to increase that
Reputation you have so justly acquired; particularly
if you shall be able, notwithstanding these Difficulties,
to discharge a Part of the Public Debt.
I have ordered the several Estimates to be laid
before you of the Expence of the ensuing Year; and
must desire you to dispatch the Supplies necessary
for them.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"I am glad to observe to you, that our Trade does
appear to have been more extended this Year than
in the preceding one: We have the most flourishing
Navy of any Nation whatsoever to protect it; and I
hope you will turn your Thoughts to the best Methods for the Security and Enlarging of our Commerce: You may depend on My hearty Concurrence
to all such Provisions as shall appear to you necessary
for the Good of My People."
Which being ended; His Majesty was pleased to retire.
And the Commons withdrew.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, to unrobe.
The House was resumed.
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That
there were Two Lords without, ready to be introduced."
D of Dorset introduced:
Then, Lionel Cranfield Earl of Dorset and Middlesex,
being, by Letters Patent, dat. 17o Die Junii, Anno
Sexto Gcorgii Regis, created Duke of Dorset, was this
Day, in his Robes, introduced, between the Lord
Steward and Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household (also in their Robes); the Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod, Garter King of Arms, and the Lord
Willoughby of Eresby (who officiated in this Ceremony
in the Absence of the Lord Great Chamberlain), preceding.
His Grace presented his Patent to the Lord Chancellor, on his Knee, at the Woolsack; who delivered it
to the Clerk; and the same was read, at the Table.
His Grace's Writ of Summons was also read, as follows; (videlicet,)
His Writ of Summons.
Georgius, Dei Gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franc.
& Hib'niæ Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Charissimo
Consanguineo & Consiliario Nostro Lionel. Cranfield
Duci de Dorset, Salutem. Cum nuper, de Avisamento & Assensu Concilii Nostri, pro quibusdam arduis & urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum & Defensionem Regni Nostri Magn. Britanniæ & Ecclesiæ
concernentibus, præsens Parliamentum Nostrum, apud
Civitatem Nostram Westm. Decimo Septimo Die
Martii, Anno Regni Nostri Primo, inchoari & teneri
ordinaverimus; & ibidem, cum Prælatis, Magnatibus,
& Proceribus dicti Regni Nostri, Colloquium habere
& Tractatum; quod quidem Parliamentum Nostrum
ibidem tunc tentum suit; & abinde, per separal. Adjournamenta & Prorogationes, usque ad & in Vicesimum Octavum Diem Julii jam prox. sequen. prorogatum est; vobis, sub Fide & Ligeantia quibus Nobis
tenemini, firmiter injungendo mandamus, quod, consideratis dictorum Negotiorum Arduitate & Periculis
imminentibus, cessante Excusatione quacunque, ad
dictum Parliamentum Nostrum personaliter intersitis,
Nobiscum, ac cum Prælatis, Magnatibus, & Proceribus dicti Regni Nostri, super dictis Negotiis tractatur. vestrumque Consilium impensur.; & hoc sicut
Nos & Honorem Nostrum, ac Salvationem & Defensionem Regni & Ecclesiæ præd. Expeditionemque
dictorum Negotiorum diligitis, nullatenus omittatis.
"Testibus Gulielmo Archiepiscopo Cantuar. & cæteris
Custodibus & Justiciar. Regni, apud Westm.
Decimo Septimo Die Junii, Anno Regni
Nostri Sexto.
"Wrighte."
Then his Grace came to the Table; and took the
Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and
also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the
upper End of the Earls Bench.
D. of Bridgewater introduced:
Scroop Earl of Bridgewater, being, by Letters Patent,
dat. 18o Die Junii, Anno Sexto Georgii Regis, created
Duke of Bridgewater, was also, in his Robes, introduced,
between the Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household and the Duke of Bolton (also in their Robes); the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Garter King of
Arms, and the Lord Willoughby of Eresby (who officiated
in this Ceremony in the Absence of the Lord Great
Chamberlain), preceding.
His Grace presented his Patent to the Lord Chancellor, on his Knee, at the Woolsack; who delivered
it to the Clerk; and the same was read, at the Table.
His Grace's Writ of Summons was also read, as follows:
His Writ of Summons.
Georgius, Dei Gratia, Magn. Britanniæ, Franc.
& Hib'niæ Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Charissimo
Consanguineo Nostro Scroop Duci de Bridgewater,
Salutem. Cum nuper, de Avisamento & Assensu
Concilii Nostri, pro quibusdam arduis & urgentibus
Negotiis, Nos, Statum & Defensionem Regni Nostri
Magn. Britann. & Ecclesiæ concernentibus, præsens
Parliamentum Nostrum apud Civitatem Nostram
Westm. Decimo Septimo Die Martii, Anno Regni
Nostri Primo, inchoari & teneri ordinaverimus; &
ibidem, cum Prælatis, Magnatibus, & Proceribus
dicti Regni Nostri, Colloquium habere & Tractatum;
quod quidem Parliamentum Nostrum ibidem tunc
tentum fuit; & abinde, per separal. Adjournamenta
& Prorogationes, usque ad et in Vicesimum Octavum
Diem Julii jam prox. sequen. prorogatum est, apud
Civitatem Nost am præd. ibidem tunc tenendum &
prosequendum; vobis, sub Fide & Ligeantia quibus
Nobis tenemini, firmiter injungendo mandamus, quod,
consideratis dictorum Negotiorum Arduitate & Periculis imminentibus, cessante Excusatione quacunque,
ad dictum Parliamentum Nostrum personaliter intersitis, Nobiscum, ac cum Prælatis, Maghatibus, & Proceribus dicti Regni Nostri, super dictis Negotiis tractatur. vestrumque Consilium impensur.; & hoc sicut
Nos & Honorem Nostrum; ac Salvationem & Defensionem Regni & Ecclesiæ præd: Expeditionemque
dictorum Negotiorum diligitis, nullatenus omittatis.
"Testibus Gulielmo Archiepiscopo Cantuar &
cæteris Custodibus & Justiciar. Regni, apud
Westm. Decimo Octavo Die Junii, Anno
Regni Nostri Sexto:
Wrighte."
Then his Grace came to the Table; and took the
Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and
also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the
upper End of the Earls Bench.
Poor not to be defrauded, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa; intituled, "An Act
for preventing of the Poor's being defrauded."
Committee of Privileges.
Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Customs and Orders of the House, and the Privileges
of Parliament, and of the Peers of Great Britain
and Lords of Parliament.
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Ld. Chancellor.
L. President.
L. Privy Seal.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
Duke of Somerset.
D. Cleveland.
D. Richmond.
D. St. Albans.
D. Bolton.
D. Devon.
D. Marlborough.
D. Bucks.
D. Montagu.
D. Montrose.
D. Roxburgh.
D. Kent.
D. Wharton.
D. Manchester.
D. Chandos.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
Marq. Annandale.
Earl of Pembroke.
E. Lincoln.
E. Leicester.
E. Warwick.
E. Westmorland.
E. Sunderland.
E. Scarsdale.
E. Clarendon.
E. Litchfield.
E. Radnor.
E. Yarmouth.
E. Nottingham.
E. Rochester.
E. Abingdon.
E. Holderness.
E. Plimouth.
E. Warrington.
E. Rochford.
E. Godolphin.
E. Sutherland.
E. Buchan.
E. Hadinton.
E. Loudoun.
E. Orkney.
E. Stair.
E. Deloraine.
E. Ilay.
E. Ferrers.
E. Strafford.
E. Aylesford.
E. Bristol.
E. Halifax.
E. Sussex.
E. Cowper.
E. Stanhope.
E. Cadogan.
E. Harborough.
V. Say & Seal.
V. Tadcaster.
V. St. John.
V. Cobham.
V. Falmouth. |
L. Abp. Cant.
L. B. London.
L. B. Sarum.
L. B. Norwich.
L. B. St. David's.
L. B. Chester.
L. B. Glocester.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Bangor.
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Carlile.
L. B. Peterborough.
L. B. Bristol. |
L. Willoughby Eres.
L. Fitzwalter.
L. North & Grey.
L. Hunsdon.
L. Compton.
L. Teynham.
L. Maynard.
L. Lucas.
L. Lumley.
L. Carteret.
L. Guilford.
L. Ashburnham.
L. Lempster.
L. Weston.
L. Rosse.
L. Belhaven.
L. Harcourt.
L. Boyle.
L. Hay.
L. Masham.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Carleton.
L. Onslow.
L. Newburgh.
L. Ducie. |
Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet
on Monday next, at Ten of the Clock in the
Forenoon, in the House of Peers; and every
Monday after; and to adjourn from Time to
Time, as they please.
Committee for the Journal.
Lords Sub-committees appointed to consider of the
Orders and Customs of the House, and Privileges
of the Peers of Great Britain and Lords of Parliament; and to peruse and perfect the Journal
of this House.
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Ld. President.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Bolton.
D. Bucks & Nor.
D. Montagu.
D. Montrose.
Duke of Wharton.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Annandale.
E. Lincoln.
E. Warwick.
E. Westmorland.
E. Sunderland.
E. Clarendon.
E. Litchfield.
E. Radnor.
E. Yarmouth.
E. Nottingham.
E. Rochester.
E. Abingdon.
E. Warrington.
E. Godolphin.
E. Loudoun.
E. Ilay.
E. Strafford.
E. Aylesford.
E. Bristol.
E. Halifax.
E. Sussex.
E. Cowper.
E. Stanhope.
E. Harborough.
V. Say & Seal.
V. St. John.
V. Cobham. |
L. Bp. London.
L. B. Sarum.
L. B. Norwich.
L. B. St. David's.
L. B. Chester.
L. B. Glocester.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Bangor.
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Carlile.
L. B. Peterborough.
L. B. Bristol. |
L. Fitzwalter.
L. North & Grey.
L. Hunsdon.
L. Compton.
L. Lucas.
L. Lumley.
L. Carleton.
L. Guilford.
L. Ashburnham.
L. Lempster.
L. Weston.
L. Ross.
L. Belhaven.
L. Harcourt.
L. Boyle.
L. Hay.
L. Masham.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Carleton.
L. Onslow.
L. Newburgh.
L. Ducie. |
Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet,
when, where, and as often as, they please.
King's Speech reported.
The Lord Chancellor reported His Majesty's Speech.
Order for Address.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That an humble Address
be presented to His Majesty, "To return the Thanks
of this House, for His Majesty's most Gracious
Speech from the Throne: To congratulate His Majesty upon the near Prospect of a general Peace
being established throughout Europe; and to acknowledge, with the greatest Gratitude, His Majesty's
Care and Endeavours for the Security and Support
of the Protestant Religion; towards the attaining of
which great Ends, His Majesty may depend upon
the utmost Support and Assistance of this House: To
express to His Majesty how much this House is
concerned at the present unhappy State of public
Credit; and to assure His Majesty of the zealous and
ready Concurrence of this House, in all such Methods as shall be most effectual and speedy to restore it,
and fix it upon a lasting Foundation; and also in all
other Measures that may tend to the securing and
enlarging the Commerce of these Kingdoms."
Then the Lords following were appointed a Committee, to prepare an Address pursuant thereunto;
and report to the House:
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Ld. President.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Bucks & Nor.
D. Wharton.
M. Annandale.
E. Warwick.
E. Yarmouth.
E. Nottingham.
E. Rochester.
E. Abingdon.
E. Warrington.
E. Strafford.
E. Cowper. |
L. B. Glocester. |
L. Guilford.
L. Weston.
L. Harcourt.
L. Bathurst. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
presently, in the Prince's Lodgings near the
House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Ordered, That His Majesty's most Gracious Speech
be referred to the said Committee.
B. of Bristol to preach on the Fast-day.
Ordered, That the Lord Bishop of Bristol be, and
is hereby, desired to preach before this House, in the
Abbey Church, Westminster, on Friday the Sixteenth
Day of this Instant December; being the General Fastday, appointed by His Majesty's Royal Proclamation.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure; and the
Lords withdrew, to draw the Address.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
Address reported.
And the Earl of Warrington reported from the Lords
Committees appointed to prepare an Address, to be
presented to His Majesty, pursuant to the before-mentioned Order, "That they had prepared an Address accordingly, as follows:
"Most Gracious Sovereign,
"We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament
assembled, beg Leave to return Your Majesty the
Thanks of this House, for Your most Gracious Speech
from the Throne; and to congratulate Your Majesty
upon the near Prospect of a general Peace being
established throughout Europe: And we do acknowledge, with the greatest Gratitude, Your Majesty's
Care and Endeavours for the Security and Support
of the Protestant Religion; towards the attaining
which great Ends, Your Majesty may depend upon
our utmost Support and Assistance.
"We cannot sufficiently express to Your Majesty
how much we are concerned at the present unhappy
State of Public Credit: And we do, upon this Occasion, assure Your Majesty of our zcalous and ready
Concurrence in all such Methods as shall be most
effectual and speedy to restore it, and fix it upon a
lasting Foundation; and also in all other Measures
that may tend to the securing and enlarging the Commerce of these Kingdoms."
Which Address, being read by the Clerk entire,
and afterwards in Paragraphs, was, with leaving out
the Word ["but"], and inserting the Word ["sufficiently"], agreed to by the House.
The House to attend His Majesty.
Ordered, That this be the Address to be presented
to His Majesty; and that the same be presented to His
Majesty by the whole House.
Ordered, That the Lords with White Staves do
wait on His Majesty, humbly to know what Time His
Majesty will please to appoint to be attended, by this
House, with the said Address.
King's Speech to be considered.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That, on Tuesday next, this House
will take into Consideration His Majesty's most Gracious
Speech from the Throne; and the Lords to be summoned.
Stoppages in the Streets, Order to prevent.
The House takeing Notice, "That there is
such an Interruption, by Hackney Coaches, Carts,
and Drays, in King's-Street, and the Passages to The
Old Palace Yard in Westminster, that the Lords and
others are frequently hindered from coming to this
House, to the great Inconveniency of the Members of
both Houses:"
It is thereupon Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the High
Steward of the City of Westminster, or his Deputy,
together with the Justices of the Peace for the said
City, shall, by their Care and Directions to the Constables and other Officers within the said Limits, take
special Order, that no empty Hackney Coaches be
suffered to make any Stay, between Whitchall and the
Old Palace Yard in Westminster, from Eleven of the
Clock in the Forenoon until Four of the Clock in
the Afternoon of the same Day, during the Sitting of
this Parliament; and that no Carriages, Drays, or
Carts, be permitted to pass through the said Streets
and Passages, between the Hours aforesaid, during
the Sitting of this Parliament; and herein special
Care is to be taken, by the said Deputy Steward,
Justices of the Peace, Constables, and all other Officers herein concerned, as the contrary will be
answered to this House: And it is further Ordered,
That the High Bailiff of the City of Westminster, and
the Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty
thereof, or some of them residing in Westminster, be
served with the Order of this House, made this Day,
for the Purposes aforesaid.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
nonum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 9o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Wharton.
March. Annandale.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
The King to be attended with Address.
The Lord Steward acquainted the House, "That
the Lords with White Staves (according to Order)
had waited on His Majesty, humbly to know what
Time His Majesty would please to appoint to be attended by this House, with their Address; and that
His Majesty was pleased to appoint this Afternoon,
at Two a Clock, at His Palace of St. James's."
E. Rochford & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Frederick Earl of Rochford and Bessy Countess of Rochford his Wife, and of
James Barry Earl of Barrymore in the Kingdom of
Ireland, on Behalf of himself and Lady Penelope Barry
his Daughter, an Infant, and on the Behalf of John
Earl Rivers, by virtue of a special Authority for that
Purpose; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to render
effectual certain Settlements, and an Agreement in the
Petition mentioned, touching the Estate of the late
Earl Rivers, notwithstanding the Minority of the said
Bessy Countess of Rochford and Lady Penelope Barry:
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Consideration of the
said Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Mr. Justice
Powys; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, to report
to the House the State of the Case, with their Opinion
thereupon, under their Hands, and whether all Parties
that may be concerned in the Consequences of the
Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the Judges,
having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad & in diem Lunæ, duodecimum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auror. Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 12o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Menevens.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. St. John Bletsho.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Lord St. John of Bletso takes his Seat and the Oaths.
This Day Rowland Lord St. John of Bletsho fat
first in Parliament upon the Death of his Brother
William late Lord St. John of Bletsho; and came to the
Table, and took the Oaths, and made and subscribed
the Declaration, and also took and subscribed the Oath
of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.
The King's Answer to Address reported.
The Lord Chancellor reported, "That the House
did, on Friday last, present to His Majesty their humble
Address; and that His Majesty was pleased to return this most Gracious Answer; (videdicet,)
"My Lords,
"I thank you for this dutiful and loyal Address;
and I persuade Myself, that your Zeal for the Good
of your Country, your Temper, Wisdom, and Unanimity, will greatly contribute towards extricating us
out of our present Difficulties."
Ordered, That the Address of this House presented to His Majesty, and His Majesty's most Gracious
Answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published.
Visc. Lanesborough versus Ellwood:
Upon reading the Petition of James Lord Viscount
Lanesborough of the Kingdom of Ireland, and Laurence
Eustace; setting forth, "That the Petitioners the last
Session of Parliament, lodged their Appeal from Two
Decrees of the Court of Chancery, in the same
Kingdom, against David Ellwood; that, since the
lodging the said Appeal, the said Respondent is dead,
and hath left his Wife Eleanor Ellwood sole Executrix
of his last Will, who hath since duly proved the
same, and taken out Letters of Administration accordingly;" and praying Leave to amend the said Appeal, by making the said Eleanor Ellwood Respondent
thereunto, in the room of her said late Husband; and
to order her to put in her Answer forthwith:
To amend Appeal.
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioners be
at Liberty to amend their said Appeal; and that the
said Eleanor Ellwood be, and is hereby, required to
put in her Answer thereunto, in Writing, forthwith,
according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Corporation of Gallway versus Russel.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of the Mayor,
Sheriffs, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty, of the Town
and County of the Town of Gallway; complaining of a
Decree of the Chancery of the Court of Exchequer in
Ireland, of the First of February 1719; and a Report and several Orders, made the Five and Twentieth
of May 1715, the One and Twentieth and Five and
Twentieth of June last, and all Proceedings thereupon,
in a Cause there depending, wherein Henry Russell
Esquire, as One of the Executors of Colonel Russell deceased, was Plaintiff, and the Petitioners and the other
Executor of the said Colonel were Defendants; and
praying, "That the same may be reversed; and the
Plaintiffs Bill dismissed with Costs:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Henry Russell
may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and is
hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in
Writing, on or before Monday the Sixteenth Day of
January next; and that Service of this Order on the
Respondents Attorney in the said Court of Exchequer
be deemed good Service, in order thereunto.
Hamilton versus Boswell:
Whereas, by Order of this House of the Seventeenth
of May last, the Appeal wherein William Hamilton of
Grange is Appellant, and George Boswell and Helen his
Wife are Respondents, was adjourned till the next
Session of Parliament:
Hearing appointed.
The House being this Day moved, on the Behalf of
the said Appellant, "That a Day may be appointed,
for hearing thereof:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the First Cause-day
after the approaching Holydays.
Bradborne versus; Woodcock.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John
Bradborne Gentleman; complaining of Part of a Decretal Order made in the High Coutt of Chancery, the
Two and Twentieth Day of July 1719, in a Cause
wherein the Petitioner was Plaintiff, and William Woodcock Defendant; and praying, "That so much of the
said Decretal Order whereby the Plaintiff's Bill is
ordered to stand dismissed may be reversed, and the
Petitioner relieved:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said William
Woodcock may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and
shall and is hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the Six and
Twentieth Day of this Instant December.
Commissioners forfeited Estates versus Ogilvies & al.
Whereas the several Causes, wherein the Commissioners and Trustees of the forfeited Estates are Appellants, and George and John Ogilvies, Sir James Mackenzie, Sir George Stewart in relation to the Estate of Borlick, Patrick Farquharson, Donald Mackenzie, John Hogge,
Sir George Stewart in relation to the Estate of Gaskinhall,
and Sir George Stewart in relation to the Estate of
Waterstoun, are Respondents, were, by Order of this
House of the Twelfth of May last, adjourned till the next
Session of Parliament; and the First of the said Causes
to be proceeded on the Third Day of the next Session,
and the others to be heard de Die in Diem, in the Order
they then stood:
The House being this Day moved, "That Days may
be appointed for hearing the same:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the First
of the said Causes, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Wednesday next; and the others to be proceeded in on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, successively, in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
decimum tertium diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auror. Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 13o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Menevens.
Epus. Rossen.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Kent.
Dux Portland.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Chandos.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Annandale.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Stair.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Harborough.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Lymington. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. St. John Blets.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Lumley.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Pawlet Bas.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Corporation of Coventry versus Attorney General & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of the Mayor,
Bailiffs, and Commonalty, of the City of Coventry; complaining of a Decree of the High Court of Chancery,
of the Fourth of March One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Eleven, and the Proceedings thereupon, in a Cause
wherein His Majesty's Attorney General, at the Relation and on the Behalf of the Inhabitants of the City
of Coventry, and of the Towns of Northampton, Leicester,
Nottingham, and Warwick, was Plaintiff, and the Petitioners and others were Defendents; and praying,
That Sir Robert Raymond Knight His Majesty's Attorney General, William Bromley, John Craven, Sir
Thomas Gcry, Norton Hanjon, Arthur Gregory, Henry
Greene, Edward Tayler Senior, Thomas Burgh, Robert
Smith, Horace Hopkins, Isaac Fox, George Greenway,
Thomas King, William Nurden, Nathaniel Alsop, Thomas
Wright, Thomas Herbert, John Yardley, James Birch,
Thomas Hurt, Thomas Bott, Joseph Ash, William Lagoe,
and Michael Lawrence, the now surviving Trustees
named in the said Decree, may answer the Premises;
and that the same may be reversed:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That His Majesty's Attorney General, and the other surviving Trustees named
in the said Decree, may have Copies of the said Appeal; and do put in their Answer or respective Answers
thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday the Seven
and Twentieth Day of this Instant December.
Committee to prevent Disorders in the House.
Notice being taken of the great Disorders that have
been in this House:
The Lords following were appointed a Committee,
to consider of the said Disorders, especially when
His Majesty has been on the Throne; and what
may be the best Means to prevent such Disorders
for the future; and to report to the House:
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Ld. President.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Somerset.
D. Bolton.
D. Bucks & Nor.
D. Montrose.
D. Wharton.
D. Manchester.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Annandale.
E. Lincoln.
E. Warwick.
E. Westmorland.
E. Sunderland.
E. Clarendon.
E. Burlington.
E. Radnor.
E. Yarmouth.
E. Nottingham.
E. Rochester.
E. Abingdon.
E. Coventry.
E. Godolphin.
E. Buchan.
E. Loudoun.
E. Orkney.
E. Ilay.
E. Strafford.
E. Uxbridge.
E. Aylesford.
E. Halifax.
E. Sussex.
E. Cowper.
V. Say & Seal.
V. Cobham. |
L. Bp. Norwich.
L. B. St. Davids.
L. B. Chester.
L. B. Glocester.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Peterborough.
L. B. Bristol. |
L. Willoughby Er.
L. North & Grey.
L. Hunsdon.
L. Compton.
L. Maynard.
L. Lucas.
L. Lumley.
L. (fn. 1) Carteret.
L. Guilford.
L. Rosse.
L. Belhaven.
L. Harcourt.
L. Boyle.
L. Montjoy.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Bingley.
L. Carleton.
L. Onslow.
L. Pawlet Bas.
L. Ducie. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
His Majesty's Speech considered.
The Order being read, for taking into Consideration His Majesty's most Gracious Speech from the
Throne:
After Debate;
State of the Nation to be considered.
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That, on this Day Sevennight, this House will take into Consideration the State
of the Nation; and the Lords to be summoned, with
Notice of the Occasion.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
decimum quartum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 14o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Menevens.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. St. John Blets.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Pawlet Bas. |
PRAYERS.
Commissioners forfeited Estates versus Ogilvies, Respondent's Agent Petition, to put off Hearing:
A Petition of Alexander Hamilton Gentleman, Agent
for George and John Ogilvics, Respondents to the Petition
and Appeal of the Honourable the Commissioners and
Trustees of the forseited Estates, was presented to the
House, and read; setting forth, "That the Deeds and
Writings in this Cause were, at the End of the last
Session of Parliament, delivered up by the Petitioner,
to the Respondents Agent, who brought the same
from Scotland, and are not yet returned to the Petitioner, without which it is impossible to proceed to a
Hearing;" and praying, "In regard the Petitioner expects the same to be transmitted to him in a short
Time, that the Hearing the said Cause, which is appointed for this Day, may be enlarged till after the
Holydays, or such other Time as may be thought
proper."
The House being informed, "The Appellants Counsel
were attending:"
They were called in, and heard.
And the Order and Judgement following was made:
Interlocutor reversed, with a Declaration.
Whereas this Day was appointed, for hearing
Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal of the Commissioners and Trustees of the forseited Estates, brought
into this House the Eighteenth of December last, complaining of an Interlocutory Sentence, or Decree, of
the Lords of Session in Scotland, pronounced the
One and Thirtieth of October One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Nineteen, on the Behalf of George
Ogilvie of Lunnan, and Mr. John Ogilvie of Balbagno
Advocate; praying the Reversal of the said Decree;
as also upon the Answer of the said George and John
Ogilvies, put in thereunto: Counsel appeared for the
Appellants, and were heard (none attending for the
Respondents): And being withdrawn: After due Consideration had of what was offered in this Case, it
is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Interlocutory Sentence, or Decree, complained of in the
said Appeal, be and is hereby, reversed: And it is Declared, That the Respondents are entitled to hold the
Lands, in their Exceptions mentioned, of the Crown,
in the same Manner as they were holden before the At
tainder of the late Earl of Panmuire; and that the Respondents ought to pay the same Feu-duties to the Appellants, for the Use of the Public, that they were
obliged and used to pay to the late Earl of Panmuire,
before his Attainder."
L. Dunsany & al. versus Plunket.
Whereas there is an Appeal depending in this House,
wherein Randal Lord Dunsany in the Kingdom of Ireland, Sir Henry O Neile Baronet, Edward Evers and
Elianor his Wife, are Appellants, and Catherine Plunket
is Respondent:
And the House being this Day moved, on the Behalf of the said Appellants, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing thereof:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the Second Causeday after the approaching Holydays.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
decimum quintum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auror. Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 15o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. St. John Blets.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Accounts of prohibited East India Goods, and Naval Stores, delivered.
The House being informed, "That some of the Commissioners of the Customs attended:"
They were called in; and delivered, at the Bar, pursuant to Two Acts of Parliament, several Papers.
And withdrew.
The Titles thereof were read, as follow:
"The Report of the Commissioners of the Customs,
to the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal; with the Accounts of prohibited East India Goods, and Naval Stores from
Russia, from Michaelmas 1719, to Michaclmas
1720.
"1. An Account of the prohibited East India Goods
remaining in the Warehouses at St. Helens, at Michaelmas 1719; what brought in since that Time;
what exported; as also what remained at Michaelmas
1720."
"2. An Account of the prohibited East India Goods
remaining in the Warehouses at Leadenhall, at Michaelmas 1719; what brought in since that Time;
what exported; as also what remained at Michaelmas
1720."
"3. An Account of the prohibited East India Goods
remaining in the King's Warehouse, London, at Michaelmas 1719; what brought in since that Time;
what exported; as also what remained at Michaelmas
1720."
"4. An Account of the prohibited East India Goods
remaining in the respective Warehouses in the Out
Ports, at Michaelmas 1719; with what has been
brought in since that Time; what exported; and what
remained at Michaelmas 1720."
"5. An Account of Naval Stores imported from
Russia, into the Port of London, from Michaelmas
1719, to Michaelmas 1720."
"6. An Account of Naval Stores imported from
Russia, into the Ports commonly called the Out Ports,
from Michaelmas 1719, to Michaelmas 1720."
Coles to enter into Recognizance for the Corporation of Gallway.
The House being moved, "That Benjamin Coles of
St. Andrews Holborne Gentleman may be permitted to
enter into Recognizance for the Mayor, Sheriffs, Free
Burgesses, and Commonalty, of the Town and County of the Town of Gallway, on Account of their Appeal depending in this House, to which Henry Russell
Esquire is Respondent; the Appellants residing in
Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Benjamin Coles may
enter into Recognizance for the said Appellants, as
desired.
Maxwell versus Sharp.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Janet
Maxwel Lady Cowhill and Charles Maxwel her Husband; complaining of several Interlocutors of the Lords
of Session in Scotland, of the Fourteenth of February
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nineteen, the One
and Twentieth and Six and Twentieth of July last,
made on the Behalf of George Sharp now of Hoddam
Advocate; and praying, "That the same may be reversed:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said George Sharp
may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and is
hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in
Writing, on or before Thursday the Twelfth Day of
January next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
decimum sextum diem instantis Decembris, hora decima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 16o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Menevens.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Cowper. |
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Then, in order to the Lords proceeding to the Abbey Church, Westm'r, for the Observation of this
Day; being by His Majesty appointed to be observed
as a Day of Fasting and Humiliation;
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, decimum nonum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroiæ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 19o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Rossen.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Stair.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Pawlet Bas.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Commissioners forfeitted Estates versus Sir James Mackenzie, and versus Sir George Stewart; Respondents Petition, to put off Hearings:
A Petition of Alexander Hamilton Gentleman, Agent
for Sir James Mackenzie and Sir George Stewart, in relation to the Estate of Borlick, Respondents to Two of
the Petitions and Appeals of the Honourable the Commissioners and Trustees of the forfeited Estates, was
presented to the House, and read; praying, "In regard
the Petitioner has not received the Remittances from
Scotland, he expected; and being unable to raise Money, at this Juncture, for defraying the Expences in
these Causes; that the Times for hearing the same
may be enlarged."
The House being informed, "That, in One of the
said Causes, the Appellants Counsel were attending:"
They were called in, and heard.
And the Order and Judgement following was made:
Interlocutory Sentence reversed.
Whereas this Day was appointed, for hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal of the Commissioners
and Trustees of the forseited Estates, brought into
this House the One and Twentieth of December last,
complaining of an Interlocutory Sentence, or Decree,
of the Lords of Session in Scotland, pronounced the
Twentieth of August 1719, on the Behalf of Sir James
Mackenzie of Royston, praying the Reversal of the said
Decree; as also upon the Answer of the said Sir
James Mackenzie put in thereunto: Counsel appeared for the Appellants, and were heard (none attending for the Respondent). And being withdrawn:
After due Consideration had of what was offered in
this Case, it is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That
the Interlocutory Sentence, or Decree, complained of
in the said Appeal, be, and is hereby, reversed."
Meade versus Humphieys and Sheriff of Bucks, &c.:
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Meade of Aylesbury in the County of Bucks Gentleman; setting forth,
That the Petitioner, about Two Years since, was Under Sheriff to John Throckmorton Esquire, then Sheriff of the said County: That Joan Church Widow
brought an Action of Debt, in the Court of Common
Pleas, against the said Sheriff, for the Escape of one
Merridale, in which Action the Plaintiff obtained a
Verdict for the said Debt; whereupon the said Sheriff brought his Writ of Error, returnable in the
Court of King's Bench; and, on Judgement affirmed
there, brought his Writ of Error, returnable in this
present Parliament; and the same being allowed, the
Plaintiff's Attorney Richard Humphreys was duly
served with a Certificate of the Allowance thereof;
notwithstanding which, the Sheriff of the said County,
by Virtue of a Fieri facias, sued out on the Petitioner's Recognizance, as One of the Bail on the said
Writ of Error, returnable in the Court of King's
Bench, hath taken the Petitioner's Goods in Execution;
which Proceedings of the said Humphreys, the said
Sheriff, and his Officers, the Petitioner is advised, are
not only a great Wrong to him, but also the highest
Contempt of the Jurisdiction of this House; and
praying Relief in the Premises:"
Referred to Committee of Privileges.
It is thereupon Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Consideration of the said Petition be, and and is hereby, referred to the Committee of Privileges; to meet on this
Day Three Weeks.
Duff versus Gordon.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William
Duff of Dipple Esquire; complaining of an Interlocutory Sentence, or Decree, of the Lords of Session in
Scotland, of the Second of December 1719, and the
Affirmance thereof the First of January following, made
on the Behalf of George Gordon of Glastirum; and praying, "That the same may be reversed:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said George Gordon may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall
and is hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto,
in Writing, on or before Monday the Sixteenth Day of
January next.
Report from Committee to prevent Disorders in the House, when His Majesty is present.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the great Disorders
that have been in this House, especially when His Majesty is present; and of proper Methods to prevent
the same for the future: "That the Committee have
considered the Matter to them reserred; and, having perused divers Rules and Orders formerly made
by this House, to prevent Irregularities therein, think
proper to offer to your Lordships the several following Particulars; which, for the greatest Part, have
been extracted out of several Orders now on the
Books; and, if duly observed, will, as they conceive,
effectually prevent the Disorders complained of.
"That, when His Majesty shall come publicly to
this House, all the Lords shall be in their Robes, and
sit in their due Places.
"That, at all such solemn Times, before His Majesty
comes, all the Doors of this House and those leading thereunto shall be kept shut; and no Person
whatsoever (except the Lords and Assistants of this
House, the Eldest Sons of Peers who have a Right
to sit and vote in this House, and the Officers and
Attendants thereto belonging) shall be suffered to
come within the Doors thereof, other than the Master of the Ceremonies, and such as he shall certify the
Lord Great Chamberlain to be Foreign Ministers, or
other Foreigners of Distinction; nor shall any Ladies,
or Men, be permitted to come into the House, at any
of the Doors, unless some Lord doth move the House
for such by Name; and that no Person whatsoever
do presume to stand upon the Throne, or Steps
thereof, but such as carry His Majesty's Train, who
shall stand behind the Chair of State, and those
that bear the Regalia upon the Second Step of the
Throne.
That, on such Days as His Majesty shall come publicly to this House, the Painted Chamber and Lobby
leading from it to the House shall, by the Care of
the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, the Yeoman
Usher, and Doorkeepers, be kept clear from Footmen and all other Persons (except such Gentlemen
and Servants as attend the Lords with their Robes);
and that no Person be covered when any Lord is
there; and also that the Knight Marshal's Men appointed to attend this House do take Care to keep the
Stairs and Avenues leading thereunto free from Disturbance by Footmen or any other Persons; and further,
that the Lord Great Chamberlain, or his Deputy, be
desired to take Care and give Charge to the said
Gentleman Usher, Yeoman Usher, and Doorkeepers,
as also to the said Knight Marshal's Men, respectively,
to see this Order (if approved of by this House)
duly observed; and that it be printed and published,
and affixed on the Doors belonging to this House
and Westminster Hall, to the End all Persons may the
better take Notice of the same."
Which Report, being read by the Clerk entire, and
afterwards Paragraph by Paragraph, was, with an
Amendment, in leaving out the Word ["Members"], and
inserting the Word ["Lords"], agreed to by the House.
And thereupon the following Order was made:
"Upon Report from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the great Disorders that have
been in this House, especially when His Majesty is
present; and of proper Methods to prevent the same
for the future: It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That,
when His Majesty shall come publicly to this House,
all the Lords shall be in their Robes, and sit in their
due Places; that, at all such solemn Times, before His
Majesty comes, all the Doors of this House and those
leading thereunto shall be kept shut; and no Person
whatsoever (except the Lords and Assistants of this
House, the Eldest Sons of Peers who have a Right
to sit and vote in this House, and the Officers and
Attendants thereto belonging) shall be fuffered to
come within the Doors thereof, other than the Master of the Ceremonies, and such as he shall certify
the Lord Great Chamberlain to be Foreign Ministers,
or other Foreigners of Distinction; nor shall any La
dies or Men be permitted to come into the House at
any of the Doors, unless some Lord doth move the
House for such, by Name; and that no Person whatsoever do presume to stand upon the Throne or Steps
thereof, but such as carry His Majesty's Train, who
shall stand behind the Chair of State, and those that
bear the Regalia upon the Second Step of the
Throne: That, on such Days as His Majesty shall
come publicly to this House, the Painted Chamber
and Lobby leading from it to the House shall, by
the Care of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod,
the Yeoman Usher, and Doorkeepers, be kept clear
from Footmen and all other Persons (except such
Gentlemen and Servants as attend the Lords with
their Robes); and that no Person be covered, when
any Lord is there: And also, that the Knight Marshal's Men appointed to attend this House do take
Care to keep the Stairs and Avenues leading thereunto free from Disturbance by Footmen or any
other Persons; and further, that the Lord Great
Chamberlain, or his Deputy, be desired to take Care
and give Charge to the said Gentleman Usher, Yeoman Usher, and Doorkeepers, as also to the said
Knight Marshal's Men, respectively, to see this Order
duly observed; and that it be printed and published,
and affixed on the Doors belonging to this House
and Westminster Hall, to the End all Persons may the
better take Notice of the same."
And it being moved, "That the same be made a
Standing Order of this House:"
It is Ordered, That, on Thursday next, this House
will take the said Motion into Consideration; and the
Lords to be summoned.
Stoppages in the Passages to the House, to be prevented.
The Lords following were appointed a Committee,
to consider of the Stoppages and Inconveniencies
in the Passages and Avenues to this House; and
of proper Methods to prevent the same for the
future; and to report to the House; (videlicet,)
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Ld. President.
L. Privy Seal.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Somerset.
D. Bolton.
D. Bucks & Nor.
D. Wharton.
D. Manchester.
D. Dorset.
E. Westmorland.
E. Sunderland.
E. Clarendon.
E. Yarmouth.
E. Nottingham.
E. Abingdon.
E. Coventry.
E. Godolphin.
E. Stair.
E. Ilay.
E. Strafford.
E. Uxbridge.
E. Aylesford.
E. Bristol.
E. Halisax.
E. Cowper.
E. Stanhope.
V. St. John.
V. Cobham.
V. Falmouth. |
L. B. St. David's.
L. B. Rochester.
L. B. Glocester.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Carlile.
L. B. Bristol. |
L. Willoughby Er.
L. North & Grey.
L. Hunsdon.
L. Compton.
L. Guilford.
L. Rosse.
L. Belhaven.
L. Boyle.
L. Hay.
L. Montjoy.
L. Masham.
L. Foley.
L. Bingley.
L. Carleton.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney.
L. Pawlet Bas.
L. Ducie. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
Philips versus Sir John Walter.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Philips Clerk; complaining of a Decree of the High Court
of Chancery, of the Tenth and Eleventh Days of May
last, in a Cause wherein the Petitioner was Plaintiff,
and Sir John Walter Baronet and Dame Elizabeth his
Wife, Robert Walter Esquire, and Nathaniel Sturges;
were Defendants; and praying Relief in the Premises:
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Sir John
Walter and the other Defendants may have a Copy of
the said Appeal; and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before
Monday the Second Day of January next.
L. Lovat versus Creditors of Mackenzie:
Whereas there is an Appeal depending in this House,
wherein Simon Lord Lovat is Appellant, and the Creditors of Alexander Mackenzie, Hugh Frazer, and Patrick
Robertson, their Factors, are Respondents:
And the House being this Day moved, on the Behalf of the said Appellant, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing thereof:"
Hearing appointed.
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the Third vacant
Day for Causes after the approaching Holydays.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
vicesimum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
Die Veneris, 19o Januarii, 1721,
hitherto examined by us,
Clarendon.
Warrington.
Hu. Bristol.
De Lawarr.
Ducie.
DIE Martis, 20o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
Georgius Princeps Walliæ
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Epus. London.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Devon.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Kent.
Dux Portland.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Annandale.
Comes Pembroke.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Litchsield.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Starr.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Strofford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Harborough.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. St. John Blets.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Lumley.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Folcy.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Pawlet Bas.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Report to prevent Stoppages in the Passages to the House.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Stoppages and Inconveniencies in the Passages and Avenues to this
House; and of proper Methods to prevent the same for
the future: "That the Committee have considered the
Matter to them referred; and think proper to offer
it to your Lordships, as One necessary Method to
prevent the Stoppages and Inconveniencies complained
of, that no Coaches be suffered to stay in The Old
Palace Yard, Westminster, from Eleven a Clock in the
Forenoon to Four a Clock in the Afternoon,
during the Sitting of Parliament; except those that
belong to the Lords and Assistants of this House,
and the Eldest Sons of such Peers who have a Right
to sit and vote in this House."
Which said Report being Twice read by the Clerk;
And a Debate arising thereupon:
It is Ordered, That the said Debate be adjourned
to Thursday next.
State of the Nation.
The Order of the Day being read, for taking into
Consideration the State of the Nation:
And, after Debate:
It is Ordered, That, on Thursday next, this House
shall be put into a Committee of the whole House, to take
into Consideration the Causes of the unhappy Turn of
Assairs, that has so much affected the Public Credit.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
vicesimum primum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 21o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Wharton.
March. Annandale.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Harborough.
Comes Castleton.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. St. John Blets.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Harcourt.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Pawlet Bas.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Phillips versus Sir John Walter & al.
This Day the Answer of Sir John Walter Baronet
and Dame Elizabeth his Wife, Robert Walter Esquire,
and Nathaniel Sturges Clerk, Respondents to the Petition and Appeal of John Philips Clerk, was brought
in.
Lomax versus Ryder & Ux.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Joshua
Lomax Esquire; complaining of an Order of the High
Court of Chancery, of the Twentieth of June 1718,
in a Cause wherein the Petitioner was Plaintiss, and
Richard Ryder the Younger and his Wife were Defendants; and praying, "That the same may be set aside,
and a new Trial directed:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Richard
Ryder and his Wife may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and are hereby required to put in their
Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Wednesday
the Fourth Day of January next.
Philips versus Sir John Walter & al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein John Philips
Clerk is Appellant, and Sir John Walter Baronet
and Dame Elizabeth his Wife, Robert Walter Esquire,
and Nathaniel Sturges, are Respondents:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the Fourth vacant
Day for Causes after the approaching Holydays.
Accounts relating to the South Sea Company, to be lard before the House.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Managers and Directors
appointed by the Commissioners of the Treasury, to
take Subscriptions for enlarging the Capital Stock of
the South Sea Company, do lay before this House an
Account of all such Matters and Things as they have
done and performed, or ordered to be done and performed, in relation to the Act in that Behalf.
Also, an Account of all such Orders which they
have received from the Commissioners of the Treasury,
in relation to the said Act.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Sub-Governor, Deputy
Governor, and Directors, of the South Sea Company, do
lay before this House, an Abstract of what Public
Debts and Incumbrances have been subscribed, or discharged, by the South Sea Company, pursuant to any
Act or Acts of Parliament in that Behalf, since the Five
and Twentieth of December 1719; and in what Manner
such Subscriptions were made.
Also, an Accompt of what Monies and Exchequer
Bills have been received, by or for the Use of the South
Sea Company, since the Five and Twentieth of December 1719; and the respective Uses and Purposes to
which the same have been applied.
Also, an Accompt of what Sum or Sums of Money
have been taken up, or borrowed, on Account of the
South Sea Company, or which they stand engaged for,
upon Bills, Bonds, or other Contracts, under their
Common Seal, or otherwise, since the Five and Twentieth of December 1719.
Also, a particular Accompt of what Sum or Sums
have been lent by the said Directors, upon the Stock of
the said Company; to whom, at what Times, and upon
what Securities, the same was lent; and how much of
the same has been re-paid, by whom, and at what
Times.
Also, a particular Accompt of the Sum or Sums lent
out by the said Directors, upon Subscriptions taken in
by the said Company; to whom, at what Times, and
upon what Security, the same was lent; and how much
of the said Sums have been re-paid, by whom, and at
what Times.
Also, an Account of the Authorities and Powers they
had, from the General Court of the said Company, to
lend out any Money on the said Stock or Subscriptions.
Also, an Account of all their Proceedings whatsoever,
relating to an Act passed the last Session of Parliament,
intituled, "An Act for enabling the South Sea Company to increase their present Capital Stock and Fund,
by redeeming such Public Debts and Incumbrances as
are therein mentioned; and for raising Money, to be
applied for lessening several of the Public Debts and
Incumbrances; and for calling in the present Exchequer Bills remaining uncanceled; and for making
forth new Bills in Lieu thereof, to be circulated and
exchanged, upon Demand, at or near the Exchequer."
Also, an Alphabetical List of all the Names of the
Subscribers, to the Four Money Subscriptions and an Accompt of the Sums severally by them subscribed; what
Money has been paid thereupon, and what remains
unpaid, and by whom.
Also, an Accompt of all Quantities of Stock, which
have been bought by the Directors for the Use of the
Company; the particular Days on which each such
Quantity of Stock was bought, of whom, and at what
Price; and what Brokers bought, sold, or transacted,
the same.
And also, an Accompt of what Stock has been made
out pursuant to their Agreements with any of the Subscribers, and at what Time.
E. of Castleton introduced:
This Day James Lord Viscount Castleton, being, by
Letters Patents, dat. 18o Die Junii, Anno Sexto Georgii
Regis, created Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in the County
of York, was, in his Robes, introduced, between the Earl
of Westmorland and the Earl of Holdernesse (also in their
Robes); the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Garter King of Arms, and the Lord Willoughby of Eresby (who
officiated in this Ceremony in the Absence of the Lord
Great Chamberlain), preceding.
His Lordship presented his Patent to the Lord Chancellor, on his Knee, at the Woolsack; who delivered it
to the Clerk; and the same was read, at the Table.
His Lordship's Writ of Summons was also read, as
follows:
His Writ of Summons.
Georgius, Dei Gratia, Magn. Britannia, Franc.
et Hib'niæ Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Charissimo
Consangumeo Nostro Jacobo Comiti Castleron, de
Sandbeck, Salatem. Cum nuper, de Aviramento et
Assensu Concuii Nostri, pro quibusdam arduis et
urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum et Desensionem
Regni Nostri Magn. Britanniæ et Ecclesiæ concernentibus, præsens Parliamentum Nostrum apud Civitatem Nostram Westm. Decimo Septimo Die Martii,
Anno Regni Nostri Primo, inchoari et teneri ordinaverimus, et ibidem, cum Prælatis, Magnatibus, et
Proceribus dicti Regni Nostii, Colloquium habere et
Tractatum; quod quidem Parhamentum Nostrum ibidem tune tentum fuit; et abinde, per separal. Adjournamenta et Prorogationes, usque ad et in Vicesimum
Octavum Diem Julu jam prox. sequen. prorogatum est,
apud Civitatem Nostram præd, ibidem tunc tenend.
et prosequend.; vobis, sub Fide et Ligeantia quibus
Nobis tenemini, firmiter injungendo mandamus, quod,
consideratis dictorum Negotiorum Arduitate et Periculis
imminentibus, cessante Excusatione quacunque, ad
dictum Parliamentum Nostrum personaliter intersitis,
Nobiscum, ac cum Prælatis, Magnatibus, et Proceribus dicti Regni Nostri, super dictis Negotris tractatur.
vestrumque Consilium impensur.; et hoc sicut Nos et
Honorem Nostrum, ac Salvationem et Desensionem
Regni et Ecclesiæ præd. Expeditionemque dictorum
Negotiorum diligitis, nullatenus omittatis.
Testibus Gulielmo Archiepiscopo Cantuar. et cæteris Custodibus et Justiciariis Regni, apud
Westm. Decimo Octavo Die Junii, Anno Regni
Nostri Sexto.
"Wrighte."
Then his Lordship came to the Table; and took the
Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, and
also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the
lower End of the Earls Bench.
Commissioners forsetted Estives versus Sir George Stewait:
After hearing Counsel, upon the amended Petition and
Appeal of the Commissioners and Frustees of the forfeited Estates, complaining of an Interlocutory Sentence,
or Decree, of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
One and Thirtieth of October 1719, made on the Behalf of John Stewart of Grantully, deceased, whereby
the Lands of Borlick and Mill thereof were decreed
to belong to him; and praying, "That the same may
be reversed:" As also upon the Answer of Sir George
Stewart of Balcasky Baroner, Heir of the said John
Stewart, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered by Counsel on either
Side in this Cause:
Decree is versed.
The Question was put, "Whether the said Decree shall be reversed?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Thanks to Bishop of Bustol, for his Sermon.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the Thanks of this House
be, and are hereby, given to the Lord Bishop of Bristol,
for the excellent Sermon by him preached before this
House on Friday last, in the Abbey Church, Westminster;
and he is hereby desired to cause the same to be forthwith
printed and published.
Sir Edward Lerghton versus William Leighton.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Sir Edward
Leighton Baronet; complaining of a Decree of the High
Court of Chancery, of the Twelsth of November last, in
a Cause wherein William Leighton Esquire and Dorothy his Wife, John Jones, William Jones, and John
Braine were Plaintisss, and the Petitioner Defendant;
and praying, "That the same may be reversed, and the
Petitioner relieved:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said William
Leighton and the other Plaintiffs may have a Copy of
the said Appeal; and shall and are hereby required to
put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto,
in Writing, on or before Wednesday the Fourth Day
of January next; and that Service of this Order on the
Respondent's Clerk in the said Court of Chancery be
deemed good Service, in order thereunto.
Bridgen to enter into Recognizance for Bradborne.
The House being moved, "That Thomas Bridgen of
Simmond's Inn Gentleman may be permitted to enter
into Recognizance for John Bradborne Gentleman, on
Account of his Appeal depending in this House, to
which William Woodcock is Respondent; the Appellant
residing at a great Distance from London:"
It is Ordered, That the said Thomas Bridgen may
enter into Recognizance for the said Appellant, as desired.
Committee to inspect the Laws touching the Plague.
The Lords following were appointed a Committee, to
inspect and consider of the Laws now in Force,
with relation to the Plague; and of proper Methods to prevent the spreading the Infection of that
Distemper; and to report to the House; (videlicet,)
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Ld. President.
L. Privy Seal.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
D. Somerset.
D. Graston.
D. Bolton.
D. Bucks & Nor.
D. Roxburgh.
D. Wharton.
M. Annandale.
E. Westmorland.
E. Sunderland.
E. Clarendon.
E. Rochester.
E. Abingdon.
E. Holderness.
E. Rochford.
E. Sutherland.
E. Buchan.
E. Hadinton.
E. Loudoun.
E. Orkney.
E. Strassord.
E. Aylesford.
E. Halifax.
E. Sussex.
E. Stanhope.
E. Cadogan.
E. Harborough.
E. Castleton.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Falmouth. |
L. Bp. Glocester.
L. Bp. Lincoln.
L. Bp. Exon.
L. Bp. Carlile.
L. Bp. Bristol. |
Ld. Willoughby Er.
L. North & Grey.
L. Hunsdon.
L. St. John Blets.
L. Compton.
L. Maynard.
L. Weston.
L. Ross.
L. Belhaven.
L. Harcourt.
L. Boyle.
L. Montjoy.
L. Bathurst.
L. Bingley.
L. Carleton.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney.
L. Newburgh.
L. Pawlet Bas.
L. Ducie. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Friday next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, vicesimum secundum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 22o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
Georgius Princeps Walliæ.
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
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Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Parker, Cancellarius.
Viscount Townshend, Præses.
Dux Kingston, Custos Privati Sigilli.
Comes Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Graston.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Devon.
Dux Bucks & Nor.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Annandale.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Westmorland.
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Comes Clarendon.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadinton.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Stair.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Stanhope.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Harborough.
Comes Castleton.
Viscount Say & Seal.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Lumley.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Newburgh.
Ds. Pawlet Bas.
Ds. Ducie. |
PRAYERS.
Robethons Nat. Bill.
A Message from the House of Commons, by the
Lord William Pawlet and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
John Robethon and George Robethon his Son;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Chamberlain versus White.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Christopher
Chamberlain Esquire; complaining of an Order and
Decree of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the
One and Thirtieth of May last, and all Proceedings
thereupon, in a Cause wherein Mary White was Plaintiff,
and the Petitioner Desendant; and praying, "That the
same may be reversed:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Mary
White may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall
and is hereby required to put in her Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Thursday the Six and
Twentieth Day of January next; and that Service of
this Order on the Respondent's Clerk in the said Court
of Chancery be deemed good Service, in order thereunto.
Commissioners and List of Managers and Directors of S. Sea Company, to be lard before the House.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Managers and Directors
appointed by the Commissioners of the Treasury, purfuant to the Act, intituled, "An Act for enabling the
South Sea Company to increase their present Capital
Stock and Fund, by redeeming such Public Debts
and Incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for
raising Money, to be applied for lessening several of
the Public Debts and Incumbrances; and for calling
in the present Exchequer Bills remaining uncanceled;
and for making forth new Bills in Lieu thereof, to be
circulated and exchanged, upon Demand, at or near
the Exchequer," do forth with lay before this House a
true Copy of the Writing, or Writings, by which they
are constituted Managers and Directors.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Sub-governor, Deputy
Governor, and Directors, of the South Sea Company,
do forthwith lay before this House a true List of the
Names of the Directors of the said Company.
Also, the original Lists, or true Copies of all Lists,
of Subscriptions, delivered or sent down to the said
Company, their Directors, or any their Officers, when,
and by whom.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, "That His Majesty will be
graciously pleased to order the proper Officers to lay
before this House, Copies of the several Commissions for establishing or increasing the Capital Stock
of the South Sea Company, so far as the same related to the taking of any Subscriptions, or doing
any other Matters or Things for ascertaining the said
Stock."
Ordered, That the before-mentioned Address be
presented to His Majesty by the Lords with White
Staves.
Order to prevent Disorders in the House when His Majesty is present, declared a Standing Order.
The House (according to Order) took into Consideration the Motion made on Monday last, for making the
Order then agreed to, for preventing Disorders in the
House, especially when His Majesty is present, a Standing Order.
And the said Order, being read Twice, was, with this
Addition; (videlicet,) "That it be affixed on the Doors
belonging to this House and Westminster Hall, the
First Day of every Session of Parliament," declared
to be a Standing Order of this House, and ordered to
be entered on the Roll.
Stoppages in the Passages to the House, to be prevented.
The other Order of the Day, for resuming the adjourned Debate, upon the Report from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Stoppages and Inconveniencies in the Passages and Avenues to this House,
and of proper Methods to prevent the same for the
suture, being read:
It is Ordered, That the said Debate be further adjourned to Monday Three Weeks.
Causes of the Decay of Public Credit to be considered.
Then, the remaining Order of the Day, for the House
to be in a Committee, to take into Consideration the
Causes of the unhappy Turn of Affairs, that has so
much affected the Public Credit, being read:
It is Ordered, That the House be put into the
said Committee on the Day next after the Day to which
the House shall be adjourned after the Holydays.
Tuston versus Wentworth & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of the Honourable Sackville Tufton Esquire; complaining of a
Decree of the High Court of Chancery, of the First of
July last, in a Cause wherein John Wentworth, alias
Creswell, Esquire, Thomas Carlwright Esquire, Elizabeth
Phipps Widow, Grace Phipps Widow, William Gibberd,
Edward Gibberd, Richard Mathews, Hugh Elmes, William Lapworth, John Evans, and Edward Tooley, were
Plaintiffs, and the Petitioner Defendant; and praying,
That the same may be reversed, and the Plaintiff's
Bill dismissed with Costs:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said John Wentworth, alias Creswell, and the other Plaintiffs, may have
a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and are hereby
required to put in their Answer or respective Answers
thereunto, in Writing, on or before Thursday the Fifth
Day of January next.
Sir J. Osborne versus Usher & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Sir John
Osborne Baronet, Heir of Nicholas Osborne Junior,
Father of Sir Nicholas Osborne deceased, and only Heir
Male now living of Sir Richard Osborne; complaining
of several Orders of the Court of Chancery in Ireland,
and particularly of one of the Three and Twentieth of
May, and another of the Fourth of July, 1718, in a
Cause there depending, wherein the said Sir Nicholas
Osborne was Plaintiff, and Beverly Usher, John Pomeroy,
John Odell, James Usher and Jane his Wife, Edward
Hubbart and Isabella his Wife, and John Keane, were
Defendants; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, and the Petitioner relieved:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Beverly Usher
and the other Desendants may have a Copy of the said
Appeal; and shall and are hereby required to put in their
Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing,
on or before Thursday the Six and Twentieth Day of
January next, and that Service of this Order on the
Respondents Six Clerks in the said Court of Chancery be deemed good Service, in order thereunto.
Abercrombie to enter into Recognizance for Duff.
The House being moved, "That Alexander Abercrombie Esquire may be permitted to enter into Recognizance for William Duff Esquire, on account of
his Appeal depending in this House, to which George
Gordon is Respondent; the Appellant residing in
Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Alexander Abercrombie
may enter into Recognizance for the said Appellant, as
desired.
Causes put off.
Whereas To-morrow is appointed, for hearing the
Cause wherein the Commissioners and Trustees of the
forfeited Estates are Appellants, and Patrick Farquharson
is Respondent:
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Monday the Ninth
Day of January next; and that the other Causes be
removed one Cause-day in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
nonum diem Januarii jam proxim sequent hora undecima Auror. Dominis sic decernentibus.
Die Martis, 23o Januarii, 1721,
hitherto examined by us,
Lincoln.
Clarendon.
Hu. Bristol.
De Lawarr.
Ducie.