February 1723, 21-28
DIE Jovis, 21o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Arch. Cant.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Asaphens.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr. |
Comes Macclesfield, Cancellarius.
Ds. Carleton, Præses.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Berks.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Pomfret.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Torrington. |
Ds. Percy.
Ds. Wilioughby Er.
Ds. Clinton.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Waldegrave.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Trevor.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney. |
PRAYERS.
D. Montagu and E Cardigan, Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom the Petition of John Duke of Montagu and George Earl of Cardigan was referred; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill, for the Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.
Then,
Bill read.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the vesting several Woods, Lands, and Coppices, in
Stanierne and Geddington, in the County of Northampton, and belonging to the Right Honourable
George Earl of Cardigan, in the most Noble John
Duke of Montagu and his Heirs; and for vesting
and settling other Woods, Lands, and Coppices, lying
in the Parishes of Oakley Parva and Stanierne, in
the said County of Northampton, in and upon the
said George Earl of Cardigan, with Remainders over,
and in the Manner herein mentioned."
Mill & al. versus Col. Reid & al.
The House being moved, "That James Scott of Logie
Esquire may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for Alexander Mill, William Ross, David Butter,
Baillies of the Town of Montross, for themselves and
the other Magistrates and Council of the said Town,
on Account of their Appeal depending in this House,
to which Colonel Robert Reid, James Couts, and
others, are Respondents; the Appellants residing in
Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said James Scott may enter
into a Recognizance for the said Appellants, as desired.
L. Craven's Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon (according to Order) reported
from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intuled, "An Act for confirming an Agreement between
the Right Honourable William Lord Craven, and the
Churchwardens of the Parishes of St. Clement's Danes,
St. Martin's, St. James's, and St. Paul Covent Garden,
within the City and Liberty of Westminster," was committed, the Amendments made by the Committee to the
said Bill.
Which were read Twice; and, with Amendments to
some of the said Amendments, were agreed to by the
House.
Ordered, That the said Bill, with the Amendments,
be engrossed.
Baker's Pet. against Lowndes's Bill.
Upon reading the Petition of John Baker Gentleman;
praying to be heard, by his Counsel, at the Bar of this
House, or otherwise, before the Bill, intituled, "An
Act to vest in Trustees, for William Lowndes Esquire,
the Reversion in Fee, expectant upon a Term of Fourscore and Nineteen Years now in being, of and in
certain Pieces of Ground, and Buildings thereupon,
in the Parish of St. James's, within the Liberty of
Westminster, and of and in a certain Messuage and
Lands at or near Knightsbridge, upon paying the
Value thereof into the Exchequer," shall receive
their Lordships Concurre ce, so as to enable His
Majesty to make Sale of the same:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lords Committees to whom the said Bill stands committed.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
vicesimum secundum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 22o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Asaphcns.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Cicestriens. |
Comes Macclesfield, Cancellarius.
Ds. Carleton, Præses.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Kent.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Selkirk.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Harcourt. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Clinton.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Arundell.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Waldegrave.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney. |
PRAYERS.
Lowndes's Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to vest
in Trustees, for William Lowndes Esquire, the Reversion in Fee, expectant upon a Term of Fourscore and
Nineteen Years now in being, of and in certain
Pieces of Ground, and Buildings thereupon, in the
Parish of St. James's, within the Liberty of Westminster, and of and in a certain Messuage and Lands at
or near Knightsbridge, upon paying the Value thereof into the Exchequer," was committed: "That
they had considered of the said Bill, and found the
Allegations thereof to be true; that the Parties concerned personally appeared, and gave their Consents; and that the Committee had also considered
the Petition of John Baker Gentleman, to them referred; and conceive that, if the Petitioner has
any Right, the same is sufficiently preserved by the
general Saving; and that the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same
to the House, without any Amendment."
E. of Macclesfield and D. of Kingston's Pet. referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Earl of Macclesfield Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and
of Evelyn Duke of Kingston Lord Privy Seal, and also
the humble Petition of John Milward Clerk; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill, to render effectual the Sale of
the Manor and Scite of the late dissolved Monastery of
Croxton, in the County of Stafford:
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 Mr.
Justice Eyre and Mr. Justice Dcnton; 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.
L. Forbes & al. versus Denniston & al.
After hearing Counsel, in Part, upon the Petition
and Appeal of the Honourable George Forbes commonly
called Lord Forbes, Robert Doyne and Richard Nutley
Esquires; complaining of a Decree of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland, made the Seventeenth of February
1721; as also upon the Answer of Alexander Denniston,
Samuel Denniston, and James Thompson, put in to the
said Appeal:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing the said
Cause be adjourned till To-morrow.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Road, Bill.
Whereas To-morrow is appointed, for the Third
Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing
and widening the Road leading from The Black Bull,
in Dunstable, in the County of Bedford, to the Way
turning out of the said Road up to Shafford-house, in
the County of Hertford;" and for hearing One
Counsel of a Side, as well against as for the said
Bill:
It is Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third
Time on Monday next, the First Business; and nothing
to intervene; and that Counsel be then heard, as desired; and that James Goldsmith and Charles Middleton
do then attend; and that the Cause appointed for that
Day be heard on Wednesday following; and that the
other Causes be removed in Course.
D. Montagu and E. Cardigan's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the vesting several Woods, Lands, and Coppices, in
Stanierne and Geddington, in the County of Northampton, and belonging to the Right Honourable
George Earl of Cardigan, in the most Noble John
Duke of Montagu and his Heirs; and for vesting and
settling other Woods, Lands, and Coppices, lying in
the Parishes of Oakley Parva and Stanierne, in the
said County of Northampton, in and upon the said
George Earl of Cardigan, with Remainders over, and in
the Manner herein mentioned."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following; (videlicet,)
|
Ld. President.
Ld. Privy Seal.
Ld. Chamberlain.
D. Kent.
D. Manchester.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
E. Denbigh.
E. Sunderland.
E. Clarendon.
E. Litchfield.
E. Rochester.
E. Rochford.
E. Coventry.
E. Loudoun.
E. Findlater.
E. Ilay.
E. Strafford.
E. Uxbridge.
E. Tankerville.
E. Sussex.
E. Cowper.
V. Tadcaster.
V. St. John.
V. Harcourt. |
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. Exeter.
L. B. Carlile.
L. B. Bristol.
L. B. Norwich.
L. B. Bangor.
L. B. Glocester.
L. B. Chichester. |
Ld. Carteret.
L. Delawar.
L. Clinton.
L. Compton.
L. Teynham.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Arundell Tr.
L. Guilford.
L. Waldegrave.
L. Ashburnham.
L. Weston.
L. Hay.
L. Bingley.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Saturday the Ninth Day of March next, at
Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's
Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Lowndes's Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to vest in Trustes, for William Lowndes Esquire, the
Reversion in Fee, expectant upon a Term of Fourscore
and Nineteen Years now in being, of and in certain
Pieces of Ground, and Buildings thereupon, in the
Parish of St. James, within the Liberty of Westminster, and of and in a certain Messuage and Lands at
or near Knigtsbridge, upon paying the Value thereof
into the Exchequer."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Godfrey and Mr. Bennet:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati,
vicesimum tertium diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Sabbati, 23o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Asaphens.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Cicestriens. |
Comes Macclesfield, Cancellarius.
Ds. Carleton, Præses.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Kent.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Berks.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Stair.
Comes Hoptoun.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Pomfret.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount Cobham.
Viscount Harcourt. |
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Arundell.
Ds. Waldegrave.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow. |
PRAYERS.
Ld. Forbes et al. versus Denniston et al.:
After hearing Counsel, as well Yesterday as this
Day, upon the Petition and Appeal of the Honourable
George Forbes commonly called Lord Forbes, Robert
Doyne and Richard Nutley Esquires; complaining of
a Decree of the High Court of Chancery in Ireland,
made the Seventeenth of February One Thousand Seven
Hundred Twenty-one, in a Cause wherein Alexander
Denniston, Samuel Denniston, and James Thompson, were
Plaintiffs, and the Appellants and others were Defendants; and praying, "That the same, and all Proceedings thereupon, may be reversed, and the Respondents Bill dismissed with Costs:" As also upon the
Answer of the said Alexander Denniston, Samuel Denniston, and James Thompson, put in to the said Appeal;
and due Consideration and Debate had of what was
offered on either Side in this Cause:
Decree reversed, with Directions.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the
said Decree of the Seventeenth of February One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-one, complained of in the
said Appeal, be, and is hereby, reversed: And it is
further Ordered and Adjudged, That all Proceedings
at Law by the Appellants, or any of them, against the
Respondents, or their Heirs or Assigns, or any claiming
under them, to avoid or impeach the said Lease in Question, dated the Thirteenth of December One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Fifteen, except for Breach of the
Conditions or Covenants therein contained, shall, during
the Life of the now Earl of Granard, if the Term of
the said Lease so long continue, be stayed; and the said
Respondents, their Heirs, and Assigns, paying their
Rents, and performing their Covenants, be quieted in
the Possession of the Lands and Tenements therein demised, during the Continuance of the said Lease, if the
Earl of Granard so long live; but that, after the Death
of the said Earl of Granard, the Appellants shall be at
Liberty to try their Title at Law, as they shall be advised, but not to take out Execution on the Judgement in
Ejectment already obtained: And it is further Ordered, That the Court of Chancery in Ireland shall cause
an Injunction, or Injunctions, to be issued accordingly;
and this present Order to be duly performed, and put
in Execution.
Sir Gervas Clifton and his Son, Leave for a Bill.
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom the Petition of Sir Gervas Clifton Baronet, and of Robert Clifton Esquire, Eldest Son and Heir
Apparent of the said Sir Gervas Clifton, was referred;
praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for the Purposes
therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.
Bill read.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
vesting the Estates of Sir Gervas Clifton Baronet in
Trustees; and to enable him to take an Estate for
Life, by Way of Purchase, in Settlements intended
to be made of his Estates on the Marriage of Robert
Clifton Esquire, his Son and Heir Apparent."
Dutchess of Hamilton, Petition to receive her Appeal.
A Petition of Elizabeth Dutchess Dowager of Hamilton;
setting forth, "That the Barony, Lands, and Woods, of
Kinneil, in Scotland, were, upon the Petitioner's Marriage with the late Duke of Hamilton, settled upon the
Petitioner for her Life, in Jointure; that, in the Petitioner's Absence, the Duke of Hamilton her Son took
upon him to sell the said Woods to Alexander Gillyes,
who began to cut down the same; whereupon the Petitioner commenced her Suit before the Lords of Session there; who, upon the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth
of January last, decreed, "That the Duke may cut
or dispose of the said Woods, by Sale or otherwise;"
that the Petitioner, being advised she is very much aggrieved by the said Decree, hath prepared her Appeal against the same; and in regard the Petitioner is
not desirous to give any Delay, but to hear the said
Cause with all convenient Speed, and the Petitioner
will suffer great Damages before the next Sessions, if
their Lordships shall be of Judgement to relieve her;
and having not yet any Notice that the Decree is entered; the Petitioner humbly prays, that she may
be at Liberty forthwith to exhibit her said Appeal;"
was presented to the House, and read.
And ordered to lie on the Table till Monday next.
E of Macclesfield and Duke of Kingston, Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom the Petition of Thomas Earl of Macclesfield Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and of
Evelyn Duke of Kingston Lord Privy Seal, and John
Milward Clerk, was referred; praying Leave to bring
in a Bill, for the Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.
Bill read.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for compleating the Sale of the Manor of Croxton,
and other Lands and Tenements, late the Estate of
the most Noble Evelyn Duke of Kingston Lord Privy
Seal, in the County of Stafford; and for ascertaining
and augmenting the Stipend of the Minister of Croxton aforesaid, out of the same Estate; and removing
some Doubts and Difficulties arising by a Deed and
Will of Gervas Lord Pierrepont, deceased, concerning
his Estates in the Counties of Salop and Stafford."
Burr et al. Nat. Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to naturalize Elizabeth Burr and others," was committed:
That they had gone through the said Bill; and directed him to report the same to the House, without any
Amendment."
Berckenhout and Busk, Nat. Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon also reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to
naturalize John Berckenhout and Jacob Hansson Busk,"
was committed: "That they had gone through the said
Bill; and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, vicesimum quintum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 25o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Cicestriens. |
Comes Macclesfield, Cancellarius.
Ds. Carleton, Præses.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Kent.
Dux Ancaster & Kesteven, Magnus Camerarius.
Dux Wharton.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Chandos.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Berks.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Stair.
Comes Hoptoun.
Comes Deloraine.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Cadogan.
Comes Coningesby.
Comes Pomfret.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount St. John.
Viscount Cobham. |
Ds. Carteret, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Percy.
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Clinton.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Waldegrave.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert Cher.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney. |
PRAYERS.
Leffroy versus Eastman.
This Day the Answer of Nehemiah Eastman, Respondent to the Petition and Appeal of Thomas Leffroy, was
brought in.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Roads, Bill.
The Order being read, for the Third Reading of the
Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and widening the
Road leading from The Black Bull in Dunstable. in
the County of Bedford, to the Way turning out of
the said Road, up to Shafford House, in the County
of Hertford;" and for hearing One Counsel of a Side,
as well against as for the same:
The Counsel and Parties attending were called in.
And the said Bill was read the Third Time.
And the Counsel were heard.
And the Counsel for the Bill proceeding to examine
Witnesses, in relation to the Mismanagements of the
Trustees appointed to put in Execution the Act passed
in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways, through
the several Parishes of St. Michael, St. Albans, St.
Peter, Shenley Ridge, and South Mims, in the Counties of Hertford and Middlesex:"
They were directed to withdraw.
And being withdrawn:
It was proposed, "That the Counsel be called in
again; and directed to proceed in examining Witnesses,
in relation to the Mismanagements of the said Trustees."
Which being objected to:
After Debate;
The Question was put, "That the Counsel for
the Bill be admitted to proceed to offer Proof,
in relation to the Mismanagements of the
Trustees appointed to put in Execution the
Act passed in the First Year of His present
Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways, through the several
Parishes of St. Michael, St. Albans, St. Peter,
Shenley Ridge, and South Mims, in the Counties of Hertford and Middlesex?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the Counsel and Persons attending were called
in again.
And the Lord Chancellor acquainted them, "That
they were at Liberty to proceed in examining their
Witnesses, in relation to the said Mismanagements."
And several Witnesses were examined upon Oath, at
the Bar, in relation thereunto; as also Witnesses for the
Petitioners, against the same.
And the Counsel having replied:
They withdrew.
Then it being moved "In the Twenty-sixth Line of
the Twelfth Press, after ["Appeal"], to leave out
the Clause following; (videlicet,)
"And it is hereby further Enacted, by the Authority
aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees appointed, or to be appointed, to put this Act in Execution, shall and hereby have, to all Intents and Purposes, equal Power and Authority to act, with the
Commissioners and Trustees appointed, or to be appointed, to put in Execution the said Act made and passed in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign (intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways, through
the several Parishes of St. Michael, St. Albans, St.
Peter, Shenley Ridge, and South Mims, in the Counties of Hertford and Middlesex,") as if they had been
particularly named in, or authorized to act by virtue
of, the said Act passed in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign, to put the same in Execution."
And a Question being stated thereupon:
After Debate;
The previous Question was put, "Whether that
Question shall be now put?"
It was Resolved in the Negative.
Then, after further Debate in relation to the aforementioned Bill;
The Question was put, "Whether the said Bill
shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Lightboun and Mr. Borret:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Dutchess Dowager Hamilton, Petition.
Ordered, That the Petition of Elizabeth Dutchess
Dowager of Hamilton, which, on Saturday last, was ordered to lie on the Table, be taken into Consideration
on Thursday Morning next, the First Business.
Sir Gervas Clifton's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
vesting the Estates of Sir Gervas Clifton Baronet in
Trustees; and to enable him to take an Estate for
Life, by Way of Purchase, in Settlements intended
to be made of his Estates, on the Marriage of Robert
Clifton Esquire, his Son and Heir Apparent."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following; (videlicet,)
|
Ld. Chancellor.
L. President.
L. Steward.
L. Chamberlain.
Duke Grafton.
Duke Bolton.
D. Roxburgh.
D. Kent.
D. Wharton.
D. Manchester.
D. Chandos.
E. Exeter.
E. Denbigh.
E. Westmorland.
E. Berks.
E. Scarsdale.
E. Clarendon.
E. Essex.
E. Cardigan.
E. Litchfield.
E. Rochester.
E. Scarbrough.
E. Rochford.
E. Coventry.
E. Poulett.
E. Godolphin.
E. Loudoun.
E. Findlater.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Orkney.
E. Ferrers.
E. Strafford.
E. Uxbridge.
E. Aylesford.
E. Bristol.
E. Sussex.
E. Cowper.
E. Cadogan.
E. Coningesby.
E. Pomfret.
V. Say & Seale.
V. Townshend.
V. Tadcaster.
V. St. John.
V. Cobham. |
L. Bp. Durham.
L. Bp. Sarum.
L. Bp. Lincoln.
L. Bp. Exeter.
L. Bp. Carlile.
L. Bp. Bristol.
L. Bp. Bangor.
L. Bp. Glocester.
L. Bp. Chichester. |
L. Carteret.
L. Willoughby Er.
L. Delawar.
L. Clinton.
L. Compton.
L. Teynham.
L. Cornwallis.
L. Lucas.
L. Waldegrave.
L. Ashburnham.
L. Weston.
L. Herbert Ch.
L. Gower.
L. Foley.
L. Onslow.
L. Romney. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Tuesday the Twelfth Day of March next,
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 to be congratulated on the Birth of a Princess.
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lords with White
Staves do, from this House, humbly wait on His Majesty, to congratulate His Majesty on the joyful Occasion of her Royal Highness's happy Delivery of a Princess.
Ordered also, That a Message be sent from this
House, to congratulate their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales, on the same joyful Occa
sion; and that the Earl of Scarbrough and Lord Percy
do attend their Royal Highnesses, with the said Congratulatory Message.
Perry et Ux. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Perry, of Colchester, in the County of Essex, Esquire, and of Anne his
Wife; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for Sale of the
Petitioner's Estate in the said County, for the Discharge
of certain Debts and Incumbrances; and that the Overplus of the Money to be raised by Sale thereof may
be laid out in the Purchase of other Lands, and settled
according to the Uses in the Settlement in the Petition
mentioned:
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 Mr.
Justice Fortescue Aland and Mr. Justice Denton; 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.
E. of Macclesfield and Duke of Kingston's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for compleating the Sale of the Manor of Croxton,
and other Lands and Tenements, late the Estate of
the most Noble Evelyn Duke of Kingston, Lord Privy
Seal, in the County of Stafford; and for ascertaining
and augmenting the Stipend of the Minister of Croxton aforesaid, out of the same Estate; and removing
some Doubts and Difficulties arising by a Deed and
Will of Gervas Lord Pierrepont, deceased, concerning
his Estates in the Counties of Salop and Stafford."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the same Lords Committees to whom
Sir Gervas Clifton's Bill stands committed.
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet at
the same Place, on Monday the Eleventh Day of
March next; and to adjourn as they please.
Edgecumbe, Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom the Petition of Richard Edgecumbe
Esquire was referred; praying Leave to bring in a Bill,
for the Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.
Bill read.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to enable Richard Edgecumbe Esquire to sell Lands,
not exceeding Twenty Acres, to or for the Use of
His Majesty, for building a Victualing-office, for the
Service of the Royal Navy, at Plimouth; and to purchase other Lands, to be settled to the same Uses as
the Lands to be sold now stand limited by his Marriage Settlement."
Leffroy versus Eastman.
The House being moved, on the Behalf of Thomas
Leffroy, Appellant in a Cause depending in this House,
to which Nehemiah Eastman is Respondent, "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 Friday the Fifteenth
Day of March next, at Eleven a Clock.
Continuing and reviving Laws, Bill.
Whereas To-morrow is appointed, for the House to
be in a Committee again upon the Bill, for continuing
some Laws, and reviving others, therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That this House be put into a Committee again, to consider further of the said Bill, on
Thursday next; and that the Judges do then attend.
Poor's Bill.
Whereas To-morrow is appointed, for the House to
be in a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act
for the amending the Laws relating to the Settlement, Employment, and Relief, of the Poor:"
It is Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee thereupon, on Thursday next; and that the Judges
do then attend.
Causes put off.
Whereas Wednesday next is appointed, for hearing
the Cause wherein Stephen Sweet Esquire is Appellant,
and Alexander Anderson Esquire is Respondent:
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Friday next; and
that the other Causes be removed in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, vicesimum octavum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 28o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Asaphens.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Cicestriens. |
Comes Macclesfield, Cancellarius.
Ds. Carleton, Præses.
Dux Greenwich, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Montagu.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Comes Pembroke & Montgomery.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Warwick.
2. Comes Berks.
1. Comes Denbigh.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Selkirk.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Hoptoun.
Comes Ilay.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Uxbridge.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Cadogan.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount Falmouth.
Viscount Harcourt. |
Ds. Percy.
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Clinton.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Waldegrave.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Trevor.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Bingley.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Romney. |
PRAYERS.
His Majesty's Answer to the Congratulation on the Birth of the young Princess.
The Lord Steward reported, "That the Lords with
White Staves, pursuant to the Order of this House on
Monday last, had humbly waited on His Majesty, to
congratulate His Majesty on the joyful Occasion of
her Royal Highness's happy Delivery of a Princess;
and that His Majesty was pleased to return a Gracious
Answer, to this Effect; (videlicet,)
"His Majesty thanks the House of Lords, for their
Congratulation upon this happy Occasion; and takes
it very kindly."
His Royal Highness's Answer to the congratulatory Message.
The Earl of Scarbrough reported, "That he and the
Lord Percy (according to Order) had waited on his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with the Message
from this House, to congratulate his Royal Highness
on the like joyful Occasion; and that His Royal
Highness was pleased to return the following Answer;
(videlicet,)
"I return the House of Lords Thanks, for this new
Proof of their Affection; and do assure them, it is
impossible to be more grateful than I am, for any
Marks of their Zeal for my Family."
The Earl of Scarbrough further reported, "That he
and the Lord Percy had likewise inquired after the
Health of her Royal Highness and the young Princess; but, her Highness not seeing Company, they had
not as yet executed the further Commands of this
House."
Dutchess Dowager of Hamilton versus Duke Hamilton and Gillyes; Petition to receive Appeal:
The House (according to Order) proceeded to take
into Consideration the Petition of Elizabeth Dutchess
Dowager of Hamilton; praying Leave to exhibit her
Appeal, from a Decree of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth of January
last, made on the Behalf of the present Duke of Hamilton her Son, and Alexander Gillyes.
And the said Petition, as also the Standing Order,
limiting the Time for bringing in Appeals, being read:
And Mr. Charles Sanderson, the Petitioner's Solicitor,
attending, was called in, and examined upon Oath, at
the Bar, touching the Allegations of the said Petition.
And being withdrawn; and due Consideration had
thereof:
It is Ordered, That the said Appeal be received.
Appeal read.
Then a Petition and Appeal of the said Dutchess
Dowager of Hamilton, was presented to the House, and
read; complaining of a Decree of the Lords of Session
in Scotland, of the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth of
January last, in a Cause wherein the Petitioner was
Plaintiff, and the present Duke of Hamilton her Son,
and Alexander Gillyes, were Defendants; and praying,
"That the same may be repealed and reversed, and the
Petitioner quieted in the Possession as well of the
Woods as Lands settled upon the Petitioner in Jointure; or that the Petitioner may be otherwise relieved; and that the said Duke and Alexander Gillyes
may be enjoined from cutting and disposing of the
said Woods:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Duke of Hamilton and Alexander Gillyes may have a Copy of the said
Appeal; and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Thursday the
Twenty-eighth Day of March next; and that Service of
this Order on the Respondents Agents, or Writers, in
the Court of Session in Scotland, be deemed good Service.
Message from H. C. to return the Mutiny Bill.
A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr.
Treby and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for punishing
Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of
the Army and their Quarters;" and to acquaint this
House, that they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.
Continuing and reviving Laws, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned
during Pleasure, and put into a Committee again upon
the Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing some Laws,
and reviving others, therein mentioned; for exempting Apothecaries from serving Parish and Ward Offices, and upon Juries, and relating to Jurors; and to
the Payment of Seamen's Wages; and the Preservation
of Naval Stores and Stores of War; and concerning
the Militia and Trophy Money; and against clandestine Running of uncustomed Goods; and for more
effectual preventing Frauds relating to the Customs,
and Frauds in mixing Silk with Stuffs to be exported."
And, after some Time spent therein, the House was
resumed.
And the Earl of Clarendon reported from the said
Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill;
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Poor's Bill.
The other Order of the Day, for the House to be in
a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the
amending the Laws relating to the Settlement, Employment, and Relief, of the Poor;" and for the Judges
to attend; being read:
It is Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee thereupon, on Tuesday next; and that the Judges
do then attend.
Ld. Craven's Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
discharging a certain Piece of Ground, in the Parish
of St. Martin's in the Fields, called the Pesthouse Field,
from certain charitable Uses; and for purchasing other
Land, in a more convenient Place, to be settled to
the same Uses," be read the Third Time on Tuesday
next.
Horton's Committee revived.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to enable Trustees, with the Consent of Mary the Wife of Thomas Horton Esquire, a
Lunatic, to execute the Powers in the Marriage Settlement of the said Lunatic, for raising any Sum, not
exceeding Three Thousand Pounds, for Elizabeth
Horton and Elinor Horton his Daughters, and for
other Purposes in the said Act mentioned," be revived,
and meet on Saturday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
primum diem Martii jam proxim. sequent. hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
Die Martis, 25o Februarii, 1723,
hitherto examined by us,
Hu. Bristol.
Jo. Norwich.
Hunsdon.
Onslow.