February 1754, 11-20
DIE Lunæ, 11o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Lothian.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Macclesfield.
Comes Bath.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Egremont.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Cornwallis. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Barnard.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Fortescue. |
PRAYERS.
Sir A. Gordon against Sir A. Grant.
The Answer of Sir Archibald Grant Baronet and
George Turner Sheriff-Clerk of the Shire of Aberdeen,
to the Appeal of Sir Alexander Gordon of Lesmore Baronet, and William Abernethy of Crimonmoggat Esquire, was
brought in.
Home and Colethreade, for procuring and publishing forged Protections, to be brought to the Bar.
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod acquainted
the House, "That he had (in Pursuance of their Lordships Order) attached David Home, complained of on
Friday last, for publishing a forged Protection in the
Name of the Earl of Breadalbane; and Thomas Colethreade, for being concerned in procuring a forged
Protection, in the Name of the Earl of Crawfurd;
and had them in safe Custody."
Ordered, That the said David Home and Thomas
Colethreade be brought to the Bar of this House, on Wednesday next, to answer for their said Offences; and that
James Lyddon, who gave Information against them, do
attend at the same Time; and the Lords to be summoned.
Fitzgerald against Pole: Judges to attend.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause upon the
Writ of Error, wherein George Fitzgerald is Plaintiff,
and Charles Pole is Defendant, which is appointed for
Wednesday next, be put off to Friday next; and that the
Judges do then attend; and that the other Cause be removed in Course.
Uckfield Road, Bill.
The Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from the
Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair,
the Road leading from Union Point, near the Town of
Uckfield, in the County of Sussex, to Langney Bridge,
in the Parish of Westham, in the said County," was
committed: "That they had considered the said Bill,
and examined the Allegations thereof, which were
found to be true; and that the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the
same to the House, without any Amendment."
Wymondesold, Leave to petition for a Bill of Divorce;
A Petition of Charles Wymondesold Esquire, was presented, and read; setting forth, "That, on (fn. 1) Ninth Instant, he obtained a Sentence of Divorce, in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of London, from Henrietta
his now Wife, for Adultery;" and praying, "In
regard the said Sentence was obtained after the
Time limited by Order of this House for receiving
Petitions for Private Bills; that their Lordships will
be pleased to give him Leave to present a Petition for
a Bill, to dissolve his Marriage with the said Henrietta, and to enable him to marry again, notwithstanding the Time limited is expired."
Ordered, That the Petitioner be at liberty to present his said Petition, as desired.
Petition read, and Leave given for a Bill:
Accordingly, a Petition of the said Charles Wymondesold was presented, and read; praying Leave to bring
in a Bill, to dissolve his Marriage with Henrietta his now
Wife; and to enable him to marry again; and for other
Purposes therein mentioned.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill,
according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Bill presented, and read.
Whereupon the Lord Sandys presented to the House
a Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of
Charles Wymondesold Esquire with Henrietta Knight
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
And the same was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Thursday the 28th Day of this Instant February; and
Notice thereof affixed on the Doors of this House; and
the Lords to be summoned; and that the said Charles
Wymondesold may be heard, by his Counsel, at the said
Second Reading, to make out the Truth of the Allegations of the Bill; and that the said Henrietta Knight
may have a Copy of the said Bill; and that Notice be
given her of the said Second Reading; and that she be
at Liberty to be heard, by her Counsel, what she may
have to offer against the said Bill, at that Time.
Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. John Pitt and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing
and widening the Road from a certain Intrenchment
on Askerswell Hill, ooposite to Chilcomb Farm, through
the Town of Bridport, to Penn Inn, and from Bridport
aforesaid to the Town of Beamister, in the County
of Dorset; and also the Road from Penn Inn aforesaid, through the Town of Axminster, to the Workhouse at the East End of the Town of Honiton, in
the County of Devon;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Vicar of Gilling and Shuttleworth Exchange, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for confirming and establishing an Exchange, agreed
upon between the Vicar of Gilling and James Shuttleworth Esquire, of certain Lands and Hereditaments,
in the County of York; and for other Purposes therein
mentioned."
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. Montague and Mr. Lane:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to
the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Commerell's Nat. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for naturalizing John Ulric Commerell."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
the same Messengers:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereto.
Mourgue's Nat. Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for naturalizing Daniel Mourgue Merchant."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill,
with the Amendments, shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with Amendments to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
the same Messengers:
To carry down the said Bill; and acquaint them, that
the Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.
Haldane to enter into a Recognizance on Stirling's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That George Haldane Esquire may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance
for John Stirling Esquire, on account of his Appeal
depending in this House; he residing in Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said George Haldane may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as
desired.
Witnesses to attend on Henley's Divorce, Bill.
Ordered, That Elizabeth Barratt and Hussey
do attend this House on Thursday next, as Witnesses,
upon the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An
Act to dissolve the Marriage of Peter Henley Esquire
with Susannah Roberts his now Wife; and to enable
him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein
mentioned."
Maitlard against Forbes; et è contra:
After hearing Counsel in Part, in the Cause wherein
Katharine Maitland is Appellant, and Major Arthur
Forbes Respondent, et è contra:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the
said Cause be adjourned till To-morrow.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
duodecimum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 12o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
March. Lothian.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Northumberland.
Viscount Say & Sele.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount Bolingbroke.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Fortescue. |
PRAYERS.
L. Bolingbroke introduced:
Frederick Viscount Bolingbroke, claiming by virtue of
a special Limitation contained in a Patent, granted to
his Uncle, Henry late Viscount Bolingbroke, bearing
Date the 7th Day of July in the 11th Year of the
Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, was this Day
(in his Robes) introduced, between the Lord Viscount
Fauconberg and the Lord Viscount Falmouth (also in their
Robes); the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Garter
King at Arms, and the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England, preceding.
His Lordship, on his Knee, presented the said Patent
to the Lord Chancellor, 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.
"George the Second, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth; To Our Right Trusty
and Well-beloved Cousin Frederick Viscount (fn. 2) Bullingbrook, Greeting. Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs, concerning Us, the State
and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain and
the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under
the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound
to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said
Affairs, and Dangers impending, all Excuses being
laid aside, you be personally present, at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates,
Nobles, and Peers, of Our said Kingdom, to treat of
the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and
this you may in no wise omit, as you tender Us
and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of
the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch
of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Sixth Day
of February, in the Twenty-seventh Year of
Our Reign.
"Yorke and Yorke."
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 in
his due Place.
Maitland against Forbes; et è contra:
After hearing Counsel, as well Yesterday as this Day,
upon the Petition and Appeal of Katharine Maitland,
Sister German to Mr. Charles Maitland of Pittrichy Advocate, deceased; complaining of the last Part of an
Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
13th of July 1753; and of an Interlocutor of the said
Lords, of the 9th of August 1753, adhering thereto;
and praying, "That the same might be reversed; and
that the Appellant might have such other Relief in
the Premises as to this House in their great Wisdom
should seem meet:" As likewise upon the Cross Appeal of Major Arthur Forbes, alias Maitland, of Pittrichy;
complaining of the First Part of the said Interlocutor of
the 13th of July 1753; and praying, "That the same
might be reversed, varied, or amended; and that the
Appellant might have such other Relief in the Premises as to this House in their great Wisdom and Justice should seem meet:" As also upon the Answer
of the said Major Arthur Forbes, alias Maitland, put
in to the said Original Appeal, and the Answer of
the said Katharine Maitland, put in to the said Cross
Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered
on both Sides in this Cause:
Interlocutors affirmed.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the
said Original Appeal and the said Cross Appeal be,
and the same are hereby, dismissed this House; and
that the said Interlocutors therein complained of be, and
the same are hereby, affirmed.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
decimum tertium diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 13o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Litch. & Cov. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Grafton, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
M. Lothian.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Egremont.
Comes Temple.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Cornwallis. |
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Cavendish.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Ilchester. |
PRAYERS.
Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton, Road Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the Road from a certain
Entrenchment on Askerswell Hill, opposite to Chilcomb
Farm, through the Town of Bridport, to Penn Inn,
and from Bridport aforesaid to the Town of Beamister,
in the County of Dorset; and also the Road from
Penn Inn aforesaid, through the Town of Axminster,
to the Workhouse at the East End of the Town of
Honiton, in the County of Devon."
Inskip to take the Surname of Lade, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hay and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable John
Ladc, heretofore called John Inskip, and the Heirs
Male of his Body, to take and use the Surname of
Lade only, pursuant to the Will of Sir John Lade
Baronet, deceased;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Canterbury to Whitstable, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Mathew Robinson and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the
Term and Powers granted by an Act made in the
Ninth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled,
An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading
from Saint Dunstan's Cross, near the City of Canterbury, to the Water Side at Whitstable, in the County
of Kent;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
The said Bills were severally read the First Time.
Uckfield Road, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair, the
Road leading from Union Point, near the Town of
Uckfield, in the County of Sussex, to Langney Bridge,
in the Parish of Westham, in the said County."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Messages to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Montague and Mr. Lane:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Home and Colethreade brought to the Bar, and examined concerning forged Protections:
The Order of the Day being read, for the bringing
of David Home and Thomas Colethreade (in Custody of
the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, for being concerned in procuring and publishing forged Protections)
to the Bar of this House, to answer for their said
Offences; and for the Attendance of James Lyddon,
who gave Information against them:
The said David Home was accordingly brought to
the Bar.
And being acquainted by the Lord on the Woolsack, "That he was charged with procuring and publishing forged Protections;" the Protection signed
("Breadalbane") was shewed to him.
And he, being examined in relation thereto, owned,
That he wrote the said Paper; that John Cristie,
who called himself a principal Servant of the Earl of
Breadalbane, having promised to procure him a Protection, he wrote the said Paper at Cristie's Desire, and
gave it him; and that the said Cristie returned it to
him in about Eight or Ten Days, signed (as Cristie
told him) by the Earl of Breadalbane."
Then the Protection signed ("Craufurd") was shewed
to him.
And he, being examined in relation thereto, acquainted the House, "That he had the said Paper from Thomas
Colethreade; who (he believes) wrote it; that he sent
it into Scotland, to be signed; and that it was sent him
back by the Post by one James Pinkerton, who had
been a Clerk to him in Edinburgh, signed by the Earl
of Craufurd, as the said Pinkerton wrote him Word."
Then the said James Lyddon, to whom the said David
Home sold the said Protections, was called in, and
sworn; and examined in relation thereto, in the Presence of the said David Home.
Who, being asked, "If he had any Thing to offer
against the Evidence given by the said James Lyddon?"
made no Objection thereto.
And thereupon the said Lyddon was directed to withdraw:
And the said Home was ordered to be taken from
the Bar.
Then the said Thomas Colethreade was brought to the
Bar:
And the said Protection, signed ("Craufurd") was
shewed to him.
And he, being examined in relation thereto, owned,
That he wrote the said Paper about Thirteen or
Fourteen Months ago; that David Home, having promised Mr. James Lyddon to get a Protection for one
James Langden, desired him to write him a Form; and
accordingly he wrote that Paper, at the Request of
the said Home; and when the said Lyddon paid Home
for the Protection, he at the same Time gave him a
Guinea for his Trouble."
He is ordered to be taken from the Bar.
Ordered, That this House will take this Matter
into further Consideration on Monday next; and the
Lords to be summoned: And that the said David Home
and Thomas Colethreade be then again brought to the Bar.
And it appearing, upon the Examination of the said
David Home, that John Cristie was concerned in procuring and publishing the said forged Protection signed
("Breadalbane"); and the Name John Cristie appearing to be set as a Witness to the said forged Protection:
Cristie ordered into Custody, for the same Offence;
Ordered, That the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod attending this House do forthwith attach the Body
of the said John Cristie, and bring him in safe Custody
to the Bar of this House on Monday next, to answer for
his said Offence.
To Sir Henry Bellenden Knight, Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod attending this
House, his Deputy or Deputies, and
every of them.
And it appearing, upon the Examination of the said
James Lyddon, that the said forged Protection was delivered to him by the said David Home, at the Chambers
of Samuel Tapscot in Clifford's Inn, in the Presence of
the said Samuel Tapscot and John Townshend:
and Lyddon & al. to attend.
Ordered, That the said James Lyddon, Samuel Tapscot, and John Townshend, do attend this House on Monday next.
Henley's Divorce Bill.
Ordered, That the Second Reading of the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Peter
Henley Esquire with Susannah Roberts his now Wife;
and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned," which is appointed for Tomorrow, be put off till Tuesday next; and that the several Persons that were ordered to attend as Witnesses
upon the Second Reading of the said Bill do then attend.
Fitzgerald against Pole.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause upon the
Writ of Error, wherein George Fitzgerald is Plaintiff,
and Charles Pole is Defendant, which is appointed for
Friday next, be put off to this Day Sevennight; and
that the Judges do then attend; and that the other
Cause be removed in Course.
Welton Common, Enclosure Bill.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for dividing and enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows,
Common Pieces, Common Grounds, and Waste Ground,
in the Manor and Parish of Welton, in the County of
Northampton," is committed, be revived; and meet
To-morrow.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
decimum octavum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 18o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Wigorn.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Bedford.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Portland.
Dux Manchester.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Holdernesse.
Comes Scarborough.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Morton.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Leven.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Bath.
Comes Portsmouth.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Powis.
Comes Egremont.
Comes Temple.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Cornwallis.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount Folkestone. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Clifton.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Barnard.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Ilchester.
Ds. Edgecumbe.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Anson.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Vere. |
PRAYERS.
Stirling against Campbell.
The Answer of Archibald Campbell Younger of Succoth, to the Appeal of Captain John Stirling, was
brought in.
L. Clifton takes his Seat.
This Day John Lord Clifton sat first in Parliament,
after the Death of his Brother Edward Lord Clifton;
having first, at the Table, taken the Oaths, and made
and subscribed the Declaration, and also taken and
subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the
Statutes.
Squire & al. Composition Bill:
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by the Lord Carysfort and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Commissioners for executing the Office of Treasurer of
His Majesty's Exchequer, or the Lord High Treasurer, for the Time being, to compound with Thomas
Squire, Robert Lucas, and Robert Stevenson, a Debt
due to the Crown from Philip Chapman, for which
they are Sureties;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
The King's Consent signified.
The Earl of Holdernesse acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty, having been apprized of the Contents of
the said Bill, was pleased to consent (as far as the
Interest of the Crown is concerned) that their Lordships may proceed therein as they shall think fit.
Shildon Moor, to enclose, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Allgood and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
enclosing Great Shildon Common, or Shildon Moor, within the Manor and Barony of Bywell, in the County of
Northumberland;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Black Act, to explain as to sending threatening Letters:
The House was moved, "That an Act passed in the
Ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King
George the First, intituled, "An Act for the more
effectual punishing wicked and evil-disposed Persons
going armed and disguised, and doing Injuries and
Violences to the Persons and Properties of His Majesty's Subjects; and for the speedy bringing the
Offenders to Justice," might be read.
And the same being read accordingly:
Bill presented, and read.
The Lord Delawarr presented to the House a Bill,
intituled, "An Act to explain and amend an Act made
in the Ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty
King George the First, intituled, An Act for the more
effectual punishing wicked and evil-disposed Persons
going armed and disguised, and doing Injuries and
Violences to the Persons and Properties of His Majesty's Subjects; and for the speedy bringing the
Offenders to Justice."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Forged Protections.
The Order of the Day, for taking into further Consideration the Matter of the Complaint relating to the
forged Protections, and for the bringing of David Home
and Thomas Colethreade again to the Bar, being read:
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was called
upon, to give an Account of what he had done in pursuance of their Lordships Order on Wednesday last, for
taking John Cristie into Custody; and acquainted the
House, "That all possible Inquiry had been made, at
the several Places mentioned by David Home, where
it was likely the said Cristie might be found, and no
such Person can be heard of; they never knew or
heard of any such Person at any of those Places.
The Earl of Breadalbane, in his Place, acquainted
the House, "That he has no Servant of the Name of
Cristie; nor does he remember that he ever had a
Servant of that Name."
Then the House being informed, "That James Lyddon and Samuel Tapscot were attending; but that John
Townshend (who was also ordered to attend) was in
the Country in Devonshire:"
The said Samuel Tapscot was called in, and sworn;
and examined in relation to the Protection mentioned to
be delivered to the said Lyddon by the said David Home,
at his Chambers.
And then he withdrew.
Ordered, That the further Consideration of this
Matter be adjourned till To-morrow; and the Lords to
be summoned; and that the said David Home and Thomas
Colethreade be then brought to the Bar; and that the
said James Lyddon do then also attend.
Kettering and Newport Pagnell, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Lowndes and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and
widening the Road leading from the Toll Gate in the
Parish of Kettering, through the Town of Wellingborough, in the County of Northampton, and through
Olney, over Sherrington Bridge, to Newport Pagnell,
in the County of Bucks; and for repairing and widening, or re-building, Sherrington Bridge;" to which
they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Bedford, Bromham, and Chichley, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by the Earl of Upper Ossory and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and
widening the High Road from a Place called Saint
Loyds, in the Town of Bedford, through the Parishes
of Bromham, Stagsden, Astwood, Hardmead, and
Chichley, to the Way Post in Sherrington Field, where
the said Road joins the High Road from the Town of
Olney to the Town of Newport Pagnell; and also the
High Road from Bromham aforesaid, through the Parishes of Turvey and Colebrayfield, to the Town of
Launden, otherwise Lavenden, in the Counties of
Bedford and Buckingham; and for applying Part of
the Money arising thereby towards repairing, re-building, or widening, Sherrington Bridge, in the Road
from the said Way Post to the said Town of Newport
Pagnell;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this
House.
Normanton Common Fields, to enclose, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Vyner and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for establishing and
rendering effectual certain Articles of Agreement, for
enclosing and dividing the Common Fields and Common Grounds, in the Manor and Parish of Normanton,
in the County of Lincoln;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
Glasgow Roads, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Fletcher and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to explain, amend,
and render more effectual, an Act passed in the Twentysixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty,
intituled, An Act for repairing the several Roads
leading into the City of Glasgow;" to which they
desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Four Bills were severally read the First
Time.
Welton Common, Enclosure Bill.
The Earl of Winchilsea reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Pieces, Common
Grounds, and Waste Ground, in the Manor and
Parish of Welton, in the County of Northampton,"
was committed: "That they had considered the said
Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which
were found to be true; that the Parties concerned
had given their Consents to the Satisfaction of the
Committee; and that the Committee had gone through
the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the
House, without any Amendment."
Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton, Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the Road from a certain
Entrenchment on Askerswell Hill, opposite to Chilcomb
Farm, through the Town of Bridport, to Penn Inn, and
from Bridport aforesaid to the Town of Beamister, in
the County of Dorset; and also the Road from Penn
Inn aforesaid, through the Town of Axminster, to the
Workhouse at the East End of the Town of Honiton,
in the County of Devon."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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D. Somerset.
D. Bedford.
D. Argyll.
D. Portland.
D. Manchester.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Stamford.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Cardigan.
E. Carlisle.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Litchfield.
E. Holdernesse.
E. Scarborough.
E. Coventry.
E. Jersey.
E. Poulet.
E. Rothes.
E. Morton.
E. Moray.
E. Findlater.
E. Leven.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Oxford.
E. Halifax.
E. Effingham.
E. Bath.
E. Portsmouth.
E. Fitzwilliam.
E. Powis.
E. Egremont.
E. Temple.
E. Guilford.
E. Cornwallis.
Vis. Fauconberg.
Vis. Folkestone. |
L. Abp. of York.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. Rochester.
L. B. Worcester.
L. B. Chichester.
L. B. Bath & Wells.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Carlisle.
L. B. Peterborough.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. Norwich.
L. B. St. Davids. |
Ld. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Clifton.
L. Ward.
L. Barnard.
L. Cathcart.
L. Masham.
L. Bathurst.
L. Cadogan.
L. Ducie.
L. Monson.
L. Raymond.
L. Ilchester.
L. Edgecumbe.
L. Sandys.
L. Anson.
L. Ravensworth.
L. Vere. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
Inskip to take the Name of Lade, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to enable John Lade, heretofore called John Inskip,
and the Heirs Male of his Body, to take and use the
Surname of Lade only, pursuant to the Will of Sir
John Lade Baronet, deceased."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
at the usual Time and Place, on Thursday next;
and to adjourn as they please.
Canterbury Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an
Act made in the Ninth Year of His present Majesty's
Reign, intituled, An Act for repairing and widening
the Road leading from Saint Dunstan's Cross, near the
City of Canterbury, to the Water Side at Whitstable,
in the County of Kent."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Biddulph & al. Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom was referred the Petition of Sir
Theophilus Biddulph and others; praying Leave to bring
in a Private Bill:
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 Sale of the settled Estates of Sir Theophilus Biddulph, in the County of Stafford, and City and County
of the City of Litchfield, for raising Money, to discharge Encumbrances affecting the same; and for laying out the Surplus in the Purchase of other Lands,
to be settled to the Uses therein mentioned."
Daly, Leave for a Bill:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom was referred the Petition of Charles
Daly Esquire; praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill:
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 Part of the Estate of Charles Daly Esquire,
in the Kingdom of Ireland, in Trustees, to be sold,
for the Payment of Encumbrances affecting the same
prior to his Marriage Settlement."
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
decimum nonum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 19o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Bedford.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Manchester.
March. Lothian.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Plimouth.
Comes Scarborough.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Morton.
Comes Moray.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Leven.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Macclesfield.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Portsmouth.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Powis.
Comes Egremont.
Comes Temple.
Comes Hertford.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Cornwallis.
Viscount Say & Sele.
Viscount Fauconberg.
Viscount Folkestone. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Clifton.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Barnard.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Raymond.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Ilchester.
Ds. Edgecumbe.
Ds. Vere. |
PRAYERS.
Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton, Road Bill.
The Earl of Warwick reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and widening the Road from a certain Entrenchment on Askerswell Hill, opposite to Chilcomb
Farm, through the Town of Bridport, to Penn Inn, and
from Bridport aforesaid to the Town of Beamister in
the County of Dorset; and also the Road from Penn
Inn aforesaid, through the Town of Axminster, to the
Workhouse at the East End of the Town of Honiton,
in the County of Devon," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Canterbury Road, Bill.
The Earl of Warwick also reported from the Lords
Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act
made in the Ninth Year of His present Majesty's
Reign, intituled, An Act for repairing and widening
the Road leading from Saint Dunstan's Cross, near the
City of Canterbury, to the Water Side at Whitstable,
in the County of Kent," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Higham Ferrers, Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. John Yorke and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and
widening the High Road from Westwood Gate, in the
Parish of Knotting, in the County of Bedford, through
the Towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers, and over
Artleborough Bridge to the Turnpike Road in Barton
Seagrave Lane, in the Parish of Barton Seagrave, in
the County of Northampton;" to which they desire
the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Squire & al. Composition Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to enable the Commissioners for executing the Office
of Treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer, or the
Lord High Treasurer, for the Time being, to compound with Thomas Squire, Robert Lucas, and Robert
Stevenson, a Debt due to the Crown from Philip Chapman, for which they are Sureties."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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D. Somerset.
D. Bedford.
D. Argyll.
D. Newcastle.
D. Manchester.
M. Lothian.
M. Rockingham.
E. Northampton.
E. Warwick.
E. Stamford.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Carlisle.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Litchfield.
E. Plimouth.
E. Scarborough.
E. Jersey.
E. Rothes.
E. Morton.
E. Moray.
E. Findlater.
E. Leven.
E. Breadalbane.
E. Aberdeen.
E. Macclesfield.
E. Pomfret.
E. Portsmouth.
E. Fitzwilliam.
E. Powis.
E. Egremont.
E. Temple.
E. Hertford.
E. Guilford.
E. Cornwallis.
Vis. Say & Sele.
Vis. Fauconberg.
Vis. Folkestone. |
Ld. Abp. York.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. Rochester.
L. B. Bath & Wells.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Carlisle.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Gloucester.
L. B. St. Davids. |
Ld. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Clifton.
L. Ward.
L. Barnard.
L. Cathcart.
L. Montjoy.
L. Masham.
L. Foley.
L. Bathurst.
L. Ducie.
L. Monson.
L. Raymond.
L. Montfort.
L. Ilchester.
L. Edgecumbe.
L. Vere. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
Glasgow Roads, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to explain, amend, and render more effectual, an Act
passed in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, intituled, An Act for repairing several Roads leading into the City of Glasgow."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn
as they please.
Welton Common, Enclosure Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing the Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, Common Pieces,
Common Grounds, and Waste Ground, in the Manor
and Parish of Welton, in the County of Northampton."
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. Waple and Mr. Holford:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Stirling against Campbell.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Captain John
Stirling is Appellant, and Archibald Campbell Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Thursday the 28th
Instant.
Sir A. Gordon against Sir A. Grant:
A Petition of Sir Alexander Gordon of Lesmore Baronet, and William Abernethy of Crimonmoggat Esquire,
Appellants in a Cause depending in this House, to which
Sir Archibald Grant and George Turner Sheriff Clerk of
the Shire of Aberdeen are Respondents, was presented,
and read; praying, "In regard the said Cause is not
set down to be heard, that they may be at Liberty to
withdraw their said Appeal."
And thereupon the Agents on both Sides were called
in, and heard at the Bar.
And being withdraw:
Appeal withdrawn.
Ordered, upon the Consent of the Agent for the
Respondents, That the Petitioners be at Liberty to withdraw their said Appeal, as desired.
Forged Protections:
The Order of the Day, for resuming the adjourned
Consideration of the Matter of the Complaint relating
to forged Protections; and for bringing David Home
and Thomas Colethreade, in Custody of the Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, to the Bar of this House,
being read:
E. of Craufurd assures the House that he signed no Protections:
The House was informed, "That the Earl of Craufurd, having heard that a written Protection signed
in his Name had been produced in this House, was
very desirous of having an Opportunity of assuring
their Lordships, that he did not sign any such Protection."
And thereupon the said Earl was called in (a Chair
having been placed for him near the Table).
And the said written Protection, signed ("Crawfurd"),
being shewed to him;
His Lordship declared to the House, upon his Honour,
"That he did not sign the said Paper."
And then he withdrew.
Then the said David Home was brought to the Bar:
And, being acquainted with what the Earl of Crawfurd had declared to the House, was asked, "Whether
he had any Thing further to say in his Defence?"
And acquainted the House, "That he had nothing
more to offer than what he had before said."
He was thereupon directed to be taken from the Bar.
Then a Report of Precedents, as to what Punishments
have been inflicted, or Methods taken to vindicate the
Honour of this House, in Cases of any Breach of Privilege, or Contempts to this House, made from a Committee on the 25th of November 1724, was read.
As was also an Entry in the Journal, of the 4th of
February 1724, of the Resolutions and Judgement of
this House, in the Case of Mathias Cater, who had been
guilty of procuring and selling written Protections:
Home voted guilty of torgaing Protections:
Resolved, That it appears to this House, that the
said David Home hath been guilty of forging, publishing, and selling, a written Protection, in the Name of
the Earl of Breadalbane, a Peer of this House, manifestly tending to the Obstruction of Publick Justice, and
the Oppression of lawful Creditors, and in Breach and
Contempt of the Privileges of this House, and of the
known Standing Orders thereof.
Resolved, That it appears to this House, That the said
David Home hath also been guilty of forging, publishing, and selling, a written Protection, in the Name of
the Earl of Crawfurd, one of the Peers of Great Britain, with Intent to obstruct the Course of Publick
Justice, and to the great Dishonour, and in Contempt, of
the Peerage of Great Britain.
Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That, for the
said Offences, the said David Home be committed to the
Prison of Newgate, for the Space of One Year; and that
he be forthwith delivered, by the Gentleman Usher of
the Black Rod, to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex,
to be by them conveyed to Newgate; and that the said
Sheriffs do cause him to be put Twice into the Pillory,
for the Space of an Hour each Time, with a Paper over
his Head, signifying his Offences; the First Time on
Tuesday the 26th Day of this Instant February, between
the Hours of Ten and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon, in The New Palace Yard, before Westminster Hall
Gate; and the Second Time on Tuesday the 5th Day of
March next, between the said Hours of Ten and Twelve,
before The Royal Exchange in London.
Ordered, That the said David Home be now brought
to the Bar; and that the Judgement of this House above
mentioned be pronounced upon him by the Lord on the
Woolfack.
Accordingly he was brought to the Bar.
Judgement pronounced upon him:
And, being there on his Knees, the said Judgement
was pronounced upon him.
And then he was taken from the Bar.
Colethreade reprimanded, and discharged:
Then the said Thomas Colethreade was (according to
Order) brought to the Bar; where he (on his Knees)
receiving a Reprimand from the Lord Chancellor, was
ordered to be discharged out of Custody, paying his
Fees.
The House was moved, "That the Standing Orders,
of the 15th of April 1712, and the 25th of February
1723, relating to written Protections, might be read."
And the same being read accordingly:
Standing Orders relating to Protections to be printed, and fixed on the Doors of this House and Westminster Hall.
Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be forthwith
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
that for the future the said Standing Orders be affixed
on the Doors of this House and Westminster Hall on the
First Day of every Session of Parliament.
Kettering Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the Road leading from the
Toll Gate in the Parish of Kettering, through the
Town of Wellingborough in the County of Northampton,
and through Olney, over Sherrington Bridge, to Newport Pagnell in the County of Bucks; and for repairing and widening, or re-building, the said Sherrington
Bridge."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Thursday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Bedford, Bromham, and Chichley, Road Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the High Road from a Place
called Saint Loyds in the Town of Bedford, through
the Parishes of Bromham, Stagsden, Astwood, Hardmead, and Chichley, to the Way Post in Sherrington
Field, where the said Road joins the High Road from
the Town of Olney to the Town of Newport Pagnell;
and also the High Road from Bromham aforesaid,
through the Parishes of Turvey and Colebrayfield, to
the Town of Launden, otherwise Lavenden, in the
Counties of Bedford and Buckingham; and for applying Part of the Money arising thereby towards repairing, re-building, or widening, Sherrington Bridge,
in the Road from the said Way Post to the said Town
of Newport Pagnell."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Thursday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Shildon Moor, to enclose, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for dividing and enclosing Great Shildon Common, or
Shildon Moor, within the Manor and Barony of
Bywell, in the County of Northumberland."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Monday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Normanton Common, to enclose, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for establishing and rendering effectual certain Articles
of Agreement, for enclosing and dividing the Common
Fields and Common Grounds, in the Manor and Parish
of Normanton, in the County of Lincoln."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Tuesday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Biddulph's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for Sale of the settled Estates of Sir Thcophilus Biddulph Baronet, in the County of Stafford and City
and County of the City of Litchfield, for raising Money,
to discharge Encumbrances affecting the same; and for
laying out the Surplus in the Purchase of other Lands,
to be settled to the Uses therein mentioned."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Wednesday the 6th Day of March next, at
the usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as
they please.
Daly's Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for vesting Part of the Estate of Charles Daly Esquire,
in the Kingdom of Ireland, in Trustees, to be sold,
for the Payment of Encumbrances affecting the same
prior to his Marriage Settlement."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Wednesday the 6th Day of March next, at the
usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as they
please.
E. of Powis, Leave for a Bill for Sale of Hendon Manor:
After reading, and considering, the Report of the
Judges to whom was referred the Petition of the Earl
and Countess of Powis; praying Leave to bring in a
Private Bill:
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 Manor of Hendon, settled on the Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Powis on them and
their Issue, in Trustees, to be sold, towards discharging the Debts and Encumbrances of William late
Marquis of Powis; and for settling the Barony and
Lordship of Powis, in the County of Montgomery, in
Lieu thereof; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
Witnesses to attend on Maydwell's Bill of Divorce.
Ordered, That Rackstraw, Sarah Newport,
Frances Butler, Mary Watkins, Elizabeth Smith, Mary
Johnson, Mary Martin, Elizabeth Parker, Joseph Gardiner, Stephen Rumney, Bowles, and William
Skelton, do attend this House on Tuesday the 26th Instant,
as Witnesses, upon the Second Reading of the Bill to
dissolve the Marriage of John Maydwell with Catherine
Perrin his now Wife; and to enable him to marry again;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
Henley's Divorce Bill.
The Order of the Day being read, for the Second
Reading of the Bill to dissolve the Marriage of Peter
Henley Esquire; and to enable him to marry again; and
for other Purposes therein mentioned; and for hearing
Counsel, for and against the same:
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Friday next; and the Lords to be summoned: And
that the several Persons who were ordered to attend as
Witnesses upon the Second Reading of the said Bill
do then attend; and that the Cause which stands appointed for that Day be put off to Monday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
vicesimum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 20o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Carliol.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Meneven. |
Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Poulet.
Comes Findlater.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Bath.
Comes Fitzwilliam.
Comes Powis.
Comes Egremont.
Comes Temple.
Comes Cornwallis. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Barnard.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Sandys. |
PRAYERS.
Squire & al. Composition, Bill.
The Lord Cathcart reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Commissioners for executing the Office of
Treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer, or the Lord
High Treasurer, for the Time being, to compound
with Thomas Squire, Robert Lucas, and Robert Stevenson, a Debt due to the Crown from Philip Chapman,
for which they are Sureties," was committed: "That
they had considered the said Bill, and examined the
Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Glasgow Road, Bill.
The Lord Cathcart also reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to explain, amend, and render more effectual, an Act passed in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for repairing several Roads leading into the City of Glasgow," was
committed: "That they had considered the said Bill,
and examined the Allegations thereof, which were
found to be true; and that the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same
to the House, without any Amendment."
E. of Powis, Sale of Hendon Manor, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for vesting the Manor of Hendon, settled on the Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Powis on them and
their Issue, in Trustees, to be sold, towards discharging the Debts and Encumbrances of William late Marquis of Powis; and for settling the Barony and Lordship of Powis, in the County of Montgomery, in Lieu
thereof, to the same Uses;" and for other Purposes
therein mentioned.
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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D. Argyll.
D. Newcastle.
M. Rockingham.
E. Northampton.
E. Carlisle.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Poulet.
E. Findlater.
E. Oxford.
E. Cowper.
E. Pomfret.
E. Bath.
E. Fitzwilliam.
E. Powis.
E. Egremont.
E. Temple.
E. Cornwallis. |
L. B. Chichester.
L. B. Lincoln.
L. B. Carlisle.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Gloucester.
L. B. St. Davids. |
L. Delawarr.
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Barnard.
L. Cathcart.
L. Bathurst.
L. Sandys. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Thursday the Seventh Day of March next, at
Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's
Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Higham Ferrers Road, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the High Road from Westwood Gate, in the Parish of Knotting, in the County of
Bedford, through the Towns of Rushden and Higham
Ferrers, and over Artleborough Bridge, to the Turnpike Road in Barton Seagrave Lane, in the Parish of
Barton Seagrave, in the County of Northampton."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
To explain the Black Act as to sending threatening Letters, Bill,
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to explain and amend an Act made in the Ninth Year
of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the
First, intituled, "An Act for the more effectual punishing wicked and evil-disposed Persons going armed
and disguised, and doing Injuries and Violences to the
Persons and Properties of His Majesty's Subjects; and
for the speedy bringing the Offenders to Justice."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Tuesday next.
Canterbury Road, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act
made in the Ninth Year of His present Majesty's
Reign, intituled, "An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from Saint Dunstan's Cross, near
the City of Canterbury, to the Waterside at Whitstable,
in the County of Kent."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill
shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton Road, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for repairing and widening the Road from a certain
Entrenchment on Askerswell Hill, opposite to Chilcomb
Farm, through the Town of Bridport to Penn Inn,
and from Bridport aforesaid, to the Town of Beamister,
in the County of Dorset; and also the Road from Penn
Inn aforesaid, through the Town of Axminster, to the
Workhouse at the East End of the Town of Honiton,
in the County of Devon."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Messages to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to the Two preceding Bills.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Waple and Mr. Holford:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bills, without any Amendment.
Fitzgerald against Pole, in Error.
Counsel were called in, to argue the Errors assigned
upon the Writ of Error from the Exchequer Chamber,
wherein George Fitzgerald is Plaintiff, and Charles Pole is
Defendant.
And the First Counsel for the Plaintiff in Error having been fully heard:
The Counsel were directed to withdraw.
Ordered, That the further Hearing of this Cause
be adjourned till To-morrow; and that the Counsel be
called in exactly at One o'Clock; and that the Judges
do then attend.
St. Luke's Nightly Watch, &c. Bill.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for the better enlightening and
cleansing the open Places, Squares, Streets, Lanes,
Alleys, Passages, and Courts, within the Parish of
Saint Luke, in the County of Middlesex; and regulating the Nightly Watch and Beadles; and for repairing the Highways within the said Parish," stands
committed, be revived; and meet on Tuesday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
vicesimum primum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.