November 1758
Anno 32o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Martis, 14o Novembris.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
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Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Viscount Falmouth. |
The Lord Keeper acquainted the House, "That a
Commission was issued under the Great Seal, for
the further Prorogation of the Parliament."
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners being in
their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack; the Lord Keeper in the
Middle; with the Archbishop of Canterbury on his
Right Hand; and the Lord Viscount Falmouth on his
Left; commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod to let the Commons know, "The Lords
Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in
this House, to hear the Commission read."
Who being come, with their Speaker;
The Commission was read, by the Clerk, as follows:
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
"GEORGE R.
"George the Second, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth. To Our most dear Son
and Faithful Counsellor William Duke of Cumberland,
the most Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful
Counsellor Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our Wellbeloved and Faithful Counsellor Sir Robert Henley
Knight Keeper of Our Great Seal of Great Britain;
the most Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful
Counsellor John Archbishop of York Primate
and Metropolitan of England; Our most Dear
Cousins and Counsellors John Earl Granville President of Our Council, Richard Earl Temple Keeper
of Our Privy Seal, John Duke of Rutland Steward
of Our Household, William Duke of Devonshire
Chamberlain of Our Household, Harry Duke of
Bolton, Thomas Duke of Leeds, John Duke of Bedford, Archibald Duke of Argyll, James Duke of Athol,
Peregrine Duke of (fn. 1) Ancaster and Kesteven Great
Chamberlain of England, Thomas Holles Duke of
Newcastle, Lionel Duke of Dorset, John Marquis of
Tweeddale, Daniel Earl of Winchilsea & Nottingham,
Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of Sandwich,
Robert Earl of Holdernesse One of Our Principal
Secretaries of State, William Henry Earl of Rochford,
William Earl of Jersey, Francis Earl of Godolphin, George
Earl of Cholmondeley, John Earl of Hyndford, George
Dunk Earl of Halifax, James Earl Waldegrave, William Earl of Bath, Granville Earl Gower, John Earl
of Buckinghamshire, Simon Earl Harcourt, Charles Earl
Cornwallis, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, Hugh Viscount Falmouth; the Right Reverend Father in
God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas Lord
Bishop of London; and Our Well-beloved and Faithful Counsellors John Lord Delawar, John Lord
Berkeley of Stratton, Allen Lord Bathurst, Richard
Lord Edgecumbe, Samuel Lord Sandys, George Lord Anson,
William Lord Mansfield Our Chief Justice assigned to
hold Pleas before Us, Wills Lord Harwich, and George
Lord Lyttelton, Greeting. Whereas We did lately, for
divers difficult and pressing Affairs, concerning Us,
the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great
Britain and the Church, ordain this Our present
Parliament to begin, and to be held at Our City
of Westminster, the Thirty-first Day of May, in
the Twenty-seventh Year of Our Reign; on which
Day Our said Parliament was begun and held; and
from thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to and until Tuesday the Fourteenth Day of this Instant November, then
to be held, and sit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid: Know ye nevertheless that, for certain pressing
Causes and Considerations Us especially moving,
We have thought fit further to prorogue Our said
Parliament. Therefore We, considing very much in
your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection, have,
by the Advice and Consent of Our Council, assigned
you Our Commissioners; giving to you, or to any
Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents,
full Power and Authority, from the said Fourteenth
Day of this Instant November, in Our Name, further to
prorogue and continue Our present Parliament, at
Our City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto
Thursday the Twenty-third Day of this Instant November, there then to be held and sit. And therefore
We command you, that you diligently attend to the
Premises, and effectually sulfil them in the Manner aforesaid. We also strictly command all and singular Our
Archbishops, Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts,
Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, Burgesses, and
Commissioners for our Counties and Boroughs, and
all others whom it concerns to meet at Our said
Parliament, by virtue of these Presents, that they
observe, obey, and assist you, in executing the Pre
mises, as they ought to do. In Witness whereof,
We have caused these Our Letters to be made
Patent.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Seventh Day
of November, in the Thirty-second Year of
Our Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke and Yorke."
Then the Lord Keeper said,
Parliament prorogued.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"By virtue of His Majesty's Commission under the
Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now
read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in Obedience
to His Commands, prorogue this Parliament to Thursday the Twenty-third Day of this Instant November, to
be then here held: And this Parliament is accordingly
prorogued to Thursday the Twenty-third Day of this
Instant November."
20th March, 1762.
Hitherto examined by us,
Marchmont.
Guilford.
Delamer.
Anno 32o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Jovis, 23o Novembris, 1758, Annoque Regni
Serenissimi Domini Nostri Georgii Secundi, Dei
Gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hib'niæ Regis,
Fidei Defensoris, &c. Tricesimo Secundo, in quem Diem
hæc Sexta Sessio Parliamenti, per separalia Adjournamenta et Prorogationes, continuata fuerat, in Superiori Domo Parliamenti Magnæ Britanniæ apud Westmonaster. convenere Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales, quorum Nomina subscribuntur, et præsentes
fuerunt:
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Arch. Cantuar.
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Rob'tus Henley Miles, Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Temple, C. P. S.
Dux Rutland, Senescallus.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Bedford.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Exeter.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Halifax.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes (fn. 2) Asburnham.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Harrington.
Comes Gower.
Comes Buckingham.
Comes Powis.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Hertford.
Comes Cornwallis.
Comes Hardwicke.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Anson.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Harwich.
Ds. Lyttleton. |
Parliament held by Commission.
The Lord Keeper acquainted the House, "That,
it not being convenient for His Majesty to be personally
present here this Day, He has been pleased to cause
a Commission, under the Great Seal, to be prepared,
in order to the holding this Parliament."
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, to robe.
The House was resumed.
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners (in their
Robes) being seated on a Form, placed between the
Throne and the Woolfack; the Lord Keeper in the
Middle; with the Archbishop of Canterbury on his
Right Hand; and the Duke of Dorset on his Left;
commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod to let the Commons know, "That the Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this
House, to hear the Commission read."
Who being come, with their Speaker;
The Lord Keeper said,
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"We are commanded by His Majesty to let you
know, That, it not being convenient for Him to be
present here this Day in His Royal Person, He hath
thought fit, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal,
to empower his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, and several Lords therein named, to do all
Things, in His Majesty's Name, which are to be done
on His Majesty's Part in this Parliament, as by the
Letters Patent will more fully appear."
Then the said Letters Patent were read, by the Clerk,
as follow:
"GEORGE R.
"George the Second, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas We did lately,
for divers difficult and pressing Affairs, concerning Us,
the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great
Britain and the Church, ordain this Our present
Parliament to begin, and be held at Our City of
Westminster, on the Thirty-first Day of May, in the
Twenty-seventh Year of Our Reign; on which Day
Our said Parliament was begun and held, and from
thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations,
was adjourned and prorogued to and until Thursday
the Twenty-third Day of this Instant November, then
to be held, and sit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid: And forasmuch as, for certain Causes, We
cannot conveniently be present, in Our Royal Person,
in Our said Parliament, upon the said Twenty-third
Day of November Instant: Know ye that We,
trusting in the Discretion, Fidelity, and Care, of Our
most Dear and Entirely-beloved Son and Faithful
Counsellor William Duke of Cumberland; the most
Reverend Father in God Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Counsellor Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury
Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our Right
Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Sir Robert Henley Knight Keeper of Our Great Seal of Great Britain;
Our Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousins
and Counsellors John Earl Granville President of Our
Council, Richard Earl Temple Keeper of Our Privy
Seal, Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely-beloved
Cousins and Counsellors John Duke of Rutland
Steward of Our Household, William Duke of Devonshire
Chamberlain of Our Household, John Duke of Bedford
Lieutenant General and General Governor of Our
Kingdom of Ireland, Archibald Duke of Argyll, Thomas
Holles Duke of Newcastle First Commissioner of Our
Treasury, Lionel Cranfield Duke of Dorset, Our
Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousins and
Counsellors Robert Earl of Holdernesse One of Our
Principal Secretaries of State, William Henry Earl of
Rochford Groom of Our Stole, George Dunk Earl of
Halifax, Granville Earl Gower Master of Our Horse,
Philip Earl of Hardwicke; and Our Right Trusty and
Well-beloved Counsellors George Lord Anson First
Commissioner of Our Admiralty, and William Lord
Mansfield Our Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas
before Us, by the Advice of Our said Council, do
give and grant, by the Tenor of these Presents, unto
Our said most Dear Son, and to the said Archbishop
of Canterbury, Our Keeper of Our Great Seal of
Great Britain, President of Our Council, Keeper of
Our Privy Seal, Steward of Our Household, Chamberlain of Our Household, Duke of Bedford, Duke of
Argyll, Duke of Newcastle, Duke of Dorset, Earl of
Holdernesse, Earl of Rochford, Earl of Halifax, Earl
Gower, Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Anson, and Lord
Mansfield, and any Three or more of them, full
Power, in Our Name, to hold Our said Parliament,
and to open and declare, and cause to be opened
and declared, the Causes of holding the same; and to
proceed upon the said Affairs, in Our said Parliament,
and in all Matters arising therein, and to do every
Thing which for Us and by Us, for the good Government of Our said Kingdom of Great Britain,
and of other Our Dominions belonging to Our said
Kingdom, shall be therein to be done; and also, if
necessary, to continue, adjourn, and prorogue, Our
said Parliament; commanding also, by the Tenor of
these Presents, with the Consent of Our said Council,
as well all and every the Archbishops, Bishops, Earls,
Viscounts, Barons, and Knights, as all others whom
it concerns, to meet in Our said Parliament, that to
the same Our most Dear Son, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Our Keeper of Our Great Seal of Great
Britain, President of Our Council, Keeper of Our
Privy Seal, Steward of Our Household, Chamberlain
of Our Household, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Argyll,
Duke of Newcastle, Duke of Dorset, Earl of Holdernesse, Earl of Rochford, Earl of Halifax, Earl Gower,
Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Anson, and Lord Mansfield,
and any Three or more of them, they diligently intend in the Premisses, in the Form aforesaid. In
Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters
to be made Patent.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Twenty-first
Day of November, in the Thirty-second Year
of Our Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke and Yorke."
Commissioners Speech, delivered by the Lord Keeper.
Which done, the Lord Keeper said,
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"In Pursuance of the Authority given to us by His
Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal, amongst
other Things, to declare the Causes of His holding this
Parliament, His Majesty has been graciously pleased
to direct us to assure you, that He always receives the
highest Satisfaction in being able to lay before you
any Events that may promote the Honour and Interest of His Kingdoms.
"That, in Consequence of your Advice, and enabled
by that Assistance which you unanimously gave Him,
His Majesty has exerted His Endeavours to carry on
the War in the most vigorous Manner, in order to
that desirable End, always to be wished, a safe and
honourable Peace. It has pleased the Divine Providence to bless His Majesty's Measures and Arms
with Success in several Parts; and to make our
Enemies feel, that the Strength of Great Britain is
not to be provoked with Impunity.
"We have it also in Command from His Majesty
to acquaint you, that the Conquest of the strong Fortress of Louisbourg, with the Islands of Cape Breton
and St. John, the taking of Frontenac, of the highest
Importance to our Operations in North America, and
the Reduction of Senegal, cannot fail to bring great
Distress upon the French Commerce and Colonies;
and in Proportion to procure great Advantages to
our own. That Nation has also been made sensible, that, whilst their Forces are sent forth to invade
and ravage the Dominions of their Neighbours, their
own Coasts are not inaccessible to His Majesty's Fleets
and Armies. This they have experienced in the Demolition of their Works at Cherburg, erected at a
great Expence, with a particular View to annoy this
Country; and in the Loss of a great Number of
Ships and Vessels. But no Treatment, however injurious to His Majesty, could tempt Him to make Retaliation on the innocent Subjects of that Crown.
"In Germany, His Majesty's good Brother the King
of Prussia, and Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, have
found full Employment for the Armies of France and
her Consederates; from which our Operations, both
by Sea and in America, have derived the most
evident Advantage. Their Successes, owing, under
God, to their able Conduct and the Bravery of His
Majesty's Troops and those of His Allies, have been
signal and glorious.
"His Majesty has further commanded us to observe
to you, that the common Cause of Liberty and Independency is still making noble and vigorous Efforts
against the unnatural Union formed to oppress it:
That the Commerce of His Subjects, the Source of
our Riches, has, by the vigilant Protection received
from His Majesty's Fleet, flourished in a Manner not
to be paralelled during such Troubles. In this State
of Things, His Majesty, in His Wisdom, thinks it
unnecessary to use many Words to persuade you to
bear up against all Difficulties, effectually to stand by
and defend His Majesty; vigorously to support the
King of Prussia, and the rest of His Majesty's Allies;
and to exert yourselves to reduce our Enemies to
equitable Terms of Accommodation.
"Gentlemen
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
"The uncommon Extent of this War in different
Parts occasions it to be uncommonly expensive. This
His Majesty has ordered us to declare to you, that
he sincerely laments, and feels deeply for the Burdens
of His People. The several Estimates are ordered to
be laid before you; and His Majesty desires only
such Supplies as shall be requisite to push the War
with Advantage, and be adequate to the necessary
Services.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"His Majesty has, in the last Place, graciously commanded us to assure you, That he takes so much Satisfaction in that good Harmony which subsists amongst
His faithful Subjects, that it is more proper for Him
now to thank you for it, than to repeat His Exhortations to it. This Union, necessary at all Times, is
more especially so in such critical Conjunctures; and
His Majesty doubts not but the good Effects we have
found from it will be the strongest Motives to you to
pursue it."
Then the Commons withdrew.
And the House was adjourned during Pleasure, to
unrobe.
The House was resumed.
PRAYERS.
Lords take their Seats.
This Day Nathaniel Lord Delamer sat first in Parliament, after the Death of his Cousin George Earl of
Warrington; his Lordship succeeding to the said Barony
as Issue Male of his Grandfather George Lord Delamer:
Also, Thomas Lord Hay sat first in Parliament, after
the Death of his Father George Lord Hay:
Also, Samuel Lord Masham sat first in Parliament,
after the Death of his Father Samuel Lord Masham:
And also, William Lord Ponsonby sat first in Parliament, after the Death of his Father Brabazon Lord Ponsonby:
Their Lordships, together with John Lord Bishop
of Oxford and Philip Lord Bishop of Bristol,
having, at the Table, first taken the Oaths, and
made and subscribed the Declaration, and also
taken and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration,
pursuant to the Statutes.
Select Vestries, Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the better regulating of Select Vestries."
The Lord Keeper reported the Speech of the Lords
Commissioners.
And the same being afterwards read, by the Clerk:
Order for an Address.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented
to His Majesty, "To express our just Sense of His
constant Regard and Attention to the Honour and
true Interest of His Kingdoms.
"Gratefully to acknowledge His Majesty's wife and
vigilant Efforts to carry on the War in the most vigorous Manner, in order to the desirable End of a safe
and honourable Peace; and to make our Enemies feel
how dangerous it is to provoke the Spirit and Strength
of Great Britain.
"To declare out Thankfulness to the Divine Providence, for having crowned those Efforts with Success
in several Parts. And humbly to congratulate His
Majesty on those Conquests and Advantages, which do
so much Honour to His Measures and Arms, and
cannot but be attended with such important Consequences to our Commerce and Colonies.
"To express our Satisfaction in the Advantages acquired by His Majesty's Forces on the Coast of
France; at the same Time that we applaud His Magnanimity and Moderation, in not retaliating on the
innocent Subjects of that Crown those Devastations
which His Dominions in Germany have so injuriously
suffered.
"To declare our just Sense of the good Conduct of
the King of Prussia and Price Ferdinand of Brunswick, from whose Abilities, as well as from the Bravery
of His Majesty's Troops, and those of His Allies,
His Majesty's Measures at Sea and in America, as
well as the common Cause in general, have derived
such signal Advantages. Thankfully to acknowledge
the flourishing State of our Trade, so greatly owing
to His Majesty's Care and Protection; and also the
happy Effects of reducing the Naval Force and the
Commerce of France.
"To return our dutiful Thanks to His Majesty, for
His Paternal Concern for the Burdens of His People;
to assure Him, that we are thereby the more encouraged firmly to adhere to the Cause of the Protestant
Religion and Publick Liberty, against all those who are
combined to oppress it. That, in this just Cause, we
will, to our utmost, effectually stand by and support
His Majesty and His Allies; and exert ourselves to
reduce our Enemies to reasonable Terms of Accommodation.
"That our Duty, Zeal, and Affection to His Majesty, His Royal Family, and Government, are unalterable; and that nothing shall be wanting, on our
Part, to continue and improve Union and good Harmony amongst His Subjects, for promoting these interesting and effential Objects."
Then the Lords following were appointed a Committee, to prepare an Address, pursuant to the said
Order; videlicet,
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Ld. Privy Seal.
Ld. Steward.
Ld. Chamberlain.
D. Bedford.
D. Dorset.
E. Warwick.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Cholmondeley.
E. Halifax.
E. Gower.
E. Buckingham.
E. Hardwicke. |
Ld. Abp. Canterbury.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. St. Asaph. |
L. Berkeley Str.
L. Cathcart.
L. Bathurst.
L. Anson.
L. Lyttelton. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
immediately, in the Prince's Lodgings near the
House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure; and the
Committee withdrew, to prepare the Address.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
Address reported, and agreed to.
And the Earl of Halifax reported from the said Committee an Address drawn by them, as follows; videlicet,
"Most Gracious Sovereign,
"We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects,
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg Leave to approach Your Throne, with Hearts
full of that Duty and Affection to Your Sacred Person
and Government which become the most faithful Subjects to the Best of Kings.
"That constant Regard and Attention which Your
Majesty has shewn to the Honour and Interest of Your
Kingdoms, have filled our Minds with the most grateful Sentiments; and we see with real Satisfaction
those active and vigilant Efforts which Your Majesty
in Your great Wisdom has made to carry on the War
with Vigour, in order to the desirable End which we
all wish, a safe and honourable Peace.
"Justice and good Policy required that our Enemies
should feel how dangerous it is for them to provoke
the Spirit and Strength of the British Nation. We
acknowledge, with becoming Thankfulness, the Goodness of the Divine Providence, in having crowned Your
Majesty's Measures and Arms with Success in several
Parts; and we joyfully congratulate Your Majesty on
the Conquest of the strong Fortress of Louisbourg,
with the Islands of Cape Breton and St. John, the
Taking of Frontenac, and the Reduction of Senegall.
The high Importance of these Successes is apparent,
in the Reputation thereby acquired to Your Majesty's
Arms, and in the Distress they cannot fail to bring
upon the French Commerce and Colonies, as well as
in the happy Effects procured to those of Great Britain.
"We have seen, with the warmest Emotions of Resentment, the exorbitant Devastations committed by
the Armies of France upon the Dominions of Your
Majesty and those of Your Allies in Germany. They
must now have experienced how much, in Consequence of their unbounded Ambition to invade their
Neighbours, their own Coasts are exposed, in the
Demolition of their expensive Works at Cherbourg,
particularly intended for the Annoyance of this Country, and in the Loss of so many Ships and Vessels, as
well Privateers as others, in their Ports. At the same
Time, we cannot sufficiently admire Your Majesty's
Magnanimity and Moderation, in not having hitherto
retaliated on the innocent Subjects of that Crown
the injurious Treatment which You have received.
"We have a just Sense of the real Advantages derived to the Operations of Great Britain in particular, as well as to the common Cause in general,
from the wife Conduct of the King of Prussia and
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick: Their great Abilities,
and the Bravery of Your Majesty's Troops and those
of Your Allies, have been signally conspicuous in the
Successes with which they have been attended, and
must be acknowledged by all Europe.
"Nothing can possibly be of greater National Importance than the Navigation and Commerce of Your
Subjects; and we return Your Majesty our dutiful
Thanks, for that Protection and Security which they
have received from Your Royal Care in the Disposition
of Your Fleet, to which their present flourishing
Condition is so much owing. The Stagnation of our
Enemies Trade, and the taking and destroying so
many of their capital Ships of War, ought in this
View to be reckoned amongst the most happy
Events.
"Permit us to declare our grateful Sense of that
Paternal Tenderness which Your Majesty has expressed
for the Burdens of Your People. We receive from
thence the strongest Encouragement to adhere the
more firmly to the Cause of the Protestant Religion
and Publick Liberty, against any unnatural Union
formed to oppress it. In this just Cause we will, to
our utmost, effectually stand by and defend Your
Majesty, support the King of Prussia and the rest
of Your Allies, and vigorously exert ourselves to reduce our Enemies to equitable Terms of Accommodation.
"Our Duty and Fidelity to Your Majesty, and our
Zeal for the Protestant Succession in Your Royal Family, are uniform and unalterable; our Prayers for
the Prolongation of Your precious Life, and auspicious Reign over us, are sincere and servent: And we
beg Leave to give Your Majesty the strongest Assurances, that nothing shall be wanting, on our Part, to
improve Union and good Harmony amongst all Your
Subjects, for promoting and securing these interesting
and essential Objects."
Which Address, being read by the Clerk, was agreed
to by the House.
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to
His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Committees for Privileges.
Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Orders
and Customs of the House, and Privileges of Parliament, and of the Peers of Great Britain, and
Lords of Parliament.
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Ld. Privy Seal.
Ld. Steward.
Ld. Chamberlain.
D. Bedford.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Lincoln.
E. Exeter.
E. Warwick.
E. Denbigh.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Cardigan.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Rochford.
E. Cholmondeley.
E. Halifax.
E. Waldegrave.
E. Gower.
E. Buckingham.
E. Powis.
E. Northumberland.
E. Hertford.
E. Cornwallis.
E. Hardwicke.
Vis. Falmouth. |
Ld. Abp. Canterbury.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. Ely.
L. B. Sarum.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. Litch. & Cov.
L. B. Chester.
L. B. St. Davids.
L. B. Oxford.
L. B. Peterborough.
L. B. Bristol. |
Ld. Willoughby Par.
L. Berkeley.
L. Delamer.
L. Cathcart.
L. Hay.
L. Masham.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Cadogan.
L. Bruce.
L. Anson.
L. Ponsonby.
L. Hyde.
L. Mansfield.
L. Harwich.
L. Lyttelton. |
Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet
on Monday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the House of Peers, and every Monday
after; and to adjourn as they please.
Committee for the Journal.
Lords Sub-committees appointed to consider of the
Orders and Customs of this House, and Privileges
of the Peers of Great Britain and Lords of Parliament; and to peruse and perfect the Journal of
this and former Sessions of Parliament.
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Ld. Privy Seal.
Ld. Steward.
Ld. Chamberlain.
D. Bedford.
D. Dorset.
D. Bridgewater.
M. Tweeddale.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Exeter.
E. Warwick.
E. Denbigh.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Rochford.
E. Cholmondeley.
E. Halifax.
E. Pomfret.
E. Waldegrave.
E. Gower.
E. Hardwicke.
Vis. Falmouth. |
L. Abp. Canterbury.
L. Bp. Durham.
L. B. St. Asaph.
L. B. Peterborough. |
Ld. Willoughby Par.
L. Cathcart.
L. Bathurst.
L. Onslow.
L. Bruce.
L. Lyttelton. |
Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet
when, where, and as often as, they please.
Stoppages in the Streets, Order to prevent.
The House taking Notice, "That there is such an
Interruption, by Hackney Coaches, Carts, and Drays,
in the Streets and Passages between Charing Cross and
The Old Palace Yard in Westminster, that the Lords
and others are frequently hindered from coming to
this House, to the great Inconveniency of the Members of both Houses:"
It is thereupon Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the High
Steward of the City of Westminster, or his Deputy, together with the Justices of the Peace for the said City,
shall, by their Care and Directions to the Constables and
other Officers within the said Limits, take special Order
that no empty Hackney Coaches be suffered to make
any Stay between Whitehall and The Old Palace Yard in
Westminster, from Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon
until Five of the Clock in the Afternoon of the same
Day, during the Sitting of the Parliament; and that no
Carriages, Drays, or Carts, be permitted to pass through
the said Streets and Passages between Charing Cross and
The Old Palace Yard, between the Hours aforesaid, during the Sitting of this Parliament; and herein special
Care is to be taken, by the said Deputy Steward, Justices
of the Peace, Constables, and all other Officers herein concerned, as the contrary will be answered to this
House: And it is further Ordered, That the High
Bailiff of the City of Westminster, and the Justices of
the Peace for the City and Liberty thereof, or some of
them residing in Westminster, be served with the Order
of this House made this Day, for the Purposes aforesaid.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, vicesimum quartum diem instantis Novembris, hora
undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 24o Novembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Rutland, Senescallus.
Comes Rochford. |
Ds. Cathcart. |
PRAYERS.
Curzon against Barnewall.
The Answer of Frances Barnewall Widow, to the
Appeal of Dame Winifred Curson, was brought in.
His Majesty's Answer to the Address.
The Lord Steward reported, "That the Lords with
White Staves had (according to Order) presented to
His Majesty the Address of this House of Yesterday;
to which His Majesty was pleased to give the following most Gracious Answer:
"My Lords,
"I return you My hearty Thanks, for this very
dutiful and affectionate Address. The Satisfaction
which you express in My Measures, and the Zeal
you shew for My Honour and Support, the true
Interest of My Kingdoms, and the Assistance of
My Allies, as well as for pursuing the War with
Vigour, are highly acceptable to Me: They cannot
fail to produce the best Effects in the present Conjuncture."
Ordered, That the said Address, with His Majesty's most Gracious Answer thereunto, be forthwith
printed and published.
His Majesty's Advocate against E. of Home.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Robert
Dundas of Arniston Esquire, His Majesty's Advocate
for Scotland, on Behalf of His Majesty; complaining
of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland,
of the 28th of July 1758; and praying, "That the
same may be reversed or varied; and that William
Earl of Home may be required to answer the said
Appeal; and that the Appellant, on Behalf of His
Majesty, may have such other Relief in the Premises
as to this House in their Lordships great Wisdom shall
seem meet:"
It is Ordered, That the said William Earl of Home
may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in
his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Friday
the 22d Day of December next; and Service of this
Order upon the Counsel or Agents of the said Earl,
in the said Court of Session, shall be deemed good
Service.
Sinclair & al. against the E. of Breadalbane & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Francis
Sinclair Brother German of Alexander Earl of Caithness,
and of His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary in Scotland,
of the 20th of February 1750/1; and of an Interlocutor
of the Lords of Session, of the 22d of November 1751,
adhering thereto; and praying, "That the same may
be reversed or varied; and that the Appellants may
have such Relief in the Premises as to this House
shall seem meet; and that John Earl of Breadalbin,
Sir William Dunbar of Kempriggs, Sir William Sinclair
of Dunbeath, and George Sinclair of Ulbster, may be
required to answer the said Appeal:" And also upon
reading a Certificate of John Stewart Collector of the
Clerks Dues in the Office of Messieurs Hugh Forbes and
Alexander Home Two of the Principal Clerks of Session;
certifying, "That the Decreet was extracted upon the
22d Day of October 1753:"
It is Ordered, That the said John Earl of Brcadalbin, Sir William Dunbar, Sir William Sinclair, and George
Sinclair, may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do
put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in
Writing, on or before Friday the 22d Day of December
next; and Service of this Order upon any of their
Agents or Procurators in the Court below shall be
deemed good Service.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
vicesimum octavum diem instantis Novembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 28o Novembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Buckingham.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Boyle against the Abp. of Dublin.
The Answer of Charles Lord Archbishop of Dublin,
to the Appeal of Bellingham Boyle Esquire, was brought
in.
Pippard, to amend his Appeal.
Upon reading the Petition of Henry Pippard Esquire,
Appellant in an Appeal, to which the Mayor, Sheriffs,
Burgesses, and Commons, of the Town of Drogheda in
Ireland are Respondents; praying, "In regard he is
advised to amend his said Appeal, that he may be at
Liberty to amend the same; the Respondents not
having as yet put in their Answer:"
It is Ordered, That the Petitioner be at Liberty
to amend his said Appeal as he shall be advised; he
amending the Respondents Copy.
Respondent peremptorily to answer Littlejohn's Appeal.
The House was informed, "That Arthur Straton,
Respondent to the Appeal of Alexander Littlejohn
Esquire, had not put in his Answer to the said Appeal, though duly served with the Order of this
House for that Purpose."
And thereupon an Affidavit of Alexander Hart of the
City of Edinburgh Notary Publick, of the due Service
of the said Order, being read:
It is Ordered, That the said Respondent do put
in his Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily within
a Week.
Respondents peremptorily to answer L. Robert Manners's Appeal.
The House being also informed, "That Stephen
Moore and others, Respondents to the Appeal of the
Lord Robert Manners and others, had not put in their
Answer to the said Appeal, though duly served with
the Order of this House for that Purpose:"
And thereupon an Affidavit of John Dowdall of the
City of Dublin Gentleman, of the due Service of the
said Order, being read:
Ordered, That the said Respondents do put in
their Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily within a
Week.
Pierie, to enter into a Recognizance on Sinclair's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That William Pierie of
The Middle Temple Gentleman may be permitted to
enter into a Recognizance for Francis Sinclair Esquire,
on Account of his Appeal depending in this House;
he living in Scotland:"
It is Ordered, That the said William Pierie may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as
desired.
Scott and Young against Cochran & al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Thomas Scott
and James Young of Netherfield are Appellants, and
James Cochran and Janet his Wife Respondents:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the First vacant Day
for Causes after those already appointed.
East India Goods and Naval Stores, &c. Accounts delivered.
The House being informed, "That some of the
Commissioners of the Customs attended:"
They were called in; and delivered, at the Bar, pursuant to several Acts of Parliament,
"The Return of the said Commissioners; with an
Account of prohibited East India Goods brought into,
and delivered for Exportation out of, the respective
Warehouses in London and the Out Ports, from Michaelmas 1757, to Michaelmas 1758; also what remained at Michaelmas 1758; an Account of the
like Goods delivered out of the respective Warehouses
in London, to be dyed, glazed, &c.; and an Account
of Naval Stores imported from Russia, for the same
Time; also an Account of the Number of Ships
which have been employed in the Whale Fishery
for the Year 1758; with their respective Names,
&c."
And then they were directed to withdraw.
And the Titles thereof were read, by the Clerk, as
follow:
"1. An Account of prohibited East India Goods
brought into the East India Warehouses in Saint
Hellens, in the Port of London, since Michaelmas 1757;
also what have been exported from that Time, and what
remained at Michaelmas 1758."
"2. An Account of prohibited East India Goods
brought into the East India Warehouses at Leadenhall, in the Port of London, since Michaelmas 1757;
also what have been exported from that Time, and
what remained at Michaelmas 1758."
"3. An Account of prohibited East India Goods
remaining in His Majesty's Warehouse in the Port of
London at Michaelmas 1757; what have been since
brought in, what exported, as also what remained at
Michaelmas 1758."
"4. An Account of East India Goods prohibited
to be worn in this Kingdom, in the respective Warehouses in the Out Ports, at Michaelmas 1757; what
have since been brought in, what exported, as also
what remained at Michaelmas 1758."
"5. An Account of prohibited East India Goods
which have been delivered out of the Warehouses
at St. Hellens, Leadenhall, Billeter Lane, and Customhouse, in the Port of London, since Michaelmas 1757,
in order to be dyed, glazed, &c.; what have been
returned, and what remained out of the said Warehouses at Michaelmas 1758."
"6. An Account of Naval Stores imported from
Russia into the Port of London, from Michaelmas 1757,
to Michaelmas 1758."
"7. An Account of Naval Stores imported from
Russia into the Ports of England (commonly called
the Out Ports), from Michaelmas 1757, to Michaelmas 1758."
"8. An Account of the Number of Ships which
have been employed in the Whale Fishery to Davis's
Streights and the Greenland Seas, with their respective
Names and Burdens; from whence they were sitted
out, and at what Port in Great Britain they were
discharged; and also what Quantity of Oil or Whale
Fins each Ship has imported in the Year 1758."
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the
Table.
Boyle against Evans & al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Bellingham
Boyle Esquire is Appellant, and Eyre Evans Esquire
and others are Respondents:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the First vacant Day
for Causes after the Recess at Christmas.
His Majesty's Advocate against D of Gordon & al.
Upon reading the Petition of His Majesty's Advocate
for Scotland, on Behalf of His Majesty, Appellant in
a Cause depending in this House, wherein his Grace the
Duke of Gordon and others are Respondents; praying,
In regard the Matter in Issue between the Parties is
under Accommodation, that the Hearing of the said
Cause be put off for Three Months; the Agent for
the said Respondents having signed the said Petition,
as consenting thereto:"
It is Ordered, That the Hearing of the said Cause
be put off till this Day Three Months.
E. of Crawfurd & al. against Martin & al. et è contra.
A Petition of David Martin Esquire and other Creditors of William Earl of Crawfurd, deceased, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, wherein
George Earl of Crawfurd and George Ross Esquire are
Appellants, et è contra, which stands appointed to be
heard To-morrow, was presented, and read; praying,
In regard some of the principal Exhibits necessary to
be produced have not yet been sent up from Scotland,
that the Hearing of the said Cause may be put off to
such Time as their Lordships in their great Wisdom
and Justice shall judge proper."
And thereupon the Agents on both Sides were called
in, and heard at the Bar.
And being withdrawn:
Ordered, That the Hearing of the said Cause be
put off till Friday the 15th Day of December next.
Causes removed.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein Henry Lord
Viscount Irwin is Appellant, and William Simpson and
others are Respondents, which stands appointed to be
heard on Friday, be put off till Monday next; and that
the other Causes be removed in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, primum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.