February 1759, 1-10
DIE Jovis, 1o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
March. Rockingham.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Bath. |
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Mansfield. |
PRAYERS.
Mutiny Bill.
Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better
Payment of the Army and their Quarters."
Littlejohn against Straiton.
After hearing Counsel, as well Yesterday as this Day,
upon the Petition and Appeal of Alexander Littlejohn
Esquire; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords
of Session in Scotland, of the 23d of December 1757,
and 17th of February 1758; and praying, "That the
same might be reversed or varied; and that the Appellant might have such other Relief in the Premises,
as to this House in their Lordships great Wisdom
should seem meet:" As also upon the Answer of
Arthur Straiton of Kirkside put in to the said Appeal;
and due Consideration had of what was offered on either
Side in this Cause:
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby, dismissed this
House; and that the said Interlocutors therein complained of, be, and the same are hereby affirmed: And
it is further Ordered, That the Appellant do pay,
or cause to be paid, to the Respondent, the Sum of
One Hundred Pounds, for his Costs in respect of the
said Appeal.
Cooke's Divorce, Bill.
Ordered, That the Second Reading of the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John
Cooke Esquire with Susanna Cooper his now Wife, and
to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes
therein mentioned," and hearing Counsel for and
against the same, which is appointed for To-morrow,
be put off till Monday next; and that the several Persons, who were ordered to attend as Witnesses upon the
said Second Reading, do then attend.
Blacker against Mathers.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein William Blacker
Esquire is Appellant, and Wilsey Mathers is Respondent,
which stands appointed for Monday, be put off to
Wednesday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
quintum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 5o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Temple, C. P. S.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Manchester.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Morton.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Bath.
Comes Buckingham.
Comes Powis.
Comes Egremont. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Edgecumbe.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Archer.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Ellis against Segrave.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Welbore
Ellis Esquire; complaining of a Decree of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland, of the 20th of November 1758;
and praying, "That the same may be reversed, or that
this House will grant the Appellant such Relief in the
Premises as to their Lordships in their great Wisdom
shall seem meet; and that Neal Segrave Esquire may
be required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Neal Segrave may
have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in his
Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the
12th Day of March next; and Service of this Order
upon the Clerk in Court of the said Neal Segrave
in the said Court of Chancery in Ireland shall be deemed
good Service.
Staunton Enclosure, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Molyneux and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for dividing and
enclosing the Open Fields and Meadows, and Common Pasture and Waste Grounds, in the Manor and
Parish of Staunton, in the County of Nottingham;"
to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Schombart & al. Nat. Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Kynaston and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
Casper Schombart, John Spitta, Gysbert Van Voorst,
Frederick de Chevrigny, Conrad Harksen, Christopher
Strothoff, and Jasper Lawrence Richter;" to which
they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Two Bills were read the First Time.
Dobyns, Leave for a Bill to take the Name of Yate.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Yate, late Robert
Dobyns, of Bromsberrow in the County of Gloucester
Esquire; praying Leave to bring in a Bill for establishing
and confirming to him and his Heirs Male the Surname
of Yate, pursuant to the Will of Walter Yate Esquire,
deceased:
It is Ordered, that Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Barry & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of James Barry Esquire
and Elizabeth Barry his Wife, One of the Sisters of Nathaniel Rogers late of the Town of Kingston upon Hull
Esquire, deceased, for themselves and on the Behalf
of Elizabeth Barry the Younger, Mary Barry, and Lucy
Barry, their Three Infant Children; John Johnston and
Elizabeth Johnston his Wife, Niece of the said Nathaniel
Rogers, for themselves and on the Behalf of John Johnston and Elizabeth Johnston their Son and Daughter,
who are both Infants; and also of Thomas Lumley and
Nathaniel Wilson, the Heirs at Law of Jane late the Wife
of John Scurfield Gentleman, formerly Jane Reynolds
Spinster, deceased; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for
establishing the Sale and Conveyance of a settled Estate
in the County of Cambridge, pursuant to Contract; and
settling another Estate, in the County of York, to the
same Uses:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Bathurst; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have singed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Mutiny Bill:
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better
Payment of the Army and their Quarters."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, on Wednesday next.
E. of Home peremptorily to answer Appeal of His Majesty's Advocate.
The House being informed, "That William Earl of
Home, Respondent to an Appeal of His Majesty's
Advocate for Scotland, on Behalf of His Majesty,
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 John Davidson Writer
to the Signet, of the due Service of the said Order,
being read:
Ordered, That the said Respondent do put in his
Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily in a Week.
Ross to enter into a Recognizance on E. Rothes's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That Mr. George Ross
may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for
the Earl of Rothes, on account of his Appeal depending in this House; his Lordship being in Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said George Ross may enter
into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as desired.
Cooke's Divorce, Bill.
The Order of the Day being read, for the Second
Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the
Marriage of John Cooke Esquire with Susanna Cooper
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned;" and for
hearing Counsel for and against the same;
Counsel were accordingly called in.
And Mr. Cox appearing as Counsel for the Bill; but no
Counsel appearing, on Behalf of Mrs. Cooke, against it:
George Ellis Junior was called in, to prove Service
of the Order for giving her Notice of this Proceeding;
who, being sworn, acquainted the House, "That, on the
24th of January last, he served Mrs. Cooke with the
Order of this House, for the 2d Reading of the
Bill; and at the same Time delivered her a Copy of
the Bill."
And then he withdrew.
And the said Bill was read a Second Time.
And Mr. Cox was heard, in Support of the Bill; and,
in order to make out the Truth of the Allegations,
called,
Thomasin Underwood, to prove the Marriage of Mr.
Cooke with Mrs. Susanna Cooper; who, being sworn,
gave an Account, "That she saw them married, according to the Ceremony of the Church of England, in
September 1746, in a Room in The Fleet."
She is directed to withdraw.
James Grant was called, in order to prove the Criminal Conversation with Mr. Peter Sayer; who, being
sworn, gave an Account, "That, in the Year 1750, he
was in Mr. Sayer's House at Woolley in Berkshire;
and that Mrs. Cooke was there at the same Time upon
a Visit; and that he there saw Mr. Peter Sayer (Mr.
Sayer's Son) in naked Bed with Mrs. Cooke."
He was directed to withdraw; and,
Thomas Palmer was called in, and sworn; and gave
an Account, "That he also, at Mr. Sayer's House, saw
Mr. Peter Sayer come naked out of Bed from Mrs.
Cooke."
He was directed to withdraw.
Jane Brown was called in; who, being sworn, gave
an Account, "That she lives at Islington; and that, in
the Year 1753, Mr. Cooke took Lodgings for Mrs.
Cooke at her House; and also that she let the Room
over Mrs. Cooke's to Mr. Peter Councill; but, being
told by one Mrs. Goodall that she had watched Mr.
Councill and Mrs. Cooke, and suspected a Criminal Conversation between them, she turned Mr. Councill out
of the Lodgings; and acquainted Mrs. Cooke with
what she had heard, who told her, It was true; but
begged her not to tell her Husband of it, and she
would do so no more."
She is directed to withdraw; and,
Elizabeth Clarke was called in, and sworn; and gave
an Account, "That, in the Year 1753, she visited Mrs.
Cooke at Mr. Councill's Lodgings in Little Britain; and
that she was in the Room when Mr. Councill and Mrs.
Cooke were in naked Bed together."
She was directed to withdraw; and,
Mary Might was called in, and sworn; and gave an
Account, "That she law Mr. Councill and Mrs. Cooke
in Bed together, at a House in Gray's Inn Lane, in
June last; and also, that she saw Mrs. Cooke in Bed
with one Mr. Byrne, in December last was Twelvemonth."
She was directed to withdraw.
Anne Watson was called in; and being sworn, gave an
Account, "That, about a Year and Half ago, she lived
as a Servant to Mrs. Cooke, in St. John's Lane,
where Mr. Charles Byrne and Mrs. Cooke lived together as Man and Wife; and she has often seen
them in Bed together;" and said further, "That she
had seen Mrs. Cooke in Bed with several other Persons, at least with Six different Men, at different
Times; but does not know their Names."
She was directed to withdraw; and,
William Skelton, Register of the Consistory Court of
the Bishop of London, was called in, and sworn; and
produced the Original Sentence of Divorce of the said
Court, of the 27th of June 1757, against the said Mrs.
Cooke, for Adultery with the said Peter Sayer.
And the same was read.
He was directed to withdraw; and,
George Ellis Senior was called in, and sworn; and
produced the Record of the Verdict obtained by Mr.
Cooke against the said Peter Sayer, upon an Action
brought by Mr. Cooke against the said Sayer, for Criminal Conversation with his Wife; which was tried the
last Assizes at Abingdon, in the County of Berks.
And the same was read.
And the Evidence being finished, the Counsel was
directed to withdraw.
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, on Friday next.
Bentley and Arksey Commons, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bacon and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for establishing and
rendering effectual certain Articles of Agreement, for
enclosing and dividing the Commons and Waste
Grounds in the Townships of Bentley and Arksey, in
the Parish of Arksey, in the County of York;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Commissioners of annexed Forfeited Estates in Scotland, Report.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Rowe, from
the Treasury, attended:"
He was called in; and delivered, at the Bar,
"Copy of a Report of the Commissioners and
Trustees for managing the annexed Forfeited Estates
in Scotland, to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, which, by an Act of the 25th Year
of His Majesty's Reign, is directed to be laid before
both Houses of Parliament."
And then he withdrew.
And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Report do lie on the Table.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, septimum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 7o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Exon.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Devon, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Gower.
Comes Powis.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Mansfield. |
PRAYERS.
Marquis of Carnarvon & Ux. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of the Right Honourable
James Brydges Esquire, commonly called Marquis of
Carnarvan, only Son and Heir Apparent of the Most
Noble Henry Duke of Chandos, and of Margaret his
Wife, commonly called Marchioness of Carnarvan;
praying Leave to bring in a Bill for discharging certain
Stocks and Government Securities of the Petitioner the
Marchioness from the Trusts and Applications thereof
intended by their Marriage Agreement; and for indemnifying the several Trustees of the said Stocks and
Securities in selling and disposing thereof, and applying
the Money arising thereby in the Manner and for the
Purposes in the Petition mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice Clive;
who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in
the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the
House the State of the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether all Parties who
may be concerned in the Consequences of the Bill have
signed the Petition; and also that the Judges, having
perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Warburton's Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of William Warburton
Esquire, for himself and on the Behalf of Richard Warburton his only Child an Infant, by Barbara Warburton
his late Wife, deceased, who was one of the Daughters
of William Robinson Lytton Esquire, deceased; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill, to empower the Petitioner to
grant Leases of a Tract of Land, in or near Malvern
Chace and Malvern Hills, or any Part thereof, for
Ninety-nine Years, at the best and most improved Yearly
Rent, without taking Fines:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Mr. Justice
Clive; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to
report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Bentley and Arksey Commons, Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
establishing and rendering effectual certain Articles
of Agreement, for enclosing and dividing the Commons and Waste Grounds in the Townships of Bentley
and Arksey, in the Parish of Arksey, in the County
of York."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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L. Chamberlain.
D. Somerset.
D. Grafton.
D. Bridgewater.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Winchilsea.
E. Sandwich.
E. Coventry.
E. Marchmont.
E. Strafford.
E. Aylesford.
E. Gower.
E. Powis.
E. Northumberland.
E. Hardwicke. |
L. Bp. Exeter.
L. Bp. Gloucester.
L. Bp. Peterborough.
L. Bp. Bristol. |
L. Willoughby Par.
L. Cathcart.
L. Hay.
L. Sandys.
L. Bruce.
L. Hyde. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
on Monday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.
Mutiny Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee on the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion;
and for the better Payment of the Army and their
Quarters."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Stannton Common Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
dividing and enclosing the Open Fields and Meadows,
and Common Pasture and Waste Grounds, in the
Manor and Parish of Staunton, in the County of
Nottingham."
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.
Schombart & al. Nat. Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Caspar Schombart, John Spitta, Gysbert
Van Voorst, Frederick de Chevrigny, Conrad Harksen,
Christopher Strothoff, and Jasper Lawrence Richter."
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 the 15th Day of this Instant February, at the usual Time and Place; and to
adjourn as they please.
Graham & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Graham Clerk,
in Behalf of himself and for and on the Behalf of
Richard Graham and Robert Graham his Infant Sons,
and of William Graham and Charles Graham Clerks, Sir
Bellingham Graham Baronet, and Reginald Graham and
Mitchell Graham Esquires, James Booth Esquire, and
George Peacock Gentleman; praying Leave to bring in
a Bill, for Sale of certain Customary Messuages, Lands,
Tenements, and Hereditaments, in the County of Cumberland; and for applying the Money arising thereby
in the Purchase of other Lands, to be settled to the like
Uses; and for other Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Mr. Baron
Smythe; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether all
Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences of
the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Blacker against Mathers.
After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal
of William Blacker Esquire; complaining of a Decree
of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, of the 15th Day
of June 1757; and praying, "That the same might
be reversed and set aside; and that the Appellant
might have such other Relief as the Nature and Circumstances of the Case might require:" As also upon
the Answer of Wilsey Mathers put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered on
either Side in this Cause:
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby, dismissed this
House; and that the said Decree therein complained of
be, and the same is hereby, affirmed: And it is further
Ordered, That the Appellant do pay, or cause to
be paid, to the Respondent, the Sum of One Hundred
Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain, for his
Costs in respect of the said Appeal.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
nonum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 9o Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Portland.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Macclesfield. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Cathcart.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Bruce. |
PRAYERS.
Loftus Hume against Rochford & Ux.
The Answer of George Rochford Esquire and Alice his
Wife, to the Appeal of Nicholas Loftus Hume an Infant,
by Nicholas Loftus Esquire, his Father, Guardian, and
next Friend, and of the said Nicholas Loftus Esquire,
was brought in.
Dutchess of Beaufort & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of the Most Noble Elizabeth Dutchess Dowager of Beaufort (as Guardian and
on Behalf of Henry now Duke of Beaufort, Lady Ann
Somerset, Lady Elizabeth Somerset, Lady Henrietta Somerset, and Lady Mary Somerset, the Infant Children of
the Most Noble Charles Noel Duke of Beaufort, deceased)
the Right Honourable George Henry Earl of Litchfield,
and Norborne Berkeley Esquire; praying Leave to bring
in a Bill, for Sale of certain Estates, devised by the Will
of the late Duke of Beaufort; and for applying the
Money arising thereby in the Purchase of Lands in the
County of Monmouth, to be settled to the like Uses;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to Mr. Justice
Bathurst and Mr. Baron Adams; who are forthwith to
summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after
hearing them, are to report to the House the State of
the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their
Hands, and whether all Parties who may be concerned
in the Consequences of the Bill have signed the Petition;
and also that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do
sign the same.
Phipps & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Constantine Phipps
Esquire, for himself and on the Behalf of his Four
Sons, who are all Infants, and of John Lord Boyle of
Marston and Earl of Corke and Orrery in the Kingdom
of Ireland, on the Behalf of Edmund Boyle his Son, an
Infant; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for raising
Money, for renewing a Lease from the Crown of an
Estate in the County of York, according to the Terms
and Proposals approved by the Master's Report, in
the Petition mentioned, or in such other Manner as to
their Lordships shall seem reasonable and expedient:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Bathurst; who are forthwith to summon all Parties
concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to
report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Wegg's Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Samuel Wegg Esquire;
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to render effectual an
Exchange of Lands between the Petitioner and the
Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Saint
Paul in London:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to Mr. Justice
Denison and Mr. Baron Adams; who are forthwith to
summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after
hearing them, are to report to the House the State of
the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their
Hands, and whether all Parties who may be concerned
in the Consequences of the Bill have signed the Petition;
and also that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do
sign the same.
Sir Edward Blackett's Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Sir Edward Blackett,
of West Matsen in the County of Northumberland Baronet, and Dame Ann Blackett his Wife, in Behalf of
themselves, and of Edward Blackett, Ann Blackett, John
Blackett, William Blackett, and Mary Blackett, their
Sons and Daughters, who are all Infants; praying Leave
to bring in a Bill, to settle certain Estates in the Counties
of York, Northumberland, and Durham, to the Uses,
and for the Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to Mr. Baron Smythe
and Mr. Baron Adams; who are forthwith to summon
all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing
them, are to report to the House the State of the
Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their
Hands, and whether all Parties who may be concerned
in the Consequences of the Bill have signed the Petition;
and also that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign
the same.
Rolle & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Denys Rolle Esquire
and Ann his Wife; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for
discharging certain Estates, in the Counties of Cornwall
and Devon, comprized in a Settlement of the 25th of
March 1742, from the Trusts of the said Settlement;
and for settling other Lands, lately purchased by the
Petitioner, to the same Uses, in Lieu thereof:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to Mr. Baron
Adams and Mr. Justice Bathurst; who are forthwith
to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after
hearing them, are to report to the House the State of
the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their
Hands, and whether all Parties who may be concerned
in the Consequences of the Bill have signed the Petition;
and also that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do
sign the same.
Buckley & Ux. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Buckley of
Preston in the County of Lancaster Esquire and Elizabeth
Buckley his Wife, formerly Elizabeth Mundy Spinster,
for themselves and on the Behalf of Edward Buckley
and Ann Buckley their Two Children, who are both
Infants; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for Sale of a
competent Part of the Petitioner's settled Estate in the
County of Lancaster, in order to pay off and discharge
an Encumbrance thereon:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Bathurst; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
L. Folkestone & al. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of the Right Honourable
Jacob Lord Viscount Folkestone, for and on the Behalf
of the Honourable Edward Bouverie his Son, an Infant,
and the Honourable William Bouverie; praying Leave to
bring in a Bill, to empower the Petitioners Edward and
William Bouverie, as they shall respectively be Tenants
for Life, and in the actual Possession of certain Quays,
Wharfs, and Buildings, in the Petition mentioned, to
grant Leases thereof, for any Term not exceeding
Forty-three Years, at the most improved Yearly Rent,
without Fine, Income, or Foregift:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice Clive;
who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in
the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the
House the State of the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether all Parties who
may be concerned in the Consequences of the Bill
have signed the Petition; and also that the Judges,
having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
E of Powis and the Countess Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of Henry Arthur Earl of
Powis and Barbara Countess of Powis his Wife, Niece
and Heir at Law of the Most Honourable William late
Marquis of Powis, deceased; praying Leave to bring
in a Bill for Sale of certain Estates in the County of
Northampton, in order to raise Money for the paying off
and discharging Debts and Encumbrances; and for other
Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord
Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr.
Baron Adams; who are forthwith to summon all Parties
concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to
report to the House the State of the Case, with their
Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether
all Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences
of the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the
Judges, having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Mutiny Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better
Payment of the Army and their Quarters."
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. Bennett and Mr. Burroughs:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to
the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Anderson against Anderson.
The House being moved, "That Friday the 23d
Day of this Instant February may be appointed, for
hearing the Cause wherein Robert Anderson is Appellant, and James Anderson Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Friday the 23d Instant,
as desired.
Ld. Charles Cavendish against Sir James Lowther.
The House being moved, "That Monday the 26th
Day of this Instant February may be appointed, for
hearing the Cause wherein Lord Charles Cavendish
is Appellant, and Sir James Lowther Baronet Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Monday the 26th
Instant, as desired.
King against Sir Edward King.
The House being moved, "That Wednesday the 28th
Day of this Instant February may be appointed, for
hearing the Cause wherein Henry King Esquire is
Appellant, and Sir Edward King Baronet is Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause by Counsel, at the Bar, on Wednesday the 28th Instant, as desired.
Persons who have neglected to qualify for Offices to indemnify, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by the Lord Carysfort and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to indemnify Persons
who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices
and Employments within the Time limited by Law;
and for allowing further Time for that Purpose;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Cooke's Divorce, Bill.
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee on the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John
Cooke Esquire with Susanna Cooper his now Wife; and
to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Lord Willoughby of Parham reported from
the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
duodecimum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.