January 1783
DIE Martis, 21o Januarii 1783.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Grafton, C.P.S.
Dux Manchester, Camerarius.
Dux Chandos.
Comes Carlisle, Senescallus.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Dartmouth.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Bathurst.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Dudley & Ward.
Viscount Sackville. |
Ds. Say & Sele.
Ds. Middleton.
Ds. King.
Ds. Wycombe.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Hawke.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Bagot.
Ds. Ashburton. |
PRAYERS.
V. Weymouth takes the Oaths.
This Day Thomas Viscount Weymonth took the Oaths,
and made and subscribed the Declaration, and also took
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the
Statutes.
McAdam against Magistrates of Ayr:
Upon reading the Petition of Quintin McAdam Esquire,
Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, and of the
Magistrates and Town Council of Ayr, Respondents
thereto, which stands appointed for Hearing; setting
forth, "That the Matter in Dispute between the Parties
being settled, they are desirous that the Appeal should
be withdrawn;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That the Appellant may be at Liberty to withdraw his said Appeal without Costs:"
Appeal withdrawn.
It is Ordered, That the Appellant be at Liberty to
withdraw his said Appeal, without Costs, as desired.
Beckford against Beckford.
The House being informed, "That William Beckford
Esquire, Respondent to the Appeal of Richard Beckford of the City of London 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 Thomas Sermon 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.
Williams's Divorce Bill:
The Lord Ashburton presented to the House (pursuant
to an Order of Leave on the 23d of December last) a Bill,
intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John
Williams of the City of Exeter, Gentleman, with Elizabeth his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again,
and for other Purposes therein mentioned."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time
on Tuesday the 11th Day of February next; and that
Notice thereof be affixed on the Doors of this House;
and the Lords summoned; and that the said John Williams
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 Elizabeth may have a Copy of
the 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 the same Time.
Witnesses to attend.
Ordered, That Mary Isaac, Susanna Reeves, John
Drake Surgeon, Samuel Casely, Mary Lane, and William
Sandford Gentleman, do attend this House on Tuesday
the 11th Day of February next, in order to their being
examined as Witnesses upon the Second Reading of the
said Bill.
Judges Reports, Limitation of.
Ordered, That this House will not receive any Report from the Judges upon Petitions presented to this
House for Private Bills, after Friday the 4th Day of
April next.
Ordered, That the said Order be affixed on the
Doors of this House and Westminster Hall.
Bp. Bristol to preach on 30th January.
Ordered, That the Lord Bishop of Bristol be and
he is hereby desired to preach before this House on
Thursday the 30th Day of this Instant January, in the
Abbey Church Westminster.
Ruete's Naturalization Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing John Daniel Frederick Ruete."
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. Hett and Mr. Thomson:
To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed
to the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
vicesimum tertium diem instantis Januarii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 23o Januarii 1783.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Cantuar.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Grafton, C. P. S.
Dux Manchester, Camerarius.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Oxford & Mortimer.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Gower.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Bathurst.
Viscount Sackville. |
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Hawke.
Ds. Walsingham. |
PRAYERS.
Lord Cardiff takes the Oaths.
This Day John Lord Cardiff took the Oaths, and
made and subscribed the Declaration; and also took
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the
Statutes.
Beckford against Beckford.
The Answer of William Beckford Esquire, to the
Appeal of Richard Beckford Esquire, was this Day
brought in.
Public Accounts, Eighth Report of Commissioners delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Beachcroft
and Mr. Drummond, Two of the Commissioners appointed to examine, take and state the Public Accounts of the Kingdom, attended:"
They were called in, and delivered at the Bar,
"The Eighth Report of the Commissioners appointed
to examine, take and state the Public Accounts of the
Kingdom."
And then they withdrew.
And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;
Ordered, That the said Report do lie on the
Table.
Williams et Ux. Petition referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of John Hanbury Williams
of Coldbrook, in the County of Monmouth Esquire, and
Elizabeth his Wife, praying Leave to bring in a Bill for
the Purposes in the said 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. Baron Perryn,
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.
D. Queensberry against Sir W. Douglas et al.
The House being informed, "That Sir William Douglas of Killhead Baronet and others, Respondents to
the Appeal of William Duke of Queensberry, 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 Samuel Macknight 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, in a Week.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
vicesimum quartum diem instantis Januarii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Veneris, 24o Januarii 1783.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Asaphen.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Glocestr. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Manchester, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Atholl.
Dux Portland.
Dux Chandos.
Comes Salisbury.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Essex.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Gower.
Comes Bucks.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Northington.
Comes Bathurst.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Weymouth.
Viscount Stormont.
Viscount Wentworth.
Viscount Sackville. |
Ds. Say & Sele.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Middleton.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Digby.
Ds. Sundridge.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Hawke.
Ds. Rivers.
Ds. Loughborough.
Ds. Walsingham. |
PRAYERS.
Motion to adjourn.
It was moved to adjourn.
Accordingly,
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
vicesimum septimum diem instantis Januarii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 27o Januarii 1783.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Ebor.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Queensberry.
Dux Atholl.
Dux Portland.
Dux Northumberland.
Comes Salisbury.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Essex.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Rosebery.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Bucks.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes Northington.
Comes Bathurst.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Stormont.
Viscount Dudley & Ward.
Viscount Hampden.
Viscount Sackville. |
Ds. Say & Sele.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Montfort.
Ds. Wycombe.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Grosvenor.
Ds. Scarsdale.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Hawke.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Rivers.
Ds. Loughborough.
Ds. Walsingham.
Ds. Southampton.
Ds. Ashburton. |
PRAYERS.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Heads of Colleges to marry, Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir William Dolben and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable such Heads
of Colleges and Halls within the University of Oxford
to marry, as are now prohibited by the Statutes of the
said Colleges or Halls from marrying, and to enable
married Men to continue, or to be elected Heads of
such Colleges or Halls;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
Canterbury Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Robinson and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing and
amending Two Acts of the Ninth and Twenty-seventh
Years of His late Majesty, 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.
Fasnacht's Naturalization Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Elwes and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
David Emanuel Fasnacht;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
The said Three Bills were, severally, read the First
Time.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Preliminary Articles of Peace delivered.
The Lord Grantham (by His Majesty's Command)
presented to the House.
"Copy of the Preliminary Articles of Peace between
His Britannick Majesty and the most Christian King,
signed at Versailles the 20th January 1783; and
Translation."
"Copy of the Preliminary Articles of Peace between
His Britannick Majesty and the King of Spain, signed
at Versailles the 20th January 1783; and Translation."
Copy of Provisional Articles, signed at Paris, the
30th November 1782, by the Commissioner of His
Britannick Majesty and the Commissioners of the United
States of America; together with a List thereof."
And the said List being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Copies do lie on the Table.
His Lordship also acquainted the House, That His
Majesty would cause printed Copies thereof to be delivered for the Use of the Lords.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, tricesimum diem instantis Januarii, horâ decimâ Auroræ,
Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 30o Januarii 1783.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Cantuar.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Glocestr. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius. |
PRAYERS.
King Charles's Martyrdom observed.
Then, in order to solemnize this Day being appointed
by Act of Parliament to be observed as a Day of Fasting
and Humiliation for the Martyrdom of King Charles the
First,
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
tertium diem Februarii, jam prox. sequen. horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.