DIE Veneris, 10 Aprilis.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Londin.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Asaph. |
Joh'es Sommers Miles,
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Leeds,
Ds. Præses.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Schonburg.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Normanby.
Comes Lindsey,
Ds. Magnus Camerarius.
Comes Dorset,
Ds. Camerarius.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Bolingbrooke.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Craven.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Portland.
Comes Marleborough.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Rochford. |
Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Raby.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Ward.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Clifforde L.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Jeffreys.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Herbert Ch. |
PRAYERS.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, to robe.
The House was resumed.
King present.
His Majesty, being arrayed in His Regal Robes and
Crown, attended with His Officers of State, ascended
His Royal Throne (the Peers being also in their Robes);
commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to
signify to the Commons, "It is His Majesty's Pleasure,
they attend Him presently."
Who being come; their Speaker made a short Speech,
relating to the Two Bills following, to be passed.
Then the Clerk Assistant received the said Two Bills
from the Hands of the Speaker, and brought them to
the Table; where the Clerk of the Crown read the
Titles, as follow; (videlicet,)
Bills passed.
"1. An Act for granting to His Majesty several
Rates and Duties upon Houses, for making good
the Deficiency of the clipped Money."
"2. An Act for granting to His Majesty an additional
Duty upon all French Goods and Merchandize."
To which Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced
in these Words, (videlicet,)
"Le Roy remercie ses bons Subjects, accepte leur Benevolence, et ainsi le veult."
Then the Bills following were passed:
"3. An Act for the continuing, meeting, and sitting
of a Parliament, in Case of the Death or Demise of
His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors."
"4. An Act to continue Four former Acts, to prevent Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders
of England."
"5. An Act for raising the Militia of this Kingdom
for the Year One Thousand Six Hundred Ninetysix, although the Month's Pay formerly advanced be
not re-paid."
"6. An Act for the further regulating Elections of
Members to serve in Parliament; and for the preventing irregular Proceedings of Sheriffs and other
Officers, in the electing and returning such Members."
"7. An Act for continuing several former Acts, for
punishing Officers and Soldiers, who shall mutiny,
or desert His Majesty's Service, and for punishing
false Musters, and for Payment of Quarters for One
Year longer."
"8. An Act for the Increase and Encouragement
of Seamen."
"9. An Act for preventing Frauds, and regulating
Abuses, in the Plantation Trade."
"10. An Act to encourage the bringing Plate into
the Mint, to be coined; and for the further remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom."
"11. An Act, requiring the Practisers of Law to
take the Oaths, and subscribe the Declaration, therein
mentioned."
"12. An Act for repairing the Highways between
Wymondham and Attleborough, in the County of Norfolke."
To which Bills the Royal Assent was severally pronounced, in these Words; (videlicet,)
"Le Roy le veult."
Bill for further regulating Elections, refused the Royal Assent.
"An Act for further regulating Elections of Members
to serve in Parliament."
To this Bill the Answer was;
"Le Roy se avisera."
"13. An Act for empowering the most Noble Anne
Dutchess of Buccleuch, and the Right Honourable
James Earl of Dalkeith her Son, of the Kingdom of
Scotland, to grant Leases, for improving a Piece of
Ground, in the Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, in
the County of Middl'x."
"14. An Act to enable Trustees to raise Money, for
the making a Wet Dock, and improving the Estate of
the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, at Rodherhith, in the County of Surrey."
"15. An Act to naturalize William commonly called
Viscount Tunbridge, and other Children of the Earl
of Rochford."
"16. An Act for the better Improvement of a House
and Ground in Great Queen Street."
"17. An Act to enable Trustees to sell a Messuage,
Garden, and Out-house, in Lincolne's Inn Fields, late of
Sir Robert Sawyer Knight, deceased; and for purchasing other Lands and Tenements, to be settled to the
same Uses."
"18. An Act for settling divers Lands and Rentcharge on the Rector of the Church of Maydwell,
in the County of Northampton, and his Successors; and,
in Lieu thereof, for settling other Lands, and discharging Tithes belonging to the said Church, according to several Agreements between the Patron and
the said Rector, made upon the enclosing of Lands in
Maydwell, and afterwards, with Consent of the Ordinary, confirmed by several Decrees in the Court of
Chancery."
"19. An Act for settling the Personal Estate of
Richard Jones Esquire and Mary Gyfford Spinster,
Minors, in Trustees, for the Purposes therein mentioned."
"20. An Act for the better supplying the City of
Bristol with fresh Water."
"21. An Act for erecting of Hospitals and Workhouses within the City of Bristoll, for the better employing and maintaining the Poor thereof."
"22. An Act for making good the last Will of Sir
William Barkham Baronet, deceased; and vesting of
Lands in Trustees, to be sold, for Payment of his
Debts, and making Provision for his Children."
"23. An Act to enable Sir Charles Heron Baronet to
sell Lands, for Payment of a Portion and Debts."
"24. An Act to enable Sir Thomas Wagstaffe Knight
to raise and secure a Portion for Frances his only
Daughter and Heir Apparent."
"25. An Act for vesting a Molety of the Manor of
Shepton Mallet, in the County of Somerset, and a divided Moiety of the Manor of Wells, in the said
County, in Trustees, to be sold, for Payment of a
Mortgage charged thereon; and for making a Provision for the Maintenance of Mary the Wife of William Sands Esquire, and her Children."
"26. An Act for making the Towns of Stretton and
Princethorpe a separate Parish from Woolston, in the
County of Warwick."
"27. An Act for vesting Part of the Estate of Joseph
Dawson Esquire in Trustees, for Payment of Debts,
and for a Provision for the Maintenance and Marriage
of his Daughters."
"28. An Act for Sale of Lands in Horsington, in the
County of Somerset, Part of the Estate of William
Ridout an Infant, for Payment of Incumbrances
charged thereon; and for preserving the Residue of the
said Estate for the Infant."
"29. An Act for vesting certain Lands of Thomas
Bigg and his Wife, in Chislet, in the County of Kent,
in Trustees, for Payment of Debts, and making Provision for their Children."
To which Bills the Royal Assent was severally pronounced, in these Words; (videlicet,)
"Soit fait come il est desire."
Then His Majesty was pleased to withdraw; and the
Commons went to their House.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
(videlicet,) decimum tertium diem instantis Aprilis, hora
decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.