Martis, 11 Die Junii, 13° Car.
Prayers.
FIVE of the Persons named in the Bill for Naturalizing, this Day came up to the Clerk's Table, and
severally took the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance
before Mr. Speaker; viz. John Skase, Henry Crook, Matthew Boucherett, Peter Laurence, Cornelius Vanburnmell.
Harbin's Estate.
A Bill enabling John Harbin Esquire, to sell and dispose of several Manors and Lands, for Payments of Debts,
and raising Portions for his younger Children, being ingrossed, was this Day read the Third time.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the said Bill should
pass.
And the Question being put, That the Title of the said
Bill should be, An Act enabling John Harbin Esquire, to
sell and dispose of several Manors and Lands, for Payment of Debts, and raising Portions for his younger
Children;
The same passed in the Affirmative, That this should
be the Title of the said Bill.
Peck's Estate.
A Bill enabling Thomas Peck Esquire, to sell some
Lands in Norfolk, for the Payment of his Debts, and
other Uses, was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, That the same be read again, the Second
time, on this Day Sevennight.
Clergy's temporal Jurisdiction.
Sir Robert Atkyns reports Amendments to the Bill for
the Repeal of an Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act
for disenabling all Persons in Holy Orders to exercise any
temporal Jurisdiction or Authority, was referred: Which
he read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and afterwards delivered in the same.
And the First Amendment, being in the 5th Line,
that, instead of the Word "disenabling," the Word
"disinabling" should be inserted; the said Amendment
being twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Second Amendment, being in the 9th Line,
that the Word "fundamental" should be omitted; the
said Amendment was twice read: And
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree with the Committee to the said Amendment.
And the Third Amendment, being in the 16th Line,
that, instead of the Word "disenabling," the Word
"disinabling" should be inserted:
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree with the said Committee as to the said Amendment.
And a Proviso being brought in, and tendered to be
made Part of the said Bill;
After much Debate thereof;
Resolved, upon the Question, That the said Proviso be
cast out, and laid aside: And
Resolved, further, That the said Bill, with the said
Amendments, be ingrossed.
Grant to the King.
After which this House resolved into a Grand Committee of the whole House, further to debate the Bill for
a free and voluntary Present to his Majesty.
And Mr. Speaker leaving the Chair;
Mr. Prinn was called to the Chair.
And Mr. Speaker afterwards taking the Chair;
Mr. Prin reported several Amendments to the said
Bill for a free and voluntary Present to his Majesty:
Which he read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and
then delivered in the same at the Table.
And the First Amendment, being Page 1, Line 10,
after the Word "Counties," put out the Word "and,"
and insert these Words, "Cities, Towns Corporate, and
all other;" the said Amendment being twice read;
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree with the Committee as to the said Amendment.
And the Second Amendment, being Page 1, Line 11,
omit all the Words following in that Page, after the Word
"fit;" and, instead thereof, insert the Words, "for the
receiving of such Subscriptions as Your Majesty's good
Subjects shall voluntarily offer for a Supply of Your Majesty's pressing Occasions; and likewise to issue such other
Commissions to such other Persons as Your Majesty shall
think fit, for collecting and receiving the Monies so subscribed, the Acquittance of which respective Receivers,
or of any one of them, are immediately to be made,
and given, without any Fee, upon Payment made; and
shall be an absolute Discharge for the Sum so subscribed:
And, in case such Subscriptions shall, upon any Occasion,
be returned into the Court of Exchequer, or any other
Place, the Payment there of shall be likewise returned together with the same. Provided, that no Process shall
issue out of the Exchequer against any Person so subscribing, but within Two Years next after the passing of this
Act:" The same Amendment was twice read: And
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree with the Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Third Amendment, being Page 2, Line 1,
after the Word "Counties," put out the Word "and,"
and insert these Words, "Cities, Towns Corporate, and
all other;" the said Amendment was twiceread: And
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree with the said Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Fourth Amendment, being in the same Page,
Line 2, after the Word "out," insert the Words "and
* *;" the said Amendment being twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the said
Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Fifth Amendment, being in the same Page,
Line 4, after the Word "Counties," put out the Word
"and," and insert the Words, "Cities, Towns Corporate, and all other;" the said Amendment was twice
read: And
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the said
Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Sixth Amendment, being in the same Page,
Line 6, after the Word "Wards," leave out the Word
"Towns;" the said Amendment was twice read: And
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the said
Committee in the said Amendment.
And the Seventh Amendment, being in the same Page,
Line the 8th, after the Word "Persons," add "Bodies
Politick or Corporate;" and the said Amendment being
twice read;
Resolved, This House doth agree with the said Committee in the said Amendment.
And the 8th Amendment, being in the same Page,
Line 12, instead of "One hundred Pound," insert
"Two hundred Pound;" the said Amendment being
also twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the said
Committee in the said Amendment: And
Resolved further, upon the Question, That the said
Bill, with the said Amendments, be ingrossed.
And then the House adjourned till Thursday
Morning, at Seven of the Clock.