Veneris, 18 Aprilis, 14 Car.
Prayers.
Navigable Rivers.
AN ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, to make all
Rivers navigable, that are capable thereof, was
this Day read the First time.
Ordered, That this Bill be read the Second time To-morrow Morning.
Prize Goods.
Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the Bill directing
the Prosecution of such as are in Arrear for Prize Goods,
were read Three times; and, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments agreed
to, be sent up to the Lords.
And Mr. Ashburnham is to carry it up.
Committees added.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Strickland and Sir Jordan
Crosland be added to the Committee to which Mrs.
Briscoe's Bill is committed.
Bengworth Bridge.
Sir John Brampston reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for Repair of Bengworth Bridge in the
County of Worcester was committed, several Amendments to be made, and one Proviso to be added to the
said Bill: Which he read, with the Coherence, in the
Bill; and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's
Table: And the same being twice read; and, upon the
Question, severally agreed to;
Resolved, That the said Bill, with the Amendments
and Proviso agreed to, be ingrossed.
Exportation of Wool.
Mr. Knight reports from the Committee to which
the Bill against the Exporting of Wool and Wool-fells
was committed, several Amendments to be made to the
said Bill: Which he read, with the Coherence, in the Bill;
and after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
And the said Amendments being twice read;
The Question being put, To put out that Part of the
Amendment, for excepting Tobacco-pipe Clay of the Isle
of Purbeck;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the same was accordingly struck out.
Resolved, That the said Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Navy and Ordnance Carriages.
Upon Motion made this Day, informing, That his
Majesty's Affairs were much inconvenienced in relation
to his Navy and Ordnance, by the People's imposing excessive Rates upon Carriages, knowing the Necessity of
his Majesty's Occasions; and his Majesty intended not to
have the same at lower Rates than usual; but to give the
same Rates that Merchants and others did;
Ordered, That Mr. William Coventry have Leave to
prepare and bring in a Bill, with Blanks, to settle the
Rates of such Carriages as shall be made Use of for his
Majesty's Occasions.
Uniformity of Worship.
The House then proceeded to the Reading of the remaining Amendments, sent down from the Lords, to the
Bill for Uniformity, from the Place where they left
Yesterday.
The last Paragraph of the Amendment, in the Twenty-fifth Line of the Second Skin, being read the Second
time;
Resolved, That the said Paragraph be postponed.
The Three next Amendments to the Thirteenth,
Thirty-ninth, and Forty-first Lines of the Second Skin,
were read the Second time; and, upon the Question,
agreed to.
The Amendment to the Seventh Line of the Second
Skin was read the Second time: And the Amendment
being, That after the Word "dead," to add the Clauses
contained in the Parchment marked with N° 1.;
The said Parchment was read the Second time.
The First Paragraph in the said Parchment was read
the Third time.
Ordered, That Mr. Vaughan, Serjeant Seis, and Mr.
Thurland, de peruse the Statutes, and bring in a Proviso
for translating the Book of Common Prayer into Welsh,
if it may consist with the Laws in Force.
Resolved, upon the Question, That an Amendment be
made to the said Paragraph, by reading "One Month,"
instead of "Three Months."
Resolved, That the said Paragraph, with the Amendment, be agreed to.-
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and Sir
Wm. Glascock;
Militia.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned the Bill for ordering the Forces in the several Counties in this Kingdom, with some Amendments; to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.-
Uniformity of Worship.
The House then proceeded to the reading of the
Second Paragraph of the Parchment marked N° 1.
Ordered, That Mr. Crouch, Sir Tho. Meers, Serjeant
Charlton, Dr. Birkinhead, Sir Edmund Peirse, Sir John
Brampston, and Dr. Burwell, do withdraw, and pen a
Paragraph, upon the present Debate.
The next Paragraph of the Parchment, as to Ordination, was read the Second time; and, upon the Question,
agreed to.
The next Paragraph, as to the Administration of the
Sacraments, was read the Second time; and, upon the
Question, agreed to.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.