Jovis, 5 Martii, 15 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Jones's Petition.
A PETITION of Thomas Jones Esquire, a Member of this House, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Petition be committed to
Mr. Milward, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir Fra. Goodrick, Sir
John Shaw, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Spencer, Sir Hen. Vernon,
Sir Edm. Peirce, Lord Gorge, Mr. Westfaling, Sir Lanc.
Lake, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Tho. Gower, Sir Robert Atkyns,
Sir Wm. Lowther, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Devereux, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Dowdswell, Mr. Jo. Jones,
Mr. Finch, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Wm. Lewis, Mr. Heath,
Sir Tho. Strickland; and all the Members of this House
that serve for the County of Salop: And they are to meet
at Two of the Clock this Afternoon, in the Speaker's
Chamber: And to call all Parties concerned (except the
Lord Newport) before them: And send for such Persons,
Papers, and Records, as they shall find necessary: And
to examine the Matter of the Petition; and make Report
of it to the House, with what Speed they can.
Mersey, &c. Navigation.
A Bill for making navigable of the Rivers Mersey and
Weever, in the Counties of Chester and Lancaster, was
this Day read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read the Second time,
on Monday next.
Grocers Free School.
A Bill for the Incorporating of the Master and Wardens of the Company of Grocers, London, to be Governors of the Free School in Whitney in the County of
Oxford, of the Foundation of Henry Box Esquire, Citizen and Grocer of London; and for the Settling of Lands
and Possessions on that School, for the Maintenance
thereof; was this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to
Sir Fra. Goodrick, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Hen. Newton,
Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Mr. Westfaling, Mr. Peckham, Sir
Hen. Capell, Mr. Tulse, Sir John Shaw, Sir Tho. Gower,
Sir Robert Atkyns, Mr. Dennis, Sir John Norton, Lord
Bruce, Sir Tho. Tompkins, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Hen.
Bennet, Sir Lanc. Lake, Lord Cornbury, Sir John Goodrick, Sir John Nicholas, Sir Edw. Moseley, Mr. Bold; and
all the Members of this House that serve for the County
of Oxford: And they are to meet at Two of the Clock
this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send
for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Call of the House.
The House then, according to the Order made the
One-and-twentieth of February last, proceeded to call
over the House.
And there being a very great Appearance of Members;
and Excuses being made, and allowed, for such as were
absent, saving only Five or Six; the House also held it
fit to excuse them also.
Morley's Estate.
Ordered, That the Bill for vesting the Lands and Tenements of Cuthbert Morley in Richard Barret, and
others, till they have received certain Monies due to them,
appointed to be read the Second time this Day, be read
the Second time To-morrow Morning.
Back Door to be shut.
Upon Information, That several Persons that were not
Members of the House, had Access given them by the
Back Door, to come into the Speaker's Chamber, and
also into the Gallery, whilst the House was sitting;
Ordered, That the Back-door be constantly kept shut,
during such Time as the House is sitting: And that the
Serjeant at Arms do take care thereof.
Corporations.
Ordered, That the Bill for regulating of Corporations
be referred to the Committee appointed to peruse the Bill
of Uniformity with the other Bills; to take that Bill also
into Consideration; and make Report thereof to the
House: And they are to meet in the Speaker's Chamber,
this Afternoon at Three of the Clock.
Ordered, That the additional Bill for Corporations, in
the Hands of Sir Thomas Gower, be brought in to this
House To-morrow Morning.
Member to receive the Sucrament.
The Question being propounded, That Mr. Love, a
Member of this House, have a Month's Time given him
to receive the Sacrament, according to the Form prescribed in the Liturgy of the Church of England; and to
bring Certificate thereof;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put, That Mr. Love
have a Month's Time given him to receive the Sacrament, according to the Form prescribed in the Liturgy
of the Church of England; and to bring Certificate
thereof;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.