Die Martis, 17 Martii, 15 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
PETER Bousenear, William Wight, and Mary
Dubois, did, this Day, take the Oaths of Supremacy
and Allegiance, before Mr. Speaker, at the Clerk's Table,
in order to their Naturalization.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Edward Massey have the Leave of
this House to go into Ireland.
Challoner's Estate.
A Bill to enable Edward Challoner Esquire to make
Provision for his Wife, and younger Children, was this
Day read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir
Richard Ingoldsby, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Robert Atkyns,
Mr. Westfaling, Sir John Norton, Sir Clifford Clifton, Sir
John Shaw, Sir Rich. Oatley, Mr. Crouch, Sir Bain.
Throckmorton, Sir Geo. Clarke, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Tho. Lee, Sir Wm. Smith, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir
Geo. Probert, Colonel Gilby, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Edw.
Walpoole, Sir Nich. Steward, Sir John Yorke, Colonel
Phillips, Mr. Edw. Phillips, Sir Geo. Ryve, Mr. Ambrose
Pudsey, and all the Members of this House that serve for
the County of Yorke: And they are to meet in the
Speaker's Chamber, To-morrow, at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon: And to send for Persons, Papers, and
Records.
Royal Mines.
A Bill to define what Mines shall be deemed and adjudged to be Mines Royal, was this Day read the First
time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read again, the Second
time, on Saturday next.
Poor Relief.
A Bill for explaining and enlarging an Act made concerning the Poor, was this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir
Tho. Littleton, Sir Tho. Lee, Mr. Westfaling, Sir Edm.
Peirce, Sir Tho. Widdrington, Mr. Yorke, Sir Geo. Probert, Sir Geo. Clarke, Mr. Crouch, Sir Edw. Masters, Mr.
Culleford, Sir Rich. Oatley, Mr. Scudamore, Sir Fra.
Lawley, Mr. Barnham, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Newport,
Colonel Gilby, Mr. Fane, Sir Hen. Newton, Mr. Knight,
Sir John Norton, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Wm. Lowther,
Dr. Burwell, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Robert Atkyns, Sir
Clifford Clifton, Mr. Pryn, Mr. Phillips, Mr. James, Mr.
West, Mr. Lowther, Sir Chichester Wray, Colonel Leg,
Sir John Fredrick, Sir Cha. Harbord, Sir Bain. Throckmorton, Sir Tho. Dike, Sir Tho. Gower: And they are to
meet To-morrow, at Two of the Clock, in the Exchequer
Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and
Records.
Martial Law.
Sir William Coventry reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for enlarging the Power of the Law
Martial, in his Majesty's Fleet, was committed, several
Amendments to the said Bill: Which he read, with the
Coherence, in his Place; and after delivered the same
in at the Clerk's Table.
And the Amendments being twice read; and, upon
the Question, severally agreed to;
A Proviso was tendered to be added to the Bill:
Which was twice read.
The Question being put, That the Bill, with the
Amendments agreed to, be ingrossed;
It passed in the Negative.
Message from the King-Lyndsey Level.
Mr. Secretary Morice reports, That he had a Message
to deliver from his Majesty, in Answer to an Address
made by this House to his Majesty at the last Session:
Which, being in Writing, he delivered to Mr. Speaker:
Which was as followeth:
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WHERE AS, by an Order, of the Nineteenth of
May last, Our House of Commons did humbly recommend it unto Us, to take care for the Preservation of the
Level of the Fens, called Lyndsey Level; and did make
it their humble Request unto Us, to give Ourself the
Trouble of calling all Parties concerned before Us, and
of hearing their several Claims and Interests: We did accordingly cause Summons to be given to all Parties, for
their Appearance at Our Council Board: Where We
heard what was alledged by each Party: And, conceiving
that the Matters in Difference might be brought to some
Accommodation, We required a Committee of Our
Council to endeavour it: By whose Report We are given
to understand, that, through the Averseness of some
Persons concerned, nothing hath been effected: Wherefore, out of Our Desire that so good and beneficial a
Work may not fall to the Ground, We have thought fit to
return it back into your Hands; with Our special Recommendation, That Our House of Commons take speedy
and effectual Care to put the said Business into such a
Way, that the foresaid Level may not be destroyed, so
great Charges and Expences cast away, nor the Commonwealth receive such a Damage as is likely otherwise to
ensue.
And the same being read;
A Bill was delivered in for the Draining of the Level
of the Fens in Lincolneshire, called Lyndsey Level.
Ordered, That the Bill for Draining of the Level of the
Fens, called Lyndsey Level, be read on Thursday next.
Preventing Popery, &c.
A Bill to hinder the Growth of Popery, and the Increase of the Number of Popish Recusants, was this Day
read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir
Robert Atkyns, Sir Hum. Bennett, Sir Wm. Morice, Mr.
Coventry, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir Robert Holt, Sir Bain.
Throckmorton, Sir John Duncombe, Mr. West, Mr. Waller, Sir John Denham, Colonel Gilby, Sir Edm. Peirce,
Sir Hen. Newton, Mr. Culleford, Mr. Solicitor General,
Sir John Coriton, Mr. Crouch, Sir Courtney Poole, Mr.
George, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir John Talbot, Lord Fanshaw,
Sir John Newton, Colonel Strangwayes, Sir Rich. Temple,
Sir Wm. Hickman, Lord Herbert, Mr. Higgons, Mr.
Clifford, Sir Wm. Compton, Mr. Vaughan, Serjeant
Charlton, Mr. Roger Vaughan, Sir Hen. North, Mr.
Morgan, Sir Cha. Berkley, Sir Hen. Bennett, Sir Chichester Wray, Lord Ancram, Sir Jordan Crosland, Lord
Vaughan, Mr. Barnaby, Mr. Boscowen, Sir John Frederick, Mr. Lewis, Sir John Goodrick, Mr. Yorke, Mr.
Knight, Sir Robert Brooke, Mr. Dowdswell, Sir John
Nicholas, Mr. Gaudy, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Lord Bruce,
Sir Ralph Hare, Sir Hum. Winch, Sir Edw. Wise, Mr.
Whorwood, Lord Richardson, Mr. Jay, Sir Phil. Musgrave, Sir Tho. Gower, Dr. Burwell, Sir Tho. Lee, Lord
Spencer: And all the Members of this House, that come
to the Committee, are to have Voices thereat: And they
are to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon, at Two of the
Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Priests and Jesuits.
Resolved, &c. That his Majesty, having most graciously
declared his Zeal for the Prevention of the Growth of
Popery, be humbly desired to issue out his Proclamation, to command all Jesuits, and all English, Irish, and
Scotch Popish Priests, and all such other Priests as have
taken Orders from the See of Rome, or by Authority
thereof (except such Foreign Jesuits or Priests, as, by
Contract of Marriage, are to attend the Person of either
of the Queens, or, by the Law of Nations, to attend
Foreign Ambassadors), to depart this Kingdom by a Day.
Resolved, &c. That the Concurrence of the Lords be
desired to this Vote.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.