Die Veneris, 23 Nov. 18 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Privilege.
A PETITION of John Gunter Gentleman was read.
Ordered, That John Gunter be discharged from
the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms paying his Fees.
Outwood Common.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Bill for
inclosing Part of the Common of Outwood, was committed, be revived; and do meet this Afternoon.
Leave for a Bill.
Ordered, That Sir Wm. Killigrew have Leave to bring
in a Bill on Wednesday next.
Committee added.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Meres, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Charles Harbord, Mr. Morice,
Sir Geo. Downing, Mr. Mallet, Mr. Street, Mr. Wm.
Sandys, Sir John Coryton. Mr. Westphaling, be added to
the Committee for Naturalization.
Leigh's Estate.
A Bill for enabling Thomas Leigh Esquire to sell Lands
to pay Debts, was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Lanc.
Lake, Mr. Westphaling, Sir John Goodrick, Sir Thom.
Tompkins, Sir Anth. Irby, Doctor Burrell, Sir Jonathan
Trelawney, Mr. Mountague, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr.
Rigby, Sir Foulke Lucy, Colonel Reames, Sir Thomas
Gower, Sir Solom. Swale, Sir Robert Holt, Sir Thom. Higgons, Sir John Morton, Sir John Talbott, Mr. Hardes, Sir
Charles Harbord, Mr. Joseph Mainard, Colonel Whitley,
Sir Edmund Peirce, Colonel Grey, Mr. Street, Mr. Andrew
Newport, Major General Egerton, Colonel Millward, Sir
Richard Oateley, Mr. Barnaby, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Robarts,
Sir John Newton, Mr. Price, and all the Members of this
House who serve for the several Counties of Lancaster and
Chester: And they are to meet on Tuesday next, at Two
of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.
Prisoners Relief.
A Bill for Relief of poor Prisoners was read the Second
time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Mr.
Pryn, Sir Solom. Swale, Sir Fran. Goodrick, Sir John Morton, Colonel Kirkby, Sir John Talbott, Sir Thom. Allen,
Sir Phill. Musgrave, Doctor Burrell, Sir Antho. Irby, Sir
Charles Harbord, Sir John Strode, Sir Geo. Probert, Sir
Hen. Cæsar, Mr. Chetwyn, Mr. Morice, Sir Phill. Harcourt,
Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Wm. Gawdy, Mr. Lucy, Mr.
Harbord, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Street, Mr. Seymour, Mr.
Westphaling, Colonel Reames, Mr. Ratcliffe, Sir Robert
Carr, Lord Richardson, Mr. Pepis, Sir Jonathan Trelawney, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Sir Thom. Allen, Mr. Hardes, Sir
Thom. Dyke, Sir John Newton: And all the Members
that shall come are to have Voices: And they are to
meet on Monday next, at Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records.
Preventing Fire.
A Bill for providing Utensils for the speedy Quenching
of Fire, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be read the Second time
To-morrow Morning.
Poll Bill.
The House then resumed the Debate of the King's
Supply; and in particular, Whether Honours shall be
assessed by the Poll Bill.
Resolved, &c. That Honours and Titles shall be
charged in this Poll Bill.
The Question being put, That Honours and Dignities
shall be rated, as they were in the last Poll Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
The Question being put, That Honours and Dignities
be assessed at a Moiety of what they were in the last
Poll Bill;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being propounded, That, where the
Estate doth exceed the Dignity, Persons shall be rated
a Moiety of what they were in the last Poll Bill;
The Question being put, That this Question be now
put;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That a Gentleman shall be taxed Twenty
Shilliings in the Poll Bill for his Dignity.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.