Die Jovis, 24 Jan. 18 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Kendall's Estate.
AN ingrossed Bill to enable a Sale of Lands, for
Payment of the Debts of Henry Kendall Esquire,
was read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill do pass: And that the
Title shall be, An Act to enable a Sale of Lands, for the
Payments of the Debts of Henry Kenday Esquire.
And Mr. Grey is to carry up the Bill to the Lords.
Lord Norris Estate.
Sir John Birkenhead reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for investing the Estate of James Lord
Norris in certain Trustees was committed, some Amendments agreed to be made by the Committee to the Bill:
Which he read, with the Coherence; and after, delivered
the same in at the Clerk's Table: And the Amendments,
being twice read, were, upon the Question, severally
agreed.
A Petition of Dame Mary Cholmeley, now Wife of
Edw. Cooke Esquire, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Bills from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and
Sir John Cole;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you Three
Bills; the one intituled, An Act for making Provisions
for such Places or Persons as shall be infected with the
Plague; another Act, intituled, An Act for erecting a
Judicature for determining of Differences touching
Houses burnt or demolished by reason of the late Fire
which happened in London; another Act, intituled, An
Act for Naturalizing of Dame Mary Frazer, and others,
with some Alterations and Additions: To which they
desire the Concurrence of this House.
Privilege.
Sir Job Charlton reports from the Committee of Privileges, That the Committee had examined the Matter
of Breach of Privilege objected against Thomas White, in
causing Henry Chowne Esquire, a Member of this House,
to be arrested; and found, That, the First of April last,
being Twenty-two Days before the Sitting of the House,
Matthew White, Servant and Kinsman of Thomas White,
gave a Warrant to Robert Ryde Bailiff, to execute on Mr.
Chowne; and charged him to take good Bail at his Peril;
for the Damage was great: And the Damage set down
at the Foot of the Warrant was Ten thousand Pounds:
And that this Warrant was also of the Hand-writing of
Thomas White; and was executed on Mr. Chowne on
the Lord's Day, as he was coming from the Church:
And that this Matter was looked upon by the Committee as a malicious Conspiracy to disgrace Mr. Chowne,
and a Design to prevent him from giving his Attendance
in Parliament.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with the
Committee of Privileges, That there was a Practice and
Design, in the said Thomas and Matthew White, to prevent Henry Chowne Esquire from giving his Attendance in
Parliament: And that they are guilty of the Breach of
Privilege, in causing the said Mr. Chowne to be arrested.
Resolved, &c. That Thomas and Matthew White be
taken into Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for their
Abuse, and Breach of Privilege, committed against Henry
Chowne Esquire, a Member of this House.
Conference with Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and
Sir Walter Littleton.
The Lords desire a present Conference, in the Painted
Chamber, with this House, upon the Bill for taking the
publick Accompts.
The Messengers being called in; Mr. Speaker acquaints
them, That the House had agreed to a present Conference.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Howard, Mr. Garraway, Mr.
Solicitor, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Tho. Gower, Sir Robert
Carr, Mr. Seymour, Sir Thom. Meeres, Serjeant Charlton,
do manage the Conference.
Sir Robert Howard reports from the Conference had
with the Lords, That the Lord Bridgwater and Lord
Anglesey did manage the Conference; and delivered the
Bill touching the Accompts of publick Monies, with some
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill; and the
Reasons of the Lords for such Amendments, and in
Reply to the Reasons of this House: And delivered in
the Bill, with the Amendments, at the Clerk's Table.
Members Attendance.
Ordered, That the Report of the Bill for Attendance
of Members be made forthwith, after the Bill of Assessment is dispatched.
And then the House adjourned till Three of the
Clock in the Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
Seamen and Naval Stores.
SIR Thomas Clergis reports from the Committee to
which the Bill to prevent Abuses in Seamen was committed, some Amendments to be made, and a Clause
to be added, to the Bill: Which he read; and after,
delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
Bedford Level.
The House then proceeded to the Hearing of the
Matter upon the Bill concerning Bedford Level.
The Connsel for Mr. Howard, and others, concerned
in the Bill; and Mr. Serjeant Fountaine; and the Counsel
of the Lord Gorge, Mr. Chichley, and such others as were
against the Bill; being called to the Bar of this House,
and fully heard;
And the Matter being afterward debated, * * * *