Die Sabbati, 26 Jan. 18 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Ld. Norreis' Estate.
ORDERED, That the ingrossed Bill concerning the
Lord Norreis be read forthwith, after the Report of
the Bill for Rebuilding the City of London is dispatched.
Rebuilding London.
Mr. Steward reports from the Committee to which
the Bill for rebuilding the City was committed, several
Alterations, Additions, and Amendments, to be made
and added to the Bill: Which he read in his Place; and
after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table.
Impeachment of Ld. Mordant.
Ordered, That the Persons appointed to manage the
Evidence upon the Articles of Impeachment against the
Lord Viscount Mordant, do proceed therein according to
the Precedent of the Lord Cranfeild.
Message from the King.
Mr. Secretary Morice acquaints the House, That his
Majesty had declared himself as much concerned in the
Desolation of the City, as those that were the Inhabitants
of it: And therefore, moved by his own Goodness, and
incited by an Address from the City, his Majesty was
pleased to continue the Session for a Day or Two further; and desired the House would apply themselves to
the Dispatch of those Bills which concerned the City.
Impeachment of Ld. Mordant.
The Members appointed to mangage the Evidence upon
the Articles of Impeachment against the Lord Viscount
Mordant, being returned from the Lords;
Sir Robert Atkins reports, That, according to the Appointment of this House, they had attended that Service:
And, having proceeded to the Reading of the Articles,
did observe, That, during the Reading of them, the Lord
Mordant was within the Bar of the Lord's House; and
therefore moved their Lordships, That, according to
former Precedents in such Proceedings, he might stand
without the Bar of the House. When one appeared as
Counsel for him, beginning to plead in this Matter, they
thought fit to interrupt him; acquainting their Lordships, that his Lordship ought not to have any Counsel
assigned him to plead for him in Matter of Fact, upon
the Impeachment. Whereupon their Lordships commanded them to withdraw: And, being afterwards called
in again, Their Lordships acquainted them, That they
had referred it to their Committee of Privileges, to search
former Precedents in Proceedings of this Nature; and
to report it on Monday Morning.
Poll Bill.
Ordered, That Leave be given for the bringing in a
Bill for supplying and Clearing of that Clause in the
Act for Poll-money, for charging of every Person at
Twelve-pence the Head.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee formerly
appointed to examine the Poll Bill, with the Amendments; and to see if it cohered, and was rightly ingrossed; to compare the printed Act with the Roll,
whether it be truly printed; and to consider, if the same
be defective; and report the same to the House.
Rebuilding London.
The House proceeded upon the Amendments and
Alterations reported to be made to the Bill for rebuilding the City: Which being read; and all the Amendments, to the Amendment, Folio Sixteenth, Line the
Nineteenth, being twice read; were, upon the Question
severally agreed to.
The Question being put, To agree with the Amendment for inserting a Clause, Folio Sixteenth, Line the
Nineteenth, for securing the Artificers and Labourers
from bearing Arms at Land or Sea;
It passed in the Negative.
The rest of the Amendments, to Folio Twenty-ninth,
Line Twentieth, being read the Second time, was, upon
the Question, severally agreed to.
The Amendment for Addition of a Clause, marked
D D, was read the Second time.
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee in that Part of the Clause concerning the Number of
Churches to be rebuilt;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee
in the rest of the Clause for Disposing of the Sites of
Churches not to be rebuilt;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the further Proceeding, upon the
Amendments to the said Bill, be adjourned till Monday
Morning, Nine of the Clock.
Bills to be read.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bills concerning Bedford
Level, the Lord Norreis, and for Provision for poor
Prisoners, be read on Monday Morning, before the
Debate of the Amendments to the Bill concerning the
City be resumed.