Die Lunæ, 4 Februarii, 18 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Plympton Writ.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a Writ,
for the Electing of a Burgess to serve for the Borough of
Plympton in the County of Devon, in the room of Sir
Richard Strode, deceased.
Privilege.
Ordered, That John Clay be sent for, in the Custody
of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, or his
Deputy, for his Contempt, in the Breach of Privilege of
this House, in seizing and detaining the Coach of Henry
Brunckard Esquire, a Member of this House.
Impeachment of Ld. Mordant.
Mr. Seymour acquaints the House, That he had delivered the Message for a Conference with the Lords, concerning the Manner of Proceeding upon the Impeachment against the Lord Mordant; and that, after some
Debate, the Lords acquainted him, They would return
Answer by Messengers of their own.
Ld. Abergeveny's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, for confirming and
enlarging an Act, intituled, An Act to enable John Lord
Abergeveny to sell Lands, was read the First and Second
time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Solom.
Swale, Sir Thomas Lee, Doctor Burrell, Mr. Millward,
Mr. Mallet, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir
Clifford Clifton, Sir John Monson, Sir Thom. Allen, Mr.
Grey, Sir John Talbott, Mr. Morice, Colonel Sandys, Sir
Fran. Goodrick, Lord Allington, Mr. Waller, Mr. Crouch,
Sir Wm. Terringham, Sir John Coriton, Lord Seymour,
Sir Wm. Haward, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lucy, Mr. Hungerford: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Two of the
Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records.
Hemp and Flax.
The Question being put, That the Report of the
Amendments of the ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, for
the Encouragement of the Planting and Sowing of Hemp
and Flax be made;
The . . . . was divided.
The Yeas went out.
Tellers,
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Mr. Hungerford, |
For the Yeas, |
49. |
| Sir John Monson, |
| Mr. Harbord, |
For the Noes, |
44. |
| Sir John Moreton, |
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Mr. Steward accordingly reports some Amendments
and Additions, agreed by the Committee to be made to
the said Bill: Which he read in his Place; and after,
delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Which were
read.
The First Amendment was read the Second time:
The Question being put, To agree with the Committee in the First Amendment, Line the Twelfth, for
making Five Shillings to be Two Shillings and Six-pence;
The House divided.
The Yeas went out.
Tellers,
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Mr. Whorwood, |
For the Yeas, |
59. |
| Sir John Monson, |
| Mr. Steward, |
For the Noes, |
51. |
| Sir Robert Holt, |
And so it was resolved in the Affirmative.
The other Amendments, being read the Second time,
were, upon the Question, agreed to.
Impeachment of Ld. Mordant.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Justinian Lewin
and Sir Wm. Child;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords agreed to a present Conference, in the Painted Chamber, concerning the Impeachment of the Lord Mordant.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Meeres be added to the
Committee appointed to manage the Evidence at the
Hearing upon the Articles of Impeachment against the
Lord Mordant.
Rebuilding London.
Mr. Steward reports the Clause for laying an Imposition on Coals, to be added to the Bill for rebuilding
the City of London: Which he read in his Place; and
after, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Which
being twice read; and after some Amendments made at
the Table thereunto; was, upon the Question, agreed.
Resolved, &c. That the said Clause be made Part of
the Bill.
Rebuilding Churches.
Mr. Secretary Morice acquaints the House, from his
Majesty, That his Majesty doth especially recommend to
the Care of this House, to make some Provision for the
Rebuilding of Churches in the Bill for rebuilding the City.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill for the Rebuilding of
the City of London, with the Amendments, Additions,
and Provisoes, agreed to, be ingrossed.
Resolved, &c. That it be referred to Sir Thomas Meeres,
Mr. Pryn, Mr. Jones, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir Robert
Howard, Mr. Jolliffe, Sir Job Charlton, Mr. Steward, Mr.
Solicitor General, Sir Thom. Lee, Mr. Secretary Morice,
Colonel Birch, or any Five or more of them, to prepare
and bring in a Bill for the making Provision for the Building of the Thirty-nine Churches; for providing for the
Rights of the Patrons of such Churches as shall not be
rebuilt; for the Maintenance of the Ministers of the
Churches to be rebuilt; and for ascertaining the Divisions
of the Parishes: And they are to meet To-morrow at Two
of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Journal.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to inspect the
Journal be revived; and do examine the same every
Saturday.
Rebuilding London.
Ordered, That the House do sit this Afternoon; and
to proceed upon no other Business than the Bill for rebuilding the City of London.
And then the House adjourned till Three of the
Clock in the Afternoon.
Post Meridiem:
Committees added.
ORDERED, That Mr. Marvell, Sir Jonathan
Trelawny, Mr. Mainard, Sir Fran. Leake, Mr. Mallett,
Mr. Buscawen, be added to the Committee of the Lord
Abergeveney's Bill.
Rebuilding London.
The ingrossed Bill for rebuilding the City of London
was read the Third time.-
Impeachment of Lord Mordant.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Justinian Lewin
and Sir Wm. Child;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have commanded us to acquaint you, That they intend to sit this Afternoon at Five
of the Clock: And at the same time desire a Conference
with this House, in the Painted Chamber, upon the Impeachment against the Lord Mordant.
The Messengers being called in; Mr. Speaker acquaints
them, That this House do agree to a Conference, as
desired.
Ordered, That the Persons appointed to manage the
Conference against the Lord Mordant do attend this
Conference.
Mr. Seymour reports, That they had attended the
Conference with the Lords; which was managed by the
Earl of Bridgwater and the Earl of Anglesey: And that
the Lords had confirmed their Order, as to the Posture
of the Lord Mordant, of the Twenty-eighth of January,
for his Lordship sitting within the Bar at his Trial:
Which they were confirmed in by the Precedents of the
Bishop of Landaffe, 18 Jac.; and the Lord Stamford, in
1645 And that they were ready to proceed in the Tryal
To-morrow Morning.
Ordered, That the Debate upon the Conference be
adjourned till To-morrow Morning: And that, in the
mean time, the Committee appointed to manage the
Impeachment against the Lord Mordant, do inquire and
search into the Precedents of the Bishop of Landoffe and
the Lord Stamford, cited by the Lords, at the Conference upon the Impeachment of the Lord Mordant;
and to report the same To-morrow Morning.-
Rebuilding London.
The House resume the Consideration of the Bill for
rebuilding the City of London.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.