Die Jovis, 7 Februarii, 19 Car. IIdi.
Prayers.
Weymouth Election.
ORDERED, That the Matter concerning the
Double Return for the Borough of Weymouth, between Sir John Coventry and Mr. Harvey, be referred to
the Committee of Elections; to examine, and report it,
with their Opinions, to the House.
Privilege.
Ordered, That all Proceedings in the Suits brought in
the Name of Wm. Simonds, as Lessee to Jeremy Smith,
against Charles Braddock, and other the Tenants of Mr.
Rigby, a Member of this House, be stayed, during the
Session and Privilege of Parliament.
Distillers Petition.
A Petition of the Corporation of the Distillers of
London was read; and debated.
Resolved, &c. That the Debate of the Petition be
adjourned till Monday Morning.
Message from the King.
Mr. Secretary Morice acquaints the House from the
King, That his Majesty intends to be at the House of
Peers To-morrow, to put an End to the Sessions; and to
prorogue the Parliament.
Impeachment of Ld. Mordant.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and
Sir Nathaniell Hobert;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have commanded us to acquaint you, That they will be ready for a Conference with
the House at Eleven of the Clock this Morning in the
Painted Chamber, upon the Impeachment against the
Lord Mordant.
Privilege.
Serjeant Charlton reports from the Committee of Privileges, That the Committee had examined the Matter
of Breach of Privilege objected against Thomas Bristoll;
and that the Committee found him guilty of the Breach
of Privilege.
Resolved, &c. That Thomas Bristoll be committed to
the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for his Breach of
Privilege, in causing Thomas Harnston, Bailiff to Mr.
Pierrepont, a Member of this House, to be detained in
Prison, contrary to the Order of this House.
Estates for Lives.
Amendments and Provisoes made to the Bill, sent
from the Lords, to prevent Inconveniences by want of
Proof of the Deceases of Persons beyond the Seas, or absenting themselves, upon whose Lives Estates do depend,
were twice read; and, with some Amendments made at
the Table, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Ordered, That the Provisoes be ingrossed; and the
Bill, with the Amendments and Provisoes, read a Third
time.
Bills from Lords, &c.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and Sir
Nath. Hobart;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you the Bill for
rebuilding the City of London, with some Amendments,
and a Proviso to be added to the Bill: To which they desire the Concurrence of this House: And commanded us
to acquaint you, That they have agreed to the Bill for extending a former Act touching Avowries and Replevins,
to the Principality of Wales, and Counties Palatine.
Lords desire a Conference.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Child and Sir
Nathaniell Habart;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords desire a present free Conference with this House, in the Painted Chamber, upon
the Subject Matter of the last Conference.
The Messengers being called in; Mr. Speaker acquaints them, That the House had agreed to a present
free Conference.
Publick Accompts.
Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the Bill concerning Accompts, were read.
Conference with Lords.
Sir Robert Atkins reports from the free Conference had
with the Lords, That the Lords desired this Conference
to preserve the right Understanding between both Houses:
And that the Lords insisted upon it, That they might deny
a free Conference with the Commons; and cited a Precedent, 12 Jac. where a free Conference was denied the
Commons, in point of an Imposition: And that, in point
of Judicature (which the Lords insisted on to be only in
the King and Lords) they might deny the Commons a
free Conference.
Resolved, &c. That a free Conference be desired with
the Lords, upon the Subject Matter of the last free Conference: And that it be referred to Sir Robert Atkins, Mr.
Scawen, Mr. Waller, Sir Fran. Goodrick, Sir Thomas Meres,
Sir Thomas Lec, Mr. Pryn, or any Three of them, to
prepare and draw up an Entry, to be made in the Journal
of this House, for asserting the Method and Proceedings
of this House, concerning the last free Conference had
with the Lords.
In this Case, a Conference ought first to have been
asked by the Lords.
Rebuilding London.
The Amendments, sent from the Lords, to the Bill for
rebuilding the City of London, were twice read; and,
upon the Question, agreed to.
The said Amendments were read the Third time.
The Plague, &c.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
returned to the Lords: And that Sir Wm. Thompson do
carry up the said Bill; and put the Lords in mind of the
Bill to prevent the Spreading of the Plague; and the
Matter concerning the Canary Patent.
Flax and Hemp.
The ingrossed Bill, from the Lords, for encouraging
the Sowing and Planting of Flax and Hemp, with the
Amendments, were read the Third time.
The Question being put, That "Two Shillings and
Six-pence" stand in the Amendment;
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill, with the Amendments, do pass.
Resolved, &c. That this House agree with the Lords,
That the Title of the said Bill be, An Act for the
Encouragement of Sowing and Planting of Hemp and
Flax.
Estates for Lives.
The Question being put, That the Bill for the Redress
of Inconveniences by want of Proof of the Deceases of
Persons beyond the Seas, or absenting themselves, upon
whose Lives Estates do depend, with the Amendments,
be now read;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
Tellers,
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Sir Jonathan Trelawney, |
For the Yeas, |
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| Mr. Malett, |
| Sir Thomas Lee, |
For the Noes, |
26. |
| Sir Robert Holt, |
The Speaker declared for the Yeas.
The Bill, with the Amendments, was read the Third
time.
Resolved, &c. That the Debate of the Bill and Amendments be adjourned till To-morrow Morning; and taken
up the first Business.
Committees.
Resolved, &c. That all Committees that were to sit
this Afternoon, except the Committee for Privileges, be
adjourned.