Sabbati, 4 die Februarii, 1670.
Prayers.
Defaulters to Call of the House.
ORDERED, That Sir Henry Wood, who made
Default in Attendance at the Call of the House, and
is still sick and not in a Condition to attend, be excused,
and struck out of the List of Defaulters.
Paris Garden made Parish.
Ordered, That all the Members that serve for Kent,
be added to the Committee to which the Bill for making
the Manor of Paris Garden a Parish distinct from St.
Saviour's Southwarke, was committed; and also these
Members following; viz. * * * *.
Mosely's Estate.
A Bill to prevent the Forfeiture of the Estate of Edward Mosely an Infant, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be read a Second time.
Hall's Estate.
Ordered, That the Bill on the Behalf of Benedict Hall
Esquire, be returned to the Lords, by Mr. Gray.
Privilege.
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of Privileges, in the Matter between Mr. Seymour and Mr.
Nosworthy, be heard on Wednesday Morning next.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees that were discontinued,
be revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in the Places
formerly appointed.
Defaulters to Call of the House.
Ordered, That the Lord Cornbury, Sir John Dethick,
and Sir Thomas Bludworth, Defaulters in Attendance
upon the Call of the House, and now present, be excused, and struck out of the List of Defaulters.
Supply Bill; Subsidies.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, upon the Bill of Subsidies.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Seymour took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Conference; Malicious Maiming.
The House went up, to attend the Conference with
the Lords, upon the Amendments to the Bill to prevent
malicious Maiming and Wounding.
Sir Thomas Meeres reports from the Conference had
with the Lords, upon the Amendments to the Bill to
prevent malicious Maiming and Wounding, Wherein
the Lords do agree, and Wherein they differ from the
Amendments sent by this House; and the Reasons of
their so doing:
And the latter Paper, sent from the Lords, relating to
the said Amendments, were twice read; and debated.
1st Press, Line 24, 25, and 36. To the Second and
Third Amendment, made by the Lords; to which the
Commons do not agree; the Lords are not satisfied with
the Reasons given by the House of Commons.
Resolved, That this House is not satisfied with the
Reasons given by the House of Lords.
2d Press, 1. 48. To the Sixth Amendment, made by
the Lords, for putting the 24th Day of June in the
Year of our Lord God 1671.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with their
Lordships:
To the Commons Amendment in the Eighth Line of
their Lordships Amendment, for leaving out the Words
"with Intention, in so doing, to maim or disfigure, in
that especial manner, such his Majesty's Subject;" wherein their Lordships do not agree;
Resolved, &c. That this House is not satisfied with
the Reasons given by the House of Lords.
Press 3. Line *. In the Seventh Amendment, the
Lords do not agree to leave out the Words (after
"Abettors,") "knowing of, and privy to the Offence,
as aforesaid."
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with their
Lordships.
Eighth Amendment.-To the leaving out the Clause in
the Bill, from the Sixth Line of the Third Press, to the
Word, "provided," in the Twenty-seventh Line; to
which this House did not agree; the Lords are not satisfied with the Reasons given by the House of Commons.
Resolved, &c. That this House is not satisfied with the
Reasons given by the House of Lords.
Resolved, &c. That a free Conference be desired with
the Lords, upon the Subject Matter of the last Conference: And that Sir Thomas Lee do carry up this Message to the Lords.
Ordered, That the same Members who managed the
last Conference, do manage this.
Light-houses in Ireland.
Resolved, &c. That the Report from the Committee
of Grievances, concerning the Light Houses in Ireland,
be made on Wednesday next, Ten of the Clock in the
Morning.
Derby Election.
Ordered, That Mr. Vernon, who exhibited his Petition
against Mr. Sacheverell, as to the Election of a Knight
of the Shire for the County of Derby, have Leave to
withdraw his Petition; and therefore the Witnesses of
Mr. Sacheverel may forbear any further Attendance.
Privilege.
Ordered, That the Matter of Privilege between Mr.
Digby and Mr. Cornwallis, appointed to be heard before
the Committee of Privileges, this Afternoon, be adjourned till Tuesday Afternoon; to be then peremptorily
heard, the first Cause.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees that were to sit this
Afternoon, be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.