Jovis, 9 die Martii, 1670.
Prayers.
Seaford Election.
A PETITION of John Amhurst, of Graie's Inn
in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, was read;
complaining of an undue Practice in one John Mullet,
Bailiff of the Town of Seaford, in the Election of a
Member to serve in Parliament for that Place; refusing
to certify the Election of the Petitioner, who was duly
elected by the Majority; and returning a Certificate for
Sir Nicholas Pelham, who had no Right of Election.
Ordered, That the Petition of John Amhurst Esquire
be referred to the Committee of Elections, to examine
the Matter complained of, by the Petitioner; and report
it, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Preventing Growth of Popery.
Sir Trevor Williams reports from the Committee, to
which it was referred to consider of the Address to be
presented to his Majesty, to prevent the Growth of Popery; and to examine the Matter of Fact, wherein the
Lords are not satisfied with the Reasons which induced
the House of Commons to give Credit to the said Address: Which he opened, and read in his Place; and
then, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table:
And the same being again twice read; and, upon the
Question, agreed to; are as followeth.
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Resolved, &c. That a Conference be desired, by Sir
Trevor Williams, with the Lords, upon the Subject Matter of the last Conference, upon the Address to prevent
the Growth of Popery; and that the Persons who drew
up the Reasons, do manage the Conference: And the Lord
Obrian and Sir Thomas Lee are added to the Managers.
Sir Thomas Meres reports from the Committee to
which the Bill to prevent the Growth of Popery was
committed, several Amendments agreed by the Committee to be made, and Clauses to be added, to the Bill:
Which he read in his Place; and after delivered the
same in at the Clerk's Table:
Which Amendments and Provisoes were twice read;
and, upon the Question, severally agreed to.
A Proviso being tendered, on the Behalf of such Persons whose Estates were sold, or that bore Arms in the
War, for his late Majesty;
The Question being put, That the Proviso be read;
The House divided.
The Yeas go out.
Tellers,
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Sir John Talbot, |
for the Yeas, |
87. |
| Sir Trevor Williams, |
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Sir John Mallet, |
for the Noes, |
104. |
| Mr. Cheney, |
And so it passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Supply Bill; Beer and Ale.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Glascock and
Sir And. Hacket;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you the Bill
for the Exportation of Beer, Ale, and Mum; with some
Amendments; to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees that were discontinued,
be revived.
Militia.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Matter
touching the Militia, was committed, be revived; and do
sit To-morrow Morning.
Employment of the Poor.
Ordered, That the Committee to which the Matter
was referred, upon the Petition of the Parish of St. Giles'
and other Parishes, to prepare and bring in a Bill, according to former Order, be revived; and do sit To-morrow Morning, in the Speaker's Chamber; to the end
they may finish and bring in a Bill accordingly: And
these Members following are added to the Committee;
Lord Obrian, Mr. Henley, Sir John Lowther, Mr. St.
John, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Otway, Colonel Whitley, Mr.
James, Mr. Sacheverell, Mr. Head, Sir Robert Dillington,
Sir Robert Holt, Mr. Mallett, Sir Charl. Harbord, Sir
Thom. Bassett, Sir Trevor Williams, Sir John Pettus,
Sir Henry Herbert, Mr. Croke.
And then the House adjourned till Three of the
Clock, Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Sir Edward Smith have the
Leave of this House to go into the Country.
Haslington Parish.
A Bill, sent from the Lords, intituled, An Act for
erecting the Manor or Lordship of Haslington in the
County of Chester into a Parish, was read the First time.
The Question being put, That the Bill be read a Second time;
It passed in the Negative.
Supply Bill; foreign Commodities.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, upon the Bill of additional Impositions
on several foreign Commodities.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Seymour took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Seymour reports from the said Committee, That
they had made some further Progress in the said Bill;
and humbly moved, from the said Committee, That the
House would resolve into a Committee of the whole
House, To-morrow Morning, to proceed in the further
Consideration thereof.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with the
Committee, That the House be resolved into a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow Morning, to
proceed in the further Consideration of the additional
Bill of Excise on foreign Commodities.
And then the House adjourned till Friday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.