Lunæ, 13 die Martii, 1670.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Mr. Westphaling have the Leave
of this House to go into the Country, to attend his
necessary Occasions.
Answer to Address.
The House, with Mr. Speaker, went to attend His
Majesty in the Banquetting House at Whitehall, to present
the Petition and Address of both Houses, to prevent the
Growth of Popery.
Mr. Speaker with the House returning, reported his
Majesty's gracious Speech, and Answer to the Address
and Petition of both Houses, for the preventing the
Growth of Popery, this Day humbly presented to his
Majesty, by both Houses: Which gracious Speech and
Answer was to this Effect;
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I WILL take care of all these Things: I will cause
a Proclamation to be issued out against the Priests: I will
cause the Judges and all other Officers, to put the Laws
against Papists in Execution, and all other Things that
may conduce to the Prevention of the Growth of Popery.
But I suppose no Man will wonder, if I make a Difference
between those, that have newly changed their Religion,
and those that were bred up in that Religion, and served
My Father and Me faithfully in the late Wars.
Thanks on Answer.
Resolved, &c. That the most humble and hearty Thanks
of this House be returned to His Majesty, by such Members of this House, as are of His Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council, for his Gracious Speech, and Answer
to the Address abovesaid.
Adulteration of Wine.
Ordered, That these Members following be added to
the Committee to which the Bill for Search and Essay
of Wines, was committed; viz. Sir Francis Clarke, Mr.
Maynard, Mr. Morris, Sir Solomon Swale, Sir Rowland
Berkley, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Coventry, Colonel Sands, Sir John Earnely, Sir Henry Herbert, Mr.
Lucy, Sir John Morton, Lord Richardson, Sir Thomas Clergis, Sir John Mallet, and all that serve for Port Towns.
Indigent Officers.
The House then proceeded in the Reading of the Report of the Amendments to the Bill on the Behalf of the
indigent loyal Officers: Which were twice read: And
some agreed; and others postponed.
Resolved, &c. That the Debate of the Report be adjourned till To-morrow Morning.
Tobacco.
Resolved, &c. That the Committee to which the Bill
against planting Tobacco in England, which was to sit this
Afternoon, be adjourned; and do sit To-morrow in the
Afternoon.
Booth's Estate.
Ordered, That Sir Clement Fisher, Sir Solomon Swale,
Mr. Wyn, Sir Herbert Price, Mr. Sacheverell, Mr. Hampden, be added to the Committee, to which the Bill of
Henry Booth Esquire was committed.
Defaulter to Call of the House.
Sir Henry Anderson, a Defaulter in Attendance, did
make his Excuse in his Place: Which was allowed by the
House; and he excused, paying his Fees.
Supply Bill; foreign Commodities.
Resolved, &c. That the House will, at Two of the
Clock this Afternoon, resolve into a Committee of the
whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of
the Bill for an Imposition on foreign Commodities; and
no other Business whatsoever to intervene.
Bromley's Estate.
The Bill on the Behalf of Mr. Bromley, being ordered
to be reported To-morrow, being Tuesday the Fourteenth of March, at Ten of the Clock in the Morning,
some Members did this Day acquaint the House that
the Bill was withdrawn; and no Report to be made:
Which the House did accept; and agree to accordingly.
Then the House adjourned till Three of the Clock,
Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
Exporting Coal.
THE Bill for Exportation of Coal, was read the
Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to the
Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill of additional Impositions on foreign Commodities, is committed, to make it Part of that Bill; or a Bill by itself.
Supply Bill; foreign Commodities.
The House resolved into a Committee of the whole
House, upon the Bill of additional Impositions on 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 do resolve into a Committee
of the whole House To-morrow Morning, to proceed in
the further Consideration of the Bill of additional Impositions on foreign Commodities.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.