Veneris, 7 die Aprilis, 1671.
Prayers.
Houses burnt in London.
THE Amendments, reported, to the Bill for Determination of Differences touching Houses burnt
down, were twice read: And all the several Amendments, except the Second, for leaving out the Places
within the Weekly Bill of Mortality, were, upon the
Question, agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the several Amendments agreed to, be ingrossed.
Ordered, That it be referred to the same Committee, or
any Three of them, to bring in a Clause for Relief of such
Persons, whose Houses have been blown up, by Command.
Duke of Yorke's Revenue.
The ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, intituled, An
Act for settling the Profits of the Post Office, and Power
of granting Wine Licences, on his Royal Highness the
Duke of Yorke, and the Heirs Males of his Body, was
read the Second time.
And no Exception being taken thereto;
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be read a Third time Tomorrow Morning.
Supply Bill; Law Proceedings.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
whole House, upon the Bill for laying Impositions on
Courts of Law, and other Courts.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Robert Atkins reports from the Committee of the
whole House, That the Committee had gone through the
Bill; and were ready to make their Report, as soon as
they should be commanded.
Resolved, &c. That the House do sit this Afternoon, at
Three of the Clock, to receive the Report from the Committee of the whole House, of the Bill for an Imposition
on Proceedings in Courts of Law, and other Courts.
Exporting of Wool.
Ordered, That the Bill to prevent the Exportation of
Wool, be read To-morrow Morning, the First Business.
And then the House adjourned till Three of the
Clock Afternoon.
Post Meridiem.
London Ministers.
ORDERED, That Leave be given, instead of the
Amendments, to report the Agreements upon the Bill
concerning the Maintenance of Ministers.
Howard's Estate.
A Bill to enable Charles Howard, and Mary his Wife,
to levy and suffer a Fine and Recovery, was read the
Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Lord
Richardson, Sir William Coventry, Sir Anthony Irby, Mr.
Onslow, Mr. Morris, Mr. Mervill, Mr. Hobby, Colonel
Titus, Colonel Kirby, Mr. Henley, Sir Edmund Bowyer,
Mr. Crouch, Sir John Brampston, Mr. Cheney, Sir Solom.
Swale, Lord Aungier, Sir Robert Steward, Sir John
Talbot, Sir Edw. Bish, Mr. Steward, Sir Edw. Massey,
Sir John Knight, Mr. Musgrave, Sir John Coventry, Sir
John Norton, and all the Members of this House, that
serve for the several Counties of Surry and Berks: And
they are to meet To-morrow, at Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records.
Cornwall Assizes.
Ordered, That the Report for settling the Assizes for the
County of Cornwall, be heard To-morrow Morning.
Supply Bill; Law Proceedings.
Sir Robert Atkins reports from the Committee of the
whole House, the several Amendments, Clauses, and Provisoes, agreed by the Committee to be made, and added,
to the Bill for an Imposition on Proceedings in Courts of
Law, and other Courts: Which he read, with the Coherence, in his Place; and after, delivered the same in
at the Clerk's Table: Which were twice read; and, with
some Amendments agreed and made at the Table, upon
the Question, severally agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments and
Clauses agreed to, be ingrossed.
Resolved, &c. That when this Bill, for an Imposition
on Proceedings in Courts of Law, and other Courts, is
presented to His Majesty, Mr. Speaker do intimate to
His Majesty, that the Time for Continuance of the said
Bill, and Duties hereby given, was enlarged, in Contemplation of the Debt due to the Prince of Orange;
which his Majesty has owned, and engaged to pay.
Resolved, &c. That Mr. Speaker do, at the Presenting
of the said Bill, in the Name of the House, humbly desire
His Majesty to take Order, that the Value of the Aids
given by this, and the other Acts, be applied towards
Satisfaction of His Majesty's Debts.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.