Jovis, 13 die Aprilis, 1671.
Prayers.
Harlakenden's Estate.
THE ingrossed Bill for Sale of Part of the Estate of
Thomas Harlakenden Esquire, for Satisfaction of a
Debt due to his Majesty, was read.
The Question being put, That the Bill do pass;
It was resolved in the Affirmative: And that the Title
be, An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of Thomas
Harlakenden Esquire, for Satisfaction of a Debt due to
his Majesty. And Sir William Doyley, is to carry up
the Bill to the Lords.
Bills sent from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir John Coell and Sir
William Beversham;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have returned you the Bill
for settling the Estate of Sir William Clarke, with some
Amendments, to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House: And have commanded us to acquaint you,
that they have agreed to the Bill for an Imposition on
Proceedings in Courts of Law, and other Courts; the
Bill for settling the charitable Use of Mr. Sams, without
any Amendments: And have also agreed to the Clauses
and Provisoes of this House, to the Bill, sent from the
Lords, for settling Intestates Estates.
Houses burnt in London.
Sir Robert Steward reports from the Committee to
which the Bill for settling Differences touching Houses
burned, several Amendments and Clauses, agreed by the
Committee to be made to the Bill: Which he read, with
the Coherence; and after delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table.
Resolved, &c. That the Debate of the Amendments to
the Bill for settling Differences touching Houses burned, be
adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine of the Clock.
Lords alteration of a Supply Bill.
The House then proceeded to the Reading the Amendments and Clauses, sent from the Lords, to the Bill for
an Imposition on foreign Commodities: Which were
once read:
And the first Amendments, sent from the Lords,
being for changing the Proportion of the Impositions on
white Sugars from One Peny per Pound, to Halfpeny
half Farthing, was read the Second time; and debated.
Resolution against Lords altering Tax Bills.
Resolved, &c. Nemine contradicente, That, in all Aids
given to the King, by the Commons, the Rate or Tax
ought not to be altered by the Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir John Coell and Sir
Will. Beversham;
Lords at Portsmouth.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you down a Bill,
intituled, An Act for vesting and settling the Fee-simple
of certain Lands, on his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, which have been taken into, and spoiled, by making
new Fortifications about the Town of Portsmouth: To
which they desire the Concurrence of this House:
Clarke's Estate.
Buying and selling Cattle.
And have returned you Two Bills; the one intituled,
An Act for settling the Manor of Shabbington, for Payment of the Debts of Sir William Clarke; and the other
intituled, An Act to prevent Frauds in the Buying and
Selling of Cattle; with some Amendments, to which
they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Lords alterations of a Supply Bill.
Ordered, That it be referred to Mr. Attorney General,
Mr. Coleman, Sir Geo. Downing, Mr. Attorney Mountague, Mr. Coventry, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Robert Carr, Sir
Thom. Meeres, Sir Thom. Littleton, Sir Edw. Deering,
Mr. Treasurer, Sir Robert Howard, Sir Robert Atkins,
Sir Will. Coventry, Colonel Birch, Mr. Milward, Sir
Thom. Lee, Sir Rich. Temple, Sir Jo. Birkenhead, Sir
Phil. Warwick, or any Five of them, to prepare and
draw up Reasons, in order to a Conference to be had
with the Lords, to shew them, why the Commons do
not agree with their Lordships Amendments and Provisoes to the Bill of additional Impositions on foreign Commodities; and report the same to the House: And they
are to meet this Afternoon, at Five of the Clock, in the
Speaker's Chamber.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.