Mercurii, 6 die Martii, 1677.
A MESSAGE from the Lords, by Sir Wm. Beversham and Sir Miles Cooke;
Thyn's Jointure.
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have commanded us to
acquaint, That they have agreed to the Bill to enable
Cotton's Estate.
Thomas Thyn, of Long Leat in the County of Wilts,
Esquire, to settle a Jointure upon a Wife, of certain
Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments therein mentioned; with an Amendment, to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House: As also to acquaint you,
that they have agreed to the Bill to enable Sir John
Cotton Baronet to dispose of a Messuage called St.
Jerman's, and Lands therewith used, near St. Alban's in
the County of Hertford.
Supply Bill; Poll Tax.
Sir Edward Deering reports from the Committee of
the whole House, to whom the Bill for raising Money
by a Poll, and the Clauses to be added thereto, was
committed, several Amendments, Alterations, Additions,
and Clauses, agreed by the Committee to be made and
added to the same: Which he read in his Place; and
afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table:
Where the same were twice read; and, with some Amendments made at the Clerk's Table, upon the Question,
severally agreed.
A Clause being presented to be added to the Bill,
touching several Things to be done by the Officers of
the Custom-house, in relation to the Commodities prohibited by the said Act, and twice read, was, upon the
Question, agreed.
A Clause being presented to be added to the Bill,
concerning Persons, that are not Shop-keepers, that
shall sell any of the Commodities prohibited by the said
Bill, and twice read, was, with an Amendment made at
the Table, upon the Question, agreed.
A Clause being presented to be added to the Bill,
concerning the levying the Penalties on the Offenders,
which are not provided for by the Bill, and twice read,
was, upon the Question, agreed.
A Clause being presented to be added to the Bill,
concerning Commissioners returning of Duplicates into
the Exchequer, and twice read, was, with an Amendment
made at the Table, by filling up the Blank, upon the
Question, agreed.
Several Clauses . . . touching Printing Paper, and on
the Behalf of the Victuallers of the Navy, and of the
Flanders Merchants, and touching some Ships or Vessels
in the Streights:
And the Question being severally put, Whether the
same should be read;
It passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments and
Clauses agreed to, be ingrossed.
Ordered, That Sir Tho. Meeres have Leave to bring
in a Rider, to be added to the Bill, concerning Commissioners for the City and County of the City of
Lincolne.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees, that were to sit this
Afternoon, be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.