Mercurii, 24 die Novembris, 1680.
Prayers.
Privilege.
ORDERED, That George Bell of Carlisle in the
County of Cumberland, Attorney at Law, be sent
for in Custody of the Serjeant . . Arms attending this
House; to answer, at the Bar of the House, for a Breach
of Privilege by him committed against Sir Richard
Graham, a Member of this House.
Ditto.
Ordered, That Arthur Yeamans, of Cardiffe in the
County of Glamorgan, be sent for in Custody of the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House; to answer, at
the Bar of this House, for a notorious Breach of Privilege by him committed against this House.
Ditto.
Ordered, That William Jordan, of Gloucester, be sent
for in Custody of the Serjeant of Arms attending this
House; to answer, at the Bar of this House, for a Breach
of Privilege by him committed against this House.
Ditto.
Ordered, That Mr. Henry Aulnett be sent for in
Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House;
to answer, at the Bar, for a high Breach of Privilege by
him committed against this House.
King appoints to be attended.
Mr. Secretary Jenkins acquaints the House, That his
Majesty having been attended by such Members of this
House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy
Council, to know his Majesty's Pleasure, When this House
should attend him with an Address; his Majesty had appointed Three of the Clock this Afternoon for the House
to attend him in the Banqueting House at Whitehall.
Bankrupts.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
supply the Laws against Bankruptcy.
Court of Marches.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
take away the Court held before the Lord President and
Council, in the Marches of Wales.
Protestant Dissenters.
A Bill for Repeal of an Act made in the Five-andthirtieth Year of Queen Elizabeth, Chapter the First,
was read a Second time.
And no Exceptions being made to the same;
Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.
Address respecting Protestant Dissenters.
Resolved, That an humble Address be made to his
Majesty, from this House, by such Members thereof as
are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, to
desire his Majesty to give Orders, That all Protestant
Dissenters, who are prosecuted upon any penal Laws
made against Papists, may be admitted to a Composition
in the Exchequer, without paying any Fees.
Bill respecting them.
Ordered, That Leave to bring in a Bill, declaring,
That the Acts of Parliament made in the Reigns of Queen
Elizabeth and King James, against Popish Recusants,
shall not be extended against Protestant Dissenters.
Uniting Protestants.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to prepare
and bring in a Bill for the better Uniting of all his
Majesty's Protestant Subjects, have Power to bring in one
or more Bill or Bills for that Purpose.
Proclamation against Petitioning.
Mr. Attorney General being called in, and examined
touching the Manner of issuing forth the Proclamation,
styled, "A Proclamation against tumultuous Petitions;"
And giving an Account to the House, That Sir
Francis North, Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas, was advising and assisting in the Drawing and
Passing of the said Proclamation;
And a Debate arising in the House thereupon;
Sir F. North impeached.
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That the Evidence, this
Day given to the House, against Sir Francis North, Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, is a sufficient
Ground for this House to proceed upon an Impeachment
against him, for high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee appointed to examine the Proceedings of the Judges in
Westminster Hall, to prepare Heads of an Impeachment
against the said Sir Francis North; and to present the
same to the House: And the said Committee is to sit
de die in diem.
Privilege- A person to be censured.
Ordered, That William Rapley, Bailiff of Haslemere
in the County of Surrey, being in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, be brought to the
Bar of this House To-morrow Morning at Ten of the
Clock, to receive the Censure of the House.
And then the House adjourned to Eight of the
Clock To-morrow Morning.