Lunæ, 25 die Maii, 1685.
Prayers.
Weymouth Election.
A PETITION of Michael Harvey Esquire, touching the Election for Weymouth and Melcomb Regis
in the County of Dorsett, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Elections and Privileges to examine the Matter thereof; and to report the
same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Agmondesham Election.
A Petition of Sir Roger Hill, touching the Election of
Agmondesham in the County of Bucks, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Elections and Privileges; and to examine the Matter thereof; and report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Tregonny Election.
A Petition of Hugh Boscawen Esquire, touching the
Election of Tregonny in the County of Cornwall, was
read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee for Privileges and
Elections; to examine the Matter thereof; and to report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Lichfeild Election.
A Petition of Sir Francis Lawly, touching the Election
for Lichfeild in the County of Stafford, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Elections and Privileges to examine the Matter thereof; and to report the
same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Wells Election.
A Petition of Harry Bridges, Esquire, touching the
Election for Wells in the County of Somersett, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee for Elections and Privileges; to examine the Matter thereof; and to report
the same, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Cockermouth Election.
A Petition of William Wharton Esquire, touching the
Election for Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland,
was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee for Elections and Privileges; to examine the Matter thereof; and to report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Newton Election.
A Petition of Thomas Bretherton Esquire, touching
the Election for the Borough of Newton in the County
of Lancaster, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Elections and Privileges; to examine the Matter thereof; and to report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Northampton Election.
A Petition of Thomas Dunkley, William Petit, Richard
Harris, and Edward Ward, touching the Election for the
Town of Northampton.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Elections and Privileges; to examine the Matter thereof; and to report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Rebuilding St. Paul's.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
and towards the Rebuilding and Finishing the Cathedral
Church of St. Paul's London.
King's Revenue.
A Bill for settling the Revenue on his Majesty for his
Life, which was settled on his late Majesty during his
Life, was read a Second time.
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That this House do
immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House to proceed in the Consideration of the said Bill.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Solicitor General reports from the Grand Committee to whom the Bill for settling the Revenue on his
Majesty for his Life, was committed, That they, having
taken the same into their Consideration, have made several Amendments; and prepared a Clause to be added
to the Bill: Which he read in his Place; and afterwards
delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same being
read, are as followeth;
Folio 1, Line 2: After the Word "Reign," and before
the Word, "intituled," add the Words "and confirmed
in the Thirteenth Year of his said Majesty's Reign."
After the Words "blessed Memory," and before the
Word "intituled," add these Words, "and confirmed in
the Thirteenth Year of his said Majesty's Reign."
Folio 2, Line 8: After the Words, "be it Enacted,"
and before "Advice and Consent," add "by the King's
Most Excellent Majesty."
Folio 2, Line 9: After the Word "Lords" and . . . .
. . . Word "Commons," add the Words "Spiritual and
Temporal."
Folio 2, Line 10: After the Word "assembled," and
before the Words "that the aforesaid," add these Words,
"and by the Authority of the same."
Folio 3, Lines 3, 4: Leave out the Words "for levying
and collecting the same."
"And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
That One Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth Year
of his late Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act to prevent
Frauds and Concealments of Customs and Subsidies;
as also one Act made in the Fourteenth Year of his late
Majesty's . . . . intituled, An Act for preventing Frauds,
and regulating Abuses, in his Majesty's Customs; be of
full Force and Effect during his Majesty's Life, which
God long preserve.
The said Amendments, and Clause, being twice read
at the Table, were, upon the Question, severally agreed
to by the House.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the said Amendments, and
Clause, be ingrossed.
Ordered, That the said Bill, ingrossed, be brought in,
in order to be read a Third time, To-morrow Morning.
And then the House adjourned to Nine of the
Clock To-morrow Morning.