Veneris, 29 die Novembris 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Colonel Strangewayes have Leave
to be absent from this House for a Month; his Wife
being very ill in the Country.
Silk and Woollen Manufactures.
Colonel Sackvile reports from the Committee appointed
to consider of the best Way for improving the Silk and
Woollen Manufactures of this Kingdom, that they had
agreed upon a Bill for enjoining the Wearing of Woollen
for certain Months in the Year: Which Bill he presented
to the House.
And the Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Judgments on Scandalum Magnatum.
A Bill for annulling and reversing Two Judgments of
Ten thousand Pounds a-piece, besides Costs, given against
Sir Trevor Williams, and John Arnold, Esquire, in Two
several Actions of Scandalum Magnatum brought against
them by the Duke of Beaufort; as also to discharge an
Action of Scandalum Magnatum brought by the said
Duke, and now depending against John Dutton Colt,
Esquire, was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Leave be given to Mr. Gorges to go
into the Country for a Fortnight, upon urgent Occasions.
Ordered, That Mr. Jervois have Leave to go into the
Country for a Month, for his Health.
Restoring Corporations.
Ordered, That the Bill for restoring of Corporations be
read the Second time, on Monday Morning next, at Eleven of the Clock.
Bill of Indemnity.
Ordered, That the Bill for a general Pardon and Indemnity be read the Second time on Monday Morning
next.
Bill of Pains and Penalties.
Ordered, That the Bill for inflicting Pains and Penalties
on such as have violated the Laws and Liberties of this
Kingdom, be read the First time on Monday Morning next.
Indemnifying Persons acting for their Majesties.
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in to indemnify all
such Persons from private Actions, that have acted in
order to the bringing in their present Majesties; or for
their Service, or Safety of the Government.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare and bring in the Bill.
Address respecting Shales.
Mr. Dalben reports from the Committee to whom it
was referred to prepare an humble Address to be presented to his Majesty, That he will please to let this House
know, Who recommended Commissary Shales to his Majesty, and advised his being employed; That they had
prepared an Address accordingly; which they had directed him to report to the House: The which he read in
his Place; and afterwards, delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table: Where the same was read; and, upon
the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House;
and is as followeth:
WE Your Majesty's most dutiful Subjects, the Commons, in Parliament assembled, being filled with the
deepest and most sincere Affection to Your Majesty's
Royal Person, and out of the most tender Regard to
Your Majesty's and Your People's Safety, and the Honour
of Your Government, do most humbly represent to Your
Majesty the extreme Danger we conceive the Nation and
Your Majesty's Affairs to be in, by the Employment of
Persons in the greatest Trust, who are so far from being
faithful to Your Majesty's and Your People's Interest,
that they have corruptly and treacherously endeavoured
the Destruction of both: Especially Mr. John Shales, who
was made Commissary General of the Provisions for Your
Majesty's Army in Ireland, notwithstanding he was notoriously known to be popishly affected, and to have
served the late King James as his Commissary. The Mischiefs which have happened by the Employment of this
Man are very great; and of such a Nature, as, without
God's infinite Mercy to Your Majesty and this Nation,
might intirely have defeated their Majesties good Intentions, and the Effect of the Resolutions of this House,
in order to the reducing of Ireland to its due Obedience
to Your Majesty. In particular, when that experienced
General Duke Schomberg went, by Your Majesty's Command, into Ireland; he left strict Orders for the speedy
Transporting the Ordnance and Horse, designed for the
Service of that Kingdom: And it pleased God to bless
his first Attempts to that Degree, that, if the said Orders
had been executed, Your Majesty's Affairs in Ireland had
been in a much better Posture than now they are. But the
said Commissary Shales, partly to satisfy his own Covetousness, and partly out of Disaffection to Your Majesty's
Service, did delay the Execution of the said Orders for
several Weeks; by Reason whereof Your Majesty's Forces
were not only disabled for pursuing the Advantages they
had gained upon the Enemy, but were also necessitated to
encamp at Dundalk; which occasioned the Loss of some
Thousands of Your Majesty's Subjects. Wherefore, we
the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, in Parliament assembled, do most humbly desire, That Your Majesty
would be graciously pleased to let this House know, who
recommended Commissary Shales to Your Majesty, and
advised his being employed; to the end that we may be
the better enabled to offer to Your Majesty such humble
Advice, as may tend to the Preservation of Your Majesty's Royal Person and Government.
Resolved, That the Committee who prepared the said
Address, do present the same to his Majesty.