DIE Lnuæ, 4 Martii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Dunel. & D. Crew.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Lich. & Cov.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Asaph.
Epus. Lincoln. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Ds. Godolphin, Thesaurarius.
Comes Pembroke, Præses.
Dux Devonshire, Senescallus.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Ormonde.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Shrewsbury.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Marlborough.
Comes Lindsey, Magnus Camerarius.
Comes Kent, Camerarius.
Comes Derby.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Holdernesse.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Greenwich.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth. |
Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Grey W.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Sommers.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Hervey. |
PRAYERS.
Pegg's Bill.
The Earl of Rochester reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Sale of the
Manors and Estate of and in Hethersedge and Dore,
in the County of Derby, the Estate of Christopher
Pegg Esquire; and mortgaging Part of his Manor and
Estate, of and in Beauchiff and Strawberry Lee, in
the same County, for raising Money, for Payment of
Debts and Incumbrances thereon, and for making
Provision for his Family," as fit to pass, without any
Amendment.
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
Sale of the Manors and Estate of and in Hethersedge
and Dore, in the County of Derby, the Estate of Christopher Pegg Esquire; and mortgaging Part of his Manor and Estate, of and in Beauchiff and Strawberry
Lee, in the same County, for raising Money, for
Payment of Debts and Incumbrances thereon, and
for making Provision for his Family."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
ORDERED, The Commons have Notice, that the
Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Ld. Bulkeley's Bill:
The Earl of Rochester reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enlarge the
Power of Richard Lord Bulkley, Viscount Cashells in
the Kingdom of Ireland, of leasing his Estate in Cheshire, for Performance and Satisfaction of the Trusts
upon the said Estate," as fit to pass, with One
Amendment.
Which was read Twice, and agreed to.
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
enlarge the Power of Richard Lord Bulkley, Viscount
Cashells in the Kingdom of Ireland, of leasing his
Estate in Cheshire, for Performance and Satisfaction
of the Trusts upon the said Estate."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with
the Amendments, shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with an Amendment to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Robert Legard and Mr. Pitt:
To return the said last-mentioned Bill, and desire their
Concurrence to their Lordships Amendments made
thereto.
Rates of Coals, &c. Yarmouth Bill.
The Earl of Rochester reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for regulating and
ascertaining the Rates to be paid by Unfreemen, Importers of Coals, Culm, and Cinders, into the Port of
Great Yarmouth," as fit to pass, with One Amendment; (videlicet,)
"Pr. 2. 38 L. Leave out ["Half"], and after
["Pence"] insert ["Half-penny"]."
Which was read Twice, and agreed to.
Records in Offices, Address about.
The Lord Halifax reported from the Lords Committees, appointed to consider the Method of keeping Records and Public Papers in Offices, and how they are
kept, and of Ways to remedy what shall be found to
be amiss, an Address drawn by them.
Which was read, and agreed to, as followeth; (videlicet,)
"We, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, humbly conceiving that the safe and
orderly keeping of the Records and Public Papers is
much for Your Majesty's Honour, and of great Importance to Your Subjects, did appoint a Committee,
to inquire into the Method of keeping Records and
Public Papers in Offices. The Committee proceeding
to inquire into the State and Condition of the Paperoffice in Whitehall; and having sent for Mr. Tucker,
the Keeper of those Papers, and heard what Account
he gave of the Method observed in that Office, and
of the State the Papers were in; and ordered a general Catalogue of them to be prepared and laid before them; and having gone themselves to view the
Place where the Office is kept; they reported the
following Observations to the House:
"That there is Want of Room in the Office, so that
the Papers cannot be conveniently disposed.
"That, as they are placed now in Bundles, they
are much crouded, and difficult to be inspected;
and, if they were bound up in Volumes, much
more Room would be wanting.
"That more Presses are absolutely necessary; and
those which are now standing are not so convenient as might be contrived.
"That the Papers are not digested in Order, and
should be sorted with more Exactness; and the
Bundles of Misceliany Papers, which are very
numerous, should be reduced under their proper
Heads.
"That those Papers that are of no Use, nor serve
for Curiosity, should be laid aside; and the rest,
to be made useful, should be bound up in Volumes, with proper Indexes; and a Catalogue
made of the Volumes, referring to the Presses
where they are placed."
"The Committee further reported:
"That few Papers have been delivered into that
Office by the Secretaries of State since the Year
1670 (except those left by Sir Lionel Jenkins);
and that many Papers are wanting in the preceding Times: It does appear by the Catalogue,
that there are wanting, to continue the Series
of Foreign Papers; from France, from 1659 to
1661; from Germany, from 1653 to 1660;
from Flanders, from 1641 to 1660; from Russia
and Poland, from 1640 to 1661; from Turkey,
from 1656 to 1660; from Italy, from 1641 to
1662; from Spain, from 1658 to 1660.
"That in the Catalogue, Fol. 67, a Treaty is mentioned to have been concluded with Holland in
1654, which is not in the Office.
"That the Ratification of the Treaty of Breda is not
there.
"That though there is in the Office a complete Set
of Warrant Books, from 1661 to 167 8/9; yet they
are only those of Mr. Secretary Nicholas, Earl
of Arlington, and Mr. Secretary Williamson.
There are none of Mr. Secretary Morice's, Mr.
Secretary Coventry's, nor any other Secretary of
State, since the Beginning of King Charles the
Second's Reign: And it appears, that since that
Time few or no Papers have been brought into
the Office, but those of the Three Secretaries
of State abovementioned; nor is the Collection
of those complete; for not to mention that, by
a little Note tied up with the Earl of Arlington's
Letters to the Ambassadors at Cologne in 1673
and 1674, being a List of them, according to
their Dates, it appears several are lost or mislaid, which may be the Case of many other
single Papers, there are wanting, of the Secretary's Office, Entry Books (besides those of all
Kinds for One of the Secretary's Offices), Ecclesiastical Papers from 1663 to 16 69/70; Admiralty, all before 1675/6; Ireland, all since 1672;
King's Letters, from 1670 to 1674; Trade and
Plantations, all before 1670; Holland, all before 1670, and since 1674; Spain and Portugal,
all before 1669; Flanders, all before 1669;
Turkey, Barbary, &c. there are none; France,
all before 1669; Poland and Russia, all before
167 4/5;; Germany, all before 16 69/70; Sweden and
Denmark, all before 16 69/70;.
"And the Officer cannot tell where the Treaty of
Ryswick remains."
"The Committee likewise viewed the Old Chapterhouse in Westminster Abbey, which is the chief Repository for the Records of the Treasury of the Exchequer, where also Records of other Courts are
placed; and found the same in a ruinous Condition,
in Danger of falling, if some Care be not speedily
taken: Whereupon they ordered Sir Christopher
Wron, Your Majesty's Surveyor General, to make a
Survey thereof, and prepare an Estimate of the Expence of putting it in Repair; which is humbly laid
before Your Majesty.
"May it please Your Majesty,
"We do not doubt but Your Majesty will think it
proper to give timely Orders for putting the same
into Repair; it being a Work so necessary for preserving the Records.
"We do also humbly beseech Your Majesty to give
such Orders as You shall think fit, for the Recovery
of such of the Papers of State as are not delivered
into the Paper-office; and that Your Majesty would
direct some proper Method may be taken for the
future, in order to preserve the Papers of State, for
the Use of the Public.
"And we likewise humbly beseech Your Majesty,
That You would be pleased to make some additional
Allowance to the Keeper of the Office, in order to
encourage him to employ more Hands to sort and
digest the Papers, and to bind them up in Volumes: And that the Officers of the Works may be
directed to make such Repairs and Alterations in
the Office, as shall be found useful and necessary."
Ordered, That the Lords with White Staves do
attend Her Majesty, with the said Address.
Laymerie & al. Nat. Bill.
Then the Amendments made by the House of Commons to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing
of Vincent De Laymerie and others," were read
Thrice, and agreed to; and Ordered, That the Commons have Notice thereof.
Growth of Popery, to prevent, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the further preventing the Growth of Popery."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, To-morrow, at Twelve
a Clock.
Low Wines, &c. Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
laying further Duties on Low Wines; and for preventing the Damage to Her Majesty's Revenue, by
Importation of Foreign Cut Whalebone; and for
making some Provisions as to the Stamp Duties, and
the Duties on Births, Burials, and Marriages, and the
Salt Duties, and touching Million Lottery Tickets;
and for enabling Her Majesty to dispose the Effects
of William Kidd, a notorious Pirate, to the Use of
Greenwich Hospital."
Army, &c. for recruiting, Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the better recruiting Her Majesty's Army and Marines."
Marshal's Men recommended for an Allowance.
The Lord Halifax reported from the Lords Committees, to whom was referred the Petition of the KnightMarshal's Men, as followeth:
"That it is the Opinion of the Committee, to whom
was referred the Petition of the Knight-Marshal's
Men, That they be recommended to the Lord Treasurer, to acquaint Her Majesty with their Service,
to the End they may be rewarded for the same,
in such Proportion as Her Majesty shall think
fit."
Which, being read, was agreed to.
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That it is the Opinion of
this House, That the Knight-Marshal (fn. *) Men shall be, and
are hereby, recommended to the Lord Treasurer, to acquaint Her Majesty with their Service, to the End they
may be rewarded for the same, in such Proportion as
Her Majesty shall think fit.
Mint Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
empower the Lord High Treasurer, or Commissioners
of the Treasury, to issue, out of the Monies arising
by the Coinage Duty, any Sum not exceeding the
Sum of Three Thousand Pounds Yearly, for the
Uses of the Mint."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, presently.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
put into a Committee, on the said Bill.
After some Time, the House was resumed.
And the Earl of Stamford reported, "That the Committee had gone through the said Bill; and think it
fit to pass, with One Amendment."
Which was read Twice, and agreed to.
Message from H. C. to return the Bill for the Amendment of the Law.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Roll and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the
Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice;" and to acquaint this House, that
they have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, whereunto they desire their Lordships Concurrence.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad & in diem Martis, quintum diem instantis Martii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.