DIE Veneris, 20 Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
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Epus. Exon.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Carliol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Ds. Godolphin, Thesaurarius.
Dux Bolton.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Abingdon.
Viscount Townshend. |
Ds. Poulett.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Sommers.
Ds. Halifax. |
PRAYERS.
D. of Marlborough's Bill:
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the settling of the Honours and Dignities of John
Duke of Marlborough upon his Posterity; and annexing the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and
House of Bleinheim to go along with the said Honours."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Justice Powys and Mr. Justice Dormer:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Land Tax Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting an Aid to Her Majesty, by a Land Tax, to
be raised in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Seven."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow, at Eleven a
Clock.
Malt, &c. Duties, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and
Perry, for the Service of the Year One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seven."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House. To-morrow, at Eleven
a Clock.
Vanhoeven versus Giesque.
Upon reading the Petition of Isaac Vanhoeven Merchant; shewing, "That, the Thirteenth Day of November One Thousand Seven Hundred and Five, he
brought his Appeal into this House, to which Mathias
Giesque put in his Answer the Four and Twentieth
of November following; that soon after Giesque died,
whereby the Appeal abated, and the Petitioner cited
Joane Giesque his Widow into the Spiritual Court,
to compel her to take out Administration to her Husband's Estate, which was not done till after the End
of the last Session of Parliament;" and praying, "That
the said Joane Giesque may answer the said Appeal
within some short Time; and that the Proceedings
thereon may stand revived against her:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Joane Giesque
may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and put in her
Answer thereunto on or before the Third Day of January next, if the think fit; and that, upon her answering at the Time aforesaid, or not answering, the Appeal
shall stand revived, whereof the Petitioner is to cause
timely Notice to be given to the said Joane Glesque.
Witnesses to Private Bills to be sworn at the Bar, Standing Order.
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the Order of this House
of the Eighteenth Instant, relating to the swearing of
Witnesses, in order to examine them before the Judges,
shall be, and is hereby declared to be, a Standing Order,
and entered on the Roll.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, vicesimum primum diem instantis Decembris, hora
decima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.