DIE Sabbati, 10 Decembris.
REGINA.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Cicestr. |
Ds. Cancellarius.
Comes Godolphin, Thesaurarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Southampton.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Hamilton.
Dux Montrose.
Dux Roxburghe.
March. Kent, Camerarius.
March. Dorchester.
Comes Derby.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicester.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Grantham.
Comes Greenwich.
Comes Wharton.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Crafurd.
Comes Mar.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes Orkney.
Comes Seafield.
Comes Roseberie.
Comes I'lay. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Hervey. |
PRAYERS.
Land Tax Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting an Aid to Her Majesty, to be raised by a
Land Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the
Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ten."
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 upon the said Bill.
After some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.
And the Lord De Lawarr reported, "That the Committee of the whole House had gone through the said
Bill; and think it fit to pass, without any Amendment."
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting an Aid to Her Majesty, to be raised by a
Land Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the
Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ten."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords agree to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Rich'd Holford and Mr. Grey:
To acquaint them, that this House hath agreed to
the said Bill, without any Amendment.
Message from thence, to return Sir Edw. Smyth's Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Conyers and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable
Peyton Altham, an Infant Trustee, to join in suffering
a Common Recovery, or levying a Fine, of an Estate
in Essex, as if he were of full Age;" and to acquaint
this House, that they have agreed to the same, without
any Amendment.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, to
robe.
The House was resumed.
Queen present:
Her Majesty, being seated on Her Royal Throne,
adorned with Her Crown and Regal Ornaments, attended with Her Officers of State (the Peers being in their
Robes), commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of
the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "It is Her
Majesty's Pleasure, that they attend Her presently, in
the House of Peers."
Who being come, with their Speaker; he, after a
short Speech to Her Majesty, delivered the Land Tax
Bill to the Clerk of the Parliaments, who brought it to
the Table; where the Clerk of the Crown read the
Title of that and the other Two Bills to be passed, as
follows; (videlicet,)
Bills passed.
"1. An Act for granting an Aid to Her Majesty,
to be raised by a Land Tax in Great Britain, for the
Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ten."
To this Bill the Clerk of the Parliaments pronounced the Royal Assent, in these Words;
(videlicet,)
"La Raine remercie ses bon Subjects, accepte leur Benevolence, et ainsi le veult."
"2. An Act to prohibit the Exportation of Corn,
Malt, Meal, Flour, Bread, Biscuit, and Starch; and
Low Wines, Spirits, Worts, and Wash, drawn from
Malted Corn."
To this Bill the Clerk of the Parliaments pronounced the Royal Assent, in these Words; (videlicet,)
"La Raine le veult."
"3. An Act to enable Peyton Altham, an Infant Trustee, to join in suffering a Common Recovery, or levying a Fine, of an Estate in Essex, as if he were of
full Age."
To this Bill the Clerk of the Parliaments pronounced the Royal Assent, in these Words;
(videlicet,)
"Soit fait come il est desiré."
Then Her Majesty was pleased to withdraw; and
the Commons returned to their House.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
decimum tertium diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.