DIE Jovis, 4 Julii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. Landav.
Epus. Cestriens.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Asaph.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Exon. |
Ds. Cowper, Cancellarius.
Dux Kingston, C. P. S.
Dux Kent, Senescallus.
Dux Newcastle, Camerarius.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Shrewsbury.
Dux Marlborough.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Roxburgh.
Dux Portland.
March. Annandale.
Comes Derby.
Comes Lincoln.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Salisbury.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Litchfield.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Berkley.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Scarborough.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Greenwich.
Comes Godolphin.
Comes Sutherland.
Comes Rothes.
Comes Buchan.
Comes Hadintoun.
Comes Loudoun.
Comes De Loraine.
Comes I'lay.
Comes Oxford.
Comes Dartmouth.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Halifax.
Viscount Hereford.
Viscount Say & Seale.
Viscount Longueville.
Viscount Lonsdale.
Viscount Tadcaster.
Viscount Castleton.
Viscount St. John. |
Ds. Bergavenny.
Ds. Delawar.
Ds. Howard Eff.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Compton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Lumley.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Rosse.
Ds. Belhaven.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Montjoy.
Ds. Mansel.
Ds. Trevor.
Ds. Masham.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Harborough.
Ds. Carleton.
Ds. Cobham.
Ds. Parker.
Ds. Coningsby.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Torrington.
Ds. Cadogan.
Ds. Romney.
Ds. Pawlet Bas. |
PRAYERS.
Richmond's Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Committee,
to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting in
Trustees the Estate of Thomas Richmond Esquire, deceased, in the County of Essex, to be sold, for Payment of his Debts, Legacies, and Funeral Expences,
according to the Will of the said Thomas Richmond,"
was committed: "That they had considered the said
Bill, and found the Allegations thereof to be true;
that the Parties concerned had given their Consents;
and that the Committee had made some Amendments
to the Bill."
Which were read Twice, and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
engrossed.
Message from H. C. to return the D. of Montagu's Bill.
A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr.
West and others:
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Sale of
Part of the Duke of Montagu's Estate, for the Intents
and Purposes therein mentioned; and for settling
other Estates, in Lieu thereof, to the same Uses;"
and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to
the same, with some Amendments, to which they desire
their Lordships Concurrence.
Parliament-office, Report concerning the Repairs wanting.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Committee
appointed to view the Tower, or Building, called The
Parliament-office, where the Records of Parliament are
deposited and kept; and who were empowered to send
for the Officers of the Works, to attend their Lordships; and who were afterwards instructed to make what
Observations they should think fit; concerning the State
and Condition of the Journals of this House:
"That the Committee have viewed the said Tower,
or Building; and find the same to be in a very ruinous
Condition; and that, for preserving the Records
there deposited, it is absolutely necessary the same
should be speedily repaired: That the Two Rooms
where the Records are at present kept are so full, as
not to be capable of containing any more; but that
there are Two empty Rooms over those Rooms, of the
like Dimensions, where divers of the Records and
Papers below, for which no convenient Room remains, as also those Yearly increasing, may very conveniently and safely be deposited, as soon as the said
empty Rooms are put into a Condition for receiving
them.
"The Committee, pursuant to the Power given
them, did send for, and were attended by, the Officers of the Works; who, by their Lordships Directions, did survey the said Tower and House; and
thereupon laid an Estimate of the Repairs, which
they, upon the said Survey, judged necessary to be
done, before the Committee; who, having no Power to
contract with the said Officers, have thought proper
to lay the said Estimate before your Lordships;
which is as follows; videlicet,
"Estimate of several Repairs and additional Works
proposed to be done at The Parliament-office;
videlicet,
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| "1. Mason. For repairing the Round Stairs, Battlement, Stone Windows, Pavings, Copings, and Chimney Pieces, |
150 |
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| "2. Bricklayer. For making new Vaulting in the Upper Story, repairing Parapets, Garden Walls, Chimnies, and Pavings, |
90 |
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| "3. Carpenter. For repairing the Roofs, Gutters, Partition; rough Boarding, and making Scaffolds, |
76 |
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| "4. Plaisterer. For Rendering, Lathing, and Plaistering, Whiting and Mending of Cielings, |
38 |
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| "5. Plumber. For new casting and laying the Roof Gutters, and making new Stacks of Pipes, |
50 |
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| "6. Joiner. For making several new Wainscot Presses, Shelves, and Desks, |
309 |
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| "7. Ironmonger. For Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Nails, Screws, Scutcheons, |
45 |
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| "8. Smith. For Iron Doors, Iron Windows, Casements, Bolts, Bars, and Straps and Screws, |
60 |
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| "9. Glazier. For repairing and new glazing the Windows, |
7 |
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| "10. Painter. For painting the Iron Doors, Windows, and other outside Woodwork, to preserve it, |
10 |
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| "11. Labourers. For carrying off Rubbish, |
15 |
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| "12. Allowed for Accidents, |
20 |
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£.870 |
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"J. Vanbrugh.
"Charles Dartiquenave.
"And the Committee are of Opinion, That the
House be moved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to give Directions to the Officers of
His Works, that the said Tower, or Building, may be
fitted up, for the safe and necessary Keeping the Records; and such Repairs made and done upon the
Premises, in respect thereof, as His Majesty, in His
great Wisdom, shall think proper.
"The Committee also, pursuant to the Instruction
given them, have viewed the Journals of this House;
and observe to your Lordships, that many of them
are very indifferently bound; and, by reason of the frequent Use made of them, divers Sheets or Leaves therein
are become loose, and also the same Session transposed in different Books, and Abundance of Blank Paper remaining in several of them, whereby it seems
necessary that such of the said Journals should be
new bound; and the rather, because there are no
Indexes to any of them, excepting some few of the
Books beginning in the Year 1640; which the Committee propose to your Lordships as a Work of great
Use; and likewise that a Calendar be perfected of
the whole Journals, in a separate Book, referring to
the Dates in the said Journals, whereby such Proceedings as are most material may readily be found;
and likewise, that the Omission of Marginal Notes,
which in some of the former Books is very great,
may be supplied: Which several Works, by reason
the same will not only be expensive, but very laborious; the Committee are likewise of Opinion, that
the House be moved, That an humble Address be
presented to His Majesty, That His Majesty will be
also graciously pleased to give such Recompence and
Reward, for the Performance of those Services, as His
Majesty, in His great Wisdom and Bounty, shall
think fit."
Which Report, being read by the Clerk, was agreed
to by the House.
And the House being moved, pursuant to the First
Opinion of the Committee:
Address for the Repairs to be made:
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That an humble Address
be presented to His Majesty, to lay before His Majesty that Part of the Report to which the said Opinion relates; and humbly to desire His Majesty, "That
He will be graciously pleased to give Directions to the
Officers of His Works, that the said Tower, or Building, may be sitted up, for the safe and necessary
keeping the Records; and such Repairs made and
done upon the Premises, in respect thereof, or otherwise, as His Majesty, in His great Wisdom, shall think
proper."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to
His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Then the House being moved, pursuant to the other
Opinion of the Committee:
Indexes and Calendar to be made to the Journals.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the Parliaments
do cause such of the Journals of this House as necessarily require it to be new bound, and Indexes to
be made to all the Journals to which there are none
already; and likewise a Calendar perfected of the
whole Books, and the Omission or Defect of Marginal
Notes supplied, pursuant to the said Report.
Lottery Funds, redeeming, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for redeeming the Duties and Revenues which were
settled to pay off Principal and Interest, on the Orders
made forth on Four Lottery Acts, passed in the Ninth
and Tenth Years of Her late Majesty's Reign; and
for redeeming certain Annuities, payable on Orders out of the Hereditary Excise, according to a
former Act in that Behalf; and for establishing a general Yearly Fund, not only for the future Payment
of Annuities, at several Rates, to be payable and
transferrable at the Bank of England, and redeemable
by Parliament; but also to raise Monies for such Proprietors of the said Orders as shall chuse to be paid
the Principal and Arrears of Interest in ready Money;
and for making good such other Deficiencies and Payments as in this Act are mentioned; and for taking
off the Duties on Linseed imported, and British Linen
exported."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow.
Stone's Bill:
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, "intituled, "An Act
for Sale of the Estate of John Stone the Elder and
John Stone the Younger, in the County of Sussex,
for discharging the Incumbrances thereon, in respect
of the Infancy of One of the Coheirs of John Stone
the Younger; and for securing the Residue of the
Money as therein is mentioned."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with
the Amendments, shall pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. with Amendments to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Fellowes and Mr. Orlebar:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, with some Amendments; to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.
Heldt & al. Nat. Bill.
The Amendments made by the Commons to the Bill,
intituled, "An Act to naturalize John Jacob Heldt,
"Theodore Van Rheden, and others," were read, and
severally agreed to by the House.
And a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by the former Messengers:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to
their Amendments made to the said Bill.
Irish Linen, Bill.
Whereas Monday last was appointed, for the House to
be put into a Committee of the whole House, upon the
Bill for continuing the Liberty of exporting Irish Linen
Cloth to the British Plantations in America, Duty-free;
and for other Purposes:
It is Ordered, That this House shall be put into a
Committee thereupon, To-morrow.
Bank Bill.
Whereas Monday last was likewise appointed, for the
House to be put into a Committee of the whole House
upon the Bill for redeeming several Funds of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, pursuant to former Provisos of Redemption, and for other
Purposes:
It is Ordered, That this House shall be put into
a Committee thereupon, To-morrow.
Lady Butler's Bill:
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for raising and paying the Lady Amelia Butler's Portion, out of Lands in Ireland."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
the former Messengers:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Equivalent, Scotland, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to continue an Act of the First Year of His Majesty's
Reign, intituled, "An Act for taking and stating the
Debts due, and growing due, to Scotland, by Way
of Equivalent, in the Terms of the Union; and
for Relief of the Creditors of the Public, and the
Commissioners of the Equivalent."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Saturday next.
D of Montague's Bill.
The Amendment made by the Commons to the Bill,
intituled, "An Act for the Sale of Part of the Duke
of Montagu's Estate, for the Intents and Purposes
therein mentioned; and for settling other Estates, in
Lieu thereof, to the same Uses," were read, and severally agreed to by the House.
And a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by the former Messengers:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to
their Amendments made to the said Bill.
Bankrupts Bill:
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to empower Commissioners in Commissions of (fn. *) Bankrupts, issued since the Four and Twentieth Day of
June One Thousand Seven Hundred and Six, and on
or before the Six and Twentieth Day of June One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixteen, to make Certificates for Bankrupts; and the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Keeper, Commissioners of the Great Seal, or
Two Judges, to confirm the same, notwithstanding the
Acts of the Fourth and Fifth and the Fifth of Queen
Anne are expired; and for continuing a Clause in a
former Act, for adjusting Accompts between Bankrupts and their Debtors."
"The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
the former Messengers:
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.
Act for registering Papists Estates, Bill to explain,
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee, to consider further
of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for explaining an Act
passed the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An
Act to oblige Papists to register their Names and Real
Estates; and for enlarging the Time for such registering."
And, after some Time spent therein, the House was
resumed.
And the Earl of Clarendon reported from the said
Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill,
and made several Amendments thereunto; which he
was ready to report, when the House will please to receive the same."
Ordered, That the said Report be received on Saturday next.
Sheriffs Office, &c. Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the better regulating the Office of Sheriffs, and
for ascertaining their Fees, and the Fees for sueing
out their Patents, and passing their Accompts."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, on Saturday next; and
the Lords to be summoned, with Notice of the Occasion; and One of the Judges of each Court then to
attend.
Sheriffs Patents, Accompts, &c. Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for the better enabling Sheriffs to sue out their Patents, and pass their Accompts."
Ordered, That the said Bill be likewise committed
to a Committee of the whole House, on Saturday next.
Commissioners for Army Accompts, Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon (according to Order) reported
from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the
Bill, intituled, "An Act to continue and revive several Acts, therein mentioned, for appointing Commissioners, to take, examine, and state, the Debts due
to the Army; and also to enable the said Commissioners to determine the said Debts, and to grant Certificates of such Debts, in order to make out Debentures for the same; and for enabling the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the forfeited Estates
to certify the Names of Persons who have been in
Possession, or received any Rents out of the said forfeited Estates, into the Exchequer; and for enlarging
the Time for making Claims on the said Estates; and
for enabling Trustees for Creditors or Children to
make Claims for such Creditors or Children," was
committed, the Amendments made by the Committee to
the said Bill.
Which were read, and agreed to, as follows:
"Pr. 10. L. 2. Leave out from the Word ["Debts"]
to the End of the Bill.
"In the Title of the Bill,
"Line the 5th. Leave out from the Word ["same"]
to the End of the Title."
Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third
Time on this Day Fortnight.
Highways towards Staines Bill, Officers to produce Books of Taxes.
Ordered, That the respective Officers, who have
the Land Tax Books and Window Books for the Year
last past in their Custody, do, on the Request, and at
the Charge, of the Petitioners against the Bill for repairing the Highways towards Staines and Colnebrooke,
in the County of Middlesex, produce those Books which
concern the Assessments or Duties in the several Parishes
through which the Road intended to be repaired lies,
in the said County, at the Bar of this House, Tomorrow.
Richmond's Bill:
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
vesting in Trustees the Estate of Thomas Richmond
Esquire, deceased, in the County of Essex, to be
sold, for Payment of his Debts, Legacies, and Funeral Expences, according to the Will of the said
Thomas Richmond."
The Question being 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
the former Messengers:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris,
quintum diem instantis Julii, hora undecima Auroræ,
Dominis sic decernentibus.