Jovis, 16 die Novembris;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Hawkers and Pedlars.
ORDERED, That Mr. Christy be added to Mr.
Sandford, to prepare and bring in the Bill against
Hawkers and Pedlars.
Supply Bill; importing Brandy, &c.
A Bill for Repeal of a Clause, in the Act made in the
First Year of their Majesties Reign for prohibiting all
Trade and Commerce with France, which prohibits the
Importation of Brandy, Aqua-Vitæ, and other Spirits,
was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider of the said Bill.
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the said Committee of the whole House, that they have Power to
receive a Clause to repeal so much of the Acts made in
the 18th and 20th Years of King Charles the Second,
which prohibits the Importation of Bacon.
Frequent Parliaments.
Mr. Brockman, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill for the more frequent Elections of Parliaments: And the same was received, and read the First
time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time upon
Saturday Morning next.
Money given for Naval Services.
Mr. Foley, from the Commissioners for taking the
publick Accounts, according to Order, presented to the
House, A State of what Money had been given for
Maintenance of the Fleet during the War; and what
they had received thereof.
And the same was read.
Ordered, That the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have a Copy of the said State, and give, in Writing,
to this House, such Objections as they have to the same,
on Monday Morning next.
Supply.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of the Motion made on Monday last, for a Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for the Maintenance
of the Fleet.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Tho. Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Tho. Littleton reported from the said Committee,
That they had come to a Resolution, which they had directed him to report to the House; and which he read in
his Place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's
Table: Where the same was read, and is as followeth:
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
that a Supply be granted to their Majesties, for Maintenance of the Fleet for the Service of the Year One thousand Six hundred Ninety-four.
The said Resolution being read a Second time;
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That the House doth
agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, That a
Supply be granted to their Majesties, for Maintenance of
the Fleet for the Service of the Year One thousand Six
hundred Ninety-four.
Then Sir Tho. Littleton also acquainted the House,
That he was directed by the said Committee to move the
House, that they may have Leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to
be granted to their Majesties, for Maintenance of the
Fleet.
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his
Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of his
Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, that his
Majesty will please to command, that the State of the
War for the Year One thousand Six hundred Ninety-four,
in relation to the Navy, be laid before this House.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.