Martis, 28 die Novembris;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Yorkshire Toll of Cattle.
SIR John Key presented to the House, according to
Order, a Bill for discharging the Payment of Toll
of Cattle passing over Boroughbridge, and other Places,
upon the high Road in Yorkshire: And the same was
received, and read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Debtors Petition.
A Petition of the poor Prisoners in the King's-Bench,
Fleet, and other Prisons, not released by the late Act for
Relief of poor Prisoners, was presented to the House
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners are many
Thousands, miserable Objects of Compassion, and so
wretchedly poor, that they are unable to pay their Debts,
or so much as their Fees: And because the Keepers of the
said Prisons resuse to swear, that the Petitioners were
actually in their Custody, on the 28th Day of November
1690, as the said Act requires, because they were committed before the time of their being Keepers, and yet
continue the Petitioners Imprisonments for Debts due
before that Time; whereby they have not the intended
Benesit of the said late Act, to the utter Ruin of themselves, and their numerous Families; whereas, if they
were released, they could not only provide for their
Families, but many of them would willingly serve their
Majesties in the present War: That in the last Session,
the King's-Bench Marshal and Justices met before the
Committee of Grievance, to consult all possible Favour
for the Release of poor Prisoners upon the said Act; yet,
of above 8,000 Prisoners, but 18 have been since released out of the King's-Bench; and several of those duly
discharged have been since recommitted, and are now in
Prison: And praying Leave to bring in a Bill to explain
the said former Act.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the Prayer of the said Petition: And that Mr.
Arnold and Mr. Bowyer do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Free Proceedings in Parliament.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of the Bill touching free and impartial Proceedings in Parliament
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Colonel Granville took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Colonel Granville reported from the said Committee,
That they had gone through the Bill, and made some
Amendments thereunto, which they had directed him
to report to the House, when the House would please to
receive the same.
Ordered, That the said Report be made upon Friday
Morning next.
Frequent Parliaments.
An ingrossed Bill for more frequent Elections of
Parliaments was read the Third time.
An ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider, That
within Years after the Dissolution of this Parliament, and so after every other Parliament, there shall
be a Session of Parliament.
And the same was read the First time.
And the Question being put, That the Clause be read
a Second time;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Sir Edward Hussey,
Mr. Shackerley: |
89. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Wm. Forrester,
Mr. Brockman: |
129. |
So it passed in the Negative.
And the Question being put, That the Bill do pass;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Colt,
Sir Tho. Littleton: |
136. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Boyle,
Sir Robert Cotton: |
146. |
So it passed in the Negative.
Supply Bill; importing Brandy, &c.
Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for Repeal of the
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,
be read the Third time upon Friday Morning next, at
Eleven a Clock.
Supply.
The House proceeded, according to the Order of the
Day, to consider further of his Majesty's gracious Speech
to both Houses of Parliament.
And his Majesty's Speech was again read.
And a Motion being made for a Supply to be granted
to their Majesties, for the Land Forces;
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, 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 Motion.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.