Veneris, 8 die Decembris;
5° Gulielmi & Mariæ.
Prayers.
Duehy of Cornwall Leasing.
A BILL to enable their Majesties to make Grants
Leases, and Copies of Offices, Lands, and Hereditaments, Parcel of their Duchy of Cornwall, or annexed
to the same; and for Confirmation of Leases and Grants
already made, was read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Boscowen,
Mr. Goldwell, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Mr. Arnold, Mr.
Travers, Mr. Buller, Mr. Lutterell, Lord Wm. Pawlet,
Mr. Christy, Mr. Henly, Sir John Key, Mr. Pigot, Mr.
England, Mr. Biddulph, Sir John Moreton, Sir Tho. Samwell, Major Vincent, Mr. Waller, Sir Fr. Guibon, Sir John
Dorrell, Mr. Trelawny, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Burdet, Mr. Fuller,
Sir Wm. Honywood, Sir Fr. Drake; and all the Members
that serve for Devon and Cornwall: And they are to
meet at Four of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the
Speaker's Chamber: And it is to be an Instruction to the
said Committee, That they do consider of the Fees for
making the said Leases, Grants, and Copies.
Privilege— A Person petitions for Discharge.
A Petition of Edward Smith, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for a Breach of Privilege committed against Sir Thomas Miller, a Member
of this House, was presented to the House.
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.
Ordered, That the Examination and Consideration of
the Matter of the Complaint of Sir Thomas Miller, a Member of this House, on Saturday last, of a Breach of Privilege, in serving him with a Subpœna, and Order thereunto annexed, out of the Court of Exchequer, be referred
to the Committee of Privileges and Elections: And that
they do report the same, with their Opinions therein,
to the House.
Ordered, That Edward Smith, now in Custody of the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, do attend the said
Committee.
Importing Thrown Silk.
A Bill for the Importation of fine Italian, Sicilian, and
Naples Thrown-Silk, was read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being
put, That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the
whole House.
It passed in the Negative.
And the Bill was committed to Mr. Bowyer, Sir Wm.
Honywood, Sir Ralph Dutton, Mr. Fuller, Colonel Granville, Sir Matth. Andrewes, Mr. Blofeild, Colonel Austin,
Mr. England, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Colt, Mr.
Gilbert, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Boyle, Colonel Lee, Mr. Hawtry,
Mr. Dyot, Mr. Pigot, Mr. Bromfeild, Mr. Waller,
Mr. Beare, Mr. Wheate, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Brockman, Sir
Richard Onslow, Mr. Dowdswell, Mr. Christy, Sir
William Cooper, Colonel Titus, Mr. How, Sir Robert
Cotton, Sir John Guise, Mr. Freke, Mr. Slater, Mr.
Nicholas, Mr. Lutterell, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Papillion, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bathurst,
Mr. Onslow, Mr. Colson, Mr. Sanford: And they are
to meet, on Monday next, at Four a Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Francis Vincent have Leave to go
into the Country, for Recovery of his Health.
Treaties of Alliances, &c.
Mr. Secretary Trenchard acquainted the House, That
his Majesty, in pursuance of their Address, had been
pleased to command him to lay before this House the
Offensive Treaties and Alliances his Majesty is now under
with the Confederates, and an Account of the Proportion
of Forces of the several Consederates, for the carrying on
this War the next Year: And that, as to the Treaties,
they were the same which were formerly before the
House, except one new Treaty with the Elector of
Hanover; the Original whereof, together with the Translation, as also the Account of the Proportion of Forces, he
delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same were
read: And,
The Proportion of Forces is as followeth; viz.
An ACCOUNT of the Proportion of Forces of the several Consederates, for carrying on this War the next Year.
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December, 1693. |
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Forces now on Foot. |
Raising. |
Total. |
| States General, |
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92,540 |
15,000 |
107,540 |
|
Spanish Troops in the Low-Countries, including 1,500 Bavarian Cuirassiers, |
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7,000 |
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7,000 |
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Spanish, in Spain, |
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18,000 |
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18,000 |
| Emperor, in Germany, |
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6,000 |
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6,000 |
| Elector of Brandenburg, besides those in Hungary, |
|
30,000 |
3,000 |
33,000 |
| Elector Palatine, |
|
6,000 |
|
6,000 |
| Elector of Treves, |
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
| Elector of Cologne, |
|
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
| Elector of Mentz, |
|
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
| Elector of Saxony, |
|
12,000 |
2,000 |
14,000 |
| Elector of Bavaria, |
|
8,000 |
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8,000 |
| House of Lunenbourg, besides those in Hungary
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23,000 |
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23,000 |
| Under the Duke of Savoy in Piemont, |
of Germans Spanish of his own
|
15,000
12,000
14,000 |
4,000 |
45,000 |
| Circles of Suabia and Franconia
|
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24,000 |
4,000 |
28,000 |
| Landgrave of Hesse Cassel
|
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6,000 |
2,000 |
8,000 |
| Bishop of Liege
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6,000 |
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6,000 |
| Bishops of Munster and Paterborn their Quota |
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2,000 |
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2,000 |
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Total |
287,040 |
30,000 |
317,040 |
Supply.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning
at Eleven a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the
whole House, to consider of the Supply to be granted to
their Majesties, for the Maintenance of the Land-Forces
for the Year 1694.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the List of the
Land-Forces, and of the said Treaty with the Elector of
Hanover, and the Account of the Proportion of Forces,
be referred to the said Committee of the whole House.
Pensions to Members of Parliament.
Ordered, That the Commissioners for taking the publick Accounts do, To-morrow Morning, lay before this
House an Account of all the Pensions, Salaries, and
Sums of Money, paid or payable to Members of Parliament, out of the Revenue, or otherwise.
Ways and Means.
The House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of Ways and Means for raising the
Supplies to be granted to their Majesties for the Maintenance of the Fleet; and of Ways and Means for raising
the Money deficient upon the Million-Bill, and Bill for
Review of the Quarterly Poll.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton took the Chair of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Sir Thomas Littleton reported from the said Committee,
That they had made some further Progress in the Matters
to them referred; and had come to several Resolutions,
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 To-morrow
Morning, at Eleven a Clock.
Sir Thomas Littleton also acquainted the House, That
he was directed by the said Committee to move, That
they may have Leave to fit again.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of
the whole House, to consider further of Ways and Means
for raising the Supply to be granted to their Majesties,
for the Maintenance of the Fleet.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.