Jovis, 4 die Januarii;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Capiatur Fine.
MR. Waller, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill for taking away the Capiatur Fine
in the several Courts at Westminster: And the same was
received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Supply Bill; Land Tax.
Mr. Solicitor-General, according to Order, presented
to the House a Bill for granting to their Majesties an
Aid, for carrying on a vigorous War against France: And
the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time
To-morrow Morning.
Encouraging Seamen.
Major Vincent, according to Order, presented to the
House a Bill for Increasing of Seamen, and for Encouraging them to come voluntarily into their Majesties
Service: And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Cambridge Election.
A Petition of Sir Rushout Cullen Baronet was presented
to the House; setting forth, That the Petitioner was
duly chosen a Knight of the Shire for the County of
Cambridge, in the place of Sir Levinus Bennet, deceased;
but the Lord Cutts, by illegal Practices; did procure
himself to be returned as duly chosen, in Wrong to the
Petitioner: And praying the House to take the Matter
into Consideration.
Ordered, That the Examination and Consideration of
the said Petition be referred to the Committee of Elections
and Privileges: And that they do report the Matter
thereof, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Holt have Leave to go into the
Country for Ten Days, upon extraordinary Occasions.
Woollen Manufacture.
Sir Edward Seymour, according to Order, presented
to the House a Bill to revive the Act made in the First
Year of their Majesties Reign, to prevent the Exportation of Wool, and encouraging the Woollen Manufacture
of this Kingdom: And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time upon
this Day Sevennight, after Eleven a Clock.
A Message from the Lords by Sir Robert Legard and
Sir Lacon William Child:
Mr. Speaker,
Clayton's Estate.
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to
indemnify the Trustees of James Clayton Esquire for joining with him in selling Lands, for Payment of his Debts:
To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
And then the Messengers withdrew.
Protestants Nat.
A Bill for the Naturalizing of all such Protestants as
shall take the Oaths to their Majesties, and the Test
against Popery, was read the Second time.
And the Question being put, That the Bill be committed.
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Palmes,
Sir Wm. Strickland: |
163. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Sir Robert Davers,
Sir John Knight: |
128. |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to a Committee
of the whole House.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Sevennight, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House,
to consider of the said Bill.
Conference with Lords.
Mr. Mountague reported, That he had, according to
the Order of this House Yesterday, desired a Conserence
with the Lords, upon the Subject-Matter of the last Conference: And that the Lords answered, That they would
return an Answer by Messengers of their own.
New East-India Company.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday Morning
next, at Eleven a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider of the Petition of several
Merchants, and others, in and about the City of London,
relating to the East-India Trade; and for erecting of a
new East-India Company.
East-India Company's Charters.
Ordered, That the Governor, or Deputy-Governor, of
the East-India Company, do, upon Saturday Morning
next, lay before this House all the Charters of the said
Company, and the several Papers, which they were, on
Saturday last, ordered to lay before this House.
Ways and Means.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning
at Ten a Clock, resolve 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 Maintenance of the Fleet, and the Land-Forces, for
the Service of the Year 1694.
Tryals for Treason.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning
next, after the Call of the House is over, resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the
Bill for regulating of Tryals in Cases of High Treason,
and Misprision of Treason.
Duchy of Cornwall Leasing.
Ordered, That Sir Math. Andrews and Mr. Bertie be
added to the Committee, to whom the Bill to enable their
Majesties to make Grants, Leases, and Copies of Offices,
Lands, and Hereditaments, Parcel of their Duchy of
Cornwall; and for Confirmation of Leases and Grants
already made; is committed.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.