Martis, 7 die Decembris;
9° Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Flint Election.
A PETITION of Sir John Hanmer Knight, and Baronet, was presented to the House, and read; setting
forth, That the Petitioner, and Tho. Ravenscroft Esquire,
stood Candidates, at the last Election, for the Town of
Flint, in the room of Sir Roger Puleston, deceased; where
Mr. Ravenscroft did not observe the late Act for preventing Expences at Elections; and, by Combination with
the Bailiff of Flint, polled many Persons made free after
Sir Roger's Death, and many Foreigners, who had no
Right to poll; and refused to poll the Petitioner's legal
Electors; to his Prejudice: And praying Relief therein.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be
referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections:
And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report
the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Address on the King's Speech.
Mr. Norris reported from the Committee, to whom it
was referred to prepare an Address to be presented to his
Majesty, That they had prepared the same accordingly;
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 twice read; and,
with some Amendments made by the House, agreed unto
by the House; and is as followeth, viz.
We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects,
the Commons in Parliament assembled, who have so
frequently waited on your Majesty with the Tender of our
Assistance, for carrying on the War, come now to congratulate your Majesty upon the happy Conclusion of it, in a
Peace so honourable and advantageous to the Nation, as
sufficiently justifies the Wisdom of the Commons in advising, and your Majesty's Conduct in the Prosecution
of it.
The Prospect of the Benefits your People will receive
from the Peace is very pleasing: The Honour your Majesty has restored to England, of holding the Balance of
Europe, gives your Subjects great Content: But what
your Commons are most affected and delighted with is,
that your Majesty's sacred Person will now be secured
from those many and great Dangers, to which you have so
often exposed it for our Sakes; nothing being so evident,
as that your Majesty's Return in Safety was a Blessing
more welcome to your People than Peace, and received
with greater Demonstrations of Joy.
We therefore, with Hearts full of Affection, Duty, and
Gratitude, do assure your Majesty, in the name of all the
Commons of England, that this House will be ever ready
to assist and support your Majesty; who, by putting a Period to the War, has confirmed us in the quiet Possession
of our Rights and Liberties; and, so, fully completed
the glorious Work of our Deliverance.
Resolved, That the said Address be presented to his
Majesty by the whole House.
Ordered, That such Members of this House as are of
his Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council, do humbly
know his Majesty's Pleasure, when he will be attended
by this House.
Preventing Correspondence withlate King James.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
hinder any of his Majesty's Subjects coming into this
Kingdom, who during the War have gone into France
without Licence, or been in Arms under the French
King, or in the Service of the late King James; and to
prevent corresponding with the said late King; And
that Mr. Attorney-General, and Mr. Boscawen, do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Sheriffs Accounts.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
the more easy passing Sheriffs Accounts: And that Mr.
Harley do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Regulating Printing.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
Regulating of Printing and Printing-presses: And that
Sir William Ashurst, and Mr. Pocklington, do prepare,
and bring in, the Bill.
Abolishing Payments of Smoak-silver
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
take away Smoak-silver, Peter-pence, and other Payments, at the Sheriffs Turn: And that Mr. Boscawen and
Mr. Harley do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
The King's Speech considered.
The House, according to the Order of the Day, proceeded to take into Consideration his Majesty's most
gracious Speech:
And the same was read.
And a Motion being made, and the Question being
proposed, that this House will, To-morrow Morning,
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of his Majesty's Speech;
The previous Question was put, That that Question
be now put:
The House divided.
The Noes go forth.
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Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Gwynn,
Mr. Hammond: |
153. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Norris,
Mr. Sloane: |
156. |
So it passed in the Negative.
Supply.
Then a Motion being made, That a Supply be granted
to his Majesty;
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning,
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider of that Motion.
Ordered, That his Majesty's Speech be referred to the
Consideration of the said Committee.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole
House, to consider of his Majesty's Speech.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Ten a Clock.