Lunæ, 20 die Decembris;
Nono Gulielmi Tertii.
Prayers.
Knott's Estate.
THE Lord Castleton, according to Order, presented
to the House a Bill to enable the Trustees of Wm.
Knott Gentleman, and his Wife, to sell a Lease of Houses
in Bread-street, London, for Payment of Debts; and to
settle another Estate, of better Value, in lieu thereof:
And the same was received.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
A Member discharged from Custody.
Ordered, That Mr. Devereux, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for absenting himself
from his Service in Parliament, be discharged out of
Custody, paying his Fees.
Ditto.
Ordered, That Mr. Papillon, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for absenting himself
from his Service in Parliament, be discharged out of
Custody, paying his Fees.
Poor Relief.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
explain the Act passed the last Session, intituled, An Act
for supplying some Defects in the Laws for Relief of the
Poor of this Kingdom: And that Mr. Pagitt and Sir
Henry Hobart do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.
Guibon's Estate.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
enable Sir Francis Guibon, and Dame Isabella his Wife,
and their Trustees, to sell the Manor of Avenalls, and
other Lands in or near Gunthorp, in the County of Norfolk; and for settling other Lands in lieu thereof.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir William Lowther have Leave to go
into the Country, upon extraordinary Occasions.
A Member discharged from Custody.
Ordered, That Mr. Mitchell, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for absenting himself from his Service in Parliament, be discharged out of
Custody, paying his Fees.
Undue Marriages of Infants.
An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act
to prevent undue Marriages of Infants, and for better
securing the Guardianship of them, was read the First
time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
Oaths relating to Tallies, and Exchequer Business.
A Bill to give further Time for the Administring of
Oaths relating to Tallies and Orders; and for the easier
Dispatch of the publick Business in the Exchequer; was
read a Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Lowndes,
Mr. Palmes, Sir Wm. Ashurst, Sir Tho. Hussey, Mr.
Boscawen, Sir Henry Colt, Mr. Harley, Mr. Bromley, Sir
Chr. Musgrave, Mr. Lowther, Colonel Granville, Sir Tho.
Stanley, Mr. Arnold, Colonel Perry, Sir Robert Burdet,
Mr. Farrer, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Clerke, Sir Robert Cotton,
Mr. Henley, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Morgan,
Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Edw. Harley, Mr. Tho. Foley junior,
Mr. Pocklington, Mr. Machell, Mr. Mawdit, Sir Fran.
Winington, Mr. Fox, Lord Digby, Mr. Hoare, Lord Pawlet, Sir Marm. Wivell. Mr. Ash, Mr. Pagett, Mr. Fuller,
Mr. Bethell, Mr. England: And they are to meet this
Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chambers.
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee,
to whom the said Bill is committed, That they do receive
a Clause to enlarge the Time for making Dividends of the
Money, which the Bank receives upon Tallies, and
Orders, subscribed into the Bank.
Supply.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
whole House, who are to consider further of the Supply
to be granted to his Majesty, To consider further of the
Summer and Winter Guards at Sea, for the Year 1698.
Preventing Correspondence with late King James.
Mr. Cowper, according to Order, reported from the
Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill against
corresponding with the late King James was committed,
the Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill;
which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and
afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the
same were read the First time throughout, and then a
Second time, one by one: And, with an Amendment to
one of the said Amendments, the said Amendments were,
upon the Question, severally put thereupon, agreed unto
by the House.
A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, That all
Persons, who shall procure any Pardon or Grant from
the late King James, after the and whosoever
hath, since the taken any such Pardon or
Grant, shall deliver up the same to his Majesty, or one
of his Secretaries of State; or else shall be adjudged
guilty of High Treason.
And the same was twice read with Blanks; and the
Blanks filled up: And, upon the Question put thereupon,
the Clause was agreed unto by the House to be made
Part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
That all Persons prosecuted for Treason by the said Bill
shall have the Benefit of a late Act for regulating Tryals
in Cases of Treason.
And the same was twice read; and, upon the Question
put thereupon, agreed unto by the House to be made
Part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to the Bill,
That all Grants of any Estate forfeited by virtue of the
Bill shall be void.
And the same was twice read, and, upon the Question
put thereupon, agreed unto by the House to be made
Part of the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be
ingrossed.
Supply.
The House, according to the Order of the Day,
resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty.
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 come to a Resolution; which they had
directed him to report, when the House will please to
receive the same.
Ordered, That the said report be made To-morrow
Morning.
Sir Thomas Littleton also acquainted the House, That
they had directed him to move, That they may have
Leave to fit again.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning,
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider further of the Supply to be granted to his Majesty.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.