Die Sabbati, 2 Maii, 16 Regni Regis Car.
PRAYERS.
Ease of Clergy.
1a
vice lecta, AN Act for the Ease of the Clergy from
some Lay Employments.
Privilege.
* * Two of his domestic Servants, warned by
a Constable, to come before the Deputy Lieutenants of
the County of Hereford:
This Business to be respited, till the House farther
hear from the Deputy Lieutenants.
Suits at Law.
1a
vice lecta, An Act for Avoiding of causeless Suits,
and for Ease in just Suits, at the Common Law.
Non-residents, &c.
1a
vice lecta, An Act concerning Non- residents, Pluralities of benefices, and Taking of Farms by Spiritual
Men.
Commutation of Penance.
2a
vice lecta, An Act concerning the Disposing of
Money, received for Commutation of Penance; upon
Question, committed to the same Committee of the Bill
for Administrations: And all the Merchants of the House
to be added to the Committee.
Goods unadministered.
2a
vice lecta, An Act concerning the Disposing of
Goods unadministred; upon Question, committed to
the former Committee, at the same Time and Place, in
the Exchequer Chamber.
Bishop's Petition.
The Petition of Sir Edward Bishop, Knight and Baronet, referred to this Committee following, viz.
Sir Tho. Bowyer, Sir Wm. Savyll, Sir Jo. Hotham, Mr.
Perpoint, Mr. Purefrey, Sir Peter Heyman, Sir Anthony
Irby, Sir Ph. Parker, Mr. Kirton, Ld. Digby, Mr. Edge
combe, Mr. Pimme, Sir Tho. Barrington, Sir Hugh 0Cholmeley, Mr. Holborne, Sir Capell Bedle, Sir Ri. Buller, Mr.
Windebank, Sir Fr. Seymour, Sir Arth. Haslerick, Ld.
Falkland, Sir Jo. Wray, Ld. Dungarvon:
This Committee is to take into Consideration the Petition of Sir Edward Bishopp, Knight and Baronet, and
all other Petitions, upon Second Elections; and have
Power to send for, and to hear, Witnesses, Parties, or
other Evidences; and have Power to hear Counsel; and
are to meet this Afternoon, at Two of Clock, in the
Court of Wards.
Conference with Lords.
Mr. Jones reported the Conference Yesterday had
with the Lords, by a Committee of both Houses, in
hæc verba; viz. His Lordship began thus:
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Message from the King for Supply.
Mr. Treasurer brings a Message from his Majesty;
which he read in hæc verba;
That his Majesty hath divers times, and by sundry
ways, acquainted this House with the urgent Neccessity of Supply, and with the great Danger inevitably to fall upon
the whole State, upon his own Honour, and the Honour
of this Nation, if more Time shall be lost therein:
That nevertheless his Majesty hitherto hath received
no Answer at all; and therefore considering, that as heretofore his Majesty hath told this House, that a Delay of
his Supply is as destructive as a Denial, his Majesty doth
again desire them to give him a present Answer concerning his Supply; his Majesty being still resolved, on his
Part, to make good whatsoever he hath promised by
himself, or the Lord Keeper.
Privileges.
It is this Day ordered, That the Committee, formerly
appointed for preparing and giving Directions for managing the Business of the Conference to be had with the
Lords, shall take into Consideration the Privileges mentioned in the last Conference with the Lords; and shall
view such Records as may any way concern the same;
and to present the same to the Judgment of this House,
to consider what Course to take, for the Preservation of
the same Privileges.
King's Message considered.
The House to be resolved into a Committee, to take
into Consideration the King's present Message.
Upon Question, Mr. Lentall to have the Chair at this
Committee.
Mr. Speaker reassumed the Chair.
Upon Mr. Lentall's Report from the Committee, it
was Resolved, upon the Question, that for the Difficulty
of the Matter debated, there shall be further time granted
to the Committee till Monday Morning Eight of Clock,
unless the King's Counsel shall then offer themselves, according to former Order, to debate the Matter of Shipmoney.
That Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Secretary
Windebank, be intreated from this House, to acquaint his
Majesty with the Order of this House.