on the Bill for

Alterations in

To defire a Conference with this Houfe, upon the the Oath of Subject-matter of the Lords Amendments to the Bill, Abjuration. intituled, "An Act to declare the Alterations in the "Oath appointed to be taken by the Act, intituled, "An Act for the further Security of His Majesty's "Perfon, and the Succeffion of the Crown in the Pro"teftant Line; and for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other Pretenders, "and their open and fecret Abettors; and for declaring "the Affociation to be determined."

Anfwer.

Meffages from H. C. to return Hunt's Bill;

Manfell's Bill;

Bill.

A Meffage was brought from the Houfe of Commons, by Sir Henry Dutton Colt and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable and Barnwell's the Trustees of James Hunt Efquire, deceased, to fell "Timber, for the Payment of his Debts and Legacies;" and to acquaint their Lordships, that they have agreed to the fame, without any Amendment.

A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Carter and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An A&t for the en"abling Abraham Barnewell to make a more ample Set"tlement of his Estate, for the Benefit of his Family; "and to charge Part thereof for raifing Portions for his "Younger Children in his Life-time, and for Payment "of his Debts ;" and to acquaint this Houfe, that they have agreed to the fame, with fome Amendments, whereunto they defire their Lordfhips Concurrence.

The Houfe adjourned during Pleasure, to robe.
The House was refumed.

"2. An Act for making good Deficiencies, and for "preferving the Public Credit."

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To which Bills the Clerk of the Parliaments pronounced the Royal Affent, in thefe Words; (videlicet,)

"La Reine remercie fes bons Subjects, accepte "leur Benevolence, et ainfi le veult"

66 3. An Act for enabling Her Majefty to appoint Commiffioners, to treat for an Union between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland."

66 4. An Act to explain and alter the A&t, made in "the Two and Twentieth Year of King Henry the Eighth, concerning repairing and amending of Bridges "in the Highways; and for repealing an Act, made in "the Twenty-third Year of Queen Elizabeth, for the "re-edifying of Cardiff Bridge, in the County of Glamorgan; and alfo for changing the Day of Election of "the Wardens and Affiftants of Rochester Bridge."

"7. An A&t for the enlarging and encouraging the "Greenland Trade."

"8. An Act to afcertain the Water Measure of "Fruit."

9. An Act for continuing and amending the A&t, "made in the Ninth Year of His late Majefty's Reign, "intituled, An Act for the fettling and adjufting the

Proportions of fine Silver and Silk, and for the better "making of Gold and Silver Thread, and to prevent "the Abuses of the Wire-drawers."

To thefe Bills the Clerk of the Parliaments pronounced the Royal Affent feverally, in thefe Words; (videlicet,)

"La Reine le veult."

66 10. An Act for confirming a Purchase made by Her "Majesty, and an Exchange between Her Majefty and "the Dean and Canons of the King's Free Chapel with"in the Castle of Windfor."

"11. An A&t for the Sale of certain Manors and "Lands of John late Earl of Exeter, for Payment of "the Debts and Performance of the Will of the faid "Earl."

12. An Act for vefting certain Lands and Tene"ments of Montagu Earl of Abingdon in Trustees, to be fold; and purchafing other Lands of equal Value; and "limiting the Lands to be purchased to the fame Ufes "as the Lands to be fold are limited."

13. An Act for the Relief of Dorothy Baronefs "Dowager of Upper Offory and Captain James Roche, "with relation to the Irish Forfeitures."

"14. An Act for Sale of the Manor of Attingham, « in the County of Salop; and fettling a Farm called "Selly-ball, and a Moiety of the Manor of Temple "Lavrne, in the County of Worcester, of better Value,

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"15. An

ning Lord

Earl of Car

The Lord Privy Seal (by Her Majefty's Command) Queen's Meffage, concer"informed, That Two Bills have been brought to this phin's and acquainted the House, "That Her Majefty having been on Bo"Houfe from the Houfe of Commons; one, intituled, ""An A&t for making Provifion for the Proteftant Bills, difpen"Children of the Earl of Clanriccard and the Lord fing with Her Prerogative. "Bophin;" the other, intituled, "An Act for Relief "of Francis Earl of Carlingford and others, against "feveral Outlawries in the County of Tiperary, in Ire"land;" contrary to the Ufage of Parliament; and "Her Majefty's Prerogative Royal being, to restore the "Perfons in the faid Bills named in Blood, and reverfing "Attainders of High Treafon by Outlawries: Her Maconcerned in the faid Bills, is graciously pleafed to jefty, out of Her great Compaffion to the Perfons "difpenfe with Her Prerogative Royal, in this Cafe, for "this Time; and Her Majefty confents that the faid "Bills be proceeded on, in these particular Cafes, fo "as the fame be not drawn into Confequence hereafter."

Committee to

To which the House agreed; and named the Lords Rights of the following, to be a Committee, to draw up what fhall be Crown, and of this House, entered in the Journals of this Houfe, for preventing in Bills of Rethe like for the future, and preferving the Rights of titution, this House, purfuant to the Standing Orders and the confider of Ufage of Parliament, That Bills of this Nature ought to preferving. be recommended to this Houfe, and figned by Her Majefty, and begun here; whofe Lordships are to report to this House To-morrow, at Twelve a Clock; (videlicet,) March. Normanby,

Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Ferrers.

Ds. Eure.

Ds. Howard.

Ds. Raby.

Ds. Lucas.

Ds. Dartmouth.

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Villiers claim- Upon reading the Petition of John Villiers; claiming ing the Title of Earl of the Title of Earl of Buckingham and Viscount Purbeck; Buckingham, fhewing, "That there is a Bill depending in this House, Petition about 66 Earl of Clan- intituled, " An Act for making Provision for the Proriccard's Bill, teftant Children of the Earl of Clanriccard and the rejected. "Lord Bophin ;" and praying to be heard, by his "Counsel, before the paffing of the faid Bill, in order "to the adding a Saving for him therein:"

Adjourn.

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Petition fhall be, and is hereby, rejected.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, feptimum diem inftantis Maii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

Comes Romney.

Comes Albemarle. Viscount Hereford. Viscount Townshend. Viscount Weymouth.

Viscount Longueville.

PRAYER S.

and Earl of

The Lord Ferrers reported from the Lords Commit- L. Bephin's tees, what was drawn by them, to be entered in the Carlingford's Journal, in relation to the Proceeding on the Lord Bo- Bill, Queen's Prerogative difpenfed phin's and the Earl of Carlingford's Bills. with.

Which was read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as followeth; (videlicet,)

Declaration,

ture, and then

"Whereas a Bill hath been brought up to this House that all Bills "from the House of Commons, intituled, "An Act for of Reflitution, making Provision for the Proteftant Children of the and for revetfing Attain"Earl of Clanriccard and the Lord Bophin;" and one deis, fhould "other Bill hath been alfo brought up from the faid first have the "House of Commons, intituled, "An Act for the Re- Royal Signa"lief of Francis Earl of Carlingford and others, agaiuft begin in this "feveral Outlawries in the County of Tiperary in Ire- House. "land;" both which Bills of Right ought to have begun in this Houfe, and to have been firft tranfmitted "hither by Her Majefty: But the Circumflances of "these Bills are fuch, as have drawn the Profecutors of "them, and their Counfel, into the Miftake of begin"ning the faid Bills in the Lower Houfe; which this "House is pleased to difpenfe with upon this Occafion. "And the Lord Privy Seal having, by Her Majesty's "Command, acquainted this Houfe, "That Her Majefty having been informed, that the faid Bills having "been brought up from the Houfe of Commons, contrary to the Ufage of Parliament, and Her Majesty's Prerogative Royal, which is, to allow and fign Bills "for Reftitution in Blood, and reverfing Attainders of 66 High Treafon by Outlawries; Her Majefty, out of "Her great Compaffion to the Perfons concerned in the "faid Bills, is graciously pleafed to difpenfe with Her Prerogative Royal in this Cafe, for this Time; and "Her Majefty confents that the faid Bills be proceeded 66 on, in these particular Cafes, fo as the fame be not "drawn into Precedent hereafter." Whereupon it is "ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in "Parliament affembled, That the faid Meffage be en"tered in the Journal of this Houfe, with this folemn "Declaration, That (though, in Confideration of Her Majefty's Meffage, and the particular Circumftances "of thefe Cafes, which deferve great Compaffion, their Lordships do, for this Time, confent that the faid "Bills be proceeded upon) this Houfe will in no future "Times ever receive any Bill for reverfing Outlawries, "or Reftitution in Blood, that fhall not first be figned "by Her Majesty, or Her Succeffors, Kings or Queens "of this Realm, and fent by Her or Them to this House, "first to be confidered here."

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E. Carling. ford's Bill.

Meffage from H. C. with Bills.

L. Mount joy's Bill.

Edgeworth's Bill.

Privateers, for Encouragement of, Bill.

Adjourn.

" in Ireland."

Hodie 1 vice lectà eft Billa, intituled "An Act for "the Relief of Robert Edgeworth Efquire, with relation "to the forfeited Eftates in Ireland."

Hodie 2vice lecta eft Billa, intituled," An Act for "the Encouragement of Privateers."

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe, presently.

Then the Houfe was adjourned during Pleasure, and

put into a Committee on the faid Bill.

After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed.

And the Lord Halifax reported, "That the Com"mittee had made fome Progrefs in the Bill; and defire "another Time may be appointed, for the House to "proceed thereon:"

ORDERED, That the House be put into a Committee to proceed on the faid Bill, on Monday next; and that all the Lords be fummoned to attend.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Sabbati, nonum diem inftantis Maii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis fic decernentibus.

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fuerunt:

Ds. Cuftos Magni

Sigilii. Ds. Thefaurarius. Dux Somerset, P. March. Normanby, C. P. S. Dux Devonshire, Senefcallus.

Dux Richmond..

Ds. Lawan.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Wharton.

D's. Grey WV. Ds. Poulet.

Dux St. Albans:
Dux Bolton.
Dux Schonburg.

Dux Bedford,
Dux Newcastle.

Comes Carlisle, Ma-
refcallus.
Comes Jerfey, Came-

rarius.
Comes Oxford:
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Denbigh:
Comes Rivers.
Comes Manchefer.
Comes Peterborow:
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilfea:
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Sunderland:
Comes Sandwich:
Comes Effex.
Comes Anglesey!
Comes Suffex.
Comes Feverfham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochefter.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Plimouth.
Comes Portland.
Comes Marlborough:
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Viscount Hereford.

PRAYERS.

Viscount Say & Seal.

Viscount Townshend.

Viscount Weymouth.

Viscount Longueville.

Ds. Howard Efc:
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Raby.
Ds. Jermyn.
Ds. Byron.

Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Lucas.

Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkeley Str:
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Offulfione.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Cholmondeley:
Ds. Wefton.
Ds. Haversham.
Ds. Halifax.