fuerunt : Ds. Cuftos Magni Dux Somerfet. March. Normanby. nus Camerarius. Comes Kent. Mid'x. Comes Montagu. Comes Torrington. Comes Bradford. Comes Romney. Comes Orford. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Howard Efc. Ds. Mobun. The Lords following took the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration, pursuant to the Statute; (videlicet,) Henry Lord Viscount Longueville. John Lord Bishop of Bangor. William Lord Craven. Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for "the preventing of the Poor's being defrauded, and "Redress of feveral other Abuses." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,) D. Somerfet. D. Richmond. D. Bolton. Comes Berkeley. Comes Portland. Comes Montagu. Ds. Jeffries. Comes Torrington. Ds. Mohun. Comes Scarbrough. Ds. Vaughan. March. Normanby. Epus. Sarum. Comes Lindley, Epus. Hereford. Magnus Came- Epus. Elienf. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Petrib. rarius. Comes Kent. Epus. Ciceftr. Comes Huntingdon. Epus. Bangor. Comes Manchester. Comes Peterborow. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Dartmouth. Ds. Stawell. Ds. Guilford. Ε Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Willughby Br. Ds. Eure. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Hunfdon. Ds. Lucas. Ds. Sommers. Comes Warrington. Comes Romney. Viscount Townshend. Viscount Weymouth. Viscount Longueville, PRAYERS. Lords take the Oaths. Fuller ex amined, about Jones: PRAYERS. The Lords following took the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration, pursuant to the Statute; (videlicet,) Charles Earl of Winchilfea. Other Earl of Plimouth. Richard Earl of Scarbrough. Richard Lord Willughby of Broke. The Lord Keeper acquainted the House, "That, "pursuant to their Lordships Order, he had fent Let"ters to Sir John Hoby and Mr. Hoby; and that he "had received Letters from them." Which were read in the Houfe; wherein they both declared, "They had never feen fuch Perfons as Thomas Jones or Englefield." 66 And being asked, "Who hath supplied him with "Subfiftence?" Said, "Mr. Englefield in Part had fupplied him; and "that one Mr. Prime, at The Red Bull in Budg-Row, "had supplied him fometimes with Twenty or Thirty "Shillings at a Time; and that he had not received "from him above Four Pounds in all." And being asked, "Who paid for his Suit of Cloaths?” Said, They were not paid for." Then Sir John Hoby and Mr. Hoby's Letters, dated 14th January, 1701, were read; wherein they both declare, "That they never faw Mr. Thomas Jones or "Mr. John Englefield, or either of them; and confe quently that they never took any Depofitions from "them." Whereupon, Fuller faid, "He did not pofitively fay, "Mr. Hoby took the Depofitions;" and then withdrew. After having heard William Fuller, at the Bar of this Houfe; the Orders following were made: "ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in "Parliament affembled, That the Deputy Gentleman "Ufher of the Black Rod do attend Mr. Fuller, in his "Lodgings; and keep him, that no Perfon speak with "him until further Order." Then, fome Paragraphs in Mr. Fuller's Books being read in Part: It was propofed to declare," That the Books pub- His Books "lished by William Fuller (the one, intituled, Original cenfured. "Letters of the late King's and others, to His greateft "Friends in England, with the Depofitions of Thomas Jones and Thomas Witherington, Efquires, proving "the Corruption lately practifed to ruin this Nation. Pub lifhed by Command. By William Fuller, Gent. London, "Printed for the Author; and fold by Mrs. Baldwin, at "The Oxford Arms, in Warwick Lane, 1702. The "other, intituled, Twenty-fix Depofitions of Perfons of "Quality and Worth, with Letters of the late Queen, Father Corker, and feveral others, writ by Mrs. Mary "Grey; proving the whole Management of the suppofititious Birth of the pretended Prince of Wales; and "that the faid Mary Grey was barbaroufly murdered, "by the French King's immediate Order. Published by "Command. The Third Edition.) do contain in them "divers falfe, malicious, and fcandalous Libels upon "feveral Members of both Houses of Parliament, and "is of dangerous Confequence to the Government." It being propofed, "To leave out thefe Words [" and "is of dangerous Confequence to the Government:"] And Debate thereupon: "It is Refolved, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That, in the Books "published by William Fuller; one, intituled, Original "Letters of the late King's and others, to His greatest «Depofitions of Perfons of Quality and Worth; are con "Friends in England; the other, intituled, Twenty-fix tained divers falfe, malicious, and fcandalous Matters, "reflecting upon feveral Members of both Houses of Parliament, which is of dangerous Confequence to "the Government." Attorney General to profecute him : Buck and Bald win, Attorney Ge cute= It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Directions of this House, given to the Warden of The Fleet, the Eighth Inftant," that he should not confine W'm Fuller further "than he used to do," be fet afide and vacated; and that William Fuller fhall be, and he is hereby, committed Prisoner to the Prison of The Fleet; and this fhall be a fufficient Warrant on that Behalf. To the Warden of The Fleet Prifon, his Deputy or Deputies, and every of them. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That His Majefty's Attorney General do forthwith profecute William Fuller, according to Law; for that in the Books publifhed by him; one, intituled, Original Letters of the late King's, and others, to His greatest Friends in England; the other, intituled, Twenty-fix Depofitions of Perfons of Quality and Worth; are contained divers falfe, malicious, and fcandalous DIE Martis, 20° Januarii. Matters, reflecting upon feveral Members of both. Houses of Parliament, which is of dangerous Confe quence to the Government. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That His Majefty's Attorney neral to profe- General do forthwith profecute Mr. Peter Buck and Mrs. Baldwin, for their having printed and pub lished William Fuller's Books; the one, intituled, Original Letters of the late King's, and others, to His greateft Friends in England; the other, intituled, Twentyfix Depofitions of Perfons of Quality and Worth. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Arch. Cant. Epus. London. Epus. Wigorn. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Hereford. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Bangor. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni Dux Somerset. Dux Northumberland. nus Camerarius. Comes Kent. Viscount Townshend. PRAYERS. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Eure. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Hunfdon. Ds. Vaughan. of the Kingdom of Ireland; praying Leave to bring in Upon reading the Petition of Lionel Earl of Orrery, E. Orrery, a Bill, for Sale of Lands in Ireland, and other Purposes: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave given him to bring in a Bill, as defired. Upon reading the Petition of Edward Whitaker ; praying to be heard, by his Counsel, against a Claufe in the Bill, intituled, " An Act for reviving and continu"ing an A&t, intituled, " An A&t for the appointing "An Act for the appointing "Commiffioners to take, examine, and determine, the "Debts due to the Army, Navy, and for Tranfport "Service; and alfo an. Account of the Prizes taken "during the late War:" Said, "About Four or Five Months fince; and that "Fuller pretended to be a great Favourite at Court, and "thought him Reus in Curia." And being asked, "What Sum he defired Prime to Said, "It was about Two or Three Guineas." Said, "He did. But he promised to pay this Money; Then he withdrew. A Meffage from the Houfe of Commons, by Sir Mellage from Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An A&t for the 66 H. C. with a of Attainder. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t for Pretended Prime and Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn. liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad er in diem Mercurii, vicefimum primum diem inftantis Januarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. IE Jovis, 22° Januarii. DIE Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Arch. Cant. Epus. London. Dux St. Albans. March. Normanby. Comes Lindsey, Mag nus Camerarius. Comes Carlisle, Ma refcallus. Comes Kent. Comes Huntingdon. Ds. Grey Warke. Ds. Maynard. Ds. Mobun. Ds. Berkeley. Comes Northampton. Ds. Cornwallis. Comes Denbigh. 2. Comes Carnarvon. Comes Berkeley. Comes Bradford. Viscount Say & Seale. Ds. Craven. Ds. Ofborne. |