Caldecot's Bill: Meffage to Hodfon's Bill. Sands The Earl of Stamford reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled," An A&t for vefting certain "Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, "of Toby Hodfon the Elder, Efquire, a Lunatic, in "Trustees, for Payment of his Debts, and making "Provision for himself, his Wife, and only Son," as fit to pafs, with fome Amendments. Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engroffed, with the faid Amendments. Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An A&t for the "making the River Darwent, in the County of Derby, more navigable;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House. 66 ORDERED, That the faid laft mentioned Bill be read the First Time on Wednesday next, at Eleven a Clock. A Meffage from the House of Commons, by Sir John Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An A&t for 66 The Lord Chief Baron of Her Majefty's Court of " another Eftate in Stroxton, in the County of Lincoln, Shaw & al. Exchequer, in the ufual Manner, brought up a Writ" of better Value, to the fame Ufes as the Meffuages verfus in Error. River Chat, alias Grant, Bill. Conference on of Error from that Court: The Commons being come to the Conference, the vent Occafio- laft Managers Names were read. the Bill to pre nal Conformi ty. Addrefs, Let ters, and Re Rooke. Then the House was adjourned during Pleafure, and the Lords went to the Conference. Which being ended, the Houfe was refumed. And the Duke of Bolton reported, "That the Lords "had delivered the Bill, with their Reafons, to the "Commons." 86 "and Lands in the Counties of Stafford and Warwick Meffages from Then it was propofed, "That an humble Addrefs Addrefs upon "be prefented to Her Majefty, to give Her the Thanks to prepare. "of this Houfe, for communicating the feveral Letters "and Memorials to this House; and humbly to advise "Her Majefty, that, without any farther Lofs of Time, "She would come to an Agreement with The States "General, for fuch an Augmentation of Forces as may "disappoint the great and early Preparations of France, and effectually fupport and defend the Common Caufe." 66 The Duke of Bolton alfo reported, from the Lords prefentations, Committees appointed to confider of the Duke of Orfrom Sir Geo. mond's Journal," That having, on the Sixth Inftant," "directed Mr. Tucker to defire of Mr. Secretary Hedges "the Reprefentations or Letters from Sir George Rooke, on which the Warrants of Inftructions to him, of the "Seventeenth of June, and the Four and Twentieth of "September, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Two, "were grounded: And the faid Mr. Tucker having this "Day acquainted their Lordships, "That he had ac"cordingly applied himfelf to Mr. Secretary Hedges; "but he had no Anfwer from him:" Then the Houfe being moved, "To addrefs to Her Majefty, for the faid Reprefentations or Letters;" the following Order was made; (videlicet,) "It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tem"poral in Parliament affembled, That the Lords with White Staves do humbly addrefs to Her Majefty, Чь Adjourn. 46 ઉં Then it was propofed to add thefe Words, "That it is the Opinion of this Houfe, That Her Majeffy's furnishing Her Part of Augmentation of Troops in The Low Countries will be ineffectual, unless all Correfpondence with France or Spain, by Letters or otherwife, be totally prohibited." To which the Houfe agreed. Then Lords Committees were appointed, to draw an humble Address, to be prefented to Her Majefty, to give Her the Thanks of this Houfe, for communicating the feveral Letters and Memorials to this Houfe; and humbly to advife Her Majefty," That, "without any further Lofs of Time, She would "come to an Agreement with The States General, "for fuch an Augmentation of Forces as may "difappoint the great and early Preparations of "France, and effectually fupport and defend the "common Caufe: And that it is the Opinion of "this Houfe, That Her Majefty's furnishing Her "Part of the Augmentation of the Troops in The "Low Countries will be ineffectual, unless all Cor"refpondence with France or Spain, by Letters or "otherwife, be totally prohibited ;" and report to the House. Dux Devonshire, Arch. Cant. Ds. Lawarr. Dux Somerset. Epus. Durefm. Ds. Wharton. Dux St. Albans. Epus. Wigorn. Dux Bolton. Epus. Roffen. Dux Schonburg: Epus. Sarum. Epus. Hereford. Dux Marlborough. Epus. Cov. & Comes Carlifie; Lich. Marefcallus. Comes Bridge water: Epus. Norwic. Epus. Lincoln. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Carlife. Epus, Petrib. Ds. Grey W. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Cholmondeley: Ds. Sommers. Ds. Bernard DIE Lunæ, 11° Januarii. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Arch, Cant. ·Epus. Dunel. & Crew. Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Monday next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please. Epus. Lich. & Cov. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Glouceftr. Epus. St. Asaph. Epus. Ciceftr. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Bangor. Epus. Carlife. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Lunæ, undecimum diem inftantis Januarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis fic decernentibus. VOL. XVII. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni March. Normanby, Dax Ormond. Dux Bolton. Dux Bedford. Comes Lindsey, Mag- rarius. Comes Oxford. Comes Derby. Comes Northampton. Comes Denbigh. Comes Manchester. Comes Rivers. Comes Carnarvon. Comes Thanet. Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarfdale. Comes Effex. Comes Anglesey. Comes Suffex. Comes Fever fham. Comes Radnor. Comes Plimouth. Comes Torrington. Comes Scarbrough. Comes Warrington. PRAYERS. Vifcount Hereford. Ds. B.rgevenny. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Grey W. Viscount Say & Seal. Viscount Townshend. Viscount Weymouth. Vifcount Longueville. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Berkeley. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Ofborne. Ds. Dartmouth. Ds. Stawell. Ds. Cholmondeley. Ds. Wefton. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Haverfham. Ds. Sommers. Ds. Bernard. Ds. Halifax. "Provifion for his Younger Children; upon fettling "another Estate, in Stroxton, in the County of Lincoln, "of better Value, to the fame Ufes as the Meffuages "and Lands in the Counties of Stafford and Warwick, "and City of Litchfield, were fettled." Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for "vesting certain Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, and He"reditaments, of Tobias Hodfon the Elder, Efquire, a Lu"natic, in Trustees, for Payment of his Debts; and making Provifion for himself, his Wife, and only "Son." "House, that Your Majefty's furnishing Your Quota "of the Augmentation of Troops in The Low Countries "will be ineffectual, unless all Correfpondence with "France and Spain, by Letters or otherwife, be totally prohibited, by The States General, and all other Your "Majefty's Allies." ORDERED, That the whole Houfe do attend Her Majefty, with this Addrefs. White Staves It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Lords with in Parliament affembled, That the Lords with White to attend the "Whether this Bill fhall Staves do humbly attend Her Majefty, to know what Queen about Time Her Majefty will be pleafed to appoint, for this' House to attend Her with their Address. It was Refolved in the Affirmative. A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Sir Richard Holford and Dr. Edisbury: To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concurrence thereunto. The Houfe being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing of the Appeals depending in "this Houfe; one, wherein John Ormfby Efquire is Appellant, and Henry Dodwell Efquire and his Wife "are Refpondents; the other, wherein John Ormby Ef'quire is Appellant, and Elizabeth Ormsby Widow, "Refpondent; and the Crofs Appeals, wherein Henry "Dodwell and his Wife are Appellants, and John 3 Ormsby Ffquire Refpondent; the other, wherein Eli"zabeth Ormsby Widow is Appellant, and John Ormsby Refpondent:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Causes, by Counfel, at the Bar, on Wednesday the Twentieth Day of this Inftant January, at Eleven a Clock. The House being moved, "That a Day may be ap"pointed for hearing of the Caufe wherein Archibald Primrofe, Lord Viscount Rofeberie in the Kingdom of "Scotland, and the Lady Dorothy his Wife, are Appellants, and James Taylor and Elizabeth his Wife, "and Samuel Tireman, are Refpondents :" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe, by Counfel, at the Bar, on Thursday the One and Twentieth Day of this Inftant January, at Eleven a Clock. The Earl Marshal reported from the Lords Committees the Address drawn by them. Which was read, and agreed to by the House, as Countries, on follows: Condition that the Allies drop all Cor refpondence, by Letters, &c. with France and Spain: "We, Your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal Sub"jects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament "affembled, do return Your Majesty our most humble "Thanks, for communicating the feveral Letters and "Memorials of The States General to this House: And, having taken Notice how much Time has been already fpent in this Negotiation, and with what repeated and "preffing Inftances The States General have represented "the Apprehenfions they are under, from the extraordinary and forward Preparations of the French; do "take Leave humbly to advise Your Majefty, that with"out any further lofs of Time, You will be pleased to agree to the Propofals made to Your Majefty by the "faid States General, for fuch an Augmentation of "Forces, as may difappoint the great and early Preparations of France, and effectually fupport and defend "the Common Caufe: And we do further humbly ac"quaint Your Majefty, that it is the Opinion of this Denmark's Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Prince of "enabling Her Majefty to fettle a Revenue, for fup- Bill. "porting the Dignity of his Royal Highness Prince "George Hereditary of Denmarke, in cafe he fhall fur"vive Her Majefty." ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, presently. Then the House was adjourned during Pleafure, and put into a Committee upon the faid Bill. fumed. PRAYERS. Comes Northampton. Comes Stamford. Comes Thanet. Comes Portland. Viscount Hereford. Viscount Longueville. for a Bill. Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Erle Efquire; Erle, Leave praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to empower the Executors and Trustees of Sir Charles Ralegh to transfer to the Petitioner Eight Hundred Pounds Capital Stock in the Bank of England: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, as defired. A Meffage from the House of Commons, by Mr Meffages from Cross and others: Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act "better improving a certain Piece of Ground, in the for the "Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, for the Ufe of "the Poor, and for other the Purposes therein mentioned;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe. Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An Act to enable John Ardern Efquire to pay his Father's Debts, and "make Provifion for his Brother and Sifter;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House. H. C. with Bills. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to Ardern's Bill. "enable John Ardern Efquire to pay his Father's Debts, "and make Provifion for his Brother and Sifter." Parker verfus The House being moved, " That a Day may be ap"pointed, for hearing of the Caufe wherein Anthony Burroughs. "Parker is Appellant, and Humphry Burroughs and George Reynolds Refpondents:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe, by Counfel, at the Bar, on Friday the Two' and Twentieth Day of this Inftant fanuary, at Eleven a Clock. Hodie a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to "enable the furviving Trustees and Executors of the "laft Will and Teftament of Thomas Fane Efquire, de"ceased, to pay an Annuity to Mildmay Fane, for his "Maintenance and Education, till he thall attain his Age of One and Twenty Years." the faid Appeal; and due Confideration of what was It is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual Judgement. The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall Earl of Huntingdon fhall direct or appoint; and that the It was Refolved in the Affirmative. Profits of the Estate in Question, which grew due, and A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Sir accounted for to the prefent Earl, without being dif- counted out of the Money pretended due on the Mort- To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concur- referred, is to make the Refpondents all fuch Allowances rence thereunto. The House being moved, "That a Day may be ap"pointed, for hearing of the Caufe wherein William "Pierfon is Appellant, and Thomas Miles and William "Miles are Refpondents:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe, by Counfel, at the Bar, on Tuesday the Six and Twentieth Day of this Inftant January, at Eleven a Clock. The Lord Howard of Efcrick reported from the Lord's Committees, the Bill, intituled, " An Act for confirming "and establishing a Partition made by Sir Edmond Fowler "Knight, and Dame Anne his Wife, and Elizabeth "Buggin Widow, of certain Manors and Lands, in the "County of Kent, in the Year One Thousand Six Hun“dred Thirty-four," as fit to pafs, with One Amend ment. Which was read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engroffed, with the said Amendment. After hearing Counsel upon the Petition and Appeal of the Right Honourable George Earl of Huntingdon, from Part of a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, the Twelfth Day of May laft, on the Behalf of Frances Countess Dowager of Huntingdon, Theophilus, Ferdinando, Anne, Frances, Katherine, and Margaret Haftings, Children of the faid Countefs, by Theophilus Earl of Huntingdon her late Husband deceased, Sir Philip Meadows, and John Gery; and praying, " That fuch Part of the "faid Decree as is complained of in the faid Appeal "may be reverfed and fet afide; and the Premifes dif"charged from any Demands the Refpondents or any "of them pretend to have, in refpect of Four Thoufand "Five Hundred Pounds, and Intereft, in the Appeal "mentioned:" As alfo upon the Answer of the Right Honourable Frances Countefs Dowager of Huntingdon, and of Theophilus Haftings, Ferdinando Haftings, the Ladies Anne, Frances, Katherine, and Margaret Hastings, Children of the faid Countefs, by the Right Honourable Theophilus Earl of Huntingdon her late Husband deceased, being all of them Infants of tender Years, by the faid Countefs, their Mother and Guardian; and alfo the Anfwers of Sir Philip Meadows Knight, and John Gery Doctor of Laws, Trustees for the said Infants, put in to for the now Earl's Maintenance and Education, and for |