Whitaker to It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempoaccompt for Public Moral in Parliament affembled, That this House will hear nies, Bill. Counsel, for and against the Bill, intituled, " An A&t "to oblige Edward Whitaker to accompt for fuch Sums " of Public Money as hath been received by him," Tomorrow at Ten a Clock: And that the original Orders and Books, which are in the Navy-office, relating to the paffing Edward Whitaker's Accompts, be laid before this Houfe at the faid Hearing; and that Mr. Borret do attend, with Counsel, on Behalf of Her Majefty. Then the Houfe was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the faid Bill. After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed. And the Lord Viscount Longueville reported, "That "the Committee had gone through the faid Bill; and "think it fit to pafs, without any Amendment." Upon reading the Petition of Walter Butler; pray- Butler's B II. ing to be heard, by his Counfel, in relation to the Bill abovementioned: It is ORDERED, That the Petitioner fhall be heard, as defired, by One Counfel, To-morrow, after the Hearing upon Mr. Whitaker's Bill. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parlia- Adjourn. mentum continúandum effe ufque ad & in diem Veneris, vicefimum fextum diem inftantis Februarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Eftates in Ireland, Bill for Sale of. After hearing Counfel, upon feveral Petitions, in relation to the Bill, intituled, " An Act for advancing "the Sale of the forfeited Estates in Ireland; and for "vefting fuch as remain unfold by the prefent Trustees in Her Majefty, Her Heirs and Succeffors, for such "Ufes as the fame were before vested in the faid "Trustees; and for the more effectual felling and fet"ting the faid Eftates to Proteftants; and for explaining the feveral Acts relating to the Lord Bophin and "Sir Redmond Everard:" 66 VOL. XVII. 44 DIE Whitaker to accompt for Dux Richmond. Ds. Poulett. Ds. Mobun. Ds. Raby. Ds. Byron. D's. Vaughan. Dux Northumberland. Ds. Colepeper. Dux St. Albans. Dux Bolton. Dux Schonburg. Comes Lindsey, Mag- refcallus. rarius. Comes Oxford. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Northampton. Comes Nottingham.. Comes Plimouth. Comes Portland. Comes Warrington. PRAYER S. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Cholmondeley. After fome Time; "Whether this Debate Then the Question was put, "Whether this, Bill "fhall be now committed?" It was Refolved in the Affirmative. Then the Houfe was adjourned during Pleafure, and put into a Committee on the faid Bill. The House being this Day moved, "That the Ad- Proceedings to "drefs of this Houfe, and the Refolutions and Obfer- be printed and published. "vations prefented to and laid before Her Majesty "Yesterday, and the Papers and Proceedings relating "thereunto, and on which the fame were grounded, "and Her Majefty's most Gracious Answer to the Ad"drefs, reported this Day, may be printed and pub"lished:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tem- The Commiffioners of Accompts of the Army, pur- σε 13. An Act for punishing of Acceffaries to Felonies, and Receivers of ftolen Goods; and to prevent the "wilful burning and destroying of Ships." "14. An Act for the better repairing and amend"ing the Highways, from the North End of Thornwood "Common to Woodford, in the County of Essex." 66 15. An Act for continuing former Acts, for export"ing Leather, and for Eafe of Jurors; and for reviv"ing and making more effectual an Act relating to "Vagrants.' "16. An Act for encouraging the Confumption of "Malted Corn, and for the better preventing the Run"ning of French and Foreign Brandy.” "17. An Act for taking, examining, and stating, the "Public Accompts of the Kingdom." "18. An Act for enlarging the Time for taking the "Oath of Abjuration; and alfo for re-capacitating and "indemnifying fuch Perfons as have not taken the fame "by the Time limited, and shall take the fame by a "Time to be appointed; and for the further Security "of Her Majesty's Perfon, and the Succeffion of the "Crown in the Proteftant Line; and for extinguishing "the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all "other Pretenders, and their open and fecret Abet"tors." "20. An Act for the more effectual preventing the "Abuses and Frauds of Perfons employed in the work"ing up the Woollen, Linen, Fuftian, Cotton, and "Iron Manufactures of this Kingdom." "21. An Act for the raifing the Militia of this "Kingdom for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred "and Three, notwithstanding the Month's Pay formerly "advanced be not re-paid." "I return you My hearty Thanks, for the great "Difpatch you have given to the Public Affairs in this "Seffion; which is an Advantage extremely material at "all Times; and I hope We fhall find the Fruit of "it this Year, in the Forwardness of our Prepara❝tions. "I am to thank you, Gentlemen of the House of "Commons, in particular, for the great Supplies with "which you enable Me to carry on the War: It shall "be My Care, to have them ftrictly applied to the "Ufes for which you have defigned them, and to the "best Advantage for the Public Service. You have "repofed great Confidence in Me, by allowing fo un"ufual a Latitude as you have done, in the Clause of "Appropriation: I fhall improve all Opportunities, in "the Ufe of it, for the Honour and true Interest of "the Nation. "I must further take Notice to you, that the Readi"ness you have fhewn in the Provifion made for the Prince is a very fenfible Obligation to Me. Queen's Speech, "I defire and expect from you, that you make it your Business, in your feveral Countries, to continue "and preferve the Quiet and Satisfaction of all My "Subjects: I hope, that fuch of them as have the "Misfortune to diffent from the Church of England will reft fecure and fatisfied in the Act of Tolera"tion, which I am firmly refolved to maintain; and 4 M "that 1 |