Arch. Cant.

Ds. Cuftos Magni

. Sigilli.

Comes Pembroke,

Præfes.

Dux de Comit. Buck- Ds. Wharton.

ingham & Nor

manby, Cuftos Pri-
vati Sigilli.
Dux Devonshire,
Senefcallus.

Dux Somerset.
Dux Richmond.

1

Comes Jersey, Came-
rarius.

Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicefter.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Effex.

Comes Feverfbam.

Comes Berkeley.

Comes Nottingham.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holdernese.
Comes Portland.
Comes Bradford.

Viscount Weymouth.

PRAYER S.

Ds. Willughby P.

Ds. Pagett.

Ds. Howard Eff.

Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Chandos.

Ds. Mohun.

Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Stawel.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Afhburnham.,
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Gernfey:

The Roll of Standing Orders was read.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Lunæ, vicefimum fecundum diem inftantis Novembris, hora ündecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

IE Lunæ, 22° Novembris.

DIE

Comes Romney.

Viscount Weymouth.

PRAYER S.

Hodie 1a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for "the vesting the Manor of Michaelchurch, in the County "of Radnor, and other Lands in the County of Salop, "of Mary Bowdler and William Bowdler Gentleman, in "certain Trustees, for Payment of the Debts, and making "Provifion for the Younger Children of the faid Wil"liam Bowdler."

Bowdler's
Bill.

for a Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of the Guardian of the E. Bath, Leave Earl of Bathe and Lord Granville; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for enabling Trustees to leafe Part of the Earl of Bathe's Eftate; and the Monies arifing thereby, to be applied for Payment of Debts, Annuities, and Legacies:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioners have hereby Leave given them to bring in a Bill, as defired.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes DIE Mercurii, 24° Novembris.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. St. Asaph.

Sutton verfus
Weft, in Er-

ror.

Irregularities in Causes at the Bar, to prevent.

Adjourn.

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PRAYERS.

Sir Chriftopher Wren was called in; and acquainted

The House being acquainted, "That the Lord Chief their Lordships, "That the Chimney is dangerous, and

Juftice attended, with a Writ of Error;" Leave was given for it to be brought in.

Then the Lord Chief Juftice, in the ufual Manner,
brought into the House a Writ of Error, with a Tran-
fcript of the Record; wherein,

William Sutton is Plaintiff, Michael Weft Defendant.
Lords Committees appointed to confider of fome
proper Methods, to prevent Irregularities at the
hearing Causes at the Bar of this House; and
report their Opinion to this House.

Ds. Godolphin, Arch. Cant.

Thefaurarius.
Comes Pembroke,
Præfes.

Dux Richmond.

Dux Marlborough.
Comes Forfey, Ca-

merarius.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.

Comes Rivers.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilfea.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarfdale.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Effex.
Comes Feverfham.
Comes Nottingham.

Comes Abingdon.

Comes Warrington.
Comes Grantham.

Viscount Townshend.

Viscount Weymouth.

Ds. Bergevenny.

Epus. Sarum.

Epus. Ceftr.

Ds. Lawarr.

Epus. Ciceftr.
Epus. Bangor.

Ds. Howard Eff.

Ds. Grey W.

Ds. Mohun.

Ds. Vaughan.

Ds. Culpeper.

Epus. St. Afaph.Ds. Poulett.

Viscount Longueville.

Arch. Cant.
Arch. Ebor.

Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Stawel.

Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Wefton.
Ds. Bernard.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Gernfey.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon,
in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of
Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par-
liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Mer- .
curii, videlicet, primum diem Decembris jam prox. futur.
hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

DIE Mercurii, 1o Decembris.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes
fuerunt:

The Houfe being informed, "That there is Danger the Houle, to "of a Chimney falling on the Roof of this Houfe:"

be fecured

from falling.

Comes Bridgewater. Ds. Wefton.

Comes Manchester.

Comes Rivers.

Comes Peterborow.
Comes Winchilfea.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarfdale.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Feverfham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holderness.
Comes Portland.
Comes Torrington.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Comes Orford.

Viscount Townbend.

Viscount Weymouth.

Viscount Longueville.

PRAYERS.

Ds. Sommers.

Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Gernfey.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Harvey.

This Day Sir John Levefon Gower Baronet being, Ld. Gower by Letters Patents, dated the Sixteenth of March One introduced. Thoufand Seven Hundred and Two, created Lord Gower of Sittenham, was, in his Robes, introduced between the Lord Lawarr and the Lord Granville, alfo in their Robes, and preceded by the Earl of Abingdon (who executed the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain); the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, and Sir Henry St. George Clarenceux officiating in this Ceremony as Garter King of Arms, and carrying his Patent:

His Lordship prefented the fame to the Lord Keeper, on his Knee, at the Woolfack; who delivered it to the Clerk

Ashby verfus Winte, in Error.

L. Viscount Dillon, Leave for a Bill.

L. Mohun

verfus

Clerk; and being read at the Table, as alfo his Writ of
Summons, dated Decimo Octavo Die Junii, Anno Se-
cundo Reginæ, his Lordship was accordingly placed on
the lower End of the Barons Bench.

Then John Leveson Lord Gower took the Oaths, and
made and fubfcribed the Declaration, and alfo took and
fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Sta-

tutes.

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called at 10

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Caufes to he in Parliament affembled, That, on the Days Caufes are Cock: appointed to be heard, the Caufe be called in precifely at Ten a Clock; and no other Business to intervene : the Bar, before they begin, that they keep close to the Matter, And that the Lord Keeper do fignify to the Counfel, at Counsel to keep close to the Matter; and that the Second Counfel do not repeat and not to what the Firft hath faid.

repeat what

the Firft hath faid.

and

Offices:

The House being informed, "That the Lord Chief ral in Parliament affembled, That on Friday next, ating mg It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Against buyJustice attended, with a Writ of Error;" he was called in; and, in the ufual Manner, brought into the Eleven a Clock, this Houfe fhall be put into a ComHouse a Writ of Error, with a Tranfcript of the Re-mittee, to confider of Heads for a Bill, to prevent the cord, wherein Mathew Afbby is Plaintiff, and William buying and felling of Offices; and that the Committee Tediousness of do take into Confideration the Proceedings of the Courts below, in relation to the Tediousness of Suits, and the Prejudice of the Subjects thereby; and to confider of the Methods of keeping Records in Offices, and how they are kept; and to confider of Ways to remedy what shall be found to be amiss.

White and others Defendants.

Upon reading the Petition of Henry Lord Viscount Dillon, of the Kingdom of Ireland; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for Sale of Part of his Eftate in Ireland, for Payment of his Debts, and for fettling a Jointure

on his Wife:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave given him for bringing in a Bill as defired.

Whereas the Third Inftant was appointed, for James D. Hamilton. Duke of Hamilton to put in his Answer to the Appeal of Charles Lord Mohun:

Irregularities at hearing

The Houfe being this Day moved, "That a further
"Day may be allowed him for aufwering thereunto,
"he being fick in Scotland:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tem-
poral in Parliament affembled, That the faid James
Duke of Hamilton hall anfwer to the faid Appeal of
Charles Lord Mobun, peremptorily, on Tuesday the
One and Twentieth Day of this Instant December, at
Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon.

The Lord Guilford reported from the Lords ComCaufes, Order mittees appointed to confider of fome proper Methods to prevent Irregularities at the hearing Caufes at the Bar of this House.

to prevent.

And the First Paragraph being read; (videlicet,)
"That, on the Days Caufes are appointed to be
"heard, the Cause be called in precisely at Ten
a Clock; and no other Bufinefs to intervene :"
Was agreed to by the House.

Then the Second Paragraph being read; (videlicet,)
"That, before the Counsel begin, the Clerk write
"under the Names of thofe Lords that are pre-
"fent the Hour the Caufe was called in, and
"that thofe Lords were then presen
Was difagreed to.

Then the Third Paragraph was read; (videlicet,)
"That the Lord Keeper do fignify to the Counsel,
"before they begin, that they keep clofe to the
"Matter; and that the Second Counsel do not
"repeat what the Firft hath faid:"
And agreed to.

Then the Fourth Paragraph being read; (videlicet,)
"That, after the Counfel are withdrawn, the
"Lord Keeper do command the Clerk to read
"over the Names of the Lords that were prefent
દ at the calling in of the Caufe:"
Was difagreed to:

Then the last Paragraph being read; (videlicet,)
"That the printed Cafes be figned by fuch Coun-
"fel only as fhall plead the Caufe at this Bar:"
Was difagreed to.
VOL. XVII.

And Records keeping.