and his Attornies and Agents, contrary to an Order of this Houfe of the Nine and Twentieth of February laft paft, directing a new Trial touching the Validity of a Bond, to try whether the faid Bond in the Petitioner's Appeal mentioned was duly executed or not; and praying, "That this Houfe will refent the Refpondent's and his Attornies and Agents ill Proceedings, and "take the Iffue as tried against them; and that this "Houfe will give Directions for the Petitioner's Relief, against the Decree and Orders of the Court of Chancery; and for having the Money, paid into the Court "of Chancery pursuant to the Order of this Houfe, "repaid to him, and his Cofts, for fuch an ill Proceeding, and Contempt of the Order of this Houfe:

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"The Kindness and Indulgence Your Majefty hath "expreffed for all Your Subjects; Your Care to create "a perfect Union amongst us, by forewarning us of the "Mischiefs of Divifion; Your Goodness, in declaring "Your own Happinefs to depend on that of Your People; Your Defire to fee that Happiness fettled upon "a lafting Foundation; Your ftrict Regard to Treaties; "Your Juftice to Public Engagements, Abroad as well "as at Home; and Your noble Concern for the Sup"port of the Liberty of Europe; comprehend all the Royal Qualities that can be defired in a Sovereign : "And, when they are all fo manifeftly united in Your Royal Perfon, we, and the whole Nation, fhould be "inexcufable to GoD and to the World, to this Age "and to Pofterity, if we fhould not endeavour effectual ly to accomplish all thofe great and excellent Defigns which Your Majelty hath fo wifely and graciously re

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"What remains for us to do is, to befeech GOD "that the like Succefs may attend Your Majefty's Arms, till You fee the Proteftant Religion and the Liberty "of Europe fettled upon a firm and lasting Foundation "and that Your Majefty may live many Years, to have "the Pleafure and Glory of beholding thefe Parts of "the World happy in the Enjoyment of thofe Bleflings "which Your Majefty fhall have procured for them."

ORDERED, That the whole Houfe do attend Her Majefty, with the faid Addrefs."

Voc. XVII.

ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Lords with White Staves do attend Her Majefty, humbly to know when Her Majefty will pleafe to appoint, for this Houfe to attend. Her, with their Addrefs.

Writs of Er

bringing in.

Whereas, by the Standing Orders of this Houfe, all Appeals and Perfons who fhall have any Writs of Error, or Petitions ror, Time i of Appeal from any Court of Equity, to be exhibited nited for to this House, are required to bring in their faid Writs of Error, and prefent their Petitions, within Fourteen Days, to be accounted from and after the First Day of every Seffion, or Meeting of Parliament after a Recefs; after which Time, the Lords do declare, they will, during every fuch Sitting, receive no Writ of Error, or Petition of Appeal, unless upon fuch a Judgement given in any of Her Majefty's Courts of Judicature, or Decree had in any of the Courts of Equity, whilft the Parliament is actually fitting; in which Cafes, the Party who fhall find himself aggrieved may bring his Writ of Error, or Petition of Appeal, within Fourteen Days after fuch Judgement or Decree is given:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo, tal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Order fhall be punctually obferved for the future, and published in Print, to the End all Perfons concerned may take Notice thereof: And it is further ORDERED, That the Fourteen Days in this prefent Seffion of Parliament shall commence from Tuesday the laft Day of this Inftant

October.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure. After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed. And the Lord Keeper reported Her Majefty's Anfwer to the Addrefs, as follows; (videlicet,)

"My Lords,

"I am very fenfible of the great Duty and Affection "which you have expreffed in the feveral Particulars of "this Addrefs.

"I return you My hearty Thanks, for your Congraof your Readiness to concur in profecuting it effec"tulation of our great Succefs, and for the Affurances "tually."

Queen's An. fwer to it:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Addrefs and fal in Parliament affembled, That the Addrefs this Answer be printed. Gracious Anfwer thereunto, fhall be forthwith printed Day prefented to Her Majefty, and Her Majesty's moft and published.

Moore & al. verfus Crofs.

Strode verfus Adderley.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Moore the Elder, and John Moore the Younger, and William Moore, Infants, by Francis Melhuifh their Guardian, and William Martin Efquire, from a Decree and Proceedings in the Court of Exchequer, the Fourteenth Day of June One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Three, in which Caufe Roger Cross and John Crofs were Plaintiffs; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree :

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Roger Crole and John Croffe may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and they are hereby required to put in their Answer thereunto, in Writing, on Tuesday the Fourteenth Day of November next, at Ten a Clock in the

Forenoon.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Edward Strode Efquire, from a Decree made in the Court of Exchequer, in a Caufe there, wherein Sarah Adderley Adminiftratrix of Richard Adderley, and Elizabeth Head Widow, were Plaintiffs, against the Petitioner Defendant; which Decree was pronounced in the faid Court as of Michaelmas and Hillary Term One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Three; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree :

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Sarah Adderley and Elizabeth Head may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and they are hereby required to put in their refpective Anfwers thereunto, in Writing, on Tuesday the Fifth Day of December next, at Ten a Clock

in the Forenoon.

verfus

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William Harley & al Harley and Daniel Smith, Executors of Francis Riggs, Searte & al. from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, on or about the Seventh Day of Auguft, in the Thirteenth the Third, in certain Caufes then and there depending; Year of the Reign of His late Majefty King William whereof one of them between Edward Scarle and Elizabeth his Wife (by him as her next Friend) Plaintiffs, against the Petitioners, and Elizabeth Wife of the PetiDefendants; and the other, between the faid John Betts tioner Daniel Smith, and John Betts and Mary his Wife, and Mary his Wife Complainants, against the Petitioners, and Elizabeth Wife of the Petitioner Daniel Smith, and the faid Edward Searle and Elizabeth his Wife, and Hamey Burwell, Defendants; praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Edward Scarle and Elizabeth his Wife, and John Betts and Mary his Wife, may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and thall and they are hereby required to put in their Anfwersthereunto, in Writing, on Friday the Seventeenth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock in the

Forenoon.

Adjourn.

fendant; and praying, "That the faid Decree may be "reverfed; and that a Day may be appointed for the "faid James Young to put in his Answer thereunto; and that all Proceedings below be stayed:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid James Young may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and do and he is hereby required to put in his Anfwer thereunto, in Writing, on Monday the Thirteenth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon; and that all Proceedings in the Courts below fhall be stayed; and that the Service of this Order upon the Refpondent's Clerk in Chancery fhall be good Service; in order thereunto.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, tertium diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the High Steward of the City of Westminster, or his Deputy, together with the Juftices of the Peace for the faid City, fhall, by their Care and Directions to the Conftables and that no empty Hackney Coaches be fuffered to make other Officers within the faid Limits, take fpecial Order, any Stay, between Whitehall and The Old Palace Yard in Three of the Clock in the Afternoon of the fame Day, Weftminster, from Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon, until during the Sitting of this Parliament; and that no Car riages, Drays, or Carts, be permitted to pafs through the faid Streets and Paffages, between the Hours aforefaid, during the Sitting of this Parliament; and herein. fpecial Care is to be taken, by the faid Deputy Steward, Juftices of the Peace, Conftables, and all other Officers herein concerned, as the contrary will be aufwered to this House.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn! liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Sabbati, quartum diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

Expences of

the Navy, and State of the Navy Debt, to be brought

in.

and Ulfter

PRAYER S.

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Lord High Admiral of England be, and he is hereby, defired to caufe to be laid before this Houfe, in Writing, with all convenient Speed, an Accompt of the particular Expences on the feveral Heads of the Ordinary of the Navy, for the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, and 1704; and alfo an Accompt of the Debt of the Navy, as it ftood at Michaelmas 1701, 1702, 1703, and 1704.

Bp. of Derry, Upon reading the Petition of the Right Reverend Society, Leave Father in GoD Charles Bishop of Derry, and of the

for a Bill.

Stoppages in the Streets, Order to pre.

vent.

Society of the Governors and Affiftants, London, of the New Plantation in Ulfter, within the Realm of Ireland; fhewing, "That divers Difputes and Differences "have heretofore arifen and been profecuted, between "the Predeceffors of the Petitioner in the faid See, "and the faid Society, touching the Right of Lands "and Fishings in the Province of Ulfter; to prevent "which for the future, the Petitioners are come to a Compromise and Agreement;" and praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for confirming and fettling their Agree

ment:

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.

Upon Complaint made to this Houfe, "That there "is fuch an Interruption, by Hackney Coaches, Carts, "and Drays in Kings-Street, and the Paffages in The "Old Palace Yard, in Weftm'r, that the Lords and "others are frequently hindered from coming to this "Houfe; to the great Inconveniency of the Members "of both Houfes :"

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Ds. Lawarr

Ds. Mohun.

Ds. Colepepers

Ds. Sommers.

Dux Devonshire, Se- Ds. Guilford.

nefcallus.

Dux Somerset.

Comes Northampton.

Comes Manchester.

Comes Rivers.

Comes Kingston.
Comes Sunderland:
Comes Anglefey.
Comes Feverfham.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Orford.

PRAYERS.

of Devon

Upon Oath made, at the Bar of this House, "That Wood, Duke "George Wood, menial Sevant to his Grace the Duke hire's Servant, "of Devonshire, was, on the Sixteenth or Seventeenth Privilege : Day of October last, arrested, at the Suit of James "Devereux, in an Action of the Cafe, by John Parkes "Bailiff, and the Profecution of George Brewster Attorney at Law, in the Time of Privilege of Parliament, contrary to the Privilege of Parliament:"