Meffage from Land Tax Caufes removed. Adjourn. Nine and Twentieth of November laft, to confider of DIE Jovis, 7o Decembris. the State of the Nation in Reference to Scotland. His Lordship alfo reported, "That the Committee "defire another Day may be appointed, for the House "to be put into a Committee again on this Bufinefs." It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this House fhall be put into a Committee again, to proceed in Confideration. of the State of the Nation, in Reference to Scotland, on Monday next, at Twelve a Clock, in order to confider of proper Heads for a Bill, or Bills, pursuant to the Agreement of the Houfe with the Opinion of the faid Committee. A Meffage from the Houfe of Commons, by Mr. Conyers and others: Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid to Her Majefty, by a Land Tax, to "be raised in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred "and Five;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for "granting an Aid to Her Majefty, by a Land Tax, to "be raised in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred "and Five." Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Durefme, & Epus. Lich. & Cov. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni Ds. Godolphin, The faurarius. Dux Somerfet. Comes Derby. Comes Weftmorland. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford. Comes Kingston. Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarfdale. Comes Effex. Comes Anglefey. Comes Rochester. Comes Torrington. Comes Bradford. Comes Orford. PRAYERS. Hodie a vice leta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Biddulph's fettling of the Tithes of certain Lands, in Franckton, "in the County of Warwick, upon Simon Biddulph Efquire, and his Heirs; and for fettling a Rent and Charge of Thirty-three Pounds per Annum, in Lieu thereof, upon the prefent Rector there, and his Suc"ceflors for ever." After hearing Counfel, upon the Petition and Ap- Machen et al. peal of Edward Machen Efquire, and John Fortune Gen- verfus tleman, from a Decree, or Decretal Order, made in the Stanyon: Court of Chancery (in Two Caufes there depending, One of them between the Petitioner Edward Machen Plaintiff, and John Stanyon Gentleman, and the Petitioner John Fortune Defendants; and the other, between the faid John Stanyon Plaintiff, and the Petitioner John Fortune Defendant,) the Third Day of November laft, on the Behalf of John Stanyon; and praying, "That the faid Decree, or Decretal Order, may "be reverfed:" As alfo upon the Anfwer of the faid John Adjourn. John Stanyon put in thereunto; and due Confideration and Elizabeth his Wife are Plaintiffs, and Thomas Tuder of what was offered thereupon: It is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Petition and Appeal of Edward Machen and John Fortune fhall be, and is hereby, difmiffed this Houfe, and that the Decree, or Decretal Order, therein complained of, fhall be, and is hereby, affirmed: And it is further ORDERED, That the Appellants fhall pay, or caufe to be paid, unto the faid John Stanyon the Sum of Ten Pounds, for his Cofts in defending the faid Appeal in this House. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, octavum diem inftantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. DIE Veneris, 8° Decembris. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes fuerunt: Epus. London. Crew. Epus. Ciceftr. Epus. Bath & Well. Pile's and Pitt's Bill. Godolphin verfus Tudor, in Error. PRAYERS. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to ena"ble Thomas Pile Efquire and Elizabeth Freke to make "Leafes for Lives, of the Eftate of Thomas Freke, of Iwerne Courtney, Efquire, deceased; as alfo the Son "of George Pitt Efquire fo to do, when entitled, and in "actual Poffeffion of the Premises; and that he may be "enabled to make a Jointure, upon any Woman he thall marry, out of the fame; and for establishing a "School in Iwerne Courtney, and augmenting the Vicarage of Cern Abbas, in the County of Dorfett." 66 66 This Day the Lord Chief Juftice of Her Majefty's Court of Queen's Bench, in the ufual Manner, brought up a Writ of Error, wherein Charles Godolphin Efquire VOL. XVII. is Defendant. H. C. to return Bp. of Derry & al. To return the Bill, intituled, " An Act for fettling Bill." "the Right of feveral Parcels of Land and other Tenements, and of certain Fishings and Tithes of Fish"ings, in the Society of the Governor and Affiftants, "London, of the new Plantation in Ulfter, within the "Realm of Ireland, and their Succeffors; and for fettling a Rent Charge of Two Hundred and Fifty "Pounds per Annum upon the Lord Bishop of Derry, and "his Succeffors for ever;" and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to the fame, without any Amend ment. A Meffage from the Houfe of Commons, by Sir Meffage from Francis Mafkam and others: Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act to "enable James Lockhart Efquire and his Wife to fell "certain Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in "the County of Effex, late of Sir Thomas Luckin Ba ronet, deceased, for Payment of their Debts; and to "purchase other Lands with the Overplus of the Money, to be fettled to the like Ufes;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe. thence, with a Bill. Meffage to fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni Sigilli. Ds. Godolphin, The Ds. Bergevenny. faurarius. Dux Buckingham, C. P. S. Dux Somerset. Dux Richmond. Comes Westmorland. Comes Scarfdale. Comes Effex. Comes Anglefey. Comes Berkeley. Comes Nottingham. Comes Abingdon. Comes Portland. Comes Scarbrough. PRAYERS. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Paget. Ds. Grey W. Ds. Brooke. Ds. Poulet. Ds. Mohun. Ds. Vaughan. Ds. Gernsey. Ds. Conway. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act "for granting an Aid to Her Majefty, by a Land Tax, "to be raised in the Year One Thousand Seven Hun "dred and Five." A Meffage was fent to the House of Commons, by H. C. that the Sir John Francklyn and Sir Robert Legard: Lords have agreed to it. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Time allowed him for bringing the faid Appeal, as defired. Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t Biddulph's "for fettling of the Tithes of certain Lands, in Franck-Bill. "ton, in the County of Warwick, upon Simon Bid"dulph Efquire, and his Heirs; and for fettling a Rent "and Charge of Thirty-three Pounds per Annum, in "Lieu thereof, upon the prefent Rector there, and his "Succeffors for ever." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,) Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Saturday the Three and Twentieth Day of this Inftant December, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please. Whereas Her Majefty's Attorney General informed Dr. Watfon this House, "That Her Majefty having obtained a writ of Erto bring in his To let them know, that the Lords have agreed to the "Judgement in the Court of Exchequer, in an Infor- ror. faid Bill, without any Amendment. Palmes, Time Upon reading the Petition of William Palmes; fhewenlarged for bringing an ing, "That a Decree was pronounced in the Court of Appeal. "Chancery, against the Petitioner, the Seven and Twen"tieth of November laft; that the Register hath drawn up the Decree; and that the Plaintiff's Solicitor refuses "to give an Account when he will return the Order to "the Register; and that, until he hath a Copy thereof, "the Petitioner cannot be prepared to advise with his "Counfel, to draw his Appeal, fo as to bring it within "the Time limited by the Order of this Houfe ;" and praying, "that he may be allowed a Week's Time after the faid Decree is paffed by the Register, to pre"fer his Petition of Appeal into this House:" "mation of Intrufion, against Thomas Watfon Doctor in "Divinity and Johanna Watfon Defendants; and the "fame having been affirmed in the Exchequer Cham"ber, the Defendants have brought a Writ of Error, "returnable in Parliament; but have neglected to "tranfmit the fame :" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Plaintiffs in the faid Writ of Error do bring the fame into this Houfe, with the Tranfcript of the Record of the Judgement, on or before Thursday next, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon. Bills paffed. Queen's Speech. Who being come; their Speaker made a fhort Speech, in relation to the Land Tax Bill to be paffed. Then the Clerk of the Parliaments took the faid Bill fuerunt: from the Hands of the Speaker, and brought it to the Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Table; where the Clerk of the Crown read the Title of that and the other Bills to be paffed as follow; (videlicet,) Arch. Cant. Arch. Ebor. Epus. London. Epus. Ciceftr. Ds. Cuftos Magni C. P. S. Dux Somerset. Comes Kent, Came- Comes Derby. Ds. Bergevenny Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Paget. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Dartmouth. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Wefton. Ds. Haversham. Ds. Sommers. Ds. Bernard. Ds. Granville. Comes Bridgewater. Ds. Halifax. Comes Leicester. Comes Westmorland. Ds. Gernfey. Comes Manchefter. Ds. Hervey. Comes Rivers. Comes Peterborow. Comes Stamford. Comes Kingston. 3. Comes Sunderland. 1. Comes Carnarvon." 2. Comes Thanet. Comes Scarfdale. Comes Effex. Comes Anglefey. Comes Suffex. Comes Feversham. Comes Radnor. Comes Berkeley. Comes Nottingham. Comes Rochefter. Comes Abingdon. Comes Portland. Hinxman's Bill. State of the Nation, with land: ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords prefent this Day. Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet the next Day the Houfe fits after Christmas, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please. The Houfe, purfuant to the Order of the Sixth regard to Scot- Inftant, was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee to confider of the State of the Nation, in Reference to Scotland; and of proper Heads for a Bill, or Bills, pursuant to the Agreement of the Houfe, with the Opinion of the Committee. 2. That it is the Opinion of this Committee, "That another proper Head for the faid Bill, or Bills, is, "That, from and after a Day to be appointed, no Subject of Scotland (except fuch as "are now fettled Inhabitants in England or Ireland, or any of Her Majefty's Plantations, and fhall fo con"tinue, or fuch as are now employed in Her Majefty's "Fleet or Army) fhall have any of the Freedoms or "Privileges of Englishmen, until fuch Time as a perfect "and entire Union be fettled between the Two King 66 "doms, or the Succeffion to the Crown of Scotland "fhall be declared and fettled, by Act of Parliament in "Scotland, in the fame Manner the fame is fettled in England. 66 66 3. That it is the Opinion of this Committee, "That another proper Head for a Bill, or Bills, is, "That, from and after Day to be ap "pointed, no Cattle nor Sheep be brought from Scot"land into England or Ireland, under Pain of For"feiture of the fame, until fuch Time as a perfect and "entire Union be fettled between the Kingdoms, or the "Succeffion to the Crown of Scotland, fhall be declared "and fettled by Act of Parliament in Scotland, in "the fame Manner the fame is fettled in England. "the exporting of Wool from England or Ireland to "Scotland." To which the Houfe agreed; and ordered as fol lows: 66 "It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tem "poral in Parliament affembled, That the Judges do prepare and bring in a Bill, with all convenient "Speed, upon the Three first Heads agreed to this Day "in Reference to Scotland; and also another Bill, upon "the Two other Heads agreed to, relating to the fame "Matter. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn. liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Martis, duodecimum diem inftantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. DIE Martis, 12o Decembris. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Arch. Cant. 3 fuerunt: Dux Grafton. Dux Northumberland. Dux Newcastle. Comes Derby. Comes Kingston. PRAYERS. |