DIE Jovis, 5o Martii. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Wigorn. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Ceftr. Epus. Petriburg. Epus. Lincolne. Epus. Oxon. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni Sigilli. Dux Richmond. Dux St. Albans. Dux Bolton. March. Normanby. Ds. Bergevenny. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Poulet. Ds. Howard Eft. Comes Lindley, Mag- Ds. Leigh. nus Camerarius. Comes Carlisle, Marefcallus. Comes Huntingdon. PRAYERS. Ds. Byron. Ds. Vaughan. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Lucas. Ds. Berkeley Str. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Craven. Ds. Dartmouth. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Godolphin. Ds. Jeffreys. Ds. Cholmondeley. Ds. Wefton. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Haverfham. Ds. Sommers. Simplon Hayes his It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Hardy and ral in Parliament affembled, That the Serjeant at Arms attached for attending this Houfe, his Deputy or Deputies, do arrefting forthwith attach the Bodies of the faid Benjamine Hardy Servant. and George Simpson, and bring them in fafe Cuftody to the Bar of this House, to anfwer for their Offence; and this fhall be a fufficient Warrant on that Behalf. To Peter Perfehoufe Efquire, Serjeant at Arms attending this Houfe, his verfus After hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal Sir H. Goring of Sir Henry Goreing, of Highdon, in the County of Suffex, Sir C. Bishop. Baronet; complaining of fome Proceedings in the Court of Chancery, of the Ninth of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and One, and taxing of Cofts by a Master of that Court, for which he is now profecuted by Sir Cecil Bishop; and praying Relief in the Premifes; as alfo upon the Anfwer of Sir Cecil Bishop put in thereunto; and due Confideration of what was offered thereupon: Р It Minfhull verfus Minfhull. Sir S. Thompfon's Bill for It is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiri- Whereas this Day was appointed for hearing the It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tem- Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act Witneffes to It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Newdigates ral in Parliament affembled, That Obadiah Key Gentleman, James Nafh Clerk, and Mary Eburne Widow, do attend this Houfe on Wednesday next, at Eleven a Clock, to give Evidence on the Behalf of Amphillis, fane, Elizabeth, and Juliana Newdigate, Children of Sir Richard Newaigate; and this fhall be a fufficient Warrant on that Behalf. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn. liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, fextum diem inftantis Martii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis fic decernentibus. Sale of Park." for the Sale of the Manor, or reputed Manor, of DIE Veneris, 6o Martii. bury. "Parkbury, and other Lands and Hereditaments, in the 66 ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill D. Devon, Se Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Sarum. D. Richmond. Epus. Wigorn. D. Bolton. Ds. Bergevenny. nefcallus. M. Normanby. Comes Jersey, Ca merarius. Comes Hunting don. Comes Rivers. Comes Peterborow. Comes Kingston. Comes Carnarvon. Comes Thanet. Comes Effex. Epus. Ceftr. Comes Berkeley. Comes Abingdon. Comes Plimouth. Comes Portland. Comes Marlborough. Lands in, to be fold, Bill. The Lord Jeffreys reported from the Lords Com- Whitchurch, mittees, the Bill, intituled, " An A&t for vesting several Meffuages, Lands, and Tenements, in the Parish of "Whitchurch, in the County of Chefter, in Trustees, "to be fold, for paying off the Incumbrances charged "thereon, Minthull verfus Minfhull: Judgement affirined. Meffage from H. C. with a Bill. To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the fur"ther Security of His Majesty's Perfon, and the Suc "ceffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line; and for After hearing Counsel this Day, upon the Petition and Appeal of Richard Minfhall Efquire, from a Decree or Order made in the Court of Exchequer, the Fifth Day of December One Thoufand Six Hundred Ninetynine, on the Behalf of Peter Minfball, Samuel Sherrard, Thomas Penlington, and Benjamin Penlington; and praying, "That the faid Decree or Order, and Proceedings for "difmiffing of the Petitioner's Bill, may be reverfed;" as alfo upon the Answer of the said Peter Minfhall, Samuel Sherrard, Thomas Penlington, and Benjamine Penlington, put in thereunto; and due Confideration 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 Richard Minfhall fhall be, and is hereby, difmiffed this Houfe; and that the Decree or Order, and Proceedings of the Court of Exchequer, therein complained of, fhall be, and they are hereby, affirmed. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni March. Normanby. Comes Lindfey, Magnus Camerarius. Comes Carlisle, Ma refcallus. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. North. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Jeffreys. Ds. Afhburnham. fettle, Bill The Amendment made by the House of Commons to Succession of the Lords Amendments to the Bill, intituled, "An A& Crown to "for the further Security of His Majefty's Perfon, and the for, &c. "Succeffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line; and "for extinguifhing the Hopes of the pretended Prince "of Wales, and all other Pretenders, and their open "and fecret Abettors," was read Thrice, and agreed to and ORDERED, That the Commons have Notice thereof. The House being moved, at the Requeft of the Batchelor Earl of Scarbrough, "That John Batchelor, who difcharged, 3 was ર Malt, &c. Duties on, Meffages to H. C. that was fummoned to attend this Day, might be dif- Leave to bring in a Bill, for fettling and difpofing of .. charged:" ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe, presently. the Eftate of the faid Henry, in cafe the faid Henry It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo. Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and ral in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioners have put into a Committee thereupon.. It was Refolved in the Affirmative. Leave, as defired. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Leave to bring in a Bill, as defired. the Lords have Sir Richard Holford and Mr. Rogers: agreed to it; and to defire they would continue fitting. Sir W. Meredith's Bill: Meffage to Dean and Chapter of Exon, Bill for the Manor of Culmfcck. Pawlett, Leave for a Bill. To let them know, that the Lords have agreed to the A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by To defire the Commons, that they will continue fit- Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for The Queftion was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was Refolved in the Affirmative. A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Con- The Lord Jeffreys reported from the Lords Com- ments. Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the ments. The Meffengers fent to the Houfe of Commons re- That the Commons will fit as defired. Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Pawlet, Brother and next Heir of Henry Pawlet, a Lunatic; praying Then the Lords Commiffioners, (videlicet,) the Lord Keeper, at whofe Right Hand fat the Lord Great Chamberlain; and on his Left, the Earl Marshal, and the Earl of Manchester One of the Principal Secretaries of State; on a Form fet acrofs the Houfe, between the Throne and the Woolfack; gave Orders to the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, to fignify to the Houfe of Commons," That the King had granted a Commiffion, "under the Great Seal, for giving the Royal Affent to "thofe Bills which have been agreed to by both "Houses of Parliament; and to defire that they would "presently come up, with their Speaker, to be prefent at the paffing thereof." The Lords were in their Robes. And the Commons being come, with their Speaker; the Lord Keeper made a fhort Introduction, to this Effect; (videlicet,) "perfonally prefent in the faid Higher House, and had "openly and publicly, in the Prefence of you all, "affented to the fame: And We do, by these Prefents, "declare and notify the fame Our Royal Affent, as "well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and "the Commons aforefaid, as to all others whom it may concern; commanding alfo, by thefe Prefents, as 66 "My Lords; and you the Knights, Citizens, and "well Our Keeper of Our Great Seal of England, to "Burgeffes of the Houfe of Commons: "His Majefty being hindered, by the prefent Indif"pofition of His Health, from coming hither in His "own Perfon to pafs the feveral Bills agreed on by "both Houfes, has caufed a Commiffion, under the "Great Seal, to be made out; by which He has given "His Royal Affent to the feveral Bills therein expref"fed; and hath thereby alfo empowered and com"miffionated several Lords, in the faid Commiffion "named, to declare and notify to both Houses fuch "His Affent to the faid Bills: Which Commiffion we "defire may be openly read." Then the Commiffion was read, by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet,) 66 66 3 "WILLIAM R. "feal thefe Our Letters Patents with our Great Seal of England; as Our faid Keeper of Our Great Seal of England, and Our Right Trufty and Right Well-be"loved Coufins and Counsellors Charles Duke of Somer"fet Prefident of Our Council, William Duke of "Devon Steward of Our Houfehold, Robert Earl of 66 66 Lindsey Great Chamberlain of England, Charles Earl "of Carlife Earl Marshal of England, Thomas Earl "of Pembroke and Montgomery High Admiral of Eng"land, Edward Earl of Jerfey Chamberlain of Our "Household, and Charles Earl of Manchester One of "Our Principal Secretaries of State, or any Two or more of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal "Affent, in Our Abfence in the faid Higher Houfe, in "the Prefence of you the faid Lords and the Com"mons of Our Parliament there to be affembled for "that Purpose; and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to "endorse the faid Acts with fuch Terms and Words, "in Our Name, as is requifite and hath been accuf"tomed for the fame; and alfo to enrol these Our "Letters Patents, and the faid Acts, in the Parliament " Roll; and thefe Our Letters Patents fhall be to every of them a fufficient Warrant in that Behalf: "And finally, We declare and will, that after this "Our Royal Affent given and paffed by these Prefents, and declared and notified as is aforefaid, that then "immediately the faid Acts fhall be taken, accepted, "and admitted, good, fufficient, and perfect Acts of "Parliament in Law, to all Intents, Conftructions, and "Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accord"ingly; the Continuance or Diffolution of this Our "Parliament, or any other Ufe, Cuftom, Thing, or "Things, to the contrary notwithstanding. In Witness "whereof, We have caufed thefe Our Letters to be 66 "WILLIAM the Third, by the Grace of GoD, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, De"fender of the Faith, &c. To Our Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved the Lords; and to Our Trufty and "well-beloved the Knights, Citizens, and Burgeffes, "the Commons in this prefent Parliament affembled," Greeting. We have seen, and perfectly understood, an "Act, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid to His Majefty, by laying Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, "and Perry ;" and alfo, one other Act, intituled, "An "Act for the further Security of His Majefty's Perfon, "and the Succeffion of the Crown in the Protestant Line; "and for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended "Prince of Wales, and all other Pretenders, and their open and fecret abettors;" And alfo one other Act, made Patents. "intituled," An Act for enabling Lionel Earl of Orrery, in the Kingdom of Ireland, by Sale of certain Lands "and Tenements, to raise Money, for Payment of his "Debts, and fettle other Lands to the Ufes and Pur"poses in this A&t mentioned;" agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our prefent Parliament affembled, and en"dorfed by you as hath been accustomed: And albeit "the faid Acts, by you our faid Subjects, the Lords and "Commons in this Our prefent Parliament affembled, 66 are fully agreed and consented unto, yet nevertheless "the fame are not of Force and Effect in the Law, "without Our Royal Affent given, and put to the faid "Acts; And forafmuch as We are hindered by the "prefent Indifpofition of Our Health, and cannot conveniently at this prefent be perfonally in Our Royal "Perfon in the Higher Houfe of our faid Parliament, "being the Place accustomed, to give Our Royal Affent "to fuch Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our faid Subjects, the Lords and Commons; We have "therefore caufed these Our Letters Patents to be "made, and have figned the fame; and, by the fame, "do give and put Our Royal Affent to the faid Acts, "and to all Articles, Claufes, and Provifions, therein "contained; and have fully agreed and affented to the faid Acts; willing that the faid Acts, and every Ar"ticle, Claufe, Sentence, and Provifion therein con"tained, from henceforth, fhall be of the fame Strength, Force, and Effect, as if We had been VOL. XVII, 66 "Witnefs Ourself, at Westminster, the Seventh "Day of March, in the Fourteenth Year of "Our Reign. "Per ipfum Regem, propria Manu fignat. "WRIGHTE." |