the Houle ac callus. Dux Richmond. Ds. Wharton. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Brooke. Ds. Raby. Dux Schonburg, Ds. Leigh. Dux Leeds. nus Camerarius. Ds. Jermyn. Viscount Hereford. Viscount Say & Scale, Viscount Townshend. Viscount Longueville. PRAYERS. King's Death, The Earl of Manchester, One of the Principal Secre, quainted with; taries of State, by Her Majefty's Command, informed and proclaim the Houfe, "That the Queen's Majefty in Council had ing the een: commanded him to acquaint their Lordships, That it "hath pleafed GoD, at Eight a Clock this Morning, to "take away our late Sovereign; and that Orders are Then a Meffage was fent to the House of Commons, Meffage to by Sir Richard Holford and Mr. Pitt: To defire a prefent Conference, in the Painted Chamber, upon an extraordinary Occafion, that hath happened this Morning. ORDERED, That all the Lords prefent be a Committée, and Managers, to draw what fhall be offered at the Conference. And then the Lords withdrew. The Meffengers fent to the House of Commons return Answer: That the Commons agree to a prefent Conference, as defired. The Lord Steward reported what the Committee had drawn up to be offered at the Conference. Which was read, and agreed to, as follows; (videlicet,) H. C. for a Conference about it: «ified, in the ufual Form, to proclaim Her Majefty at to be repaired, to ourfelves or our Confederates, but "Three a Clock this Afternoon," Lords with White Staves by a moft fincere and vigorous Adherence to Your "Majefty and Your Allies, in the Profecution of those "Measures already entered into, to reduce the exorbi"tant Power of France: And we will ever make it appear to Your Majefty and the World, that our "Zeal and Affection for Your Majefty's Service, and "the Care we have of the public Safety, engage us to "exert ourselves with the utmoft Vigour and Union, for "obtaining, under Your Majefty's Reign, fuch a Ba"lance of Power and Intereft, as may effectually fecure "the Liberties of Europe. "And we further humbly defire, that, for the En"couragement of Your Majefty's Allies, no Time may "be loft in communicating to them Your Majefty's Re"folutions of adhering firmly to the Alliances already "made: And we fhall never be wanting, to the utmost "of our Power, to enable Your Majefty to maintain "the fame." ORDERED, That the Lords with White Staves do to attend Her attend Her Majefty, humbly to know what Time Her Majefty will pleafe to appoint, for this Houfe to attend Her with the Addrefs." Majesty. Epus. Wigorn. Epus. Roffen. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Hereford. fuerunt: Ds. Cuftos Magni Ds. Lawarr. Sigilli. Ds. Eure. Dux Somerfet, Præfes. Ds. Wharton. callus. Dux Richmond. Epus. Elienf. Epus, Norwic. Dux Ormonde. Epus, Glouceftr. Epus. Lincoln. Dux St. Albans. Epus. Oxon. Dux Bolton. Dux Leeds. Dux Bedford. Epus. Bangor, March. Normanby. Comes Lindsey, Mag- Ds. Brook. Manor: Upon reading the Anfwer of the Lady Rebecca Mar- March. Wor chionefs of Worce fier, to the Petition of the moft Noble cefter verfus Mary Dutchefs of Beaufort, and Henry Duke of Beau- D. Beaufort. fort; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to enable the faid Duke to perform and execute feveral Deeds and other Matters, in the Petition fet forth, though under Age, in order to his Marriage: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Dutchefs and Duke of Beaufort may have a Copy of the faid Answer; and be heard, by their Counfel, thereunto, on Monday the Three and Twentieth Day of this Inftant March, at Eleven a Clock, if they think fit; as alfo Counsel for the Marchionefs of Worcefter. Judgement affirmed. his Wife put in thereunto; upon which Appeal and DIE Martis, 10° Martii. Anfwer, feveral Orders of this House have been made; 66 Jofiah Thwayts, who put in his Answer;" and upon hearing thereof, the Tenth of June One Thousand Seven Hundred and One, it was ordered, "That there "should be a new Trial, on the former Iffue, before the "End of Michaelmas Terme then next, in the Exchequer; and that Thwayts should be allowed the Deed "of Appointment, dated the Twentieth of August One "Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-nine, and Cofts or"dered to be paid to Thwayts:" After all which Proceedings, the faid John Deye and his Wife, the Nine and Twentieth of January laft, Refpondents to the Petition of Jofiah Thwayts, petitioned this Houfe, fetting forth, "That he had obtained a Verdict in the Court of "Exchequer upon the Trial directed by this House the "laft Seffion of the last Parliament;" and praying, "the "Affirmation of the Decree made in the Cause in the "faid Court of Exchequer feveral Years fince, as above "is fet forth; and to have the Monies due to him, "with Interest and Cofts; and that, until Payment, the Appellant may be excluded the Benefit of the Will "of his Grandfather William Thwayts;" to which Petition Jofiah Thwayts put in his Answer: After due Confideration of what was offered on either Side, upon the faid Appeal, Petitions, and Anfwers, it is this Day ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Decree of the Court of Exchequer, complained of in the Appeal of James Thwayts, fhall be, and is hereby, affirmed; with this Alteration, that the faid Jofiah Thwayts, and all legally entitled under him, shall have the Benefit of the Deed of Appointment before mentioned. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Wigorn. Ds. Cuftos Magni Ds. Lawarr. Dux Somerset, Præfes. Ds. North & Grey. Dux Devon, Senef- Dux Southampton. March. Normanby. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Hunfdon. Ds. Raby. Comes Lindsey, Mag-Ds. Leigh. nus Camerarius. Comes Carlisle, Ma refcallus. Comes Kent. Viscount Weymouth. Viscount Longueville. PRAYERS. Ds. Jermyn. Ds. Byron. Ds. Vaughan. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Lexington. the Oaths. This Day, William Earl of Derby, Thomas Earl of Lords take The Lord Jeffreys reported from the Lords Commit- Rose's Bill. tees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for confirming the "Title of Thomas Rofe Gentleman to Lands called "Rempftone; and for Sale of Lands called Carrants "Court, in the County of Dorfet, for Payment of the "Debts of William Rofe Gentleman; and for fettling "the Manor of Chedder, in the County of Somerset, "and the Overplus of the faid Sale, on Mary Rofe, an "Infant R Lifter, Leave for a Bill. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Countess of Winchilfea and others, Refpondents, have hereby Time allowed them for anfwering to the faid Appeal, until Tuesday the Seventeenth Day of this Instant March, at Eleven a Clock. Upon reading the feveral Petitions of Henry Pufin, It is ORDERED, That the Petitioners fhall be added Upon reading the Petition of Richard Lifter Efquire, and Frances Pate Lifter his Wife, only Child and Heir of Sir Thomas Smith Baronet, deceased; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for Sale of an Estate in Cheshire, for Payment of the Debts of the faid Sir Thomas Smith, and to lay out the Surplus of the Money in the Purchafe of another Eftate in Leicestershire: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath Leave to bring in a Bill, as defired. III. for fet Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for A&t 7 Will. "explaining a Claufe in an Act, made at the Parlia- tling the Suc"ment begun and holden at Westminster the Twenty-fe- cetion, &c. Bill to explain. "cond of November in the Seventh Year of the Reign. "of our Sovereign Lord King William the Third, inti"tuled, An A&t for the better Security of His Ma"jesty's Perfon and Government." ་ |