Addrefs to be drawn Adjourn. "Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "I return you My kind and hearty Thanks, for continuing to Me, for My Life, the fame Revenue you "had granted to the King: I will take great Care it all "be managed to the best Advantage; and, while My "Subjects remain under the Burthen of fuch great Taxes, “I will straiten Myself in My own Expences, rather "than not contribute all I can to their Eafe and Relief, "with a juft Regard to the Support of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown. It is probable the Revenue "may fall very short of what it has formerly produced: "However, I will give Directions that One Hundred "Thousand Pounds be applied to the Public Service, in "this Year, out of the Revenue you have so unanimously "given Me. Arch. Cant. Epus. Wigorn. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Hereford. Epus. Ceftr. Epus. Elienf. Epus. Ciceftr. Epus. Lincoln. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Bangor. PRAYERS. fuerunt: Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Ds. North & Grey. "the enabling Abraham Barnewell to make a more ample "Settlement of his Eftate, for the Benefit of his Family; "and to charge Part thereof for raifing Portions for "his Younger Children in his Life-time, and for Payment of his Debts." Ds. Poulet. Ds. Dartmouth. Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet To-morrow, at Ten a Clock, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Martis, tricefimum primum diem inftantis Martii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. 66 Barnwell's Bill: A Meffage was fent to the House of Commons, by Sir Meffage to Robert Legard and Mr. Gery: To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concurrence thereunto. H. C. with it. the Queen's The Earl of Abingdon reported from the Lords Com- Addrefs upon mittees, the Address of Thanks to Her Majefty, for Her speech. moft Gracious Speech. Which was read; and, with an Amendment, agreed to by the House, as followeth; (videlicet,) "We Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, "the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affem"bled, do humbly beg Leave to affure Your Majefty, of "the unspeakable Satisfaction we received, in the tender "Care of Your Subjects, which Your Majefty was "pleased to exprefs in Your moft Gracious Speech; "efpecially in defiring to have thofe great Sums ac"counted for, which were raised to carry on the late "War. "Your unparalleled Goodness, in ftraitening Your"felf for the Eafe of Your People, muft needs make the "deepest Impreffion of Gratitude in the Hearts of all "Your Subjects, and engage their utmost and most faith"ful Endeavours for Your Majesty's Service. 3 "Your Gold and Sil ver Thread, Bill. ་ noon. Hodie vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for "Sale of Part of the Eftate of Stephen Soame Gentleman and Dorothy his Wife; and for applying the "Monies raised thereby for Payment of his Debts, and "for the Portions of Mary and William Soame, Two of "their Younger Children." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be referred to the fame Committee to whom the Earl of Abingdon's Bill ftands committed; who are to meet on Thursday next. Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for "fettling Sir Thomas Cook's Charity of Ten Thoufand "Pounds, for the Erecting and Endowment of Worcester Colledge in Oxford." 66 ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be referred to the fame Committee that drew the Bill; who are to meet on Thursday next. 66 The Lord Viscount Longueville reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, " An Act for vesting the Lands of Henry Pawlet, a Lunatic, in Truf"tees, in order to make a fuitable Provifion for him, "his next Heir, and next Relations," as fit to pafs, with fome Amendments. Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engroffed, with the faid Amendments. 66 Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for continuing and amending the Act made in the Eighth "Year of His late Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Act "for the fettling and adjufting the Proportions of fine "Silver and Silk, and for the better making of Gold "and Silver Thread, and to prevent the Abuses of the "Wire-drawers." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,) Dux Somerset, P. Dux Schonburg. Arch. Cant. March. Normanby. Epus. Wigorn. Comes Oxon. Comes Derby. Comes Leicefter. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Hereford. Epus. Ceftr. Comes Manchester. Epus. Elienf. Comes Rivers. Epus. Ciceftr. Comes Stamford. Epus. Lincoln. Comes Winchilfea. Epus. Oxon. Comes Carnarvon. Epus. Bangor. Comes Anglefey. VOL. XVII. Ds. Bergevenny. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Fitzwalter. Ds. Eure. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Grey Warke. Ds. Mohun. Ds. Vaughan. Ly. Johnson's After hearing Counfel this Day, at the Bar, upon Right to the the Petition of Martha, Wife of Sir Henry Johnson Barony of Wentworth. Knight, the only furviving Daughter and Heir to John late Lord Lovelace of Hurley, and fole Heir (by her Grandmother the Lady Anne Wentworth, Baronefs Lovelace, &c.) to the Barony of Wentworth (which Petition was prefented to Her Majefty, and by Her Majefty referred to this Houfe); and praying, "That Her Majefty will be pleafed to confirm the faid Barony of "Wentworth to her and her Heirs, with all Rights, "Immunities, and Privileges, thereto belonging," and alfo after hearing the Heralds and Her Majefty's Attorney General, in relation to the faid Claim: The Lord Viscount Longueville reported from the Adams's Bill; Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, " An Act for 56 charging the Eftate of William Adams Efquire, de86 ceafed, with Portions and Maintenances for William "Adams and Elizabeth Adams, his Younger Children," as fit to pafs, without any Amendment. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for "charging the Eftate of William Adams Efquire, de"ceafed, with Portions and Maintenances for William "Adams and Elizabeth Adams, his Younger Children." The Question was put, “ "Whether this Bill fhall pafs?" |