Nicholas Lord Bishop of Chester. Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester. William Lord Bishop of Worcester. Montague Venables Earl of Abingdon. Anthony Afbley Earl of Shaftesbury. Ds. Granville. Then the Roll of Standing Orders was read. The House taking Notice of that Part of Her Ma- It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to Her Majefly, "That Her Majefty will be "graciously pleafed to lay before this Houfe, what hath paffed fince the laft Seffion of Parliament in England, "in relation to the Succeffion of the Crown of Scotland, Then Lords Committees were appointed, to draw an humble Addrefs, to be prefented to Her Majesty, Comes Bradford. Ds. Granville. Address for Proceedings relative to a Union between England and Scotland, fince laft Seffion. Wilfon & al. verfus Townley. State of the Nation, Houfe to be fum. moned. Adjourn. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Mathias Giefque may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and shall and he is hereby required to put in his Anfwer thereunto, in Writing, on Friday the Three and Twentieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock. The Earl of Nottingham reported from the Lords Committees, the Addrefs drawn by them. Which was read, and agreed to, as followeth; (videlicet,) 66 "Your Majefty having been pleafed to communicate "to both Houses of Parliament Your gracious Inten"tions of iffuing Commiffions for a Treaty of Union "between the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland, "pursuant to an Act of Parliament made in England "the last Winter, and an Act lately made in Scotland "for this Purpofe: We, Your Majefty's moft dutiful "and loyal Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, being very defirous, not only to preferve that happy Union under which we have "flourished fince the Acceflion of Your Majefty's "Great Grandfather King James to the Throne of this Kingdom; but alfo to advance our mutual Happinefs, "by a nearer and more complete Union between the "Two Kingdoms; do moft humbly befeech Your Majefty to order to be laid before this Houfe what hath paffed, fince the last Seffion of Parliament in England, "in relation to the Succeffion of the Crown of Scotiand, "and to the intended Treaty of Union in the Parliament of that Kingdom, that we may be the better "enabled to give Your Majefty fuch Advice and Affiftance, upon this Occafion, as Your Majefty may expect "from us, as most conducive to the Honour and Safety "of Your Majefty, and the Peace and Happinefs of "the whole land of Great Britain." 66 66 Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Thomas Wiljon, Thomas Sheppard, William Clackjon, and George Parker, from a Decree made in the Court of Exchequer, the Seventh of July laft; wherein that Court hath decreed the Petitioners to pay Two Shillings and Nine Pence in the Pound of their improved Rents for Tithes, whereas they never yet paid above Three Pence; which Decree was made on the Behalf of Thomas Townley Gentleman; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree tleman; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree and Proceedings thereupon: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Thomas Townley may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and he is hereby required to put in his Anfwer thereunto, in Writing, on Tuesday the Seven and Twentieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock. The Houfe being moved, "To take into Confideration "the State of the Nation :" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That all the Lords be fummoned to attend this Houfe on Thursday next, at Twelve a Clock, to confider of the State of the Nation. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Mercurii, decimum quartum diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. VOL. XVIII. IE Mercurii, 14° Novembris. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Carliol. Epus. Lincoln. fuerunt: Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Catherine Tocke Tooke Spinfter, Executrix of the laft Will and Tefta- Dolom& al ment of Charles Stuteville Efquire, deceased, in Behalf of herself and the Creditors of the faid Charles Stuteville, from an Order of the Court of Chancery, of the One and Twentieth of July laft, for allowing the Pleas of the Refpondents; which Order was made on the Behalf of Sir Gilbert Dolbin, Executor of the laft Will and Teftament of Sir William Dolbin, and Simon Lord Bishop of Ely; and praying the Discharge of the faid Order: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Sir Gilbert Dolbin and Lord Bishop of Ely may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and Time to answer thereunto, until S4turday the Four and Twentieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock. Clavering Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Henry Cla- Clavering vering Gentleman, from a Decree made in the Court of Cling Chancery, in Hillary Term laft, on the Behalf of Sir & al. James Clavering Baronet, James Clavering Efquire, John Clavering Gentleman, and Mark Shaftow Elquire; and praying Relief in the Premifes : It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Sir James Clavering, James Clavering, John Clavering, and Marke Shaftow, may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and they are hereby required to put in their Anfwer or refpective Anfwers thereunto, in Writing, on Wednesday the Eight and Twentieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon. J fuerunt: Dux Cumberland. C. P. S. Dux Devorshire, Senefcallus. Dux Grafton. Dux Ormonde. Dux Beaufort. Dux St. Albans. Dux Bolton. Ds. De Lawarr. Dux Schonburg. rarius. Comes Westmorland. Comes Manchester. Comes Rivers. PRAYERS. the Oaths. The Lords following took the Oaths, and made Lords take and fubfcribed the Declaration, and took and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, purfuant to the Statutes; (videlicet,) Ralph Duke of Montagu. Robert Lord Ferrers. Thomas Lord Leigh. Hugh Lord Cholmondeley. Henry Lord Herbert. duced. Ralph Earl of Montagu, being, by Letters Patents, D. of Mondated the Fourteenth Day of April Anno Regni Anna tagu introRegine Quarto, created Duke of Montagu, was, in his Robes, introduced, between the Duke of Ormonde and the Duke of Bolton (alfo in their Robes), and preceded by the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, Garter King at Arms, and the Earl of Manchester executing the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain. His Lordship presented his Patent to the Lord Keeper, on his Knee, at the Woolfack; who delivered it to the Clerk; and being read at the Table, his Grace took his Place accordingly. Matter's Tin.e The Houfe being moved, on the Behalf of Sir Streyn- Sir Streynfham fham Mafters," That he may be allowed Time for offering enlarged for "his Appeal to this Houfe, his Counsel having not yet offering his figned the fame :" 66 It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Sir Streynsham Mafters hath hereby Time allowed him, for offering his Appeal, until Monday next, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon. Appeal. verfus Hatterell & al, Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Nicholas Edge Edge, against a Decree made upon the Hearing of Two Caufes by the then Lord Chancellor, in the Court of Chancery, the Five and Twentieth Day of October One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-five; One of them, between the Petitioner Plaintiff, and Henry Hatterel, Thomas Swinnerton, James Ford, William Parker, Philip Hollins, Thomas Swetenham, and Hannah Bateman, Defendants; and the other, between the faid Henry Hatterell Plaintiff, and the Petitioner Defendant, upon a Cross Bill; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Decree : It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Henry Hatterell, Thomas Swinnerton, James Ford, William Parker, Phillip Hollins, Thomas Swetenham, and Hannah Bateman, may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and they are hereby required to put in their Anfwer or refpective Anfwers thereunto, in Writing, on Thursday the Sixth Day of December text, at Eleven a Clock in the Fore noon. verfus Lifter. Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Henry Gage, Gage from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, on the Four and Twentieth Day of January laft, on the Behalf of Elizabeth Lifter Widow; and praying " the Re"verfal of the faid Decree; and that the Five Hundred "Pounds brought into Court, and the Intereft thereof "received by the Refpondent Lifter, with her Cofts, may "be paid back to the Petitioner, with his own and Law"ton's Cofts:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Elizabeth Lifter may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and fhe is hereby required to put in her Anfwer thereunto, in Writing, on Thurfday the Nine and Twentieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock. The House, according to the Order of the Day, taking State of the into Confideration the State of the Nation: After Propofal for an Address to invite over the Princess Sophia : Protest against rejecting it. Proteftant Succeffion. State of the Nation. Chetham verfus 66 After Debate ; This Question was propofed; (videlicet,) "That an humble Addrefs be prefented to Her Majefty, That Her Majefty will be graciously pleafed to "invite the prefumptive Heir to the Crown of England "according to the Acts of Parliament made for fettling "the Succeffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line, "into this Kingdom, to refide here." Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Ralph ChetLamplugh. ham, from a Decree of the Court of Exchequer, made the One and Twentieth Day of February One Thoufand Six Hundred Ninety-eight, and the Report and other fubfequent Orders and Difmiffion in that Court, of the Thirteenth of November Inftant; and praying" the Re"verfal of the faid Decree, Report, and other Orders "and Difmiffion of the Thirteenth Inftant may be re"verfed; and that Mary Lamplugh may anfwer thereunto; and that, in the mean Time, all Proceedings on "the faid Decree may be stayed:" Adjourn. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Mary Lamplugh may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and fhe is hereby required to put in her Answer thereunto, in Writing, on Thursday the Sixth Day of December next, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon; and that, in the mean Time, all Proceedings in the Courts below fhall be stayed. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, decimum fextum diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Upon reading the Petition of Ifaac Vanhoeven; pray enter into Reing, "That Thomas Crawley may enter into Recognizance cognizance for for him, upon his Appeal depending in this House:" Vanhoven. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Thomas Crawley may enter into a Recognizance, as defired. Bedford to enter into Re The House being moved, "That William Bedford may "enter into Recognizance for Ralph Chetham (he living in cognizance for "Yorkshire) upon his Appeal depending in this House:" Lainplugh. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid William Bedford may enter into a Recognizance as defired. verfus Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Katherine Marbury & al. Marbury Spinfter, Benjamine Woodroffe Doctor in Di- Torbuck & al. vinity and Mary his Wife, Gilbert Thacker Efquire and Elizabeth his Wife, which faid Katherine, Mary, and Elizabeth, are the Sifters and Coleirs of William and Richard Marbury, late of Marbury, in the County of Chester, Efquire, deceased, from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, the Thirteenth Day of August One Thoufand Seven Hundred and One, on the Behalf of George Torbuck, and the Creditors, Mortgagees, and the Bond and Simple Contract Creditors, of the faid William Marbury; and praying the Reverfal of the said Decree : It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid George Torbuck and the other Creditors of the faid William Marbury they are hereby required to put in their Anfwer or may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and shall and refpective Anfwers thereunto, in Writing, on Friday the Thirtieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon. verfus Hull & al. Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Sigifmond Stydolph Stydolph, from a Decree and Orders made in the Court of Chancery, the Fifth of July One Thoufand Six Hundred Ninety-three, the First of February One Thoufand Six Hundred Ninety-nine, the Mafter's Report the Seventeenth of July One Thoufand Seven Hundred, and Decree of the Twelfth of December One Thoufand Seven Hundred, and the Order of the Seventh of November One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Two, and the fubfequent Order thereto, on the Behalf of Thomas Hull and Penelope his Wife, Susannah Langhorne Widow, and others; and praying "the Reverfal and Difcharge Viscount Howe, Leave for a Bill. Private Bills to be printed before they are read. Adjourn. "charge of the faid Orders, Reports, and Decree; and "that the faid Thomas Hull, Sufannah Langhorne, and "other Refpondents, may answer thereunto:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Thomas Hull, Sufannah Langhorne, and other Re'pondents, may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fh li and they are hereby required to put in their Anfwer or refpective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on Friday the Thirtieth Day of this Inftant November, at Eleven a Clock. Upon reading the Petition of Scroop Lord Viscount Howe of the Kingdom of Ireland; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to enable him to make a certain Provision for his Daughters, not exceeding Four Thoufand Pounds; which he cannot do without the Aid of an Act of Parliament, his Eldeft Son being an Infant : It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, as defired. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That, for the future, no Private Bill shall be read in this Houfe, until printed Copies thereof be left with the Clerk of the Parliaments, for the Perufal of the Lords; and that One of the faid Copies fhall be delivered to every Perfon as fhall be concerned in the faid Bill, before the Meeting of the Committee upon fuch Bill; and in Cafe of Infancy, to be delivered to the Guardian, or next Relation of full Age not concerned in Intereft, or in the paffing the faid Bill: And that this Order be added to the Roll of Standing Orders, and printed and published, to the End all Perfons concerned may take Notice thereof. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Lunæ, decimum nonum diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. DIE Lunæ, 19° Novembris. REGINA. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes fuerunt: Dux Cumberland. Dux Southampton. Comes Kent, Camerarius. Ds. De Lawarr. Comes Bridgewater. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Haversham. Ds. Halifax. Comes Westmorland. Ds. Granville. Comes Manchester. Ds. Gernfey. Hodie 1a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Chute's Bill. "Sale of the Eftate late of Thomas Chute Efquire, in "the County of Warwick; and laying out the Monies arifing thereby in the Purchase of other Lands and "Hereditaments, in the County of Norfolk, to be fettled to the fame Ufes as the Warwickshire Estate stands "fettled." Mafter Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Sir Sir Str. Streynsham Mafter Knight, from feveral Orders or De- verfus crees made in the Court of Chancery, in Hillary Term Williughby.. One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-eight, in Ja- & al. nuary One Thoufand Seven Hundred, and of Trinity Term One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Four, on the Behalf of George Willughby and Joanna his Wife; and praying the Reverfal of the faid Order, Decree, and Difmiflion: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid George Willughby and Joanna his Wife may have a Copy of the faid Appeal; and fhall and they are hereby required to put in their Anfwer thereunto, in Writing, on Monday the Tenth Day of December next, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon. The Order of the Day being read, the Houfe was Prefervation adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee, to of the Queen's confider what may be fitting to be done, for the Prefer- the Protestant Person, and vation of Her Majefty's Perfon and Government, and Succellion. the Proteftant Succeffion as by Law eftablished. After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed.. And the Earl of Stamford reported, "That it is the "Opinion of the Committee, That, in cafe Her Majefty (whom GoD long preferve) fhould demife without Iffue, the Privy Council do cause the next Proteftant "Succeffor, as by Law eftablished, to be proclaimed "in England and Ireland, upon Pain of High Treafon; "and that if the faid Proteftant Succeffor fhould be then "out of England, that there be a Commiffion of Lords Juftices to act in the Administration of the Government, "in the Name of the Succeffor, until fuch Succeffor fhall "arrive, or fend Orders to the contrary." |