Lord How's Bill. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Cause, by Counfel, at the Bar, on Monday the Tenth Day of December next, at Eleven a Clock: And it is further ORDERED, That the faid Thomas Wilfon, Thomas Sheppard, William Claxton, and George Parker, fhall produce, at the faid Hearing, the Three Paper Books that were produced at the Hearing of the Cause in the Exchequer. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "Your joining in this Addrefs, is a very particular "Satisfaction to Me. "The Opinion of both Houfes of Parliament will "always be of the greatest Weight with Me. I fhall readily comply with your Defire; and I make no "Queftion but it will meet with a juft Regard from all "our Allies." Addrefs and It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Afwer to be in Parliament affembled, That the Lord Keeper of the printed. Great Seal of England do give Order, that the Addrefs of both Houfes of Parliament prefented to Her Majefty Yesterday, and Her Majefty's moft Gracious Answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and publifhed. It was ORDERED, That it be an Inftruction to the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better Security of Her Ma"jesty's Perfon and Government, and of the Succeffion "to the Crown of England in the Proteftant Line," * to prepare, and infert a Claufe in this Bill, for reftraining the Lords Juftices, thereby intended to be appointed, from giving the Royal Affent in Parliament to any Bill for the repealing or altering an Act made in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Years of King Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for the Uniformity "of public Prayers, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies; and for eftablifhing the Form of making, ordaining, and confecrating, of Bishops, Pricfts, and Deacons, in the "Church of England." 66 66 Comes Carnarvon. Comes Anglesey. Comes Suflex. Comes Feverfham. Comes Radnor. Comes Nottingham. Comes Rochefter. Comes Abingdon. Comes Holderness. Comes Bradford. Comes Orford. Comes Grantham. Comes Greenwich. Viscount Townshend. Viscount Weymouth. Cave's Bill. Hodie 2 vice leta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to Sir Thomas "enable Sir Thomas Cave, of Stanford, in the County "of Leicester, Baronet, to fell certain Lands, in Eydon, "Moreton Pinckney, and Cannons Afbby, in the County "of Northampton, to raise Money, to pay his Brothers "and Sifters Portions; and fettle other Lands, in the "faid County of Northampton, of like Value, to the "fame Ufes." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,) ter. Dux Richmond. ton. land. Comes Rivers. Comes Stamford. Comes Effex. Comes Feverfham. Comes Notting bam. Comes Rochester. Comes Abingdon. Comes Orford. Comes Jersey. Comes Grantham. Viscount Townf bend. Viscount Weymouth. Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Tuesday the Eighteenth 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. Hodie 2a vice leta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Crome's Bill. "vesting the Eftate of Valentine Crome, of Mayden Early, in the County of Berks, Gentleman, in Trustees, "to be fold, for Payment of his Father's Debts, and "making a Provifion for himself and Brother." ORDERED, Lord Howe's Vanhoven verfus Gielque. Meffage from H. C. with a Silvefter's E. of Greenwich introduced; His Writ of ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be "quibus Nobis tenemini, firmiter injungend. mancommitted to the Lords Committees abovenamed. Upon reading the Petition of Mathias Giefque, Refpondent to the Appeal of Ifaac Vanhoven; fetting forth, "That Wednesday next is appointed, for hearing the "Cause upon the faid Appeal; but in regard he can"not poffibly inftruct his Counsel fo as to be then "ready; and praying further Time for hearing the faid "Caufe:" It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Cause, by Counsel on both Sides, at the Bar, of this Houfe, on Tuesday the Eleventh Day of this Inftant December, at Eleven a Clock. "damus, quod, confideratis dictorum Negotiorum Ar- Her Majefty, being arrayed in Her Regal Robes and Queen pre- A Meffage from the House of Commons, by Sir Her Royal Throne (the Peers being alfo in their Robes); Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An Act for "naturalizing Peter Silveftre Doctor of Phyfic;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House. commanded the Deputy Gentleman Uther of the Black Who being come, with their Speaker; the Clerk of Hodie 1a vice leɛta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for followeth; (videlicet,) "naturalizing Peter Silvestre, Doctor of Physic.” John Duke of Argyle of the Kingdom of Scotland, being, by Letters Patents, dated the Six and Twentieth Day of November, Anno Regni Anne Reginæ Quarto, created Earl of Greenwich, was, in his Robes, introduced between the Earl Rivers and the Earl of Kingston (also in their Robes), and preceded by the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, Garter King at Arms, and the Duke of Northumberland executing the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain. His Lordship prefented his Patent to the Lord Keeper, on his Knee, at the Woolfack; who delivered it to the Clerk; and being read at the Table, as alfo his Writ of Summons; which Writ is as follows; (videlicet,) "ANNA, Dei Gratia, Angl. Scocie, Francie, et Hi"b'nia Regina, Fidei Defenfor, &c. Chariffimo Confanguineo Noftro Johanni Comiti Greenwich, Salutem. "Cum nuper, de Avifamento et Affenfu Concilii Noftri, 66 pro quibufdam arduis et urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, "Statum et Defenfionem Regni Noftri Angl. et Ec"clefiæ Anglicana concernentibus, præfens Parliamen"tum Noftrum, apud Civitatem Noftram Weftm. De"cimo Quarto Die Junii ult. præterit. teneri ordina"vimus; et ibidem, cum Prælatis. Magnatibus, et Pro"ceribus dicti Regni Noftri Colloquium habere et "Tractatum: Quod quidem Parliamentum Noftrum "abinde, per feparales Prorogationes, ufque ad * et in Vi"cefimum Quintum Diem Octobris tunc prox. fequen. prorogatum fuerat: Vobis, fub Fide et Ligeantia * Deeft. fent "An Act for exhibiting a Bill in this prefent Parlia- Bill paffed. "ment, for naturalizing the moft Excellent Princess Sophia Electrefs and Dutchefs Dowager of Hanover, "and the Iffue of her Body." Royal Affent to Bills, for repealing Laws against Papifts. Affent in Parliament to any Bill, or Bills, for the repealing or altering an Act of Parliament made in the Five and Twentieth Year of the Reign of King "Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for pre"venting Dangers which may happen from Popifh "Recufants," and one other Act of Parliament, made " in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of the faid King "Charles the Second, intituled, " An Act for the more "effectual preferving the King's Perfon and Govern"ment, by difabling Papifts from fitting in either "Houfe of Parliament:" And all and every the faid "Lords Juftices, concurring in giving the Royal Af"fent to any Bill, or Bills, for repealing or altering the "faid Acts, fhall be guilty of High Treafon, and fhall "fuffer and forfeit as in Cafe of High Treafon." Rider to dif able them from giving fent to Bills It was Refolved in the Negative. CARNARVON. SCARSDALE. ABINGDON. "NORTH & GREY. "GEO. BATH & WELL." Then another Rider was offered, to be added to the Bill. Which was read, as follows; (videlicet,) "And be it further Enacted, by the Authority afore"faid, That the faid Lords Justices shall be, and are the Royal Af-hereby, reftrained and disabled from giving the Royal "Affent in Parliament to any Bill, or Bills, for the refor repealing Laws, for fet. "pealing or altering an Act of Parliament, made in the tling the Suc- Twelfth and Thirteenth Years of the Reign of King "William the Third, intituled, " An Act for the fur"ther Limitation of the Crown, and the better securing ceffion to the Crown, &c. the Rights and Liberties of the Subject;" and one "other Act of Parliament, made in the Thirteenth and "Fourteenth Years of the Reign of the faid King "William the Third, intituled, "An Act for the fur"ther Security of His Majefty's Perfon, and the Suc"ceffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line, and for "extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of "Wales, and all other Pretenders, and their open and "fecret Abettors;" and one other Act of Parliament, "made in the First Year of the Reign of Her prefent Protest against rejecting it. "NORTHAMPTON. NOTTINGHAM. ROCHESTER. H. LONDON. "HAVERSHAM. Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, “An Act to declare "the Alterations in the Oath appointed to be taken by "the Act, intituled, " An Act for the further Security "of His Majefty's Perfon, and the Succeffion of the "Crown in the Proteftant Line, and for extinguishing "the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all "other Pretenders, and their open and fecret Abettors; "and for declaring the Affociation to be determined :" "And all and every the faid Lords Juftices, concurring "in giving the Royal Affent to any Bill, or Bills, for "repealing or altering the faid Acts, fhall be guilty of High Treason, and shall suffer and forfeit as in Cafes "of High Treafon." 66 After Debate; The Question was put, "Whether this Rider fhall "be read a Second Time?" It was Refolved in the Negative. "GUILFORD. WEYMOUTH. "NORTH & GREY. GRANVILLE. "GEO. BATH & WELL." "And be it further Enacted, by the Authority afore- Rider to dif faid, That the faid Lords Juftices fhall be, and are from giving hereby, restrained and difabled from giving the Royal the Royal Af "Affent in Parliament to any Bill, or Bills, for the re- fent to Bills for repealing pealing or altering an Act of Parliament, made in the the Habeas "One and Thirtieth Year of the Reign of King Corpus A&t, "Charles the Second, intituled, " An Act for the better fecuring the Liberty of the Subject, and for Preven"tion of Imprisonments beyond the Seas;" and one "other Act of Parliament, made in the First Year of "the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, in"tituled, "An Act for exempting Their Majesties "Proteftant Subjects diffenting from the Church "of England from the Penalties of certain Laws;" "and one other Act of Parliament, made in the Sixth "Year of the Reign of the faid King William and "Qeen Mary, intituled, "An Act for the frequent "Meeting and Calling of Parliaments;" and one other "Act of Parliament, made in the Seventh Year of the |