Protest against

the Bill.

"Diffentient.

1. Because, it having been our humble Opinion, ""That nothing can fo firmly fecure the Succeffion to this Crown in the Proteftant Line, as the prefump"tive Heir's refiding within this Kingdom;" and our "Propofal of an humble Address to Her Majefty for "that Purpose having been refufed; this whole Bill "alfo being founded on the faid Heir's being absent at "the Time of the Queen's Demife; we fear, the Bill may prove not only ineffectual to thofe good Pur"pofes for which it is defigned, but dangerous alfo, in "preventing the faid Heir's coming hither in the mean "Time, by the Opinion fome may have of the Suc"ceffion's being fo well fecured, that no fuch farther "Care needs to be taken about it.

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"2. Because every One of the Seven Lords Juftices, "conftituted by this Bill, is therein made fo far inde"pendent of the very Succeffor, as not to be difplaced "by the faid Succeffor in that Inftrument, which is to "be depofited here for the Addition of more Lords "Juftices; the Reafon for which Addition we con"ceive equally strong, for enabling alfo the Succeffor "to exclude, by the faid Inftrument, any of those Seven Juftices; which faid Juftices may otherwise be found "(when perhaps it will be too late) invested with too

"of ill-employing it.

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3. Which laft Objection we conceive to be of "more Weight, fince it was refufed by the House to "reftrain thofe future Lords Juftices from repealing "the following Acts; (videlicet,) "An Act for pre"venting Dangers which may happen from Popish "Recufants;" and "An Act for the more effectual pre"ferving the King's Perfon and Government, by dif "abling of Papifts from fitting in either House of "Parliament;" the Act for the better fecuring the Li"berty of the Subject, and for Prevention of Impri"fonment beyond the Seas; the Act for the further "Security of His Majefty's Perfon, and Succession of "the Crown in the Proteftant Line; and for extin

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guishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, "and all other Pretenders, and their open and fecret "Abettors; the Act for exempting Their Majesties "Proteftant Subjects diffenting from the Church of "England from the Penalties of certain Laws; the "Act for the frequent Meeting and Calling of Parlia"ments; and the Act for regulating of Trials in Cafes "of Treason, and Misprifion of Treafon: Which "Laws we account the very Pillars of our Confti"tution; and that, confequently, no Subjects what"foever ought to be entrusted with a Power of paffing "any Act to repeal them, during the Time when it "will be impoffible for the Succeffor to know any Thing of the Matter, or so much as that the faid "Succeffor is become our Sovereign.

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"4. Because, in this very Bill, which entrufts the "Lords Juftices with a Power of giving the Royal "Affent to Laws of fo dangerous a Nature, and with all "the executive Power; yet, we conceive, they are re"ftrained from revoking the least Military Commiffion, "or difbanding any Officer of the Army, though never "fo much deferving to be fufpected by them.

5. Laftly, We apprehend the great Danger Her "Majesty may be expofed to; fince whatever is infuf"ficient to fecure the Succeffion in the Proteftant Line, "and may render it liable to Difficulties or Uncer"tainties, muft alfo encourage ill Defigns against Her "Sacred Life, which may be thought the only Obftacle "in the Way of fuch wicked Perfons who may flat"ter themselves with the Hopes of Confufions after “it.”

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Judgement reversed.

Gage

verfus

Litter.

Princess Sophía, Nat. Bill.

of the City of London (Governors of the Poffeffions,

Revenues, and Goods, of the Hofpital of King Edward the Sixth of Christ's, Bridewell, and St. Thomas the Apoftle) were Defendants; and praying, "That the "faid Decree of Difmiffion may be reverfed; and a "Decree or Order, that the faid Richard Sadleir do

pay unto the Hofpital One Hundred and Eight "Pounds and Cofts, or to indemnify the Appellants "from the fame; and alfo to pay to the Appellants "their Cofts, both at Law and in the Court of Chan"cery :"

It is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Decree of Difmiffion fhall be, and is hereby, reverfed; and that the Refpondent Richard Sadleir do pay, or caufe to be paid, to the Appellants Phillip Traberne Senior and Phillip Traberne Junior, what they have paid, or are further to pay, to the Hofpital as* GrandLandlord; and alfo the Appellants Damages and Cofts both at Law and in Equity, which Damages and Cofts are to be taxed and afcertained by a Mafter to be appointed by the Court of Chancery.

Delamerie & al. Nat. Bill.

Adjourn.

Whereas Thursday next was appointed, for hearing of the Caufe wherein Henry Gage is Appellant, and Elizabeth Lifter Widow Refpondent:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe on Friday next, at Eleven a Clock; and that all other Causes be removed, to come on in Course as they now are appointed.

The Houfe was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, " An A&t "for the naturalizing the moft Excellent Princess "Sophia Electrefs and Dutchefs Dowager of Hanover, "and the Iffue of her Body."

After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed.

And the Earl of Stamford reported, "That the "Committee had gone through the faid Bill; and "think it fit to påfs, with feveral Amendments."

Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engroffed, with the faid Amendments.

Upon reading the Petition of Vincent Delamerie and others; defiring Leave to bring in a Bill for their Naturalization:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioners have hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, as defired.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentuin continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, fextum diem inftantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

DIE Jovis, 6o Decembris.

REGINA.

Upon reading the Petition of Peter Quantilean; pray-Quantilean ing to be naturalized:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner may be added to a Bill of Naturalization now depending in this House, as defired.

Nat.

Williams verfus

Offley.

Lamplugh verfus Chetham.

Silveftre's Nat. Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of John Williams; fhewing, "That the Petitioner, upon the Affirmation of a Judge"ment in the Queen's Bench against the Petitioner,

at the Suit of Jofeph Offley Efquire, furviving Exe"cutor of John Owen deceased; the Petitioner fued "forth a Writ of Error, returnable in Parliament, which "was allowed; and that Offley's Attorney had not en"treed up his Judgement, with Design that the Time "allowed by this House for bringing up his Writ of "Error may be expired; and the Petitioner cannot get "the Record certified until the Judgement is first drawn "up; and praying Time to be allowed for certifying "the Record:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That Jofeph Offley's Attorney do enter up his Judgement, on or before the Fourteenth Day of this Inftant December, in order to the certifying the Record to be brought into this House.

The House being this Day moved, "That Mary "Lamplugh may have further Time for anfwering to "the Appeal of Ralph Chetham, her Writings being "but lately come to her Hands :"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Mary Lamplugh hath hereby Time allowed her for anfwering to the faid Appeal, until Thursday the Thirteenth Day of this Inftant December, at Eleven a Clock.

Hodie 22 vice leta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for "naturalizing Peter Silveftre, Doctor of Phyfic." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,)

Church of

σε 2. That it is the Opinion of the Committee, That Refolution "the Church of England as by Law established, which that the "was rescued from the extremeft Danger by King England is in "William the Third, of Glorious Memory, is now, by no Manner of "GOD's Bleffing, under the happy Reign of Her Ma- Danger, &c. jefty, in a moft fafe and flourishing Condition; and "that whoever goes about to fuggeft and infinuate, that "the Church is in Danger under Her Majesty's Administration, is an Enemy to the Queen, the Church, and "the Kingdom."

I. 1. Because we humbly conceive there may be Dangers to the Church always impending, on feveral Ac"counts; the Prayer fet forth to be ufed on the folemn "Faft Days, under the Head of a Prayer for Unity, imploring GOD ALMIGHTY'S Grace," that every body << may

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Protest against

it.

"may feriously lay to Heart the great Dangers we are "in by our unhappy Divifions," fhews plainly, that, in "the Opinion of the Compilers of that Form of Prayer, "and in Her Majefty's Royal Judgement, who com"mands it to be used in all the Churches and Chapels "throughout England and Wales, there are very great Dangers.

"2. We humbly conceive, there may be very great "Dangers to the Church from Abroad, where a Per"fon pretending to this Crown is publicly owned and "maintained as King of England. And we humbly con"ceive the Church in Danger likewife from a Neigh"bour Kingdom, which, though under Her Majefty's "Sovereignty during Her Life (which God long preferve), hath not by any Means yet been induced to "fettle the fame Succeffion to the Crown as is efta"blished by Law in this Kingdom in the Proteftant "Line; but, on the contrary, that Succeffion has been abrogated by the Act of Security, which, with feveral "other Acts lately paffed in that Kingdom, has been judged by this Houfe, in the laft Seffion, to be "dangerous to the prefent and future Peace of this "Kingdom; and therefore we may juftly fear there are Dangers from hence, both to our Church and * State.

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3. We humbly conceive, there may be very great Danger to the Church, for Want of a Law to prevent any Perfons whatsoever from holding Offices "of Truft and Authority, both in Church and State, "who are not conftantly of the Communion of the "Church established by Law; and therefore, on the "Account of the unhappy Divifions in the Kingdom "in Points of Religion and Divine Worfhip, as alfo on the Account of the Calamity of this Age in the "too public and common Difowning any Religion at all."

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Then, Lords Committees were appointed, to confider of, and prepare, what shall be offered to the Commons, at a Conference, upon delivering to them the Refolution of the Houfe agreed to this Day: (videlicet,)

Church of

Refolved, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Refolution Parliament affembled, That the Church of England as relating to by Law established, which was rescued from the ex- England. tremeft Danger by King William the Third, of Glorious Memory, is now, by GoD's Bleffing, under the happy Reign of Her Majefty, in a moft fafe and flourishing Condition; and that whoever goes about to fuggeft and infinuate, that the Church is in Danger under Her Majefty's Administration, is an Enemy to the Queen, the Church, and the Kingdom.

Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Adjourn. Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, feptimum diem inftantis Decembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

"BEAUFORT.

"NORTHAMPTON.

Boteler, Leave for a Bill.

fuerunt:

Ds. Cuftos Magni
Sigilli.
Ds. Godolphin, The-
faurarius.
Dux Newcastle,

C. P. S.

Dux Somerset.
Dux Richmond.

Dux Southampton.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Beaufort.

Dux Northumberland.
Dux St. Albans.

Dux Bolton.

Ds. De Lawarr.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Paget.

Ds. Howard Eff.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Howard Efc.
Ds. Mobun.
Ds. Leigh.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Ofborne.
Ds. Offulftone.

Ds. Dartmouth.

Dux Schonburg.

Dux Buckingham.

Ds. Guilford.

Comes Kent, Came- Ds. Cholmondeley.

rarius.

Ds. Herbert.

Ds. Haverfbam.

Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Leicester. Ds. Sommers.
Comes Northampton. Ds. Halifax.
Comes Denbigh. Ds. Granville.
Comes Westmorland. Ds. Gernfey.

Comes Rivers.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Winchilfea.

Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.

Comes Thanet.

Comes Scarfdale.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Feverfham.

Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochefter.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Holdernesse.
Comes Portland.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Greenwich.

Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Weymouth.

PRAYER S.

Ds. Conway. Ds. Hervey.

Whereas Tuesday the Eleventh Inftant was appointed, for hearing of the Caufe wherein Thomas Wiljon is Appellant, and Thomas Townley Refpondent:

The House was this Day moved, "That a further Day "may be appointed for hearing thereof, there being "Hopes of an Accommodation between them."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this Houfe will hear the faid Cause (unless agreed) on Tuesday the Eighth Day of January next, at Eleven a Clock.

Upon reading the Petition of Philip Boteler Efquire, and William Barnewell Clerk, Rector of Watton at Stone, in the County of Hertford; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for exchanging the Parfonage-houfe of Watton at Stone, with its Appurtenances, and the major Part of the Glebe Land thereto belonging, for Crowberry Hall, and certain Lands near the fame:

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.

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