76 Adjourn. Journals of the Houfe of Lords. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual, and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the faid Petition. Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, vicefimum quintum diem inftantis Januarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. DIE Veneris, 25° Januarii. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Sarum. Cook, Leave for a Bill. No more Private Bills to be received fuerunt: Upon reading the Petition of Henry Cooke Efquire; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to enable him to fell feveral Meffuages, Lands, and Hereditaments; and to fettle other Lands, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the faid Petition. It is ORDERED and Declared, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That, after Monthis Seffion. day next, this House will not receive any Petition, or Petitions, for the bringing in Private Bills, this Seffion of Parliament; except for a Bill to confirm an Award in the Caufe depending in this House, wherein Thomas Wilfon and others are Appellants, and Thomas Townley Refpon dent. A. 1705. A Meffage from the Houfe of Commons, by Sir Meffages from "An Act for A Meffage from the House of Commons, by Mr. Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An Act for Sale H. C. with Comes Northamp ton. ham. Viscount Townshend. Epus. Sarum. Ds. Berkeley B. Ds. Vaughan. 66 lying in the Counties of Lincolne, Surry, and Kent, pursuant to the Articles and Agreements made upon "his Marriage with Dame Sarah, his now Wife." Upon reading the Petition of William Ellis the Younger, of Rowal, in the County of York, Efquire; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to veft in Trustees the Petitioner's Eftate in Barwick, Kiddal, Potterton, and Barwick in Elmit, in the County of York, to be fold, or mortgaged, fo as to levy the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds, to the Ufe of the Petitioner; and to convey the Refidue to the fame Ufes, Intents, and Purpofes, as the Lands and Hereditaments limited to the Petitioner in Poffeffion, and not in Jointure to his Wife, are fettled: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Petitioner hath hereby Leave to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the faid Petition. The Judges this Day delivered a Bill, drawn by them, pursuant to the Order of this Houfe of the Seventeenth Inftant. Which was read; (videlicet,) Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for the "Amendment of the Law, and for the better Advance DIE Sabbati, 26° Januarii. ment of Justice." Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for "the Relief of Sir Stephen Evance Knight and Henry "Cornish Efquire." ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Bill Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t to empower Thomas Cary and George Hatley, of London, Merchants, to import the Remainder of a Quantity "of French Wines from Copenhagen, contracted for be"fore the First Day of January One Thoufand Seven "Hundred and Four." ORDERED, That this Houfe fhall be put into a Committee, upon the faid Bill, To-morrow, at Eleven a Clock; and that it be an Inftruction to the faid Committee, to add a Claufe to the faid Bill, to give Leave to import French Wines from Holland, for Two Months next after the paffing this Act, notwithstanding the Claufe in the Act of Navigation. Upon the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, " An "Act to empower Thomas Cary and George Hatley, of "London, Merchants, to import the Remainder of a Two Months. Quantity of French Wines from Copenhagen, contracted "for before the First Day of January One Thoufand "Seven Hundred and Four:" : H. C. to return the Bill for Security of Proteftant Suce To return the Bill, intituled, " An Act for the bet-the Queen's ter Security of Her Majefty's Perfon and Govern- Perion and ment, and of the Succeffion to the Crown of Eng-ceffion "land in the Proteftant Line;" and to acquaint this Houfe that they have agreed to the fame, with fome Amendments, whereunto they defire their Lordships Concurrence. Amendments It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo-it, to be ral in Parliament affembled, That on Tuesday next, at confidered. Twelve a Clock, this Houfe fhall take into Confideration the Amendments made by the Commons to the Bill, intituled, " An Act for the better Security of Her Majefty's Perfon and Government, and of the Succef"fion to the Crown of England in the Proteftant Line;" 66 Cloth-buttons for Exporta. tion, Bill, Lamerie & al. Meffage to H. C. with it. Meffage from thence, with a Bill. Dutchess of and that all the Lords be fummoned then to at- The Lord Sommers reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, " An Act to permit the making up of Cloaths with Buttons of Cloth, for Ex"portation, for cloathing the Army of the Allies, not"withstanding the Act against Cloth-buttons," as fit to pafs, without any Amendment. Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to "permit the making up of Cloaths with Buttons of "Cloth, for Exportation, for cloathing the Army of "the Allies, notwithstanding the Act against Cloth " buttons." The Question was put, 66 "Whether this Bill fhall It was Refolved in the Affirmative. Hodie 32 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for Meffage from It was Refolved in the Affirmative. The Earl of Stamford reported from the Lords Com- Crome's Bill. mittees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vefting the "Eftate of Valentine Crome, of Maiden-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," as fit to pass, with fome Amendments. Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engroffed, with the faid Amendments. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to Ellis's Bill. "reimburse William Ellis Efquire the Sum of Twelve "Hundred Pounds, laid out by him in building, and "improving his Estate." Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t for Forbes's Bill. ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Owen's Bill. The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was Refolved in the Affirmative. A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Lords have agreed to the faid Bill, without ORDERED, That the Commons have Notice, the To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concur rence thereunto. A Meffage from the Houfe of Commons, by Mr. Who brought up a Bill, intituled, " An Act for aug- "of One Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act for 66 chafing other Manors or Lands, of equal Value; and "limiting the Manors or Lands to be purchafed "to the fame Ufes as the Lands to be fold are "limited." A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Meffage to Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hiccocks: To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concurrence thereunto. it. Williams Upon reading the Petition of Jofeph Offley Efquire; verfus fhewing," That he, having obtained Judgement on a Offley, "Bond against John Williams, in Her Majesty's Court of in Eirer. "Common Pleas, the Plaintiff Williams brought his "Writ of Error in the Queen's Bench, where Judge 66 66 ment was affirmed; and, for Vexation, the Plaintiff "Williams hath brought his Writ of Error into this House, and the Petitioner hath joined Iffue;" and praying "a fhort Day for hearing the Errors argued thereupon:" Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act to "enable Trustees to make Provifion for Payment of "Debts of William Hugeffen Efquire, and for raifing "Portions for his Younger Sons; and for making good "the intended Settlement upon the Marriage of Wil"liam Hugelfen the Younger, Gentleman;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe. Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, “An Act for "the removing all Doubts touching the Saving Claufe 66 It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That this House will hear the Errors argued, in this Cafe, on Friday the Eighth Day of February next, at Eleven a Clock."> verfus Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Barstow, Re- Bartow fpondent to the Appeal of William Palmes Efquire; Palmes. fhewing, "That the Appellant brought his Appeal "against a Decree obtained by the Petitioner in Chan"cery, to which the Petitioner hath put in his An"fwer;" and praying a fhort Day for hearing the "faid Appeal:" 66 and L. Wef ton, Leave for monde, and Charles Baron Wefton, Earl of Arran in the |