House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 23 January 1692

Sabbati, 23 die Januarii; 3° Guliemi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Committees.

ORDERED, That all Committees be revived.

Duke of Lemster's Nat.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Naturalizing of Mainhardt Duke of Lemster, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Monpovillan's Nat.

The Lord Wm. Pawlet, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill for naturalizing Arman Nompar De Caumant, Marquis of Monpovillan. And the Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Grantham's Estate.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the enabling Vincent Grantham, Esquire, to lease Part of his Manor of Goltho in Lincolnshire, for raising Monies to pay Portions and Debts charged thereupon, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Building Ships.

Mr. Buscawen, according to Order, presented to the House a bill for the encouraging the Building of good and defensible Ships. And the same was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Lord Stanhope's Estate.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and Sir Rob. Legard;

Mr. Speaker, the Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for the enabling Philip Lord Stanhope, Son and Heir apparent of the Right honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield. together with the said Earl, to make a Jointure and Settlement upon the Marriage of the said Philip Lord Stanhope: To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

And then the Messengers withdrew.

Hertford Roads.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, at Nine a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for Reviving of a former Law for the Repair of Highways in Hertfordshire.

Kennersly's Estate.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable Thomas Kennersly to make a Lease or Leases for Payment of his Debts, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Sir Jacob Ashley have Leave to go into the Country for Three Weeks, his Lady being ill.

Chippenham Return amended.

The Clerk of the Crown attended; and amended the Return for the Borough of Chippenham, by rasing out the Name of Sir Basill Firebrass, Knight, and inserting the Name of Thomas Tallmash, Esquire, instead thereof.

Gunpowder near the Tower.

A Bill for preventing Gunpowder from being kept in Warehouses, near the Tower of London, was read the Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Sir Math. Andrewes, Sir John Bolls, Sir Cha. Bloys, Mr. Lutterell, Mr. Goldwell, Mr. Berkly, Mr. Colt, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Miller, Colonel Perry, Mr. Biddolph, Sir Rob. Davers, Sir John Dorrell, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Lloyd, Sir Hen. Goodrick, Mr. England, Sir Jos. Herne, Sir Tho. Darcye, Mr. Jeffryes, Colonel Deane, Mr. Holt, Mr. How, Sir Edw. Hussey, Mr. Bowyer, Sir John Lewson Gower, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Onslow, Captain Dyott, Mr. Fenwick, Sir Peter Colleton, Sir Fra. Vincent, Mr. Clerke, Mr. Sherrard, Sir Tho. Hussey, Mr. Price, Mr. Wharton, and all the Members that serve for the City of London: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And are impowered to send for Persons, and particularly the principal Inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets, and hear them, in relation to the said Bill.

Malicious Informations.

An ingrossed Bill for the better Preventing of malicious Informations, and more easy Reversal of Outlawries, in the Court of King's Bench, was read the Third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act for the better Preventing of malicious Informations, and more easy Reversal of Outlawries, in the Court of King's Bench.

Ordered, That Mr. Waller do carry the Bill to the Lords; and desire their Concurrence thereunto.

Supply Bill; Irish Forfeitures.

Mr. Smith, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill for the vesting the forfeited Estates in Ireland in their Majesties, to be applied to the Uses of the War: And also,

Supply Bill; English Forfeitures.

A Bill for the vesting the forfeited Estates in England in their Majesties, to be applied to the Uses of the War.

And the same were received.

Reducing Interest.

An ingrossed Bill for lessening the Interest of Money, was read the Third time.

And the Question being put; That the Bill do pass.

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

Resolved, That the Title be, An Act for lessening the Interest of Money.

Ordered, That Sir Edward Hussey do carry the Bill to the Lords; and desire their Concurrence thereunto.

Ways and Means.

Then Mr. Solicitor General, according to the Order of the Day, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supplies to be granted to their Majesties for the carrying on a vigorous War against France, The several Resolutions agreed upon by the said Committee; Which he read in his Place; and then delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same were once read throughout; and are as followeth; viz.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee;

1st, That all and every Person and Persons do pay the Sum of Twelve-pence Quarterly, for One Year:

2. That there be excepted such Persons as shall receive Alms of the Parish where they dwell, and the Children being under the Age of Sixteen Years, at the time of the Execution of the Act:

3. That there be also excepted all Children, being under the Age of Sixteen Years, of all poor Housekeepers or Householders, who, by reason of their Poverty, are excepted from contributing to Church and Poor:

4. That there be also excepted all Children, being under the Age of Sixteen Years, of all Day Labourers, and of all Servants in Husbandry:

5. That there be also excepted all Children, being under the Age of Sixteen Years, of such who have Four or more Children; and are not worth in Lands, Goods, and Chattels, the Sum of Fifty Pounds:

6. That every Gentlemen, or reputed Gentleman, having an Estate of the clear Value of Three hundred Pounds, or more, and every Person who is above that Quality, and under the Degree of a Peer, do pay the Sum of Twenty Shillings Quarterly, for One Year:

7. That every Tradesman, Shopkeeper, and Artificer, having an Estate of the clear Value of Three hundred Pounds, and upwards, do pay the Sum of Ten Shillings Quarterly, for One Year:

8. That every Person, who by reason of his Estate is charged or chargeable to the Militia with Finding of Horse, do, for every Horse he is so charged or chargeable, pay the Sum of Twenty Shillings Quarterly, for One Year, over and above what he is charged with by any other Head; and so in Proportion for every Person contributing to the Finding of Horse:

9. That every Person not contributing to the Finding of a Horse, to the Militia, who does keep a Coach and Horses, do pay Twenty Shillings Quarterly, for One Year, over and above what he is charged with by any other Head, except such as keep Stage or Hackney Coaches:

10. That every Person that keeps any Hackney or Stage Coach or Coaches, do, for every Coach so kept, pay the Sum of One Pound Five Shillings Quarterly, for One Year:

11. That every Lord of Parliament, either Spiritual or Temporal, do pay the Sum of Ten Pounds Quarterly, for One Year:

12. That every Person who shall refuse to take the Oaths appointed by an Act made in the First Year of their Majesties Reign, intituled, An Act for abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and appointing other Oaths, do pay double the Sums charged by the said respective Heads.

And the said several Resolutions, being read a Second time, one by one, were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Resolutions: And it is referred to Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor General, to prepare and bring in the same.

Resolved, That it be an Instruction, in preparing the said Bill, That all Filasers, Attornies, Solicitors, Clerks in Chancery, Exchequer, and other Courts of Law or Equity, Proctors, and other Officers, of all Courts Ecclesiastical and Civil, be inserted, and charged, as Gentlemen, in the said Bill.

Resolved, That all Clergymen, Preachers, and Teachers in any Congregation whatsoever, who have in any Ecclesiastical Benefice or Contribution, or otherwise, to the Value of Eighty Pounds per Annum, or upwards, be inserted and charged as Gentlemen, in the said Bill.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Mr. Courtney have Leave to go into the Country for Six Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Ordered, That Mr. Burrard have Leave to go into the Country for Three Weeks, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Seamen in West India Trade.

A Petition of the Merchants and Planters trading to and interested in, their Majesties Plantations in the West Indies, relating to the Navigation of Ships to and from thence with Foreign Seamen, was presented to the House.

Ordered, That the Petition be read upon Monday Morning next.

Report of Conference.

Then the Order of the Day, for taking into Consideration the Report of the free Conference, was read.

Ordered, That the Report of the free Conference with the Lords upon Thursday last be taken into Consideration upon Monday Morning next, at Eleven a Clock; and nothing to intervene.

Exporting Bullion.

Resolved, That this House will upon Tuesday Morning next, after the Bill for establishing an East India Company is read, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for discouraging the Exportation of Bullion, and encouraging the Importation thereof, and converting the same into the Coin of this Realm.

Making Saltpetre.

Resolved, That Mr. Vincent, Sir Rob. Henley, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Mannaton, Mr. Chetwyn, Sir Hen. Johnson, Mr. Bear, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Methwyn, Mr. Cope, Mr. Adderly, Mr. Archer, be added to the Committee to whom the Bill for encouraging the making Saltpetre in England, is committed: And all that come are to have Voices.

And then the House adjourned till Monday Morning, Eight of the Clock.