House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 2 December 1692

Veneris, 2 die Decembris; 4° Willielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Woolen Manufacture.

A PETITION of several Clothiers inhabiting in the Counties of Wilts and Somersett, was read; setting forth, That, by the Votes, the Petitioners find a Bill is brought . . ., for the total Suppressing of the Blackwall Hall Factors; which, if it should pass, would prove fatal to the Petitioners, and destructive to the Manufacture of those Counties; and praying to be heard against the said Bill.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table till the Bill for the encouraging the Woolen Manufactures of this Kingdom be read a Second time.

Obtaining Seamen.

Major Vincent presented to the House a Bill for the more speedy and effectual furnishing their Majesties Navy and Merchant Ships with Seamen. And the same was received.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Woolen Manufacture.

Sir Walter Young reports from the Committee to whom the Consideration of the Petition of the Gentlemen Clothiers, and Dealers in Cloth, Serges, and Stockings, in the West of England, was referred, That the Committee had prepared a Bill; which they had directed him to present to the House: And which he delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Discovering Judgments.

A Bill for the better Discovery of Judgments in the Courts of Westminster, was read the Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed, upon the Debate of the House, to Mr. Dolben, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Waller, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Christy, Mr. Biddulph, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Price, Mr. Beddingfeild, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Thornhaugh, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Lutterell, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dyott, Sir Tho. Samwell, Serjeant Trenchard, Mr. Gwyn, Mr. Burdett, Mr. Bathurst, Serjeant Wogan, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Blowfeild, Mr. England, Mr. Hawtry, Mr. Balch: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And are impowered to send for Persons, Papers and Records.

Supply.

Then the House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for the carrying on a vigorous War against France.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Attorney General took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Attorney General reported from the said Committee, That they had agreed upon a Resolution; which they had directed him to report to the House: Which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Were the same was read; and is as followeth;

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen hundred twentysix thousand Five hundred and Sixteen Pounds Ten Shillings, for the Charge of the Navy for the Year 1693 (including the Charge of the Ordnance, and the finishing their Majesties Naval Yard at Hamose near Plymouth, and the building Four Bomb-vessels, and Eight new Ships of the Fourth Rate), be granted to their Majesties, as Part of the Supply for carrying on a vigorous War against France.

The said Resolution being read a Second time;

Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen hundred twenty-six thousand Five hundred and Sixteen Pounds Ten Shillings, for the Charge of the Navy for the Year 1693 (including the Charge of the Ordnance, and the finishing their Majesties Naval Yard at Hamose near Plymouth, and the building Four Bomb-vessels, and Eight new Ships of the Fourth Rate), be granted to their Majesties, as Part of the Supply for carrying on a vigorout War against France.

Mr. Attorney General also acquainted the House, That he was directed by the said Committee to move the House, That the Committee may have Leave to sit again.

And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the House do immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House to consider of Ways and Means for raising the said Sum of Nineteen hundred twenty-six thousand Five hundred and Sixteen Pounds Ten Shillings, to be granted to their Majesties for the Charge of the Navy for the Year 1693;

The previous Question was put, That that Question be now put: And

It passed in the Negative.

Advice to the King.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of that Part of his Majesty's Speech, whereby his Majesty desires the Advice of this House.

Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider farther of the Supply to be granted to their Majesties for the carrying on a vigorous War against France: And that the Committee do, in the First place, consider of supplying the Defect of the Poll Bill.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

Army in Ireland.

Ordered, That all the Accompts of the Army in Ireland, since the First of April last, be forthwith laid before the Committee appointed for taking the publick Accompts.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine a Clock.