House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 10 April 1690

Jovis, 10 die Aprilis; 2° Gulielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Warthenbury Chapel.

AN ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for separating and making the Chapel of Warthenbury a distinct Church from the Parish Church of Bangor, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Fenwick's Estate.

Mr. Fenwick reports from the Committee to whom the Bill for enabling Sir Robert Fenwick to sell Lands, to pay Debts, was referred, That they had agreed to the Bill, with some Amendments: Which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and afterwards, delivered them in at the Clerk's Table: Where they were once read throughout, and afterwards a Second time one by one; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Providing Carriages for their Majesties.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for providing necessary Carriages for their Majesties, in their Royal Progresses and Removals.

Edwards's Estate.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act, whereby the Freehold and Inheritance of the Manor of Loleworth, alias Lollworth, and the Advowson of the Church of Loleworth, alias Lollworth, in the County of Cambridge, and divers other Lands and Hereditaments in Loleworth aforesaid, and in Long Stanton in the said County, are vested in Altham Smith, of Grayes Inn in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, and Wm. Gore of London, Merchant, and their Heirs, in Fee Simple, in Possession, to the Use of them, and their Heirs, in Trust for John Edwards, of Debden Hall in the County of Essex, Esquire, and his Heirs, to the Intent the same may be sold, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Aliens' Duty.

A Petition of Rich. Pierce, Esquire, was read; setting forth, That the Petitioner is, and for several Years hath been, Farmer and Collector of the Duties of Package, Scavage, Baleage, and Portage, payable by Aliens for their Wares and Merchandizes imported into, or exported out of the City of London, or its Liberties; for which Duties the Petitioner pays a great yearly Sum to the said City: That the Naturalizing of Aliens, by a Bill before this House, who many of them are Merchants and Traders tends very much to the lessening the said Revenues, and thereby the Prejudice of the Petitioner: And praying to be heard by his Counsel, at the Bar of the House, before the said Bill do pass.

Resolved, That the Petition be rejected.

General Naturalization.

A Motion being made, and the Question being put, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Naturalizing of all Protestants;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it passed in the Negative.

Lewknor's Wife's illegitimate Children.

An ingrossed Bill to illegitimate any Child or Children, which the Wife of John Lewknor, Esquire, hath had, or shall have, during her Elopement from him, was read the Third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act to illegitimate any Child or Children, that Jane the Wife of John Lewknor, Esquire, hath had, or shall have during her Elopement from him.

Ordered, That Mr. Harcourt do carry up the Bill to the Lords for their Concurrence thereunto.

Importing Thrown Silk.

Ordered, That the Bill for the discouraging the Importation of Thrown Silk, be read a Second time To-morrow Morning.

Supply Bill; Poll Tax.

Then the House resolved into a Committee of the whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of the Poll Bill.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill; and that he would be ready to make his Report thereof to the House with the first Conveniency.

Ordered, That the said Report be made To-morrow Morning at Nine of the Clock.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

London Orphans.

Resolved, That the House will, upon Thursday Morning next, at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of Ways to satisfy the Debts to the Orphans of the City of London.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock.