House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 1 December 1692

Jovis, 1 die Decembris; 4° Willielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Discovering Judgments.

A BILL for the better Discovery of Judgments in the Courts of Westminster, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Apprehending High-waymen.

A Bill to encourage the Apprehending of Highwaymen, was read the Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Serjeant Trenchard, Lord Castleton, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Waller, Mr. Hill, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Hawtrey, Mr. Goldwell, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Campion, Mr. Perry, Mr. Ryder, Major Vincent, Mr. Biddulph, Lord Pawlett, Mr. Thornhaugh, Mr. Dyot, Mr. Christie, Mr. Fenwick, Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Ra. Dutton, Sir John Guise, Mr. Beddingfeild, Serjeant Wogan, Sir Tho. Edon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. May, Lord Norryes, Mr. England, Mr. Fuller: 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: And it is to be an Instruction to the Committee, That . . . . consider of any other more effectual Remedy; and that they do prepare and bring in a Clause for the better Preventing of Burglaries.

Expiring Laws.

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to inspect what Laws are lately expired, and expiring; and to report their Opinions to the House, what Laws are fit to be revived, and continued further.

And it is referred to Mr. Attorney General, Sir Thomas Clarges, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Serjeant Trenchard, Mr. Hill, Sir Anth. Keck, Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Waller, Mr. Greenfeild, Sir John Key, Mr. Harley, Sir Robert Davers, Mr. Harcourt, Lord Commissioner Hutchins, Mr. Goldwell, Mr. Biddulph, Mr. Christy, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Robert Cotton, Sir Edw. Seymour, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Price, Sir Tho. Pope Blount, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Granville, Mr. Clarke, Lord Hide, and all the Gentlemen of the Long Robe: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber; and to sit de die in diem.

Merchant Adventurers.

A Petition of the Clothiers of the County of Gloucester was read; setting forth, That amongst the many Obstructions and Discouragement, of late Years, of the Woolen Manufacture, and Decay of Trade, none hath been more visible and mischievous than the Breaking of the ancient Company of Merchant Adventurers; so that, instead of Merchants the Trade is wholly fallen into the Hands of Packers and Factors; for whose Purpose the Clothiers vie who shall make the most Cloths, with respect to the Goodness, to the Prejudice of the Woolen Manufacture; and praying, that the Company of Merchant Adventurers may be again established in their Trade.

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Petition of the Gentlemen and Clothiers, and Dealers in Cloth and Serges, and Stockings, in the West of England, was referred;

The House divided.

The Yeas go forth.

So it passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That the Consideration of the said Petitionbe referred to a Committee: And they to report their Opinions therein to the House.

And it is referred to Sir John Guise, Mr. Biddulph, Mr.Palmes, Mr. Bickerstaffe, Lord Sherrard, Mr. Blowfeild,Sir Jerv. Elwes, Mr. Travers, Mr. Walpoole, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Sherrard, Sir John Morgan, Mr. Foley, Mr.Bowyer, Sir Tho. Bernardiston, Sir Wm. Strickland, SirHen. Ashurst, Mr. Arnold, Sir Ro. Edon, Mr. Price,Serjeant Trenchard, Sir Jos. Herne, Sir Rob. Cotton, SirTho. Pope Blunt, Mr. Ryder, Lord Wm. Pawlet, Mr.Slater, Mr. Dyot, Mr. Hutchinson, Sir John Moreton,Mr. Cook, Mr. Nicholas, Major Perry, Mr. Foley, Mr.Greenville, Mr. Willmot, Mr. Colt, Sir Edward Ayscough:And they are to meet this Afternoon at Four a Clock, inthe Speaker's Chamber.

Ordered, That * * * *.

Supply.

Mr. Attorney General, according to the Order of theDay, reported from the Committee of the whole House,to whom it was referred to consider of the Supply to begranted to their Majesties for the carrying on a vigorousWar against France, the Resolutions of the said Committee, in relation to the Navy: The which he read in hisPlace; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table:Where the same were read; and are as followeth;

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Charge of the ordinary Estimate for the Navyis not to be considered in the Supply to be granted totheir Majesties for the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That Thirty-three thousand and Ten Men, for ThirteenMonths, is a Medium necessary, for the Service of theNavy, for the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Charges of the Wages, Victuals, Wear andTear, and Ordnance Stores for Thirty-three thousand andTen Men serving in their Majesties Ships at Sea, be computed at Four Pounds Five Shillings per Man per Month,for the Service of the Navy, for the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Charges of the Tenders to the Fleet is includedin the For Pounds five Shillings per Man per Monthallowed for the Service of the Navy for the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Charge of the Hospital Ships to attend the Fleetis included in the Four Pounds Five Shillings per Manper Month allowed for the Service of the Navy for theYear 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Sum of Twenty-three thousand Four hundredand Six Pounds, for the Charge of making, completing,and finishing their Majesties Naval Yard at Hamose nearPlymouth, with Dwelling-houses for the Officers, Storehouses, Workhouses, and inclosing the said Yard with aWall, be Part of the Estimate of the Charge of the Navyfor the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Sum of Ten thousand Nine hundred and EightPounds, for the building Four Bomb-vessels, be Part ofthe Estimate of the Charge of the Navy for the Year1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Two Marine Regiments are included in theThirty-three Thousand and Ten Men agreed to be necessary for the Service of the Navy for the Year 1693.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,That the Sum of Sixty-eight thousand Four hundredPounds, for the Building of Eight new Ships of the FourthRate, of Forty-eight Guns each, and furnishing themwith Rigging, and Eight Months Boatswain and Carpenters Sea Stores, be Part of the Estimate of the Chargeof the Navy for the Service of the Year 1693.

And the said several Resolutions, being severally reada Second time, were, upon the Question severally putthereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the Lords of the Admiralty do lay before this House a List of such Ships as are to be employedfor the Year 1693.

Tryals for Treason.

Mr. Harcourt, according to the Order of the Day,reported from the Committee to whom the Bill for Regulating of Tryals, in Cases of High Treason, was committed, That they had made several Amendments to theBill; which they had directed him to report to the House:And which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; andafterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table:Where the same were once read thoughout.

And the First Amendment being read a Second time,the same was, upon the Question put thereupon, agreedunto by the House.

The Second Amendment, Fo. 1, Line *, to fill theBlank with "Determination of the present War withFrance," being read a Second time;

It was proposed to disagree with the Committee; andthat, instead thereof, be inserted "Twenty-fifth Day ofApril 1695."

And the Question being put, That the House do agreewith the Committee in the said Amendment;

The House divided.

The Noes go forth.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

The other Amendments being severally read a Second time, some of them were agreed, and others disagreed unto by the House.

And several other Amendments made by the House to the said Bill;

Also an Amendment being proposed, for the leaving out the last Clause, touching Impeachments in Parliament; and inserting another, That the Bill shall not extend to any Impeachments in Parliament;

The said Amendment was, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House; and the other Clause agreed to be added accordingly.

Another Clause being presented to the House, to be added to the said Bill; the same was read the First time; and is as followeth; viz.

"And whereas the Peace and Security of this Kingdom, and the Preservation of the Protestant Religion therein established, doth (next under God) depend on their Majesties Royal Persons: Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That, if any Person whatsoever, after the during the natural Lives of their most Gracious Majesties King William and Queen Mary (which God long preserve!), or during the natural Life of the Survivor of them, shall, within this Realm or without, maliciously, advisedly, and directly publish, declare, affirm, or say, by any Printing, Writing, Cyphering, Speech, or express Words or Sayings, That their Majesties are not, or ought not to be, King and Queen of this Realm, or that any other Person or Persons ought of Right to be King or Queen of this Realm during their Majesties Lives, or the Life of the Survivor of them; or shall, by Writing, Printing, Speech, or Sayings, maliciously, advisedly, and directly publish, set forth, and affirm, That their Majesties are Usurpers of the Crown of this Realm; that then all and every such Offence or Offences shall be, and are hereby declared and adjudged to be High Treason: And all and every such Offender or Offenders being thereof lawfully convicted and attainted, shall be, and are hereby declared to be, Traitors to their Majesties, and this Realm; and shall suffer and forfeit as in Cases of High Treason.

And a Debate arising thereupon;

Resolved, That the said Bill, and Amendments, and the said Clause, do lie upon the Table.

Preservation of their Majesties.

Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for the better Preservation of their Majusties Sacred Persons and Government.

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare and bring in the said Bill.

Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning at Ten a Clock, resolve 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.

East India Company.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of Heads for a Bill for the preserving, regulating, and establishing the East India Trade.

London Orphans.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of London, concerning the Orphans of the said City.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.

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