House of Commons Journal Volume 11: 4 April 1696

Sabbati, 4 die Aprilis; 8 Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Regulating Hackney Coachmen.

ORDERED, That Mr. Fuller, Mr. Grey, Mr. Blofeild, Mr. Granvill, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Tredenham, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bere, Mr. Henly, be added to the Committee, to whom the Bill to explain the Act for regulating and licensing Hackney Coachmen is committed.

Answer on presented Association.

Mr. Speaker reported, That he, with the House, attended his Majesty Yesterday, and presented to him their Association; and, according to their Order, requested, That his Majesty would be pleased to order, That the said Association, and all other Associations by the Commons of England, might be lodged among the Records in the Tower: And that, after the Association was presented, his Majesty was pleased to say;

Gentlemen,

I take this as a most convincing, and most acceptable, Evidence of your Affection; and, as you have freely associated yourselves for our Common Safety, I do heartily enter into the same Association; and will be always ready, with you, and the rest of my good Subjects, to venture my Life against all who shall endeavour to subvert the Religion, Laws, and Liberties, of England.

And, that afterwards, his Majesty was pleased to say, That he would take care, that this, and all other Associations presented to him, should be lodged among the Records in the Tower.

Supply Bill; Duty on French Goods.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir John Franklyn and Sir John Hoskyns:

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to his Majesty an additional Duty upon all French Goods and Merchandize, without any Amendment.

And then the Messengers withdrew.

Greenland Trade.

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for encouraging the Subscription for carrying on the Greenland Trade: And that Sir Henry Hobart and Mr. Chadwick do prepare, and bring in, the Bill.

English East India. Company.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Bill for settling and regulating the Trade to the East Indies.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Boyle took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Boyle reported from the said Committee, That they had made a further Progress in the Matter to them referred; and had directed him to move, That they may have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the said Bill.

Security of King's Person.

Mr. Cooper, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill for the better Preservation of his Majesty's Royal Person and Government.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time upon Monday Morning next.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Mr. Lewknor have Leave to go into the Country, for Recovery of his Health.

Ordered, That Sir John Conway have Leave to go into the Country, for Recovery of his Health.

Resolution against impugning the Association.

Resolved, That whatsoever shall, by Word, or Writing, affirm, That the Association entered into, by any Member of this House, or any other Person, is illegal; such Person shall be deemed a Promoter of the Designs of the late King James, and an Enemy to the Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom.

English East India Company.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Bill for settling and regulating the Trade to the East Indies.

African Company.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for settling and regulating the Trade to Africa.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

Griebe's Complaint.

A Petition of Mary Griebe, Wife of Conrade Griebe, Gentleman, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the said Husband was, by virtue of a Warrant dat. 7 Mar. last, from Mr. Secretary Trumball, seized by one Kittson a Messenger, with all his Papers, for treasonable Practices; and, by the said Warrant, was ordered to be brought before the said Secretary, to be examined touching the Premises: That he was never had before the said Secretary, though he was in the Messenger's Custody from the 9th to the 27th of March aforesaid, when, at Two a Clock in the Morning, he was delivered to a Serjeant and a File of Musqueteers, of the Dutch Guard, by the said Kitson, and privately hurried on board a Dutch Frigate, and there kept under close Consinement, without Admittance to write to, or speak with, any Friend: And praying, That her Husband may be brought on Shore, and proceeded against according to the Laws of this Kingdom.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table until Mr. Secretary Trumball come into the House.

And then the House adjourned till Monday Morning, Nine a Clock.