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9° & 10° Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.
DAINTER . Vide Privileges.
Darby , Richard, ordered into Custody, 7 Jan.
Darrel , John, Petition, 2 Feb. Vide Tower Hamlets.
Dartmouth , Petition from, relating to Arrears for Transport Service, referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 5 Feb. Vide Supply.
Davis
, Thomas, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands for Payment
of Debts, 20 Apr. Read, 21. Committed, 28. Reported,
4 May. Passed, 5. Royal Assent, 16.
-, — Hercules and Samuel, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 31 Mar. Vide Supply.
Dawson , Samuel, Petition, 20 Apr. Vide Perrott.
Deaniforest , Petition from, 5 May. Vide Coinage.
Debauchery . Vide Profaneness.
Debtors
, insolvent, Petition for Time, with Enlargement, to
pay their Debts; Question for referring it to a Committee,
Neg. rejected, 21 Feb.
-, — solvent, Bill for Discovery of their Estates, and Relief
of the insolvent, ordered, 9 May. Read, 12. Read Second
time; Question for Commitment, Neg. Bill rejected, 17.
Deeds and Conveyances, Bill for registering them, ordered, 19 Jan. Presented, 10 Feb. Read, 21. Order for Second Reading, 28 Feb. & 16 Mar. Committed, 21 Mar. & 2 Apr. Petitions against Bill, presented, and referred, 31 Mar. & 3 Apr.
Deficiencies . Vide Accounts , and Supply.
Delamar , Major Walter, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 14 Mar. Vide Supply.
Delavall , Sir Ralph, Petition, 28 Mar. Vide Africa. Withdrawn, 9 May.
Denbigh Town, Petition from, 11 Jan. Vide Leather.
Denew , James, and others, Petition, 4 June. Vide Jeffryes.
Dennett , Captain, Petition, 11 Feb. Vide Newport.
Desborough , Charles, Petition touching his Share of a Prize taken, referred to a Committee, 14 May. Committees added, 27. Report to be made, 14. 20. 22. & 24, June. Made; Mr. Shuttleworth's Petition read; Debate thereon adjourned, 28.
Devizes , Petition from, relating to Wool-broggers; Question for referring it to a Committee, Neg. 21 Feb.
Dewsbury , Petition from, relating to the Bill for making Air navigable, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 Feb. Referred to the Committee thereon, 7. Vide Air.
Dewy . Vide Privileges.
Dickenson , Richard, Petition, 2 Apr. Vide Africa. Withdrawn, 9 May.
Diligence , Ship. Vide Gloucester Frigate.
Dockwra , Wm. Petition, 1 Mar. Vide Uses, superstitious.
Doncaster , Petition from, relating to the River Dun, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 27 Jan.—Another, 24 Feb. Vide Air.
Dole , Erasmus, Petition, 27 May. Vide Maryland MerchantShip.
Dongan , Thomas, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill, for resuming Grants, 26 Feb. Vide Supply.
Donn , Jenkin, and others, Petition referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 6 Jan. Vide Supply.
Door-keepers to attend in Westminster-hall at a Tryal, 2 July.
Dorrel , John, Petition, 2 Feb. Vide Tower Hamlets.
Dover , new Writ, 3 Dec.
Doughty , Robert, Petition, 24 May. Vide Gaming.
Downton new Writs, 4 Feb. & 7 May.
Ducasse , John. Vide Fauquier.
Dumaistre , John, impeached of high Crimes and Misdemeanors; Impeachment sent to Lords; Committee to prepare Articles, 27 May. Articles reported, and to be ingrossed; Witnesses to attend, 4 June. Articles read, and sent to the Lords, 8. Message to them, desiring to know what has been done thereupon; their Answer, 30.
Dun , Bill to make it navigable, ordered, 30 Dec. Presented, 21 Jan. Read, 25. Read Second time; Question for Commitment, Neg. 1 Feb.
Duncomb
, Mr. Vide Exchequer Bills.—committed to the
Tower; no Person to converse with him by Letters, or otherwise, 25 Jan. His Petition; previous Question for allowing
him Counsel, Neg. particular Memorandum thereupon, 27.
Leave to his Physician, and others, to resort to him, 29. His
Letter to the Speaker, read; expelled—Bill to punish him,
ordered, 1 Feb. Presented, 7. Read; his Petition for a Copy
of the Bill, and Counsel, assented to, 8. Another Petition, to
be heard at Bar, assented to; Attorney and Solicitor-general
to produce Evidence against him; Counsel for and against
the Bill to be heard; Mr. Duncomb to be brought to the
Bar, 10. His Witnesses to be summoned, 12. Himself,
Counsel, and Witnesses, brought in; Bill and Petition read;
Counsel heard; Witnesses examined; Bill committed; Mr.
Duncomb remanded, 14. Bill to be reported, 18. Reported;
Clauses added; Bill to be ingrossed, 21. Order for Third
Reading, 25. Passed, 26. Conference, desired by Lords,
agreed to; Managers appointed; Conference held, and reported; Report to be considered, 7 Mar. Considered; a
Committee to state the Matter of Fact on which the Bill
was grounded, 8. Report; to be delivered to Lords at a
Conference; Conference desired, and agreed to, 10. Managers appointed; Conference held, and reported, 11. Committee to inspect Lords Journals for Proceedings in this
Case, 16. Vide Privileges.
-, — Sir Wm. Petition, 9 Feb. Vide Fleet Prison.
-, — Antony. Vide Privileges.
Durham City, Petitions from, 26 Feb. Vide Salmon.—23 Mar. Vide Leather.
Dwight , John, Petition, 4 Mar. Vide Glass-makers.
Dyer . Vide Privileges.
Dyers Petition, 28 Feb. Vide Africa.
10° & 11° Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
DARCY , Sir Thomas, Bill to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, ordered, 10 Feb. Presented, 15. To be read, 17. Read, 18. Committed, 23. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 27. Passed, 2 Mar. Agreed to by Lords, 13 Apr.
Darnell , Major Wm. Petition, 21 Feb. Vide Lower.
Dartmouth
Election, Petition, 12 Dec.
-, — Petitions relating to Money due for entertaining sick
and wounded Seamen, 15 Apr.
Darwent , Bill to make it navigable, ordered, 3 Jan. Presented, 26. Read, 27. Order for Second Reading, 6. 10. & 17, Feb. Read; Question for Commitment, Neg. rejected, 20.
Davison , Captain Wm. Petition, relating to Half-pay, referred to the Committee of Supply, 25 Mar. Vide Supply.
Debordes , Lieutenant James, Petition, 17 Mar. Vide Crow.
Debtors , insolvent, Petition for Relief, 27 Feb.
Dee , Bill to make it navigable, ordered, 3 Jan.
Deeds . Vide Register.
Denbigh Town, Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 4 Feb.
Dent , Thomas, to attend, 25 Feb.
Denty , John. Vide Pier, St.
Deptford , Petition from, relating to Debts for maintaining sick and wounded Seamen, 25 Apr.
Derby County, Petitions from, relating to the River Darwent to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 4 & 10 Feb.
Derwentwater , Earl of, Bill, from Lords, to sell Woods for Payment of Debts, 16 Jan. Read, 17. Committed, 20. Committees added, 21. Bill reported, 23. Passed, 24. Royal Assent, 1 Feb.
Devon
, Petitions from, relating to the Duty on Leather—to
the Hamburgh Company; severally to lie on the Table for
future Consideration, 24 Feb.
-, — new Writ, 22 Apr.
Dilks , Thomas, Petition, 28 Mar. Vide Tincker.
Distillers Petitions, relating to the Bill to restrain distilling Brandy from Corn, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 23 Mar. To the Committee on the Bill relating to Low Wines, 28 Apr. Vide Supply.
Doncaster , Petition from, relating to the Rivers Ayre and Calder, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 Feb. Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7. Vide Ayre.
Door-keepers to keep the House and Passages clear, 18 Jan.
Droitwich , new Writ, 3 Jan.
Duddleston , Sir John, Petition, 19 Jan. Vide Margaret.
Duncomb , Sir Wm. Petition, 11 Jan. Vide Goodall.
Dunwich Election, Petition, 22 Dec.
Durham , Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 28 Jan.—Another, relating to the Exportation of Tin, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 15 Mar. Vide Supply.
Dyos , Andrew, Petition, 20 Mar. Vide Cox.