9° & 10° Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.

PALMER , Mr. Vide Privileges, infra.

Palmes , Mr. Vide Privileges, infra.

Panther , Frigate. Vide Gloucester Frigate.

Paper . Vide Supply.

Parchment . Vide Supply.

Parliament prorogued, 5 July.—dissolved by Proclamation, Page 343.

Pearce , John, voted guilty of high Crimes and Misdemeanors; ordered into Custody, 7 May. Vide Goudett.

Pedlars . Vide Supply.

Pendrell , George Wm. and others, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill touching beneficial Grants, 19 May. Vide Supply.

Pennsylvania Merchants Petition, relating to the Duty on Whale-bones; Question for receiving it, Neg. 30 June.

Perrott , Andrew, Samuel Dawson, and others, Petition relating to hammered Money detained by the Master-worker, referred to a Committee; Committee impowered to consider the Deficiency of all Mints, 20 Apr. Another Petition presented; Committee to sit de die in diem, 5 May. Report, 2 June.

Peterborough , Petition from, 27 Jan. Vide Leather.

Petition presented, but not read, 7 Jan.—withdrawn, 15 Jan. 1. 7. & 11, Feb. & 9 May.—Order against receiving any after Ten o'Clock, 4 Feb.—to be considered in a full House, 17.—rejected, 19. 21. & 23, Feb. 16. 19. & 26, Mar. 21 May, & 22 June.—offered, but not received, 24 Feb. 7. 9. 16, Mar. 3. 7, 8. 20. 28. & 30, Apr. 5 May, 29 & 30 June.— voted frivolous, 7 Mar.—referred to the Paymaster General, 10 June.

Petitioners to be heard at Bar, 8 & 10 Feb.

Peter-pence . Vide Sheriffs.

Pitman , Richard, Petition relating to Wages due from the Portsmouth Galley; Question for referring it to a Committee, Neg. Petition rejected, 23 Feb.

Pitt , John, Bill, from Lords, to confirm a Conveyance made to him, 8 June. Read, 9. Committed, 14. Reported, and passed, 23.

Place , Thomas, Petition, 19 Feb. Vide Ankolme.

Plymouth , Petition from, relating to Bills of Exchange, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 14 Feb.
-, — Ship. Vide Ruby Prize.

Point . Vide Bone-lace.

Poll Tax. Vide Supply.

Pontefract , Petition from, relating to the River Dun, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 28 Jan.—Other Petitions, 2. 5. & 9, Feb. Vide Leather.—11. Vide Ayre.

Poole , Petition of Masters of Ships, and others, relating to Arrears for Transport Service, referred to the Committee on Estimates, 4 Jan. Vide Supply.

Poor , a Committee to consider how they may be better employed, and receive Proposals relating thereto, 8 Dec. Instruction to consider of one Bill to provide for them, and repeal the many Laws in being, 12 Feb.
-, — Bill for their Relief, ordered, 20 Dec. Read, 20 Jan. Committed, 22. Committees added, 1 Feb. Bill reported, and to be ingrossed, 12. Passed, 15. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 2 Mar. Amendments in part disagreed to; a Committee to assign Reasons, 3. Report; Conference to be desired, 5. Desired; agreed to; Managers appointed; Conference held, and reported, 7. Lords waive their Amendments, 1 Apr. Royal Assent, 2.
-, — Bill to prevent bringing or carrying them over in Packet Boats, ordered, 13 Jan.

Pope , Charles, Petition, 27 May. Vide Maryland Merchantship.

Porter , Sir Charles, Petition of his Children, referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 5 Mar. Vide Supply.

Portington , Edward, Petition, 31 Mar. Vide Deeds.

Portsmouth Prize, Petition of Officers and Seamen, 15 Jan. Vide Newport.

Post Letters, Complaint of several intercepted, and taken out of the Boxes, referred to a Committee, 30 Apr. Vide Privileges.

Pot-makers Petition, 3 Mar. Vide Glass Wares.

Powell , John, reprimanded for giving false Evidence to House, 6 Feb.

Poyntz , Captain John, Petition, 14 Apr. Vide Rivers.

Preston , Petition from, 8 Feb.

Printing , and Printing-Presses, Bill to regulate them, ordered, 9 Feb. Presented, 12. To be read, 15. Read; Question for Second Reading, Neg. rejected, 16.

Prisons , Petition for Bill for regulating them; Bill ordered, 15 Dec.

Prisoners . Vide Debtors.

Privileges and Elections, Committee appointed; Instruction to hear but Two Counsel of a Side, 3 Dec. Committees added, 10 Jan. Committee adjourned, 14 Mar.—Petition of Don Philip de la Guerra, on behalf of Sir Wm. Godolphin's Executors; Mr. Godolphin heard; Matter referred to a Committee, 30 Dec. Report; Resolutions thereupon, 25 Jan. Vide Godolphin.—Another Petition to lie on the Table till Mr. Godolphin attends, 28 June. Read; Mr. Godolphin heard, 29.—Petition that the House will direct a Member to waive his Privilege; Mr. Stanley heard; Resolution that no Member have Privilege, except for his Person, longer than the House is actually sitting, 7 Jan.—Sir Bourchier Wray's Petition that a Member may not have Privilege, referred to the Committee, 8.—Petition of Wm. James, for Leave to proceed at Law against Sir Francis Windham, to be read; Sir Francis to attend, 13. Petition read; Sir Francis waives his Privilege, 15.—Complaint that Dyer, in a News-Letter, had intermeddled with the Proceedings of the House; Order thereupon; Dyer to attend, 18.—Mr. Tankard's Complaint against Mr. Morris, for intercepting PostLetters, 20. Morris to attend, 20 & 27. Witnesses examined; Mr. Morris heard; Resolution thereupon; Morris discharged from further Attendance; Mr. Tankard to pay his Charges, 14 Feb.—Petition of Mr. Young, and Sir Charles Porter, to be read; Sir Edward Hungerford to attend, 27 & 29 Jan. 3 & 22 Feb. Petition read; Sir Edward heard; Petition rejected, 24.—Petition of Lady Salusbury relating to an Ejectment in the Name of Sir Bourchier Wray; Mr Owen's Complaint, to the same Purport, against Wynn, Bulkley, Allanson, and Evans; severally referred to the Committee, 27 Jan. Order for hearing, 29. Petition of Lady Williams to be read; Mr. Owen to attend, 1 Feb. Attends; Petition read; Mr. Owen heard; Petition referred, 4. Report to be made, 24 Feb. & 2 Mar. Made, 3. —Petition of Mrs. Hodgson for Leave to proceed at Law against Sir Thomas Travel, to be read; Sir Thomas to attend, 1 Feb. Attends; Petition read, and referred to the Committee, 3.—Vaughan's Petition to be read; Sir Wm. Williams to attend, 2. Petition read; Sir Wm. waives Privilege, 3.—Powell reprimanded for giving false Evidence to the House, 5.—Overall's Petition to be read; Mr. Palmer to attend, 10. Petition withdrawn, 11.—Petition of Henry Wharton and Wife to be read; Sir Joseph Tily to attend, 11.—Petition read; Sir Joseph heard; Petition referred to the Committee, 18. Report to be made, 24 Mar. Made, 25. To be considered, 25 & 30 Mar. & 4 Apr. Considered, 9.— Petition, relating to Mr. Palmes, offered; he waives Privilege; Question for receiving Petition, Neg. 24 Feb.—Mr. Hammond's Servant arrested; Matter referred to the Committee, 24. Report; Hoyle, Farmer, and Barrenton, ordered into Custody, 3 Mar. Hoyle's Petition, and Order for his Discharge, 5. Reprimanded, and discharged, 7.—Sir Robert Burdett's Servant arrested; Matter referred to the Committee, 3 Mar.—Wall's Petition to be read; Sir Edward Seymour to attend, 5. Petition read; Sir Edward heard, 7.—Complaint of a printed Paper, intitled, "Mr. Duncomb's Case;" Resolution, and Order thereupon, 7.— Hunter, an Evidence, arrested; Matter referred to a Committee, 8.—Etkyns's Petition for Leave to proceed at Law against Mr. Brent, referred to a Committee, 8.—Mrs. Harvey's Petition to be read; Mr. Harvey to attend, 9 & 11. Petition read; Mr. Harvey heard; Petition rejected, 16.— A Committee to search Lords Journals for Proceedings in /?/ to Mr. Duncomb, 16. Report of an Order for his Discharge; another Committee to search Precedents in like Cases, 18. Report; Resolution thereupon; Mr. Duncomb ordered into Custody, 22. Remanded to the Tower, 31.— Lord Culpeper's Petition for Leave to proceed at Law against Lord Fairfax, read; Lord Fairfax heard; Petition rejected, 19.—Dewy and Mandrow ordered into Custody, for prevaricating with a Committee, 22. Dewy's Petition, and Order for his Discharge, 27 Apr. Reprimanded, and discharged, 28.—Mrs. Luke's Petition to lie on the Table till Mr. Bickerstaffe be in the House, 31 Mar. Read; Mr. Bickerstaffe heard, 2 Apr.—Sir Henry Gough's Complaint referred to the Committee, 4. Report; Turner ordered into Custody, 19. Reprimanded, and discharged, on his Petition, 21.—Petition of Roger Kirkby and Wife; Mr. Stringer waives his Privilege, 11.—Mr. Neale's Complaint referred to the Committee; Order for their sitting; Smith, Bayly, and Dainter, to attend them, 13.—Complaint that Members Letters are intercepted, and taken out of the Boxes, referred to a Committee, 30. Report; Froggatt to be prosecuted by the Attorney-general, 27 May.—Dr. Barbon's Complaint referred to the Committee, 2.—Complaint of a Pamphlet denying the Authority of Parliament; a Committee to examine it, and inquire into the Author; Resolution, 21. Vide Address. Committees added, 3 June. Report to be made, 17. Made, and to be read, 20. Read, 21. To be considered, 22, 23, & 24. Considered; Resolutions thereupon, 27. Vide Address.—Handford's Petition to be read, 10. Lord Cornbury to attend, 10. 16. & 20. Excuses himself by Letter to the Speaker, on account of Illness, 20.—Lord Macclesfield's Petition to be read; Sir Wm. Brownlow to attend, 10 & 28 June. Petition read; Sir Wm. heard, 30. —Tew's Petition to be read; Sir Wm. Williams to attend, 22. Petition read; Sir Wm. heard, 25.—Mr. Baker, and Messenger, examined, touching Goodwin's not attending a Committee; Order for his Attendance on the House, 22. Excuses himself; directed to attend the Committee de die in diem, 27.
-, — Votes, that Persons summoned by a Committee ordered only to report Matter, shall not be obliged to attend, 15 Mar.—that no Person, committed by the House, can, during the Session, be discharged by other Authority, 22.

Profaneness , Atheism, and Debauchery, Bill, from Lords, to suppress them, 26 Feb. Read, 28. Committed, 2 & 3 Mar. —Another Bill to the same Purport, ordered, 26 Feb. Read, 7 Mar. Order for Second Reading, 9 & 11. Committed, 13. Question, that Order for going into a Committee thereupon be read, Neg. Bill to be reported, 15. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 21. Order for Third Reading, 23 & 24. Question for it, Neg. 24. Read; Question for adjourning Debate thereon, Neg. Bill passed, 30. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 6 May. Amendments to be considered, 14. Considered, and in part disagreed to; Committee to assign Reasons, 18. Committees added, 19. Report; Conference to be desired, 21. Desired; agreed to; Managers appointed, 24. Conference held, and reported, 25. Lords waive their Amendments, 1 June.

Prosecutions , a Committee to inquire what has been done on those ordered by the House, 20 Apr.

Pump-makers Petition, 9 June. Vide Ledgingham.

Purcell , Ignatius, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 26 Feb. Vide Supply.

10° & 11° Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.

PAGE , Matthew, Petition, relating to Mr. Penne's Bill, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 3 Mar. Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7.

Paper . Vide Supply.
-, — Makers Petition referred to the Committee on the Paper Bill, 22 Apr. Vide Supply.

Papists , Bill to hinder them from disinheriting their Protestant Heirs, ordered, 14 Jan. Read, 16 Feb. Order for Second Reading, 20. Committed, 24. Committees added, 27. Bill to be reported, 4 & 13 Mar. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 17. Passed, 23. House put Lords in mind of Bill, 25 Apr.

Parchment . Vide Supply.
-, — Makers Petition referred to the Committee on the Paper Bill, 25 Apr. Vide Supply.

Pargiter . Vide Privileges , infra.

Parliament prorogued, Page 345. 24 Aug. 1698. 27 Sept. 27 Oct. 29 Nov. 4 May, 1 June, 13 July, 24 Aug. 1699. 28 Sept. & 24 Oct.

Pasteboard . Vide Supply.

Pate , Wm. Petition, 18 Mar. Vide Glass Wares.

Pawnbrokers , Bill to regulate them, ordered, 2 Mar.

Peale , Robert, and Wife, Petition, 6 Apr. Vide Leeke.

Pearl Ashes. Vide Supply.

Peltier , James, Petition, 1 Mar. Vide Guy.

Penne , George, Bill, from Lords, to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, &c. 28 Feb. Read, 3 Mar. Committed; Petition referred, 7. Committees added, 9. Bill reported, 10. Passed, with Amendments, 15. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 20. Royal Assent, 24.

Penryn new Writ, 22 Dec. Election, Petition, 10 Feb.

Pensylvania , Petition of Merchants trading thereto, touching the Duty on Whale-fins, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 18 Apr. Vide Supply.

Perkins , Edmund, Petition relating to the Duty on Coals, 15 Mar.

Petitions , touching Elections, voted frivolous, 22 Dec. 9 Feb. & 3 Mar.—referred to the Commissioners of the Customs, 14 Jan. & 1 Feb. To the Commissioners of Prizes, 18 & 31 Jan. 3 & 4 Feb.—rejected, 19 Jan. 10 & 23 Feb. 15. 24. & 30, Mar. 12 & 21 Apr.—withdrawn, 24 Jan. 4 Feb. 13 & 18 Mar.—referred from one Committee to another, 1 Mar. & 28 Apr.—from a select Committee to a Committee of the whole House, 6 Apr.—recommended to the Care of the Paymaster General in Ireland, 25.

Pewterers Company Petition, relating to the Exportation of Tin, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 14 Mar. Vide Supply.
-, — divers Petitions, 31 Mar. Vide Excise, hereditary.

Pickering , Sir Henry. Vide Privileges.

Piere , James, St. Bill to naturalize him, ordered, 1 Feb. Read, 4. Party takes Oaths; Bill committed, 6. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 8. Passed, 9. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 20. Amendments agreed to, 21. Royal Assent, 24 Mar.

Pilkington , Richard, and others, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for prohibiting distilling Spirits from Corn, 17 Jan. Vide Supply.

Plaisted , Mr. to attend, 24 Feb. Examined touching an Attempt to defraud the Distillers Company, 25.

Plymouth , Petition from, relating to Debts contracted by the Officers quartered there, 4 Mar.

Pontefract Election, Petition, 16 Dec.
-, — Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 17 Mar.

Poole , Petition from, relating to Transport Debt, referred to the Committee of Supply, 24 Mar. Vide Supply.

Poor , Committee to consider of Ways for providing for them; Instruction to consider of Acts relating thereto, and of reducing them into One Law, 20 Dec. Committees added; 16 & 21 Jan. Committee to sit de die in diem, and have Leave to sit in the Morning, 21. Report; Bill for comprehending former Laws, and providing for them, ordered, 8 Feb. Further Report to be made, 24 & 27. Made 1 Mar. To be considered, 1. 3. 7, & 8. Considered; a Committee to prepare a Bill for providing for them, and setting them on work, 11. Bill presented, 21. Read, 23. Order for Second Reading, 25. Committed, 29 Mar. 4. 6. 14. & 18, Apr. Instruction to receive Clauses touching annual Choice of Officers for the Poor in Exeter—for incorporating Persons to erect Workhouses—for employing Persons, unemployed in Workhouses, in amending the Highways—for preventing any Charge to Chelsea from Pensioners Wives and Children; Petitions presented, 29 Mar.

Portsmouth , Petition of Gunners to lie on the Table till the Governor come in, 27 Mar. Read; Governor heard; Petition rejected, 30.

Post Letters not to be delivered sitting the House, 10 Feb.

Poultney , Wm. Bill, from Lords, to make Leases for Payment of Debts, read, 20 Apr. Committed; Petition against Bill, presented, and referred; Petitioner to be heard before the Committee, 22. Bill reported, 25. Passed, with Amendments, 26. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 27.

Poundage . Vide Supply.

Powlett , Mr. Vide Privileges, infra.
-, — Lord Wm. Vide Privileges, infra.

Praed , John, Petition, 31 Jan. Vide Goodall.

Price , Edward, Bill to transfer a Charge from one Estate to another for the Use of younger Children, ordered, 25 Jan. Read, 8 Feb. Committed, 15. Reported, and to be in grossed, 27. Passed, 8 Mar. Agreed to by Lords, 3 Apr.
-, — Captain, to attend, 6 Feb. Attends; Examination referred to the Committee on the Navy, 9.

Priestman . Vide Navy.

Printers , and Printing-Press, Bill, from Lords, to regulate them, 31 Jan. Read; Question for Second Reading, Neg. 1 Feb.
-, — Petition referred to the Committee on the Paper Bill, 24 Apr. Vide Supply.

Privileges and Elections, Committee appointed; Instruction to admit but Two Counsel of a Side, 12 Dec. Committee impowered to alter Days for hearing Causes, 24 Jan. An Order of theirs superseded, 3 Mar.—Committee to hear no more Causes after a Day appointed, 18. Order for them to report, from time to time, as they dispatch any Matter, 29.—Mr. Wollaston's Complaint referred to the Committee, 16 Dec. Petition referred; Counsel to be heard by them, 19. Report to be made, 11 Jan. Made, 13.—Wm. Wollaston, a Witness, arrested; Leicester and Follower to attend, and bring him to the House, 21 Dec. Severally examined; Leicester ordered into Custody, 23. His Petition, and Order for his Discharge, 3 Jan. Reprimanded, and discharged, 4.—Sir John Williams's Complaint referred to the Committee, 9 Jan. Withdrawn, 8 Feb.—Petition of John Smith, Under Sheriff of Middlesex, touching Proceedings at Law against the Sheriff, for the Escape of a Member discharged by him, referred to the Committee, 11 Jan. Withdrawn, on account of the Americament being discharged, and the Sheriff released, 24.—Petition of Francis Gell to be read; Mr. Shackerley to attend, 17. Petition, with another from Chester, read; Mr. Shackerley heard; Petitions rejected, 19.—Petition of Jane Hungerford to lie on the Table till Sir John Williams come in, 24. Read; Hearing deferred; Petitioner to be heard by the Committee, 27.—Petition of Wm. Hunt, that a Member may waive Privilege; Question for referring it to a Committee, Neg. rejected, 10 Feb.—Earl of Radnor's Petition; Mr. Boulter to have a Copy, and attend, 17. Petition read; Mr. Boulter heard; Petition referred to the Committee, 20. Order for hearing, 16 Mar. Petition withdrawn, 18.—Petition of Colonel Coote, complaining of an Arrest on his Return from a Committee; Sir Jacob Banks heard; Petition rejected, 23 Feb.—Freeman ordered into Custody, for endeavouring to bring a scandalous Reflection on the House; Thomas ordered into Custody for being concerned therein, and prevaricating; a Committee to search Precedents for a Punishment, 25.—Petition of Lady Elizabeth Windham; Sir Francis heard; Petition referred to the Committee, 3 Mar. Order for hearing, 16. Report to be made, 31 Mar. 6. 12. & 14, Apr. Sir Francis to attend, 31 Mar. Report; to be considered, 17 Apr.—Mr. Hucks ordered into Custody, for using the Authority of the Government in an Election, 3 Mar.—Information given, that Mr. Buller had sued a Returning Officer, tho' he never petitioned against the Return; Debate thereon adjourned, 13. Resumed; but nothing done thereupon, 15.—Complaint that Pearse, summoned to attend a Committee, had been arrested, 23. Langford, Bower, and Hammond, to attend the House with him, 23 & 24. Severally discharged from further Attendance, on Information they had discharged Pearse, 25.—Complaint that Richard Roberts, summoned to attend a Committee, had been arrested; Matter referred to the Committee, 28.—Complaint that Stanton, summoned to attend a Committee, had been arrested; Matter referred to a Committee, 1 Apr.—Complaint that Mr. Chivers had written Letters reflecting on several Members; Letters read, 4. Order for his Attendance, 4. 14, 15. & 22. Speaker reports the Purport of a Letter from him, 14. Question that he be sent for in Custody, for disobeying Orders, Neg. 15. Question that Hanby and Dash attend, Neg. 21. Speaker reports the Purport of a Second Letter; Resolution thereon; Debate on Letters complained of, adjourned, 22.—Complaint of a printed Pamphlet reflecting on Sir Thomas Frankland and Sir Robert Cotton, referred to a Committee, 12. Committees added, 15. Report; Resolution thereupon; Woodgate ordered into Custody, 22.—Petition of Sir Francis Child and Dr. George Jackson, to be read; Sir John Williams to attend, 21 & 24. Petition read; Sir John heard, 25.—Petition of Sir Richard Bulkley and Wife to be read; Sir Henry Pickering to attend, 22.—Petition of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton to be read; Sir Edward Hungerford to attend, 22.
-, — Votes, that no Person be taken into Custody till Complaint examined—that no Member have Privilege as a Trustee, 12 Dec.—that no Member have Privilege, except for his Person, longer than the House is sitting, 17 Apr.— that publishing Names of Members, and reflecting on them, and misrepresenting their Proceedings, is a Breach of Privilege, 22.

Prizes . Vide Accounts.
-, — Memorial of Commissioners relating to Consul Wescomb, and Presentment to the Treasury Board, with a Representation of his irregular Proceedings, presented, and referred to the Committee on the Navy, 12 Jan. Vide Navy.

Purvis , Lieutenant Archibald, Petition, 17 Mar. Vide Crow.