House of Lords Journal Volume 14: 18 June 1689

DIE Martis, 18 die Junii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

M. de Halyfax Speaker pro Tempore.

E. of Winchilsea, Leave to be absent.

ORDERED, That the Earl of Winchilsea hath Leave to be absent from his Attendance on this House, about His Majesty's Service.

Address to the King, for the Garrisons to be put in a Posture of Defence, and for Papists to be disarmed, &c.

The Earl of Bridgewater reported, "That the Committee appointed to draw up an Address to be presented to His Majesty upon Three Heads, have prepared an Address upon Two of those Heads, which the Committee offered to the Consideration of the House:"

Which Address was read Twice, and agreed to; and ordered to be sent to the House of Commons for their Concurrence: The Contents whereof followeth:

"We Your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and assembled in Parliament, having taken into our Consideration the great Importance the Isles of Wight, Guernsey, and Jersey, are to Your Majesty's Dominions, and the great Danger to which they are exposed during this War with France, do, in most humble Manner, represent to Your Majesty, That we are informed, that the Isle of Wight may be put into a good Posture of Defence in a small Time, and with a small Charge: And we do humbly desire, Your Majesty would be pleased to send, with all Expedition, a Supply of Troops, Provisions and Stores, to all these Places, and particularly to order some Men of War to Guernsey and Jersey, that may constantly attend there for the better Defence of these Islands; and likewise to give such further Orders for the Security of the Isles of Man, Scilly, Anglesey, and of the Cinque Ports, Milford, Pendennis, and Falmouth, and all other Places that lye opposite to France and Ireland, as Your Majesty in Your Princely Wisdom shall think fit.

"And we further desire Your Majesty, to give effectual Order, that the Act for confining Papists within Five Miles of their own Houses, and the Law lately made for disarming Papists and reputed Papists, and for taking away their Horses, may be forthwith executed; and, in order thereunto, that the Judges may be directed to give these Acts in Charge to the Justices of the Peace in their several Circuits; and particularly that they examine whether any Protestants have, contrary to that Act, owned such Horses as in Truth belong to Papists.

"We humbly lay these Things before Your Majesty, as conceiving them to be of great Importance to the Safety of Your Majesty's Person and Government and Dominions."

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir Miles Cooke and Sir John Hoskins:

To deliver to them the Address to His Majesty from both Houses, and desire their Concurrence to it.

Miscarriages in Ireland.

The Earl of Bridgwater also reported from the same Committee, "That it is their Opinion, that they cannot come to the full Discovery of the Miscarriages of Ireland, without the Sight of the Minute Books of the Committee for the Irish Affairs, to the First of May last; which their Lordships humbly offer to the Consideration of the House."

After Debate thereof,

The Question being put, "Whether His Majesty be humbly addressed to, That the Minute Book of the Committee for Irish Affairs, to the First of May last, may be inspected?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Address for the Minute Book of the Committee for Irish Affairs.

Whereupon it is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Lords with White Staves do humbly address to His Majesty from this House, "That He will be graciously pleased to give Order that the Minute Books of the Committee for the Irish Affairs, to the First Day of May last, may be communicated to the Committee of this House, in order to their Information concerning the Miscarriages of Ireland."

Message from H. C. with a Bill; and to return the E. of Peterborough's.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hampden Senior and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act for a Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of Twelve Pence in the Pound for One Year, for the necessary Defence of Their Realms;" to which their Lordships Concurrence is desired.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hampden Junior and others:

Who brought up the Bill formerly sent down, to make good a Recovery suffered by the Earl of Peterborough and the Lord Mordant; to which the Commons do agree, without any Alteration.

Address to prevent French Papists from coming to Whitehall, &c.

The Earl of Bridgewater reported, "That the Committee have considered the Address to be presented to the King, desiring He will be pleased to issue out a Proclamation, That no French Papists may come into Whitchall and St. James's."

It is ORDERED, That this Address is re-committed to the same Committee; to make such Alterations therein as they think fit, and report the same to this House Tomorrow at Nine of the Clock.

Land Tax Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for a Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of Twelve Pence in the Pound for One Year, for the necessary Defence for Their Realms."

ORDERED, That this Bill be read the Second Time To-morrow Morning.

Orme versus Sir J. Gell, Sir B Broughton, & al.

Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Orme Esquire:

It is ORDERED, That this House will hear Counsel, upon the Petition of the said Thomas Orme, and the Answers thereunto, on Friday next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon; whereof the said Thomas Orme is to cause Notice to be given to the Defendants, to the End they attend accordingly.

Clobery versus Lampen.

Upon reading the Petition of Oliver Clobery; shewing, That, after he had received the Judgement of this House, upon an Appeal against Ezechiell Lampen, the said Lampen served the said Oliver Clobery with a Protection under the Hand and Seal of the Right Honourable the Earl of Suffolke, protecting him the said Ezekiell Lampen as his menial Servant (as by the Copy annexed to the Petition appeared), although he is a Merchant, and dwells in London; and praying, he may not be abridged in his Proceedings at Law, for a Recovery of his just Right, pursuant to the Judgement of this House:"

It is ORDERED, That the Earl of Suffolke have Notice of the said Petition, to the End he send an Answer hereunto to this House as soon as conveniently he can.

Records in the King's Bench, concerning Sidney's Attainder, to be cancelled.

Whereas, by virtue of an Act of this present Parliament, intituled, "An Act for annulling and making void the Attainder of Algernoon Sydney Esquire," it is, amongst other Things, enacted, "That all Records and Proceedings relating to the said Attainder be wholly cancelled and taken off the File, or otherwise defaced and obliterated, to the Intent the same may not be visible in After-ages; and that the Record and Proceedings of and to the said Conviction, Judgement, and Attainder in the Court of King's Bench, now remaining, shall be forthwith brought into the said Court this present Easter Terme, and then and there taken off the File and cancelled;" and by reason that the said Act required the same to be done the then present Easter Terme, and the Bill not passing until the End of that Term, the said Records and Proceedings are not yet obliterated; and the Court of King's Bench doubt whether they can now raze the Records aforesaid:

It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Court of King's Bench, and the Officers of the same, in whose Custody all the said Records are, do, and they are hereby, empowered and required, pursuant to the said Act, wholly to cancel or take off the File, or otherwise deface or obliterate, the said Records and Proceedings, and Attainder abovesaid; and this shall be a sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.

Adjourn.

Marq. de Halyfax, Orator Procerum pro Tempore, declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Mercurii, videlicet, 19^um diem instantis Junii, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.