House of Lords Journal Volume 16: 4 March 1697

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 16, 1696-1701. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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DIE Jovis, 4 Martii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Arch. Cant.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Dunelm.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Menev.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Elien.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Asaph.
Epus. Cicestr.		 Dux Cumberland.
Joh'es Sommers Miles, Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Pembroke, Ds. Privati Sigilli.
Dux Devon, Ds. Senescallus.
Dux Ormond.
Dux Northumberland.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Halifax.
March. Normanby.
Comes Lindsey, Ds. Magnus Camerarius.
Comes Dorset, Ds. Camerarius.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Portland.
Comes Marleborough.
Comes Torrington.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Albemarle.
Viscount Weymouth.		 Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Willoughby Er.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Sidney.
Ds. Poulett.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Raby.
Ds. Jermyn.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.

PRAYERS.

Trotman's Bill.

The Lord Guilford reported from the Committee, the Bill, intituled, "An Act to vest certain Lands of Samuel Trotman Esquire, deceased, lying in Barkeing, Eastham, Westham, and Woolwich, in the Counties of Kent and Essex, in Trustees, to be sold; and to settle other Lands in Lieu thereof," as fit to pass, with some Amendments.

Which, being read Twice, were agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engrossed, with the said Amendments.

Joint Tenancy, for Partitions of, Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for the easier obtaining Partitions of Lands in Coparcenary, Joint-tenancy, and Tenancy in Common."

ORDERED, That the said Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Wednesday next, at Eleven of the Clock.

Offices, against buying and selling of, Bill.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent the buying and selling Offices and Places of Trust."

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Lord Cornwallis reported, "That the Committee had gone through the said Bill, with some Amendments; which he is ready to report, when ordered."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Amendments made by the Committee of the whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent the buying and selling Offices and Places of Trust," shall be reported to the whole House on Wednesday next, at Twelve of the Clock.

Leigh versus Stydolph & al.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Francis Leigh, from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, the Second Day of March, One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety, on the Behalf of Sygismond Stydolph and Luke Langhorne and his Wife; praying, "That the said Sigismond Stydolph and Luke Langhorne and his Wife may answer thereunto:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Sigismond Stydolph and Luke Langhorne and his Wife may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and they are hereby required to put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on Tuesday the Ninth Day of this Instant March, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.

Coward & al. versus L. Mohun.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William Coward Serjeant at Law, and Phillips Lady Mohun his Wife, and of Elizabeth Mohun her Daughter by Charles Lord Mohun her First Husband; complaining of a Decree made by the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, the Fourth of May, One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-four, and an Order of the Eighth of June, One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-five, and other Proceedings in the said Court, on the Behalf of the Lord Mohun and Sir Charles Orby, James Mohun, Cordelia Mohun, Katherine Mohun, Sir John Baber, and other the Parties to the said Decree; and praying, "That they may answer thereunto:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Charles Lord Mohun, Sir Charles Orby, James Mohun, Cordelia Mohun, Katherine Mohun, Sir John Baber, and others, may have a Copy of the said Petition and Appeal; and shall and they are hereby required to put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on Thursday the Eleventh Day of this Instant March, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.

Appeals, &c. to limit the Time for bringing in.

It is this Day ORDERED and Declared, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That, after Thursday the Eleventh Day of this Instant March, this House will not receive any Petition of Appeal, or Writ of Error, this Session of Parliament.

Adjourn.

Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, (videlicet,) quintum diem instantis Martii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.

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