House of Lords Journal Volume 16: 23 February 1698

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 Mercurii, 23 Februarii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Arch. Cant.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Menev.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Cicestr.		 Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Dux Leeds, Ds. Præses.
Comes Pembroke, Ds. Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norfolke.
Dux Devon, Ds. Senescallus.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Ormond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Halifax.
March. Normanby.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Montagu.
Comes Marleborough.
Comes Torrington.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Albemarle.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Lonsdale.		 Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Willughby Par.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Sidney.
Ds. Poulet.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Arundell Tr.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Jeffreys.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Haversham.

PRAYERS.

Hall's Bill:

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for settling the Estate of John Hall, a Lunatic, subject to a Debt charged thereon."

ORDERED, That the Consideration of the said Bill be committed to the Lords following:

Dux Devon, Ds. Senescallus.
March. Halifax.
March. Normanby.
Comes Kent.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Marleborough.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Orford.
Viscount Townshend.
Viscount Lonsdale.		 Epus. Menev.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestr.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Gloucestr.
Epus. Cicestr.		 Ds. Audley.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Dudley.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Arundell Tr.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Jeffreys.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Lempster.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Haversham.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Saturday next, at Ten of the Clock, in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Bone Lace, &c to prevent Importation of, Bill:

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for rendering the Laws more effectual, for preventing the Importation of Foreign Bone Lace, Loom Lace, Needle-work, Point, and Cut-work."

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

Retailers of Lace to be heard against it.

The humble Petition of several Retailers of Bone Lace, Needle-work, Point, and Cut-work, in the Name of themselves and many more Retailers in those Goods, within the Cities of London and Westm'r, and Liberties thereof; praying, "That they may be heard against some Clauses in the Bill, intituled, An Act for rendering the Laws more effectual, for preventing the Importation of Foreign Bone Lace, Needle-work, Point, and Cut-work."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioners shall be heard, by their Counsel, at the Bar, on Friday next, at Eleven of the Clock, in a Committee of the whole House.

E. of Macclesfield's Divorce, Bill.

After hearing Counsel this Day, to sum up the Evidence for and against the Bill, intituled, "An Act for dissolving the Marriage between Charles Earl of Maclesfeld and Anne his Wife, and to illegitimate the Children of the said Anne:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Depositions taken in this Cause, relating to that Matter, shall be read To-morrow, at Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon; and afterwards the Second Reading of the said Bill shall be taken into Consideration.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Sir John Elwell and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act to encourage the Woollen Manufacture in England, and to restrain the Exportation of Woollen Manufactures from Ireland into any Foreign Parts; and for the better preventing the Exportation of Wool from England and Ireland;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Godwin versus Berry.

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear the Cause wherein Sir Benjamin Godwin is Appellant, and John Berry and Rice Bowen are Respondents, on Thursday the Third Day of March next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, (videlicet,) vicesimum quartum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.

8° Julii, 1698,

Hitherto examined by us,

Rochester.
J. Norwich.
Ric. Peterb.
Jo. Cicestr.
Bergevenny.
Audley.

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