House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 19 July 1661

Veneris, 19 Julii, 13° Car. Regis.

Prayers.

Leave of Absence.

ORDERED, That Sir Robert Atkins Knight of the Bath, one of the Members of this House, have the Leave of this House to go into the Country.

Ordered, That Sir John Covert Knight and Baronet, one of the Members of this House, have the Leave of this House to go into the Country.

Scudamor's Losses at Play.

A Bill for the making void of divers Judgments and Conveyances obtained from James Scudamor Esquire, by George Colt and Thomas Colt, and their Trustees, was this Day read the First time.

Ordered, That this Bill be read again, the Second time, To-morrow Morning.

Gaming.

Ordered, That Sir Robert Atkins do bring in a Bill for the discharging and making void of all Monies and Securities for Money won at Play.

Brokers.

An ingrossed Bill for Confirmation of the Office of the Register of Sales and Pawns made to retailing Brokers in London and Westminster, and the Places adjacent, was this Day read the Third time.

Resolved, That this Bill do pass: And that the Title shall be, as it is indorsed: And Captain Jones is to carry it up to the Lords, for their Concurrence.

Quakers, &c.

A Bill for preventing the Mischiefs and Dangers that may arise by certain Persons called Quakers, and others, refusing to take lawful Oaths, being ingrossed, was this Day read the Third time.

A Petition being tendered, on the Behalf of certain Persons called Quakers, by some at the Door, who go under that Notion, and desired to be heard before the said Bill do pass;

Resolved, That the Persons at the Door be called in.

And the said Four Persons, namely, Edward Burroughs, Richard Hubblethorn, George Whitehead, and Edward Pyot, being thereupon permitted to come to the Bar of this House, did severally offer what they had to say against the Passing of the said Bill; and tendered a printed Paper, which they desired might be read.

After which, they being caused to withdraw;

And the House resuming the Debate of the said Bill;

Resolved, upon the Question, That the said Bill do pass: And that the Title of the said Bill be, An Act for preventing the Mischiefs and Dangers that may arise by certain Persons called Quakers, and others, refusing to take lawful Oaths.

And Mr. Crouch is to carry up the said Bill to the Lords, for their Concurrence.

Privilege.

The House being this Day informed, that Colonel Melburne Williams, attending as a Witness for Sir Henry Williams at the Committee of Privileges and Elections, touching the Election of Brecknock, was, in his Return, arrested at the Suit of one . . . . Page, by George Watson, one of the Bailiffs of the Liberty of Westminster, upon a Capias ad respondendum.

Ordered, That the said Milburne Williams have his Privilege; and be discharged of his Imprisonment without paying any Fees.

Perjury.

A Bill for the further suppressing of Perjury, and Subornation of Perjury, being ingrossed, was this Day read the Third time.

Ordered, That this Bill be, at present, laid aside, till it be further considered of this Afternoon.

Brackley Return amended.

The Mayor of Brackley, and the Deputy to the Clerk of the Crown, being called in to amend the Return for that Town; the Name of Sir William Farmer was razed out; and the Name of Sir Thomas Crew Knight was inserted, by Order, at the Clerk's Table.

Pains and Penalties on Regicides.

A Bill declaring the Pains, Penalties, and Forfeitures, imposed upon the Estates and Persons of certain notorious Offenders excepted out of the Act of free and general Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion, being ingrossed, was this Day read the Third time.

And there being a Proviso tendered, in the Behalf of Angell Grey Esquire, to be added to the Bill:

The Question was put, Whether the said Proviso should be read;

Resolved, in the Affirmative.

And the Proviso being Three times read;

The Question was then put, That the Proviso be made Part of the Bill;

The House was divided.

The Yeas went forth.

And so it passed in the Negative.

Another Proviso was tendered to be added to the Bill, on the Behalf of * * * *.

And another Proviso, being tendered to be made Part of the said Bill, was, upon the Question, laid aside.

And it was then resolved, That the 27th of January be inserted to fill up the Blank in the Bill.

Which was done, accordingly, at the Clerk's Table.

And the Question was then put for the passing the Bill:

Which was resolved in the Affirmative, Nemine contradicente.

Resolved, That the Title of the said Bill be, An Act declaring the Pains, Penalties, and Forfeitures, imposed upon the Estates and Persons of certain notorious Offenders, excepted out of the Act of free and general Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion.

And the Lord Ancram is to carry up the said Bill Tomorrow, with the Petition on the Behalf of Sir Arthur Haslerig's Children, to the Lords, for their Concurrence.

And then the House adjourned till Eight of the Clock To-morrow Morning.