House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 18 January 1665

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 8, 1660-1667. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 18 January 1665', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 8, 1660-1667( London, 1802), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol8/p584 [accessed 25 November 2024].

Mercurii, 18 Januarii, 16 Car. IIdi.

Prayers.

Vintners.

A BILL for levying the Forfeitures on Vintners, and Retailers of Wines, and other Liquors, was read the First time.

Resolved, &c. That this Bill be read the Second time To-morrow Morning.

Sandys' Estate.

An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, for the enabling of Trustees to sell Part of the Estate of Samuell Sandys the elder, Esquire, and of his Son Samuell Sandys, for the Payment of Debts, was read the Third time.

An Amendment to the Twenty-eighth Line of the Second Skin; viz. instead of "Viscount," to read "Baron of;" was, upon the Question, agreed.

Resolved, &c. That the Bill with the Amendment, be agreed to: And that the Title shall be, An Act for the Enabling of Trustees to sell Part of the Estate of Samuell Sandys the elder, Esquire, and of his Son Samuell Sandys, for the Payment of Debts: And that the Bill, with the Amendments, be returned back to the Lords for their Concurrence.

Tobaccopipes.

A Bill for regulating the Art or Mystery of making Tobacco-pipes was read the Second time.

The Question being put, That the Bill be committed;

The House was divided.

The Yeas went out.



Sir John Talbot,	Tellers for the Yeas:	50.
Sir Fra. Clerke,	With the Yeas,	50.
Sir Wm. Lowther,	Tellers for the Noes:	83.
Sir John Birkinhead,	With the Noes,	83.

And so it passed in the Negative.

Bricks and Tiles.

Ordered, That the Bill for the true Making of Brick and Tile be read To-morrow Morning.

Supply Bill.

And then the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to proceed upon the Bill for the King's Supply.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Robert Atkyns took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker again took the Chair.

Sir Robert Atkyns reports from the said Committee, That the Committee had made a further good Progress in the Bill: And humbly moved, as the Opinion of the Committee, That the House would appoint a Committee, to examine, and bring in an Account, What the Fees may amount unto, upon the Payment in of the same for the King's Supply, into the Exchequer, and for the Issuing the same out from thence; and also to examine the Complaints of the great Charge of paying in the last Assessment into the Exchequer: And that the House would again resolve into a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow at Ten of the Clock, to proceed to a further Progress in the said Bill.

Resolved, &c. That a Committee be appointed to take an Account, What the Fees may amount unto upon the Payment in of the Sum for the King's Supply, into the Exchequer, and for the Issuing the same out from thence; and also to examine the Complaints of the great Charge of paying in the last Assessment into the Exchequer; and report the same to the House; viz. Sir Tho. Tomkins, Sir Phil. Warwick, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Winston Churchill, Mr. Scawen, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Rigby, Sir Robert Atkyns, Mr. Jones, Sir Edm. Peirse, Sir Phil. Musgrave, Mr. Mountague, Sir Wm. Lowther, Colonel Robinson, Mr. Pryn, Sir Edm. Pooley, Sir John Birkinhead, Mr. Wm. Coventry, Mr. Garway, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Rich. Temple, Sir James Smith, Colonel Sandys; or any Three of them: And they are to meet To-morrow, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber; and to sit de die in diem: And have Power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Resolved, &c. That the House will resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow Morning, at Ten of the Clock, to proceed upon the Bill for the King's Supply.