House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 9 April 1690

Mercurii, 9 die Aprilis; 2° Gulielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Fenwick's Estate.

A BILL, to enable Sir Rob. Fenwick to sell Lands, to pay Debts, was read the Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Blowfeild, Sir Rob. Davers, Sir Rob. Edon, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Morland, Sir Christopher Musgrave, Mr. Dalben, Sir Geo. Fletcher, Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Marke Milbanck, Mr. Thornhaugh, Sir Wm. Cooke, Mr. Tempest, Mr. Forster, Sir Tho. Haslerig, Mr. Fuller, Mr. England, and all the Members that serve for the Counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Durham and Newcastle: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Three of the Clock in the Speaker's Chamber.

Hudson's Bay Company.

A Bill for confirming, to the Governor and Company trading to Hudson's Bay, their Privileges and Trade, was presented to the House; and received.

Coventrye's Estate.

Mr. Dalben reports from the Committee to whom the Bill for supplying a Defect in an Act of the last Parliament for Sale of a House late Mr. Secretary Coventrye's was referred, That they had agreed to the Bill, with an Amendment: Which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and afterwards, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was twice read; and, upon the Question put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Paper Manufacture.

A Petition of the Paper Makers in Kent and Surrey was read; setting forth, That the Making of Paper in England hath been used Time out of Mind; and many Hundred Families constantly maintained thereby, till the French (by the Smallness of Wages to their Workmen) did undersell them; but that, since the Prohibition of French Goods, the English Trade is again revived: That some Persons having obtained Letters Patents from the late King James to monopolize the sole Making of Paper, have brought a Bill to confirm the same for Fourteen Years; which, if prevailed in, will tend to the utter Ruin of the Petitioners, and their Families: And praying to be heard by their Counsel against the said Bill, before the same do pass.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Bill for encouraging and better establishing the Manufacture of White Paper in this Kingdom, is committed.

A Petition of the Dean and Canons of Windsor was read; setting forth, That the Bill for encouraging and establishing the Manufacture of White Paper in this Kingdom is very injurious to the Petitioners, and extremely prejudicial to the Inheritance of the Church of Windsor; for that, if it should pass into a Law, as it is now drawn, the said Church will lose an annual Rent of Eighty Pounds for ever: And praying to be heard, before the same doth pass, by their Counsel.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Bill for encouraging and better establishing the Manufacture of White Paper in this Kingdom, is committed.

Wolstenholme's Estate.

Sir Rich. Reynolds reports from the Committee to whom the Bill to enable John Wolstenholme, Esquire, to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, was referred, That they had agreed to the Bill, with several Amendments: Which he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and afterwards, delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Where they were once read throughout; and afterwards a Second time, one by one; and, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Goods distrained for Rent.

Ordered, That Mr. Brewer and Mr. Holt be added to the Committee, to whom the Bill for the enabling the Sale of Goods distrained for Rent, if the Rent be not paid in some reasonable time, is committed.

Exporting Coin.

A Petition of divers working Goldsmiths in and about the City of London was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, in the Course of their Trade, observing a great Scarcity of Silver, have, upon their Search, found, at the Custom House, That, since the First of October last past, Entries have been made of Two hundred Eighty-six thousand One hundred and Twelve Ounces of Silver or Bullion, and Eighty-nine thousand Nine hundred Forty-andnine Dollars, and Pieces of Eight, by divers private Persons, for Exportation; and doubt not but that it will appear, that not only the East India Company for many Years, but also divers Jews and Merchants, have of late bought up great Quantities of Silver to carry out of this Kingdom; and given three-half-pence per Once above the Value: Which hath encouraged the Melting down of much Plate and milled Monies; whereby, for these Six Months past, not only the Petitioners in their Trade, but the Mint itself, hath been stop from coining: And praying the Consideration of the House in the Premises.

Resolved, That the said Petition be referred to a Committee, viz. Mr. Foley, Mr. Machell, Sir John Knight, Sir Rich. Reynolds, Sir Sam. Bernadiston, Sir Levin Bennet, Mr. Thornhaugh, Sir Wm. Ellis, Mr. Slater, Colonel Birch, Lord Falkland, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Perry, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Buscowen, Mr. Kenyon, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Fuller, Sir Cha. Windham, Sir Edw. Philipps, Mr. Francklyn, Mr. Glemham, Mr. Burdet, Mr. Arnold, Sir Walter Young, Sir Jonath. Jennings, Mr. Grey, Mr. Pelham, Sir Ralph Dutton, Mr. England, Sir Tho. Fowles, Mr. Rider: Who are to consider of the said Petition; and report their Opinion thereupon to the House: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Three of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber.

Privilege.

Resolved, That the Report from the Committee, who were appointed to search Precedents upon Mr. Montague's Petition, be made upon Tuesday Morning next.

Danver's Petition.

A Petition of John Danvers, Esquire, was presented to the House.

Ordered, That the said Petition be read, when the Bill for vesting in their Majesties the Lands and Estate belonging to the late Queen Mary, or any other in Trust for her, shall be read a Second time.

Importing Thrown Silk.

A Petition of several Merchants of London trading to Italy, and to the Kingdoms of Naples and Cicilly, was presented to the House.

Ordered, That the said Petition be read when the Bill for discouraging the Importation of Thrown Silk, shall be read a Second time.

Poor Relief.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the better Explanation and making effectual the Statutes made for Relief of the Poor, was read the Second time.

Ordered, That the said Bill do lie upon the Table.

Poor Employment.

Resolved, That the House will, To-morrow-sevennight, at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of Ways and Means for the better Relief of the Poor, and setting them at Work.

Recognizing K. William and Q. Mary.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for recognizing King William and Queen Mary, and for avoiding all Questions touching the Acts made in the Parliament assembled at Westminster the Thirteenth Day of February 1688, was read the Second time.

And the Question being put, That the Bill be committed;

It passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That the Bill be read the Third time.

Resolved, That the said Bill be now read the Third time.

The said Bill was read the Third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title thereof be agreed to.

Ordered, That the Lord Colchester do carry the said Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed thereunto, without any Amendment.

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and Sir Rob. Legard;

Recovery of Tythes.

Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Act for the more easy Recovery of small Tythes, and for the Repair of Churches: To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Price of Coals.

Also another Bill, intituled, An Act for reviving a former Act for regulating the Measures and Prices of Coals: To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

And then the Messengers withdrew.

Supply Bill; Tonage, &c.

A Bill for granting to their Majesties a Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage, and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandize exported and imported, was read the First time.

Supply Bill; Excise.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

A Bill for granting to their Majesties, for their Lives, and the Life of the Survivor of them, certain Impositions upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Ordered, That the said several Bills be read a Second time on Friday Morning next, after Ten a Clock.

Supply Bill; Poll Tax.

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to proceed in the further Consideration of the Poll Bill; and nothing to intervene.

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