House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 22 November 1692

Martis, 22 die Novembris; 4° Willielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Privilege.

A COMPLAINT being made to the House, That Digory Cloke, Robert Daubin senior, and Robert Daubin, junior, had entered, and taken Possession of Part of the Estate of Sir William Bassett, a Member of this House, in Breach of the Privilege of this House;

Ordered, That the Examination of the said Complaint be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections; And that the said Committee do summons the said Persons to answer the said Complaint; and report the Matter, with their Opinions therein, to the House.

Convex Lights.

A Bill for granting a further Term of Years to the Partners concerned in the Convex Lights was read the Second time.

Resolved, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Waller, Mr. Serjeant Wogan, Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Nicholas, Colonel Goldwell, Mr. Tilney, Mr. Bickerstaffe, Mr. Chetwyn, Sir Robert Eden, Colonel Perry, Sir Fr. Massam, Mr. Willmott, Mr. Blofeild, Lord Coningsby, Mr. Colt, Mr. Done, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Lutterell, Lord Pawlett, Sir Jos. Tredenham, Mr. Price, Sir Robert Cotton, Major Vincent, Mr. Clark, Sir John Knight, Mr. Serjeant Trenchard, Sir Wm. Cook, Mr. Fownes, Mr. Scobell, Mr. Biddulph, Lord Faulkland, Mr. Ash, Mr. Fuller, Captain Pitts, Mr. Foley, Mr. Smith, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Onslow, Sir William York, Mr. Hutchinson, Sir Gilbert Clark, Mr. Osborne, Sir Sam. Dashwood: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Five a Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber:

Ditto.

A Petition of Craven Howard Esquire, and others, was read; setting forth, That they being informed a Bill is brought into this House, for granting a further Term to the Patentees of the Convex Lights, with an Exclusion of the setting up any other Light; with a Clause of Conviction, for any Offence, before one Justice of Peace; that there is no Mention made, in the said Patent, of Convex Lights: That the Petitioners are the Inventors of a Light called the Light Royal, being one entire Glass, giving Light to all Places round about, and underneath, without any Darks or Shades (which the other Lights have), and much clearer and more useful; and will be cheaper to the Publick than any Light now in Use; which the Petitioners are about to set up: That the said Bill is to establish a Monopoly and discourage Industry and Invention for the publick Good: and for that the Petitioners do not desire to abridge the said Persons of the Benefit of their Patent, in case it shall be found to be legal (the contrary whereof they hope to prove), they pray to be heard against the said Bill, and particularly against the said Clauses for Exclusion and Conviction.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Bill for granting a longer Term of Years to the Partners concerned in the Convex Lights is committed.

Supply.

Then the House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Motion made upon Tuesday last, for a Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for the carrying on a vigorous War against France.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Attorney General took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr, Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Attorney General reported from the said Committee, That the said Committee had come to a Resolution; which they had directed him to report to the House: And which he read in his Place; and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Table: Where the same was read; and is as followeth; viz.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That a Supply be granted to their Majesties, for the carrying on a vigorous War against France.

The said Resolution being read a Second time;

Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, That a Supply be granted to their Majesties, for the carrying on a vigorous War against France.

Mr. Attorney General also acquainted the House, That he was directed by the said Committee to move, That his Majesty be humbly desired, That a State of the War for the Year 1693, in relation to the Navy and Land Forces, be laid before the House.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, That he will be pleased to order a State of the War for the Year 1693, in relation to the Navy and Land Forces, to be laid before this House.

Mr. Attorney General also acquainted the House, That he was directed by the said Committee to move the House, That the Committee may have Leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply to be granted to their Majesties, for the carrying on a vigorous War against France.

Then the Translations and Abstracts of the Alliances were read.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, That he will please to give Order, That the Treaty with Denmark, for furnishing Seven thousand Men, be laid before this House.

Importing Silk.

A Petition of the Turkey Governor and Company of Merchants of England trading into the Levant Seas, was read; setting forth, That a Bill being brought into the House for the Importation of the Italian, Sicilian, and Naples Thrown Silk, notwithstanding an Act made by this Parliament to the contrary, to good Effect; the Petitioners conceive the said Bill is very prejudicial to the Exportation of the Woolen Manufacture, and the Art of Throwing Silk; a discouragement to Navigation, and the trading Subjects of this Kingdom; whereby Trade will inevitably fall into the Hands of the Dutch, and other Foreigners: And praying to be heard against the said Bill.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table, until the said Bill be read the Second time.

Aulnage Duty.

Ordered, That Sir John Key, Sir Walter Younge, Mr. Clark, Mr. Onslowe, Mr. Hopkins, be added to the Committee to whom the Bill for transferring the Collection of the Duty of Aulnage to the Custom-house, and for giving a Recompence to the Crown for the same, is committed.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Nine a Clock.