House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 8 December 1692

Jovis, 8 die Decembris; 4° Willielmi et Mariæ.

Prayers.

Obtaining Seamen.

A BILL for the more speedy and effectual furnishing their Majesties Navy, and Merchants Ships, with Seamen, was read the Second time: And also.

Raising Seamen.

A Bill for the more easy raising Seamen for their Majesties Service, was read the Second time.

Resolved, That both the said Bills be committed, upon the Debate of the House, to Admiral Russell, Mr. Blowfeild, Major Vincent, Mr. Onslowe, Major Perry, Mr. Johnson, Sir John Guise, Mr. Boscowen, Mr. Cooke, Sir John Lowther, Mr. Papillion, Sir Robert Rich, Mr. Travers, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Price, Sir Richard Hart, Mr. Bromley, Lord Pawlet, Sir Peter Colliton, Mr. Goldwell, Sir Jervas Elwes, Sir Ralph Carr, Lord Falkland, Colonel Granville, Sir John Moreton, Sir Hen. Johnson, Mr. Clerke, Sir Math. Andrews, Colonel Austin, Sir Robert Edon, Mr. England, Mr. Fuller, Sir S. Bernardiston, Mr. Christy, Mr. Trelawney, Mr. Bickerstaffe, Mr. Gwyn, Mr. Chadwick, Colonel Churchill, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Ryder, Sir John Fagg, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Arnold, Sir Francis Drake, and all the Members that serve for the Port Towns and Cinque Ports: And they are to meet this Afternoon, at Four of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And are impowered to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

The Chaplain.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do humbly put his Majesty in mind of the several Addresses of this House, in the several Sessions of this Parliament, on the Behalf of Doctor Manningham, Chaplain to their Majesties, and also Chaplain to this House, That his Majesty would graciously please to confer on him the next Prebend of Westminster, or Windsor, that should fall; Dr. Meggot, the Dean of Winchester, and also a Prebend of Windsor, being lately dead.

Woolen Manufacture.

A Petition of divers English Merchants was presented to the House; and read; setting forth, That, there being a Bill brought into the House for the free Exportation of the Woolen Manufactures of this Nation, the Petitioners hope to make it appear, That the said Bill will be very prejudicial to the Interest of this Nation in general; and particularly it will remove the Trade out of the Hands of English Merchants into the Hands of Foreigners; it will impoverish the Clothing Countries; and not only lessen, but endanger the total Loss of the said Manufacture to England, and the great Privileges that have been, and may be acquired abroad in and by a regulated Way of Trade: Whereof every English Merchant may have the Benefit: And praying to be heard against the said Bill.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table, till the Bill for the Continuing of Part of the Act made in the First Year of their Majesties Reign, for preventing the Exportation of Wool, and encouraging the Woolen Manufactures of this Kingdom, be read a Second time.

A Petition of Susanna Battely, and others, Creditors of the Hambrough Company, was also presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the said Company is indebted to the Petitioners, upon Bond, for Monies lent them, above Sixty thousand Pounds, besides Interest, for several Years; and the Petitioners have often demanded the said Monies, or the Interest thereof, for their present Support; but the Company have refused to pay it, well knowing, that the Petitioners can have no Remedy at Law against them, they having removed their Common Seal and Effects to Hambrough: That, for want of the said Monies, several of the Petitioners are reduced to great Want, and some are kept by the Parish where they live: That, for several Years last past, the said Company have received, by a small Duty on the Woolen Manufactures exported to Hambrough, and Parts adjacent, at least One thousand Five hundred Pounds per Annum; which the Petitioners hoped would have been distributed amongst them in Part of their Interest; but they have not received One Peny: And praying Leave to bring in a Bill to apply the Monies, so collected, towards Payment of their said Debt.

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

City of London Revenues, &c.

Sir William Turner, according to Order, presented to the House a State of the Revenues of the City of London, and of the Offices in the Disposal of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and of the Charge of their Government; and delivered the same in at the Table.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of London, touching the Orphans of the said City.

Ordered, That the said State do lie upon the Table, to be perused by the Members of the House, in the mean time.

Exporting Gold and Silver.

Sir Richard Temple presented to the House a Bill to prevent the Exportation of Gold and Silver, and melting down the Coin of this Realm.

The Bill was read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Advice to the King.

Then the House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of that Part of his Majesty's Speech, whereby his Majesty desires the Advice of this House.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Francis Winnington took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of that Part of his Majesty's Speech, whereby his Majesty desires the Advice of this House.

Committees.

Ordered, That all Committees be revived.

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