House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 7 April 1707

DIE Lunæ, 7 Aprilis.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Asgyll, concerning Rice's Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of John Asgyll Esquire; shewing, "That there is a Petition in this House, in the Names of Thomas Mathews and John Wetton, praying to be heard, by their Counsel, in relation to a Bill depending, intituled, "An Act for obliging John Rice to accompt for Debentures granted to him the last Session of Parliament," which relates to the Petitioner;" and praying "to be heard before this House at the same Time:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioner shall be heard, according to the Prayer of his said Petition.

Salt Duties, &c. Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for Ease of Her Majesty's Subjects, in relation to the Duties upon Salt; and for making the like Allowances upon the Exportation of White Herrings, Flesh, Oatmeal, and Grain called Beer alias Bigg, as are to be made upon Exportation of the like from Scotland."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, presently.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee thereupon.

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Lord Halifax reported, "That the Committee of the whole House had gone through the said Bill; and think it fit to pass, without any Amendment."

Pye's Bill.

The Earl of Stamford reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Lord Treasurer, or Commissioners of the Treasury, for the Time being, to compound with John Pye Gentleman and his Sureties, for the Debt by him and them due to Her Majesty," as fit to pass, without any Amendment.

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable the Lord Treasurer, or Commissioners of the Treasury, for the Time being, to compound with John Pye Gentleman and his Sureties, for the Debt by him and them due to Her Majesty."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, The Commons have Notice, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Wandesford and Foulk's Bill.

The Earl of Stamford reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Relief of Elizabeth Wandesford and Elizabeth Foulke," as fit to pass, without any Amendment.

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for Relief of Elizabeth Wandesford and Elizabeth Foulke."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, The Commons have Notice, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Laws continued, Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for continuing the Laws therein mentioned, relating to the Poor, and to the buying and selling of Cattle in Smithfield, and for suppressing of Piracy; and for explaining several Clauses in former Acts, relating to the Highways between Birdlipp Hill and the City of Gloucester."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House; the First Business Tomorrow.

Subsidies, &c. continued, Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for continuing several Subsidies, Impositions, and Duties; and for making Provisions therein mentioned, to raise Money, by Way of Loan, for the Service of the War, and other Her Majesty's necessary and important Occasions; and for ascertaining the Wine Measure."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow Morning.

Vonholte & al. Nat. Bill.

Then the House took into Consideration the Amendments made by the House of Commons to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to naturalize Henry Vonholte and others."

Which said Amendments were read Thrice, and agreed to; and Ordered, That the Commons have Notice thereof.

Militia Bill.

Hodie 2^a et 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for raising the Militia for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven, notwithstanding the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not re-paid; and for an Accompt to be made of Trophy-money."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, The Commons have Notice, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Rice's Bill.

After hearing Counsel, for and against the Bill, intituled, "An Act for obliging John Rice to accompt for Debentures granted to him in the last Session of Parliament:"

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for obliging John Rice to accompt for Debentures granted to him in the last Session of Parliament."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, To-morrow.

Cross's Bill.

The Earl of Stamford reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Lord High Treasurer, or Commissioners of the Treasury, for the Time being, to compound with John Crosse Merchant, and his Sureties, for the Debt owing by him to Her Majesty," as fit to pass, without any Amendment.

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable the Lord High Treasurer, or Commissioners of the Treasury, for the Time being, to compound with John Crosse Merchant, and his Sureties, for the Debt owing by him to Her Majesty."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, The Commons have Notice, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Mr. Conyers and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent and obviate Frauds relating to the Customs, by exporting Tobacco, Plantation, and East India Goods, in order to obtain a Drawback, and afterwards to re-land them in England, without Payment of Duties; and for better securing the Duties on Goods brought from The East Indies; and for the better Payment of Customs for Goods imported through Scotland by Englishmen and Foreigners;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Drawbacks of Customs, &c. Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to prevent and obviate Frauds relating to the Customs, by exporting Tobacco, Plantation, and East India Goods, in order to obtain a Drawback, and afterwards to re-land them in England, without Payment of Duties; and for better securing the Duties on Goods brought from The East Indias; and for the better Payment of Customs for Goods imported through Scotland by Englishmen and Foreigners."

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time To-morrow, at Twelve a Clock.

Gunpowder Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent the Dangers which may arise, from bringing or laying great Quantities of Gunpowder within Three Quarters of a Mile of London Bridge:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House shall be put into a Committee thereupon, To-morrow Morning.

Blake & al. versus Sir H. Johnson.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Daniel Blake, John England, and others, the Creditors and Legatees of the late Lord Lovelace, are Appellants, and on the Answer of Sir Henry Johnson and his Lady put in thereunto; as also upon the Petition of the Creditors of the late Lord Lovelace read in this House the Eight and Twentieth of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven:

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear Counsel thereupon, on the Second Monday in the next Session of Parliament.

Adjourn.

Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, octavum diem instantis Aprilis, hora octava Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.