House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 14 April 1707

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 18, 1705-1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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Anno 6° Annæ Reginæ.

DIE Lunæ, Decimo Quarto Die Aprilis, Anno Regni Serenissimæ Annæ, Dei Gratia, Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, et Hib'niæ Reginæ, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Sexto, in quem Diem præsens hæc Tertia Sessio Parliamenti prorogat. fuerat, in Superiori Parliamenti Domo apud Westmonaster. convenere Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales, quorum Nomina subscribuntur, et præsentes fuerunt:

REGINA.

Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Norwic.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bangor.
Ds. Cowper, Custos Magni Sigilli.
Comes Pembroke, Præses.
Dux Newcastle, C. P. S.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux Northumberland.
Dux Buckingham.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Feversham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Yarmouth.
Comes Gainsborough.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Bindon.
Viscount Weymouth.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Leigh.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Osborne.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Sommers.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.

Prayers.

Queen present.

Her Majesty, being seated on Her Royal Throne, adorned with Her Crown and Regal Ornaments, attended with Her Officers of State (the Peers being in their Robes), commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "It is Her Majesty's Pleasure, that they attend Her presently, in the House of Peers."

Who being come, with their Speaker; Her Majesty was pleased to say, as follows:

"My Lords, and Gentlemen,

Her Majesty's Speech.

"I was willing to give you an Opportunity of coming together again, to consider if any Thing can properly be done, to prevent the Inconveniencies, that may happen to our Trade, by too great an Interval between the Rising of the Parliament and the First of May; and I need not add, that whatever is to be done of that Kind, will require to be dispatched in a little Time."

Then Her Majesty was pleased to withdraw; and the Commons returned to their House.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, to unrobe.

The House was resumed.

The Lord Keeper reported Her Majesty's Speech.

Bankrupts for the Relief of, Bill.

Hodie 1a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for Relief of Bankrupts."

Committee Privileges.

Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Customs and Orders of the House, and the Privileges of Parliament, and of the Peers of this Kingdom and Lords of Parliament; (videlicet,)

Dux Somerset.
Dux Buckingham.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Orsord.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Viscount Weymouth.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bangor.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Mohun.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Sommers.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.

Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet on Monday next, at Four a Clock in the Afternoon, in the House of Peers, and every Monday after; and to adjourn as they please.

Committee for the Journal.

Lords Sub-committees appointed to consider of the Customs and Orders of the House, and Privileges of the Peers of this Kingdom and Lords of Parliament; and to peruse and perfect the Journals of this and the last Sessions of Parliament; (videlicet,)

Comes Westmorland.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Orford.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Bindon.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Cicestr.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bangor.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Herbert.
Ds. Sommers.
Ds. Halifax.
Ds. Granville.

Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet when, where, and as often as, they please.

Adjourn.

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