House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 11 February 1709

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

Citation:

'House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 11 February 1709', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 18, 1705-1709( London, 1767-1830), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol18/pp634-635 [accessed 23 December 2024].

DIE Veneris, 11 Februarii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:



Epus. Petriburg. Epus. Cicestr. Epus. Carliol. Epus. Landaven.	Ds. Cancellarius. Ds. Sommers, Præses. Dux Newcastle, C. P. S. Dux Ormonde. Dux Hamilton. Dux Montrose. March. Kent, Camerarius. March. Dorchester. March. Annandale. Comes Dorsett & Midd'x. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Northampton. Comes Rivers. Comes Stamford. Comes Winchilsea. Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarsdale. Comes Nottingham. Comes Scarbrough. Comes Rochford. Comes Jersey. Comes Grantham. Comes Greenwich. Comes Wharton. Comes Poulett. Comes Crafurd. Comes Loudoun. Comes Leven. Comes Northesk. Comes Orkney. Comes Seafield. Comes Roseberie. Comes Glasgow. Comes I'lay. Viscount Townshend.	Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Mohun. Ds. Byron. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Berkeley Str. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Ossulstone. Ds. Stawell. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Lempster. Ds. Halifax. Ds. Hervey.

PRAYERS.

D. Newcastle's Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for vesting in John Duke of Newcastle and his Heirs certain Lands, belonging to the Vicarage of Walesby, in the County of Nottingham, in Lieu of an Annual Rent of Ten Pounds, payable to the Vicar of the said Vicarage, and his Successors for ever."

Cecil's Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable the Honourable William Cecil Esquire and others to sell Lands, for the Payment of several Debts charged upon his Estate by the Right Honourable John late Earl of Exeter, deceased, his late Father."

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Bill be committed to the Lords following; (videlicet,)



D. Ormonde. D. Hamilton. D. Montrose. M. Kent, Camerarius. M. Dorchester. M. Annandale. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Westmorland. Comes Rivers. Comes Stamford. Comes Winchilsea. Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarsdale. Comes Nottingham. Comes Scarbrough. Comes Rochford. Comes Greenwich. Comes Wharton. Comes Poulet. Comes Crafurd. Comes Loudoun. Comes Leven. Comes Northesk. Comes Orkney. Comes Seafield. Comes Roseberie. Comes I'lay. Viscount Townshend.	Epus. Petriburg. Epus. Cicestr. Epus. Carliol. Epus. Landaven.	Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Mohun. Ds. Byron. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Berkeley Str. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Ossulstone. Ds. Stawell. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Lempster. Ds. Halifax. Ds. Hervey.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet, on Friday the Twenty-fifth Day of this Instant February, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Pierpoint's Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for better establishing certain Charities of John Pierrepoint."

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Bill be referred to the Lords Committees abovenamed.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on Friday next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Lord Slane's Attainder, Bill to reverse.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to reverse the Outlawry and Attainder of Christopher Lord Baron of Slane, in Ireland."

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Bill be referred to the Lords Committees abovenamed.

Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet To-morrow, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Bp. Chichester's Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for explaining and making more effectual an Act made Anno Primo Annæ, Reginæ, intituled, "An Act giving further Time to John Lord Bishop of Chichester and his Successors, to make Leases of certain Houses and Ground, in and near Chancery Lane, belonging to the Bishopric of Chichester."

Gay's Bill.

The Earl of Dorsett and Midd'x reported from the Lords Committees, the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Scite, Capital Messuage, or Farm, of the Manor of Southstoke, and Lands thereunto belonging, in the County of Somerset, late the Estate of John Gay Gentleman, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold, for the speedier Payment of his Debts, and better Performance of the Trusts therein mentioned," as fit to pass, with some Amendments.

Which were read Twice, and agreed to; and the Bill ordered to be engrossed, with the said Amendments.

Sir A. Brand versus Sir A. Ogilvie.

Upon Consideration of the Petition and Appeal of Sir Alexand'r Brand Knight (read Yesterday), from an Order and Decree of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and Exchequer in North Britain, made the Seven and Twentieth Day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven, in a Cause there formerly commenced at the Instance or Suit of Sir Alexander Ogilvie Knight, and afterwards prosecuted and carried on at the Instance or Suit of George Mackenzie Sub-taxman of the Excise, against the Petitioner; and praying, "That the said George Mackenzie may answer the Substance of the Petitioner's Appeal; and that the Petitioner may receive such Relief, in all and singular the Premises in the said Petition set forth, as shall be just and equitable."

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said George Mackenzie may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall and he is hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Friday the Five and Twentieth Day of March next, at Eleven a Clock.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, decimum quartum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.