House of Lords Journal Volume 19: 25 June 1714

DIE Veneris, 25 Junii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Bills pasted by Commission.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That Her Majesty had been pleased to order a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, for declaring Her Royal Assent to several Acts therein mentioned."

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Then Three of the Lords Commissioners (in their Robes) being seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack; the Lord Chancellor in the Middle; and the Lord Privy Seal on his Right Hand; and the Lord Viscount Bolingbroke on his Left; commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "That the Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read."

Who being come, with their Speaker;

The Lord Chancellor said,

"My Lords, and gentlemen of the House of Commons,

"Her Majesty, not thinking fit to be Personally present here at this Time, has been pleased to order Letters Patents to be issued under the Great Seal, directed to us and other Lords who are named in the said Letters Patents; thereby commanding us, in the Presence of you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons of Great Britain, here to be assembled for that Purpose, to declare and notify, in Her Majesty's Absence, Her Royal Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both Houses."

Which Letters Patents you will hear read.

And the same were read, by the Clerk, as follows:

"ANNE R.

"Anne, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. To Our Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our Trusty and Well-beloved the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Boroughs, of the House of Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting. Whereas We have seen, and perfectly understood, divers and sundry Acts, agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, and endorsed by You as hath been accustomed, the Titles and Names of which Acts hereafter do particularly ensue; (that is to say,) "An Act to prevent the Growth of Schism, and for the further Security of the Churches of England and Ireland as by Law established:" "An Act for encouraging the Tobacco Trade:" "An Act for repairing and amending the Highways, between the Town or Village of Tittensor, and the most Northern Part of Talke on the Hill, in But-lane, in the County of Stafford:" "An Act for making more effectual an Act, passed in the Seventh and Eighth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Third, intituled, An Act for erecting of Hospitals and Workhouses within the City of Bristol, for the better employing and maintaining the Poor thereof:" "An Act for the more effectual amending the Highways, leading from Royston, in the County of Hertford, to Wandsford Bridge, in the County of Huntingdon:" "An Act for Parting and enclosing Two great Open Common Fields, and a large Open Greensward Common Down, lying and a being in the Manor and Parish of Thormarton, alias Farmington, in the County of Gloucester; and for other Purposes therein mentioned:" "An Act for the rendering valid and effectual Two several Indentures of Demise and Mortgage, executed by Scrope late Lord Viscount Howe in the Kingdom of Ireland, deceased, by virtue of a former Act of Parliament made for enabling him thereunto, notwithstanding some Defects therein:" "An Act for Sale of some Out Parts of the Estate of Simon Scroope Esquire, in the Counties of York and Nottingham, for Payment of his Debts, and for other Purposes therein mentioned:" "An Act for the Sale of certain Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, contained in the Marriage Settlement of Francis Cherry Gentleman, deceased, and Elizabeth his Wife; and for the converting the same into Ready Money, for the Benefit of his Wife and Children; and for the Sale of divers other Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, for the Payment of the Debts of the said Francis Cherry, and of the Debts of William Cherry Esquire, deceased, and other Purposes in the said Act mentioned:" "An Act for naturalizing Samuel Dupree:" "And albeit the said Acts by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, are fully agreed and consented unto; yet nevertheless the same are not of Force and Effect in the Law, without Our Royal Assent given and put to the said Acts: And forasmuch as, for divers great and urgent Causes and Considerations, We cannot conveniently at this present be Personally, in Our Royal Person, in the Higher House of Our said Parliament, being the Place accustomed to give Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects the Lords and Commons; We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patents to be made, and have signed the same; and by the same, do give and put Our Royal Assent to the said Acts, and to all Articles, Clauses, and Provisions, therein contained; and have fully agreed and assented to the said Acts; willing, that the said Acts, and every Article, Clause, Sentence, and Provision, therein contained, from henceforth, shall be of the same Strength, Force, and Effect, as if We had been Personally present in the said Higher House, and had openly and publicly, in the Presence of you all, assented to the same; and We do, by these Presents, declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may concern; commanding also, by these Presents, Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Simon Lord Harcourt Our Chancellor of Grcat Britain to seal these Our Letters Patents with Our Great Seal of Great Britain; and also commanding the most Reverend Father in God Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and Metropolitan, Our said Chancellor of Great Britain, Our Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Our High Treasurer of Great Britain, John Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby President of Our Council, William Earl of Dartmouth Keeper of Our Privy Seal, Charles Duke of Shrewsbury Chamberlain of Our Household, James Duke of Ormonde Captain General of Our Forces, John Earl Poulett Our Steward of Our Household, John Earl of Mar One of Our Principal Secretaries, Henry Viscount Bolingbroke Our Principal Secretary, and the Right Reverend Father in God Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Counsellor John Lord Bishop of London, or any Three or more of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal Assent, in Our Absence, in the said Higher House, in the Presence of you the said Lords and the Commons of Our Parliament there to be assembled for that Purpose; and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is requisite, and hath been accustomed for the same; and also to enrol these Our Letters Patents, and the said Acts, in the Parliament Roll; and these Our Letters Patents shall be to every of them a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally We do declare and will, that, after this Our Royal Assent given and passed by these Presents, and declared and notified as is aforesaid, that then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken, accepted, and admitted, good, sufficient, and perfect Acts of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Constructions, and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly; the Continuance or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other Use, Custom, Thing, or Things, to the contrary thereof, notwithstanding: In Witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.

"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Five and Twentieth Day of June, in the Thirteenth Year of Our Reign.

"Per ipsam Reginam, propria Manu signat.

"Wrighte."

Then the Lord Chancellor said,

"By Virtue of this Commission, We do declare and notify to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons of Great Britain, Her Majesty's Royal Assent to the several Acts therein mentioned; and the Clerks are required to pass the same, in the usual Form and Words."

Then the Clerk of the Crown read the Titles of the Acts to be passed, severally, as follows:

"1. An Act to prevent the Growth of Schism, and for the further Security of the Churches of England and Ireland as by Law established."

"2. An Act for encouraging the Tobacco Trade."

"3. An Act for repairing and amending the Highways, between the Town or Village of Tittensor, and the most Northern Part of Talke on the Hill, in Butlane, in the County of Stafford."

"4. An Act for making more effectual an Act, passed in the Seventh and Eighth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Third, intituled, An Act for erecting of Hospitals and Work-Houses in the City of Bristol, for the better employing and maintaining the Poor thereof."

"5. An Act for the more effectual amending the Highways, leading from Royston, in the County of Hertford, to Wandsford Bridge, in the County of Huntingdon."

To these Acts the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, in these Words; (videlicet,)

"La Reine le veult."

"6. An Act for parting and enclosing Two great Open Common Fields, and a large Open Greensward Common Down, lying and being in the Manor and Parish of Thormarton, alias Farmington, in the County of Gloucester; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."

"7. An Act for the rendering valid and effectual Two several Indentures of Demise and Mortgage, executed by Scrope late Lord Viscount Howe in the Kingdom of Ireland, deceased, by Virtue of a former Act of Parliament made for enabling him thereunto, notwithstanding some Defects therein."

"8. An Act for Sale of some Out Parts of the Estate of Simon Scrope Esquire, in the Counties of York and Nottingham, for Payment of his Debts; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."

"9. An Act for the Sale of certain Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, contained in the Marriage Settlement of Francis Cherry Gentleman, deceased, and Elizabeth his Wife; and for the converting the same into Ready Money, for the Benefit of his Wife and Children; and for the Sale of diversother Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, for the Payment of the Debts of the said Francis Cherry, and of the Debts of William Cherry Esquire, deceased, and other Purposes in the said Act mentioned."

"10. An Act for naturalizing Samuel Dupree."

To these Acts the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, in these Words; (videlicet,)

"Soit fait comme il est desire."

Then the Lord Chancellor said,

"My Lords, and Gentlemen,

"This is all we are to do by this Commission."

Then the Commons withdrew.

And the House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Bourchier's Bill.

The Lord Delawar reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate late of Brereton Bourchier Esquire, deceased, for Payment of Debts, and other Purposes therein mentioned," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill, and found the Allegations thereof to be true; that the Parties concerned had given their Consents; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.

Acts to prevent Dangers from Recusants; and for settling Presentations to Benefices of Papists, Bill to render more effectual.

The Lord Bishop of Bristol (according to Order) reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for rendering more effectual an Act, made in the Third Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which may grow by Popish Recusants; and also of One other Act, made in the First Year of the Reign of Their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Act to vest in the Two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists," was committed; the several Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill.

Which were read Twice, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engrossed.

Messages from H. C. with Bills.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Wrightson and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to empower the Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, or the Commissioners of the Treasury, for the Time being, to compound with Robert Wise and his Sureties, for such Debts as he owes to Her Majesty, or stands bound for as Surety, for Customs of Tobacco;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. London and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to explain Part of an Act made in the Seventh Year of Her Majesty's Reign (for enlarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England; and for raising a further Supply to Her Majesty for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nine) so far as the same relates to Unwrought Incle imported into this Kingdom;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Trade with Spain and West Indies.

The Order being read, for taking into Consideration the State of the Trade of this Kingdom with Spain and The West Indies:

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will take the same into Consideration on Wednesday next.

Gillingham to attend.

Ordered, That Manasses Gillingham do attend this House on Wednesday next, at Twelve a Clock.

Commissioners for Trade to lay Proceedings before the House.

Ordered, That the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations do lay before this House an Account of what Steps and Proceedings they have made, in relation to the Third, Fifth, and Eighth Articles of the Treaty of Commerce with Spain, and the Explanation of the said Treaty."

Enlisting Soldiers without Authority, to prevent, Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to prevent the listing Her Majesty's Subjects to serve as Soldiers, without Her Majesty's Authority."

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 upon the said Bill.

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Lord Viscount Bolingbroke reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and made some Amendments thereunto; which he was ready to report, when the House will please to receive the same."

Ordered, That the Report be received on Monday next.

Business put off.

Ordered, That the Business appointed for Tomorrow be adjourned till Monday, and the Causes removed One Day in Course.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, vicesimum octavum diem instantis Junii, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.