Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 20, 1714-1717. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.
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DIE Veneris, 7 Februarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
PRAYERS.
Moor et al. versus Mattocks et al.
Whereas, on Wednesday last, after hearing Counsel upon the Petition and Appeal of Boyl Moor and others, whereunto Thomas Mattocks and others are Respondents, this House did affirm an Order of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the 17th of November 1714, complained of in the said Appeal, and also so much of another Order of the said Court as overruled an Exception to the Master's Report, then insisted on in a List or Note of Exceptions delivered by the Appellants to the Respondents Agents, pursuant to the Order of this House of the 20th of December last:
And this Day being appointed to hear Counsel, on the Remainder of the Exceptions contained in the said List or Note:
And Counsel on both Sides having been accordingly heard; and due Consideration had of what was offered in this Cause:
Judgement affirmed; with Costs.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby, dismissed this House; and that the Order of the said Court of Chancery of the Third of December 1715, complained of in the said Appeal, be and is hereby, affirmed; and likewise that all other Orders and Matters in the said Appeal complained of, and not before particularly affirmed, be, and are hereby, affirmed generally: And it is hereby further Ordered, That the Appellants do pay, or cause to be paid, to the Respondents, the Sum of One Hundred Pounds, for their Costs in respect of the said Appeal.
L. Harborough's Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Great Tithes and Glebe Lands belonging to the Rectory of Saxby, in the County of Leicester, in the Right Honourable Bennet Lord Harborough and his Heirs, in Lieu of other Lands, and an Annuity to be settled on the Rector of the said Church and his Successors for ever, and for other Purposes therein mentioned," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill; and that the Parties concerned had given their Consents; and that the Committee had made some Amendments to the Bill."
Which were read Twice, and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engrossed.
D. Newcastle's Bill.
The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Manor of Esher Waterville, and other Lands therein mentioned, in the most Noble Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle and his Heirs, in Consideration of Rent-charges to be issuing out of the same, and other Lands, in Lieu thereof, to the Use of the Corporation of Kingston upon Thames, in the County of Surrey, in Trust for the Poor of the said Town," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill; and 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.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, octavum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.