Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Public Domain.
'House of Commons Journal Volume 12: Index - A', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699(London, 1803), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol12/pp1-3 [accessed 22 February 2025].
'House of Commons Journal Volume 12: Index - A', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699(London, 1803), British History Online, accessed February 22, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol12/pp1-3.
"House of Commons Journal Volume 12: Index - A". Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699. (London, 1803), British History Online. Web. 22 February 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol12/pp1-3.
INDEX TO THE TWELFTH VOLUME.
9° & 10° Gul. III. Parl. 3. Sess. 3. A. 1697, & 1698.
ABERCORNE , Countess of, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 19 Mar. Vide Supply.
Abingdon , Petition from, 8 Apr. Vide Coinage.
Accounts
of the Irish Transport-Debt ordered, 13 Dec. Presented, and referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 15. Report relating thereto, referred to the Committee of Supply, 4
Feb. Vide Supply.—of the Transport-Debt, exclusive of the
Irish, ordered, 14 Dec. Presented, and referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 17. Report relating thereto, referred to the Committee of Supply, 10 Feb. Vide Supply.—of
the Ordnance-Debt, exclusive of that before November 1688,
presented, and referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 14
Dec. Report relating thereto, referred to the Committee of
Supply, 10 Feb. Vide Supply.—of the Extra-charge of Ordnance for Guards and Garisons—of the last Ordinary for
Guards and Garisons in Time of Peace, severally ordered, 13
Jan.—how the annual Supplies for the Maintenance of the
War have fallen short, ordered, 29. Presented, 1 Feb.—of
what is due to Quarters in Flanders, ordered, 29 Jan.—of
Money received by the Treasurer of the Ordnance from 1685,
to 1688, inclusive, presented, and referred to the Committee
of Supply, 20 Jan. Vide Supply.—of the Receipts and Issues
of the Revenue for the Year, ending at Michaelmas, ordered,
14 Dec. Presented, 22.—of the Charges on the Revenue,
ordered, 14. Presented, 16. Read, and referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 17. Report relating thereto, referred to the Committee of Supply, 10 Feb. Vide Supply.—
of the Men of War in being, with their Rates and Guns, ordered, 30 Dec. Presented, 3 Jan.—of the Charges relating
to circulating Exchequer Bills, and of Exchequer Bills sunk,
ordered, 12. Presented, 18.—Copies of Warrants to the
Auditor of the Imprest, for allowing Interest or Discount of
Tallies or Exchequer Bills, ordered, 20.—Account of Money
charged upon the Excise in May 1697, presented, 22.—of
Bills of Exchange, sent by Collectors of Excise, payable in
milled Money or Gold, which have been paid in Exchequer
Bills, ordered, 16 Feb. Presented, 17.—of the Names of
Persons who sent, and of Persons who paid them, and of the
Sums paid, ordered, 17. Presented, 22—of Interest allowed
to the Cashiers of the Customs and Excise since 1670, ordered, 20 Jan. Presented, 14 Feb. To be considered, 14 &
15. Considered, 16.—of the Deficiency upon the Million
Lottery Tickets, and several Annuities, ordered, 22 Jan.
Presented, 29.—of the Duty of the Stock of Malt in hand,
ordered, 26. Presented, 27.—of the Receipts of Malt Duties, ordered, 15 Apr. Presented, 18.—of Money lent on
the late Vote of Credit, presented, 2 Feb.—of Money imprested to Mr. Burton and Mr. Knight, ordered, 3 and 12.
Presented, 14. To be considered, 14 & 15. Considered, 16.
—of Arrears to the First 4 s. Aid, ordered, 24. Presented,
and referred to the Committee on the Land Tax Bill, 1
Mar. Vide Supply.—of the Surplus for building and furnishing Ships, ordered, 17 May.—of the Surplus for Guns,
presented, 27.
-, —Estimates of the Deficiencies of the last Year's Aids, ordered, 9 Dec. Presented, 13. Referred to the Committee
on Estimates, &c. 14. Report, relating thereto, to be considered, 5 Jan. Considered, and referred to the Committee
of Supply, 6. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to the Army, ordered, 9.—of Arrears to the Land Forces, Guards, and Garisons, presented, 13. Referred to the Committee of Estimates, &c. 14. Report, relating thereto, to be considered,
5 Jan. Considered, and referred to the Committee of Supply, 6. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to several Regiments still
on the English Establishment, presented, and referred to the
Committee on Estimates, &c. 14 Dec. Report, relating
thereto, to be considered, 5 Jan. Considered, and referred
to the Committee of Supply, 6. Vide Supply.—of Arrears
to several Irish Regiments till 31 March 1692, presented,
and referred to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 22 Dec.
Report, relating thereto, to be considered, 5 Jan. Considered, and referred to the Committee of Supply, 6. Vide
Supply.—of the Arrear of the Extra-charge of the War in
Flanders, ordered, 13 Dec. Presented, and referred to the
Committee on Estimates, &c. 14. Report, relating thereto,
referred to the Committee of Supply, 4 Feb. Vide Supply.
—of the Charge of Ordnance for Land Service, ordered, 13
Jan. Presented, and referred to the Committee of Supply,
20. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to the Navy, ordered, 9 Dec.
—of the general Debt of the Navy, presented, and referred
to the Committee on Estimates, &c. 14. Report, relating
thereto, referred to the Committee of Supply, 10 Feb. Vide
Supply.—of the Ordinary of the Navy for 1685 and 1696,
ordered, 30 Dec. Presented, 3 Jan.—of the Ordinary of
the Navy for 1698, ordered, 24 Feb.—of the Charge of the
Navy in Harbour, presented, and referred to the Committee
of Supply, 28. Vide Supply.—of the gross Produce of the
Malt Duties, ordered, 18 Apr. Presented, 19.
Address that the House will support the King in Time of Peace; Committee to prepare it, 3 Dec. Reported, and to be presented by the whole House, 7. Presented, 9. King's Answer, 10.—for an account of the Number of the Militia, 8 Jan. King's Answer, 11.—for suppressing Immorality and Profaneness; Committee to prepare it, 9 Feb. Order for their sitting, 11 & 12. Address to be reported, 14. Reported, and to be presented by the whole House, 15. King's Answer, 18.—for Articles for Limerick and Galway, and for Proclamations encouraging Persons to submit, 26. King's Answer, 2 Mar.—for a List of Persons licensed to correspond with the late King James, 16. King's Answer, 29.—for Compensation to the City of Londonderry; Committee to prepare it, 9 Apr. Reported, 2 May. Report to be considered, 21 May, & 8 June. Address re-committed 16. Reported from Re-commitment, 23. King's Answer, 29.—relating to disbanding the Army; Committee to prepare it, 4 May. Reported, 28.—for a Pardon to Mr. Marriott, 12. King's Answer, 4 June.—for Orders to inquire into the Author of a printed Pamphlet, 21 May.—for a List of the Army disbanded, and to be disbanded, and of Officers to have Haltpay, 1 June. King's Answer, 17.—for Preferment for Chaplain, 8. King's Answer, 18.—touching the Dependence of Ireland upon England—touching the Discouragement of the Woollen, and Encouragement of the Linen, Manufacture therein; Committee to prepare them, 27. Reported, and to be presented by the whole House, 30. King's Answer, 1 July.—for a Pardon and Protection to Barrileau and Mason—for appropriating certain Fines to Greenwich Hospital, 4. King's Answer, 5.
Adjournment till Afternoon—without doing Business, 9 Dec. Question for it, Neg. 10 June.
Ætna Fireship, Petition of Officers and Seamen, 15 Jan. Vide Newport.
Africa , Bill to settle the Trade thereto, ordered, 11 Feb. Presented, 12. Read, 14. Committed, 21 & 28 Feb. 7. 12. 19. & 28, Mar. 2. 9. & 18 Apr. & 2 May. Petitions, &c. referred, 21. 23. & 28, Feb. 4. 19. 28. & 31, Mar. & 2 Apr. Petitioners to be heard at Bar, 21 Feb. By the Committee, 18 Apr. Report of Progress, 28 Feb. 19 & 28 Mar. 18 Apr. & 2 May. Committee impowered to send for Persons, Papers, and Records, 5. Bill to be reported, 9. Committee impowered, upon the Report, to offer a Clause for exporting foreign Copper in Bars, 13. Bill reported; Clauses added; Bill to be ingrossed, 14. Order for Third Reading, 17. Another Clause added; Bill passed, 23. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 10 June. Amendments agreed to, 11.
Air and Calder, Petition for Bill to make them navigable; Bill ordered, 12 Jan. Read, 1 Feb. Committed; Instructions to receive Clauses for preserving the Newcastle and Sunderland Trade, 7. For removing the Market at Leeds, 28 Mar. Petitions referred, 11, 12. 14, 15, 16. and 23, Feb. 1 & 7 Mar. Committees added, 12 Feb. & 24 Mar. Day appointed for hearing Petitioners before the Committee; no Petitions to be received after that Time, 22 Feb. Bill to be reported, 6 Apr. Reported; Clauses added; Bill to be ingrossed, 8. Order for Third Reading, 16. Passed, 18.
Alamodes . Vide Lustring Company, and Supply.
Alban's, St. Petitions from, 18 Mar. Vide Leather.—11 Apr. Vide Coinage.
Aldborough
, Motion for a new Writ, 3 Dec. To be considered, 3 & 17. Considered, 17. Petition of Electors, that they
may be allowed to proceed to the Election—new Writ ordered, 30.
-, — Petition from, 12 Feb. Vide Air.—Another referred
to the Committee on the Salt Bill, 2 June. Vide Supply.
Alder , Joseph, Petition, 15 Jan. Vide Bone-lace.
Allanson . Vide Privileges.
Alnwick , Petition from, 18 Jan. Vide Leather.
Altcar , Petition from; Question for receiving it, Neg. 7 Mar.
Alveston Manor, Bill, from Lords, to sell that, and other Lands, for Payment of Debts, 5 May. Read, 7. Committed, 13. Reported, and passed; Royal Assent, 16.
Amendments to Bills upon Third Reading, 4 & 6 Jan, 9 Feb. 15. 23. 28. & 30, Mar. 4. 6. 12. 13. 21. 27. 29, & 30, Apr. 3 & 31 May. 7 & 8 June.
America , Petitions of Merchants and Planters, 19 Mar. Vide Africa.—11 June. Vide Ships.
Amity , Ship. Vide Ruby Prize.
Anderson , Sir Stephen, and Francis, Petition, 19 Feb. Vide Ankholme, infra.
Andover , Petition from, 15 Jan. Vide Leather.
Andrew , St. Frigate. Vide Gloucester Frigate.
Ankholme Level, Petition for Bill to drain it, referred to a Committee, 19 Feb. Committees added, 5 Mar.
Annesley , Maurice, Petition referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 5 Mar. Vide Supply.
Annuities . Vide Accounts and Supply.
Antelope , Ship. Vide Gloucester Frigate.
Appleby new Writ, 9 Dec.
Arbitration , Bill, from Lords, to determine Differences thereby, 26 Mar. Read, 31. Committed, 2 Apr. Committees added, 9 & 27. Bill reported, and passed, with Amendments, 2 May. Amendments agreed to by Lords, 5. Royal Assent, 16.
Armstrong , Catherine, and Mary, Petition, 2 June. Vide Gaming.
Army . Vide Accounts and Supply.—Petition of Inn-keepers, and Clothiers of the Army, relating to Debts due to them, referred to a Committee, 3 Jan. Report to be made, 27. Made, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 1 Feb. Vide Supply.— Another, to the same Purpose, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 16 Mar. Vide Supply.—List of Forces disbanded, and to be disbanded, and of Officers to have Half-pay, ordered, 1 June.
Arran , Earl of, Petition of Men reduced out of his and other Regiments, 20 Jan. Vide Oldishaw.
Arundell , Petition from, 7 Mar. Vide Leather.
Ashburton , Petition from, relating to Irish Wool, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 26 Jan.— Another, relating to the Hamburgh Trade, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 19 Mar.
Auriall , John, impeached of high Crimes and Misdemeanors; Impeachment sent to Lords; Committee to prepare Articles, 27 May. Articles reported, and to be ingrossed, 4 June. Read, and sent to Lords, 8. Message to them, desiring to know what has been done thereupon; their Answer, 30.
Aylmer , Lady Ellen, Petitions referred to the Committee on the Bill for resuming Grants, 26 Feb. & 3 Mar. Vide Supply.
10° & 11° Gul. III. Parl. 4. Sess. 1. A. 1698, & 1699.
ABBOTS-BROMLEY , Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 18 Feb.
Abingdon Election, Petition, 12 Dec. Report to be made, 25 Feb. Made; Resolution, and Order thereupon, 3 Mar. Vide Privileges.
Accounts
of Forces in England, and in English Pay—of Forces
in Ireland, severally ordered, 14 Dec. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the King's Speech, 16. Vide King.
—of Arrears to the Forces in England to the 1st of January
next, ordered, 19. Order to distinguish what is due to each
Regiment, 5 Jan. Presented, 7. Referred to the Committee
of Supply, 10. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to Irish Forces to
be paid in England, ordered, 10. Presented, and referred to
the Committee of Supply, 11. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to
Forces disbanded—of the Application of the disbanding Money; severally ordered, 10. Presented, 16.—of Arrears to
Four Companies at New York, ordered, 21 Feb. Presented,
and referred to the Committee of Supply, 28. Vide Supply.
—of Arrears to Five French Regiments in Ireland, to be
disbanded, ordered, 23. Presented, and referred to the Committee of Supply, 28. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to the Marine Regiments, ordered, 27. Presented, and referred to the
Committee of Supply, 28. Vide Supply.—of Arrears to Garisons, ordered, 2 Mar. Presented, with Abstract of Arrears
to several Regiments in Ireland, Scotland, and the West Indies, and in the Service of Holland, and referred to the Committee of Supply, 4. Vide Supply.—List of General Officers,
natural-born Subjects, and their Pay, ordered, 30. Presented, 6 Apr.—of Officers to have Half-pay, ordered, 30 Mar.—
Establishment of Half-pay for Officers of the old Marine Regiments, ordered, 1 Apr. Presented, 6.—List of the Officers
of the Four new Marine Regiments to be disbanded, ordered,
18. Presented, and to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 20.—List of Ships, and their Condition—Account how
10,000 Seamen were employed; severally ordered, 19 Dec.
Presented, 21.—of Money given for the use of the Navy from
the Fifth of November 1688—of new erected Employments,
and Increase of Salaries, ordered, 19 Dec.—List of Ships in
Pay on the 1st of Jan. 1697, with an Account of Arrears to
them—of Ships sitted out since the Peace, and their Stations
—when the East, West India, and Straits Squadron sailed—
concerning victualling them—Account of Money paid them
upon going out, and what is due; severally ordered, 21.
Presented, 2 Jan. Referred to the Committee on the Navy,
10. Vide Navy—when the East, West-India, and Straits
Squadrons were ordered to be sitted out—of Privy Seals relating to the Navy or Victualling; severally ordered, 5 Jan.
Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Navy, 10.
Vide Navy.—of superior Orders for passing the Navy and
Victualling Accounts, ordered, 5. Presented, and referred to
the Committee on the Navy, 16. Vide Navy.—Copy of Instructions to the Victualling Board, ordered, 10. Presented,
and referred to the Committee on the Navy, 12. Vide Navy.—
of Instructions to the Navy Board—Account of Money in
the Treasurer of the Navy's Hands on account of Wages;
severally ordered, 10. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Navy, 16. Vide Navy.—Copies of Orders of
Council relating to Pursers—of Letters between the Admiralty and Navy Board; severally ordered, 10. Presented, 11.
—Observations of the Auditor of the Imprests, concerning
victualling the Straits Squadron, ordered, 24. Presented, and
referred to the Committee on the Navy, 27. Vide Navy.—
Answer of the Commissioners of the Navy, touching the Increase of Salaries—their Account of superior Orders touching passing Accounts—Account of the Condition of the Resolution on the 24th of November last to keep at Sea—Copy
of a Warrant for an Allowance to Mr. Priestman—Names
of the Commanders of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth
Rate Ships during the War, with the Dates of their Commissions; severally ordered, 1 Feb. Presented, and referred
to the Committee on the Navy, 2. Vide Navy.—Observations of the Victualling Board upon the Account for victualling the Mediterranean Fleet, ordered, 14. Order explained,
16. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Navy,
17. Vide Navy.—Admiral Russel's contingent Account ordered, 9 Mar. Presented, and referred to the Committee on
the Navy, 10. Vide Navy.—Account of Monies, Tallies,
&c. in the Treasurer of the Navy's Hands, ordered, 14. Presented, 17.—Memorial from the Victualling to the Treasury
Board.—Copy of a Letter from the Navy to the Victualling
Board; severally presented, 22.—Contingent Account of
the Treasurer of the Navy, ordered, 7 Mar. Account of Exports to Ireland for 1697, ordered, 7 Jan. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Woollen Manufacture Bill,
13. Vide Woollen Manufacture.—of the Number, Proceed,
and Application of Prizes, ordered, 23 Dec. Presented, 9
Jan.—of Exports of English Spirits since the Act for distilling them from Corn, ordered, 11. Presented, and to lie on
the Table for future Consideration, 14. Read, 17.—Drawbacks thereupon ordered, 11. Presented, and to lie on the
Table for future Consideration, 12. Read, 17.—of Malt and
Barley exported—of Drawbacks thereupon since the Act for
distilling Spirits from Corn, ordered, 16. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Bill to prohibit distilling
Spirits from Corn, 19. Vide Supply.—of Deficiencies not
provided for—of Money given last Session, and the Application thereof; severally ordered, 3 Mar. Presented, and referred to the Committee of Supply, 4. Vide Supply.—of Money paid for Transport Service; what remains unpaid; and
Cash in hand; ordered, 27 Mar. Presented, and referred to
the Committee of Supply, 30. Vide Supply.—of the Produce of the Duties upon Whale-fins and Scotch Linen, and
the half Duties upon Glass Wares, ordered, 15 Apr. Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Bill for taking
off the Duties on Glass Wares, 17. Vide Glass Wares.—
of Pensions upon the Royal Oak Lottery, ordered, 15.
Presented, and referred to the Committee on the Lottery
Bill, 17. Vide Lottery.
-, — Estimates of Arrears to Forces to be disbanded in
England, ordered, 27 Feb. Presented and referred to the
Committee of Supply, 28. Vide Supply.—of Ordnance for
Land-Service, ordered, 7 Mar. Presented, and referred to
the Committee of Supply, 9. Vide Supply.—of the Navy
Debt, presented, 1 Apr.
Acts read, 6 Jan.
Address
for a Proclamation to remove Papists from London;
Committee to prepare it, 19th Jan. Reported; Question,
that Lords Concurrence be desired, Neg. Address to be
presented by the whole House, 18 Feb. King's Answer, 22.
—of Thanks on the King's Speech, with Assurance of
Assistance; Committee to prepare it, 1. Reported, and to be
presented by the whole House, 3. King's Answer, 4.—on the
Message touching continuing foreign Guards; Committee
to prepare it, 18 Mar. Reported; Question for Recommitment, Neg. read Paragraph by Paragraph; to be
presented by the whole House, 20. King's Answer, 25.—
touching Mismanagements in the Navy; Committee to
prepare it, 27. Reported, and to be presented by the whole
House, 29. King's Answer, 4 Apr.—for Preferment for
Chaplain, 15.—relating to Half-pay Officers, 27.
-, — read Paragraph by Paragraph, 20 Mar.
Agmondesham Election, Petition, 12 Dec. Report to be made, 14 Jan. Made; Question, that Petition was frivolous, Neg. 16.
Aldborough Election, Petitions, 12 Dec.
Aldworth , Robert, and Wife, Petition for Bill to sell Lands for Payment of Debts, &c. Bill ordered, 11 Mar. Presented, 18. To be read, 22. Read 23. Committed, 25. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 28. Passed 31. Agreed to by Lords, 20 Apr.
Alnwick , Petition from, relating to the Duty on Leather, 9 Mar.
Amendments to Bills upon Third Reading, 10 Feb. 21 Mar. 24 & 27 Apr.
Andrews , Sir Francis, Bill to sell a Manor, and settle other Lands to the same Uses, ordered, 10 Feb. Read, 16. Committed, 23. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 9 Mar. Passed, 13. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 3 Apr. Amendments agreed to, 28.
Archdale , Mr. his Letter to the Speaker, touching the Acceptance of his Declarations instead of Oaths, to be considered; Order for his Attendance, 3 Jan. Letter and Acts read; Mr. Archdale called in; Manner of receiving him; examined; withdraws—new Writ ordered, 6.
Army
. Vide Accounts.—Warrants touching disbanding it,
ordered, 19 Jan. Presented, and referred to the Committee
of Supply, 10 Mar. Vide Supply.—List of Officers disbanded, and to be disbanded, ordered, 8. Presented, and
referred to the Committee of Supply, 10. Vide Supply.
Further Lists presented, and referred, 6 & 20 Apr. Names
to be added, 1. 13. 18, 19, & 20. Matter to be considered,
19, 20. 22. 25, & 26. Considered; Resolutions thereupon,
27. List of General Officers presented, 6.
-, — Petitions of Soldiers in foreign Parts, relating to
Arrears, 15 Feb.—of General and other Officers, referred to
the Committee of Supply, 11 Mar. Vide Supply.—of
Colonels and other Officers in Two Scotch Regiments;
Clause for their Relief in the Bill for further Duties on
Sweets, ordered, 2 May. Vide Supply.—of Officers and
Attendants on the Artillery for reducing Ireland, 7 & 28 Feb.
Ashburton , Petition from, relating to Hamburgh Company, to lie on the Table for future Consideration, 18 Feb.
Atkins , Captain James, Petition, 16 Feb. Vide Crow.
Atkinson , Mr. a Member, to attend, on account of acting as a Commissioner of Hawkers and Pedlars, 13 Feb. Heard; withdraws; expelled, 14.
Aylesbury Election, Petitions, 12. 16. & 22, Dec. Report to be made, 2 Feb. Made—new Writ ordered, 7. Election, Petition, 6 Mar.
Ayre and Calder, Petition for Bill to make them navigable; Bill ordered, 11 Jan. Read, 18. Order for Second Reading, 24. Committed; Question for Commitment to a Committee of the whole House, Neg. 7 Feb. Petitions against Bill, presented, and referred, 7 & 23. Counsel for and against Bill to be heard by the Committee, 7. Committees added, 27. Bill to be reported, 8 Mar. Reported, and to be ingrossed, 13. Order for Third Reading, 15. Clauses added; Bill passed, 21. Returned from Lords, with Amendments, 3 Apr. Amendments to be considered, 6. Agreed to, 12.