House of Lords Journal Volume 15: 18 December 1695

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 15, 1691-1696. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

Citation:

'House of Lords Journal Volume 15: 18 December 1695', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 15, 1691-1696( London, 1767-1830), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol15/pp616-617 [accessed 23 December 2024].

DIE Mercurii, 18 Decembris.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:



Arch. Cant. Arch. Ebor. Epus. London. Epus. Menev. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Peterb. Epus. Cicestr. Epus. Bristol. Epus. Lincoln.	Joh'es Sommers Miles, Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli. Dux Somerset. Dux Northumberland. Dux Shrewsbury. Dux Newcastle. March. Halifax. Comes Bridgewater. Comes North'ton. Comes Denbigh. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford. Comes Kingston. Comes Carnarvan. Comes Thanet. Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarsdale. Comes Sandwich. Comes Anglesey. Comes Carlisle. Comes Craven. Comes Feversham. Comes Maclesfeld. Comes Berkeley. Comes Rochester. Comes Portland. Comes Fauconberge. Comes Montagu. Comes Marleborough. Comes Torrington. Comes Scarbrough. Comes Bradford.	Ds. Willoughby Er. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Berkeley Ber. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Hunsdon. Ds. Brooke. Ds. Raby. 2. Ds. Lovelace. 1. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Clifford. Ds. Berkeley Str. Ds. Granville. Ds. Ossulstone. Ds. Godolphin. Ds. Jeffreys. Ds. Cholmondeley. Ds. Herbert Ch.

PRAYERS.

Bishop of Oxon takes the Oaths.

This Day John Lord Bishop of Oxford took the Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Colonel Granville and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act for regulating of Trials, in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Trials for Treason, Bill for regulating.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for regulating of Trials, in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason."

ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the abovesaid Bill shall be read the Second Time on Monday the Three and Twentieth Day of this Instant December, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Sir Robert Cotton and others:

Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Sir Thomas Pope Blount Baronet to make a Settlement, upon the Marriage of his Eldest Son;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Sir T. Blount's Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable Sir Thomas Pope Blount Baronet to make a Settlement, upon the Marriage of his Eldest Son."

King's Answer to Address against the Scots Act for an E. I. Company.

The Lord Keeper reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address of both Houses, made to Him Yesterday, as followeth; (videlicet,)

"I have been ill served in Scotland; but I hope some Remedies may be found, to prevent the Inconveniencies which may arise from this Act."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Engl'd do give Order, That the Address made Yesterday to His Majesty by both Houses of Parliament, and His Majesty's most Gracious Answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published.

Stoughton's Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Estate, late of Sir Nicholas Stoughton and Sir Laurence Stoughton, Baronets, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold, for the Payment of their Debts, and raising Portions for the Daughters of the said Sir Nicholas Stoughton."

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



D. Somerset. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford. Comes Kingston. Comes Craven. Comes Feversham. Comes Maclesfeld. Comes Rochester. Comes Marleborough. Comes Bradford.	Epus. London. Epus. Menev. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Peterb. Epus. Lincolne.	Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Berkeley Ber. Ds. Ferrers. Ds. Hunsdon. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Clifford L. Ds. Granville. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Jeffreys. Ds. Herbert Ch.

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

Whitaker versus Pawlin et al.

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear the Cause wherein Edward Whitaker is Appellant, and William Paulin, William Loggin, and others, are Respondents; on Wednesday the Eighth Day of January next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.

Relief of Creditors Bill.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Relief of Creditors."

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Bridgewater reported, "That the Committee had made some Progress in the Bill; and desire another Day may be appointed, to proceed."

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House shall be put into a Committee again, to proceed upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Relief of Creditors," on Saturday next, at Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon; and that, in the mean Time, all the Judges do meet, and consider of the said Bill.

Adjourn.

Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, (videlicet,) decimum nonum diem instantis Decembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.