A. C. reft, the Bifhop of Rochester was fhelter'd by his 1689. Majefty's Protection; the Earl of Huntington liv'd retired in the Country; the Lord Chief Justice Wright was Prifoner in the Tower. And as for the Earl of Mulgrave, befides that he had always travers'd the Violent and Defpotick Proceedings of the reft, his great Parts and Eloquence which ever had a mighty Sway in the Houfe of Lords, enclin'd King William to endeavour to engage him in his Intereft, by an Offer of a more Honourable Title, which that Earl declin'd, till he found his Enviers prevented the Accomplishment of more folid Promifes. The flow Proceedings of the Parliament, and the Heats and Animofities which divided both Houfes, obftructing the Progrefs of the King's Defigns, his Majefty thought fit to make to them the following Speech. King Wil.. liam's Speech to the Parlia ment, June 28. My Lords and Gentlemen, He time of the Year being fo far advanced, and T there being feveral Acts yet to be paffed for the Safety and Settlement of the Nation, I defire you would expedite them as foon as you can, it being neceffary there fhould be fhortly a Recefs, 'both that I may be at Liberty to purfue the Bulinefs of Ireland with all poffible Vigour, and that the Members of both Houfes may repair to their feveral Countries to fecure the Peace, and put the 'Militia into fome better Pofture. 'I am very fenfible of the Zeal and good Affection 'which you Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, have fhew'd to the Publick, in giving thofe Supplies you have done already; and I do not doubt, but from the fame Inducements you will be ready 'to give more as Occafions require, which I must 'let you know will be fooner than perhaps you may expect, because the neceflary Expence of this "Year will much exceed the Sums you have pro'vided for it; and that you may make the truer 'Judgment in that Matter, I am very willing you fhould fee how all the Moneys hitherto have been 'laid out, and to that end I have commanded thofe Accounts to be fpeedily brought to you, by which 、 ⚫ you you will fee how little of the Revenue has been A. C. applied to any other use than that of the Navy and 1889. • Land Forces. 'I must remind you of making an effectual and timely Provifion of the Money for the States of Hol'land, and I doubt not but you will take care to fee a fitting Revenue fettled for my self. . My Lords and Gentlemen, 'I will add no more but to recommend earnestly to you to avoid all occafions of Difpute or Delay, at a time that requires Union and Vigour in your 'Councils, upon which the Prefervation of all that is Dear to us doth fo much depend; and I do promife that nothing fhall ever be wanting on my part 'which may contribute towards it. The Parliament return'd his Majefty Thanks for his Gracious Speech, which nevertheless had but little Effect upon the Proceedings of either House. * A added to it A Bill for the Charging and Collecting the Du- A Bill to ties upon Coffee, Tea and Chocolate at the Cuftom-lay Duties Houfe, being fent up from the Commons to the on Coffee, Lords, their Lordships added a Claufe to it, for T, &e. a Drawback on the Exportation of the faid Commo-July 24dities, with an alteration of the Date from the 24th Claufe of July to the 25th of Auguft; which being difagreed by the to by the Commons, occalion'd a warm Difpute be- Lords. tween both Houfes. The Commons alledg d, That Rejected they had always taken it for their undoubted Privilege, by the (of which they have ever been jealous and tender) That Commons. in all Aids given to the King by the Commons, the Rate or Tax ought not to be any ways altered by the Lords. That the Amendment made by the Lords being in point of Time, the Commons hoped their Lordships would not at this time renew a Queftion concerning the Method of granting Aids, which had formerly, in Inftances of this Nature, occafion'd great Debates, and which might now beget many Conferences, Spend much time, and end in Inconveniencies. That this Amendment propofed by the Lords made the Bill Incoherent, for both Houfes having agreed that the Forfeitures fhould Commence from the 20th of July, it would look strange that the Forfeitures fhould be given before the Duty was made payable. That A. C. Ships were then arriving daily with the Commodities 1689. mention'd in the Bill, which would be a loss to the King, by putting the Commencement of the Duty So far off. And that as to the Provifo their Lordships had fent to the Commons, the Commons did difagree to it, and for that did refer to their firft Reafons; for the Provifo being an Alteration and leffening of the Grant made by the Commons, they hoped for thefe Reasons their Lordships would agree with them, and not revive old Difputes. Infifted on On the other Hand, the Lords infifted upon their by the Provifo, and faid, they were much furpriz'd at Lords, the Affertion of the Commons, that in all Aids July 27.given to the King by the Commons the Rate or Tax ought not to be altered by the Lords, fince they conceived it had always been their undoubted Right, in cafe of any Aids given to the King, to leffen the Rate or Tax granted by the Commons, 'whereof feveral Precedents might be given, which 'for the prefent they were willing to forbear, that they might not revive old Difputes. But that as to 'the Provifo now offered by the Lords, their Lord'fhips were of Opinion, this General Point was not the Cafe now in difference, It being neither an alteration nor leffening of the Duty laid upon thofe Commodities; for what was propofed 'to be drawn back upon the Exportation of them could not be faid to leffen the Rates impos'd upon 'them. That it did indeed take away fo much 'from the King's Income, but added much more to 'the Benefit of Trade, of which the Lords con'ceived they were Equal and Competent Judges, and therefore they thought they were very well founded to infift on the Provifo. This Difpute put a stop to the Bill in this Seffion, but it pafs'd at laft, with their Lordships Claufe about the Drawback, on the 16th of January 1690. Miscarria- On the Third of Auguft the Commons in a Comges of Ire- mittee of the whole Houfe having confider'd the land far- State of the Nation, came at laft to this Refolution, ther Ani- that an Addreís be prefented to his Majesty upon madverted thefe Heads. 1. That there had been Delays in upon, the Succour of Ireland. 2. That there were not Auguft 3. fufficient Preparations to tranfport the Forces to Ireland Ireland: And, 3. That feveral Ships had been ta- A. C. ken for want of Guards, and Convoys to preferve 1689. them. At the fame time the Queftion was put, that it fhould be reprefented to his Majefty, That it was inconvenient to his Majefty's Affairs, that the Marquefs of Halifax was in his Majefty's Council, which however was carried in the Negative. On the Twelfth of the fame Month, Sir Thomas Littleton made the Report from the Committee, who examin'd the Matter, touching the Mifcarriages relating to Ireland, and Londonderry; upon which it was refolv'd, that an Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, that Colonel Lundee be fent over to Londonderry, to be try'd there for the Treafons laid to his Charge. Some Days after, the Commons having *fent up *Aug. 13: a Bill to the Lords, for the Enjoyning the wearing the The Wea Woollen Manufacture of this Kingdom at certain Times vers preof the Year, the Bayliffs, Wardens, and Affiftants of fent à Pethe Companies of Silk Weavers of London and tition in a Canterbury, prefented a Petition to their Lordfhips in Tumultuous a tumultuous manner; praying to be heard before manner. the faid Bill should be pafs'd into a Law. Whereupon the Houfe order'd their Speaker to tell the Petitioners, That the Lords did not then think fit to give an Anfwer, because they obferv'd there was an unufual manner of Application of Men, who ought to be better directed by them who were Bayliffs, Wardens, and Afliftants of the Company. That the Lords did firft require that those Crouds fhould go home, and when that was done, neither they, nor others, People of this Nation, needed to doubt, but that their Lordships would do Juftice, and hear the Objections of Par"ties concern'd in this or any other Bill, that should come before them. And to prevent the Eruption of this unruly Multitude, which was fuppos'd to be egg'd on by feveral difcontented Incendiaries, the Lords defir'd his Majefty, to command fome of the Horfe and Foot-Guards to be aiding to the Civil Powers; and order'd the Governor of the Tower to take care to prevent any unlawful Concourfe of People in the Hamlets of that Fortrefs; the Lord Mayor 1689. A. C. Mayor of London to have a fufficient Number of the Trained-Bands in readiness, to hinder the paffing of any extraordinary Numbers of People through the City towards Westminster. And the DeputyLieutenants, and Juftices of the Peace of the County of Middlefex, to provide for the Security of the City, and Liberties, and Westminster. The Weavers feeing these Preparations remain'd quiet in their +Aug. 17. Houfes: Whereupon the Lords † difcharg'd the Trained-Bands which had been posted in the Pa lace-Yard Westminster. However, upon the fecond Reading of the Bill for the Enjoyning the Wearing the Woollen Manufactures, their Lordships unaniAug. 19. moufly rejected the fame. Bill of Attainder. *July 30. The Houfe of Commons having paft the Bill, for Attainting feveral Perfons in Rebellion against their Majefties, and fent it up to the Lords for their Concurrence, the Committee whom their Lordships appointed to examine the fame, pray'd, * That the Commons might be defir'd by a Conference to give a Lift to the House of Lords of the Perfons that gave Evidence to the Commons, against the feveral Perfons defign'd in the Bill to be Attainted; That the Lords might be fully fatisfied by Evidence, Vivâ Voce, to Attaint the feveral Perfons (as they fuppos'd the Commons were;) For that if the Lords fhould by themselves enquire of fuch Evidence, they might fail of hearing all the Evidence the Houfe of Commons had had. The Lords having agreed to this Motion, a Conference was defir'd and manag'd betwixt both Houfes, at which the Commons gave a Lift of the Witneffes that depos'd at their Bar, against the Perfons mention'd in the Bill of Attainder. Thefe Witneffes were William Watts, Matthew Gun, Bafil Purefoy, and William Dalton; whofe Evidence not fatisfying the Lords, the Bill lay neglected for fome Days; but the Commons having prefs'd their Lordships by Two Meffages tAug. 19.to give Expedition to it, the Houfe † agreed with the Committee in leaving out Thomas Lord Howard, the Earl of Dover, the Lord Hunfdon, Sir Roger Strickland, Sir Edward Herbert, Colonel Hugh Southerland, and Sir William Jennings, becaufe there did not appear fufficient Evidence against them. The Prorogation |