Catalogue description Main Papers 1 - 20

1. 1 March 1671 -- Duke of Bucks' Privilege. -- Complaint of assault of deer-stealers on the Duke's servants. Lords Journals, XII. 440.

Annexed:

a) 1 March 1671 -- Deposition of Francis Coay and Richard Coay, keepers of Whaddon Chase, Bucks, in the employ of the Duke of Buckingham, touching Matthew Deverill, late High Constable of Cottesloe, and others, poaching deer with greyhounds on the Duke's land, and assaulting deponents and others. See Lords Journals, XII. 440.

2. 1 March 1671 -- Lord Holles' Privilege. -- Petition of Denzell, Lord Holles.

3. 2 March 1671 -- Booth's Bill.--Amended Draft of an Act to enable Henry Booth, to levy fines and suffer recoveries.

5. 4 March 1671 -- Houghton's Bill.--Printed statement of the scope of the Bill entitled an Act to enable the Executors of Robert Houghton, and others to sell lands for payment of debts.

Annexed:

a) 20 March 1671 -- Petition of Sir George Prettyman, Knight, and Elizabeth his wife.

b) 27 March 1671 -- Petition of Elizabeth, the wife of Sir George Prettyman and mother to Charles Houghton, an infant.

c) 29 March 1671 -- Order upon hearing counsel this day. Lords Journals, XII. 472, in extenso.

6. 4 March 1671 -- Message from the Commons bringing up six Bills. Lords Journals, XII. 443.

7. 6 March 1671 -- Supply--Copy of the Speaker's Speech to the King, and His Majesty's Speech to both Houses. Lords Journals, XII. 445-6. In extenso.

Annexed:

a) 6 March 1671 -- Draft of Speaker's Speech as above.

8. 9 March 1671 -- Hackett's Bill.--Draft of an Act to enable Sir Andrew Hackett, Knight, to settle a portion of money on Mary Hackett, his daughter.

9. 11 March 1671 -- Duke of Norfolk's Bill.--Amended draft of an Act giving power to the guardians of the Duke of Norfolk to make leases for years of Arundel House.

Annexed:

a) Draft of an amendment to the Bill.

10. 13 March 1671 -- Seamen Bill.--Amended draft of an Act to prevent the disturbances of seamen and others, and to preserve the stores belonging to His Majesty's Navy Royal.

Annexed:

a) 16 March 1671 -- Amendments in Lord's Committee. Lords Journals, XII. 460.

11. 13 March 1671 -- Lady Worcester.--Petition of Margaret Marchioness Dowager of Worcester.

Annexed:

a) Paper containing (1) copy of petition of Edward (2) copy of the King's reference (signed Arlington).

13. 16 March 1671 -- Child v. Furseman.--Petition of Nathaniel Child, mayor of Wareham, on behalf of himself, the corporation by prescription, and hospital of Wareham.

14. 16 March 1671 -- Ixem v. Hill.--Petition and appeal of Frederick Ixem, executor of the late Francis Tryon.

Annexed:

a) 28 March 1671 -- Answer and demurrer of John Hill and John Till, executors of the late William Hill,

b) 4 April 1671 -- Order of Committee for petitions.

15. 17 March 1671 -- Haswell v. Gray.--Petition and Appeal of Mary Haswell, widow, against a Decree of the Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge, ordering her, as administratrix of her late husband, to pay John Gray, her husband's step-son, his portion of his own father's estate.

Annexed:

a) Petition of same.

b) 17 April 1671 -- Answer of John Gray, respondent.

16. 18 March 1671 -- Sequestrations in Chancery.--Draft report of the Committee for Privileges on Sequestrations in Chancery. Dated 12 December 1670, but made to the House this day. Lords Journals, XII. 463, in extenso.

Annexed:

a) 12 December 1670 -- Rough draft of preceding.

b) 24 November 1670 -- Precedents of Sequestration, delivered to the Committee this day by the Registrars in Chancery, viz.

Sheppard v. Bond. 32 Eliz.

Gostlet v. Lucy. 10 Jac. I.

Copland v. Mudd. 14 Jac. I.

Sacheverell v. Sacheverell. 17 Jac. I. and 19 Jac. I.

Otber v. Otber. 5 Car. I.

Pretty v. Morgan. 11 Car. I.

Hatton v. Sir Kenelm Digby. 12 Car. I.

c) 8 December 1670 -- Order of Committee, desiring the opinion of the Judges.

d) 12 December 1670 -- Opinion of the Judges. Lords Journals, XII. 463. In extenso.

e) Paper of considerations urged in favour of sequestrations.

17. 18 March 1671 -- E. Rivers' Privilege.--Evidence of James Field, of Northwich, in the county of Chester servant to Earl Rivers, that Peter Torbocke and others did, on the 13th inst., with pitchforks, clubs, staves, and other weapons, beat and wound William Hyde and others.

18. 18 March 1671 -- Intestates' Estates Bill.--Amended draft of an Act for the better settling of Intestates' Estates.

Annexed:

a) 22 March 1671 -- Amended draft of form of bond in § i. of the Act.

19. 18 March 1671 -- Lady Read v. Sir John Read.--Petition of Lady Read. Lords Journals, XII. 462. In extenso.

Annexed:

a) 8 February 1671 -- The King's reference to the House of Lords of Lady Read's Petition to His Majesty. Lords Journals, XII. 462. In extenso.

b) Lady Read's Petition to His Majesty.

c) Precedent de Estoverio habendo.

d) 3 April 1671 -- Answer of Sir John Read.

e) 6 April 1671 -- Order adjourning further debate of the business. Lords Journals, XII. 480. In extenso.

f) 22 March 1673 -- Petition of Lady Read.

g) Duplicate of preceding.

h) Extract of judgment of Court of Delegates, referred to in f) above. Dated 13 March 1673.

i) 9 January 1674 -- Petition of Lady Read.

k) Order of the House, dated 22 March 1673, calling on Respondent to answer and appear.

l) Duplicate of Annex c) above.

20. 18 March 1671 -- Fee-farm Rents Bill.--Amended Draft of an Act for vesting certain Fee-farm rents and other small rents in Trustees.

Annexed:

a) 21 March 1671 -- Lords' Amendments in Committee. Com. Book, 21 March. Lords Journals, XII. 465.

b) 19 April 1671 -- Commons' Amendments and Lords' Resolutions this day thereon. Lords Journals, XII. 502.

c) 19 April 1671 -- Parchment proviso (marked C.), added by the Commons and rejected by the Lords this day. Lords Journals, XII. 502.

Some documents may have been removed from this file to the Parchment Collection, the Large Parchments or the Parchment Main Papers. Where this has occurred it is noted in brackets in the descriptions above. Please see relevant entries in the Parchment Collection (HL/PO/JO/10/2), Large Parchments (HL/PO/JO/10/3) or Parchment Main Papers (HL/PO/JO/10/4) for further details.

See Journals of the House of Lords for the same date for entries relating to the laying of these papers.

Calendared in HMC 9th Report, pp 1-4