“ told by a man he was not at home, nor could "tell when he would be, or whether he was in "towh; that he had feen him two or three "days before; that nobody knew more about Thompfon than himself, and if he (Clement"fon) would leave a message, he would deliver "it:-That Williams the meffenger then said, "You know our business; to which he made 66 no answer :- That he went again at eleven "o'clock; and the fervant faid, Thompson was 66 not at home; for he had not feen him, and "nobody knew better than he; and faid, that "if he (Clementson) had business with Thompfon, it was ufually left with him first and "that no time was more likely to meet with ❝him than that day or to-morrow.

"That he (Clementfon) went again on Sa"turday; and the fame perfon told him Thomp"fon was not at home, but would be in half "an hour, but had no reafon for thinking fo: 66 -That he went twice afterwards, and he 65 was not at home, nor had been, and that "he did not know when he would be:"That he (Clementfon) faid, Then he will "not fee me; and received for anfwer, he "could not tell."

And he farther faid, "That there had been

one more attempt fince, to execute the "warrants on Wheble and Thompson; that Mr. "Speaker had made an alteration in the direc

tion of the warrants, by inferting the name

"of Wood the meffenger; that Wood took "the warrant, and he (Clementson) followed

after, to endeavour to find Wheble and Thomp"fon; that he (Clementfon) waited at a Cof"fee-houfe in Wheble's neighbourhood; that "Wood went and endeavoured to find them, "but without effect."

Your Committee then proceeded to examine Charles Williams the meffenger; who faid, "he attended the Serjeant, in endeavouring to ferve the warrants on Wheble and Thompfon, on Thursday- the Twenty-eighth day of February: - That he went fix or feven "times to Wheble's houfe; that he did not. "find him at home, but was told he would "be at home foon.

"That he went to Thompson's feveral times, " and received the faine fort of answers; that "the business they came upon was known at

"both

"both places; and that he had read Mr. Cle"mentfon's minutes at the time, which he "found were right."

The Committee then proceeded to examine Guy Wood the meffenger; who faid, "He had "the Speaker's warrant, about the Tenth or "Eleventh of March, to arrest Thompson and "Wheble; that he received it from the De"puty Serjeant; that his (Wood's) name was "inferted in the warrant; that he went with

one Mr. Lee to Thompson's house; that Lee "went in and enquired for Thempfon; that "they had agreed, that, if Lee ftaid above a "minute, he (Wood) was to come in after "him; but Lee not finding him at home, "came out immediately.

into

"That they went from thence to Wheble's, "and proceeded in the fame manner. Lee "went in, and was told Wheble was gone "the country: They then went to the Green. "Dragon in Fleet-Street, where Wheble's Even"ing Papers are delivered, and ftaid fome "time, to try if they could fee him come af"ter his Papers, or about his business, but

"could

"could fee nothing of him: That they have "made feveral enquiries fince, and can hear nothing of him."”

Your Committee having thus ftated the evidence of the Facts and Circumstances relative to the late Obftructions to the Execution of the Orders of this House, as it appeared before them, &c.

VOTES

VOTES of May 9, 1777

A Motion was made, and the Question being propofed, "That an humble Addrefs be "presented to His Majefty, to express the "juft fenfe this Houfe entertains of His

Majesty's regard for the lafting welfare "and happiness of His People; and, as

this House cannot omit any opportunity "of fhewing their zeal and regard for His έσ Majesty's honour, and the prosperity of His "Family, humbly to befeech His Majesty, "that, in confideration of the High rank "and dignity of their Royal Highneffes the

Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland, He

"would be graciously pleased to make some

addition to their annual income, out of "the Revenues chearfully granted His Ma"jefty, for the expences of the Civil Go

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vernment, and better fupporting the Ho"nour and Dignity of the Crown; and to "affure His Majefty that this House will "enable his Majesty effectually to perform "the fame, as nothing will more conduce "to the ftrengthening of His Majesty's go

❝vernment,