1711. * Anno 10 Annæ, Son to George Earl of Northampton, and Charles Lord Bruce, eldeft Son to Thomas Ear! of Ailesbury, her Majefty was pleased, on the laft Day of December, to fign Patents creating the ten following Perfons Peers of Great Britain, viz. George Hay, Efq; one of the four Tellers of the Receipt of her Majesty's Exchequer, Baron Hay of Bedwarden in the County of Hereford. Thomas Lord Vilcount Windfor, in the Kingdom of Ireland, Baron Mountjoy of the Isle of Wight, in the County of Southampton. Henry Pagett, Efq; Son and Heir Apparent of William Lord Pagett, Baron Burton of Burton, in the County of Stafford. Thomas Manfel, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, Bart. Baron Manfel of Margam, in the County of Glamorgan aforefaid. Sir Thomas Wollaton, in the County of Nottingham, Bart. Baron Middleton of Middleton, in the County of Warwick. Sir Thomas Trevor, Knt. Chief Justice of her Majesty's George Granville of Stow in the County of Cornwall, Efq; The next Day, viz. January the firft, It was declared at Court, that the Duke of Ormond had the firft Regiment of Foot-Guards, commanded by the Duke of Mariborough, beftow'd upon him; and, three Days after, it was publickly made known in the Gazette, that her Majefty had been pleas'd to conftitute his Grace the Duke of Ormond Commander in Chief of all her Majefty's Land-Forces in that Part of the Kingdom of Great Britain, called England; that the Duke of Northumberland was appointed Captain and Colonel of her Majefty's fecond Troop of Horfe-Guards, in the Room of the Duke of Ormond; and the Earl Rivers made Mafter Ceneral of her Majefty's Ordnance, in the Room of the Duke of Marlborough, and Colonel of her Majefty's Royal Regiment of Horfe-Guards, in the Room of the Duke of Northumberland. The Duke of Ormond feeming unwilling to accept the Command of the Forces in England only, the Queen was, a few Days after, pleafed to fign another Commiflion, appointing his Grace Commander in chief of all her Majefty's Forces in Great Britain. On the eleventh of January, the Duke of Beaufort was appointed Captain of the Band of Penfioners, in the Room of the Duke of St Albans: About the fame time Thomas Harley, Efq; Coufin to the Lord High-Treasurer, and Co-adjutor to the Secretary of the Treasury, was named to go to Hanover, with a fecret Commission; and, towards the end of February, the Queen thought fit to fign a Commiflion, appointing the Duke of Ormond Captain-General of all and fingular her Majefty's Forces, raised or to be raised and employed in the Service, within the Kingdom of Great Britain, or which are or shall be employed abroad, in Conjunction with the Troops of her Allies. Baron Foley of Kidderminster, in the faid County of Wor- Anno 10 Annæ, fter. And Allen Bathuft of Battlefden in the County of Bedford, Elq; Baron Bathurst of Battlefden, in the County of Bedford aforefaid. January the 2d, The Lords being met, according to the 1711-12. Peers. Anfwer to the laft Adjournment, the twelve new Peers were introduced and The new Lords admitted without any* Difficulty; and after the reading of introduced into their Patents, (the Preambles of which were fhort, and al- the House of moft the fame, except that of the Lord Maham) they took their Seats in the House. The Lords with the White Staves did afterwards report to their laft Addrefs, about the Negotiation at Utrecht, importing in Substance, « That her Majesty thought her Speech to both Houfes would have given Sa- The Queen's "tisfaction to every body; and that he had given Inftruc"tions to her Plenipotentiaries, according to the Defires of about the Nego"this Addrefs." This done the Lord-Keeper deliver'd to tiation of Peace. the Houfe a Meffage from the Queen, importing, "That Meffage from "her Majefly having Matters of great Importance to both her Majefty, de"Houfes of Parliament, fhe defired the Houfe of Lords to firing the Lords "adjourn immediately to the 14th Inftant," being the fame to adjourn. Day to which the Commons had adjourn'd themfelves. Hereupon many Lords cry'd, Adjourn, Adjourn; but others crying, No, No: There arofe a warm Debate; and the Queftion being put, Whether the Houfe fhould adjourn: It was carried in the Affirmative, by a Majority of fixty With which the three Voices prefent, and eighteen Proxies, againit forty nine Lords, after De prefent, and nineteen Proxies. bate, comply. The fame Day, feveral of the Scotif Peers prefent- Reprefentation ed to the Queen an humble Representation about the late of the Scotif Judgment of the Lords in relation to the Validity of the Lords. Duke of Hamilton's Patent, whereby he was created Duke of Brandon; to which her Majefty returned the following Answer: I My Lords, Am forry there fhould be any Occafion given for this The Queen's Reprefentation. I am refolved to preferve the Union Answer. 'between the two Kingdoms; and to do my utmoft En'deavour to find out the most reasonable Method for your Satisfaction." The Court having yet no News of the opening of the Congrefs, Councils were held on Saturday and Sunday the 12th and 13th of January, in which it was debated, Whe1711. A a a ther It had been whisper'd, the Day before, that in a Confultation of Anti-Courtiers, it had been propofed, either not to admit the faid Lords, or to protest against their being made during the Seffion. 1711-12. Anno 10 Annæ, ther the Parliament should be defired further to adjourn themfelves? And it being carry'd for the latter, the following Meffage was, on the 14th, fent to both Houses. The Queen's ment. of the Scotifh Peers. ANNE R. TER Majefty was fully determined to have been per H fonally prefent in Parliament this Day, but being prevented by a fudden Return of the Gout, her Majesty, "in hopes the may, by the Bleffing of God, be able to speak <c to both her Houfes of Parliament, on Thurfday next, de"fires this Houfe may forthwith adjourn itself to Thursday "next, the 17th of this Inftant January." · And both Houfes adjourned accordingly. Being met again, the Queen fent a fecond Meffage to both Houfes, which fee in CHANDLER's Hiftory, Anno 10 Anna, 1711, Page 243, except the following Paragraph, which was peculiar to that of the Lords, in lieu of that concerning the Supplies, which was likewife peculiar to the Commons. A fecond Mef- "There is one Thing in which her Majefty's Subjects of fage; in which the North Part of this Kingdom are extremely concerned, is a Claufe relat- the Diftinction fuch of them who were Peers of Scotland being to the Cafe fore the Union muft lie under, if the Prerogative of the Crown is ftrictly barr'd against them alone. This is a Matter which fenfibly affects her Majefty, and she therefore lays it before this House, earnestly defiring their Advice and Concurrence in finding out the best Method of fettling this Affair to the Satisfaction of the whole Kingdom." The Lords Addrefs of Thanks.< Hereupon the Lords refolved to present an Addrefs of Thanks to her Majefty for her gracious Meffage; and upon a Motion made by the Lord Somers, it was agreed that to thefe Words, And particularly with relation to Spain and the Weft-Indies, the following fhould be added, viz. Which are of to great Concern to the Safety and Commerce of your Majelty's Kingdoms.' The fame Day, upon a Motion made by the Earl of Dartmouth for giving Satisfaction to the Scotish Peers, another Peer faid, He fhould be glad to know what Satisfaction that fhould be; but all being filent that Bufinefs was put off to another Day. On the 18th of January, the Houfe of Lords, in a Body, waited on the Queen with the following Address: WE TE, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Lords fpiritual and temporal in Parliament af fembled, beg Leave to exprefs our extreme Concern for the Continuance of your Majefty's Indifpofition, by which we were deprived of the Honour of your Royal Prefence; and 1711-12. at the fame time befeech your Majefty to accept of the Anno to Annæ, moft humble Thanks of this Houfe for your most gracious Meffage on the 17th Inftant, wherein your Majefly is pleafed to express your juft Care for all your Allies, and the 'ftrict Union, in which your Majefty proposed to join with 'them in order to obtain a good Peace, and to guaranty and fupport it when obtained; and for the Intructions your Majefty has given to your Plenipotentiaries, to concert the molt proper Way of procuring a juft Satisfaction to all in Alliance with your Majefty, according to their feveral Treaties, and particularly with relation to Spain and the WeftIndies, which are of fo great Concern to the Safety and Commerce of your Majefty's Kingdoms. 'We think ourselves obliged more efpecially to return our humbleft Acknowledgments for your Majefty's great Condefcenfion in acquainting this Houfe with the Steps already taken in relation to the Peace, and for the Affurance your Majefty is pleafed to give of communicating to this Houfe 'the Terms of the Peace before the fame fhall be concluded. 'Your Majesty's Declaration, that there has not been the leaft Colour given for thofe falfe and fcandalous Reports ' that have been fpread, that a feparate Peace has been treated, must be the higheft Satisfaction to all your People; and we readily embrace this Opportunity to affure your Majefty, that we entirely rely upon your great Wisdom, in fettling the Terms of Peace.' Her Majefty's Anfwer was as follows: I My Lords, The Queen's Return you my moft hearty Thanks for this Addrefs, Answer. and for the Confidence you place in me; which will better enable me to obtain fuch Terms as may be safe and honourable for my own Subjects, and all our Allies." the House of About the latter End of December a Motion having been Duke of Devonade in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Devonshire, for fhire's Motion inging in a Bill to fettle the Precedence of the moft illuf for fettling the ious House of Hanover in Great Britain: When the Peers Precedence of et again on the 17th of January, the Lord High Treafu Hanover. r, who was glad of an Opportunity to exprefs his Zeal and ffection for the Proteftant Heir, prefented to that Houfe a Lord Treasurer ill entitled, An A&t for fettling the Precedence of the most brings in a Bill cellent Princess Sophia, Electrefs and Dutchefs Dowager of thereon. anover, of the Elector her Son, and of the Electoral Prince e Duke of Cambridge. This Bill was that Day read twice the Lords; and the third Time the next Morning; and Aaa 2 by 1711-12. Anno reAnnæ, by the Lord Chief Juftice Parker, and Mr. Juftice Eyre, catr ried down to the Commons, who read it three Times, without any Interruption, and having refolved that it fhould pafs Nemine Contradicente, fent it back to the Lords by Mr. Secre tary St. John. The Affair about the Duke of Hamilton's Patent drop'd. Proceedings on the Bill in favour of Epifcopal Communion in Scotland. On Monday the 21ft of January, the Lords took into Con. fideration that Part of the Queen's Meffage of the 17th of the fime Month, relating to the Scotish Peers made Peers of Great Britain, and amongst other Expedients, it was propofed, that her Majefty fhould create fixteen Hereditary Peers to reprefent the Nobility of Scotland in the British Parliament, being the Number agreed on by the Act of Union: But this Project being liable to many Inconveniencies, no great Strefs was laid upon it; and after a fmall Debate that Affair was put off the 25th. That Day their Lordships refumed the Debate about the Duke of Hamilton's Patent, and refolved that that Matter was cognizable by this Houfe only; and then adjourn'd it again to the 31st of January, when it was droppa: By which it appears, that their Lordships adhered to their former Judgment. On the 13th of February, the House of Peers, before they proceeded to the fecond reading of the Bill paffed by the Commons in favour of thofe of the Epifcopal Communion in Scotland, heard Council in behalf of the Prefbyterians o that Part of Great Britain, who oppofed the faid Bill. Th Lawyers alledged in general, that this Bill annulling an Ad ratified by the Treaty of Union, might be attended with ver fatal Confequences: And then made particular Objections t the Bill itself, as that it granted Toleration to all Epifcopa Minifters, under colour whereof, popish Priefts might preten to perform the Romish Service in Scotland. The Counc having done pleading, the Bill was read a fecond Time, an committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe, into whic the Lords refolved themfelves the fame Day. The Lor Lord Hallifax. Hallifax and the Bishop of Salisbury endeavoured to fhe Ep. of Salisbury. the Inconveniencies and Danger of fuch a Bill, efpecially a this Juncture: And after fome other Lords had made Speech pro and con, it was refolved to add feveral Clanfes to th Bill, particularly for limiting the Toleration to fuch Min fters, as have received Holy Orders from the Hands of Protefiant Bishop, and who have taken and fubfcribed t Oaths of Allegiance and Abjuration; as alfo for obligin the Minifters of the Etablifhed Church of Scotland, to tal and fubfcribe the faid Oaths. On the 15th, thefe Amen ments were reported, and agreed to by the House of Lord who the next Day fent down the Bill to the Commons; a the latter having taken thefe Amendments into their Con |