Hardship of innholders
in certain counties from the late quartering of extraordinary numbers of soldiers upon them. - 1756
Abstract from BOPCRIS
[Including the towns of Hertford, Ware and Hoddesden]
Mr. Rigby reported from the Committee, appointed to consider of the Hardships of Innholders, and other Public House-Keepers, in the Counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, and in the City of Canterbury, from the last Quartering of extraordinary Numbers of Officers and Soldiers upon them, which the present Exigency has rendered unavoidable; and who were to report the same, to the House, together with their Opinion as to what might be proper for the speedy Relief of such Innholders, and other Public House Keepers; and to whom the Petition of several Innholders, and other Public House Keepers residing in the Towns of Hertford, Ware, and Hodsdon, in the County of Hertford, in behalf of themselves, and many others; and also the Petition of several Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, residing in the Towns of Lewes, Cliff, Southover, and East Grinstead, in the County of Sussex; and also the Petition of the Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, in the Town of Staines, and Parts adjacent in the County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; were referred, That the Committee had taken the Matter to them referred, together with the said Petitions, into their Consideration; and had directed him to report the same, together with the Resolutions of the Committee thereupon, to the House; and he read the Report in his Place; and afterwards delivered it in at the Clerk's Table; Where the Report was read; and is as followeth; viz. Constables from several Towns within the Counties aforesaid, and from the said City, and from the Towns mentioned in the Two first of the said Petitions, appearing, informed your Committee, That ever since Michaelmas last, there have been quartered, upon the Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, residing within the said several Counties, a great Number of Troops extraordinary above what has been usual in other Years; which has been a very great Hardship and Loss to the Persons on whom they have been quartered; insomuch that many have been obliged to leave of Business, and great Numbers more must be reduced to the same Necessity, if they are not relieved by some Means or other. Resolutions: Resolved, That it is the Opinion if this Committee, That there has been a very extraordinary Number of Troops quartered in the Counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, and in the City of Canterbury, and in some Towns in the Counties of Sussex and Hertford, since Michaelmas last. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That in consequence of the additional Charge brought upon the Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, in the respective Places where the Burthern has been most grevious, many of them have been obliged to shut up their Houses merely upon that Account, and many more are likely to be obliged to undergo the same Fate. Resolved, That it is Opinion of this Committee, That the Sufferings of such Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, is a Case of Compassion, worthy the Consideration of the House, especially as the Grievance has arisen from a wise and proper Disposition of his Majesty's Forces in this critical Conjuncture. The said Resolutions, being severally read a Second time, were, upon the Question severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, That he will be graciously pleased to order such Allowance, as his Majesty shall judge reasonable, to be made to the Innholders, and other Public House Keepers, in the several Counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, and in the City of Canterbury, and in the several Towns of Hertford, Ware, and Hoddesdon, in the County of Hertford, and Lewes, Cliff, Southover, and East Grinstead, in the County of Sussex, in Consideration of the great Expences they have been put to by the very extraordinary Number of Officers and Soldiers, which have been necessarily quartered upon them during the last Winter; especially as the Grievance has arisen from a wise and prudent Disposition of his Majesty's Forces in this critical Conjuncture; and to assure his Majesty, That this House will make good such Expence as shall be incurred by his Majesty upon that Account. Ordered, That the said Address be presented to his Majesty by such Members of this House as are of his Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council
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