During this period the modern system of passing financial measures through the Commons became standard practice. Committees of the whole House were instructed first to recommend the total sum to be raised (supply) and then to propose how it should be raised (ways and means). But it was not until the succeeding period that it became necessary for the Government to approach the House for supply in every session, and that the chairmen of the two committees held office continuously. Select committees continued to be appointed for particular purposes, such as estimating yield, and during the first part of the period represented the preferred method for financial bills in general.

 

 

1660

Supply  

Ways and Means

 

Sir Thomas

Widdrington             

18 May 1660

Sir Thomas

Widdrington          

19-21 May 1660       
   

John Glynne

30 May-8 Sept. 1660
   

Richard Rainsford

13 Nov. 1660

 

1661-78

   
-  

(1) Job Charlton

22-27 Nov. 1661
-  

(Sir) John Bramston

3-10 Mar. 1662
-  

(2) Sir Robert

Atkyns

16 June 1663
-   (3) —  
-  

(4) (Sir) John

Bramston

26 Nov. 1664
   

(Sir) Job Charlton

29 Nov. 1664
   

Sir Robert Atkyns

1 Dec. 1664
   

(5) Sir Robert

Atkyns

16-19 Oct. 1665

(6) Robert

Milward

12 Oct. 1666

Robert Milward

15 Oct.-

17 Nov. 1666

   

Robert Steward

25 Nov. 1666-25 Jan. 1667

(7) Edward

Seymour

21 Feb.-

13 Mar. 1668

Robert Steward

14 Mar.-25 Apr. 1668

(8) Sir Robert

Atkyns

9 Nov.-

2 Dec. 1669

Edward Seymour

6 Dec. 1669
   

Sir Robert Atkyns

9 Dec. 1669

(9) Sir Robert

Atkyns

18 Feb.-

10 Nov. 1670

Edward Seymour

11 Nov. 1670-

16 Mar. 1671

(10) Edward

Seymour

7 Feb. 1673

(Sir) Heneage Finch

21 Feb.-14 Mar. 1673
(11) -   -  
(12) -   -  
(13) -   -  

(14) Sir Charles

Harbord

19-22

Oct. 1675

Sir John Trevor

2-11 Nov. 1675

(15) Sir Richard

Temple

21 Feb. 1677

Sir Richard Temple

21 Feb.-

12 Mar. 1677

Sir Edward

Dering

4-18 Feb. 1678

Sir Edward Dering

19-23 Feb. 1678

(16) Sir John

Trevor

31 May-

4 June 1678

Sir John Trevor

4-13 June 1678
   

(17) Sir John Trevor

9 Dec. 1678

 

1679 (Mar.)
   
Sir John Trevor 16 Apr. 1679 Sir John Trevor 17 Apr. 1679
1679 (Oct.)    
-   -  
1681    
-   -  
1685    

Hon. Heneage

Finch I                

22-30 May 1685             

Hon. Heneage

Finch I              

1 June-16 Nov. 1685
   

Hon. Roger

North

17 Nov. 1685
   

Hon. Heneage

Finch I

19 Nov. 1685
1689    
(1) Richard Hampden 27 Feb. 1689

Richard

Hampden

28 Feb.- 8 Aug. 1689
    (Sir) George Treby 17 Apr.- 3 July 1689
    Hon. John Grey 4-11 July 1689
(2) Richard Hampden 2 Nov. 1689

Richard

Hampden

7 Nov. 1689- 3 Jan. 1690

 

The figures in brackets refer to the sessions of Parliaments.