Petition for a Bill of Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach


1786 Jan. 25
A Petition of Louis Weltje and anr. Praying that leave may be given to bring on a Bill for their Naturalisation.

25. Janrij 1786.

Presented and Read and Leave given as desired.


To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled.

The humble Petition of Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach.

Sheweth.

That your Petitioners were born out of your Majesty's Allegiance, but have consistently professed the true Protestant Religion, and given Testimony of their Loyalty and Fidelity to His Majesty and the Good of this Kingdom.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Lordships that Leave be given to bring in a Bill for their Naturalization.

And your Petitioners shall ever Pray.

Louis Weltje [Signature]

Alexander von Mayersbach [Signature]


Humbly Beseech your most Excellent Majesty the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled Louis Weltje Son of Augustus Weltje by Elizabeth his Wife born at Brunswick in Germany and Alexander von Mayersbach Son of Johann Frederick von Mayersbach by Carolina Sabina his Wife born at Erlang in Bayreuth out of your Majesty's Allegiance professing the true Protestant Religion and having given Testimony of their Loyalty and Fidelity to your Majesty and the good of the Kingdom of Great Britain That it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same that they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach shall be and are hereby from henceforth Naturalized and shall be adjudged and taken to all Intents and Purposes to be be naturalized and as free born Subjects of this Kingdom of Great Britain and they are and each of them shall be from henceforth adjudged reputed and taken to be in every Condition Respect and Degree free to all Intents Purposes and Constructions as if they had been born natural Subjects within this Kingdom of Great Britain And be it further Enacted Declared and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach and each of them shall be and they are hereby enabled and adjudged able to all Intents Purposes and Constructions whatsoever to inherit and be inheritable and inherited and to demand challenge ask take retain have and enjoy all or any Manors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments Goods Chattels Debts Estates and all other Privileges and Immunities Benefits and Advantages in Law or Equity belonging to the Liege People and natural born Subjects of this Kingdom and to make their resort or pedigree as Heir to their Ancestors lineal or collateral by reason of any Descent Remainder Reverter Right Title Conveyance Legacy or Bequest whatsoever which hath may or shall from henceforth descend remain revert accrue or grow due unto them or either of them as also from henceforth to take have retain keep and enjoy all Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which they or either of them shall have by way of Purchase or Gift of any Person or Persons whomsoever and to prosecute pursue maintain avow justify and defend all and all Manner of Actions Suits and Causes and all other Things to do as lawfully liberally freely and surely as if they had been born of British Parents within this Kingdom and as any Person or Persons born or derived from British Parents within this Kingdom may lawfully in any wise do and they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach in all Things and to all Intents and Purposes shall be taken to be and shall be Natural Liege Subjects of this Kingdom of Great Britain any Law Act Statute Provision Custom Ordinance or other Matter or Thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted That they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach shall not nor shall either of them hereby be enabled to be of the Privy Council or a Member or Members of either House of Parliament or to take any Office or Place of Trust either Civil or Military or to have any Grant of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments from the Crown to themselves or any other Person or Persons in Trust for them or either of them any Thing herein contained to the contrary nothwithstanding Provided also And be it further Enacted That they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach shall not nor shall either of them hereby obtain or become entitled to claim within any Foreign Country any of the Immunities or Indulgencies in Trade which are or may be enjoyed or claimed therein by Natural born British Subjects by virtue of any Treaty or otherwise unless they the said Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach shall have inhabited and resided within Great Britain or the Dominions thereunto belonging for the Space of Seven Years subsequent to the first day of this present Session of Parliament and shall not have been absent out of the same for a longer space than two Months at any one time during the said Seven Years any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
1786 Jan 25
An Act

For Naturalizing Louis Weltje and Alexander von Mayersbach.

25 Januarij 1786.

Presented by the Lord Fortescue [1] (pursuant to an Order of Leave) and Read the first Time.

6 Febrij 1786.

Read a second time and Committed for to Morrow,

8 Febrij 1786.

Reported witht. Amendment and Order'd to be Ingross'd.


Notes

1. Lord Fortescue, 2nd Lord Fortescue. Born 12 March 1753. In 1785 called to Lords on father's death. Died 16 June 1841 Castle Hill, Devon.


Source: House of Lords Record Office - HL/PO/JO/10/7/722 25 Jan 1786