Anno 29 Caroli Secundi.
REX.
DIE Jovis, Decimo Quinto die Februarii, 1676,
Anno Regni Serenissimi Domini nostri Caroli
Secundi, Dei Gratiâ, Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, et Hib.
Regis, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Vicesimo Nono, quo die
præsens hæc Decima Quinta Parliamenti Sessio tenenda
est apud Civitatem Westm. ibi tam Spirituales quam
Temporales Domini, quorum Nomina subscribuntur,
præsentes fuerunt:
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His Royal Highness the Duke of York. |
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Arch. Eborac.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petriburgh.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Norwich.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Cov. et Litch.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Gloucester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Chichester.
Epus. Landass.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. (fn. *) Oxon. |
Dux Cumberland.
Heneage Finch, Ds. Finch, Ds. Cancellarius Angliæ.
Thomas Comes Danby, Thesaurarius Angliæ.
Arthurus Comes de Anglesey, Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Dorchester.
Dux Newcastle.
Marq. de Winton.
Comes de Lyndsey, Magnus Camerarius Angliæ.
Comes de Norwich,
Comes Marescallus Angl.
Comes de Brecknock, Senescallus Hospitii Domini Regis.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Dorsett.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristoll.
Comes Bolingbrook.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Dover.
Comes Petriburgh.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Powis.
Comes Guildford.
Comes Midd.
Vicecomes Conway.
Vicecomes Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Yarmouth.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Arundell de Ward.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Powlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Coventry.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Herbert de Cher.
Ds. Hatton.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Carrington.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Astley.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Bellasise.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell de Trer.
Ds. Butler de M. Park.
Ds. Duras.
Ds. Butler de West.
Ds. Grey de Roll. |
PRAYERS.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The Peers robed themselves.
The House being resumed;
King present.
His Majesty sitting in His Royal Throne, in His
Regal Robes and Ornaments, the Gentleman Usher of
the Black Rod was commanded to signify to the House
of Commons His Majesty's Pleasure," That they come
presently, to attend His Majesty."
The Commons being come, with their Speaker; His
Majesty made a short Speech; videlicet,
His Majesty's Speech.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
I have called you together again, after a long Prorogation, that you might have an Opportunity to
repair the Misfortunes of the last Session, and to
recover and restore the right Use and End of Parliaments.
"The Time I have given you to recollect yourselves in, and to consider (fn. *) whither those Differences
tend which have been so unhappily managed and improved between you, is enough to leave you without all Excuse, if ever you fall into the like again.
"I am now resolved to let the World fee, that it
shall not be My Fault, if they be not made happy by
the Consultations in Parliament.
"For I declare Myself very plainly to you, that I
come prepared to give you all the Satisfaction and
Security in the great Concerns of the Protestant Religion, as it is established in the Church of England,
that shall reasonably be asked, or can consist with
Christian Prudence.
"And I declare Myself as freely, that I am ready to
gratify you in a further securing of your Liberty and
Property (if you can think you want it) by as many
good Laws as you shall propose, and as can consist
with the Safety of the Government; without which,
there will neither be Liberty nor Property left to any
Man.
"Having thus plainly told you what I am ready
to do for you, I shall deal as plainly with you again,
and tell you what it is I do expect from you.
"First, I do expect and require from you, that all
Occasions of Difference between the Two Houses be
carefully avoided; for else, they who have no Hopes
to prevent your good Resolutions, will hope, by this
Reserve, to hinder them from taking any Effect.
"And let all Men judge who is most for arbitrary
Government, they that foment such Differences as
tend to dissolve all Parliaments; or I, that would
preserve this and all Parliaments from being made
useless by such Dissentions.
"In the next Place, I desire you to consider the Necessity of building more Ships, and how much all
our Safeties are concerned in it.
"And since the additional Revenue of Excise will
shortly expire, you that know Me to be under a great
Burden of Debts, and how hard a Shift I am making
to pay them off as fast as I can, I hope, will never deny
Me the Continuance of this Revenue, and some
reasonable Supply to make My Condition more easy.
"And that you may be satisfied how impossible it
is (whatever some Men think) to support the Government with less than the present Revenue, you
may at any Time see the Yearly established Charge;
by which it will appear, that the constant and unavoidable Charge being paid, there will remain no
Overplus towards the discharging those Contingencies which may happen in all Kingdoms, and which
have been a considerable Charge to Me this last
Year.
"To conclude: I do recommend to you the Peace
of the Kingdom, in the careful Prevention of all Differences; the Safety of the Kingdom, in providing
for some greater Strength at Sea; and the Prosperity
of the Kingdom, in assisting the necessary Charge
and Support of the Government.
"And if any of these good Ends should happen
to be disappointed; I call God and Men to witness
this Day, that the Misfortune of that Disappointment
shall not lie at My Doors.
"The rest I refer to the Chancellor."
Then the Lord Chancellor spake as followeth:
Lord Chancellor's Speech.
"My Lords; and you the Knights, Citizens, and
Burgesses of the House of Commons;
"By the most gracious Pleasure of the King, you
are here again assembled to hold another Session of
this Parliament, wherein the King expects your Advice and your Assistance; your Advice in Matters
of the highest Deliberation, your Assistance in Matters of extreme and pressing Difficulty.
"Your Deliberations will chiefly be exercised about
those Things which do belong unto your Peace,
the Peace of the Church and the Peace of the State;
Two Considerations of so close a Connexion between
themselves, that in the very original Writ of Summons, by virtue of which you still sit here, they are
jointly recommended to your Counsel and your
Care.
"The Peace of the Church is harder to preserve than
the Peace of the State; for they that desire Innovations in the State most commonly begin the Attempt upon the Church.
"And by this Means it comes to pass that the
Peace of the Church is so often disturbed, not only
by those poor mistaken Souls who deserve to be
pitied, but by malicious and designing Men who
deserve to be punished. And while Things continue in this Estate, it cannot be avoided, but that
the Laws which are necessary to restrain the malicious must and will sometimes disquiet and wound
those that are weak.
"What Remedies are sit for this Disease; whether
the Fault be in the Laws or in the Men, in the Men
that should obey, or in the Men that should execute; whether the Cure be a Work of Time and
Patience, or of Zeal and Diligence; or whether any
new Expedient can be found, to secure the Ship
from that Storm which the swelling of Two contrary Tides seems to threaten; is wholly left to your
Advice. The King hath called you for that End,
and doubts not but your Counsels will be such as
shall tend to Safety and to Establishment.
"The Peace of the State requires as much of your
Care and Vigilance too, our Peace at Home, and our
Peace Abroad.
"As for that Abroad, we are at this Time, blessed
be God for His Mercy to us, and blessed be the
King for His Care of us, in perfect Peace with all
the Nations upon Earth; such a Peace as makes us
the Envy of the Christian World, and hath enabled
us to do ourselves Right against the Infidels; such
a Peace as brings with it all the Fruits of Peace,
and deserves not only our Prayers for the Continuance of it, but our best and most watchful Care
that nothing may be done on our Part to give it an
Interruption.
"But then we must consider again, that our Peace
Abroad will not subsist any longer than while we
do maintain our Peace at Home; for, without this,
no Kingdom can be able to act in its full Strength;
and without that, the Friendship or Enmity of any
Nation ceases to be considerable to its Neighbours.
"Now 'tis a great and a dangerous Mistake in those
who think the Peace at Home is well enough preserved, so long as the Sword is not drawn; whereas,
in Truth, nothing deserves the Name of Peace, but
Unity; such an Unity as flows from an unshaken
Trust and Confidence between the King and His
People; from a due Reverence and Obedience to
His Laws and to His Government; from a religious
and an aweful Care, not to remove the ancient Landmarks, not to disturb those Constitutions which Time
and Public Convenience hath settled; from a Zeal
to preserve the whole Frame and Order of the Government upon the old Foundations; and from a
perfect Detestation and Abhorrency of all such as are
given to change: Whatever falls short of this, falls
short of Peace too.
"If therefore there be any Endeavours to renew, nay,
if there be not all the Endeavours that can be to extinguish, the Memory of all former Provocations and
Offences, and the Occasions of the like for the future; if there be such Divisions as begets great
Thoughts of Heart; shall we call this Peace, because
it is not War, or because Men do not yet take the
Field? As well we may call it Health, when there is
a dangerous Fermentation in the Blood and Spirits,
because the Patient hath not yet taken his Bed. And
yet, as evident as it is that all we have or hope for
depends upon the Preservation of our Peace and Unity
at Home, as certain it is that no Care to preserve
it will be wanting here.
"Nevertheless it remains still to be wished, that even
this very Point were no Part of those Difficulties we
are now to struggle with; for there are many more,
which without your Aid and your Assistance can never
be overcome.
"One is, the Weakness of our Fleet; for Strength
and Weakness can no otherwise be judged of than
by Comparison; and by this Measure we may truly
judge our Fleet to be less considerable than it was,
because ours stands at a Stay, while our Neighbours
round about us are improved.
"This is an Affair wherein no Time would be lost;
because, whenever we set about it, it will take up
some considerable Time before it can be finished.
"Another Weight there is, which lies very heavy
upon the Revenue; and that is, the Debts which incumber it. Justice and Honour oblige the King not
to forsake those who have assisted with their Estates
in the Defence of the Public. And although the
necessary Issues of His Revenue, in the many new and
chargeable Emergences of State, did for a while
postpone their Satisfaction, yet His Majesty hath
now gone very far in it, and hath provided for the
Security and Payment of an immense Sum, with such
Difficulties as none but a just and generous Prince
would ever have undergone.
"And now, should the rest of His Revenue fail, or
fail to be unloaden in some Degree, the Inconvenience
to the Public and the Insecurity of all our Affairs
would quickly be too manifest.
"One Difficulty more there is, without which all
the rest were none; and that is, the strange Diffidence and Distrust, which, like a general Infection,
begins to spread itself into almost all the Corners of
the Land.
"Much of this rises from the Artifice of ill Men,
who create and nourish all the Suspicions which they
can devise; but the Cure of it lies perfectly in your
Hands: For all this will presently vanish, as soon as
Men shall see your Acquiescence, and the Fruits of
it, in a chearful Concurrence with His Majesty to all
those good and public Ends which He hath now so
earnestly recommended to you.
"It would be somewhat strange, and without all Example in Story, that a Nation should be Twice ruined,
Twice undone, by the self-same Way and Means, the
same Fears and Jealousies.
"Would any Man, that doth but give himself Leave
to think, refuse to enjoy and take Comfort in the
Blessings that are present, only for Fear of future
Changes and Alterations?
"Surely it is enough for any Kingdom, and more
than most Kingdoms in the World can boast of, to
have their Affairs brought into such a Condition, that
they may in all human Probability, and unless it be
their own Default, continue for a long Time safe and
happy.
"Future Contingencies are not capable of any certain Prospect; a Security beyond that of human
Probability no Nation ever did, or ever shall, attain
to.
"If a Kingdom be guarded by Nature against all
Dangers from without, and then will rely too much
upon what Nature hath done for them; if a Kingdom be warned and cautioned against all Dangers
from within by former Experiences, and then will
either forget or make no Use of those Experiences;
if a Kingdom be powerful in Shipping and Navigation, and then see their Neighbours endeavouring to
overpower them that Way, without being solicitous
enough to augment and reinforce their own naval
Strength; if a Kingdom be happy in the frequent
Assemblies of their Great Councils, where all that is
grievous may be redressed, and all that is wanting
may be enacted, and then will render those Councils
useless and impracticable, by continuing endless Distractions: Who can wonder if their Affairs should
begin to be less prosperous; when otherwise, humanly speaking, and in all common Probability,
their Condition would have been out of the Reach
of Fortune, and their Security in a Manner impregnable?
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
"If the presaging Malice of our Enemies should
pretend to foretel any such Fate as this to besal
us, the Wisdom and the Magnanimity of this Great
Council will quickly be too hard for all their Auguries. The Honour and the Loyalty of this August
and Venerable Assembly will leave no Kind of Room
for any such Divinations.
"You that have the Happiness to live under so excellent a Monarchy, so admirable a Constitution, and
Temper of Government; you that remember what
the Want of this Government cost us, and the miserable Desolations which attended it; have all the
Motives, and are under all the Obligations, that can
be, to secure and advance the Interest of it.
"The King on His Part meets you with so open
and so full a Heart, and is so absolutely resolved and
determined to do all that in Him lies to glad the
Hearts of His People, that it must be the strangest
Infelicity in the World, if either He or His Subjects
should meet with any Disappointments here.
"For the King hath no Desires but what are public; no Ends or Aims which terminate in Himself.
All His Endeavours are so entirely bent upon the
Welfare of all His Dominions, that He doth not
think any Man a good Subject, who doth not heartily
love his Country; and therefore let no Man pass
for a good Patriot, who doth not as heartily love and
serve his Prince.
"Private Men indeed are subject to be missed by
private Interests, and may entertain some vain and
slender Hopes of surviving the Misfortunes of the
Public: But a Prince is sure to fall with it; and
therefore can never have any Interest divided from
it.
"To live and die with the King, is the highest Profession a Subject can make; and sometimes it is a
Profession only, and no more: But in a King it is an
absolute Necessity, it is a Fate inevitable, that He
must live and die with His People.
"Away then with all the vain Imaginations of those
who labour to infuse a Misbelief of the Government! Away with those ill-meant Distinctions between the Court and the Country, between the Natural and the Politic Capacity! And let all who go
about to persuade others that these are Two several
Interests, have a Care of that Precipice to which such
Principles may lead them: For the First Men that
ever began to distinguish of their Duty never left
off, till they had quite distinguished themselves out
of all their Allegiance.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
"The King hath so long had, and still retains, such
honourable Thoughts of these Assemblies, that we
ought to make it one great Part of our Business to
deserve the Continuance of His Majesty's Grace and
good Opinion.
"Let no Contention then come near this Place, but
that of a noble Emulation, who shall serve his
Country best, by well serving of the King: Let no
Passion enter here, but that of a pious Zeal to lay
Hold upon all Opportunities of promoting the Honour and Service of the Crown, till our Enemies
despair of ever profiting by any Disorders amongst
us.
"And let all who pray for the long Life and Prosperity of the King add their Endeavours to their
Prayers; and study to prolong His Sacred Life, by
giving Him all the Joys of Heart which can arise
from the Demonstrations of the lively and the warm
Affections of His People."
This being ended, His Majesty withdrew, and unrobed
Himself.
Motion to consider if the Parliament is dissolved.
It was moved, "That this House would consider,
whether this Parliament be not dissolved, because the
Prorogation of this Parliament for Fifteen Months
is contrary to the Statutes of 4 E. III. and 36 E.
III."
And, after Debate thereof,
The Question being put, "Whether this Debate
shall be laid aside?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Vacat per Ordinem 13tii Novembris, 1680, coram
J. Bridgewater.
Clarendon.
Essex.
Tho. Exon.
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Bill to prevent unnecessary Delays.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act to revive and
perpetuate a former Act for avoiding unnecessary Suits
and Delays."
Committee for Privileges.
Lords Committees appointed to consider of the
Customs and Orders of the House of Peers and
Privileges of the Parliament, and of the Peers of
this Kingdom and Lords of Parliament; and to
report to the House.
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Arch. Eborac.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. London.
Epus. Petriburgh.
Epus. Norwich.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Cov. & Litch.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Gloucester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Chichester.
Epus. Landaff.
Epus. Lyncoln.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux Cumberland.
L. Treasurer.
L. Privy Seal.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Dux Newcastle.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Great Chamberlain.
Comes Marshal.
L. Steward.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Bolingbrooke.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Dover.
Comes Petriburgh.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylisbury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Powis.
Comes Guildford.
Comes Midd.
Vicecomes Conway.
Vicecomes Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Yarmouth.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Arundell de Ward.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Powlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Coventry.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Herbert de Ch.
Ds. Hatton.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Carrington.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Astley.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Bellasis.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Fretchvile.
Ds. Arundell de Trer.
Ds. Butler de M. P.
Ds. Duras.
Ds. Butler de W.
Ds. Grey de Rolleston. |
Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet
on Monday next, and every Monday after, at
Three of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the
House of Peers; and to adjourn themselves as
they please.
Committee for the Journal.
Lords Sub-committees appointed to consider of the
Orders and Customs of the House, and Privileges
of Peers of this Kingdom and Lords of Parliament, and to peruse and perfect the Journal
Book.
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L. Treasurer.
L. Privy Seal.
Marq. Winton.
Comes Kent.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Berks.
Comes Bolingbrook.
Comes Dover.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylisbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Vicecomes Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
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Epus. Durham.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
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Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Grey de Roll.
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Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet
on Saturday next, at Three of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in, or any where near, the House of
Peers; and afterward, when and as often as they
please.
Committee For Petitions.
Lords Committees appointed by the House to receive
and consider of Petitions, and afterwards to make
Report thereof to the House.
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Dux Cumberland.
L. Treasurer.
L. Privy Seal.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Dux Newcastle.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Great Chamberlain.
Comes Marshal.
L. Steward.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristoll.
Comes Bolingbrook.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Dover.
Comes Petriburgh.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylisbury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Powis.
Comes Guildford.
Comes Midd.
Vicecomes Conway.
Vicecomes Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Yarmouth.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Arch. Eborac.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petriburgh.
Epus. Norwich.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Cov. et Litch.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Gloucester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Chichester.
Epus. Landaffe.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Oxon. |
Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Arundell de Ward.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Poulet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Coventry.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Herbert de Ch.
Ds. Hatton.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Carrington.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Astley.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Bellasis.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Fretchvile.
Ds. Arundell de Trer.
Ds. Butler de M.P.
Ds. Duras.
Ds. Butler de West.
Ds. Grey de Roll. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet on
Tuesday next, and every Tuesday after, at Three
of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Painted
Chamber; and to adjourn themselves from Time
to Time, as they please.
D. of Newcastle takes his Seat.
This Day Henry Duke of Newcastle sat first in Parliament, by virtue of His Majesty's Writ of Summons,
dated the Tenth Day of February, in the 29th Year
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the
Second, upon the Decease of William Duke of Newcastle his Father.
E. of Derby D.
This Day William Richard George Comes de Derby
sat first in Parliament, by virtue of. His Majesty's Writ
of Summons, dated the Tenth Day of February, in
the 29th Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
King Charles the Second, upon the Death of his
Father.
E. of Denbigh D.
This Day William Earl of Denbigh sat first in Parliament, by virtue of His Majesty's Writ of Summons,
dated the Tenth Day of February, in the 29th Year of
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the
Second, upon the Death of Basil Earl of Denbigh his
Uncle.
L. Chandos D.
This Day James Lord Chandos sat first in Parliament,
by virtue of His Majesty's Writ of Summons, dated the
Thirteenth Day of February, in the 29th Year of the
Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second,
upon the Death of William Lord Chandos.
L. Cornwallis D.
This Day Charles Lord Cornwallis sat first in Parliament, by virtue of His Majesty's Writ of Summons,
dated the Tenth Day of February, in the 29th Year
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the
Second, upon the Death of Charles Lord Cornwallis his
Father.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Veneris, 16um
diem instantis Februarii, hora decima Aurora, Dominis
sic decernentibus.