DIE Mercurii, 21 die Februarii.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales 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. Rochester.
Epus. Norwich.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Gloucester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Chichester.
Epus. Landaff.
Epus. Lyncoln.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Dux. Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Great Chamberlain.
Comes Marescallus Angliæ.
L. Steward.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Dorsett.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Dover.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Cardigan.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylsebury.
Comes Burlington.
Comes Guildford.
Comes Midd.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Conway.
Vicecomes Stafford.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Yarmouth.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Berkley B.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Arundell W.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Poulet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Crventry.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Leigh.
Ds. Hatton.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Fretchvile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. P.
Ds. Duras.
Ds. Butler de West.
Ds. Grey de Roll. |
PRAYERS.
Gerard's et al. Nat. Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the naturalizing of Charles Gerard and others."
E. of Marchester's Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act to enable Robert Earl of Manchester to fell Lands, for Payment
of his Debts, and for settling other Lands of greater
Value in Lieu of those appointed to be sold."
Bill to explain the Act concerning Popish Recusants.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for Explanation
of an Act, intituled, An Act for preventing Dangers
which may happen from Popish Recusants."
E. of Feversham introduced.
This Day Sir George Sonds, Knight of the Bath, being created Baron de Throwley, Viscount Sonds de Lees
Court, and Comes de Feversham, was introducted, in his
Robes, between the Earl of Bath and the Earl of Guildford; the Lord Great Chamberlain going before, and
Hen. St. George Herald carrying his Patent and Writ;
which his Lordship received from the Herald, and presented on his Knee at the Lord Chancellor's Woolsack;
which were given to the Clerk of the Parliaments, and
read at the Table.
The Patent bears Date the Eighth Day of April, in
the 28th Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second.
The Writ of Summons bears Date the Tenth Day of
February, in the 29th Year of the Reign of King Charles
the Second. This being done, he was placed at the lower
End of the Earls Bench.
Vacat per Ordinem 13tii Novembris, 1680, coram
P. Bath & Wells.
Tho. Exon.
North & Grey.
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His Majesty's Speech considered.
This Day being appointed to take into Consideration
His Majesty's Speech made the Fifteenth of February
Instant; and the House being adjourned into a Committee:
The House being resumed;
The Earl of Bridgwater reported,
"That the Committee of the House hath been in
Consideration of that Part of His Majesty's Speech
which concerns the Security of the Protestant Religion
as it is now established in the Church of England;
and agreed to the Particulars following, as Heads for
One, Two, or more Bills, for the better Securing
of the Protestant Religion; which, his Lordship said,
he was commanded by the Committee to report to
this House:
Heads for securing the Protestant Religion.
"1. That the Children of the Royal Family may
be educated in the Protestant Religion, as it
is established in the Church of England.
"2. The disarming of Popish Recusants.
"3. That no Popish Priests do attend the Queen's
Majesty, but such as are Foreigners, except
Mr. Huddleston; and that no Jesuit (though a
Foreigner) shall be in the Queen's Majesty's
Service; and that, after the Death of Her Majesty that now is, no Lay-Servants may be admitted to attend any future Queen, but such
as are Protestants or Foreigners.
"4. That Care be taken for the Education of such
Children in the Protestant Religion (as it is
now established in the Church of England,
whose Fathers are dead, and were of the Popish Religion; as also of the Children of
Fathers dying Protestants, if their Mothers be
Papists, that they may be likewise educated in
the Protestant Religion.
"5. That Care be taken (in One of the Bills)
against the Perverters and Perverted from
the Protestant Religion, as it is now established in the Church of England: That as
to the Perverters, the Law may stand as it
is; but the Regour of it to be taken off, if
they do abjure the Realm if they be Laymen: But as to Clergymen, that the Law
stand as it is; only that it may be at His Majesty's Election, whether they shall suffer
Death, or perpetual Imprisonment: And as
to the Perverted, that there be an Addition of Pecuniary Penalties put upon them,
and that without Reference to former Laws;
the Penalties be specified in the Bill.
"6. That Provision be made, by One of the Bills,
for maintaining of such poor Roman Catholics as shall turn to be Protestants.
"7. That a Stock may be erected, for buying in
of Impropriations, for the better Maintenance
of worthy Ministers in great Towns.
"8. That a Bill be prepared, for suppressing of
Atheism, Blasphemy, and Prosaneness.
"9. That it may be provided for, That the rich
who send not their Children to be catechised
may pay Double Duties; and the Poor who so
offend may receive no Allowance from the
Parish for their Maintenance.
"10. That Provision be made for the better Observation of the Lord's-day.
"11. That a speedier Way of Conviction of
Recusants may be provided; and that no
Convicted Recusants may serve upon any
Juries.
"12. That Provision be made for bringing the
Children of all Recusants, of what Sort soever, to be baptized."
The House agreed with the Committee in this Report; and ordered the same accordingly.
Bills to secure the Protestant Religion to be prepared.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lord Chief Justice of
the Court of King's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of
the Court of Common Pleas, and the Lord Chief Baron
of the Court of Exchequer, be, and are hereby, appointed to take into their Consideration the Heads and
Propositions agreed on this Day by the Committee of the
whole House, and by them reported to and allowed of
by the House, for the better securing the Protestant Religion as it is now established in the Church of England;
and so to form them into Two, Three, or more Bills, as
they shall find most suitable to the respective Natures of
them, and to make Report thereof unto this House.
(fn. *) Sir John Morton and Mr. Churchill have Leave,
for One Time, to visit the Earl of Salisbury in The
Tower.
Bill to prevent unnecessary Delays in Law.
ORDERED, That the Committee for the Bill for preventing unnecessary Suits, being now fine Die, shall meet
on Friday Morning next.
Turner to attend, about the Book, called, Considerations whether this Parliament is dissolved.
ORDERED, That Methuselab Turner be, and is hereby,
required to appear before the Lords Committees appointed to enquire out the Author, Contrivers, and Publishers of a Book, intituled, Some Considerations upon
the Question, whether the Parliament is dissolved, on
Friday next, being the 23th of this Instant February, at
Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's
Lodgings, near the House of Peers.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Jovis, 22um
diem instantis Februarii, hora decima Aurora, Dominis
sic decernentibus.