July 1762
Anno 2o Georgii Tertii.
DIE Jovis, 15o Julii.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
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| Archiep. Cantuar. |
Ds. Henley, Cancellarius.
Viscount Falmouth. |
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That a
Commission was issued under the Great Seal, for the
further Prorogation of the Parliament."
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in
their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack; the Lord Chancellor in the
Middle; with the Archbishop of Canterbury on his
Right Hand, and the Lord Viscount Falmouth on his
Left; commanded the Yeoman Usher to let the Commons know, "The Lords Commissioners desire their
immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the
Commission read:"
Who being come, with their Speaker; the Commission was read, by the Clerk, as follows:
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
"GEORGE R.
"George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the
Faith, and so forth; To Our most Dear Brother and
Faithful Counsellor Edward Duke of York; Our
most Dear Uncle and Faithful Counsellor William
Duke of Cumberland; the most Reverend Father in
God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas Archbishop
of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our Well-beloved and Faithful Counsellor
Robert Lord Henley Our Chancellor of Great Britain;
the most Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful
Counsellor Robert Archbishop of York Primate and
Metropolitan of England; Our most Dear Cousins and
Counsellors John Earl Granville President of Our
Council, John Duke of Bedford Keeper of Our
Privy Seal, William Duke of Devonshire Chamberlain
of Our Household, Charles Duke of Bolton, Thomas
Duke of Leeds, John Duke of Rutland, John Duke
of Argyll, James Duke of Athol, Peregrine Duke of
Ancaster and Kesteven Great Chamberlain of England,
Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle, Lionel Duke of
Dorset; John Marquis of Tweeddale; William Earl
Talbot Steward of Our Household, Francis Earl of
Huntingdon, Basil Earl of Denbigh, Daniel Earl of
Winchilsea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield,
John Earl of Sandwich, Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury,
Robert Earl of Holdernesse, William Henry Earl of Rochford, George Earl of Albemarle, William Earl of Jersey,
Francis Earl of Godolphin, George Earl of Cholmondeley,
Thomas Earl of Kinnoul Chancellor of Our Dutchy of
Lancaster, John Earl of Hyndford, John Earl of Bute,
George Dunk Earl of Halifax, James Earl Waldegrave, William Earl of Bath, Granville Earl Gower,
John Earl of Buckinghamshire, Henry Arthur Earl of
Powis Comptroller of Our Household, Charles Earl
of Egremont One of Our Principal Secretaries of State,
Richard Earl Temple, Simon Earl Harcourt, Philip
Earl of Hardwicke, John Earl Delawar; Hugh Viscount Falmouth; the Right Reverend Father in God
and Our Faithful Counsellor Richard Lord Bishop
of London; and Our Well-beloved and Faithful Counsellors John Lord Berkeley of Stratton, Allen Lord
Bathurst, Samuel Lord Sandys, William Lord Mansfield Our Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas
before Us, Wills Lord Harwich, George Lord Lyttelton,
George Lord Melcombe, Thomas Lord Grantham, and
John Lord Lovel and Holland, Greeting. Whereas
We did lately, for divers difficult and pressing Affairs,
concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain and the Church, ordain this
Our present Parliament to begin, and to be held at
Our City of Westminster, the Nineteenth Day of
May, in the First Year of Our Reign; which Our
Parliament from thenceforth was prorogued, by Our
several Writs, until and-unto the Third Day of November, in the Second Year of Our Reign, and there
lately holden, and from thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued
to and until Thursday the Fifteenth Day of this Instant
July, then to be held and fit at Our City of Westminster
aforesaid: Know ye nevertheless that, for certain
pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially
moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue
Our said Parliament: Therefore We, confiding very
much in your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection,
have, by the Advice and Consent of Our Council,
assigned you Our Commissioners; giving to you, or
to any Three or more of you, by virtue of these
Presents, full Power and Authority, from the said
Fifteenth Day of this Instant July, in Our Name,
further to prorogue and continue Our said Parliament, at Our City of Westminster aforesaid, unto and
until Thursday the Ninth Day of September now next
following, there then to be held and sit: And therefore We command you, that you diligently attend to
the Premises, and effectually fulfil them in the Manner aforesaid. We also strictly command all and
singular Our Archbishops, Dukes, Marquises, Earls,
Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, Burgesses, and Commissioners for Our Counties and
Boroughs, and all others whom it concerns to meet
at Our said Parliament, by virtue of these Presents,
that they observe, obey, and assist you, in executing
the Premises, as they ought to do. In Witness
whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be
made Patent.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Fourteenth
Day of July, in the Second Year of Our
Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke & Yorke."
Then the Lord Chancellor said,
Parliament prorogued.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"By virtue of His Majesty's Commission under the
Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now
read; we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in Obedience to His Commands, prorogue this Parliament
to Thursday the 9th Day of September next, to
be then here held: And this Parliament is accordingly
prorogued to Thursday the 9th Day of September
next."