DIE Martis, 26 die Novembris.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norff.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Worcester.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suff.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Clare.
Comes Westmerland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Rochester.
Comes St. Alban.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylsebury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Say & Seale.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Mowbray.
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Pagett.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Grey de Wark.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Pawlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Howard de Esc.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
Smith's Examination concerning the Plot.
The Marquis of Winchester reported from the Lords
Committees appointed to examine Persons and Papers concerning the horrid Design against His Majesty's Person
and Government, the Deposition of William Smith, as
followeth:
"William Smith, Wine Cooper, being sworn and
examined, faith, That, Yesterday was Sevennight,
betwixt Eleven and Twelve of the Clock, Mr. James
Hoare the Younger, of The Mint in The Tower, (fn. *) where
very importunately held this Deponent by the Hand,
and would make him go to Dinner with him to a Friend's
House of his, who lives in Goodmans Fields. And this
Deponent faith, That, about Three or Four of the
Clock, after Dinner, the said Mr. Hoare took this
Deponent again by the Hand, and most importunately
desired this Deponent to go along with him to Mr.
Thomas Beacon's House, a Merchant, in Headon Yard,
in The Mineries. And when this Deponent came first
into the House, there were about Seven or Eight
Men going out of a Room when this Deponent and
Mr. Hore came into it, who went presently out of it;
only Mr. Beacon staid, and entertained this Deponent
and Mr. Hoare very kindly; where they had brought
Two Bottles of Wine: And both the said Mr. Beacon
and Mr. Hoare did return every Glass of Wine to this
Deponent, with these Words, "Confusion to the
Pope!" And did both of them express a very great
Kindness unto this Deponent: And Mr. Hoare did often
kiss him; and taking him by the Hand said, "Will,
thou art a very honest Man; I dare trust thee with
any Thing." And told this Deponent, "That he
had Two Hundred Blunderbusses and other Arms at
his House already." This Deponent then being
willing to go away, and as he was going to the Door,
he found it locked; and the said Mr. Beacon pretended it was out of Kindness, to keep him there. But
this Deponent did observe the said Mr. Beacon and
Hoare to whisper often together. And afterwards
Mr. Hoare said, "There is One of the Heretics."
Whereupon this Deponent desired earnestly to go
forth, and begged of them, "For God's Sake, to let
him go." But Mr. Beacon told this Deponent, "He
should go and see his House first." In the mean
Time, Mr. Hoare slipped forth of the Room. And
after Mr. Hoare was gone, Mr. Beacon carried this
Deponent to a Door of a Room; and being opened,
this Deponent saw about a Dozen Men, as he believeth, all in Disguise, standing in a Cluster, and whispering together. Mr. Beacon then did thrust this Deponent in to them; saying, "There is a Heretic for
you." Whereupon, this Deponent begging with
great Earnestness upon his Knees that they would let
him go, and after a little Time they did let this Deponent go; but told him, "If he talk of this, or
make any Discovery of it, he this Deponent should
not live." And this Deponent further faith, That,
several Times since, divers Persons have come to his
House; and told him, that such and such Persons
have been at Taverns to speak with him: But this
Deponent, being afraid to go himself, hath sent some
Body there to enquire who they were, and could
never meet with any; that this Deponent doth apprehend it was a Design only to trepan him forth, and do
him Mischief.
"Will. Smith.
"Capt. & jurat. 25to
Novembris, 1678,
coram me,
"Winchester."
Beacon and Hoar's Houses to be searched.
Whereupon the House made the ensuing Order:
"ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the Serjeant at Arms
attending this House, his Deputy or Deputies, be,
and is hereby, required immediately to repair to the
House of Mr. Beacon, a Merchant, in The Mineries,
and to the House or Lodgings of Mr. James Hoare
the Younger, in The Tower, and make a diligent
Search for Arms in the said Places, and seize and
secure such Arms as he or they shall find there, and
give this House an Account thereof: And this shall
be a sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.
"To Sir George Charnocke Knight, Serjeant at
Arms attending this House, his Deputy
and Deputies, and to all His Majesty's
Ministers and Officers Civil and Military,
to be aiding and assisting in this Service."
Then the Lord Treasurer gave the House an Account
of the Orders directed to some of the Deputy Lieutenants of the North and West Rideings of Yorkeshire,
in Informations which his Lordship hath received thence;
which (fn. *) are read; videlicet,
Scott's Information of Meetings in Yorkshire.
"The Information of Thomas Scott, of North
Oarum, in the County of Yorke, Clothier,
taken upon Oath, the 20th Day of November,
1678, before us, Three of His Majesty's
Justices of the Peace for the West Rideing of
the County aforesaid:
"Saith, That, being at Dighton, near Hothersfeild,
in the West Rideing aforesaid, on the 3d of November
Instant, and going out of the House where he then was,
between the Hours of 10 and 11 of the Clock in the
Night, there passed Men riding by him towards Leeds,
Three and Three abreast, to the Number of Two
Hundred and upwards, to the best of his Judgement; and how many more there might be in Company this Informant cannot tell, in regard they were
going fast by as he came out of the House: But,
whether they were armed or no, this Informant cannot depose, it being then very dark. And this Informant further faith, That he hath been told that
they were seen by several Persons in that Town besides himself that Night, and that they went towards
Leeds.
"Hen. Fairfax.
Thomas Scott.
"Jo. Kaye.
"Jo. Ramsden."
Balmer's and Walmsley's Information.
"The Information of Thomas Balmer, of HunslettHall, and Edward Walmsley his Nephew, of
the same, taken upon Oath, before us, the
22th Day of November, 1678.
"These Informants say, That, upon Sunday in the
Night (towards Morning), being the 3d Day of this
Instant November, as they lay in their Beds (their
House standing very near the Road), they heard a
great Noise of Horses passing by; whereupon the
said Thomas Balmer rose, and looked cut of the Window; but it was so dark, that he could see nothing,
nor hear any Man speak, or make the least Noise.
And these Informants both of them say, That there
was so great a Number of Horse, that they were
about Half an Hour in passing by; and they perceived
as they passed by (they going so very near the Window) that they were not ordinary Horses, such as
Pack-horses, and those that usually pass on that Road,
but lusty, able, and well-spirited Horses, as they
thought by the Stamping and Noise of their Feet. And
further faith not.
"Capt. coram,
"Tho. Balmer.
"Hen. Fairfax.
"Edward Walmsley.
"Jo. Kaye.
"Jo. Ramsden."
Then the Duke of Monmouth gave the House an Account of an Information he had received out of Buckinghamshire, which was likewise read; as followeth;
White's Information.
"The Information of Thomas White, of Aston
Clinton, Husbandman, taken upon Oath, before me, George Russell, One of His Majesty's
Justices of the Peace for the County of Bucks,
November the 24th, 1678.
"That, upon Wednesday the 20th Day of this Instant
November, 1678, the said Thomas White and Henry
Damer, of the aforesaid Aston Clinton, being, about
the Hour of Seven of the Clock in the Night, a
birding in the Meadow called Chicken Mead, in the
Parish of Aston Clinton, the said Thomas White did discover coming towards them over the said Meadow
(the Moon then being about Half an Hour high)
several Men on Horseback, and thereupon called to
his Companion Henry Damer to look upon them;
which the said White and Damer both did whilst the
greatest Part of them passed by. And the said White
saith, That they marched in a-breast together, those
that came foremost; and immediately after them One
other Rank within 4 or 5 Yards, and so one Rank or
Range after another, with great Silence, till they
were all gone by, which they judged to be between
Three Score and Four Score; and when they were
gone about Three Quarters of a Furlong beyond the
said White and Damer, they made all a Stop together
in the said Mead; and the said White and Damer,
being then afraid, got through a Hedge, and so went
away from the said Place, leaving them there; not
knowing what they were, nor whence they came;
and, the Wind being something high, could not hear
any Thing they said.
"The Mark (H) of Thomas White."
"The abovesaid Thomas White aud Henry Damer are
both of them reputed by their Neighbours, who are
well known to me, to be sober honest Men, and not
likely to raise any such Story if it were not true; and
is therefore believed by all that have heard it.
"George Russell."
Then the Duke of Monmouth let the House know,
"That His Majesty hath seen this Examination, and
hath given him Order to send out some Horse to enquire after these Persons."
E. Powis's Papers to be restored to him.
Upon Report made by the Earl of Essex, from the
Lords Committees appointed to examine Persons and
Papers for the Discovery of the horrid Design against
His Majesty's Person and Government, "That their
Lordships have perused all the Papers and Writings
of the Earl of Powis, now a Prisoner in The Tower;
which, being seized, were, by Order of this House,
brought and delivered into the Custody of the Clerk
of the Parliaments; and find not any Papers or Writings in the least relating to the said horrid Design,
they being Papers merely of private Concern:"
It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Papers and Writings may be delivered to the Earl of
Powis, or such Person or Persons as his Lordship shall
appoint to receive the same; and for so doing, this shall
be a sufficient Warrant.
To John Browne Esquire, Clerk of the
Parliaments.
Message from H. C. with a Bill; and for a Conference on the Bill to disable Papists.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Booth and others; who brought up a Bill,
intituled, "An Act for preserving the Peace of the
Kingdom, by raising the Militia, and continuing them
in Duty for Forty and Two Days;" to which the
Commons desire their Lordships Concurrence.
2. To desire a Conference, touching the Matter of
the late Conference.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That the Lords will give a Conference, as is desired;
and appoint the same to be presently, in the Painted
Chamber.
For raising the Militia, Bill.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for preserving
the Peace of the Kingdom, by raising the Militia, and
continuing them in Duty for Forty and Two Days."
The same Lords as managed the last Conference are
to be Reporters of this.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended,
the House was resumed.
Report of the Conference on the Bill for disabling Papists from sitting in Parliament, &c.
The Lord Chancellor reported the Effect of the Conference, as followeth:
"That the House of Commons do not agree with
their Lordships in that Matter nor Form as was delivered at the last Conference; and that for these
Reasons:
"That it is contrary to the constant Method and Proceedings in Parliament, to strike out any Thing in a
Bill, which hath been fully agreed and passed by both
Houses; and it would make the Work endless; and
might also be of dangerous Consequence, if that
Method should be deserted and changed.
"In the Amendments proposed to the Bill by your
Lordships, to which the Commons have disagreed,
the Number of the Queen's Servants to be excepted
out of the Act was limited; but, by leaving the
Queen's Name out of the Bill, She may have them
without Number: So that what is now offered is
worse than what the Commons have already disagreed
to; and consequently hath not the Nature of an
Expedient.
"That, by Experience, it is found, that the Act,
intituled, "An Act for preventing Dangers which
may happen from Popish Recusants," proved ineffectual to remove Papists from Court, by reason there
was no express Mention of the Queen's Servants.
"The Scope of the Bill relateth not only to remove
Papists out of both Houses of Parliament, but also
from the Court, as appeareth both by the Preamble
and Body of the Bill. And the Danger of His Majesty may reasonably be supposed to be chiefly in His
Court; and the Safety of His Person, the Commons
think, ought more to be considered than any Respects
to any Person whatsoever.
"Therefore, the Commons say, they cannot agree
with your Lordships, neither in the Expedient nor
Amendments."
The Lords, taking the Matter of the aforesaid Conference into Consideration, and well weighing what
great Concernment this Bill was of, came to these Resolutions following:
It was Agreed to insist on that Amendment ["or
hereafter shall be"].
The Question being put, "Whether any Number
of Men Servants that are the King's Subjects,
and Roman Catholics, shall be insisted upon
to be the Queen's Servants, and be Part of
the Bill?"
It was Resolved in the Negative.
Agreed to insist, That the Queen shall have Nine
Women Servants Roman Catholics.
Agreed to insist, That the Dutchess of Yorke shall
have Five Women Servants Roman Catholics.
And these Expedients to be proposed at a Conference
with the House of Commons, and offered as new Amendments; and the old Amendments to be laid aside.
Another Conference on it.
ORDERED, To have a Conference with the House
of Commons, this Afternoon.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in post meridiem hujus
instantis diei, hora quarta, Dominis sic decernentibus.
Post meridiem.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux (fn. *)
Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Treasurer.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Worcester.
L. Chamberlain.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Suff.
E. Salisbury.
E. Bridgwater.
E. Leycester.
E. North'ton.
E. Denbigh.
E. Clare.
E. Westmerland.
E. Manchester.
E. Peterborough.
E. Strafford.
E. Scarsdale.
E. Essex.
E. Bath.
E. Craven.
E. Aylesbury.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Guilford.
E. Feversham.
Vicecomes Say & Seale.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Pagitt.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Grey de W.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Frescheville.
Ds. Arundell.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
Message to H. C. for a Conference on the Bill to disable Papists.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Andrew Hacket and Sir John Hoskins:
To desire a present Conference, in the Painted Chamber, touching the Subject-matter of the last Conference.
For raising the Militia, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for preserving
the Peace of the Kingdom, by raising the Militia, and
continuing them in Duty for Forty and Two Days."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is
committed to these Lords following:
| | |
Dux Cumberland.
L. Treasurer.
L. Privy Seal.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Worcester.
L. Chamberlain.
E. Huntingdon.
E. Suff.
E. Salisbury.
E. Bridgwater.
E. Leycester.
E. North'ton.
E. Denbigh.
E. Clare.
E. Westmerland.
E. Manchester.
E. Peterbourgh.
E. Strafford.
E. Scarsdalle.
E. Clarendon.
E. Essex.
E. Bath.
E. Craven.
E. Aylesbury.
E. Shaftesbury.
E. Guilford.
E. Feversham.
Vicecomes Say & Seale.
Vicecomes Hallyfax. |
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon. |
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Paget.
Ds. North.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Grey de Wark.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet
To-morrow, at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings; and to adjourn
as they please.
For Conviction of Popish Recusants, Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the better
Discovery and speedier Conviction of Popish Recusants."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is
committed to the same Committee appointed for the Bill
concerning the Militia.
Beacon and Hoare's Houses searched.
The Serjeant at Arms gave the House this Account:
"That he hath searched the Houses of Mr. James
Hoare and Mr. Beacon; but can find no Arms in neither of their Houses."
Smith, Leave to stay in Town on Lord Carrington's Affairs.
The House being moved, "That Mr. John Smith,
who is concerned in the settling of the Estate upon
which the Lord Carrington is to suffer a Recovery this
Term, may have Leave to come to Town for a few
Days, to perfect the said Settlement."
It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
John Smith be, and is hereby, authorized and permitted
to come to and stay in Town for the Space of One
Week from the Time of his coming to Town, and no
longer, in order to the perfecting of the Settlement
aforesaid.
Preservation of the King's Person, and securing the Protestant Religion.
The House was adjourned into a Committee, to consider of Proposals for the Preservation of the King's
Person and Government, and securing the Protestant
Religion.
The House was resumed.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
the Lords went to the Conference; which being ended,
the House was resumed.
Report of the Conference on the Bill for disabling Papists.
The Lord Chancellor reported, "That he had delivered to the House of Commons at this Conference,
the new Amendments made by their Lordships concerning the Servants of Her Majesty and her Royal
Highness; which the Commons will consider of."
Order to put in Execution the Proclamation for Papists to leave London.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Justices of the Peace,
Constables, Churchwardens, and other Parish Officers
entrusted with the Execution of His Majesty's late Proclamation, commanding all Persons, being Popish Recusants or so reputed, to depart from the Cities of London
and Westminster, and all other Places within Ten Miles
of the same, be, and are hereby, strictly required to
give a speedy Account to this House, what they have
done in Pursuance thereof; and particularly that those
therein concerned, by this Day Sevennight, give an
Account of the Names of what Papists, as well Householders as Inmates and Lodgers, are now in London,
Westminster, and Southwark, and the respective Liberties
thereof, and of what Nations the said Papists are.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Mercurii, 27um
instantis Novembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic
decernentibus.
Hitherto examined, this 10th of December, 1678, by us,
J. Bridgewater.
Craven.
Tho. Exon.
Vaughan Carbery.