DIE Mercurii, 4 die Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. |
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Glouc.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lync.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. St. David's. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Worcester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Clare.
Comes Westm'land.
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 Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Windsor.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Pagett.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Brooke.
Ds. Grey W.
Ds. Pawlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
E. Rochester takes the Oaths.
This Day John Earl of Rochester took the Oaths of
Allegiance and Supremacy, and made and subscribed
the Declaration, in Pursuance of the Act, intituled,
"An Act for the more effectual preserving His Majesty's
Person and Government, by disabling Papists from
sitting in either House of Parliament."
"Jo. Earl of Rochester."
ORDERED, That the Lord Viscount Fauconberg and
the Lord Bishop of Exon are added to the Committee
for the Journal Book.
Whitebread, in Newgate, to have a Physician and Nurse.
The House being moved, "That White, alias Whitebread, a Prisoner in Newgate, being sick, may have
the necessary Helps of a Nurse to tend him, and a
Physician to come to him during his Sickness:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Mr. White,
alias Whitebread, shall and may, during his Sickness,
have a Nurse to tend him; and that Dr. Lowre may
have free Access to him, as a Physician, during his Sickness, as oft as Occasion shall require; and this shall be a
sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.
To the Keeper of Newgate, his Deputy and
Deputies, and every of them.
and Dr. Fogarty.
The House being moved, "That Dr. Fogarty, being
sick in the Prison of Newgate, may have the necessary Helps of a Nurse to tend him, and a Physician
to come to him during his Sickness:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Dr. Fogarty shall
and may, during his Sickness, have a Nurse to tend him;
and that Sir Alexander Frazier may have free Access to
him as a Physician, during his Sickness, as often as Occasion shall require; and that the said Dr. Fogarty may
have the Use of Pen, Ink and Paper, for writing a Note,
or Notes, for Money, or such Necessaries as he wants,
which he cannot have without a Note under his Hand;
and this shall be a sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.
To the Keeper of Newgate, his Deputy and
Deputies, and every of them.
Information against Capt. Spalding and the Garrison at Chepstow, to be examined into.
Upon Information given to this House, concerning
Captain Francis Spalding, Deputy Governor of Chepstow
Castle, "That neither he nor any of his Officers, nor
any of the Soldiers under him (except One) in that
Garrison, hath received the Sacrament of the LORD'S
Supper at Chepstow within Three Years last past; and
that Captain Spalding hath not come to Church there,
for the last Five or Six Months, except on the 13th
Day of November last; and hath declared, That he
can and will be ready to take any Oath that can be
devised; and that he hath a Dispensation for so
doing; and that the Garrison at Chepstow Castle hath
used the Country very ill:"
Upon Consideration had thereof, it is ORDERED, by
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That it be, and is hereby, recommended to
the Lord Bishop of Landaff, calling to his Assistance
Thomas Lewis of St. Peres Esquire, William Keymish
Esquire, Sir Herbert Evans, Thomas Morgan of Llansore
Esquire, and Thomas Herbert of Uske Esquire, to enquire
into the Informations aforesaid; and to send for and
examine such Persons as they shall think fit, for finding
out the Truth of the Matter of Fact; and to give this
House an Account thereof so soon as his Lordship with
Conveniency can.
Coleman's Letters for Two Years last past to be found out.
ORDERED, That the Lords Committees appointed to
peruse and examine Mr. Edward Coleman's and others
Papers be, and are hereby, empowered to use such
Means as they shall think fit, for the finding out the
Two last Years Papers and Letters to and from the
said Edward Coleman, which are not yet discovered.
Attorney General to deliver Letters, &c. to Lords Committees for finding out Evidence, &c.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That His Majesty's Attorney General is hereby appointed to deliver to the Lords Committees for examining Papers, or such Person as they
shall appoint to receive them, all such Papers and Letters
as are in his Hands, to be by their Lordships perused,
in order to the Trials of such Persons as are now in
Custody concerning the horrid Design against His Majesty's Person and Government.
Gerrard and Oakley committed.
Upon Report from the Lords Committees to whom it
was referred to examine John Gerrard and Thomas
Oakely, who, for refusing the Oath of Allegiance, were
brought up from Stratford upon Avon, by the Serjeant
at Arms attending this House, under whose Custody
they now are, "That their Lordships judge it fitting
that the said John Gerrard and Thomas Oakely be continued in Custody:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said John Gerrard
and Thomas Oakely shall stand committed to the Prison
of The King's Bench, there to remain in safe Custody
till further Order; and that the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, his Deputy or Deputies, take Care
to convey them to the said Prison; and for so doing, this
shall be a sufficient Warrant.
To Sir Geo. Charnock Knight, Serjeant at
Arms attending this House, and to the
Keeper of the Prison of The King's Bench,
and their respective Deputies, and every
of them.
Serjeants at Arms Fees to be paid.
The House being moved, on the Behalf of Sir Geo.
Charnock Knight, Serjeant at Arms attending this House,
concerning his demanding Fees upon the Discharge of
any Person out of his Custody, who is, or shall be, apprehended by him by Order of this House:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That all such Persons as
are, or shall be, so discharged out of his Custody, shall
pay all such Fees as are justly due to him, and all
other the Officers attending the Service of this House.
Report of Heads for Preservation of King's Person, and securing the Protestant Religion.
The House was adjourned into a Committee during
Pleasure, to consider of further Heads for the Preservation of His Majesty's Person and Government, and
securing the Protestant Religion.
The House was resumed.
And the Earl of Bridgwater reported, "That the
Committee of the House had agreed of some Heads,
which he is directed to report:
"That the House be desired to make an Address to
His Majesty, That He would be pleased to call again
on the Foreign Ministers residing here, for an Account of the Numbers, Names, and Places of Abode,
of the Priests that do attend them respectively.
"That an Address may be made to His Majesty,
That Order may be given for preventing the scandalous Resort of Numbers of His Majesty's Subjects
to Ambassadors Chapels.
"That an Address be made to His Majesty, for a
Proclamation for tendering the Oaths, according to
Law, to all Lawyers, Physicians, and Apothecaries,
who are Popish Recusants, by a Day to be prefixed, in
order to the speedy Execution of the Laws against
them.
"That a Bill be prepared, for the more speedy Conviction of Gunsmiths, Armourers, Cutlers, Booksellers,
and Printers, who are Popish Recusants.
"That the Matter of sending Children abroad to
Foreign Seminaries may be considered at the next
Meeting of the Committee.
"That a Message may be sent to the House of Commons, to put them in Mind of the Bill some Time
since sent down, for the better Discovery, and more
speedy Conviction, of Popish Recusants."
All which Report the House agreed to.
Address for Foreign Ministers to give in a List of their Priests.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lords with White Staves
do attend His Majesty, humbly to desire Him, from this
House, "That His Majesty will be pleased to call again
on the Foreign Ministers residing here, for an Account
of the Numbers, and Names, and Places of Abode,
of the Priests that do attend them respectively."
Address to prevent Resort of English to Chapels of Foreign Ministers.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lords with White Staves
do attend His Majesty, humbly to desire Him, from this
House, "That His Majesty will be pleased to give
Order for some effectual Means of preventing the
scandalous Resort of Numbers of His Subjects to the
Chapels of Foreign Ministers residing here."
Address for a Proclamation for Popish Lawyers & al. to take the Oaths.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lords with White Staves
do attend His Majesty, humbly to desire Him, from this
House, "That His Majesty will be pleased to give
Order for sending out a Proclamation, for tendering
the Oaths, according to Law, to all Lawyers, Physicians, and Apothecaries, who are Popish Recusants,
by a Day to be therein prefixed, in order to the
speedy Execution of the Laws against them."
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That Mr. Justice Atkins be, and
is hereby, appointed to prepare a Bill, to be offered to
this House, for the more speedy Conviction of all Gunsmiths, Armourers, Cutlers, Booksellers, and Printers,
who are Papists.
Message to H. C. to remind them of the Bill for Conviction of Papists.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Tymothy Baldwin and Sir Andrew Hacket:
To put them in Mind of the Bill for the speedy Conviction of Popish Recusants.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Jovis, 5tum diem
instantis Decembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic
decernentibus.
Hitherto examined, this 7th of December, 1678, by us,
Huntingdon.
J. Bridgewater.
Fauconberg.
Seth Sarum.
P. Bath & Wells.