DIE Lunæ, 23 die Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petriburg.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Worcester.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
L. Great Chamberlain.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Leycester.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Clare.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thannet.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes St. Alban.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Fauconberg.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Delawarr.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Norris.
Ds. Grey de Wark.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Poulet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Coventry.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Herbert de Cherbury.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell de T.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
L. Herbert takes his Seat.
This Day Henry Lord Herbert de Cherbury Chevalier
sat first in Parliament as a Peer, upon the Death of his
Brother Edward Lord Herbert de Cherbury.
His Writ of Summons bears Date the 20th Day of
December, Anno Tricesimo Domini Nostri Regis Caroli
Secundi.
Lords take the Oaths.
This Day these Lords following took the Oaths of
Allegiance and Supremacy, and made and subscribed
the Declaration, in Pursuance of the Act for the more
effectual preserving of His Majesty's Person and Government, by disabling Papists from sitting in either
House of Parliament:
Henry Lord Herbert of Cherbury.
George Lord Coventry.
James Lord Bishop of Worcester.
William Earl of Derby.
Absent Lords excused.
Thomas Longe and William Cowper deposed, at the
Bar, upon their Oaths, "That the Lord Bishop of
Norwich is so afflicted with the Strangury, that, upon
riding in a Coach, he makes bloody Water; and so
not able to come to London without Danger."
The House allowed of this Excuse.
John Leadbeter and John Ward deposed, upon their
Oaths, "That the Duke of Newcastle is so troubled
with the Griping of the Guts, that he is not able to
attend this House."
The House allowed of this Excuse.
John Doughty and Mathew Peckover deposed, upon
Oath, at the Bar, "That the Lord Viscount Yarmouth
is so ill of the Stone, that he is not able to come to
attend this House."
The House allowed of this Excuse.
Prance, in
Newgate, to
be pardoned,
upon his Discovery of the
Plot, and Murder of Sir
Edm. Gofre.
Forasmuch as the House was this Day informed,
That Miles Prance hath made some Discovery of the
Plot, and hath offered to make further Discovery of
the Plot, and also touching the Death of Sir Edmond
Bury Godfrey, and the whole Manner of it, if he might
first be fully assured of His Majesty's gracious and
general Pardon:"
The Lords appointed the Duke of Bucks, the Marquis of Winchester, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Lord
Grey of Warke, to attend His Majesty, to acquaint Him
with this Matter; and, in the Name of this House, humbly to desire Him to grant to the said Miles Prance His
gracious Pardon, upon his full Discovery, and receive
His gracious Pleasure thereupon.
Who immediately attended His Majesty; and, returning, did report to the House; "That His Majesty
was graciously pleased to promise, that Miles Prance
shall have a full and general Pardon upon his Discovery of the whole Matter."
Whereupon it is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Duke
of Bucks, Marquis of Winchester, Earl of Shaftesbury,
and the Lord Grey de Warke, or any Three of them, do
acquaint the said Miles Prance, in Newgate, this Afternoon, with His Majesty's gracious Assurance; and that
they do then and there proceed to examine him thoroughly, in order to a full and perfect Discovery; and
that Care be taken, that no other Person, Lord or
Commoner, be present at the said Examination, but the
said Lords and the Prisoner.
Message from H. C. that they will sit P. M.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir William Hickman and others:
To acquaint their Lordships, that the House of Commons intends to sit this Afternoon.
Lords agree to sit also.
ORDERED, That this House do sit this Afternoon;
and that all the Lords now present do attend.
Sir E Sheldon and Family, Leave to stay in Town.
Whereas Edward Sheldon and his Wife, being Popish
Recusants, should have departed out of the Cities of
London and Westminster, in Pursuance of His Majesty's
late Proclamation of the 30th of October last; but, by
reason of their extreme Age and Sickness, are permitted by His Majesty in Council to stay in Town:
This House being moved, "That Elizabeth and Katherine Sheldon, Daughters of the said Edward Sheldon, who have no other Place of Abode but with
their Parents, and may be of great Help to them in
their Sickness, may be permitted to stay in Town for
that Purpose:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Elizabeth
and Katherine Sheldon be, and are hereby, authorized
and permitted to stay in Town with their said Parents,
to attend them, during such Time as His Majesty shall
think fit that the said Sir Edward Sheldon and his Wife
shall stay in Town, and no longer.
Barnesly committed to The King's Bench.
Upon reading the Petition of Henry Barnesly, now
in the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this
House; shewing, "That, being by Order of this House
brought from Worcester, and by like Order to be returned thither again, and that, being very old and
sickly, he is not able to bear the Journey in this
hard Season of the Year, and therefore praying that
he may remain here upon Bail:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Henry Barnsley (being charged to be a Popish Priest) shall, by the
said Serjeant at Arms, be delivered into the Prison of
The King's Bench, there to remain in safe Custody till
he be better able to be returned to Worcester, in order
to his Trial there; and this shall be a sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.
To Sir George 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.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in post meridiem, hujus
instantis diei, hora quarta, Dominis sic decernentibus.
Post meridiem.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Chester.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Worcester.
Epus. Exon. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angliæ.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
L. Great Chamberlain.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Derby.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Dorset & Midd.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Leycester.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Bristol.
Comes Clare.
Comes Westmerland.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thannet.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
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. Delawar.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. Morley.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Chandos.
Ds. Norris.
Ds. Grey W.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Poulet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Coventry.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Herbert Cher.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Delamer.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
Message from H. C. to impeach the E. of Danby.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Henry Capell and others:
"That the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses in Parliament assembled, having received Information of
divers traiterous Practices and Designs of a great Peer
of this House, Thomas Earl of Danby, Lord High
Treasurer of England, One of His Majesty's Privy
Council, have commanded him to impeach the said
Thomas Earl of Danby of High Treason, and other
High Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Offences; and he
did here, in their Names, and in the Names of all
the Commons of England, impeach the said Thomas Earl of Danby, Lord High Treasurer of
England, of High Treason, and other high Crimes,
Misdemeanors, and Offences."
He said, "He was further commanded to desire of
their Lordships, that the said Thomas Earl of Danby
may be sequestered from his Place in Parliament,
and forthwith committed to safe Custody."
He further presented Articles of Impeachment of
High Treason, and other high Crimes, Misdemeanors,
and Offences, against the said Thomas Earl of Danby,
Lord High Treasurer of England.
Then the said Articles were read, as followeth;
"Articles of Impeachment of High Treason,
and other high Crimes, Misdemeanors, and
Offences, against Thomas Earl of Danby, Lord
High Treasurer of England.
Articles against him.
"1. That he hath traiterously encroached to himself Regal Power, by treating in Matters of
Peace and War with Foreign Princes and Ambassadors, and giving Instructions to His Majesty's Ambassadors Abroad, without communicating the same
to the Secretaries of State and the rest of His Majesty's Council, and against the express Declaration
of His Majesty and His Parliament; thereby intending to defeat and overthrow the Provisions which
had been deliberately made, by His Majesty and His
Parliament, for the Safety and Preservation of His
Majesty's Kingdoms and Dominions.
"2. That he hath traiterously endeavoured to
subvert the ancient and well-established Form of
Government in this Kingdom, and, instead thereof,
to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannical Way of Government; and, the better to effect this his Purpose,
he did design the raising of an Army, upon Pretence of a War against the French King, and then
to continue the same as a Standing Army within this
Kingdom: And an Army being so raised, and no
War ensuing, an Act of Parliament having passed
to pay off and disband the same, and a great Sum
of Money being granted for that End, he did continue this Army contrary to the said Act, and misemployed the said Money, given for Disbanding, to
the Continuance thereof; and issued out of His Majesty's Revenue divers great Sums of Money for the
said Purpose, and wilfully neglected to take Security
from the Paymaster of the Army, as the said Act
required; whereby the said Law is eluded, and the
Army is yet continued, to the great Danger and
unnecessary Charge of His Majesty and the whole
Kingdom.
"3. That he, traiterously intending and designing
to alienate the Hearts and Affections of His Majesty's good Subjects from His Royal Person and Government, and to hinder the Meeting of Parliaments,
and to deprive His Sacred Majesty of their safe and
wholesome Counsels, and thereby to alter the Constitution of the Government of this Kingdom, did
propose and negociate a Peace for the French King,
upon Terms disadvantageous to the Interest of His
Majesty and His Kingdoms; for the doing whereof,
he did endeavour to procure a great Sum of Money
from the French King, for the enabling of him to
carry on and maintain his said traiterous Designs
and Purposes, to the Hazard of His Majesty's Person
and Government.
"4. That he is popishly affected; and hath traiterously concealed (after he had Notice) the late horrid
and bloody Plot and Conspiracy contrived by the Papists against His Majesty's Person and Government; and
hath suppressed the Evidence, and reproachfully discountenanced the King's Witnesses, in the Discovery of it, in Favour of Popery, immediately tending
to the Destruction of the King's Sacred Person, and
the Subversion of the Protestant Religion.
"5. That he hath wasted the King's Treasure, by
issuing out of His Majesty's Exchequer and several
Branches of His Revenue, for unnecessary Pensions
and secret Services, to the Value of Two Hundred
Thirty-one Thousand Six Hundred and Two Pounds,
within Two Years; and that he hath wholly diverted, out of the known Method and Government
of the Exchequer, One whole Branch of His Majesty's Revenue to private Uses, without any Accompt to be made of it to His Majesty in the Exchequer, contrary to the express Act of Parliament
which granted the same; and he hath removed Two
of His Majesty's Commissioners of that Part of the
Revenue, for refusing to consent to such his unwarrantable Actings therein, and to advance Money upon that Branch of the Revenue for private
Uses.
"6. That he hath, by indirect Means, procured
from His Majesty, for himself, divers considerable
Gifts and Grants of Inheritance, of the ancient
Revenue of the Crown, even contrary to Acts of
Parliament.
"For which Matters and Things, the Knights,
Citizens, and Burgesses of the House of
Commons, in Parliament, do, in the Name
of themselves and of all the Commons of
England, impeach the said Thomas Earl of
Danby, Lord High Treasurer of England,
of High Treason, and other the high Crimes,
Misdemeanors, and Offences, in the said Articles contained. And the said Commons,
by Protestation, saving to themselves the
Liberty of exhibiting at any Time hereafter, any other Accusation or Impeachment against the said Earl, and also of replying to the Answers which the said Thomas Earl of Danby shall make to the Premises, or any of them, or any Impeachment
or Accusation that shall be by them exhibited, as the Cause, according to Course and
Proceedings of Parliament, shall require, do
pray, That the said Thomas Earl of Danby
may be put to answer all and every the
Premises, that such Proceedings, Examinations, Trials, and Judgements, may be upon
them, and every one of them, had and used,
as shall be agreeable to Law and Justice;
and that he may be sequestered from Parliament, and forthwith committed to safe
Custody."
L. Treasurer's Speech thereupon.
His Lordship, after this, in his Place, gave the
House an Account of himself, in relation to his
Charge; and said, "He did not doubt but his Innocency would appear; and he accounted it his great
Happiness, to be tried by their Lordships Justice, to
whom he did wholly submit himself, and resolved to
be at their Disposal."
He further desired, "He might have Copies of all
Papers and Proceedings concerning this Business."
Debate about his withdrawing.
Then the House took into Consideration, "Whether
the Lord Treasurer should withdraw."
And, after a long Debate,
This Question was proposed, "Whether the Lord
Treasurer shall now withdraw?"
This previous Question being put, "Whether the
main Question shall be now put?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the main Question was put, "Whether the
Lord Treasurer shall now withdraw?" And,
It was Resolved in the Negative.
Message from H. C. for a Conference on the Supply Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by the Lord Clifford and others; who said,
"He was commanded, by the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled, to desire a Conference, upon the Amendments sent down to them
from their Lordships, to the Bill, intituled, "An
Act for granting a Supply to His Majesty, of Two
Hundred and Six Thousand Four Hundred Sixtytwo Pounds, Seventeen Shillings, and Threee Pence,
for the effectual paying off and disbanding all the
Forces raised, or brought over from Foreign Parts
into this Kingdom, since the 29th of September,
1677."
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That the Lords have considered the Message; and
will give a Conference, as is desired, on Thursday next,
at Eleven of the Clock, in the Painted Chamber.
Protest against the E. of Danby not withdrawing.
"Whereas the abovesaid Question, being put,
Whether the Lord Treasurer shall now withdraw,
was carried in the Negative, these Lords following
entered their Dissents, by subscribing their Names:
"Dissentientibus,
"Buckingham.
Winchester.
Derby.
Leycester.
Clare.
Westmorland.
Essex.
Shaftesbury.
P. Wharton.
Halifax.
Grey.
Grey Werke.
Eure.
Rockingham.
C. Cornwallis.
Herbert.
Howard.
J. Lovelace."
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Jovis, 26um diem
instantis Decembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic
decernentibus.