December 1789
Anno 30o Georgii Tertii.
DIE Jovis, 10o Decembris 1789.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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| Archiep. Cantuar. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Leeds. |
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission
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 Duke of Leeds on his Left, commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, 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;
(videlicet)
"GEORGE R.
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
"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 and entirely beloved
Son and most faithful Counsellor George Prince of Wales,
Our most dear Sons and faithful Counsellors Frederick
Duke of York, William Duke of Clarence, Our most
dear Brothers and faithful Counsellors William Duke
of Gloucester, Henry Duke of Cumberland; the most
Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Counsellor
John Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our well-beloved and faithful
Counsellor Edward Lord Thurlow, Our Chancellor
of Great Britain; the most Reverend Father in God
and Our faithful Counsellor William Archbishop of
York, Primate and Metropolitan of England; Our
most dear Cousins and Counsellors Charles Earl Camden, President of Our Council; Granville Marquis
of Stafford, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; John Frederick
Duke of Dorset, Steward of Our Household; Edward
Duke of Somerset, Charles Duke of Richmond, Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton, Harry Duke of Bolton,
Francis Duke of Leeds, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; George Duke of Marlborough, William
Henry Duke of Portland, Henry Duke of Newcastle,
George Duke of Montagu, James Marquis of Salisbury, Chamberlain of Our Household; George Marquis of Buckingham, William Marquis of Lansdown,
George Marquis Townshend, Thomas Marquis of
Bath, Edward Earl of Derby, Basil Earl of Denbigh,
Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of Sandwich,
Frederick Earl of Carlisle, George Bussy Earl of Jersey,
George James Earl of Cholmondeley, William Earl of
Dartmouth, Charles Earl of Tankerville, Heneage
Earl of Aylesford, John Earl of Ashburnham, Thomas
Earl of Effingham, John Earl of Buckinghamshire,
Francis Earl of Hertford, Charles Earl Cornwallis,
Philip Earl of Hardwicke, John Earl of Chatham,
Henry Earl Bathurst, Wills Earl of Hillsborough, Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, William Earl of Mansfield, George
Earl of Leicester, Richard Earl Howe, George Earl of
Mount Edgecumbe and Valletort; David Viscount Stormont, Thomas Viscount Sydney; the right Reverend Father
in God and Our faithful Counsellor Beilby Lord Bishop
of London; Our well-beloved and faithful Counsellors
George Lord Onslow, William Lord Ponsonby, Thomas
Lord Pelham, John Lord Cardiff, Jeffery Lord Amherst, Alexander Lord Loughborough, Chief Justice of
Our Court of Common Pleas, Thomas Lord Walsingham, Henry Frederick Lord Carteret, Richard Lord
Carleton, Charles Lord Hawkesbury, Lloyd Lord
Kenyon, Our Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas before
Us; Joseph. Lord Dover, and James Lord Malmesbury, 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
Eighteenth Day of May, in the Twenty-fourth Year
of Our Reign, on which Day Our said Parliament
was begun and held, and from thence by several Adjournment and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued, to and until Thursday the Tenth Day of December next, then to be held, and sit at Our City of
Westminster aforesaid: Know ye, nevertheless, for that
certain pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue Our said Parliament; therefore, We, considing
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 Tenth Day of December, in Our Name further to
prorogue and continue Our present Parliament at Our
City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto Thursday the Twenty-first Day of January 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, Marquisses, 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 Twenty-fifth Day of November, in the Thirtieth Year
of Our Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke."
Then the Lord Chancellor said,
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
Parliament prorogued.
"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 Twenty-first Day of January next, to
be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the Twenty-first Day of
January next."
Die Martis, 24o Januarii 1809.
Hitherto examined by us,
Napier.
Walsingham.
Arden.