DIE Jovis, 25 die Novembris.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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D. Cumberland.
L. President.
L. Privy Seal.
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PRAYERS.
L. President, Speaker.
This Day the Lord President supplied the Place of
the Lord Chancellor.
Percy's Claim to the Earldom of Northumb'l'd. &c.
A Petition of James Percy was read; desiring a Day
may be appointed, for him to be heard, to make out his
Title to the Earldom of Northumberland.
Rejected.
The Question was put, "Whether this Petition
shall be rejected?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Before the Question was put, the Earl of Anglesey desired Leave to enter his Dissent, if the Question
was carried in the Affirmative; and accordingly
enters his Dissent:
Protest against it.
"Dissentiente,
"Anglesey; for these Reasons:
"1. Because the Claim brought by Mr. Percy can
be heard and examined and adjudged only in
this House.
"2. It is a Right due to the Subject, to petition
this House; and the Cause is not to be under
Prejudice, or rejected, till heard.
"3. It seems unprecedented, and against common
Right, and the constant Course of Parliamentary Justice.
"4. By such a Way of Proceeding, he is barred
of his Appeal from a Dismiss in a former Parliament, which he can only have in this Parliament, before the Grounds thereof are so
much as examined."
Rowe versus Sevier, in Error.
Complaint of Delay in bringing up the Writ.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Row and Thomas Greene; shewing, "That they have obtained a
Judgement against Thomas Sevier, alias Savier, in the
Court of King's Bench, which Judgement is since affirmed in the Exchequer Chamber; the said Thomas
Sevier, alias Savier, hath brought a Writ of Error
thereupon, returnable into this Court, but delayeth
to bring in the same; and therefore pray that they
may be at Liberty to take out Execution upon the
said Judgement:"
It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Thomas Sevier, alias Savier, be, and is hereby, required
to cause the said Writ of Error, together with the
Transcript of the said Judgement, to be brought into
this Court within Seven Days next after the Date of
this Order, or else the said Writ of Error to be void;
whereof the said Thomas Row and Thomas Green, or
One of them, are to cause timely Notice to be given
to the said Thomas Sevier, alias Savier, for that Purpose.
Mellor versus Willimot.
ORDERED, That the Cause which should have been
heard this Day, between Mellor and Willimot, shall be
heard To-morrow.
Bourk and Macnamara to print their own Narratives.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That Hobert Bourk and John MacNamara have hereby Leave given them, to print and
publish their respective Informations or Narratives concerning the Popish Plot, formerly by them given in at
the Bar of this House.
Committees to meet.
The Committee for Privileges are to meet this Afternoon, to consider of the Method of the Proceedings in
the Trial of the Lord Viscount Stafford.
The Committee to consider of Fines imposed upon
Offenders do meet this Afternoon, at Four of the Clock.
Mansell, &c. Claim of a Reward, for discovering Estates given to superstitious Uses.
Upon reading the Petition of Rodericke Mansell
Esquire, Thomas Merry and Samuell Oates, Gentlemen;
shewing, "That they having been the Discoverers of
several Papers and Writings, importing Securities for
Money and Settlements of Lands and Estates to Popish
and superstitious Uses, and thereby are entitled (as
in their Petition is suggested) to the Benefit of His
Majesty's Gracious Promise in that Behalf made,
that they should have One Half of the Benefit thereof; to which Wm. Fanshaw Esquire, pretending to
be the Discoverer, endeavours to defeat them of their
said Right; and therefore pray the Assistance of this
House, for their Relief:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition be,
and is hereby, referred to the Lords Committees for
examining Matters relating to the late horrid Plot and
Conspiracy; whose Lordships are to hear the Petitioners, and such other Persons as are or may be concerned
therein, and report a State of the Case to this House.
Att. General to prosecute Ly. Abergaveny.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That His Majesty's Attorney General be, and is hereby, appointed to prefer an Indictment against the Lady Dowager Abergaveney, of Sherborn, in Oxfordshire, for High Treason, and proceed
thereupon against her according to due Course of Law.
Bolton & Ux. Petition, for Allowance of Charges, for attending as Witnesses against the Plotters.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Bolton and Mary
his Wife, Discoverers of the horrid Popish Plot; shewing, "That they have been at great Charges, in attending several Trials as Witnesses against the Popish
Conspirators, and are further required to attend the
like Trials on His Majesty's Behalf, and have had
no certain Allowance for their Charges therein; and
praying that their present Condition may be recommended to His Majesty:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the Petitioners do attend
His Majesty's Attorney General, with their Petition and
Bill of Charges annexed; who is hereby appointed to
peruse the same, and certify to this House whether the
Petitioners have hitherto had any Allowance from him,
and whether there will be any further Need or Use of
their Testimonies for the Time to come.
King to be attended with the Address for a Fast.
The Lord Viscount Newport reported, "That His
Majesty hath appointed this Afternoon, for both
Houses to attend Him, with their Address for a Fast,
in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, at Three of
the Clock."
Message to H. C. to acquaint them with it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir John Coell and Sir Tymothy Baldwin:
To acquaint them, that the King hath appointed this
Afternoon, to receive the Address of both Houses, for a
Fast, in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, at Three of
the Clock.
The Messengers return with this Account:
Answer.
That they have delivered their Message.
Zeale prevaricates in his Evidence against Mrs. Celier.
The Earl of Shaftesbury reported, from the Committee of Examinations, "That Mr. Attorney General had
informed their Lordships, that he heard that John
Zeale (who, in his Examination before Justice Rich,
had sworn positively against Elizabeth Celier) had, before the Grand Jury to whom a Bill of Indictment was
preferred against her, said, "That he did not know
her; and that he only heard her discourse with William Lewis in another Room."
Lewis, concerning his Pardon.
"That Mr. Attorney had also acquainted their Lordships, that he understands William Lewis hath been
guilty of Forgery; and that he hath no Order for any
Pardon for him for Forgery.
Mrs. Cellier to be indicted in Surrey.
"That Mr. Attorney had also told them, that Mrs.
Celier, by a Mistake, had been indicted in Midd.; but
that if His Majesty pleased to grant a Commission of
Oyer and Terminer for Surrey, an Indictment might
be preferred there against her, and she might be still
tried this Term."
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That Mr. Attorney General do
examine John Zeale concerning Mrs. Celier, and give this
House an Account thereof.
Percy versus Blackston and Coppleston, in Error.
Whereas James Percy Esquire hath brought Two
Writs of Error into this House, in one of which the
said James Percy is Plaintiff, and John Blackston Esquire
is Defendant; and in the other Robert Utting is Plaintiff,
and Sir John Copleston is Defendant; upon both which
Writs, the Errors being assigned, and Issue joined:
It is this Day ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House
will hear the Errors upon the said Two Writs of Error
respectively argued, by Counsel, at the Bar, on both
Parts, on Thursday the Ninth Day of December next,
at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon; whereof the
said John Blackston and Sir John Coppleston respectively,
are to cause timely Notice to be given to the said James
Percy for that Purpose.
For securing the Protestant Religion.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That Mr. Justice Windham, Mr.
Justice Jones, and Mr. Justice Raymond, be appointed
to present to this House, with all convenient Speed, the
Bills to be drawn by them, upon the Heads lately sent
to them.
Adjourn.
Dominus Præses Concilii declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Veneris, 26um
diem instantis Novembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis
sic decernentibus.