Anno 4 Gulielmi et Mariæ. DIE Lunæ, 26 Septembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. London.
Epus. Bath & Wells. |
Dux Norfolke.
March. Halifax.
Comes North'ton.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Craven.
Comes Macclesfeild.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Nottingham. |
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Hunsdon. |
PRAYERS.
L. Hunsdon and L. Willoughby take their Seats.
This Day Robert Lord Hunsdon and Hugh Lord Willoughby of Parham sat first in Parliament; the Lord
Hunsdon upon the Death of Robert Lord Hunsdon his
Cousin German; and the Lord Willoughby upon the
Death of Thomas Lord Willoughby his Father.
And they took the Oaths, and made and subscribed
the Declaration, pursuant to the Statutes. Then,
The Earl of Nottingham acquainted the House,
"That Her Majesty had sent a Commission for the
further proroguing of this Parliament."
Then the Lords Commissioners, in their Robes,
being seated on a Form between the Throne and the
Woolsack; the Duke of Norfolke in the Middle; and
the Earl of Macclesfeild on his Right Hand; and the
Earl of Nottingham on his Left Hand; commanded the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to go to the House
of Commons, and let them know, "That the Commissioners desire them to come and be present, to hear
the said Commission read."
Who being come (without their Speaker); the Commission was read, as followeth; (videlicet,)
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
"Mariar
"Gulielmus et Maria, Dei Gratia, Angl. Scotiæ,
Franciæ, et Hib'niæ Rex et Regina, Fidei Defensores,
&c. Charissimis Consanguineis et Consiliariis Nostris
Thomæ Marchioni Carmarthen Præsidenti Concilii
Nostri, Thomæ Comiti Pembroke et Montgomery' Custodi Privati Sigilli Nostri, Henrico Duci Norfolc. Comiti Marescallo Angl. Carolo Duci Bolton, Rob'to Comiti Lindsey Magno Camerario Angl. Will'mo Comiti
Devon. Senescallo Hospitii Nostri, Carolo Comiti Dorsett
et Midd'x Camerario Hospitti Nostri, Alberico Comiti
Oxon. Will'mo Comiti Bedford, Joh'i Comiti Bridgewater,
Joh'i Comiti Bathon. Carolo Comiti Macclesfeild, Danieli
Comiti Nottingham Uni Principalium Secretariorum
Nostrorum, Laurentio Comiti Roffen. Thomæ Comiti
Fauconberge, Carolo Comiti Monmouth, Rad'o Comiti
Mountagu, Henrico Comiti Warrington, Franc'o Vicecomiti Newport Thesaurario Hospitii Nostri, ac Prædilectis et Fidelibus Consiliariis Nostris Rob'to Domino
Lexington, Carolo Domino Cornwallis, et Sidney Domino Godolphin, (fn. *) Salutem: Cum nuper, pro quibusdam arduis et urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum et
Defensronem Regni Nostri Angl. et Ecclesiæ
Anglicanæ
concernentibus, præsens hoc Parliamentum Nostrum
apud Civitatem Nostram Westm. Vicesimo Die Martii,
Anno Regni Nostri Secundo, inchoari et teneri ordinaverimus; a quo Die idem Parliamentum Nostrum
usque ad et in Vicesimum Tertium Diem Maii tunc
proxime sequen. continuatum fuerat; et abinde, per
separales Prorogationes et Adjournationes, ad et in
Vicesimum Sextum Diem instantis Septembris prorogatum et adjournatum fuerat, apud Civitatem Nostram
Westm. prædictam, ibidem tunc tenendum et prosequendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, certis urgentibus Causis et
Considerationibus Nos specialiter moventibus, idem
Parliamentum Nostrum prorogandum duximus. De
Fidelitate igitur, Prudentia, et Circumspectionibus vestris plurimum confidentes, de. Avisamento et Affensu
Concilii Nostri, assignavimus vos Commissionarios
Nostros; dantes vobis, et aliquibus Tribus vel pluribus vestrum, Tenore Præsentium, plenam Potestatem et Auctoritatem, hoc instante Die Lunæ, præsens
Parliamentum Nostrum, Nomine Nostro, ad et in
Quartum Diem Novembris jam proxime futur. usque
prædictam Civitatem Nostram Westm. prorogandum et
continuandum, ibidemque tunc tenendum et prosequendum; et ideo vobis mandamus, quod circa
Præmissa diligenter intendatis, ac ea in Forma prædicta effectualiter expleatis. Damus autem universis
et singulis Archiepiscopis, Ducibus, Marchionibus,
Comitibus, Vicecomitibus, Episcopis, Baronibus, Militibus, Civibus, et Burgensibus, ac omnibus aliis
quorum interest ad dictum Parliamentum Nostrum conventuris, Tenore Præsentium, firmiter in Mandatis,
quod vobis in Præmissis faciendis, agendis, et exequendis, pareant, obediant, et intendant, prout decet.
In cujus Rei Testimonium, has Literas Nostras fieri
fecimus Patentes.
"Testibus Nobis ipsis, apud Westm. Vicesimo
Sexto Die Septembris, Anno Regni Nostri
Quarto.
"Per ipsam Reginam, propria Manu signat.
"Chute."
Which being ended, the Duke of Norfolke said,
Parliament prorogued.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
"By Virtue of Their Majesties Commission now read,
and to us directed, we do, in Their Majesties Name,
prorogue this Parliament to Friday the Fourth Day
of November next: And this Parliament is prorogued
accordingly to Friday the Fourth Day of November
next."
Hitherto examined (fn. †) by us, this 17th Day of February, 1692,
Huntingdon.
J. Bridgewater.
Stamford.
Craven.
Tho. Menev.
Tho. Lincoln.
P. Winchest'r.
W. Cov. & Lich.