DIE Mercurii, 26 Januarii.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
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Arch. Ebor.
Epus. Londin.
Epus. Menev.
Epus. Petrib.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Cicestr. |
Ds. Cancellarius.
Dux Leeds, Ds. Præses.
Dux Devon, Ds. Senescallus.
Dux Somerset.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Bolton.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Halifax.
March. Normanby.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Dorset.
Comes Bridgewater.
Comes Northampton.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Rivers.
Comes Peterborow.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Kingston.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Essex.
Comes Bathe.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Maclesfeld.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Rochester.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Montagu.
Comes Marleborough.
Comes Scarbrough.
Comes Warrington.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Romney.
Comes Rochford.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Albemarle.
Comes Orford.
Comes Jersey.
Viscount Townshend. |
Ds. Bergevenny.
Ds. Audley.
Ds. Willughby Er.
Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Berkeley B.
Ds. Ferrers.
Ds. Fitzwalter.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Sidney.
Ds. Howard Esc.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Culpeper.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Rockingham.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Granville.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Ossulstone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Guilford.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Jeffreys.
Ds. Cholmondeley.
Ds. Ashburnham.
Ds. Weston.
Ds. Haversham. |
PRAYERS.
Claim to the Title of Earl of Banbury.
A Petition to His Majesty being this Day offered, on
the Behalf of the Person who claims the Title of Earl
of Banbury, and His Majesty's Reference thereupon:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition and
Reference shall be considered on Saturday the Nine and
Twentieth Day of January Instant, at Twelve of the
Clock; and that all the Lords be summoned then to attend; and the Clerks then bring the Books wherein the
former Proceedings in relation to this Matter are
entered.
E. of Macclesfield's Divorce, Bill:
After hearing Counsel and Witnesses, Yesterday, for
the Earl of Maclesfeld, in order to make good the Allegations of his Bill:
The Counsel for the Countess of Maclesfeld desired,
"That they might have Copies of the Depositions taken
on Behalf of the Earl of Maclesfeld; and having a
material Witness in Brecknockshire, they might have
Time allowed to send for him, and the Protection
of this House coming and going."
And upon reading, this Day, an Affidavit made by
the Countess of Maclesfeld, "That James Dunn is a
material Witness for her, who lives near The Hay in
Brecknocksh'r:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That either Side may have
Copies of the Depositions; and that this House will
hear Counsel and Witnesses, on Behalf of the Countess
of Maclesfeld, on Wednesday the Ninth Day of February
next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon, what they
have to offer against the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
dissolving the Marriage between Charles Earl of Maclesfeld and Anne his Wife, and to illegitimate the
Children of the said Anne."
Dunn, a Witness, to attend, and protected.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That James Dunn, in the
County of Brecknocksh'r, shall and he is hereby required
to attend this House on Wednesday the Ninth Day of
February next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon:
And it is further ORDERED, That the said James Dunn
shall be, and he is hereby, protected in coming to and
going from this House; and this shall be a sufficient
Warrant on that Behalf.
To all Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other Officers, to whom this
shall come.
E. of Montagu versus E. of Bath.
Counsel being heard this Day, at the Bar, upon the
Petition of Ralph Earl of Montagu; complaining, "That
the Earl of Bath hath, contrary to his Agreement,
resumed his Privilege;" as also upon the Answer of
the said Earl of Bath, Replication of the said Earl of
Montagu, and Earl of Bath's Rejoinder thereunto; the
Counsel for the Earl of Montagu, by his Lordship's
Consent, making an Offer, "That none of the Twelve
Persons against whom Informations for Perjury are
depending should be produced as Witnesses in any
Cause relating to the Estate of the late Duke of Albemarle; and also that the said Earl of Montagu would
not produce any Witnesses whatsoever, at any Trial
to be had in order to prove Sir John Copplestone or
Mr. Strode to be out of Town at the Time when the
Deeds under which the Earl of Bath claims are alledged to be sealed by the said Duke of Albemarle:"
It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, with the Consent of the said Earl of Bath, That he do from henceforth waive his Privilege, in all Causes relating to the
Estate of the said Duke of Albemarle; and do not resume the same, unless the said Earl of Montagu do
hereafter produce any of the said Twelve Witnesses,
or any other Witnesses whatsoever, to prove the said
Facts relating to the said Sir John Copplestone's and Mr.
Strode's being out of Town as aforesaid: And it is further ORDERED, by the Consent of the Earl of Montagu, That he likewise waives his Privilege, in all Actions
and Suits relating to the said Estate.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, (videlicet,) vicesimum septimum diem instantis Januarii, hora
duodecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.