Die Martis, 1 die Augusti, 1665.
MEMORANDUM, quod hodierno die, videlicet, primo die Augusti, Anno Regni Serenissimi
Domini nostri Caroli Secundi, Dei Gratiâ, Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franc. & Hib. Regis, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Septimo Decimo, in quem diem prorogat. fuerat hoc præsens Parliamentum, convenere Domini tam Spirituales
quam Temporales quorum Nomina subscribuntur:
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Arch. Cant.
Epus. London. |
Dux Albemarle.
Comes Lyncolne.
Comes Newport.
Comes Anglesey.
Comes Craven. |
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Eure. |
E. Anglesey chose Speaker.
The Lord Chancellor being absent, and no Person
being commissionated from His Majesty to be Speaker
of the House; the Earl of Anglesey was by the Lords
named to sit as Speaker this Day.
PRAYERS.
Ld. G. Chamberlain's Absence excused.
The Duke of Albemarle acquainted the House, "That
the Lord Great Chamberlain of England, being not
well, desired to be excused for his Absence."
And was excused accordingly.
Then the Duke of Albemarle made it known to the
House, "That the King having conferred the Honour
of Earldom upon the Lord Craven, his Lordship was
ready in the Lobby; and desired that he might be introducted, to take his Place as Earl."
E. Craven introduced.
Hereupon the Duke of Albemarle, by Appointment
of the House, in the Absence of the Lord Great Chamberlain, introduced the Earl of Craven, being conducted between the Earl of Lyncolne and the Earl of
Newport, Garter King at Arms his Deputy going before
them, carrying the Letters Patents; which being presented to the Speaker, but not read publicly, the
aforesaid Lords led the Earl of Craven to his Place as
Earl.
Then the House adjourned during Pleasure, that the
Peers might put on their Robes.
The House being resumed;
Message to H. C. to come and hear the Commission read.
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, by Command of the House, went to desire the House of Commons would come up, with their Speaker, to be present
at the Prorogation of the Parliament, by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal of England.
The Commons being come, with their Speaker; the
Clerk of the Crown's Deputy presented His Majesty's
Commission to the Earl of Anglesey as Speaker (who was
now placed on a Form, betwixt the State and the Woolsack, between the Archbishop of Cant. and the Duke
of Albemarle), who delivering it to the Clerk of the
Parliaments Deputy, it was publicly read; the Tenor
whereof followeth:
Commission to prorogue the Parliament.
"CAROLUS Secundus, Dei Gratiâ, Angl. Scotiæ,
Franc. & Hib. Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Reverendissimo in Christo Patri & Fideli Consiliario Nostro Gilb'to Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Angl. Primati & Metropolitano, Charissimis Consanguineis & Consiliariis
Nostris Edwardo Comiti Clarendon Domino Cancellario Angl. Thomæ Comiti South'ton Domino Thesaurario Angl. Prædilecto & Fideli Consiliario Nostro
Joh'i Domino Roberts Custodi Privati Sigilli Nostri,
Charissimis Consanguineis et Consiliariis Nostris Georgio Duci Buckingham, Georgio Duci Albemarle omnium
Exercituum Nostrorum Generali, Jacobo Comiti Brecon Duci Ormond Senescallo Hospitii Nostri, Edwardo Comiti Manchester Camerario Hospitii Nostri, Charissimis Consanguineis Nostris Joh'i Comiti Bridgwater, Will. Comiti Devon, Joh'i Comiti Clare, Charissimo
Consanguineo & Consiliario Nostro Thomæ Comiti
Berks, Charissimis Consanguineis Nostris Thomæ Comiti Cleveland, Mounjoye Comiti Newport, Charissimis
Consanguineis & Consiliariis Nostris Henric. Comiti
St. Albans, Arthuro Comiti Anglesey, Joh'i Comiti
Bathon, Charissimis Consanguineis Nostris Will'o Comiti
Craven, Joh'i Vicecomiti Mordant, Reverendo in
Christo Patri & Fideli Consiliario Nostro Humfrido
Episcopo London, Prædilecto & Fideli Nostro Will'o
Domino Pagett, Prædilecto & Fideli Consiliario Nostro
Ric'o Domino Vaughan, Prædilectis & Fidelibus Nostris
Joh'i Domino Lucas, Carolo Domino Gerrard de
Brandon, Will'o Domino Crofts, Prædilectis & Fidelibus Consiliariis Nostris Joh'i Domino Berkley de
Stratton, Antonio Domino Ashley Cancellario et Subthesaurario Scaccarii Nostri, ac Prædilecto & Fideli
Nostro Joh'i Domino Crewe, Salutem: Cum nuper,
pro quibusdam arduis & urgentibus Negotiis, Nos,
Statum & Defensionem Regni Nostri Angl. & Ecclesiæ
Anglicanæ concernentibus, præsens hoc Parliamentum
Nostrum apud Civitatem Nostram Westm. Octavo die
Maii, Anno Regni Nostri Tertio Decimo, inchoari et
teneri ordinavimus, À quo die idem præsens Parliamentum Nostrum per separales Prorogationes usque
ad et in Vicesimum Primum diem Junii ult. præterit.
continuatum fuerat, eodemque die idem Parliamentum Nostrum usque ad et in instantem Primum
diem Augusti prorogatum fuerat, ibidem tunc tenendum & prosequendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, certis
urgentibus Causis & Considerationibus Nos specialiter moventibus, idem Parliamentum Nostrum ulteriùs
prorogandum duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, Prudentiâ, & Circumspectione, vestris plurimùm confidentes, de Avisamento & Assensu Consilii Nostri, assignavimus vos Commissionarios Nostros, dantes vobis,
& aliquibus Tribus vel pluribus vestrum, Tenore præsentium, plenam Potestatem & Auctoritatem, hoc
instante die Martis, ad præsens Parliamentum Nostrum, Nomine Nostro, ad & in Tertium diem Octobris jam proxime futuri, usque prædictam Civitatem
Westm. prorogandum & continuandum, ibidemque
tunc tenendum & prosequendum. Et ideo vobis
mandamus, quod (fn. *) circa præmissa diligenter intendatis, ac ea in Formâ prædictâ effectualiter expleatis.
Damus autem universis & singulis Archiepiscopis,
Ducibus, Marchionibus, Comitibus, Vicecomitibus,
Episcopis, Baronibus, Militibus, Civibus, & Burgensibus, ac omnibus aliis quorum interest ad dictum
Parliamentum Nostrum conventuris, Tenore præsentium, firmiter in Mandatis, quod vobis in præmissis
faciend. agend. & exequend. pareant, obediant, &
intendant, prout decet. In cujus Rei Testimonium,
has Literas Nostras fieri fecimus Patentes.
"Teste Meipso, apud Twickenham, Primo die Augusti, Anno Regni Nostri Decimo Septimo.
"Barker."
"Peripsum Regem, propriâ Manu signat."
Examined by us,
C. Nottingham.
J. Bridgewater.
Say & Seale.
Humfr. London.
B. Lincoln.
Chandos.
Hunsdon.
Which Commission being read;
Parliament prorogued.
Domini Commissionarii hodie præsentes, virtute Commissionis prædict. prorogaverunt præsens Parliamentum
usque in tertium diem Octobris jam proxime futuri,
Comite de Anglesey ita declarante.