Die Jovis, Julii 3, 1645.
Prayers.
A Letter, to be sent to Sir Tho. Fairefaxe and Colonel
Massie, concerning the Clubmen risen in the West,
was this Day read; and assented unto: And
It is Ordered, That Mr. Speaker shall have Power to
sign all such of these Letters, as shall be desired by the
Committee of the West, to be sent to any Persons or Places
in the West.
Ordered, That Sir Henry Vane senior, Sir Wm. Strickland, Mr. Ashurst, Mr. Hoyle, Mr. Holland, Sir Henry
Mildmay, Mr. Bond, Mr. Rous, Mr. Recorder, and Mr.
Trenchard, be added to the Committee appointed to consider of Offices where Mr. Rigby hath the Chair.
Ordered, That the Committee of the West shall have
Power to compound with, and have the Benefit of, the
Compositions to be made with any Two Delinquents, not
yet discovered, which shall be discovered by them; the
House being first acquainted with the Particulars, according to former Orders.
Ordered, That Two hundred Barrels of Powder, with
Match and Bullet proportionable, shall be forthwith furnished out of the publick Stores, for the Supply of the several Garisons in the West.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do, in the Name of this
House, give the Lord Fairfax Thanks for his many and
great Services to the Parliament.
Resolved, &c. That the Scotts Garison now in Carlisle,
put in there without the Consent of the Parliament of
England, be forthwith removed, in pursuance of the large
Treaty of both Kingdoms.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Resolved, &c. That Committees of both Houses be
forthwith sent to the Parliament of Scotland, with this Resolution concerning Carlisle, and such other Instructions as
both Houses shall think fit, for the better settling and continuing the Union between the Two Kingdoms.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Resolved, &c. That a Conference be desired with the
Lords upon these Votes; and upon the Letters and Papers
sent from Sir William Armyn, and the rest of the Commissioners of the Parliament of England.
Resolved, &c. That the Lords be desired to name a
Committee of the Lords House, to meet with a proportionable Number of this House, to prepare Instructions to
be sent with Committees of both Houses to the Parliament
of Scotland.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Resolved, &c. That this Resolution concerning Carlisle
shall, in the mean time, be communicated to the Scotts
Commissioners.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Resolved, &c. That in case the Lords do agree, that a
Committee of both Houses shall be forthwith sent to the
Parliament of Scotland, that the Lords be desired to consider of, and name the Number and Persons of the Lords
House, that are to be sent thither.
Resolved, &c. That the Members of this House be injoined to go to the Common-Hall this Afternoon, to be
present at the Communication of the Letters and Papers
taken at Naesby-Field: And that the Committee, appointed to peruse those Letters and Papers, do manage the Business.
Sir Robert Pye is appointed to go to the Lords, to desire a Conference, by Committees of both Houses, so soon
as may stand with their Lordships Conveniency, concerning some Letters and Papers they have received touching
Carlisle; and to acquaint the Lords, That, in regard of
the Importance of this Business, they have injoined the
Members of their House to be present at the CommonHall this Afternoon, at the Communicating of the Letters
and Papers taken at Naesby-Field; and to desire the Lords
would do the like; and that the Committee, appointed to
peruse these Letters, may manage this Business at the
Common-Hall.
A Letter from the Scotts Commissioners, and a Paper
inclosed, of the Third of July, concerning the Letters and
Papers taken at Naesby-Field, were this Day read: And
It is Ordered, That Mr. Crew, Sir Henry Mildmay, and
Sir Peter Wentworth, do forthwith withdraw, to prepare
an Answer to this Paper.
Sir Robert Pye brings Answer from the Lords, That
the Lords do agree, That the Members of both Houses
do go into the City this Afternoon; and that there shall be
a present Conference, by Committees of both Houses, in
the Painted Chamber, as is desired.
Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sollicitor,
Sir Henry Vane junior, and Mr. Robert Goodwyn, are appointed Managers of this Conference.
Mr. Sollicitor, Sir Henry Vane junior, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Robert Goodwyn, Sir Henry Vane senior,
Mr. Rigby, Mr. Lisle, Sir Philip Stapilton, Mr. Hatcher,
Mr. Pierepoint, Mr. Reynolds, Sir John Evelyn junior,
and the Committee of the Northern Association, are to
represent unto the House, the true State of the Garisons of
Barwick, Carlisle, Newcastle, and all other the Garisons of
the most Northern Counties of England, and upon the
Borders of England and Scotland: And they are to meet
when and where they please; and to report to the House
this whole Business on Saturday next: And the particular
Care of this Business is more especially referred to Sir Thomas Widdrington.
Ordered, That the Letter and Paper from the Lord Savile, concerning Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitlocke, be taken
into Consideration To-morrow Morning, the first Business
after Mr. Speaker comes to the Chair.
A Message from the Lords, by Doctor Aylett and
Doctor Heath;
The Lords have approved of these Observations, offered
by the Committee of Lords and Commons, for Perusal
of the Letters and Papers taken at Naesby-Field; with some
Alterations; and desire the Concurrence of this House.
They likewise desire, That the Lords and Commons that
are to go into the City, may meet this Afternoon at Four
of Clock, at Guildhall, London.
Answer returned by the same Messengers; That this
House has considered of their Lordships Message; and
do approve of the Observations upon the Letters: And,
as to the Meeting at Four of the Clock, at Guildhall, London, they will send Answer by Messengers of their own.
Sir Henry Mildmay went to the Lords, to desire, That
the Members of both Houses might meet at the CommonHall, at Two of the Clock; in regard of the great Length
of the Business.
Mr. Crew presented an Answer to be sent to the Scotts
Commissioners:
The Houses of Parliament declared by the Answer and
Order, mentioned in the Paper delivered this Morning by
the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland to the
House of Commons, That their Intentions and Resolutions
were, to communicate to the Commissioners of Scotland the
Letters which were taken at the last Battle. The Committee,
who were appointed to make such of those Letters ready
as were to be this Day published at the Common-Hall in
London, did send the Clerk of the Lords House, this
Morning, to the Commissioners of Scotland, with the original Letters which are to be read in the City; and commanded him to wait upon the Commissioners of Scotland
till the Time of going into the City. The Letters, which
concern some principal Persons in the Kingdom of Scotland, are not to be there publickly read: As soon as the
Houses have made good their Engagement to the City,
the Letters are to be sent unto you, and had been imparted
sooner, but that the whole Time of the Committee hath
been hitherto bestowed in sorting, translating, transcribing,
and uncyphering such Letters, as are to be read this Day
in London.
Mr. Crew and Sir Hen. Mildmay are appointed to acquaint the Commissioners of Scotland with this Answer of
this House to their Paper delivered in this Day, concerning
the Letters and Papers taken at Naesby-Field, and this
Day to be communicated to the City at a Common-Hall.