Die Lunæ, 11 Maii, 1646.
Prayers.
A Letter from the Secretary to the Army, acquainting
the House, That the Gentleman-Usher of the House
of Peers was come with an Order from that House, to
require the Duke of Richmond, and the Earl of Lindsey,
to be delivered to the said Gentleman-Usher, to be brought
Prisoners to Windsor-Castle, was this Day read.
Resolved, &c. That a Letter be written from Mr. Speaker
to the General, to desire him, That the Duke of Richmond,
and the Earl of Lyndsey, may be sent Prisoners to the Castle
of Windsor: And that his great Respects to the House may
be taken notice of.
Sir Thomas Widdrington is appointed to prepare this
Letter.
Ordered, That, at a Conference, it be represented unto
the Lords, the Inconvenience that must necessarily follow,
if the Duke of Richmond, and Earl of Lindsey, should be
continued so near as Windsore-Castle; and to desire, That
they might be removed to some Place further remote.
A Letter from Banbury, of 9 Maii 1646, from Colonel Edward Whaley, was this Day read; relating, That
he is now fully possessed of the Stronghold the Castle of
Banbury, with all the Arms, Ammunition, and Ordnance;
and that Sir William Compton marched away the Day
before.
Resolved, &c. That the Sum of Thirty Pounds be bestowed upon the Messenger that brought this Letter:
And that the Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of Monies, at Haberdashers-Hall, do pay the said
Thirty Pounds accordingly.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Three Counties of Oxon, Bucks, and Berks, and to the
Members of this House that are of Northamptonshire and
Warwickshire, and of Coventry, to confer with the Lord Say,
and the General, How the Castle of Banbury may be made
untenable, in such manner as may be the least Prejudice
to the Inheritance of the Lord Say: And that if they shall
think fit, that the House should be demolished, that then
they consider of Satisfaction to be given to the Lord Say
for the same.
Resolved, &c. That Fifty Pounds be bestowed upon
Captain Hooper, the Engineer employed in the Taking of
Banbury-Castle, as a Gratuity: And that the Committee
of Lords and Commons for Advance of Monies, sitting at
Haberdashers-Hall, do pay the same accordingly.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Resolved, &c. That One hundred Pounds be bestowed
upon Colonel Edward Whalley, who commanded at the
Siege at Banbury, to buy him Two Horses: And that
the Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of
Monies, sitting at Haberdashers-Hall, do forthwith pay
the same accordingly.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Ordered, That a Letter of Thanks be sent to Colonel
Whalley, for his good and faithful Service against Banbury-Castle, and in other Services of the Parliament: And
Sir Peter Wentworth is appointed to write this Letter.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Members of this
House that are of Hampshire, to consider of a Way and
Course for the Paying and Maintaining of the Garison of
Portsmouth; and to present the same to the House.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committees of
Northamptonshire, to consider what Part of the Arrears
in Northamptonshire is fit to be levied and collected in that
County.
The Question being put, Whether the Door shall be
locked; and no Members suffered to go out without particular Leave;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Holles,
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Tellers for the Yea:
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118. |
| Sir Phil. Stapleton, |
With the Yea, |
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Mr. Lisle,
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Tellers for the Noe:
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123. |
| Sir Peter Wentworth, |
With the Noe, |
So that the Question passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, Whether these Words; videlicet, "that so soon as the King, upon the Demand of
both Houses, shall be delivered to be disposed as both
Houses shall appoint;" shall be added to the Question in
Debate, concerning the Demand of the Garisons, &c.;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir John Evelyn,
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Tellers for the Yea:
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103. |
| Sir Henry Vane junior, |
With the Yea, |
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Mr. Holles,
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Tellers for the Noe:
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115. |
| Sir Phil. Stapleton, |
With the Noe, |
The Question being put, Whether this Question shall
be now put; viz. That a Demand be made to his Majesty, and his positive Answer, without Treaty, thereunto
required, for the immediate and present Delivery up to
the Parliaments of England and Scotland, respectively, all
the Garisons held out by his Command, or in his Name,
in England, Ireland, and Scotland, Dominion of Wales,
the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey; and for the immediate disbanding all his Forces in the Places aforesaid; and for
disavowing all Acts of Peace, Treaties, or Cessations, done
by him in Ireland; and that he leave the Managing and
Prosecution of the whole War of Ireland to the Two
Houses of the Parliament of England;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Mr. Holles,
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Tellers for the Yea:
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130. |
| Sir Philip Stapleton, |
With the Yea, |
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Sir Henry Vane junior,
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Tellers for the Noe:
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106. |
| Sir John Evelyn, |
With the Noe, |
So that the Question itself being put;
It is Resolved, &c. That a Demand be made to his
Majesty, and his positive Answer, without Treaty, required thereunto, for the immediate and present Delivery
up to the Parliaments of England and Scotland, respectively, all the Garisons held out by his Command, or in
his Name, in England, Ireland, and Scotland, Dominion
of Wales, the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey; and for the
immediate disbanding all his Forces in the Places aforesaid; and for disavowing all Acts of Peace, Treaties, or
Cessations, done by him in Ireland; and that he leave
the Managing and Prosecution of the whole War of Ireland to the Two Houses of the Parliament of England.
The Question being put, Whether the Question for the
Lords Concurrence shall be now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Wm. Waller, |
Tellers for the Yea:
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85. |
| Sir Phil. Stapleton, |
With the Yea, |
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Lord Lisle,
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Tellers for the Noe:
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101. |
| Sir Jo. Evelyn, |
With the Noe, |
So that the Question passed with the Negative.
Ordered, upon the Question, That the Reasons to be
offered to the Lords at a Conference, for Adhering to the
Vote concerning the Disposal of the Person of the King,
shall be taken into Consideration on Wednesday Morning,
the first Business: And that no other Business do intervene.
Ordered, &c. That both the Sermons appointed to be
preached before the Commons To-morrow, the Twelfth
of this instant May, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, be
both preached in the Morning.
A Letter was read from Captain John Hudson, from
Lincolne, of 9 Maii 1646, directed to Mr. Barwise, a
Member of this House; relating, That, upon occasion of
some Troops of the Lord Kircudbright's Regiment's laying Assessments, and raising Monies and Provisions in
some Parts of Cumberland, that they and the CountyPeople were fallen together by the Ears, and in Blood;
and divers other Complaints of great Oppressions and
Injuries offered to the People of the Northern Parts were
this Day informed to the House.
Resolved, &c. That, on Wednesday Morning next, the
next Business after That concerning the Reasons, to be
offered at a Conference, Why this House doth adhere to
their Vote concerning the Disposal of the King's Person,
the Debate be taken into Consideration, concerning the
Disposal of the Forces late employed at the Siege of Newarke, and sending Forces Northward, to prevent the Confluence of Malignants about the King's Person, to the
Disturbance of the Peace of those Parts, and for the Protecting of the Well-affected there; and likewise to consider of some Way of raising Monies; and of the most
convenient Way for the Disposing of the Scotts Forces.
Ordered, &c. That the House be adjourned till Wednesday next, at Eight of Clock. And
Mr. Speaker adjourned the House accordingly.