Saturday, the 1st of November, 1656.
Privilege.
THE House being informed, That George Hill the
Attorney, and William Raby the Bailiff, that arrested Mr. Throckmorton, were at the Door; they were
brought in to the Bar:
And, being examined, Raby saith, He arrested Mr.
Throckmorton by Mr. Hill's Direction: The Warrant bare
Date the 2d of September; and he did not know then he
was a Parliament-Man: But Mr. Throckmorton said, If it
had been Parliament Time, he could not have arrested
him, because he was chosen a Parliament-Man: And that
Mr. Hill employed him; and saith, That, he believeth, Mr.
Hill did not know then he was a Parliament-Man: But
afterwards he told the said Raby, If any Damage come,
it would fall on him. Hill saith, He did not know him
to be a Parliament-Man; and, as soon as he did hear that
the House had voted him his Privilege, he did offer him
up the Bail-Bond: And he hath it, and nothing done on
it; and did offer him what Damage he had sustained by
the Arrest; and was sorry that it was done: Saith, that
he was in Danger either to be liable to an Action of Escape,
or under the Displeasure of the House; he chose rather
to cast himself upon the Mercy of the House.
The Question being propounded, That the said George
Hill, for the said Offence, be fined and imprisoned;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Sir John Trevor, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
65. |
| Sir Gilbert Pickering, |
With the Noes, |
| Major-General Lilborne, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
62. |
| Mr. Robinson, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That the said Hill and Raby be brought to
the Bar, and there, kneeling, shall be rebuked for their
Offence, and told the Danger of it, and required to make
their Submission, and Declaration of their Sorrow for
their Offence; and that they do give Satisfaction to Mr.
Throckmorton for the Damage they have done to him.
And being brought to the Bar, and there kneeling, Mr.
Speaker did pronounce the said Judgment accordingly.
That the said Hill and Raby did severally, upon their
Knees, make an Acknowlegement of their Offence; and
profess their Sorrow for it; and promised for the future not
to do the like: And then were commanded to withdraw.
Resolved, That the said Hill and Raby be discharged of
their Imprisonment, paying their Fees.
Masham's Estate.
Mr. Francis Bacon reports from the Committee,
Amendments to the Bill for raising Portions, and making
Provision for the younger Children of Wm. Masham
Esquire, deceased: Which were twice read; and, upon
the Question, agreed.
Resolved, That the said Bill, so amended, be ingrossed.
Small Debts.
An Act for Recovery of small Debts, and relieving of
Persons in Cases of small Trespasses within their respective
Counties was this Day read the Second time; and, the
Question being put, that this Bill be rejected;
The House was divided.
The Yeas sat.
The Noes went forth.
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Lord Broghill, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
89. |
| Sir Edward Rhodes, |
With the Noes, |
| Mr. Bond, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
47. |
| Mr. Cromwell, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed in the Negative.
And the Bill was, upon the Question, committed to
Colonel Sidenham, Mr. Hyland, Major-General Boteler,
Judge Advocate Whaley, Sir John Reynolds, Mr. Francis
Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Butler, Colonel Cock, Sir
Gilbert Pickering, Mr. Moody, Mr. Carey, Mr. Cromwell,
Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Solicitor, General Disbrow, Colonel
Wilton, Baron Parker, Colonel Edwards, Master of the
Rolls, Mr. Bisse, Mr. Ashe, Mr. Pedley, Colonel Jo.
Jones, Mr. Whitgrave, Lord Commissioner Whitelock,
Colonel Rous, Mr. Fotheringill, Mr. Bodurda, Mr.
Attorney of the Duchy, Lord Deputy, Major Aston, Mr.
Downing, Lord Broghill, Sir Gilbert Pickering, Colonel
Sidenham, Lord Lambert, Mr. Sheild, Mr. Collins, Mr.
Disbrow, Lord Chief Justice Glyn, Attorney General,
Sir John Hobart, Colonel Castle, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Reynell, Mr. Crook, Colonel Clerk, Colonel
Beamont, Captain Crofts, Mr. Brisco, Major-General
Whaley, Mr. Wall, Colonel Hewson: And all that come,
to have Voices: And are to meet on Monday next, at
Two of the Clock, in the Painted Chamber.