Die Jovis, 4 Januarii, 1648.
Prayers.
Court for trying the King.
MR. Garland reports the Amendments to the Ordinance for erecting an High Court of Justice, for
Tryal of the King.
Which were this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, agreed unto: And
It is Ordered, That the said Ordinance be forthwith
ingrossed.
Ordered, That no Copy of the Ordinance touching
the King be made, or delivered forth.
Door shut.
Ordered, That the Door of this House be shut: And
that the Members of this House do forbear to go out of
the House.
Committee to prepare Business.
Colonel Marten, Mr. Lisle, Lieutenant General Cromwell, Mr. Millington, Commissary General Ireton, Mr.
Miles Corbett, Mr. Serjeant Thorpe, Mr. * Challener,
Mr. Love, Mr. Goodwyn, Mr. Richard Sallwey, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Garland, Sir John Danvers;
This Committee, or any Three of them, are to withdraw; and to prepare and present to this House, the
Form of Two Questions, upon the whole Debate now
had.
Persons committed.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Steward do stand committed,
as a Delinquent, to the Serjeant at Arms that attends this
House, notwithstanding the former Bail by him given:
And that the said Serjeant at Arms take him into his
Custody accordingly.
Seeluded Members.
Mr. Serjean Thorpe reports the Answer of the General
Council of Officers for the Army under his Excellency
Thomas Lord Fairfax, to the Demand of the said House,
concerning the late Securing or Secluding of some Members thereof.
Courts of Justice.
Ordered, That the Committee touching Settling of
Matters in a Course of Justice, do sit this Afternoon;
and make their Report To-morrow Morning.
Settling the Government.
Resolved, &c. That the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled, do Declare, That the People are,
under God, the Original of all just Power:
And do also Declare, that the Commons of England,
in Parliament assembled, being chosen by, and representing the People, have the Supreme Power in this Nation:
And do also Declare, That whatsoever is enacted, or
declared for Law, by the Commons, in Parliament assembled, hath the Force of Law; and all the People of
this Nation are concluded thereby, although the Consent
and Concurrence of King, or House of Peers, be not
had thereunto.
Customs.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Customs do
lend the Sum of Six thousand Pounds for the Use of the
Navy, upon the Security of the petty and the old Customs:
And that the Ordinance made to that Purpose, be made
an Order of this House.
Settling the Government.
Mr. Martin, Mr. Lisle, Mr. Challener, Mr. Richard
Salwey, Sir Henry Mildmay, Commissary General Ireton,
Lieutenant General Cromwell, Mr. Scott;
This Committee, or any Three of them, do prepare a
Declaration concerning the Proceedings of the House
upon the late Votes; and present the same to the House
forthwith. The particular Care hereof is referred to Mr.
Challener.
Ordered, * * * *.
Ordered, That Mr. Challener do bring in the Declaration, concerning the Repealing of Votes, To-morrow
Morning.
Secluded Members.
Ordered, That the Answer of the General Council of
Officers of the Army, to the Demand of this House,
concerning the Securing of some Members of this House,
be read To-morrow Morning.