Mercurii, 14 die Maii, 1679.
Prayers.
Lost Records of Fines.
MR. Serjeant Seys reports from the Committee to
whom the Bill for Re-ingrossment of the Fines lost
or burnt by the late Fire in the Temple, was committed,
several Amendments made to the Bill: Which he read in
his Place; and afterwards delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table: Where the same were twice read; and,
upon the Question, severally agreed.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Exporting Leather.
Sir Robert Markham reports from the Committee to
whom the Bill for Exporting of Leather, was committed,
several Amendments made to the Bill: Which he read
in his Place; and afterwards delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table: Where the same were twice read; and,
upon the Question, severally agreed to.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill, with the Amendments
agreed to, be ingrossed.
Address for Defence of the King.
Sir Robert Markham reports from the Committee to
whom it was referred to draw up an Address to his Majesty, pursuant to the Vote of this House of the Eleventh
Instant; whereby it was resolved, That, in Defence of
his Majesty's Person and the Protestant Religion, this
House doth declare, That they will stand by his Majesty
with their Lives and Fortunes; and that, if his Majesty
shall come to any violent Death (which God forbid!), they
will revenge it to the utmost upon the Papists; an Address
agreed upon by the Committee: Which he read in his
Place, and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerk's
Table: Where the same was twice read; and, with
some Amendments made at the Table, upon the Question,
agreed; and is as followeth; viz.
Most Dread Sovereign,
WE Your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects
the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, do
with all humble Gratitude acknowledge Your most gracious Assurances Your Majesty hath been pleased to
give us, of Your constant Care to do every Thing that
may preserve the Protestant Religion; of Your firm Resolution to defend the same to the utmost: and Your
Royal Endeavours, that the Security of that Blessing may
be transmitted to Posterity: And we do humbly represent to your Majesty, That, being deeply sensible, that
the greatest Hopes of Success against our Religion, in
the Enemies thereof, the Papists, are founded in the
execrable Designs which they have laid against Your
Sacred Person and Life of Your Majesty (which, it is
not only our Duty but our Interest, with the greatest
Hazards to preserve and defend); we have applied our
Counsels to the making such Provision by Law as may
defeat these Popish Adversaries, their Abettors and Adherents, of their Hopes of gaining an Advantage by any
violent Attempts against Your Majesty; and may utterly frustrate their Expectation of subverting the Protestant Religion thereby in time to come: And, further
to obviate, by the best Means we can, all wicked Practices
against Your Majesty, while any such Laws are in Preparation and bringing to Perfection; it is our Resolution,
and we do declare, That, in Defence of Your Majesty's
Person, and the Protestant Religion, we will stand by Your
Majesty with our Lives and Fortunes; and shall be ready
to revenge, upon the Papists, any Violence offered by
them to Your Sacred Person: In which, we hope, Your
Majesty will graciously please to be the more assured, as
we ourselves are the more encouraged, in that the Hearts
of all Your Majesty's Protestant Subjects, with the most
sincere Affection and Zeal, join with us herein.
Message respecting the Fleet.
Mr. Powle delivers a Message from his Majesty, as
followeth:
Charles R
Though his Majesty hath already, at the First Meeting
in Parliament, and since, by a Word or Two, mentioned
the Necessity of having a Fleet at Sea this Summer; yet
the Season for preparing it being far advanced, and our
Neighbours before us in their Preparations, He cannot
hold Himself discharged towards his People, if He do
not now, with more Earnestness, again recommend the
same to your present Care and Consideration; and the
rather, from the daily Expectation of the Return of the
Fleet from the Streights; to which a great Arrear is
due: And He must acquit Himself of the ill Consequences, which the Want of a Fleet in such a Juncture
may produce: And he hath not done this without considering, That the entring on this Work presently can be
no Hindrance to the other great Affairs upon your
Hands; but rather a Security in the Dispatch thereof.
A Debate arising thereupon;
Resolved, &c. That the further Consideration of the
said Message be adjourned till Monday next come
Sevennight.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Richard Cust have Leave to go
into the Country for some few Days.
King to appoint being attended.
Ordered, That such Members of this House as are of
his Majesty's Privy Council, be desired to know his Majesty's Pleasure, when this House may attend his Majesty
with the Address this Day agreed to.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Arthington have Leave to go into
the Country.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Seven of the Clock.