Mercurii, die 27 Octobris, 1680.
Montgomery Election.
A PETITION of Sir John Trevor, touching the
Election for the Shire-town of Montgomery, was
read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration of the Committee of Privileges and Elections;
to examine the Matter thereof; and to report the same,
with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Coventry Election.
A Petition of Robert Feilding Esquire, touching the
Election for Coventry, was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration of the Committee of Privileges and Elections;
to examine the Matter thereof; and to report the same,
with their Opinion therein, to the House.
Votes and Journal.
Ordered, That the Votes of each Day be read the Day
following, the first Business.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inspect
the Journals of the House every Day; and see that due
Entries be made therein.
And it is referred to Mr. Papillon, Mr. Buscawen, Mr.
Barker, Mr. Rushworth, Sir John Knight, Mr. Duboys,
Sir Robert Markham, Sir Thomas Player, or any Two
of them.
Popish Plot.
Mr. Dangerfield attending, according to the Order
Yesterday made, was called in; and delivered his Evidence relating to the horrid Popish Plot, in Writing:
And being withdrawn;
Ordered, That Mr. Dangerfeild be again called in; and
do read the said Paper, and sign each Page thereof.
Which he did, accordingly.
Address- Discoveries of Plot.
Mr. Treby reports from the Committee appointed to
prepare and draw up an Address to be presented to his
Majesty, 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 being twice read, was, with an Amendment made at the
Table, upon the Question, agreed, Nemine contradicente: And is as followeth;
May it please Your Majesty,
We Your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects
the Commons, in Parliament assembled, being highly
zealous for the Preservation of the Protestant Religion,
Your Majesty's Sacred Person and Government; and
resolving to pursue, with a strict and impartial Inquiry,
the execrable Popish Plot which was detected in the Two
last Parliaments; and has been supported, and carried
on, by potent and restless Practices and Machinations,
especially, during the late Recesses of Parliament,
whereby several Persons have been terrified, and discouraged from declaring their Knowledge thereof; most
humbly beseech Your Majesty, That, for the Security
of such Persons who shall be willing to give Evidence,
or make further satisfactory Discovery, concerning the
same, to this House, Your Majesty would be pleased to
issue Your Royal Proclamation, assuring all the said Persons of Your gracious Pardon, if they shall give such
Evidence, or make such Discovery, within Two Months
after the Date of such Proclamation.
Ordered, That such Members of this House as are of
his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, do desire
to know his Majesty's Pleasure, When this House may
attend him.
Right of petitioning.
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That it is, and ever
hath been, the undoubted Right of the Subjects of England, to petition the King for the Calling and Sitting of
Parliaments, and Redressing all Grievances.
Resolved, Nemine contradicente, That to traduce such
Petitioning as a Violation of Duty, and to represent it to
his Majesty as tumultuous and seditious, is to betray the
Liberty of the Subject; and contributes to the Design
of subverting the ancient legal Constitution of this Kingdom, and introducing arbitrary Power.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inquire
of all such Persons as have offended against these Rights
of the Subject.
And it is referred to Sir Francis Winnington, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr. Serjeant Rigby, Sir Francis Russell,
Sir John Brookes, Mr. Treby, Sir John Trenchard, Colonel Titus, Sir Hen. Thompson, Mr. Sacheverell, Sir
Anthony Irby, Lord Brandon, Alderman Love, Sir Thomas
Lee, Sir John Wynn, Sir Thomas Meres, Mr. Wright, Mr.
Garway, Mr. Honywood, Sir John Hartop, Sir William
Courtney, Sir Robert Clayton, Mr. Powle, Mr. Barker, Mr.
Papillon, Sir William Portman, Mr. Thynn, Sir John Hotham, Mr. Hord, Sir John Hobbart, Sir Thomas Player,
Mr. Walden, Sir Charles Hawton, Mr. Reynell, Sir John
Knight, Sir Eliab Harvey, Sir Tho. Mompesson, Sir
Thomas Clarges, Mr. Howard, Sir John Stonehouse, Sir
Robert Thomas, Sir John Trevor, Sir Henry Capell, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Hamden, and all the Members that serve for
London: And all that come are to have Voices: And they
are to meet at Three of the Clock this Afternoon, in the
Speaker's Chamber: And are impowered to send for
Persons, Papers, and Records.
Right of Petitioning- Complaint against Sir G. Jefferyes;
A Petition of divers Citizens of the City of London,
complaining against Sir George Jefferyes, Recorder of the
said City, for having offended against the said Rights of
the Subject; being presented to the House;
And the Petitioners being called in to the Bar of the
House, avowed the said Petition: And being withdrawn;
The Petition was read.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration of the former Committee.
and against a Member.
The House being informed, That Sir Francis Wythens,
a Member of this House, had likewise offended against
the said Rights of the Subject.
Ordered, That Sir Francis Wythens, a Member of this
House, have Notice given him by the Serjeant at Arms,
to attend in his Place To-morrow Morning.
Address for supporting the King.
Resolved, That an Address be made to his Majesty, declaring the Resolution of this House, to preserve and support the King's Persons, and the Government, and the
Protestant Religion, at Home and Abroad.
And it is referred to Mr. Powle, Mr. Hamden, Sir Thomas Lee, Sir Thomas Meres, Colonel Birch, Mr. Harbord,
Mr. Sacheverell, Sir Francis Winnington, Sir Henry Capell,
Colonel Titus, Sir John Clobery, Sir Richard Corbett, Sir
Thomas Clarges, Mr. Buscawen, Sir Eliab Harvey, Sir John
Trevor, Sir Richard Graham, Sir Francis Russell, Sir Robert Thomas, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, or any Five of them,
to prepare and draw up the same: And they are to meet at
Three of Clock this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber.
Popish Plot.
Ordered, That the Evidence this Day given in by Mr.
Dangerfeild in Writing, be sealed up, and lodged in the
Hands of Mr. Speaker.
Ordered, That Sir Francis North, Lord Chief Justice
of the Court of Common Pleas, do attend this House
To-morrow Morning at Ten of the Clock, with the
Evidence by him taken from Mr. Bedloe at Bristoll.
Ordered, That Mr. Dugdale be summoned, by the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, to give his Evidence
at the Bar To-morrow Morning at Ten of the Clock, relating to the horrid Popish Plot.
Ordered, That the Papers and Writings in the Custody
of Mrs. Bedloe, relating to the horrid Popish Plot, be
brought to this House: And the Members that serve for
the City of London, are desired to take Care to give her
Notice thereof.
Ordered, That Mr. Prance be summoned by the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, to give his Evidence
at the Bar of this House, To-morrow Morning at Ten
of the Clock, relating to the horrid Popish Plot.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.