Lunæ, 4 Martii; Primo Willielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Members take Oaths.
SEVERAL Members of the House, who had not
before taken the Oaths, and repeated and subscribed
the Declaration, according to the several Acts of Parliament for that Purpose, did take, repeat, and subscribe
the same.
Dunwich Return amended.
The House being informed, that the Bailiffs of the
Borough of Dunwich in the County of Suffolke, and the
Clerk of the Crown, attended, according to the Order of
Tuesday last, at the Door, to amend the Double Return,
made of Burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for
the said Borough.
Resolved, That the said Bailiffs, and Clerk of the
Crown, be called in.
They being come in, the Bailiffs did, at the Table,
amend the said Return, by obliterating thereout the Names
of Sir Thomas Allen, Knight, and Roger North, Esquire,
and such Part of the said Return as related to them.
And they being withdrawn;
Sir Robert Rich, Knight and Baronet, and Sir Philip
Skippon, Knight, were, according to the Order of the
Three-and-twentieth February last, introduced into the
House.
Ryegate Return amended.
The House being informed, that the Bailiff of the
Borough of Ryegate, and the Clerk of the Crown, attended at the Door, according to the Order of Friday
last, to amend the Return of Burgess, to serve in this
present Parliament, for the said Borough;
Resolved, That the said Bailiff, and Clerk of the
Crown, be called in.
They being come in, the Bailiff did, at the Table,
amend the said Return, by razing out the Name of Sir
John Parsons, Knight; and inserting, instead thereof, the
Name of Thomas Vincent, Esquire.
And they being withdrawn;
Mr. Vincent was, according to the Order of the Threeand-twentieth of February last, introduced into the
House.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Wm. Strickland and Sir Robert
Davers have Leave to go into the Country for their
Healths.
King appoints to be attended.
Mr. Comptroller acquainted the House, that he, with
other Members of the House who were of His Majesty's
most honourable Privy Council, having, according to
the Order of Saturday last, waited upon his Majesty, to
know his Pleasure, when he would be attended with the
Address of this House of their Thanks for his most gracious Message relating to the Duty of Hearth-money;
His Majesty has been pleased to appoint, to be attended
accordingly, To-morrow, at Three of the Clock in the
Afternoon, in the Banqueting House at Whitehall.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Edward Seymour have Leave to go
into the Country.
Suspending Habeas Corpus.
Sir Thomas Littleton reports from the Committee, to
whom the Bill for impowering his Majesty to apprehend
and detain such Persons, as he shall find just Cause to
suspect are conspiring against the Government, was
referred, That the Committee had thought fit to make
several Amendments to the Bill: Which Amendments
he read in his Place, with the Coherence; and after delivered the same in at the Clerk's Table: Where the
same, being all read over; and afterwards again, One by
One, upon the Question severally put thereupon, were
all agreed unto by the House.
A Motion being made, that there be another Amendment to the Bill, by the Addition of these Words, "and
also, of all other Laws and Statutes any way relating to,
or providing for, the Liberty of the Subjects of this
Kingdom: And the same being twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said
Amendment.
Another Amendment being proposed, by adding these
Words, "and that this present Act shall continue until
the said Seventeenth Day of April, and no longer:"
And the same being twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said
Amendment.
Another Amendment being proposed, of these Words,
"and is never to be drawn into Precedent, or Example,
hereafter;"
And the Question being put, That the House do agree
to the said Amendment;
It passed in the Negative.
A Clause being offered to be added to the Bill, in
these Words:
"And be it further Declared and Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, that the Fees and reasonable Charges,
of all Persons, which shall be confined, committed, imprisoned, or detained in Prison, or Custody, by Virtue
or Colour of this Act, occasioned by such Confinement,
Commitment, Imprisonment, or Detainer, shall be paid
and discharged out of the publick Revenue of the
Crown:"
And the Question being put, that the House do agree
to the said Clause:
It passed in the Negative.
A Proviso being offered to be added to the Bill, in
these Words;
"Provided always, and be it Enacted, that nothing
in this Act shall be construed to extend to the ancient
Rights and Privileges of Parliament, or to the Imprisonment or Detaining of any Member of either House
of Parliament, until the Matter, of which he stands suspected, be first communicated to the House, of which
he is a Member; and the Consent of the said House
obtained, for his Commitment, or Detaining."
The same was twice read;
Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said
Proviso.
Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said Bill,
so amended, with the said Clause, and Proviso added
thereunto;
Ordered, That the said Bill, so amended, and with the
said Clause and Proviso, be ingrossed.
Address resolving to support the King.
Mr. Hamden junior reports from the Committee, to
whom it was referred to prepare an Address unto his
Majesty, to contain the Substance of the Vote passed
this House on Wednesday last, That the Committee had
prepared an Address accordingly: Which he read in his
Place; and afterwards delivered the same in at the
Clerk's Table: Where the same being read, is as followeth; viz.
WE Your Majesty's most faithful and dutiful Subjects, and Commons,
assembled in Parliament, being highly sensible of our late
great and signal Deliverance from Popery and Arbitrary
Power; whereof it hath pleased Almighty God to make
Your Majesty the glorious Instrument; and desiring, to
the utmost of our Abilities, to express our Gratitude to
Your Majesty, for so heroick an Undertaking, no less
necessary for the Support of the Protestant Interest in
Europe, than for the Recovering and Maintaining of the
Civil Rights and Liberties of these Nations, so notoriously
invaded and undermined by Popish Councils and Counsellors * * * *
An Amendment being proposed to be made in the said
Address, by leaving out the Word "heroical," and, instead thereof, to insert these Words, "great and generous;"
Resolved, That the Word "heroical," be left out of
the said Address.
Resolved, That, instead of the said Word "heroical,"
be inserted these Words, "great and generous."
Another Amendment being proposed to be made to the
said Address, by leaving out these Words, * * * *;
Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said
Amendment proposed, that those Words be left out accordingly.
Resolved, That the Lords Concurrence be desired to
the said Address.
Conference desired with Lords.
Ordered, That Mr. Hamden do go up to the Lords,
and desire a Conference, upon the Matter of their Lordships last Message to this House.
Supply Bill; granting a present Aid.
A Bill for granting a present Aid to his Majesty, was
read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Bill be committed.
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow Morning
at Ten of the Clock, resolve itself into a Committee of
the whole House, to take into Consideration the Bill for
granting a present Aid unto His Majesty.
Members to propose Commissioners Names.
Ordered, That the several Members of this House do
bring in Commissioners Names for the respective Places
for which they serve.
Committee of Grievances.
Ordered, That Sir Joseph Tredenham, the Chairman of
the Committee of Grievances, do make a Report from the
said Committee To-morrow Morning, the first Business.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.
The Address agreed on.
Address resolving to support the King.
WE your Majesty's most faithful and dutiful Subjects, and Commons,
assembled in Parliament, being highly sensible of our
late great and signal Deliverance from Popery and arbitrary Power, whereof it hath pleased Almighty God to
make Your Majesty the glorious Instrument; and desireing, to the utmost of our Abilities, to express our Gratitude to Your Majesty, for so great and generous an
Undertaking, no less necessary for the Support of the
Protestant Interest in Europe, than for the Recovering and
Maintaining the Civil Rights and Liberties of these Nations, so notoriously invaded and undermined by Popish
Councils and Counsellors; and being likewise fully convinced of the restless Spirits, and the continued Endeavours, of Your Majesty's and the Nation's Enemies, for
the Extirpation of the Protestant Religion, and the Subversion of our Laws and Liberties; do unanimously declare, That we will stand by and assist Your Majesty with
our Lives and Fortunes, in supporting your Allies abroad,
in Reducing of Ireland, and in Defence of the Protestant
Religion, and Laws of the Kingdom.