Sabbati, 26 die Octobris; 1° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Bankrupts.
ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill touching a Disposition of Bankrupts Estates.
Bills depending last Session.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to inspect
the Bills depending the last Session of Parliament be
revived; and do sit this Afternoon.
Westminster Paving.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for the
paving and cleansing the Streets of Westminster, and Liberties thereof, and other Parishes within the Weekly
Bills of Mortality, exclusive of the City of London.
Prisoners in the Tower brought up in custody.
The House being informed, that the Earl of Castlemaine, Sir Edward Hales, Charles Hales, Esquire, and
Obadiah Walker, Prisoners in the Tower, were brought to
the King's Bench, by the Governor of the Tower, by virtue of Habeas Corporas, in order to their Bailing;
Ordered, That a Warrant be sent to the Governor of
the Tower, to bring immediately before this House the
Earl of Castlemaine, Sir Edward Hales, Charles Hales,
Esquire, and Obadiah Walker; to answer to such Matters as shall be charged against them.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker issued his Warrant: And
the same was sent by the Serjeant.
Earls of Salisbury and Peterborow's Impeachment.
Resolved, That an Impeachment of High Treason be
sent to the Lords, against the Earl of Salisbury and Earl
of Peterborow, for departing from their Allegiance, and
being reconciled to the Church of Rome.
Ordered, That Mr. Foley do go up to the Lords; and
at their Bar, in the Name of the House of Commons, and
all the Commons of England, impeach the Earl of Salisbury, and the Earl of Peterborow, of High Treason, in
departing from their Allegiance, and being reconciled to
the Church of Rome; and acquaint them, That this House
will send them further Articles against them in convenient
Time; and to desire that they may be committed.
Orderstouching other Prisoners.
The Serjeant at Arms acquaints the House, That the
Deputy Governor of the Tower informed him, That the
Earl of Castlemaine was not brought from the Tower,
having not moved for his Habeas Corpus; but that, the
Deputy Governor had brought Sir Edward Hales, Mr.
Charles Hales, and Obadiah Walker; and that they attended at the Door.
Mr. Foley reports, That he had been, according to the
Order of the House, at the Bar of the House of Lords;
and impeached the Earl of Salisbury, and the Earl of
Peterborow; and desired, that they might be committed: The Lords gave Answer, That they would consider
thereof; and send an Answer by Messengers of their
own.
Then Sir Edward Hales and Mr. Charles Hales, and
Obadiah Walker, were severally brought in to the Bar;
and heard what they could say to the Matters they were
severally charged withal.
And being withdrawn;
Ordered, That Sir Edw. Hales and Obadiah Walker be
charged in the Tower, by Warrant from this House, for
High Treason, in being reconciled to the Church of Rome,
and other High Crimes and Misdemeanors, wherewith
they are charged by this House.
Ordered, That Mr. Cha. Hales be discharged from any
further Attendance upon this House.
Ordered, That a Warrant be sent to the Governor of
the Tower, to bring the Earl of Castlemaine before this
House upon Monday Morning next; to answer to such
Matters as shall be charged against him.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Jenner, in Custody of the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, be brought to the
Bar of this House on Monday Morning next.
Bill of Pains and Penalties.
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in, for inflicting Pains
and Penalties upon such Persons as have been the Occasion of the violating the Laws and Liberties in the Two
late Reigns.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor
General do prepare and bring in the said Bill.
A Debate arising touching the Number of Persons to
be mentioned in the Bill for Pains and Penalties;
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday
Morning, Ten of the Clock.
Message touching Commitment of impeached Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke, and
Sir Adam Otley;
Mr. Speaker, We are commanded by the Lords to
acquaint this House, That the Lords have committed the
Earl of Peterborough to the Tower of London; and that
the Earl of Salisbury being already a Prisoner in the said
Tower, their Lordships have ordered him to be brought
to the Bar of their House on Monday next.
And then the House adjourned till Monday
Morning, Nine of the Clock.