DIE Jovis, 24 die Februarii.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Ash.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Comes Manchester, Speaker.
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Comes Northumb.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Warwicke. |
Ds. Mountagu.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Howard.
Ds. La Warr. |
Judges, Leave to be absent.
Ordered, That Mr. Baron Trevor, Mr. Justice Pheasant, Mr. Justice Roll, being going Circuit on Monday
next, shall be dispensed with for their Attendance on
this House, to prepare themselves for their Journey;
and they have Leave to be absent, after the Circuit, till
next Term.
Judges for the Circuit.
Ordered, That this House agrees for Mr. Justice
Roll to go to the Middleland Circuit alone, as it came
from the House of Commons. (Here enter it.)
Report from the Admiralty Committee, about Margate:
A Report was read from the Committee of the Admiralty, concerning the Town of Margrett.
And this House thinks it fit that it be speedily taken
into Consideration, and to be sent to the House of Commons for their Concurrence therein.
Message to the H. C. with it and the One about the North Sea, &c. Fishery;-for Horses to the French King;-and about the Pardon for the Prisoners at Norwich.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page:
1. To deliver to them the Report concerning Margett, with a Desire it may be taken into speedy Consideration.
2. To deliver to them the Report concerning sending
Two Ships to Island.
3. To desire their Concurrence for a Pass, for Twenty Horses to be transported for the Service of the
French King.
4. To desire their Concurrence in the Pardon for the
Prisoners at Norwich.
Papers about the D. of York intending to escape:
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The Earl of Warwicke reported some Papers from the Committee at Derby House, concerning the Duke of Yorke; which were read.
Then the Duke of Yorke's Letter was read, being his Engagement. |
(Here enter them.) |
Committees to go to him.
Ordered, That a Committee be sent to the Duke
of Yorke, to take his Engagement, as is mentioned in
his Letter.
Ordered, That these Committees following are appointed to consider what is fit to be done upon this Report, and report the same to this House:
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Comes Northumb.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Pembrooke. |
Comes Warwicke.
Ds. Grey. |
Their Lordships to meet presently.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The (fn. *) House being resumed;
Votes concerning it.
The Earl of Warwicke reported the Votes which the
said Committee had drawn up concerning the Duke of
Yorke's Business: Which was offered to the Consideration
of the House; and, being read, were approved of, and
ordered to be sent to the House of Commons for their
Concurrence.
E. of Northumberland desires he may not be accountable for him.
"Die Lunæ, 21 Februarii, 1647.
"At a Committee of Lords and Commons, at
Derby House.
"Ordered, That the Paper here presented, containing what is yet known concerning the Endeavours for
the Duke of Yorke's Escape, be reported to both
Houses; and that it is the Desire of the Earl of
Northumberland, That he may not be further accountable for him, for that it appears there is a
Design of taking him away, and that the Duke was
consenting to it.
"That the Letter of the Duke of Yorke be also
reported to both Houses."
Letter from the Duke of York to the King.
"The Original of the Duke's Letter to the King,
with Cyphers.
"I received Yours of the 1 Feb. by Mr. Fox, who
is a very honest Man, and will do his Endeavour to
the utmost of his Power, 214. 198. 24. 45. 39. me
92. 16. 10.; but now it is no Time for that, which I
will do as soon as I can, who am
"Your affectionate Friend,
"J. Darly."
"The former Letter, decyphered.
"I received Yours of the First February by Mr.
Fox, who is a very honest Man, and will do his Endeavour, to the utmost of his Power, in conveying me
away; but now it is no Time for that, which I will
do as soon as I can, who am
"Your affectionate Friend,
"J. Darly."
Letter from him, to the Speaker, that he will make no more Attempts to escape.
"The Duke of Yorke's Letter.
"To the Earl of Manchester, Speaker to the
House of Lords.
"My Lord,
"I understand that there was a Letter of mine intercepted, going to the King; which, I confess, was
a Fault: And therefore I desire you to let the House
know, that I will engage my Honour and Faith, never
to engage myself any more in such Businesses. My
Request is, That I may continue where I now am; in
doing which, you will much oblige me, who am
"Your affectionate Friend,
St. James, Feb. 22, 1648.
"Yorke."
Further Examination about it.
"Another Paper.
"A Cypher sent in a Letter from the King to the
Duke of Yorke, some Time after his being at Caversham; but the Messenger he remembers not.
"This Cypher the Duke burnt about Ten Days
since. The King wrote to the Duke, by Oudart, he
should commit One Kind of Treason as often as he
could; (videlicet) by writing frequently unto him:
And that was the true Cause the Duke wrote to his
Father.
"The First Letter from the King to the Duke was
sent by Oudart, the Second Letter by Boswell, to get
away, if it were not hard or dangerous. The Duke
received this Letter by Boswell, before Oudart delivered him the Letter above.
"Boswell came up a Back Stairs out of the Garden
near unto the Duke's Chamber, and waited there till
the Duke, passing by that Way, put the Door from
him, and found somebody was behind it. He asked,
"Who was there?" "And the Party answered,
"Fox." And then told the Duke, "He had provided Money for his going away." And then the said
Boswell delivered him a Letter; and within few Days
after, the Duke gave him an Answer to it in the
same Place; which was this now intercepted.
"Nobody was with Fox, or with the Duke, at these
Meetings.
"Yorke."
Knapman's Ordinance to be Minister of Bridstow.
An Ordinance was presented to the House, for making
William Knapman Clerk, to be Minister of Bridestow,
in the County of Devon; which was read, and passed,
and ordered to be sent to the House of Commons for
their Concurrence.
Sir C. Coote to be V. Admiral of Ulster.
A Report was made from the Committee of the Admiralty, for making Sir Charles Coote Vice-Admiral of
Ulster, in Ireland, now void by the Death of Sir Wm.
Stewart: Which this House approved of, and ordered
to be sent to the House of Commons for their Concurrence; and that it may be speedily done, else there
will (fn. *) be much Loss to the State.
E. of Northumberland to remove the King's Children to Hampton Court:
The E. of Northumb. moved, "That since their
Lordships have approved of this Engagement of the
Duke of Yorke's, that their Lordships would please
to think what House of the King's shall be appointed
for his Residence this Summer-time."
And this House thought it fit that Hampton Court be
kept free for the King's Children; and that the Earl
of Northumb. shall have Liberty to remove them thither
when he shall think fit; and that the Concurrence of
the House of Commons be desired herein.
Message to the H. C. about it.
This was sent down, with the Votes, to the House
of Commons, by Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page.
L. Cromwel's Petition.
Upon reading the Petition of the Lord Crumwell:
It is Ordered, To be taken into Consideration when
his Ordinance for taking off his Sequestration is.
Lady Wyld's Cause:
Ordered, That the Cause concerning the Lady Wylde
shall be heard the Second Tuesday the next Term.
Judges to go the Circuit.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That Justice Bacon and Serjeant
Cresheld shall go Judges for this Circuit, (videlicet)
for the Counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, &c.; and
that Baron Trevor and Justice Pheasant shall go
Judges for this Circuit, (videlicet) for the Counties
of Norff. Suff. Cambridge, &c.; and that Justice
Rolle shall go Judge for this Circuit, for the Counties
of North'ton, Warr. Leic. &c.; and that Baron Atkins
and Serjeant Turner shall go Judges for this Circuit,
(videlicet) for Berks, Oxon, Gloucester, &c.; and
that Serjeant Germine and Serjeant Greene shall go
Judges for the Northern Circuit; and that Justice
Godbold and Serjeant Wilde shall go Judges for the
Western Circuit."
Folkingham to be instituted to St. Mary in Nottingham;
Ordered, That Doctor Aylett give Institution and
Induction unto Nicholas Folkingham Clerk, Master of
Arts, to the Vicarage of St. Mary, with the Chapel of
Suenton thereunto annexed, in the Town of Nottingham,
void by Death of the last Incumbent; salvo Jure cujuscunque: Granted by the Great Seal.
Gardner to Tackley;
Ordered, That Dr. Aylett give Institution and Induction unto Phillip Gardner Clerk, Master of Arts,
to the Rectory of Tackley, in Com. Oxon, void by Death
of Jo. Standard the last Incumbent; salvo, &c.: Jo.
Harborne Patron.
Markendell to Bellingham;
Ordered, That Dr. Aylett give Institution and Induction unto Tobias Markendell Clerk, to the Vicarage
of Bellingham, in Com. Durham, void by the Resignation of the last Incumbent; salvo, &c.: Granted by the
Great Seal.
and Wood to Willingay.
Ordered, That Doctor Aylett give Institution and
Induction unto William Wood Clerk, to the Vicarage of
Willingay, in the County of Lincolne, void by the Death
of the last Incumbent; salvo Jure, &c.: The said Mr.
Wood taking the National League and Covenant, and producing his Presentation thereunto under the Great Seal
of England.