DIE Saturni, 3 die Januarii.
PRAYERS, by
Ds. Grey de Warke, Speaker.
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Comes Northumb.
Comes Essex.
Comes Kent.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bolingbrooke.
Comes Pembrooke.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Lyncolne.
Comes Warwicke.
Comes Suff.
Comes Nottingham. |
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Howard.
Ds. Robertes.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Mountague. |
Browne to be instituted to Roos.
Ordered, That Doctor Aylett do give Institution and
Induction to Edward Browne, Minister, to the Parsonage of Roos, in the County of Yorke, being presented
thereunto by Elizabeth the last Countess Dowager of
Exon.
A Paper was presented from the Committee of both
Kingdoms; which was read;
"Die Jovis, 4 Decembris, 1645.
"At the Committee of both Kingdoms.
Propositions from Captain Morgan and Sir Frevor Williams, for reducing Monmouth, Glamorgan, &c.
"Ordered, That it be reported to both Houses,
That there were certain Propositions made to this
Committee by Captain Morgan, on the Behalf of Sir
Trevor Williams and himself, concerning the reducing
of Monmouthshire, Glamorganshire, &c. whereupon
this Committee entered into the Engagements with the
said Captain Morgan, which are expressed in a Letter
to Colonel Massie then Governor of Gloucester, a Copy
whereof is under-written; and to desire the Houses
that some Course may be taken, that the said Engagements may be satisfied."
"To Colonel Massie.
Letter to Colonel Massie, to assist them.
"SIR,
"We are informed by Mrs. Morgan, that Sir Trevor
Williams and Captain Anthony Morgan do undertake
to deliver the Counties of Monmouth and Glamorgan,
and Garrisons therein, into the Parliament's Power, if
they may have some present Assistance from you to
countenance that Work. They desire that Captain
Anthony Morgan may have a Regiment of Horse, and
that Sir Trevor Williams may have some Commands of
Honour and Trust in those Counties, when they shall
be reduced, which, upon the effecting of so great a
Service, we think very reasonable. We recommend
it to you, to give them what Assistance you can with
Safety, and as may stand with your other Occasions,
if, upon Intelligences held with these Gentlemen, you
shall find Probability of Success in so great a Design.
We leave the managing of this Business to your Prudence, and are content you improve it to the best Advantage of the Public."
Darby House, 18 Martii, 1644.
Sir T. Williams to command in Monmouth, and Captain Morgan to have a Regiment.
This House Ordered, That Sir Trevor Williams
shall have the Command of the Forces in the County
of Monmouth; and that Captain Anthony Morgan shall
speedily have a Regiment, for the Service of the Kingdom, and especially for the Service of Wales; and the
Concurrence of the House of Commons to be desired
herein.
Answer to the King's Letters.
The Earl of Northumb. reported a Draught of a Letter to be sent to the King, in Answer to the Messages
from the King of the 26th and 29th of Dec.; which was
drawn up by the Members of both Houses that are of
the Committee of both Kingdoms, with the Advice (fn. *) of the
Scotts Commissioners: Which being read, this House
approved of it, and Ordered to be communicated to
the House of Commons, and their Concurrence desired
therein.
Message from the H. C. for a Day of Humiliation.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Robert Harley Knight, &c.
To desire Concurrence in these Particulars:
1. That, to the End we may have God's Assistance
in the finishing and settling of this great Work of
Church Government, Wednesday Sevennight be appointed and set apart for a Day of Humiliation, for both
Houses of Parliament and the Assembly of Divines, to
seek God for His Directions therein: The Place, the
House of Commons (fn. †)
leave to their Lordships to appoint.
Ordered, That this House agrees both for the
Matter and the Time; and appoints St. Martyn's Church
in the Feilds.
with Persons Names to preach on that Day;
2. That Mr. Jeremiah Whittacre and Mr. Stephen
Marshall be desired to preach before both Houses and
the Assembly of Divines on Wednesday Sevennight; being an especial Day of Humiliation, set apart to seek
God, for His Direction in the settling of this great
Work of Church Government.
Agreed to.
that they agree to Bond's Ordinance;
3. To let their Lordships know, that they agree in
the Ordinance for making Mr. Bond Master of The
Savoy. (Here enter it.)
and with Orders, &c.
4. An Order to pay Two Hundred Pounds to Colonel Thompson, &c. (Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
5. An Order to confirm the Articles of Wareham.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
6. An Order for One Hundred and Fifty Pounds per
Annum for the Ministers of Hull, &c. (Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That concerning the Order touching the Fast, this
House will send an Answer by Messengers of their own:
To all the rest of this Message, their Lordships (fn. ‡)
agree.
Stapleton's Cause.
Ordered, That Mrs. Stapilton's Cause, heard by
this House, shall be taken into Consideration on Tuesday
next.
Message to the H. C. with the Answer to the King's Letters;
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath:
To communicate the Draught of the Letter to be sent
to the King, and desire their Concurrence therein.
and that the Lords agree to the Day of Humiliation.
2. To let them know, that their Lordships do agree
to keep a Day of Humiliation on Wednesday Sevennight, for to desire God's Assistance in the Matter of
Church Government; and the Place their Lordships
have appointed to be Martyn Church in the Fields.
Steward and De Franchi.
Ordered, That this House will hear the Counsel
of Mr. Walter Steward and Nicholas Di Franchi on
Tuesday next, in the Afternoon, concerning the Proceedings in the Courts of Admiralty and Delegates.
Message from the H. C. for Sir E. Monings to be Sheriff of Kent;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Rob't Pye Knight &c.
1. To desire Concurrence, that Sir Edw. Monings
Baronet be nominated to be High Sheriff of the County of Kent; and that the Commissioners of the Great
Seal do grant him [ (fn. *) a Commission] for Sheriff, in Form
usual.
Agreed to.
for Mr. Strong to be of the Assembly;
2. That Mr. Stronge be added to the Assembly of
Divines.
Agreed to.
and to sit a while.
3. To desire their Lordships would please to sit a
while.
Agreed to.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That their Lordships will sit a while; and they do
agree to the rest of the Particulars of this Message.
Ordinance for Bond to be Master of The Savoy.
"Whereas, by an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, bearing Date the
Seventh of June, 1645, Walter Balcanquall Doctor
in Divinity was deprived, amoved, and discharged,
from being Master of the Hospital of The Savoy,
and John Bond Batchelor of the Laws, then Minister
of The Savoy, was nominated and appointed Master
of the perpetual Hospital of The Savoy aforesaid;
to have and to hold the same in as full and ample
Manner, and to be esteemed Master of The Savoy
aforesaid, to all Intents and Purposes, as if he had
been chosen by the Chaplains of the said perpetual
Hospital of The Savoy: The said Lords and Commons do hereby Order and Ordain, That the Commissioners of the Great Seal of England do pass a
Patent under the said Great Seal, in usual Form, unto
the said John Bond, of the Mastership of The Savoy
aforesaid; to have, hold and enjoy the same, with
the Profits, Benefits, and Advantages thereunto belonging, during his Life, as fully and as amply as
the said Walter Balcanquall, or any other Person,
heretofore lawfully had and enjoyed the same: And
Oliver St. John Esquire, His Majesty's Solicitor General, is hereby required to prepare a Patent for the
same accordingly, with such further Clauses and Non
obstantes as may be necessary for the Security of the
said John Bond in the Premises."
Answer from the H. C.
Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath return with this Answer to the Two last Messages to the House of Commons:
That they agree to the Time and Place for the
Fast: To all the rest of the Particulars, they will send
an Answer by Messengers of their own.
Preachers at the next Fast.
Ordered, That Mr. Evans and Mr. Hickes do preach
the next Fast-day, in the Abbey of Westm.
Massey's Petition.
Upon reading the Petition of Eliz. Massey: It is Ordered, To be committed to the Earl of Manchester,
Lord Viscount Say & Seale, Lord Robertes, and Lord
Wharton; to call all Parties before them, and end and
determine the Business between them.
Preachers at the Fast thanked.
Ordered, That Mr. Greenhall and Mr. Gower shall
have Thanks given them, for their Pains in Preaching
before the Lords in the Abbey at Westm. last Fast-day.
Message to the H. C. that the Lords will sit P. M.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath:
To let them know, that this House intends to sit this
Afternoon, at Five of the Clock.
Order for 200 l. to Col. Thompson.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That Colonel Francis Thompson shall
have Two Hundred Pounds paid him, upon Accompt, out of the Sequestrations of Bedd. to be deducted out of, and accounted in Part of, the Arrears due unto him upon his Entertainment; and
that the Committee of the Sequestrations of the said
County do pay unto him the said Two Hundred
Pounds accordingly; and that the Acquittance of the
said Colonel Thompson, or his Assigns sufficiently
authorized by him, shall be a sufficient Discharge
to the said Sequestrators for so much as shall be paid
unto him thereupon."
Wareham Articles approved of.
"The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled
do approve of the Articles and Conditions upon
which the Town of Wareham was surrendered, agreed upon between Lieutenant Colonel Bryan and
Lieutenant General Middleton; and Colonel John
Fitz James High Sheriff of the County of Dorsett
and the Committee appointed for the same, 10 Augusti, 1644."
Order for 150. per Ann. for the Minister of Hull.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That the Sum of One Hundred and
Fifty Pounds per Annum be allowed and paid, out of
the Lands late belonging to the Dean and Chapter
of Yorke, for the Maintenance of a preaching Minister at the Town of Kingston upon Hull, in the
County of the same Town, until both Houses take
other Order."
Post meridiem.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Corbett.
Ds. Grey de Warke, Speaker.
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Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Lyncolne.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Comes Kent.
Comes Suff.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Essex.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Northumberland. |
Ds. Robertes.
Ds. Mountague.
Ds. Wharton. |
Message from the H. C. with the Answer to the King's Letters;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Evelyn Knight, &c.
To deliver to their Lordships an Answer to be sent
to the King, wherein they desire their Lordships Concurrence.
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House agrees
to this Letter brought up from the House of Commons.
to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners.
Ordered, That this Letter be communicated to the
Scotts Commissioners; and if they consent to it, then
the Committee of both Kingdoms are to send it away
by a Trumpeter to the King.
Answer to the King's Letters, desiring to come to the Parliament.
"May it please Your Majesty,
"We, Your humble and loyal Subjects of both
Kingdoms, have received Your Letters of the 26th
and 29th of December last; unto which we humbly
return this Answer, That there hath been no Delay
on our Parts, but what was necessary in a Business
of so great Consequence, as is expressed in our former
Letter to Your Majesty.
"Concerning the Personal Treaty desired by Your
Majesty; there having been so much innocent Blood
of Your good Subjects shed in this War by Your
Majesty's Commands and Commissions; Irish Rebels brought over into both Kingdoms, and Endeavours to bring over more to both of them, as
also Forces from Foreign Parts; Your Majesty being
in Arms in these Parts, and the Prince in the Head
of an Army in the West; divers Towns made Garrisons, and kept by Your Majesty against the Parliament of England; there being also Forces in Scotland, against that Parliament and Kingdom, by Your
Majesty's Commission; the War in Ireland fomented and prolonged by Your Majesty, whereby the
Three Kingdoms are brought to utter Ruin and Destruction: We conceive that, until Satisfaction and
Security be first given to both Your Kingdoms, Your
Majesty's coming hither cannot be convenient, or by
us assented unto; neither can we apprehend it a
Means conducing to Peace, that Your Majesty should
come to Your Parliament for a few Days, with any
Thoughts of leaving it, especially with Intentions of
returning to Hostility against it.
"And we do observe, that Your Majesty desires a
safe Conduct, not only from Your Parliaments, but
from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council, and Militia of the City of London, the Chief
Commanders of Sir Thomas Fairefax's Army, and
those of the Scotts Army; which is against the Privileges and Honour of Your Parliaments, those being
joined with them who are subject and subordinate to
their Authority.
"That which Your Majesty, against the Freedom
of Parliaments, enforces in both Your Letters with
many earnest Expressions, as if in no other Way
than that propounded by Your Majesty the Peace
of Your Kingdoms could be established; Your Majesty may please to remember, that, in our last Letter, we did declare, That Propositions from both
Kingdoms were speedily to be presented to Your
Majesty, which, being assented unto by Your Majesty, will be the only Means whereby You can give
Satisfaction and Security to Your Kingdoms, which
will assure a firm Union between the Two Kingdoms, as much desired by each for other as for
themselves; and settle Religion, and secure the Peace
of the Kingdom of Scotland, whereof neither are so
much as mentioned in Your Majesty's Letter.
"And we doubt not but, in proceeding according
to these just and necessary Grounds for the putting
an End to the bleeding Calamities of these Nations,
Your Majesty may have the Glory to be a principal
Instrument in so happy a Work; and we, however
misinterpreted, shall approve ourselves to God and
the World to be real and sincere, in seeking a safe
and well-grounded Peace."
Message to the H. C. that it may be communicated to the Scots Commissioners.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath:
To desire Concurrence, that this Answer be communicated to the Scotts Commissioners, by the Members of both Houses that are of the Committee of both
Kingdoms; and, if they agree to it, that then the said
Committee of both Kingdoms may have Power to send
it away by a Trumpeter to the King.
Answer to the H. C.
The Answer returned to the Messengers of the House
of Commons was:
That this House agrees to the Letter now brought
up.
Answer from thence.
Doctor Aylett and Doctor Heath return with this
Answer:
That they agree to the Message.
L. Say & Seal to have the Use of Records.
"Ordered, by the Lords in Parliament, That the
Right Honourable the Lord Say & Seale may have
the Use of Doomes-day Booke, and The Rede-Booke;
and such other Books and Records as are at Dover;
or to have authentic Copies of the said Books and
Records as his Lordship shall desire, to be made Use
of before the Lords in the High Court of Parliament: And herein Obedience is to be given, as the
contrary will be answered to this House."
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 10a, Monday next.