DIE Lunæ, 14 die Decembri.
PRAYERS, by Mr Seaman
Domini præsentes fuerunt
Comes Manchester, Speaker
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Comes Pembrooke
Comes Sarum
Comes Mulgrave
Comes Lyncolne
Comes Warwicke
Comes Northumb
Comes Kent
Comes Denbigh
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Ds Willoughby
Ds Mountague
Ds North
Ds Hunsdon
Ds Berkeley
Ds Howard
Ds Gray of Warke
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Answer from the H C
Sir Edward Leech, &c return with this Answer from
the House of Commons
That they agree to the Ordinance for sending Papists
and Malignants out of London (Here enter it) To
all the rest of the Message, they will send an Answer
by Messengers of their own
Marshall Petition, about a Process from the Court of Exchequer
Upon reading the Petition of Francis Marshall It is
Ordered, That the whole Petition is referred to the
Consideration of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer,
who are to certify to this House concerning the Process
issued out of that Court, and the rest of the Particulars
contained in the Petition, and that the Sheriff do bring
into that Court the Bond mentioned in this Petition
Aylsbury to have the sole Printing his Translation of the Civil Wars of France, if it as approved of
Whereas Mr Wm Aylesbury hath translated out of
Italian the History of the Civil Wars of France, and
desires that he may have the Printing thereof, and a
Restraint that none but who he shall assign shall print
the same
It is Ordered, That the Earl of Denbigh and the
Lord North are appointed to peruse the said translation,
and if they in their Judgements approve of the said
Translation, that then the said Wm Aylcsbury shall have
the sole Printing thereof for the Space of Fourteen
Years, and that none else shall print the same
Smith Ordinance to be a Commissioner of the Navy
An Ordinance was presented to the House, for making
Mr Thomas Smyth One of the Commissioners of the
Navy, in the Place of Captain Morris, which, being
read, was Agreed to, and Ordered to be sent to the
House of Commons for their Concurrence
Ordinance to justify the Proceedings of Parliament
An Ordinance, formerly brought from the House of
Commons, for clearing the Proceedings of Parliament,
was read Twice
And the House was adjourned into a Committee, to
debate it. (Here enter it)
And the House being resumed, it was read the Third
Time, and Agreed to, and Ordered to be printed and
published
Message to the H C about the following Particulars
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Edward Leech and Mr Page
1 To desire their Concurrence in an Ordinance to
inhibit Lay men from Preaching
2 To desire their Concurrence in the Ordinance for
making Mr. Thomas Smyth One of the Commissioners of
the Navy
3 To recommend to them the Report concerning
Captain Kettleby
4 To put them in Mind of expediting the Ordinance
concerning Gouldsmythes Hall
Ordinance to annal all Grants &c passed under the Great Seal at Oxford
Next, an Ordinance formerly brought from the House
of Commons was read, for nulling all Grants, &c
passed under the Great Seal at Oxford, and confirming
all Acts, &c done by the Great Seal here
The House was adjourned into a Committee of the
whole House during Pleasure, to debate it
The House being resumed,
It is Ordered, To be referred to these Lords following, to make Alterations and Additions therein according to the Sense of the Committee, and to report the
same to this House
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Comes Northumb
Comes Kent
Comes Pembrooke
Comes Sarum
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Comes Manchester
Comes Warwicke
Ds North
Ds Grey
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Any Three, to meet To morrow Morning, at Nine
of the Clock, and all the Judges to be Assistants,
and then present
The Ordinance concerning the Treaties between the
Kingdoms of England and Scotland, was read, and
Agreed to (Here enter it)
Ordinance to annul the Cessation, &c in Ireland
Next, the Ordinance concerning the Cessation of
Ireland, and Commissions granted under the Great Seal
of Ireland, was read (Here enter it)
And the Question being put, "Whether to agree
to this Ordinance now read?"
And it was Resolved in the Affirmative
Ordinance about granting Praces in Ireland
Next, the Ordinance formerly brought from the
House of Commons, concerning granting of Places and
Offices in the Kingdom of Ireland, was read, and Or
dered to be taken into Consideration the First Tomorrow Morning
Earl of Dover Leave to stay in Town,
Ordered, That the Earl of Dover shall have Leave
to stay in Town, he being about his Composition, and
hath taken the Covenant and the Negative Oath
E of Berks,
Ordered, That the Earl of Berks shall have Leave
to stay in Town, with his Family and mental Servants,
notwithstanding the Ordinance of Parliament of the 12th
of December
L Rich,
Ordered, That the Lord Rich shall have Leave to
stay in Town, with his mental Servants
E of Portland
Ordered, That the Earl of Portland shall have
Leave to stay in Town, with his mental Servants
I Lovelace,
Ordered, That the Lord Lovelace shall have Leave
to stay in Town, with his menial Servants
and Lady Rivers.
Ordered, That the Lady Rivers shall have Leave
to stay in Town, with her menial Servants
Peers to tak the Covenant, &c before they have Leave to stay in Town
Ordered, That all Peers, that shall have Leave to
continue within the Lines of Communication notwithsending the Ordinance of the 12th of this Instant December, shall be such as either have taken or shall take
the National League and Covenant and the Negative
Oath, before any such Leave be granted
"An Ordinance for justifying the Proceedings of
Parliament
Ordinance to justify the Proceedings of Parliament
"Whereas the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament have been necessitated to make and prosecute
a War, in their just and lawful Defence, and there
upon Oaths, Declarations, and Proclamations, have
been made against them and their Ordinances and
Proceedings, and against others for adhering unto
them, and for executing Offices, Places, and Charges,
by Authority derived from them, and Judgements,
Indictments, Outlawries, Attainders, and Inquisitions,
for the Causes aforesaid, have been had and made
against some of the Members of the Houses of Par
liament, and other His Majesty's good Subjects, and
Grants have been made of their Lands and Goods
The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament,
taking the same into their serious Considerations, have
Declared, and do hereby Declare, That all Oaths,
Declarations, and Proclamations, heretofore had, or
hereafter to be had, against both or either of the
Houses of Parliament, or any the Members of either
of them, for the Caules aforesaid, or against their Ordinances or Proceedings, or against any for adhering
unto them, or for doing or executing any Office, Place,
or Charge, by any Authority derived from the said
Houses, or either of them, and all Judgements, Indict
ments, Outlawaries, Attainders, Inquisitions, and Grants,
thereupon made, and all other Proceedings for any
the Causes aforesaid had, made, done, or executed, or
to be had, made, done, or executed, whether the same
be done by the King, or any Judges, Justices, Sheriffs,
Ministers, or any others, by His Majesty's Direction or
Appointment, are void and of no Effect, and are contrary to and against the Laws of this Realm And
the said Lords and Commons do further Ordain, Order, and Declare, That all Judges, Justices of the
Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Constables, and other Officers
and Ministers, do take Notice hereof, and are hereby
prohibited and discharged, in all Time to come, from
awarding any Writ, Process, Summons, or Citation,
or from pronouncing or executing any Judgement,
Sentence, or Decree, or any Way proceeding against
or molesting any of the said Members of the Two
Houses of Parliament, or against any of the Subjects
of this Kingdom, for any the Causes aforesaid"
"An Ordinance concerning the Treaties between
the Kingdoms of England and Scotland
Ordinance to confirm the Treaties between Frgland and Scotland
"The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled,
to testify their Desires that the League and Union
between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland may
be firmly kept and preserved, have Declared, Or
dered, and Ordained, and do hereby Declare, Order, and Ordain, That the large Treaty passed between the Kingdoms, the late Treaty for the coming
of the Scotts Army into England, and the settling the
Garrison of Barwick of the 29th of November, 1643,
and the Treaty concerning Ireland of the 6th of
August, 1642, for the bringing Ten Thousand Scotts
into the Province of Ulster in Ireland, with all other
Ordinances and Proceedings passed between the Two
Kingdoms, and whereunto they are obliged by the
aforesaid Treaties, and all and every Article and
Clause therein contained, shall be, and are hereby,
confirmed and ratified, and shall for all Time to come
be inviolably kept and observed, according to the
true Intent and Meaning therein expressed
"An Ordinance concerning the Cessation of Arms
in Ireland, and Grants under the Great Seal
of Ireland
Ordinance to annul the Cessation of Arms in Ireland, and Grants of Lands Titles, &c there, since the making it.
"Whereas the War of Ireland hath been maintained
at the Charges of the Subjects of this Kingdom of
England, and not of His Majesty, yet, without Con
sent or Privity of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, by Commission or other Authority derived
from the King, a Cessation of Arms hath been made
with the bloody Rebels in Ireland, after the Effusion of so much innocent Blood, and Slaughter of
above a Hundred Thousand Protestants, Men, Women,
and Children, whereby those Rebels have received
great Encouragement, and are the better enabled
wholly to extirpate the remaining Protestants, and
to endanger this Kingdom The Lords and Commons
assembled in Parliament do hereby Declare and Ordain, That the said Cessation of Arms in the Kingdom of Ireland, and all Treaties and Conclusions of
Peace with the said Irish Rebels, made, or to be made,
by the King, or by any Authority derived from Him
without Consent of the Houses of Parliament, are
void and of no Effect, and all Governors, Com
manders, Officers, and Ministers, within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, are to take Notice
hereof, and accordingly to demean themselves in their
respective Charges And the said Lords and Commons do further Declare, Order, and Ordain, That
all Grants of Offices, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, made or passed under the Great Seal of
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England, unto any Person or Persons, Bodies Politic
or Corporate, since the Cessation made in Ireland the
15th Day of December, 1643, are and shall be null
and void, and that all Honours and Titles in the
said Kingdom of Ireland, conferred on any Person
or Persons since the said Cessation, shall be null and
void
Ordinance for Papists and other Delinquents to de put Twenty Miles from London, &c.
"The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled,
taking Notice of the great Confluence and Resort of
Papists, Officers, and Soldiers of Fortune, and such
as have borne Arms against the Parliament of England,
and have adhered to and assisted the Enemy in the
late War, unto the Cities of London and Westm'r,
and other Parts within the Lines of Communication,
do, for the Prevention of such Inconveniencies as
may thereby arise, think fit to Order, and it is hereby
Ordered by the said Lords and Commons, That all
Papists whatsoever, and all Officers and Soldiers of
Fortune, and other Persons, that have borne Arms
against the Parliament of England, or have adhered
to, or assisted the Enemy in this late War, not being
under Restraint, do, before the Eighteenth Day of
this Instant December, depart out of the said Cities
of London and Westm'r, and Lines of Communication,
at least Twenty Miles distant from the said Lines;
and if any such Person shall continue within the said
Lines, or the said Distance of Twenty Miles from the
said Lines, after that Time, such Person shall be apprehended, imprisoned, and proceeded against as a
Traitor.
"And the said Lords and Commons do further Order, That all such Persons do forbear, upon the
Penalty aforesaid, to return, or come within the said
Lines, or the said Distance of Twenty Miles, without
Licence under the Hands of the Committee appointed
for Compositions at Gouldsmiths Hall.
"And the Committee of the Militia of London, and
their Sub-committees in their several Limits respectively, are hereby required to keep strict Guards
and Watches, and cause frequent Searches to be
made, and to take Care for the due Execution of this
Order.
"Provided, That this Order, or any Thing therein
contained, shall not extend to any Person or Persons
who shall obtain Licence under the Hands of the
Committee of Gouldsmiths Hall to continue within
the Limits aforesaid, for attending their Compositions
only.
"Provided, That this Order, or any Thing herein
contained, shall not extend to any Person or Persons
who came in to the Parliament before the First Day
of June, 1645, and are cleared by both Houses of
Parliament for their Delinquency; or to any Person
or Persons that have since come in and made their
Peace with the Parliament, and sued out their Pardons.
"Provided also, That no Peer of this Realm shall
resort unto the Committee of Gouldsmiths Hall, for
Licence to continue within the Limits aforesaid; but
shall repair only unto the House of Peers for their
said Licence: This Order to continue for the Space
of Two Months after the said 18th Day of December,
and no longer.
Lord Berkeley's Possession of the Newgained Grounds in Slymbridge, quieted.
Upon reading of the Petition of George Lord Berkley
this Day in the House; shewing, "That he and his
Under-tenants have for above Thirty Years last past
been peaceably seised of a Parcel of Land; called
The New-gayned Grounds, as Part of his Manor of Slymbridge, in the County of Gloucester; but some Persons
have, in a riotous Manner, since these unhappy Wars,
digged down the Mounds, pulled down the Houses
thereupon, and laid the said Grounds in Common."
It is Ordered, by the Lords in Parliament assembled,
That the said Lord Berkley and his Tenants shall have
the Possession of the said Lands as they held them the
First Day of this present Parliament; and in case any
Opposition shall be made by any Person or Persons
whatsoever against the said Lord Berkley and his Tenants,
touching their Possession, that then the Committee and
Justices of the Peace, with the several Garrisons in that
County, and the Inhabitants of the Townships of Slymbridge and Frampton, being the next adjoining, are
hereby required to assist the said Lord Berkley and his
Tenants, by all lawful Ways, to suppress any Riots,
and quieting their Possession in the Premises: And
lastly it is Ordered, That if the Parties concerned,
or some of them, shall not shew Cause to this House,
within Three Weeks next after the Date hereof, why
the Possession of the said Lands should not be continued
as aforesaid, that then this Order to be in full Force
and Continuance until the Pleasure of this House be
further signified to the contrary.
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 10a cras.