DIE Sabbati, videlicet, 18 die Februarii.
PRAYERS.
Earl of Manchester was appointed to be Speaker
this Day.
Lord Campden claims Privilege, in the Assessment.
Upon Information, "That the Lord Viscount Campden
is assessed by the Lord Gray, to send Three Thousand
Pounds, which he is not able to pay; therefore desires he may, as a Peer, enjoy the Privilege of a Peer,
and (fn. *) be assessed as other Lords are of his Condition:"
Ordered, That a Letter be written to the Lord Campden,
to let him know what other Lords have lent; and another Letter to the Lord Grey; the Speaker to send
these Letters. (Here enter the Letters.)
Speaker's Letter to Lord Campden, desiring he would contribute as others of his Rank have done.
"My Lord,
"The House having been informed, from your Lordship's Letter to the Earl of Pembrooke & Mountgomery, of a Demand of Three Thousand Pounds
made by my Lord Grey, that your Lordship should
contribute towards the defraying of the Charge of
the Parliament Forces in those Parts, wherein your
Lordship desireth some Direction from the House:
Their Lordships have thereupon commanded me to
give you this Intimation; videlicet, that others of
your Lordship's Quality have severally contributed
about the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, for the
Maintenance of this War, which is also expected
from your Lordship; which they presume your Lordship will be ready to do. I have also herewith, by
their like Command, desired my Lord Grey, that he
would forbear to lay any Assessment upon your Lordship. Thus I rest,
"Your Lordship's Servant."
Speaker's Letter to Lord Grey, not to assess Lord Campden.
"My Lord,
"The House having been lately informed of your
Lordship's Demand of Three Thousand Pounds of
the Lord Viscount Campden, with Intimation of your
Lordship's Intention to assess and levy the same in
Case of his Refusal, they have therefore appointed me
to write unto your Lordship, to forbear any Assessment upon his Lordship, for that they have directed
me to write also to him, to do in this Particular as
others of his Rank and Quality have formerly done;
which Letters accordingly are sent unto his Lordship."
E. of Bath's Petition, to be tried or released.
The House being acquainted, "That it was the
Desire of the Earl of Bath, That whereas he hath
been committed to The Tower of London Five Months,
by virtue of an Order from the Committee for the
Safety, for levying War against the Parliament, he
desired he might be either tried or else released."
Hereupon this House Ordered the Earl of Holland
to acquaint the Committee herewith; and to know of
them upon what Grounds and Information they did
commit him for levying War against the Parliament,
and report the same to this House.
Bernard, E. of Manchester's Servant, a Protection.
Ordered, That Mr. Rob't Bernard, employed in the
Affairs of the Earl of Manchester, shall have a Protection
from this House, to keep him, his House, and Goods,
from Plundering.
Message from the H. C. to expedite the Ordinance for the Weekly Assessment;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Phillip Stapleton, Knight:
To desire their Lordships would please to give Expedition to the Ordinance concerning the Weekly Assessing and Raising of Monies, for the Maintenance of
the Army, for there is a Common Council this Afternoon in London, for the procuring of Monies, which
they doubt will be fruitless, unless this Ordinance be
passed, to reimburse the same.
and to sit a while.
2. The House of Commons desired their Lordships
to sit a while, for they shall have some Business to acquaint their Lordships with (fn. *) .
Agreed, To sit a while.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will take the Ordinance into Consideration, and return an Answer by Messengers of their
own; and that this House will sit a while, as they have
desired.
Ordinance for raising Monies Weekly.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the Ordinance
for the Weekly Raising of Money is referred to the
Committee of the whole House, who are to consider
what Alterations are fit to be made therein, and report
the same to the House.
Then the House was adjourned into a Committee
during Pleasure, and the said Ordinance was read; and
the Committee withdrew into (fn. †) the Prince's Lodgings,
to consider of it.
The House was resumed.
Post meridiem.
PRAYERS.
Earl of Manchester appointed to be Speaker this
Day.
Message from the H. C. for a Conference on the Propositions to the King.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir John Holland:
1. To desire a Conference, touching a Conference
concerning [ (fn. *) the Propositions].
Ordinance for raising Money Weekly;
2. They desired their Lordships Resolutions touching the Ordinance concerning (fn. *) the Weekly Assessment
for the Maintenance of the Army.
and about assessing Delinquents.
3. To desire Expedition touching the Ordinance concerning the assessing of Delinquents.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will take into Consideration the
Ordinance of Parliament touching the Weekly Assessment, and the Ordinance touching (fn. *) Delinquents into
Consideration; and concerning a Conference, their Lordships will give a present Meeting, as is desired.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended, the
House was resumed.
Conference about the Propositions to the King reported.
The Speaker reported the Effect of this Conference:
"That, upon Consideration of the last Conference
concerning the Propositions, the House of Commons have made these Votes and Resolutions, which
they offer to their Lordships Consideration:
"1. That there shall be a Treaty upon the Propositions, before the Disbanding, with this Limitation,
That so much of His Majesty's Propositions as concerneth the Magazines, Forts, and Ships, and the
Proposition of both Houses for the Disbanding of the
Armies, shall be first treated of, and concluded on,
before the proceeding to treat upon any of the other
Propositions."
Agreed to.
"Resolved, &c.
"That this House doth concur with the Lords in
the Vote concerning the Time of the Treaty, with
this Addition, that this Treaty shall begin the Fourth
of March, or sooner if it may be; the Time may
not exceed Twenty Days."
Agreed to.
(fn. *) "Resolved, &c.
"That this House doth concur with the Lords in
the several Times for Disbanding the Armies."
Agreed unto.
"Resolved, &c.
"That there shall be a Cessation of all Acts of
Hostility, in order to the Treaty upon the Propositions; and that the Manner and Limitation and
Qualification of the said Cessation be referred to the
Lord General for his Advice, that thereupon the
House may take further Order therein."
Ordered, That this House agrees with the House of
Commons in these Votes.
And further Ordered, That the Speaker of this
House do send these Votes to the Lord General, according to the Votes of the House of Commons.
Committee to go to the Common Council, about raising Money for the Army.
Ordered, That Six Lords shall join with a proportionable Number of the House of Commons, and go
to the Common Council in London this Afternoon, to
make a Proposition for the speedy raising of Monies,
for the Supply of the Army.
Ordinance for the Weekly Assessment.
Next, the Committee reported the Ordinance for the
Weekly Assessment, with some Alterations and Provisoes; which, being (fn. †) read, were approved of, and Ordered to be communicated to the House of Commons
by a Conference.
Then
Message to the H. C. for a Conference about it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Rob't Rich and Mr. Page:
To desire a present Conference, in the Painted Chamber, touching the Ordinance concerning the Assessing of
a Weekly Supply, for the Maintenance of the Army.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That the House of Commons will give a present
Conference, as is desired.
Message from thence, for Concurrence in Two Orders.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Rob't Harley:
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in Two Orders:
1. Concerning the Payment of Seven Hundred and
Twenty Pounds, for the Business of Glocestershire.
(Here enter it).
2. An Order to command Clerks not (fn. †) to go to the
next Assizes.
Respited for a Time.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House agrees with the House of Commons
in the Order concerning the Seven Hundred and Twenty
Pounds, for the Affairs of the County of Gloucester.
Concerning the other Order, their Lordships will send
an Answer by Messengers of their own.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended, the
House was resumed.
Message to the H. C. that the Lords agree to the Votes about the Propositions;
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Rob't Rich and Mr. Page:
To let the House of Commons know, that their
Lordships do agree with them in the Votes now brought
up at the last Conference, concerning the Propositions.
2. To let them know, that their Lordships have
Ordered the Speaker to send the Votes to the Lord
General.
and for a Committee of theirs to go with the Lords to the Common Council.
3. To let them know, that their Lordships have appointed to send Six Lords to the Common Council in
London; and to desire that the House of Commons
would appoint a proportionable Number of their House,
to join with the Six Lords.
Ordinance for assessing Delinquents.
Next, the Ordinance for the assessing of Delinquents,
in the County of Lyncolne, was read, and agreed to.
(Here enter it.)
The Answer returned was:
Answer from the H. C.
That the House of Commons have agreed, and have
appointed a proportionable Number of their House, to
join with the Six Lords, to go this Afternoon, to the
Common Council in London.
Order for 720 l. to Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Hodges, for Arms for the Troops in Gloucestershire.
"Whereas Mr. Stephens and Mr. Hodges (Members
of the House of Commons) have, for the advancing
and furnishing out of Forces into the County of
Gloucester, for the Public Service of the Kingdom,
under the Command of Sir William Waller, Serjeant
Major General of the Forces raised in the said County
of Gloucester, and other Counties adjacent, taken up
and provided at Interest, upon their particular Credits
and Securities, the Sum of Seven Hundred and
Twenty Pounds, for Arms, without which the said
Forces could not march upon their present Expedition: It is therefore Ordered, by the Lords and
Commons, That Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Treasurer for the
Army, shall forthwith issue and pay, out of his First
Receipts (upon Subscription or otherwise), the said
Sum of Seven Hundred and Twenty Pounds, with
the Interest according to Eight Pounds per Cent.
unto the said Members of the House of Commons."
Order for seizing Estates of Malignants in Lincolnshire.
"Whereas divers desperate and ill-disposed Persons,
in the County of Lincolne, City of Lincolne and County of the same, have been and now are in actual War
and Rebellion against the Parliament and Kingdom,
or otherwise have voluntarily contributed Horse,
Arms, Money, Goods, or Plate, and entered into an
Association, for the maintaining and something of this
unnatural War, and Civil Combustion: It is therefore Ordered, Established, and Ordained, by the
Lords and Commons in Parliament, That the Committee nominated by both Houses of Parliament for
the County of Lincolne, City of Lincolne and County
of the same, or any Four of them respectively, shall
have Power and Authority, and are hereby authorized,
to seize, receive, and take, all Rents, Money, Horses,
Arms, Goods, and Plate, of every the Parsons so in
actual War, or in Association against the Parliament,
or voluntarily contributing as aforesaid; and the
said Rents, Horses, Arms, Goods, Monies, and Plate,
to detain and employ for the Public Service of the
Parliament and Kingdom, rendering an Accompt
therefor only to the Parliament, or to such as shall
be by them appointed: And it is further Declared
and Ordained, That the Tenants of any such Persons
as are in actual War and Rebellion, in Association
against the Parliament's Forces, be enjoined and required to pay the Rents, according to this Ordinance,
into the Hands of the said Committee, or any Four
of them, or such Persons as they shall appoint; and
all the said Persons employed in the Execution of
this Ordinance, and all Tenants and others that shall
yield Obedience to the Execution of this Ordinance,
shall, for their Indemnity against any Proceedings at
Law or otherwise, have the Protection of both Houses
of Parliament."
Mr. Leech, a Pass.
Ordered, That Mr. Leech shall have a Pass, [ (fn. *) to go]
quietly from Oxford to London.
Bernard, E. of Manchester's Servant, a Protection.
Ordered, That Mr. Bernard, one employed in the
Earl of Manchester's Service, shall have a Protection of
this House, for his Person, his House, Servants, and
Goods.
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 10a die Lunæ.