Die Martis, 9 Martii; 1640.
PRAYERS
Jacobson's, &c. Nat.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, AN Act for the Naturalizing of Rombont
Jacobson, John Strode, and Four others.
Committees added.
Ordered, That the Knights and Burgesses of the
several Counties of Lincoln, Northampton, Huntingdon;
Cambridge, Suffolk, and Norfolk, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Ro.
Goodwyn, Mr. Jo. Goodwyn, Sir Wm. Widrington, and
Mr. Jo. Bellassis, be added to the Committee for Dr.
Tomson, the Lady Dimock, and the Fens.
Leave of Absence.
Mr. Miles Wharton has Leave to go into the Country,
upon occasions of a Trial, at the next Assizes to be held
at Yorke, which concerns him very much in his Estate.
Privilege of a Witness.
Whereas Henry Ruff was summoned, as a Witness, to
give Testimony on the Behalf of the Earl of Lindsey,
concerning the Draining of the Fens in Lincolneshire;
and was since arrested at the Suit of one Joshua Cust,
upon an Action of Five Pounds, for a Debt of Forty
Shillings, into the Compter of Wood-street, London, where
he is now detained a Prisoner; the said Cust knowing he
was summoned hither, as a Witness, and threatening him
before, if he did give Testimony, to arrest him;
It is this Day Ordered, That he shall have the Liberty
of this House, to come and go freely, without any Interruption, during the Cause depending here; and that
he be forthwith released from his Imprisonment; and
that he, that caused him to be thus arrested, bear the
Charge of his Imprisonment.
Watermen.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act concerning Watermen.
Cosins', &c. Impeachment.
The rest of the Articles against Dr. Cosins, and others,
were read; and every one particularly voted, and resolved,
upon the Question; and ordered to be ingrossed.
Ministers' Remonstrance.
Mr. Crue presents, from the Committee for the
Ministers Remonstrance, Three Heads, for the Debate
and Consideration of this House:
1. That Secular Employment; by which is intended
their legislative and judicial Power in Parliament; their
judicial Power in the Star Chamber; and Commissions
for the Peace; and their Employment, as Privy Counsellers, at the Council Table; and in Temporal Offices:
2. Sole Power in Ecclesiastical Things; by which is
intended, Ordination, and Censures:
3. The Greatness of the Revenues of Deans and
Chapters, the little Use of them, and the great Inconveniences that come by them.
He afterwards presented many Reasons and Induce
ments, for these Heads; which, if it be so ordered, shall
be entered.
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Cessation of Arms with Scotland.
A Message from the Lords by the Master of the Rolls
and Mr. Attorney.
The Lords desire a Conference, by a Committee of
both Houses, in the Painted Chamber, presently, if it
may stand with the Occasions of this House, touching the
Scots Business, and the Cessation of Arms.
Answer returned, by the same Messengers;
That this House has taken their Lordships Message
into Consideration; and will give a Meeting presently,
by a Committee of the whole House, as is desired.
Ministers' Remonstrance.
Ordered, That, so soon as the Conference shall be
ended, the House shall resume the Debate of the Report
made from the Committee for the Ministers Remonstrance.
Cessation of Arms with Scotland.
Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Hollis, Sir Jo. Strangeways; Lord
Digby, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Hyde, are appointed Reporters of
the Conference.
Mr. Treasurer reports from the Conference, that the
Earl of Bristoll did declare unto them, that the English
Commissioners had a Meeting with the Scots Commissioners, since the sending up of the Paper Yesterday:
They did accept of the Paper, with Expressions of great
Kindness and Service to the King and this State: That
their Lordships did think fit to continue the Cessation of
Arms for another Month, upon the same Terms formerly
agreed upon, if the Treaty shall so long continue, if this
House shall concur with them in opinion.
This Report being ended, it was
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
assent to a Cessation of Arms, for a Month longer, to
begin from the Sixteenth of this Instant March, upon
the same Terms as formerly, if the Treaty shall so long
continue.
Ministers' Remonstrance.
Ordered, That those Heads, presented to the House,
from the Committee for the Ministers Remonstrance,
shall be taken into Debate and Consideration To-morrow Morning at Eight of Clock.
Cessation of Arms with Scotland.
Sir Jo. Holland is to go up to the Lords with this
Message;
To desire a Conference with their Lordships, by a
Committee of both Houses, touching the Matter of the
last Conference, concerning the Treaty, and the Cessation of Arms.
The Reporters last appointed are to manage this
Conference.
Ministers Remonstrance.
Ordered, That the Committee for the Ministers Remonstrance shall have power to send for Witnesses, the
better to prepare the Heads for this House.
Anfwer from Lords.
Sir Jo. Holland brings Answer from the Lords; That
their Lordships had taken the Message from this House
into Consideration; and will give a Meeting presently,
by a Committee of the whole House, as is desired.
Differences between Serj. Wilde, &c.
According to an Order made on Saturday last, the
House entered into Consideration of the Business between
Mr. Serjeant Wilde and Sir Henry Herbert; and they
were each of them heard, what they could say; and then
were produced Three Witnesses of each Side: And, after
that they were heard, the Business was a little debated;
and then it was moved, that Sir H. Herbert might name
Two, and Serjeant Wilde Two, Members of the House;
and that it might be referred unto them to compose the
Differences, if they could:
Hereupon Sir H. Herbert named Sir Jo. Strangewayes
and Commissary Willmott; and Serjeant Wilde named
Mr. Dutton, and Mr. Sallaway.
Ordered, That the Differences between Mr. Serjeant
Wilde and Sir H. Herbert be referred to Sir Jo. Strangewayes, Commissary Willmot, Mr. Dutton, and Mr. Sallaway; to conclude them, if they can, between this and
Monday next; if not, the House will resume the Consideration of the Business.