October 1743
Anno 17o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Jovis, 13o Octobris.
Domini Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
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Comes Grantham.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Fitzwalter. |
The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's
Bench sat Speaker, by virtue of His Majesty's
Commission.
The Speaker acquainted the House, "That there
was a Commission issued under the Great Seal, for
the further proroguing of the Parliament."
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, for the
Lords Commissioners to put on their Robes.
The House was resumed.
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners (in their
Robes) being seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack; the Earl Cholmondeley in
the Middle; and the Earl of Grantham on his Right
Hand; and the Earl Fitzwalter on his Left; commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
to let the Commons know, "That the Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this
House, to hear the Commission read."
Who being come, with their Speaker; the Commission was read, by the Clerk, as follows:
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
Hardwicke, C.
Bolton.
Montagu.
Holles Newcastle.
Tweeddale.
George the Second, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, &c. To Our most Dear and Entirely
Beloved Son and most Faithful Counsellor Frederick
Prince of Wales, Our most Dear Son and Faithful
Counsellor William Duke of Cumberland; the most
Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas Archbishop of York Primate and Metropolitan of England; Our most Dear Cousins and
Counsellors Charles Duke of Somerset, John Duke of
Rutland, James Duke of Athol, Peregrine Duke of
Ancaster and Kesteven Great Chamberlain of England,
James Duke of Chandos; Philip Earl of Chesterfield,
Richard Earl of Burlington, William Earl of Coventry,
Henry Earl of Grantham, Francis Earl Godolphin,
George Earl Cholmondeley Chancellor of Our Dutchy
of Lancaster, Benjamin Earl Fitzwalter Treasurer of
Our Household, Robert Earl of Offord; Henry Viscount Lonsdale, Richard Viscount Cobham, Pattee Viscount Torrington; the Right Reverend Father in God
and Our Faithful Counsellor Edmund Lord Bishop of
London; and Our Well-beloved and Faithful Counsellors John Lord Delawarr, Charles Lord Cornwallis,
Allen Lord Bathurst, and John Lord Monson, Greeting.
Whereas We did lately, for divers difficult and
pressing Affairs, concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain and the
Church, ordain this Our present Parliament to begin,
and to be held at Our City of Westminster, the Twentyfifth Day of June, in the Fifteenth Year of Our
Reign; which Our Parliament from thenceforth
was prorogued, by Our several Writs, until and to
the First Day of December, in the Fifteenth Year
aforesaid, and there lately holden; and from thence,
by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to and until Thursday the
Thirteenth Day of this Instant October, then to be
held, and sit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid:
Know ye nevertheless that, for certain pressing
Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We
have thought sit further to prorogue Our said
Parliament: Therefore We, confiding very much in
your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection, have,
by the Advice and Consent of Our Council, assigned
you Our Commissioners; giving to you, or to any
Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents,
full Power and Authority, from the said Thirteenth
Day of this Instant October, in Our Name, further to
prorogue and continue Our present Parliament, at Our
City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto Tuesday
the Twenty-second Day of November now next following, there then to be held and sit: And therefore We
command you, that you diligently attend to the
Premises, and effectually fulfil them, in the Manner
aforesaid. We also strictly command all and singular
Our Archbishops, Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts,
Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, Burgesses, and
Commissioners for Our Counties and Boroughs, and
all others whom it concerns to meet at Our said
Parliament, by virtue of these Presents, that they
observe, obey, and assist you, in executing the Premises, as they ought to do. In Witness whereof,
We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
"Witness, John Archbishop of Canterbury, and
other Guardians and Justices of the Kingdom, at Westminster, the Eleventh Day of
October, in the Seventeenth Year of Our
Reign.
"By the Guardians and Justices of the
Kingdom, signed with their own Hands.
The Commission being ended;
The Earl Cholmondeley said,
Parliament prorogued.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"By virtue of His Majesty's Commission to us and
other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in His
Majesty's Name, and by His Royal Authority, further
prorogue this Parliament to Tuesday the Twentysecond Day of November next, to be then here held:
And this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to
Tuesday the Twenty-second Day of November next."