August 1748
DIE Martis, 30o Augusti.
Domini Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
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Comes Chesterfield.
Comes Grantham.
Comes Godolphin.
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 Lords, "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 Four of the Lords Commissioners (in their
Robes) being seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack, the Earl of Chesterfield in
the Middle, and the Earl of Grantham on his Right
Hand, and the Earl of Godolphin 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 then Speaker, the Commission was read, by the Clerk, as follows, (videlicet,)
Commission for proroguing the Parliament.
"Hardwicke, C.
Dorset, P
Bedford.
Montagu
Harrington.
"George the Second, by the Grace of God,
of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, 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 Matthew Archbishop of York
Primate and Metropolitan of England, Our most
Dear Cousins and Counsellors Charles Duke of Somerset, Charles Duke of Bolton, John Duke of Rutland, James Duke of Athol, Peregrine Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Great Chamberlain of England,
John Marquis of Tweeddale, Daniel Earl of (fn. 1) Winchelsea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield,
Richard Earl of Burlington, William Earl of Coventry, William Earl of Jersey, Henry Earl of Grantham,
Francis Earl Godolphin, George Earl Cholmondeley, John
Earl Granville, Benjamin Earl Fitzwalter Treasurer
of Our Household, William Earl of Bath, John Earl
of Buckinghamshire, Henry Viscount Lonsdale, 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, Richard Lord Edgecumbe Chancellor
of Our Dutchy of Lancaster, and Samuel Lord
Sandys, 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 Thirteenth Day of August, in the
Twenty-first Year of Our Reign, which Our Parliament from thenceforth was prorogued, by Our
several Writs, until and to the Tenth Day of November, in the Twenty-first Year aforesaid, and there
lately holden; and from thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and
prorogued to and until Tuesday the Thirteenth Day
of this Instant August, then to be held, and fit at
Our City of Westminster aforesaid. Know ye nevertheless that, for certain pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We have thought
fit 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 August, in Our Name, further to
prorogue and continue Our present Parliament, at
Our City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto
Thursday the Thirteenth Day of October 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 execu
ting the Premises, as they ought to do In Witness
whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be
made Patent.
"Witnesses, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, and
other Guardians and Justices of the Kingdom,
at Westminster, the Twenty-fifth Day of August,
in the Twenty-second Year of Our Reign.
"By the Guardians and Justices of the Kingdom,
signed with their own Hands.
"Yorke & Yorke."
The Commission being ended,
The Earl of Chesterfield 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 Thursday the
Thirteenth Day of October next, to be then here
held: And this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the Thirteenth Day of October
next."