August 1749
Anno 23o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Jovis, 3o Augusti.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Dux Dorset, Præses. |
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty had been pleased to grant a Commission
for the further Prorogation of this Parliament."
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners (in their
Robes) being seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the
Middle, with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury on his
Right Hand, and the Lord President 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,
(videlicet,)
Commission for proroguing the Parliament
"GEORGE R. (fn. 1)
"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 Our
Faithful Counsellor William Duke of Cumberland, the
most Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and
Metropolitan of all England, Our Well beloved and
Faithful Counsellor Philip Lord Hardwicke Our Chancellor of Great Britain, 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 Lionel Duke
of Dorset President of Our Council, John Earl Gower
Keeper of Our Privy Seal, Charles Duke of Morlborough Steward of Our Household, Charles Duke
of Grofton Chamberlain of Our Household, Charles
Duke of Richmond, Charles Duke of Bolton, John
Duke of Bedford One of Our Principal Secretaries of
State, William Duke of Devonshire, John Duke of
Rutland, Archibald Duke of Argyll, James Duke of
Athol, Peregrine Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Great
Chamberlain of England, Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle One other of Our Principal Secretaries of State,
John Marquis of Tweeddale, Henry Earl of Pembroke
and Montgomery, Daniel Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of
Sandwich, 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, George Dunk Earl of Halifax, Benjamin Earl Fitzwalter Treasurer of Our
Household, William Earl of Harrington, William Earl
of Bath, John Earl of Buckinghamshire, Henry Viscount Lonsdale, Richard Viscount Cobham, the Right
Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor
Thomas Lord Bishop of London, and Our Wellbeloved 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 thence 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 Thursday the Third Day
of August next, then to be held, and fit at Our
City of Westminster aforesaid Know we nevertheless that, for certain pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We have though 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 Third Day of August next, in Our Name,
further to prorogue and continue Our present Parliament, at Our City of Westminster aforesaid, until
and unto Thursday the Fourteenth Day of September
now next following, there then to be held and fit,
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 Ourself, at Westminster, the Twenty-sixth
Day of July, in the Twenty-third Year of
Our Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke & Yorke"
The Commission being ended;
The Lord Chancellor said,
Parliament prorogued.
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"By virtue of His Majesty's Commission under the
Great Seal to us and other Lords directed, and now
read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in Obedience to His Royal Commands, prorogue this
Parliament to Thursday the 14th Day of September next, to be then here held And this Parliament
is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the 14th Day
of September next."