August 1753
Anno 27o Georgii Secundi.
DIE Martis, 14o Augusti.
Domini Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
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Ds. Hardwicke, Cancellarius.
Comes Granville, Præses.
Comes Hyndford.
Comes Buckingham. |
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty had been pleased to grant a Commission
under the Great Seal, for the Prorogation of the Parliament."
Then Four of the Lords Commissioners being in their
Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the
Throne and the Woolsack; the Lord Chancellor in the
Middle; and the Lord President on his Right Hand; and
the Earl of Hyndford and Earl of Buckinghamshire on his
Left; commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod to let the Commons know, "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.
"GEORGE R.
"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 Son
and 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 Mathew Archbishop of York Primate and Metropolitan of England;
Our most Dear Cousins and Counsellors John Earl
Granville President of Our Council, John Earl Gower
Keeper of Our Privy Seal, Charles Duke of Marlborough Steward of Our Household, Charles Duke
of Grafton Chamberlain of Our Household, Charles
Duke of Bolton, John Duke of Bedford, 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 of Our Principal Secretaries of State, Lionel Duke of Dorset, John
Marquis of Tweeddale, Daniel Earl of Winchelsea and
Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of
Sandwich, Richard Earl of Burlington, Robert Earl of
Holderness One other of Our Principal Secretaries of
State, William Anne Earl of Albemarle, William Earl of
Jersey, Henry Earl of Grantham, Francis Earl Godolphin, George Earl Cholmondely, John Earl of Hyndford, George Dunk Earl of Halifax, James Earl Waldegrave, Benjamin Earl Fitzwalter Treasurer of Our
Household, William Earl of Harrington, William Earl
of Bath, John Earl of Buckinghamshire, Simon Earl
Harcourt, Charles Earl Cornwallis; the Right Reverend
Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas
Lord Bishop of London; and Our Well-beloved and
Faithful Counsellors John Lord Delawar, William
Lord Cavendish, John Lord Berkeley of Stratton,
Allen Lord Bathurst, Richard Lord Edgecumbe Chancellor of Our Dutchy of Lancaster, Samuel Lord
Sandys, and George Lord Anson, 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 Fourteenth
Day of this Instant August, 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 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 Fourteenth 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 Twenty-seventh Day of September 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 Ourself, at Westminster, the Tenth Day
of August, in the Twenty-seventh Year of Our
Reign.
"By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke & Yorke."
Then 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 Twenty-seventh Day of
September next, to be then here held: And this
Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the
Twenty-seventh Day of September next."