DIE Sabbati, 2 die Novembris.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of York. | |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Rochester.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. St. David's. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norff.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Leycester.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmerland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Thannet.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes St. Albans.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Mowbray.
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Grey de Wark.
Ds. Pawlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Asteley.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell de T.
Ds. Butler M. Parke. |
PRAYERS.
Neffo's Papers to be delivered to him.
Whereas, upon Perusal of the Papers of Mr. Neffo,
which have been seized and examined by Order of this
House, the House is satisfied that there are not among
them any Papers relating to the horrid Design against
His Majesty, now under Examination:
It is ORDERED, That the Clerk of the Parliament
be, and is hereby, authorized to re-deliver to the said
Mr. Neffo all such Papers as were seized and examined
as aforesaid; and for so doing, this shall be his Warrant.
Coleman's Clerks to attend the Committee.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Four Clerks, and all
other Servants, belonging to Mr. Edward Coleman, be,
and are hereby, required to appear before the Lords
Committees appointed to examine the horrid Design
against His Majesty's Person, on Monday next, at Eight
of the Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings
near the House of Peers.
Committee to examine Lords in The Tower.
ORDERED, That the Lords Committees who were
appointed to examine Mr. Coleman and other Prisoners
in Newgate, for Treason, be, and are hereby, appointed
to go to The Tower, and examine the Lords who are Prisoners there for Treason:
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L. Treasurer.
E. Clarendon.
E. Essex.
E. Shaftesbury. |
L. Bp. of London. |
Garter to bring in a new List of Peers.
Whereas Sir William Dugdale, Garter Principal King
of Arms, was required to bring in a new List of the
Nobility of England against Wednesday next, which Day
this House was appointed to be called; but, by reason
of the late Death of some of the Nobility, and the
Difference about the Precedency and Ranking some
others of them, as the said Sir William Dugdale (in his
Paper read this Day) suggesteth, he cannot complete
the said List; and prayeth the Direction of this House:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That it be, and is hereby,
referred to the Lords Committees for Privileges, to
hear the said Sir William Dugdale, and consider what
Directions are fit to be given him, and make Report
thereof unto the House; and that the intended Call of
the House is hereby deferred till further Order.
Guards to be removed from Mrs. Thompson's House.
Upon reading the Petition of Mary the Wife of Nathaniell Thompson, a Printer; praying, "That the Guard
put upon her House, when her Husband now Prisoner in The Gatehouse was seized on, may be taken
off:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the Guard of Soldiers
now at the House of the said Mary Thompson be immediately removed from the said House.
Smith, Schoolmaster at Islington, License to be taken from him; and to attend the Bp. of London.
Upon the Petition of William Smith, Schoolmaster of
the Free School at Islington, now in the Custody of the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, praying the Favour
of this House, that he may be discharged from the said
Restraint, which, as he alledged, will be to the Ruin of
himself and his Family:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said William Smith
shall have Liberty to attend the Lord Bishop of London,
to give an Account to his Lordship of what he can do
which may deserve the Favour of this House; and that
in the mean Time his License to be a Schoolmaster be
revoked and taken from him.
Report concerning Mrs. Saunders, &c.
The Lord Chief Justice reported, "That, according
to the Order directed to him, he hath sent for and
examined Mrs. Saunders; who faith, "She hath kept
the House Five or Six Years; and that Whitebread
and Micho are there; she knows no other. She hath
heard of Fenwick; and she hath seen Otes in the
Spring of the Year come to Whitebread." But is obstinate, and will confess nothing more than what your
Lordships knew before.
"That the Master of The White Horse Taverne in
The Strand is dead, and his Wife is married again
to one that is no Vintner; and they are gone from
thence.
"That he hath heard of a Drawer in that Tavern
who is a Papist; and his Lordship will send for him,
and examine him."
Report concerning digging near the Parliament House.
The Earl of Essex reported from the Committee, to
enquire after the Noise of digging in the Night, "That,
upon the Report of Sir Christopher Wren and Sir
Jonas Moore, That the Vaults and Cellar under and
near this House are of such a Nature, that there can
be no Assurance of Safety; and the only Remedy at
present is, that the Cellars of the Houses near this
House and the Court of Requests may be cleared,
and a Passage made out of one into the other, so
that Soldiers and Centinels may walk Day and Night
there, and have a trusty Officer over them."
Hereupon the House made this ensuing Order:
Order for Vaults and Cellars near the Parliament House to be cleared, and for a Guard there.
"Upon Report made by the Earl of Essex from the
Lords Committees appointed to enquire into the Insecurity of this House, by reason of the Vaults and
Cellars under and near it, of what hath been offered
to them for the better securing of the Sitting of the
Parliament: It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That all the
Cellars and Vaults under and near adjoining to the
House of Peers, Painted Chamber, and Court of Requests, be forthwith cleared; and that all Timber,
Fire-wood, Coals, or other Materials of what Kind soever, be removed out of the said Cellars and Vaults;
and that Passages be forthwith made through all the
said Cellars and Vaults, to the End that Soldiers and
Centinels, with trusty Officers over them, may continually, Night and Day, walk to and fro, and watch
in the said Cellars and Vaults, till further Order;
and that Mrs. Dehaure, who liveth in a Brick House
in The Old Palace Yard adjoining to the Court of Requests, be, and is hereby, required forthwith to quit
her Habitation in the said House, to the End that a
Guard may be kept therein, till further Order: And
it is further ORDERED, That it be, and is hereby,
recommended to the Lord Great Chamberlain of England, or, in his Absence, to the Surveyor General of
His Majesty's Works, to take special Care, that the
said Cellars and Vaults, and the House in which the
said Mrs. Dehaure liveth, be speedily cleared; and
that the said Passages be made in the said Cellars and
Vaults for the Purposes aforesaid."
Commissaries Report, that the Officers of the Guards have taken the Oaths, and Papists are cashiered.
Commissary John Baynes, being sworn, gave the
House this Account: "That he knows not of any Soldier in the Three Troops of Horse Guards, who hath
not taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy,
and received the Sacrament according to the Usag
of the Church of England."
And Commissary David Crawford, upon Oath, said,
"That all the Officers of Foot in the Guards have
taken the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and
Test; but they had no Order concerning the Private
Soldiers."
They both said, "That some Popish Officers are
cashiered, who have not taken the Oaths; and that
they cannot give any Account of any others come into
the Places of the Popish Officers that are removed,
till the next Muster."
They gave in the Names of several Under Muster-masters, who are not in Town, but residing at their several Charges.
King to be moved for this House, and the House of Commons, to be repaired.
Sir Christopher Wren, at the Bar, gave the House an
Account of the Weakness and Craziness of the Roof of
the House of Commons, of which there might be Danger of falling in stormy Weather; and likewise that the
Roof of this House is bad.
Hereupon it is ORDERED, That the Lords with
White Staves do attend His Majesty, from this House,
humbly to acquaint Him with what Sir Christopher Wren,
Surveyor General of His Majesty's Works, hath informed
this House, concerning the Weakness and Decay of the
Buildings both of the House of Peers and House of Commons.
King's Answer.
The Lord Treasurer reported, "That he and the
other Lords have attended His Majesty with their Address; and His Majesty returns this Answer: That
He will give Order for repairing the Roofs of both
Houses; and that, in the mean Time, the Court of
Requests shall be fitted for the Accommodation of the
House of Commons, if they desire it."
Message to H. C. for a Conference about it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir William Beversham and Sir Samuell Clerke:
To desire a present Conference, in the Painted Chamber, upon somewhat that concerns both Houses.
The Messengers return with this Answer:
Answer.
That the House of Commons will give a Conference,
as is desired.
The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Treasurer, the Lord
Privy Seal, the Earl of Bridgwater, and the Earl of Essex, were appointed to manage this Conference; and to
acquaint them with the Information of Sir Christopher
Wren, and the Address of this House to His Majesty,
and His Majesty's Answer thereunto.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended, the
House was resumed.
Report of the Conference.
Then the Lord Privy Seal reported, "That the Managers of this Conference had performed what this
House had given them in Command."
Disabling Papists from sitting in Parliament, &c. Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the more
effectual preserving of the King's Person and Government, by disabling Papists from sitting in either House
of Parliament."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is
committed to a Committee of the whole House; to be
proceeded in on Thursday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in post meridiem hujus
instantis diei, hora quarta, Dominis sic decernentibus.
post meridiem.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bath & Wells. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Oxon.
Comes Kent.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Dorset & Midd.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Leycester.
Comes Westmerland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Petriborough.
Comes Thannet.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Sunderland.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes St. Alban.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Grey de W.
Ds. Pawlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Lu'as.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. Park. |
PRAYERS.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Lunæ, 4um diem
instantis Novembris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic
decernentibus.
Hitherto examined, this 4th of December, 1678, by us,
J. Bridgewater.
Craven.
N. Duresme.