DIE Lunæ, 4 die Novembris.
REX.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
| His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. | |
Arch. Cant.
Epus. London.
Epus. Durham.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. St. David's. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norff.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Dux Monmouth.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Suff.
Comes Dorset & Midd.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Westmerland.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Peterborough.
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. Mowbray.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. North & Grey.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Lovelace.
Ds. Pawlet.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Carington.
Ds. Gerard B.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Holles.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Arundell T.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
Lieut. Sorocold in Danger of his Life
Upon reading the Petition of Lieutenant William Sorocold; shewing, "That he and his Family are in Danger of their Lives, by Menaces and Assault made on
his Wife and Servant, for the Service he hath done
in apprehending several Persons by Order of this
House; and praying the Direction of this House for
his Safety:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said William Sorocold, and such other Persons as have been sworn at the
Bar to testify concerning this Matter, shall be examined by the Lords Committees appointed to examine
the horrid Design against His Majesty; and their
Lordships are to make Report thereof unto the House.
Committee to examine Prisoners in The Tower, &c.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lords Committees appointed to examine the Lords who are Prisoners in The
Tower for Treason shall also examine such other Persons as their Lordships shall think fit, who are now Prisoners in The Tower for Treason, and also Sir Ellis
Leighton now Prisoner in Newgate; and that the Lord
Chief Justice of England do assist their Lordships, at such
Times as they shall appoint; and that One of the Clerks
of His Majesty's Privy Council is to attend their Lordships in this Business.
ORDERED, That the Committee for Privileges do
meet at the Rising of the House.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in post meridiem hujus
instantis diei, hora tertia, Dominis sic decernentibus.
Post meridiem.
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.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. St. David's. |
Dux Cumberland.
Ds. Cancellarius.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli.
Dux Norff.
Dux Bucks.
Dux Albemarle.
Marq. Winton.
Marq. Dorchester.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Kent.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suff.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Berks.
Comes Peterborough.
Comes Thannet.
Comes Strafford.
Comes Scarsdale.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Essex.
Comes Bath.
Comes Craven.
Comes Aylesbury.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Feversham.
Vicecomes Hallyfax.
Vicecomes Newport. |
Ds. Mowbray.
Ds. Awdley.
Ds. Berkeley.
Ds. De Grey.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Tenham.
Ds. Grey de Wark.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Gerard de Brand.
Ds. Wotton.
Ds. Freschevile.
Ds. Butler M. P. |
PRAYERS.
Mrs. Thompson, a Trunk of Goods to be restored to her.
Upon reading the Petition of Elizabeth the Wife of
James Thomson, a Roman Catholic, now Prisoner in The
Gatehouse; praying, "That a Trunk of Goods of hers,
which was seized on upon Pretence of Gunpowder,
may be restored; and the Guards set at her House by
Lieutenant Sorocold may be removed:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled; That the said Trunk of Goods
shall be searched by the Clerk of the Parliaments;
and if there be nothing found therein but Goods relating to the Maintenance of her Livelihood, the said
Trunk and Goods be forthwith restored to her by the
Clerk of the Parliaments, in whose Custody it is: And
it is further ORDERED, That the Guards placed and
continued at her House by Lieutenant Sorocold be by
him forthwith removed and taken off, as he will answer the contrary to this House.
Ld. Arundell to be examined in a Cause, wherein the D. of Norff. E. of Peterb. and L. Mowbray, are concerned.
This House being moved, "That the Lord Arundell
of Warder, now close Prisoner in The Tower of London,
being a material Witness in a Cause, wherein the
Duke of Norfolke, the Earl of Peterborough, and the
Lord Mowbray, are concerned, may be examined, in
perpetuam Rei Memoriam:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That, notwithstanding
the Restraint under which the said Lord Arundell now
is, One Master of the Court of Chancery and Two
Examiners of the Court of Chancery be, and are hereby, authorized to repair to the Lord Arundell of Warder
in The Tower, to administer the Oath upon which his
Lordship is to be examined, and to examine and crossexamine the Lord Arundell, on the Behalf of both Parties in the said Cause, upon such Interrogatories as shall
be prepared for that Purpose; but not to discourse
with the said Lord Arundell upon any other Business
whatsoever; and for their so doing, this shall be a sufficient Warrant.
To the Constable of His Majesty's Tower
of London, his Deputy and Deputies,
and every of them.
Smith discharged, and to procure Intelligence concerning the Plot.
Upon Report made by the Lord Bishop of London,
"That William Smith, now in the Custody of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, having, by Order
of this House, attended his Lordship, and there proposed the bringing of a Person before this House,
who can discover much of the Jesuits Lands and Money; and that the said William Smith is a Protestant,
and poor; and that his License to teach a School is
revoked; and that, if he may have his Liberty, is
not in a Capacity to do Harm:"
It is ORDERED, That the said William Smith have
Liberty to find out and bring the said Discoverer before the Lords Committees appointed to examine Papers
concerning the horrid Design against His Majesty's Person, on Wednesday next, at Eight of the Clock in the
Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of
Peers; and that he, giving Security to be of the good
Behaviour, be discharged from any further Restraint;
and this shall be a sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.
To Sir Edward Carteret, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod, his Deputy and Deputies, and every of them.
Attorney General to give Account of penning a Proclamation for banishing Papists, &c.
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That His Majesty's Attorney General give this House an Account of the Reason of the
penning of the Proclamation for banishing of Papists
from London and Westm. as it is now penned, on Wednesday the Sixth Day of this Instant November, at Ten of
the Clock in the Forenoon.
Lieutenant Sorocold, Complaint against him, for seizing Goods, &c.
Upon Complaint to this House, "That Lieutenant
William Sorocold hath placed Guards of Soldiers, and
seized Goods of some Persons, without any Order or
Authority for that Purpose:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said William Sorocold presume not henceforward to seize any Person's
Goods, or set Guards on any Person's House, without
the Order of this House, or of the Lord Chief Justice
of England, or some other Justice of Peace, as he will
answer the contrary to this House.
Papers seized in Swan Yard to be brought before the Committee for examining about Sir E. B. Godfrey's Murder.
Upon Information given to this House, "That there
is a Trunk of Papers seized or secured, at a Coffee
Man's House, in Swan Yard, over against Somerset
House, by Doctor Chamberlain, which may have Papers
of dangerous Consequence in it:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Trunk be
forthwith brought before the Lords Committees appointed to examine Witnesses concerning the Murder of
Sir Edmond Bury Godfrey; to be by their Lordship perused,
and an Account given thereof to the House.
Turner, Guard to be removed from his House.
Upon reading the Petition of Mathew Turner Bookseller; shewing, "That, being brought before this House,
and upon Examination discharged, Lieutenant William
Sorocold continueth Guards upon his House; which
he humbly prayeth may be discharged:"
It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That if there
yet remain any such Books at the said Mathew Turner's
House as ought to be seized, they be forthwith carried
to the Lord Bishop of London, to be disposed of as his
Lordship shall direct; and that the Guard, commanded
by Lieutenant William Sorocold, now at the House of the
said Mathewe Turner, be forthwith removed, as the said
William Sorocold will answer the contrary to this House.
List of the Queen's Servants, Papists, to be made;
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lord Chamberlain to
the Queen's Majesty do cause a List to be made of such
Servants belonging to Her Majesty as are Papists; and
to be brought into the House of Peers, on Wednesday
the 6th Day of this Instant November, at Ten of the
Clock in the Forenoon.
and of Foreign Merchants, Papists;
ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Lord Mayor of the City
of London do cause a List to be made of all such Foreign
Merchants Traders in London as are Papists; and send
the said List to the House of Peers, by Wednesday the
Sixth of this Instant November, at Ten in the Forenoon.
and of the Dutchess of York's Servants, Papists.
ORDERED, That a List be prepared and made of
such Servants belonging to her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York as are Papists; and to be sent into the
House of Peers on Wednesday the Sixth of this Instant
November, by Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
Preservation of the King's Person.
ORDERED, That this House be put into a Committee
presently, to consider of such Proposals as shall be offered for the Preservation of His Majesty's Person and
the Safety of the Kingdom.
And accordingly the House was adjourned into a
Committee during Pleasure.
The House being resumed;
The Earl of Bridgwater reported, "That the Committee had considered of some Heads of Proposals
in order to an Address to be presented to His Majesty.
And the Committee desired, that the House would give
Leave that the House may be put into a Committee
again on Wednesday Morning next, to consider of
more Proposals."
Which the House agreed to, and ordered the same
accordingly.
Three Proposals were read, and Agreed to; but to be
further perfected.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Martis, 5um diem
instantis Novembris, hora nona Aurora, Dominis sic
decernentibus.