Die Mercurii, 24 Septembris, 1645,
Die Publicæ Humiliationis.
ORdered, That Sir Robert Harley do give Thanks to
Mr. Rutterford, for the great Pains he took in praying, in the Morning of this Day, before the Commons, in
St. Margaret's, Westminster.
Ordered, That Sir Symonds D'Ewes and Mr. Holles do
give Thanks, from this House, to Mr. Gibson and Doctor
Temple, for the great Pains they took in the Sermons they
preached this Day, at the Intreaty of this House, at St.
Margaret's, Westminster, it being the Day of Publick Humiliation; and to desire them to print their Sermons:
And they are to have the like Privilege in Printing of
them, as others in the like kind usually have had.
Ordered, That Sir Walter Erle and Mr. Holles do,
from this House, desire Mr. Taylour and Mr. Strickland to
preach before the Commons, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, the next Fast-Day.
Ordered, That Sir Robert Harley do, from this House,
desire Mr. Gower to pray, in the Morning of the next
Fast-Day, before the Commons, in St. Margaret's, Westminster.
Ordered, That, on Saturday next, in the Afternoon, the
Members of this House, that are of the Long Robe, do
attend at the Committee for plundered Ministers; to the
end that a Report concerning the Blasphemies of Paul
Best, now Prisoner in the Gatehouse, may be prepared and
made ready to be presented to this House.
Ordered, That all Members that have not taken the
Covenant in this House, and all such as shall be elected,
and sit as Members in this House, before the next FastDay, be injoined, on the said next Fast-Day, immediately
after the publick Exercises are ended, to attend the
House; to the end, they may, as well as the rest of the
Members, take and subscribe the said solemn League and
Covenant.