Die Veneris, 28 Aprilis, 1648.
Prayers.
The Covenant.
RESOLVED, &c. That the Covenant be tendered
to the Members of the House, that have not taken
it, on Monday Morning next, the first Business.
Meeting of Essex Grand Jury, &c.
Whereas the House is informed, by a Report from the
Committee at Haberdashers Hall, that there is a Meeting
of the Grand Jury, and some Thousands of the Freeholders, and other Inhabitants, of the County of Essex
intended at Stratford Langthorne in the said County, on
Thursday the Fourth Day of May next: This House doth
Declare, That such Meetings, in so great Numbers, are
very prejudicial to the Peace of the Kingdom, in these
distracted and tumultuous Times: And do Order, That
the said Grand Jury, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants,
of the said County, do forbear to meet as aforesaid; and
that the Committees and other Officers, of the said County
do cause this Order to be forthwith published in every
Market Town in the said County: And do Order, That
the Members of this House which do serve for or are of
the said County do send this Order forthwith to the said
Committee, or other Officers of the said County, to be
put in speedy Execution accordingly.
The House doth further Declare, That if the said County
have any thing to represent to the House, that they send
it to the Members that serve for their County: And the
House will give such Answer thereunto, as shall be just;
ever remembering the good Affections testified by the said
County to the good of this Parliament and Kingdom.
Settling the Government.
The Question was propounded, That the House doth
declare, that they will not alter the fundamental Government of the Kingdom, by King, Lords, and Commons:
And the Question being put, Whether this Word,
"will," shall be in the Question;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Annesley, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
165. |
| Sir Thomas Dacres, |
With the Yea, |
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Sir Michaell Livesay, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
99. |
| Mr. Morley, |
With the Noe, |
So that the Question passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
Declare, That they will not alter the fundamental Government of the Kingdom, by King, Lords, and Commons.
The Question being put, That these Words, "the
Matter of," shall be added to the Question under
Debate in the Beginning of it;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Annesley, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
105. |
| Sir John Temple, |
With the Noe, |
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Sir John Evelyn of Wiltes, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
108. |
| Sir Michaell Livesay, |
With the Yea, |
So that the Question passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That the Matter of the Propositions
sent to the King at Hampton Court, by Consent of both
Kingdoms, shall be the Ground of the Debate for the
Settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom.
The Question being propounded, That Leave be given
to any Members of the House, in Debate of the Settlement of the Kingdom, to propound any thing for the same,
notwithstanding the Votes of the Third of January;
And the Question being put, Whether this Question
be now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Michaell Livesay
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Tellers for the Noes: |
101. |
| Sir Wm. Massam, |
With the Noes, |
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Lord Cramborne, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
146. |
| Sir Henry Cholmeley, |
With the Yeas, |
So that the Question passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That Leave be given to any Member of
the House, in Debate of the Settlement of the Kingdom,
to propound any thing for the same, as they shall think
fit, notwithstanding the Votes of the Third of January.
Ordered, That the House do proceed, To-morrow
Morning, the first Business, with the Matters this Day in
Debate, touching the Settlement of the Kingdom.