Lunæ, 27 Martii, 1679.
Prayers.
Banishing Earl of Danby.
A MESSAGE from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke
and Sir John Hoskins;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled,
An Act for banishing and disabling Thomas Earl of Danby:
To which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Popish Recusants.
An ingrossed Bill, sent down from the Lords, intituled,
An Act for the better Discovery and more speedy Conviction of Popish Recusants, was read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be read a Second time.
Radnor Election.
A Petition of Richard Deerham Esquire, complaining
of an undue Return of Sir Edward Harley, to serve in this
present Parliament as Burgess for the Borough of Radnor,
in Injury of the Petitioner; was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Petition do lie upon the
Clerk's Table, till Mr. Decrham do come and own the same.
Expiring Laws.
Ordered, That the Committee appointed to inspect the
Temporary Laws that will expire with this Session of
Parliament, be revived; and do sit this Afternoon, in
the Place formerly appointed.
Attainder of Earl Danby.
A Bill to summon Thomas Earl of Danby to render himself to Justice by a certain Day, to be therein limited; or, in
Default thereof, to attaint him; was read the Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be committed to Sir Francis
Winnington, Sir Francis Drake, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Powle,
Colonel Titus, Lord Russell, Sir William Poultney, Mr.
Bennet, Sir Trevor Williams, Serjeant Seis, Sir Edmund
Jennings, Sir Robert Carr, Sir John Ernle, Mr. Mountague,
Mr. Booth, Sir Robert Peyton, Mr. Sachaverell, Sir William Ellis, Colonel Birch, Lord Cavendish, Mr. Garraway, Sir Thomas Lee, Sir John Cloberry, Mr. Hamden,
Sir Thomas Stringer, Mr. Upton, Mr. Whorwood, Mr.
Harbord: And they are to meet this Afternoon at Three
of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And they are
to bring in a Clause for Discovery of all Trusts relating
to the Earl of Danby: And that he may be made incapable
of receiving any Pardon but by Act of Parliament, wherein he shall be particularly named.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant Street have Leave to go
the Welch Circuit.
Convocation Oaths.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Beversham
and Sir John Hoskins;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have sent you a Bill,
intituled, An Act to disable any Person from sitting in
any of the Houses of Convocation, till he hath taken the
Oaths, and made and subscribed the Declaration therein
contained: To which they desire the Concurrence of this
House.
Banishing Earl of Danby.
An ingrossed Bill, sent from the Lords, intituled, An
Act for banishing and disabling Thomas Earl of Danby,
was read the First time.
The Question being put, That the Bill be read a
Second time;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill be rejected.
Bridgwater Election.
A Petition of Sir Francis Rolles Baronet, complaining
of an undue Return of Colonel Ralph Stawell, to serve
in this present Parliament as One of the Burgesses for
the Borough of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset,
in Injury of the Petitioner, who was duly elected, and
returned by Indenture under the Hand and Seal of the
Mayor of the said Town, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the said Petition be referred to the
Consideration of the Committee of Privileges and Elections; to examine the Matter of the said Return; and report the same, with their Opinions therein, to the House.
Answer to Address.
Sir Thomas Chichley acquaints the House, That his
Majesty had been attended with the Address of this
House, desiring his Majesty, That all Papers and Examinations relating to the Discovery of the Plot, might be
transmitted to the Committee of Secrecy: And his Majesty commanded this Answer to be returned; That
those Papers and Examinations were delivered to the
Committee of Lords; and so soon as they were dispatched there, they should be sent to the Committee of
Secrecy appointed by this House.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.