House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 20 November 1685

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 9, 1667-1687. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 20 November 1685', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 9, 1667-1687, (London, 1802) pp. 761. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol9/p761 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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Veneris, 20 die Novembris, 1685.

Prayers.

Message to attend the King.

A MESSAGE, by Sir Thomas Duppa, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod;

Mr. Speaker,

The King commands this honourable House to attend Him, immediately, in the House of Peers.

Parliament prorogued.

And accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to attend his Majesty: Where his Majesty was pleased, by the Right honourable the Lord Chancellor of England, for many weighty Reasons, to prorogue the Parliament until the Tenth Day of February next.