DIE Mercurii, 20 die Septembris.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Ash.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Ds. Hunsdon, Speaker.
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Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Kent. |
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Grey. |
L. Newburgh, a Pass to the King.
Ordered, That the Lord Viscount Newburgh shall
have a Pass, to go into the Isle of Wight, with his Servants and Horses; and then to return quietly to London
within Ten Days.
Letter from the King.
A Letter from the King was read, concerning a safe
Conduct for some Persons to come out of Scotland to
attend the King; and ordered to be sent to the House
of Commons. (Here enter it.)
Letter from the Commissioners with Him.
A Letter from the Commissioners in the Isle of Wight,
was read, dated 16th September. (Here enter it.)
Message to the H. C. with the King's Letter; and about Ly. Moor attaching some of the E. of Ormond's Money.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Doctor Bennett and Doctor Aylett:
1st. To communicate to them the King's Letter, received this Day.
2. To deliver to them the Petition of the Lady
Moore of Ireland, concerning the Money she attached
of the Earl of Ormond's at Goldsmithes Hall; desiring,
she may not be disturbed in her Proceedings at Law
against the said Earl, for Recovery of her Debt
owing to her by the said Earl."
Sterling and Folke.
Upon reading the Report of Baron Atkin, concerning
the Business of Sterlinge and Folke:
It is Ordered, That the Orders shall be perused
To-morrow.
Ordinance to remove Obstructions in the Sale of Bishops Lands.
The Ordinance for removing Obstructions in the Sale
of Bishops Lands, was read the Second Time, and committed to the whole House; to be taken into Consideration on Friday Morning next.
Letter from the King, for a Pass for Persons to come to Him, from Scotland.
"CHARLES R.
"Whereas, by Our Letters to you of the 8th present, we desired safe Conducts, with Blanks, for such
Persons as by the Committee of Parliament of our
Kingdom of Scotland should be made Choice of to
attend Us here, by whom we might have understood
the present State and Condition of Our Affairs in that
Our Kingdom: We have, by yours of the 13th, received this Answer, "That Our Two Houses conceive
that Way subject to many Inconveniences, and that
they cannot consent thereunto." Wherefore, to avoid
any Disputes about it, and that the Persons We shall
name may speedily attend Us, We desire that safe
Conducts may be passed and granted, for the Lord
Carnegy, Sir Alexand'r Gibson Knight, Lord Clerk
Register, and Sir James Carmichell Knight, Treasurer Deputy, and for their Servants and Necessaries,
freely to come and return; and that they be delivered to Richard Parsons Our Servant, by him to be
conveyed unto them. So, praying your Dispatch,
We bid you Farewel.
"From Our Court at Newport, in the Isle of
Wight, this 15th of September, 1648.
"For the Speaker of the House of Peers pro
Tempore; to be communicated to the Lords
and Commons in the Parliament of England
at Westminster.
Letter from the Commissioners with the King, that they are going to begin the Treaty.
"My Lord,
"After we had received your Commands, and our
Dispatch for this Journey; we were careful to make
the best Haste we could, and came to South'ton upon
Thursday Night; where Sir Peter Killegrew met us,
with a Message from the King, "That His Majesty
was glad we were so near arriving; and was so desirous no Time should be lost upon the Treaty, that
He would be ready to begin it either Saturday
or Monday; but thought Monday would be the fittest
Day, in regard we might come late on the Friday,
and not be so settled as to begin the next Day. To
which we returned this Answer (which he carried
back the next Morning), "That we would speed our
Passage the next Day into the Island, and hoped it
might be in good Time; and then should be ready to
attend His Majesty, and go on with the Treaty, either Saturday or Monday, as He would please to command us." Accordingly we passed the next Day;
but the Tide so fell out, as it was very late before we
got to Newport; when immediately we gave His Majesty Notice of our Arrival, and that we waited His
Pleasure for our Admission to Him. He sent us
Word, "It should be the next Morning, Saturday,
betwixt Nine and Ten of the Clock;" at which Time
we repaired unto Him: And my Lord of Northumberland acquainted him, "That, by Order of both
Houses of Parliament, we were come thither to attend Him upon the Treaty, and were ready to begin
it either that Day or Monday. To which His Majesty replied, "He was very unwilling to lose any
Time in it; but yet He did not think fit to begin such
a Business upon a Piece of a Day: Therefore desired
it might begin upon Monday, at Nine of the Clock."
Which being the Time appointed, we shall not fail to
observe, as any Thing else hereafter which may give
a Dispatch and Furtherance to the Service, and to
testify our Obedience to all your Lordships Commands.
"This is all hath yet passed; which we thought it our
Duty to give your Lordships an Account of; and,
that done, have nothing else to say, but that we are,
"My Lord,
Newport, 16 Sept. 1648.
"Your Lordship's
"Humble Servants,
"A. Northumberland.
Pembrook & Mount.
Salisbury.
"Middlesex.
W. Say & Seale.
"For the Right Honourable the Speaker of the
House of Peers pro Tempore. These."