DIE Veneris, 28 die Martii.
PRAYERS.
Ds. Grey de Warke, Speaker.
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L. General.
Comes Kent.
Comes Rutland.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Bolingbrooke.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Suffolke.
L. Viscount Say & Seale. |
Ds. Willoughby.
Ds. North.
Ds. Bruce.
Ds. Berkley.
Ds. Howard.
Ds. Wharton. |
Message from the H. C. to expedite Sir T. Fairfax's Ordinance.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Stroude:
To desire their Lordships to give Expedition in the
Ordinance of additional Power to be given to Sir
Tho. Fairefaix.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will take this Message into speedy
Consideration, and send an Answer by Messengers of
their own.
Message from thence, with Orders, &c.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Evelyn Knight;
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in these Particulars following:
1. An Order for granting a Pardon to Thomas Seppens, adjudged to die by the Court Martial.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
2. An Order for enabling the Militia of London and
Sub-committees to put in Execution the Ordinance of
27 Feb. 1644, for impressing of Men.
3. An Order for securing the North Sea Fishing.
4. An Ordinance for securing Eighty Thousand
Pounds, borrowed of the City.
Read Once.
5. An Oath to be administered to such as come out
of the King's Quarters.
6. An Ordinance for raising Monies in the County
of Lyncolne, for the Service of that County.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House agrees to the Order for pardoning
of Tho. Seppens: To the rest of the Particulars, this
House will send an Answer by Messengers of their own.
Message from the H. C. with an Order, and Papers from the Swedish Minister.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Pierrepont, &c.
To desire Concurrence in these Particulars:
1. An Order concerning the Lady Grace Mannors'
paying Money to those Officers as are put off.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
2. The Copy of the Swedish Commissioner's Propositions, presented to the Committee of both Kingdoms
the 10th January, 1644.
3. A Translation of the Swedish Commissioner's Proposition.
4. Copy of the Draught of the Letter in Answer to
the Propositions of the Sweede's Commissioner's.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House agrees to the Order concerning the
Lady Mannors: To the rest of the Particulars, their
Lordships will send an Answer by Messengers of their
own.
Captain Hobart's Arrest.
Ordered, That the Cause of James Hobard, between
him and the Sheriff of Norwich, shall be heard Tomorrow Morning.
Message from the H. C. with Orders, and to expedite One.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Henry Mildmay Knight;
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in these Particulars:
1. An Order for paying One Thousand Pounds to
Sir Gi'b't Gherrard, for paying the Foot at Reading.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
2. An Ordinance for the Commissioners of Excise to
advance Two Thousand Pounds, for paying the Lord
General's Foot, at Reading and Farnham.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
3. To desire Expedition in the Ordinance for securing the Eighty Thousand Pounds to the City of London.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House agrees to the Two Orders now
brought up: As to the Ordinance for securing the
Eighty Thousand Pounds, this House will take it into
speedy Consideration, and send an Answer by Messengers of their own.
Ordinance for Sir T. Fairfax to Command the Army.
The Earl of Denbigh reported from the Committee
the Ordinance of additional Power to be given to Sir
Tho. Fairefaix; and, upon Consideration, the Committee
have made some Alterations and Additions, which they
present to the Consideration of the House: And the
said Ordinance being read with these Alterations and
Additions, it was Agreed to with these Additions and
Alterations, and Ordered to be sent to the House of
Commons, to desire their Concurrence therein.
Letter from the Parliament of Scotland:
Next, a Letter from the Parliament of the Kingdom
of Scotland was read, directed, "To both Houses of Parliament in England." (Here enter it)
It is Ordered, To be communicated to the House
of Commons, with this Sense, "That this House apprehends this Letter as a great Expression of their
hearty Affection to the Parliament;" and to desire
that they may have all fitting Supplies for the Advance
of their Army.
Message to the H. C. with it; and Sir T. Fairfax's Ordinance.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page:
To deliver the Ordinance for Sir Tho. Fairefaxe to
them; and to desire their Concurrence in the Alterations and Additions.
2. To deliver to them the Letter from the Parliament
of Scotland, with the Sense of this House upon it.
Capt. Stone guilty of a Second Contempt, in the E. of Denbigh's Complaint against him.
Upon reading a Letter written to the Earl of Denbigh, and an Affidavit of Marshall, concerning a
Second Contempt of Captain Henry Stone, to the Order
of this House: It is Ordered, That the said Letter
and Affidavit is transmitted to the Consideration of the
Committee of both Kingdoms, who had former Orders
concerning Captain Henry Stone's Business.
Message from the H. C. with an Ordinance.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Nicolls:
To desire Concurrence in an Ordinance concerning
paying Five Hundred Pounds to Serjeant Major General (fn. *)
Skippon. (Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
Ordinance to secure 80,000l. to the City of London.
Next, the Ordinance for securing Eighty Thousand
Pounds to the City of London, was read the Third Time,
and Agreed to, with the adding of these Lords following to be of the said Committee:
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Comes Northumb.
Comes Kent.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Rutland.
Comes Denbigh. |
Comes Bolingbrooke.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Howard. |
Message to the H. C. with it;
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Serjeant Whitfeild, &c.
To deliver to them the Ordinance for securing the
Eighty Thousand Pounds to the City of London, and desire their Concurrence in the adding the Lords to be of
the Committee.
Blakewell's Petition.
Ordered, That Mr. Blakewell's Petition be sent to
the House of Commons, with Recommendations, that
he may have the Living his Father lately had, at
Merstham, in Surrey; that it may be recommended to
the Commissioners of the Great Seal, to pass it to him,
if it (fn. †) be under the Value.
Seppens pardoned.
"Upon the humble Petition of Thomas Seppens, a Prisoner in Newgate, convicted and adjudged to Death by
the Court Martial, and reprieved by Order of both
Houses: It is Ordered, by the Lords and Commons
in Parliament assembled, That the said Thomas Seppens be fully pardoned for his said Offence."
Order for 1000l. for the Foot at Reading.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons, That the
Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of
Monies at Habberdashers Hall do forthwith pay, upon
Accompt, unto Sir Gilbert Gerard, Treasurer at
Wars, One Thousand Pounds, to be sent to Reading,
towards the Pay of the Foot there."
Ordinance for the Commissioners of Excise to reimburse themselves 2000l. advanced to the Lord General's Foot.
"Whereas John Towse Esquire, Alderman of the
City of London, and the rest of the Commissioners of
Excise and new Impost, have advanced and lent the
Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, for furnishing of
the Lord General's Foot, now at Reading and Farnham: Be it Ordained, by the Lords and Commons
in Parliament assembled, That the said Commissioners
of the Excise, their Executors or Assigns, respectively, shall and may satisfy and reimburse themselves the
said Two Thousand Pounds, together with Interest
for the same after the Rate of Eight Pounds per Cent.
for so long Time as the same, or any Part thereof,
shall be forborn, out of such Intervals of Receipts
as shall happen when other Payments already assigned upon the Office of Excise shall not happen to fall
due, or, for Want of such Intervals, then as the same
shall follow in Course; and shall not, by any other
Order or Ordinance of One or both Houses of Parliament, be debarred from reimbursing themselves
accordingly; and that the said Commissioners of Excise shall pay the said Two Thousand Pounds unto
Sir Gilbert Gerard Treasurer at Wars, whose Receipt
shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said Commissioners in that Behalf."
Order for them to reimburse themselves 500l. advanced 10 Major General Skippon.
"Whereas John Towse Esquire, Alderman of the
City of London, and the rest of the Commissioners of
Excise and new Impost, have advanced and lent the
Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, for the Use of Major
General Skippon, to be deducted out of the Arrears
due unto him: Be it Ordained, by the Lords and
Commons assembled in Parliament, That the said
Commissioners of Excise, their Executors or Assigns,
shall and may satisfy and reimburse themselves the
said Five Hundred Pounds, together with Interest
for the same after the Rate of Eight Pounds per Cent.
for so long Time as the same, or any Part thereof,
shall be forborn, out of such Intervals of Receipts
as shall happen when other Payments already assigned upon the Excise shall not fall due, or, in Default
thereof, then as the same shall follow in Course; and
shall not, by any other Order or Ordinance of One
or both Houses of Parliament, be debarred from
satisfying themselves accordingly; and that the said
Commissioners of Excise shall pay the said Five Hundred Pounds to the said Serjeant Major General
Skippon, whose Receipt shall be their sufficient Discharge in that Behalf."
Order for 500l. of Lady G. Manners's, for reduced Officers.
"The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled
do hereby accept of the Sum of Three Hundred and
Eighty Pounds of the Lady Grace Manners, which
she oweth to Sir Lewis Watson; and One Hundred
and Twenty Pounds more, to make up the Sum of
Five Hundred Pounds; and do remit unto her, and
discharge her from, all Inconveniences and Prejudice
that she hath or may incur, by paying of One Thousand Seven Hundred Pounds to divers Persons in London, by the Appointment of the said Sir Lewys Watson; and that a Fortnight's Pay shall be forthwith
provided, for such Officers as shall go off upon the
reducing of the Army; and that this Five Hundred Pounds to be paid in by the Lady Manners
shall be employed to this Purpose, and paid to the
Sub-treasurer of the Army, to be issued by Warrant from Sir Thomas Fairefax; and that his Acquittance shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said Lady
Manners."
Letter from the Parliament of Scotland.
"For the Right Honnorable the Lords and
Commons assembled in the Parliament of
England, at Westm.
"Right Honnorable,
"Although it pleaseth God to exercise these Nations with the Continuance of their Troubles, yet,
wee are confident, it is but to humble and purify
them, and thereby fitt them for their Deliverance,
and His further Service. Your soe good Progresse in
the settling the Affaires of the House of God according to His Will, and our Enemyes aboute His Majesty breakeing of the Treaty, and refuseing the Demaunds of both Kingdomes, soe necessary for the Religion and their Honnor and Security, as it hath
more clearly stated the true Question of this Tyme,
and evidenced to the World the reall Cause of these
Troubles (next to God's Displeasure for our Sinnes,
and His Gratious Intention for the Reformation of
His Kirke in these Kingdomes); soe wee trust it will
engage the Lord of Hosts the more to manifest
His Providence and Power, according to His Interest in this Quarrell, against His Enemyes.
"Albeit wee joyned with all our Hearts with you
in the Begininge of this Cause, as the Cause of
God; soe, as noe Difficultie or Straite shall make us
(with God's Assistance) repent thereof, or relent
therein, yet wee esteeme the greate Endeavors used
in the Treaty to divide these Kingdomes, soe happily
united by Solemne League and Covenant, a new
Inducement and Obligation lying on us the more
neerly to joyne our Affections, Counsells, and Forces,
in the Prosecution of this Cause. Wee will leave the
Relation of our Affaires to our Commissioners, who
will acquaint you and your Committee with the
same from Tyme to Tyme. Wee are doeing our best
for prepareinge of our Forces that are in England,
whereof a Part hath already moved Southward for
Assistance of Yorksheir. Wee have appointed a Committee to joyne with my Lord Generall and your Commissioners, for disposeing of our Army, to prosecute
the Warre in the best Wayes and Places which shall
bee found upon the Place to bee most necessary for the
Safety of the Cause and Covenant, releeveing our
Freinds, and oposeing the common Enemy; and to
the Effect they may bee alsoe able, as wee and they are
willing, wee (fn. *) are desireous and confident the Honnorable Houses of Parliament, in their Wisdome, will
finde out the effectuall Wayes, by tymeous Supplyes
of Money and all other Necessaryes, communicate
to you by our Commissioners, for enabling and entertayning them in this Service, according to the
Treaty.
"Wee have retourned our Answere to all the particuler
Papers presented to us from Sir William Armin your
Commissioner, who, for his Fidelity and Painfullnes
to preserve a good Correspondence betwixt these
Kingdomes, deserves many Thanks from both. Soe,
leavyng all other Particulers to the Relation of our
Commissioners who are with you, and retourning to
you, and who have soe often expressed to us their
manifold Obligations to the Honnorable Houses and
their Committees, for their tender Respects, and kind
Acceptance of their Counsells and Indeavors in our
Behalfe, that wee cannott omitt the Retourne of our
hearty Acknowledgment for the same. Wee beseech God to direct both Nations, whome He hath
soe happily joyned in the Defence of this Cause, to
performe cheerfully and really the Dutyes of the Tyme,
and to depend upon Himselfe allanerly for the Successe.
Edinburgh, 8 Marcii, 1645.
"Cra Lindesay.
"I. P. D. Parliamenti."
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 9a cras.