Die Martis, 9 die Februarii.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Pickeringe.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Comes Manchester, Speaker.
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Comes Kent.
Comes Lyncolne.
Comes Warwicke.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Rutland.
Comes Midd.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Suffolke. |
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Howard.
Ds. Grey.
Ds. Willoughby.
Ds. Dacres.
Ds. North.
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Wharton. |
Stavely's Habess Corpus stayed, and the Cause of his Commitment to be searched.
The Speaker acquainted this House, "That there
was a Petition brought to the Commissioners of the
Great Seal, for a Habeas Corpus for Mr. Staveley:
And his Lordship knowing that the said Mr. Staveley
was imprisoned by this House, he caused it to be
stayed until he had acquainted this House therewith."
Ordered, That the Cause of his Committment shall
be searched out against To-morrow.
Ordinance to prevent the killing Beef, &c. for Two Months.
An Ordinance was brought in, to prevent the Killing of Beef, Mutton, and Lamb, for Two Months; and
read Twice, and Ordered to be committed to these
Lords following:
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Comes Warwicke.
Comes Kent.
Comes Sarum. |
Ds. Hunsdon.
Ds. Willoughby.
Ds. North.
Ds. Grey. |
Any Three, to meet when they please; and to adjourn themselves from Time to Time as they
shall think fit.
Sir R. Bellasis to be Sheriff of Durham.
An Ordinance was read, for making Sir Richard Bellasis Sheriff of the County Palatine of Duresme, Twice,
and Agreed to. (Here enter it.)
Message from the H. C. to expedite the Order for the Circuits;
A Message was brought up, by Mr. Whitlocke, &c.
1. To desire their Lordships would please to give
Expedition to the Order for the Judges to go their
Circuits; which if it be not dispatched speedily, there
can be no Assizes this Time.
and the Chester Ordinance,
2. To put their Lordships in Mind of the Ordinance
concerning the County of Chester.
with One about the Great Seal;
3. To desire Concurrence in an Ordinance for Continuance of the Great Seal in the Two Speakers, for
Ten Days after the Ten Days after this Term.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
with an Instruction, &c. for the Commissioners with the King;
4. A Draught of an additional Instruction for Phillip Earl of Pembrooke and Mountgomery, &c.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
5. An Approbation of Mungo Murraie's Commitment.
(Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
and for the Stafford Commitee;
6. An Additional Instruction to the Committee for
Sequestrations for Stafford. (Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
and with an Ordinance.
7. An Ordinance for Continuance of Four Shillings
a Chaldron upon Coals. (Here enter it.)
Read, and Agreed to.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will take the several Particulars of
this Message into Consideration, and will send an Answer
by Messengers of their own.
Two Judges to remain here,
The Question being put, "Whether Two Judges
shall be staid here from going the Circuit?"
And it was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Serj. Brampston to be an Assistant.
The Question being put, "Whether Serjeant
Brampston shall sit in this House as an Assistant?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordinance to disable Castle and Watkins from being Clerks of the Privy Seal.
The Earl of Manchester reported, "That the Committee hath met, and considered of the Ordinance for
disabling Mr. Castle, Wm. Watkins, and Tho. Watkins,
from being Clerks of the Privy Seal; and that Castle
confesses he went to Oxford, and executed his Place
there as Clerk of the Privy Seal; and that Wm. and
Tho. Watkins did the like."
Upon this, the House commanded the said Ordinance
to be read the Third Time; which being done, it was
approved of, and Ordered, That it be sent to the
House of Commons for their Concurrence.
Judges, &c. to go the Circuits.
Ordered, That Serjeant Turner shall go the Northern Circuit, in the Place of Serjeant Brampston.
Vacant Judges Places to be filled.
Ordered, That this House agrees to all the rest
of the Judges and Serjeants that are to go the Circuit.
Ordered, That the Committee which is to consider
of filling up the Places of the Judges that are wanting
shall meet To-morrow in the Afternoon.
Ld. Teynham, a Pass to France.
Ordered, That the Lord Tenham shall have a Pass,
to go into France, with Four Servants, and to return
again into England.
Walter & Uxor.
Ordered, That the Cause between Mr. Walters and
his Wife shall be heard, by Counsel on both Sides, on
Monday Morning next.
Sir P. Musgrave, a Pass.
Ordered, That Sir Phillip Musgrave shall have a
Pass, to come to London, and reside here for Three
Months, and afterwards to go beyond the Seas, if he
shall think fit.
Message to the H. C. about the Judges, &c. Order to go the Circuits, and the Dutchy Ordinance.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page:
To let them know, that this House agrees to the
Judges and Serjeants that are to go Circuits, excepting
that Mr. Serjeant Turner do go in the Place of Serjeant
Brampston.
2. To put them in Mind of the Ordinance concerning
the Dutchy.
Committee to prepare an Ordinance for Days of Recreation for the London Apprentices.
A Petition of the Prentices of London was read.
(Here enter it.)
And it is referred to the Consideration of these Lords
following, to draw up an Ordinance, and present the
same to this House:
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Comes Warwicke.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Lyncolne.
Comes Suffolke.
Comes Mulgrave. |
Ds. Maynard.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Willoughby.
Ds. North.
Ds. Dacres. |
Any Three, to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon;
and to adjourn from Time to Time as they shall
think fit.
Letters from the Commissioners in the North, the Treasurers, and General Skippon.
A Letter was read, from the Earl of Stamford.
A Letter from Major General Skippon, was read.
A Letter from Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Noell, read.
(Here enter them.)
Message to the H. C. with General Skippon's.
Ordered, That Major General Skippon's Letter,
being concerning Supply of Money for the Army, shall
be presently sent to the House of Commons, by Sir
Edward Leech and Mr. Page.
Scroop, a Pass to France.
Ordered, That Mr. Scroope shall go into
France, with Four Servants, and Four Horses for his
own Riding.
Ordinance for continuing the Great Seal in Custody of the Speakers.
Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That the Great Seal of England be
continued in the Keeping and Custody of the Earl of
Manchester Speaker of the House of Peers pro Tempore, and of Will'm Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the
House of Commons, for and during the Space of Ten
Days longer, after the End and Expiration of the
Ten Days after this present Term, for which the said
Great Seal was formerly committed to their Custody."
Additional Instruction for the Commissioners with the King.
"An Additional Instruction for Phillip Earl of
Pembrook and Mountgomery, Bazill Earl of
Denbigh, Edward Lord Mountague, Sir John
Cooke, Sir James Harrington, Sir Walter Erle,
Sir John Holland, John Crewe Esquire, and
Major General Browne.
"You are to take especial Care to prevent the secret
Conveying of any Letters, Papers, or Messages, to or
from the King; and for that Purpose, you, or any
Three of you, have hereby Power to examine and
search all or any such Persons, Papers, or Packets,
as you shall think fit; and also to secure and restrain
the Persons of such as you shall thereupon see Cause,
until the Pleasure of both Houses of Parliament be
known: And you are also, from Time to Time, to
give Notice to both Houses of your Proceedings herein."
Murray's Commitment by them approved.
"The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament
do approve of what the Commissioners employed from
the Parliament to the King have done, in the Commitment of Mungo Murray."
Additional Committees for Stafford.
"The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament
do nominate and approve of Henry Stone, Edward
Broughton, Leicester Barbour, George Bowes, Thomas
Crompton, Edward Manwaring, Phillip Jackson, Thomas Pudsey, Esquires, to be added to the Committee
of Sequestrations for the County of Stafford."
Ordinance to continue the Duty on Coals.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That the Imposition of Four Shillings a
Chaldron upon Coals be continued until the Five and
Twentieth Day of March next."
London Apprentices Petition, for some Days of Recreation to be allowed them.
"To the Right Honourable the Lords assembled
in Parliament.
"The humble Petition of the Apprentices of London, and Parts adjacent, whose Names are
extant;
"Humbly shewing,
"That there being formerly observed, by the ancient
Constitutions of this Kingdom, certain Annual Festivals (the only Days then used for Recreation of Youth),
which for their superstitious and riotous Abuses are
now generally slighted, your Petitioners by these
Means are not only deprived of the Benefit of visiting their Friends and Kindred, but also of all set
Times of Pleasure and lawful Recreations; by Restraint whereof, it often happeneth that Youth of
the worst Inclinations take erroneous and forbidden
Paths to walk in; some desert and run from their
Masters into lewd and unwarrantable Courses, to their
own Ruin; others covertly prophane the Sabbaths
and Fasts, stealing Time from them to recompense
and supply the Want of their ordinary Recreations, to
the Dishonour of God, and Scandal of Religion;
and the best Tempers (though they endure with
Patience) conceive of their Services but as tolerable
Slaveries.
"The humbly attesting their Intentions in this Action
no Way inclined to countenance prophane Customs or
Relics of Popery (fn. *) ; but do heartily abhor them, and
unanimously conclude, that the Use of those Feasts
have been perverted to Lewdness and Intemperance,
unbeseeming the Life and Profession of Christianity:
But they (not aiming at any bad Ends) yet (after so
voluntary and successful Hazard of their Lives for
Religion, Laws, and Liberties) do humbly expect from
your Lordships, whom they thankfully acknowledge
as chief Patriots of that Cause, that the Riots and
Impieties of former Times shall not deprive them of
this Part of their Liberties, lawful Recreations for
the needful Refreshment of their Spirits, without
which Life itself is unpleasant, and an intolerable
Burden.
"May it therefore please this Honourable House
(as in Approbation of their former Services,
and Encouragements to like Diligence and Resolution upon all future Occasions) to vouchsafe certain Days in the Year, or One or
more Days in every Month, for honest and
lawful Recreations, with Shops shut up, and
all Work to be forborne, for such Hours, and
under such Rules and Restrictions, as to your
Lordships in your grave Wisdoms shall seem
meet and requisite: Which will consequently
occasion not only a more solemn and strict Observance of the Sabbaths and Fasting-days than
is now accustomed, or leave the Violators
without all Excuse; but also encourage your
Petitioners to accomplish the Terms of their
"Apprenticeships with more Alacrity and Chearfulness of Mind.
"Who (as in Duty most obsequiously bound)
shall ever pray, &c.
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"John Jennings.
Walter Lee.
Joshua Hotchkis. |
Joseph Harris.
Tho. Ball.
Robert Benion." |
"An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, whereby Sir Rich'd Bellassisse Knight is appointed and authorized to be
High Sheriff of the County Palatine of Duresme
and Sadberge; and for regulating some other
Things concerning the said Office, and Supply
of Justice in that County.
Ordinance for Sir Richard Bellasis to be Sheriff of Durham.
"The Lords and Commons heretofore taking into
Consideration the Necessity of appointing a High
Sheriff for the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge, for that heretofore all Writs and Process out
of the Exchequer, and some other Courts at Westm'r,
were directed to the Bishop himself, who made a
Mandate thereupon to the Sheriff to proceed therein
according to the Command and Direction of such Writ
or Process; and Writs and Process issuing out of the
Chancery at Durham, and other Courts there, were
directed immediately to the Sheriff of that County,
which Sheriff was heretofore appointed by the said
Bishop of Durham for the Time being, and not in
such Course as other Sheriffs of other Counties of
this Kingdom are, (fn. *) did, by an Ordinance of Parliament, in or about the 18th of February, 1645, appoint
and authorize Sir George Vane Knight, to be Sheriff
of the said County for One whole Year, which is
now almost expired: Therefore the said Lords and
Commons now in Parliament assembled do think fit
to Order and Ordain, and be it Ordered and Ordained by the said Lords and Commons, That Sir
Richard Belasisse Knight shall be, and is hereby, authorized and appointed to be Sheriff of the said
County; and do commit unto him the said Sir Richard
Belasisse the Office of Sheriff, and the Custody of the
said County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge, to have
and execute the same for and during the Space of
One whole Year next after the 18th Day of February,
1646, in as large and ample Manner as any other
Sheriffs of any other County of this Realm may or
ought to do: And the said Lords and Commons do
further Ordain, That the Commissioners of the Great
Seal of England shall issue out a Commission, under
the Great Seal, unto Christopher Fulthorp, Thomas
Bowes, Rich'd Lilburne, and George Lilburne, Esquires,
or to any Two of them, to minister unto the said Sir
Richard Bellasisse the Two several Oaths, to wit, the
Oath for the due Execution of the Office of the said
Sheriff, and the Oath of Supremacy; and the said
Commissioners are hereby authorized and commanded
to return in the said Commission to them directed,
and the Execution thereof, into the Chancery of England, there to remain of Record; which shall be a
sufficient Discharge to them the said Commissioners,
and every of them, in that Behalf: And whereas,
by a Statute made at Westm'r, the 4th Day of February, in the 31th Year of the Reign of the late
Queen Elizabeth of Famous Memory, Proclamations
upon all Writs of Exigents, against any Person or
Persons dwelling within the County Palatine of Durham, are to be directed to the Bishop of Durham for
the Time being; and during the Vacation of the
Bishopric, then to the Chancellor of the said Bishopric
or County Palatine for the Time being; and not to
the Sheriff of any other Shire next adjoining to the
said Bishopric or County Palatine; it is hereby
Ordered and Ordained, That all Proclamations
upon Exigents, against any Person or Persons dwelling
within the said County Palatine, shall be directed immediately to the said Sheriff; and the said Sheriff is
hereby required and authorized to cause Proclamations to be made of the same Writs of Proclamation
according to the Tenor of the same, and shall make
true Return of the same in such Court and Courts,
and before such Justices, as the Tenor of the same
Writ and Writs of Proclamation shall require and
demand; the said Statute of Queen Elizabeth, or any
other Matter or Thing to the contrary thereof, in
any Wise notwithstanding.
"And it is further Ordained, by the Lords and Commons, That all Writs of Especial Capias Utlagatum,
Single Capias Utlagatum, Non molestando, and all
other Process and Writs issuing out of any of the
Courts at Westm'r, for or against any Person or Persons resiant within the said County Palatine, shall and
may from henceforth be directed, from Time to Time,
to the said Sheriff immediately, who shall do therein,
and make such Returns thereupon, as other Sheriffs of
any other County not being County Palatine have
heretofore used or might do: And be it further
Declared, That this Ordinance, nor any Thing therein contained, is to (fn. *) be construed otherwise than by
Way of Provision, until some other Course for settling
of the said County Palatine of Duresme shall be taken
by the Parliament; and that this Ordinance, nor
any Thing therein contained, shall be in Force beyond the 19th of February, in the Year of our Lord
God 1647 only, and no longer.
"And it is lastly Ordained, That as well the said Sir
Rich'd Bellasesse in the Execution of his said Place
and Office, as also all other Officers and Persons that
shall do any Thing by Virtue and in Execution and
Pursuance of this Ordinance, and of the Power therein
contained, and according to the Direction of the same,
shall be kept harmless and indemnified by the Authority and Power of both Houses of Parliament."
Letter from the E. of Stamford, Commissioner in the North, concerning the Payment of the Money to the Scots, and their quitting the Garrisons.
"May it please your Lordship,
"By my last of 31th January, I gave your Lordship an Account of our possessing this Town,
and the Castle of Tynmouth, and all the Forts belonging to them; and also of the several Answers
we received unto our Demands (according to the Resolutions of both Houses) that the Scotts should pay
for what they did take of the Country; wherein we
wait upon your further Directions. In the mean
Time, we shall do our utmost for the Ease of the
Country.
"This is to give your Lordship a further Account,
that we paid the Second Hundred Thousand Pounds
upon Wednesday last, the Third Instant; and did then
receive Hostages from Scotland, for the Performance
of the remaining Articles; and have likewise received
back our Hostages from them, who had noble Entertainment with much Freedom.
"This being all I have worthy your Notice, I shall
only add, that I am
Newcastle, 4 Febr. 1646.
"Your Lordship's
"Most humble and faithful Servant,
"Stanford.
"For the Right Honourable the Earl of
Manchester, Speaker of the House of
Peers, pro Tempore. These."
Letter from the Treasurers on the same Subject.
"Right Honourable,
"We have troubled you with several Letters since
our coming into the North, and some of them have
been long. This shall be shorter; only to give you
an Account, that we have at the last gained a little
Time that was allotted in the Articles, and have some
Advantage of it, by getting some Part of our Way
before the Post was ready, which makes our Letter
bear Date a Day after the Dispatch of our Business,
and by it your Lordship may please to understand,
that Yesterday we paid the Second Hundred Thousand Pounds, and received an Acquittance according
to the Articles, and all the Scotts Forces were marched beyond Newcastle Northward Which is all we
shall trouble your Honours with at present, hoping
to give a satisfactory Account for the Discharge of
our Trust, when we come to Westm'r, who are,
North Allerton the 4th of February, 1646
"My Lord,
"Your Honour's
"Humble Servants,
"Will Gibbs
"Tho Noel
"For the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester, Speaker to the House of Peers pro Tempore"
Sandys to be instituted to Hardwick
Ordered, &c That Doctor Heath, or his lawful
Deputy, are hereby authorized and required, upon Sight
of this Order, to give Institution and Induction unto
Miles Sandys Clerk, Master of Arts, to the Parish Church
of Hardwick cum Membris, in the County of Warwick,
void by the Death of John Hall Clerk, last Incumbent
there, salvo Jure cujuscunque, the said Mr Sandys taking
the National League and Covenant, and producing his
Presentation thereunto under the Hand and Seal of
Dame Dorothy Spencer Dowager, pro hac vice