DIE Sabbati, videlicet, 6 die Augusti.
PRAYERS.
The Lord Kymbolton was appointed Speaker
this Day.
Message to the H. C. to postpone the Lord Mayor's Cause.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Dr. Aylott and Dr. Heath:
To let the House of Commons know, that their Lordships are resolved, (fn. *) in regard of the pressing Occasions of the Kingdom now in Hand, to put off the Proceeding of the Lord Mayor's Cause until Tuesday next,
at Nine of the Clock in the Morning.
The Messengers return with this Answer:
Answer.
That they have delivered their Message to the House
of Commons.
Indemnity for those who apprehended Sir Lewis Dives.
An Order of Indemnity of the Persons that assisted
Sir Oliver Luke, in the apprehending of Sir Lewis Dyves,
(fn. †) was read.
Ordered, To be communicated to the House of
Commons, and desire their Consent therein.
Judge Mallet committed to The Tower.
Ordered, That Mr. Justice Mallett be committed
to The Tower, there to remain until the Pleasure of
this House be further known; and that the Business
shall be further examined.
Escot's Sentence, for Words against the Parliament.
Ordered, That the Execution of the Sentence
against Escott shall be executed on Monday Morning.
The Superscription of the Paper upon his Head, "For
speaking scandalous Words against the Parliament."
Sir F. Fortescue's Petition about Carrickfergus Castle.
A Petition of Sir Faithfull Fortescue was read, desiring "to be considered for the Loss which he sustains
by his being put out of the Castle of Carrickfergus
in Ireland." (Here enter it.)
Ordered, To be recommended to the House of
Commons.
Squire versus Francis.
Upon reading the Petition of Scipio Squire, against
Mathew Francis; it is Ordered, That the Committee
for Petitions shall meet, and hear this Cause, on Monday
next in the Afternoon; but, if the Lords Committees
have other Business, so as they cannot meet, then the
Lord Chief Justice is to hear the Business by Counsel on
both Sides, and report the same to this House.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Christopher Yelverton, Knight and Baronet:
Message from the H. C. for the Lords to sit an Hour.
To let their Lordships know, That the House of
Commons have a Business of an extraordinary Consequence to bring up to their Lordships, which requires
great Expedition; but it will require an Hour's Time to
prepare it, before they can bring it up; therefore they
desire their Lordships would be pleased to sit an Hour,
if it may stand with their Lordships Conveniency.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will sit an Hour, as is desired.
Sir P. Vernatti and Mr. Jennings.
Upon reading the Petition of Sir Philibert Vernatt
and Mr. Jennings, concerning a Writ of Ne exeat
Regnum: It is Ordered, That the Sheriff shall take
sufficient Security, at his Peril.
Amendments to the Scots Treaty.
The Lord Wharton reported the Amendments in the
Treaty with the Scotts, with a Proviso:
"It is Provided and Agreed, That, at any Time after
the Three Months now agreed upon for the Entertainment of the Scotts Army shall be expired, and that
the Two Houses of Parliament, or such Persons as
shall be authorized by them, shall give Notice to the
Council of Scotland, or the Lord Chancellor there,
That, after One Month from such Notice given, the
said Two Houses of Parliament will not pay the said
Scottish Army now in Ireland, any longer; then the
said Two Houses of Parliament shall not be obliged
to pay the said Army any longer than during the said
Month, any Thing in this Treaty contained to the
contrary notwithstanding."
"And also to the Amendments in the Third Article
and Tenth Article, my Lords do agree.
"And that the Words ["and Parliament of England"] in the Sixth Article shall stand.
"In the Twelfth Article, the Words ["and Parliament of England"] to stand; and the Words ["His
Majesty"] shall stand, with this Addition ["and both
Houses of Parliament"].
The Words ["His Majesty"] shall stand, with these
Words ["and them"] added.
"And the Amendments in the Twelfth Article are
agreed to; so the Thirteenth Article passed."
The aforesaid Proviso and the Amendments being
read, and approved of, it was Ordered, To communicate them to the House of Commons at a Conference.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Dr. Aylett and Dr. Heath:
Message to the H. C. for a Conference about it.
To desire a Conference, concerning the Scotts Treaty;
and to desire them to concur with this House in the
Order for Indemnity of the Persons of Bedfordshire that
assisted Sir Sam. Luke.
Message from the H. C. for the Lords to concur in the following Particulars.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Nicholls; who brought up divers Papers, wherein
they desire:
1. Some Instructions to be sent into Hampshire. (Here
enter it.)
Agreed to.
2. To desire Concurrence for sending for divers Persons in Shropshire, upon the Ground of a Letter written
from the Committees of the House of Commons. (Here
enter it.)
3. An Order to pay to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland Two Hundred Pounds. (Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
Delinquents to be sent for, from Shropshire.
The Names of the Persons to be sent for (fn. *) are these:
Sir Paul Harris, Knight and Baronet.
Ricd. Gybbons, Mayor of Shrewsbury.
Jo. Weld, Esquire, Sheriff of the County of Salop.
Edw. Cresset, and Francis Otley, Esquires.
Ordered, That these Persons shall be sent for, as
Delinquents.
Answer to the H. C.
The Answer was:
That this House agrees in the Instructions concerning
Hampshire, and all the rest of their Orders mentioned
in this Message.
Answer from the H. C.
The Messagers return with this Answer:
That the House of Commons do agree to the general
Order for the Indemnity of the Persons of Bedfordshire,
and will give a present Conference, as is desired.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Evelyn, Knight; who said,
Message from thence, for Judgement against Lord Digby.
"That they had formerly brought up an Impeachment of High Treason against George Lord Digby,
and had brought up Articles in Pursuance of that Impeachment: There are likewise divers Proclamations
issued out, to warn him to appear before this House,
sub Pæna Convictionis, which he hath not obeyed; and,
lest his foul Crimes should be thought to be forgotten, the House of Commons desires that their
Lordships would please to appoint some short Day, to
give Judgement against him."
Committee of Safety to open Letters, &c.
Ordered, That the Committee for the Safety of the
Kingdom, between this and Monday next, shall have
(fn. *) Power to open all Letters that are directed to the
Speaker of this House; and to send for such Persons
as they think fit, and to consider of any Thing as may
be for the Safety of the Kingdom.
Judgement against Lord Digby to be considered.
Ordered, That this House will take into Consideration on Wednesday, what Judgement to give against the
Lord George Digby.
The Answer returned to the Messengers of the House
of Commons was:
That this (fn. *) House will send an Answer, by Messengers
of their own.
The Lords went to the Conference; and the House
was adjourned until Monday next, at Two of the Clock.
"SIR,
Letter from the Committee in Shropshire, complaining of some Persons, who would have executed the Commission of Array.
"We (fn. †) came to Shrewsbury on Friday last, where,
and in other Parts of the County, we found the Commission of Array was begun to be put in Execution
the 26th of July, by Warrants then sent out, under
the Hands of the High Sheriff of the County and
other Commissioners; a Copy of a Warrant we have
herein sent: Whereupon we sent to the Persons of
the Trained Bands of Horse and Foot, and their
Maintainers, to come to us on Monday after, to
Shrewsbury; where, although the Time was very
short, yet (as much as we could allow, the training
by the Commission of Array being appointed to be
on Tuesday the Second of August) there was a great
Appearance of Gentlemen of great Worth, and substantial Freeholders. We, in a public Place, read
unto them our Instructions from both Houses of Parliament, to which they gave a great Acclamation.
Then we spake to them, and read the Commission of
Array, to which they gave no Approbation that we
could perceive. Then we read the Resolutions of
both Houses, of the 18th and 20th of June last,
which they liked well on; and then was read the
Declaration against the Commission of Array, which
was heard with great Attention, until the Sheriff,
with many of the Commissioners of Array and others,
came, and called to stop, and the Sheriff would have
taken the Declaration out of the Reader's Hand; but,
being prevented by us and others, Sir Paul Harris,
Knight and Baronet, most violently endeavoured to
hinder the reading, by often offering to snatch the
Declaration; but, being likewise prevented, he laid
Hold on and pulled Mr. Pierrepont's Cloak, which
being suddenly caused to let loose, he continued in
an offensive Manner, backed with a Crowd, insomuch
as many of the People below called often and
earnestly to us to throw him down to them. In this
Distemper, came in Mr. Francis Ottley, with a Drum
beating, he flourishing a Staff about his Head, with
some few Gentlemen, and a great Rabble of mean
People, with Staves in like Manner, which for some
Time gave Hindrance to our Proceedings.
"Mr. Edward Cressett, a Commissioner of Array, did
with Words of Scorn hinder the reading of the
Declaration. Richard Gibbons, Mayor of Shrousbury,
did what he could to hinder us also; making Two
Proclamations, the one for all to depart presently,
the other to be gone within an Hour, or to be proceeded against as Rioters. Yet, after a little Time,
we went on; and the Declaration was read out, and
something said to the People thereon. After, many
Hundred Persons came to us to our Inn, whom we
again acquainted with the Inconveniences of the Commission of Array, destructive to the Laws and Liberties, and desired them to depart to their Houses.
Yesterday Morning, Captain Hunt, appointed by Ordinance of both Houses, did train his Voluntier Soldiers, whom we went to see. They were about Three
Hundred orderly Men. The same Day, as (fn. *) we were
informed, Sir Vincent Corbett, Knight and Baronet,
and Mr. Richard Lloyd, both Commissioners of Array,
did train Two Companies of Soldiers, each Company
consisting of One Hundred and Fifty, of which they
were heretofore Captains, at Atcham and Mountford
Bridges, the one Two Miles South and the other
Three Miles North of Shrousberry; in One Company
appeared about Eighty, in the other about One
Hundred; and Mr. Ottley, under Colour of the Commission of Array, with the High Sheriff, the Mayor
of this Town, many of the Commissioners of Array,
with the Irish and other Commanders, of which near
One Hundred were Townsmen of Shrousebury, the rest
Strangers, marched up and down the Town. This
Night there was a great Uproar, but ended without
Hurt.
"This Day we sent for the Recorder and many of
the Aldermen, with whom we consulted, and took
Order for preserving the Peace. The Sheriff (fn. *) and all
the Commissioners of Array but such as live here
being all gone, and the Multitude dispersed from hence,
we are now ready to depart from this Town, to put
in Execution your Commands in other Parts.
"We have been received with great Affection by
many Gentlemen of great Quality in this County, and
by the greater Number of Aldermen and other substantial Inhabitants of this Town, coming from the
Parliament,
"Your Servants,
Shrousbury, 3d of August, 1642.
"Wm. Pierrepont.
John Corbett.
Rich. Moore."
Order for 200l. to Lord Loftus, late Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
"The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled,
taking Notice of the great Worth and long Time of
faithful Service performed to this Crown, in the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Lord Loftus, late Lord Chancellor of that Kingdom, and of the present Condition
he is brought unto now, in his great old Age, by
reason of the Rebellion in Ireland; in Consideration
of his great Sufferings, do Order, That the Treasurers
at London, appointed to receive the Monies that come
in upon the Act of Loan and Contribution for Ireland,
do forthwith pay unto the said Lord Loftus, or to his
Assignee, Two Hundred Pounds, out of the Monies
that are or shall come in upon the said Act of Loan
and Contribution; and this Order, together with an
Acquittance under the Hand of the said Lord Louftus,
or his Assignee, shall be a sufficient Discharge to the
said Treasurers for so much Money, as they shall
hereupon pay in Manner as aforesaid."
Adjourn.
Secunda, Lunæ.