DIE Mercurii, videlicet, 10 die Augusti.
PRAYERS.
The Lord Kymbolton was appointed to be Speaker
this Day.
Message from the H. C. for the Lords to concun in the following Orders, &c.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Phillip Stapleton, Knight:
To desire Concurrence in these Particulars following: videlicet,
1. In an Ordinance to appoint Sir Gilbert Gherrard
to be Treasurer of the Army. (Here enter it.)
Ordered, That this House agrees with the House
of Commons in this Ordinance, concerning Sir Gilbert
Gherrard.
2. In Instructions to Committees for Bucks. (Here
enter it.)
3. In Instructions for Monmouthshire.
Also an Ordinance for Henry Herbert to publish the
Declaration against the Commission of Array, etc.
(Here enter it)
Agreed to.
4. To desire Expedition in an Order formerly brought
up, concerning the Fort of Dungannon, in Ireland.
Agreed to.
5. An Ordinance to nominate Captain Vernon to be
Deputy Treasurer.
Laid aside. Sir Gilbert Gherrard to appoint such himself as he shall conside in.
6. An Order concerning authorizing the Sheriffs and
Commissioners to demand the Money of Subscriptions.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
The Answer returned to the Messengers was:
Answer.
That this House agrees to the Ordinance concerning
Sir Gilbert Gherrard, and to the Ordinance concerning
Mr. Herbert, and the Order concerning the Fort of
Duncannon, and the Order to authorize the Commissioners to demand the Money of Subscription.
The Speaker reported the Amendments in Three Bills
formerly brought up from the House of Commons:
E. of Pembroke's Bill.
1. An Act for the Indemnity of Phillip Earl of Pembrooke and Mountgomery, and the Lady Anne his Wife,
etc.
In the 92d Line, leave out the Words ["Spiritual
and"].
In the 93d Line, leave out the Word ["Spiritual"],
and the Word [" the"] before [" Commons"].
Bogan's Naturalization Bill.
2. An Act for Naturalizing of Ricd. Bogan, & al.
In the 31st Line, leave out the Word ["Spiritual"];
and, in the 32d Line, the Words [" and Temporal"],
and the Word [" the] before [" Commons].
Kirk's Ditto.
3. And Act for the Naturalizing of Jo. Kirke, & al.
In the 19th Line, leave out the Words [" Spiritual
and Temporal"], and the Word [" the"] before
[" Commons"].
Ordered, That this House agrees with the House
of Commons in these Amendments.
Butler, etc, Irish Prisoners in Newgate, for Relief.
The Petition of Edmund Butler, and divers other
Irishmen in Newgate, where they want Means; they desire this House, that some Course may be taken for
their Relief.
Ordered, To be recommended to the House of Commons.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Robt. Cooke:
Message from the H. C. for L. Say and Seale to be L. Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
That the County of Glocester, in these distracted
Times, is without a Lord Lieutenant: The House of
Commons have therefore nominated and approved of the
Lord Viscount Say & Seale to be Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Gloucester; and the House of Commons desires their Lordships to join with them therein.
Agreed to.
Ordered, That this House agrees with the House
of Commons, in nominating the Lord Viscount Say &
Seale to be Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester.
E. of Carlile sent for as a Delinquent, for attempting to execute the Commission of Array in Essex.
The House being informed, "That the Earl of
Carlile is at Waltham-Abby, and intends to set up the
Commission of Array, if he had not found that the
Country would have opposed him;" which being a
great Affront to the Parliament, it is Ordered, That
the Gentleman Usher shall bring the Earl of Carlile,
as a Delinquent, to this House.
Resolutions concerning the Lord Mayor.
Next, the House took into Consideration the Evidence
given against the Lord Mayor of London, upon the Impeachments brought up from the House of Commons;
and, after a mature Deliberation of the whole Matter,
whether it be sit or safe that (fn. *) he be Governor of the
City at this Time; and the House gave these Resolutions, as followeth, concerning the Matter of Fact:
"1. Resolved, upon the Question,
"That the Lord Mayor caused the illegal Proclamation for the Commission of Array to be published.
"2. Resolved, upon the Question,
"That the Petition, charged in the Impeachment to
be sent to the King, was by the Lord Mayor's Procurement sent to the King.
"3. Resolved, upon the Question,
"That the Lord Mayor did not suppress this Riot,
but did countenance it.
"4. Resolved, upon the Question,
"That the Lord Mayor did refuse to call a Common Council, at that Time when both Houses of
Parliament did command him to do it."
The Matter of Fact being Resolved, the House gave
this Sentence upon him, as followeth:
Sentence against him.
"Resolved, upon the Question,
"1. That Sir Ric. Gurney, Knight and Baronet, Lord
Mayor of the City of London, shall be no longer
Lord Mayor of London; and that he shall hereafter
be uncapable to bear any Office in the City of
London.
"Resolved, upon the Question,
"2. That he shall be imprisoned in The Tower of London, during the Pleasure of this House.
"3. That he shall be made uncapable to bear or
receive any further Honour hereafter."
Ordered, That Judgement shall be pronounced upon
the Lord Mayor To-morrow Morning.
Message from the H. C. for the Earl of Pembrooke to be L. Lieutenant of Kent;
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Wm. Armyn, Knight and Baronet:
1. That they have nominated the Earl of Pembrooke
to be Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent; and
they desire their Lordships Concurrence therein.
Agreed to.
for the Lords Lieutenant of Wilts and Bedford to repair there;
2. They desire that the Earl of Pembrooke, Lord
Lieutenant of Wilts, and the Earl of Bedford, Lord
Lieutenant of the County of Bedford, may be sent
down into the several Counties, for the Preservation of
the Peace.
and with an Order, etc. for the Lords Concurrence.
3. An Order of Indemnity to the Voluntiers of Boston.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
4. Instructions to be sent into Worcestershire. (Here
enter it.)
Ordered, To be considered of To-morrow.
5. That the House of Commons agrees in the Alterations in the Instructions for the Isle of Wight. (Here
enter it.)
Ordered, That this House agrees to these Instructions.
The Answer returned was:
Answer to the H. C.
That this House agrees with the House of Commons,
that the Earl of Pembrooke shall be Lord Lieutenant
for Kent, and in the Order of Indemnity for the Voluntiers of Boston. To the rest of the Particulars, this
House will send an Answer, by Messengers of their
own.
Mr. Herbert to repair to Monmouth, and possess that County of the Declaration, etc.
"It is Ordained, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That Henry Herbert, Esquire,
a Member of the House of Commons, do forthwith
repair into the County of Monmouth, and possess that
County with the Declaration of both Houses concerning the Illegality of the Commission of Array;
and that he, together with the Deputy Lieutenants,
or any Two of them, and such others of the said
County as he, with any Two of them, shall think
sit to use and employ therein, do propound the
Propositions concerning Contribution of Horse, Arms,
Money, or Plate, for Defence of the Kingdom, in
the several Parts thereof: And it is further Ordained, That the said Henry Herbert, Esquire, and the
rest of the Deputy Lieutenants, shall and may require the Sheriff, and all other Officers, and the
Trained Bands, and all other Persons whatsoever in
the said County, to preserve the Peace, and to be
aiding and assisting therein to the said Henry Herbert,
Esquire, and the rest of the Deputy Lieutenants: And
it is further Ordained, That he, the said Henry Herbert,
with the rest of the Deputy Lieutenants, or any Two
of them, shall take Care and provide, that the Magazine of the said County be put and kept in such
Places and Hands as are safe and sit for the preserving
of them, for the Peace of the said County."
"Die Mercurii, 10 Augusti, 1642.
E. of Pembroke to have the Custody of the Isle of Wight.
"Whereas the safe guarding of the Isle of Wight,
in these Times of imminent Danger, doth very much
conduce to the Peace and Safety of the whole Kingdom; and whereas, in Order to this, both Houses
have heretofore thought fit, by Ordinance, to put the
Militia of the said Isle under the Command of Phillip
Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery; and whereas
Jeromie Earl of Portland, Captain and Governor of
the said Isle, is, upon just Grounds of Suspicion,
committed to the Custody of One of the Sheriffs of
London: Therefore, for the further securing of the
said Isle, as well from Foreign Forces as from
Home-bred Designs, it is this Day Ordered, Established, and Ordained, by the Lords and Commons
in Parliament, That the said Phillip Earl of Pembroke
and Mountgomery shall be, and is hereby, authorized
and appointed to take the present Care and Trust of
the said Isle upon him, as Captain and Governor
thereof, and of the Forts and Castles there; and is
hereby enjoined to perform the same accordingly,
and to do and perform all Acts and Things, for the
securing of the same, and shall observe and execute
such further Directions, for the securing the said Isle,
as shall, from Time to Time, be given him by both
Houses of Parliament, or from the Earl of Essex,
ordained by both Houses to be Lord General of the
Forces raised, and to be raised, for the Safety of the
King, Kingdom, and Parliament; and all such Persons as have any Place, Office, or Trust, within the said
Isle, or any the Forts or Castles there, and all other
His Majesty's loving Subjects, are hereby required to
yield Obedience, and to be assisting, to the said Earl
of Pembroke, accordingly."
"Mercurii, 10 Augusti, 1642.
Order of Indemnity for Boston.
"The Lords and Commons being informed, that
divers Persons, well-affected to the Peace of the Commonwealth, have assembled themselves within the
Borough of Boston, in the County of Lincolne, and
have exercised themselves in a Military Way, under
the Command of Captain Edmound Syler:
"It is therefore this Day Ordered, by the Lords
and Commons, That the Mayor, Aldermen, and all
other the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, shall
be aiding and assisting, from Time to Time, unto the
said Captain Syler and his Soldiers in this Service,
which is so useful and acceptable to the Commonwealth; and as they have already expressed their good
Affection to the Commonwealth, in refusing some
Forces heretofore offered to be billeted amongst them,
which is allowed and approved of by both Houses of
Parliament, so they are hereby required not to suffer any Forces of Horse or Foot to come into the
said Town, to reside or to be billeted there, but such
as shall be allowed of by the Lord Willoughbie of Parrham, Lord Lieutenant of that County; and, in case
any such Forces of Horse or Foot shall be imposed
upon them, that it is lawful for the said Captain
Syler and his Soldiers, and all other Persons whatsoever within the Parts adjacent, to make Opposition
thereunto; and they shall, in so doing, be saved
harmless and indemnified, by both Houses of Parliament."
"Die Mercurii, 10 Augusti, 1642.
Money raised for the distressed Protestants of Ireland, to be paid in, to the Treasurers.
"Whereas, by Force of an Act made this present
Parliament, divers Sums of Money, as well Gifts as
Loans, have, for and towards the Relief of the distressed Protestants in Ireland, been received and collected, by divers Churchwardens, Overseers of the
Poor, High Constables, Sheriffs, and Commissioners,
in that Act named, who, by that Act, ought to have
paid the same over out of their Hands, and to have
delivered Notes in Writing of the Names of the
Givers and Lenders thereof, before the First Day of
July now last past, in such Manner as in that Act is
expressed, so that thereby all the same Monies might,
before the said First Day of July, have come into
the Hands of the Treasurers in that Act named; nevertheless is not yet done in divers Places: It is
therefore now Ordered, by the Lords and Commons
in Parliament assembled, That all such of the said
Commissioners, Sheriffs, High Constables, Churchwardens, and Overseers of the Poor, as now have any
of the said Monies in their Hands, shall forthwith,
with all convenient Speed, pay over the same, and
deliver Notes in Writing of the Names of the Givers
or Lenders thereof, immediately, unto the said Treasurers, or some or One of them, who are hereby enjoined to give several Acquittances to them who shall
pay those Monies; and those Acquittances shall be
unto them sufficient Discharges in that Behalf."
"Mercurii, 10 Augusti, 1642.
Bunbury to raise 100 Men in Bristol, for Duncannon.
"Whereas credible Information hath been given,
that the Fort of Duncannon, in the Kingdom of Ireland, is in great Distress, for Want of a competent
Number of Men to guard the same: It is therefore,
by virtue of an Act of Parliament made this present
Session (intituled, An Act for the speedy and effectual
reducing of the Rebels in His Majesty's Kingdom
of Ireland, to the due Obedience of His Majesty and
the Crown of England), this Day Ordered and Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament,
That John Bunbury, Gentleman, or his Deputy (who
are hereby authorized thereunto), shall forthwith levy
and raise, or cause to be levied and raised, within the
City of Bristoll, or Parts adjacent thereunto, One
Hundred Soldiers, Voluntiers, by Way of Recruit,
to be by him conducted to the said Fort with all
possible Speed, and to be put under the Command
of the Lord Esmond, Governor of the said Fort, for
the Defence thereof: And we do hereby likewise
require the Mayor of the said City, to provide Shipping and other Necessaries for the speedy Transportation of the said One Hundred Men: And we do
charge and require, as well the said Mayor, as all
Sheriffs, Constables, and other Officers, and all other
His Majesty's Subjects, to be aiding and assisting to
the said John Bunbury, in the Performance of the
Premises, as they will answer the contrary at their
Perils: And it is lastly Ordered, That Mr. Loftus
shall forthwith deliver unto the said John Bunbury, by
Way of Imprest, the Sum of One Hundred Pounds,
to be employed for the Levying and Transportation
of the said Men.
"Resolved, To move the Lords to join herein."
"Die Mercurii, 10 Augusti, 1642.
Sir Gilbert Gherrard appointed Treasurer of the Army.
"The Lords and Commons in this present Parliament,
reposing special Trust and Confidence in the approved Wisdom and Fidelity of Sir Guilbert Gerrard,
Baronet, do hereby nominate and appoint the said Sir
Guilbert Gerrard to be Treasurer of the Army, ordered and appointed by the said Lords and Commons
to be forthwith raised, for the Safety of the King's
Person, the Defence of both Houses of Parliament,
and of those who have obeyed their Orders and Commands, and for the Preservation of the true Religion,
the Laws, Liberties, and Peace of the Kingdom:
And the said Lords and Commons do hereby authorize and require the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard, by
Virtue and Warrant hereof, out of such Treasure as
is already come, or hereafter shall come, to his
Hands, for the Purpose aforesaid, to content and
pay, from Time to Time, all such particular Sums
of Money as, by Warrants or Bills subscribed with
the Name of the Person or Persons and Officers
hereafter following, shall be required of him, whose
said Warrants or Bills, so subscribed, shall be a sufficient Discharge for the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard, at
all Times hereafter, in that Behalf, First, The said
Sir Guilbert Gerrard shall pay and content to all such
Person and Persons all such Sums of Money as shall
be directed by Order of both Houses of Parliament:
Secondly, He shall content and pay all such Sum
and Sums of Money as, by Warrants of the Right
Honourable Robert Earl of Essex, whom the said
Lords and Commons have appointed to be Captain
General of the said Army, or by the Warrants of any
other, appointed, or to be appointed, by the said
Lords and Commons, to be Captain General of the
said Army, or by the Warrants of his or their Lieutenant General of the said Army, in the Absence of
the Captain General for the Time being, shall be required of the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard; which said
Warrant, or Warrants, with the Hands of the Parties that shall receive the said Monies, shall be his
sufficient Discharge in that Behalf: Thirdly, The
said Sir Guilbert Gerrard shall content and pay, upon
the like Warrants of the said Captain General for the
Time being, and in his Absence of his Lieutenant General for the Time being, for Provision for Victuals of
the said Army, Carriages, and all other Necessaries
thereunto belonging, all such Sums of Money as the
said Captain General, or in his Absence his Lieutenant
General, shall require of the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard,
by his Warrant or Warrants, or Bills subscribed with
his Hand; which Bill, so subscribed by the said Captain General for the Time being, and in his Absence
by his Lieutenant General, together with the Acquittances of the Persons which shall testify the Receipt
thereof, shall be a sufficient Discharge for the said Sir
Guilbert Gerrard in that Behalf: Fourthly, The said
Sir Guilbert Gerrard shall content and pay all such
Sums of Money, in Gross, or otherwise, as shall be
required of the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard, by the Warrants or Bills subscribed by the said Captain General
for the Time being, or in his Absence by his Lieutenant General, for any Thing or Things which the
said Captain General, and in his Absence his Lieutenant General, shall think meet to be provided for
the Furniture of the Ordnance, with Munition,
Carriages, and all other Necessaries for the same, delivering, by Indenture, the said Monies to such of the
principal Officer or Officers of the Ordnance there, as
the said Captain General, or in his Absence his Lieutenant General, shall appoint, for which he or they
are to render the Parliament, or such as they shall
appoint, an Accompt; which Indenture, with the
said Bills subscribed by the said Captain General, or
in his Absence by his Lieutenant General, shall be a
sufficient Discharge unto the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard
in that Behalf: Fifthly, The said Sir Guilbert Gerrard
shall content and pay, upon the like Warrants or Bills
of the said Captain General for the Time being, and
in his Absence of his Lieutenant General, all such
Sums of Money as shall be required of the said Sir
Guilbert Gerrard, for Coat, Conduct, Transportation,
Payment of Dues and Wages to the said Captain
General, and his Lieutenant General, and all other
Counsellors, Officers, and Captains, Petty Captains,
Soldiers, and all others which shall be waged or listed
in the said Army, and for all other Things and Necessaries, with all Manner of Carriages for the same;
which Bills or Warrants, so subscribed, shall be his
Discharge in that Behalf; and the said Sir Guilbert
Gerrard, for and in respect of the said Office, and Execution thereof, shall, by virtue hereof, have Power
to make, constitute, and appoint, such Officers and
Persons, to be employed under him for the Execution of his said Office, as Sir William Uvedall, Knight,
by a Commission under the Great Seal of England,
bearing Date the Six and Twentieth of February,
Decimo quinto Caroli, had Power and Authority to nominate under him; and for, and in respect of his said
Office, and Execution thereof, shall have and receive,
for himself and his said Officers, and the Persons by
him employed, such Fees and Allowances as by
the said Commission are or were appointed unto the
said Sir Willm. Uvedall: And the said Lords and
Commons do further Declare, That whatsoever Monies he, the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard, shall receive
and disburse for the Affairs of the Army, by virtue
hereof, according to the Orders and Directions aforesaid, together with the Fees and Allowances abovementioned, upon his Accompt made to such Persons
as shall be thereunto authorized by the Commons
House of Parliament to receive the same, he shall
receive a full Discharge for the same, from both
Houses of Parliament; and, by them, he, his Heirs,
Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, saved and
kept harmless from any further Question or Accompt,
to any Person or Persons whatsoever; and, in and
about the Performance and Execution of this Service, all His Majesty's Officers and loving Subjects
are required to give their best Aid and Assistance
to him, the said Sir Guilbert Gerrard, and his Officers
under him, as Occasion shall require."