DIE Martis, videlicet, 25 die Maii.
PRAYERS.
Vanlore's Petition referred.
Ordered, That the Petition of Sir Peter Vanlors be
referred to the Committee for Petitions.
Crokey discharged.
Ordered, That Benjamin Crokey, now a Prisoner in
The Fleet, for no Cause shewn, be forthwith freed from
his said Imprisonment, and have Liberty to follow his
Cause depending before the Lords Committees for Petitions.
Moorecraft's Answer to be taken.
Upon Affidavit made by Dr. James, "That Ferdinando Moorecraft (one of the Delinquents brought
up from the House of Commons in the Impeachment
with Dr. Cosens and others) is at this Night very
dangerously sick, and not able to come and put in his
Answer this Day, according to the Order of this
House;" therefore it was Ordered, That, if the
Answer of the said Ferd. Moorecraft be not now ready,
it shall be respited to some other Time; but, if it be
now ready, then the Clerk of the Parliament is to go
and receive it of him.
Court of York.
Ordered, That the Cause concerning the Court of
Yorke shall be heard on Saturday Morning next.
Committee for Petitions.
Ordered, That the Committee for Petitions do meet
this Afternoon, and read over Petitions, and report
them to this House.
Restraining Bishops and others from meddling in Secular Affairs.
After this, the House was adjourned into a Committee during Pleasure, to debate the Bill concerning the
Bishops, &c. And, after much Debate, the House
was resumed; and it was Resolved, upon the Question,
Bishops, &c. not to be Justices of the Peace,
That no Archbishop, Bishop, nor other Persons in
Holy Orders, shall be Justices of the Peace.
Resolved, upon the Question,
nor Privy Counsellors.
That no Archbishop, Bishop, nor other Persons in
Holy Orders, shall be of the Privy Council to the King
or His Successors.
Bembricke to make his Submission.
Ordered, That Phillip Bembricke be brought to this
House To-morrow Morning, and make his humble Submission, according to a former Order of this House.
Ordered, That the Lord Mohun be added to all the
Standing Committees.
Suppressing Turkish Pirates.
Ordered, That the Committee concerning the Bill
for Turkish Pirates do meet on Saturday next, in the Afternoon.
Adjourn.
Dominus Capitalis Justiciarius de Communi Banco,
Locum tenens Domini Custodis Magni Sigilli, declaravit
præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem
Mercurii, videlicet, 26m diem instantis Maii, hora nona, Dominis sic decernentibus.