DIE Veneris, 29 die Martii.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Coleman.
Lords present this Day:
Ds. Grey de Warke, Speaker.
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L. General.
L. Admiral.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Kent.
Comes Bolingbrooke.
L. Viscount Say & Seale.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Lyncolne.
Comes Suffolke. |
Ds. Howard.
Ds. Bruse.
Ds. Hunsdon. |
Mrs. Hodges's Petition, for Leave to carry down Necessaries for the Queen's Lying-in.
Upon reading the Petition of Hester Hodges; shewing,
That she being sent up to London, to provide Necessaries for Her Majesty's Lying-in and Nursery, and
their Lordships giving her Time to buy them, and
she having provided them; she desired that some Person
may be appointed to search them, and seal them up,
that so she may have Liberty to go to Oxford with
them."
and Brown's, for Furniture for the Queen.
Also a Petition of Henry Browne was read; desiring,
That there may be an Order for sending a Bed and
some Hangings to the Queen, with the other Particulars."
Hereupon this House Agreed, To give a Pass for
these Things to be sent to Oxford; and sent to the
House of Commons, to desire them to join herein, and
that they will appoint some Persons to search and seal
them up.
E. of Manchester to send up Colonel Bury.
Upon Information to this House, "That Lieutenant
Colonel Bury, who was sent for by this House to
answer some scandalous Reports which he hath made
of the Lord Willoughby of Parham, a Member of
this House, is gone into the Earl of Manchester's
Army, being an Officer there:" It is Ordered,
That the Speaker of this House do write a Letter to
the Earl of Manchester, to desire him to send up the
said Lieutenant Colonel Bury to this House, to answer
the same.
Message from the H.C. for a Conference about the Dutch Papers.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Henry Mildmay Knight, and others:
To desire a Free Conference, concerning the Papers
delivered from the Dutch Ambassadors, touching the
Grounds of Peace.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will give a present Free Conference,
in the Painted Chamber, as is desired.
Message from thence, with an Ordinance.
Another Message was brought from the House of
Commons, by Sir Henry Mildmay Knight, and others:
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in an Ordinance concerning the County of North'ton.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House will send an Answer, by Messengers
of their own.
Ordinance concerning Northampton.
The Ordinance concerning the County of Northampton was read Twice, and committed to the Committee
of the whole House, to be taken into Consideration.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
And the House being resumed;
This House agreed to the said Ordinance, with this
Alteration in the Second Page, in the last Line, before the Word ["and"], in the Beginning, add these
Words ["or such as they have appointed"].
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended, this
House was resumed.
Answer from the H. C.
The Messengers return with this Answer from the
House of Commons:
That they will send an Answer, by Messengers of
their own, concerning granting a Pass for sending the
Queen those Particulars for her Lying-in and Nursery.
Report of the Conference concerning the Dutch Papers, and the Grounds of Peace.
The Speaker reported the Effect of the Conference with the House of Commons: "That the
House of Commons having taken into Consideration
the Matter of the last Conference from your Lordships, concerning the Grounds of Peace, and the
Papers of the Dutch Ambassadors, do not find any
Cause but that they should adhere to their own
Votes concerning the same; and therefore have
thought fit, at this Conference, once again to desire
your Lordships Concurrence with them therein; to
which they are the rather encouraged, in respect
your Lordships have declared yourselves, that, in
your Lordships Judgement, that which now rests in
this Matter between the Two Houses is but a Circumstance, which, notwithstanding, the House of
Commons do esteem a Matter very essential to the
Good of the Public, as by their Reasons remaining
with your Lordships doth clearly appear; and that,
if the Committee of Nine desired by your Lordships
should be assented unto by the House of Commons,
the Work of that, or of the Committee of both
Kingdoms, must necessarily thereby be extremely retarded, if not altogether made fruitless; and the
House of Commons do assure themselves, from the
Willingness which is expressed by your Lordships of
holding a good Correspondency between the Two
Houses, that your Lordships will rather think fit to
dispense with that which in your Judgement is but a
Circumstance, and which is attended with so much
Prejudice to the Public, than to expect the Consent
of the House of Commons to what your Lordships
have propounded in this Particular; they having
endeavoured to give your Lordships all possible Satisfaction in this Business by several Conferences, the
expediting whereof they hold to be of very great
Importance, and such as cannot well admit any further
Delays, as they find your Lordships do acknowledge;
and therefore do promise themselves a speedy Concurrence from your Lordships."
And, upon Debate, this House Resolved, To have
a Conference; and the Lord General was to deliver
the Sense of this House; videlicet, (Here enter it.)
Heads for a further Conference on this Subject.
Gentlemen,
I am commanded by the Lords to acquaint you
how desirous they are, at all Times, to keep a good
Correspondence between the Two Houses, especially
now we have so many Enemies. That which is in
Question between the Houses is of Two Particulars, though both of the same Nature, tending to
One End, which is for Peace; One proceeded from
the House of Commons, which I hope soon may be
reconciled; but for that which concerns The States
Ambassadors, the Lords have this Day received a
Message from them, that they are to write away
this Day, who will think it strange they have had
no Answer all this while from the Parliament; wherefore the Lords desire, that you will join with them
in that, they seeing no Reason why they should alter their Opinions, their House being first possessed of it; yet they are not so wedded to it, but
that, if a Precedent can be shewed, that when the
Lords had once named a Committee, and desired the
House of Commons to concur with them, and to
name a proportionable Number of their Members,
and that the House of Commons refused to join with
them, and the Lords receded, they will join with them."
Delinquents sent for, for taking away the Countess Dowager of Rutland's Goods.
Upon Information to this House, "That whereas
the Countess Dowager of George late Earl of Rutland hath granted to her the Privilege of a Peer, to
be cessed for the Twentieth and Fifth Part by the
House of Peers, and not at Haberdashers Hall; yet
divers of her Goods have been seized and carried
away, contrary to the Order of this House:" Hereupon this House Ordered, That the Persons that
committed this Offence shall have Notice to appear before this House on Monday Morning next, to answer
the same.
Message to the H. C. for a further Conference on the Dutch Papers, &c.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Serjeant Whitfield and Mr. Page:
To desire a present Conference, touching the last
Conference.
Answer.
The Messengers return with this Answer from the
House of Commons:
That they will give a present Conference, as is desired.
Then this House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
the Lords went to the Conference; which being ended,
the House was resumed.
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 9 a cras.