Die Luno, 15 Martii, 1640.
PRAYERS.
Usury.
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vice lecta AN Act against Usury.
est Billa,
Disbanding Irish Army, &c.
According to an Order made on Saturday last, the
House entered into the Consideration of disbanding the
new-levied Irish Army, &c.; and, after some Debate,
the House thus resolved to go up to the Lords with this
Declaration;
This House desires, according to their former Proposition, that the new Irish Army may be disbanded, as
a Thing that concerns the Safety of this Kingdom; and
that no Papists be entertained in the old Army: And for
that other Proposition of adding of Two thousand more
to the old Army, they conceive it not fit to interest or
engage themselves therein:
They likewise desire, and concur with the Lords, that
all Recusants may be disarmed, according to Law.
Trial of E. of Straford.
A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Attorney and Dr.
Mason;
That the House of Peers desire a Conference concerning the Time of the Earl of Straford's Trial, and some
other Circumstances that concern that Trial; they desire
it presently, in the Painted Chamber, if it may stand
with the Conveniency of this House, by the same former
Committee.
Answer returned by the same Messengers; that this
House has taken their Lordships Message into Consideration; and will give a Meeting presently, as is desired,
by the same Committee.
Stafford Writ.
Ordered, That a Warrant issue under Mr. Speaker's
Hand, directed to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery,
for a new Writ for Electing of a Knight to serve in this
present Parliament for the County of Stafford, in the
Room and Stead of Sir Wm. Bowyer, formerly returned
to serve for that County, and since deceased.
Privilege.
Ordered, That Adam Head, who caused John Daniel,
a menial Servant of Mr. Edward Ash, a Member of this
House to be arrested; and that Wm. Hauks and Benjamin Wintrell, who, at the Suit of Adam Head, arrested
the said John Daniell, contrary to the Privilege of this
House, be forthwith sent for as Delinquents, by the
Serjeant at Arms attendant on this House, to answer their
Contempt, and Breach of the Privilege of this House.
Removing Papists.
Ordered, That the Consideration of the Business concerning the Removal of the English Papists from Court
be resumed To-morrow Morning at Nine of Clock.
Trial of Earl of Straford.
Mr. Whittlock reports, from the Conference had with
the Lords concerning the Trial of the Earl of Straford,
in hoc verba:
That the Lord of Bathe did tell us, that he had something to acquaint us from the Lords, by way of Supply
of the Matter of Trial of the Earl of Straford:
That their Lordships had ordered, that the Place for
the Trial of the Earl of Straford shall be in Westminsterhall:
That the King hath been acquainted therewith; and
hath been pleased to assent thereunto:
That the Time for the said Trial shall be on Monday
next at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon; and that,
against that Time, Care is taken, that all things shall be
prepared and made ready; and that the Lords will be
pleased to give Notice of the Time appointed for this
Trial to the Earl of Straford, to attend accordingly; and
a Warrant is to be directed to the Lieutenant of the
Tower, to bring the said Earl of Straford, at the Time
and Place aforesaid:
After this, the Earl of Essex did tell us, the Lords did
take into Consideration something alleged in the Earl
of Straford's Answer to the Twenty-seventh Article;
wherein the Peers, that were of the Great Council, had
some Aspersion cast upon them; that they had entered
this Protestation; "Whereas the Lords of the Great
Council at Yorke, to clear their Honours only, have
made their Protestation, that they did neither command
nor approve the Raising of Monies in Yorkeshire, as is
alleged by the Earl of Straford, in his Answer to the
Twenty-seventh Article of the Commons." Now the said
Protestation is, by this House, unanimously admitted;
and it is likewise ordered, that so much may be intimated to the Committee of the House of Commons, at
the next Conference.
Moved, That the Committee for the Earl of Straford
do consider of the last Part of the Report now made, concerning the Protestation made by the Lords of the Great
Council at Yorke, how far they may make use of it in
Evidence, at the Trial of the Earl of Straford.
Ordered, That the Committee for the Earl of Straford,
consider of the last Part of the Report concerning the
Protestation made by the Lords of the Great Council at
Yorke, how far they may think fit to make use of it as
Evidence at the Trial.