Die Sabbati, 19 Junii, 1641.
PRAYERS .
Ratcliffe, &c. Churches.
2da vice lecta est Billa,AN Act for the Erecting Four several
AN Act for the Erecting Four several Parish-churches, within the Four
several Hamlets of Ratclijfe, Popler, Lymehouse, and
Mil-end, now in the Parish of Stepney; and, upon
Question, committed unto the Committee for the Bill of
St. Andrewe's, Holborne: And this Committee is ordered
to have Power to send for Parties, Witnesses, Papers,
Records, as shall be Occasion: And the Parties concerned are to have Notice hereof.
Mr. Gerrard and Lord Ruthyn are added to this
Committee.
Sir W. Savile's Petition.
The humble Petition of Sir Wm. Savile, now a
Prisoner in the Tower of London, was this Day read.
Upon the Question, whether Sir Wm. Savile shall be
discharged from his Imprisonment in the Tower, by a
Warrant under Mr. Speaker's Hand;
The House was divided: And
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The Yeas went forth.
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| Mr. Goodwin, |
To tell the Yeas. |
| Sir Walter Earle, |
| Sir Henry Anderson, |
| To tell the Noes. |
| LordFairefax
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| With the Yeas that went forth - 112 |
| With the Noes, that sat - - 126 |
Disbanding the Armies.
Lord Fairefax reports that he, Mr. Bellassis, Sir
John Hotham, and Sir Philip Stapleton, had attended the
Lord General with the Votes of the House, concerning
the Disbanding of the Armies:
" That the House would appoint some Time for
Payment of the Billet."
" To name some Security, and to appoint some Time,
when and how those Officers, that shall be treated with
to forbear their Half-pay, shall be paid."
Ordered, That it shall be left to the Lord General, to
do what he, in his Judgment, shall think to be most expedient for the Ease and Quiet of the Country, in the
Manner of disbanding the Army.
Ordered, That the Billet-money due to the Country
for the Billet of the Soldiers, shall be paid in November
next, or sooner, if there be any means possible to do it.
Ordered, That those Officers that shall forbear Part
of their Pay, shall be paid in November next, or sooner,
if there be any means possible to do it.
Treaty with Scotland.
Mr. Crew reports from the Committee of this House,
appointed to treat with the Committee of the Lords,
concerning the Treaty,-a Provision of the Scotts, in
haoc verba;
" Providing, that the Benefit of the said Statute shall
no ways be extended to any of the Scottish Prelates, or to
John Earl Traquahare, Sir Robert Spottiswood, Sir John
Hay, and Mr. Walter Bancanque, cited and pursued as
Incendiaries betwixt the Kingdoms, and betwixt the King
and his People; and for Bribery, Corruption, and many
other gross Crimes contained in their Charges, general
and special: Nor to any other Person, who are cited, and
shall be found, by the Parliament of Scotland, in his Majesty's, or his Commissioners, their own Hearing, to be
so extraordinary guilty of these and the like Crimes, as
they cannot in Justice, and with the Honour of the King
and Country, pass from them."
"9° Junii 1641."
AD. BLAIR]
This Proviso was, by Resolution, upon the Question,
assented unto.
1. To the Answer of this House, made formerly unto
the Article of mutual Assistants; by Resolution, upon
the Question, it is Ordered, That these Words shall be
added, viz. " According to the Necessity of the Occasion,
and the respective Abilities of the Kingdom."
1. To the Article concerning mutual Capacities;
That the House will adhere to their former Answer to
that Article.
Resolved, upon the Question, That this Clause shall be
added to the Answer of this House, formerly given to the
Clause of the Eleventh Article, concerning Remanding,
of Delinquents; viz. " Therefore, that it may be declared,
that such Scottish Natives, incensing the King, in England,
against the Kingdom of Scotland, shall be remanded, at
Desire of the Scottish Parliament, into Scotland, to abide
their Trial and Censure there."
" See that the same be reciprocal to both Nations,"
these Words were added, by Resolution, upon the
Question:
And then the whole Clause was put to the Question;
and, by Resolution, upon the Question, assented unto.
Upon the Question, whether these Words shall be
added to this Clause " If they shall appear to be in the
Parliament of England;"
The House was divided: And
The Yeas went forth.
| Mr. Fines, |
To tell the Noes. |
| Mr. Strangeways, |
| Mr. Hollis, |
To tell the Yeas. |
| Mr. Martin, |
| With the Yeas, that went forth, 131 |
| With the Noes, that staid in, 138 |
| So that the Question passed in the Negative. |
Disbanding the Armies.
A Message from the Lords, by J. Foster and J. Heath;
The Lords desire a present Conference, by the select
Committee of this House, with the select Committee of
that House, appointed to consider of the Treaty between
the Two Kingdoms; concerning the Disbanding of the
Armies; presently, if it may stand with the Conveniency of this House, in the Painted Chamber.
Answer returned, by the same Messengers; that this
House has taken their Lordships Message into Consideration; and is at this time in Debate of weighty and important Affairs, that concern the State of the Kingdom; and
therefore will send Answer by Messengers of their own.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the select Committee shall meet with the select Committee of the
Lords presently: And that a Message shall be sent to
the Lords, to that Purpose.
House to sit.
A Message from the Lords, by Serjeant Finch and
Serjeant Glanvile.
Their Lordships do intend to sit this Afternoon at
Three of Clock, about serious Occasions of the Kingdom; and desire this House would do the like, if it may
stand with their Conveniencies.
Answer returned by the same Messengers;
This House has taken into Consideration their Lordships Message; and is resolved to sit this Afternoon.
Treaty with Scotland.
Resolved, upon the Question, That this Debate, concerning the Addition of a Clause to the former Answer
of this House, to a Clause of the Eleventh Article, concerning Remanding of Delinquents.-
Resolved, &c. That these Words shall be added to the
Clause, propounded by the Scots to be added to the Answer of this House, concerning Remanding of Delinquents, "see that the same be reciprocal to both Nations."
. . . Whether the Clause should be added;
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The House was divided: And
The Yeas went forth. |
| Lord Falkland, |
Tellers for the Noes. |
| Mr. Strangewayes, |
| Mr. Hollis, |
Tellers for the Yeas. |
| Sir. Tho. Barrington, |
| The Yeas, that went forth, 166 |
| The Noes, that staid in, 123 |
So that the Question went with the Affirmative.
House to sit.
Ordered, That the House shall sit this Afternoon at
Three of Clock.
Post Meridiem.
Raising Monies.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the speedy Raising
of Monies, for the Disbanding of the Armies, and Relief of the Necessities of the Kingdom; and, upon Question, rejected.
Conference.
The Lord Gray is appointed to go up to the Lords,
with this Message;
To acquaint their Lordships, that this House is ready
to give their Lordships a Conference, by the select Committee appointed for the Treaty.
Persons to attend.
Ordered, That Nath. Sykes, and John Bullocke his
Servant, be summoned to attend this House, to answer
such Things as shall be demanded of them, concerning
the Entering of Sir Wm. Massam's Dove-house, for the
Digging of Salt-petre.
Pluralities.
3a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act against the Enjoying of
Pluralities of Benefice, and Non-residency; and, upon
Question, passed.
Message delivered.
Lord Gray brings Answer, that he had delivered the
Message from this House.
Message to Lords.
Mr. Hampden went up with the Bill concerning Pluralities; with a Recommendation of the said Bill; and
likewise, a Desire, that their Lordships would give as
speedy an Expedition, as their Conveniency would give
Leave, to the Three Bills formerly sent up; viz. concerning the Star-chamber; High Commission; and
Disarming of Recusants.
Ship-money.
2da vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Declaring
unlawful, and void, the late Proceedings concerning ShipMoney, and making void the Proceedings thereupon; and,
upon Question, committed unto Mr. Waller, Mr. Pury,
Mr. Reignolds, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Christopher Yelverton,
Sir Rich. Buller, Mr. Rolle, Mr. Perd, Sir Tho. Widdrington, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr. Grimston, Mr. Selden, Mr. Glyn, * Holland, Mr. Greene, Serjeant Wilde, Sir Beauch. St. John, Mr. Hampden, Mr.
Cage, Sir Robert Pye, Sir Wm. Massam, Mr. Heblethwaite, Mr. Vassal, Sir Edw. Hungerford, * Mountfort,
Sir John Hotham, Sir Arth. Haslerigge: And are to
meet on Monday, post Meridiem at Two of Clock, in the
Exchequer-chamber.
Arrears due to Scotland.
Resolved, upon the Question, That One Moiety of
the Brotherly Assistance, that is in Arrear, shall be
paid at Midsummer come Twelvemonth; and the other
Moiety at Midsummer come Two Years.
Resolved, &c. That an Act of Parliament of Publick
Faith shall pass, for Security to be given for the Brotherly Assistance that is in Arrear.
Subsidies.
Ordered, That the Committee for preparing Instructions, to be sent to the Commissioners, for keeping the
Subsidies up to a better Proportion, do meet on Monday
Morning next at Seven of Clock, in the Court of Wards.
Loan from the City.
Ordered, That a Message be sent, to desire a Conference with the Lords: And to inform them, at that
Conference, of the State of the Forty thousand Pounds,
promised to be lent by the City; and how that divers
have promised to lend, and subscribed, that have not
brought in their Monies accordingly.
Billet-money.
Ordered, That the Committee for the King's Army
shall meet on Monday next at Two of Clock in the Atternoon, in the Court of Wards; to take into Consideration the Accompts for the Billet, of the Bishopricke,
Northumberland, and Newcastle.
Abolishing Episcopacy.
Ordered, That the House shall be resolved into a
Committee, on Monday Morning at Nine of Clock, to
proceed with the Bill concerning Episcopacy.