Tuesday, 29 May, 1660.
Prayers.
Winchestor Writ.
MR.
Cole
, being elected to serve as a Burgess for the
City of
Winchester
, and also for the Borough of
Petersfeild
, in the County of
Southampton
, elects to serve
for the Borough of
Petersfeild
, and waves his Election
for the City of
Winchester
.
Ordered
, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to
the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, to prepare a new
Writ, to issue forth, for Election of a Burgess to serve in
this present Parliament for the City of
Winchester:
And
that the * * of the Great Seal of
England
do pass the
said Writ under the Great Seal of
England
accordingly.
Forcible Entries.
Mr.
Pryn
reports a Proclamation, for preventing of
forcible Entries, and Preservation of the publick Peace
of this Realm; which Proclamation was read; and agreed
unto, to be the Form of a Proclamation, to be presented
to the King's Majesty.
Ordered
, That the Lords Concurrence be desired to
this Proclamation: And that Mr.
Bulkeley
do carry it to
the Lords: And he is also to carry up the Proclamation,
touching the Rebels in
Ireland
.
Papists and Recusants.
Col.
King
reports a Proclamation against Jesuits,
Seminaries, and Popish Recusants; which was read the
First and Second time; and, upon the Question, agreed
unto, to be the Form of a Proclamation, to be presented
to the King's Majesty.
Ordered
, That the Lords Concurrence be desired to
this Proclamation.
Col.
King
to carry it to the Lords.
Judicial Proceedings.
A Bill, ingrossed, for Continuance of Process and Judicial Proceedings, was this Day read the Third time.
Resolved
, That the Blank, in the Fortieth Line of this
Bill, be filled up with "the 5th Day of
May
, 1660."
Ordered
, That Mr. Serj.
Hales
, Mr. Serj.
Browne
, Mr.
Serj.
Twisden
, Mr. Serj.
Littleton
, Mr. Serj.
Glyn
, Mr.
Serj.
Maynard
, Mr.
Finch
, do withdraw, to consider of a
Proviso, to be tendered to this Bill, touching Commissions, to be issued in
Latin
.
Mr.
Finch
reports from the said Committee, a Proviso
ingrossed, to be tendered to this Bill, in these Words;
viz
.
Provided nevertheless, and be it Enacted, That all
Writs, Patents, and Commissions, for constituting of
Justices of either Bench, and Barons of the Exchequer,
Commissions of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-delivery,
and Precepts upon Commissions of Oyer and Terminer,
and Goal-delivery, and all other Commissions hereafter
to be made by the Clerk of the Crown in the Chancery,
Charters, and Letters Patents, under the Great Seal, of
Lands, Liberties, Honours, or Offices, do or may issue
in the King's Majesty's Name, in the same Manner as
was usual, before the making of the said first-recited Act,
or reputed Act; any thing in this present Act, to the
contrary thereof before expressed, in any wise notwithstanding:
Which was read the First, Second, and Third time;
and, upon the Question, agreed unto; and ordered to be
Part of this Bill.
Resolved
, That the Title of this Act be, An Act for
Continuance of Process and Judicial Proceedings.
And the said Bill, so amended, being put to the
Question, passed. And it is ordered, that Mr.
Finch
do carry this Bill to the Lords.
Assessment.
A Message from the Lords, by Dr.
Child
and Mr.
Rich
, Two Masters of Chancery;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have commanded us to signify unto you, That they do agree with you in the Act,
for putting in Execution the Ordinance for the Assessment
of Seventy thousand Pounds by the Month, for Three
Months.
Irish Rebels, &c.
Mr.
Bulkley
brings Answer from the Lords, that, as
to the Proclamation, touching the
Irish
Rebels, the Lords
do fully consent:
To the other Proclamation, touching Popish Recusants,
they will take it into their present Consideration; and send
you Answer by Messengers of their own.
Forcible Entries.
A Message from the Lords, by Mr.
Harrington
and
Mr.
Glascocke
, two Masters of the Chancery;
Mr. Speaker, By Command of the Lords, we have
returned the Proclamation, sent by you to the Lords, for
preventing of forcible Entries, and Preservation of the
publick Peace of this Realm, with one Amendment;
and that the Lords do agree to the said Proclamation,
with the said Amendment.
Resolved
, That this House doth agree with the Lords
in this Amendment.
The Messengers being again called in, Mr. Speaker
gave them this Answer;
Gentlemen, The House hath considered of your Message; and they do agree to the Amendment, as you have
brought it from the Lords.
Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance.
Resolved, nemine contradicente
, That the King's Majesty be pleased to give Order, that the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance be administered, according to the
Laws and Statutes of this Realm now in Force.
The House adjourned itself until Two of the Clock.
Tuesday, 29th May, 1660, in the Afternoon.
Rights of Parliament, &c.
A BILL for Confirmation of the Privileges of Parliament,
Magna Charta, Statutum de Talagio non concedendo
, the Petition of Right, and other Acts, was this
Day read the Second time; and, upon the Question,
committed to Mr.
Pryn
, Col.
West
, Mr
Charleton
, Mr.
Goodrick
, Mr.
Pitt
, Sir
Ralph Ashton
, Mr.
Holles
, Mr.
Swaile
, Mr.
Fra. Bacon
, Mr.
Earnley
, Sir
Walter Earle
,
Serj.
Maynard
, Mr
Brandriffe
, Serj.
Browne
, Sir
Henry
Fellon
, Mr.
Lawson
, Col.
King
, Serj.
Glyn
, Mr.
Swinfin
,
Mr.
Weston
, Sir
John Northcott
, Colonel
Ireland
, Col.
Hatcher
, Mr.
Annesley
, Lord
Aungier
, Serj.
Hales
, Mr.
Coker
, Mr.
Hunt
, Serj.
Terrill
, Mr.
North
, Mr.
Powell
,
Sir
Wm. Lewis
, Mr.
Nath. Bacon
, Mr.
Turner
, Mr
John Stephens
, Mr.
Lee
, Lord
Richardson
, Sir
Anth.
Irby
, Mr.
Shaw
, Mr.
Reeve
, Col.
Birch
, Mr.
Thurland
,
Sir
Sam. Luke
, Sir
Gilbert Gerrard
, and all the Gentlemen of the Long Robe: And they are to meet, in the
Speaker's Chamber, on
Thursday
next, at Two of the
Clock in the Afternoon.
The King attended.
Mr. Speaker's Speech.
The King's Majesty having, by Letter to this House,
signified his Pleasure, to be at
Whitehall
this Day; and
the Lord
Herbert
having communicated his Majesty's
Intentions, to give a Meeting to this House there; the
House did, after their Adjournment, walk on Foot from
Westminster
to
Whitehall
; divers Gentlemen going before
Mr. Speaker; and after them, the Clerk, and Clerk Assistant of this House; and next, before Mr. Speaker, the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, bearing his Mace
(being all uncovered) the Members of this House following Mr. Speaker Three in a Rank: And, being come
to
Whitehall
, they went up into the Banquetting House,
and there attended his Majesty's coming to
Whitehall
;
which being about Seven of the Clock, his Majesty,
about half an Hour after, came into the Banquetting
House, and there placed himself in his Chair of State:
Whereupon Mr. Speaker, being before retired to the
lower Part of the Room, and the Way being clear to the
Chair of State, did, after his humble Obeisance, walk
up towards his Majesty; Two Members of the House
going, one on one Hand, and another on the other Hand
of him, and divers other Members following him, the
Serjeant going immediately before him, with the Mace
turned downwards; and, in his Way, made two other
Obeisances to his Majesty; and, coming up to his Majesty, he did address himself to his Majesty, in the Name
of this House, by an eloquent Oration, to which his Majesty gave a gracious Answer; which being performed,
the Members of this House, then attending, kissed his
Majesty's Hand: And, after that, his Majesty retired out
of the Banquetting House; and Mr. Speaker, and the
rest, thereupon departed.