Remarkeable Passages in Parliament
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Remarkeable Passages in Parliament: 30 May–6 June 1642
Monday. Munday the Commons received Letters from the Committee at York informing that they had published all the Orders of the Parliament to the Country and that they found them so faithfull to the Parliament, that they do believe upon the meeting of the Freeholders with the King on Fryday instead of complying with the Kings demands, they will bring a hundred Petitions to his Majesty to desire him to retire back to his Parliament; they also certified that there are diverse of the Lords and Commons House come to York to the King, at which they much wonder, That the King hath published up and downe in that Country and Answer to their Petitions and Votes against his Majesties levying of War against the Parliament before he hath sent it to the House, A Copy whereof they sent to the Parliament, as also Proclamation to be published throughout the Kingdome by the Kings command, against the mustering of the trained Bands, according to the Ordinance of Parliament: they also informed that the Parliament having sent for diverse at York to answer to matters objected against them, his Majesty refused to let them goe, which was declared a very great breach of Priviledge. And the Commons then appointed a Committee to draw up a short Declaration in Answer to the Kings Proclamation. Then the Commons received information that the two Ships were safely come with the Magazine at Hull to the River Thames, whereupon they ordered that the officers of the Ships should have forty pounds given them, as a reward over and above their pay. Then the Commons received report, that the Queene had pawned the Jewels of the Crowne at Amsterdam for two hundred thousand pound, and that a great part of the Mony is presently to be sent to York to the King, and that there is one Master May a Merchant in London, hath received Bills of Exchange for the present payment of sixteene thousand pounds to his Majesty, whereupon the Commons agreed in a Vote that if any shall disburse any mony upon Bill of Exchange or otherwise, for that Businesse they shall make retribution out of their owne estates, and whosoever shall be a means of Pawning or Selling of the said Jewels (for that by the Lawes of the Land they ought not to be Alienated) shall be accounted enemies of the State and disturbers of the peace of the Kingdome. And they ordered that Master May should be sent for to the House, and ordered that he should not pay the money to his Majesty. And they acquainted the Lords with their proceedings to which they also agreed. They also received a message from his Majesty in Answer to their Petition and Votes: which was the same they had received before from the Committee.
Tuesday. Morning the Lords sent a Message to the Commons, recommending fourteen Ministers, which they desired might be added to the List, for the Assembly of the Clergy, to which they agreed. The Lords sent another Message to the Commons with fourteen Propositions, which they had agreed upon to be sent to his Majesty for the reconciling of the differences betweene the King and Parliament, about which there was a great debate in the House of Commons, and at length they were all voted and five more added to by the Commons, and so sent againe to the Lords for their assents. Then there was information given to the Commons by a Merchant that came lately from Norway, that there is a hundred Ships preparing in Denmarke, and fifty of them already fitted on Sea, and that they have taken many Horses and Hay into the Ships, whereupon the Commons Ordered, that information should be sent to the Earle of Warwicke, desiring him to be very carefull and vigilant at Sea. The rest of the Day the Commons spent in debate of the List of the Officers for the thousand men to be set forth by the City for Ireland. Wednesday. The Commons received information from Hartford, that the Mayer of the Towne and a Justice of Peace had gone about to hinder the Mustering of the trained Band, urging the Kings Proclamation against them, whereupon it was ordered, they should be sent for to the Parliament; and there was a Vote then passed for the Mustering of the trained band of that and all other Countries, notwithstanding the Kings Proclamation. Report was then made to the Commons, That diverse Ministers have read the said Proclamation in Churches; whereupon it was ordered, that the Names of such as had read it should be returned to the Parliament. Then both Houses took order for the sending of the nineteen Propositions to the Committee at York, to present to his Majesty. Then the Commons ordered, that there should be a thousand pound distributed amongst the distressed Irish in London. Also, that the Lord Lieutenants of the severall Counties should forthwith take order for the Mustering of the trained bands. And that the Earle of Warwicke should see the trained bands of Kent Mustered at Maidstone; and Essex at Burntwood the seventeenth of this Moneth. The rest of the day the Commons spent in confirming the Scots Propositions for the ten thousand Men they sent for Ireland.
Thursday. Thursday Morning there was a Bill brought into the House of Commons to secure the undertakers of the City of London out of the Rebels Lands for the raising and maintaining of the two thousand men, besides twelve Ships and Pinaces for the service of Ireland, which was once read; Then there was a great debate about such Members as are absent from the House of Commons, and they drew up an Order to be published throughout the Kingdome, requiring all their Members to make their Appearance by the sixteenth of this Moneth or else to forfeit one hundred pound a Man, and such other censures as the House shall think fit. Also ordered, that the Members of the Commons shall forthwith send into the Country to take the names of all Recusants and an estimate of their estates whereby they may be rated for the reliefe of Ireland, according to their Lawes. Master Sollicitor<ref>Oliver St John</ref> then declared, That he had received Letters from his Majesty, commanding his present repaire to York and that he desired the advice and consent of the House therein, whereupon they ordered, that he should not goe. Then the Commons sate in debate of the speedy raysing of monies for Ireland, and there was a conference with the Lords about the same, at which they concluded to send a Committee of both Houses the next Morning to the City of London to desire the loane of one hundred thousand pound to that purpose.
Fryday. The Commons againe went in with the Scottish Propositions, but did not finish the same. Then the Bill for securing the City undertakers for raising of Men for Ireland, was read the second time. Then the Committee returned from the City, and brought Answer, that with much cheerefulnesse, they promised to procure the said 100000 pound out of certain Companies to be lent for a yeare. Whereupon the Commons ordered, That there should be an Ordinance of Parliament drawn up, to secure the City for the said Mony, and that therein should be very loving expression made of the great love and faithfulnesse of the City towards the Parliament ever since the sitting thereof: And to give them thanks for this their cheerefull Act. Then there was one Master Smith a Minister brought before the House on his knees, for saying That it was no lesse then treason for a Man to obey an Ordinance of Parliament, without the Kings consent, whereupon it was voted he should be fined a hundred pound and to have six Moneths imprisonment in the Gate-house,<ref>The Gatehouse Prison at Westminster</ref> which was done accordingly. The rest of this day the Commons sit in a grand Committee for the drawing up of the Declaration before mentioned.
Saterday. Morning, there was a Report made to the House That Sir John Hotham is in want of mony at Hull, whereupon it was ordered, he should have two thousand pound presently sent him. A Committee was then appointed to take order for the better publishing of the Houses Declaration in the Countries. Then the Ordinance for the securing of the City was brought into the House and once read. The Earle of Stamford, Lord Rutham,<ref>Lord Ruthen</ref> and Sir Arthur Haslerigg, were appointed to see the Militia put in execution in Leicestershire, and Ordered that there should be ten thousand pound presently sent to Munster in Ireland, and six thousand pound to Dublin to pay the souldiers. Then there was report made to the House of the state and charge of the Kings Navy at Sea. That there is one and fifty Ships under the Earle of Warwicks command, with five hundred pieces of Ordinance and set out with such provisions as hath not been the like for number sent out by any Prince in this Kingdome, the charge whereof hath amounted to 300000 pound which hath been raysed out of the Bill of Tonnage and Poundage. And also the King hath received 100000 pound out of the benefis of the said Bill since May was twelve-Moneth. Then the Bill for the Assembly of the Clergy the first of July next was sent up to the Lords, and order taken for the speedy sending of it to his Majesty. There was also report to the Commons, that there was diverse Commanders comming over for England, from France, whereupon it was ordered, that the Earle of Warwicke should make diligent search in all Ships comming from France, and to make stop of all Commanders that he should finde there. Then was report made to the Commons of Letters from Ireland, setting forth diverse great Victories lately obtained against the Rebels. And there was also a Petition brought in those Letters which the Rebels had sent to the Parliament under their own hands, desiring to lay downe their Armes upon termes of Peace. The consideration of which Petition was referred till Monday. Then the Declaration in Answer to the Kings Proclamations was reported to the House and ordered to be published throughout the Kingdome.
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Source: British Library, E.202[4]
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