House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 8 July 1708

Anno 7° Annæ Reginæ.

Die Jovis, Octavo Die Julii, 1708, Annoque Regni Serenissimæ Dominæ Annæ, Dei Gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hib'niæ Reginæ, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Septimo, in Superiori Domo Parliamenti Magnæ Britanniæ, apud Westmonaster. convenere Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales, quorum Nomina subscribuntur, & præsentes fuerunt:

Parliament prorogued by Writ.

The Queen's most Excellent Majesty having, by Her Writ of Summons, bearing Date the Six and Twentieth Day of April last, appointed Her Parliament to open and begin this Day;

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That Her Majesty had sent a Writ, under the Great Seal, for proroguing the Parliament."

Which was read by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet,)

"ANNA R.

"Anna, Dei Gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Regina, Fidei Defensor, &c. Prædilectis et Fidelibus Nostris Prælatis, Magnatibus, et Proceribus Regni Nostri Magnæ Britanniæ, ac Dilectis et Fidelibus Nostris Militibus, Civibus, Burgensibus, et Commissionariis pro Comitat. et Burg. dicti Regni Nostri, ad Parliamentum Nostrum, apud Civitatem Nostram Westm. Octavo Die instantis Mensis Julii, inchoand. et tenend. convocatis et electis, et vestrum cuilibet, Salutem. Cum Nos, pro quibusdam arduis et urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum et Defensionem dicti Regni Nostri Magnæ Britanniæ et Ecclesiæ concernentibus, dictum Parliamentum Nostrum ad Diem et Locum præd. teneri ordinavimus; ac vobis, per separalia Brevia Nostra, apud Civitatem et Diem præd. interesse mandavimus, ad tractand. consentiend. et concludend. super is quæ in dicto Parliamento Nostro tunc et ibidem proponerentur et tractarentur. Quibusdam tamen certis de Causis et Considerationibus Nos ad præsens specialiter moventibus, dictum Parliamentum Nostrum usque Diem Jovis, Nonum Diem Septembris prox. futur. duximus prorogand; ita quod nec vos, nec aliquis vestrum, ad dictum Octavum Diem Julii, apud Civitatem prædictam, comparere teneamini seu arctemini; volumus enim vos, et quemlibet vestrum, inde erga Nos penitus exonerari; mandantes, et, Tenore Præsentium, firmiter injungendo præcipientes, vobis, et cuilibet vestrum, ac omnibus aliis quibus in hac Parte intersit, quod ad dictum Nonum Diem Septembris, apud præd. Civitat. Westm. personaliter compareatis et intersitis, et quilibet vestrum compareat et intersit, ad tractand. faciend. agend. et concludend. super iis quæ in dicto Parliamento Nostro, de communi Concilio dicti Regni Nostri, favente Deo, contigerint ordinari.

"Teste Meipsa, apud Westm. Quinto Die Julii, Anno Regni Nostri Septimo.

"Breve ad Parliament. (de Prima Summon.) prorogand.

"Wrighte."

Return of the Sixteen Peers.

The Clerk of the Crown in Chancery delivered into this House, a Certificate of the Names of the Sixteen Peers, who, according to the late Acts, are summoned, and certified into the Chancery, to be Members of the House of Lords, for and on the Behalf of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, who attended at the Table, with the original Return; and the same being compared with the said Certificate, it was found to agree with the said original Return, and is as followeth:

"May it please your Lordships,

"These are the Names of the Sixteen Peers, who, according to the late Act in that Case made and provided, are chosen, summoned, and certified, to be Members of the House of Lords, for and on the Behalf of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, which is to meet the Eighth of this Instant July:

The Duke of Hamilton.
The Duke of Montrose.
The Duke of Roxburgh.
The Marquis of Lothian.
The Earl of Crauford.
The Earl of Mar.
The Earl of Rothes.
The Earl of Loudoun.
The Earl of Weyms.
The Earl of Leven.
The Earl of No'thesk.
The Earl of Orkney.
The Earl of Seafield.
The Earl of Roseberry.
The Earl of Glasgow.
The Earl of I'lay.
Witness my Hand, this Seventh Day of July, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight.
"Geo. Wrighte,
"Cler. Coron."