House of Lords Journal Volume 27: October 1750

October 1750

Anno 24^o Georgii Secundi.

DIE Jovis, 25^o Octobris.

Domini Temporales præsentes fuerunt.

The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench sat Speaker, by virtue of His Majesty's Commission.

The Speaker acquainted the House, "That there was a Commission issued under the Great Seal, for the further proroguing of the Parliament"

Then Three of the Lords Commissioners (in their Robes) being seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, the Earl of Godolphin in the Middle, and the Earl of Halifax on his Right Hand, and the Earl Fitzwalter on his Left, commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "That the Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission read"

Who being come, with their Speaker, the Commission was read, by the Clerk, as follows.

Commission for proroguing the Parliament.

"Tho Cantuar
Hardwicke, C
Gower, C P S
H Pelham.

"George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, To Our most Dear and Entirely-beloved Son and most Faithful Counsellor Frederick Prince of Wales, Our most Dear Son and Faithful Counsellor William Duke of Cumberland, the most Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor Matthew Archbishop of York Primate and Metropolitan of England, Charles Duke of Bolton, William Duke of Devorshire, John Duke of Rutland, James Duke of Athol, Peregrine Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Great Chamberlain of England, John Marquis of Tweeddale, Daniel Earl or Winchilsea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of Sandwich, Richard Earl of Burlington, William Earl of Coventry, William Earl of Jersey, Henry Earl of Grantham, Francis Earl Godolphin, George Earl Cholmondeley, John Earl of Hyndford, John Earl Granville, George Dunk Earl of Halifax, Benjamin Earl Fitzwalter Treasurer of Our Household, William Earl of Bath, John Earl of Buckinghamshire, Henry Viscount Lonsdale, the Right Reverend Father in God and Our Faithful Counsellor Thomas Lord Bishop of London, and Our Well-beloved and Faithful Counsellors John Lord Delawarr, Charles Lord Cornwallis, Allen Lord Bathurst, Richard Lord Edgecumbe Chancellor of Our Dutchy of Lancaster, Samuel Lord Sandys, and George Lord Anson, Greeting Whereas We did lately, for divers difficult and pressing Affairs, concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain and the Church, ordain this Our present Parliament to begin, and to be held at Our City of Westminster, the Thirteenth Day of August, in the Twenty-first Year of Our Reign, which Our Parliament from thenceforth was prorogued, by Our several Writs, until and to the Tenth Day of November, in the Twenty-first Year aforesaid, and there lately holden; and from thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to and until Thursday the Twenty-fifth Day of this Instant October, then to be held, and sit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid Know ye nevertheless that, for certain pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue Our said Parliament Therefore We, considing very much in your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection, have, by the Advice and Consent of Our Council, assigned you Our Commissioners, giving to you, or to any Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents, full Power and Authority, from the said Twenty-fifth Day of this Instant October in Our Name, further to prorogue and continue Our present Parliament, at Our City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto Thursday the Two and Twentieth Day of November now next following, there then to be held and sit; and therefore We command you, that you diligently attend to the Premises, and effectually fulfil them in the Manner aforesaid We also strictly command all and singular Our Archbishops, Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, Bargesses, and Commissioners for Car Counties and Boroughs, and all others whom it concerns to meet at Our said Parliament, by virtue of these Presents, that they observe, obey, and assist you, in executing the Premises, as they ought to do In Witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

"Witness, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, and other Guardians and Justices of the Kingdom, at Westminster, the Eighteenth Day of October, in the Twenty-fourth Year of Our Reign.

"By the Guardians and Justices of the kingdom, signed with their own Hands.

"Yorke & Yorke."

The Commission being ended;

The Earl Godolphin said,

Parliament prorogued.

"My Lords, and Gentlemen,

"By virtue of His Majesty's Commission to us and other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and by His Royal Authority, further prorogue this Parliament to Thursday the 22d Day of November next, to be then here held And this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the Twenty-second Day of November next."