House of Lords Journal Volume 14: 15 March 1689

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 14, 1685-1691. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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'House of Lords Journal Volume 14: 15 March 1689', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 14, 1685-1691( London, 1767-1830), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol14/pp148-150 [accessed 23 December 2024].

DIE Veneris, 15 die Martii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:



Arch. of York. Epus. London. Epus. Winton. Epus. Lyncoln. Epus. St. Asaph. Epus. Bristol.	Marq. de Halyfax, C. P. S. Dux de Somerset. Dux de Ormo'd. Marq. de Winton. Comes Devon, L. Chamberlain. Comes Oxon. Comes Shrewsbury. Comes Huntingdon. Comes Bedford. Comes Pembroke. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Bristol. Comes Manchester. Comes Mulgrave. Comes Stamford. Comes Winchilsea. Comes Kingston. Comes Carnarvon. Comes Chesterfeild. Comes Thannet. Comes Scarsdale. Comes Bath. Comes Craven. Comes Aylesbury. Comes Burlington. Comes Sussex. Comes Maclesfeld. Comes Berkeley. Comes Nottingham. Comes Rochester. Vicecomes Fauconberge. Vicecomes Mordaunt. Vicecomes Newport. Vicecomes Weymouth. Vicecomes Hatton.	Ds. Morley. Ds. Grey de Ruthin. Ds. Eure. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Paget. Ds. North. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Grey de Wark. Ds. Lovelace. Ds. Maynard. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Vaughan. Ds. Ward. Ds. Colepeper. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Berkeley. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Delamer. Ds. Crew. Ds. Lumley. Ds. Carteret. Ds. Godolphin.

PRAYERS.

M. de Halyfax Speaker pro Tempore.

Bill to abrogate Oaths, and appoint new ones.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for the abrogating of the former Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and appointing other Oaths in their Stead."

ORDERED, That this Bill is committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Then the House was adjourned into a Committee during Pleasure.

The House being resumed;

The Marquis of Winton reported, "That it is the Opinion of the Committee of the whole House, That a Select Committee of the House be appointed, to draw a Clause to explain and make clearer the abrogating and making void the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy; and also to draw another Clause to take away the Necessity of receiving the Sacrament to make a Man capable of having an Office."

The House agreed with the Committee herein, and named these Lords for a Committee for this Purpose:



Duke of Somersett. Marq. of Winton. Comes Oxon. Comes Huntingdon. Comes Pembrook. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Stamford. Comes Mulgrave. Comes Winchilsea. Comes Kingston. Comes Chesterfeild. Comes Bath. Comes Craven. Comes Aylesbury. Comes Maclesfeld. Comes Nottingham. Comes Rochester. Vicecomes Fauconberg. Vicecomes Newport.	Bp. of London. Bp. of Winton. Bp. of Lyncoln. Bp. of St. Asaph. Bp. of Bristol.	Ds. Morley. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Paget. Ds. North. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Lovelace. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Delamer. Ds. Godolphin.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet To-morrow Morning, at Eight of the Clock, in the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Message from H. C. to sit a while.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by my Lord of Wilts-shire and others:

To let their Lordships know, that the Commons intend to sit some Time longer; and desire their Lordships would sit some Time likewise.

The Answer returned was:

Answer.

That the Lords do agree to sit some Time.

Message from H. C. with the following Address.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Hampden and others:

To let their Lordships know, that the Commons have made an Address, to be presented to His Majesty; to which they do desire their Lordships Concurrence.

Which was read, as follows:

Address to the King, to suppress the Rebellion, and issue a Proclamation against the Rebels.

"We, Your Majesty's dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in Parliament assembled, having received Information, that divers Officers and Soldiers are now in actual Rebellion, and levying War within this Kingdom against Your Majesty; and that divers others, Soldiers and traiterously-affected Persons, both within this Kingdom and elsewhere, are conspiring with, and adhering to, these Rebels and Traitors; do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty, to take such effectual Course as to Your Princely Wisdom shall seem meet, for the speedy Suppression of this Rebellion, and bring to Justice the Persons guilty thereof, with their Adherents; and that, in the mean Time, Your Majesty will be pleased to issue Your Royal Proclamation, declaring those Persons and their Adherents to be Rebels and Traitors, and requiring all Your good Subjects to apprehend, subdue, and prosecute them as such, to the End none may pretend Ignorance of his Duty by Law in this Case. The Effect of such Warning, we doubt not, will be a just Terror to Your Enemies, and an Encouragement to Your loyal and faithful Subjects. And do humbly assure Your Majesty, that, in further Prosecution of that End, we shall be at all Times ready to give our humble Advice and Assistance to Your Majesty, when Your Majesty shall be pleased to require it."

The Lords agreed to this Address; and appointed the Earl of Oxon and the Lord Lovelace, to join with a proportionable Number of the Commons, to present the same presently to His Majesty.

Message to H. C. that the Lords agree to it, and about presenting it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir Edward Nevill and Mr. Whitlocke:

To let them know, that the Lords do concur with them in the Address sent up to them; and have appointed Two Lords to attend His Majesty with it presently, and to desire them to appoint some of their Members to go with them.

The Messengers return with this Answer:

Answer.

That the House of Commons have appointed the Lord Wiltshire, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Sidney, and Sir Henry Capell, to go with the Two Lords of this House.

E. Macclesfield versus Sir A. Fitton and Jolliffe.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of the Right Honourable the Earl of Maclesfeld, complaining of several Orders, Decrees, and Proceedings, in the Court of Chancery, to which Appeal Sir Allexander Fitton and Thomas Jollisse Esquire are Defendants; and praying, that they may put in their Answer or Answers thereunto:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Sir Alexander Fitton and Thomas Jollise may have a Copy of the said Petition; and be, and are hereby, required to put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on Thursday the 15th Day of April next, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon; whereof the Earl of Maclesfeld, or his Agents, are to cause Notice to be given to the said Defendants, by the Service of this Order upon them, or leaving it with their Clerk in Chancery, to the End they answer accordingly.

Mayor of Gravesend and Read to attend, about sueing Dyer for stopping Hoy with Popish Passengers.

Upon reading the Petition of Andrew Dyer; shewing, "That he having stopt a Hoy at Gravesend with several Popish Passengers, and that he had been greatly molested, and at this Time Two several Actions against him by Reason thereof; and praying Relief herein:"

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Mayor of Gravesend, William Reade Master of the Hoy, and Charles Reade in the Petition mentioned, be, and are hereby, required to shew Cause to this House, on Friday the 22th Day of this Instant March, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon, why they do molest and trouble, or cause to be molested and troubled, the said Andrew Dyer; and hereof they may not fail, as they will answer the contrary to this House.

Serle versus Sir R. Clarke & al.

Upon reading the Petition of Henry Serle; complaining of several Proceedings in the Court of Chancery after a Judgement given by this House, and praying Relief therein, to which Sir Robert Clarke and Nicholas Barebones and others are Defendants:

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Sir Robert Clarke, Nicholas Barebones, and others, Defendants, may have a Copy or Copies of the said Appeal; and be, and are hereby, required to put in their Answer or respective Answers to the said Appeal on Monday the 25th Day of March Instant, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon; whereof the said Henry Serle is to cause Notice to be given to the said Sir Robert Clarke, Nicholas Barebones, or the other Defendants, by leaving a Copy of this Order with their Clerk in Chancery, to the End they answer accordingly.

Adjourn.

Marq. de Halyfax, Orator Procerum pro Tempore, declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Sabbati, videlicet, 16^um diem Martii instantis, hora nona Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.