Die lovis Septemb. 1641.
The last Day of the Parliament sitting.
- MAaster Pymme,
- Sir Gillbert Gerrard,
- Sir Iohn Francklyn.
- Sir Iohn Culpepper,
- Mr: Wheeler,
- M. Henry Mildmay,
- M. Bridgeman,
- Sir Thomas Bowyer,
- Sir Tho: Barrington,
- Sir Edward Hales,
- Sir William Litton,
- Sir Richard Cave,
- M. Robert Goodwin,
- Sir Samuel Luke,
- M. Wingate,
- Sir Robert Pye,
- Alderman Soames,
- Alderman Penington;
- Captain V [...]en,
- M. Vassel
- Lord Faulkland,
- Captain Rainsborough
- Master Bence,
- Sir Peter Wroth,
- Master Holland,
- M. Wynwood,
- M. Scowen,
- M. Joh. Goodwin
- Sir Thomas Dacres,
- M. Merley,
- M. Martin,
- M, Arthur Goodwin,
- Sir Iohn Clotworthy,
- M. White,
- M. Sollicitor,
- M. Spurstow,
- M. Lawr. Whitaker,
- M, Sergeant Wiler,
- M. Strowd,
- Sir Henry Vane,
- M. Glynne,
- Sir Simon Dewes.
- Sir William Drake,
- M. Beddingfield,
- Sir. Gilbert Pickering
- M. Blackstone,
- Master Waller.
This Committee is to meet on Saturday next in the Exchequer Chamber, at 9. of the clock in the forenoone. And they are to meet every Tuesday & Saturday in every weeke, & at such other times as they shall think fit, till the recesse of the Parliament, which shall be on the 20. of October next.
THey or any sixe of them, have power to meet with the Committee of the Lords appointed, during their recesse at such time as they shall appoint.
Resolved upon the question.
2. That the Committee appointed by the House during their Recesse, shall have power to receive and open such Letters; as shall come from the Committees in Scotland, and to give answer, according to the former Instructions and Orders of this House.
Resolved vpon the question.
3. This Committee shall take care that the Orders of this House be punctually observed, concerning the disbanding of the Army, train of Artillery, and Garrisons, and for the issuing and sending down of monyes to the purposes accordingly.
Resolved upon the question.
4. That this Committee shall have power to recall the Committees in Scotland, if they shall see cause.
And it is further resolved upon the question.
5. That this Committee shall have power to go on in preparation of proceedings against the principall of such Delinquents as are already voted, or complained against in the House, and to report any offers, which they shall make to the House.
5. That upon information of any Riots, or tumults, to have Power to send to all Sheriffes, Justices of Peace, and other Officers to stirre them up to their duty in repressing them, & to report to the House any fayler of Obedience to that sending.
7. To examine the Entries of the Clarkes bookes, anS to that end that the Committee may not mistake any past Action of the House; a Clark to be left there with his Bookes.
8. To take care of the Preparation of his Majesties Revenues, & to take into consideration any Accounts of any Accomptatants to His Majesty.
9. To goe on in prosecution of the Consideration of a West-India Company.
10. To take into Consideration, the fishing upon the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
11. To take into Consideration, the resolution of the abuses, in exchanging & transporting of money, and the regulating of the Parr betwixt this and other Kingdomes.
12. To prepare the Irish Causes, depending, to be either at the accesse transmitted to the Lords, or recommended to the Irish Parliament.
12. To consider about Salt-Peter, and Gunpowder.
13. To send for any Persons, Writings and Records.
14, To prepare a discharge for the Earle of Warwick, according to those Acquittances he hath given in concerning the Northern Counties.
Ordered, that 30000 l. out of the first moneyes, that shall come to the Treasurers and Commissioners in London for the Poll-money, shall be issued forth by the Committee, appointed to sit during the recesse, for the Payment of the Garrisons, and that the Committees shall inquire into the state of the monyes due to those Garrisons, and take care for the further Payment of such monyes, as shall appeare to be due unto them, over and above the said 30000 l.
It is further ordered, that the Declaration of the Commons, in Parliament made the 9. of Septewber. 1641. When it shall be Printed, it shall be brought to this Committee, to compare with the Record, and to take care for the dispersing thereof.
His Majesties Resolution concerning the Spanish Embassadors Request, with the Parliaments Determination therein.
WHen the King was pleased to acquaint both Houses with the desire of the French and Spanish Embassadors, to transport Forces out of England & Ireland, His Majesty did withall gratiously expresse His Resolution, not to consent to those Desires, without the consent of His Parliament.
Both Houses have searcht their Journals and find by them, that not only they never made any expression of such a consent, (as they can make no such but by Order) but that both Houses have by vote declared their opinion to the contrary, and have inclosed the Copy of their Votes.
That the Parliament cannot but wonder, that any Person should presume to informe His Majesty, that they had made any such expression, having made no such vote, which they conceive to be destructive to their proceedings, and contrary to the Priviledges of Parliament.
And this being the state of the matter of fact, the Parliament doth no lesse wonder, & conceives it a high injury to them, that the Spanish Embassadors should offer a complaint of them to His Majesty, for doing of that which (His Majesty having referred the consideration of the Embassadors desires to Parliament) they could not but doe without manifest breach of their dutyes as Councellors, in this His Majesties great Councell of Parliament, for the Reasons following.
1. That the want in which forraign states stand of men, is such, that great use may be made of them by His Majesty, & advantagious conditions had for them in the making or strengthening of Alliances abroad as his Affaires and reason of State may require, which will be lost, as to so many, and we feare as to more, which under colour of these may bee transported if these men should be thus parted with.
2. That the breeding of Irish Papists in a forraign war, may get danger to that Kingdome, and trouble to this, especially serving under the King of Spain there being already in His Dominions and in His Armyes, principall Fugitives of that Nation & that in greater Commands over a Military of the same.
3. That His Majesty having sent an extraordinary Embassador to Ratisbone, to demand that in this present Dyer Justice be done to the Electorall House, by the House of Austria, and likewise publisht a Manifest, by advise of Parliament, declaring that if this be not done by them (with whom how the Interests of Spaine are involved, & interwoven is evident to all men) His Majesty will imploy all such Power, wherewith God hath enabled him, both by His owne Arms & the Assistance of all his Allyes, to vindicate His Honour; The Parliament conceives that before Answer be made to this, so just Demand, it is neither safe nor Honourable; for His Majesty to furnish that Prince with Forces, which may be a disheartning to the Protestant Party abroad, a weakning to His Majesty, and a strength to his Enemyes, in case Justice be not done to the Electorall House, which they conceive to have the more cause to doubt by reason of the Publication in print, of the late generall manifesty to the inclusion of the Prince Palatine.