WHereas the House hath heard ye­sterday at this Bar Alexander Fit­ton, Edward Loyd, John Cade, and John Wright by their Council at large, what they could further say in defence of themselves, for contriving, signing, and publishing a false, odious, and in­famous Libel, signed by Abraham Granger, against the Lord Gerard Baron of Brandon, a Peer of this Realm, and Member of Parlia­ment: It is this day Ordered and Adjudged [Page 4] by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Par­liament assembled, after a very serious and de­liberate consideration taken by their Lordships of the whole matter, That the said Lord Ge­rard is clear and free, and is hereby cleared and freed from all, or any of the matters of, or in the said Libel, And that the said Alexander Fitton shall undergo the Iudgement of this House as followeth.

• I. That the said Alexander Fitton is hereby Fi­ned unto His Majesty in the Sum of Five hundred pounds.
• II. That the said Lord Gerard is hereby left to his free liberty to proceed at Law for repara­tion, by occasion of the said Libel.
• III. That the said Alexander Fitton shall be, and hereby is committed to be kept close Priso­ner in the Kings-Bench-Prison, until he pro­duce and bring forth the said Abraham Granger.
• IV. That the said Alexander Fitton shall finde good and sufficient Sureties for the good beha­viour during life, which is to be taken by the Lord Chief Iustice of the Kings Bench.

And their Lordships do further Order, and adjudge, That the said Edward Loyd, John Cade, and John Wright, for their being privy to Sign­ing and Publishing of the said false, odious, and infamous Libel, shall be imprisoned in the Fleet, there to remain during His Majesties [Page 5] pleasure, and before their being released shall finde good and sufficient security for their good behaviour during life, which is to be taken by the said Lord Chief Iustice.

WHereas the Original Paper de­livered into this House by Ed­ward Loyd, and signed by Abra­ham Granger (entituled, A Narra­tive of the horrid and detestable De­sign of the Lord Gerard against A.G.Gr. in compel­ling him to Swear against Mr. Alexander Fitton) is by the Iudgement of this House, Declared and Adjudged to be a False, Odious, and In­famous Libel against the Person and Honour of the Lord Gerard Baron of Brandon, a Peer of this Realm, and Member of Parliament: It is this day Ordered by the Lords Spiri­tual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That Two Copies of the said Libel, which are to be Signed by the Clerk of the Parlia­ment, shall be burnt; One in the New Palace-Yard at Westminster, by the hand of the Com­mon Hangman, by the direction and appoint­ment of the Sheriffs of London and Middle­sex in that behalf; And the other in the Market-place of the City of Chester, by the direction and appointment of the Mayor of the said City, at such times as the said Lord Gerard shall appoint.

And it is further Ordered, That the said Original Libel, Entituled, A Narrative, &c. shall not be entred into the Iournal Book of this House amongst the Records, but shall remain in the custody of the Clerk of the Par­liament, until the said Lord Gerard shall de­mand [Page 7] it of him; And then the Clerk of the Parliament is hereby Authorized to deliver the same to his Lordship.

And it is lastly Ordered, That this Or­der, and the Iudgement of this House, bear­ing date the Ninth day of this instant July, shall be forthwith Printed and Published by such person or persons as the Lord Gerard shall appoint and direct, for the fuller vindi­cation of his Lordship.