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A37788	An exact collection of all orders, votes, debates, and conferences in the House of Peers and House of Commons both in the late and present parliament relating to and concerning Thomas Earl of Danby and the five other lords in the Tower as also all votes, debates and conferences concerning the bishops sitting and voting in capital cases / faithfully extracted out of the journals of both houses by a careful hand.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1679 (1679)	Wing E1531; ESTC R30028	25,262	18

take it as if they had now gained any point for that the Points that their Lordships mentioned as gained were nothing but what was agreeable to the Ancient Course and Methods of Parliaments 12 Apr. 79. Post Meridiem A free Conference desired by the Commons upon the subject matter of the last free Conference Sir Thomas Meers Reports that they had Attended the said free Conference and left the Bill with the Amendments with the Lords 14 Apr. 79. Post Meridiem The Lords desire a free Conference upon the subject matter of the last free Conference Sir Francis Winnington Reports from the free Conference with the Lords that the same was Managed by my Lord Privy Seal viz. That the Lords hoped that this Conference would be a Concluding Conference and had agreed to the Bill without any further Amendments to which they desired the Concurrence of the Commons The Commons Agreed to the Amendments made by the Lords and Sir Francis Winnington went up with a Message to Acquaint their Lordships thereof 16 Apr. 79. A Message from the Lords Mr. Speaker We are Commanded by the Lords to Acquaint this House that the Earl of Danby last Night Rendred himself to the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod who brought him this day to the Bar of their House Their Lordships have sent him to the Tower 17 Apr. 79. A Committee appointed to prepare and draw up Evidence against Thomas Earl of Danby and to draw up further Articles against the said Earl as they shall see cause and they are to sit de die in diem 25 Apr. 79. A Message from the Lords To Acquaint the House that Thomas Earl of Danby hath this day appeared in Person at the Bar of their House and hath put in his Plea to the Articles of Impeachment which the Lords have sent to this House Resolved that it be referred to the Committee of Secrecy to Examine the Matter of the Plea of the Earl of Danby and to enquire how Presidents stand in Relation to the Pardon and in what manner and by what 〈◊〉 the same was obtained Apr. 79. Sr. Francis Winnington Reports from the Committee of Secrecy That they find no President that ever any Pardon was Granted to any Person Impeacht by the Commons of High Treason and depending the Impeachment Ordered That a Message be sent to the Lords to desire their Lordships to demand of the Earl of Danby whether he will rely upon and abide by the Plea of his Pardon or not May 8. 79. Post Meridiem A Message from the Lords To Acquaint the House that they had demanded of the Earl of Danby whether he would Rely upon and Abide by the Plea of his Pardon And the Earl Answered by word of Mouth only as followeth The Plea which I have put in was put in by the Advice of my Councel And my Councel tells me that my Pardon is a very good Pardon in Law and Advis'd me to insist upon my Plea put in which I now do And desire that my Councel may be Heard to make out the validity of my Pardon May 5. 79. Resolved That it is the Opinion of this House that the Pardon pleaded by the Earl of Danby is illegal and void and ought not to be allowed in bar of the Impeachment of the Commons of England Resolved That the whole House will go up to the Lords Bar And demand their Judgment against the Earl of Danby for that the Pardon by him pleaded is illegal and invalid and ought not to bar or preclude the Commons from having Justice upon their Impeachment Accordingly Mr. Speaker with the whole House went up to the Bar of the Lords House and spake as followeth My Lords The Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled Are come up to demand Judgment in their own Names and in the Names of all the Commons of England against Thomas Earl of Danby who stands Impeacht by them before your Lordships of high Treason and divers high Crimes and Misdemeanors To which he hath pleaded a Pardon which Pardon the Commons conceive to be Illegal and Void And therefore they do demand Judgment of your Lordships accordingly May 7. 79. A Message sent from the Lords to acquaint this House with an Order yesterday made concerning the Earl of Danby viz. It is ordered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled that Saturday next be appointed for hearing of the Earl of Danby to make good his Plea of his Pardon May 10. 79. The Lords desire a Conference with this House to communicate the Contents of a Petition from the Earl of Danby Sr. John Trevor Reports from the said Conference That their Lordships had received a Petition from the Earl of Danby who was ordered to attend their Lordships this Day which his Lordship read Whereby the Earl of Danby sets forth that he had received Informations severally from his Councel that they durst not Appear to Argue the Validity of his Pardon by reason of a Vote of the House of Commons And their Lordships desired to know whether there were any such Vote as was alleadged in the Petition All the VOTES ORDERS c. in the House of COMMONS in the Late and Present PARLIAMENT touching the Five LORDS in the Tower Impeachments of the House THe House passed five Resolves for the Impeaching of Henry Lord Arundel of of Wardour William Earl of Powis John Lord Bellasis William Viscount Stafford William Lord Petre Of Treason and other high Crimes and Misdemeanors The same day the five several Impeachments were accordingly carried up to the Lords The same day Resolved That whereas the said Peers are already under Commitment therefore this House will not desire the Lords that they may be Sequestred from Parliament and Committed to safe Custody as is usual in Cases of the like Nature The same day a Committee Appointed to draw up Articles of Impeachment against the said Five Lords Sabbati 28 Decemb. 1678. The Committee appointed to draw up Articles against the Lords are to inspect the Journals and consider Presidents touching Impeachments Jovis 20 March 1678 9. A Committee of Secrecy is appointed to take Informations and prepare Evidence and draw up Articles against the Lords Impeached and now in the Tower c. The same day A Committee Appointed to inspect the Journals of the Lords and see what Resolutions have been there taken in matters of Impeachment March 24 Resolved that an humble Address be made to his Majesty to desire his Majesty that all the Papers and Writings relating to the discovery of the Plot and particularly such Papers and Examinations as have been taken since the Prorogation of the last Parliament may be delivered to the Committee of Secrecy Appointed to draw up Articles against the Lords in the Tower March 27. 79. Sir Thomas Chichly Acquaints the House that his Majesty had been attended with the Address of this House and his Majesty returned Answer that those Papers and Examinations were delivered to the