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A38330 Some passages of the House of Lords in the winter sessions of Parliament in the year 92 England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. 1693 (1693) Wing E2847; ESTC R10050 24,111 18

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given the Laws might be left behind However an Expedient and the present giving some Money was so earnestly pressed that the House for ought appeared became all unanimous in what was done that is in passing the Excise Bill which was to raise the ready Money with a Declaration that it was only for this time and should be never drawn again into President and by asserting the Right by the said vote and by rejecting the Corn Bill for the same reason of not having its first rise from the Commons which was all done and was by many reckoned a great complyance and not doubted but it would be pleasing to his Excellency For this last Expedient was particularly proposed and prosecuted as I was credibly informed by Brodrick by some of the Privy Council as Col. Cook who had frequent Access to his Excellency and seemed to understand his mind and think it appears by the votes that they passed Nemine contra dicente on this Matter It was yet the stranger to many of us because Sir Cyril Wyche on Wednesday 2d of November reported from his Excellency to the House that he had heard a good Character of Dr. Warkington the Chaplain of the House but being recommended by the House to his Excelency he would on that account take more care of him And so on other Occasions ●hi Excellency was pleased to return very good Answers to the Addresses of the House And farther the same day Wednesday the 2d Novem. He reported from his Excellency that he had appointed Friday next for the Committe to attend him in Council with the Heads of the new Laws we had prepared which made many of us think that his Excellency had not then resolved to Prorogue us on Thursday which was the only intervenient day however it was done on Thursday the 3d. was reckoned a greater loss to us for that the Heads of the Laws we had prepared to tender him were of very great consequence to the Nation viz. The Heads of Habeas Corpus Act of the Act for restraining the Jurisdiction of the Council Board of the Act against buying and selling of Offices of the Act against Frauds and Perjuries with several other good Laws of Force here but not there But being Prorogued the day before we had not the Opportunity so much as to tender them It was only told us on the Prorogation by the Lord Chancellor that his Excellency being informed of what Heads we intended to tender him He would take them into Consideration and against the next meeting of Parliament such of them as should be found requisite should be in a readiness to be brought into Parliament And I am now credibly informed that some of them are prepared but the Habeas Corpus Bill which I value more then all the rest I am told is to be left behind and so is not thought requisite as I believe It was yet the stranger that in these 7 dayes we had been very busy by a Poll Bill to raise the rest of the Money and intended to do it sooner that way then the Corn Bill would have done which could not be till next Harvest And also for that we were then coming upon the more close pursuit of our Grievances and the imbezilments of the Revenue in which we thought we were at our Duties And after all this heat about as we said our intrenching on the Prerogative it was considered that it was of great use to the Subject that the Commons should have that right if they are willing to give the Money It seemed to many but reasonable to let them find the easiest wayes of raising it But on the other side such a Prerogative as that the Council Board may first find the Ways of raising Money I could not see of what use it could be unless it were to occasion more heats For the Commons without doubt has a Negative Vote and can throw it out besides that I could not see how this Claim comes by the name of Prerogative which I take to be an ancient inherent Right of the Crown But whatever can be said of this must be drawn from Poynings Act and the the 3d. and 4th of Ph. and Mary or something since Poynings Law Now for what happened since the Prorogation many of the Members thought it very necessary to have Agents to attend their Majesties here on the behalf of the Protestants to render them and their proceedings right in their Majesties Opinion as also to solicite such Matters as might happen relating to them Which way of sending Agents hither had been heretofore used but was done as some affirm by consent of the Government there Wherefore to pursue the former method a Petition was presented to his Excellency by Sir Robert King and Sir Arthur Rawden Sir Arthur Langford and Mr. Annesly and Signed by them on the behalf of themselves and others which was no more in substance than to pray leave to appoint Agents to attend their Majesties to which his Excellency as they declared delivered this Answer that they could not have a better Agent than the King himself who had been Agent for the Protestants for these twenty years but if they would have leave for any to go over and beg the King pardon for their Rio●ous and Seditiou● Meetings they might have it or to that effect This sounded very hard in the Ears both of the Gentlemen to whom it was said and others who believed them to be men of Great Value and integrity But this was not the end for there was as I believe may be proved a dir●ction to prosecute them upon an Information in the Kings Bench which they were resolved to defend but it seems it was better considered and they were let alone This of having Agents here was thought the more necessary for that the Papists as many affirmed have Agents to Solicite their Affairs here and make Collections for them in Ireland if the Prot●stant● had Agents here it is not like that such Bills would have ●een sent them without amendment as some were now Transmitted to the Parliament with very fair Titles but rejected for the Bodys of them As a Bill to confirm the Act of Settlement which is much wished for but there were such things therein that instead of confirming it would have set things much looser than they were as many seemed to think for which it was rejected And the same fate found a Bill for reversing the proceedings of Attainder passed when the late King was there which had been very welcome to many ●imerous People there yet was rejected by reason of a Clause in the body thereof It faired no better with a Bill for punishing Mutineers and Deserters which probably had passed if it had been as the Act for that purpose here is but it was to continue for 3 Years from thence to the next Session of Parliament which was so uncertain and the Clauses relating to the regulating Quarters left out that