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A43880	Historical collections, or, A brief account of the most remarkable transactions of the two last Parliaments consisting of I. The speeches, votes, accusations, addresses, and article of impeachment, &c., II. The bills of association, exclusion, and repeal of 35 Eliz. &c., III. The several informations, messages, narratives, orders, petitions, protestation of the Lords, and resolves of both Houses, etc., IV. The tryal and sentence of William Howard Lord Viscount of Stafford in Westminster Hall, his speech and execution on the scaffold at Tower Hill with many other memorable passages and proceedings of the two last Parliaments, held and dissolved at Westminster and Oxford, V. A perfect list of each Paraliament, VI. His Majesty's declaration, shewing the causes and reasons that moved him to dissolve the two last Parliaments.		1682 (1682)	Wing H2100; ESTC R32032	89,184	314

Windsor Thomas Lord Cromwel Ralph Lord Eure. Philip Lord Wharton Tho Lord Willoughby of Parham William Lord Pagett Charles Lord North Grey of Rolleston James Lord Chandos Robert Lord Hunsdon James Lord Norreys Digby Lord Gerrard under Age. Christopher Lord Tenham Fulk Lord Brook Edward Lord Mountague of Boughton Ford Lord Grey of Wark John Lord Lovelace John Lord Paulet William Lord Maynard John Lord Coventry William Lord Howard of Escrick Charles Lord Mohun under Age. Henry Lord Herbert of Cherbury Thomas Lord Leigh Christopher Lord Hatton Richard Lord Byron Richard Lord Vaughan Francis Lord Carrington William Lord Widdrington Edward Lord Ward Thomas Lord Culpeper Jacob Lord Astley Charles Lord Lucas Edward Lord Rockingham Robert Sutton Lord Lexington under Age Charles Henry Lord Wooton Marmaduke Lord Langdale Charles Lord Berklay of Stratton under Age. Francis Lord Holles Charles Lord Cornwallis George Lord Delamere Horatio Lord Townsend Thomas Lord Crew John Lord Frescheville Richard Lord Arundel of Trevise James Lord Butler of Moor-park under Age. Hugh Lord Clifford under Age. Richard Lord Butler of Weston Edward Noel Lord Titchfield Archbishops and Bishops Dr William Sancroft Lord ArchBishop of Canterbury Dr Richard Stern L. Archhishop of York Dr Henry Compton Lord Bishop of London Dr. Nathaniel Crew Lord Bishop of Durham Dr George Morley Lord Bishop of Winchester Dr. Herbert Crofts Lord Bishop of Hereford Dr. Seth Ward Lord Bishop of Salisbury Dr. Edward Rainbow Lord Bishop of Carlisle Dr. John Dolben Lord Bishop of Rochester Dr. Anthony Sparrow Lord Bishop of Norwich Dr. Peter Gunning Lord Bishop of Ely Dr. Thomas Wood Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry Dr. Peter Mew Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells Dr. John Pierson Lord Bishop of Chester Dr. Humphry Lloyd Lord Bishop of Bangor Dr. William Lloyd Lord Bishop of Peterborough Dr. Guy Carlton Lord Bishop of Chichester Dr. Thomas Barlow Lord Bishop of Lincoln Dr. James Fleetwood Lord Bishop of Worcester Dr. John Fell Lord Bishop of Oxford Dr. Thomas Lamplough Lord Bishop of Exeter Dr. William Thomas Lord Bishop of St. Davids Dr. William Gulston Lord Bishop of Bristol Dr. William Beaw Lord Bishop of Lland●ff Dr. William Lloyd Lord Bishop of St. Asaph Note that the LORDS under Age are not Call'd by the King 's WRIT And Papists are excluded by Law The COMMONS BEDFORDSHIRE 4. William Lord Russel Sir Humphrey Monnox Baronet Town of Bedford Pawlet St. John Esquire Sir William Franklin Knight BARKS 9. William Barker Esquire Richard Southby Esq Borough of Reading John Blagrave Esq Nathan Knight Esq Borough of Wallingford Scory Barker Esq * Taverner Harris Esq Borough of Abington Sir John Stonehouse BUCKS 14. Thomas Wharton Esq Richard Hambden Esq Town of Buckingham Sir Richard Temple Kinght of the Bath and Baronet * Sir Ralph Varney Knight and Baronet Borough of Chipping-Wiccomb Sir John Borlase Baronet Thomas Lewis Esq Borough of Aylsbury Sir Thomas Lee Baronet Sir Richard Ingoldesby Knight of the Bath Borough of Agmondesham Sir William Drake Knight * William Cheyney Esq Borough of Wendover John Hambden Esq Edward Backwel Esq Borough of Great Marlow John Borlase Esq * Thomas Hobby Esq CAMBRIDGE 6 Sir Levinus Benet Baronet Sir Robert Cotton Knight University of Cambridge Sir Thomas Exton Knight * Robert Bradey Dr. of Physick Town of Cambridge William Lord Allington Sir Thomas Chicheley Knight CHESTER 4. Henry Booth Esq Sir Robery Cotton Knight Bar. City of Chester William Williams Speaker Roger Whitley Esq CORNWAL 44. Francis Roberts Esq Sir Richard Edgcomb Knight of the Bath Borough of Danhivid alias Lanceston Sir Hugh Piper Knight William Harbord Esq Borough of Leskard Sir Jonathan Trelawney Baronet John Buller Esq Borough of Lestwithiel Sir John Carew Baronet Walter Kendal Esq Borough of Truro Edward Boscawen Esq * Henry Ashhurst Esq Borough of Bodwin Hender Roberts Esq Nicholas Glynn Esq Borough of Helston * Charles Godolphin Esq Sidney Godolphin Esq Borough of Saltash Bernard Greenvil Esq Sir John Davie Baronet Borough of Camelford Robert Russel Esq Sir James Smith Knight Borough of Port-pigham alias Westlow John Trelawney of Westm Esq * Jonathan Trelawney of Coldrunoch Borough of Crampound John Tanner Esq Nicholas Herle Esq Borough of Eastlow Sir Jonathan Trelawney Baronet * John Kendal Esq Borough of Penryn Sir Nicholas Slanning Knight of the Bath and Baronet Charles Smith Esq Borough of Tregony Hugh Boscawen Esq Charles Trevannian Esq Borough of Bossiney Charles Bodvile Roberts Esq * Sir Peter Coryton Baronet Borough of St. Ives Edward Noseworthy junior Esq * James Prade jun. Esq Borough of Foway Jonathan Rashleigh Esq John Trefry Esq Boroagh of St. Germans Daniel Elliot Esq Richard Elliot Esq Borough of St. Michael * Sir William Russel Knight * Henry Vincent Esq Borough of Newport * William Morris Esq Ambrose Manaton Esq Borough of St. Mawes Sir Joseph Tredenham Knight Henry Seymour jun. Esq Borough of Killinton William Coriton Esq Richard Carew Esq CUMBERLAND 6. * Sir George Fletcher Baronet Sir John Lowther Baronet City of Carlisle Edward Lord Morpeth Sir Christopher Musgrave Knight Borough of Cockermouth Sir Richard Grahme Baronet Orlando Gee Esq DERBY 4 William Lord Cavendish William Sacheveril Esq Town of Derby Anchitel Gray Esq George Vernon Esp DE●ONSHIRE 26. Sir William Courtenay Baronel Samuel Rolle Esq City of Exeter * Sir Thomas Carew Knight * Thomas Walker Esq Borough of Totnes * John Kelland Esq * Charles Kelland Esq Borough of Plymouth Sir John Maynard Knight Sir William Jones Knight Town of Okehampton Sir Arthur Harris Baronet * Sir George Cary Knight Borough of Barnstable John Basset Esq Richard Lee Esq Borough of Plympton Sir George Treby Knight John Pollexfen Merchant Borough of Honiton Sir Walter Young Baronet Sir Thomas Putt Baronet Borough of Tavistock Edward Russel Esq Sir Francis Drake Baronet Borough of Ashburton Thomas Reynel Esq * William Stawel Esq Borough of Clifton Dartmouth and Hardnes Edward Yard Esq John Vpton Esq Borough of Beralston * Sir Duncomb Colchester Knight * John Elwell Merchant Borough of Tiverton Samuel Foot Esq Sir Henry Ford Knight DORSETshIRE 20 Thomas Freke Esq Thomas Strangeways Esq Town of Pool Thomas Chafin Esq Henry Trenchard Esq Borough of Dorchester James Gould Esq Nathaniel Bond Esq Borough of Lime Regis Henry Henly Esq Thomas Moor Esq Borough of Weymouth Sir John Coventry Kt. of Bath Michael Harvey Esq Melcomb-Regis Sir John Morton Baronet * Henry Henning Esq Borough of Bridport William Brag Esq * John Michel Esq Borough of Shafton alias Shaftsbury Sir Matthew Andrews Knight Thomas Benn●t Esq Borough of Wareham Thomas Erle Esq George Savage Esq Borough of Corfe-Castle Sir Nath. Naper Knight and Baronet * Richard Fowns Esq DURHAM 4. William Bowes Esq Thomas Fetherstone Hough Esq City of Durham Sir Richard Lloyd Knight * Samuel Tempest ESSEX 8. Henry Mildmay Esq John Lemot Honywood Esq Borough of Colchester Sir Harbottle Grimston Baronet * Samuel Reynolds Esq Borough of Malden Sir William Wiseman Kt. and Baronet Sir Thomas Darcy Baronet Borough of Harwich Sir Philip Parker Baronet Sir Thomas Mydalton Knight GLOUCESTERSHIRE 8. Sir Ralph Dutton Baronet Sir John Guise Baronet City of Gloucester Charles Lord Durseley * Charles Somerset Lord Herbert Borough of Cirencester Sir Robert Atkins Jun. Knight Henry Powle Esq Borough of Tukesbury Sir Henry

Capel Knight of the Bath Sir Francis Russel Baronet HEREFORDSHIRE 8. John Viscount Scudamore Sir Edward Harley Knight of the Bath City of Hereford Paul Foley Esq * Henry Aubrey Esq Borough of Lempster John Dutton Colt Esq Thomas Conings by Esq Borough of Webley John Birch Esq John Booth Esq HERTFORDSHIRE 6 Sir Charles Caesar Knight * William Hales Esq Borough of St. Albans Sir Thomas Pope Blount Baronet Samuel Grimston Esq Borough of Hertford Sir Thomas Bide Knight Sir William Couper Baronet HUNTINGTONSHIRE 4 Sir Thomas Proby Baronet Silas Titus Esq Borough of Huntington Sidey Wortley alias Mountague Esq Lionel Walden Esq KENT 10. Sir Vere Fane Knight of the Bath Edward Dering Esq City of Canterbury * Lewis Watson Esq * Vincent Denn Esq City of Rochester Sir John Banks Baronet * Sir Francis Clerk Knight Borough of Maidstone Sir John Tufton Knight and Baronet Thomas Fane Esq Borough of Quinborough William Glonvil Esq * Gerard Gore Esq LANCASTER 14. Charles Lord Brandon Sir Charles Houghton Barronet Borough of Lancaster Richard Kirkby Esq William Spencer jun. Esq Borough or Town of Preston in Amounderness Sir Robert Carr Knight and Baronet Sir Gervas Elwes Baronet Borough of Newton Sir John Chicheley Knight Andrew Fountain Esq Borough of Wigon * Richard Lord Colchester Charles Earl of Ancram Borough of Clithero Sir Thomas Stringer Knight * Henry Marsden Esq Borough of Leverpool Ruishee Wentworth Esq John Duobois Merchant LEICESTER 4. Bennet Lord Sherrard Sir John Hartop Baronet Town of Leicester John Gray Esq Sir Henry Beaumont Knight LINCOLN 12 George Lord Viscount Castleton Sir Robert Carr Knight and Baronet City of Lincoln * Sir Thomas Hussey Knight Sir Thomas Meers Knight Borough of Beston Sir Anthony Irby Knight Sir William York Knight Borough of Great Grimsby William Broxolme Esq George Pelham Esq Town of Stamford Sir Richard Cust Baronet VVilliam Hyde Esq Borough of Grantham Sir VVilliam Ellis Baronet Sir John Newton Baronet MIDDLESEX 8. Sir VVilliam Robarts Knight * Nicholas Raynton Esq City of VVestminster Sir VVilliam Poultney Knight Sir VVilliam VValler Knight London Sir Robert Clayton Knight Alderman Thomas Pilkington Esq Alderman Sir Thomas Player Knight VVilliam Love Esq MONMOUTH 3. Sir Trevor VVelliams Baronet Sir Edward Morgon Knight Borough of Monmouth John Arnold Esq NORFOLK 12. Sir John Hobart Baronet Sir Peter Gleen Baronet City of Norwich William Lord Paston Augustin Briggs Esq Town of Lyn-Regis * Sir Henry Hobart Knight Simon Taylor Esq Town of Great Yarmouth * Sir James Johnson Knight George England Esq Borough of Thetford Sir Joseph Williamson Knight William Harbord Esq Borough of Castlerising Sir Robert Howard Knight James Hoste Esq NORTHAMPTON 9. John Parkhurst Esq Miles Fleetwod Esq City of Peterborough * William Lord Fitz-Williams Francis St. John Esq Town of Northampton Ralph Montague Esq Sir William Langham Knight Town of Brackley Sir Richard VVenham Baronet * VVilliam Lisle Esq Borough of Higham-Ferries Sir Rice Rud Baronet NORTHUMBERLAND 8. Sir John Fenwick Baronet Sir Ralph Dalaval Baronet Town of Newcastle upon Tine Sir Ralph Carr Knight Sir Nathaniel Johnson Knight Borough of Morpeth Sir George Downing Knight and Baronet Daniel Collingwood Esq Town of Berwick upon Tweed Ralph Grey Esq John Rushworth Esq NOTTINGHAM 8. Sir Scroop How Knight John White Esq Town of Nottingham Robert Pierrepoint Esq Richard Slater Esq Borough of East-Retford Sir Edward Nevile Knight and Baronet Sir William Hickman Baronet Town of Newark upon Trent Sir Robert Markham Baronet Sir Richard Rothwel Baronet OXON 9. Thomas Hord Esq * Sir Philip Harcourt Knight University of Oxon. Sir Lionel Jenkins Knight Charles Perrot Dr. of Laws City of Oxon. William Wright Esq Broom Whorhood Esq Borough of New-woodstock * Henry Barty Esq Nicholas Baynton Esq Borough of Banbury Sir John Holman Baronet RUTLAND 2. Philip Sherrard Esq * Edward Fawkener Esq SALOP 12. Richard Newport Esq William Levison Gower Esq Town of Salop. Sir Richard Corbet Baronet Edward Kinnaston Esq Borough of Burges alias Bridgnorth Sir William Whitmore Baronet Sir Thomas VVhitmore Knight of the Bath Borough of Ludlow Francis Charleton Esq * Charles Baldwyn Esq Borough of Great VVenlock John VVoolriche Esq VVilliam Forrester Esq Town of Bishops Castle Sir Richard Mason Knight * Richard More Esq SOMERSET 18. Sir VVilliam Portman Baronet George Speke Esq City of Bristol * Sir Richard Hart Knight * Thomas Earle Esq City of Bath * Maurice Viscount Fitzharding * Sir VVilliam Basset Knight City of Wells William Coward Esq John Hall Esq Borough of Taunton Edmund Prideaux Esq John Trenchard Esq Borough of Bridgwater Sir Haswel Tynt Baronet * Sir John Mallet Knight Borough of Minehead Francis Lutterel Esq Thomas Palmer Esq Borough of Ilcester * Sir John St. Barb. * Thomas Hoddy jun. Esq Borough of Milburn-Port John Hunt Esq Henry Bull Esq SOUTHAMPTON 6. * Charles Earl of Wiltshire Sir Francis Rolle Knight City of Winchester James Lord Annesly Sir John Cloberry Knight Town of Southampton Sir Charles Wingham Knight Sir Benjamin Newland Knight Town of Portsmouth George Legg Esq Richard Norton Esq Borough of Yarmouth * Sir Thomas Littleton Baronet Lemuel Kingdon Esq Borough of Petersfield Sir John Norton Baronet Leonard Bilson Esq Borough of Newport alias Medona Sir Robert Dillington Baronet John Leigh Esq Borough of Stockbridge * Essex Stroud Esq Oliver St. Johns Esq Boroagh of Newton Daniel Finch Esq Sir John Holmes Knight Borough of Christ-Church Sir Thomas Clarges Knight George Fulford Esq Borough of Whitchurch Richard Ayleffe Esq Henry Wallop Esq Borough of Limington Henry Dawley Esq John Burrard Esq Town of Andover * Charles West Esq * John Collins Esq STAFFORDSHIRE 10. Sir Walter Baggot Baronet Sir John Bower Baronet City of Lichfield Daniel Finch Esq Michael Biddulph Esq Borough of Stafford Sir Thomas Armstrong Kt. * Edwyn Skrymsher Esq Borough of Newcastle under Line Sir Thomas Bellot Bar. William Leveston Gower Esq Borough of Tamworth Sir Thomas Thynne Bar. by one Indent * Sir John Swynfen Esq by one Indent John Swynfen Esq by another Indenture * John Turton Esq by another Indenture SUffOLK 16. Sir Samuel Barnardiston Bar. Sir William Spring Bar. Borough of Ipswich John Wright Esq Sir John Barker Bar. Borough of Dunwich Sir Robert Kemp Bar. Sir Philip Skippon Knight Borough of Orford Sir John Duke Bar. * Thomas Glemham Esq Borough of Alborough John Bence Esq John Corrance Esq Borough of Sudbury Sir Gervase Elwes Bar. Garvasa Elwes Esq Borough of Eye * Sir Robert Reve Bar. * Sir Charles Gaudey Knight Bar. Borough of St Edmondsbury Sir Thomas Harvey Knight Themas Jermyn Esq SURREY 14. Arthur Onslow Esq George Evelyn of Wotton Esq Borough of Southwark Sir Richard How

Knight Peter Rich Esq Borough of Bletchingly * Sir William Gulston Kt. George Evelyn of Nutfield Esq Borough of Ryegate * Ralph Freeman Esq Dean Goodwin Esq Borough of Guilford Richard Onslow Esq Morgan Randyl Esq Borough of Gatton Sir Nicholas Carew Kt. Thonas Turgis Esq Borough of Haslemeere * Sir William More Bar. George Woodroffe Esq SUSSEX 20. Sir William Thomas Bar. Sir John Fagg Bar. City of Chichester John Braman Esq Richard Farrington Esq Burough of Horseham * John Machell Esq John Michell Esq Burough of Midhurst * William Montague Esq * John Cook Esq Burough of Lewis Thomas Pelham Esq Richard Bridger Esq Burough of New Shoreham * Robert Fagg Esq John Hales Esq Burough of Bramber * Peirey Goring Esq Henry Goring Esq Burough of Steyning Sir John Fagg Bar. * Sir James Morton Knight Burough of East-Grinstead * Sir Cyril Wych Kt. Henry Powel Esq Burough of Arundel William Garway Esq James Butler Esq WARWICKSHIRE 6. * Sir Richard Newdigate Bar. * Thomas Mariot Esq City of Coventry Richard Hopkins Esq John Stratford Esq Burough of Warwick Thomas Lucy Esq * Thomas Coventry Esq WESTMORELAND 4. * Sir John Lowther of Lowther Bar. Allan Bellingham Esq Burough of Apulby * Sacvil Tufton Esq * Sir John Bland Bar. WILTSHIRE 24. Sir Walter St. John Bar. Thomas Thyne Esq City of New Sarum * John Windham Esq Alexander Thistlewait Esq Burough of Wilton Thomas Herbert Esq Sir John Nicolas Kt. of the Bath Burough of Downton Sir Joseph Ash Bar. Maurice Bockland Esq Burough of Hindon Sir Richard Grobham How Kt. and Bar. * John Thynne Esq Burough of Westbury William Trenchard Esq * John Ash Esq Burough of Hetsbury William Ash Esq Edward Ash Esq Burough of Calne Sir George Hungerford Knight * Walter Norbon Esq Borough of Devizes * Sir Walter Earneley Bar. * George Johnson Esq Borough of Chipengham Sir Edward Hungerford Kt. of the Bath Sir George Speke Bar. Borough of Malmesbury Sir William Escourt Bar. Sir James Long Bar. Borough of Cricklade William Lenthal Esq Edmund Webb Esq Borough of Great Bedwyn * Sir John Earnly Kt. * John Wildman Esq Borough of Ludgersale Thomas Neal Esq by one Indenture John Garrard Esq by one Indenture * Sir John Talbot K. by another Indenture * John Smith Esq by another Indenture Borough of Old Sarum Sir Eliab Harvey Kt. Sir Thomas Mompesson Kt. Borough of Wotton Basset Henry St. John Esq * John Pleydal Esq Borough of Marleborough Thomas Lord Bruce Thomas Bennet Esq WORCESTERSHIRE 9. Thomas Foley Esq * Bridges Nanfan Esq City of Worcester Sir Frances Winington Kt. * Henry Herbert Esq Borough of Droitwich Henry Coventry Esq Samuel Sandys senior Esq Borough of Evesham Sir James Rushout Bar. * Edward Rudge Esq Borough of Bewdly Philip Foley Esq YORK 30. Charles Lord Clifford Henry Lord Fairfax City of York Sir Henry Thompson Kt. Sir John Hewly Kt. Town of Kingston upon Hull Sir Michael Warton Kt. William Gee Esq Borough of Knaesborough Sir Thomas Slingsby Bar. William Stockdale Esq Borough of Scarborough William Thompson Esq Francis Thompson Esq Borough of Rippon Richard Stern Esq Christopher Wandesford Esq Borough of Richmond * John Darcy Esq Humphrey Wharton Esq Borough of Heydon Henry Guy Esq William Boynton Esq Borough of Boroughbrigg Sir Thoms Mauliverer Bar. Sir John Brook Bar. Borough of Malton William Palmes Esq Sir Watkinson Payler Bar. Borough of Thirske Sir William Franckland Kt. * Sir William Ascough Kt. Borough of Aldborough Sir Godfrey Copley Bar. * Sir John Reresby Bar. Borough of Beverly Sir John Hotham Bar. Michael Wharton Esq Borough of Northallerton Sir Gilbert Gerrard Bar. Sir Henry Calverly Kt. Borough of Pontefract Sir John Dawny Viscount Down Sir Patience Ward Kt. BARONS Of the CINQUE-PORTS 16. Port of Hastings Sir Robert Barker Bar. * Thomas Mun Esq Town of Winchelsea * Sir Stephen Leonard Kt. Cresheld Draper Esq Town of Rye Sir John Dorrel Kt. Thomas Frewen Esq Port of New Rumney Sir Charles Sedley Bar. Paul Barret Esq Port of Hythe Sir Edward Deering Bar. Edward Hales Esq Port of Dover William Stokes Esq Thomas Papillon Esq Port of Sandwich Sir James Oxinden Kt and Bar. John Thurhane Esq Port of Seaford * Edward Montague Esq * Edward Selwyn Esq WALES 24.   ANGLESEY 2. Richard Bulkeley Esq Town of Bewmorris Henry Bulkeley Esq BRECON 2. Richard Williams Esq Town of Brecon John Jefferies Esq CARDIGAN 2. Edward Vaughan Esq Town of Cardigan Hector Philips Esq CARMARTHEN 2. John Lord Vaughan Kt. of the Bath Town of Carmarthen Altham Vaughan Esq CARNARVAN 2. Sir Thomas Bulkly Knight and Baronet Town of Carnarvan Thomas Mostyn Esq DENBIGH 2. Sir John Trevor Knight Town of Denbigh Sir John Salisbury Baronet FLINT 2. * Sir John Hanmer Knight Bar. Town of Flint * Thomas Whitley Esq GLAMORGAN 2. * Sir Edward Mansel Bar. Town of Cardiffe Bussy Mansel Esq MERIONITH 1. * Sir Robert Owen Knight PEMBROOK 3. * William Wogan Esq Town of Haverford-West * Thomas Howard Esq Town of Pembrook Arthur Owen Esq MONTGOMERY 2 Edward Vaughan Esq Town of Montgomery Matthew Price Esq RADNOR 2. Sir Rowland Gwynne Knight Town of Radnor * Sir John Morgan Baronet The COMMONS in all 513. New Members Returned 110. THE CONTENTS A. ADdress of the Lords Pag. 11. Address of the Commons Pag. 16.155 For preservation of his Majesties Person and Government Pag. 23. Concerning Sir Gorge Jeffereys Pag. 47. Address in Answer to the Message about Tangier Pag. 66. Address of the Commons for Dissenters Ansel a Witness Arnold John Esq a Witness Pag. 107. Atturney General Examined Pag. 61. B. Beckley Earle a Witness Pag. 104. Bill of Association Pag. 154. Bill of Exclusion at London 32. at Oxford 244. Rejected Pag. 447. Bill for repeal of the 35 of Eliz. not tendred and questioned Pag. 238. Mr. Bourk's Information Pag. 38. Lord Brook a Witness Pag. 110. C. Sir Robert Can questioned Pag. 19. Is released Pag. 32. Carew Henry a Fryer Pag. 155. Mr. Comin's Information Pag. 41. Commons demand judgment against L. Staf. Pag. 121. D. Date a Witness Pag. 111. Dangerfield His Narrative ibid. Pag. 12. Kings Declaration Pag. 246. Dissenters Pag. 61 6● Mr. Dugdal his Narrative Pag. 48. E. Elections considered Pag. 11. F. Fast Pag. 62. Feria his Narrative Pag. 23. Lord Ferrers a Witness Pag. 110. Fitzharris Examination read Pag. 239. Ordered to be impeached ibid. Floyd Sir Philip a Witness Pag. 104. Furnis a Witness Pag. 99.106 G. Leveston Gowre a Witness Pag. 111. Grand Juryes Examined Pag. 61. Their discharging Voted illegal H. The Earl of Hallifax his removal desired Pag. 52. Hausel a Witness Pag. 100. Ben. Harris Petitions the House Pag. 54. Mr. Herbert sent for Pag. 57. Hobby Mr. a Witness Pag. 108. Holt a Witness Pag. 103. Sir Tho. Holt an Obstructer of Petitioning Pag. 57. Mrs. Howard Pag. 98. I. Mr. Jennison his Information Pag. 30. Irish Evidence Pag. 55. Grand Jury call'd into the House Pag. 61. K. Kings Message concerning Tangier Pag. 48. King goes to Oxford Pag. 231. Received by the Major and Bishop Pag. 232. His Speech to the Parliament at Oxford Pag. 233. L. Leigh a Witness Pag. 99.106 Lists of Papists names order'd to be returned throughout England Pag. 151. Lo. debate what judgement to give upon Lo. St. Pag. 121. Lydcot a Witness Pag. 107. M. Macnamars Information Pag. 40. Marchioness of Winchester Pag. 98. Mr. Mathews a Witness Pag. 108. Maurice's Examination Pag. 241. Morrel a Witness Pag. 103. N. Norris complaint reported p. 147. His Imprisonment judged illegal Pag. 151. Lo. C. J. North. order'd to be impeached Pag. 62. O. Obstructers of Petitioning sent for Pag. 54.57 P. Papers Printed by Mr. Treby Pag. 58. Parliament met 3. at Oxford Pag. 232. Peyton Sir Robert Pag. 15.151 Plessington Lord Bellasis Steward Pag. 104. Polteney Sir William a Witness Pag. 106. Preparatians for Stafford's Tryal Pag. 42. Proclamation for Discoverers against Petitio Pag. 16. Considered Pag. 48. Protestation of the Lords Pag. 245. R. Resolves of the House concerning Petitioning Pag. 17. Concerning the Plot. Pag. 25.27 Concerning the Duke of York Pag. 27.28.31 Resolves touching Popery Pag. 153. Robinson a Witness Pag. 103. S. Sawyers a Witness Pag. 100. Lord C. J. Scrogs 165.174 His Answer P. 238. Mr. Scudamore a Witness Pag. 108. Mr. Seymor impeached Pag. 59.63.154 Mr. Seys a Witness Pag. 108. Serjeant's Examination Pag. 241. Speaker chosen Pag. 6. Speech Kings Pag. 4.152 Speech Speak●rs 6.8 at Oxford Pag. 235 236. Staf. Tryal begun 70. His Plea upon the Statu 93. His Exceptions astainst the Witn. 93. c. He desires to call more Witn. 110. he insists upon points of Law 111. His objections answered 114. He Petitions 115. found Guilty 117. what he said after for himself 121. Senten'd 124. brought to the Scaffold 131. His Speech 132. c. Executed Pag. 146. Lord High Stewards Speech Pag. 123. Mr. Staples an obstructer Pag. 57. T. Mr. Thompson a Minister Pag. 158. c. Dr. Tongue recommended to his Majesty Pag. 20. Mr. Treby's Letters commanded to be Printed Pag. 58. V. Votes ordered to be Printed Pag. 23. Votes concerning Fitzharris Pag. 243. W. Sir William Waller a Parliament-man for Westminster Pag. 52. Baron Weston accus'd Pag. 173. Sir Fra. Withens ordered to attend the House Pag. 19. Expelled the House Pag. 52. Writs for Executing Lord Stafford Pag. 125. c. Y. Sir Rob. Yeomans questioned 19. discharged Pag. 46. Z. Zeal's Information 55. Pardon'd Pag. 59. FINIS

Worcester Dr. John Fell Lord Bishop of Oxford Dr. Thomas Lamplugh Lord Bishop of Exeter Dr. William Thomas Lord Bishop of St. Davids Dr. William Gulston Lord Bishop of Bristol Dr. William Beaw Lord Bishop of Llandaff The COMMONS Bedfordshire 4. William Lord Russell Sir Humphrey Monoux Bar. Town of Bedford Pawlet St. John Esq Sir William Franklin Kt. Berks 9. William Barker Esq Richard Southbey Esq * Borough of New-Windsor Richard Winwood Esq Samuel Starkey Esq Borough of Reading John Blagrave Esq Nathan Knight Esq Borough of Wallingford William Lenthall Esq * Scorie Barker Esq Borough of Abbington Sir John Stonehouse Bar. Bucks 14. Thomas Wharton Esq John Hampden Esq Town of Buckingham Sir Richard Temple Kt. of the Bath and Bar. * Edward Lord Latimer Borough of Chipping Wiccomb Sir John Borlase Bar. Thomas Lewes Esq Borough of Aylisbury Sir Thomas Lee Bar. Sir Richard Ingoldesby Kt. of the Bath Borough of Agmondesham Sir Roger Hill Kt. Sir William Drake Kt. Borough of Wendover Richard Hampden Esq Edward Backwell Esq Borough of Great Marlow John Borlace Esq Sir Humphrey Winch Bar. Cambridge 6. Sir Levinus Bennet Bar. * Sir Robert Cotton Kt. * Vniversity of Cambridge Sir Thomas Exton Kt. Sir William Temple Bar. * Town of Cambridge William Lord Allington Sir Thomas Chicheley Kt. Chester 4. Henry Booth Esq Sir Robert Cotton Kt. Bar. * City of Chester William Williams Esq Sir Thomas Grosvenor Bar. Cornwall 44. Francis Robarts Esq Sir Richard Edgcomb Kt. of the Bath Borough of Dunhivid alias Lanceston Sir John Coryton Bar. Sir Hugh Pyper Kt. * Borough of Leskard Sir Jonathan Trelawny Bar. John Buller Esq Borough of Lestwithiel Sir John Carew Bar. Walter Kendal Esq Borough of Truro William Boscawen Esq Edward Boscawen Esq Borough of Bodmin Hendar Robarts Esq Nicholas Glyn Esq Borough of Helston Sir Viel Vivian Bar. Sydney Godolphin Esq Borough of Saltash Sir John Davie Bar. * William Jennings Esq * Borough of Gamelford Robert Russel Esq Sir James Smith Kt. Borough of Port-Pigham alias Westow John Trelawny of Trelawney Esq John Trelawney of Westmin Esq Borough of Crampound Nicholas Herle Esq * John Tanner Esq Borough of Eastlow Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bar. Henry Seymour of Langley Esq Borough of Penryn Charles Smith Esq * Sir Nicholas Slanning Kt. of the Bath and Bar. * Borough of Tregony Hugh Boscawen Esq Charles Trevannian Esq Borough of Bossiney Charles Bodvile Roberts Esq Narcissus Luttrel of Grays-Inn Esq * Borough of St. Ives Edw. Noseworthy Senior Esq Edw. Noseworth Junior Esq Borough of Foway Jonathan Rashlegh Esq John Trefry Esq Borough of St. Germans Daniel Elliot Esq Richard Elliot Esq Borough of St. Michael Sir John S. Aubin Bar. Walter Vincent Esq Borough of Newport William Coryton Esq Ambrose Manaton Esq Borough of St. Mawes Sir Joseph Tredenham Kt. Henry Seymour Jun. Esq Borough of Killinton Richard Carew Esq * William Trevisa Esq * Cumberland 6. Edward Lord Morpheth Sir John Lowther City of Carlile Sir Philip Howard Kt. Sir Christopher Musgrave Kt. Borough of Cockermouth Sir Richard Grahme Bar. Orlando Gee Esq Derby 4. William Lord Cavendish William Sacheverell Esq Town of Derby Anchitel Gray Esq George Vernon Esq Devonshire 26. Sir William Courtenay Bar. Sam. Rolle Esq City of Exeter William Glyde Esq Malachy Pine Esq Borough of Totnes Sir Edward Seymour Bar. Edward Seymour Esq Borough of Plymouth Sir John Maynard Kt. His Majesty's Serjeant at Law John Spark Esq Town of Okehampton Sir Arthur Harris Bar. Josias Calmady Esq Borough of Barnstable John Basset Esq Richard Lee Esq Borough of Plympton George Treby Esq John Polexfen Merchant * Borough of Honiton Sir Walter Young Bar. Sir Thomas Putt Bar. Borough of Tavistock Edward Russel Esq Sir Francis Drake Bar. Borough of Ashburton Thomas Reynell Esq Richard Duke Junior Esq * Borough of Clifton Dartmouth and Hardness John Upton Esq Edward Yard Esq * Borough of Beralston Sir John Trevor Kt. Sir William Bastard Kt. Borough of Tiverton Samuel Foot Esq Sir Henry Ford Kt. Dorsetshire 20. Thomas Strangeways Esq Thomas Freke Esq Town of Pool Henry Trenchard Esq Thomes Chafin Esq Borough of Dorchester Sir Francis Hollis Kt. and Bar. Nicholas Gould Merchant Borough of Lyme-Regis Henry Henley Esq Thomas Moore Esq * Borough of Weymouth Sir John Coventry Kt. of the Bath Sir John Morton Kt. and Bar. * Melcom-Regis Thomas Brown Esq Michael Harvey Esq Borough of Bridport Sir Robert Henley Bar. * William Bragge Esq * Borough of Shafton alias Shaftsbury Sir Matthew Andrews Kt. * Thomas Bennett Esq Borough of Wareham Thomas Erle Esq George Savage Esq Borough of Corf-Castle Nathaniel Bond Esq * Sir Nathan Naper Kt. and Bar. Durham 4. William Bowes Esq * Tho. Fetherston Hough Esq * City of Durham Sir Richard Lloyd * William Blakeston Esq * Essex 8. Henry Mildmay Esq John Lemot Honywood Esq * Borough of Colchester Sir Harbottle Grimston Bar. Sir Walter Clarges Bar. Borough of Malden Sir William Wiseman Kt. and Bar. Sir Thomas Darcy Bar. * Borough of Harwich Sir Philip Parker Bar. * Sir Thomas Mydalton Kt. Gloucestershire 8. Sir Ralph Dutton Bar. Sir John Guise Bar. City of Gloucester Evan Seys Serjeant at Law by one Indenture Sir Charles Berkley * by one Indenture Evan Seys Serjeant at Law by another Indenture William Cooke Esq by another Indenture Borough of Cirencester Sir Robert Atkins Junior Kt. Henry Powle Esq Borough of Tukesbury Sir Hen. Capel Kt. of the Bath Sir Francis Russel Bar. Herefordshire 8. John Viscount Scudamore Sir Edw. Harley Kt. of the Bath City of Hereford Bridstock Hartford Esq Paul Foley Esq Borough of Lempster John Dutton Colt Esq Thomas Coningesby Esq Borough of Webley John Birch Esq John Booth Esq * Hertfordshire 6. Sir Jonathan Keat Bar. * Sir Charles Caesar Bar. Borough of St. Albans Thomas Pope Blount Esq Samuel Grimston Esq * Borough of Hertford Sir Thomas Bide Kt. Sir William Cooper Bar. * Huntingtonshire 4. Sir Thomas Proby Bar. * Silus Titus Esq Borough of Huntington Sidney Wortley alias Montague Esq Lyonel Walden Esq * Kent 10. Sir Vere Fane Kt. of the Bath Edward Dering Esq City of Canterbury Sir Thomas Hardress Kt. His Majesty's Serjeant at Law * Edward Hales Esq City of Rochester Sir John Banks Bar. Francis Barrel Serj. at Law * Borough of Maidston Sir John Tufton Kt. and Bar. Thomas Fane Esq * Borough of Quinborough Sir Edward Hales Bar. William Glanvil Esq Lancaster 14. Charles Lord Brandon Sir Charles Houghton* Borough of Lancaster Richard Kirkby Esq William Spencer Esq * Borough or Town of Preston in Amounderness Sir John Otway Kt. Edward Rigby Serjeant at Law Borough of Newton Sir John Chicheley Kt. Andrew Fountain Esq Borough of Wigorn. Charles Earl of Ancram Banks Esq * Borough of Clithero Sir Ralph Ast on Bar. Sir Tho. Stringer Serj. at Law Borough of Leverpool Ruishee Wentworth Esq John Dubois Merchant Leicester 4. Bennet Lord Sherrard Sir John Hartop Bar. Town of Leicester John Grey Esq Sir Henry

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Historical Collections OR THE CONTINUATION Of the PROCEEDINGS Of the PARLIAMENT Begun and Dissolved AT OXFORD Fame BEing fully satisfied with the accompt which you gave me of the Proceedings of the last Parliament at Westminster I took my flight into the Country thinking to have open'd my Pacquet But when I came there I could hardly find any Body at home all People were so busied with the New Elections and taken up with future expectations that they little minded what was past Thereupon I resolv'd to stay a while before I expos'd my self to those whose thoughts I found were bent another way Upon these considerations I followed the Croud to Oxford But I had hardly trimmed my Weather beaten Wings before the Parliament was dissolved there too So then I thought it my best way to come up to London again and find out my Old Friend Truth and then to take my Progresses with a compleat and perfect Relation Now therefore I desire thee to favour me with an Accompt of the main Transactions in this same short Parliament at Oxford Truth That 's soon done Fame 'T is so and therefore the trouble being the less I am the more bold to desire it in hopes that by keeping Thee company I may convince the World of the ill Opinion it has of me of being a Lyar. Truth Falshood in things of this Nature is of a dangerous importance and therfore I will tell the Relation barely without Welt or Guard and do thou be sure to make no Additions thy self Fame I shall be very punctual in observing thy Instructions Truth Know then that the Parliament being appointed to meet upon the 21st of March 1681. And the time of Sessions approaching the King upon the Twelf of March removed to Windsor Upon the Fourteenth he removed to Oxford and in his way was met upon the Borders of the County by the High Sheriff with his Attendants and at Whateby by the Lord Norris Lord Lieutenant of the County with such an appearance of the Gentry that hardly any were found missing but such as were known to be hindred by Sickness or other lawful Impediment By whom together with the Two Troops of the County Militia his Majesty was conducted to the East-Gate of the City where he was received by the Mayor and the rest of the City Magistrates and the Recorder Serjeant Cook welcom'd in a set Speech and after the usual Presents made by the Maior and among the rest of the Mace which was return'd the Mayor then carrying the Mace before his Majesty with the rest of the Brethen attended his Majesty to Christ-Church-Gate After that the King passing to his Appartment in the Colledge was received by the Bishop with a Latin Speech upon his Knes attended by the Canons and the next Morning was attended by the Vice-Chancellour the Doctors Professors Proctors and University Orator The Vice-Chancellor laid the Beadle's Staves at the Kings Feet and then the Orator addressed himself in Latin to the King and in English to the Queen the Vice-Chancellor Orator and Doctors kneeling all the while Fame These Ceremonies do not happen every day and therefore you have obliged me with the Relation Truth Upon the 21st of March the parliament met according to Summons at Oxford in the Convocation House at what time his Majesty went to the House of Lords which State in the Geometry-School and being seated in his Throne with his Royal Robes and the usual Solemnities declar'd himself in a Gratious Speech to Both Houses to the Effect as followes That the unwarrantable Proceedings of the last House of Commons were the reason of his parting with them for that he who would never use Arbitrary Government himself would not suffer it in others That whoever calmly consider'd the Assurances he had renewed to that last Parliament and what he had recommended to them his Forreign Alliances the Examination of the Plot and the Preservation of Tangier and reflect upon their

Then taking into consideration the Message which had been sent them the day before by the Lords They also in concurrence with the Peers voted an Address to be made to his Majesty on their part to request the same Pardons and Favour for limited Discoverers as the Lords had already done Which being done Mr. Dangerfield of whom I question not but that you have had a sufficient accompt already was called to the Barr there to deliver his knowledge concerning the Plot. Fame That will be very necessary for my Pacquet Truth It will so and therefore you shall have it as briefly as possibly I can sum it up He declared to the House That when Mrs. C. and He waited on the Lord Peterborough to be introduced to his R. H. his Lordship ask'd him whether the Lady Powis had given him any directions how to discourse the D. and desired to know what they were Whereupon he produced a little Book which contain'd a scheme of the pretended discovery he had made of the Presbyterian Plot. Wherein his Lordship finding some Omissions order'd him to Write from his own Mouth that the Presbyterians intended to rise in the North and joyn with the Scots which done his Lordship carry'd him with Mrs. C. into the Dukes Closet at White-Hall where he delivered the said Book to the Duke who not only thank'd him for it and his diligence in the Catholick Cause but wished him success in his Undertakings Adding withall of what mighty consequence the Presbyterian Plot was if well manag'd and that he questioned not but that the effects of it would answer expectation especially in the North where he was assur'd of the Major Part of the Gentry That after that his H. in the hearing of the Lord Peterborough order'd him and Mrs. C. to be careful what they communicated to such as were to be Witnesses in the Plot for fear they should be caught in the Subornation That the D. also informed them that in a Month or two Cmmissions would be ready as from the Presbyterians to which purpose he was order'd to find out trusty persons that would be ready to accept them which should be deliver'd them by a person that should be known by them to be no other then a Presbyterian that they might be the more fit to swear in the Plot. That the D. also for their Encouragement to proceed in that sham-Plott promis'd them that he would take care that Money should not be wanting and bid them discover the same to the King with all expedition they could That the D. made divers Vows and bitter Execrations to stand by them in the thing and engag'd on his Honour to be their Rewarder That being withdrawn from thence to the Lord Peterborough's Lodgings they continu'd there till his Lordship had introduc'd Sir Robert Peyton to the Duke That about four days after the said Earl took the said M. D. again to the D's Lodgings at White-Hall who then told him that he had gained by his diligence a good reputation among the Catholicks adding withall that he should in a short time see the Catholick Religion flourish in these Kingdoms and Heresie torn up by the Roots That the D. gave him twenty Guinies and said if he would be but vigorous in what he had undertaken already he would so order it that Mr. D's life should not be in the least danger with several other Circumstances relating to the said Plot too tedious to relate Fame 'T is well enough so long as here is the main and chief substance of the rest Truth There is so and we are not to make Enlargements where we intend Epitome's Mr. Dangerfeild having made an end of his Relation withdrew But the House taking a more particular notice that he had made mention of Sir Robert Peyton in his Information presently ordered a Committee to examine the matters touching Sir Robert Peyton and to report the same and came to a Resolution Nemine Contradicente to proceed effectually to suppress Popery and prevent a Popish Successor Upon the twenty seventh of October the Address of the Commons to his Majesty in concurrence with the Lords for a Proclamation to assure all such Persons their Pardons as should make their Discoveries within two Months after the date of the Proclamation being prepar'd and finish'd by the Commitee was read in the House upon the Report of Mr. Treby and ran much to this Effect We your Majesties most Loyal Subjects the Commons of England assembled being highly zealous for the preservation of the Protestant Religion your Majesties Sacred Person and Government and resolving to pursue with a strict and impartial enquiry the execrable Papist Plot which was detected in the two last Parliaments and has been supported and carried on by potent and restless Practises and Machinations especially during the late Recesses of Parliament whereby several Persons have been terrified and discourag'd from declaring their knowledge thereof most humbly beseech your Majesty that for the security of such Persons who shall be willing to give Evidence and make further satisfactory discovery concerning the same to this House your Majesty would be pleas'd to issue your Royal Proclamation assuring all the said persons of your Gracious Pardon if they shall give such Evidence or make such Discovery within two Months after the date of the Proclamation With this Address the Speaker attended by several Members of the House waited upon his Majesty the next day in the Afternoon To which his Majesty was pleas'd to return his Answer to this Effect That he did intend to direct such a Proclamation and was resolved not onely to prosecute the Plot but Popery also and to take care of the Protestant Religion establish'd by Law adding That if the House did but go on Calmly in their Debates without heat that he did not doubt but to beat down Popery and all that belong'd to it But to return where we left off so soon as the report of this Address had been made and that it had pass'd Approbation the House fell the same day upon the business of Petitions which they resented so high that they came to several Resolves First that it was the undoubted Right of the Subjects of England to Petition the King for the calling and sitting of Parliaments and Redressing of Grievances That to traduce such Petitioning as a violation of Duty and to represent it to his Majesty as Tumultuous and Seditious was to betray the Liberty of the Subject and contributed to the design of subverting the ancient Legal Constitutions of this Kingdom and introducing Arbitrary Power Which Resolves passing Nemine Contradicente they appointed a Committee to enquire of all such Persons as had offended against the Rights of the Subjects Thereupon the House being inform'd that Sir Francis Withens one of the Members had offended against the said Right of the Subject he was order'd to attend the next Morning After which they pass'd a Resolve to make an Address to his Majesty with

and with the Lord Bellasis to give orders both as to the taking the Kings life away as also the D. of Monmouths for the Establishing the Romish Religion and Government in this Kingdom That rewards were agreed to be given to such as should deserve them and that the Informant was to have an Equal share with one Capt. Aderly Which rewards were to be distributed by the D. of York the Lord Belasis and some other Persons it being alledg'd by the Conspirators that there would be Lands enough of the Protestants to reward every one That he had intercepted several Letters from St. Omers and Paris to Mr. Ewers wherein mention was made of several Sums of Money laid out for Arms particularly two Sums of 500 l. and 700 l. upon the accompt of the Popish Plot in England That in September 1678. The Lord Stafford discoursing Mr. Ewers and the Informant in the great Parlour at Tixal told them that the reason of his dissatisfaction against the King was that he saw his favours rather dispos'd to Rebels and Traytors than to those that had serv'd him which was enough if there were not the Consideration of Religion which was above all others That at the General Meeting at Tixal in September aforesaid the Lord Stafford Lord Aston and others upon a full debate of all their preceding Transactions and Instructions for carrying on their design resolv'd to confirm the Oath 's which they had severally before taken which was to kill the King and Establish the Romish Religion in this Kingdom At what time the Lord Stafford engag'd to make good his promises to the Informant both of Money and other necessaries for his encouragement Thursday the Sixteenth of November nothing more was done but only that the Bayliff of Westminster amended one of the Returns for that place and put in Sir William Wallers name instead of Sir Francis Withens Which being done the House adjourn'd till the next day being Wednesday morning the Seventeenth of November At what time they took into Consideration on his Majesties Message relating to Tangier and appointed a Committee to draw up an Address to represent to his Majesty the dangerous Estate and Condition of the Kingdom in Answer to the said Message The same day also they order'd another Address to be made to his Majesty for the Removal of George Earl of Halifax from his presence and Councils for ever The Substance of the Address was as followes That being deeply sensible of the dangers and mischiefs occasion'd to the Kingdom by the dissolution of the last Parliament and the frequent Prorogations of the present and having just reason to believe that the said dissolution was promoted by the evil Counsel of the E. of Halifax They did therefore most humbly pray his Majesty for the taking away all occasions of mistrust betwen his Majesty and them and for their greater encouragement to perfect such matters as lay before them for the preservation of his Majesties Person and Government and the Protestant Religion that he would be gratiously pleas'd to remove the said Earl from his presence and Councils for ever To which his Majesty return'd for Answer That he did not find the Grounds in the Address to be sufficient for him to remove the said Earl But he assur'd them that whenever they should in a Due and Regular Course prove any Crime either against him or any other Person he would leave both him and them to their own Legal defence without interposing his mediation Thursday the Eighteenth of November Mr. Treby was sent to the Peers to desire their Lordships to communicate to the Commons such Writings and Evidences which they had receiv'd from the Clerks of the Council to which the Lords readily condescended according to their desire The next day being Friday the Nineteenth of the Month Benjamin Harris Bookseller then and still a Prisoner in the Kings Bench ad sectam Regis for a Fine of 500 l. for a Misdemeanour by him Committed having presented a Petition to the House the same was read and thereupon a Resolve made that Address should be presented to the King to desire him to Pardon the said Fine After which follow'd an Order that a Commitee should be appointed to draw up a Bill for the ascertaining of Fines upon misdemeanours The same day Serjeant Rigby reported from the Committee appointed to enquire after Obstructors of Petitioning that the Grand-Juries of Devon and Somerset were more especially found to be tardy and that Capt. William Castle being summon'd to attend the Committee had contemptuously neglected so to do Thereupon the House order'd that Sir Giles Phillips Mr. Wiliam Stawel Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Walrond should be sent for in Custody of the Serjeant of Arms. The same day Mr. Zeal being call'd to the Bar of the House delivered his Information at the Bar The Effect whereof in short was this That being a Prisoner in the Marshalsea Mrs. Celier came several times to him and treated with him to be not only Instrumental himself but to procure others to joyn with him to fire the Kings Ships as they lay in harbour as also to swear against the Earl of Shaftesbury such Articles of High Treason as she should get ready prepar'd for him to that purpose His Information being heard the House order'd that Application should be made to his Majesty for his Pardon and some present Allowance Other Applications were also order'd to be made to his Majesty in the behalf of Mr. Hethrington and the Irish Evidence for their Expences and present Support as also in the behalf of Mr. Smith who had made a Considerable discovery of the Popish Plot for some Eclesiastical Preferment To which and some other Addresses formerly made his Majesty upon the meeting of the House the next day being Saturday the Twentieth of the Month by Mr. Secretary Jenkins return'd his distinct Answers That as to the Address in relation to Sir George Jefferies He would Consider of it That as for Lewis He would Pardon him all Offences but Perjury and that Consideration should be had of a reasonable Allowance for him That as for the Irish Evidence That in regard of their number and Circumstances of their Persons not yet well known he had referr'd it to the Lords Commissionours of the Treasury And that for Mr. Smith he would take him into Consideration But the House not satisfi'd with his Majesties Exception in the Pardon of Lewis resolv'd upon another Address That all Pardon 's granted to any of the Persons for whom Application had been made should extend to all Crimes and Misdeameanours whatsoever till the last of their respective discoveries After which Mr. Trenchard reported from the Committee for Enquiring after the Obstructors of Petitioning that Information had been given them that Examinations had been taken upon Oath by Five Justices of the Peace in Monmouthshire viz. John Herbert Henry Baker William Herbert William James and Robert Gunter Esquires against John Arnold Esq for promoting

of the way That in Rome he saw Colemans Letters and read them once a Month wherein he gave Intelligence of several Passages that happened in the Court how that the Duke the Queen and the cheif of the Nobility were of their side How they carried Matters what waies the Lord Clifford and Sir William Godolphin used to effect the work and that they did not Question but to get the Lord Treasurer Danby on their side That coming into England he found the Popish Clergy of England of the same Opinion that they did not doubt the Romish Religion would soon come in That he knew nothing as to the Lord Stafford but only that one Smith wrote a Letter up to the Lord Stafford out of the North near where he lived to complain of two or three Justices of the Peace that were active against Popery Upon which Sir Henry Calverley was turned out of Commission That upon the first Glimpses of the discovery the aforesaid Smith writing to the Prisoner whether he intended to make over his Estate or no The Prisoners Answer was That several did but he would not in regard he expected a sudden alteration of the Government and Religion Mr Dugdale being called next upon the General Plot gave an accompt That he had been acquainted with a design for bringing in the Popish Religion about Fifteen years That he had been several times informed by Ewers his Ghostly Father that several Lords in several Parts of England were to carry it on that is that they were to have Money and Arms ready for those that wanted upon the death of the King That he had seen several Letters from Paris Rome and St. Omers encouraging Mr. Ewers to goe on and encourage the rest that were engaged That he heard nothing till lately about Killing the King That there came a Letter from the Prisoner to Ewers to shew that things went on all well beyond Sea and hoped they did so here That of late he had been with several Priests and Gentlemen in the Countrey when they have had Consultations for introducing their own Religion and taking away the Kings Life which was alwaies intended to be effected either in November December or January 1678. That he received 500 l. at one time which he gave to Mr. Ewers who return'd it to London to carry on the design That it was agreed that the Lord Aston Sir James Symons and others should go in October 1678. to dispose of a certain Quantity of Arms which they had received somwhere to the value of 30000 l. That he was by when he heard it discours'd that the King of France was acquainted with the design and that he had promis'd to furnish the Papists with Men and that he would not be wanting with other Assistances That he opened a Letter sent to Mr. Ewers dated the day of Sir Edmund-Bury Godfrey's Murder containing this Expression This night Sir Edmund-Bury Godfrey is dispatched That Sir James Symonds the Lord Aston Mr. Draycot Mr. Howard and Mr. Gerard did to his knowledge contribute toward the carrying on of the charge for raising Arms and paying for them and saw Letters from beyond Seas that all things were ready as to the Arms and that there wanted only Orders how they should be dispos'd That Mr. Gawen declared in the private Chappel at Boscobel that whosoever was active for introducing the Romish Religion or killing the King should have a free Pardon of all his sins That he had heard that when the King should be kill'd several should be provided with Arms and rise of a suddain upon the Protestants and cut their Throats That he had heard of Mr. Oates and Bedlow before the Plot was detected that they were Messengers entrusted but no otherwise That he saw a Letter from Whitebread to Oates cautioning him whom he entrusted in the design not mattering who they were so they were stout and trusty That he heard the Pope had promised to assist the Irish with Men and Money and that there should be nothing wanting on his part Mr. Prance being next called declared That one Singleton a Priest in the year 1678. told him at one Hall's a Cook in Ivy-Lane that he did not fear but in a little time to be a Priest in a Parish-Church and that he would make no more to stab forty Parliament Men than to eat his Dinner Dr. Oates being called declared That in the year 1676. he was advised by one Kemish and one Singleton both Priests to hasten betimes home to the Church of Rome for that the Protestant Religion was upon its last Legs That being sent by the Jesuites to Valladolid he opened certain Letters which the Jesuites in England had given him to deliver to their Cor-respondents which Letters did express what hopes they had to effect their design in England for carrying on the Catholick cause and for advancing the Interest of the Pope of Rome That Coming into England with Letters to Strange Provincial of the Jesuites he found Keines lying ill upon Strange's Bed at what time Keines said he was sorry that honest William meaning Grove that was hang'd had miscarryed All this in the year 1677. But generally that they had been brooding over their design long before the Fire In 1678. He observed by several Letters that they were as busie in Ireland as in England and that the Talbots and others were very busie in raising Forces and were resolved to let in the French King if the Parliament should urge the King to break with France And that Morgan was sent into Ireland as a Visitor to take an accompt of the readiness of the Irish That in March intelligence came to the Jesuites of an Attempt that had been made upon the King but that he had escaped through the negligence of Pickering in fixing the Flint of his Fire-lock Mr. Dennis an Irish man being then sworn confirm'd Dr. Oats's being in Spain and particularly at Valladolid where he knew him a Student That from thence he carried a Letter from him to the Archbishop of Tuam who in discourse told him that Oats would be a fit man for their Purpose saying farther that Plunket the Titular Primate of Ireland was resolv'd with the first convenience to go for Ireland to carry over a French Power with him to support the Roman Catholicks in England and Ireland and that he himself would not be long out of Ireland to assist in that pious work That he had both heard of and seen money gathered in Ireland for the support of the Plot. Then Mr. Jenison declared that he had heard Mr. Ireland and Mr. Jenison both Jesuits speak of a Design on foot to gain a Toleration by procuring a great sum of Money from their Party and bribing the Parliament and also of securing the D. or York's Succession That at another time he heard Mr. Ireland say that the Roman Catholick Religion was like to come into England and that there was but one stood in the way and that it

would confess his fault If then after notice he came to Town suffered himself to be taken refused his Pardon and yet had been guilty he ought to die for his folly as well as his Crime Descending to particulars he desired that the depositions of Dr. Oates upon wich he was committed by the Lord Cheif Justice the depositions of Mr. Dugdale taken in the Country by Mr. Lane and Mr. Vernon and that of Mr Turbervil's taken before Sir william Poltney and Mr. Warcup might be produced that he might be able to confront what they had then sworn in Court To which the Mannagers for the Commons replyed That if his Lordship could tell wherein the Witnesses had contradicted themselves he might produce the Depositions That what was sworn was entred in the Lords Journal two years before whither any Man might repair but after two years time and three weekes given him to prepare for his Tryal to desire the producing of Depositions which he might have done before was only to gain time for the Viva voce Evidence to be forgotten and therefore humbly prayed it might not be admitted For that for a Prisoner to call for Depositions at the Bar from the Prosecutors was a very strange and unreasonable demand Nevertheless the Prisoner still urged the producing of the aforementioned Affidavit affirming Mr. Turbervile had sworn false in point of Time as having sworn one Time in his Deposition another in his Testimony at the Bar. The Prisoner was asked whether there were any other variation than that of the Time in Mr. Turbervile's Deposition But his Lordship could alledge no other that he knew of Thereupon the Lord High Steward demanded of the Mannagers why the Prisoner might not have the avail of his Exception To which the Mannagers replyed That they were not conscious of any Variation and that they were confident that if the thing were produced it would make against the Prisoner for that the Variation to which the Prisoner excepted had been corrected in time by the Evidence himself however that they could not do it of themselves without the leave of the House Thereupon the Lords withdrew to consider and upon their return the Lord High Steward told the Prisoner That their Lordships found an Order enter'd for his Lordship to have Copies of every thing that concerned him in that House and that if he had not taken out Copies 't was his fault And that as for his demand of Turbervile's affidavit their Lordships did not find any Obligation at all upon them as a Court to concern themselves in that Matter To this the Prisoner submitted howeuer he desired That the Journal and other Papers might be brought into Court together with the two Affidavits of Dugdale taken by Mr. Lane and Mr. Vernon To which the Lord High Steward made answer that those demands were under the same Rule that what Evidence was before the Court of Peers he should have but as for the Evidence not in Court he ought to have come provided with it This dispute being over the Prisoner desired longer time and fain would have had the Court have adjourned till the morrow after the next day But this also the Mannagers of the Tryal oppos'd urging what an advantage it would be to the Prisoner to chuse his own time to answer their Evidence instancing the endeavours that had been used to suborn and destroy Witnesses Thereupon the Lords adjourned to their own House and after a short Stay sent word to the Commons that they had ordered the Prisoner to be brought again to the Bar the next day by ten of the Clock The Third and Fourth Day Was wholly taken up by the Prisoner in making his Defence And first he pleaded the Statute of the 13 th of this present King by which no man is to be prosecuted but within so many Months But to that he received a short Answer that he was not impeach'd upon that Statute but upon the Common Law and the Statute of the 25 th of Ed. 3. which was only declarative of the Common Law besides that though the Statute of the 13 th of this King limited the Prosecution of some Offences to be within six Months yet the Prosecution for Treason might be at any time After that he fell to impeach the Credit of the Witnesses thereby to render invalid the Testimony that had been given against him His first Exceptions were against Mr. Dugdale for that his Lordship was not at Tixal as the Witnesses had sworn neither at the latter end of August nor at the beginning of September till the 12 th To this purpose his Daughter the Marchioness of Winchester and one Mrs. Howard affirm'd the first at the Tryal of Sir George Wakeman Mr. Dugdale should say That he was to receive Orders from his Lordship in June or July and that his Lordship was at a Consult at Tixall in August Mrs. Howard affirm'd that at the same Tryal being asked to be positive in the Month of my Lord Stafford's coming down he said that his Lordship came down in June or July but that the Consult was in August where the Prisoner was present To which it was answered that the Ladies did not agree in their Testimonies one affirming that the Witness swore he was to come down and the other that he did come down and therefore considering their Relations to the Prisoner their Testimony was to be look'd upon as partial His Second Objection was that when his Lordship was at Tixhall he never sent for the Witness into his Chamber but that the Prisoner's Servant upon his own Request brought him and that there was no opportunity for private Discourse because his men were in the Room all the while For this the Prisoner brought two of his Pages Furnese and Leigh who attested that they were with his Lordship all the while that Dugdale was in the Chamber that he did not remember that ever Dugdale was there but once and that he does not remember that ever his Lordship bid him go out of the Room To which it was answered That it was a hard Matter for men to come thus in the Negative to remember how often Dugdale had been in my Lord's Chamber and that it was a hard matter for a Servant to gain Credit by saying his Master never bid him go out of the Room in his Life Things that might be done and yet escape the Memory of a Servant of more Age and less Inclination to serve their Masters To which might be added that the two Young Men were Servants to the Prisoner and of the same Religion there being also no small reason to believe that more than ordinary practice had been used to prepare Evidence on the Prisoner's behalf Besides it was observ'd that Leigh's Memory was something imperfect not remembring that Dugdale was with his Lordship all that day which his Lordship acknowledged and the other Witnesses agreed It was also remarkable that Furnese was asked by the Lord High Steward

whether he ever saw Dugdale alone in his Life He answered Never in his Life To which the Lord High Steward replied Why you saw them together that Morning you brought them to the Chamber But to shew that it was not such an unusual thing for Dugdale and the Prisoner to be alone two Witnesses were brought for the King Hanson and Ansel who swore that they had seen them more than once alone in private Discourse together The next thing the Prisoner endeavoured to prove was that Mr. Dugdale ran away from the Lord Aston's for Debt to which purpose he call'd Thomas Sawyer who attested the same and that he heard him say he would be reveng'd of the Lord Aston if ever it lay in his Power And farther that he took a Glass of Drink in his presence and wish'd it might be his Damnation and Poyson if he knew any thing of the Plot. To the first Objection it was sworn that the Discourse of the Country was that he went away for fear of the Plot and three Justices of the Peace affirm'd that he was apprehended upon Suspition of being in the Plot who therefore tender'd him the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy which he took Others swore that Mr. Dugdale endeavour'd to come to an Accompt with the Lord Aston while he was in the Tower but that the Lord Aston refus'd to speak with him and that one time Mr. Dugdale going to the Tower upon the same occasion one of the Lord Aston's Servants came where he was and paying him a great deal of Respect said he was as honest a Gentleman as ever liv'd in a Family Other Witnesses swore that being Steward to the Lord Aston there was no other person between his Lordship and him but that he was next to my Lord and governed the rest of the Family That he had always had a good Report not only with the Lord Aston's Tenants but also with the Work-men and those people that had Dependence upon the Family As for Mr. Dugdale's Denial of his knowledge of the Plot it was urged that that proceeded only from the Apprehension of the danger he was in especially before he had taken a Resolution to discover The next Objection was that he swore falsly when he said he told of the Letter about the Death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey before it was known he was kill'd which was attested to the contrary by the persons who were sworn to be the persons acquainted with the said Letter But this was refuted by two Witnesses that swore the said persons were by when the News was told in Confirmation of which two Gentlemen of Quality swore that the Report of such a thing was spread all over the Country before it was possible for it to come by the ordinary way of Intelligence Besides that one of the Prisoner's Evidence was an Ancient deaf Man and so no wonder he should attest that he never heard of any such thing The next Objection was That he had corrupted persons to swear false against him and others Robinson Murral and Holt. As for Robinson he was prov'd by no less Persons than the Earl of Macclesfield and one Mr. Booth a Member of Parliament to be a meer Scoundrel and Cheat and one that confess'd himself to be a Rogue As for Holt he was known to be a Vicious Lewd Fellow and one that had threatned to murther the King's Evidence for coming in against the Lord Aston As for Murral who attested that Money had been offer'd him by Mr. Dugdale to swear against Sir James Simmons and Mr. Howard he was prov'd to be a poor needy Fellow that went vagabonding about the Country But besides all this in opposition to these Witnesses on the Prisoner's side in this particular other Witnesses were brought who swore that there had been Endeavours to have suborned them to swear against Mr. Dugdale of which one of them was profer'd 700 l. to take off his Evidence or destroy him which was done by one Plessington Steward to the Lord Bellasis And that at another time they found a Letter for him to subscribe for the blasting of Mr. Dugdale's Reputation His Objection to take off the Credit of Dr. Oates was this That he said he knew nothing of any other Persons engaged in the Plot and yet after that he accus'd the Queen But Sir Phillip Floyd being call'd upon by my Lord to attest this Passage could remember nothing of it The Lord Privy Seal was also desir'd to declare his Knowledge in this Matter but he remember'd nothing of it neither Neither did the Earl of Berkley remember any such thing said by the Doctor in the Council but in the Lords House he remember'd that the Doctor being ask'd the Question said he had no more to accuse in relation to England but that in Ireland he had To which it was answered that this was said after the Doctor had accus'd the Prisoner at the Bar and so could not concern him As to the Accusation of the Queen it was not positive nor of his certain Knowledge but only Circumstantial Proof And secondly it might not be then so clear at that time to the Doctor whether the Queen were a person capable of an Accusation and then again that the Answer of a Man to a suddain Question who had said so much and had so many things in his Mind should be taken so strictly and that he should be held for perjur'd because that he did not at that instant remember that particular or the Queen was a very severe Construction His next Objection against the Doctor was that he went to be of the Popish Religion and so was of that Religion which was Idolatry and being a Turn-coat from his Religion was not to be credited To which it was answered that there had been Men of Great Fame in the Church of England and of great Learning too that had changed their Religion more than once His Objections against Mr. Turbervill were that he had sworn in his Affidavit 73 and 76 for 72 and 75. But it was prov'd by Sir William Poultney that he came the next Morning before any body in the World had questioned him upon it and rectified the Mistake upon his own accord The next Objection was That Mr. Turbervill was a Coward and ran away from his Colors But to that Mr. Turbervill produc'd in Court an Honourable and Authentick Discharge from his Commander under Hand and Seal which was viewed by the Duke of Monmouth and others of the Lords without Contradiction Next he brought Furnese and Leigh again to attest that they never saw Turbervill with the Prisoner at Paris which was a Negative prov'd by his own Servants In Answer to which it was observ'd That Turberville was introduc'd by greater Confidents than they were and that it might be easie for Mr. Turbervill to come in the Company of such Persons and the Boys not take notice of him Another Objection was this That Turbervill had sworn he was not well

found by the Examination of Sir Robert Atkins that at Dinner at the Old Baily Sir Robert Clayton being Mayor he had openly condemn'd petitioning for Parliaments as Factious and tending to Rebellion which the Lord Mayor justifying as the Right of the Subject put the C. J. into a very great Passion That at the Summer Assizes at Monmouth Mr. Arnold Mr. Price and Mr. Bedloe being in Company he fell very severely in publick upon Mr. Bedloe to to the disparagement of his Evidence and upon Sir Robert's defending Mr. Bedloe he fell into a passion and said he believ'd Mr. Langhorn died innocently These things being reported to the House the House confirm'd the Resolutions of the House in each particular and order'd an Impeachment against Baron Weston and Judge Jones for his illegal proceedings against Mr. Dare at Somerset Assizes Fa. Well but those were things only order'd Come now to the Articles against my L. C. J. which you say were perfected and drawn into Form Tr. The Articles against Sir W. Scroggs were eight in all 1. That being Chief Justice of the King's Bench he had endeavor'd to subvert the Fundamental Laws and the Establish'd Religion and Government of the Kingdom and to introduce Popery and Arbitrary Government 2. That contrary to his Oath taken duly to administer Justice he had discharg'd the Grand Jury for the Hunder'd of Ossulston before they had made their Presentments or found the Bills of Indictment that were before them contrary to the known course of the said Court by which illegal Discharge the Presentments of many Papists and other Offenders were obstructed and a Bill against the D. of Y. for not coming to Church was prevented from being proceeded against 3. That he had caus'd an illegal and arbitrary Rule to be enter'd into the Kings Bench against the Printing of the Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome or the History of Popery wherin the Cheats and Superstitions of the Church of Rome were from time to time expos'd to the manifest countenancing of Popery and Discouragement of Protestants 4. That he had most notoriously departed from all Rules of Justice and Equality in the imposition of Fines upon persons convicted of Misdemeanors 5. That he had frequently refus'd to accept of Bail though sufficient and legally tender'd him by several persons accus'd before him for Crimes which were Bailable by Law several of the said persons being only accus'd of Offences against himself declaring at the same time that he refus'd Bail and commited them only to put them to Charges 6. That he had granted divers General Warrrants for attacquing the persons and seizing the Goods of his Majesties Subjects not nam'd or particularly describ'd in the said Warrants by means wherof their Houses have been enter'd their persons opprest contrary to Law 7. That tho' he had Try'd and Condemn'd several of the Offenders in the late horid Horid Popish Plot for murdering the King c. Yet he had at divers times and places openly defam'd and scandaliz'd several of the Witnesses who had prov'd the Treasons of the Conspirators by which means he did as much as in him lay endeavor to suppress and stifle the Discovery of the said Plot. 8. That his frequent and notorious Excesses and Debaucheries and his prophane and Atheistical Discourses were a daily affront to God a dishonor to his Majesty and gave Countenance to all manner of Vice and Wickedness Thereupon it was pray'd that the said Sir William Scroggs might be put to answer the Premisses and be in the mean time committed to safe Custody But the Crimes objected against him not being look'd upon as Capital he was Bail'd by the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex and the Lord Hatton who became Security for his Forth-coming during which time his Lordship ceas'd to act in his Place or to appear in Westminster Hall as Chief Justice Tuesday the 4 th of January Sir William Temple delivered a Message from his Majesty to the House in answer to their last Address to this Effect That he had received their Address with all the disposition they could wish to comply with their reasonable Desires but that he was sorry to see their Thoughts so wholly fix'd upon the Bill of Exclusion as to determine all other Remedies for the suppressing of Popery ineffectual but that he was confirm'd in his Opinion against it by the Judgment of the Lords who had rejected it and that therefore there remain'd nothing more for him to answer but to recommend to them all other means for the preservation of the Protestant Religion in which they could have no reason to doubt of his Concurrences when they shall be presented him in a Parliamentary way As also to consider the present State of the Kingdom as well as the condition of Christendom so as to enable him to secure Tangier and secure his Alliances abroad The same morning a Message was sent from the Lords to acquaint the House with a Vote which they had pass'd declaring that they were fully satisfied that there was and for divers years had been a horrid and Treasonable Plot and Conspiracy carried on by the Popish Party in Ireland for Massacring the English and Subverting the Protestant Religion and the Establish'd Government of that Kingdom Wednesday the 5 th of Jan. pass'd without any thing remarkable to our purpose The next day being Thursday the 6 th of Jan. the E. of Tyrone being order'd to be impeach'd of High Treason the Lord Dursley was order'd to go up to the Bar of the House and perform the Commands of the House and to pray that he might be committed to safe Custody Friday the Articles of Impeachment against Sir William Scroggs were carried up to the Lords by the Lord Cavendish The same Morning the House taking into consideration his Majesties last Message made several Resolves 1. That there was no Security for the Protestant Religion the King's Life or the Establish'd Government of the Kingdom without passing a Bill for disabling the D. of Y. to Inherit the Imperial Crown of England and Ireland c. And that to rely upon any other means or Remedies was not only insufficient but dangerous 2. That unless a Bill were pass'd for Excluding the D. of Y. the House could not give any Supply to his Majesty without danger to his Majesties Person the hazard of the Protestant Religion and Breach of Trust in them to the People 3. That they who had advis'd the King to insist upon an Opinion against the Bill had given him pernicious Counsel and were promoters of Popery and Enemies ●o the King and Kingdom 4. That it was the Opinion of the House that the E. of Hallifax the Marguess of Worcester and the E. of Clarendon were the persons that gave the King that pernicious Advice And that therefore an Address should be made for their Removal from the King's Person and Presence and from their Offices and Employments The Earl of Feversham was also voted a promoter

unsuitable returns might rather wonder at his Patience then that he grew weary of their Proceedings that it was his Interest and should be as much his Cause as theirs to preserve the Liberty of the Subject the Crown not being safe when that is in danger That by calling this Parliament so soon he let them see that no Irregularities of Parliament should make him out of Love with them by which means he gave them another Oppertunity to provide for the Publick security and had given one Evidence more that he had not neglected his part That he hoped the ill Success of former heats would dispose them to a better Temper That as for the further Prosecution of the Plot tryal of the Lords c. he omited to press them as being obvious to consideration and so necessary for the Publick safety But desired them not to lay so much weight upon any one Expedient against Popery as to determine that all other were ineffectual ' That what he had so often declared ' touching the Succession he should not recede from But that to remove all reasonable Fears that might arise from the Possibility of a Popish Successor if means could be found that in such a Case the Administration should remain in Protestant hands He should be ready to hearken to any such expedient by which Religion might be secur'd and Monarchy not destroyed Lastly He advised them to make the Known and Establish Laws of the Land the Rules and Measures of their Votes Which done he commanded the Commons to return to their House and make choice of their Speaker Thereupon Mr. Williams Speaker of the last Parliament being again made choice of and conducted to the Chair made a short Speech to the House upon his Acceptance That the Unamious choice of the House had lest him without excuse to disable himself for their Service it being to be suppos'd that who the Commons Elected was fit for the Trust That it did not become him to offer assurance of his Constancy Fidelity and Vigilancy the just Sence of the Honour conferred upon him being an Engagement for him to do and suffer whatever Flesh and Blood could do and suffer in their choice That it was a time not to speak much but act well and therefore desired that their Debates might be regular and orderly without reflection or passion and that his behaviour might have their kind and candid Construction Upon Tuesday the 22d of March the Commons attended his Majesty in the Lord's House at which time Mr. Speaker humbly represented in another Speech That the Commons in obedience to his Royal pleasure for the disposal of themselves in that great Assembly to serve him had with one voice elected him their Speaker as having had the Honour to serve his Majesty and the Commons in that Trust in the last Parliament Whereupon with all humility he did again by their Command to receive his pleasure with a Head and Heart full of Loyalty to his Sacred Person armed with a settled resolution never to depart from his Majesties ancient and well settled Government To which the Lord Chancellor in few words made Answer That his Majesty had well considered the Choice and did very well approve of the Election and allowed him for Speaker Then Mr. Speaker made another Address to his Majesty setting forth how much his Majesties Grace and favour in the last Parliament continu'd by the Honour he had in the next did encrease his Obligations to Loyalty That as he was set in a High Station so he would endeavour to manifest his uprightness in it believing that his Majesties service in that great Place was one and the same with that of his Commons no more to be divided then his Crown and Sceptor After which he made an humble claim in the Name of the Commons of England of all the Ancient Rights for them and their Servants freedom of Speech in their debates and liberty of access to his Person according to Custome Concluding by way of Petition to his Majesty that nothing by him said either through weakness or inadvertency should tend to the prejudice of the Commons and that his behaviour and proceedings might receive a favourable Interpretation from his Majesty To which the Lord Chancellor by his Majesties command reurned for Answer That their Petitions were fully and freely granted in as large and ample manner as ever any House enjoy'd them his Majesty being assur'd that the House would make as prudent a use of them as ever any of their Ancestors and that his own particuar Petition was grateful to the King too knowing that he would be as ready to avoid as the King to forgive mistakes The next day being the Twenty-third was spent in taking the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and subscribing the Declaration directed by the Act made in the Thirteenth year of the King Thursday the Twenty-Fourth produc'd little remarkable several Petitions about Elections were presented and an Order made for setting the next Saturday aside to consider of a means for securing the Protestant Religion and the safety of the Kings Person The Twenty-Fift of March being Friday the Lords sent down the Answer of Sir William Scrogs to the Articles of Impeachment exhibited against him by the former Parliament together with his Petition to the house of Peers But nothing was done in it for the House fell upon three affairs of Higher concernment The first was the consideration of the matter relating to a Bill which had passed both Houses in the last Parliament Entitl'd An Act for Repeal of a Statute made in the Thirty-Fift Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth but was not tendered to his Majesty for his Royal Assent Whereupon it was resolv'd that a Message should be sent to the Lords to desire a Conferencc as to matters relating to the Constitution of Parliaments in passing of Bills and Ordered a Committee to prepare what was fit to be offered at the said Conference Another Message was also Ordered to be sent to the Lords to put them in mind that the Commons had formerly by their Speaker demanded judgment of High Treason at their Barr against the Earl of Danby and therefore to desire their Lordships to appoint a day to give judgment against him the said Earl upon the said Impeachment The same day the Examination of Ed. Fits-Harris relating to the Popish Plot was read in the House Upon which the said Examination was Ordered to be Printed the said Fits-Harris to be impeached at the Lords Barr and a Committee appointed to draw up Articles against him The Sum of Fits-Harris's Examination was this That in the Year 1672. One Father-Gough an English Priest should tell him at Paris that within two Years after he should see the Catholick Religion established in England To which purpose if the King would not comply that Order was taken that he sho●ld be taken off and kill'd That the same Priest told him that the D. of T. was a Catholick

a declaration of their Resolution to preserve and support the Kings Person and Government and the Protesstant Religion both at home and abroad The next Morning Sir Francis Withens appearing in his Place according to the Order made the day before the Clark of the Peace for Westminster was order'd to attend the next Morning with the Roll of Orders for the last Easter Sessions for the City of Westminster Fame What could that signifie Truth Thou mayst be sure they knew what they did Fame I guess the business Truth Why then dost interrupt me with thy Impertinencies Fame Thou knowest I was always guilty of that fault and cannot help it but prithee now go on Truth Having thus done with Sir Francis for that time they took Sir Robert Yeoman's and Sir Robert Can a Member of the House to task for that they in October 1679 had publickly declared that there was no Plot but onely a Presbyterian Plot. The words were attested by Mr. Rowe the Sword-bearer of Bristol and Sir John Knight a Member of the House also To which Sir Robert Can being called upon by the House to make his defence said little for himself but onely flung several reflecting and reproachfull expressions upon Sir Robert Can. For which as for an offence against good Manners he was presently order'd to receive a Reprehension from the Speaker upon his knees Nor was this all for Sir Robert being now withdrawn the House proceeded to take the matters charg'd against him into farther Consideration and after some time of debate resolv'd that it did appear by the Evidence given to the House that Sir Robert Can was guilty of the words before mention'd and order'd him as a Member of the House to be expel'd the House and committed to the Tower Whereupon he was presently call'd to the Bar and received the Judgement of the House upon his knees from the Mouth of the Speaker As for Sir Robert Yeomans he not being in Town was order'd to be sent for in custody of the Serjeant attending the House The next day being the twenty ninth of October as they had been severe in punishing so they they began to think of rewarding and order'd that Dr. Tongue should be humbly recommended by the House to his Majesty for the first considerable Church-preferment that should become void in the Kingdom and that such of the Members as were of the Privy Council should represent the same to his Majesty The same day the Address for the preservation and support of his Majesties Person and Government being prepar'd and finish'd was read in the House to this Effect That they did with most thankful hearts acknowledge not only his Majesties many former Royal Declarations of his adherence to the Protestant Religion but his farther Manifestation of the same in his Gracious Speech to both Houses at the opening of the Parliament And therefore as the Eyes of all the Protestants abroad were upon them and that looking upon his Majesty as the Royal Head of so many Protestant Countries they could not but hope that his Majesty would be the greatest Protection to them from whom the Kingdom has Reason to expect a Mutual Assistance as being invovl'd in the same Danger They did humbly assure his Majesty that they would be always ready to preserve his Majesties Person and Government and to support the Protestant Religion both at home and abroad Beseeching his Majesty to esteem those that should otherwise represent them to his Majesty as such who design'd to divide between the King and his People and defeat the meeting of Parliaments that the Popish designs might succeed Which has been made Evident by the Contrivance of a wicked design to transfer the Guilt of their own Crimes upon his Majesties Loyal Protestant Nobility and Gentry This Address being read and consented to by the whole House they proceeded to the business of Sir Francis Withens and to that purpose examin'd several Witnesses at the Bar. At length it appearing not onely by the Evidence but by the Confession of Sir Francis hmself that he had presented an Address to his Majesty expressing an abhorrency to Petition for the calling and sitting of Parliaments it was Resolv'd That he had betray'd the undoubted Rights of the Subjects of England And Sir Francis was order'd to be expell'd the House and received his Sentence upon his knees accordingly Saturday the thirtieth of October concluded the Parliamentary Transactions of this Month and little occurr'd but that Mr. Secretary Jenkins acquainted the House that his Majesty being attended by such of the Members as were of the Privy Council with the Address relating to Dr. Tongue was pleas'd to answer That he had already taken care of him and would also take him into his farther Consideration Then it was also that the Votes of the House were first order'd to be Printed being first perus'd and sign'd by the Speaker who had likewise Power to Nominate and appoint the Persons that were to Print the same The same day also Francisco de Feria deliver'd his Evidence at the Bar of the House concerning the Plot the Effect whereof in short was That being preferr'd to be Interpreter and Secretary of Languages to the Lord Gaspar Abrew de Freitas Embassador in Ordinary for the Prince of Portugal to the King of England That being in great Favour with the said Embassador he the said Embassador did entrust him with several of his Secrets and that at the Tryal of the five Jesuites being then private with his Lord the Embassador expresed much sorrow for the Oppression of the Catholicks and wish'd that Oates and Bedlow were made away and then told him that he might doe the Catholick cause great Service and might make his own Fortune if he would joyn in destroying Oates and Bedlow That 50000 Reales d' Ocho should be given for that piece of Service and that two sufficient Persons should be joyn'd with him to kill the said Oates and Bedlow That afterwards understanding that Bedlow was not dead in Ireland as had been reported the said Embassador renew'd his Sollicitations to him to kill Oates and Bedlow promising to make good the said sum of Money to him to pay his Debts and carry him into Portugal That the said Embassador tempted him to kill the Earl of Shaftsbury by throwing a hand-Granado into his Coach as he was travelling upon the Road into the Country That after the acquittal of Sir George he was sent to the said Sir George to tell him from the Embassador That his Fortune and Estate were all at his Service and so was his Princes That the Catholicks were all bound to pray for Sir Philip Floyd for his Generosity To which Sir George reply'd That had it not been for him he had not been sav'd That after the Tryal was over the Embassador went to visit the Lord C. J. Schroggs in his Sedan with his Coach of State That the Complement was in Portugueze interpreted by himself to this Effect My Lord

I am come to visit you as you are a Minister of State and as I am sent as Embassador from the Prince of Portugal to the King of England and am likewise to thank you for the Justice you have done yesterday to Sir George Wakeman To which my Lord C. J. answered I am plac'd to do Justice and will not be curb'd by the Rabble Which Information amongst the rest was Printed as it was deliver'd more at large by order of the House The same day also the Commons made new Resolves Nemine Contradicente to proceed to the full Examination of the Popish Plot in order to the bringing of the Offenders to Justice To which purpose they appointed a Committee to inspect the Journalls of the two last Parliaments and make their Report and order'd an humble Address to be made to his Majesty that all the Letters Papers and Evidences which had been delivered to the Privy Council relating to the Popish Plot might be delivered in to the House And thus ended October Fame By the way what became of the Address for the preservation of his Majesties Person and Government Truth Thou shalt hear For though the Address were made upon the Saturday before according to his Majesties appointment yet the House had no accompt of it in a Parliamentary way till the Munday following which was the First of November But first Mr. Secretary Jenkins made his Report concerning the Address that had been orderd to be made for delivery to the House of all Papers Letters and Evidences concerning the Plot in the Custody of the Privy Council To which he gave an accompt in short That they were already delivered to the Committee of Lords appointed for the examination of the said Plot. Which being done Mr. Speaker acquainted the House with his Majesties Answer to their Address declaring their Resolutions to preserve and support his Person and Government c. which was to this effect That he thanked them heartily for their Zeal to the Protestant Religion and assur'd them that there should be nothing wanting both at home and abroad to preserve it Little was done the rest of this day nor much the beginning of the next which was Tuesday the Second of November till Mr. Treby having given a full Information to the House of all matters by him reported in the last Parliament relating to the Popish Plot the House came to three most Remarkable Resolves of which two were carryed with a Nemine Contradicente The first was That the D. of York's being a Papist and his hopes of coming to the Crown had given the greatest countenance to the present designs and Conspiracies against the King and the Protestant Religion Secondly That in defence of the Kings person and Government and of the Protestant Religion the House did declare That they would stand by his Majesty with their Lives and Fortunes and that if his Majesty should come by any Violent death which God forbid they would revenge it to the utmost upon the Papists Thirdly That a Bill should be brought in to disenable the D. of York to inherit the Imperial Crown of England In order whereunto a Committee was appointed to sit and prepare a Bill Upon Wednesday the third of November little pass'd of remark only that the Lords by a Message desired their concurrence to an Act for the better Regulating of Peers in England and that in the House of Commons a Resolve was made Nemine Contradicente That a Bill should be brought in for the better Uniting his Majesties Protestant Subjects Thursday the Fourth of January was less remarkable for business then the day beforegoing unless I should trouble thee Fame to carry the relation of preparatory Votes or the Examinations of breaches of priviledges or contests about Elections which are nothing to the Generall Concernment Fame Thou art in the right they are not for my purpose and therefore thou dost well to leave it out Truth However I must not omit to tell thee that the Bill for disabling James Duke of York to inherit the Imperial Crown of England and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging was this day read the first time The next day being the Fifth of November the Houses were both adjourned till Saturday the Sixth of November at what time the House taking into their Consideration the business of the dissenting Protestants came to a unanimous Resolve that it was The Opinion of the House that the Acts of Parliament made in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and King James ought not to be extended against Protestant Dissenters And thereupon they order'd a Bill to be brought in for repeal of all or any part of the Act of Parliament made in the Thirty fifth year of Queen Elizabeth Chapter the first printed in the Statute-book of Pulton This done Mr. Jenison being call'd in gave his Information at the Bar relating to the Popish Plot. At the conclusion of which he was orderd to put it in writing and present it to the House on the Munday following The Sum of the Information was this That about the beginning of the year 78. he had heard Mr. Ireland and Mr. Tho. Jenison both Jesuits discourse of a designe by the Roman Catholiks to obtain a Toleration for the open profession of their Religion in England which was to be done by collecting a good round Sum of Money among them and bribing the Parliament That they also discoursed of securing the Duke of Yorks succession by granting out Commissions to those of the Religion to rise upon the death of the King That he heard the said Ireland say at another time that there was only one in the way who hindred that Religion from flourishing in England and that it was an easie thing to poison the King by the means of Sir George Wakeman That in August of the same year coming from Windsor he went to Mr. Irelands Chamber where he found him pulling off his boots being as he said newly come Post from Wolverhampton That discoursing of the Kings pastimes at Windsor and particularly of his going a fishing with a small retinue of two or three the said Ireland made answer that then he might be easily taken off That the said Ireland offered him to quit him of a debt if he would be assisting to the taking off the King urging how meritorious it would be and how much to the glory of God That upon his refusall Mr. Ireland ask'd him if he knew any stout Irish Gentlemen upon which he nam'd Lavallin Karney and Brahal together with one Wilson an Englishman Of which Gentlemen the said Mr. Ireland did approve as fit for the design That at another time he heard Mr. Tho. Jenison say that if C. R. would not be R. C. he should not be long C. R. Adding that the King being excommunicate and depos'd he was no longer King Having heard this Information the Bill against the Dukes Inheritance was read a Second time and two Resolves made First That the Bill