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A32011 Nevv matters of high and great consequence, printed the twelfth of March, anno 1642 ... England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1642 (1642) Wing C2524A; ESTC R39020 5,769 9

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printed and published Diurnall Occurrences in Parliament from the 7. day of March to the 10. 1642. On Monday the 7. of March THE Declaration wherein the House of Commons give their reasons for the jealousies that they had and feare of dangers was sent up to the Lords and passed there the greater part of them After it was passed foure of the Lords and eight of the House of Commons were appoynted to carry it to morrow to his Majesty and also to invite him to come to London and withall liberty was granted for them to speake as occasion should bee offered by the King what they thought meet The foure Lords were the Earle of Pembrooke the Earle of Holland the Lord Dunsmore and the Lord Seimor The eight Commons were Mr Fines Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir William Litton Sir Henry Mildmay Sir Simon Munford Sir Iohn Bots Sir William Strickland Sundry Irish Commanders taken in Bark comming from France and by a tempest forced into a creek in the west Countrie were brought up to London and committed to New-gate Most part of this day was spent about the book of Rates of things exported out of the Land and imported into it While the Committees of the House of Commons with the Committees for the Scots were sitting together Sir David Cunningham came from Scotland and certified that their Kingdome was very well setled and well aff●cted to our Parliament and that the Incendiaries that were there and such as were feared to plot secret matters were so brought down as they were not able to doe any thing Withall he certified that the 2500 souldiers went to Ireland Friday was fortnight A letter from Ireland was read in the House of Commons which certified that Drohedagh being hard besieged by the Rebells and they by their long siege brought to such straights as they were forced to eate horses the Commander of the City incouraged the souldiers that were there to sally out and thereupon they slue above 60 of them put the rest to flight brought in good store of provision both of Oxen and sheep Withall that about the same time the chains and boats which the Rebells had then blocked up the River withall were with a mighty storme broken and driven away insomuch as ships laden with provision entred the Town and much refreshed it On Tuesday March 8. The House of Commons made a review of their answer which they sent to the Kings last Message about the Militia Serjeant Wild and others of the House of Commons were sent up to the House of the Lords to lay the charge against Mr. Atturney whose charge was not of Treason but high misdemeanor Mr. Atturney desired Counsell to answer It was replyed that the accusation laid to his charge being matters not of Law but of Fact and against the priviledges of the House he was not to have Counsell but to answer himselfe viva voce There was a Letter which the King wrote to the Lord Keeper and by him communicated to the Lords the particulars whereof is specified at large in the second page of this Book Colonell Francis Edwards being questioned about words that he spake last Friday against the King and Parliament answered that he remembred not any such words but would not deny but that he might speake them but yet said that if he spake them it was in drink This answer satisfied not the House but he was committed Souldiers that are in Ireland sent a complaint to the Parliament that the Treasurer that was to pay them their wages tooke sixe-pence in a pound from them which complaint the Parliament observing to be very just Ordered that the Souldiers should have their full pay and that the Treasurer should be otherwise considered for his paines about the money On Wednesday March 9. Mr. Arthur Trellare Burgesse of Plimmoth was expelled the House for saying upon a question of a Guard being at White-Hall and a Guard about the Parliament that the Kings feares did arise from the Parliament and the Parliaments feares arose from the King and that it was Treason for the Parliament to have a Guard without the consent of the King A Scotch-man informed against one Dr. Browne that he should say that our King Charles was Rex Scotiae non Scotorum King of Scotland not of the Scots Thereupon a Messenger was sent for him Mr. Atturney this day appearing before the Lords had Counsell appoynted him by the Lords who appeared there but the Commons refused to be present and they that should have enforced the Accusation refused to come The Counsell appoynted for him by the Lords was Mr. Recorder of London and Sir Thomas Benesfield both of them refused to plead for the Atturney and thereupon the Lords committed them to the black Rod Much time was spent in perfecting the booke of Rates for things exported out of the Land and imported into it and also about setling the Statute for 400000 I. upon Lands and likewise upon the bill concerning the million of money for the Rebels Lands On Thursday March the 10. The House of Commons sent up to the Lords that they would bee pleased to subscribe to the Million as they themselves were willing to doe and that for example sake The Dutch Merchants desired underwrite two hundred thousand pounds Vpon debate it was voted that they should have liberty to underwrite one hundred thousand pounds if thay did it within a time prescribed and that the whole Million were not before subscribed by English and Scots According to the Order that was made yesterday to send for Doctor Browne upon that which was informed against him a messenger was this day dispatched away for him Information was this day given unto the House that some of the Kings Printers were sent for to goe unto Yorke and that they were packing up their Presses and preparing themselves for that journey Whereas a motion had formerly beene made concerning a Lecturer to be setled at Branford the Parishioners Petitioned for one Mr. Hinderson to be their Lecturer the House referred the consideration therof to the choise of the Parishioners Dr. Burgesse and Mr. Ash are appointed to preach before the House of Commons at the next fast Much time was also this day spent about the Booke of Rates yet is it not finished for they went but to the letter O. The House of Commons ordered that after the publike businesses of this Land and Ireland are ended they shall come together again according to their ancient custome at 8. a clock in the morning and sit till 12 and that private Committees shall sit in the after-noone for particular businesses as they were wont formerly to doe There was a great dispute in the House of Commons about Generalls for the Navy under the Lord Admirall in case hee should not bee well or not otherwise able to goe in his owne person and the question was whether there should be three or only one reasons for three were rendred that there would bee imployment sundry wayes as to keepe the Seas at Dunkirk to keepe them likewise about the entring into Ireland and for other Services but was concluded that one was sufficient power being given unto him to choose others under him The Earl of Warwick was the particular man that was chosen to be General under the L. Admirall His Majesties Speech to the Committee the 9. of March when they presented the Declaration of both House of Parliament at New-Market I Am confident that you expect not that I should give you a speedy Answer to this strange and unexpected Declaration and I am sorry in the distraction of this Kingdome you should think this way of addresse to be more convenient than that proposed by my Message the twentieth of Ianuary last to both Houses As concerning the grounds of your fears jealousies I wil take time to answer particularly and doubt not but I shall doe it to the satisfaction of all the world God in his good time will I hope discover the secrets and bottoms of all Plots and Treasons and then I shall stand right in the eyes of all my People In the meane time I must tell you that I rather expected vindication for the imputation laid on me in Mr. Pym's Speech than that any more generall rumours and discourses should get credit with you For my feares and doubts I did not think they should have beene thought so groundlesse or triviall whilst so many seditious Pamphlets and Sermons are looked upon and so great Tumults are remembred unpunished uninquired into I still confesse my feares and call God to witnesse that they are greater for the true Protestant profession My People and Lawes than for My owne Rights and Safety Though I must tell you I conceive that none of these are free from danger What would you have Have I violated your Lawes Have I denyed to passe any one Bill for the ease and security of my Subjects I doe not aske what you have done for me Have any of my People beene transported with feares and apprehensions I have offered as free and generall a pardon as your selves could devise All this considered there is a judgement from heaven upon this Nation if these distractions continue God so deale with me and mine as all my thoughts and intentions are upon right for the maintenance of the Protestant Profession and for the observation and preservation of the Lawes of this Land and I hope God will blesse and assist those Lawes for My Preservation As for the additionall Declaration you are to expect an Answer to it when you shall receive the Answer to the D●claration it selfe FINIS