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A89927	The parliament of ladies. Or Divers remarkable passages of ladies in Spring-Garden; in Parliament assembled. Together with certaine votes of the unlawfull assembly, at Kates in Coven Garden. Vespre Veneris Martis: 26. 1647. Ordered by the ladies in parliament assembled, that their orders and votes be forthwith printed and published, to prevent such misreports and scandals, which either malice, or want of wit, hightned with snoffes of ale or stayned claret may cause, in the dishonour of the said votes and proceedings in parliament. Ja: Kingsmill Clar. Parliamen.	Neville, Henry, 1620-1694.	1647 (1647)	Wing N512; Thomason E388_4; ESTC R201501	7,597	15

Kingdome to be a Committee of Tryers for the businesse The House being ready to ajourne there came newes of a quarrell between two notorious members of this House Mistris Harris and Mistris Dunch much good councell was given them to agree and unice against the common enemy their Husbands and it was at length ordered that these should be reconciled and Tom Temple to put up his blade The morning following they tooke into consideration all the severall garrisons of the Kingdome what were to be kept and what not And ordered First that Northamton be continued a Garrison and that the Lady Sunderland be requested to take the command of it on her notwithstanding the selfe-denying Ordinance Secondly Ordered that an English Garrison be put into Carlile to prevent a forraigne Enemy getting into possession there of as is to be feared by reason of some secret intelligence had by the French Imbassodor in that place Thirdly that Lychester Newport and Malbrough and all other that are either old fortifications or otherwise uselesse be forthwith slighted After this they tooke into consideration the standing forces in this Kingdome with their severall entertainments and Ordered First That the Lord Francis Master Slings by Master Tuston Master Antum have pay allowed them continually that they shall be provided to draw forth in service at the least warning Secondly that Colonell Cooke Master Henry Haward of Berkes and Master Nevell have free quarter only Thirdly that the Prince Electer Prince Griffeth and Master Glascock hence-forth pay their quarters Ordered that by adition to their first Vote that Sir Iohn Morley be forth with paid for his service to the House notwithstanding his Delinquencie but so that if he shall break out any more he shall be errecoverably put into the exceptions Ordered that all such forces as shall be disbanded shal be sent for Ireland or otherwise disposed out of this Kingdome Their Lady-ships were then informed that a Messenger then waited at the doore from the House of Commons and Sir Peter Wentworth and Master Bainton who brought it being let in they found it was for the relief of maimed Souldiars their Ladyships referred them to the Lady Peeterborough to consider what relief was to be given them to whom they joyned Mistris Howard sometimes a maid of Honour shee having purged her selfe of her Malignancy This day the House received reports from the Committee of complaints and first against the Prince Elector who was accused that he was not secret in his trust to this house but berai'd them in their service by acquainting Prince Griffeth with his his main designe and soin stead of doing their businesse did his own next against Prince Griffeth that by treachery he gained neare the workes and then by a storme tooke a fort that would have yeelded upon reasonable conditions This was urged much against him by the Lady Herbe and the Lady Sidley the consideration of this busines was put of till another time and also another accusation against the said Prince that he had deserted his imployment both brought in by the Lady Barrington The next was an accusasion against the Lord Rich the righth onourable by the Lady Mary Cockyn Alias Cullen who pretended that shee had been plundered by the said Lord to the valew of two thousand pounds of jewels and other commodities but it being alleadged by the Lady Warwick that it was done to one that had bin a Cōmander against the Parliament the accusation was cast out Then the House ajourned till the next day The first businesse this day was the report from the Committee of Tryers who named in the first place the right honourable the Earle of Denbeigh to be a man of extraordinary abilities and parts whereupon it was ordered that his Lord ship be commander in chiefe of all the standing forces of this King dome and that his head quarters be in Andover untill the House have some other need of his Forces Ordered that the Lord Cambaen in regard of his large tallent have a favourable composition at the Lady Kents Ordered that Sir Ambrogio a Politicke Italian be had in remembrance for his extreordinary payns to content this House and that when the affaires of this Kingdome be setled he be put into the Duch office and in the mean time being what he had before did not content him that he be satisfied out of Mis. Hils arreares which are forfited to the State for some 〈◊〉 of hers This businesse being over up stands the Lady Middlesex the zealous and wel affected Lady Mildmay and moved that a publicke Fast might be appointed for imploring for mens constant affections towards this House and also to stop the contagious infection and itching humours that are now crept in among us and likely to over spread us all if not timely stopt the motion was imbraced and Master Osbestone some time Prebend at Peters Westminster together with Doctor Sibbald Pastor of 〈◊〉 Clarkenwell mentioned to preach before the How●● 〈◊〉 one Cornelius brought in an accusation against the Doctor 〈◊〉 for one il-affected to the present government having preached lately in his house in a Tub where upon he was rejected and the Lady Kinsington desired that Master Sal●●●● might be substituted in his 〈◊〉 of whose great parts and able performances shee had long experience which presently was assented unto by all Their Ladyships in the next place took 〈…〉 consideration the great decay of Cattle and other Beasts in the Kingdome during this unnaturall Warre thought the fittest means for a remedy to be their Ladyships sending as they did to the Commons to intreat them that some of their members might joyne with their Ladyships to consider of the said businesse they presently named La. Gray and the H. C. the L. Gray her Husband to be a Committee to debate the fittest meanes multiply and increase the said Beasts to whom they gave these instructions That 〈…〉 be intreated and the 〈◊〉 of this House therein used to returne to his Concubine here notwithstanding his wife be alive at 〈◊〉 because 〈◊〉 hath not that urgent necessity of multiplying Beasts as this Kingdom hath That they shall intreat all or the most part of the Morleys in England and all other men of that shape to marry That all such men who have vowed whether Prisoners or Free men never to cut their beards till his Majesty comes to London be incouraged therein The House then taking into consideration the sale of Delinquents estates Ordered that Master Harrington for his good service have the E. of New castles baggage and also that the Lady Devonshire have Worchester house notwithstanding the Votes of the Houses at Westminster in favour of the Earle of Salsbury that her Ladyship may be present with lesse trouble at her many and serious negotiations with the 〈◊〉 Commissioners This day a Petition came from the Lady Stanhoppe humbly desiring that shee might be received into their House pretending that shee was wel-affected but it was

urged to the contrary that shee affected it was true but a Scotish affection m●●'d with a French could never make her a more affected Lady it was farther alledged that the said Lady had been in armes under Colonell Slingsby but some friends answered in her behalfe that it was under which Master Slingsby who was ordered to be kept for this House and so the debate was put off till another time A motion was then made for putting down of playes whereupon the Lady Munmouth desired it might be explained what playes were meant for as much if they should put down the game at In and in it would prove much to the prejudice of their House as also to Master Young who had deserved well of her Ladyships but answer being made Stage-playes were only understood shee declared shee would concurre with the House in that now Sir John Suckling was dead but truly shee lik'd his play well After this it was moved by the Lady Crompton that a thanksgiving day might be appointed for the recovery of the right honourable the Earle of Pembrooke which was consented unto and Master Caudry was desired to preach and be defired to sing the Psalme in English and not in Hebrew Ordered that thanks be given Master Robinson for hi●d vout prayer that the said Lord might once more clime one M●y-hill The House then appointed Commissioners to goe to his Majesty viz. The Lady of Oxford and Stamford together with the Lady May to move His Majesties heart to give a reall assent that so an happy union may follow This day they passed an act of oblivion to the Lady Delk●sh the Lady Scot the Lady Aubigne and Mistris Ray for their Delinquency in the Enemies quarters Soon after the Lady Norton door-keeper of the House complained of Sir Robert Harlow a member of the House of Commons for attempting to deface her which hapned thus the said Lady being a zealous Independant and so one of the Saints and Sir Robert having found out that shee was likewise painted hee pretended that shee came with his Ordinance of Idolatry Saints Crosses c. But some friends of the Lady door keeper urging on her behalfe that none did ever yet attempt to adore or worship her shee was justified and the House then declared that if any person by vertue of any power whatsoever pretended to be derived from the House of Commons or any other Court shall goe about to impeach hinder or disturbe any Lady from painting washing or adorning her selfe to the best advantage as also from platting of her hair or vesting of Teeth that that act is a great breach of the priviledge of the House and that the offenders shall be proceeded against accordingly In the last place their Ladyships being to adjourne for some weekes desired first that a main point in divinity might be desided viz. what is meant by the word Due benevolence In the new Testament and in order there-unto they sent to the Ministers of the Assembly intreating them to make some declaration concerning the same the Messengers found the Assembly busie about their own affaires indevouring to bring that text lesse the Sonne least he be angry to prove Presbytery but understanding their Ladyships request they left it and fell presently upon debate of the said Due benevolence which I doe not intend to set downe particularly it being not to be found in the La. journall only I heare that Master Obediah Sedwicks opinion was that if a man had been absent from his Spouse any time that then the conjugall tye obliged him to solace her now and anon too and that is to say twice in the compasse of a naturall day and it being alleadged no rule can be made for it it depending upon mens severall constitutions and healths it was declared by them that all and evey man coupled in the bond of Matrimony and wedlock he is ingaged to content his Mate and fellow feeler as often as the strength of his body will permit Their Ladyships having received this Decree desired them to make it Iure Divine and to publish it that so no Husband in the Country may pretend ignorance whereupon their Holiness made this insuing Cannon Die Iovis 25. Mar. 1647. It is by these presents Decreed and declared to all the world by the Counsell called and met at Westminster in the Kingdome of great Brittain that all men who have or shal take upon them the state of Matrymony are by their vowes and by the sense of holy writ oblidged to comfort and comply with their Wives as oft as their strength of body will permit and give them leave and though they should pretend that it stood not with their afaires that they be oblidged thereunto notwithstanding this we enjoyne and command in the Kingdome under penalty of being debarred the Sacrament of which wee hope to have the Monopoly Adonira Bifield Scribe The day following in the evehing this Decrees being brought to their Ladyships they ordered that the Speaker of their House should give thankes to the members of the Assembly of Divines for their great care and paines in reforming of this Kingdome and in particular for this present Declaration and Ordered these their Votes should be printed and so they adjourned till farther time Dies Veneris 8. Aprilis 1647. This day there was a commotion in the house by reason of a disorder in the City occasioned by a rumor of Dooms-day which the people did beleeve was at hand and that the World was now ending because it hath met with its beginning for Adam and Eue were seen both in one person and whereas Eue was once taken out of Adam Adam was now seen struting out of Eue. The House fearing what issue this monster and the multitude might bring forth and doubting a generall insurrection doubled all their Guards and desired the timely assistants of their deer Sisters of Scotland whereupon the Lady Fowler Madam Grey and Ms. Hamlen were sent to to draw up all their forces and put them in order to receive the first charge in case any were seen to advance The Forces of the City under the command of Mall Cutpurse and Mall Sebran two very able Members were appointed to guard the House who being there placed with pipes in both theirmouthes with fire and smoake in a very short time had almost choaked both the passage and the Pass ngers But on the sudden they were furiously assaulted and although Madam Sebran kept stoutly to her post yet she was faine to fall back at last and lye at her open guard giving entrance to the Assailant who carlesly passing their whifflers suddenly entred the House and put almost all to the squeake The Speaker being somthing more manly then the rest opposed her selfe to this intruder demanding from what place upon what businesse and who shee was for as yet the Phantome apearred more like Eve then Adam that had contrary to the rules of the House thus publickly thrust her selfe into their secrets and commanded her immediattly to with-draw but she answered that shee entred upon her own right being as good a member as any there and that most of them knew shee had alwaies stood stiffe in the businesse being in action when they were but in consultation and her name was Madam Swivalshe-met Hungerford The very sight of this Madam with a Dildoe together with the noise of her name put the House into agreat silence and some began to whisper an adjournment but t was not thought fit to leave one of such extraordinary parts of whom Anny-seed Robbin was but a Type absolutely unsatisfied especially all the Tryars acknowledging her abilities and many other Ladies openly declaring in her behalfe VVherefore for the present after a publike acknowledgment of her pregnent services it was ordered by reason of the affright that the City had been in that now shee should only go visit and show her selfe to the Aldermens wives and immediatly after should follow a publike thanksgiving for their daughters happy delivery FINIS