Anno 5 Annæ Reginæ.

DIE Martis, 21° Maii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes

Epus. Bangor.

Commiffion for proroguing the Parlia ment.

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Then the Lords Commiffioners, in their Robes, being feated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolfack; the Lord Keeper in the Middle; the Duke of Bolton and the Lord Dartmouth on his Right Hand; and the Lord Wharton and Lord Granville on his Left Hand; commanded the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod to go to the Houfe of Commons, and let them know," That the Commiffioners defire they would "be prefent, to hear the faid Commiffion read."

Who being come, with their Speaker; the Commiffion was read, by the Clerk, as follows; videlicet,)

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Carolo Duci Somerfet Magiftro Equorum Noftrorum, "Jacobo Duci Ormonde, Carolo Duci Bolton, Mainhardt "Duci Schonberg, Thomæ Duci Leeds, Job'i Duci Marl borough, Joh'i Duci de Comitat. Buckingham & de Normanby, Rad'o Duci Montagu, Rob'to Comiti Lindfey Magno Camerario Angl. Hen'co Comiti Kanc. Ca"merario Hofpitii Noftri, Georgio Comiti Northampton, "Carolo Comiti Manchester, Carolo Comiti Peterborough & Monmouth, Thome Comiti Stamford, Thomæ Comiti "Thanet, Carolo Comiti Carliol. Carolo Bodvile Comiti "Radnor, Carolo Comiti Berkeley, Daniel. Comiti Not tingham, Laurentio Comiti Roffen. Montagu Comiti Abingdon, Rico Comiti Scarbrough, Fran'co Comiti "Bradford Thefaurario Hofpitii Noftri, Ed'r'o Comiti Jerfey, Thoma Vicecomiti Weymouth, Reverendo in "Chrifto Patri & Fideli Confiliario Noftro Hen'co Epifcopo London. ac Prædilectis & Fidelibus Confiliariis "Noftris Rob'to Domino Ferrers, Thomæ Domino Whar"ton, Job'i Domino Poulett de Hinton St. George, Ro"b'to Domino Lexington, Hugon. Domino Cholmondeley, "Will'o Domino Dartmouth, Joh'i Domino Granville, "Heneagio Domino Gernfey, & Joh'i Levefon Domino "Gower, Salutem. Cum nuper, pro quibufdam ar"duis & urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum & Defen"fionem Regni Noftri Angl. & Ecclefiæ Anglicana con"cernentibus, præfens hoc Parliamentum Noftrum apud "Civitatem Noftram Weftm. Decimo Quarto Die Junii "ultimo præterit. inchoari & teneri ordinavimus; a quo Die idem Parliamentum Noftrum ufque ad & in "Septimum Diem Septembris tunc prox. fequen. pro

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"ANNA, Dei Gratia, Anglia, Scotia, Francia, &
"Hib'nia Regina, Fidei Defenfor, &c. Præchariffimo
"Marito Noftro Principi Georgio de Denmarke, Reve-
"rendiffimo in Chrifto Patri & Fideli Confiliario Noftro
"Thoma Archiepifcopo Cantuar. totius Angl. Primati &
"Metropolitano, Prædilecto & Fideli Confiliario Noftro
"Will'o Cowper Arm. Cuftodi Magni Sigilli Noftri
Angl. Reverendiffimo in Chrifto Patri & Fideli Confi-
"liario Noftro Joh'i Archiepifco Ebor. Angl. Primati
"& Metropolitano, Prædilecto & Fideli Confiliario Nof-
tro Sidney Domino Godolphin Magno Thefaurario Angl.
"Chariffimis Confanguineis & Confiliariis Noftris Thoma
"Comiti Pembroke & Montgomery Præfidenti Concilii
"Noftri, Joh'i Duci Newcastle Cuftodi Privati Sigilli
"Noftri, Willo Duci Devon. Senescallo Hofpitii Noftri,

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rogatum fuerat; & abinde, per feparales Proroga"tiones & Adjournationes, ad & in inftantem Diem "Martis, Vicefimum Primum Diem Maii, prorogatum " & adjournatum fuerat, apud Civitatem Noftram "Weftm. prædictam, ibidem tunc tenendum & profe"quendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, certis urgentibus "Caufis & Confiderationibus Nos fpecialiter moventi"bus, idem Parliamentum Noftrum ulterius prorogan "dum duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, Prudentia, &

Circumfpectionibus veftris plurimum confidentes, de "Avifamento & Affenfu Concilii Noftri, affignavimus "vos Commiffionarios Noftros; dantes vobis, & ali

Commiffion for proroguing

the Parliament.

Who being come (their Speaker being absent); the Commiffion was read, by the Clerk, as followeth: (videlicet,)

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berg, Thome Duci Leeds, Job'i Duci Marlborough, Job'i Duci de Comitatu Buckingham et de Normanby, "Rad'o Duci Montagu, Rob'to Comiti Lindsey Magno "Camerario Angl. Hen'co Comiti Kanc. Camerario "Hofpitii Noftri, Jacobo Comiti Derby Cancellario "Ducatus Noftri Lancaftr. Georgio Comiti North"ampton, Carolo Comiti Manchester, Carolo Comiti Pe

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terborough & Monmouth, Thoma Comiti Stamford, "Thoma Comiti Thanet, Carolo Comiti Carliol. Carolo "Bodvile Comiti Radnor, Carolo Comiti Berkeley, "Danieli Comiti Nottingham, Laurentio Comiti Roffen. "Montagu Comiti Abingdon, Ric'o Comiti Scarbrough, "Fran'co Comiti Bradford Thefaurario Hofpitii Noftri, "Ed'r'o Comiti Jerfey, Thome Vicecomiti Weymouth, Re"verendo in Chrifto Patri et Fideli Confiliario Noftro t "Henrico Epifcopo London. ac Prædilectis et Fidelibus "Confiliariis Noftris Rob'to Domino Ferrers, Thoma "Domino Wharton, Johanni Domino Poulett de Hinton "St. George, Rob'to Domino Lexington, Hugoni Domino "Cholmondeley, Will'o Domino Dartmouth, Johanni "Domino Granville, Heneagio Domino Gernfey, et Job'i

Levefon Domino Gower, Salutem. Cum nuper, pro quibufdam arduis et urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, "Statum et Defenfionem Regni Noftri Angl. et Ecclefiæ "Anglicana concernentibus, præfens hoc Parliamentum "Noftrum apud Civitatem Noftram Weftm. Decimo "Quarto Die Junii, Anno Regni Noftri Quarto, inchoari "et teneri ordinavimus; a quo Die idem Parliamentum "Noftrum ufque ad et in Sextum Diem Septembris tunc

"ANNA, Dei Gratia, Angl. Scotia, Francia, et Hi-
"b'nia Regina, Fidei Defenfor, &c. Præchariffimo
"Marito Noftro Principi Georgio de Denmark, Reve-
"rendiffimo in Chrifto Patri et Fideli Confiliario Noftro
"Thome Archiepifcopo Cantuar. totius Anglia Primati
et Metropolitano, Prædilecto et Fideli Confiliario
"Noftro Will'o Cowper Armigero Cuftodi Magni Sigilli
"Noftri Angl. Reverendiffimo in Chrifto Patri et Fi-
"deli Confiliario Noftro Johanni Archiepifcopo Ebor.
Angl. Primati et Metropolitano, Prædilecto et Fideli
"Confiliario Noftro Sidney Domino Godolphin Magno
"Thefaurario Angl. Chariffimis Confanguineis et Con-
"filiariis Noftris Thome Comiti Pembroke et Mont-

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Newcastle Cuftodi Privati Sigilli Noftri, Will'o Duci
"Devon. Senefcallo Hofpitii Noftri, Carolo Duci

Somerfet Magiftro Equorum Noftrorum, Jacobo Duci "Ormonde, Carolo Duci Bolton, Mainherdt Duci Schon

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prox. fequen. prorogatum fuerat; et abinde, per separa"les Prorogationes et Adjournationes, ad et in inftantem "Diem Martis, Decimum Septimum Diem Septembris,

prorogatum et adjournatum fuerat, apud Civitatem "Noftram Weftm. prædictam, ibidem tunc tenendum et "profequendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, certis urgentibus "Caufis et Confiderationibus Nos fpecialiter moventibus, "idem Parliamentum Noftrum ulterius prorogandum "duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, Prudentia, et Cir"cumfpectionibus veftris plurimum confidentes, de Avi"famento et Affenfu Concilii Noftri, affignavimus vos "Commiffionarios Noftros; dantes vobis, et aliquibus "Tribus vel pluribus veftrum, Tenore Præfentium,

plenam Poteftatem et Auctoritatem, hoc inftante Die "Martis, ad præfens Parliamentum Noftrum, Nomine "Noftro, ufque ad et in Diem Martis, Vicefimum "Secundum Diem Octobris jam prox. fequen. apud

prædictam Civitatem Noftram Weftm. prorogandum "et continuandum, ibidem tunc tenendum et profe"quendum; et ideo vobis mandamus, quod circa Præ"effectualiter expleatis. Damus autem univerfis et "miffa diligenter intendatis, ac ea in Forma prædicta

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fingulis Archiepifcopis, Ducibus, Marchionibus, Co"mitibus, Vicecomitibus, Epifcopis, Baronibus, Mili"tibus, Civibus, et Burgentibus, ac omnibus aliis quorum intereft ad dictum Parliamentum Noftrum con"venturis, Tenore Præfentium, firmiter in Mandatis,' "quod vobis in Præmiffis faciendis, agendis, et exDeeft in Originali.

Origin. Noftis.

Anno 5° Annæ Reginæ.

Commision for proroguing

the Parlia

ment.

Ds. Lawarr.
Ds. Mohun.

Ds. Byron.
Ds. Colepeper.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Offulftone.
Ds. Dartmouth.
Ds. Herbert.

The Lord Keeper acquainted the Houfe, "That Her
Majefty had fent a Commiffion for the further pro-
roguing of this Parliament."

Then the Lords Commiffioners, in their Robes, being feated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolfack; the Lord Keeper in the Middle; the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Bishop of London on his Right Hand; and the Earl of Manchester and Lord Dartmouth on his Left Hand; commanded the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod to go to the Houfe of Commons, and let them know," That "the Commiffioners defire they would be prefent, to hear the faid Commiffiou read."

Who being come, their Speaker being abfent; the
Commiffion was read, as followeth; (videlicet,)

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Noftri, Carolo Duci Somerfet Magiftro Equorum Nof"trorum, Jacobo Duci Ormonde, Carolo Duci Bolton, Main"herdt Duci Schonberg, Thomæ Duci Leeds, Job'i Duci Marlborough, Job'i Duci de Comitatu Buckingham & "de Normanby, Rad'o Duci Montagu, Rob'to Comiti Lindsey Magno Camerario Angl. Henrico Comiti Kanc. "Camerario Hofpitii Noftri, Jacobo Comiti Derby Can"cellario Ducatus Noftri Lancaftr. Georgio Comiti

Northampton, Carolo Comiti Manchester, Carolo Comiti "Peterborow & Monmouth, Thoma Comiti Stamford, "Thoma Comiti Thanet, Carolo Comiti Carliol. Carolo "Bodvile Comiti Radnor, Carolo Comiti Berkeley, Daniel. "Comiti Nottingham, Laurentio Comiti Roffen. Montagu "Comiti Abingdon, Ric'o Comiti Scarbrough, Fran'co Co"miti Bradford Thefaurario Hofpitii Noftri, Ed'r'o Co"miti Ferfey, Thoma Vicecomiti Weymouth, Reverendo "in Chrifto Patri & Fideli Confiliario Noftro Hen'co

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Epifcopo London. ac Prædilectis & Fidelibus Confilia"riis Noftris Rob'to Domino Ferrers, Thomæ Domino "Wharton, Job'i Domino Poulett de Hinton St. George, "Rob'to Domino Lexington, Hugoni Domino Cholmon"deley, Will'o Domino Dartmouth, Job'i Domino Gran"ville, Heneagio Domino Gernfey, & Joh'i Levefon Do"mino Gower, Salutem. Cum nuper, pro quibufdam "arduis & urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum & De"fenfionem Regni Noftri Anglia & Ecclefiæ Anglicana "concernentibus, præfens hoc Parliamentum Noftrum "apud Civitatem Noftram Weftm. Decimo Quarto Die Junii, Anno Regni Noftri Quarto, inchoari & teneri "ordinavimus; a quo Die idem Parliamentum Nof"trum ufque ad & in Sextum Diem Septembris tunc prox. fequen. prorogatum fuerat; & abinde, per feparales Prorogationes & Adjournationes, ad & in "inftanten Diem Martis, Vicefimum Secundum Diem "Octobris, prorogatum & adjournatum fuerat, apud "Civitatem Noftram Weftm. prædictam, ibidem tunc "tenendum & profequendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, "certis urgentibus Caufis & Confiderationibus Nos fpe"cialiter moventibus, idem Parliamentum Noftrum ul"terius prorogandum duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, "Prudentia, & Circumfpectionibus veftris plurimum con

"ANNA, Dei Gratia, Anglia, Scocia, Francia, & Hib'-
"nia Regina, Fidei Defenfor, &c. Præchariffimo Ma-
"rito Noftro Principi Georgio de Denmarke, Reveren-
"diflimo in Chrifto Patri & Fideli Confiliario Noftro
"Thoma Archiepifcopo Cantuar. totius Angl. Primati &
Metropolitano, Prædilecto & Fideli Confiliario Nostro
"Will'o Cowper Armigero Cuftodi Magni Sigilli Noftri
Angl. Reverendiffimo in Chrifto Patri & Fideli Con-
"filiario Noftro Johanni Archiepifcopo Ebor. Angl. Pri-
"mati et Metropolitano, Prædilecto & Fideli Confiliario
"Noftro Sidney Domino Godolphin Magno Thefaurario
Angl. Chariffimis Confanguineis & Confiliariis Noftris
Thome Comiti Pembroke & Montgomery Præfidenti Con-
"cilii Noftri, Johanni Duci Newcastle Cuftodi Privati Si-
gilli Noftri, Willo Duci Devon. Scnefcallo Hofpitii

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fidentes, de Avifamento & Affenfu Concilii Noftri, "affignavimus vos Commiffionarios Noftros; dantes "vobis, & aliquibus Tribus vel pluribus veftrum, Tenore "Præfentium, plenam Poteftatem & Auctoritatem, hoc "inftante Die Martis, ad præfens Parliamentum Noftrum, Nomine Noftro, ufque ad & in Diem Jovis, "Vicefimum Primum Diem Novembris jam prox. fequen. apud prædictam Civitatem Noftram Weftm. pro"rogandum & continuandum, ibidemque tunc tenendum " & profequendum; & ideo vobis mandamus, quod "circa Præmiffa diligenter intendatis, ac ea in Forma "prædicta effectualiter expleatis. Damus autem uni"verfis & fingulis Archiepifcopis, Ducibus, Marchio"nibus, Comitibus, Vicecomitibus, Epifcopis, Baroni"bus, Militibus, Civibus, & Burgenfibus, ac omnibus "aliis quorum intereft ad dictum Parliamentum Nof"trum conventuris, Tenore Præfentium, firmiter in *Origin. Noftræ.

"Mandatis,