"Mandatis, quod vobis in Præmiffis faciendis, agendis, " & exercendis, pareant, obediant, & intendant, prout "decet. In cujus Rei Teftimonium, has Literas Nof"tras fieri fecimus Patentes. Then the Lord Keeper faid, "My Lords and Gentlemen, "By Virtue of Her Majefty's Commiffion now read, "and to us directed, we do, in Her Majefty's Name, prorogue this Parliament to Thursday the One and "Twentieth Day of November next: And this Parlia"ment is prorogued accordingly to Thursday the One "and Twentieth Day of November next.”. Parliament prorogued, "WRIGHTE" Anno for proroguing the Parlia me..t. "Privati Sigilli Noftri, Will'o Duci Devon Senescallo Hofpitii Noftri, Carolo Duci Somerfet Magiftro Equo Who being come, with their Spealeer; the Commiffion was read, as follows; (videlicet,) "ANNA R. 66 rum Noftrorum, Jacobo Duci Ormonde, Carolo Duci "Bolton, Mainherdt Duci Schonberg, Thomæ Duci Leeds, "Johanni Duci Marlborough, fohanni 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 Co"miti Derby Cancellario Ducatus Noftri Lancaftr. "Georgio Comiti North'ton, 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, "Franco Comiti Bradford Thefaurario Hofpitii Noftri, "Ed'r'o Comiti Jersey, Thoma Vicecomiti Weymouth, "Reverendo in Chrifto Patri et Fideli Confiliario Noftro "Henr'o 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, Will'o Domino "Dartmouth, Hugon. Domino Cholmondeley, Johanni "Domino Granville, Heneagio Domino Gernfey, et fo"hanni Levefon Domino Gower, Salutem. Cum nuper, "pro quibufdam arduis et urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, "Statum et Defenfionem Regni Noftri Angl. et Ecclefiæ 66 Anglicane concernentibus, præfens hoc Parliamentum "Noftrum apud Civitatem Noftram Weftm. Decimo "Quarto Die Junii, Anno Regni Noftri Quarto, in"choari et teneri ordinavimus; a quo Die idem Parlia "mentum Noftrum ufque ad et in Sextum Diem Sep"tembris tunc prox. fequen. prorogatum fuerat; et "abinde, per feparales Prorogationes et Adjournationes, "ad et in inftantem Diem Jovis, Vicefimum Primum "Diem Novembris, prorogatum et adjournatum fuerat, "ANNA, Dei Gratia, Anglia, Scotia, Francia, et "Hib'nie Regina, Fidei Defenfor, &c. Præchariffimo "Marito Noftro Principi Georgio de Denmark, Reve"rendiffimo in Chrifto Patri et Fideli Confiliario Noftro "Thoma Archiepifcopo Cantuar. totius Angl. Primati "et: Metropolitano, Prædilecto et Fideli Confiliario "Noftro Will'o Cowper Armigero Cuftodi Magni Sigilli "Noftri Angl. Reverendiffimo in Chrifto Patri et Fideli "Confiliario Noftro Johanni Archiepifcopo Ebor. Angl. "Primati et Metropolitano, Prædilecto et Fideli Confi"liario Noftro Sidney Domino Godolphin Magno The"faurario Angl. Chariffimis Confanguineis et Confiliariis "Noftris Thoma Comiti Pembroke & Montgomery Pre"fidenti Concilii Noftri, Johanni Duci Newcastle Cuftodi apud Civitatem Noftram Weftm. prædictam, ibidem "tunc tenendum et profequendum: Sciatis tamen, quod, "certis urgentibus Caufis et Confiderationibus Nos fpe"cialiter moventibus, idem Parliamentum Noftrum ul"terius prorogandum duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, "Prudentia, et Circumfpectionibus veftris plurimum "confidentes, de Avifamento et Affenfu Concilii Noftri, "affignavimus vos Commiffionarios Noftros; dantes vo"bis, et aliquibus Tribus vel pluribus veftrum, Tenore "Præfentium, plenam Poteftatem et Auctoritatem, hoc "inftante Die Jovis, ad præfens Parliamentum Noftrum, "Nomine Noftro, ufque ad et in Diem Martis, Tertium "Diem Decembris jam. prox. fequen. apud prædictam "Civitatem Noftram Weftm. prorogandum et continuan"dum, ibidemque tunc tenendum et profequendum; et ❝ideo vobis mandamus, quod circa Præmiffa diligenter "intendatis, ac ca in Forma prædicta effectualiter ex"pleatis. Damus autem univerfis et fingulis Archiepif "copis, Ducibus, Marchionibus, Comitibus, Vicecomi tibus, Epifcopis, Baronibus, Militibus, Civibus, et Burgenfibus, ac omnibus aliis quorum intereft ad dic"tum Parliamentum Noftrum conventuris, Tenore Præ"fentium, firmiter in Mandatis, quod vobis in Præmiffis "faciendis, agendis, et exercendis, pareant, obediant, *Origin. Noftræ, Lords take the Oaths. REGIN A. Ds. Cuftos Magni Ds. Godolphin, The- Dux Somerset. Dux Buckingham & Nor. Ds. Bergevenny. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Howard Eff. Ds. North & Grey. Comes Kent, Came- Ds. Offulton. rarius. Comes Derby. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Leicester. Ds. Dartmouth. Comes Westmorland. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Sommers. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford. Comes Nottingham. Viscount Townshend. PRAYER S. Ds. Hervey. This Day George Lord Bishop of St. David's, John Lord Bishop of Landaffe, and Foulke Lord Brooke, took the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration, and alfo took and subfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, purfuaut to the Sta tutes. Her Majefty, being feated on Her Royal Throne, Queen prefent! adorned with Her Crown and Regal Ornaments, attended with Her Officers of State (the Peers being in their Robes), commanded the Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know," It is "Her Majesty's Pleasure, that they attend Her pre"fently, in the House of Peers." Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, to robe. The Houfe was refumed. "In Pursuance of the Powers, vefted in Me by A&t "of Parliament, both in England and Scotland, I have appointed Commiffioners, to treat of an Union between the Two Kingdoms: And though this be a "Work of fuch a Nature, as could not but be attended "with great Difficulties; yet fuch has been the Appli"cation of the Commiffioners, that they have con"cluded a Treaty, which is at this Time before the "Parliament of Scotland; and, I hope, the mutual Ad Poor's Bill. Committee to draw an Ad drefs. Adjourn. "Your Meeting at this Time being later than ufual, DIE Mercurii, 4° Decembris. "I cannot conclude, without earnestly recommending to 66 you to give as much Difpatch to the Public Affairs as "the Nature of them will admit; it being of the greatest "Confequence, that both our Friends and our Enemies "should be fully convinced of your Firmness, and the "Vigour of Your Proceedings." Then Her Majefty was pleased to withdraw; and the Commons went to their House. Then, the House being moved, " To "To congratulate "Her Majefty in the great and glorious Succeffes of "the Arms of Her Majefty and Her Allies, the last Campaign; and humbly to thank Her Majefty, for "Her great Care of the Public Affairs both at Home "and Abroad, and for Her Majefty's having encouraged "Her Allies to continue the War against France :' Lords Committees were appointed, to draw an Addrefs, to be prefented to Her Majefty, to congratulate Her Majefty in the great and glorious Succeffes of the Arms of Her Majefty and Her Allies the laft Campaign; and humbly to thank Her Majefty, for Her great Care of the Public Affairs both at Home and Abroad, and for Her Majesty's having encouraged Her Allies to continue the War against France; and report to the House. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. Sarum. Epus. Exon. Epus. Petriburg. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Bangor. Epus. Carliol. Epus. Afaph. Epus. Lincoln. Epus. Landaven. fuerunt: PRAYERS. Ds. Cholmondeley: Ds. Herbert. Ds. Sommers. Ds. Gernfey. Creditors of verfus Upon reading the Petition of John England, on Be- England et al. half of himself and others the Creditors of the late the late Ld. Lord Lovelace, and of Richard Nevil! Efquire, and John Lovelace Radford, on Behalf of themfelves and others, the Execu- Sir Henry tors and Legatees of his Lordship's laft Will, and Henry Johnton. Grey Efquire, and Henry Fane Gentleman, Refiduary Legatees of the faid Will; fhewing, "That the Petitioners, laft "Seffion of Parliament, (videlicet,) the Eighth Day of No"vember One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Five, exhi"bited their Petition and Appeal before this Houfe,against "Part of feveral Decrees and Orders made in Chancery, "in a Cause there depending, between Daniel Blake, and "the Petitioners John England and others, Creditors of "the late Lord Lovelace Plaintiffs, and Sir Henry Johnfon Knight and others Defendants; and in another "Caufe, wherein the faid Richard Nevill, John Radford, "and others, Executors and Legatees of the faid Will, "were Plaintiffs, and the faid Sir Henry Johnson and "others Defendants; to which the Refpondents have not answered;" and praying," That the faid Petition “and Appeal may be revived, and a Day appointed for "the Refpondents to anfwer the fame:" 66 It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the faid Petition and Appeal of Daniel Blake, John England, and others, the Creditors of the late Lord Lovelace, against Sir Henry Johnson and Martha Baronefs of Wentworth his Wife, fhall be, and is hereby, revived; and that Sir Henry Johnson and his faid Wife have Time to answer to the faid Appeal, in Writing, until Wednesday the Eighteenth Day of this Inftant December, at Eleven a Clock in the Forenoon; and that the Service of this Order upon their Clerk in Chancery fhall be good Service, in order thereunto. Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Herbert Randolph verfus Randolph, of the City of Canterbury, Efquire, from an Brockman. Order or Decree of the Court of Exchequer, the Fif teenth |