D. Devonshire "tified, to be Members of the House of Lords, "for and on the Behalf of that Part of Great "Britain called Scotland, in the First Parliament "of Great Britain, which is to meet the Twenty"third Day of October Inftant. "James Duke of Queensberry. "Archibald Earl of Roseberry. "Witness my Hand, this Twenty-fecond Day This Day William Duke of Devonshire Lord Steward takes his Seat.' of Her Majefty's Household fat first in Parliament, upon the Death of his Father William Duke of Devonfhire. David Earl of Leven. Nathaniel Viscount Say & Seale. Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. William Lord Berkeley of Stratton. John Lord Sommers. Dominus Cancellarius Magna Britannia declaravit Adjour præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, tricefimum diem inftantis Octobris, hora decima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. DIE Jovis, 30° Octobris. REGINA. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Arch. Cantuar. fuerunt: Lords take the Oaths. Queen prefent. er of H. C. Her Majefty, being feated on Her Royal Throne, adorned with Her Crown and Regal Ornaments, attended with Her Officers of State (the Peers being in their the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "It is Her Robes), commanded the Deputy Gentleman Ufher of "Majefty's Pleasure, that they attend Her prefently, "in the House of Peers." Smith, Speak- Who being come; they prefented the Right Honourprefented, and able John Smith Efquire, whom they had chofen to be approved of their Speaker, for Her Majefty's Royal Approbation. A. 1707. ceptance of his Service; and humbly prayed, in the And, after a fhort Speech made by him to Her Majefty, defiring Her Majefty to excufe him from that Service: 66 Then Mr. Speaker returned Her Majefty Thanks, for Her gracious Approbation of the Choice and Ac "That they might have Liberty and Freedom of "Speech in all their Debates. "That their Perfons, Eftates, and Servants, be free "from Arrefts and Troubles. "That they may have Accefs to Her Royal Perfon, "as Occafion fhall require. "That Her Majefty would have a gracious Opi"nion of all their Actions. "And that, if himself at any Time should mistake, "he might have Her Majefty's favourable Interpretation, and gracious Pardon." Then the Lord Chancellor, by Her Majesty's further Command, faid, "Mr. Speaker, "Her Majefty is pleafed to fay, That She is fully "affured of the Difcretion and Temper, as well as of "the good Affections, of Her Houfe of Commons: "And as to the Suit which you have made in their "Name; Her Majefty does moft willingly grant to "them all their Privileges, in as full a Manner as they 66 were at any Time granted or allowed by any of Her "Royal Predeceffors: And as to what you have "prayed in Relation to yourfelf; Her Majefty will "put the beft and most favourable Conftruction upon "your Words and Actions, in the Execution of your "Duty of Speaker of the House of Commons; being "fatisfied of your Integrity, of your Zeal for Her Ser"vice, of your firm Adherence to the true Interest of your Country, and of your faithful Performance of "the Public Trufts which have been committed to your "Care." Lords take the. fuerunt: Ds. Cancellarius. nefcallus. Dux Somerset. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. d'Berkeley. Ds. Paget. Ds. Howard Eff. March. Lindsey, Mag- Comes Sunderland. Comes Scarfdale. Comes Grantham. Comes Wharton. Comes Cholmondeley. Comes Loudoun. Comes Wemyss. PRAYERS. Ds. Gerney. John Marquis of Tweeddale John Lord Archbishop of York. William Lord Paget. Thomas Lord Howard Eff William Lord Stawell. Then the House was adjourned during Pleafure, to "As the French have gained Ground upon us in "Spain, so they have been wholly driven out of Italy; "by which it is become more eafy for all the Allies to This Day the Lords following took the Oaths of " join their Affiftance, next Year, for enabling the Allegiance and Supremacy, and the Oath of King of Spain to recover His Affairs in that Kingdom, Abjuration, and alfo made and fubfcribed the " and to reduce the whole Spanish Monarchy to His Declaration, pursuant to the Statutes; (videlicet,) "Obedience. Her Majesty's "Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "The juft Application of the Supplies, given Me by former Parliaments, the plain Neceflity of continuing this War, the reasonable Profpect of putting a good End to it, if we be not wanting to ourselves; " and the Honour of the First Parliament of Great Britain, are, I make no Doubt, fufficient Arguments "to invite you to provide the neceffary Supplies, "which I am obliged to defire of you, for the en fuing Campaign in all Parts, and particularly for "the timely Support of the King of Spain, and the "making good our Treaty with Portugal; as alfo for 66 ftrengthening the Confederate Army under the "Command of the Duke of Savoy: All which Ser"vices I do not doubt but you will think fo neceffary, that they ought not to be neglected, even though they "fhould require an Augmentation. A. 1707. "thing to prevail with you to difunite among your"felves, or abate your Zeal in oppofing the Common "Enemy." Then Her Majefty was pleafed to withdraw; and the Commons returned to their House. Sic. Ds. Paget. : Their Lordships, or any Seven of them; to meet on Monday next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon, in the House of Peers; and to adjourn from Time to Time as they please. Lords Sub-committees appointed to confider of the Committee for the Journal. Orders and Customs of the House, and Privileges of the Peers of Great Britain and Lords of Parliament; and to peruse and perfect the Journals of the laft Parliament, and alfo the Journal of this Parliament. Dux Buckingham & Normanby. Epus. Sarum. Dux Queensberry. Epus. Elienf. Dux Montrofe. Epus. Petriburg. March. Lindley, Epus. Ciceftr. Magnus Came- Epus. Bangor. Epus. Landaven. rarius. March. Tweeddale. Ds. Lawarr. Ds. Pagett. Comes |