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Shoreham,

Herbert Springet,
Edward Blaker.
Bramber,

John Byne,
Edward Eversfield,
Steyning,
H. Goring, made his
Election for Sussex,
John Fagg.

East-Grinstead,
Marmaduke Gresham,
George Courthop.
Arundel,

Roger lord Broghill,
Henry visc. Falkland,
made his Election
for Oxford City.
Warwickshire,
George Brown,
Thomas Archer.
Coventry,

John Beake,
Richard Hopkins,
Declared void.
Warwick,

Clem. Throckmorton,

jun.
John Rous.

Westmoreland,
Sir John Lowther,
Sir Thomas Wharton.
Appulby,

Sir Henry Cholmley,
Christ. Clapham.
Wiltshire,

Sir A. Ashley Cooper,
John Earnely.
Salisbury,

Henry Eyre,

Edward Tooker.

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Chippenham,

Edw. Hungerford,
Edw. Poole.
Malmsbury,
Robert Danvers,
Sir Fran. Hen. Lee.
Cricklade,
Hungerford Dunch,
Nevil Maskeline.
Bedwin,
Robert Spencer,
Thomas Gape,
Sir Walter St. John,
Sir Ralph Varney.

Ludgershall,
William Prynne, made
his Election for Bath,
William Thomas,
Sir John Evelin.

Old Sarum,
Seymour Bowman,
John Norden,
Algernon Cecil.

Wooton Basset,
John Pleydell,
Henry lord Herbert,
made his Election for
Monmouthshire.
Marlborough,
Henry Hungerford,
Jeffrey Daniel.

Worcestershire,
Henry Bromley,
John Talbot.

Worcester,
Thomas Street,
Thomas Hall.
Droitwich,
Samuel Sandys,
Thomas Coventry.
Evesham,
Sir Thomas Rous,
John Egiocke.
Bewdley,
Thomas Foley.
- Yorkshire,
Thomas lord Fairfax,
John Dawnay.
York,
Sir Tho. Widdrington,
one of the Lords
Commissioners of
the Great Seal,
Metcalf Robinson.
Kingston on Hull,
John Ramsden,
Andrew Marvel.
Kaaresborough,
William Stockdale,

Henry Bethell.
Scarbrough,
William Thompson,
L. Robinson, June 21,
1660, Mr. Robinson
was discharged byan
Order of the House
from sitting, and a
Writ ordered to be
issued to elect ano-
ther in his room;
but the Journals do
not give us the Rea-
son for this Expul-
sion.
John Legard.

Ripon,
Henry Arthington,
Edmund Jennings,
John Lambert.
Richmond,
James D'Arcy,
Sir Christ. Wyvell.
Heydon,

Col. Hugh Bethell,
J. Clobery, made his
Election for Laun-

ceston.

Boroughbridge,
Conyers D'Arcy,
Henry Stapylton.
Thirsk,
Barring Bourchier,
Wm. Stanley, made his

Election for Liver-
pool.
Thomas Harrison.
Aldborough,
Solomon Swale,
Francis Goodrick.
Beverley,

Sir John Hotham,
Col. II. Bethell, made
his Election for Hey-
don.

Pontefract,

Sir George Savile,
William Lowther,
John Hewly,
Lionel Copley.
Malton,
Philip Howard,
Thomas Heblethwayt.
Allerton,
Francis Lascelles, ex-
pelled the House
June 9, rendered
incapable of bearing
any Office of public
Trust; and it was re-
solved that he should'
not be within that
Clause of Exception
in the Act of gene-
ral Pardon, as to
any Fine or Forfei-
ture of any Part of

his Estate not pur

chased of, or belonging to, the Public. Thomas Lascelles.

CINQUE PORTS.
Hastings,
Denny Ashburnham,
Nicholas Delves.
Romney,
Sir Nor. Knatchbull,
John Knatchbull.

Hythe,
P. Id. visc. Strangford,
Phineas Andrews.
Dover,

Edward Montagu,

Arnold Braimes.

Sandwich,

Henry Oxenden,
James Thurbarne.
Seaford,
Sir Thomas Dike,
George Parker.
Rye,
Herbert Morley,
William Hay.

Winchelsea,
Wm. Howard, second

son of Edward lord Howard, of Escrick, Samuel Gott.

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Proceedings of the House of Lords.] April 25. This day the house of lords met. As we have been long strangers to them, we think it proper to give their first five days proceedings, as they are entered on the Journals. The lords present were, the earl of Manchester, appointed to be Speaker pro tempore, the earls of Northumberland, Lincoln, Suffolk, and Denbigh, viscount Say and Sele, lords Wharton, Hunsdon, Grey de Werk, and Maynard.

Ordered, That Monday next be appointed to be kept, by this house, as a day of Fasting and Humiliation, for seeking a Blessing from God by prayer, upon the Meeting of both Houses of Parliament, in order to a Settlement of this Nation; and the place to be the Abbey Church in Westminster for the Peers, wherein the house of commons are to be desired to do the like for their house. A message was sent to the commons, to let them know that the lords have appointed to keep Monday next as a Fast-Day, for seeking of God for a Blessing upon the meeting of both houses, in order to a Settlement of this nation, and to desire their concurrence for the same day to be kept as a. Fast by their house.

That the said Henry Scobell shall, upon sight hereof, torthwith deliver unto John Brown, esq. clerk of the parliament, or his assigns, the possession of a certain stone building, standing within the said dwelling house, commonly called the Tower, wherein the Records were usually kept, and the keys and other things belonging to the same as also the Acts, Ordinances, Journals, Records, Writings, and Papers appertaining, or any wise belonging to the said office. And lastly, That the said Henry Scobell shall deliver the quiet possession of the said dwelling-house, with the appurtenances, unto the said John Brown, or his assigns, within 14 days next after the date of this Order, and hereunto obedience is required accordingly."

The earl of Northumberland, lord visc. Say and Sele, with the lords Wharton and Hunsdon, were appointed to consider of such lords as shall have Letters written to them, to desire their attendance on this house. To meet presently in the Prince's Lodgings.-The lord Wharton reported the Names of those lords, and likewise a Draught of the Letter, which were read and agreed to, viz. "My lord; I am commanded by the house of peers, hereby to signify their pleasures, that you do repair to attend the house with what convenient speed you can: and so rest, Your, &c. Manchester. Speaker pro tempore."

The earls of Northumberland, Suffolk, and Manchester, viscount Say and Sele, and the lords Hunsdon, Grey de Werk, and Maynard, were appointed by the house to go to the lordgeneral Monk, to deliver this Message to him, from the lords in parliament, and the earl of Manchester, Speaker, was to speak it, viz. The earls of Northumberland and Lincoln," The peers in parliament assembled, have the lords Wharton, Hunsdon, and Grey de Werk, were appointed to consider of the Draught of an Order for Henry Scobell, esq. to deliver all Acts, Records, and JournalBooks, and all Papers and Writings whatsoever, that are in his custody, belonging to the Peers, to John Brown, esq. clerk of the parliament, and likewise the Stone Tower and dwelling-house belonging thereunto, and report the same to this house. Their lordships to meet presently.

Resolved, That George Monk, esq. is rominated and appointed, by this house, to be Captain-General of all Land Forces in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the concurrence of the commons be desired therein.

The earl of Lincoln reported from the committee, the Order concerning the Records of this house, which was read and approved of, and ordered to be signed by the Speaker of this house, viz.

"Whereas Henry Scobell, esq. is now in the possession of the dwelling-house in the Old Palace Yard, at Westminster, belonging to the clerk of the parliament, who attends as clerk to the house of peers, and hath in his custody the Acts, Journals, and other Records of that house: it is ordered by the lords in parliament,

commanded me to own your lordship's valour and prudence in managing the great affairs in trusted to you; and they likewise return your lordship their acknowledgements for the care and respects which you have expressed to the peers, in restoring them to their antient and undoubted rights. And they hope that God will still bless you in the use of all means for the procuring a safe and well-grounded peace, according to the antient fundamental government of this nation, wherein they shall employ their councils and utmost endeavours in concurrence with you."

April 25, p. m. Ordered, That Dr. Reynolds and Mr. Hardy are appointed to preach before the lords on the Fast-Day; and that the house be called to-morrow.

April 26. The messengers sent yesterday to the house of commons return with the Answer, That they concur with this house in keeping Monday next a Fast-Day.

Ordered, That the antient Order of this house be revived for the Lords to pay coming after Prayers, viz. every earl 2s. and every ba

ron 18.

The earls of Northumberland, Lincoln, Dorset, &c. were ordered to prepare an Ordinance in pursuance of the Vote made yesterday by

this house, concerning the lord-general Monk.
Their lordships, or any four of them, to meet
to-morrow morning at 8 of the clock, and Mr.
Rich and Mr. Eltonhead to be assistants.
The Roll of the standing Orders of this house
was read.

The earl of Manchester reported, that his lordship and the rest of the lords committees delivered to general Monk what this house had directed yesterday; and the general expressed himself to this effect: "That he took it for a great honour and civility from the house of peers; and said he would be ready to carry on all things that tend to the Safety and Settlement of this nation; and desired that their lordships would be pleased to look forward and not backward, in transacting of affairs."

and to send to the house of commons for their

concurrence.

Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Privileges of this house, viz. Earls of Oxon, Northumberland, Derby, &c. Their lordships, or any 9 of them, to meet in the Prince's Lodg ings when they please, and to adjourn from time to time, as they shall see cause.-Ordered, That it is referred to the Lords Committees for Privileges to consider of the different cases of those lords that have late come to sit in this house, and those that do not; and also what assistants that formerly sat in this house, and are now alive and capable of being admitted, to be assistants to this house.

Ordered, That a conference be had with the house of commons, to consider of some way A Message was brought from the commons and means to be found out to make up the by James Herbert, esq. who said, "He was Breaches and Distractions of this kingdom. commanded by the knights, citizens, and bur- | This conference to be on Tuesday next in the gesses of the house of commons in parliament Painted Chamber: and the earls of Oxon, assembled, to acquaint this house, that they Northumberland, Bedford, &c. were appointed have resolved that this day fortnight be set to consider and draw up Heads for this conapart for a Day of Thanksgiving to the Lord, ference.-A Message was sent to the comfor raising up his excellency the Lord-General, mons by Mr. Rich and Mr. Eltonhead, to deand other eminent persons who have been in-sire a conference on Tuesday next, at ten of strumental in the delivery of this nation from the clock, in the Painted-Chamber, in order to thraldom. Also they have resolved, That this the Settlement of the great Affairs of this day fortnight be the day set apart for a Day of kingdom. Thanksgiving for that house, and within the cities of London and Westminster, and the late lines of communication; and this day month for the whole nation. To all which the house of commons desire their lordships concurrence.' The Answer returned to this Message was, That the Lords do, with thankful hearts, acknowledge God's great mercy in delivering them out of their long thraldom, confusion, and misery, and do fully concur with you in setting apart those public Days of Thanksgiving.

April 27. Ordered, That Mr. Hodges is appointed to preach before the Lords, the next Day of Thanksgiving, in the Abbey

Church.

Signification being given to the house, that divers Lords were in the lobby, ready to attend the service of this house, having never sat in parliament since the death of their ancestors, the house gave the gentleman usher authority to call them in to sit in their places in this house. The names of the aforesaid lords were, the earls of Oxon, Derby, and Strafford, lord viscount Conway, and the lords Cromwell, Gerrard, Tenham, and Capell.

Ordered, That the Speaker of this house do write several and respective Letters to the earls of Leicester, Bedford, and Clare, and lord Paget, to give their attendance on this house as peers.

The earls of Oxon, Northumberland, Rutland, &c. were ordered to frame an Ordinance for the constituting of a Committee of Safety of both houses, and to report the same to this house.

Resolved, That the earl of Manchester is hereby nominated and appointed one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal of England,

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April 30. Ordered, That the Lords of this house do receive Sacrament in the Abbey Church of Westminster; and, as concerning the time, it is referred to the committee of privileges to consider of it, and report the same to this house.

The lords, before they went to the Fast Sermons, made a Collection for the Poor, which was to be distributed as the house should thereafter appoint. Then the Lords went from this house together, in their order, to keep the Fast in the Abbey Church.

Proceedings of the House of Commons.] April 25. The Journals of the house of commons begin with acquainting us, That on this day the members of that house first went to Margaret's Church, Westminster, to hear a Sermon, and then repaired to their own house; where, on a motion made by Mr. Pierepaint, sir Harbottle Grimston was chosen Speaker," and placed in the chair by the lord-general

"Sir Harbottle Grimston had been a member of the Long Parliament, and continued, rather than concurred, with them till after the Treaty of the Isle of Wight; where he was one of the Commissioners sent to treat with that king, and behaved himself so well, that his majesty was well satisfied with him; and after his return from thence, he pressed the King's Concessions; and was thereupon in the number of those who were by force excluded the house. His election to be Speaker at this time was contrived by those who meant well to the King; and he submitted to it out of a hope and confidence that the designs it was laid for would succeed." Lord Clarendon, vol. vi. p. 755.

Monk,* Mr. Hollis, and the said Mr. Piere-
point. Next Wm. Jessop, esq. James North-
folk, esq. and Ralph Darnall, esq. were chosen
clerk, serjeant at arms, and clerk assistant.
The Clerk of the Crown attended with a
Book, containing an account of the members
chosen to serve in this present parliament, by
which the house was called over; and those
members who were present did, upon their
naming, withdraw into the committee cham-
bers and gallery above. Afterwards, when the
Book was gone through, they returned and
took their places in the house.

On a Message from the lords, the house agreed to hold a Fast on Monday the 30th; and that Mr. Calamy, Dr. Gauden, and Mr. Baxter, be desired to assist in carrying on the work of Fasting and Humiliation, on that day, at Margaret's Church, Westminster, in order to seek the Lord for a blessing on these distracted nations.

heretofore been set up for persons meriting much of their country; but his lordship hath a statue set up higher, and in another place, ás high as may be, in the hearts of all well-wishers to the good of this nation, and a crown of glory, he doubts not, laid up for him in heaven: that God hath made him instrumental, by his helping hand, to keep the nation from sinking, when no way was represented to our understanding, whence deliverance should arise; so that God's raising him up, accompanying, blessing, and assisting him in his counsels, in such sort as to accomplish his work to that height, cannot be otherwise owned by those that look upon him, and his actions, than as a miracle : and therefore, in the name of the house, he returns to his lordship the hearty Thanks of this house; adding, he was sure his lordship would believe it if he had not said so."

Then it was resolved, That col. Ingoldsby should have the Thanks of the house, for his A large Committee for Privileges and Elec- former and late great and eminent services tions was appointed, with full powers for that done for this nation, which the Speaker accordpurpose.-A Day of Thanksgiving to the Lordingly gave him to the effect following: "That was appointed, for raising up his excellency the Lord General, and other eminent persons, who have been instrumental in the delivery of this nation from thraldom and misery. May the 10th to be the day, and that the lords concurrence be desired herein. Ordered also, That Mr. Price, the Lord-General's Chaplain, be desired to carry on the Work of Thanksgiving, before this house, at Margaret's Church, Westminster; and that Dr. Clargis do give him notice thereof.

he is commanded by the house to take notice of his former services, and of his late action, wherein God hath made him instrumental to do so great and eminent a service to the nation, for which he returns him their hearty Thanks; having made him as high in favour as he is in his own merit, for adventuring himself so far in the public cause; and that the house's good acceptance thereof is the more valuable, being taken notice of on the same day with the great services performed for the nation by his excellency the Lord-General."

April 27. Ordered, That the great business, touching the Settlement of these Nations, be taken into consideration on Tuesday the 1st of May, at 8 o'clock; to which day the house adjourned itself, reserving power to all Committees to sit and act in the mean time, notwithstanding this adjournment.

Solemn Thanks given to General Monk.] Resolved, That his excellency the Lord-General Monk have the Recognition, Acknowledgment, and hearty Thanks of this house, for his emiment and unparalleled services done to these nations. Accordingly, the Speaker gave the Thanks of the house to the Lord-General, standing in his place, to the effect following: "That he was commanded by this house to take notice of his eminent services, his wisdom being such, and God having so blessed him in his great affairs, that he hath made a conquest of those who are enemies and disaffected to the government, happiness, and welfare of this church and state, without a bloody nose: That this hath much advanced the honour of his services, having been effected without the ex-sage, Letters, &c. from his majesty to both pence of blood or treasure, of both which the nation had been so much exhausted, that nothing but a necessity could rationally have satisfied any man to draw out more: that his lordship bath been our physician, and hath cured us with his lenitives: that statues have

"The general was elected a member, unanimously, by the university of Cambridge; which honour, Dr. Gumble says, he ever remembered with thankfulness. But being at the same time returned one of the knights of the shire for the county of Devon, he chose to represent the latter as his native country." Dr. Gumble's Life of General Monk, p. 288.

During this short interval of the Commons, for the Lords did not adjourn at all, there happened an affair, which Dr. Price has given us, and is a piece of secret history very necessary to be known previous to their next meeting. This author tells us, “That, in this short recess, the General and sir John Grenville consulted together about the delivery of his Mes

houses. That which was superscribed to the General, to be by him communicated to the Army and Council of State, was, by his appointment, delivered to him at the door of the Council-Chamber, where Grenville attended, and into which, as col. Birch, one of the Members of it, was entering, Grenville requested him (but unknown) that he might speak with my Lord-General; who, upon Birch's intimation, came to the door, and there, in the sight of his guards attending, received Grenville's Letters, but not with much regard either to his person or his business; of which the General seemed to understand somewhat by the seal, and asked him if he would stay there till

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he had his Answer, otherwise his guards should secure him, commanding them to look to him. So his excellency produceth his Letters to the Council of State, Grenville is sent for in, and Birch protested that he neither knew the gentleman nor his business. The lord-president of the council examined Grenville from whence those Letters came, whose they were, and how he came by them, (for as yet they were not opened) he told the president that the King, his master, gave him them with his own bands at Breda: so the opening of them was deferred till the Parliament sat. Grenville was to have been sent into custody, but the General was his bail, who said he knew the gentleman, (being his near kinsman) and would take his parole to appear before the parliament."

The King's Letter to the House of Peers.] May 1. The two houses met. After the Lords had done some other business, and ordered a call of their house to be on the 3d instant, they were informed, That there was a gentleman, sir John Grenville, in the lobby, who had a Letter to deliver to this house from the King; the house thereupon was adjourned during pleasure, and the Speaker was appointed to go to the lower end of the house, and receive it at the hands of the messenger. The house being resumed, the Speaker reported, “That sir John Grenville delivered to him a Letter, which he said he received from the King, his master, to deliver to the house of peers.' Hereupon, the house commanded the said Letter, with a Declaration inclosed therein, to be read twice; which was done accordingly, and are as follow:

"To the Speaker of the House of Peers, and to the Lords there assembled. "C. R. Right trusty and right well-beloved cousins, and right trusty and well-beloved, we greet you well: We cannot have a better reason to promise ourself an end of our common sufferings and calamities, and that our own just power and authority will, with God's blessing, be restored to us, than that we hear you are again acknowledged to have that authority and jurisdiction which hath always belonged to you by your birth, and the fundamental laws of the land: and we have thought it very fit and safe for us to call to you for your help in the composing the confounding distempers and distractions of the kingdom, in which your sufferings are next to those we have undergone ourself; and therefore you cannot but be the most proper counsellors for removing those mischiefs, and for preventing the like for the future. How great a trust we repose in you, for the procuring and establishing a blessed Peace and Security for the Kingdom, will appear to you by our inclosed Declaration; which trust, we are most confident, you will discharge with that justice and wisdom that becomes you, and must always be expected from you; and that, upon your experience how one violation succeeds another, when the known relations and rules of justice are once transgressed, you will be as jealous for the rights of the crown,

and for the honour of your king, as for yourselves, and then you cannot but discharge your trust with good success, and provide for and establish the peace, happiness, and honour of king, lords, and commons, upon that foundation which can only support it, and we shall be all happy in each other: and as the whole kingdom will bless God for you all, so we shall hold ourself obliged, in an especial manner, to thank you in particular, according to the affection you shall express towards us. We need the less enlarge to you upon this subject, because we have likewise writ to the house of commons, which we suppose they will communicate to you; and we pray God to bless your joint endeavours for the good of us all and so we bid you very heartily farewell. Given at our Court at Breda, this 14th day of April, 1660, in the 12th year of our reign."

The King's Declaration.] His majesty's Declaration from Breda to all his loving Subjects, inclosed in the foregoing, was as follows:

"C. R. "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all our loving subjects, of what degree or quality soever, greeting: If the general distraction and confusion which is spread over the whole kingdom, doth not awaken all men to a desire and longing that those wounds, which have so many years together been kept bleeding, may he bound up, all we can say will be to no purpose; however, after this long silence, we have thought it our duty to declare how much we desire to contribute thereunto; and that as we can never give over the hope, in good time, to obtain the possession of that right which God and nature hath made our due; so we do make it our daily suit to the Divine Providence, that he will, in compassion to us and our subjects, after so long misery and sufferings, remit, and put us into a quiet and peaceable possession of that our right, with as little blood and damage to our people as is possible; nor do we desire more to enjoy what is ours, than that all our subjects may enjoy what by law is theirs, by a fuil and entire administration of justice throughout the land, and by extending our mercy where it is wanted and deserved.-And to the end that the fear of punishment may not engage any, conscious to themselves of what is past, to a perseverance in guilt for the future, by opposing the quiet and happiness of their country, in the Restoration both of king, peers, and people to their just, antient, and fundamental rights, we do, by these presents, declare, That we do grant a free and general Pardon, which we are ready, upon demand, to pass under our Great Seal of England, to all our subjects, of what degree or quality soever, who, within 40 days after the publishing hereof, shall lay hold upon this our grace and favour, and shall, by any public act, declare their doing so, and that they return to the loyalty and obedience of good subjects; excepting only such persons as shall hereafter be excepted by parliament, those only to be excepted. Let all

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