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 VERNEY PAPERS. 
 
 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS 
 
 IN 
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT, 
 
 TEMP. CHARLES I. 
 
 PRINTED FEO.VI ORIGINAL PENCIL MEMORANDA TAKEN IN THE HOUSK 
 
 MEMBER FOR THE BOROUGH OF AYLESBURY, 
 AND NOW ' 
 
 IN THE POSSESSION OF SIR HARRY VERNEY, BART. 
 EDITED BY JOHN BRUCE, ESQ., F.S.A. 
 
 LONDON: 
 PRINTED FOR THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 
 
 BY JOHN BOWYER NICHOLS AND SON, PARLIAMENT STREET. 
 
 M.DCCC.XLV.
 
 [xo. xxxi.]
 
 COUNCIL 
 
 OF 
 
 THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1844. 
 
 President, 
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 The COUNCIL of the CAMDEN SOCIETY desire it to be under- 
 stood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observa- 
 tions that may appear in the Society's publications ; the Editors 
 of the several Works being alone responsible for the same.
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 THE wonderful events which took place in England in 
 1640 and the two succeeding years, were brought about 
 by the instrumentality of men whose motives and cha- 
 racters are most inadequately understood. By what rea- 
 soning they justified, or by what necessity excused, the 
 overturning of the ancient government of their country, 
 we can but very imperfectly tell. A cloud of error and 
 misstatement was thrown over their actions by the 
 triumphant writers of the restored dynasty, who used 
 their pens in the same spirit as they had wielded their 
 swords, and took revenge upon their ancient rivals by 
 representations of their conduct, which, if they could be 
 believed, would make it a subject of amazement, how men 
 so foolish and so wicked could ever have been even par- 
 tially successful. But history has its periods of resti- 
 tution. Truth, like Nature, will reappear, however forci- 
 bly expelled, and when the time for its appearance 
 draws nigh, some heralds of its approach, some fragments 
 and relics of the actual monuments of the past, will
 
 VI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 present themselves, and from them, broken and muti- 
 lated though they be, will be deduced immutable laws which 
 it is not possible for error to withstand. It is amongst such 
 fragments and relics that the present volume must take 
 its place. It is a plank saved from a wreck ; but whoever 
 will consider and study it, will find, that it contains a 
 clue to the nature of the whole of which it is but a part. 
 
 With the exception of some few single speeches, and 
 the brief minutes in the journals, we have little to which 
 we may appeal, with any thing like an assurance of its 
 fidelity, as a representation of the actual proceedings of 
 the long parliament. The feeling of the house was against 
 allowing any one to record what took place. Rushworth, 
 the clerk-assistant, was prohibited from writing any thing 
 but what was usually entered on the journal, and even 
 the practice of members taking notes was discouraged, 
 and, on special occasions, was controlled or put a stop to. 
 The present volume, in its accounts of the cases of lord 
 Digby and sir Edward Deering, bears testimony to the 
 perils which environed members who dared to publish 
 their speeches without leave of the house. 
 
 The notes now published are written upon sheets, or 
 
 parts of sheets, of foolscap paper, so folded as to be 
 
 placed conveniently on the knee, and carried in the 
 
 pocket. With three exceptions, consisting of notes taken 
 
 % in committees, they are written in pencil. They are full 
 
 of abrupt terminations, as if the writer occasionally gave 
 
 { up the task of following a rapid speaker who had got
 
 INTRODUCTION. Vll 
 
 beyond him, and began his note afresh. When they 
 relate to resolutions of the house, they often contain 
 erasures, alterations, and other marks of the haste with 
 which the notes were jotted down, and of the changes which 
 took place in the subject-matter during its progress 
 towards completion. On several important occasions, and 
 especially in the instance of the debate on the protes- 
 tation, the confusion and irregularity of the notes give 
 evidence (as I have remarked at p. 66,) to the excitement 
 of the house ; and when the public discord rose higher, the 
 notes become more brief and less personal, and speeches 
 are less frequently assigned to their speakers, either 
 from greater difficulty in reporting, or from an increased 
 feeling of the danger of the times and the possible use 
 which might be made of notes of violent remarks. On 
 several of the sheets there are marks evidently made by 
 the writer's pencil having been forced upwards suddenly, 
 as if by some one, in a full house, pressing hastily against 
 his elbow whilst he was in the act of taking his note. 
 
 These minute circumstances constitute undesigned 
 and most valuable marks of genuineness, and the cha- 
 racter of the handwriting, as well as the orthography, 
 (which latter is preserved in the following impression,) 
 are further and corroborating evidences that these notes 
 are of the period assumed, and are actual memoranda 
 made in the house during the progress of the businesses 
 to which they relate. 
 
 No writer's name, nor any thing which indicates the
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 writer, appears in the MSS., but they have long formed 
 part of a very large collection of family papers preserved 
 at Claydon-house in Buckinghamshire, the seat of the 
 family of Verney. Two members of that family sat in 
 the long parliament ; sir Edmund Verney,, knight, a gen- 
 tleman of the privy chamber and knight marshal, who 
 was member for Wycombe, and his eldest son, sir Ralph 
 Verney, knight, member for Aylesbury. These notes 
 were at one time attributed to sir Edmund Verney ; but a 
 comparison of handwriting places it beyond all possi- 
 bility of dispute, that they were not written by sir 
 Edmund, and renders it equally clear that they were 
 written by sir Ralph. This fact is so entirely incon- 
 trovertible that the notes are assigned to sir Ralph Verney 
 without question or hesitation. 
 
 It is proposed at a future time to publish a selection 
 from the valuable letters of sir Edmund Verney, sir Ralph, 
 and several other members of the same family, which will 
 afford an opportunity for throwing together the materials 
 which exist for biographical notices both of the father 
 and the son. In expectation of that opportunity, I will at 
 present only add a few sentences in reference to their 
 position in the political struggles of the period, which may 
 have influenced sir Ralph a little in his work of taking 
 notes. 
 
 Sir Edmund Verney's offices in connexion with the 
 royal household attached him personally to the service of 
 the crown, and thus placed him, in public affairs, in a
 
 INTRODUCTION. IX 
 
 position of peculiar difficulty, for in many respects his 
 own opinions and predilections were in direct opposition 
 to those of his royal master. Sir Edmund was one of 
 that numerous party of English gentlemen who dreaded 
 the restoration of the supremacy of Rome as the greatest 
 of all possible calamities. In the then existing state of 
 the country, two circumstances excited their alarm and 
 indignation : i. The Romish tendency of the ceremonial 
 innovations of the " church papists," and, ii. The harsh 
 sentences by which the star-chamber, the high-commission, 
 and the ecclesiastical courts endeavoured to enforce reli- 
 gious uniformity. It was the object of the great party to 
 which I have alluded to remedy these grievances, i. By 
 removing from the service of the king those semi-popish 
 counsellors by whom he was surrounded through the in- 
 fluence of the queen, and, ii. By transferring the temporal 
 authority of the bishops to the church at large. But, whilst 
 such were sir Edmund Verney's aims as a politician, and a 
 member of parliament, a conscientious feeling of personal 
 duty attached him individually to the service of his royal 
 master. Although " known," as principal Baillie remarks/ 
 " to be a lover of our nation," he followed Charles into 
 the field against the covenanting Scots, and overwhelmed 
 his family with anxiety by daring all hazards to defeat 
 the army which they brought against their sovereign. 
 In like manner, although he remained in the house 
 
 Baillie's Letters and Journals, i. 215. Laing's edit. 
 
 b
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 of commons, and acted with the popular party, until 
 war became almost inevitable, no sooner did the 
 king summon his adherents to York than sir Edmund 
 obeyed the call. " I do not like the quarrel," he re- 
 marked to Hyde the future lord Clarendon, " and do 
 heartily wish the king would yield and consent to what 
 they desire ; so that my conscience is only concerned in 
 honour and in gratitude to follow my master. I have 
 eaten his bread, and served him near thirty years, and 
 will not do so base a thing as to forsake him ; and choose 
 rather to lose my life (which I am sure I shall do) to 
 preserve and defend those things which are against my 
 conscience to preserve and defend : for, I will deal freely 
 with you, I have no reverence for the bishops for whom 
 this quarrel subsists." a 
 
 The melancholy forebodings of this honourable and 
 chivalrous gentleman, " a man," says Clarendon, " of great 
 courage " and " of a cheerful and generous nature," were 
 too soon realised. He raised the king's standard at 
 Nottingham on the 22d of August 1642, and fell bravely 
 fighting in its defence at Edgehill on the following 23d 
 October. The hand which grasped the standard was 
 severed from his body, and was afterwards found on the 
 field of battle, with some rings upon the fingers, which 
 still remain in the possession of sir Harry Verney. 
 
 Sir Ralph Verney's political opinions were of the same 
 
 " Life of Edward earl of Clarendon, part ii.
 
 INTRODUCTION. XI 
 
 school as those of his father, but his adherence to them 
 was unrestrained by the considerations which operated 
 upon sir Edmund. In sir Ralph Verney the struggle was 
 of another kind. It was, whether in defence of that 
 course of conduct which he esteemed to be politically 
 right, he should put himself in opposition to his father, his 
 brother, and many of his dearest friends. Papers still in 
 existence prove that the struggle was an arduous one, but 
 love of country triumphed, and the Verney family exhi- 
 bited that awful but common calamity of civil war, father 
 arrayed against son, and brother against brother ; 
 
 " O heavy times, begetting such events ! " 
 
 That sir Ralph Verney did not rush into this position 
 without consideration, nor without an exalted apprecia- 
 tion of the justice and importance of the cause in which 
 he embarked, is sufficiently proved by the following letter, 
 which it is the more proper to publish in this place, in- 
 asmuch as, probably on account of its date, it has been 
 kept together with the parliamentary notes. It is 
 addressed to Alice countess of Barrymore, who was then 
 in Ireland, and is printed from a draft in sir Ralph Ver- 
 ney's hand-writing. 
 
 9 JUNE 1642. 
 MADDAM, 
 
 You are soe hardned by this winters sufferings that neither 
 fire nor sourd can fright you into England. Tis truth there's little left 
 that may invite you hither, the unhappy distractions of this kingdoms
 
 x ii INTRODUCTION. 
 
 haueing not only reduced our selves into a sadd condition, but made Ireland 
 farr more miserable. Till these are setled heere, I shall not expect to see 
 the rebells quiet there, espetially considering these distempers haue wrought 
 soe many doubtings in the mindes of men, that I feare 'twill bee very hard to 
 raise a considerable some of money, unlesse there doe appeare greater hopes 
 of peace then yet are evident. Peace and our liberties are the only things 
 wee aime at. Till wee have peace, I am sure wee can enjoy noe liberties : 
 and without our liberties, I shall not hartily desire peace. Both these to- 
 gether may make us all happy, but on without the other, I must confesse 
 can never satisfie, 
 
 Your ladishipps most humble and faithfull servant, 
 
 R. V. 
 
 Sir Ralph Verney lived to suffer many things from 
 the friends as well as from the enemies of the cause he 
 espoused, but these will appear in the selection from his 
 correspondence which it is proposed to publish hereafter. 
 
 My absence from London whilst this book has been 
 passing through the press has probably prevented me 
 from giving these notes all the editorial illustration of 
 which they are properly susceptible. I mention this cir- 
 cumstance not only to explain my own deficiencies, but to 
 warn those who may use the book for historical purposes 
 against placing too great reliance upon the completeness 
 of what I have added within brackets. 
 
 The Camden Society is indebted to Dr. Bandinel, for 
 the kindness with which he has assisted me in some in- 
 quiries relative to these notes out of the wonderful stores 
 at his command, and their thanks are especially due to 
 sir Harry Verney, not merely for the permission to use
 
 INTRODUCTION. Xlll 
 
 these notes, and his other voluminous and important col- 
 lections, but for the great pains and actual labour he has 
 bestowed in examining, arranging, and facilitating the 
 use of them. With a love and zeal for historical truth, 
 which the Camden society ought especially to appreciate 
 and admire, he has not merely placed his papers before 
 me, as the representative of the society, but has aided in 
 the publication of them in every possible way. 
 
 Considerable progress has been made in a selection 
 from the letters extending from 1631 to 1642, but, it 
 being more convenient to the Camden Society to publish 
 the present volume first, the letters have been postponed 
 for the present. They will probably be ready for delivery 
 during next year. 
 
 JOHN BRUCE. 
 
 Clifton, 28lfi April, 1845.
 
 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS 
 
 IN 
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT, 
 
 TEMP. CHARLES I.
 
 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS 
 
 IN 
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 [1st sheet. 
 
 DECEMBER 1640. 
 
 GREAT MARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE. 
 
 At the opening of the parliament there were two returns for Great Marlow ; one of 
 Burlace and Ipsley, the other of Burlace and Hobby. Burlace and Hobby took their seats, 
 and a committee reported, i. That Mr. Burlace being named in both returns ought to be 
 admitted to sit in the house ; ii. That Mr. Hobby " ought to forbear the house" until 
 his election was determined ; and iii. That the undersheriff ought to be sent for as a 
 delinquent. The house adopted the second and third of these recommendations, but 
 went beyond the first of them by determining that Mr. Burlace was well elected, and 
 a fit member to sit in the house. (Journals, ii. 23.) This was on the 9th November 
 1640, but on the 19th of the same month it was voted, after further inquiry, that the 
 election was altogether void, and both Burlace and Hobby were consequently unseated, 
 (ibid. 31.) A writ was then issued for a new election, when, fortunately for our know- 
 ledge of the proceedings of this parliament, Whitelocke, the author of the Memorials, was 
 returned with Hobby. Burlace, who had been again a candidate, petitioned against the 
 return of Hobby, and the following notes have reference to the proceedings before the 
 committee to which, on the 1st December 1640, Burlace's petition was referred. The 
 committee is mentioned several times in the Journals (ii. 41. 51. 62. 67.), but no decision 
 appears. Mr. Hobby, however, retained his seat, and Mr. Burlace was elected for Corfe 
 Castle on the flight of secretary Windebank. Whitelocke's return was protected on the 5th 
 January 1640-1 by a resolution, " That whereas Mr. Whittlock was long since chosen and 
 returned a burgess for Mario Magna in com. Bucks, and that nothing as yet is come in 
 against his election, that his election shall stand good, and not be questioned in this parlia- 
 ment." (ii. 63.)] 
 
 CAMD. SOC. B
 
 2 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 BURLACE versus HOBBY. 
 
 Exceptions against Hoby. Sheriffe. 46 Edward iii. 
 
 Letters pattents pro custod. et 
 
 Writ assistance pro Berks. Were deliverd before the election, et 
 Srdwrit, the writ of discharge; and that saies, Purfery is nuper 
 sherife, ergo, Hobby is now sherife. Hoby taken noe oath. 
 Brunkards case was overuld in star r- chamber. 
 
 HOBY versus BURLACE. 
 
 They procurd him to bee pricked, but hee confessed to the 
 receipt of the writs. The day before the election. 
 
 BURLACE versus HOBBY. 
 
 Selby, sherife of Durram, was returned for Northumberland, and 
 therefore hee was dismissed the house. Longe before, and Cooke 
 was elected so also. 
 
 i. Unduly procurd voyses by invitinge to alehouses, &c. 
 
 ii. The baylife Moore unduly taken away by warrant and forbid 
 to goe upp to the election, but elsewhere hee might goe whither hee 
 would. 
 
 iii. Burlace had major part of such as truly have voyces at the 
 election. 
 
 1. Chace prooves the invitinge of the poorest people that receive 
 almes, 40 or 60 of them. Hobby strooke Chace for procuringe 
 voyces against him. 
 
 2. The serjeant to Moore at the very election. And Hobby 
 whoted at Moore, and reproved Chace for his forwardnesse, for 
 now his fellow was gonn hee might goe after, and divers were 
 deterred by this meanes from giveinge for Burlace. 
 
 JOHN MORE, SENIOR [AND Jo. MEDDY.]* That Hobby cald to 
 the messenger to take him away presently, untell the election was 
 past, though before, hee must not goe out of his sight for J6l,000, and 
 that it had beene 5 out of his way to have stayd on hower longer. 
 
 * The greater part of this note is written in ink, but these words within brackets were 
 inserted by sir Ralph Verney afterwards in pencil.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 3 
 
 And Hobby ['s] agents told him hee should bee fetched away 
 sudainly. That divers were deterd by this meanes from givinge 
 voyces for Burlace. Three barrells drunke by a multitude, and that 
 14 was spent in beere and tobacco by Mr. Hobbys friendes. 
 
 MR. IPSLEY. Offerd 1,000 security to have Moore stay untell 
 the election is past, but Hobby cald to take him away, and a shout 
 was given, and then noe more voyces apperd for Burlace. 
 
 JOHN MOORE, JUNIOR. Hobby invited his neighbours, and 
 Moore the baylife was hastily taken away, and threatned all that 
 were against Hobby should goe away also. Broughton told Sherly 
 old Moore should bee taken away just about the election, and that 
 Hobbys party said they looked for the serjeant 2 houres sooner, 
 and that the gentlemen feared hee would not have come. 
 
 MATHEW CANE. That Hobby asked him why hee procured 
 voyces against him. Hee denyinge it, Hoby strooke him over the 
 face, and told him hee lied. 
 
 Burlace had 113 voyces, wherof 45 paid scot and lot. 
 
 Hoby 137, a whereof 27 paied scot and lot. 
 
 Givers. Not givers. Almesmen. 
 
 Burlace 45. 47. 21. 
 
 Hobby 27. 49. 47> and nine inmates. 
 
 Mr. Hobies 47 almesmen proved to bee so by Moore and Chace 
 and Cock, and soe are the nine inmates. 
 
 The warrant for election was not suffered to bee read in English. 
 Proved by Ipsley. 
 
 WILLIAM ELIOT. That Hobby gave the messenger gold, and 
 bid him not suffer Moore to goe out of his sight. This was given 
 at the election, at the dore. 
 
 Ed. Welden, Hobbys man, said, " Mr. Chace is a baid fellow." 
 
 [2nd sheet.'] 
 
 HOBBY versus BURLACE. 
 
 That a sherife may, by 14 Henry VI., and lawiers by the same 
 may bee members. 
 
 * So in the MS., but the subsequent account shows only 132.
 
 4 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Hospitality to neighbours may not bee forbidden. 
 
 The receipt of the three commissions is confessed. 
 
 Moore had given his voyce before he was taken away, ergo, noe 
 disturbance. 
 
 Inmates were alowed in sir Edw. Bishopps case against Mr. 
 Anslow. If a shoppkeeper pay dues, though hee live in anothers 
 house, hee shall have a voyce. 
 
 Ri. LANGLY. Hobbys almesmen pay to clerkes wages, watch 
 and ward, and highwayes, and if they are not chargable to the 
 common wealth they are to have voyces. 
 
 THOMAS BROUGHTON. That none of the 47 of Hobbys almes- 
 men are almesmen indeed, nor doe they receive reliefe. 
 
 Thomas Ward is to bee put out of Burlaces note. 
 
 [3rd sheet.] 
 
 10TH FEBRUARY 1640. 
 THE COMMITTEE OF 30 ABOUT CHURCH GOVERNMENT. 
 
 [On the 23d January 16401, " some six or seven ministers" attended the house, and 
 presented a petition " on behalf of themselves and many others their brethren of the 
 church of England, praying a redress of certain irregularities in the government of the 
 church ... to which was annexed a remonstrance, setting forth in particular those sup- 
 posed irregularities." The petition was read, and was ordered to be further considered 
 on the 1st February. On the 9th February the subject was again before the house on 
 the consideration of the celebrated London petition against the government of the church 
 by bishops, and, after a division of 180 to 145, sir Thomas Roe, Mr. Hollis, Mr. Palmer, 
 Mr. Holbourne, Mr. Fines, and sir H. Vane were added to the committee of 24, and 
 that committee was ordered to take into consideration the London petition and certain parts 
 of the ministers' remonstrance, the house reserving to itself the main point of episcopacy. 
 We have here a note of the proceedings of the committee. See Rushworth, part iii. 
 vol. i. pp. 152, 165. Nalson, i. 735, 745, 773. Commons' Journals, ii. 77, 79, 81.] 
 
 THE remonstrance read. 
 
 1. Church governors and officers are burdensume to all. 
 
 2. Not of devine institution, which they challenge. 
 
 3. Assuminge sole power of ordination and jurisdiction. 
 
 4. Largenesse of bishopps dioces.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 5 
 
 5. Deligatinge there powers to deputies. 
 
 6. Incumbered with temporall power. 
 
 7. Noe supporters of prerogative. 
 
 8. Sole pasters of dioces. 
 
 9. Confirmation by them only. 
 
 10. Sole probat of wills. 
 
 11. Consecration of churches, &c. 
 
 12. Inhibit marrage at divers times. 
 
 13. Compose formes of publique praier. 
 
 14. Imposinge oaths. 
 
 15. Inforce subscription. 
 
 16. Comendams in bishopps hands. 
 
 17. The bishopps charge at consecration. 
 
 18. Scandelous bishopps. 
 
 19. Burdens by there servants, &c. and dependents, above 10,000. 
 Bishopps challenge themsellves to bee of devine right, in my 
 
 lord arch -bishopps speech in starr-chamber, a and in bishopp 
 Downhams booke about episcopye, b and bishopp of Exeters 
 booke. c 
 
 A superiority in sole ordination, and sole jurisdiction, which are 
 not in scripture or antiquity ; by vertue of a distinct order supe- 
 rior to a presbiter. 
 
 Yeates his Mistery of the Gentells saies, bishopps are as ime- 
 diatly from God as kings ; though men may declare ther power, 
 yet God gives it, and appoints them to ordaine all officers in the 
 church as kings may doe in the state. d 
 
 A speech delivered in the starr-chamber on Wednesday the 14th of June 1637, at 
 the censure of John Bastwick, Henry Burton, and William Prinn ; concerning pretended 
 innovations in the church. By the most reverend father in God, William, lord-archbishop 
 of Canterbury, his grace. Lond. 4to. 1637, and see Rushworth, part ii. vol. ii. app. p. 116. 
 
 b A sermon defendinge the honorable function of bishops. Lond. 4to. 1608. 
 
 c Episcopacie by divine right. Asserted by Joseph Hall, bishop of Exon. Lond. 
 1640. 4to. 
 
 d Imago mundi et regnum Christi, better known by its running title of, The Mystery of 
 the Gentiles, by John Yates, B.D. minister of St. Andrews, Norwich. Lond. 4to. 1640. 
 The passage quoted occurs in the Introduction, section 4, sig. f.
 
 b NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Swan 14 p. of his sermon. Hee calls them the bane of reli- 
 geon that deny the hirarchy of the church. a 
 
 RESOL.VD ON QUESTION, That the third article is a material 
 head fitt to bee presented to the house to bee considerd off. 
 
 12TH FEBRUARY 1640. 
 
 The ministers aleage bishopp Bilson,b bishopp Andrewes, bi- 
 shopp White epistle to Treatise of the Sabbath, bishop Dave- 
 nent bishop of Salisbery, bishop Montacute, abetters of bishopps. 
 Mr. Sydenham in a sermon tituled, the Good Pasture, page 299. d 
 Dr. Pockington in two bookes. 6 
 
 All these challenge episcopye to bee of devine right. By episcopye 
 is meant, a sole power in ordination, and jurisdiction by vertue of 
 a distinct order superior to a presbiter, which is not warranted by 
 scripture or antiquity. 
 
 OB. Preists are taken in to ordaine with bishopps. 
 
 SOL. These are only used as assistants and servants, for they 
 have noe power to refuse any to have orders. 
 
 Mountacute sayes, in his booke intituled, Orig[inum ecclesias- 
 ticarum] f , tomo 1, part e posteriori, page 463 and 464, no. 29, That 
 none can be saved with [out] bishopps, because none can be made 
 preists but by them. 
 
 * A sermon pointing out the chief causes and cures of such unruly stirres as are not 
 seldom found in the church of God, by John Swan. Lond. 4to. 1639. 
 
 b The perpetual government of Christ's church, by Thomas Bilson, D. D. warden of 
 Winchester. 8vo. 1593. The author was afterwards bishop of Winchester. 
 
 c A treatise of the Sabbath-day, containing a defence of the orthodoxall doctrine of the 
 church of England against Sabbatarian novelty, by Dr. Fr. White, lord bishop of Ely. 
 London, 4to. 1635. Second edition. The prefatory epistle alluded to in the text is 
 addressed to archbishop Laud, and contains much matter in reply to Leighton's Zion's 
 Plea. The book itself is an answer to Theophilus Brabourne's Defence of the Sabbath-day. 
 
 d Sermons upon solemne occasions, preached, in several auditories, by Humphrey Syden- 
 ham. Lond. 4to. 1637. 
 
 Sunday no Sabbath, by John Pocklington, D.D. Lond. 4to. 1636, and Altare Chris- 
 tianum, by the same author, London, 4to. 1637. 
 
 { A blank is left in the MS. The book referred to was published, London, fol. 1640.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 7 
 
 Yeates saies, Citties, that are noe parishes but modells of the 
 catholique church, have ever beene under on bishopp, whose domi- 
 nion and lordshipp by devine right hath alwaies appeared in the 
 ordination or appointment of pastors, and there punishment and 
 the peoples when they have transgressed the lawes of God and 
 the church. Page 101 and 102 in the second booke tituld, The 
 Mistery of the Gentells. a 
 
 In primitive times bishopps did not ordaine or hold jurisdiction 
 alone. 
 
 Ignatius, Ad Trallianos, et Ad Magnetianos, in his Epilef prooves 
 presbiters are coe-assessors of apostles and bishopps. 
 
 Cipprian, 5 Epist. edi. Moreliana, was woont to take presbiters 
 and somtimes people to consult withall about ordination. 
 
 4 councell of Carthage about 4 century. 
 
 Cannons before the conquest. Sir Henry Spilmans booke De 
 Consiliis, page 263, about 750 yeares after Christ, when Egbert 
 was bishopp of Yorke. c 
 
 44 canon of the 4 councell of Carthage, saies, Episcopus absque 
 concilia presbiterorum clericos non ordinet. 
 
 Canon 45. Episcopus nullius causam audeat d absque presentia 
 clericorum suorum, excepta causa confessionis. 
 
 In the councell of Carthage : Scententia episcopi non approbata 
 concensu presbiterorum irrita sit. 
 
 47 canon. Firmum decretum esse non potest, quod non plurimo- 
 rum videbitur habuisse concensum. 
 
 VOTED, That the challenge of episcopie jure devino as tis com- 
 playned of in the second article, which is a sole power assumed by 
 bishopps in ordination and jurisdiction, by vertue of a distinct order 
 superior to a presbiter, is a materiall head and fit to bee presented 
 to the house. 
 
 8 See before, p. 5. note d . 
 
 b The concluding letters of this abbreviation of Epistole are doubtful. 
 
 c The reference is to Spelman's Councils, edit. 1639, vol. i. p. 263. 
 
 d So in MS. for audiat. A striking proof that these passages were written down as they 
 were spoken, which will account for a few mistakes in these and some of the other extracts 
 which follow.
 
 8 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 ^ 
 
 15TH FEBRUARY 1640. 
 
 Ciprian. 33 epist. editions Pameliana, sales, In ordinationibus 
 clericis, fratres charissimi, solemus vos ante consulere, et mores ac 
 merita singulorum communi consilio ponderare.* 
 
 Ciprian was exciled, yet hee would not ordaine, but saies, Hunc 
 iffitur, fratres dilectissimi, a me et a collegis qui presentes adderant 
 ordinatum sciatis.^ 
 
 Permeltanus c ?5 epist. Cypriano, Ubi president majores natu, 
 qui et baptizandi et manum imponendi et ordinandi possident potes- 
 tatem d in all these the majores natu did preside. 
 
 Seniores et prepositi conveniamus ad disponenda ea quce cures 
 nostrce commissa sunt. e 
 
 That jurisdiction is not wholy in bishopps. Cyp. 6 epist. Presby- 
 teris . . . solus rescribere nihil potui, hee would doe nothing alone, 
 but did in communi tractabimus. { 
 
 28 epist. ad clerum. Cui rei non potui me solumjudicem \dare\ 
 cum multi adhuc de clero abscentes sint.s 
 
 18 epist. ad clerum. Qua res cum omnium nostrorum consci- 
 lium et sententiam spectet, prejudicare ego, et soli mihi rem commu- 
 nem vindicare non audeo.^ 
 
 Ignatius, Epist. ad Tralianos, Quid vero presbiterium ? Allud 
 est quam sacer coitus, consiliarii et coassessores episcopi ? * 
 
 Texts out of scripture to prove that sole ordination and sole 
 jurisdiction is not in bishopps, but the presbiters were equal to 
 them in all things. 
 
 Those that have the same name and the same offices in scripture 
 are all on. But bishopps and presbiters have the same name and 
 office, ergo, they are all on. 
 
 For the name. Bishopp is first named xx Actes 28 verse, 
 i Phil. 1 verse, i Pet. v. verse 1 and 2. Jerome. 
 
 Cypriani Opera. Antw. 1568, fol. p. 61. col. 2. b Ibid. p. 62. col. 1. 
 
 e So in the MS. d Cypriani Opera, as before, p. 199. col. 1. 
 
 Ibid. p. 198. col. 1. { Ibid. p. 15. col. 1. 
 S Ibid. p. 53. col. 1. h Ibid. p. 38. col. 1. 
 
 "' These exact words have not been found in any translation I have been able to consult. 
 That of Usher, Oxon. 4to. 1644, p. 71, is very near to them. The translation of the same 
 passage by Vedelius is quoted in the next page.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 9 
 
 j 
 
 Bishopp is a name of duty, and not of dignity. Augustine, 
 Civit. Dei.* i Titus, 5. 6. 7- i Tim. iii. at the begining of the chapter. 
 
 Note, That whensoever a bishopp is named, a presbiter is left 
 out, quia, beinge the same, it is comprehended under the name of 
 bishopp. 
 
 A generall sole jurisdiction and sole ordination, xvi Mathew, 
 19. the key of doctrin, the key of power or discipline. 
 
 xx John, 22. 23. all ministers are the true successors of the 
 appostles. xxviii Mat. 19. 
 
 Arch-bishopp b Whitteker saies, clavis juris dictionis is inseperable 
 from clavis ordinationis. 
 
 Presbyters are equall with bishopps, i Thes. v. 12. Heb. xiii. I/, 
 i Pet. v. 1. 2. 3. i Tim. [v.] c 17. i Tim. iv. 14. Presbiters and 
 bishopps are all on. 
 
 Irenseus. Lib. iv. cap. 43. I His presbiteris obediendum est qui 
 cum episcopatus successions charissima acciperunt veritatem. A Et 
 Cap. 44. Tales presbiter os nutrit eclesia, de quibus et propheta ait, 
 Dabo principes tuos in pace et episcopos tuos injustitia.* 
 
 Ignatius. Epist. ad Tralianos. Presbiteri vero sunt concessus 
 quidam et conjunctus apostolorum ccetusf 
 
 [i]s Tim. iv. 14. Hands of the presbiterie. The appostle calls 
 himself on of the presbitery. ii Tim. i. 6, laying on of my hands. 
 
 i Cor. v. concerning the incestuous person : h " Gatherd togea- 
 ther," the act of excommunication. 
 
 MR. SELDEN. Desiers to know what is meant by the sole 
 power of ordination and jurisdiction; and what the bishopps now 
 claime over persons, places, and things, or causes ; and what power 
 the presbiters had in the primitive times in these three things. 
 
 DR. BURGIS. All correction of manners in salutem animee. 
 
 Susspention, excomunication, absolution from those censures. 
 
 Lib. xix. cap. 19. 
 
 b So in the MS., but the reference is probably to Dr. Whitaker the controversialist. 
 K A blank left in the MS. d Liber contra hsereses, p. 343, edit. Oxon. 1715. fol. 
 
 e Ibid. p. 345. * Edit. Genevae, 4to. 1623. p. 5. 
 
 e Margin of the MS. worn away. h A blank in the MS. 
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 10 NOTES OP PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Admission to benifices with cures, deprivation, degradation, and 
 in some cases imprisonment. 
 
 What jurisdiction belonged to presbitersin the primitive times? 
 
 DR. BURGIS sayes, Many things now claimed by bishopps were 
 noe part of jurisdiction in primitive times, as admission to pasto- 
 rall cures, which was not donn by the bishopps alone, but by the 
 bishopps and clergy, concensiente plebe. 
 
 17TH FEBRUARY 1640. 
 
 DR. BURGIS. ANS. Jurisdiction is a distinct thing from 
 ordination. 
 
 Governers, rule of government, and administration. 
 
 Ordinations, institutions, licences, dispensations, silencinge 
 ministers, sequestrations, deprivations, degradations, and excom- 
 munications, and in these things the bishopps challenge a sole 
 power, either by themselves or authority from them. 
 
 They claime not this by the kings lawes but jure devino. 
 J. Hall 2 a pars, and bishop Carleton. 
 
 They doe these things by vertue of lawes, but they doe not 
 confesse it. Articuli cleri, and Linwood in many places. They 
 exercise jurisdiction in cubiculo, non inforo, which was never donn 
 in primitive times. 
 
 What and wherein, in persons, places, and causes, consists the 
 difference between a bishopp and a presbiter. 
 
 1 . Constantine the first his time wee account the primitive times. 
 
 2. Consecrations and interdictions of churches, licences, sittinge 
 and votinge in civill assemblies and judicatures, or acts con- 
 cerninge matrimony or testamen[t]s were not used by the 
 bishopps or presbiters in primitive times. 
 
 [4th sheet.'] 
 
 1. In generall, all jurisdictions were exercised in common, and 
 not by bishopps alone. 
 
 1. For persons. They were all them that were within the
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 11 
 
 church, 1 Cor. v. 12. The bishopp was as liable to censure as 
 the presbiters. 
 
 2. For causes. Offences in matters of faith or manners. Doc- 
 trines hereticall or scismaticall. All offences against Gods lawes 
 soe far as they were scandelous in any manner or degree. Bro- 
 therly admonitions. Bindinge of delinquents. Loosinge of the 
 penitents. 
 
 3. For places, Ordinary or exterordinary. The ordinary place 
 was the presbiterie or consistory. 
 
 'Tis on thinge to claime sole jurisdiction and another to exer- 
 sise it solely. Quid potest episcopus quod non potest presbiter, 
 saies Jerome. On was chosen to preside, but hee was not jure 
 devino, nor ex ordinis potestate, sed ex humano. 
 
 The 4 article. Largnesse of bishopps dioces. The inconveniences 
 of it. 
 
 Ministers are put to greate charge and travell, and bishopps 
 courts are multeplied therby. They cannot dispatch soe much 
 businesse themselves. 
 
 The 5 article. Bishopps deligatinge there powers to unmeet per- 
 sons. 
 
 Two waies, as to young officialls, who contrary to the law of the 
 land and law of God. Non but doctors of law are by law 
 licenced to bee there deputies. 37 Hen. viii. a and 3 booke of 
 Lin wood. Power of the keyes is only given to ministers of the 
 gospell, therfore noe layman is capable of a chancelourshipp, &c. 
 
 6 article. Bishopps incumbred with temporall power and state 
 affaires. 
 
 They engraft themselves into civill corporations. 
 
 7 article. Bishopps pretend to bee the only supporters of proro- 
 gative of the kinge. 
 
 * Cap. 17. sec. 4.
 
 12 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 But they exercise all there jurisdiction in there owne names and 
 not in the kings. 
 
 8 article. Bishopps claime to bee sole pastors in all parts of 
 there dioces. 
 
 Dr. Burgis was threatned to loose his livinge for stilinge him- 
 self pastor of such a place. 
 
 9 article. Bishopps do confirme alone. 
 
 Bishopps are to lay on hands by the ensample of the appostles, 
 and some of them hold it necessary, and attribute more to layinge 
 on of hands then to the prayers. 
 
 The liturgy inhibitts any to receive untell hee bee confirmed, 
 and perhapps the bishopp will never bee at leasure, yet all are 
 bound to receive at 16 yeares of age. 
 
 The 4. 5.6. 7 and 8. articles are voted to bee materiall heads, 
 and fit to bee considerd by the house. 
 
 19TH FEBRUARY 1640. 
 
 Confirmation is in Ed. VI. booke, and now laying on of hands 
 is added. 
 
 Bishopps confirme little children, and old people, which they 
 ought not to doe. 
 
 Noe necessity of confirmation, but much abuse. 
 
 B. Glocester forbids to marry any that are not first confirmed. 
 
 Bishopp of Eli the like. 
 
 Any minister may administer a sacriment, by a non can confirme 
 but a bishopp. 
 
 The rubrick makes little lesse then a sacriment of it. 
 
 10 article. Bishopps claime sole probats of wills. 
 
 So in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 13 
 
 If a legacy be given to a silenced minister, hee is not capable of 
 it by the bishopps law. 
 
 Bishopps had noe power in this in the primitive times. 
 
 Wid. a Venables gave 1,000 to divers ministers deprived. 
 
 Mr. Jones gave much money to the same purpose, but the 
 arch-bishopp of Canterbury would not suffer it to bee given to 
 them, but to other benificed ministers. 
 
 11 article. Bishopps consecrate churches, fyc. and make it 
 necessary. 
 
 The forme of consecratinge is not alowed by law. 
 
 Consecration is not necessary, but 'tis very chargable. 
 
 Bishopp Andre wes in a sermon on i Luke 5, saies, prayers made 
 in a consecrated church are best, non quia precatur, sed quia ibi 
 precatur. 
 
 Dr. Lawrence, page 5, in a sermon, speakes worse. 
 
 Noe humain institution can put any inherent holinesse into any 
 thinge. 
 
 The Jewes temple was a type of Christ, but our churches are 
 more like there synagogues. 
 
 12 article. Bishopps inhibit marrage at divers times of the 
 yeare, at least a third part. 
 
 And this makes some thinke these times are more holy then 
 others, and it is a greate charge to buy licences. 
 
 13 article. Bishopps compose formes of publique prayer contayn- 
 ing matters of state. 
 
 As at fasts, and the prayers against the honest Scotts ; two 
 ministers, Wilson and Bright, were suspended for not readinge it. 
 
 14 article. Bishopps impose oathes as of canonicall obedience, 
 ex officio, fyc. 
 
 This word is doubtful in the MS. It may be ' Wild,' ' Widd,' or < Wid.'
 
 14 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 This is against law. Bishop of Chichester sweres men to obay 
 the kings edicts, and somtimes to preach frequently. 
 
 The oath of symoney, there is noe law for it. Oath de stando 
 juri etparando mandatis ecclesice. 
 
 Mr. Huntley, for refusinge to preach a visitation sermon, was 
 deprived. 
 
 15 article. Bishopps inforce subscription. 
 
 And they extend this beyond the articles of religeon. Many 
 hundreds were deprived for not subscribinge to the cannons made 
 about 2 Jacobi. 
 
 They must subscribe to all bishopps injunctions editis et edendis. 
 
 16 article. Bishopps hold comendhams and never come at them. 
 As Manwaringe bishop of St. Davids and the bishopp of Chester 
 
 hold 2 of 1,100 per annum. 
 
 17 article. Bishopps charge at there consecration. 
 But they observe it not. 
 
 18 article. Scandelous bishopps in drinking e healths. 
 
 The bishopp of Coventry and Litchfield being invited to Dr. 
 Warners now bishopp of Rochester, there were 4 healths begun, 
 and Mr. Rawlenson was pressed to drinke them, and Dr. Warner, 
 now bishop of Rochester, risinge and standinge in the middle of 
 the table sayd, Et stans in media dixit, pax vobis, and so he began 
 the kinges health. 
 
 Bayley bishopp of Banger sayd to the bishopp of Eli, " Eli, Eli, 
 Lama sabachthani, heere is to thee a health.** 
 
 Bishopp of Glocesters men swere and daunce on Sundayes. 
 
 19 article. The burdens of bishopps officers, and dependants and 
 servants, fyc. beinge above 10,000. a 
 
 On the 9th March 1640-1 Mr. Crew reported from this committee " three heads for
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 15 
 
 [5th sheet. 
 24TH FEBRUARY 1640-1. 
 
 THE EARL OP STRAFFORD'S ANSWER TO THE ARTICLES OF HIS 
 
 IMPEACHMENT. 
 
 The house of commons preferred in the first instance a general accusation of high trea- 
 son against the earl. This they did on the llth November 1640, and the earl was imme- 
 diately committed to the custody of the usher of the hlack rod. On the 25th of the same 
 November the commons sent up to the lords " Articles in maintenance" of their accusation. 
 These consisted properly of seven articles as stated in the following note, and they are so 
 numbered in a MS. copy amongst sir Ralph Verney's papers, although as printed in Rush- 
 worth (Trial, p. 8,) and Nalson (ii. p. 8,) they are made to consist of nine articles, the last 
 two paragraphs being improperly numbered as articles of charge. On the 30th January 
 1640-1 a further impeachment, consisting of 28 specific and particular articles of accusa- 
 tion, was sent up by the commons to the lords. On the 23rd February 1640-1, the day 
 limited by the house of lords for the earl to answer, he was brought from the Tower (to 
 which he had been committed as soon as the commons delivered their seven articles), and 
 gave in his answer in writing. On the day following a copy of his answer was transmitted 
 to the commons, and a special afternoon sitting was held in order that it might be read to 
 the house. At that sitting the several articles of the impeachment were read, one by one, 
 and immediately after each article the earl's answer to it. We have here sir Ralph 
 Verney's note of this important proceeding. " The answer," says Rushworth, " held three 
 hours' reading, being above 200 sheets of paper." Trial, p. 22.] 
 
 First, an answere to the 7 first articles. 
 
 Hee hath faithfully served the kinge in all things. Hee hath 
 mad divers good lawes in Ireland. Many parliments caled by his 
 meanes, and many monopolies damned by him. Hee exercised 
 nor had greater power then his predecessors. The kings just reve- 
 nue by him brought from 27,000 Irish to 12,000 Irish. 8 Divers 
 
 the debate and consideration of the house, viz. 1. Their secular imployments [i. e. of the 
 bishops] ; by which is intended, their legislative and judicial power in parliament, their 
 judicial power in the star-chamber and commissions for the peace, and their employment as 
 privy counsellors at the council table, and in temporal offices. 2. Their sole power in 
 ecclesiastical things ; by which is intended, ordination and censures. 3. The greatness 
 of the revenues of deans and chapters, the little use of them, and the great inconve- 
 niences thence arising." Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 206. Commons' Journals, ii. 100. 
 
 * These numbers are printed as they stand in the MS. They should probably be 
 57,000 and 120,000. See Rushworth, Trial, p. 105.
 
 16 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 lands purchased to the crowne. 2,000 per annum bought for 
 the kinges use. Church lands restored, churches repaired, 
 preachers preferred, protestants in Dublin increased. The army 
 payed by the crowne. Trad encreased, 100 tunns of shippinge for 
 one, pirates suppressed. English parliments advised by him. 
 
 The answere to the 28 articles. 
 
 i. Strafords executinge the new instructions and commission at 
 Yorke ; and were advised and procured by him. 
 
 Answere. The commissions and instructions hee thinks are like 
 the old ones, and all alterations were only for explanation, and not 
 inlarginge jurisdiction. Hee did not procure them. Sir Conniers 
 Darcy lawfully fined. He hath ruined non, nor subverted the 
 law. 
 
 ii. After hee had these new comissions he sayd at the assizes, 
 " You are all for law, but you shall find the kings little finger 
 should bee heavier then the loynes of the law." 
 
 Answere. The words are mistaken, for hee sayd, " The little 
 finger of the law is heavier than the loynes of the kinge." 
 
 iii. Straford declared publiquely that Ireland was a conquerd 
 nation ; that there charters were worth nothinge. 
 
 Answere. Hee denyes the words charged on him, but might say 
 that som charters were voyd, and did not bind the king. 
 
 iv. Lord of Corke was threatned by him to surcease his sute in 
 law, and said, neither law nor lawiers should dispute his power, 
 and acts of state should be as binding as acts of parliment. 
 
 Answere. Straford remembers not the words, but might say, 
 orders made by him till they were reversed were binding, but 
 remembers not the compayringe them with acts of parliments. 
 
 v. That Straford exercised an unlawfull power over the life of 
 lord Mountnorrisse by sentencinge him to death by a court of war, 
 and see to on more unknowne.
 
 THE LOXG PARLIAMENT. 17 
 
 Answere. Hee denys the exercising any such power, but hee 
 having power to use marshall law as his predecessor had, and lord 
 Mountnorrisse speakinge words against him, his generall, touch- 
 inge his life, by about 20 officers of the army was condemned to 
 dye, but hee did not give his vote. But Straford promised a haire 
 of his head should not fall by it, and did accordingly procure his 
 pardon, and would rather loose his owne head then Mountnorrisse 
 should dye, and Mountnorrisse had but 2 dayes imprisonment. 
 And for the other person, beinge hee is not named, nor certainly 
 described, he cannot an swere it. 
 
 vi. Hee dispossessd lord Mountnorrisse of the manour of Tin- 
 mouth uppon a paper petition without legall triall. 
 
 Answere. The sute had longe depended, and hee, with others 
 assistinge, did make a decree against lord Mountnorrisse. 
 
 vii. Straford caused the case of tenures to bee made, and caused 
 judges to subscribe it, and caused my lord Dillons land to bee 
 taken away by that case, without legall trialL 
 
 Answere. An inquisition was found which intituld the kinge to 
 a counties, and hee sent out a proclamation to make all 
 pattents bee brought in to bee alowed or disalowed, and lord Dillons 
 patent being questioned, hee desierd a case should bee drawn to 
 avoyd further charge, and the judge [s] gave judgment against the 
 pattent. Hee also denyes that any were put out of possession by 
 that case. 
 
 viii. Straford requerd Loftisse to give upp the seall, and impri- 
 sond him for not doeinge it, and he would have forced lord Kil- 
 dare to yield up his right to land. And hee forced my lady Hib- 
 bots to release her land and bought it himselfe. 
 
 Answere. Lord Loftis his cause had a legall hearinge, and then 
 
 * Blank in the MS. 
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 18 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 lord Loftis appealed hither, and the kinge and councell decreed 
 the lord Strafords decree, and Loftis was committed for not obay- 
 inge. An order was made for Loftis to bringe his seall to the 
 councell board, but Loftis did not obay it, therfore hee was 
 comitted. And the manour of Castle Lea was awarded by king 
 James to lady Ofalia, and Straford only made Kildare obay that 
 award. And lady Hibbots was found very much faulty at the 
 triall, and it might bee shee was threatned if she would not con- 
 forme to the councell orders. Hee denyes that the land was 
 bought for his use. And hee never did any thing alone concern- 
 inge freeholds, but for debts and such like. 
 
 ix. Straford made warrants to bishopps and there chancelours 
 above and against law. 
 
 Answers. Such warrants were usually granted heertofore, and 
 confesseth hee gave a warrant of assistance, and when it was com- 
 plained of, hee recaled it. 
 
 x. Hee caused native commodities to be rated, after he had 
 taken the customes, to high rates, as to a 4 or 5 part. 
 
 Answers. Portland shewed him hee was offerd 13,000 per 
 annum, and he promised to advance the rent, and then offerd 
 14,000 per annum. Then hee said hee was offerd 15,000 per 
 annum for it, and Portland would not beeleeve it. But Henshaw 
 died, and Williams fell off, and then Portland offerd it for 13,000 
 per annum, but Straford found chapmen for the old rates, and 
 then he gave 15,600 per annum and 8,000 fine for it. The 
 rates were set before Straford rented the customes. Shipping 
 much encreased. 
 
 xi. Hee restrayned native commodities to bee transported for 
 private gaine, and then tooke money for licences. 
 
 Answere. He denyes he did it for private gaine, but says it was 
 donne formerly. The price of licences enhaunced, and the money
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 19 
 
 went to the kings owne use. This brought 1,500 per annum to 
 the kinge. This yealded former deputies 4 or 500 per annum. 
 
 xii. Straford inhibited tobacco, and sufferd non but himselfe to 
 trade in it. Hee seased on all tobacco, and fined, imprisond, 
 and whipped those that brought it in. 
 
 Answere. Tunang and poundage are the inheritance of the 
 crowne by act of parliraent. 2s. a pound was layd on tobacco in 
 king James his time ; the house of commons desierd it should bee 
 imployd for the kings best profitt ; Straford to advance the busi- 
 nesse lent a great some of money, which he is not yet repayed, 
 and 100,000 per annum was raysed to the crowne by it. Hee did 
 never cause any tobacco to bee seased, nor men find, whipped, or 
 imprisoned for bringinge it in, and though ISd. was set uppon it, 
 yet there was taken but 3 pence. The monopolly of starch, and 
 iron potts, and glasses, were not brought in by him. 
 
 xiii. Flax being a native commodity, Straford made all of it to 
 bee made into thred, which the people did not use to doe, and soe 
 got the sole sale of that native commodity. 
 
 Answere. Hee endeavord to sett upp the manufacture of linen 
 cloath, and chose rather to doe that, then to sett upp makinge of 
 woolen cloath, least this kingdom of England [should be thereby 
 prejudiced]. 
 
 xiv. Straford imposed an oath on shipp-masters to deliver in a 
 true noate, what they brought home in there shipps. 
 
 Answere. This was donn at the request of the farmers of the 
 customes, and the judges thought it lawfull. 
 
 xv. Hee advised to reduce Ireland by force, and levied money 
 on divers townes by force of armes, and billetted soldiers on those 
 that would not conforme to his will, and signed warrants dormant 
 for that purpose, and by force expelled divers subjects from there 
 possessions untell they yeelded to his will.
 
 20 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Answer e. Hee denies the levyinge money by force on any of the 
 townes, but sayeth 120,000 was given to the army to bee payed 
 in six yeares, and it was assessed, and it was agreed it should not 
 be levied by processe, least it should bee made a president in after 
 times, but the deputy should give warrant to every captaine to 
 levy his owne proportion. And lord Corke, to ease his owne 
 lands and tenants, layd it on other townes, and uppon complaint 
 hee reduced it to the old rate, and some of it being unpaied, hee 
 gave warrant to receive it, but how it was levied hee knowes not. 
 But this money was usualy levied by force, and by billiting sol- 
 diers on the septs. Rebells have been brought in, and all this 
 donn by concent of the councell. Hee denys expelling of any 
 subject by force. 
 
 xvi. Straford obtayned a graunt that non should complayne 
 heere untell hee were first acquaynted with it. And Straford 
 made a proclamation to keepe all persons in the kingdome without 
 his licence. 
 
 Answer e. Hee confesseth the first, and saies it is very just, and 
 concented unto by the councellours of both kingdomes ; and con- 
 fesseth the proclamation, but denied non to com over but lord 
 Cork, lord Mountnorrisse, and sir Frederike Hamilton. 
 
 xvii. Straford sayd, the kinge was soe well pleased with the army 
 of Ireland that hee would make it a patterne to all his three king- 
 domes. 
 
 Answere. Hee remembers not the words, but hee might say 
 they were so well disciplined that the kinge would make them a 
 patterne to his three kingdomes. 
 
 xviii. Straford restored masse houses ; raysed an army of 
 papists, about 8,000, and they were duly payd, but the protestant 
 army was not in 12 moneths. Hee compounded with papists at 
 easie rates. 
 
 Answere. Lord Corke had taken away the masse houses without
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 21 
 
 law, and the inheritance belonged to divers persons, soe hee 
 restored them in a legall way, but how they have been since used 
 hee knowes not. Hee confesseth the raysinge of 8,000 men by 
 vertue of the kings commission, but how many of them are papists 
 hee knowes not, but most of the officers are protestants. The 
 fault of the non-payment of the old army belongs to the ministers 
 in Ireland. Hee denyes the compoundinge with papists at easye 
 rates, and in four yeares hee brought it from 2,300 per annum to 
 12,000 per annum which is duly payed. 
 
 xix. Straford imposed an oath never to disobay the kings royall 
 commands, and fined those that refused to take it and imprisoned 
 them, and declared this oath tied them to obay church orders and 
 cerimonies, and would prosecute any to blood that refused it. 
 
 Answere. He doubted the Scotts a would joyne with the cove- 
 nanters, and soe did others, and thereupon divers desierd to cleare 
 themselves by an oath, and uppon this it was donn by order of the 
 councell, and those that refused it may bee were prosecuted by the 
 kings atturney and were fined [and] imprisoned, and he said 
 those that would not submit should leave Ireland, and this 
 was donn by the advise of the councell of England and by the 
 kinge. He denyes the speaking of the prosecutinge of them to 
 the blood. 
 
 xx. Straford hath endeavourd to raise a difference betweene the 
 king and the Scotts, and caled the Scotts " rebbells and traitors," 
 and if the kinge sent him back hee would roote all the Scotts out 
 of Ireland, roote and branch. 
 
 [6th sheet.'] 
 
 Answere. Hee denies the first, for the warr was begun a yeare 
 before he cam out of Ireland, and when hee cam over hee found the 
 
 That is, the Scotts in Ireland ; see after, p. 34.
 
 22 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 pacification broken on both sides. Hee then advised for an army, 
 and to call a parliment, and saies hee advised that the people should 
 bee set in there ancient rights. Uppon this hee caled a parliment. 
 And Trequair did relate the Scottish affaires before the body of the 
 privy councell, and they all voted the demaunds unreasonable, and 
 if reason would not bee yeelded unto they must bee reduced by 
 force, and 200,000 was to bee raysed. Hee never caled the Scotts 
 " traytors," but thought most of them honest men, and hee had 
 noe intent to encite to the warr. 
 
 xxi. Hee advised to breake the pacification, and advised to 
 breake the parliment, and rayse money by force, and would serve 
 the king in any way, if the parliment did not supply him. 
 
 Answere. Hee denies that ever hee advised to breake the paci- 
 fication, or advised for a warr ; hee never advised to breake the 
 parliment, but hee might say, if the parliment did not supply, hee 
 would serve him in any other way, meaninge any lawfull and 
 honest way. 
 
 xxii. Straford made the Irish parliment declaire against the 
 Scots, and confederated with sir Georg Ratcliffe to raise an army 
 and levy money by force, if the parliment did not supply him. 
 
 Answere. The Irish parliment gave four subsedies, without his 
 procurement. The king appointed 8,000 men to be raysed, to 
 keep the earle of Argile from Ireland. Hee sayed they should 
 land in Cumberland purposly to disguise the designe of landinge 
 them in Scotland. Hee denys that they were intended for the 
 reducinge of this kingdom. Hee denys the speakinge of the words 
 before layd to his charge. 
 
 xxiii. About Aprill the parliment did sit heere, and hee and 
 the bishopp of Canterbury ordringe those affaires, Straford did 
 advise the break of the parliment, and said, havinge tried the 
 affections of his people, and since they refused to supply him, hee 
 was loose from all rules of goverment, and that hee had an army 
 in Ireland that might reduce this kingdom by force.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 23 
 
 Answere. Hee denys all the article, but sayes, hearinge the 
 parliment would not supply the kinge untell hee had eased them 
 of there greevances, hee advised the king to abolish ship-money, 
 and promise them redresse of all there greevances, and trust to 
 the affections of his people, and this message was sent by secri- 
 tary Vane; and though 12 subsedies were demaunded yet hee 
 advised for 8, nay for 6, but it was not deliverd soe. Hee de- 
 nies that hee did incense the king against the parliment. Hee 
 denies the advisinge to reduce the kingdome by force. Straford, 
 in case of necessity, said, the king was loosed from all rules of 
 goverment, and saied, salus populi est suprema lex, but it must bee 
 done in great necessity, and then it might become a pious and 
 Christian king. 
 
 xxiv. Hee said the kinge was not bound to humour the people 
 in there frowardnesse. Hee advised a scandelous booke intituled 
 " The Kings Declaration ." 
 
 Answere. Hee denys the words, and the causinge the booke to 
 bee printed. 
 
 xxv. Hee advised the kinge to sue the sherifs for not levyinge 
 ship-money, and threated the citty for refusing to lend 100,000, 
 and sayd, it would never bee better till some of the aldermen were 
 hanged. 
 
 Answere. Hee thought the judgment good, and hee sayd that 
 only to hasten the citty. 
 
 xxvi. Straford advised to stay the money in the mint, and to 
 coine brasse. 
 
 Answere.*- He denieth that hee did advise the staying the 
 money in the mint ; he was only of opinion that it was better to 
 coine brasse than to raise gold or silver. 
 
 * * * * 
 
 This answer is written in ink, and in the hand-writing of the first viscount Ferma- 
 nagh, who was the eldest son and heir of sir Ralph Verney. Probably it was written over 
 the original pencil note.
 
 
 24 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 tfth sheet.} 
 
 THURSDAY, 4TH MARCH [1640-1.] 
 POSTMASTERS COMMITTEE. WITHERINGS. 
 
 [Various complaints against the postmasters were, in the first instance, sent to the 
 committee of grievances, who appointed a sub-committee to attend to them, but on the 
 10th February 1640-1 the house converted the sub-committee into " a committee from 
 the house," directing them " to take into consideration the rates and prices for carrying of 
 packets and letters, and the several abuses of Mr. Witherings and the rest of the post- 
 masters," with power to prepare a bill upon the subject. At the same time various 
 members were added to this committee, amongst whom were sir Ralph, then Mr. Verney, 
 " alderman Pennington, Mr. Cromwell, Mr. Crue," and other distinguished men. Com. 
 Journ. ii. 81, 82.] 
 
 BE ALE. Ro. Challoner gave a bond of 50 to Witherings, when 
 hee fild upp the blanque order. 
 
 Hutchings received blanque warrants and orders from Mr. Wi- 
 therings under the secritaries hands. 
 
 Hix. Saies, Collier told him hee gave 40 to Witherings, and 
 soe saies another witnesse. 
 
 MR. GLOVER pro Witherings. These places only duringe plea- 
 sure, and put out by privy councell very often. Noe legall graunt, 
 nor b 
 
 Stanhopes pattent being surrendered, all the posts places were 
 voyd. 
 
 An order dated February 1598, by which stages were altredand 
 discharged towards Ireland. 
 
 2 letters, of 5 November 1565 and 3 December 1565, by which 
 divers posts are discharged towards Ireland. 
 
 Another letter of 25 February 1575, to discharge other posts 
 towards Ireland. 
 
 Another letter, 24 January 1557, posts placed, and 9 August 
 1600, stages are layd by it. 
 
 23 October 1601, by which stages were layd and payment made 
 to them accordingly. 
 
 * The MS.brcaks off.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 25 
 
 15 July 1613 posts layd in the west, where they had been 
 usually heeretofore. 
 
 20 pattents to Randolfe, Mason et al. 
 
 Last July 1557, an order made to alter the wages of the posts 
 from 2*. to 12c?., and from I2d. to 16e?., ergo noe freehold. 
 
 25 Aprill 1637, Stanhope surrendred his pattent, and then the 
 secritaries became comptrolers of the posts. 
 
 An order without date, to discharge all the posts that are unne- 
 cessary and that executed by deputy, and then Witherings had 
 nothinge to doe. 
 
 Witherings letter, 27 Aprill 1637, deputy-lieftenants assesse 
 for the posts pay, and hee mooves to have it confirmed. 
 
 Paull Exall prooves, that about 3 Jacobi divers posts in the 
 west were discharged by a letter from the lords, and by my lord 
 Stanhope. 
 
 Stanhopps pattent 5 Jacobi. 
 
 Stanhope put in Beale, who is put out for not livinge uppon the 
 place but usinge a deputy, and Collier is put into the place. But 
 Beale might have had it for 100 to Witherings. 
 
 Now Witherings says, the councell put him out for executing 
 the place by deputy, and the lords order non such should bee 
 restord, and they have added and lessend the wages ; now they 
 had noe title but by the printed order, and that could not passe a 
 freehold, and seing Stanhope hath surrendred his pattent, all the 
 posts places are voyd. 
 
 Witherings had a freehold, but the posts had non, therfore, by 
 law, noe releife, nor in equity, for the posts were at will only, and 
 they payd nothinge for it. 
 
 The lords order forced all that should have Mr. Witherings 
 place not to admit any that had used there posts place by deputy. 
 If any are put out and loose by it, then 'tis damnum sine injuria. 
 
 Hee that hath possession hath right till hee is put out by on that 
 hath a better right. 
 
 Though parliments releeve often when neither other legall or 
 
 CAMD. SOC. E
 
 26 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 equitable courts can releive, yet in this case, being the estate de- 
 termined, and noe deputy of an office of trust can make a deputy, 
 unlesse it is in case of absolute necessity. 
 
 Though Stanhopps pattent was extorted from him by the lords, 
 yet that is no crime in Witherings, and a 
 
 My lord Stanhopps deputies made deputies, soe they had no- 
 thing to doe in the office, for they were but deputies to deputies, 
 ergo, they ought not to have reparations. 
 
 Beale, the post for Chester, dsvelt at Winsor. 
 
 Challoner, the other post, had assigned his place to his sonne. 
 
 MOUNDAY, STB. MARCH [164Q-1.] 
 POSTMASTERS COM1TTEE. WITHERINGS. 
 
 Westerne posts. 
 
 Rl. HlLD, 
 
 Mr. CLAY. The postmasters places worth 38 or 40 per 
 annum on the westerne road. 
 
 MR. PIMBLE. Prooves the same value, and sayes hee was put 
 out about 5 yeares since. These men caried for 6d. a letter. 
 
 MIHELL HERRINGE. In generall pakets Withering tooke almost 
 as much more, but single letters are all on. He payes 80 for 
 60 per annum by way of encrease. Letters opened. And hee 
 would not deliver the letters without payinge these high rates. 
 Hee made him pay twice for postage. Post is not payd. 
 
 MR. RITCHBELL. Prooves the like. 520 per annum taken 
 from these poor westerne posts, who had mercedem pro oppere, 
 without any greevance. 
 
 Lord Stanhope payed the kinge 1 00 marks per annum for his 
 place. 
 
 The kings pay was 4000 per annum, and now 'tis but 2050 
 per annum, and now they carry the kings letters and Witherings 
 male too. 
 
 * MS. leaves off abruptly.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 27 
 
 The posts are 4 moneths unpayd. To the northerne road, 
 Chester road, Kentish road, and the westerne road. In Wither- 
 ings time. 
 
 15TH MARCH 1640. 
 WITHERINGS COMMITTEE. 
 
 If Burlimaky a will give an account, then the postmasters shall 
 bee payd out of the letter office or the forraine office. 
 
 After a petition is heard and voted or rejected, 'tis against order 
 to receive it againe, untell a report is made of the matter to the 
 house. 
 
 [8th sheet.] 
 
 [1640-1.] 12TH MARCH, FRIDAY. 
 [COMMITTEE UPON THE COURTS OF JUSTICE.] 
 
 2 February 19 Jacobi. Sir Rob. Vaughan convayd his land to 
 Ed. Vaughan. The day after, hee by will and b gave him his 
 personall estate. 
 
 Sir Rob. Vaughan died 2 July 1624. 
 
 30 July, Herbert Vaughan borne. 
 
 A bill by sir Will. Herbert in the marches to take the posses- 
 sion from Ed. Vaughan. 
 
 Vaughan, 5 September 22 Jacobi, answerd the land was settled 
 to him by deed, and the 7 September the cause was heard, 
 and ordred to deliver possession before 28 September, and an- 
 swere better. But Ed. Vaughan obayed not this order. 
 
 I October, Herbert put in a nue bill uppon the breach of the 
 order, and a comission granted. 
 
 An order for the sherife to deliver the possession. 
 
 II October, hee offerd to take possession but failed. 
 
 a Burlemachi was at this time " postmaster of England." Com. Journ. ii. 38. 
 b So in the MS. ; but the word " gave" is written upon an erasure which was probably 
 meant to have been extended to the " and."
 
 28 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 2000 men cam to take this, and a man was killd and 16 hurt, and 
 possession taken. 
 
 The marches had noe jurisdiction of this businesse. 
 
 The order for possession was naught. 
 
 Uppon the second bill, before processe served, an unjust order 
 to give any the possession. 
 
 Ed. Vaughans witnesses were made defendants to take away 
 there testimoney. 
 
 Noe fraud nor force in obtayninge the possession, but 'tis pre- 
 tended to bee in gettinge the deeds, and this is contrary to the 
 instructions. Yet an order was made to deliver the possession. 
 
 An information in starr-chamber for forgery. 
 
 16 lords heard it, and 10 dismissed the bill, and found noe 
 hurt in the deed, but 6 suspected the deed. 2 lords rectified 
 there votes, and the bishopp of Winton was not at the defence in 
 2 dayes hearings. 
 
 The first sute could not bee judged untell the second was heard. 
 
 The court of wards would not admit any traverse, because the 
 judges and jury were of soe good quallity. But if Vaughan would 
 put in a bill against the commissioners hee should have damages 
 against them, but though hee did this, yet the bill was cast out 
 with 40 marks costs. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION, That the court of marches in 
 turning Mr. Ed. Vaughan out of possession was illegall and unjust. 
 
 [9th sheet.'] 
 
 19TH MARCH 1640. 
 
 SHARPE AND HILTONS PETITION AGAINST MR. WILDE AND 
 SIR HENRY SPILLER. 
 
 MR. RECORDER. They were comitted by Whitteker by the 
 comand of Windebanke. Bayle was tendred; referd to Whitteker 
 to take the bayle.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 29 
 
 MR. BAKER, THE CONSTABLE. That Wild disdaynd the warrant 
 and kept it from the cunstable. There was noe miscarrage by these 
 men that serched. Sharpe wished the close-stoole in his mouth. 
 Wild asked, what justice durst grant a warrant to serch his house. 
 
 HARRIS AND SURTON. Say the serchers carried themselves 
 farly, and Wild asked, what justice durst serch his house. 
 
 Sharpe and Hilton lay 9 weekes in prison. Noe baile to bee 
 taken without Mr. Wild gave way to it. Lord Nuburgh meadiated 
 but did noe good, but say all was carried with an high hand. Wilds 
 servants sayd, they should rot in prison if they did not subscribe 
 the submission. 
 
 MR. HOLLAND. Sayes Wild would have there noses slit and 
 faces branded. Wild gave the foule submission to Holland. 
 
 MR. ADAMS, COUNCELL FOR WILD. Sayes he did not procure 
 the committment. 
 
 BARTON AND ATWOODS PETITION AGAINST SIR H. SPILLER. 
 
 For takings children in ward and breedinge them papists, and 
 marrying them to papists. 
 
 Ri. ANDERTON. The grandfather desier sir Spiller to seaze 
 the children. 
 
 RASTALL. Sayes on of them married a recusant, on Bray. 
 
 [10th sheet. 
 
 23RD MARCH 1640-1. 
 TRIAL OF THE EARL OF STRAFFORD. 
 
 The trial of lord Strafford commenced in Westminster hall on Monday the 22nd March 
 1640-1. The first day was occupied by the public reading of the impeachment and the 
 earl's answer. On the day following, to which the following notes refer, Pym, the chief 
 manager for the commons, opened their case, and proceeded to call evidence to three 
 points raised in what is termed ' the preamble to lord Stratford's answer,' that is, his an- 
 swer to the seven articles (see p. 15.) The three points were, i. lord Stratford's punish- 
 ment of members of the Irish parliament for votes given in that assembly, ii. His billetting 
 soldiers upon the people of Du'lin as a way of compelling them to pay money, and iii. His 
 tampering with the public revenue for his own private advantage.]
 
 30 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Breach of priviledg of parliment. 
 
 SIR PIERCE CROSBY. Excepted against by Straford. Noe 
 competent witnesse. Sentenced in starr-chamber for practicing to 
 take away my life, in killing a man, 3 and broke prison, and appeard 
 not till now. 
 
 MAYNORD. Noe good exception. Hee is for the kinge. 
 Though hee were crimious in on thinge, hee may bee a witnesse 
 in another. 
 
 SIR JOHN CLOTWORTHY. 10th Caroli in parliment did vote 
 against a bill, and Ratclifetold him, " Have not you a lease in such 
 a place ? " Hee answerd, " Yea." Ratclife answerd, " Remember 
 that/' Crosby was sequesterd. Ratclife sayd it was not coun- 
 cellor like. 
 
 LORD RAYNELOW. 10th Caroli Crosby was charged at councell 
 board for voting against a bill in parliment, and was sequestred 
 from the board for it, and was charged by my Lord Straford ; 
 finM. 
 
 Question. The deputys office is to propound things at the board ? 
 
 Waniford and Ratclife moved it in some proportion. 
 
 LORD MOUNORRIS. Crosby removed for voting against a bill 
 in parliment upon Ratclifes motion. Straford voted for it. 
 
 NICK BARNWELL. Ratclife told him he should have 500 men 
 layd on him. This was spoke in November 1 640. 
 
 Billingtinge soldiers. 
 
 MR. IRONS. Dublin payes 45 a month, and there charter is 
 to free them. Foote and horse-guard. Noe horse, but only lodg- 
 ings for foote. 
 
 STRAFORD. Desierd the remonstrance of both houses of parli- 
 ment in Ireland should not bee read, being not in the charge against 
 him, but it was overruled, beinge atested by lord Digby and 
 Baltinglass. 
 
 a That is, Crosby practised to take away StrafforcTs life, by charging him with having 
 killed a man. Trial, p. 109.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 31 
 
 First, the lords remonstrance read. 
 
 [STRAFORD]. Faction and conspiricy charged on the house of 
 commons heere, and on the house of lords in Ireland. 
 This was excepted against and reserved. 
 Remonstrance attested and read. 
 
 [Tampering with the revenue.] 
 
 SIR EDWARD WARDOUR. Easter Terme 1621, or 31 March 
 1620, was the last time that any money was sent into Ireland, but 
 for the navy. 
 
 SIR ROBERT PYE. Sayes the same. 
 
 LORD MOUNTNORRIS. Most part of the navy charge was 
 taken off before Straford came into Ireland. 
 
 SIR ADAM LOFTIS. Tooke Strafords and Ratclifes bonds for 
 24,000 in anno 1638, and payd since this parliment began. 
 
 STRAFORD. Desierd time to answere this preamble, beinge hee 
 never hard of the remonstrances till now. 
 
 THE LORDS adjorned to consider it, and returned that hee must 
 now make answere to it. 
 
 STRAFORD ANSWERD. i. The statue of wills and uses hee brought 
 into Ireland, and fraudulent conveyances, ii. More parliments in 
 his goverment then in 50 yeares before, iii. Hee had noe share in 
 any monopoly unlesse tobacco, which hee conceives noe monopoly, 
 iv. Noe more power in Ireland than his predecessors, v. The re- 
 venue of Ireland not able to answere the expence, but 20,000 
 per annum contribution did supply it. 100,000 debt paid ; 
 100,000 left in the exchequer; 15,000 and 10,000 to buy 
 land, and other money otherwise ; and heere is the 300,000 of 
 the six subsidies. 
 
 SIR ADAM LOFTIS and LORD DILLON examined, but notuppon 
 oath. 
 
 [PYM] . 'Tis granted the ordinary revenue did not support the 
 kingdom, but with the helpe of the contribution it did.
 
 32 NOTES OP PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 [STBAFORD]. Crosbys regiment taken off, and the money went 
 to the navie, but now 600 horse are in their steeds. 
 
 15,000 out of the exchequer and noe more. Hee did borrow 
 the 24,000, but 'tis payed, and hee had the kings warrant for 40,000 
 for 3 yeares. The lower house hath made orders to take and sell 
 his tobacco, soe that hee knowes not what is left. 
 
 Hee alwaies submitted to the major part of the councell. 
 
 All the good donn to the church was donn for conscience, and 
 not to please the bishopp of Canterbery. Bishopps in the king's 
 guift and not the deputies, but hee recommended Bramhall to the 
 king, but hee knew non of his faults. The bishopp of Derry is a 
 very able man, hee will answere noe more for him. Quinn had but 
 about 30 per annum and hee was recommended to him by my 
 lord bishopp of Derry. Straford preferred deane Graham, Mr. 
 Tilson, Dr. Margets, Mr. Forrer, dean Cresse, Mr. Roades, Dr. 
 Wentworth, Dr. Price, Mr. Thorpe, Mr. Barry, and all this was 
 donn without there asking. Hee referrd to the primate of Ireland. 
 More protestants in Dublin then there was woont to bee. 
 
 The deputies have ever denyd Dublin charter. The army was 
 ever billited where the deputies appointed. 
 
 100 tunns shipps for on encreased. The customes on the same 
 booke of rates encreased from 13 to 40 thousand pounds per 
 annum. 
 
 Jures fined for goinge contrary to evidence, for there preists 
 leade them to any thinge. 
 
 Hee gave noe warrant, or directions, to expend any money last 
 yeare in Ireland. The 50,000 last yeare sent from home, sir 
 Adam Loftis must answere for it, but 14,000 was not paid ; noe 
 want, being 100,000 in the exchequer. 
 
 Hee never cosened the kinge in the customes. Noe clauses of 
 defalcation, but what other farmers had. 
 
 The accusations proved by Clotworthy, Ratclife must answere. 
 
 Hee never knew of the preamble in the act of subsedies. Hee 
 consents now to have it taken out of the act.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 33 
 
 Crosbys hand at the bill that was transmitted, and then voted 
 against it in parliment. 
 
 For conclusion, hee protests hee meant noe harme to the house 
 of commons heere or parliment in Ireland, and desiers his pro- 
 testation may bee accepted. 
 
 MB. PIM. That noe cource of thecouncell table can take away 
 the priviledge of parliment. 
 
 [1640-1] 23BD a MARCH, WEDNESDAY. 
 [TRIAL OF THE EARL OF STRAFFORD CONTINUED. 
 
 The proceedings on the third day of the trial consisted of the opening speech of serjeant 
 Maynard, and the production of evidence in support of the first and second of the 28 articles 
 of charge.] 
 
 MY LORD STUART^ Declard that sir Perce Crosby must be 
 sourne and examined, notwithstanding my lord Strafords excep- 
 tions against him. 
 
 [MR. MAYNARD.] WJacobi lord Sunderlands comission in the 
 north, ordinary. 4 Car oil the same. And at 4 yeares end hee gets 
 the power of the star-chamber, and no prohibition to bee granted 
 against his instructions. 
 
 Noe fines to bee payd, noe officer obayed. 
 
 At Yorke hee sayes, " Some justices are all for law, but you 
 shall find the kings little finger heavier then the lines of the 
 law." 
 
 At Dublin hee sayes, " Ireland is a conquerd nation, the king 
 may use them as hee list, there charters all voyd." 
 
 A peere for suinge for justice was threatned, and sayes, noe law 
 nor lawiers should dispute his power, and an act of state should 
 bind as much as an act of parliment. 
 
 Lord Mountnorris judged to death, and Bennet executed, by 
 marshall law. 
 
 9 article. A warrant to bishop of Downe and others to im- 
 prison any that would not appeare. 
 
 So in MS. but it should be the 24th. 
 
 b Thomas earl of Arundel and Surrey, the lord high steward. 
 
 CAMD. SOC. F
 
 34 
 
 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Impositions on the subjects. The custoraes hee raised to 
 almost the whole value. Hee payes 10,050 rent ; 4,550 duches 
 Bucks, and the kinge l 1,000 per annum. 3,400 per annum wine; 
 l,500 Londonderry ; seisures 250 ; and these were defalcations 
 besides 12,000 increase of customs. 
 
 Flax, a woemans comodity, engrossed by him. 
 
 Hee levied warr against the kinge. 
 
 Hee sent serjants at armes and soldiers to execute his decrees. 
 
 The papists made a 
 
 The Scots in Ireland by oath compelld to obay all the kings 
 royall comands, and fines the refusers. Hee calls Scots " rebells," 
 and threatenes to root them out, " roote and branch." 
 
 The parliment heere broken, and advisd the kinge, that, having 
 tried the affection of his people, hee was absolved from all rules. 
 
 Of 23rd article. Reducinge the kingdom by force. 
 
 [llth sheet. 
 
 ABOUT MARCH 1640-1. 
 
 The following notes relate to an inquiry before a committee which is alluded to in the 
 journals on the 8th March 1640-1 in the following words, " Ordered, That the committee 
 concerning Mr. Poole and Mr. Rich do meet this afternoon at two of clock in the exche- 
 quer court." (Journals, ii. 99.) Two previous entries relating to Samuel Rich, clerk, may 
 possibly refer to the same matter. One allows him to withdraw a petition which he had 
 exhibited to the committee for courts of justice, the other orders certain deeds to be deli- 
 vered back to him. (Journals, ii. 65. 68.)] 
 
 Pro POOLE versus RICH. 
 
 Queen Mary was seized of the manour of Northcerny, and Ren- 
 corne and Woodmanton, in com. Glocester, with the advowsoii of 
 the church appendant. 
 
 2 of her reign she grants it to Edward lord Stafford. 
 
 18 Eliz. To Taylor, from him to Davis. 
 
 27 Eliz. From Davis to Holliday. 
 
 35 Eliz. From Holliday to Poole. 
 
 The MS. breaks off abruptly.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 35 
 
 41 Eliz. 17 August. A revertion out of the crowne to Evered. 
 
 41 Eliz. 18 August. From Evered to Richard Poole, and a fine 
 from Staford to Poole. 
 
 8 Jacob. From Poole to Gastrie. 
 
 10 Jacob. From Gastrie to Knightly. 
 
 13 Jacob. The rent advoydanced and granted from Knightly to 
 Edmund Escut. 
 
 Memorandum. If Rich will disavoy the title uppon the extent 
 45 Eliz., then Poole shall disavoy the title uppon the extent 41 
 Eliz. from Poole to Taylor. The elegit filed by order of the com- 
 mon pleas, and it was assigned over to sir William Masters 2 Car. 
 The moity of the manor and the advousion was extended, and by 
 the sherife given to Poole, and institution given to Poole on Mas- 
 ters his title dated 10 Car. 
 
 A deed dated 36 Eliz. whereby it appeard 
 
 Pro RICH versus POOLE. 
 
 6 Car. 8 Octob. An institution from lord Arundell, lord Staf- 
 fords gardian, to Rich, and this was confessed to bee interlined 
 after it was sealed a blanque. 
 
 36 Eliz. There was a question whither the advousion passed 
 from lord Stafford to Poole. A letter under Richard Pooles hand 
 and seall that the advousion should not passe from Stafford to 
 Poole, at which time Poole was seized of Northcerny. This letter 
 was proved by comparing it with Pooles hand to other deeds, and 
 Morise Covill hand, and came amongst my lord Staffords writings. 
 Lady Stafford saies she kept this letter 1 7 yeares. 
 
 Another writinge pretended to bee in Prichards hands to the 
 same purpose, which *tis pretended Poole stole away and left a 
 noate of it in the box. But Prichard saies this noat was a coppy. 
 
 The court orderd, if the deed of 36 Eliz. were proved, then 
 there should be an injunction to stay proceedings. 
 
 This deed was confessed to bee had by Poole but now lost, soe 
 the injunction was continued.
 
 36 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Edward lord Stafford was grandfather of Henry lord Stafford, 
 and the now ward, whose guardian my lord Arundell now is. 
 
 Broad enjoyes the advousion of Rencorne under Richard Pooles 
 title, and though lord Stafford did beginn a sute in chancery for it, 
 yet hee never prosecuted it. 
 
 Prichard makes an affidaved that much prejudiced Mr. Poole 
 about the writinge hee stole away from him. Soe Prichard shall 
 bee sent for by a warrant. 
 
 Qu. Richard Poole averes he never made such a deed as is pre- 
 tended to bee made by him like a letter, in the maner of a provisoe 
 that the advousion should revert to lord Stafford, and farther denieth 
 hee madd any such deed to my lord Stafford for that purpose. 
 
 [In the margin of this paper are written the following queries and note.] 
 
 Qu. The deed had a seall. 
 Qu. Prichard knew it a true coppy. 
 
 Qu. If other lands mentioned in that deed not to passe bee 
 not unenjoyed by the purchacers. 
 Qu. 9 Jan. 
 The lord Staff ords offices say they died seased of the advousion. 
 
 \\2thsheet.~] 
 
 MOUNDAY 12 APRILL 1641. 
 [PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE EARL OF STRAFFORD. 
 
 Evidence given in the house of commons respecting the finding of 
 sir Henry Vane's minute of council. 
 
 On Saturday the 10th April, 1641, a great storm arose in the course of the trial of lord 
 Strafford, on occasion of a desire urged on the part of the commons whose proofs had been 
 considered to be closed to produce further evidence in support of the 23rd article of the 
 impeachment. Lord Strafford contended, that, if this were allowed to the commons, it 
 should be competent also for him to produce further evidence in his defence, and specified 
 the 2nd, 5th, 13th, and 15th, as the articles to which such further evidence would apply.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 3/ 
 
 These numbers which occur in the following note probably refer to that dispute. The 
 commons were extremely dissatisfied with the decision of the point by the lords ; and 
 " suddenly a mighty noise followed, of the whole house of commons calling out, ' With- 
 draw ! withdraw ! ' which they did, with those eminent symptoms of displeasure, and in 
 that tumultuary confusion, that it produced fear and wonders in the spectators . . . no- 
 thing but anger and resentment seemed to sit upon men's faces, and a certain dismal 
 expectation of the effects of a distempered state." (Nalson, ii. 102.) Upon the arrival of 
 the commons in their own house, the doors were shut, the key was " brought up," and Pym 
 then produced the celebrated minute of council taken from sir Henry Vane's cabinet by 
 his son, in the way mentioned in the following important note. The result was the im- 
 mediate introduction of the bill of attainder against Strafford. (Commons' Journals, 
 ii. 118.)] 
 
 MR. COGGIN. Sales there are 2 studdies in sir H. V. house, 
 the higher of which was comitted to his custody. In the higher 
 was 2 cabanetts, and in the lower, about September last, younge 
 sir H. V. came to him for a cabanett, and perused it 2 or 3 daies. 
 Coggin had noe direction from old sir H. V. to open the studdy 
 or cabinet. Younge sir H. V. told him hee had the key of the 
 black velvet cabinet, and therfore hee bid him send it downe, and 
 it was donne accordingly. Hee told him hee had a letter. 
 
 YOUNG SIR H. V. Shewd him a letter, and the key, and asked 
 him if hee had any cabinet that the key would open, and hee told 
 him hee had. Hee told him hee was to sort some writings of his 
 fathers. 
 
 MR. COGGIN. Saw noe letter. Hee does not remember his 
 seeing any key. Told him of the black velvet cabanet he thinkes, 
 and knowes not whither he went with him into the studdy or not. 
 
 YOUNG SIR H. V. Denies that ever hee was in the studdy. Hee 
 knowes not absolutely the rest of the particuler circumstances. 
 
 SIR HENRY V. Movd the king to burne the papers, and the 
 king consented to it. 
 
 2. 5. 13. 15. 
 
 MR. MAYNORD. Reported from my lord Strafords comittee. 
 
 A conference with the lords about the earle Straford and con- 
 federates with him lately discoverd. 
 
 Heads. 1. Make a naritiveof the evidence intended to be given
 
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 on Saterday, about which the house did withdraw for farther 
 directions. That which 2 members were ready to depose. 
 
 2. The house having taken consideration therof, did then and 
 there conceive it very materiall, but in regard of the dainger and 
 destractions of the present times, and that much time might be 
 spent about the admittinge of that evidence, they resolve to come 
 to a generall vote, and to lay this aside for the present, that the 
 businesse may come to a speedy conclusion, for the losse of time 
 may bee of much dainger and ill consequence, as they conceive. 
 
 3. Uppon occation of a paper read by which it appeared that 
 others confederated with him, [about the Irish army as the B: 
 and Cot:] . a The desier to joyne in some course to prevent daingers. 
 The councell serched to discover. The councellors removed from 
 giveinge such councells, and there persons secured. 
 
 [I3th sheet.} 
 
 13TH b APRILL 1641. 
 
 [LORD STRAFFORD'S DEFENCE.] 
 
 MY LORD STRAFORD did sum upp his evidence. 
 
 Hee desiers his distractions may bee supplied by the lords 
 judgment and justice. 
 
 The commoners say every article conduceth to treason, but hee 
 could never find that poysond arrow or deadly wine. There is a 
 specificall difference between treasons and misdemeanors. 
 
 Constructive treasons, a longe time straingers. 
 
 Statute treasons, the lords only can judge that. 
 
 Common law treasons. 
 
 15 article. 'T is urged the statute treason is in the 15 article. 
 
 * The words within brackets were probably an after-insertion by sir Ralph Verney. 
 They are written in pencil, but in a sharper, clearer character, and more carefully, than 
 the remainder of the note, which looks as if written in great haste, and perhaps in some 
 excitement. By " the B: and Cot:" I understand " the bishop, i. e. the archbishop of 
 Canterbury, and lord Cottington." 
 
 b Rush worth says that lord Strafford summed up on the 12th (Trial, p. 633) ; but it 
 could be proved in many ways that sir Ralph Verney is right.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 39 
 
 Levyinge money on Baltimore and Bandenbridge is not proved. 
 Dispossessing men in Idough was the act of the councell 
 rather than his. 
 
 Savills warrant is not shewed. Non can swere it a true coppy, 
 and Savill speakes to excuse himselfe. Then hee answeres, as hee 
 did to the 15 article, there are only negatives provd against him. 
 
 Tis noe treason to gather the kings debts that way, and how is 
 it then to doe it to those [who] disobay the kings lawes, which 
 concerne him nearer. 
 
 If it bee treason to lay 5 or 6 soldiers on a man, what shall 
 become of the soldiers in Yorksheire, where they all eate uppon 
 the country ? 
 
 Pigots warrant is not shewed, and Bernes businesse was when 
 hee was in England. 
 
 23 article. There is only my lord Ranilowes feares. 
 
 Sir Henry Vaines words sourne. Hee spake dubiously, for hee 
 promised plainesse, but spake but to the best of his remembrance, 
 and afterwards swore the very words, or to that effect. But hee 
 is a single witnesse, and all the rest of the juncto remember noe 
 such thinge. These words were spake 5 May, and the Irish army 
 was not raysed till 15 June, ergo, I could say noe such thinge as, 
 " You have an army in Ireland, &c. " Hee hath proved the 
 designe to bee for Scotland. 
 
 27 article. Where 4 musketeers cominge for there pay. 
 
 Sir William Penimans warrant is shewed for this, but noe war- 
 rant of his produced, either by them or Peniman. All was don by 
 concent of the country, and not by force. 
 
 Sir Edward Osbournes warrant uppon paine of death is shewed^ 
 but he was not at Yorke when this was sent out, nor knew of it. 
 Hee apeales to him. 
 
 Constructive treasons. Expressed in the first of the 7 generall 
 articles. 
 
 Hee considers the wisdom of our ancesters that set bounds and 
 pillers to this monarchy. If you winde but this to high.
 
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 14 yeares hee strived to proceed in viis antiquis. 
 For his religeon, they have acquitted him. 
 For subvertion of law, hee hopes to bee acquitted heere. 
 The words. First provd are the 3 article, saying " Ireland a 
 conquerd nation/' 'Twas sayd heere, and yet hee noe trator. 
 
 "There charters voyd." Lord Gormastown and lord Killmallock 
 are not brought to him. 
 
 Non of there charters were ever hurt by him, ergo, words only. 
 
 4 article. The words, " Neither law nor lawiers to dispute 
 his authority." 
 
 Lord Corke only swore to this, and hee did mistake, and is 
 a party greeived. 
 
 In 7 yeares time these are only the words that can bee proved ; 
 hee hopes for remission for these. 
 
 2 article. Words in England, about " finger and loynes." 
 
 The witnesses tell not the occation of the words. 
 
 Sir William Peniman sweres the truth. They prove the words, 
 hee proves both words and the occation, but perhaps hee spake 
 foolishly ; hee will bound his tonge within dores. 
 
 21 article. Words in England. 
 
 Hee hath not seen a weaker proofe. 
 
 Lord primates testimoney only a single testimony, and hee only 
 speakes of an oppinion. 
 
 Lord Conways words are not cappitall, and hee a single testi- 
 money. 
 
 Sir Henry Vaine spake the same words, in saying, " If the parli- 
 ment supplied not, hee would serve the king in any other way 8 /' as 
 well as hee, and noe hurt in them, for they are supposed to bee 
 lawfull wayes. 
 
 23 article. Words in England, "Absolved before God and 
 man." 
 
 Lord Bristolls words sourne are only a discourse. 
 
 Frowardnesse is not within the charge, and hee a single witnesse. 
 
 Was in MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 4) 
 
 Lord Nueburgh only a single testimoney. 
 
 Two witnesses have not agreed in any on thinge, but the words 
 were not very ill. 
 
 Lord Holland, testimoney the same. 
 
 Lord Northumberlands testimony (" absolved" being left out) 
 makes for his defence. 
 
 The ship-money arguments make for him, and say more then 
 this. Propriety may cease, as in case of burninge, wars, &c. and 
 this noe treason. Hee sayd, the necessity being over, in honour 
 and justice, the king must by parliment set right the propriety of 
 his subjects. 
 
 25 article. Words in England, " Aldermen fined and ransom d, 
 and som hangd upp," for not giveing upp names. 
 
 Hee confesseth " fine and ransome" as lord Berks proves it, in 
 saying, " they might bee liable to fine and ransome." 
 
 Alderman Garroway sayd, " till hee were hanged." The words 
 spake to the king, but hee had more reguard what he sayd to his 
 master. Hee denies the words. 
 
 26 article. Words in England, " The citty was undutifull, and 
 more ready to helpe the Scotish rebbells then the king/' 
 
 The brasse money and mint are not proved at all. Hee told the 
 marchants he knew it not. Hee expressed soe many good words 
 of them for lending 200,000 at Yorke, that hee did thinke hee 
 had fully satisfied them for it. Hee confesseth it an unadvised 
 speech, and very unwarrantable. 
 
 The words to lord Cottington. The words cannot bee fully 
 proved, and 2 witnesses heard it not. 
 
 5 article. Actions. Mountnorrisse his sentence. 
 
 The answere to it. Noe party to that sentence. All martiall 
 law being condemned, hee cannot soe well answere it. 
 Denevets sentence. The answere to it. 
 
 6 article. Actions. Railstons case. 
 The answere to it. 
 
 7 article. Waved ; and 2 part of the % article. 
 
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 42 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Last part 8 article. Actions. Lady Hibbots case. 
 The answere to it. Let not his particuler case prejudice the 
 crowne of England in lessining the deputies power in Ireland. 
 
 9 article. Actions. Awarrant to the bishop of Downe and Connor. 
 The answere to it. 
 
 10 article. Actions. The customes. 
 The answere to it. 
 
 11 article. Waved. 
 
 12 article. Actions. Tobacco. 
 The answere to it. 
 
 13 article. Actions. Flax. 
 
 The answere to it. Provd by a single witnesse. Hee never 
 would doe any thing for 4 nobles on a load of yearne. 
 
 14 article. Waved. 
 
 16 article. Actions. Noe complaint against him but first hee 
 must know it. 
 
 'Twas only to avoyd an excessive charge and trouble in comming 
 over on every clamour to make an answere. 'Tis against law for 
 natives to goe out without leave. 'Twas the desier of there agents 
 about 16 yeares since. 'Twas to prevent all commerce with 
 Doway and intelligence with trators. Parry justly sentenced. 
 
 17 article. Waved, and might as well have been left out. 
 
 18 article. Actions. Favoringe recusants and drawing a party 
 of papists, and abusinge the commission to compound. 
 
 This is not proved. Hee desiers to bee vindecated. 
 
 19 article. Actions. The oath forced on the Scots. 
 The answere to it. 
 
 20 article. Actions. An incendiary inter Scotland and Ire- 
 land, and sayinge, " Roote and branch should be cut." 
 
 The scholmaster and Loftis differ in there testimoneyes, and 
 but single witnesses to severall words. Hee denies the words, 
 and sir R. Manwaringe sweres he heard them not at that time. 
 His fortune little betterd ; and that, before hee served the kinge, 
 sir H. Vaine and hee were both for warr.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 43 
 
 21 article. Actions. About breach of the parliment. 
 
 The answere to it. 
 
 24 article. Waved. About the kings declaration. 
 
 28 article. Actions. Waved. Betrayinge Neucastle to the 
 Scots, and the kings army to the slaughter. 
 
 Hath hee been hitherto charged as an incendiary, and now as a 
 confederatour ? Heere the articles clash. His confederates have 
 used him unkindly. The defeate at Nubourne was to secure New- 
 castle, yet that is part of his charge. Heere the articles clash 
 againe. 
 
 These actions are urged to bee treasons accumilative. Hee is 
 accused uppon a law unknowne. Where hath this fier been this 
 200 yeares that must now burne him and posterity ? 'Tis strainge 
 that punishment should precede the law. Noe admonition or 
 marke set on this crime. If a boate bee split on an anker, where 
 there is no boy to forewarne us, damages must bee given. 
 
 If there must bee a triall of witts, let it bee of another subject 
 then blood. Burne the bookes of arbitrary treasons, and desier 
 not to bee skilfull in the killinge art, lost for 240 yeares, and now 
 raked out of old records. 
 
 This is layd on him for other sins, not treasons. The inconve- 
 nience of this wold dainger the commonwealth. Examine not 
 statsmen by graines, least non of honour or fortune doe undertake 
 them. Those pledges a of a saint in heaven and children (passion 
 made him breaks off). Afflictions heere are not to bee compared. 
 
 a Mr. serjeant D'Oyly has pointed out, that this very phrase, in reference to lord Strafford's 
 children by his second wife, occurs also in several of his letters. " My son," he writes, in 
 1634, "the only male pledge his excellent mother left me of her love." (Letters, i. 236.) 
 " The continual remembrance of that excellent person now with God, and the sight of these, 
 the pledges of her love she hath left me behind her," occurs in a letter written in 1637. 
 (Ibid. ii. 122.) Perhaps the most beautiful allusion to his children, and the memory of his 
 lost wife, is to be found in a letter addressed to the earl of Clare, her brother, in January, 
 1637-8. " It troubles me not a little to be forgotten by those who are nearest to that excellent 
 person whom I shall continually remember. And why should it be otherwise amongst us ? 
 For my own part, I must infallibly ever wish all honour to the house of Haughton, because 
 so appointed by her that is with God, it was her last legacy ; because I have daily here at 
 my feet a company of poor innocents that tacitly plead it ought to be so, shew me how
 
 44 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Hee submitts to judgment. Whither in life or death hee will say, 
 Te Deum laudamus. 
 
 MR. GLIN. Desierd time to withdraw, and hee would make 
 him appeare as subtile in his answere, as hee hath been cunninge 
 in his practise. 
 
 After an howers space, Mr. Glin began to recollect the evi- 
 dence, but first hee began to answere the recollection made by 
 my lord Straford. 
 
 Raine in dropps is not terrible, but a masse of it did overflow 
 the whole world. 
 
 Hee urged the testimonies are single witnesses. This treason is 
 proved by 100 witnesses, beinge the whole charge is proved. 
 
 Hee urged severall misdemeanours cannot make a murder, nor 
 many murders a treason. In a felony, a bloody knife is a stronge 
 evidence, but unlesse the man die 'tis noe murder. 
 
 Guido Fawx was in a better case then this, for laying powder 
 and other things is noe crime, but the intent was treason, for 
 though there can bee noe murder without death, yet there may 
 bee treason without death. 
 
 Treason constructive. 
 
 Treason by statute or common law. 
 
 15 article. Savills warrant was not produced. Noe ! Men 
 seldom call witnessesse to papers of high treason. Savill cannot 
 excuse the high treason, nor himselfe. 
 
 J Tis as ill to bee forced by 4 as by 4000, and the force makes it 
 levyinge warr. 'Twas the sarjeants discreation to carry but 4 or 
 6 soldiers, hee might have carried the whole army. 
 
 The repeales hee mentions not. 
 
 Hee insinuates into the army, to make them thinke themselves 
 in his owne case. 
 
 23 article. My lord Ranilow feared noe more then the com- 
 mons of England. Vaine a single witness, but it might have 
 been proved by 2 witnesses and a paper. Vaine names noe day, 
 
 unthankful I were to God and her, by whom I enjoy them, if having them I should be 
 otherwise." (Ibid. ii. 146.)
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 45 
 
 but lord Straford names 5 May. Hee named the officers of the 
 army in Aprill, and the rendevow was to bee 18 May. 
 
 27 article. Layd by for the present. 
 
 Constructive treasons. 
 
 3 article. Hee omitted, though proved by 3 witnesses, " that 
 the kinge might doe with the Irish what hee pleased/' 
 
 4 article. Was proved by 4 witnesses, and this hee calls a 
 single witnesse. Wee could have proved such words every day, 
 but wee love not length. 
 
 2 article. Proved by 5 witnesses, and denied by him and sir 
 William Peniman. Sir David Foules did expresse the occation to 
 bee about repairing a bridge. 
 
 22 article. Heere hee disjoynts the proofes that are proved by 
 many witnesses. 
 
 23 article. Hee urged the ship-money arguments to bee for 
 him, but this is condemned. Heere hee makes use of law, but 
 'twas but the arguments at the barr. 
 
 20 article. Increasing the warr was the way to subvert the 
 law. There is a greate difference beetween a deffencive and an 
 offencive warr, although hee make non. 
 
 24 article. 'Tis proved hee was the adviser of the breach of 
 the last parliment ; proved by divers. 
 
 27 article. Though there is an army in the feild, yet there 
 must bee no warr raysed against the kings people. 
 
 'Tis not strange to kill a judge and that to bee treason, yet hee 
 thinks it strange to have it treason to kill the law. 
 
 [I4,th sheet. 
 
 THU]RSDAY, 15th APRILL 1641. 
 [THE TREATY WITH THE SCOTS.] 
 
 The original of the following report of a conference with the lords upon the treaty with 
 the Scots, is very much worn away. In several places it is nearly illegible and in others is 
 entirely obliterated. The only mention of the matter in the Commons Journals occurs 
 on the 14th April 1641 (ii. 120), when the lords intimated to them that they had
 
 46 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 " received the papers " relating to the treaty of both kingdoms, and requested an im- 
 mediate conference upon the subject, in the painted chamber. Sir Henry Vane, 
 Lord Falkland, Pym, sir John Hotham, Fiennes, Holies, and sir John Colepepper 
 were appointed reporters of the conference, but probably some delay took place in naming 
 them, for upon their proceeding to the painted chamber, lord Bristol told them, " that 
 they found it very late, and the business was likely to be very long, and did therefore 
 desire that the conference might be to-morrow in the afternoon between three and four 
 o'clock." The journal of the afternoon sitting on the subsequent day mentions that a 
 committee went up to the conference desired on the day before, the same members being 
 appointed the reporters, (ibid. 121,) and it appears from subsequent entries that the lords 
 made three communications at the conference, one by the earl of Bristol which was re- 
 ported by Pym, another by the earl of Essex reported by Fiennes, and a third by the earl of 
 Holland reported by Hollis. (Ibid. 125, 126.) It is also stated in the Parliamentary 
 History, (ii. 762,) upon the authority of an extract from the Diurnal Occurrences, that at 
 that conference lord Holland declared that the king had appointed him general for the 
 purpose of disbanding the army. That lord \vas probably the bearer of the message from 
 the king reported in the following notes.] 
 
 * * judgment and returninge article. 
 
 [Sco]tts desier to returne, but must have money. 
 
 Index of the 8 article. 
 
 [The] agreement in church goverment a desier only, not pre- 
 suming to meddle with the reformation. 
 
 Answer. The proposition for this were to bee wished, but 
 alteration daingerous. But parliment will do what they thinke 
 fit. Embassadours [not com] missioners to meddle with lawes ; 
 [not] usuall, or fit. 
 
 [This] day, they said, In obedience they did [it], and would bee 
 content with what ever wee should doe in this, only there owne 
 goverment they would bee let alone. 
 
 * * places about king, and queen, and prince ; quality of coyne ; 
 chusing counsell ; * * tare with the king ; naturalization for 
 both kingdomes ; [kingd]omes freedom of trad j wishing manu- 
 factures assosiations with forraine princes. 
 
 Committee of marchants. 
 
 The act of oblivion for England, Scotland, and Ireland. 
 [An] act to establish the peace. [No] warr without parliment. 
 [Wa]rr with forraners with both consent. 
 The [indemnity] for officers. They quitted there employments.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 47 
 
 Consider of officers to bee kept on, to bee appointed by kinge 
 and parliment, and parliment to pay them. 
 
 HOLLAND. The place of short continuance. 
 Hee is fit for peace. 
 
 Hee invites the gayninge honour by action, and will doe it by 
 peace, ergo, only to lay down armes with decency and dignity. 
 Will not necessity excuse the armies misdoings ? 
 Prepaire money to prevent civill war. 
 
 * * # * victory or gayne in the spoyles. 
 
 The kings commands hee must obey. They will be with the 
 house of parliment. 
 
 Percy sicke, ergo, put his sourd into a rest ; will [be] hard to 
 lay it downe. 
 
 [Commission] ers to conserve the peace. 
 
 Act oblivion to bee reciprocall, but noe bribery or corruption. 
 
 This concernes those that adheare to the king. 
 
 * * * referred to king and parliment. 
 
 Trad. 
 
 1. Pressing shipps, like English. 
 
 2. Freedom of transportation to the comission of merchant. 
 
 3. 4. 5. 6. 7- To the comittee of * *. 
 8. 9. To the king. 
 
 10. 
 
 11. To king and parliment; the last to the commission for 
 settling the borders. 
 
 A day to disband ; the arreares ; and the brotherly releife. 
 
 * * they will disband. 
 
 KING. Desiers three armies should disband. 
 Leaves it to our cares. 
 
 The first leasure hee will answer the three desiers, disbanding, 
 disarming, Maintocute. a 
 
 * The king's answer was given at Whitehall on the 28th April. See Com. Journals, ii. 
 131. Parl. Hist. ii. 773.
 
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 Hee desiers peace, and to remove misunderstanding, and ease 
 grievances. 
 Money. 
 
 [15 th sheet.'] 
 THURSDAY, 15 APRILL 1641. 
 
 [DEBATE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE 
 BILL OF ATTAINDER AGAINST LORD STRAFFORD.] 
 
 Mr. PIM. Noe law but by parliment, and those from prin- 
 ciples. He hath taken a legislative power from the parliment, 
 and assumed it to himselfe, and put it in exceuition, and this is 
 subvertion. Hee hath taken away the benifit of the law by taking 
 away possessions by power, and not in a legall way. 
 
 LORD DIGBY. Hee hath executed martial law ; hee hath had 
 monopolies ; hee hath given dangerous councells ; but, quere, 
 whither the result of this is high treason. 
 
 GLIN. If men are not satisfied that he hath subverted the law 
 in matter of fact, to what end should any bee desierous to heare 
 matter of law, for if they are not satisfied in matter of fact, 'tis to 
 noe purpose to heare what the law is. 
 
 HOPTON. To fram, authorise and practise things not law is to 
 subvert law. If the actuall e , a bee a sufficient proof of 
 
 his endeavour to subvert the law, hee hath donn it. 
 
 BRIDGMAN. A difference in subverting the lawes of Ireland 
 and subverting those of England, for the legislative power is de- 
 pendent, and a judgment of parliment there hath been vacated by 
 the kings bench heere. 
 
 LORD DIGBY. The fact is, whither the articles are fully proved. 
 The law is, whither being proved it amounts to subvertion of law. 
 It may rather be advertion than subvertion, or the inlarging a juris- 
 diction. 
 
 GLIN. The question is not, whither hee hath subverted the law, 
 for then wee hadd had noe law to try him, but the question is, 
 whither hee hath endeavourd to subvert the law. 
 
 A blank left in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 49 
 
 LORD FAUKLAND. How many haires breadths makes a tall 
 man, and how many makes a little man, noe man can well say, yet 
 wee know a tall man when wee see him from a low man, soe 'tis in 
 this, how many illegal acts makes a treason is not certainly well 
 [known], a but wee well know it when we see b 
 
 [16th sheet.'] 
 FRIDAY, 16 APRILL 1641. 
 
 [DEBATE UPON THE QUESTION, WHETHER THE COMMONS SHOULD 
 ATTEND THE LORDS TO HEAR LORD STRAFFORD's COUNSEL 
 UPON THE MATTER OF LAW.] 
 
 RUDDIER. Inverte not the saying, " Slow to speake and swift 
 to heare." Judges must first fully heare, and then justly determen. 
 
 WHISTLER. 'Tis against law to heare lord Straffords councell 
 at large, and against law, likewise, to make a case on which they 
 should argue, and wee condemned it in my lord Strafford, and 
 besides, it may bee disadvantagious to us. 
 
 DIGBY. If wee vote yeasterdayes question at the committee we 
 prejudge the maine of the businesse, which we cannot well doe, 
 being yet in the condition of accusers, and not judges. Hee is not 
 satisfied whither these illegal acts donn by lord Straford doth 
 amount to the subvertion of law. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That it is sufficiently proved that 
 Thomas earle of Straford hath endeavoured to subvert the antient 
 and fundamental lawes of the relmes of England and Ireland, and 
 to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannicall government against law. 
 
 ST. JOHN. Wee being possessed of a bill have made ourselves 
 judges, and being soe 'tis a dishonour to heare councell any where 
 but at our owne barr. Noe feare of the lords for giving judgment, 
 for if the treason bee within the statute, then, there must bee an 
 inditement; if it bee otherwise, then the commons must joy ne to 
 declare the treason. 
 
 MS. worn away. b A word or two is lost by the MS. being worn away. 
 
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 50 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 COLEPEPER. If wee reply to lord Strafords councell before the 
 lords, wee prejudice our cause in taking away the power of de- 
 claring treason, for the lords cannot doe it alone ; or else wee leave 
 too much to the lords ; ergo, reply in open parliament. 
 
 HAMPDEN. The bill now depending doth not tie us to goe by 
 bill. Our councell hath been heard ; ergo, in justice, wee must 
 heare his. Noe more prejudice to goe to heare councell to matter 
 of law, than 'twas to heare councell to matter of fact. 
 
 [llth sheet.] 
 
 SATERDAY, l^TH APRILL 1641. 
 
 [ARGUMENTS OF LORD STRAFFORD'S COUNSEL UPON THE 
 MATTER OF LAW.] 
 
 My lord Strafords councell to bee heard to matter of law only, 
 and not to matter of fact. 
 
 MR. LANE, THE PRINCES ATTURNEY. 
 
 Lord Strafords defence to matter of fact was his owne. Lord 
 Straford desiers the benifit of these 4 lawes, 25 Edw- 3. 1 Hen. 4. 
 1 Marite. I cap. 
 
 There is noe treason but 'tis either in 25 Edw. 3. or some other 
 statute. 
 
 The question is, if this case is not in any statute, then, whither 
 any treason can bee declared by parliment. This law is a decla- 
 ration what shall be adjudged treason and noe de a can have 
 or admit another. 
 
 'Tis a poenall law and not to bee b 
 
 J Tis an inconvenient law. 
 
 30 c Eliz. about bulls from Roome. 
 
 Now if the statute of 25 Ed. 3 had been to bee againe declared 
 by induction, it must not be taken a minore ad majus, as being 
 treason to kill a judge, ergo, ^tis treason to kill the law. 
 
 ? Tis treason for a servant to kill his master, but not for a sonn 
 to kill his father, unlesse hee be his servant. 
 
 A blank in the MS. b The MS. breaks off. <= So in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 51 
 
 Acts of injustice is not a subvertion. Writts or error. 3 Huma- 
 num est errare. 
 
 28 Hen. 6. De la Pooles case. Being accused by parliment 
 of high treason, 8 articles, the conclusion was for subvertion of 
 law, these being the ground and cause. 
 
 33 Hen. 8. Liggons case. Indicted for purchasing bulls from 
 Roome, uppon statute 6 Ri. 2, but here is not treason. 
 
 8 et 9. Haines. Indicted for procuring. 
 
 Floyd. 
 
 Noe treason in all these, ergo, all subvertion is not treason. 
 
 The charge is only an endeavour, but 25 Ed. 3. it must bee 
 acts to prove treason, in all but imagining the death of the king. 
 
 In all inditements the conclusion is, et sic hee levied warr, to 
 bring it within the statute. 
 
 Quare if there is any treason at the comon law. 
 
 1 fol. Stamford sayes, all greate treasons are defined by 25 
 Ed. 3. 
 
 22 Ed. 3. Treason to kill the kings messenger. 
 
 Treason to kill an assistant in warrs. 
 
 Treason to kill the nurce of the kings children. 
 
 But these being left out of the 25 Edw. 3. are not now 
 treason. 
 
 I H. 4. 1 Mar. 1 cap. question is, whither if it bee not 
 treason in 25 Ed. 3, the lords can declare it to be soe. 
 
 The clause in 25 Ed. 3. for parliment to declare treason. 
 
 The parliment and king and the lords and king of a adjudgd 
 treasons out of this statute. 
 
 3 Ri. 2. Jo b killd by 2 cittizens. Hee was an embassa- 
 dour. Declard treason, but 'twas first brought to the kings 
 bench. 
 
 II Ri. 2. Belknap. 14 of 49 articles declard treason. 
 27 Ri. 2. Talbuts case, for conspiring the death. 
 
 21 Ri. 2. All these acts were repealed. 
 
 So in the MS. b A blank in the MS.
 
 52 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 1 Hen. 4. All these acts were made good againe. Uppon these 
 distractions this law was made 1 Hen- 4. cap. 10, to confirme the 
 25 Ed. 3, and that only. 
 
 1 Hen. 4. cap. 10 takes away all appealles from parliment for 
 treason. 
 
 The usuage since in 5. 
 
 Lord Northumberlands case was referd to parliment, and the a 
 considered of 25 Ed. 3, and found it noe treason. 
 
 Since 1 H. 4, noe treason hath been declard by parliment out 
 of 25 Ed. 3, or some other law made since. 
 
 1 Mar. sayes, noe treason shall bee but w th a is 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 Mr. RECORDER GARDINER. b 
 
 [18th sheet.} 
 
 MOUNDAY, 19 APRILL 1641. 
 [FURTHER DEBATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE UPON 
 
 THE BILL FOR THE ATTAINDER OF LORD STRAFFORD.] 
 
 Thomas his case, indicted of treason. Hee had but on accuser, 
 and hee had told it to another, and this was conceived to bee 
 equall to 2 witnesses. 
 
 FAUKLAND. Being lord Strafords children proceeded as well 
 from his inocent wife as his owne guilty person, 'tis beter they 
 should be spared in there estates for the inocents sake, then 
 punished for the guilty. 
 
 Falcefying and c kings coyne is treason, but the endeavour is 
 not treason. The stat. 25 Ed. 3. tooke away all treason at the 
 comon law for succeeding times. 
 
 Williams case, 16 Jacob. 
 
 Makinge bace money with an intent to utter it. 
 
 Counterfeiting the greate seale, by taking the wax from an old 
 patent and fixinge it to a new. 
 
 a So in MS. 
 
 b " The recorder said he would add nothing to what the former counsel had spoken." 
 Trial, p. 674. 
 c So in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 53 
 
 The statute sales, if the servant kill his master, but if the maid 
 kill the mistris ? 
 
 If a judge bee killd in his seat of justice 'tis treason, but quaere 
 then the powder plot. 
 
 25 Ed. 3. takes not away all treasons at common law, for 'tis 
 only an affirmative statute. 
 
 1 H. 4 cap. 10. and 1 Mar. cap. 1. doe not take away the declara- 
 tory power given by 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 Ri. Roose, alias Cooke, his case, in putting poyson into yeast, 
 divers died, this declared high treason, and hee to bee boyled to 
 death. 22 H. 8. cap. 9. ergo, since Hen. 4th his time, treason 
 hath been declared in parliment. 
 
 In equity lord Straford deserves to dye. 
 
 In Hen. 7ths time clergy was taken from on Gleame, and hee 
 hanged. 
 
 The committee spake to the lords like oratours, but heere like 
 judges, full of doubts. 
 
 Subversion of the fundamentall law either by force or by 
 tongue. 
 
 Ingeniosissime nequam, et in malo publico facundus. 
 
 Mr. VAUGHAN. 20 Ed. 3. cap. 6. Jurors taking bribes, in sub- 
 vertion of the law. 27 Ed. 3. cap. 1. Drawinge please unproper 
 for courts, in subvertion of the law. 
 
 1 Ri. 2. De la Poole's case, for granting charters unlawfully, 
 charged to subvert the lawes. But non of these were treason. 
 
 An endeavour by force or invasion to subvert the law is high 
 treason, but for other endeavours, hee may bee punished by the 
 law hee would subvert. 
 
 The declaration in 25 Ed. 3. is free. 1 H. 4. sayes, noe other 
 treasons then in 25 Ed. 3. 1 M. 1 cap. saies, noe paines of 
 death and forfeitures uppon any for any treason, other then such 
 as are expressed in 25 Ed. 3, a non obstante, and therefore the 
 paines and forfitures for any treason to be declared by parliment 
 is taken away.
 
 54 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Stamford saies the word " other' 5 relates only to forfitures and 
 paines. 
 
 MARTIN. "To bringe in an arbitrary and tirannical gover- 
 ment," left out. 
 
 ROUD. " Over the lives, liberties and estates." 
 
 MR. FINES. Treason by common law to subvert the funda- 
 mentall lawes, as to bringe a monarchy to an anerchy. Noe act of 
 parliment can remit this treason, more then it can make an act 
 which shall never be repeald. 1 M. I cap. only takes away all 
 declarations made, not such as shall bee made. 
 
 GLIN. The aime of 1 M. I cap. is to take away the shamfull 
 deaths inflicted by common law for treason, but this had noe rela- 
 tion to any declaration. 
 
 MR. HILL. 12 Eliz. lord Dier, fol. 248 and 249, a judgment 
 that declares that the stat. 1 M. 1 cap. reduced treasons to bee in 
 the same state there a were in by 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 SELDEN. Hee that levies warr against the king is treatour, and 
 hee that doth but intend to kill the king is a treator: but the 
 intent to levy warr against the king is not treason. Now, if it bee 
 not treason to endeavour that, which, being acted, were treason, 
 how will this be treason, being 'tis but a bare endeavour ? 
 
 BRIDGMAN. 'Tis treason to take the legislative power out of 
 the 3 estates, but not if you take it out of on them and put it into 
 the other two. 
 
 MR. FINES. If it bee treason to endeavour to kill the governor, 
 then sure 'tis treason to kill tlie goverment. 
 
 WHITLOCK. The duke of Ireland was condemned for procu- 
 ringe a patent about iron before any act was comitted by him. 
 
 MR. GLIN. If it bee treason to subvert the law, then sure 'tis 
 treason to subvert it by councells and actions, as well as by force. 
 
 ST. JOHN. 10 Hen. 7- fol. 47. adjudged, and Stamford, fol. 44, 
 againe, that the intendment to coyne bace coyne, or consentinge 
 to counterfeit the great scale, is treason. 
 
 So in MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 55 
 
 Stories case adjudged treason, Hill, terme 13 Eliz., and the 
 statute made in Aprill after, to intend to levie warr. 
 
 1 Mar. in Throckmortons case, in Easter terme after the October 
 that 1 M. 1 cap. was made, was adjudged treason for his intending 
 and plotting with Wiate to levy warr. 
 
 DIGBY. Though subvertion of law was treason at common 
 law, yet the 25 Ed. 3. hath taken it away. 
 
 HOLBOURNE. The intent to kill the king is made treason prin- 
 cipally in respect of his interest in the law ; an endeavour to sub- 
 vert is treason. 
 
 Great dainger to leave a declaratory power in a parliment. If 
 this may be meant of any act made, (not to bee made) then there 
 is noe use of the non obstante. 
 
 MR. ST. JOHN. Though I M. 1 cap. and Hen. 4. doe referr to 
 the treason as well as the forfitures, yet it relates to the stat. of 
 25 Ed. 3, and there is a declaratory power reserved. The words 
 "non other" relate to the declaration as well as the treasons ex- 
 pressed. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the endeavour of Thomas 
 earle of Straford to subvert the antient fundamentall lawes of the 
 relmes of England and Ireland, and to introduce an arbitrary and 
 tirannicall goverment against law, is high treason. 
 
 sheet, ,] 
 TUESDAY, 20TH APRILL 1641. 
 
 [FURTHER DEBATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE UPON 
 THE BILL FOR THE ATTAINDER OF LORD STRAFFORD.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON THE QUESTION. That it is sufficiently 
 proved, that Thomas earle of Straford did by a warrant under his 
 hand and scale, give power to Robert Savill and [or a ] his deputy, 
 
 * So in the MS. the or being written above the and.
 
 56 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 serjeant at armes, to cease b and put such number of soldiers, horse 
 and foote, of the array in Ireland, togeather with an officer, as hee 
 the said serjeant should think fit, uppon his majesties subjects of 
 Ireland against there wills. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That it is sufficiently proved, 
 that the said warrant was granted by the earle of Straford, to the 
 end to compell the said subjects of Ireland to submit to unlawfull 
 summons and orders, made by the said earle uppon paper peti- 
 tions, exhibited to him in cases of private interest between party 
 and party. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON THE QUESTION. That it is sufficiently 
 S prooved, that the said warrant was executed by Savill and his 
 deputy, by sessinge of soldiers, horse and foote, uppon divers 
 of his majesties subjects of Ireland against there wills, in warlike 
 manner, and that divers soldiers continued uppon the said parties 
 uppon whom they were cessed, and wasted there goods, untell 
 such time as they had submitted unto the said summons and 
 orders of the said earle. 
 
 BRIDGMAN. The statute of 25 Edtff. 3. saies, to ride armed, to 
 kill and slay, or to imprison till hee fine and ransome, this is noe 
 treason, but felony or trespasse. Now if it be not treason to doe 
 this, how can it bee to eate meate with a man, or bee cessed uppon 
 him, till the party conforme ? 
 
 To send souldiers upon a man heere to make him obay a decree 
 in court of requests is not treason, because there is colour of law 
 for it. 
 
 Deanes and other eclesiasticall persons cannot make longe leases, 
 but this doth not extend to bishopps, for they are superiours. but 
 it bindes inferiours ; soe the Irish statute names " lords and others," 
 now the deputy is superiour to a lord, ergo, bindes not him. 
 
 If murther were treason in Ireland, yet if it bee tried heere, the 
 party must bee tried for murder, and not for treason. 
 
 b In the MS. this word seems to have been first written ' sease ' and afterwards altered 
 to ' cease,' for ' cess.'
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 57 
 
 35 Hen. 8. sales, all treasons made or declared by the common 
 law of England shall bee tried heere, although it were committed 
 in any foraigne part, but this treason is neither made nor already 
 declared by the common law heere. 
 
 The words " non other" in statute 25 Edtv. 3. doe relate only to 
 treasons made by statute, not to treasons made by common law. 
 
 This grand committee of the whole house committed my lord 
 Strafords bill to a sub-committee. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 21ST APBILL 1641. 
 
 MR. GLIN. Reported from the sub-committee, that the matter 
 of the 1 5th and 23rd articles should bee inserted into the bill of 
 attainder of Thomas earle of Straford. 
 
 [20th sheet. 
 
 MEMBERS WHO VOTED AGAINST THE BILL FOR THE ATTAINDER 
 OF LORD STRAFFORD. 
 
 A list of the members who voted against the bill of attainder, upon the question of its 
 passing, was " posted up at the corner of the wall of sir William Drunkard's house in the 
 old Palace Yard in Westminster." The persons named were entitled " Straffordians, 
 betrayers of their country," and were threatened with punishment as " enemies of 
 justice." This unusual proceeding had a great effect in exciting and fixing upon indi- 
 viduals the overflowing popular indignation, and was much complained of by members 
 whose names were rightly inserted in the list, and by one member, sir John Strangewayes, 
 whose name appeared as a Straffordian, although he was at the time absent in Dorsetshire, 
 upon leave. (Commons' Journals, ii. 119.) Rushworth says that he was told by Mr. Elsing, 
 
 that " he that took the list" which was thus made public was " one Mr. W , who 
 
 served for some borough in the county of Wilts," which seems to indicate Mr. Wheeler, 
 member for Westbury. Whoever it was, the list was incomplete, as well as inaccurate. 
 The noes actually numbered 59, but the list as printed in Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 248, 
 contains only 54 names ; whilst another copy, printed in lord Strafford's Trial (p. 59), 
 contains 56 names, including that of sir John Strangewayes. Nalson's copy has only 53 
 names, (ii. 188.) The following is the first list containing 59 names that has been made 
 known.] 
 
 Lord Digby. Sir Thomas Fanshaw. 
 
 Lord Cumpton. Mr. Warwick. 
 
 Sir Robert Hatton. Mr. Thomas Cooke. 
 CAMD. soc. i
 
 58 
 
 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Mr. White. 
 
 Mr. Alford. 
 
 Sir Edward Alford. 
 
 Sir Thomas Danby. 
 
 2 Sir G. Wenthworths. a 
 
 Serjant Hyde. 
 
 Sir Frederick Conwallis. 
 
 Sir William Carnaby. 
 
 Mr. Fettiplace. 
 
 Sir Richard Winn. 
 
 Sir William Witherington. 
 
 Dr. Turner. 
 
 Mr. Pirce. 
 
 Charles Price. 
 
 Mr. Arundell. 
 
 Mr. Noell. 
 
 Mr. Pollard. 
 
 Sir Richard Lea. 
 
 Sir Henry Slingsby. 
 
 Barr. Kinderton. 
 
 Mr. Albro. 
 
 Lord Buckhurst. 
 
 Mr. Mallery. 
 
 Mr. Porter. 
 
 Mr. Coventry. 
 
 2 Brother Westons. b 
 
 Mr. Selden. 
 
 Mr. Godolphin. 
 
 Mr. Digby. 
 
 2 Mr. Floydes. c 
 
 Sir Nick. Slanning. 
 
 2 Griffiths.* 
 
 Mr. Janes. 
 
 Mr. Taylor. 
 
 Mr. Scowen. 
 
 Mr. Bridgman. 
 
 Mr. Herbert. 
 
 Sir Gervase Clifton. 
 
 Mr- Phenick. 
 
 Sir William Peniman. 
 
 Dr. Parry. 
 
 Mr. Newport. 
 
 Sir Patrick Currance. 
 
 Mr. Holbourne. 
 
 Mr. Kirton. 
 
 Sir William Portman. 
 
 Mr. Trevinion. 
 
 Mr. Edgcombe. 
 
 Mr. Chitchley. 
 
 s Sir George Wentworth of Wooley and Sir George Wentworth of Wentworth Wood- 
 house. 
 
 b There were three members of the name of Weston at this time in the parliament. Mr. 
 Benjamin Weston, who was member for Dover ; Mr. Nicholas Weston for Portsmouth ; 
 and Mr. Richard Weston for Stafford. 
 
 c Onlv one Mr. Floyd is mentioned by Rushworth, Walter Floyd, member for Cardigan- 
 shire, and he is termed Lloyd in the list printed in the Parliamentary History, ii. 627. 
 
 d John Griffith sen., member for Beaumaris, and John Griffith jun., member for Carnar- 
 vonshire.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 59 
 
 [Underneath the above list are written the six following names arranged three and three 
 like pairs.] 
 
 Mr. Weston. Sir Alexander Denton. 
 
 Mr. Harding. Mr. Crew. 
 
 Mr. Vernon. Sir Henry Mildmay. 
 
 [The same names, more roughly written and arranged consecutively in the following 
 order, occur in another part of the same paper : " Mr. Weston. Mr. Harding. Sir Alex- 
 ander Denton. Mr. Crew. Mr. Vernon. Sir Henry Mildmay."] 
 
 22ND APBILL 1641. THURSDAY. 
 
 [The following notes seem to relate to some communication made by the Scottish com- 
 missioners. On this day, according to the journals, Pym reported the result of a conference 
 with the lords concerning the treaties between the two kingdoms. (Journ. ii. 125.)] 
 
 1. Scotland the same goverment of the reformed churches, but 
 England did not reforme when she left the pope. 
 
 2. Scotland hath bee alwaies vexed by the bishopps of England, 
 and gave corrupt Scotish ministers consecration, and did absolve. 
 
 [3]. 
 
 W. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. Provided parsonages for our faulty devines. All our 
 miseries cam from bishopps, and the same causes will produce 
 the same effects. 
 
 Noe voyce in parliment without 50 a per annum and place as 
 they have. 
 
 Almost obliterated in the MS.
 
 60 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 \2\st sheet.] 
 THURSDAY, 29TH APRILL 1641. 
 
 [ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONS BEFORE THE LORDS, 
 TOUCHING THE MATTER OF LAW IN THE BUSINESS OF LORD 
 STRAFFORD.] 
 
 Wee met the lords in a coraittee of both houses, and they cam 
 without there robes, and Mr. St. John the kings solicitor argued 
 the poynt of law, in his place, about the mi die of the house, and 
 not at the barr, and hee was assisted by Mr. Manord and Mr. Glin. 
 
 And my lord Straford was present, but hee was placed behind 
 the barr, and not where hee was wount to sit, but Mr. Maxwell and 
 the leiftenant of the Tower did stand before him, soe that hee was 
 not seene. a 
 
 Mr. SOLICITOR. The commons had passed a bill to destroy my 
 lord Straford, " roote and branch." 
 
 Two things to satisfie in judgment. 1st. The law already setled 
 is a good ground for a judgment. 2d. The legislative power of 
 the parliament. The first is apparrent and without. The second 
 is internall and within. 
 
 Lord Straford is not condemned by a new law now a-makinge, 
 but by old. 
 
 Parliments alwaies consulted withall in all generall doubtfull 
 causes. 
 
 !lf private conscience is satisfied, there would need neither 
 irticles or evidence now they goe by bill. 
 6 Heades 
 
 1. A treason in 15th article within the stat. of 25 Edw. 3. 
 
 2. A treason in the 23rd article within the same statute. 
 
 3. A complication of ill acts within the same statute. 
 
 4. A treason within the stat. 18 Hen. 6. 
 
 Nalson tells us that " the king, prince and queen " were present on this great occa- 
 sion. (Nalson, ii. 162).
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 6*1 
 
 5. The subvertinge the lawes and introducinge an arbitrary 
 goverment. 
 
 6. A necessity of use of the legislative power. 
 
 The case of Savills warrant to lay soldiers in Ireland is in the 15 
 article, read by Mr. Glin. 
 
 1. Qutere what warr is against the king ? 
 
 2. Quaere what 3 
 
 In private intrest this is noe treason, but eo animo must be 
 considered. 
 
 20 Ed. 1. The carles of Hereford and Gloucester fined, but noe 
 treason. 
 
 50 Ed. 3. Ni. Hunderton was find only for his fact on the abby 
 of Dorchester. 
 
 Noe man can levie warr to subvert the lawes, but it must bee 
 against the kings person. 
 
 1. In regaurd of his protection. 
 
 2. 'Tis against his peace, and crowne and dignity. 
 
 17 Ri> 2. Sir Thomas Talbut raised forces against the high con- 
 stable and high stuard, and it was adjudged high treason. 
 
 5 Ri. 2. In the insurrection about villanage not against 8 
 
 11 Ri. 2. [Raising forces against certain commissioners.] 
 
 8 Hen. 8. The insurrection of laborers. 
 
 37 Eliz. The insurrection of apprentices. 
 
 The insurrection in Oxfordshire to overthrow all inclosures. 
 
 All these adjudged treason, yet non against the kings person. 
 
 2. In respect to the actions. What shall be said to be a warr ? 
 
 Qucsre. If gatheringe men that never fight to this purpose be 
 treason ? 
 
 Talbuts case was soe. 
 
 28 Hen. 6. Bell and Lacie with 200 men only meetinge togeather 
 to intend to subvert som customes, was declared treason. 
 
 The MS. breaks off abruptly.
 
 62 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Coggills case, and the case of the towne of Cambridge, barely 
 considred are but trespasses, yet these were declared treason. 
 
 Savills warrant was to take away all law, and to place it in his 
 owne breast, contrary to the statute made 28 H. 6. and kinge 
 James his instructions. And so, in respect of the ends, this is to 
 levie warr against the kinge. 
 
 Savill might have brought the whole army. Heere is an open 
 act, and an actuall warr, for this warrant was put in execution. 
 'Tis said but 5 or 6 were sent, but they had the authority and 
 countenance of the whole army. 
 
 The sherife and a bayly serves writs, alone, because hee hath the 
 power of the county. 
 
 If a lord lieftenant had a designe to allter law, and made an 
 order for it, and, if hee were resisted, then hee make warrants for 
 men to come to assist him, this is levying within 25 Edw. 3. 
 
 2. A machination of levying of warr in the 23 article. But some 
 say 25 Ed. 3 is a penal law, ergo the 3 
 
 19 Hen. 6. Stamford sayes the conspiring to coyne money, and 
 changing the great scale, is treason within the statute. 
 
 3 Hen. 4. Balshall and Barnards case. " Get men and goe to 
 king Richard." These words are treason. 
 
 Throgmorton did conspire with Wiate, and this was adjudged 
 treason. 
 
 Storie advised the invasion, and this is treason. 
 
 The offering the king poyson is treason, though hee say, " 'Tis a 
 cordiall." 
 
 3. A complication of words, councells, and actions, is a treason 
 within 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 The compassing the kings death. 
 
 13 Jacobi. Owen said, being the king was excomunicated, hee 
 might bee killd, because the pope was the greater the lesse was 
 
 The MS. breaks off abruptly.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 63 
 
 included. This was only compassing the kings death, and was soe 
 adjudged. 
 
 10 H. 7 Burtons case about his title to the crowne. 
 
 [13] Eliz. [Duke of Norfolks case.] 
 
 Both executed. 
 
 3 Hen. 4. John Sparrow, only for saying the earle of March was 
 rightfully king, and the pope would graunt indulgences to any for 
 the earle of March. This was only speaking against the kings title, 
 and yet this was compassing the kings death. 
 
 Tho. Heber in Ed. 4. time, in 18 th of his reigne, indicted for his 
 intent to withdraw the affections of the people from the kinge. 
 " The last parliment was a foolish on, the kinge lived in Kent, being 
 he had not, nor could not, have the love of the citty." " If Bath and 
 Wells were dead, Canterbury would soone loose his head/ 5 
 
 John a Walter [18] Ed. 4. was indicted for saying, Lord War- 
 wick was dead, Oxon alive; the kinge was a falce man in a 
 And this was compassing the kings death. 
 
 These were only words spake by private men to private men ; 
 but lord Straford had all the titles that could bee, yet hee slanders 
 the comons, and sayes the king is loose from rules of goverment, 
 and had an army to reduce them. 
 
 Then hee told the people, the kings little finger would be found 
 heavier then the lines of the law. Then at Dublin hee declares 
 them to bee conquerd, and the king might doe with them as hee 
 pleasd. 
 
 In parliment hee says, they must expect lawes as from a con- 
 querer, and an act of state should bee as binding as an act of 
 parliment. 
 
 Hee forced yearne from the people, and other goods. 
 
 Hee is an incendiary, and makes new oathes. 
 
 All these words proves hee meant to make disaffection between 
 the king and people, and this within the 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 So in the MS. The words as spoken probably were " in that he had slain the earl 
 of Warwick and the duke of Clarence."
 
 64 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 4. A treason within 18 H. 6 in Ireland. 
 
 33 H. 8. Lord Gray arrained heere for letting out rebbells, not 
 punishinge a man that called the kinge " Heritick." 
 
 Savill not Straford executed this, but plus peccat author quam 
 actor. 
 
 11 Hen. 4. 
 
 18 Hen. 6. was made 20 yeares after, ergo that cannot 
 repeale it. 
 
 10 Hen. 7. et al. 
 
 Non shall carry the kings people to make peace or warr. 
 
 100, 5,000, 10,000, 3 inrodes. These only for doinge things 
 lawfull without a legall warrant. 
 
 The penalty only on the captaine not on the soldiers. 
 
 24 [ElizJ\ Sir John Perot tried heere for things done in Ireland. 
 
 Lord Gray 33 H. 8 was also tried heere. In England there is 
 common law, the statute law, and customes. The common law of 
 England and Ireland is the same, and introduced by a parliment of 
 England in king Johns time, and it appeares by patent role 
 5 Ed. 1. 
 
 In doubtfull causes the Irish have sent to our parliment, and 
 sometimes to the kinge, to know what the law was ; as in queen 
 Elizabeths time. And an erronius judgment in Ireland is rever- 
 sable in the kings bench heere. 
 
 28 H. cap. 6. [23] H. 8. Ireland is united to England, and 
 the parliment of England has alwaies had cognizance of origenall 
 sutes in Ireland, and 'tis ordinary to send for records and tran- 
 scripts of them out of Ireland. 
 
 [8] Eliz. Our parliament made it felony to transport sheepe. 
 
 A writ of error to repealle judgments given in a parliment of 
 Ireland. 
 
 Parliments in England have confirmed the parliment of Ireland. 
 
 Gersye and Garnesey governed by Normand law, yet governed 
 by the parliment of England. 
 
 19 Eliz. Adjudged, an Irish peere is not triable heere. Hee
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 65 
 
 must be tried per pares, ergo lord Straford could not be tried in 
 Ireland. 
 
 [22nd sheet. .] 
 
 5. To subvert the law, and bringe in an arbitrary goverment, is 
 treason 
 
 Positive acts are left to the judge, but constructive acts are 
 retayned to the parliment. 
 
 The stat of 1 Hen. 4. and 1 Mar. doe only settle the treasons as 
 they were by 25 Edw. 3. 
 
 There is the same law and equity to passe that treason by bill, 
 as may bee by declaration. 
 
 6. The necessity of usinge the meere legislative power. 
 
 Hee that takes away the law, takes away the alegeance not of 
 on but of many. 
 
 [1]3 Eliz. made treason to affirme that the common law did 
 not binde the crowne. 
 
 Take away the law, noe judges left to kill. 
 
 * * from the frame and constitution of the parliment. 
 
 Objection. Noe law noe transgression. Before the man died 
 for gathering of sticks, the law was promulged. 
 
 Lex talionis. 
 
 Foxes are beasts of prey, ergo, kill them. 
 
 Heere are offences cumitted, but the question, what punish- 
 ment shall be inflicted for them ? 
 
 J Tis true many felonies make not on treason, but parliment 
 have often proceeded in an extraordinary way above the knowne law. 
 
 5 H. 4. c. 6. a is enacted to pay double damages and render 
 his body. 
 
 Gomines and Weston, adjudged treason for surrendringe a castle. 
 
 John Imperiall. Had his toe trod uppon, a quarrell was raysed 
 and the embassader killd, b the this inparlimentwas adjudged treason. 
 
 A blank in MS. b So in the MS. 
 
 CAMD. SOC. K
 
 66 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 11 Ri. 2. the judges hanged. 
 
 2 H. 6. Nu. 18. Mortimer for breaking prison was adjudged a 
 trator. 
 
 22 H. 8. Rooce for poysoninge was adjudged a trator. 
 
 25 H. 8. The holy maide of Kent. 
 
 2 et 3 Ed. 6. a adjudged a trator. 
 
 Yet non of these treasons are within the statute 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 [Nalson, who occasionally enlightens the dullness of his state papers by a vivid descrip- 
 tive touch, says, " The earl made no reply, but lifting up his hands to heaven, to attest 
 his innocence and petition protection and a more just and equitable sentence there, he 
 seemed to express greater eloquence by his silence, than the other had done by his prolix 
 discourse." (ii. 186.) We learn on the other hand from the Diurnall Occurrences, that St. 
 John spoke " to the great satisfaction of all, as was conceived, about two houres." (p. 89.)] 
 
 [23rd sheet.'] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 3RD MAY 1641. 
 [PROCEEDINGS UPON TAKING THE PROTESTATION. 
 
 On Saturday the 1st May 1641, the king, acting, as lord Clarendon says, upon the 
 advice of lord Say, went to the house of lords, and there made a declaration to both houses, 
 in reference to the bill of attainder then on its passage through the house of lords, that he 
 could not in his conscience condemn the earl of treason, and that he left it to the lords to 
 find some way of bringing him out of the great streight in which he should be placed by 
 their passing the bill of attainder. This step was regarded by the popular leaders as an 
 unwarrantable interference with the freedom of debate, and on that ground occasioned 
 considerable excitement; but their feelings, and those of the people, were roused to 
 the very highest pitch, by the discovery, about the same time, that the king was not relying 
 upon his conscientious scruples alone for the safety of the earl, but that there existed a 
 plot, of which his majesty was partly cognizant, for effecting the earl's release and for 
 bringing up the army to overawe the parliament. On the Monday following indignant 
 crowds rushed to Westminster, wildly demanding " justice upon the great delinquent," 
 and in the excitement, and acting upon the impulse, of the moment, the house framed and 
 unanimously took the vow and protestation which are mentioned in the following notes. 
 The original MS. bears evident marks of the vehemence which characterized the whole 
 proceeding. It is not written with the regularity which is observable in most of the 
 other sheets of the MS., but I have endeavoured to arrange the disjointed portions 
 properly.] 
 
 PIM. 1. Priviledge of parliment. 
 
 A blank in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 67 
 
 1 . In takinge notise of any bill depending in parliment untell it 
 bee presented by both houses. 
 
 The indemnity of the lords and commons. 
 
 2. In relation to my lord Straford. 
 
 Now this house hath voted him guilty of high treason, and 
 when the lords have passed it, the kinge is free, and if hee is not 
 satisfied wee must informe him better. 
 
 3. In relation to the state of the kingdome. 
 
 For that is concerned, beinge the papists have had and still 
 have a designe uppon us, and being the king hath a tender con- 
 science, 'tis fit he should have good councelours about him. 
 
 Disarme all papists and noe priviledg of parliment be alowed. 
 
 Declare our aleagence to the kings person and legall prero- 
 gative, and bind ourselves to maintaine the liberties of the sub- 
 jects, and declare the good part of the army shall bee payd, and 
 the northerne part, and that Ireland shall bee releived of there 
 greevances, and a care taken for the 300,000 for the Scots. 
 
 MARTIN. Honest disjoynted fellowes. 
 
 Unite ourselves for the pure worshipp of God, the defence of the 
 king and his subjects, in all there legall rights. 
 
 STROUD. Hee that hath been most abused doth not yet per- 
 ceive it. 
 
 Sweare to see the army satisfied. 
 
 Make a declaration of parliment. 
 
 HOLLIS. Force and reputation are the two things that give the 
 successe to all actions. Take a vow to assist on another for the 
 defence of the kinge. 
 
 [A committee was appointed, and ordered to retire immediately into the inner court 
 of wards, and prepare a declaration of the resolution of the house " for the defence of the 
 religion established, of the king's person, and the liberty of the subject, be it by oath or 
 any other way, and in such manner as they shall think fit." (Com. Journ. ii. 132.)] 
 
 Mr. MAYNORD. Reported, 
 
 " I. A. B. doe, in the presence of Almighty God, promise, vow, 
 and protest, to maintaine and defend, with my life, power and 
 estate, the true, reformed, protestant religeon, and, according to 
 the duty of my alegence, his majestis royall person, honour, and
 
 68 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS TN 
 
 estate, as also the power and priviledges of parliment, the lawfull 
 rights and liberties of the subjects, and every person that maketh 
 this protestation in whatsoever hee shall doe in the pursuance of 
 the same. And to my power, and as far as lawfully, I will endea- 
 vour to oppose, and by all good wayes and meanes endeavour to 
 bring to condigne punishment, all such as shall either by force, 
 practice, counsell, plotts, conspiracies, or otherwise, doe any thing 
 to the contrary of any thinge in this present protestation contayned. 
 And further, that I shall in all just and honorable wayes endea- 
 vour to preserve the union and peace between the three kingdomes 
 of England, Scotland and Ireland, and neither for hope, fear, or 
 other respect, shall relinquish this promise, vow, and protes- 
 tation/' 
 
 [This form of protestation seems to have been objected to by members on both sides of 
 the house, i. Because it was not limited to the maintenance of the doctrines of the es- 
 tablished church ; and ii. Because it did not touch upon the ceremonial innovations which 
 were regarded with much jealousy as the precursors of an intended restoration of popery. 
 It was accordingly recommitted to the same committee, with the addition of Selden, lord 
 Falkland, and Mr. Vaughan. They were ordered to retire immediately into the com- 
 mittee chamber, the other members in the meantime keeping their places, and no one 
 stirring out of the house without leave. (Com. Journ. ii. 132. )] 
 
 Mr. MAYNORD. Againe reported, 
 
 "I, A. B. doe in the presence of Almighty God as far as I 
 lawfully may expressed in the doctrine of the church of England, 
 against all popery and popish innovations within the realme of 
 England, contrary to the same doctrine" 
 
 [These were the heads of the alterations in the former form which were now suggested 
 by the committee, but the house seems to have insisted upon the whole form being read as 
 proposed to be altered. It stands in the MS. as follows.] 
 
 Sf I doe, in the presence of Almighty God, promise, vow, and pro- 
 test, to maintaine and defend, as farr as lawfully I may, with my life, 
 power, and estate, the true reformed protestant religeon,as expressed 
 in the doctrineof the church of England, againstall popery, and popish 
 innovations, within this relme, contrary to the said doctrine; and, ac- 
 cordinge to the duty of my aleagence, his majestis royall person, 
 honour and estate ; as also the power and priviledges of parliment ; 
 the lawfull rights and liberties of the subject ; and every person
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 69 
 
 that maketh this protestation, in whatsoever hee shall doe in the 
 lawfull pursuance of the same ; and, to my power, as farr as lawfully 
 I may, I will oppose by all good wayes and meanes, and endeavour 
 to bringe to condigne punishment, all such as shall, either by force, 
 practise, councell, plotts, conspiracies, or otherwise, doe any thing 
 to the contrary of any thinge in this present protestation contayned; 
 and further, that I shall, in all just and honorable wayes, endeavour 
 to preserve the union and peace betwixt the three kingdomes of 
 England, Scotland and Ireland ; and neither for hope, feare, or 
 other respect, shall relinquish this promise, vow and protestation." 
 
 [The speaker made the protestation first, and was followed by 368 other members, 
 whose names are entered upon the journal. Above the following forms of the suggested 
 words in which the protestation should be taken, (the latter being probably the form 
 adopted,) there stands in our MS. " 378," which may be the number of members understood 
 by sir Ralph Verney to have taken the protestation on that day. He is as likely to be right 
 as the printed journals.] 
 
 " I, A. B. doe make the same protestation that Mr. speaker have 
 made, according to [the] contents of that you have read, willingly 
 and freely." 
 
 "I, A. B. for myself, doe make the protestation that you have made 
 for yourselfe, according to the perticulars read out of this paper." 
 
 [After the protestation had been taken by all the members present, it was again referred 
 to the committee by whom it had been prepared, that they might draw up a preamble to 
 it. The following is a note of the report of the committee.] 
 
 MR. MAYNORD. Reported, 
 
 " Wee, findinge the designes of a the preists and Jesuits have been 
 practising and finding an endeavour to subvert the lawes and 
 the long intermission and unhappy breach of parliment illegall 
 taxes on the people/' 
 
 [Whilst the commons were occupied in proceedings so unusual, the king, alarmed at 
 the concourse of people who crowded round his palace and the parliament house, 
 assembled his council, and by their advice sent a message to the two houses, calling upon 
 them " to take into consideration some speedy course to settle peace and prevent these 
 tumults." The king's message was reported to the commons at a conference between the 
 two houses, of which the following is a note. The first passage relates to the royal mes- 
 sage ; the second to a petition of citizens presented to the lords, and their answer ; the 
 third to the progress which the lords had made with the bill of attainder.] 
 
 So in the MS.
 
 70 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Unusuall numbers of people disturb the peace of the kingdome. 
 An expectation for both houses to joyne to quiet them. 
 
 A petition 2d time read. 
 
 An honorable and just [end] with expedition. 
 
 100. Men discharged. 
 
 Representative body brought in the bill against lord Straford. 
 They proceed with expedition to a finall end, but are hindred 
 by the multitude. 
 
 The business haveing noe other hindrance but there concourse. 
 
 [Without swerving from their course, the commons allowed the royal message to remain 
 unnoticed, but sent their protestation up to the lords, with a desire that they would 
 concur in it. Maynard, Hollis, sir John Culpeper, and Pym, were appointed to present 
 it to the upper house, and Hollis took the lead, making a speech upon the occasion, of 
 which the following are notes.] 
 
 MR. HOLLIS. Designes and practises against the well beeing, 
 nay, the being of it. 
 
 Obstruction of justice. 
 
 Precluded. 
 
 If justice bee stopped, then certainly soverainty must dye. 
 
 Property invaded. 
 
 Evill councells cause all distractions. 
 
 Two armies like vultures eate through our sides. 
 
 Parliments of late have only beene destructive to its own mem- 
 bers. 
 
 Winde and tyde still against the parliment. Ill councells like 
 the strong east winde that brings [the] locust. 
 
 [24th sheet. 
 
 PREAMBLE OF THE PROTESTATION.] 
 
 " Wee, the knights cittizens and burgesses of the house of com- 
 mons in parliment, finding, to the great griefe of our hearts, that 
 the designes of the priests and jesuites and other adherents to the 
 see of Roome have of late been more boldly and frequently put in
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 71 
 
 practice then formerly, to the underraininge and dainger of the ruine 
 of the true reformed protestant religion in his majesties domi- 
 nions established, and findinge also that there have been (and 
 haveing just cause to suspect that there still are) even during this 
 sittinge in parliment, endeavours to subvert the fundamentall laws 
 of England and Ireland, and to introduce the exercise of an arbi- 
 trary and tyrannicall goverment, by most pernicious and wicked 
 counsells, practices, plotts, and conspiracies, and that the longe 
 intermission and unhappy breach of parliments hath occasioned 
 many illegall taxations, whereuppon the subject hath beene pro- 
 secuted and grieved, and that divers innovations and superstitions 
 have been brought into the church, multitudes driven out of his 
 majesties dominions, jealousies raysed and fomented betwixt the 
 king and his people, a popish army levied in Ireland, and two 
 armies brought into the bowells of this kingdome to the hazard of 
 his majesties of a royall person, the consumption of the revenues 
 of the crowne and treasure of this kingdome, and lastly, finding 
 greate cause of jelousie that endeavours have been and are used 
 to bringe the English army into misunderstandinge of this parli- 
 ment, therby to encline that army with force to bring to passe 
 those wicked counsells, have therefore thought good to joyne our 
 selves in a declaration of our united affections and resolutions, and 
 to make this ensuinge protestation." 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 5TH MAY, 1641. 
 
 [FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE 
 ARMY PLOT.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That this house doth declare, 
 that if any shall councell, consent, or assist, the bringing of any 
 forraing force into this kingdome, hee shall be declared a publique 
 enimy to the kingdom, unless it bee by the command of the king, 
 and consent of both houses of parliment. 
 
 So in MS.
 
 72 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 ORDRED. That the knights and burgesses shall consider of the 
 lord lieftenants, and deputy lieftenants, and governors of forts and 
 castles, in every county, and to returne there names to this house 
 too morrow morninge, and to consider how there counties are pro- 
 vided with amunition, and armes. 
 
 ORDRED. That every member of this house, now in towne, shall 
 bee heere too morrow at 8 a-clock, and that non shall goe out of 
 towne without espeatiall leave of this house, and those that offend 
 heerein shall be proceeded against as [for] a contempt of this house. 
 
 ORDRED. That the protestation and preamble shall bee 
 printed, and the clerke shall subscribe severall coppies of them, to 
 the end the knights and burgesses may send it to the sheires and 
 townes for which they serve, that any may take it that please. 
 
 ORDRED. That if any man whisper, or stirr out of his place, 
 when a message is deliveringe, or businesse of importance, to the 
 disturbance of the house, Mr. speaker shall present his name to 
 the house to bee punished. 
 
 MR. HOLLIS went with this message to the lords. 
 
 "The house hath been informed of some plotts to make the 
 army to misunderstand the parliment, and they desire that some 
 members of your house, in the presence of some members of this 
 house, may examine any member of either house, or other person, 
 uppon oath, and that they would desier the kinge, that noe servant 
 about the kinge, queene, or prince, should depart the kingdom, or 
 otherwise absent himselfe, untell this businesse bee fully examined." 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON THE QUESTION. That a bill shall bee pre- 
 pared to declare and assure the continuance of this present parli- 
 ment, from adjornement, proroguing, or dissolvinge, without con- 
 sent of both houses of parliment. 
 
 MR. WHITLOCK is to prepaire this bill. 
 
 To consider in what state and condition the counties and bur- 
 rowes are, in respect of armes and ammunition, and in what 
 condition in respect of lord leiftenants and deputie lief tenants, 
 whither they are persons well affected to religion and the publique
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 73 
 
 peace, and to present there names, and what want there is of 
 armes or ammunition, to the intent they may bee supplied. 
 
 [25th sheet.] 
 
 FRIDAY, 7TH MAY 1641. 
 [FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE ARMY PLOT.] 
 
 " An act to prevent the inconvenience that may happen by the 
 untimely adjorninge, prorogueing, or dissolvinge this present par- 
 liment." 
 
 Read the third time, and did passe this house. 
 
 [The following are notes of a report made by Pym, of a conference had with the 
 lords respecting the army plot. Com, Journ. ii. 138.] 
 
 1. The runninge away confirmes. 
 
 2. French forces designed for Porchmouth. 
 
 3. One lord and two commoners sent to Porchmouth, to examinge 
 Goringe, and if cause bee to command him to come upp with on 
 commoner, and the lord and other commoner to stay there. 
 
 And forces out of Wiltes to secure Porchmouth. 
 
 Secure the iles of Wight and Gersie and Gernsey, Hampsheire, 
 Dorsetsheire, and trayned bands to bee in a readinesse. 
 
 The lords are desierd to send a letter to the army, as wee will 
 doe under the speakers hand. 
 
 Sir John Clotworthy and sir Philip Stapleton sent to Porchmouth. 
 
 S r . John Hotham and sir Hugh Chomly sent to the army in 
 the north. 
 
 Sir Water Earle sent into Dorsetsheire to prepaire the trayned 
 band. 
 
 ORDRED, a message bee sent to the lords to desier them to move 
 the kinge, that the earle of Essex, in this time of dainger, may bee 
 made lord lief tenant of the county of Yorke. 
 
 CAMD. SOC.
 
 74 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 SATERDAY. 8TH MAY 1641. 
 
 MR. PIERPOINT reported. 3 
 
 Lord Mandevill gon to Porchmouth. 
 
 A proclamation for 5 that are fled. b 
 
 The forces desierd, ordred to bee in readinesse for the defence 
 of the southerne parts. 
 
 Lord admirall prepares. 
 
 The bill of attainder passed. 
 
 Desier a conference about the way c of it and the peace of the 
 kingdom. 
 
 The cessation ends on Saterday. 
 
 A conference to desier the lords to move the king to give his 
 answer to bill of attainder with speed. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That this house thinks fit that 
 there bee a cessation of armes betweene the 2 kingdoms continued 
 for 14 days longer, from the 16 of this moneth, if the treaty soe 
 longe continue. 
 
 [26lh sheet.'] 
 
 TUESDAY, llTH MAY 1641. 
 
 [RAISING MONEY FOR PAYMENT OF THE ARMY AND NAVV.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON THE QUESTION. That 400,000 shall be 
 raysed for the present affaires of the kingdome, 
 
 ORDRED, my lord mayor shall pay 80,000 of the 120,000 
 promised by the city uppon the 2 last subsedies ; shall be payd 
 thus, 50,000 to sir William Uvedall, and 30,000 to my lord of 
 Warwick, by Friday next, and that my lord mayor hast in the 
 other 40,000. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON THE QUESTION. That the 400,000 shall bee 
 raised proportion ably uppon the severall counties. 
 
 After a conference with the lords. Commons Journ. ii. 139. 140. 
 k These five were, Henry Percy, Henry Jermyn, sir John Suckling, William Davenant, 
 and captain Billingsley. 
 
 c This seems to be the reading of the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 75 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 12TH MAY, 1641. 
 [BILL FOR ABOLISHING EPISCOPACY. 
 
 The house of commons held a special afternoon sitting to hear Dr. Hacket and Dr. 
 Burgess for and against the retention of deans and chapters. (Com. Journ. ii. 144.) 
 Nalson puts some scoffing words into the mouth of Dr. Burgess, and alleges that Dr. 
 Hacket afterwards made a learned speech in defence, of which he gives an outline 
 stated to be derived from the " broken fragments which are entered in the journal of 
 the house of commons" (ii. 240). The journal as printed does not contain any such, 
 fragments, and the following notes prove, that, as Rushworth has stated, (part iii. vol. i- 
 p. 270) Burgess " made a large answer to" Backet's " learned oration." Nalson's 
 report of Racket's speech seems to be merely an amplification of the few heads of it pre- 
 served by Rushworth.] 
 
 DR. HACKET. There use quoad res, et quoad personas, 
 
 1. The house of prayer, and that every day. 
 
 Reforme church musick. 'Tis not edifiing being soe full of art, 
 but leave a solome musick. 
 
 2. Preaching. 
 
 Locall statutes appoint sermons almost every day. Desier a 
 spurr in this. 
 
 3. Advancement of lerninge. 
 
 1 . A grammer schole maintayned by every cathedrall church, 
 and they appoint scholmasters, and send out best schollers. 
 
 2. Encouragement of studients. 
 This is the prize they aime at. 
 
 Noe schollards admitted ; noe bookes sould. 
 Our best devines have had these places. 
 
 3. The councell of the bishopp to assist him in jurisdiction, 
 
 ordination, and censures. 
 
 4. The use of the cathedralls. 
 
 They were the first monuments of Christianity. 
 
 Quoad personas. 
 
 1. The officers about them above 10,000. Coristers the semi- 
 naries of musick, and have noe other vocation, but undonn.
 
 76 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 2. The tenants gaine above 6 parts in 7- 
 
 3. Citties wherein these cathedralls stand much supported by 
 them. 
 
 4. The lands and revenue are the commons of the reipub- 
 lique. 
 
 5. The clergy enjoy all by charters and lawes. Gentry and 
 comons live better heere then in other nations, ergo, let the clergy 
 doe soe likewise. Other reformed churches have them though 
 some 8 
 
 6. The kinge and commonwealth are advanced by them in 
 tenths, first frutes, subsedies, arms, and yet would doe more, as 
 this house shall appoint or suffer. 
 
 These are dedicated to God, the founders appoint the uses, and 
 curse any that alter it. 
 
 xvi Numbers, 2S. b Offerd to God, ergo, holy. 
 
 xx Proverbs. A snare to devoure that which is holy. 
 
 ii Rom. Thou that abhorredst idols dost thou commit sacri- 
 ledge? 
 
 DR. BARGRAVE deliverd a letter from the university of Cam- 
 bridge, and a petition from them, and a petition from the almes- 
 men and officers and other members of the cathedrall of Canterbery, 
 and another petition from the tenants of the same cathedrall. 
 
 And MR. SELDEN delivered a petition from the university of 
 Oxon, and all for the preservation of deanes and chapters arid 
 bishops. 
 
 DR. BURGIS. Quaere. Whither deanes and chapters doe conduce 
 to the ends mentioned by Dr. Hacket. 
 
 Queere quoad res. 
 Musick intellegable, d ergo, not to edification. 
 
 * A word or two worn away in the MS. b So in MS. for, 38. 
 
 c The petitions from the two universities and the letter from Cambridge are printed in 
 Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. pp. 270, 272, 273. 
 
 * So in MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 77 
 
 1. Cathedralls noe fitter for prayers then parochiall churches. 
 
 2. Preachinge utterly neglected, or used only for raylinge. 
 
 3. Advancement of learninge. 
 
 1. Grammer scholes as good where there is noe deane and 
 chapter, as Eaton, Marchant taylors, Suttons hospital and 
 others. 
 
 2. Incoragement to studients. 
 
 Lett this be donn some other way. 
 
 3. They are the councell of the bishopp. 
 
 'Tis true in ordination they for fashion are cald to lay on 
 
 hands, but for jurisdiction they medle not. 
 Deanes and chapters not in England till the conquest. 
 
 4. The use of the cathedralls. 
 
 Quoad personas. 
 
 1. Coristers and officers, fellowes that are condemned for felons, 
 and keepe alehouses, and soe they may still. 
 
 2. Tenants may bee tenants still. 
 
 3. Citties rather supported by there excesse then otherwise. 
 
 4. Dr. Seravia, a writer for cerimonies. 
 
 5. a 
 
 6. Other liveings pay more to the king. 
 
 7. The b all that pray not for soules. 
 
 [27th sheet^ 
 
 THURSDAY, 13TH MAY, 1641. 
 [RAISING MONEY FOR THE ARMY.] 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON THE QUESTION. That in raisinge this 400,000 
 by way of subsedy, every man shall bee rated in every county for 
 the estate hee hath in that county only. 
 
 8 Left blank in MS. b The MS. worn away.
 
 78 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 MOUNDAY, 1?TH MAY, 1641. 
 
 [UNIFORMITY OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT BETWEEN ENGLAND 
 AND SCOTLAND.] 
 
 Mr. CREW in the chaire. A committee of the whole house 
 debated the article concerninge uniformity in church goverment. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON THE QUESTION. That this house doth ap- 
 prove of the affection of there bretheren of Scotland in there desier 
 of the uniformity of church goverment, and doth give them thanks 
 for it. 
 
 22ND MAY 1641, SATERDAY. 
 [ABUSES OF THE FARMERS OF THE CUSTOMS.] 
 
 Mr. HOLLIS. Reported from the committee for the customers. 
 
 The greate farme 160,000 rent. 
 
 The petty farme. 
 
 A covenant that the king should beare all losses, unlesse it came 
 to 10,500 gaine, and then they were to bee but accountants. 
 The rent now 150,000, but the currants customes left out, and 
 soe it was held 13 yeares. 
 
 The kings rent ought to have been 194,000 per annum, but 
 they paid but 17. 
 
 But they defalked 183,318. 18. 8., which is about 14,000 per 
 annum losse. 
 
 24 hundred, 20 thousand. 
 
 15,7^7 m nue yeares gifts and other presents. 
 
 87,700 intrest money. 
 
 369,000 cleare gaine in 13 yeares. 
 
 The petty farme consistinge of sweet wines, French wines, and 
 currants. 
 
 50,000 fine, 44,500 rent. 
 
 In 7 yeares 13,600 gaine.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. f9 
 
 Then a nue graunt at 60,000 rent. 
 
 49,000 of this rent unpayed, by way of defalcations. 
 
 300,000 gaine. 
 
 Cleare gaine 213,000. 
 
 Gaine on the great farme, 3. 
 
 210,000. 
 
 136,000. 
 
 13 yeares totall gaine, 716,274. 19. 5., which is above 55,000 
 per annum. 
 
 4,050 defaulked yearly for currants. 
 
 [28th sheet.'] 
 
 TUESDAY, 25 TH MAY 1641. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That all collections of any 
 summes of money whatsoever, under pretence and colour of sub- 
 sedies, imposts, or ayd, uppon any merchandizes whatsoever, not 
 graunted by consent of parliment, is against the law and liberties 
 of the subjects. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That all such persons as have 
 collected or taken any summes of money, by colour or pretence of 
 subsedies, imposts or ayd, upon any merchandize whatsoever not 
 graunted by consent in parliment, are delinquents. 
 
 The customers that farmed the greater farme have gayned of 
 neate gayne as followeth. 
 
 Sir Paull Finder .... l 25,938 a 
 Sir John Worsneham senior . . 12,375 
 Sir Abraham Dawes . . . 16,786 
 Sir John Jacob .... 16,175 
 Sir John Harrison . . . 4,183 
 
 Sir John Worsneham junior . 3,319 
 
 Mr. William Lake . . . 10,500 
 Sir James Bagg . . 13,955 
 
 To make the total amount correct, this sum should be ,12,938, which is more likely 
 to be accurate, but it stands in the MS. as it is here printed.
 
 80 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Sir Dudley Digges . . . 13,955 
 Sir Nicholas Fortescue . . . 24,318 
 
 128,504* 
 
 WEDNESDAY 26TH MAY 1641. 
 [GRIEVANCES OF THE VINTNERS.] 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the pattent for payment 
 of 40s. a tun uppon wines is a greevance in the creation and 
 execution. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the penny on a quart for 
 French wines, and two pence a quart on Spanish wines, is a 
 greevance. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON THE QUESTION. That this imposition of 40s. 
 per tun is a greivance in the execution. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That alderman Abell and Richard 
 Kilvert are the principle actors and projectors about this businesse 
 of 40s. per tun. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That a bill bee prepared to 
 make Abell and Kilvert examples. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. A comittee shall bee appointed 
 to examine who were the referees, drawers, advisers, sharers, 
 contractors, or complotters, or received any bribe or benifit by 
 this project. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. The proclamation prohibiting 
 wine-coopers to buy and sell wine is illegall, and against the 
 liberty of the subject. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That decree made in stair- 
 chamber prohibitinge retaylinge vinteners dressinge meate to sell 
 
 This list and the memorandum preceding it are written in ink by the hand of the first 
 viscount Fermanagh, (see p. 23 note) but evidently over sir Ralph Verney's original pencil 
 notes, which remain in many places still legible.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 81 
 
 in there owne houses, is illegal!, and against the liberty of the 
 subject. 
 
 AN ORDER, That the penny a quart on French wines, and 2 
 pence a quart on Spanish wines, shall bee taken off, and bee noe 
 more demaunded or payed. 
 
 [ABUSES OP THE FARMERS OF THE CUSTOMS.] 
 
 The customers petition was read, in which they submit to the 
 votes of this house, and offer 150,000, wherof 100,000 within 
 14 dayes, and 50,000 within on moneth, where uppon they 
 desier an act of oblivion, and power to recover proportionable 
 shares on all there parteners, sharers, and there heires and execu- 
 tors, and to bee declared to bee in the favour of this house, and 
 freed from this offence in point of delinquency or crime. 
 
 ORDRED. The customers shall present the names of such as 
 in justice ought to bee contributers to the 150,000, and such as 
 will come in shall have benifit of this act of oblivion, and those 
 that doe not, the house will proceed against them as they shall 
 find cause, and out of such satisfaction as they shall bee made to 
 pay the customers shall have a proportionable part. 
 
 ORDRED. That such as have already complayned, or have had 
 sutes, or have had there goods taken or detayned from them a 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the 150,000 shall be 
 accepted, and that an act of oblivion bee made under these limi- 
 tations. 
 
 [29th sheet.] 
 FRIDAY, 4TH JUNE, 1641. 
 
 [BILL FOR RESTRAINING PERSONS IN HOLY ORDERS FROM 
 INTERMEDDLING IN SECULAR AFFAIRS. 
 
 On the 27th May 1641, a conference was held with the lords upon the bill for restrain- 
 ing bishops and other persons in holy orders from intermeddling in secular affairs. (Com. 
 Journ. ii. 159.) The lords suggested the propriety of introducing into the bill certain 
 
 a The MS. breaks off. 
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 82 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 exceptions and asserted, as to the right of the bishops to vote in parliament, that by 
 common and statute law and ancient practice there was no question about it, and that 
 they did not understand that there was any such inconvenience in it as should induce 
 them to deprive the bishops of that right, but if there were any such inconvenience, if the 
 commons would shew it to them, they would be willing to hear them. (ibid. 165.) The 
 commons accepted this challenge, and appointed a committee, consisting of Pym, Hyde, 
 Selden, Hampden, sir Henry Vane, lord Falkland, and other eminent members, to prepare 
 reasons in answer to the lords' objections. The committee met on the 3rd June, the day 
 of their appointment, in the exchequer-chamber, after the rising of the house, and on the 
 day following presented to the house the reasons here given. A conference was had with 
 the lords, and these reasons were presented to them, on the day following, (ibid. ii. 168.) 
 after which, on the same day, their lordships voted for the bishops retaining their votes 
 in parliament (Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 282.) ] 
 
 Reasons why bishopps ought not to have there votes in parli- 
 ment. 
 
 1 . Bishopps votes in parliment are a very greate hindrance to 
 there ministeriall functions. 
 
 2. They vow to give themselves wholy to that vocation. 
 
 3. Councells and cannons in former ages have forbid them to 
 meddle in secular affaires. 
 
 4. 24 bishopps subject to the arch-bishopps and the oath of 
 cannonicall obedience to them. 
 
 5. They are but for there lives, ergo, are not soe fit to have a 
 legislative power over the inheritances, persons, and liberties of 
 others. 
 
 6. Because of bishopps dependency, and expectancy of beinge 
 translated to places of greater profit. 
 
 [7. That several bishops have of late much encroached upon 
 the consciences and liberties of the subjects, and they and their 
 successors will be much encouraged still to encroach ; and the 
 subject will be much discouraged from complaining against such 
 encroachments, if 26 of that order be to be judges upon those 
 complaints. The same reason extends to their legislative power 
 in any bill to pass for the regulation of the power upon any emer- 
 gent inconvenience by it.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 83 
 
 8. Because the whole number of them is interested to maintain 
 the jurisdiction of bishops ; which hath been found so grievous to 
 the three kingdoms, that Scotland hath utterly abolished it, and 
 multitudes in England and Ireland have petitioned against it. 
 
 9. Because the bishops being lords of parliament, it settleth 
 too great a distance between them and the rest of their brethren 
 in the ministry ; which occasioneth pride in them, discontentment 
 in others, and disquiet to the church. a ] 
 
 If it bee inconvenient, then time and usage are not to bee con- 
 sidred. Abbots have had votes as antiently as the bishopps, and 
 yet they were remooved. 
 
 MOUNDAY, 7fH JUNE, 1641. 
 
 [FARMERS OF THE CUSTOMS.] 
 
 Sir Paull Finder. 
 Sir Dudley Diggs. 
 Sir Nicholas Fortescue. 
 William Lake, esquire. 
 Totall is 150,000. 
 
 [CHURCH GOVERNMENT.] 
 
 SIR JOHN GRIFFIN THE ELDER. I see it is distastfull to this 
 nouse to speake for the goverment of the church. 
 
 [30th sheet.] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 7TH JUNE 1641. 
 [ECCLESIASTICAL CANONS OF 1640. 
 
 After the dissolution of the short parliament of 1640, the convocation continued to sit 
 and in the course of their labours framed certain canons, one of which imposed the oath 
 known as the etcetera oath. The unusual continuance of their sittings after the dissolu- 
 tion of the parliament, no less than the contents of the new book of canons, rendered the 
 
 Nos. 7, 8, and 9 have been added from the Journals (ii. 167.
 
 84 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 whole proceeding extremely unpopular. It became a subject of early consideration in the 
 long parliament, sir Edward Bering taking the lead, and on the 15th December 1640, it was 
 unanimously resolved, that the clergy have no power to make any canons to bind clergy or 
 laity without the consent of parliament. (Journ. ii. 51.) On the day following, the house, 
 with the same unanimity, passed resolutions condemnatory of the particular canons framed 
 during the irregular sitting of the convocation, and appointed a committee consisting of Pym, 
 Hollis, Glyn, Grimston, Hampden, North, Nath. Fiennes, sir Edward Bering, Maynard, St. 
 John, Whitelocke, and others, to prepare their votes upon this subject for presentation to the 
 lords, and also to consider of the conduct of archbishop Laud in reference to these particu- 
 lars, and to draw up a charge against him and others. (Ibid. 52.) Buring the prosecution 
 of Strafford the business slept, but now when the house was occupied with their bills about 
 episcopacy, it came again under consideration.] 
 
 MR. MAYNORD transmitted the votes about the cannons. 
 
 A convocation cald to the last parliment. 
 
 "Ad tractandum de his et aliis" to be presented under the 
 kings hand. 
 
 [ 5 ] May 1640, parliment ended. 
 
 2 May, a commission sent to them to the same purpose. 
 
 7 May, a misrecitall given to the archbishopp about the oath to 
 bee taken by all the clergy that are or shall bee, and them only. 
 
 (The votes Mr. Whitlock did read.) 
 
 The clergy may meet, propound, and conclud, accordinge to law. 
 
 William Malmesbey, anno 700 fol. 7> et fol. 24 anno 900 et 
 anno 7^7> anno 970 fol. 483. Sir Henry Spilman, &c. 
 
 Eclesiasticall lawes and cannons made by the parliment. 
 
 Will, conquerour, Will. Rufus, Henry the first, Henry the 
 third, Edward the third, Richard the second. 
 
 When bishops made cannons they did make them temporall 
 things, erffo, noe good prescription. 
 
 Mr. Stan dish his case ; for ci tinge him, clergy were in apremunire. 
 
 From resumption of the supremisy till 1 Jacobi, and from thence 
 till now, there was noe cannons made. 
 
 32 comissioners. 
 
 Noe new cannons without the kings licence and royall assent. 
 
 This is a negative clause, and this extends only to the fines.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 85 
 
 230 regulars, 30 seculars, in anno 1533. These 2 beeinge taken 
 away, the prescription fails. 
 
 The power of the clergy to make cannons, thus farr discussed. 
 
 The order of kings the ordinance of God, set downe in expresse 
 texts of scripture. This was to draw all lawes to bee interpreted 
 by themselves. 
 
 Any populer or papall power unlawfull. This was said at the 
 breach of the parliment. 
 
 Noe time of necessity, yet they absolve the kinge from all rules 
 of goverment, and that is more then lord Straford did. 
 
 They make an holyday, though the statute say, such and such 
 shall bee kept, and noe other. 
 
 The Oath. Salvation. Disipline and doctrine. Et cettera. 
 The kinge left out. a 
 
 To swere uppon noe occation not to alter, is to conspire. 
 
 And this may divide the kingdom. 
 
 All this beyond the comission. 
 
 Non to bee absolved without taking the oath deparendo mandatis. 
 
 [31st sheet.] 
 
 TUESDAY, STH JUNE 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 The first trace in the journals of a knowledge of the army plot appears on the 28th April 
 1641, when Mr. Hyde was sent up to the lords with a message that the commons had 
 
 11 The oath ran thus, " I A. B. do swear, That I do approve the doctrine and discipline 
 or government established in the church of England, as containing all things necessaray 
 to salvation, and that I will not endeavour by myself or any other, directly or indirectly, 
 to bring in any Popish doctrine contrary to that which is so established, nor will I ever 
 give my consent to alter the government of this church by archbishops, bishops, 
 deans and archdeacons, &c. as it stands now established, and as by right it ought to stand, 
 nor yet ever to subject it to the usurpations and superstitions of the see of Rome. 
 And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to the 
 plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation 
 or mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever ; and this I do heartily, willingly, and 
 truly, upon the faith of a Christian. So help me God in Jesus Christ." (Nalson. i. 538.)
 
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 received information which made them fear that the earl of Strafford might have a design 
 to escape, wherefore they desired the guard over him might be strengthened. On the 3rd 
 May, after the king had made his injudicious appeal to the lords on Stratford's behalf, 
 Pym communicated to the house of commons all the particulars of the plot which had 
 come to his knowledge, particulars which involved persons very near to the king and 
 queen in schemes not only for the release of Strafford, but for procuring the army to inter- 
 fere in order to overawe the parliament. The protestation, the yielding of the king to 
 Strafford's execution, and the passing of the bill to prevent the dissolution of the parlia- 
 ment, were the almost immediate results, but whilst these important events were in pro- 
 gress, a committee of ten of the lords examined the suspected persons, in the presence 
 of a committee of seven of the commons, consisting of Hollis, Pym, Hampden, Strode^ 
 Fiennes, Clotworthy, and another member whose name I have not found. Their proceed- 
 ings were conducted under a protestation of secrecy, (Journ. ii. 135,) but on the 7th 
 June, Hampden was sent to the lords with a request that they would give the commons 
 leave to make use of the examinations taken by the committee, and upon their consent, 
 (Ibid. p. 169,) Mr. Fiennes made the report to the house of which the following is a note. 
 It contains some important particulars elucidatory of this mysterious business which will 
 not be found in Rushworth, Nalson, or, as I believe, anywhere else. The sitting was a 
 very uproarious one, and produced the final separation between lord Digby and the 
 popular leaders, upon which subject I shall add a few particulars in another place.] 
 
 Mr. FINES reported. 
 3 heades. 
 
 1. Concerninge the Tower- guard by captain Billingsley, and my 
 lord Strafords escape. 
 
 2. A designe to engage the army against the parliment. 
 
 3. Bringing the French into England. 
 
 [To the first head.'] 
 
 Captain Billingsleys examination. Hee knew sir John Suck- 
 linge. The lieftenant told him hee was to serve under him with 
 100 men. 
 
 Eliz. Nut et al. say, they heard Straford et Slingsbie 3 con- 
 ferring about an escape, and if this port could bee guarded for 3 
 moneths, there would come ayde enough. 
 
 The lieftenant of the Tower sayes, hee was commanded to receive 
 Billingsly with 100 men. Straford confessed hee named an 
 
 Lord Strafford's secretary.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 87 
 
 escape, and Slingsbyes shipp, and offerd him 22 3 000 payd him, 
 and his sonn should have a good marrage. 
 
 To the second. 
 
 Lieftenant-colonel Ballard sayes, captain Jinkin offerd proposi- 
 tions from Henry Jermynee, Ashley, or Coniers. 
 
 Nucastle with 1000 horse, and all the French about London 
 mounted. 
 
 Colonel Vavisor sayes, money and a nue general!, as Henry 
 Jerman said, Chidley et Willis. 
 
 Captain Legg saies, Essex, Nuport, Ashbernham, Wilmot et al. 
 falen off from the kinge. 
 
 Captain Palmes saies, Chidley was a forward man, and mad 
 many propositions to breed a disafection inter parliment et army. 
 
 Captain Chidley sayes, the kinge would pawne juells rather then 
 leave the army unpayed, and dislike of there letter. Jarman told 
 him the parliment was soe in love with the Scotts that the army 
 was not likely to be payed. Willis told him the best gentlemen 
 would assist the army, and the French, and 1000 horse from the 
 clergy. Davenet a et al. charged secricy. 
 
 The second part. 
 
 Jerman spake often with him about the army. 
 
 If the king et parliment should not agree, whither the army 
 would stick to him or not. 
 
 Willis sayes, Sucklinge sayes, lord Nuecastle should bee generall, 
 and the prince come downe, and then hee should come againe, 
 although now hee were cashiered. 
 
 Davenant the poet was arrested at Faversham about the beginning of May, endea- 
 vouring to effect his escape into France. He was kept in custody of the sergeant at arms 
 until the 9th July 1641, when Dudley Smith esquire and William Champneys esquire, 
 sewers to the king, were admitted to be his bail. He gave bond in '2000 ; his sureties 
 in jglOOO each. (Journals, 203, 205.)
 
 88 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Colonel Goring sayes, Jerman told him of the letter, that it was 
 a briske letter, but not wisely pennd. Hee is bound upp by an 
 oath of secricy from speakinge of the plot of the matter of the 
 army. Percy administred the oath, and Wilmot, W. Ashbernham, 
 sir Jo. Berkley, and Pollard were present, and noe other, and at that 
 time Jerman tooke it, and the rest sayd they had all taken it. 
 
 Hee cleares Carnarvan, charges Percy, Jerman, Davenet, and 
 Sucklinge. Jerman had the kings warrant to passe over. He 
 stayed there from Wednesday till Friday morninge. 
 
 Jerman told him the parliment had accused him of high 
 treason. 
 
 Jo. Cranfeild sayes, Sucklinge was to rayse horse as well as foote. 
 
 Captain Cotton sayes, Sucklinge was to rayse 3 regiments. 
 
 Sir John Sucklinge sayes, the king gave him leave to rayse 2 
 regiments. He meant not to raise horse. He had conference with 
 the Portuagall embassador. 
 
 James Wadsworth sayes, the embassador told him hee knew him 
 not. 
 
 a sayes, the embassador sayd hee knew not 
 
 Suckling, and Suckling had furnished him and all the rest with 
 money. 
 
 Mrs. Plowman sayes, a did send her a pack of 
 
 armes because the parliment had ordred noe papists should have 
 any, and afterwards hee fetched them away, for captain Billingsley, 
 as wee suspect by the time. 
 
 To the third. 
 
 Fetter Heywood sayes, hee received this letter b from Holcroft. 
 The preestfeard to bee murdred by the Scots, but England would 
 bee in an ill case by the French, English army, English Papists, 
 and the parliment would bee dissolved. It was but a turning of 
 an hand whither this religion or ours shold prevaile. 
 
 A blank in the MS. b See Commons' Journals, ii. 145.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 89 
 
 a Holcroft. 
 
 Hamlet Holcroft sayes the same. 
 Arthur Byron sayes the same in effect. 
 
 Will. Clewes, a marchant, sales, a preist, a Burgis, told him, 
 England was sould by the queen into the hands of the French. 
 
 Letters into France. b 
 
 " God knowes the king is dejected, and the lords frighted, and that 
 makes the cittizens and the house of commons shew there homes. 
 J Tis daingerous to have England and Scotland united. Can the 
 king and cardinal suffer the queene to be affronted ?" c 
 Another of the same in effect. 
 
 Letters out of France. 
 
 Lord Leicester fit for all. Two hope for a reward for a meritori- 
 ous act. Another in caracters, " That hee hopes the hors leaches 
 would bee starved for want of blood." 
 
 Two letters taken at Madyston. 
 
 12 workmen wanting to the bishop of Calcedon. 
 All studients, founded by the cardinall. 
 
 blank in the MS. 
 
 b Amongst the measures connected with the inquiries into the army plot was the 
 shutting of the ports, with a view to obstruct the escape of persons implicated. This step 
 prevented the despatch of foreign letters for one week, and at the same time those which 
 came from foreign parts were detained in the hands of the postmaster by order of a com- 
 mittee of the commons. The letters thus secured were, upon a conference with the lords 
 on the llth May, referred to the secret committee to be perused, (Journ. ii. 143,) and 
 the same proceeding took place in reference to the letters of the week following, although 
 it was then rather unwillingly consented to by the lords. " They did yield to the opening 
 of the letters," reported Pym, " but said, it would be very inconvenient, if often used." 
 <Ibid. 150, 151.) 
 
 c These sentences contain the effect of some passages in an intercepted letter written by 
 father Phillipps, the queen's confessor, to Mr. Walter Montague in France. See Rush- 
 worth, part iii. vol. i. p. 257. 
 
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 90 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN' 
 
 The actions. 
 
 The flight of these men. 
 The place, France. 
 
 Straford is meant by 500, and his escape. 
 
 Mr. Samuel Bland sayes, Jerman desierd the command of 
 Porchmouth from Goringe. 
 
 The French drawing there forces towards these parts. 
 
 LORD DIGBY sayd of colonel Goringe, " In my oppinion hee is 
 
 perjured." 
 
 Hee explained it thus, " According to Wilmots sence." 
 
 LORD DIGBY said, That, in his owne oppinion, that colonel 
 
 Goringe had not been perjurd had hee reveald the secret ; but, 
 
 in the sence that Goringe himselfe understood the oath, in his 
 
 oppinion Goringe is perjured. 
 
 [Lord Digby seldom did right things, and, even when he did, seldom got credit for 
 doing them from right motives. On the meeting of the long parliament he took a leading 
 part in promoting the strong remedial measures of the opponents to the court. He was 
 especially zealous in his opposition to lord Strafford, and was appointed by the house 
 one of the managers of his impeachment ; but when, upon Pym's suggestion, the impeach- 
 ment was abandoned, after it had become clear that the lords would not convict the earl 
 capitally, lord Digby opposed the bill of attainder, with as much zeal, and probably with as 
 much sincerity, as he had supported the impeachment. The breach thus made was soon 
 widened. Lord Digby's speech against the bill was a sharp and clever one, and excited no 
 little animosity in the minds of his late associates. Certain passages in it were complained 
 of, and he was ordered to attend in his place in the house and explain himself. He did so, 
 and, as the journal says, " there was no more done thereupon at this time." (ii. 125.) But, 
 as if he thought he had discovered a new way to the attainment of that leadership 
 in public affairs which was the great object of his ambition, and was universally believed 
 to be the cause of the change in his political opinions, Digby pushed on his advan- 
 tage by publishing his speech, a step at that time unusual, and calculated to prejudice 
 his late friends in the estimation of the public. The house referred the publication to the 
 consideration of a committee (Journals, ii. 136), and, whilst its members deliberated, lord 
 Digby went on opposing the measures of his recent friends, and converting that into an 
 irreconcileable breach which may have been at first merely an honest difference of opinion. 
 On the evening to which the passage in the text refers lord Digby's reflections upon 
 Goring were followed by an instant outcry. He explained his words in the way stated 
 in the text, but to strike at Goring 1 s credibility was to impugn the very existence of the plot,
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 91 
 
 and in spite of his explanations he " was commanded to withdraw." The scene which 
 ensued is worthy of being recorded on account of its dissimilarity to any thing we are now 
 accustomed to. It was dusk, but the house being still in earnest debate, some members 
 called aloud for "candles!" The majority opposed their introduction, "it being so very 
 late," but brought in they were, by a mistake of the Serjeant. When that officer appeared, 
 bearing the candles in his hands, he was instantly commanded to withdraw, and was in the 
 act of doing so, when two members, sir William Widdrington and Mr. Herbert Price, vio- 
 lently seized the obnoxious lights and bore them triumphantly into the house. A great 
 uproar ensued, and in the midst of it the house adjourned. On the morrow this grave de- 
 linquency was made the subject of serious debate. The culprits explained, but in vain. They 
 were commanded to withdraw, and a majority of 189 to 172 determined that they should 
 be committed to the tower. Upon being called to the bar, they offered to kneel, but did 
 not. Again they were " caused to withdraw," and after further debate were a second time 
 called to the bar, where, " they kneeling all the while," the speaker communicated to them 
 the judgmentof the house. (Journals, ii. 171. Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 283. Nalson, ii. 
 272.) After this amusing bye-play, the house resumed the business from which it had 
 wandered, and passed a resolution vindicating the justice and honour of colonel Goring, 
 (Journals, ii. 172,) and declaring that he deserved well of the commonwealth and of the 
 house. On the day following they further supported his reputation by expelling lord 
 Digby, his accuser, from the house, (Nalson, ii. 275,) and a month afterwards his lordship's 
 speech upon the bill of attainder was directed to be burnt by the hangman, and the house 
 agreed to pray the king to forbear to confer upon him any honourable employment. 
 (Journ. ii. 209.) The vote came too late, for Charles, with his usual indiscretion, had 
 made a favourite of this vain and now unpopular person, and had called him up to the 
 house of peers by a writ dated the day before the vote for his expulsion from the commons. 
 It was by his advice that the sovereign afterwards went personally to the house of commons 
 to seize the five members. Sir William Widdrington and Mr. Price were discharged 
 after six days' imprisonment. (Ibid. 175.)] 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 9TH JUNE, 1641. 
 
 [THE ARMY PLOT.] 
 
 HOLLIS reported from my lord Essex. Saves lord Northum- 
 berland told him, Harry Percy had confessed the takinge the oath, 
 and that others tooke it also, and expects a farther relation of the 
 businesses 
 
 * Hollis and Hampden were directed to return the thanks of the house to the earls of 
 Northumberland and Essex for this communication, (Journ. ii. 172,) the purport of 
 which is not entered on the journal. The " farther relation" occurs afterwards at 
 p. 94.
 
 92 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 [3 2 we? sheet. 
 
 THURSDAY, 10TH JUNE 1641. 
 BRINGING IN PLATE TO BE COINED. 
 
 The house having taken upon itself to raise money by loan, in order to pay the arrears 
 due to the two armies still quartered in the north of England, became forcibly convinced 
 of the necessity of doing so immediately by the disclosure of the army plot. On the 17th 
 May alderman Pennington acquainted the house, that " money came in as fast as it could be 
 told," (Journals, ii. 148.) but the supply fell off before it attained anything like the 
 required amount, and on the 2nd June a proposal was made " for the bringing in of the 
 plate of the kingdom, and for the speedy coining and melting of it." (Ibid. 164.) The 
 subject was referred to a committee, who were attended by St. John, Selden, Hyde, White- 
 locke, Maynard, and other lawyers, and a bill was ultimately brought in, which was read 
 a first and second time on the 10th June. I have filled up within brackets several obvious 
 blanks in the following brief note of the proposed enactment. (Ibid. 168, 170, 173.)] 
 
 All in England or Walles that have above 20 in silver plate 
 [shall send half of it to be coined, and in the mean time to have 
 security and interest for the forbearance.] 1 miles off London, 
 within 4 dayes bringe in halfe. [Within 20 miles, in 14 days, and 
 those that live within 60 miles, within] 20 dayes. 
 
 Soldred or unsoldred. Enterd in a booke. 
 
 SATERDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1641. 
 [DISBANDING THE ARMIES. 
 
 The following notes contain the substance of the resolutions come to upon a report of 
 sir JohnHotham from the committee for disbanding the armies. (Journals, ii. 173.)] 
 
 What money shall bee due to the soldier for there pay, over and 
 above the billet money, shall bee payd to the cheife officer of 
 every regiment, and to pay it to the souldier when they march 
 away. 
 
 Sir Thomas Glemans regiment first to bee disbanded. The 
 country regiment, when they are cald, shall guard Hull, and to bee 
 paid if they are cald upp to servise.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 93 
 
 Colonel Feldinges, colonel Vavisors, lord Hamiltons, colonel 
 Wentworths regiments to bee disbanded as they are set downe. 
 
 The Scots may disband in a day, but the kings army will bee 
 16 or 17 dayes. 
 
 New country regiments come in to supply the kings army. 
 
 Not above 300 in a company when they disband. 
 
 Southerne men must first march away. 
 
 Sd. alowed for every 15 miles to every soldier. 
 
 A new muster to bee made accordinge to which they shall bee 
 payd. 
 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 Hollis and Hampden communicated with the earl of Northumberland as before directed 
 (see p. 91, note,) and this day the former reported, that the earl informed them, that he 
 had received a letter from his brother of which he gave them the heads, stating that his 
 brother wrote also of private business, which was the chief cause of his keeping the letter 
 itself, but offering the house of commons a copy of the parts relating to the plot. The 
 following is a note of the earl's communication as reported to the house. (Journ. ii. 174.)] 
 
 Harry Percys letter to lord Northumberland. 
 
 Harry Percy acknowledgeth the takinge the oath of secrecy. 
 Hee speakes of others that knew of some perticulers that hee was 
 not cald to. 
 
 This oath tied them to assist the king in some perticulers, if 
 hee was denied them by the parliment. 
 
 To maintayne episcopacy in the votes and function. The Irish 
 army not to bee disbanded till the Scotts were. The kings revenue 
 not to bee abated. 
 
 [BILL FOR ABOLISHING EPISCOPACY. 
 
 This bill was brought into the commons and read a first and second time on the 27th 
 May 1641, upon the exhibition of a determination in the house of lords not to deprive the 
 bishops of their seats in parliament. After the second reading the bill was committed, 
 and the committee was appointed to meet on the 3rd of June. (Journals, ii. 159.) It was 
 afterwards postponed until the 7th, (Ibid. 165) and probably again until the llth, when
 
 94 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Mr. Hyde, the chief opponent of the bill, was called to the chair, and the preamble 
 was got through. On the 12th the committee sat again ; and upon their report the house 
 resolved, without a division, that the taking away of archbishops, bishops, &c. should form 
 part of the bill. In the late editions of Clarendon's History, in which the suppressed pas- 
 sages are printed, the noble author will be found to take credit for the lawyer-like ma- 
 noeuvres by which, in his capacity of chairman, he contrived to delay, and thereby to defeat, 
 the bill. The following brief note refers to the proceedings of the committee on the second 
 day of their sitting.] 
 
 Actions constant at all times to men of one order, 'tis a greate 
 signe of there malignaty. 
 
 Oyle and water may bee severd, but oyle and wine never. 
 
 Pledwells arguments might have been used for the pope as well 
 as for other bishopps. 
 
 VAUGHAN. Three things considerable in bishopps; election, 
 confirmation, consecration. 
 
 Os episcopi, is a chancelour. 
 
 Oculus episcopi, is the comisary. 
 
 Consilium episcopi, is the deane. 
 
 [33rd sheet.] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 14TH JUNE, 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 The house determined to accept the earl of Northumberland's offer of a copy of so 
 much of his brother Henry Percy's letter as related to the plot, (see before p. 93, and 
 Journals, ii. 174.) and directed Hollis and Hampden, their former messengers, to wait upon 
 him and intimate their desire. On the 14th June Hollis reported that he had waited upon 
 the earl of Northumberland and had procured the preferred transcript, which he then read 
 to the house. The following is a note of its contents. (See Journ. ii. 175.)] 
 
 10,000 for the Scots, taken out of the 50,000, disobleiged us, 
 and made us enter into some consideration of serving the kinge 
 according to the fundamental lawes, and I was to report it as a 
 great servise to the kinge, and they were confident they could en- 
 gage the whole army, but not to enfringe the liberties of the sub- 
 ject, or destroy the law. Propositions were drawen and consented
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 95 
 
 to, and an oath of secricy taken by Wilmot, Pollard, Ashbernham, 
 Oneale, and Henry Percy. The 3 propositions below named. 8 
 
 Percy told all to the kinge. Hee had been treated withall in an 
 higher manner, more sharp, but wee would not consent to those 
 perticulers. Then the king resolved to cleave to these propo- 
 sition [s], and desierd Goringe and Germin should bee taken into 
 the plot, and they pressed to have Sucklinge added. 
 
 The propositions on both sides were debated, and wee refused 
 them, and the king told Jerman they were vaine and foolish. 
 Goringe plotted to bee leifetenant generall and Nucastle generall. 
 
 When Holland was generall all was layd aside. 
 
 Hee knew nothinge of the Tower businesse. 
 
 Hee never spake either to Sucklinge, Carnarvon, or Davenat of 
 this businesse. 
 
 This letter hath neither date, name, or superscription, but 
 avoyd b to bee Henry Percy his owne hand. 
 
 [Wilmot, Ashburnham and Pollard, who were implicated by this letter, being members 
 of the house, and all present at the reading of the letter, the house proceeded at once to 
 deal with them as accused persons. (See Journals, ii. 175.)] 
 
 Wilmot withdrew into the committee chamber, Ashbernham into 
 the out-roome below, and Pollard was commanded to stay and 
 make present answere. c 
 
 POLLARD knowes nothing of the 50,000, or 10,000 taken 
 out of it. He knowes nothing of the parliment disobleiginge the 
 soldiers, but in generall they had been severely used. 
 
 a They are not mentioned, but they were, i, The preservation of episcopacy in the 
 church, and the votes of the bishops in the parliament ; ii, That the Irish army should 
 not be disbanded until the Scots were also disbanded ; iii, That the amount of the 
 royal revenue should not be decreased. 
 
 b i. e. avowed. 
 
 c Pollard was examined " upon interrogatories proposed to him by Mr. speaker." 
 (Journ, ii. 175.)
 
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 The propositions Percy did present to them ready drawne, and 
 hee thought them fuller of folly then dainger. 
 
 Those were the 3 propositions before mentiond. 
 
 If Percy propounded any thing to the king, hee did it without 
 authority. 
 
 Pollard never undertook to engage the army, but they all tooke 
 the oath before the propositions were read, and till of late he 
 thought that oath bindinge. Sir John Berkley tooke the oath at 
 the same time, and Percy read the oath out of a paper. 
 
 There was no desier made at that time for Percy to make knowne 
 to the kinge. A petition was made from the army to the parli- 
 ment, but it was utterly disliked. 
 
 Percy never told them the sharpe conditions that others offerd 
 to the kinge. There were propositions made by Goringe and Jer. 
 about bringing upp the army hither, if the king and people should 
 disagree ; whither the army would sticke to the kinge, if hee 
 should bee opposed in just things. 
 
 Some desierd lord Essex, Percy desierd lord Holland, Jerman 
 desierd lord Newcastle, to bee made general!. 
 
 He was not willinge to heare Jermans propositions. All these 
 were present when Goringe to the oath. Hee knowes not of the 
 Tower businesse. 
 
 WILMOT a . When the 10,000 was debated, hee sayd, " If 
 I were carrion, you see there are crowes enow about mee." Percy 
 made the 3 propositions and more to him,but hee never consented to 
 them. Hee tooke the oath of secricy with others, before the pro- 
 positions were made. The oath was, not to reveale,nor bee absolved 
 but by on another, and it was debated not to reverse any thing donn 
 this parliment, or free lord Straford. Propositions to serve the 
 king. Those that were not justifiable were rejected, but the perti- 
 culers hee remembers not. He was present at that time when 
 
 a " Then commissary Wilmott was called down, and was examined upon interrogatories 
 prepared. (Journ. ii. 157.")
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 97 
 
 Goringe saies hee tooke the oath, but hee did not see him take it. 
 Newcastle was named by Goringe to be generall. Hee pressed 
 Essex to be generall. 
 
 ASHBEBNHAM a . Desiers neither favor of God or man, if hee 
 have had either an ill thought, or donn an ill act, about this busi- 
 nesse now in question. 
 
 When the } 0,000 was taken away, Percy spoke some words as 
 though the soldiers were disobleiged by the parliment. Hee re- 
 fused to do any thinge against this parliment, or to free lord Stra- 
 ford. If the takinge the oath, or seeinge it taken, bee a crime, 
 then he desiers not to make answere to it. Hee heard wild discourses 
 about the army in Percys chamber, but remembers noe perticulers. 
 Hee named Essex for a generall ; lord Nuecastle named. 
 
 Wilmot was committed to the tower, Ashbernham was com- 
 mitted to the kings bench, Pollard was committed to the gate- 
 house, uppon suspition of high treason. 
 
 Sir John Berkley and Mr. Oneale are sent for by a serjeant at 
 armes as delinquents, uppon suspition of high treason, and my lord 
 generall is to be moved to write to the officers to assist the serjeant. 
 
 [34th sheet.] 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 Percy's letter implicated colonel Goring (see before p. 95.), who, being a member of 
 the house, attended this day in his place by order of the house, and, according to the 
 journal, " made a declaration of all he knew in the business concerning the uniting the 
 
 " Colonel Ashburnham was called in, and examined upon the same interrogatories as 
 Mr. Wilmott formerly was." (Journ. ii. 175.) 
 
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 forces of the army and putting it into a posture, and some other circumstances and conse- 
 quences depending upon that business." After an examination, of which it is believed 
 the following is the only existing note, his further examination was referred to the com- 
 mittee of seven. (Journ. ii. 177.)] 
 
 GORINGE desierd his relation a might bee read by the clerk, and 
 then, if the house is unsatisfied, hee will desend to perticulers. 
 
 [1.] Being told of an intent to unite the army against the parli- 
 ment,hee heaknedto councells to get the armies greevances relieved. 
 Hee confesseth the oath, and a consultation with German. 
 
 1. First, putinge the army into a readinesse to serve the kinge. 
 
 2. Sendinge a declaration to the parliment that noe new act 
 should be made contrary to former acts, and expressed episcopasie 
 to bee kept up as now it is. 
 
 3. The kings revenue should bee established. 
 
 Hee was much against these propositions, and spake much 
 against them. 
 
 Hee knew nothing of Germans designs, but thought his and 
 these had been all on. 
 
 2. Severall intentions sugested by others before hee knew of 
 them. Hee knowes not whither the heakning to them were a fault, 
 but hee is sure it was noe misfortune. 
 
 Suckling was the first that told him anything of this businesse of 
 the putting the army in a posture to serve the king and to march 
 towards London. Lord Newcastle to be generall and Goring to 
 to be lieftenant-generall. Hee desierd to know what terme before 
 he accepted of it. 
 
 This was a day before the consultation was held. 
 
 He told lord Dungarvan that there were some officers of the 
 army that had great zeal to the proceedings of this house. 
 
 German and hee camto Percies chamber, and were told by Percy 
 that they were in debate of some things concerning the army, but 
 it was fit that an oath of secricy should bee first taken. 
 
 * See before, p. 88.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 99 
 
 Percy read the oath when they tooke it. 
 
 Twas said the rest had taken it before, and then the three pro- 
 positions were read to them by Mr. Percy. 
 
 Hee remembers nothing of the Irish army. He asked if the 
 army should march to London, they all sayd, " Noe, till the 
 declaration were first sent upp." Hee conceived Sucklings intent 
 was, that the army should bring upp the declaration. 
 
 Hee propounded difficulties, and asked for amunition. 
 
 Wilmot and Ashbernham was against conqueringe the king- 
 dome. 
 
 Hee propounded impossibilities to devert the injustice. 
 
 Hee propounded Suckling should be admitted. 
 
 He related this to lord Newport, lord Say, lord Mandevill, 
 and lord Bedford, altogeather. Hee referres the perticulers to 
 them to relate. 
 
 This hee told them the day after the second consultation. 
 
 Jerman desierd him to meet about some propositions for the 
 good of the army, but Jerman made the same objections that hee 
 did. 
 
 Hee knowes nothing of any French forces cominge to Porch- 
 mouth. 
 
 Jerman moved to have lord Newport into Porchmouth, and 
 to fix a troop of horse, and a goverment to his command in 
 Holland. 
 
 Gorings answere to Percys letter. 
 
 There was two sorts of propositions. The lesse was declined, 
 but Gorings were not propositions, but objections. Hee denies 
 that ever hee did desier to be lieftenant-generall, or writ or sent to 
 that purpose, but the contrary. 
 
 Jerman first proposed the bringing upp the army.
 
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 [3 5 th sheet. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1641. 
 
 DISBANDING THE ARMIES IN THE NORTH. 
 
 The following note is without date, but seems to relate to a conference and free debate 
 by a committee of both houses respecting the disbanding the armies, which took place on 
 the 15th June. It was reported to the house on the 16th by sir Thomas Widdrington, 
 and this is probably a note of his report. (See Com. Journals, ii. 176, 177.)] 
 
 1. A generall disbanding is desierd. The want of money is the 
 only hindrance. The lords will assist to get the money after wee 
 have made an estimate. 
 
 2. Or else, when five regiments are disbanded treate with the 
 Scots to withdraw there forces, and especially there artillery, and 
 soe let the kings artillery. 
 
 The first is agreed. 
 
 Hull may bee taken by the Scot or mutineeres. 
 
 Lord Nidsdell agreed. 
 
 The money to disband only, and 300 in a company. 
 
 The traynd band march as farr as law bindes. 
 
 The chiefe officers to forbeare there pay. 
 
 A nue muster. 
 
 Fielding, Vavisor, lord Hamilton, Wentworth, all agreed to. 
 
 [On the opposite side of this sheet is written the following imperfect fragment of some- 
 thing begun but discontinued abruptly.] 
 
 The send downe the regiment 
 
 [SGth sheet.'] 
 
 SATERDAY, 26TH JUNE, 1641. 
 [BILL, FOR TAKING AWAY THE COURT OF STAR-CHAMBER. 
 
 The history of this very popular bill is given by Clarendon, whose account is partly con- 
 firmed by the Journals. It was in the first instance a bill for regulation only, but, upon its
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 101 
 
 being reported in that form, a member unconnected with the movement party suddenly 
 suggested that a jurisdiction so obnoxious should be abolished, and not be vainly endea- 
 voured to be regulated, which was impossible. The suggestion was adopted without 
 controversy, and the bill was recommitted for alteration. On the 31st May, Mr. Prideaux 
 reported the amended bill. The amendments were twice read, and the bill was ordered 
 to be ingrossed. (Journ. ii. 162.) On the 8th June it was read a third time and passed, 
 and on the day following it was committed to Hampden to be carried up to the lords. 
 (Ibid. ii. 171.) The principal amendment made by the lords was, that the suppression 
 should take effect not from the passing of the bill, but from the 1st August following, the 
 reason for which does not appear. Clarendon seems to have anticipated a revival of the 
 court " when the present distempers," he says, " shall be expired." (Hist. Rebell. 
 lib. in.)] 
 
 The lords concurr in the maine scope of the bills concerninge 
 takinge away the courts of star-chamber and high comission. 
 
 1st August 1641 next, the court of star-chamber shall bee taken 
 away. 
 
 The star-chamber used at Yorke, and the marches of Wales, 
 taken away on 1st August next, and never more any such courts to 
 bee erected in England. 
 
 Neither king nor councell commit any person without express- 
 ing the cause, that the court may judge therof. 
 
 A proviso that this act extend only to such courts as are above 
 expressed, or to the king or his prive councell. 
 
 THE BILL FOR THE TAKEINGE AWAY THE HIGH COMISSION. 
 
 [Clarendon says that this court had very few friends and many enemies, the latter of 
 whom managed, instead of reforming, to destroy all its coercive powers, " leaving," he 
 remarks, "adultery and incest as unpunishable as other acts of good fellowship." (Hist. 
 Rebell. lib. iii.) He represents the bill thus framed as passing unconsidered " in that 
 hurry." The journals do not at all confirm the notion that the bill was passed in any 
 " hurry."] 
 
 A proviso that the penalties extend to such only as shall doe any 
 thing in the two commission courts, and that noe such court shall 
 heerafter bee erected, and to relate from 1st August 1641.
 
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 [37^ sheet.'] 
 
 TUESDAY, 6TH JULY, 1641. 
 [BREACH OF PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT. 
 
 The following note refers to that sad instance of the tyranny of Charles I., and the 
 servility of his courts of justice, the prosecution of sir John Eliot, Selden, and others, for 
 their conduct in the parliament of 1629. The circumstances of this shameful case have 
 been so lately detailed in Mr. Foster's valuable Life of sir John Eliot, that a reference to 
 that work is all that is needful by way of illustration! Sir Ralph Verney's note is a good 
 specimen of his ability as a reporter. He tells the tale briefly but clearly, with legal pre- 
 cision and completeness, and not without one or two glances at the pathetic incidents 
 which distinguished this melancholy prosecution. For eight months, we learn, these 
 patriotic men were kept " without use of pen, ink, or paper," and such was the rigour of 
 Eliot's confinement that, his " casement being open, the lieutenant of the tower was 
 chidden." This committee was appointed on the 18th December 1640, and then con- 
 sisted of St. John, Nath. Fiennes, sir Philip Stapleton, Glyn, Maynard, Grimston, and 23 
 other members. (Journ. ii., 53.) More pressing business occupied their attention, and we 
 hear no more of them until the 23d Feb. 1640-1, when sir Edward Deering, Goodwyn, 
 sir Simonds D'Ewes, sir John Evelyn, Cromwell, lord Falkland, Hyde, and 17 other 
 members were added to the former committee, and the new body was directed to meet on 
 the following " Thursday, in the afternoon at two o'clock, in the duchy chamber." 
 (Journ. ii. 91.) The proceedings against Strafford delayed their progress, but on the 14th 
 June we find an order to receive the report on the following " Thursday morning at nine 
 of clock," (ibid. ii. 175.) and a similar order on the 1st July for the following morning, 
 (ibid. ii. 194.) Both these orders were ineffectual, but on the 6th July the report was 
 made as is stated in sir Ralph Verney's note, and was immediately followed by various 
 condemnatory resolutions, amongst them, one, which was probably not acted upon, for 
 sending to the Tower Mr. Lawrence Whittaker, a member of the house, who had been 
 employed in the searching and sealing up of " the chamber and trunks of sir John Eliot." 
 (Ibid. ii. 201, 202, 203.)] 
 
 MR. GLIN reported from the committee. 
 Mr. Strood, Mr. Valentine, Mr. Hollis, Sir John Eliot. 
 17th March, 3 Car. the parliment began. 
 2nd March, 4 Car. adjorned till 10th March, 4 Car. 
 3rd March, a warrant for 9 of these, from 12 of the councell, to 
 appeare 4th March at the councell table, and 4 of them did
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 103 
 
 appeare, and the lords told them, they had miscarried themselves 
 in the parliment house, and that day they were committed by 16 of 
 the councellours. 
 
 3 warrants from 22 councellours to scale upp Sir John Eliot, 
 Mr. Hollis, and Mr. Seldens studdys and papers, and the warrants 
 were executed acordingly. Hollis payd for his chamber 25 weeks. 
 
 Will. Strood and Wat. Long came not in till a proclamation 
 fetched them in. 
 
 From 4th March, 4 Car. till 3rd November, 5 Car. committed 
 without use of pen, inke, or paper. 
 
 Eliots casement being open, the lieutenant of the tower was 
 chidden. 
 
 Easter Term, 5 [Car.'] an information against these men in the 
 starr-chamber. 
 
 They pleaded the jurisdiction of the court, and the plea was 
 referred to the judges. 
 
 Then they moved for habeas corpus, and then cam a comitment 
 under the kings hand for notable contempt and sedition. 
 
 In Michaelmas terme, 5 Car., they might be bayld upon security 
 for there good behaviour. 
 
 Then a latten information in the kings bench against them for 
 the former words, on 5th November, 5 Car. 
 
 9th November, they were brought to the barr, and if they 
 pleaded not 14th November, judgment should be given. 
 
 17th November, councell assigned. 21st November, clerke 
 assigned. 
 
 26th November, they pleaded the jurisdiction of the court. 
 
 The kings atturney demurred, and a rejoynder the same day. 
 
 This was overruled in January, and order to plead 2nd February, 
 and then judgment was given uppon a nihil dicit. 
 
 Eliot, 2000, and imprisonment, and surties. 
 
 Hollis, 1000 marks. 
 
 Valentine, 500. 
 
 Eliot died in prison.
 
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 Hollis payd his fine 12 Car. 
 Vallentine was imprisond two yeares. 
 Selden imprisond many yeares. 
 And soe did Strood. 
 
 Mr. Longe fined for cominge out of his county when he was 
 sherife. 
 
 [38th sheet.'] 
 
 8TH JULY 1641. THURSDAY. 
 [BILL FOR ABOLISHING EPISCOPACY. 
 
 After the resolution of the house on the 12th June, 1641, (see p. 94,) that the taking 
 away of archbishops and bishops should form part of this bill, the question of the retention 
 of deans and chapters presented itself for determination, and on the 15th June it was 
 resolved, that all deans and chapters should be utterly abolished, and their lands employed 
 for the advancement of learning and piety. (Journals, ii. 176.) The bill seems then to have 
 been referred to a sub-committee, which on the 8th July reported to the committee of the 
 whole house certain recommendations as to the application of the lands of deans and chapters, 
 and a new scheme of ecclesiastical government. We have here a note of this report, and 
 in the next paper, a copy of the resolutions which the house came to on the following day.] 
 
 The deanes and chapters lands put to feofees in trust to satisfie 
 the king his dues, and a 
 
 The feoffees to pay it to the persons now in possession. 
 
 A savinge to all persons there estates, and all charitable uses. 
 
 Comissions to certifie what lands the bishopps, deanes and 
 chapters now have, and what is payd out of those lands, and also 
 to certifie what church livings are under 100 per annum, and 
 also about chappells of ease. 
 
 Jurisdiction. 
 
 2 commissions for Canterbery and Yorke, for archiepiscopall 
 government. And 9 or 5 of comissioners in every county to 
 exercise episcopall goverment. All writs to bee directed to the 
 comissioners, all ecclesiasticall courts devolved to them, and to 
 meete monethly. If any comissioner dye a 
 The MS. breaks off.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 105 
 
 Ordination. 
 
 These comissioners give warrant to 5 ministers to ordaine any 
 man into holy orders. 
 
 Commissioners shall call 3 devines to punish herisie, scisme, &c. 
 according to eclesiasticall lawes. 
 
 5*. alowed for every dayes travell. 
 
 20*. for every neglect. 
 
 For non-payment of fees hee shall be as an excommunicate 
 person, only hee may come to church. 
 
 All sutes, decrees, &c. now in being, to remaine as they are. 
 
 [39th sheet. 
 
 9TH JULY 1641.] 
 
 RESOLVED 
 
 1. That all the lands, possessions, and rights, of deans and 
 chapters, shall by this bill bee committed into the hands of feofees, 
 to bee nominated by this bill. 
 
 2. That all the lands and possessions of all the archbishopps 
 and bishopps of England and Wales, except the impropriations 
 and advousions, shall by this act bee given to the king. 
 
 3. That all the impropriations and advousions belonginge to 
 the archbishopps and bishopps in England and Wales, shall bee 
 committed into the hands of feofees, in the same manner as the 
 deanes and chapters are appointed to bee. 
 
 [40th sheet.] 
 
 14TH JULY 1641, WEDNESDAY. 
 THE QUEENES JOBNEY TO THE SPAW. 
 
 [" The house of Commons," says Rushworth, " receiving a report of the queen's desire 
 to go to the Spaw for the recovery of her health (which her majesty alledged was much 
 impaired by some discontents of mind, and false rumours and libels spread concerning her), 
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 they fell into debate thereupon." (Part. iii. vol. i. p. 348.) A committee, consisting of 
 sir Philip Stapleton, Hollis, sir Edward Hungerford, sir Walter Erie, Pym, sir John 
 Hotham, sir Henry Vane, sir Ralph Verney, Hampden, Nathaniel Fiennes, and others, was 
 appointed to prepare heads for a conference to be desired with the lords, with power to 
 send for sir Theodore (in the Journals misprinted sir Thomas) Mayerne the court physician. 
 (Journals, ii. 210.) The committee was appointed on the 14th July, and met on that day 
 in the inner court of wards. The following is a note of their proceedings, with the exa- 
 mination of Mayerne.] 
 
 Heades for a conference. 
 
 Information that crowne Jewells, as well as others, conveyed 
 away, and also the crowne plate and other treasure. 
 
 The kings daughter to bee left in Holland. 
 
 The charge of the jorney. 
 
 The honour of the kingdome, beinge she goes for the repose of 
 her minde, as well as health. 
 
 The season will bee past to take the waters. 
 
 [1.] If she goe with a small retinue then 'tis a dishonour to the 
 nation, if with a great retinue the kingdom cannot beare the 
 charge. 
 
 2. The corespondence that she may have with the ill party now 
 abroad, and there ill councell, may bee daingerous to this state ; 
 especially all affaires beinge soe unsetled heere, and the king 
 beinge at that time in Scotland. The jesuites and other active 
 papists, and the fugitives. 
 
 3. The Jewells, plate, money, and other treasures, beeinge ready 
 to bee transported. 
 
 Move the lords to joyne with us to examen this businesse 
 uppon oath. 
 
 4. Sussex and other papists have sould much land lately, and 
 Lancasheire papists have exchanged much gold, by there agents 
 in faires and markets, and many have gotten licence to leave the 
 kingdome, therefore 'tis likly they may have a designe of some 
 dainger in this jorney of the queenes. 
 
 Qu. of the secritary, what licences have been given for papists
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 107 
 
 to travell? And what licences have been granted under the 
 kings owne hand ? 
 
 The discomfort that this jorney will bee to the kinge, in respect 
 to the queenes hazard in the jorney. 
 
 The respect the people hath of her saifty, and the discomfort of 
 her absence in such a jorney, espeatially the kinge being absent. ( a ) 
 
 That the phisitions bee sourne. 
 
 The water may as well com hither as to Utrik. 
 
 The dishonour may happen to this nation in respect the princes 
 is not of years, and soe the match may breake, and she sent back 
 with dishonour. 
 
 The disadvantage it will bee to have her kept with her husband 
 untell the marrage is acomplished. 
 
 Desier the kinge not doe any thing about this with [out] ac- 
 quaintinge both houses of parliment. 
 
 DR. MAYERNE. The queen is sick in body and in minde, and 
 she thinks shee cannot recover. 
 
 Shee hath a greate oppinion of the Spaw water. 
 
 i. To cure her body she must have her minde quieted, and out 
 of [reach of] imployments that may disturbe [her]. Her faith 
 hath a greate power [over] her. 
 
 Concerning Spaw water. 
 
 For the present it is not good, yet they may bee prepared so as 
 shee may take them, either uppon the place or neare. The queene 
 need not use the waters now, her body must bee first prepaired ; 
 but satisfie her mind, and it will helpe the cure very much. 
 
 She beelieves she is very ill, and Spaw waters would doe her 
 good, and any change of aire would doe her good, bee it what it will. 
 
 He sayes she is daingerously ill, both in minde and body, and 
 if you cure her minde it would helpe much to the cure of her 
 body. Spaw water not fit for her for the present, her body not 
 being prepaired. His oppinion, her minde being quieted it would 
 
 * The king was about to visit Scotland.
 
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 bee much helpe to me[dicine] in the cure. Unlesse remidies bee 
 not a used she cannot live. 
 
 The waters must bee taken between this and the midle of 
 August. 
 
 Waters have twice donn her good, and Spaw water is better 
 then the best waters in England. 
 
 She is to goe to Utrick or Arnam, if she will goe into Holland. 
 
 [The committee having reported the proposed heads of the conference, the house voted 
 them, one by one, and a conference was afterwards held, of which Pym and Hollis were the 
 managers for the commons. At the conference the two houses agreed to certain " conside- 
 rations to be offered to stay the queen's journey," which were to be submitted to the king. 
 The following memoranda refer to these considerations.] 
 
 i. Greate cause to doubt the papists have a designe to work 
 uppon the queenes jorney. They have sould much land. b 
 
 ii. The fugitives lately are full of malice ; cheifly c 
 
 iii. Greate quantities of treasure prepaired to bee transported. 
 
 iv. As it will bee a dishonour not to have the queen attended 
 as she should bee, soe it will bee unsupportable to afford her soe 
 much cost as will support the jorney. 
 
 [On the day following, the 15th July, the two houses were admitted to the presence of 
 the king "in the banqueting-house at Whitehall." The considerations were presented by 
 sir John Banks, "upon which his majesty, being well satisfied, desired they would take a 
 convenient time to satisfie the queen." (Diurnall Occurences, p. 286.) On the next day a 
 committee of six members of each house waited upon the queen at Whitehall, and 
 presented her with " the reasons to disswade her . . , promising her that if any thing within 
 the power of parliament may give her majesty contentment, that may tend with the publike 
 good, they will be ready to give her satisfaction in all things." (Ibid. p. 289.) The fol- 
 lowing was her majesty's answer.] 
 
 So in the MS. 
 
 b This head stands more fully expressed as follows in another part of this sheet 
 " i. There is cause to doubt that the papists have some designe upon her majesties jorney 
 because the house hath been informed that divers of them have sould lands to a good value 
 and used other meanes to get ready money. It is observed some of them have ." 
 
 The MS. breaks off.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 109 
 
 [4>lst sheet. 
 
 16TH JULY 1641.] 
 
 " I give many thanks to both houses of parlament for there 
 greate care of my health, and for there affection to mee, hopinge that 
 I shall see the effects of it. Truly nothinge but my health could 
 have made me resolve of this jorney, and if I thought that I could 
 serve the kinge and this kingdom with the hazard of my life, I 
 would doe it ; and I hope you beleeve I have soe much intrest in 
 the good of this kingdome that I shall never wish any thinge to 
 the prejudice of it. 
 
 "You will pardon the imperfectnesse of my English; I had 
 rather have spoke in any other language, but I thought this 
 would bee most acceptable." 
 
 [A few days afterwards the queen sent a further answer in writing, of which the 
 following is a copy.] 
 
 [42nd sheet.'] 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY, 1641. 
 
 " When the parliment the other day exprest there affections to 
 mee in taking into consideration the jorney which I had resolvd 
 on for recovery of my health, and represented a desier of my stay, 
 with a tender care of removing all occations of my indisposition, 
 I could not then give a positive answere, such as I desierd, for 
 there satisfaction, because I knew not if my health would give 
 way unto it ; but, since that time, I have resolved to venture my 
 health, and (for complying with there desiers) not to goe, seeinge 
 my presence heere will bee acceptable to them, and that they con- 
 ceive my presence heere will bee for the goode of the kingdome. 
 For I desier nothing more than to let them see that I shall in all 
 things bee ready to gratifie them, and to serve this state, though 
 (as I then sayd) with the hazard of my life. 
 
 [A committee of members of each house waited upon her majesty, and returned the 
 thanks of both houses for her gracious message. (Journals, ii. 219.)]
 
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 [43rd sheet.] 
 
 THURSDAY, 22ND JULY 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 The committee of seven appointed to investigate this conspiracy (see before, page 86), 
 having the assistance and the clue afforded by Harry Percy's letter, zealously pro- 
 secuted their inquiries, and soon brought to light the whole circumstances. On the 
 28th June 1641, Selden, Maynard, Glyn and Hill (four lawyers) were added to the com- 
 mittee, with directions to prepare heads of charge against the persons implicated, 
 (Journals, ii. 190,) and on the 22d July they made a report to the house of certain articles 
 of accusation against Jennyn, Percy, and the rest. The report, being made late in the day, 
 was not concluded when the house rose, (Diurnall Occurences, p. 311,) and was appointed 
 to be continued on Saturday, the 24th July. The articles were ordered to be kept secret, 
 and the clerk of the house was enjoined not to give out any copy of them, nor to shew 
 them " to any man whatsoever." (Journals, ii. 220.) Rushworth is quite silent respecting 
 them. Nalson says, " They (i. e. the articles) were about the conspiracy, but, not being 
 entred in the journal, I cannot oblige the reader with them." (i. 406.) They are here 
 published for the first time.] 
 
 Mr. GLIN. Reported from the committee of seaven. 
 
 1. That an army beeing raised in Yorkesheire, Jermyn, Percy, 
 Suckling, and Davenat pleged to bring it against the parliament 
 in Aprill last, to compell them to agree to some propositions 
 which they had framed, and to hinder the proceedings of the 
 parliment. 
 
 2. Percy endeavourd to perswad Ashburnham, Wilmot, Berkley, 
 Pollard, and Oneall, that they were disobleiged by the parliment, 
 and soe on, with the 3 propositions ; preserving bishopps functions 
 and votes, not disbandinge the Irish army till the Scots were 
 disbanded, to uphold the kings revenue. 
 
 3. Percy administred an unlawfull oath to bee secret in the 
 businesse. 
 
 4. Jerman perswaded to bringe up the army, and secure the 
 tower, to compell the parliment to there designes. 
 
 5. Jerman, Suckling, and Davenat, did endeavour to disaffect 
 the army to the parliment, and to stick to the king, and the
 
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 French should helpe at London, and the prince and lord Nue- 
 castle should assist with 1,000 horse at Notingham. 
 
 6. Sucklinge raised men for Portugual, and plotted to put 100 
 men into the tower, as Jerman advised, and to free lord 
 Straford, and a 
 
 7. Wilmot, Ashbernham, Pollard, Berkley, Oneall, by Percy's 
 inducement tooke the oath, and had divers consultations about 
 the propositions; Wilmot, Ashbernham, Pollard, and Oneall, 
 denied all uppon there oathes, and that Berkley and Oneall are 
 now fledd. 
 
 Proof es, first to the first article. 
 
 Percys letter says, they were most confident they could engage 
 the whole army, which would bee a great servise to the king, as 
 his affaires then stood. 
 
 [44th sheet.'] 
 
 FRIDAY, 30 JULY, 1641. 
 [THE PROTESTATION. 
 
 The commons having sent up to the lords a bill rendering it compulsory upon all persons 
 to take the protestation, (seep. 66-71.) the lords this day voted, that they approved of the 
 taking of it by the two houses, but not of the general taking of it throughout the kingdom, 
 and so " cast the same out of the house. " This vote excited great indignation in the commons, 
 and was no sooner known to them than, " conceiving that the bishops," or, as another 
 account says, " the bishops and the popish lords, were the chief cause of casting out the 
 said bill," they appointed a committee to prepare an impeachment against the bishops in 
 reference to the canons and oath of 1640 ; directed Mr. Pelham, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
 Rigby, to prepare a bill that no man that would not take the oaths of allegiance and supre- 
 macy should give a vote in parliament in any matter of religion or church government ; and 
 also passed the following resolutions in reference to the subject of the rejected bill.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That this house doth conceive, 
 that the protestation made by them is fit to bee taken by every on 
 well affected in religion, and to the good of the common wealth, 
 
 The MS. breaks off.
 
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 and therefore doth declare, that what person soever shall not take 
 the protestation, is unfit to beare office either in church or com- 
 mon wealth. 
 
 OBDRED. This vote shall bee sent down to the counties and 
 burrowes. 
 
 [45 th sheet.'] 
 
 SATERDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1641. 
 [THE KING'S JOURNEY INTO SCOTLAND. 
 
 The king's meditated visit to his ancient kingdom was regarded with considerable 
 dissatisfaction, and even apprehension, by the leaders of the English parliament. He 
 would pass through the still undisbanded army which had recently been the centre of a 
 conspiracy against them ; the affairs of England were in confusion, and many measures of 
 great moment pending undetermined before the parliament ; he was removing into 
 a country which was not only animated by many ancient jealousies of England, but which 
 within a few years had twice successfully invaded her northern frontier. These and other 
 causes operated so strongly upon the public mind, that not only the parliament but " most 
 men," in the words of Clarendon, " had no mind he should go into Scotland." (Hist. 
 Rebell. lib. iii.) After considerable postponement, at the request of the two houses, the 
 king remained fixed to set out on the 9th August. The commons then desired the ap- 
 pointment of a custos regni, with power to pass- bills during the king's absence, but the 
 lords refused to concur with them in soliciting the delegation of any such general authority. 
 Time slipped on in debates between the two houses, until Saturday the 7th August arrived 
 without any provision having been made for the conclusion of business during the king's 
 absence. That Saturday's sitting, of which the following is a report, was a very long and 
 confused one. In the afternoon the king came to the house of lords and passed all the 
 bills which had arrived at maturity, but gave no hope of any further delay. What is 
 noted in the following paper took place after the king had left the house, the first reso- 
 lution being to adopt the very unusual course of sitting on the next day, Sunday. " Both 
 houses," it is said in the Diurnall Occurences, " sate till ten of the clock at night, but 
 could not agree upon any thing." (p. 332).] 
 
 Mr. STROD. A message to the lords that we sit to-morrow at 
 8 o'clock tomorrow, 8 and desier them to doe soe too. 
 The lords will sit at 8 o'clock as is desierd. 
 
 ORDRED. Wee all meete at St. Margarets church, to heare 
 prayers and sermon, too-morrow at 6 of the clock. 
 
 So in the MS.
 
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 Mr. Callamy is appointed to preach. 
 
 [ORDRED.] All the members of the house, in regard 
 of the greate and weighty affaires that import the saifty of the 
 kingdome, do repaire hither with all possible speed, uppon 
 paine of incurring the highest displeasure of the house for there 
 neglect, 
 
 ORDRED to be published by the knights, burgesses, citizens, 
 and barons to the sherifes of every county, and the head officers. 
 
 The house to bee cald peremtorily on Wednesday senight. 
 
 A REMONSTRANCE to bee made, how wee found the kingdome 
 and the church, and how the state of it now stands. 
 
 A message too morrow to the lords, to move the king that a 
 day may bee appointed for a general 1 fast. 
 
 THE LORDS desierd a present free conference concerninge 
 the kings jorney into Scotland. We gave a present meeting, and 
 ordred all the members to returne back to the house. 
 
 THE LORDS assented to move the king to stay his jorney 14 
 dayes, if it could stand with his engagement to the Scots, and, how- 
 ever, to stay till Tuesday night at 6 o'clock, and soe farr they knew 
 would stand with his engagements, but they would doe nothing 
 till they heard from us againe. 
 
 Then wee sent for another free conference, and in that wee told 
 the lords, for many reasons wee still desierd them to joyn with us 
 to move the king to stay his jorney 14 dayes absolutely, for his 
 stay till Tuesday will not serve turne as the affaires now stand, and 
 also that a messenger may bee sent to the parliment of Scotland to 
 represent the cause of the kings stay, and they doubtles will bee 
 soe sencible of the peace and quiet of this kingdom, that they will 
 easily bee satisfied with it. 
 
 The reasons of our sittinge to-morrow, being Sunday, may be 
 entred into the jornall booke. 
 
 CAMD. soe.
 
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 [46th sheet.] 
 
 SUNDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 1641. 
 [THE KING'S DEPARTURE FOR SCOTLAND. 
 
 The following clear note of the proceedings of the Sunday sitting is valuable on many 
 accounts. Amongst other points which it clears up is the following. Nalson, after a sneer 
 at the manner in which the Lord's day was, by the presbyterians, " idolized even to down 
 right Judaism, many of them thinking it unlawful even to dress provision for their families 
 in that day," states, that, " the commons were resolved to do something in vindication of 
 this so unusual a sitting, and to give the nation the reasons for it, which Mr. Pym did in 
 hcec verba 1 '' (ii. 436). It is clear from sir Ralph Verney's note that the declaration of the 
 reasons for the Sunday sitting proceeded altogether from the lords, and was prepared by 
 them.] 
 
 THE LORDS sent us word, they had joyned with us to move the 
 king to stay his jorney into Scotland 14 days, as was desierd. 
 
 THE LORDS desierd a free conference presently concerninge the 
 kings jorney into Scotland, and wee agreed to it, and it was, to 
 agree uppon the manner of represen tinge all our desiers to the 
 king. 
 
 Mr. SOLICITOUR deliverd this message from the king. 
 
 That his majestic desiers wee would expedite the treaty, for he 
 had rather passe it in his owne person then by commissioners. 
 
 A conference with the lords; first, thankinge them for joyning 
 with us to stay the king 14 dayes ; secondly, to propound a care to 
 take away all jelosies between us and Scotland, about the publique 
 faith as given for his coming at this time ; thirdly, to send to the 
 Scotish comissioners to tell them this parliment intends to petition 
 the king to send a commissioner to Edenborough, to dispatch there 
 affaires in the kings absence, untell hee can com thither j fourthly, 
 to send commissioners to Scotland to aquaint them with the reasons 
 of the kings stay, and of our care to petition for a commissioner 
 for them ; fiftly, to know if the Scotish commissioners have an 
 absolute direction to presse for the kings speedy goinge into 
 Scotland, and to bee donn in a frindly way.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 115 
 
 THE LORDS sent us word, they agree with us in all points men- 
 tiond in the last conference, and have sent two lords to the Scotish 
 commissioners as was desierd, and they desier a conference 
 presently, to treate of reasons to bee declared why wee were forced 
 to sit this day, beinge Sunday. Wee gave a present meetinge as 
 was desierd. 
 
 A message from the lords, that the king hath appointed both 
 houses to attend him at 4 o'clock this afternoon, about this 
 businesse, at the banqueting house at Whitehall. 
 
 The LORDS sent us a declaration of the reasons that forced us 
 to sit this day, and wee agreed to it nullo contradicente, and moved 
 the lords, if it passed soe in there house, that it may be soe re- 
 corded, and they agreed to it and entred it acordingly, and also 
 orderd to have it printed. 
 
 At 4 o'clock wee went to Whitehall, and the king told us, hee 
 would stay till Tuesday, but could stay noe longer. 
 
 The lords sent us the Scotish commissioners answere in writing, 
 which was, that the kinge going could not be defferd, without irre- 
 parable losse and dainger. 
 
 MOUNDAY, 9TH AUGUST, 1641. 
 [MESSAGE FROM THE KING.] 
 
 MR. SOLICITOR brought this message from the kinge. 
 
 The kinge will not stay till Michelmas in Scotland, and perhapps 
 not till the medel of September. 
 
 Hee will hast the disbandinge of the armies. 
 
 There will come a bill from the lords to secure the gover- 
 ment of the kingdome. 
 
 [REASONS FOR DELAYING THE KING'S JOURNEY.] 
 
 1. That 2 armies are still in the kingdome. 
 2.
 
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 3. The kings jorney lies through the armie, to the hazard of 
 the kings person. 
 
 4. The kingdom is ill provided to prevent any invasion or 
 mutiny, but in 14 dayes there might be reasonable provision 
 made. 
 
 5. The papists are not yet disarmed, but there is a bill to that 
 purpose. 
 
 Wee had a conference with the lords about the kings leavinge 
 a commission to governe the kingdom and passe bills in his ab- 
 sence, and this to bee don by law. 
 
 [47th sheet. 
 
 TUESDAY, 10TH AUGUST 1641. 
 
 The following fragment is all that occurs respecting the proceedings of this day. The 
 king had determined " to pass a bill, and in it a commission" to give his assent to certain 
 pending bills. The bill was passed through the house of lords in great haste, but in the 
 commons it met with opposition, that house wishing that the commissioners should have 
 authority to pass all bills which came to maturity during the king's absence. The com- 
 mons amended the bill accordingly, and returned it to the lords with certain reasons for 
 their amendments. The words at the top of the following paper are probably those intro- 
 duced as an amendment, and the passages marked 1 and 2 are two of the reasons assigned 
 to the lords. The bill was not passed. 
 
 The last passage relates to a solicited commission for a committee of each house to be 
 sent to attend the king in Scotland. The king declined to grant any commission, but gave 
 the members appointed leave to attend upon him. Accordingly lord Howard of Escrick 
 from the lords, and Hampden, Fiennes, sir Philip Stapleton, and sir William Armyne from 
 the commons, followed the king into Scotland, and kept up a correspondence with the 
 parliament during the greater part of his stay there.] 
 
 and to any other act or acts that shall be agreed uppon by both 
 houses of parliment. 
 
 1. Never any parliment accepted of a limited commission. 
 
 2. Such a precedent might be daingerous. 
 3. 
 
 A message to move the lords to joyn with us to petition the
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 117 
 
 king, to leave a warrant for the ishuing out a commission, to au- 
 thorise such members of this and the lords house that shall be 
 named by parliment, to treate as commissioners in Scotland, and 
 to see such acts passed there as are agreed on to bee passed there, 
 and to keep a right understanding between the king and this 
 house. 
 
 [The king came to the house of lords on Tuesday morning the 10th August, and gave 
 his consent to the treaty with Scotland, and several bills which had been urged forward 
 to completion within the last few days, amongst them a bill " whereby he made the earl 
 of Essex general of all his forces on this side Trent, by which he hath power to raise 
 forces in case of necessity." His majesty declared " he would take some further time to 
 consider" of a request by both houses that he would appoint the earl of Salisbury lord 
 treasurer, and the earl of Pembroke lord steward, " and so his majesty, making a short 
 speech, desiring their care in his absence, took his leave, and about two of the clock set 
 forward on his journey, having none in his company, but the prince elector, and the duke 
 of Richmond, and marquesse Hamilton." (Diurnall Occurences, p. 336.) A month after 
 the king's departure both houses adjourned to the 20th October, appointing a committee, 
 of which Pym was the chairman, to sit and transact business during the recess.] 
 
 [46th sheet, continued.] 
 
 THURSDAY, 12TH AUGUST, 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 After debates upon several intermediate days, the house came now finally to consider, 
 what was the specific crime of which Percy, Suckling, Jermyn, and Davenant had been 
 guilty. " After long debate," of which the following paper contains a note of only a small 
 part, being speeches by Selden and Holbourne, the first three were voted guilty of high 
 treason, (Journ. ii. 253) " and then falling about Mr. Davenant there was great debate, 
 but broke off till further consideration of the evidence against him." (Diurnall Occur- 
 ences, p. 338.)] 
 
 SELDEN. The conspiringe to bring upp an army to compell 
 the parliment by force, is not treason, but, if this act bee put in 
 execution, 'tis treason. 
 
 This house and the lords house are commonly cald parliment, 
 being undevided from the king, but 'tis doubtfull whether this 
 is treason or not, at the common law.
 
 118 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 If these were to bee indicted, they must bee indicted uppon the 
 statute 25 Ed. 3. for levyinge warr against the king. But this 
 statute took away all treasons at the common law. 
 
 HOLBOURNE. This is either levyinge warr against the king 
 or compassing the kings death. 
 
 An army is in the kingdom. 
 
 A parliment is sitting. 
 
 Some men plot and contrive to bring this army to compell the 
 parliment in a sedition. 
 
 Qucere. Whither the intent to levy warr against the parliment 
 (the king being left out) is treason within the stat. 25 Ed. 3. 
 
 38 Eliz. Bradshaw and Burton, an intent to throw down in- 
 closures, and goe to hurt first on man and then another, this was 
 resolvd treason, though noe act were comitted. 
 
 After this 13 Eliz. a statute was made to make the intent to kill 
 the queen or levie warr treason, &c. 
 
 [4,8th sheet. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 1641. 
 THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 The MS. of the following note is without date, but it evidently contains the purport of 
 certain examinations respecting the army plot which were read before the house on the 
 17th November 1641. Amongst the persons accused of a participation in that affair were 
 sir John Berkley (see p. 88), and Daniel Oneale (see p. 95). They left the country to 
 avoid being examined before the parliamentary committee, but returned secretly in Septem- 
 ber, during the recess, and whilst Charles was in Scotland. After visiting the queen, they 
 determined to make known their presence in England to the great leader of the commons 
 and chairman of the recess-committee, Pym. They accordingly waited upon him at his 
 " lodgings at Chelsea," and professed their willingness to submit to the pleasure of the 
 house (Journ. ii. 290). They were taken into custody, and the facts being reported to the 
 house at its first sitting after the recess, an order was made for their examination by the 
 former joint committee upon the army plot. (See p. 86). Oneale contended before the 
 committee that the acts of pacification and oblivion, passed upon completion of the treaty 
 with Scotland, operated as a protection to him, and declined to answer any questions. 
 The house of commons overruled this plea, (Journ. ii. 313.) and he then submitted to 
 examination. On the 15th November, sir John Hotham was sent to the lords to request 
 that the commons might have " a perusal" of the depositions which had been taken. They
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 119 
 
 were accordingly sent to them by the lords on the same day, and on the 17th we find 
 in the commons' journals, that the examinations of Mr. Daniel Oneale, sir Jacob Ashley, 
 sir John Conyers, and captain William Legg, were read. (ii. 318.) The affair to which 
 they relate was voted by the commons to be " a second design to bring the army up 
 against the parliament," and it was resolved that Oneale should be accused of high 
 treason, (ibid. 333.) He was sent to the gate-house, and afterwards to the tower, whence 
 he escaped, in woman's apparel, just before the breaking out of the war, and joined the king. 
 He was one of the loose adventurers whose adherence to the king, and his majesty's depen- 
 dence upon them, did great harm to his cause. (Hist. Rebell. lib. viii.) Sir John Berkley 
 was let out on bail by the parliament, and was a distinguished commander on the king's side 
 during the war. He was afterwards governor to the duke of York.] 
 
 OXEALL told Ashley and Coniers that the king knew them to 
 be soe gallant men that non should be set over them, and further 
 the king would have a care of there fortunes. 
 
 Hee denies the bringing the army to London. Hee never 
 movd a nutrality with the Scots. 
 
 ASHLEY says, Oneall told him a petition from the army to the 
 parliment would doe well, being things went ill between the king 
 and them, and the city would rather pay the Scots then the kings 
 army. A letter with C. R. a to Leg ; to shew the letter to non but 
 Jacob Ashley. That Oneall speaking of bringing] upp the army 
 sayd, (( What if the Scots could be made nu trail?" Ashley told him 
 the Scots would never forsake the parliment. 
 
 SIB JOHN CONNIERS confesseth the same letter. Oneall desierd 
 Coniers to write to the king, but hee refused. A petition to call 
 upp the army to secure the person of the king and parliment for 
 feare of tumultuous spirits. 
 
 LEG will not say what the two letters were, nor cannot swere 
 who writ them to the directions. Oneall perswaded him to take 
 part with the king, and perswaded him and Armstrong to signe the 
 writing, but both refused. 
 
 See Hist. Rebell. lib. Hi.
 
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 [49th sheet.] 
 
 22ND NOVEMBER 1641. 
 REMONSTRANCE. 
 
 [Regarded in its effect upon the constitutional government, the bill for preventing the 
 dissolution of the parliament was the most directly revolutionary measure which had as yet 
 emanated from the governing party in the commons, but the remonstrance was practically a 
 far clearer move towards a breach with the king. The former passed without opposition, and 
 almost without observation, during the shame and confusion which overwhelmed the king and 
 his best friends upon the discovery of the army plot. The latter formed the subject of the most 
 violent party contest which had yet taken place, and of a memorable debate, of which the fol- 
 lowing paper gives a brief but most valuable report ; the first, with the exception of the pub- 
 lished speech of sir Edward Deering, that has ever been given to the world. The idea of the 
 preparation of a remonstrance, which should set forth the many illegal practices of the govern- 
 ment, was entertained from the first sitting of the parliament (Journals, ii. 25, 32,42), but the 
 leading members were so fully occupied in more stirring business that the notion was allowed 
 to slumber until just before the house was about to separate for the summer recess. At 
 that time, during the fever of apprehension in reference to the king's journey to Scotland, 
 the proposal was again revived, (Journals, ii. 234, and see before, p. 113,) and on the 
 meeting of the house in October, after the old illegalities which the remonstrance was to 
 set forth had been remedied, it was vigorously urged forward with an obvious design to re- 
 arouse the feelings of the people on behalf of further suggested alterations in the frame- work 
 of the government. After many debates upon separate clauses, it was settled, and brought 
 in engrossed, on Saturday the 20th November, 1641. Clarendon says, that the movement 
 party urged its passing on the same day, and that a postponement until the next day of 
 sitting was procured with difficulty. After the debate, Cromwell inquired of Lord Falk- 
 land, " why he would have it put off, for that day would quickly have determined it." 
 He answered, "There would not have been time enough ; for sure it would take some 
 debate." The other replied, " A very sorry one." (Hist. Rebell. lib. iv.) But Monday 
 proved that Cromwell was mistaken. Twelve at noon was the hour appointed for the 
 debate, (Journals, ii. 321,) and it continued until the then unprecedented hour of twelve 
 at night. Several divisions took place in the course of it, but that by which the remon- 
 strance was finally adopted, and which sir Benjamin Rudyard compared to the verdict of 
 a starved jury, was, yeas, 159 ; noes, 148. Even then the business of the sitting did not 
 terminate. Hampden immediately proposed that the remonstrance should be forthwith 
 printed and published. Clarendon would have us infer that this was a breach of faith, 
 the leaders of the majority having professed, that, although they desired the passing of the 
 remonstrance in their own vindication, they designed it to remain as a monument of 
 their labours rather than to be used as a present means of exciting the people ; but Cla- 
 rendon is so extremely inaccurate upon this subject, that it is difficult to know
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 121 
 
 whether any reliance at all should be placed upon his uncorroborated testimony. However 
 that may be, the proposal created a scene of the wildest uproar, which lasted until 
 three o'clock in the morning. Herbert, who was present, and who is a most unsuspicious 
 witness in Hampden's favour, declares, " we had catcht at each others locks, and sheathed 
 our swords in each others bowels, had not the sagacity and great calmness of Mr. Hambden 
 by a short speech prevented it." (Mem. p. 202. edit. 1701.) In the end, the printing 
 of the remonstrance was postponed until further order, but the house refused to restrain its 
 publication, by a majority of 124 to 101. (Journals, ii. 322.) Another part of the scene of 
 this memorable night will appear in a following paper. As the members left the house, 
 lord Falkland asked Cromwell, " whether there had been a debate ?" to which he an- 
 swered, " that he would take his word another time," and whispered in his ear, with some 
 asseveration, "that if the remonstrance had been rejected, he would have sold all he had 
 the next morning, and never have seen England more ; and he knew there were many 
 other honest men of the same resolution." " So near," says Clarendon, " was the poor 
 kingdom at that time to its deliverance." (Hist. Rebell. lib. iv.) ] 
 
 MR. HIDE. Wee may desier to see, but not devulge, our owne 
 infirmities, noe more then a generall the defects of his army to his 
 enimy. 
 
 The end of this remonstrance is peace. 
 
 Wee are accused to have don nothing, either for king or king- 
 dome. 
 
 If a parliment must make an appology, wee may shew what 
 wee have donn without looking too farr back. 
 
 All is true, and expressed modestly. 
 
 Wee stand upon our liberties for the kings sake, least hee 
 should bee king of meane subjects, or wee subjects of a meane 
 king. 
 
 Sir John Eliots imprisonment under the kings owne hand, and 
 the kings wanting bread, ill expressed. 
 
 LORD FAUKLAND. This casts a concealing of delinquents 
 uppon the king. 
 
 Arminians agree noe more with papists then with protestants. 
 
 " Bellum episcopale," only said by on bishopp, but laid uppon 
 the bishopps, and soe, tf bringing in idolatry." 
 
 Orders and ordinances made to command and forbid, where 
 there is noe law for them. Many good lawes made now bishopps 
 
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 122 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IX 
 
 and popish lords are sitting in parliment, we confesse, yet wee 
 say, non can bee made whilst they sit there. 
 
 Preist and clerke, about approbation of councellours, where on 
 approves and the other names. 
 
 SIR EDWARD DEERING. Noe man can expresse the sence of 
 the common people. 
 
 Many bishopps have brought in superstition, but not on 
 idolatry. 
 
 Advancement of learninge is promised, but take the greate bason 
 and cure [the bishopps a ] out of the lottery, and very few will 
 venture to throw. 
 
 SIR BENJAMIN RUDJER. A declaration is necessary, being 
 papists, delinquents, and libertines accuse us falcely. 
 
 Appologies alwaies suspitious, ergo, unfit for a parliment. 
 
 The narrative part in part he agrees to, but not the propheticall 
 part, least wee faile of our performance. 
 
 MR. BAGSHAW. The court of chancery, qutere " growne 
 arbitrary and unjust in there jurisdiction." 
 
 " The rest of the clergy,' 5 blames and comprehends all the 
 clergy. 
 
 SIR JOHN COLEPEPER. It speakes of altring the church 
 goverment, will offend the people. 
 
 The declaration going but from this house goes but on on legg. 
 
 Wee never desierd the lords to joyne. 
 
 All remonstrances should bee addressed to the king, and not to 
 the people, because hee only can redresse our greevances. 
 
 The parliment is not scandled by any publique act, ergo, need 
 not send any declaration to cleere themselves. 
 
 Our writ doth not warrant us to send any declarations to the 
 people, but to treate with the king and lords ; neither was it ever 
 donn by any parliment heertofore. 
 
 Daingerous for the publique peace. 
 
 MR. PIM. The honour of the king lies in the saifty of the people, 
 
 * This is inserted in the MS. between brackets, as a parenthetical explanation.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 and wee must tell the truth ; the plots have been very neare the 
 king, all driven home to the court and the popish party. 
 
 Let a law bee made against sectaries. Ministers driven out of 
 England for not reading the booke of sports, and they are now 
 sepratists beyond sea. 
 
 The popish lords and bishopps doe obstruct us. Noe breach of 
 priviledg to name these, for wee have often complaind of lords 
 being away, and lords miscarrages. 
 
 Nothing but a declaration can take away the accusations that 
 lie uppon us. 
 
 Wee have suffered soe much by councellours of the kings 
 chusing, that wee desier him to advise with us about it, and many of 
 his servants moove him about them, and why may not the parliment? 
 
 A peace was made with Spaine without consent of parliment, 
 though king James promisd the contrary. 
 
 Alter- worshipp is idolatry, and that was injoyned by the bishopps 
 in all there cathedralls. 
 
 Learning will be better provided for in the generall. 
 
 The declaration doth not prophecy, but say what is fit, and may 
 easily bee donn. 
 
 The English courts have usurped an unjust and arbitrary juris- 
 diction. 
 
 The matter of the declaration is not fit for the lords, for the 
 matters were only agitated in this house, and againe many of them 
 are accused by it. 
 
 Remonstrances are not directed either to the king or the people, 
 but shew the acts of this house. 
 
 This declaration will binde the peoples hearts to us, when they 
 see how we have been used. 
 
 MR. BBIDGMAN. A condition of men to bee taken away, being 
 they are not at all moderate. 
 
 Wee can only consent, councell, and petition. The indemnity 
 of the lords and commons saies, nothing shall be reported out of 
 either house, without consent of both houses.
 
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 Wee aske approbation of all councellours for ever, and the losse 
 of Ireland is only named for the reason, when 3 wee may put our 
 guifts into other hands, for this time. For wee make our de- 
 maund generall, and our reason particuler. 
 
 MB. WALER. This is rather a pre- then a re-monstrance. 
 
 Lawes are the children of the parliment, and wee must not 
 destroy them with orders and declarations. 
 
 Freeholders have power to chuse us freely to make lawes, and 
 yet the king must not chuse councellours to advise according to 
 law without our approbation. 
 
 This is a remonstrance against the lawes. 
 
 MR. HAMPDEN. The moone is not so usefull to the church as 
 the stairs. When the woman shall bee cloathed with the sun, the 
 moon shall be under her feet. 
 
 When we find ill councells, wee may say there are, and may 
 complain of ill councellours. 
 
 Any man, when he is accused, may say hee hath donn his en- 
 deavour, and wee say noe more in this. 
 
 The party is prevalent against us, and therfore wee may say it 
 openly, " Wee have given our best advise." 
 
 Noe counter remonstrance can come against us, being 'tis wholy 
 true. 
 
 MR. HOLLIS. The kingdom consists of three sorts of men, the 
 bad, the good, and the indifferent, and these wee hope to satisfie. 
 They can turne the scales. 
 
 We have power by writ to doe this, for wee are cald ad tractan- 
 dum de arduis negotiis, Sfc. 
 
 The lords have often made declarations without us, as about 
 the Irish nobility, and wee without them, as about the duke of 
 Buckingham. 
 
 All necessary truths must bee told. If kings are misled by there 
 councellours, wee may, wee must, tell him a of it. 
 
 m So in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 125 
 
 Wee only beseech the king to chuse good councelours, for 
 against such this house will never except. 
 
 MR. GLIN. 'Tis against nature not to have liberty to answere a 
 calumny, and there is noe way but by remonstrance. 
 
 We made a remonstrance 1 Car. and that without the lords, and 
 3 Car. if the speaker had sate still, on had been made, and noe 
 fault found with it. 
 
 Both the lords temporall and the bishopps have often severally 
 protested. 
 
 "Pis an honour to let the world see that in on yeare wee can 
 help the distempers of 12 years. 
 
 The people trust us, ergo, no dishonour to strive to satisfie 
 them. 
 
 MR. COVENTRY. Addresse this to the king, for though men 
 build there monuments in there owne times, yet a cronicle of any 
 kings reigne was never written in his life time, without his owne 
 consent. 
 
 MR. PALMER. The best way for this house to answere a 
 scandall is to neglect it. This house cannot declare without lord 
 and king, nor never did it. 
 
 MR. MAYNORD. Wee may declare to the people, for if wee 
 should doe nothing till 'tis ordained, wee should sit still. Wee 
 only petition for approbation of councellours. 
 
 \5Qth sheet.} 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1641. 
 [MR. PALMER'S PROTESTATION. 
 
 It has been already stated, (p. 120.) that after the remonstrance was carried, at about 
 midnight of the 22nd November 1641, Hampden moved that it should be printed, when a 
 violent uproar arose, which kept the house until three o'clock in the morning in a state of 
 confusion and discord, of which Warwick's account has been given, and which,' in the 
 words of Pym, as reported by Clarendon, " might probably have engaged the house in 
 blood." In the course of the confusion, Hyde, the future lord Clarendon, spoke stronglj
 
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 against Hampden's motion, and concluded by desiring, that, if it were carried in the 
 affirmative, he might have liberty to protest against it. The word " protest," vehemently 
 uttered amongst men wrought up to a pitch of excitement by the adverse success of an 
 extreme measure, and sitting in the middle of the night, in a chamber so dimly lighted 
 that Warwick compares it to the valley of the shadow of death, produced an almost electri- 
 cal effect. It is difficult to pick out the facts of what ensued from the brief and contra- 
 dictory accounts which have come down to us, but it would seem that a confused multi- 
 tude instantaneously and tumultuously echoed the request for liberty to protest. Some one 
 shouted out, " Take down the names ! " and Jeffery Palmer, a lawyer and a friend of 
 Hyde's, starting upon his feet, exclaimed, " I do protest !" adding, perhaps, that he did so 
 for himself and all others of his mind. Hampden interposed some tranquillizing question, 
 but it was lost in the uproarious din of members rising in all parts of the house, and echoing 
 Palmer's words, " I do protest ! All ! All ! " The parliamentary leaders thought it right 
 to revive the recollection of this commotion, by bringing some one who had been actively 
 engaged in it before the house, for punishment. Clarendon tells us, that they would have 
 selected him, but for the protection thrown over him by sir John Hotham, Stapleton, and 
 others of the northern men, who were grateful to him for having freed them from the 
 thraldom of the court of York. Palmer was the victim substituted for Hyde, and expul- 
 sion from the house his predetermined punishment. But for once the popular party were 
 foiled in their own house. Hyde and many other members defended their friend strenu- 
 ously, and with effect, for, although compelled to answer by a majority of 48, and sent to 
 the tower by a majority of 41, the house refused to sanction his expulsion by a majority 
 of 32. (Com. Journ. ii. 324.) The following papers contain the only existing reports of 
 the debates upon these stirring occasions. It is unnecessary for me to point attention to the 
 notes of the speeches of Crewe and the poet Waller. The occurrence of fragments of such 
 interest and beauty makes one doubly regret the loss of a full report of the speeches of 
 such men.] 
 
 MB. HOTHAM charged Mr. Palmer with protesting on Mounday 
 night, in the name of himselfe and others, and that in a way to 
 move us to mutinie, and made himselfe the head of a party. 
 
 MB. HYDE, to the orders of the house, saied, the charge was 
 against the orders, being he was only charged with words, and not 
 with any ill carrage, being the words were not excepted against at 
 that time, ergo, noe orderly charge. For then a man may be 
 questioned for words spoke a moneth or a yeare agon, as well as 
 for those spoke on Mounday. Words may bee forgd, and then 
 how can a man answere for himselfe, and this takes away the greate 
 priviledge of freedom of speech.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 127 
 
 MR. HOLLIS, after three houers debate, sayd, hee would charg 
 him with a new charg, in making a pernitious motion. 
 
 RESOLVD UPON QUESTION. That Mr. Palmer shall be requierd 
 to answere the charg made against him. 
 
 MR. PALMER professeth his owne innocency, and, after the 
 vote was passed that the declaration should passe, it was then 
 moved it should bee printed, and then hee desierd to enter his 
 protestation against the printing, but not the passing, and said, hee 
 conceived that all those that were against it desierd to have there 
 protestations entred, and, moved, being unsatisfied, to have the 
 debate put off and there names taken by the clerke, but hee re- 
 members not that hee used the words, " in the name of himselfe, 
 or others." 
 
 THURSDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 1641. 
 
 An earnest offer to protest in Hyde, then a motion to take 
 names by others, then Palmer moved in the name of himselfe and 
 all others of his minde, but whither this was to protest, or take 
 names, is a question. Then Palmer was questiond by Mr. Hamp- 
 den, and hee stood upp, and the house cald, " All, all." 
 
 SIR ROBERT COOKE sentenced Palmer togoe to the tower, and 
 turnd out of the house. 
 
 SIR JOHN STRANGWAIES. Moves that sir Robert Cooke was 
 sourne since lord stuard surrendred upp his staff, and therefore 
 there was noe legall commission to swere him, ergo, hee ought not 
 to sit in the house by the statute 21 Jacob. 
 
 BAGSHAW. Conceives him not fit to bee sentenced, because hee 
 denyes the fact, and the charge is not proved by any on man, and 
 all judges goe secundum allegata et probata. 
 
 CREW. Will interpret things doubtfull in the best sence, and 
 though non can plead his merits to excuse a fault, yet, if I have 
 received many favours from a man that now doth mee injury, I 
 shall not forget those benifits, but bee the willinger to forget the
 
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 injury, and the rather in this place, because wee have power only 
 to punish our owne members when they offend, but not reward 
 them when they doe well. 
 
 WALER. Let not the successe make any man a delinquent. 
 All our punishments are but the tower and the barr, and these 
 are greate punishments, because they are inflicted for greate 
 offences. For a check from the councell table, or a sentence in 
 the starr chamber, were, in queen Elizabeths time, of such repute, 
 that non esteemed men that were soe checkd or sentenced, but of 
 late these punishments have been inflicted for such small offences, 
 that all men did rather valew and esteeme men as marters that 
 sufferd in that way, then disesteem men for it. 
 
 Let noe man bee punished for temperance, least wee seeme to 
 punish vertue. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. Mr. Palmer shall be sent to the 
 tower for this offence, during the pleasure of this house. 
 
 [51st sheet.'] 
 
 TUESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER 1641. 
 [LONDON APPRENTICES. 
 
 The hot debate on the question of Mr. Palmer's committal led to the anticipation of 
 another night of uproar. A rumour soon spread into the city, that " the well-affected 
 party," that is, the party of Pym and Hampden, were likely to be " over-voted" by their 
 opponents, and in some places the contention actually existing in the house was 
 magnified into an uproar in which swords were drawn. The London apprentices hastened 
 to the assistance of the popular party, but finding, on their arrival at Westminster, that 
 their services were not needed, they returned to their homes in peace. The following 
 note relates to a complaint made to the house respecting this circumstance. Sir 
 John Strangewayes, having mentioned the subject, was first called upon to declare the 
 particulars of the information that had been given to him, and afterwards, to produce an 
 original paper, of which he had spoken. (Journ. ii. 337.) We have here a note of his 
 statement, and of the written paper. Mr. Kirton, another member, was called upon 
 in like manner to declare the particulars of his information, and we have a note of his 
 statement. All the persons implicated were ordered to attend the house immediately, 
 and those to whom sir John Strangewayes had alluded were examined, but nothing further 
 seems to have been done. Several entries in the journals allude to Mr. Kirton 's charge
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 129 
 
 against Mr. Venn, who was a member of the house, and days were, from time to time, 
 appointed for taking it into consideration, but it was never investigated. (Journ. ii. 
 351, 359, 436, and see Nalson's Collec. ii. 790.)] 
 
 SIR JOHN STRANGWAIES. Declares a gentleman, noe parli- 
 ment man, coming to see him, asked him if hee heard not of the 
 attempt that was like to bee uppon the house uppon Wed- 
 nesday last at night. Hee answerd, " Noe." Then he told him, 
 on told him of it. Then, on Saterday in the morning, the in- 
 former first cam to him. He willed him to write it out, and put 
 his hand to it, and then hee desierd his freind should write it out, 
 because hee writ a better hand. 
 
 A breefe of a discourse on Wednesday. 
 
 " On sayd, hee was newly come from Westminster armed, and 
 that 1000 more were redy there. Hee sayd, the parliment men 
 sent for them. The reason of his going was, because the well- 
 affected party were likely to bee over-voted by the worser, but, 
 being they agreed well togeather, hee and his fellows cam all away 
 in peace." 
 
 Mr. KIRTON. Mr. Lavinders man came to [Farlows] house in 
 Wood street, %nd said, captain Ven had sent for them presently to 
 Westminster with his armes, for there was an uprore in the parli- 
 ment house, and sourds drawne. 
 
 [The following, which is written in another part of the same paper, relates to the state- 
 ment made by sir John Strangewayes.] 
 
 Cole, apprentice to Mr. Mansfeild an haberdasher, told John 
 Milkinson.a 
 
 [The following seems to be a note of evidence of Milkinson and Cole.] 
 
 JOHN MILKINSON.* At the Spred Egle in Gratious street. 
 COLE. Hee gave a sourd, and bid him goe, and beeleeves the 
 masters of the other apprentises did the like. 
 
 So in the MS. but the name should be " Michaelson." 
 CAMD. SOC. 3
 
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 2ND DECEMBER 1641. 
 [THE KING'S SPEECH ON HIS RETURN FROM SCOTLAND. 
 
 The king returned from Scotland on the 25th November 1641, and on reaching London 
 was munificently entertained by the citizens. The cordiality of that day was indeed a mere 
 April splendour, but it misled the sovereign into imagining that he had returned to the 
 enjoyment of all his former popularity. His measures for some time were tinged by this 
 feeling, and even the harsh and irritating remonstrance, presented to him at Hampton 
 Court on the 1st December, scarcely dissipated the pleasing dream. On the 2nd December 
 he went to the house of lords to pass a new bill for the levy of tonnage and poundage, 
 which was now only granted for two months, and after having done so made the speech of 
 which the following is a note.] 
 
 Absent longer then hee expected, but hee kept his word in 
 staying noe longer then necessity. But with good successe, for hee 
 hath left it an happy nation. But his expectation is deceivd here, 
 for heere was many destractions, but hee found the affections of 
 his people reall by the entry into London. 
 
 Hee would doe all that hee hath donn, if it were now undonn, 
 and more, to settle the libertie of the people. 
 
 But Ireland goes on slowly. Appoint a select committee of 
 both houses to treate with the Scots. 
 
 (And then) 
 
 That his greatest strength was in the good affections of the 
 people. 
 
 [FRIDAY, SRD DECEMBER 1641. 
 REMINDING THE LORDS OF BILLS SENT UP TO THEM. 
 
 The progress towards inevitable discord was now become rapid and unquestionable. 
 The popular leaders seemed indeed almost anxious to urge on the coming conflict. In the 
 following note we have a clear report of Pym's speech on a motion which had for its object 
 to destroy all pretence of legislative independence in the house of lords. The journal 
 gives a list of the committee, which contained the leaders of the movement party, Pym, 
 Nath. Fiennes, Stapleton, Strode, Hazlerig, Hollis, Hampden, and some others. In their 
 instructions they were directed to urge upon the lords that the commons were the 
 representative body of the whole kingdom, whilst their lordships were only " particular
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 131 
 
 persons," " coming to parliament in a particular capacity." To the same committee, 
 at the same time, and apparently almost unobserved, was committed the consideration of 
 " some course for guarding the towns of Hull and Newcastle." (Journ. ii. 330.) 
 
 The offence given by the words of Godolphin reported in sir Ralph Verney's note was 
 ordered to be considered " on Tuesday next," but was delayed from day to day. The 
 journal does not state that there were ever any further proceedings in reference to 
 them.] 
 
 PIM. Moved for a comittee to review what bills wee had 
 passed and the lords rejected, and the reasons why, and, if the 
 lords would not joyne with us, then let us goe to the king, and 
 make a declaration to the people, to let them see where the ob- 
 structions lye, and because the lords have a liberty to protest, and 
 cannot be involved by the major part, let us take those lords with 
 us, and represent the obstruction to the king. 
 
 MR. GODOLPHIN. Moved against this, for if wee went to the 
 king with the lesser part of the lords, the greater part of the 
 lords may goe to the king with the lesser part of us. 
 
 Uppon this, after hee had explained, hee was comanded to 
 withdraw. 
 
 4TH DECEMBER 1641. SATERDAY. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 We learn from the journals that, on this day, Serjeant Wilde reported from the com- 
 mittee that was appointed "to state the matter of fact" upon the examinations that 
 concerned Percy, Jermyn, and the others. He also reported " the design fixed upon Mr. 
 Daniel Oneale." After he had done so, Oneal was sent for, and, being brought to the bar, 
 was asked, what he could say in the business then in agitation concerning him. He de- 
 sired that he might see the examinations taken against him before he could answer any 
 thing. It would seem that a long debate followed. Candles were brought in, and after- 
 wards, without taking notice of Oneal's request, the house passed various declaratory reso- 
 lutions against him, and referred the business back to the same committee, " to make a 
 result upon the proof of the whole matter." (Journ. ii. 332.) The following is a brief 
 note of Serjeant Wilde's report.] 
 
 Two designes. 
 
 On, to bring the army to compell the parliment, and that is
 
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 voted treason. Percy, Jerman, Suckling, Wilmot, Ashbernham, 
 Pollard, Oneall, Berkley. 
 
 The second, bringing up the army, is fixed only uppon Oneall. 
 
 1. Dislike between the king and the parliment. 
 
 2. 
 
 3. A petition. 
 
 His endeavour was on the a 
 
 TUESDAY, 7TH DECEMBER, 1641. 
 [BILL FOR SETTLING THE MILITIA. 
 
 This important bill, another movement in the direct course towards civil war, provided 
 that the government of all the forces of the kingdom should be vested in two persons, one 
 to be the lord general, the other the lord high admiral. Clarendon places the introduction 
 of the bill before the king's journey to Scotland, says its introduction was supported by St. 
 John, the king's solicitor, and that on that account it was read a first time, but with so 
 universal a dislike that it was never called upon the second time. (Hist. Rebell. lib. iii.) 
 It here appears, that it was not brought in until after the king's return from Scotland, a 
 very important difference in time, and it is evident from the journals, that it was not 
 allowed to sleep, but was at once rejected by a majority of 158 to 125. (Journ. ii. 334.) 
 In Nalson, the division is printed as 158 to 105. (Collections, ii. 719.) ] 
 
 SIR ARTHUR HAZELRIGG did bring in a bill to dispose all the 
 militia of England into two generalls for life. 
 
 This bill was thought fit by som to bee rejected, and Mr. 
 Thomas Cooke said, it was in his judgment worse then the bill 
 brought in by Hexam in Richard the seconds time, for which hee 
 was accused of high treason. 
 
 For this speech he was questioned and taxed, for citing but 
 half the president, for Hexam was afterwards cleared by parliment. 
 
 For this offence he received an admonission in his place, by the 
 speaker. 
 
 [Mr. Coke's admonition is thus entered on the journals. " Mr. speaker told him, in 
 his place, that he was commanded to admonish him, that he should take a care hereafter, 
 how he did allege or apply precedents in this house." (Journ. ii. 334.) The frequent 
 occurrence of cases of this kind at this time is perhaps sufficiently explained by a conside- 
 
 * Some words quite illegible.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 133 
 
 ration of the state of parties and the temper of the house ; but Clarendon says, that after 
 the memorable debate on the remonstrance, the popular party " contrived ways to silence 
 those who opposed them, by traducing them abroad, and taking any advantage against 
 them in the house, for any expressions they used in debate which might be misinterpreted, 
 and so calling them to the bar or committing them to the tower : which did in truth 
 strike such terror into the minds of many, that they forbore to come to the house, rather 
 than expose themselves to many uneasinesses there." (Hist. Rebell. lib. iv.) ] 
 
 [52nd sheet.'] 
 
 THURSDAY, 9l'H DECEMBER 1641. 
 [THE ARMY PLOT. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That Mr. Henry Wilmot, Mr. 
 William Ashbernham, sir Hugh Pollard, and sir John Berkley 
 shall be accused of rnisprision of treason. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Ashbern- 
 ham, and sir Hugh Pollard shall be expulsd this house, and now 
 [that the speaker issue new writs for the election of members in 
 their stead]. 
 
 [MONDAY 13Tii DECEMBER 1641. 
 
 OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE SIGNING OF PETITIONS. 
 
 On the llth December 1641, certain aldermen and other citizens of London attended 
 the house with a petition, complaining of obstructions put in the way of persons signing a 
 petition to the house by sir Richard Gurney, the lord mayor, and sir Thomas Gardiner, 
 the recorder. The persons who attended were thanked by the house for their respect and 
 /eal, and a promise was given that the circumstances should be inquired into. On the 13th 
 December the petition was again read, after which various persons were sent for by the 
 serjeant-at-arms, and a committee was appointed to consider the matter. The persons sent 
 for, after being kept in custody until the 17th, were then admitted to bail, and on the 20th 
 December Mr. Perd reported from the committee the particulars of the obstructions 
 offered by the lord mayor and the recorder. (Journ. ii. 339, 342, 347.) The following is 
 a note of the words which they were charged to have spoken, apparently related by two 
 different witnesses before the committee.] 
 
 Common councell men, they deservd to be disfranchised. 
 They know not in what dainger they were. 
 A falce ly about the removing the bishopps.
 
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 Blood uppon ther owne heades. 
 
 They were ignorant and idle persons that would put there hands 
 to the petition. 
 
 That hee sent for some who had subscribed by the kings di- 
 rections. 
 
 That hee was sorry for some that had subscribed, and gotten 
 hands, and ran themselves into such dainger. 
 
 That those courses were of daingerous consequence, and tended 
 to sedition, and that they would bee questioned about it. 
 
 That they deserve to be disfranchised. 
 
 That they knew not into what dainger they were runn. 
 
 That the drawing of them togeather was to make a tumult. 
 
 The a and said they were brave words. 
 
 And that "the representative body" was a false lye. 
 
 That the petition tended to sedition and to set men togeather by 
 the eares, and being told the petition was intended for peace, he 
 said, "Is this your way of peace ? Noe, it is for blood and 
 cutting of throates, and if it cam to cutting of throates, thanke 
 yourselves, and your blood bee on your owne heades." And that 
 this petition was the only [way] to confirme episcopacy, and that 
 hee hated a papist, and the petition. 
 
 [53rd sheet.] 
 
 16TH DECEMBER 1641. THURSDAY. 
 
 [Sir John Winter was farmer of the forest of Dean. Being a Roman catholic 
 and in the service of the queen, he was regarded by the parliament with great jealousy. 
 The committee appointed, at an early period of the session, for ascertaining the bounds of 
 the forests, took cognizance of his conduct in felling forest trees, and on the 1st May 1641 
 procured the house to prohibit him from doing so " until the cause shall receive a deter- 
 mination." (Journ. ii. 131.) The following paper has reference to an inquiry before a 
 committee, as to an alleged breach of that order.] 
 
 Sir John Winters charge. 
 Returned by the jury that timber marked with the kings marke 
 
 A blank in the MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 135 
 
 was carried away by sir John Winters servants contrary to the 
 order of parliment. 
 
 That after the 2nd May sir John Winters servants did cut divers, 
 for ten days together, except Sunday. And 100 okes, great 
 timber, carried away, and much more. 320 more cut out, and 
 little timber reserved, but turned to cordwood. 20 cut after they 
 were marked for ship timber. 
 
 Two trees carried away after the shipwrights had marked them 
 pro rege. 
 
 Trees are marked for Winter, better then those that are marked 
 pro rege. 
 
 Responsio. 
 
 SIR JOHN WINTER. Hee knowes of noe restraint but on 
 dated 1st May and notefied 10th May 1641. 
 
 Hee promised not to cut shiptimber till the comittee sat againe, 
 and charged to fell noe trees marked at the roote. 
 
 18TH DECEMBER. 
 
 ORDRED. Sir John Winter shall answere to the breach of 
 order of the house dated 1st May 1641. 
 
 [52nd sheet continued.'] 
 
 20TH DECEMBER, MONDAY, 1641. 
 PROTESTATION. 
 
 [The question as to the exercise, by the commons, of that liberty of protesting which is an 
 ancient right in the house of lords, was raised in the celebrated debate upon printing the 
 remonstrance, and afterwards in the case of Mr. Palmer. It was this day brought before the 
 house for determination, when it was resolved, " that, in no case, a protestation ought to 
 be desired by any member of this house, or admitted by this house, being desired." 
 (Journ. ii. 350.) We have here a report of three good speeches on this subject by Hyde, 
 Holborne, and the elder sir Harry Vane. There is something strikingly significant in 
 Holborne's allusion to the possibility of their being involved, and losing their heads in the 
 crowd, when taken in connection with the measures adopted by the king so soon 
 afterwards.]
 
 136 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 MR. HIDE. Non can protest against the vote of the house, 
 but to aske leave to protest is noe fault, for in some cases the 
 house ought to grant it. 
 
 The lords may protest, and why should it bee against the funda- 
 mentall priviledges of this house. 
 
 There is noe president in the case, neither is there of the 
 printing a declaration. 
 
 It has been aleaged, wee are not bound by president. A pro- 
 testation is but a recorded " Noe/' or a dissentiente of such a 
 person. 
 
 A noe president, in a case unpresidented, is nothing to the 
 purpose. 
 
 Protestations are alowable in the lords house, convocations, 
 Scotish parliments, all generall assemblies, and others. 
 
 There is noe president against this, ergo, wee must doe according 
 to reason. 
 
 HOLBURNE. In point of indemnity wee may protest; as in 
 Standish his case 6 Hen. 8, the convocation was adjudged by the 
 judges to be in a premunire, but, being on did protest against that 
 fact, hee was cleere. 
 
 Wee must submit to a law when it is passed, but if wee may not 
 aske leave to protest, wee shall bee involvd, and perhapps loose 
 our heades in the crowd, when there is nothing to shew who was 
 innocent. 
 
 A parliment may doe a thinge unlawfull, as to change our religion, 
 &c., and then wee are bounde to aske leave to protest against it. 
 
 OLD SIR HENRY VANE. The liberty of protesting used in all 
 forraign diets and councells is noe more to be urged here then the 
 use of the common law there, where they are governed by the 
 civill law ; and till sir Edward Cookes time, nemine contradicente 
 was never put into any of our votes and orders, and if wee may aske 
 leave to protest against a motion made in the house, wee may 
 aske leave to protest against that which, uppon debate, perhapps 
 hee may bee convinced in.
 
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 [54th sheet.] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 3RD JANUARY 1641. 
 [THE KING'S ATTEMPT TO SEIZE THE FIVE MEMBERS. 
 
 Of this fatal incident, the most undignified and unfortunate indiscretion ever committed 
 by a king, we have hitherto possessed three principal accounts, all written by persons who 
 were eye-witnesses of the event. Two of them, those given by Whitelocke and Clarendon, 
 are dry relations, in no degree remarkable for the exhibition of narrative ability ; 
 the third, that by Rushworth, who was clerk assistant in the house, and present in that 
 character when the king entered, has long been the great authority upon which historical 
 writers have relied, and most truly valuable it is ; full of minute facts which tend to bring 
 the scene before us with pictorial reality and truth. We are now about to present to the 
 reader a fourth account, written by sir Ralph Yerney, who was also present. It claims 
 to be put upon a par with Rush worth's narrative, which it not only confirms, but adds to it 
 such particulars as a person witnessing the extraordinary scene from another part of the 
 house, and probably with somewhat different feelings, was likely to observe. Sir Ralph 
 Verney's account has been seen by some of our historical writers, and partly printed by 
 several of them, but never until now with the completeness which it deserves. It adds 
 greatly to the historical value of the present volume, and would alone be a sufficient justi- 
 fication (if any were needed) of the printing of these interesting memoranda.] 
 
 The king sent Mr. Francis, a Serjeant at armes, to Mr. speaker 
 with a message, and hee was cald in to the house, and deliverd it 
 at the barr, but hee was not sufferd to bring in his mace. 
 
 The message was thus, " Mr. speaker, the king comanded mee, 
 uppon my aleageance, to repaire to you where you are now sit- 
 tinge, and to demaund five gentlemen, members of this house, 
 Mr. Hollis, sir Arthur Hazlerigg, Mr. Pirn, Mr. Hampden, and 
 Mr. William Strood, and, when they are deliverd, hee comanded 
 mee in his name to arrest them for high treason. " 
 
 Uppon this hee was comanded to withdraw, and the house 
 resolved to send four members to the king, to let him know, they 
 had received the message, and would take it into consideration, 
 but, being there was noe charge deliverd in against those five 
 gentlemen, they have not deliverd them, but have taken care to 
 have them in a readinesse to answere any legall charge. And then 
 the house commanded Mr. speaker to call upp these five gentlemen 
 by name, and injoyned them to attend de die in diem, till the house 
 
 CAMD. SOC. T
 
 138 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 took farther order. The serjeant of the house was sent to tell 
 serjeant Francis, that wee had sent to the king about these five 
 gentlemen. 
 
 Mr. Pirn and Mr. Hollis had there papers and studdies sealed 
 i upp,~by warrant unclef The Icings Tmno*, and the ftouse sent a 
 serjeant at armes to arest those that did it, and breake of the 
 seales, and had a conference with the lords, and they likewise sent 
 to breake oppen the scales, and it was donn accordingly. Wee 
 sent to them to joyne with us, because they had protested with us 
 to defend the priviledges of parliment. 
 
 TUESDAY, 4TH JANUARY 1641. 
 
 The five gentlemen which were to bee accused cam into the 
 house, and there was information that they should bee taken away 
 by force. Uppon this, the house sent to the lord major, aldermen, 
 and common councell to let them know how there priviledges were 
 like to bee broken, and the citty put into dainger, and advised them 
 to looke to there security. 
 
 Likwise some members were sent to the four inns of court, to let 
 them know, how they heard they were tampred withall to assist the 
 king against them, and therfore they desierd them not to come to 
 Westminster. 
 
 Then the house adjorned till on of the clock. 
 
 As soone as the house mett againe, 'twas moved, considering 
 there was an intention to take these five men away by force, to 
 avoyd all tumult, let them bee commanded to absent themselves. 
 
 I Uppon this, the house gave them leave to absent themselves, but 
 entred noe order for it, and then the five gentlemen went out of 
 the house. 
 
 A little after, the kinge came, with all his guard, and all his pen- 
 tioners, and two or three hundred soldiers and gentlemen. The 
 king comanded the soldiers to stay in the hall, and sent us word 
 hee was at the dore. The speaker was commanded to sit still, with 
 the mace lying before him, and then the king came to the dore,
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 139 
 
 and tooke the palsgrave in with him, and comand all that cam ( 
 with him, uppon there lives not to come in. Soe the dores were ' 
 kept oppen, and the earle of Roxborough stood within the dore, 
 leaninge uppon it. Then the kinge cam uppwards, towards the 
 chaire, with his hat off, and the speaker steped out to meet him. 
 Then^ the kinge steped upp to his place, and stood uppon the 
 stepp, but sate not down in the chaire. And, after hee had 
 looked a greate while, hee told us, hee would not breate our 
 priviledges, but treason had noe priviledge ; hee came for those 
 five gentlemen, for hee expected obedience yeasterday, and not an 
 answere. Then hee calld Mr. Pirn, and Mr. Hollis, by name, but 
 noe answere was made. Then hee asked the speaker if they were 
 heere, or where they were. Uppon that the speaker fell on his 
 knees, and desierd his excuse, forjiee was a servant to the house, 
 and had neither eyes, nor tongue, to see or say anything but what 
 they comanded him. Then the king told him, hee thought his 
 owne eyes were as good as his, and then said, his birds were 
 flowen, but hee did expect the house should senrf them to him, 
 and if they did not hee would seeke them himselfe, for there 
 treason was foule, and such an on as they would all thanke him 
 to discover. Then hee assured us they should have a faire triall, 
 and soe went out, putting off his hat till hee came to the dore. 
 
 Uppon this the house did instantly resolve to adjorne till too- 
 morrow at on of the clock, and in the in trim they might consider 
 what to doe. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 5TH JANUARY 1641. 
 
 The house orderd a comittee a to sit at guildhall in London, 
 
 S**B l '"''**^* - '**^>^B>WM*OBMBWiMMB^W**>*' B * *** 1 * > ^* B ^ W ^ W ^^^^^^"**** B ' l **^^ > '"*yflP' 1 ******^ ' 
 
 and all that would come had voyces. This was to consider and 
 advise how to right the house in point of priviledge, broken by 
 the kings coming yeasterday, with a force, to take members out 
 
 a The committee as appointed by the house consisted of sir John Colopeppw, as chan- 
 cellor of the exchequer, Glyn? Whitelocke, lord Falkland, sir Philip Stapleton, Fiennes, 
 sir Ralph Hopton, sir John Hotham, sir Walter Erie, Pierrepoint, Walter Long, Grim- 
 ston, and others. (Journ. ii. 3<U>.)
 
 140 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 of our house. They alowed the Irish comittees to sit, but would 
 meddle with noe other businesse till this were ended. They 
 acquainted the lords in a message with what they had donn, and 
 then they adjorned the house till Tuesday next. 
 
 [5 5 th sheet. ~\ 
 
 7TH JANUARY 1641. FRIDAY. 
 AT GROSSERS HALL, LONDON. 
 
 [Guildhall being occupied, the committee adjourned to Grocers' hall situate between 
 Guildhall and the present bank of England, the five members being at the time concealed 
 in Cpleman street, where, Whitelocke says, " they wanted nothing." The following is a 
 record of the proceedings of this committee.] 
 
 RESOLVD UPON QUESTION. That it is sufficiently proved that 
 the coming of the soldiers, papists, and others, with his majesty 
 to the house of commons on Tuesday, to take away some members 
 of the house, and, if that had been denied or opposed, then to fall 
 uppon the house of commons in an hostile maner, was a traterous 
 design against the king and parliment. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON THE QUESTION. That these five gentlemen may 
 and ought to come to attend this comittee, notwithstanding any 
 warrant ishued out, or other matter or accusation, against them. 
 
 SATERDAY, 8TH JANUARY 1641. 
 AT GROSSERS HALL, LONDON. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That a printed paper in the 
 forme of a proclamation a lately ishued out for the apprehending 
 of these five gentlemen, is falce, scandelous, and illegal. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That actions of the cittizens of 
 London, or any other person whatsoever, for the defence of the 
 
 * The proclamation alluded to was issued on this day, the 8th January 1641-2, and 
 commanded all magistrates and officers to apprehend the lord Kimbolton and the five mem- 
 bers and carry them to the tower.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 141 
 
 parliment, and the priviledges therof, [or the preservation of the 
 same,] a are acording to their duty, and the late protestation, and 
 the lawes of the kingdom, and, that if any person shall arrest or 
 trouble them for soe doing, [he] is declared an enimy of the comon 
 wealth. 
 
 MOUNDAY, 10TH JANUARY, 1641. 
 AT GROSSERS HALL, LONDON. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the publishing of severall 
 articles' 3 , purporting a forme [of] a charg of hygh treason against the 
 lord Kimbolton and the five gentlemen, by sir William Kille- 
 grew, sir [William Fleming, and others] c , was a [high] c breach of 
 the priviledges of parliment, a greate scandall to the king and his 
 government, a seditious act maliciously tending to the subvertion of 
 the peace of the kingdom, and an injury and dishonour to the said 
 members, there being noe legall charge or accusation against them. 
 
 THAT the priviledg of parliment, and liberties of the subject, 
 soe broken, cannot bee fully vindecated unlesse the king will dis- 
 cover who advised him to seall upp the trunks, and apprehend 
 those members, and to come in his person to the parliment, [and 
 to send a serjeant to demand the members,] d the publishing the 
 said articles and printed paper, quaere, that such persons may have 
 exemplary punishment. 
 
 THE SEAMENS PROPOSITION. 
 
 [" At this time divers mariners and seamen came to the committee, and, with a petition 
 signed by a thousand hands, tendred their service to guard the committee by water to 
 Westminster, which was accepted." (Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 483.) After the per- 
 formance of this service "divers" of them were called in and thanked by the house. 
 (Journ. ii. 370.)] 
 
 a The words within brackets are doubtful, and the following word is " and" in the MS. 
 
 b The seven articles delivered in to the house of lords in writing by the attorney 
 general by the king's command, on the 3rd Jan. 1641-2. See them in Rushworth, 
 part iii. vol. i. p. 473. Nalson, ii. 811. Parl. Hist. ii. 1005. 
 
 c Blank in the MS. 
 
 d Placed within brackets in the MS.
 
 142 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 The hamliteeres are not sufferd to come into the tower. 
 The flood is kept in the moate. 
 
 [The following are orders made for the regulation of the guard of mariners.] 
 
 1. All men to fit there boates with artillery. 
 
 2. To meet at the hermitage on Tuesday at 3 in the morning, 
 to come through bridg together. 
 
 3. Cleane guns on Mounday, that there bee noe shooting uppon 
 Tewsday, unless the king and parliment bee assaulted. 
 
 RESOLVD UPON QUESTION. That it is lawfull for all persons 
 whatever to entertaine, lodg, harbour, or converse with, these five 
 gentlemen, and that whosoever shall bee questioned for the same 
 is, and shall bee, under the protection and priviledge of parli- 
 ment. 
 
 The votes of the comon councell comittee, and resolvd 
 heere uppon question. 
 
 1. Necessary to have a guard for the king, kingdom, and parli- 
 ment. 
 
 2. This is to bee out of the citty and parts ajacent. 
 
 3. Eight companies by 8 o'clock, under captaine Skipworths a 
 command. 
 
 4. Skipworth to bee serjeant major generall of the citty forces, 
 untell the citty take further order. All officers take protestation 
 before they march. 
 
 5. Eight peeces ordinance and there accouterments. 
 
 6. All trayned bands bee at there coulours, and they to bee 
 under Skipworths comand. 
 
 7. Skipworth not to stirr uppon any command, or countermand, 
 till the servise is ended, without our consents in parliment. 
 
 8. Power to offend and defend, if violence be offerd. 
 
 9. All captaines to receive order de die in diem to beate drum 
 from Skipworth, and all souldiers to repaire to there coulours in 
 armes. 
 
 Skippon ; his name had not yet become known.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 143 
 
 10. All cittizens that will mount themselves on horseback to bee 
 under Skipworth's comand, and this is an acceptable servise. 
 
 1 1. Amunition to ishue out of the chamber of London under 
 Skipworths command. 
 
 12. This servise in generall, and every perticuler, is a good and 
 acceptable servise, and legall. 
 
 13. The comon councell comittee to bee free from all commands 
 and arrests, and not to stirr out of the citty without leave of the 
 house of comons. 
 
 [The house resumed its sittings at Westminster on Tuesday the llth January 1641-2. 
 The city committee, toother with lord Kimbolton and the five members, went at about one 
 o'clock to the Three Cranes, a well known wharf in the Vintry, and there took water, 
 accompanied by between thirty and forty long boats with guns, flags, &c. and great num- 
 bers of citizens and seamen in other boats and barges. In this way the accused members 
 made their triumphant return to Westminster, a body of the trained bands marching at 
 the same time by land to form a guard around the two houses. The poor distrusted king, alto- 
 gether discomfited by his own folly, had, in the mean time, left London, never to return 
 to it until his death had been resolved upon. (Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. 484.) ] 
 
 \_56th sheet.] 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 12TH JANUARY 1641. 
 [A GUARD SET UPON THE TOWER.] 
 
 A COMMAND to leftenant [of the] tower and master of ordnance, 
 there deputies and under officers, that noe provision of victuall, or 
 military amunition, bee ishued out without the kings command 
 signified by both houses of parliment. 
 
 AND that non bee taken into the tower without the sam 
 directions, nor noe increase of warders. 
 
 THAT a guard bee set uppon the tower, by land and water, to see 
 this comand performed, and this to bee under the command of 
 Skipperne. 
 
 AN INTIMATION to the common councell what care is taken 
 about the tower.
 
 144 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 [SECURING HULL.] 
 
 A COMMAND to sir John Hotham that Hull shall not bee de- 
 livered upp, or any number of men sufferd to come in, without 
 the kings comand signified by both houses of parliment. 
 
 2000 deliverd to Hotham. 
 
 [FORCES AT KINGSTON IN SURREY. 
 
 Information having been given to the house of certain warlike preparations at Kingston, 
 Mr. Theophilus Calcott was called in and examined upon the subject. A committee, of 
 which Hollis was the chairman, was then appointed to consider of Mr. Calcott's informa- 
 tion, and they shortly afterwards made a report. The following is a note of the report and 
 of a message afterwards sent to the lords. (Journ. ii. 372, 373.) ] 
 
 At Kingston 200 men, horse and foote; 3 Lunsfords, Vavisor, 
 2 Lowers, Tom Howard. They threaten the townsmen. Luns- 
 ford and Digby veiwed the magazine of the county, and som say 
 Digby hath a comand of 100 horse. 
 
 WHEREAS Digby and Lunsford have levied horse, and levied 
 warr, to the terror of the kings subjects at Kingston, that the lords 
 should send to the sheriffes of Surrey, Middlesex, and Berks, to 
 suppresse this force, and apprehend the person of Lunsford, and 
 take some way to secure the suberbs, and to give a speedy account 
 to this house. 
 
 Move the lords to sumon lord Digby, and let Tom Howard bee 
 sumoned. 
 
 [SECURING PORTSMOUTH.] 
 
 AN ORDNANCE that Goring doth not deliver upp Porchmouth, 
 nor receive any forces into it, without the kings comand signified 
 by both houses of parliment. 
 
 [THURSDAY, 13TH JANUARY, 1641-2. 
 
 IMPEACHMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
 
 The house resolved to proceed against sir Edward Herbert for exhibiting the articles of 
 impeachment against the five members by the king's command. The first of the following 
 notes refers to a resolution upon the subject ; the others arc interrogatories for his exami- 
 nation.]
 
 THIS LONG PARLIAMENT. 145 
 
 Wee declare the breach of priviledge. 
 
 Whither hee drew or contrived these, or advised. 
 
 Whither hee know who did. 
 
 Whither hee knowes them to bee true, or by information* 
 
 Whither hee will make them good. 
 
 From whom he received them, or by whose comand. 
 
 FRIDAY, 14TH JANUARY 1641. 
 [SAFETY OP THE PRINCE OF WALES. 
 
 The king, queen, and prince were now at Windsor. It does not appear what cause thft 
 parliament had for apprehension that it was intended to send the prince out of the 
 country.] 
 
 ORDRED. That marquess Herford may bee enjoyned by both 
 houses, according to the duty of his place, 8 to goe to the prince, to 
 secure his person, as hee will answere the contrary, and whosoever 
 shall assist, or goe over, or advise, or attend the prince in this 
 journey, shall bee declared a breaker of the trust that concemes the 
 peace and saifty of the three kingdoms. 
 
 AND that the king bee moved never to give consent to the 
 princes going with [out the concurrence of ] his parliment. 
 
 [WAYS AND MEANS FOR SETTLING THE PEACE OF THE KINGDOM. 
 
 No trace of the following resolutions appears in the journals, or in Rushworth or 
 Nf Ison. On this day the house resolved itself into " a committee to take into considera- 
 tion the ways and means of removing the present distempers and disorders, and settling 
 the honour, peace, safety and happiness, both of the king and kingdom." Whitelocke was 
 in the chair. (Journ. ii. 379.) The first passage is probably a note of the speech of the 
 member who moved for the committee, and the important resolutions which follow were 
 no doubt come to in the committee itself.] 
 
 A DECLARATION to bee made that the king hath had noe cause 
 to depart, and that wee will never doe any thing against his honour, 
 and if any man have informed the contrary, it is the effect of ill 
 councells ; and then wee may expresse our respects to the queen, 
 and that wee have noe intent to charg her. 
 
 The marquess was governor to the prince. 
 CAMD. SOC. U
 
 146 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. To make a declaration that this 
 house hath not been any cause of the kings absence at this time, 
 nor will bee, nor have been wanting to periorme there utmost en- 
 deavours for his honour and saifty. 
 
 AND that this house is, and ever hath been, careful of the honour 
 and saifty due to her majesties person, and that the evill councel- 
 lours about the king and queen have been a cause of all our dis- 
 tractions and troubles. 
 
 AND that the power the recusants, preests, and other malignant 
 persons, have in the queene, and the queene hath in affaires of 
 state, and the greate power shee hath with the king, is cheife cause 
 of all our evills. 
 
 [IMPEACHMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.] 
 
 The atturney to be chargd by this house as criminous, and to 
 make reperation. 
 
 A short day bee appointed to make the articles good. 
 
 The atturneys act is illegal. 
 
 The atturneys person to bee secured. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the act of Mr. atturney, 
 in exhibiting these articles in this manner, is illegal and cri- 
 menous. 
 
 [WAYS AND MEANS FOR SETTLING THE PEACE OF THE KINGDOM. 
 
 The following resolutions are in continuation of those previously come to in this com- 
 mittee.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the support of delinquents, 
 and preferment of such as adhere to them, and the puting out of 
 there places such men as witnesse against them, is another cause 
 of our present evills. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the public exercise of the 
 popish religeon at Whitehall, Somerset house, and other places, 
 and the encoragement therof, hath been another cause of our 
 evills.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 147 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the preferring some men, 
 and displacing others, in time of parliment, without consent of 
 parliment, is a cause of our evills. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the kings transacting of 
 great affaires by unknowne councellours, is a cause &c. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the votes of the bishopps 
 and the popish lords in the lords house, is another cause of our 
 evills. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the clergies intermedlinge 
 with temporal affaires, is another cause of our evills. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the violent and frequent 
 breaches of the priviledges of parliment, is another cause of our 
 evills. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the falce information and 
 accusations received against divers members of parliment and 
 others, and the informers not made knowne, is another cause of 
 our evills. 
 
 TUESDAY, 18TH JANUARY 1641. 
 
 [The house at its rising on the 17th January adjourned until the 20th, but it was or- 
 dered that the committee which formerly sat at Grocers' hall should in the mean time 
 proceed with the business which had been before the committee of ways and means for 
 removing the present distempers, with power to add to them any other or more heads, and 
 to find out the causes of the present disorders. (Journ. ii. 387.) The following are reso- 
 lutions come to at that committee.] 
 
 THAT such popish priests as have [been] condemned lately 
 may bee executed forthwith, and that such as shall heerafter bee 
 condemned may be executed acording to law. 
 
 THAT noe masse, or other popish servise, bee sung or said in the 
 chappells of the king, queen, prince, or any other houses of any 
 of the kings subjects, and that non of the kings subjects resort to, 
 or bee present at, masse, or any other servise of the church of 
 Roome. 
 
 THAT such members of the house of commons which the parli- 
 ment have bee a accused of delinquency, and pending that ac- 
 
 So in the MS.
 
 148 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IX 
 
 cusation have been preferred to the lords house, may bee re- 
 mooved. 
 
 THAT heerafter noe member of the house of comons, except in 
 case of decente, may be called upp to the lords house as peeres 
 without consent of the house of comons. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 19TH JANUARY [1641-2]. 
 
 THAT noe person that shall heerafter bee made a peere of this 
 realme, shall bee admitted to have vote in the lords house, with- 
 out consent of both houses of parliment. 
 
 THAT those members of the house of commons that have this 
 parliment been cald to the lords house, except in case of decente, 
 shall bee excluded from giveing there votes there, till it hath been 
 consented to by both houses of parliment. 
 
 THAT such persons as now are in publique offices of state and 
 government, since this parliment, unless they shall bee continued 
 in by approbation of both houses of parliment a 
 
 [57 th sheet.'] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 24TH JANUARY 1641. 
 
 The declaration to the king from both houses of parliment 
 
 [This imperfect entry of an order of the house that the declaration should be reported; 
 on the day following, was afterwards struck out, but without erasing the date, except that 
 the 24th seems to have been partly obliterated. The " Monnday" in the MS. looks, 
 therefore, as if it applied to the subsequent entry, although that certainly relates to a pro- 
 ceeding which took place on Thursday, the 27th. (Journal, ii. 392, 400.) 
 
 THURSDAY, 27TH JANUARY 1641-2. 
 
 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE DUKE OF RICHMOND. 
 
 The very irregular and discreditable proceeding which is the subject of the following 
 paper arose out of an incident which occurred in the house of lords on the 26th January 
 1641-2. That house having under consideration a proposal of the commons respecting 
 the transfer of the forts and government of the militia into safe hands, some lords, after a 
 long debate, suggested an adjournment, when the duke of Richmond hastily exclaimed^ 
 
 The MS. ends abruptly.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 149 
 
 " Let us put the question whether we shall adjourn for six months ! " Exception was 
 taken against this inconsiderate speech, and ultimately the duke was obliged, by order of 
 the house, to make an humble submission, and crave pardon for having spoken so unad- 
 visedly. This punishment did not satisfy the peers of the popular party, who entered the 
 protest against it which stands at the head of the following paper. The commons, having 
 been furnished with a copy of the protest, made it the foundation of a charge which is 
 here reported, and which was carried, in the lower house, by a majority of 223 to 123. 
 (Journ. ii. 400.)] 
 
 Lord admiral. L. Chandois. 
 
 Lord chamberlaine. L. Roberts. 
 
 E. Bedford. L. Brooke. 
 
 E. Pembroke. L. Hundsdon. 
 
 E. Suffolke. L. Paget. 
 
 E. Lincolne. L. St. John de Bletso. 
 
 E. Holland. L. Wharton. 
 
 E. Leicester. L. Howard de Escrig. 
 
 E. Warwick. L. Spencer. 
 
 E. Bullingbrooke. L. Willowby de Parham. 
 
 E- Stamford. L. Kimbolton. 
 
 L. vis. Conway. L. Grey de Warke. 
 
 THAT, in respect the words spoken by the duke of Richmond, 
 which were these, " Let us put the question whither wee shall ad- 
 jorne for six moneths," tending much to the prejudice of the king 
 and kingdom, I doe protest against the vote, as not a sufficient 
 punishment for words of that daingerous consequence. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That there is sufficient ground 
 for this house to accuse the duke of Richmond to bee on of the 
 malignant party, and an ill councellour to his majesty. 
 
 THAT, uppon the matter and words contained in this paper, 
 there is just cause for this house to accuse the duke of Rich- 
 mond of an high offence against the common wealth. 
 
 [IMPEACHMENT OF THE FIVE MEMBERS. 
 
 The following memorandum of an examination respecting some tittle-tattle touching 
 the adviser of the impeachment of the five members, occurs upon a different fold of the 
 same sheet as the last entry ; and should probably be referred to a following day, but to what
 
 150 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 day I have not found. Nor have I observed any entry upon the journals which leads to 
 the identification of the examinant. On the 15th January, 1641-2, colonel Hill and 
 Robert Bowles, his lieutenant, were sent for as delinquents for " beating up drums and 
 raising of men, contrary to the ordinance of parliament" (Journ. ii. 382) ; and on the 
 24th January there is notice of a petition from colonel Hill, with an order to admit him 
 to bail (Ibid. 390) : there is, also, on the 20th January, an order for searching the house 
 of Mr. Garrett (the queen's goldsmith) at Fulham, for arms and ammunition, which was to 
 be conducted with the assistance of Mr. Hill of Fulham (Ibid. 387) ; but whether either 
 of these is the Hill alluded to I cannot tell. 
 
 The questions and answers at the conclusion seem as if connected with the impeach- 
 ment of the attorney-general, which was read in the house on the 1st February, 1641-2.] 
 
 BALL to HILL. That it was as cleare as can bee who drew the 
 articles, and woondred wee did not see it ; my lord Digby did it. 
 
 (Lord Digbyes flight made him conceive him to be the authour.) 
 
 Hee asked his oppinion whither hee had donn well or not, only 
 to know if hee could advise him in anything that might verify or 
 Justine his proceedings. 
 
 Hee could not say whither hee had donn well or ill. 
 
 Question. Why did hee doe it ? 
 
 Hee had a command to doe it. 
 
 Question. Why did you not first advise uppon it, and returne, 
 as he useth to his Mrs. a 
 
 [TUESDAY, IST FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 THE COMMONS' PETITION CONCERNING THE MILITIA, &c.] 
 
 The petition here referred to, a very decided move in the headlong march to confusion, 
 may be seen, with the king's answer, in Rush worth, part iii. vol. i. p. 517. The passage 
 relating to Skippon is, of course, interlocutory. In the midst of the debate he appeared at 
 the door of the house and upon his request was called in. He made the communication 
 here reported, and was informed, in reply, that the house thanked him for his discreet car- 
 riage in this business, and desired him to use his endeavour to pacify the multitude and 
 send them home in quietness, and that the house was then engaged in consideration of 
 matters of great consequence, but would at a future time give such directions as the 
 occasion required. (Journ. ii. 407.) The women attended again on the 4th February, and 
 presented a petition, which was read, and several members (Pym amongst them) were 
 
 So in the MS. I understand it to mean " masters," that is, clients.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 151 
 
 Bent out to pacify them and desire their prayers for the good success of the house. (Ibid, 
 ii. 413.) 
 
 Wee petitioned for, 1. The tower; 2. The forts; 3. The malitia 
 might bee put into such hands as the parliment might confide in ; 
 but all this was denied. 
 
 WESTON. Moved to put the question, that hee that hath, or 
 doth, or shall, advise the kinge to doe any thing without consent 
 of parliment, is an enimy to the state. 
 
 SKIPPON. Directions how to carry himselfe to prevent num- 
 bers comming to both houses. A lord bid him keepe away the woe- 
 men, and at his intreaty they went home, but threatned to come 
 tomorrow with greater numbers, and said, they would as willingly 
 die heere as at home. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That [whosoever] advised his 
 majesty to give this answere to the petition of the commons con- 
 cerning the forts and malitia, is on of the malignant party, and an 
 enimie to the publique peace of the king and kingdom. 
 
 [58th sheet.] 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1641. 
 [EXPULSION OF SIR EDWARD DEERING. 
 
 Sir Edward Deering, a man who in many respects resembled lord Digby, was now 
 doomed to fall into disgrace with the party which had used his services and talents upon 
 several memorable occasions. A speech made by him on the 21st June, in opposition to 
 the presbyterian scheme of church government, first brought him into discredit ; and, un- 
 taught by the example and fate of lord Digby, he was unwise enough to publish, not only 
 that speech, but a collection of his " speeches upon matters of religion," with a postscript 
 containing a defence of himself against the criticisms of his recent friends. For this 
 offence he was expelled the house, and sent to the tower by a majority of 85 to 61, and great 
 endeavours were made to suppress the book. The stocks of the stationers and the house s 
 of other persons were searched for copies which might be burnt. (Journ. ii. 411, 414.) 
 Sir Edward was discharged from imprisonment by the house on the llth February 
 1641-2 (Journ. ii. 426), but soon afterwards got into further trouble. If Nalson's 
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 was ultimately as harshly treated by the king as by the parliamentary leaders (Xal- 
 son's collec. ii. 249)]. 
 
 Hee prints his arguments, but not the answeres to them. 
 
 1. Discovering the secrets of the house. 
 
 2. Disgraceing the acts of the house. 
 
 3. Naming members of the house to there disgrace. 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That this booke of sir Edward 
 
 Deerings is against the honour and priviledg of this house, and 
 scandelous to the house, and shall bee burnt by the comon hang- 
 man, in Westminster, Cheapside, and Smithfeild. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That sir Edward Deering shall 
 bee disabled to sit as a member of this house during this parliment. 
 
 A warrant for a writ for the county of Kent to chuse a new 
 knight. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That sir Edward Deering shall 
 bee sent to the tower during the pleasure of this house. 
 
 Hee was brought to the barr on his knee, and received his judg- 
 ment from the speaker. 
 
 [55th sheet. 
 
 FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 SIR JOHN BYRON, LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER. 
 
 The following note, which is without date, occurs in a paper, one part of which is dated 
 on the 14th February, and other parts can be referred with certainty to other days in that 
 month. It seems to contain the substance of evidence given against sir John Byron, the 
 lieutenant of the tower, who resigned his office in consequence of a dispute with the 
 commons and the citizens, and was succeeded by sir John Coniers, a nominee of the 
 commons, on the llth February. (Journ. ii. 426.)] 
 
 Leiftenant of the tower saies, hee hath taken an oath to main- 
 taine the priviledges of the tower, which extend over all tower 
 hill, and over all the water that is against the tower, and therfore 
 hee will suffer noe guards there without the kings warrant. 
 
 Also, hee knew noe power the parliment had in the tower, and 
 hee would obey noe comand but the kings.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 153 
 
 [llTH FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 THE MILITIA. 
 
 The following list contains the names of the persons, who on the 10th and llth 
 February, were nominated by the commons as fit to be entrusted with the command of the 
 militia of their respective counties, and were agreed upon to be recommended to the 
 king for that purpose.] 
 
 Berks, 
 
 Bedford, 
 
 Bucks, 
 
 Cambridg, 
 
 Cheshire, 
 
 Cornwell, 
 
 Cumberland, 
 
 Darby, 
 
 Devonsheire, 
 
 Dorset, 
 
 Isle of Purbeck, 
 
 Durham, 
 
 Essex, 
 
 Glocester, 
 
 Hampshire and Isle of 
 
 Wight, 
 Hartford, 
 Hereford, 
 Huntington, 
 Kent, 
 
 Lancashere, 
 Leicester, 
 Lincolne ; 
 
 Kesteven, Lincolne, 
 
 and Holland, 
 
 Linsey, 
 Middlesex, 
 Northampton, 
 Nottingham, 
 
 CAMD. SOC. 
 
 Holland. 
 
 Bullingbrooke, 
 
 Paget. 
 
 North. 
 
 Strainge. 
 
 Roberts. 
 
 Grey of Werk, 
 
 Rutland. 
 
 Bedford. - 
 
 Salisbury. 
 
 Sir John Banks. 
 
 Sir Henry Vaine, senior. 
 
 Warwick. 
 
 Shandois. 
 
 Pembroke. 
 
 Salisbery. 
 
 Dacres. 
 
 Mandivill. 
 
 Leicester. 
 
 Wharton. 
 
 Stamford. 
 
 Lincolne. 
 
 Willoby of Parum. 
 
 Holland. 
 
 Spencer. 
 
 Clare.
 
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 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Northumberland, Nu- 
 
 castle, and Berwick, ' 
 Norfolke, 
 Oxford, 
 Rutland, 
 Shropsheire, 
 Som ersetsheire, 
 
 and Bristoll, 
 Stafford and Litchfeild, 
 SufFolke, 
 Surrey, 
 Sussex, 
 Warwick, 
 Westmerland, 
 Wilts, 
 Worcester, 
 Yorke, and Kingston-' 
 
 uppon-Hull, and the 
 
 citty Yorke., 
 
 London, 
 
 Munmouth, 
 
 Anglisey, 
 
 Breakiiock, 
 
 Cardigan, 
 
 Carmarthen, 
 
 Carnarvan, 
 
 Denbeigh, 
 
 Flint, 
 
 Glamorgan, 
 
 Moungomery, 
 
 Marioneck, 
 
 Pembroke, 
 
 Radner, 
 
 Northumberland. 
 
 Warwick. 
 
 Say et Scale. 
 
 Exeter. 
 
 Littleton. 
 
 Mar. Hartford. 
 
 Mr. Hollis. 
 
 Essex. 
 
 SufFolke. 
 
 Nottingham. 
 
 Northumberland. 
 
 Brooke. 
 
 Cumberland. 
 
 Pembroke. 
 
 Edward Howard, Escreck. 
 
 Essex. 
 
 6 aldermen or 3 of them, 12 
 common councell or 6 of 
 them, and serjeant major 
 Skippon. 
 
 Phillip Herbert. 
 
 Northumberland. 
 
 Phillip Herbert. 
 
 Kerberie. 
 
 Kerbery. 
 
 Pembroke. 
 
 Feildinge. 
 
 Feildinge. 
 
 Phillip Herbert. 
 
 Essex. 
 
 Pembooke. 
 
 Northumberland. 
 
 Littleton.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 155 
 
 14TH FEBRUARY 1641. MOUNDAY. 
 [PROCEEDINGS AGAINST LORD DIGBY. 
 
 There now happened another of those unhappy incidents which from time to time 
 destroyed all confidence between the parliament and the king, and rendered the former ever 
 watchful and suspicious, in the expectation of the discovery of some fresh plot or con- 
 spiracy against them. A packet of letters, addressed to Mr. secretary Nicholas, was 
 brought to the house of commons, and, upon information that it came from lord Digby, 
 who had escaped into Holland, was opened in the presence of a joint committee of both 
 houses. Besides letters upon private affairs, the packet contained, as will be seen in the 
 following note, a letter to sir Lewis Dives and another addressed to the queen, both calcu- 
 lated to arouse infinite jealousies and suspicions. After consideration, and in opposition 
 to the opinions of the lords, the latter letter was opened as well as the others, and a com- 
 mittee, consisting of Whitelocke, Glyn, Pym, Hampden, and others, was directed to 
 consider the letters and other acts of lord Digby, and to report what was fit to be done 
 thereon. (Journ. ii. 431, 432, 433.)] 
 
 Letters opned directed to secritary Nicholas. 
 5 letters inclosed in a packet. 
 
 1. To Nicholas, from lord Digby. 
 
 2. To sir Lewis Dives, from lord Digby. 
 
 3. To collonel Betwan, from Mr. Beare. 
 
 4. To Mr. Sherley, from Mr. Beare. 
 
 5. To the queene. 
 
 [15TH FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 
 REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR REMOVING EVIL 
 COUNCILLORS.] 
 
 That the privy council and great officers of state bee removed, 
 except such officers as have inheritance. 
 
 An answere by or before Saterday last, if hee could. a 
 
 [16TH FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 NAVAL AFFAIRS.] 
 
 15 kings shipps 1 ^ cogt l58j9oa 
 
 23 marchants shipps ) 
 
 23 marchants shipps 
 
 a This passage is an evident allusion to the king's answer to the petition of the house 
 respecting the forts and the militia. His majesty promised, on the 2nd February, to return 
 an answer "by, or before, Saturday," if he could. (Journ. ii. 412.)
 
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 Wherof in present 85,000 
 
 By our lady day 78,300 will bee ready. 
 
 The vintners bill must yeeld money. 
 
 [MISCONDUCT OF A MEMBER. 
 
 I have not found to whom the following entries relate, nor when the subject of them 
 was mooted. The initials may apply to Thomas Trevor, member for Monmouth, Thomas 
 Tomkins, member for Weobly, or Thomas Toll, member for Lynn Regis. ] 
 
 That the said T. T. a and contrary to the custom of 
 
 this house, doth seate and place himselfe neare the speakers chaire, 
 where non but privy councillours and men of distinction are wont 
 to sit, to the great scandall of the house. 
 
 That the said T. T. in a loud and violent manner, and contrary 
 to the custom and usuage of parliment, in the speakers [ear b ], at 
 the putting of a question about the militia, on the 3rd day of Ja- 
 nuary 1641, standing neare the speakers chaire, cried, " Baw !" to 
 the great terror and affrightment of the speaker, and of the mem- 
 bers of the house of comons, and contrary to his duty and the 
 trust reposed in him by his country. 
 
 [19TH FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 
 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST LORD DIGBY. 
 
 On this day lord Digby's committee, by sir John Evelyn its chairman, made a report of 
 which the following is a note. It will be seen that they recommended a bill of attainder, 
 but the house resolved to impeach him of high treason. (Journ. 442. 443.)] 
 
 An observation. 
 
 Open, falce, scandelous, traducing members of this house, to 
 excuse Straford. 
 
 Hee moved in the lords house that this was no free parliment. 
 
 Hee incoraged the cavaleeres. 
 
 Hee fled, being sumoned by both houses. 
 
 a The word " presumptuously" was first written, but was afterwards erased and another 
 word put in its place, which is now illegible. 
 b The word is illegible in the original.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 157 
 
 RESOLVED. That hee endeavourd to perswad the king to leavy 
 forces against his subjects of this kingdom. 
 
 That hee breeds a difference between the king and the people, 
 and advises him that hee cannot live saifly amongst them. 
 
 That hee was an adviser of the articles against the five members, 
 and of the kings cominge to the house of commons. 
 
 That these offences are within the statute of 25 Edw. 3, and 
 therefore thinke fit to have a bill of atainder. 
 
 sheet. 
 
 MONDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY 1641-2. 
 
 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MILITIA. 
 
 The important question of the transfer of the government of the military force of the 
 kingdom from the sovereign to persons recommended by the parliament, was first brought 
 directly before the king by a petition of both houses presented on Wednesday the 2nd 
 February 1641-2. The king gave expectation of an answer on the following Saturday, 
 and on Monday the 7th, an answer, dated "at our court at Windsor" on the day preceding, 
 was sent to the lord keeper. It stated, that when the king should know the extent of 
 the power proposed to be given to the persons to be recommended by parliament, and the 
 time during which their authority was to continue, then he would declare that he would 
 " be content to put in all the places, both in the forts and militia in the several counties," 
 such persons as should be recommended by both houses, so that their names were declared 
 before hand, and unless he should have just and unquestionable exception against them. 
 (Journ. ii. 416.) After some little delay occasioned by a dispute with the lords, in which 
 the latter yielded, the two houses nominated the persons to be recommended to the king 
 (see p. 153), and declared their powers, and the ordinance thus settled was presented to 
 the king. His answer appears on the journals on the 19th February, and is to the effect, 
 that he was then accompanying the queen and princess Mary to the coast on their em- 
 barkation for Holland, and, it being " a matter of the highest importance, not only for the 
 kingdom in general, but also for his majesty's regal authority," he declined to promise an 
 answer until his return. (Journ. ii. 442.) On the 21st February the two houses agreed 
 in referring the king to his former promise, and in soliciting a speedy and definite answer 
 (Ibid. ii. 446.), which the lords thought of such great moment, that they directed " the 
 lord of their house" that was to carry this message to the king, to ride post, and desired 
 the commons to give orders to the members of their house to do the like. (Ibid. 447.) 
 The king replied, that he should return to Greenwich on the 26th February, and would
 
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 then send them an answer without further delay. (Ibid. 454.) On Monday the 28th it 
 accordingly arrived, and was in effect an entire refusal. He professed his willingness to 
 appoint the persons recommended to be lord lieutenants, but contended that the power 
 solicited was an entire alteration of the government, which not only divested him of all his 
 rightful power, but conferred upon the persons recommended, and that for an indefinite 
 time, a dominion greater than by law was in the crown itself. (Ibid. 459.) The result 
 appears in the following note.] 
 
 Preamble, power, persons (as to the corporations), time ; denied. 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. 1. That this answereis adeniall 
 to the desires of both houses of parliment concerning the militia. 
 
 2. That those that advised the king to give this answere are 
 enemies to the state, and mischeivous projectors against the 
 saifty of the king and peace of the kingdom. 
 
 3. That the deniall is of that daingerous consequence, that, if 
 the king shall persist in it, it will hazard the peace and saifty of all 
 his kingdoms, unless some speedy remidie bee applied by the 
 wisedome and authority of both houses of parliment. 
 
 4. That such parts of this kingdome as have put themselves 
 into a posture of defence against the comon daingers, have 
 donne nothing but what is justifiable, and is approved off by this 
 house. 
 
 5. That if the king remove unto any place remote from his 
 parliment, it will be a greate hazard to the kingdom, and a greate 
 prejudice to the proceedings of parliament. 
 
 6. That the king bee desired that the prince may come to 
 St. James's, or som other place neare about London, and there to 
 continew. 
 
 7. That the lords should bee moved to joyne with this house to 
 petition his majestie to reside near his parliment, that both houses 
 may have conveniency to come unto him. 
 
 8. That the lords bee moved to joyne with us in some fitting 
 course of examination who were the persons that gave the king 
 this advise, that they may bee removed from the king, and brought 
 to condigne punishment. 
 
 9. That noe charter can bee granted by the king to create a
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 159 
 
 power in any corporation over the militia of that place, without 
 consent of parliraent. 
 
 10. That the lords bee moved to joyne with us in these votes. 
 
 11. That the lords bee moved to joyne with us, that a comittee 
 of both houses shall meete to day, to consider what is fit to bee 
 donn. 
 
 [WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH 1641-2. 
 
 DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM. 
 
 An answer was agreed upon by both houses to the king's last message respecting the 
 militia on the 1st March 1641-2, and was presented to him at Theobalds on the same 
 day. It told him, that unless he would assure them that he would speedily give his con- 
 sent to what they desired, they should be inforced to dispose of the militia, as they had 
 proposed, by their own authority. The king indignantly refused to alter his determination 
 " in any point." (Journ. ii. 463. 464.) The following resolutions were come to upon the 
 report of the king's answer.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That the kingdom bee forth- 
 with put into a posture of defence by authority of both houses, in 
 such a way as is already agreed by both houses of parliment. 
 
 A message to the lords to desire them to joyne with us in this. 
 
 A comittee to draw a declaration to set down the causes of 
 the feares and jelosies conceived by this house, and to cleare this 
 house of jelosies conceived against them. 
 
 4TH MARCH 1641. FRIDAY. 
 [DECLARATION OF PARLIAMENT. 
 
 A joint committee of both houses (that of the commons consisting of Pym, Hampden, 
 Hollis, the younger Vane, and others,) prepared a declaration in accordance with the last 
 resolution, and on the 4th March, Pym reported it to the house. The following note 
 contains the substance of his report and the heads of the declaration.] 
 
 MR. PYM. 
 
 The designe to alter religion. 
 
 The war with Scotland. 
 
 The popes nuncio, the queens agent.
 
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 The rebellion in Ireland, and there coming hither. " The queens 
 pious intention. " 
 
 The queens army. Goods and aray all marked with the queens 
 marke. 
 
 Compelling the parliment by Jermyn, who was passed by the 
 kings warrant. Leggs C. R. 
 
 The faction in the citty. 
 
 The articles against 6 members of parliment. The coming 
 hither in person. 
 
 Listing souldiers, feasting and caressing them. 
 
 Quaere. The inns of court. 
 
 The guard about your person. 
 
 Lord Digbyes letter. Transported by your warrant. Queens 
 letter. 
 
 Advertisments from abroad of altring the religion and destroy- 
 ing the parliment. Spaine and France to send 4,000 men a peece 
 to secure you. 
 
 Whitehall, breach of priviledg. 
 
 The tax is generall. 
 
 You neither punish nor produce the authour. 
 
 Kensington. Articles against the queen. Atturney. 
 
 Gratious messages when the army was in band, and also before 
 your coming to the house. 
 
 Conclution, to come to Whitehall with the prince. 
 
 [IMPEACHMENT OF THE BISHOPS.] 
 
 The bishopps of Durham, and Coventry and Litchfield, were 
 heard at the barr, concerning the greate misdemeanour about there 
 protestation. 
 
 [COMMITTAL OF SIR RALPH HOPTON.] 
 
 Sir Raphe Hopton was committed to the tower, for charging 
 the committee that drew the declaration of taxing the king of being 
 an apostate.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 161 
 
 [The passage in the declaration to which sir Ralph Hopton alluded, was one in which 
 it was stated, that the parliament had advertisements from abroad which shewed that 
 people on the continent expected that the king had some great design in hand for altering 
 religion. Clarendon says, that sir Ralph told them, that they slandered the king of apos- 
 tacy " upon a less evidence than would serve to hang a fellow for stealing a horse." (Hist. 
 Rebell. lib. iv.) Upon petitioning the house sir Ralph was liberated on the 15th March. 
 (Journ. ii. 478, and see post, p. 163.)] 
 
 SATERDAY, 5 MARCH, 1641. 
 GOVERNMENT OF THE MILITIA. 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. That all comissions of leif- 
 tenancy granted under the greate seall are illegall. 
 
 That all those comissions bee forthwith brought in to bee 
 cancelled. 
 
 That whosoever shall execute any power over the militia of this 
 kingdom, or Wales, by colour of any comission of leiftenancy, 
 shall be accounted a disturber of the peace of the kingdome. 
 
 That the lords bee moved to joyne with us in these votes. 
 
 sheet. 
 
 TUESDAY, 8TH MARCH, 1645, 
 
 IMPEACHMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
 
 The following note relates to the proceedings on the first day of the trial of the attorney 
 general. Mr. Serjeant Wilde opened the case against him ; after which, the attorney 
 requested that his counsel, who had drawn his answer, might be heard on his behalf. This 
 was objected to on the part of the commons, on the ground that the accusation of the five 
 members had been voted a breach of privilege, which no counsel ought to intermeddle 
 with. The day was consumed in arguing the point. 
 
 MR. SERJEANT WILDE.] Nurse child. Possession of stolen 
 goods. 
 
 Hee hath not sued out the kings processe, as he was bound by 
 oath, and according to the greate charter. 
 
 The quallity of this person. 
 
 The quallity of the persons accused. 
 
 CAMD. SOC. Y
 
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 The offence [aggravated by his having been] once a member of 
 that house. 
 
 SIR EDWARD HERBERT. The councell advised the answere, 
 and therefore hee relies on them to make it good. 
 
 Hee hopes he shall not answere if it bee already judged. 
 
 How can any dignity take away any subjects just defence, 
 councell being alowed in matter of law and fact ? b 
 
 MOUNDAY, 14TH MARCH, 1641. 
 [GOVERNMENT OP THE MILITIA. 
 
 A committee of 31 of the leading members was appointed to prepare the following 
 declaration.] 
 
 A DECLARATION why wee goe on with this ordnance of par- 
 liment; that it is legal I and necessary. 
 
 [VALIDITY OF PARLIAMENTARY ORDNANCES. 
 
 After the following speech there is written in the MS., apparently inserted afterwards 
 by sir Ralph Verney, " Honest Hall." Whether that is the name of the speaker, or not, 
 I cannot determine. No member of the name of Hall appears in the printed lists of the 
 members, but they are far from being accurate.] 
 
 Where the king is in nonag, prison, or absent, the parliment 
 hath a legislative power, ergo, where the king is drawne away by ill 
 councell. 
 
 In cases of impossibility to have the royall assent, when wee ac- 
 knowledg it, and desire it, wee may supply it by authority of par- 
 liment. 
 
 A declaration against all advisers of the kings absence to bee 
 trators, and coeopperators with the traterous designe, and if any 
 raise forces to hinder this work now in hand, declare them trators, 
 and proceede with them accordingly. HONEST HALL. 
 
 Several words quite illegible. 
 
 b Under this, but apparently not connected with it, is written the following memoran- 
 dum : " Gustos rotulorum Anglcey, sir Hugh Owen, bart. ; clerkship of the peace at 
 lord keepers disposing."
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 163 
 
 Whither it be of absolute necessity to have the royall assent to 
 all lawes made for the preservation of the subject, and whether it 
 bee arbitrary in the king, whither hee will give his assent to such 
 lawes or not. 
 
 TUESDAY, 15TH MARCH, 1641. 
 [BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. SHAWBRIDGE'S CASE. 
 
 The culprit in this case is termed " Shawbery" in the printed journal, ii. 478. Besides 
 the witness who proved the words quoted, who was the mistress of the Spread Eagle 
 in Gracechurch street, another witness stated that Shawbridge said, " he could find in 
 his heart to cut king Pym to pieces." Upon Pym's earnest request he was discharged on 
 the following 19th May. (Journ. ii. 519.)] 
 
 THOMAS SHAWBRIDG was brought to the barr for caling Mr. 
 Pirn, " King Pirn," and " Rascall." This was proved uppon oath 
 by two witnesses before sir George Whitmore, and the witnesses 
 did averr it before a comittee of this house. 
 
 For this offence he was fined one hundred pounds to the king, 
 and comitted to the gatehouse till hee payed the fine, and doctor 
 Eden was ordred to write to the university of Cambridg to deny 
 his grace of doctor of physick. 
 
 And this was conceived within the jurisdiction of this house, 
 because a commoner spake the words against a member of this 
 house, which was a breach of priviledg, and there were divers pre- 
 sidents in the case. 
 
 [SIR RALPH HOPTON.] 
 
 Sir Raphe Hopton was released out of the tower. 
 [GOVERNMENT OF THE MILITIA. 
 
 The following are the heads of a report from the committee appointed on the 14th 
 March to prepare a declaration to accompany the ordinance respecting the militia. 
 
 MR. PYM.] 1. The kingdom hath been, and still is, in [so]
 
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 eminent dainger, from forraine and domestick enimies, that 'tis ne- 
 cessary to put the subjects into a posture of defence, for the pre- 
 servation of the king and kingdom. 
 
 2. The lords and commons, finding the dainger, have moved the 
 king divers times to joyne with them to put the kingdom in such 
 a posture, but hee refused. 
 
 3. In this case of extreame dainger, the king having refused, the 
 ordnance ought to bee obeyed, by the fundamentall lawes of this 
 kingdom. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 16TH MARCH, 1641. 
 [MESSAGE FROM THE KING. 
 
 The lord keeper having on Tuesday evening at about nine o'clock received a letter from 
 the king containing a message for the lords, communicated it to their lordships at their 
 sitting on the following morning. It was afterwards read to a committee of the commons, 
 took of it. The following note contains, 1st. A report of the conference made by Mr. 
 and lord Roberts, by desire of the lords, informed the committee what view their lordships 
 Hollis ; and, 2nd. Notes of a speech in reference to the contents of the message. The 
 speech is not assigned to any person, and it is worthy of remark that the memoranda of 
 speeches in these latter sheets of sir Ralph Verney's notes scarcely ever contain the names 
 of the speakers. Whether this omission arose from any increase in the difficulty of taking 
 notes, proceeding from greater jealousy within the house, or from a stronger feeling of the 
 hazard of the times, and the possible use which might be made of memoranda of violent 
 speeches, with some recollection of the purpose to which sir Henry Vane's minute of lord 
 Stratford's advice was applied, I cannot determine.] 
 
 Lord keeper received a message, in a letter signed and sealed, 
 from the king, last night, dated 15th March. 
 
 "The king removing to Yorke, where hee intends to stay. 
 Desires us to hast succours to Ireland ; hee hath not been slack 
 in that business. Hee hath been ready to retracte any of his 
 breaches of parliment. Hee requires obedience to lawes estab- 
 lished, and noe obedience to any ordnance where hee is not a 
 party/' 
 
 Lord Roberts made observations that the lords had made. 
 
 That the lords did insist uppon there former resolutions.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 165 
 
 Matter. Noe hurt to Ireland by the kings absence. The lords 
 thought it might destroy Ireland. 
 
 Priviledg of parliment and lawes of the land. When the 
 parliment had delivered there judgment in point of law; and a 
 comand not to obay. 
 
 The time and place. Huntington, and arived at 9 last night. 
 They compared it with there votes last night, and thought it came 
 by a spirit of provicye, for sure it was made at a nearer place, 
 therfore desired a committee to examine the businesse. 
 
 Priviledg is rightly nothing but jus personarum, but whosoever 
 may declare a law may make a law, as the church of Roome may 
 declare the sence of scripture. 
 
 Any judg may declare a law. Priviledg is rightly a jus potes- 
 tatis, and if this bee a right of parliment to declare a law, 'tis a 
 breach of priviledg to command it shall not bee obayed. 
 
 Noe court but a parliment can declare a law, but in a case 
 depending before them, because there commission is only to act 
 as concerning such things as are brought before them. 
 
 'Tis not to bee supposed the parliment will declare that to bee 
 Jaw which is not law. 
 
 There is a privilegium curia, as well a as persona, and if it bee a 
 right in a parliment to declare a law, and that the king cannot 
 declare a law, being hee hath committed his power to his judges, 
 'tis a breach of priviledg to command it shall not bee obayd, 
 considering it is the highest judicature in this kingdome. 
 
 THAT those that councell or advise the king to this jorney to 
 Yorke, and this message, are enimies to the state, and may bee 
 justly suspected to bee complotters with the rebells in Ireland. b 
 
 A committee to examine out who they were. 
 
 teas in MS. 
 
 b On the following day the words in this resolution after "state" were agreed to be 
 struck out. (Journ. ii. 483.)
 
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 [62nd sheet.'] 
 
 SATERDAY, 19TH MARCH, 1641. 
 [PREPARATIONS AT ELSINORE. 
 
 On Friday, the 18th March, the parliament received information, which, whether 
 credited or not, was made use of. Mr. Edwards, deputy-governor to the company of the 
 merchant adventurers in London, brought to the house a letter addressed to sir John 
 Rowe, the governor of the company, by Mr. Cranmer their deputy resident at Rotterdam, 
 and which letter inclosed a copy of an information of one James Henley taken at Rotter- 
 dam, to the effect, that there were " land forces and ships " in readiness at Elsinore, which 
 some person unnamed and unknown told Henley were bound for Hull, and, as Henley 
 said, offered him employment on board of one of the ships. Mr. Richard Gaye, lately 
 arrived from Rotterdam, communicated to the house that Henley told him the same tale, 
 and that he added, that " the party " that informed him " was a servant of the lord 
 Digbye." The informers received the thanks of the house for their intelligence, and a 
 committee consisting of Pym, Hollis, the younger Vane, and others, was appointed to pre- 
 pare heads for an immediate conference with the lords, and for " a message to be sent post 
 to his majesty." The committee probably found some difficulty in settling the terms of the 
 message, for the lords, after waiting for them " a long time," adjourned until the next 
 morning, when Pym made a report to the house, of which the following is a note. 
 (Journ. ii. 484, 485, 486.)] 
 
 Heades of a conference. 
 
 1. A narrative of the information. Rowes letter and Gay. 
 
 2. The concurrant proofes, four. 
 
 1. Lord Nuecastle to Hull. 
 
 2. Lord Digby, letter. 
 
 3. The dispatches from the queen to Hull. 
 
 4. The kings absence contrary to the advise of parliment. 
 
 3. The judgment of the house ; refusing to secure the kingdom by 
 putting it into a posture of defence. 
 
 4. Because it came from Holland. Pennington but nuly returned. 
 Captain Wake is sent for to bee examined about this. 
 
 5. The information to bee sent to the king, with a message. 
 
 1. To containe an answere that the late messag seemed to 
 reflect on the honour of both houses. 
 
 2. To intimate what information received out of Holland. 
 
 3. To reinforce the kings returne.
 
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 6. A comand to Hull to admitt noe force without consent of 
 parliment. 
 
 7. Admirall to enquire why on shipp is stayed at Hull, and to 
 examine all shipps passing from Sound towards Hull, and send 
 a vessell to Hull for intelligence. 
 
 8. The trained band to suppress all forces not raised by parliment. 
 
 3 crownes in Charles street. 
 
 A Danish lord lay in his house. Hee discoursd much of the 
 coast of England and Scotland. 4 moneths since hee went away. 
 A French baker turned away informes of 120 shipps prepard in 
 Denmarke for this kingdom. 
 
 TUESDAY, 22ND MARCH, 1641. 
 
 [IMPEACHMENT OF SIR THOMAS GARDINER, RECORDER 
 OF LONDON. 
 
 Sir Thomas Gardiner was the person intended by the court to be speaker of the long 
 parliament, but, being very unpopular in the city, he was unable to procure his election. 
 The citizens had, according to Clarendon, very rarely rejected their recorder, but in 
 November 1640 four others were chosen, without hardly mentioning his name, and in 
 some other places his return was prevented by ordinary election tricks. (Hist. Rebell. 
 lib. iii.) His subsequent conduct did not tend to increase his popularity. We have seen 
 (page 133) that on the 13th December 1641 a complaint was exhibited against him in 
 parliament ; on the 9th of March 1641-2 he was committed to the tower by the house of 
 lords, for his conduct as one of the counsel of the attorney general on his impeachment ; and, 
 finally, the measure of his offences was completed by his opposition to the parliamentary 
 proceedings respecting the militia, which he not only thwarted in the common council, 
 but against which he procured several of the citizens to sign petitions. One of these, ad- 
 dressed to the commons but never presented, is the " seditious petition " alluded to in 
 the following note of Mr. Walter Long's report from a committee to whom that petition 
 was referred. (Journ. ii. 484, 492.) Sir Thomas Gardiner succeeded St. John as solicitor- 
 general.] 
 
 A seditious petition. 
 The recorder a cheife actor in it. 
 Articles brought in against him. 
 The contriving was malignant in him. 
 
 Hee endeavord to hinder the caling this parliment, and now to 
 distroy it.
 
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 An abetter of ship money. 
 
 1st article. Hee pressed payment of ship money, and beeing 
 told it was against law, hee said, " Wee shall find a law for it ere 
 long" 
 
 Richard Waine teste, and Thomas Brightwell ; Ed. Cooke ; 
 
 Will. Kendall. 
 
 2. An incendiary against the Scots. 
 
 Hee said, the common councell might make a law to bind the 
 citticens. 
 
 Cooke ; Waring ; Ven. 
 
 3. 3000 men against the Scotts. Hee said, every man was 
 bound by his alegence to serve the king, and noe charter could 
 excuse them ; they had already felt the waite of his little finger in 
 Londonderry, and it was a daingerous thing to anger the king. 
 
 Cooke ; Waring ; Ven ; alderman Tower. 
 " 'Twas noe time now to dispute charters and statute lawes." 
 Ven. " If the king set upp his standerd, cittezens as well as 
 others are bound to serve him/' 
 
 4. Notwithstanding the oppinion of the committee, hee was of 
 oppinion contrary, and pressed the citty to give 30,000 to excuse 
 themselves. 
 
 Power ; Ran ; Manwaring ; Wil. Kendall. 
 
 5. Reveling the citty councell. 
 
 Kendall ; Ven ; Manwaring. 
 
 6. March 1639, a letter from [the] kingtolevie 200 men for the 
 north. Hee pressed it, and yet, being refused, the lord mayor 
 Garrow did it, out of the common stock. 
 
 Sam. Warner ; W. Kendall. 
 
 7. May 1640, after the last parliment 100,000 loane pressed 
 at 2 or 3 common councell, the said lone to engage the citty in 
 that warr. 
 
 Cooke; Manwaring; Ven. 
 
 8. When the citty petitioned for a parliment in the north, hee 
 persuaded the contrary, and [said] 'twas daingerous, and needlesse,
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 169 
 
 and would hinder the kings affaires, and this hee spake as a true 
 English man, and this tooke many off. 
 
 Venn ; Kendall ; Mi[c] hill ; Hering. 
 
 9. When the major questioned some for petitioning, hee re- 
 plied, " Is this your way to peace ? This tends to blood, and 
 cuting of throates ;" and, " Your blood bee uppon your owne 
 heades." 
 
 Ven ; Sam. [Warner] ; Will. Bromhill ; Hugh Ratclife ; George 
 
 Clerke. 
 
 10. Although hee declared the committee were fittest to have the 
 militia, and confermed by 2 common councells, and yet his hand 
 to it. 
 
 Will. Taylor; Will. Kendall; Sam. Langarne. 
 Hee afterwards perused 2 petitions to the king and the parli- 
 ment, and approved them when hee had altred them, in which it 
 was aleaged, all freemen were bound by there oathes to defend the 
 priviledges of the" 
 Thomas Wisman ; Michell ; Thomas Nevill ; Henry Davison. 
 
 THURSDAY, 24TH MARCH, 1641. 
 MR. GEORGE BENIGN. 
 
 [The following note contains the substance of a report, made by Mr. Serjeant Wilde, 
 from a committee appointed to investigate a charge against another unpopular citizen, who 
 had been engaged, as well as sir Thomas Gardiner, in getting up petitions against the ordi- 
 nance respecting the militia. The house resolved that the matter of fact disclosed in the 
 report was fit matter for a charge against the accused, and directed the same committee 
 to prepare the charge. (Journ. ii. 495.)] 
 
 Three petitions ; on to the lords, another to the commons, a 
 third to the king, and the first were presented, and not the two 
 other. 
 
 The lords said they came to late. 
 
 The commons was not presented, but Longe took it. 
 
 * The MS. breaks off. 
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 170 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Binion the contriver and adviser and framerwith Mr. Gardner. 
 
 Binion refused to subscribe the petition which the major had, 
 because hee had another more agreeable to the sence of the citty, 
 and Binion left it at Morse his shoppe, and Binion perswaded 
 many to signe it, though hee knew of the ordnance of parliment. 
 Hee said, hee had recorders and other councells advises in it, and 
 being told it would come to late in the lords, hee answered, hee 
 knew it would not. 
 
 An affront to the priviledges of the lords about the bill of pro- 
 tections. Hee saw noe reason the lords should have any priviledg. 
 
 Hee swoore, by God, hee would have it passe, and if not, there 
 should bee noe money lent out of the chamber of London, hee 
 would not leave a groate in it. Hee would make the lords as liable 
 to arrests as any other lords in other nations. 
 
 Hee further said, the multitude must come upp, as they did 
 for Straford. 
 
 Hee got a lords man arrested. 7 weeks hee lay in Nugate. Hee 
 procurd an execution out of the counter to lay him upp, a after hee 
 had been freed by the lords, soe the man procures a new discharge, 
 and then Bynion told the sherifs at Paules, hee would expect his 
 money from them. 
 
 The serjeant said, this was done on purpose to make a bussle in 
 the citty. 
 
 [LETTERS FROM THE KING. 
 
 The declaration here alluded to was in answer to that from both houses presented to 
 the king on the 9th March. It is printed in Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 535, and in 
 Clarendon's Hist. Rebell. lib. v. The declaration of the parliament explains the causes of 
 their fears and jealousies ; the answer argues that they are groundless, defends the king 
 from the imputation of insincerity, and sets forth the magnitude of his concessions. The 
 papers were communicated to the commons at a conference between a committee of each 
 house, and the following is a note of Hollis's report of what took place.] 
 
 The kings letter to the keeper, dated 2 1 March, to communicate 
 the declaration. 
 
 * upp him, in MS.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 The declaration was read. 
 
 The kings letter to him concerning the bill of 400,000, and the 
 bill to cleare lord Kimbolton and 5 members of parliment. 
 
 Part of a letter writ by secritary Nicholas to my lord admirall 
 concerning my lord Warwicks commanding in chief in the navy 
 under my lord admirall. 
 
 Lord keeper declared from the lords, that 'twas fit to make this 
 a sute of both houses to the kinge, with our reasons for it. 
 
 [63rd sheet.'] 
 
 FRIDAY, 1ST APRILL, 1642. 
 [CENSURE OF MR. HENRY KILLEGREW. 
 
 " Harry Killegrew of Cornwall, a gallant gentleman and generally known," as lord 
 Clarendon describes him, was the same person who, shortly afterwards, when the members 
 were invited to subscribe towards the formation of the earl of Essex's army, is reported to 
 have said, that he would provide a good horse, and a good sword, and a good buff coat, 
 and then would find a good cause. (Life of Clarendon, part ii.) On the present occasion 
 the house was in debate on the king's declaration when Killegrew spoke the words 
 which gave offence. A motion was made for his expulsion, but was negatived by 131 to 
 97. When called to the bar, the speaker told him, that the house conceived " his offence 
 to be of a very high nature, considering the circumstances of time, and the opinions of 
 some people abroad, and therefore," he continued, " they have commanded me to give you 
 a sharp reprehension, and it is their mercy your censure is no severer." (Journ. ii. 507.)] 
 
 MR. HENRY KILLEGREW was brought to thebarr and reproved, 
 for saying, wee stood heere uppon slippery places, and before wee 
 imposed the militia uppon the people, or layd a tax on them, a 
 knight and a burgesse should doe well to goe into the country to see 
 if they would consent and obay, least wee feele the weight of the 
 major part of the people. 
 
 [THE MILITIA.] 
 
 RESOLVED UPPON QUESTION. The lords shall bee moved to 
 put the ordnance concerning the militia in execution speedily.* 
 
 a Some words upon this subject are written on this sheet of the MS., which, although 
 struck out, perhaps because they were followed by something considered to be too plain- 
 spoken, are still readable, and are worthy of preservation. They are as follows, " Re- 
 solve to goe on with the militia, and declare the reasons "
 
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 SATERDAY, 2ND APRILL, 1642. 
 [THE KING'S DECLARATION. 
 
 The following resolution was first put with the word " scandal," instead of " causeless 
 Imputation," but that was rejected by 116 to 53. (Journ. ii. 508.)] 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the matters contained in 
 the first clause of his majesties message layes a causlesse imputa- 
 tion uppon the parliment, and is contrary to the priviledge 
 therof. 
 
 A comittee to consider of the kings declaration, and the kings 
 message from Huntington, and the votes made there uppon, and 
 the perticuler clause. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, 13TH APRILL, 1642. 
 [THE KING'S OFFER TO GO TO IRELAND IN PERSON. 
 
 The king's offer was made in a letter dated at York on the 8th April, 1642, and 
 delivered to the two houses on the llth. See it in Rushworth, part iii. vol. it p. 560.] 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That this house holds it dain- 
 gerous and unsaife, and this house cannot give consent to the 
 kings going into Ireland. 
 
 [DISMISSAL OF THE EARLS OF ESSEX AND HOLLAND. 
 
 A particular account of this foolish and impolitic business will be found in Clarendon 
 (Hist. Rebell. lib. v.) His errors, which, as usual, are numerous, may be rectified by the 
 documents in the commons journal, ii. 525, 526. The dismissal was one of the many 
 weak things into which Charles was misled by the queen,] 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the lord chamberlaine and the 
 lord of Holland [V] attendance in the lords house, acording to the 
 order of that house, was noe disobedience to the kings command. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That noe member of either 
 house of parliment ought to absent himselfe from the servise of 
 that house wherof he is a member, uppon any command from the 
 kiiige, without leave first had from that house. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the licence or dispensation 
 sent by the king to the earles of Essex and Holland, to discharge
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 173 
 
 them from there attendance uppon the servise of that house, contrary 
 to the order of that house, is an high breach of the priviledges of 
 parliment. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That the displacing the earles of 
 Essex and Holland from there severall offices, at this time, and 
 uppon this occation, is an injury to the parliment and the whole 
 kingdome. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That what person soever shall 
 accept of either of these offices, untell satisfaction bee given to 
 both houses of parliment, shall bee accounted to doe an ignoble 
 act, and to offer an affront to the parliment, and thereby renders 
 himselfe unworthy to beare any office of honour or trust in the 
 commonwealth. 
 
 RESOLVD UPPON QUESTION. That these proceedings are the 
 effects of evill councells, to discorrage good men from doing there 
 duties, and tends to the encreasing divisions between the king and 
 the people, and to the disturbance of the peace of the kingdome. 
 
 SATERDAY, 16TH APRIL 1642. 
 [MESSAGE FROM THE KING. 
 
 This message was communicated in the same way as all the others at this time, through 
 the lord keeper to the house of lords, and by them to a committee of the commons. The 
 report from the committee, of which the following is a note, was made to the house by sir 
 Henry Vane. (Journ. ii. 530.) The messages themselves were written by Hyde (the 
 future Clarendon) and transmitted by a private messenger to the king at York. Charles 
 transcribed them with his own hand, and, for Hyde's security, burnt the originals. (Life 
 of Clarendon, part ii.) ] 
 
 The kings answere, 14th Aprill 1642, to the desire to remove 
 the magazine at Hull to London, and a warrant to banish the 6 
 preists. 
 
 A tax why the garrison was put into his owne fort at Hull, and 
 billet souldiers against the petition of right. 
 
 The whole magazeen shall not bee removed togeather, but by 
 pieces, as occation shall serve.
 
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 If they doe complement with this messag, as they did with the 
 militia ? 
 
 RESOLVED, That it is necessary the magazeen bee removed 
 from Hull to the tower, because they beleeve that those evill 
 councellours who advised the answer * 
 
 [64<A sheet. 
 
 FRIDAY, 29TH APRIL 1642. 
 IMPEACHMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
 
 On the 23rd April the attorney general was sentenced by the house of lords to be inca- 
 pable of being a member, assistant, or pleader, in either house of parliament, and of all offices 
 save that of attorney general, and to be committed to the Fleet during the pleasure of the 
 house. See Journ. ii. 539, Parl. Hist. ii. 1179, and what Clarendon says upon this subject 
 in Hist. Rebell. 1*. v.] 
 
 To the right honorable the lords assembled in parliment. 
 
 The humble petition of sir Edward Herbert his majesties attur- 
 ney general. 
 
 Sheweth, That by your lordshipps judgment uppon the im- 
 peachment of the honorable house of commons against your peti- 
 tioner, amongst other punishments, hee was adjudged to bee com- 
 mitted to the prison of the Fleet, in obedience whereunto hee hath 
 rendred himselfe a prisoner, wheere hee now remaineth, being 
 most sencible of lying under the sentence of that supreame court, 
 to whose justice, wisdom, and authority, hee doth, and ever shall, 
 give all honor and reverence. And hee is heerby an humble sutor 
 to your lordshipps, in respect to the duty of his place, for his 
 liberty, and that his majesties servises may not suffer by his re- 
 straint, and your petitioner shall take it as an act of your lord- 
 shipps goodnesse and favour. 
 
 E. H. 
 
 29th Aprill, 1642. 
 
 The MS. breaks off.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 175 
 
 [65 th sheet.] 
 
 SATTERDAY, 30TH APRILL, 1642. 
 [THE KENTISH PETITION. 
 
 Sir Edward Deering, and some other magistrates of Kent, procured a petition to be 
 signed in which the validity of the ordinance respecting the militia was called in question. 
 For this offence Sir Edward, sir George Strode, and Mr. Spencer were impeached. The 
 persons named in the following note had the folly to present the petition after the house 
 had determined to impeach its framers, and had ordered the petition to be burnt by the 
 hangman. (Journ. ii. 549.) ] 
 
 Captaine Lovelace comitted to the gatehouse* 1 concerning Deer- 
 Sir William Butler committed to the Fleete 5 ings petition. 
 
 [MESSAGES FROM THE KING. 
 
 These messages may be seen in Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 544 and 569. Hollis was 
 the reporter of the conference with the lords of which the following is a note.] 
 
 Two messages from the king, dated 28th April. 
 
 1. Concerning Hull. 
 
 The undutiful affront at Hull. 
 Calls againe for, and requires, an answere. 
 Requires the towne and magazene. 
 And Hotham punished severely. 
 Noe businesse but Hull and Ireland. 
 Wee injoy our priviledges untouched, but hee otherwise. 
 By the law, and affection of subjects, to recover the privi- 
 ledges. 
 
 2. Concerninge the deniall to passe the bill for the militia. 
 
 Considerd the bill. 
 
 Hee b need give noe reason, but hee canot, ought not, must 
 not, passe the bill. Woonders hee is pressed in it. 
 
 Hee is pleased wee have declined the unwarrantable ord- 
 nance, which would not bee obayd. 
 
 When hee resolved to goe to Ireland hee sent a bill for on 
 yeare with the same names and power to 
 
 Captain Lovelace was released on bail on the 21st June 1642. (Journ. ii. 635.) 
 "> Wee, in MS.
 
 176 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IX 
 
 Life and liberty put into a us for 2 yeares, which hee would 
 not put in both houses of parliment but in his absence only. 
 Hotham. 
 
 The captives bill suspended by an order. 
 The city and kingdom beholden to the lord mayor. 
 LORD KEEPER. b A committe of 12 to joyne with 24. 
 EARL OF ESSEX. This was ill councells. Wee have argued, 
 but not named them, therfore thinke of a way to name them, 
 and fetch them from the king wherever they are in the kings 
 dominions. 
 
 1. Duke Richmond. 
 
 2. Lord Digby. 
 
 3. Endimion Porter. 
 
 4. Will. Morrey. 
 
 5. Will. Crofts. 
 
 [MONDAY, 2ND MAY 1642. 
 
 THE SECOND YORKSHIRE PETITION TO THE KING. 
 
 A petition of a very high-flown character having been presented to the king by some 
 Yorkshire gentlemen in the name of the county, it was followed shortly afterwards by ano- 
 ther petition written in a far calmer spirit, but more numerously signed, and presented to 
 his majesty by the high sheriff. Rush worth, who had been despatched to the north with 
 some papers from the parliament, was present on the presentation of the latter petition, 
 and on his return gave the house a copy of it, and reported that certain propositions were 
 made to the petitioners by the king. We have here a note of these propositions and the 
 result, as taken down from Rushworth's lips, with the subsequent orders of the house. 
 (Journ. ii. 552.)] 
 
 [The propositions^] 
 
 1. To know if they would defend his majesties person according 
 to there duties. 
 
 2. To have there advise how to vindicate his majesties honour 
 
 * This seems the reading of the MS., but it is very obscure, and shortly afterwards be- 
 comes almost illegible. It ought to be " into the hands of particular men" instead of 
 "into us." 
 
 b The journal says that this was "moved from the lords" by lord Mandeville, better 
 known as lord Kimbolton. (Journ. ii. 550.)
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 177 
 
 for the affront at Hull, and how to put him in possession of his 
 towne. 
 
 [The answers.] 
 
 They will defend his person, according to there duties and the 
 lawes of the land. 
 
 They know not how to advise concerninge Hull, but to adhere 
 to the councell of the parliment, who are intressed in it by two 
 messages. 
 
 The petitioners are commanded to attend his person, and not 
 goe out of the county, notwithstanding any order. 
 
 The sherife commanded, uppon his alegience, not to execute 
 any order or writt uppon any of those men. 
 
 The new petition. 
 
 Twine, a papist, " Com, com, let the sourd doe it." 
 
 Wortley cald, " For the king ! for the king !" and drew his 
 sourd, with 20 others, against the comittee. a 
 
 THANKS, by letters from both houses, to the sherife, gentle- 
 men, and commoners of Yorkesheire. 
 
 THAT sir Francis Wortley and other principle b 
 
 A COMMITTEE of lords and Yorkeshiremen to bee sent downe 
 with instructions, and to call the two lords and four commoners 
 already sent to Hull for there assistance. 
 
 An answere. 
 
 Instructions. 
 
 SATEBDAY, 7TH MAY, 1642. 
 [MESSAGE FROM THE KING.] 
 An answere to the declaration of both houses concerning Hull. 
 
 * A committee of the parliament was at this time resident in Yorkshire, and reported 
 the proceedings there to the houses. 
 
 b Sir Francis Wortley, who is probably the same gentleman whose loyal exclamation is 
 noticed above, was the chief signer of the first Yorkshire petition. The present entry 
 is imperfect, and perhaps was intended to be erased out of the MS., but it indicates that 
 there was a proposal, which was at that time abandoned, of sending for sir Francis to the 
 
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 Since the kings message about Hull is not [thought] worthy an 
 answere. a 
 
 [64th sheet continued. 
 
 THURSDAY, 19TH MAY 1642. 
 DECLARATION OF THE PARLIAMENT. 
 
 The house this day held an afternoon sitting in order to read through and settle their 
 celebrated recapitulatory declaration of grievances known as the declaration of the 19th 
 May. The following is a note of its contents. It may be seen at large in Rushworth, part 
 iii. vol. i. 691.] 
 
 A presse to Yorke without the greate scale. 
 
 1. Noe unusuall languag used to the king. 
 
 2. If the king would not joyne us, wee would doe it. Denied. 
 
 3. We valued his words very little. (f The word of a gentle- 
 man." Attorney. 31st December. 
 
 4. The king hath noe such evill councells. 
 
 5. Noe designe in the king to alter religeon. 
 
 6. Not transgresse the act of obliveon. 
 
 7. Rebellion in Ireland first framed in England. 40 coppies 
 printed, and those not to bee published. Scotts otherwise. 
 
 8. Offering force to the parliment. 
 
 9. Noe way faulty concerning the tumults at Westminster. 
 
 10. Lord Digbyes passage. 
 
 11. Ill use of informations from forraing parts. 
 
 12. Maintaine the grounds of our feares. 
 
 13. Wee did conceive us taxed to bee the cause of the kinges 
 feares. 
 
 14. Things omitted in the answere to our remonstrance. 
 
 15. The kings joyning with us in religeon wee desire. 
 
 house. When messengers were afterwards sent down to apprehend him and his copeti- 
 tioners, they produced, in answer to the orders of the parliament, warrants from the king 
 charging them not to remove out of the county of York. 
 
 a This passage occurs at the commencement of the king's message here referred to. See 
 it in Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. p. 572. It was dated 4th May 1642. Pym and Hollis 
 were the reporters of the conference with the lords on this occasion.
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 
 1 8. Would not proceed with 20th January. 
 
 sheet. ] 
 
 MOUNDAY, 30TH MAY 1642. 
 LETTER FROM YORK.* 
 
 To proclaim the answere to the vote. 
 
 Money from Holland. Adrian May, jeweller. Pawne any 
 Jewells of the crowne. 
 
 [PAWNING THE CROWN JEWELS.] 
 
 Lend any money uppon the Jewells of the crowne, or bills of 
 exchange, or bring in specie, or returne it to Yorke, or to lend 
 or send any money to that purpose, shall bee disturbers, and shall 
 make satisfaction for it out of there owne estates. 
 
 1 Hen. 5, cap. 5, the crowne juells to be taken away and noe mo- 
 ney paied, but other juells shall bee paied for, as they are pawned. 
 
 Websters bills not to bee paied till this house is acquainted with it. 
 
 [PERSON COMMITTED AT HULL.] 
 
 If the ensigne of Hull bee comitted for any thing donn there, 
 let the committees tell the king, 'tis an act of hostillity against the 
 parliment. 
 
 [MEMBERS AT YORK.] 
 
 Whosoever is gon without leave hath donn against his duty. 
 A generall summons to go to the committee to warne upp the 
 members. 
 
 [6TH JUNE 1642. 
 THE EARL OF LINDSEY.] 
 
 RESOLVED. That this house doth declare that the earle of 
 
 a From the parliamentary committee there.
 
 180 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN 
 
 Linsea is a publique enimye to the state, and an incendiary betweene 
 the king and his people. 3 
 My lord Savill the same. 
 
 HTH JUNE 1642. 
 [IMPEACHMENT OF THE NINE PEERS.} 
 
 RESOLVED. That the departures of these b 9 lords without leave 
 [after such a time as both houses had declared, That the king, 
 seduced by wicked counsels, intended to make war against the 
 parliament, and their still continuing at York, notwithstanding their 
 commissions and commands, is a high affront and contempt of both 
 houses : and that the said lords therein did as much as in them 
 lay, that the service of parliament might be deserted; and are 
 justly suspected to promote a war against the parliament.] 
 
 [SUGGESTED PROTESTATION. 
 
 Oa another fold of this sheet is written the following fragment,] 
 
 That I shall bee ready, with my life and fortune, to defend the 
 kings person and the privileges of parliment, according to the 
 duties of my alegeance and my protestation, but for the present 
 
 [67tk sheet. 
 
 THURSDAY, 23RD JUNE 1642. 
 THE KING'S ANSWER TO THE NINETEEN PROPOSITIONS. 
 
 On the 1st June 1642 the parliament transmitted to the king nineteen propositions for 
 removing existing differences (Journ. ii. 599), to which an answer was returned on the 
 21st. After it had been read hy the clerk, the house resolved that it should be taken into 
 consideration on the following Thursday, and we have here a note of what then took 
 
 * The earl was general of the king's forces. 
 
 b These lords were the earls of Northampton, Devonshire, Dover, and Monmouth, and 
 lords Howard of Charlton, Rich, Grey of Ruthin, Coventry, and CapeL
 
 THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 181 
 
 place. The passages at the commencement, marked 1 to 5, relate to the preamble of the 
 answer, which was first considered, and the brief remarks of certain members which 
 follow have reference to its contents. 
 
 THE PREAMBLE.] 
 
 1. A designe to joine offices. 
 
 2. The law overthrowne and removed. 
 
 3. The militia setled. 
 
 4. Patronise Hothams treason. 
 
 5. The subjects wearied by long attendance, pursevants, and 
 illegall imprisonments. 
 
 WALER. Let us first look to our saifty, and then to our 
 honour. a 
 
 PIERPOINT. Either wee have, or have not, deserved these 
 imputations. If wee have, let us confesse them, if not, let us cleare 
 ourselves. 
 
 SIR Jo. COOKE. Princes are jelous of there honour, and con- 
 sider it as other princes value it abroad. The honour of parli- 
 ment is to settle the peace and welfaire of the publique. 
 
 [The house referred the consideration of the preamble to a committee, and then pro- 
 ceeded to the body of 
 
 THE ANSWER.] 
 
 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9. 10. 15. 16. 19. Nolumus leges Anglice mutari. 
 1. part, a larger oath. 
 
 6. never pardon a preist. 
 
 7. 
 8. 
 11. 
 
 17. 
 18. 
 Qucere, What granted, what evaded, what denied ? 
 
 a This extraordinary passage is printed as it stands in the MS. Subsequent events in 
 poor Waller's life make one fear that sir Ralph Verney did not, by mistake, transpose the 
 words * saifty' and ' honour.'
 
 182 PROCEEDINGS IN THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 
 
 MR. LENTHALL. To insist uppon our trust, and shew the 
 reasons, but then leave it to the king. 
 
 PIM. Henry 3. the first king that did chuse the great officers 
 without the consent of parliment, and that it was, and is, the 
 common law of the kingdom. 
 
 An oath bindes honest men but not knaves. Parliment holds 
 but 50 a . Councellors take an oath of secresy. The king will 
 not reveall ill councellours. Petition still, and leave it to the 
 kings consideration. 
 
 RESOLVED. That a declaration bee drawn to vindecate this 
 house from the aspertions laied uppon us in the kings answere to 
 the first proposition, and to shew the reasons and presidents 
 whereuppon the parliment had just ground to make that pro- 
 position. 
 
 5 Ed. 2. all the councellours were removed. 
 
 13 Ed. 2. all repealed. 
 
 RESOLVED. That wee shall not insist any further uppon the 
 first proposition as it now is. 
 
 [MONDAY, 27TH JUNE 1642. 
 
 After several intermediate debates upon particular clauses, the house this day considered 
 the article by which the parliament claimed a veto upon the appointment of various great 
 officers and functionaries of the state. The following speech evidently refers to that 
 subject.] 
 
 SIR SYMONDS DE' EWES. 17 Ed. 3. N 23. Treasurer and 
 chancelour were acknowledged to bee in the king. 
 
 Lord chancellour, or keeper, lord treasurer, admirall, cheif 
 governer of Ireland, master of the wards, two cheife justices, and 
 cheife barren, in intervalls the king, and to be ordred by the next 
 parliment. 
 
 4. Governer to the prince. 
 
 5. Noe marrage with any popish person. 
 
 * A word illegible.
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 i. 
 
 [68th sheet. 
 
 DISBANDING THE ARMIES. 
 
 The following paper has no date, and I am not able to assign it with certainty to an 
 exact day. It may have reference to the disbanding of the armies in the north and in 
 Ireland, and, if so, from its making mention of several days in March, may be referred 
 to the month of February 1640-1. It may, again, have reference to one of the proposals 
 for a pacification made during the civil war. I have not found any trace of such reso- 
 lutions on the journals.] 
 
 RESOLVED. That there shall be a speedy disbanding [of] all 
 armies. 
 
 RESOLVED. That the remote armies shall bee disbanded on the 
 first day of March. 
 
 RESOLVED. That all the whole armies shall bee disbanded on 
 the tenth of March. 
 
 RESOLVED. That a message shall bee sent to the king to desire 
 a disbanding. 
 
 RESOLVED. That persons shall be appointed to treat with his 
 majesty concerning the manner of disbanding. 
 
 [In another part of the same paper is written] 
 
 RESOLVED. That there shall bee no cessation in order to treaty 
 before disbanding. 
 
 RESOLVED. That after the king hath agreed to the time and 
 manner a 
 
 The MS. concludes abruptly.
 
 184 APPENDIX. 
 
 II. 
 
 [NOTES WRITTEN IN A CIPHER. 
 
 The following numerals, which occur in sheet 60, written in pencil by the hand of sir 
 Ralph Verney, look like an attempt to take notes in a cipher. The numbers range be- 
 tween 1 and 28. I add them here in the hope that the ingenuity of some reader may 
 discover their meaning.] 
 
 5. 7- 1510. 14. 13. 7- 18. 10. 7- 16. 28. 87. 17- 18. 5. 16 
 
 5. 176. 15 13. 16. 8. 8. 17. 20. 18. 15. 13 
 
 28. 1715. 22. 5. 3. 14. 10. 5. 817- 220. 15. 5. 5. 15. 3. 
 
 85. 176. 1514. 20. 17- 18. 15. 1316. 285. 7- 16. 8 
 
 7. 17. 18, 8. 15 
 
 5. 7. 1512. 3. 16. 28. 10. 1516. 828. 17. 710. 17.27. 
 
 15. 5. 1711. 3. 15. 15. 28. 7- 16- 10. 75. 7- 3. 15. 15 
 20. 15. 5. 5. 15. 
 
 5. 7. 3. 15. 1511. 3. 15. 14. 5. 158. 7. 16. 12. 88. 5. 
 14. 16. 15. 13. 16. 28; 2. 3. 14. 28. 10. 1511. 15. 3. 8. 15. 
 14 1420. 15. 5. 5. 15. 32. 3. 17. 2720. 17. 3. 138 
 14. 20. 6. 17- 28. 15. 8. 
 
 11 per diem. Hull." 
 
 5. 7- 154. 16. 28. 11. 814. 28. 8. 9. 15. 3. 55. 717- 
 18. 3. 12. 15. 5. 16. 5. 16. 17. 2814. 6. 17. 18. 55. 7. 
 1527. 16. 20. 16. 5. 16. 14. 
 
 16. 214. 4. 16. 28. 1117. 2. 2. 15. 35. 174. 16. 207. 
 
 16. 27. 8. 15. 20. 2. 159. 15. 1527. 18. 8. 528. 17. 3. 
 
 17. 28. 20. 2514. 13. 18. 16. 8. 156. 18. 59. 3. 15. 8. 
 55. 7. 159. 15. 14. 12. 17. 282. 3. 17. 27 
 
 148. 16. 27. 16. 20. 16. 5. 18. 1317- 21413. 1512. 
 16. 20. 14. 5. 
 
 10. 17. 28. 8. 10. 16. 15. 28. 10. 15. 810. 17. 3. 3. 18. 12 
 5. 15. 13. 
 
 On the 26th February 1641-2 the house made an order, upon the report of sir Philip 
 Stapleton, for the payment of certain allowances to the garrison of Hull, amounting to .11 
 8s. per diem. (Journ. ii. 457.) On the same day an order was made, that the marquess 
 of Hertford, or whosoever else had the charge of the prince, should forthwith bring him to 
 London. In reference to the latter order the following words were written in our MS. 
 under this note relating to Hull, and afterwards struck out again, " That if we had the 
 prince heere, wee should doe well enough with the parliment. Fetch him to Whitehall."'
 
 INDEX. 
 
 ABELL, alderman, 80, 
 Albro', Mr., 58, 
 Alford, Mr., 58. 
 
 sir Edward, 58, 
 
 Apprentices of London, 128. 
 
 Armies, disbanding, 92, 100, 183, 
 
 Armyne, sir William, 116. 
 
 Army plot, proceedings respecting, 66, 
 
 71, 73, 85, 91, 93, 94, 97, 104, 110, 
 
 117, 118,131, 133. 
 Arundell, Mr., 58. 
 Ashburnham, W., 88, 95, 97, 99, 110, 
 
 111, 132, 133. 
 Ashley, sir Jacob, 119. 
 
 B. 
 
 Bagg, sir James, 79. 
 
 Bagshaw, Mr., speech upon the remon- 
 strance, 122 ; upon Palmer's protesta- 
 tion, 127. 
 
 Balfour, sir William, lieutenant of the 
 Tower, 86. 
 
 Ballard, lieut.-col. 87. 
 
 Banks, sir John, 153. 
 
 Bargrave, Dr., 76. 
 
 Barrymore, Alice countess of, letter to 
 from sir Ralph Verney, xi. 
 CAMD. SOC. 
 
 Bedford, earl of, 149, 153. 
 
 Benion, George, proceedings against, 169' 
 
 Berkley, sir John, 88, 96, 97, 110, 111, 
 132, 133. 
 
 Billingsley, captain, 74, 86, 88. 
 
 Bishops, reasons why they ought not to 
 have votes in parliament, 82. 
 
 Bland, Samuel, 90. 
 
 Bolingbroke, earl of, 149, 153. 
 
 Bridgman, Orlando, remarks in proceed- 
 ings against lord Stafford, 48, 54, 56; 
 voted against his attainder, 58; speech 
 upon the remonstrance, 123. 
 
 Bristol, earl of, 46. 
 
 Brooke, lord, 149, 154. 
 
 Buckhurst, lord, 58. 
 
 Burgess, Dr., 9, 10, 12, 76. 
 
 Burlace, Mr., 1, 2, 3. 
 
 Butler, sir William, 175. 
 
 Byron, Arthur, 89. 
 
 sir John, 152. 
 
 C. 
 
 Calamy, Edmund, 113. 
 Carnaby, sir William, 58. 
 Chandos, lord, 149, 153. 
 Charles I., his knowledge of the army 
 plot, 95; proceedings in reference to 
 2 B
 
 186 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 his journey into. Scotland, 112, 117; 
 his speech on his return from Scot- 
 land, 130; his attempt to seize the five 
 members, 137; messages from, 157, 
 164, 170, 173, 177, 180. 
 
 Chidley, capt., 87. 
 
 Chitchley, Mr. 58. 
 
 Cholmley, sir Hugh, 73. 
 
 Church government, proceedings respect- 
 ing, 4 14. 
 
 Cipher, notes written in a, 184. 
 
 Clare, lord, 153. 
 
 Clewes, William, 89. 
 
 Clifton, sir Grervase, 58. 
 
 Clotworthy, sir John, 30, 73, 86. 
 
 Coggin, Mr., 37. 
 
 Colepepper, sir John, 46, 50, 70 ; speech 
 upon the remonstrance, 122. 
 
 Compton, lord, 57. 
 
 Con way, viscount, 149. 
 
 Conyers, sir John, 119. 
 
 Cooke, sir John, 181. 
 
 sir Robert, 127, 
 
 Thomas, 57. 
 
 sir Thomas, censured, 132. 
 
 Cornwallis, sir Frederick, 58. 
 
 Cotton, capt. 88. 
 
 Courts of justice, committee upon the, 27. 
 
 Coventry, Mr. 58, 125. 
 
 Cranfeild, Jo., 88. 
 
 Crewe, Mr., 24, 59, 78 ; speech upon 
 Palmer's protesting, 127. 
 
 Cromwell, Oliver, 24. 
 
 Crosby, sir Pierce, 30. 
 
 Cumberland, earl of, 154. 
 
 Currance, sir Patrick, 58. 
 
 D. 
 
 Dacres, lord, 153. 
 
 Danby, sir Thomas, 58. 
 
 Davenant, William, 74, 87, 88, 95, 110, 
 111. 
 
 Dawes, sir Abraham, 79. 
 
 Deering, sir Edward, 84 ; speech upon 
 the remonstrance, 122 ; is expelled the 
 house, 151. 
 
 Denton, sir Alexander, 59. 
 
 D'Ewes, sir Symonds, 182. 
 
 Digby, Mr. 58. 
 
 lord, 144, 150 ; remarks in pro- 
 ceedings against Strafford, 48, 49, 55 ; 
 voted against the bill of attainder, 57 ; 
 accuses Goring of perjury, 90 ; is 
 expelled the house, 91 ; his letters 
 opened, 155 ; proceedings against him, 
 156. 
 
 Digges, sir Dudley, 80, 83. 
 
 E. 
 
 Earle, sir Walter, 73, 106. 
 
 Edgcumbe, Mr., 58. 
 
 Eliot, sir John, and others, report upon 
 
 the proceedings against, 102. 
 Episcopacy, abolition of, 75, 83, 93. 
 Essex, earl of, 46, 91, 149, 154, 172. 
 Exeter, lord, 154. 
 
 F. 
 
 Falkland, lord, 46, 82 ; remarks in pro- 
 ceedings against lord Strafford, 49, 52 ; 
 speech upon the remonstrance, 121. 
 
 Fanshaw, sir Thomas, 57. 
 
 Fettiplace, Mr., 58. 
 
 Fielding, colonel, 93, 100. 
 
 Fiennes, Nathaniel, 4, 46, 84, 106 ; re- 
 marks in proceedings against lord 
 Strafford, 54 (bis.) ; reports upon the 
 army plot, 86.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Five members, the king's attempt to 
 
 seize the, 137. 
 Fleming, sir William, 141. 
 Floyd, Walter, 58. 
 Fortescue, sir Nicholas, 80, 83. 
 Francis, Mr., 137, 138. 
 
 G. 
 
 Gardiner, sir Thomas, 133 ; impeach- 
 ment of, 167. 
 
 Glemham, sir Thomas, 92. 
 
 Glyn, Mr., 44, 60, 84 ; remarks in pro- 
 ceedings against lord Strafford, 48, 
 54, 57 ; reports upon the proceedings 
 against sir John Eliot and others, 102 ; 
 upon the army plot, 110 ; speech upon 
 the remonstrance, 125. 
 
 Godolphin, Mr., 58, 131. 
 
 Goring, col., 87, 90, 95, 96, 144 ; his 
 answer to Percy, 97. 
 
 Grey of Werk, lord, 149, 153. 
 
 Griffin, sir John, senior, 83. 
 
 Griffith, John, 58. 
 
 Grimstone, Harbottle, 84. 
 
 Grocers' hall, proceedings of committee 
 there, 140, 141, 147. 
 
 Gurney, sir Richard, 133. 
 
 H. 
 
 Hackett, Dr., his speech in defence of 
 
 deans and chapters, 75. 
 Hall, Honest, 162. 
 Hamilton, lord, 93, 100. 
 Hampden, John, 82, 84,86, 91, 93, 94, 
 
 101, 106, 116 ; remarks in proceedings 
 
 against lord Strafford, 50; speech upon 
 
 the remonstrance, 124. 
 
 Harding, Mr., 59. 
 Harrison, sir John, 79. 
 Hatton, sir Robert, 57. 
 Hazlerig, sir Arthur, 132, 137. 
 Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I., her 
 
 proposed journey to Spa, 105, 109. 
 Herbert, Mr., 58. 
 
 sir Edward, impeachment of, 
 
 144, 146, 161, 162 ; letter from, 174. 
 
 Philip, 154. 
 
 Hertford, marquess, 145, 154. 
 
 Heywood, Peter, 88. 
 
 High-commission, bill for taking away, 
 
 101. 
 
 Hill, 54. 
 
 Hobby, Mr., 1, 2, 3. 
 
 Holbourne, Mr., 4 ; speech in the pro- 
 ceedings against lord Strafford, 55 ; 
 voted against the attainder, 58 ; speech 
 on the army plot, 118 ; on the liberty 
 of protesting, 136. 
 
 Holcroft, Hamlet, 89. 
 
 Holland, earl of, 46, 149, 153, 172. 
 
 Hollis, Denzil,4,46, 84, 86, 93, 94,106, 
 137, 154 ; speeches on the protestation, 
 67, 70, 72 ; reports on the abuses of the 
 farmers of the customs, 78 ; reports on 
 the army plot, 91 ; report on the pro- 
 ceedings against him in 1629, 102 ; 
 speech on the remonstrance, 124 ; upon 
 Palmer's protesting, 127. 
 
 Hopton, sir Ralph, 48, 160, 163. 
 
 Hotham, Mr., 126. 
 
 sir John, 46, 73, 106, 144. 
 
 Howard of Escrick, lord, 116, 149, 154. 
 Howard, Tom, 144. 
 
 Hungerford, sir Edward, 106. 
 
 Hunsdon, lord, 149. 
 
 Hyde, Edward, 82, 85, 94 ; speech upon
 
 188 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 the remonstrance, 121; upon Palmer's 
 protesting, 123 ; upon the liberty of 
 protesting, 136. 
 Hyde, serjeant, 58. 
 
 I. 
 
 Invasion, preparations for a meditated, 
 166. 
 
 J. 
 
 Jacob, sir John, 79. 
 Janes, Mr., 58. 
 
 Jermyn, Henry, 74, 87, 88, 9599, 110, 
 111. 
 
 K. 
 
 Kentish petition, 175. 
 Kerbery, lord, 154. 
 Killigrew, Henry, censure of, 171. 
 sir William, 141. 
 
 Kilvert, Richard, 80. 
 Kimbolton, lord, 141, 149, 153, 
 Kinderton, baron, 58. 
 Kirton, Mr., 58, 128, 129, 
 
 L, 
 
 Lake, William, 79, 83. 
 
 Lane, Mr., his arguments as counsel for 
 lord Strafford, 50. 
 
 Lea, sir Richard, 58. 
 
 Legg, captain William, 87, 119. 
 
 Leicester, earl of, 149, 153. 
 
 Lenthall, Mr., 182. 
 
 Letters, opened by order of the parlia- 
 ment, 89, 155. 
 
 Lincoln, earl of, 149, 153, 
 
 Lindsey, earl of, 179. 
 
 Littleton, lord, 154, 
 
 Long, Walter, report upon charges against 
 
 sir Thomas Gardiner, 167. 
 Lovelace, captain, 175. 
 
 M. 
 
 Mallery, Mr., 58. 
 
 Marlow, Great, election petition, 1. 
 
 Martin, Henry, 54, 67. 
 
 May, Adrian, 179. 
 
 Mayerne, sir Theodore, 106,107. 
 
 Maynard, serjeant, 60, 70 ; speeches on 
 Strafford's trial, 30, 33 ; reports from 
 Strafford's committee, 37 ; reports the 
 protestation, 67, 68, 69 ; reports as to 
 the canons of 1640, 84 ; speech on the 
 remonstrance, 125. 
 
 Mildmay, sir Henry, 59. 
 
 Militia, government of the, 132, 150,151, 
 157,161,162,163. 
 
 Montague, Walter, 89. 
 
 Moreton, T., bishop of Durham, 160, 
 
 N. 
 
 Newport, Mr., 58. 
 Noel, Mr., 58. 
 North, Mr. 84. 
 
 lord, 153. 
 
 Northumberland, earl of, 91, 93, 94,, 149, 
 
 154. 
 
 Nottingham, earl of, 154. 
 Nut, Elizabeth, 86. 
 
 0. 
 
 O'Neale, Daniel, 95, 96, 97, 110, 111, 
 118, 119, 132. 
 
 P. 
 
 Paget, lord, 149, 153.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 189 
 
 Palmer, Geoffrey, 4 ; speech on the re- 
 monstrance, 125 ; proceedings in re- 
 ference to his protestation, ibid.; his 
 explanation, 127. 
 
 Palmes, capt., 87. 
 
 Parry, Dr., 58. 
 
 Pembroke, earl of, 149, 153, 154. 
 
 Peniman, sir William, 58. 
 
 Pennington, alderman, 24. 
 
 Percy, Henry, 74, 88, 91, 95, 110, 111 ; 
 his letter about the army plot, 93, 94 ; 
 Goring's answer, 97. 
 
 Percy (Pirce), Mr., 58. 
 
 Perd, Mr., 133. 
 
 Petitions, obstructions to the signing of, 
 133. 
 
 Phenick, Mr., 58. 
 
 Phillips, Father, 89. 
 
 Pierpoint, Mr., 74, 181. 
 
 Finder, sir Paul, 79, 83. 
 
 Plate, coining of, 92. 
 
 Plowman, Mr., 88. 
 
 Pollard, Mr., 58. 
 
 sir Hugh, 88, 95, 96, 97, 110, 
 
 111, 132, 133. 
 
 Poole, versus Rich, 34. 
 
 Porter, Mr., 58. 
 
 Portman, sir William, 58. 
 
 Postmasters, inquiry respecting, 24 27. 
 
 Price, Charles, 58. 
 
 Herbert, 91. 
 
 Prideaux,Mr., 101. 
 
 Protestation, the, proceedings on taking, 
 66 ; resolutions on rejection of bill for 
 the compulsory taking of, 111. 
 
 Protesting, debate upon the liberty of, 135. 
 
 Pym, John, 46, 70, 82, 84, 86, 106, 137, 
 138 ; his remarks in proceedings against 
 Strafford, 31, 33, 48 ; he reports a con- 
 
 ference with the Scotch commissioners, 
 59 ; speech on the protestation, 66 ; 
 on a conference as to the army plot, 73 ; 
 speech on the remonstrance, 122 ; on 
 committee to remind the lords of bills 
 sent up to them, 131 ; speech on re- 
 porting declaration of parliament, 159 ; 
 on the ordinance for the militia, 163 ; 
 on the proposal to appoint officers of 
 state, subject to the approbation of 
 parliament, 182. 
 
 R. 
 
 Remonstrance, the, debate upon, 120. 
 
 Richmond, duke of, 148, 149. 
 
 Roberts, lord, 149, 153, 164. 
 
 Roe, sir Thomas, 4. 
 
 Roxburgh, earl of, 139. 
 
 Rudyard, sir Benjamin, 49 ; speech upon 
 
 the remonstrance, 122. 
 Rutland, earl of, 153. 
 
 S. 
 
 St. John of Bletso, lord, 149. 
 
 St John, Oliver, 49, 54, 55, 84 ; his ar- 
 gument on the matter of law against 
 lord Strafford, 60 ; brings a message 
 from the king, 114 ; another, 115. 
 
 Salisbury, earl of, 153. 
 
 Saville, lord, 180. 
 
 Say and Scale, lord, 154. 
 
 Scots, treaty with, 45, 59, 78. 
 
 Scowen, Mr., 58. 
 
 Selden, John, 9, 76, 82 ; remark in pro- 
 ceedings against lord Strafford, 54 ; 
 voted against his attainder, 58 ; report 
 of proceedings against in 1629, 103 ; 
 speech on the army plot, 117. 
 
 Sharpe and Hilton's petition, 28.
 
 190 
 
 IXDEX. 
 
 Shawbridge, Thomas, 163. 
 
 Skippon, major-general, 142, 143, 150, 
 151. 
 
 Slanning, sir Nicholas, 58. 
 
 Slingsby, sir Henry, 58. 
 
 Spencer, lord, 149, 153. 
 
 Spiller, sir Henry, 28. 
 
 Stamford, earl of, 149, 153. 
 
 Stapleton, sir Philip, 73, 106, 116. 
 
 Star-chamber, bill for taking away, 100. 
 
 StrafFord, earl of, his answer to his im- 
 peachment, 15 23 ; proceedings on 
 the second day of his trial, 29 33 ; on 
 the third day, 33, 34 ; evidence given 
 as to the finding of sir Henry Vane's 
 minute of council, 36; his defence, 38 
 1 44 ; debate on the bill of attainder 
 against, 48, 52, 55; as to hearing his 
 counsel, 49; arguments of his counsel, 
 50 ; members who voted against his 
 attainder, 57 ; St. John's argument on 
 the matter of law against him, 50. 
 
 Strange, lord, 153. 
 
 Strangewayes, sir John, 57, 127, 128, 
 129. 
 
 Strode, William, 54, 67, 86, 102104, 
 112, 137. 
 
 Suckling, sir John, 74, 86, 87, 88, 95, 
 99, 110, 111. 
 
 Suffolk, earl of, 149, 154. 
 
 T. 
 
 Taylor, Mr., 58. 
 Trevinion, Mr., 58. 
 T. T., 156. 
 Turner, Dr., 58. 
 
 U. 
 
 Uvedale, sir William, 74. 
 
 V. 
 
 Valentine, Mr., 103, 104. 
 Vane, sir Henry, junior, 37. 
 
 sir Henry, senior, 4, 37, 46, 82, 
 
 106, 153; speech upon the liberty of 
 protesting, 136. 
 
 Vaughan, Mr., 53, 94. 
 
 Vavisor, colonel, 87, 93, 100. 
 
 Verney, sir Edmund, member for Wy- 
 
 combe, viii ; killed at Edgehill, x ; his 
 
 political opinions, ix. 
 sir Ralph, member for Aylesbury, 
 
 viii ; on postmasters' committee, 24 ; 
 
 on committee respecting the queen's 
 
 journey to the Spa, 106 ; letter to the 
 
 countess of Barrymore, xi; his political 
 
 opinions, x. 
 Vernon, Mr., 59. 
 
 W. 
 
 Wadsworth, James, 88. 
 
 Wales, prince of, 145, 184. 
 
 Waller, Edmund, speech upon the re- 
 monstrance, 124 ; upon Palmer's pro- 
 testing, 128 ; upon an answer from the 
 king, 181. 
 
 Warwick, earl of, 153, 154. 
 
 sir Philip, 57. 
 
 Wentworth, sir George, 58. 
 
 Weston, 151. 
 
 Mr., 59. 
 
 - Benjamin, 58 ; Nicholas, ibid.; 
 Richard, ibid. 
 
 Wharton, lord, 149, 153. 
 Wheeler, Mr., 57. 
 Whistler, Mr., 49. 
 White, Mr, 58.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 191 
 
 Whitelocke, Bulstrode, 1, 72, 84. 
 Widdrington, sir William, 58, 91. 
 Wilde, Mr., 28. 
 Serjeant, reports on the army plot, 
 
 131 ; speech on the impeachment of 
 
 the attorney general, 161. 
 Willoughbyof Parham, lord, 149, 153. 
 Wilmot, commissary, 88, 95, 96, 97, 99, 
 
 110, 111, 132, 133. 
 Winn, sir Richard, 58. 
 
 Winter, sir John, proceedings against, 134. 
 
 Witherings, Mr., 24, 25, 26, 27. 
 
 Worsneham, sir John, senior, 79 ; ju- 
 nior, ibid. 
 
 Wright, Robert, bishop of Coventry and 
 Lichfield, 160. 
 
 Y. 
 
 Yorkshire petition to the king, 176. 
 
 ERRATA. 
 
 I find I was mistaken in supposing that the order of the house for sending Mr. Whit- 
 taker to the Tower was " probably not acted upon" (p. 102). He appealed to the consider- 
 ation of the house in vain, and was confined from the 8th to the 14th July 1641. 
 (Journ. ii. 211.) 
 
 At p. 121, line 3, for " Herbert," read " Warwick." The passage is rightly referred 
 to in p. 125, line 3 from the bottom.
 
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 CHARLES PURTON COOPER, Esq. Q.C., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 BOLTON CORNEY, Esq. 
 
 T. CROFTON CROKER, Esq. F.S.A., M.R.I.A. 
 Sir HENRY ELLIS, K.H., F.R.S., Sec. S.A. 
 The Rev. JOSEPH HUNTER, F.S.A. 
 PETER LEVESQUE, Esq., F.S.A. 
 Sir FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 THOMAS JOSEPH PETTIGREW, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 THOMAS STAPLETON, Esq. F.S.A. 
 WILLIAM JOHN THOMS, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Sir HARRY VERNEY, Bart. 
 ALBERT WAY, Esq. M.A., Dir. S.A., and 
 THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq. M.A., F.S.A. 
 were elected as the COUNCIL ; and 
 
 WILLIAM DURRANT COOPER, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 GEORGE RICHARD CORNER, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 The Rev. SAMUEL ROFFY MAITLAND, F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 were elected AUDITORS of the Society for the ensuing year. 
 
 Thanks were then voted to the Secretary ; and to Lord BRAYBROOKE, 
 for the interest he had always taken in the welfare of the Society, and for 
 his able conduct in the Chair. 
 
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1845. 
 
 AT a Meeting of the COUNCIL of the Camden Society held at No. 25, 
 Parliament Street, Westminster, on Wednesday the 8th May, 1845, 
 The Rt. Hon. Lord BRAYBROOKE, the President, in the Chair; 
 THOMAS AMYOT, Esq. was elected Director ; JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, 
 Esq. Treasurer ; and WILLIAM J. THOMS, Esq. Secretary, for the Year 
 next ensuing.
 
 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 
 
 ELECTED 2nd MAY, 1844. 
 
 THE COUNCIL elected on the 2nd of May, 1844, have much satis- 
 faction in reporting the continued prosperity of the Society, and that, by 
 the investments of the compositions received from four members, the stock 
 standing in the names of the Trustees for the Society has been increased 
 from 739 19s. Id. to 779 15*. Id. 
 
 While thus adverting to the gradual but satisfactory increase in their 
 funded property, and the security thus given for the perpetuity of the 
 Society, the Council cannot but express their regret that Mr. Bruce's 
 removal from London, rendering him unable to give that personal attend- 
 ance at the Meetings of the Council which he felt to be essential to the 
 proper discharge of his duties as Treasurer, has induced him to resign 
 that office an office which he has filled since the institution of the Society 
 with a zeal, fidelity, and judgment which have contributed in the highest 
 degree to its prosperity. The Members will probably feel it due to that 
 gentleman to testify by a general vote their satisfaction at the manner in 
 which he has executed his office of Treasurer, and the high sense they 
 entertain of his services to the Society. 
 
 The Council further report, that, under the fifth law of the Society, 
 they have filled up the vacancy thus created by the unanimous election to 
 the Treasurership of Mr. J. PAYNE COLLIER, a gentleman who has not 
 only been a zealous and attentive Member of the Council ever since the 
 first formation of the Society, but has given ample evidence of his wil- 
 lingness to labour in its cause by editing two most valuable publications.
 
 4 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1845. 
 
 The Council have added the following gentlemen to the List of 
 Local Secretaries : 
 
 ROBERT GREENE BRADLEY, Esq. for Lancaster; 
 
 GEORGE ORMEROD, Esq. D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., for Chepstow ; 
 
 JAMES FALCONAR, Esq. F.S.A., for Doncaster ; 
 
 J. M. G. CHEEK, Esq. for Evesham ; 
 
 J. STOCKDALE HARDY, Esq. F.S.A., for Leicester; 
 
 JOSEPH JONES, Junr. Esq. for Oldham ; 
 
 The Rev. HERBERT HILL, M.A., for Warwick; 
 
 The Rev. WILLIAM ATTHILL, M.A., for Middleham ; 
 
 R. W. HESLOP, Esq. for Ripon ; 
 
 and JOHN JACKSON BLANDY, Esq. for Reading, in lieu of JOHN 
 RICHARDS, Junior, Esq. who retires from that office. 
 
 The Council desire to repeat the suggestion of preceding Councils, 
 as to the advantages afforded to the Society by gentlemen possessing local 
 influence giving their assistance as Local Secretaries of the Society. The 
 duties attached to this office are comparatively trifling, while the benefits 
 conferred upon the Society by a judicious discharge of them are most 
 considerable. 
 
 The Publications of the present year have been 
 
 I. A Translation of Polydore Vergil's History of the Reigns of Henry the 
 Sixth, Edward the Fourth, and Richard the Third, from a MS. in the Royal Col- 
 lection, British Museum. Edited by Sir HENRY ELLIS, K.H., F.R.S., Sec. S.A. 
 
 II. The French Chronicle of London, from a MS. in the Cottonian Library. 
 Edited by GEORGE JOHN AUNGIER, Esq. 
 
 III. The Metrical Romances of Sir Perceval, Sir Isumbras, Sir Eglamour, and 
 Sir Degrevante. Edited by JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 And a fourth, being a Volume of Notes of Proceedings in the Long Par- 
 liament, by Sir Ralph Verney, a portion of the valuable Collection of 
 Family Papers placed at the service of the Society by Sir Harry Verney,
 
 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1845. 5 
 
 Baronet, and edited by Mr. Bruce, will be ready for immediate delivery. 
 This volume will, it is believed, be found to be of permanent historical 
 importance; and the Members cannot but feel grateful to Sir H. Verney 
 for thus placing at their disposal valuable papers, the historical worth of 
 which has been established by the use already made of portions of them 
 by that distinguished Member of the Society, the Author of The Con- 
 stitutional History of England. 
 
 The first book for the next year is also completed at press, and will 
 be delivered to the Members as soon as bound. It is the Autobiography 
 of Sir John Bramston, edited by the Right Honourable the President, 
 from the original manuscript in the possession of his descendant, Thomas 
 William Bramston, Esq. one of the Knights of the Shire for South Essex, 
 who has kindly permitted the publication of a volume which, it is hoped, 
 will throw considerable light upon the state of politics and society during 
 the Stuarts' reigns. 
 
 The Volumes which have been added to the List of suggested Pub- 
 lications during the past year are 
 
 The Master of the Game. To be edited from Manuscripts of the Fifteenth 
 Century, by Sir HENRY DRYDEN, Bart. F.S.A. 
 
 De Antiquis Legibus Liber, a Chronicle of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 
 and of divers events of those times. To be edited by THOMAS STAPLE-TON, Esq. 
 F.S.A. 
 
 Selection from the Archives of the City of Canterbury, illustrative of the State 
 of Society in England during the Middle Ages. To be edited by THOMAS WRIGHT, 
 Esq. M.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Extracts from the Journal and Account Book of a Sussex Clergyman, kept 
 from 1655 to 1679. To be edited by R. W. BLENCOWE, Esq. 
 
 Camden's Visitation of Huntingdonshire, made by Nicholas Charles, his Deputy, 
 from the Original Visitation preserved among the Cottonian Manuscripts. To be 
 edited by Sir HENRY ELLIS, K.H., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 The Early Charters and Statutes of the Collegiate Church of Middleham, in 
 the county of York. To be edited by the Rev. WILLIAM ATTHILL, M.A. Canon 
 and Sub-Dean of Middleham.
 
 6 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1845. 
 
 The Council are much gratified in reporting to the Society the cir- 
 cumstances connected with the publication of the Liber de Antiquis 
 Legibus. The work having been pointed out as one eminently deserving 
 of being printed, the Council applied to the Right Honourable the Master 
 of the Rolls for the loan of the transcript formerly made for the late 
 Record Commission, and then in his Lordship's custody as Her Majesty's 
 Keeper of Records. Not only was this permission most readily granted 
 by Lord Langdale, but Sir Francis Palgrave likewise placed at the service 
 of the Council a transcript which was in his possession. Mr. Stapleton, 
 who had kindly undertaken the editorship of the Volume, being desirous 
 of collating these transcripts with the original manuscript in the posses- 
 sion of the City of London, application was made to the proper authorities 
 for the necessary permission, and the Court of Aldermen granted Mr. 
 Stapleton full liberty to collate the manuscript preserved in the Archives 
 of the City. The Council refer to these proceedings as affording un- 
 questionable evidence of the interest felt in all quarters in the objects of 
 the Camden Society, and the importance with which its publications are 
 regarded. 
 
 The Council have to regret the deaths, during the past year, of the 
 following Members : 
 
 The Rev. HENRY CARD, D.D., F.S.A. 
 
 Rt. Hon. the EARL OF EGREMONT, F.S.A. 
 
 JOHN LEWIS GUILLEMARD, Esq. M.A., F.R.S. 
 
 SIR JOHN GURNEY, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. 
 
 E. W. A. DRUMMOND HAY, Esq. F.S.A. Lond. and Sc. 
 
 JAMES ALLAN MACONOCHIE, Esq. 
 
 The Right Hon. SIR GORE OUSELEY, G.C.H., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 READER WAINEWRIGHT, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 THOMAS WINSTANLEY, Esq. 
 
 GEORGE WOODFALL, Esq. F.S.A.
 
 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1845. 7 
 
 The Council cannot close this Report without drawing the attention 
 of the Members to the services which the Society has rendered to His- 
 torical Literature during the seven years of its existence. The Society 
 was instituted, to use the words of the original Prospectus, for the purpose 
 of "perpetuating and rendering accessible whatever is valuable, but at 
 present little known, amongst the materials for the Civil, Ecclesiastical, 
 or Literary History of the United Kingdom ;" and a very cursory glance 
 at the thirty-one Volumes which have been printed for the use of the 
 Members will show how much has been accomplished in furtherance of 
 such objects. The services of the Society will, perhaps, be more readily 
 appreciated by a consideration of what it has produced in each of the 
 several divisions under which the works may be arranged. In the branch 
 of Civil and Political History the Society has published, The Arrival 
 of Edward the Fourth ; Warkworth's Chronicle ; Hay ward's Annals of 
 Elizabeth ; the Narratives of Contests in Ireland ; the Chronicle of Wil- 
 liam de Rishanger ; the Leycester Papers ; the Translation of Polydore 
 Vergil 5 the Travels of Nicander Nucius ; and the Notes of Proceedings in 
 the Long Parliament ; to which may be added, the Egerton Papers, and 
 the Rutland Papers. 
 
 Our Ecclesiastical History has been illustrated by the volume en- 
 titled Ecclesiastical Documents ; the Chronicle of Josceline de Brakelond ; 
 the Apology for the Lollards; and the Letters relating to the Suppres- 
 sion of the Monasteries. 
 
 Our Literary History, including those important branches of it our 
 early Poetry and Drama, has had no little light thrown upon it by the 
 publication of Kyng Johan ; Kemp's Nine Daies Wonder ; the Poems on 
 Richard the Second ; the Political Songs ; the Poetry of Walter Mapes ; 
 the Three Early Metrical Romances ; and the Romances of Sir Perceval, 
 &c. ; and, lastly, by the Original Letters and Papers of Literary Men of 
 England. 
 
 Norden's Description of Essex and the French Chronicle of London
 
 8 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1845. 
 
 afford historical materials of a more local character. In the Diaries of Dr. 
 Dee and Bishop Cartwright, we have new and characteristic contribu- 
 tions to our biographical stores. The history of our language is illustrated 
 by our valuable edition of the Promptorium ; while new and curious 
 materials for that interesting branch of our history that of our social 
 condition, our manners and customs, will be found in the Plumpton 
 Correspondence, the Anecdotes and Traditions, and the remarkable Nar- 
 rative of the Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler accused of Sorcery. 
 
 When it is considered what a mass of information, formerly inacces- 
 sible to the majority of historical students, has thus been rendered gene- 
 rally available by means of the Camden Society, the Council feel they 
 are justified in claiming for that Society the continued and increased 
 support of its friends, and the zealous co-operation of all who look upon 
 the study of our National History as deserving of encouragement, of all 
 who are anxious for the establishment of that which is the great end and 
 object of all investigation into the past Historical Truth. 
 Signed by order of the Council, 
 
 THOMAS AMYOT, Director. 
 WILLIAM J. THOMS, Secretary. 
 
 REPORT OF THE AUDITORS, 
 
 DATED SOxn APRIL, 1845. 
 
 WE, the Auditors appointed to audit the Accounts of the Camden 
 S ociety, report to the Society, that the Treasurer has exhibited to us an 
 account of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Society, from the 29th 
 April, 1844, to the 30th April, 1845, and that we have examined the said 
 accounts, together with the vouchers relating thereto, and find the same 
 to be correct and satisfactory. 
 
 And we further report that the following is an accurate Abstract of 
 the Receipts and Expenditure of the Society during the period we have 
 mentioned.
 
 REPORT OF THE AUDITORS. 
 
 An ABSTRACT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 
 
 from the 29th April, 1844, to the 30th April, 1845. 
 
 1844, 
 April 29th, 
 
 to 1845, 
 April 30th. 
 
 . s. d. 
 
 2 10 
 
 
 
 Balance of last year's 
 account 80 
 
 Received on account 
 of members whose 
 Subscriptions were 
 in arrear at the last 
 Audit 109 
 
 The like on account 
 of Subscriptions due 
 1st May, 1844 936 
 
 One half-year's divi- 
 dend on 739. 19*. 
 Id, 3 per cent, con- 
 sols, invested in the 
 names of the Trustees 
 of the Society, de- 
 ducting property-tax 10 16 10 
 
 One half-year's divi- 
 dend on 759. 13*. 
 l<f. 3 per cent, con- 
 sols, deducting pro- 
 perty-tax 1] 
 
 Compositions received 
 from three members. 30 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 Total receipts for the year 1,177 10 
 
 . s. d. 
 
 Paid for the purchase of 39. 16*. 
 3 per cent, consols, invested for 
 the benefit of the Society 39 17 6 
 
 Paid for printing and paper of 1 ,250 
 
 copies of "French Chronicle".. 9216 
 
 The like of 1,250 copies of " Poly- 
 
 dore Vergil" 17419 3 
 
 The like of 1 ,250 copies of " Thorn- 
 ton Romances" 207 4 6 
 
 Paid for binding 90 copies of books 
 
 of past years 4 3 6 
 
 Paid for binding 1,200 copies of 
 
 " Leycester Papers " 62 
 
 The like for 1 ,200 copies of ' ' French 
 
 Chronicle" 4512 
 
 The like for 1 ,200 copies of " Poly- 
 
 dore Vergil" 50 8 
 
 The like for 1,200 copies of " Thorn- 
 ton Romances" 5216 
 
 Paid for delivery and transmission 
 of 1,200 copies of the three last 
 named books, and of the " Ley- 
 cester Papers," at 2d. per book, 
 with paper for wrappers, book- 
 ing, &c. and for Advertisements . 55 15 6 
 
 Paid for Miscellaneous Printing, 
 
 Lists of Members, &c 33 5 6 
 
 Paid for Transcripts, &c. connected 
 with works published and in pro- 
 gress 8115 1 
 
 One year's payment for keeping 
 the Accounts and General Corre- 
 spondence of the Society 52 10 
 
 Paid expenses of last General Meet- 
 ing 270 
 
 Paid for postage, carriage of par- 
 cels, and otherpetty cash expenses 10 2 6 
 
 Cash balance, viz. Sum 
 in hand for Composi- 
 tion 10 
 
 The like from Subscrip- 
 tions and other re- 
 ceipts 201 8 6 
 
 211 8 6 
 
 1,177 10
 
 10 REPORT OF THE AUDITORS. 
 
 And we, the Auditors., further state, that the Treasurer has reported 
 to us, that over and above the present balance of 211 8*. 6d. there are 
 outstanding various subscriptions of Foreign Members, of Members resi- 
 dent in places distant from London, and of Members recently elected, 
 which the Treasurer sees no reason to doubt will be shortly received. 
 
 Given under our hands this 30th day of April, 1845. 
 
 OCTAVIAN BLEWITT. 
 
 THOS. WM. KING, Rouge Dragon. 
 
 PETER LEVESQUE. 
 
 LAWS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. 
 
 I. THAT the Society shall be entitled " THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, for the 
 Publication of Early Historical and Literary Remains/' 
 
 II. That the objects of the Society shall be, First, the publication of 
 inedited Manuscripts ; Second, the reprinting of Works of sufficient rarity 
 and importance to make Reprints desirable ; and Third, the publication of 
 Translations of Historical Works not previously rendered into English. 
 
 III. That the Society shall consist of One Thousand Two Hundred 
 Members, being Subscribers of One Pound annually ; such Subscription to 
 be paid in advance, on or before the first day of May in every year. 
 
 IV. That the management of the affairs of the Society shall be vested in 
 a President and a Council consisting of fifteen Members, which President 
 and Council shall be elected annually by the Society at large, at a General 
 Meeting to be held on the 2nd day of May, being the Anniversary of Cam- 
 den's birth ; or on the Monday following, when the 2nd of May shall 
 happen to fall upon a Sunday. 
 
 V. That the President and Council shall, from amongst their own body, 
 elect a Director, who shall act as Chairman of the Council, in the absence 
 of the President, and also a Treasurer, and a Secretary.
 
 LAWS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. 1 1 
 
 VI. That the Accompts of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Society 
 shall be audited annually by three Auditors, to be elected at the General 
 Meetings, and that the Report of the Auditors, with an Abstract of the 
 Accompts, shall be published. 
 
 VII. That the names of Members proposed to be elected as President, 
 Council^ and Auditors, shall be transmitted by the proposers to the Secre- 
 tary, one fortnight before the General Meeting, and that notice of the 
 persons so proposed shall be forwarded by the Secretary one week before 
 the General Meeting, to all the Members residing within the limits of the 
 Twopenny Post, and to all other Members who shall, in writing, request 
 to receive the same. 
 
 VIII. That no Member shall be entitled to vote at any General 
 Meeting whose Subscription is in arrear. 
 
 IX. That in every year one-fifth in number of the Council of the year 
 preceding shall be ineligible for re-election ; and that in case any Member 
 of the Council shall not attend more than one-third of the number of 
 Meetings of the Council, such Member shall be considered to be one of 
 the retiring Members. 
 
 X. That in the absence of the President and Director, the Council at 
 their Meetings shall elect a Chairman, who shall have a casting vote in 
 case of equality of numbers, and shall also retain his right to vote upon 
 all questions submitted to the Council. 
 
 XI. That the Funds of the Society shall be disbursed in payment of 
 necessary expenses incident to the production of the Works of the Society, 
 and that all other expenses shall be avoided as much as possible. 
 
 XII. That, after the Members of the Society shall have reached One 
 Thousand Two Hundred, vacancies in that number shall be filled up by the 
 Council, from time to time as they occur. 
 
 XIII. That every Member not in arrear of his Annual Subscription, 
 shall be entitled to One Copy of every Work published by the Society 
 during that year.
 
 J2 LAWS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. 
 
 XIV. That the Members shall be invited to contribute or recommend 
 Works for publication. 
 
 XV. That Editors of Works printed by the Society shall be entitled to 
 Twenty Copies of the Works they edit. 
 
 XVI. That the Council shall determine what number of copies of each 
 Work shall be printed, and that the copies over and above those required 
 by the Members shall be sold in such manner, and at such prices, as shall 
 be fixed by the Council, the proceeds being carried to the account of the 
 Society. 
 
 XVII. That the Publications of the Society shall all form separate and 
 distinct Works, without any other connexion than that which must neces- 
 sarily exist between the volumes of such Works as consist of several 
 Volumes. 
 
 XVIII. That any Member of the Society may at any time compound 
 for his future Annual Subscriptions, by payment of 10 over and above 
 his Subscription for the current year. 
 
 XIX. That every Member of the Society who shall intimate to the 
 Council his desire to withdraw from the same, or who shall not pay his 
 Subscription for the current year within three Months after his Election, 
 or after such Subscription shall have become due, shall thereupon cease to 
 be a Member of the Society. 
 
 XX. That the Council may appoint Local Secretaries in such places, 
 and with such authorities as to them shall seem expedient ; every Local 
 Secretary being a Member of the Society. 
 
 XXI. That no alteration shall be made in these Laws, except at a 
 General Meeting, nor then, unless One Month's notice of any alteration 
 intended to be proposed at such Meeting shall have been given in writing 
 to the Secretary.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 SEVENTH YEAR, ENDING 2ND MAY, 1845. 
 
 Those Members to whose names (c.) is prefixed have compounded for their Annual Subscriptions. 
 The Members whose names are printed in Small Capitals were on the Council of the year. 
 
 THE RIGHT HON. LORD BRAYBROOKE, F.S.A. President. 
 
 (c.) H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE-COBURG GOTHA, K.G., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 THE MOST REV. AND RIGHT HON. THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. 
 
 THE RIGHT HON. LORD LYNDHURST, LL.D. F.R.S., LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR. 
 
 THE MOST HON. THE MARQUESS OF NORTHAMPTON, D.C.L., PRES.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN, PRES.S.A., F.R.S. 
 
 J. White Abbott, Esq. Exeter. 
 Abraham Abell, Esq. Cork. 
 Joseph Ablett, Esq. Llanbedr Hall, 
 Ruthin. 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Viscount Acheson, 
 M.P. 
 
 (c.) Sir Robert Shafto Adair. 
 
 H. G. Adams, Esq. Chatham. 
 
 John Adamson, Esq. Secretary of 
 the Society of Antiquaries of New- 
 castle. Local Secretary at New- 
 castle. 
 
 Rev. James Adcock, M.A. Lincoln. 
 
 John Adolphus, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Professor Dr. Adrian, Librarian of 
 the University of Giessen (Hesse 
 Darmstadt) . 
 
 The Library of the Faculty of Ad- 
 vocates, Edinburgh. 
 
 Wm. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq. 
 
 Ralph Ainsworth, Esq. M.D. Man- 
 chester. 
 
 John Yonge Akerman, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Sec. Num. Soc. 
 
 William Aldam, Esq. M.P. 
 
 (c.) Edward Nelson Alexander, Esq. 
 
 F.S.A. Local Secretary at Hali- 
 fax. 
 
 Robert Henry Allan, Esq. F.S.A. 
 George Edward Allen, Esq. Bath. 
 Mr. William Allen. 
 Richard Hopkins Allnatt, Esq. 
 
 M.D., F.S.A. 
 Richard Almack, Esq. F.S.A. Long 
 
 Melford, Suffolk. 
 Rev. Edward Constable Alston, 
 
 M.A. Cransford Hall, Suffolk. 
 George Henry Ames, Esq. Cote 
 
 House, near Bristol. 
 Samuel Amory, Esq. 
 THOMAS AMYOT, Esq. F.R.S. 
 
 Treas. S.A. Director. 
 Alexander Annand, Esq. F.S.A. Sut- 
 
 ton, Surrey. 
 
 Thomas Chisholme Anstey, Esq. 
 Samuel Appleby, Esq. Gray's Inn. 
 George Appleyard, Esq. 
 M. le Chevalier Artaud, Membre de 
 
 1'Institut de France. 
 Robert John Ashton, Esq. F.L.S. 
 c
 
 14 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. 1844-5. 
 
 Sydney Aspland, Esq. 
 The Athenaeum Club. 
 F. B. Atkinson, Esq. Manchester. 
 
 Rev. William Atthill, M.A. Deanery, 
 Middleham, Yorkshire. Local Se- 
 cretary at Middleham. 
 
 George James Aungier, Esq. 
 
 Benjamin Austen, Esq. 
 
 Australasian Public Library. 
 
 W. Scrope Ayrton, Esq. F. S.A. 
 
 Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 James Bacon, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. 
 Thomas Bacon, Esq. Redlands, 
 
 Reading. 
 
 Edward Badeley,Esq. F.S.A.Temple. 
 
 Thomas Smith Badger, Esq. Trinity 
 
 Hall, Cambridge. 
 The Right Hon. Lord Bagot, LL.D., 
 
 F.S.A. 
 
 James Evan Baillie, Esq. 
 George Baker, Esq. Local Secretary 
 
 at Northampton. 
 
 Rev. John Baldwin, M.A. Dalton, 
 near Ulverstone. 
 
 Rev. Bulkeley Bandinel, D.D. Bod- 
 ley's Librarian, Oxford. 
 
 Rev. Richard H. Barham, B.A. 
 W. G. I. Barker, Esq. Middleham, 
 
 Yorkshire. 
 
 George Barlow, Esq. Oldham. 
 Benjamin Barnard, Esq. 
 John Barnard, Esq. 
 Keith Barnes, Esq. 
 Ralph Barnes, Esq. Exeter. 
 Charles Frederick Barnwell, Esq. 
 
 M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 Rev. John Bartholomew, Morchant. 
 Arthur Barr, Esq. 
 Rev. H. Barry, Draycot, Wilts. 
 Mr. J. Bartlett, Blandford. 
 
 Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bath 
 
 and Wells, F.R.S. and F.S.A. 
 R. R. Bayley, Esq. 
 Richard Bayley, Esq. Castle Dike, 
 
 Sheffield. 
 
 Henry Ridley Beal, Esq. 
 Mr. Henry Mitchison Bealby. 
 John Beardmore, Esq. Uplands, 
 
 near Fareham. 
 
 His Grace the Duke of Bedford. 
 John Thomas Bedford, Esq. 
 The Bedford Permanent Library. 
 Alfred Beesley, Esq. Banbury. 
 James Bell, Esq. 
 Robert Bell, Esq. Manor House, 
 
 Chiswick. 
 
 Thomas Bell, Esq. F.R.S. Professor 
 of Zoology, King's College, Lond. 
 
 Charles Bellamy, Esq. D.C.L. Fel- 
 low of St. John's College, Oxford. 
 
 Samuel Beltz, Esq. 
 
 John Benet, jun. Esq. 
 
 George Bennet, Esq. Hirnley, near 
 Dudley. 
 
 Francis Benthall, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Henry Bentley, Esq. 
 
 John Bentley, Esq. Birch House, 
 
 near Bolton, Lancashire. 
 Michael Bentley, Esq. 
 Richard Bentley, Esq. Publisher to 
 
 Her Majesty. 
 
 Peter S. Ben well, Esq. Henley. 
 John Brodribb Bergne, Esq. F.S.A. 
 The Royal Library, Berlin. 
 Charles William de Bernardy, Esq. 
 Samuel Berridge, Esq. Leicester. 
 (c.) The Rev. John Besly, D.C.L. 
 
 Vicar of Benton,Northumberland. 
 Sir William Betham, Ulster King of 
 
 Arms, F.S.A., M. R. I. A. Local 
 
 Secretary at Dublin.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Richard Bethell, Esq. M.P. Rise, 
 
 near Beverley. 
 Edward Bevan, Esq. 
 La Bibliotheque du Roi, Paris. 
 Robert Bickersteth, Esq. Liverpool. 
 John Bidwell, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Leonard Shelford Bidwell, Esq. 
 
 F.S.A. Thetford. 
 Rev. George Augustus Biedermann, 
 
 Rector of Dauntsey, Wilts. 
 
 Arthur Biggs, Esq. Bristol. 
 Mr. R. W. Billings. 
 
 William Bird, Esq. Official As- 
 signee at Liverpool, Rock Park, 
 Cheshire. 
 
 Thomas Birkbeck, Esq. 
 
 John Birkbeck, Esq. Anley House, 
 near Settle, Yorkshire. 
 
 The Birmingham Public Library. 
 W. H. Blaauw, Esq. Beechland, 
 
 near Uckfield. 
 John Blachford, Esq. 
 William Black, Esq. 
 John Burgoyne Blackett, Esq. 
 
 Christ Church, Oxford. 
 
 Rev. Joseph William Blakesley, 
 M.A. Fellow of Trin. Coll. Camb. 
 
 Michael Bland, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 Rev. George Bland, M.A. 
 Charles Blandy, Esq. Reading. 
 (c.) John Jackson Blandy, Esq. 
 
 Local Secretary at Reading. 
 William Blandy, Esq. Reading. 
 Robert Willis Blencowe, Esq. M.A. 
 
 The Hooke, near Lewes. 
 
 Octavian Blewitt, Esq. Secretary 
 
 to the Literary Fund Society. 
 
 Auditor. 
 (c.) Rev. Philip Bliss, D.C.L., F.S.A., 
 
 Registrar of the Univ. of Oxford. 
 
 Local Secretary at Oxford. 
 
 BindonBlood, Esq. F.R.S.E., F.S.A. 
 Scot., M.R.I.A. Ennis, Ireland. 
 
 Edward Blore, Esq. D.C.L., F.S.A. 
 
 B. Blundell, Esq. Temple. 
 John Elijah Blunt, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Wm. Blunt, B.A. Under Master 
 of Merchant-Taylors 3 School. 
 
 Miss Bockett, Southcote Lodge* 
 Berks. 
 
 Henry J. Boddy, Esq. Admiralty. 
 
 Henry G. Bohn, Esq. 
 
 Rev. J. A. Bolster, M.A., M.R.I.A, 
 
 Local Secretary at Cork. 
 
 Edward A. Bond, Esq. 
 
 Mr. William Boone. 
 
 B. W. Booth, Esq. Manchester. 
 
 John Booth, Esq. Barton on Irwell, 
 Manchester. 
 
 Mr. Lionel Booth. 
 
 Rev. Miles Galloway Booty, Hill 
 
 Top House, Leyburn, near Be- 
 
 dale. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir John Bernard Bosan- 
 quet, Knt. M.A. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Bosworth, LL.D., 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Local Secretary 
 at Derby. 
 
 William Fuller Boteler, Esq. M.A., 
 Q.C. 
 
 (c.) Beriah Botfield, Esq. M.P,, 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Norton Hall, Nor- 
 thamptonshire. 
 
 Lieut. Bowden, 22nd Foot. 
 
 Miss Bower, Doncaster. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Frere Bowerbank, 
 M.A. Vicar of Chiswick. 
 
 George Bowyer, Esq. D.C.L. 4 
 
 F.S.A. 
 
 Mark Boyd, Esq. 
 David Bradberry, Esq.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Robert Greene Bradley, Esq. Ben- 
 cher of Gray's Inn. //oca/ Se- 
 cretary at Lancaster. 
 
 Joseph Hoare Bradshaw, Esq. 
 
 George Weare Braikenridge, Esq. 
 F.S.A. Brislington House, So- 
 merset. 
 
 Jonathan Brammall, Esq. Sheffield. 
 Thomas W. Bramston, Esq. M.P. 
 
 Skreens, Chelmsford. 
 Edward Wedlake Brayley, Esq. 
 
 F.S.A. 
 George Brice, Esq. Queen's College, 
 
 Oxford. 
 
 John Bright, Esq. M.D. 
 John Ruggles Brise, Esq. Spains 
 
 Hall, Finchingfield, Essex. 
 
 Charles Bristed, Esq. Trinity Col- 
 lege, Cambridge. 
 Thomas Broadwood, Esq. 
 William Brockedon, Esq. F.R.S. 
 William Bromet, M.D., F.S.A. 
 (c.) Right Hon. the Lord Brooke. 
 
 Francis Capper Brooke, Esq. Ufford 
 Place, Suffolk. 
 
 Charles Bros, Esq. 
 
 The Right Hon. Lord Brougham 
 and Vaux, F.R.S. Pres. of Uni- 
 versity College, London, and 
 Member of the National Institute 
 of France. 
 
 Rev. John Brown, M.A. Vice-Mas- 
 ter of Trinity College, Camb. 
 
 Samuel Cowper Brown, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Shillingford Cross, near Exeter. 
 
 Samuel William Browne, Esq. Lewis- 
 ham. 
 
 William Henry Brown, Esq. Lew- 
 
 isham. 
 Rt. Hon. Sir James Lewis Knight 
 
 Bruce, Vice Chancellor, F.R.S., 
 
 F.S.A. 
 
 JOHN BRUCE, Esq. F.S.A. Hyde 
 House, Minchmhampton. Trea- 
 surer. 
 
 Mr. Leonard Bruton, Bristol. 
 
 Rev. Guy Bryan, M.A., F.S.A. Rec- 
 tor of Woodham Walter, Essex. 
 Local Secretary at Maldon. 
 
 Mr. John Bryant. 
 
 Walter Buchanan, Esq. 
 
 George Buckton, Esq. Oakfield. 
 
 Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Bunbury, 
 K.C.B., F.S.A. 
 
 John Burder, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 William Burge, Esq. Q.C., M.A., 
 D.C.L. 
 
 John William Burgon, Esq. 
 
 James Burn, Esq. W.S. Edinburgh. 
 
 Ven. Charles Parr Burney, D.D., 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Archdeacon of St. 
 Alban's. 
 
 John Burrell, Esq. Durham. 
 
 Robert Burrell, Esq. Durham. 
 
 Edmund Burrow, Esq. 
 
 Decimus Burton, Esq. F.R.S., 
 F.S.A. 
 
 John Hill Burton, Esq. Advocate, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 John M. Burton, Esq. Groom's Hill, 
 Greenwich. 
 
 Rev. C. J. Burton, Lydd Vicarage, 
 
 Kent 
 Johnson Atkinson Busfield, Esq. 
 
 Bradford, Yorkshire. 
 Rev. Thomas Byrth, D.D., F.S.A., 
 
 Rector of Wallasey, Cheshire. 
 Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq. F.R.S., 
 
 F.S.A. 
 
 Frederick Caldwell, Esq. 
 Ven. Henry Calthrop, B.D. Arch- 
 deacon of Rochester. 
 Rt. Hon. Lord Campbell. 
 Union Society, Cambridge.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 17 
 
 Rt. Hon. the Earl of Camperdown. 
 Rev. Henry Card, D.D., F.S. A., Great 
 
 Malvern. [Died Aug. 4, 1844.] 
 J. S. Cardale, Esq. Leicester. 
 The Cardiff Institution, 
 (c.) The Rev. Edward Cardwell, D.D. 
 
 CAMDEN'S Professor of Ancient 
 
 History, Oxford. 
 
 W. Henry Pole Carew, Esq. An- 
 thony, Cornwall. 
 
 (c.) Peter Stafford Carey, Esq. M.A. 
 Rt. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle, F.R.S. 
 Edward John Carlos, Esq. 
 A. N. Carmichael, Esq. Principal 
 
 Classical Master at the Edinburgh 
 
 Academy. 
 Rev. John Carr, M.A. Fellow of 
 
 Balliol college, Oxford. 
 William Thomas Carr, Esq. 
 John Carter, Esq. Coventry. 
 George Alfred Carthew, Esq. East 
 
 Dereham, Norfolk, 
 (c.) Cornelius Cartwright, Esq., 
 
 Dudley. 
 
 W. C. Cartwright, Esq. 
 Rev. W. Carus, M.A. Fellow of 
 
 Trin. Coll. Camb. 
 The Rt. Hon. Earl Cawdor, F.R.S. 
 Edward P. Cearns, Esq. Liverpool. 
 Mr. James Chaffin, Islington. 
 ThomasChapman,Esq.F.R.S.,F.S.A. 
 William Chapman, Esq. Richmond, 
 
 Surrey, 
 (c.) William Chappell, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Treasurer of the Musical Antiq. 
 
 Society. 
 
 Mr. Emerson Charnley, Newcastle. 
 Sir William Chatterton, Bart. 
 J. M. G. Cheek, Esq. Evesham. 
 
 Local Secretary at Evesham. 
 Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chi- 
 
 chester. 
 
 (c.) John Walbanke Childers, Esq. 
 M.P. 
 
 Francis Cholmeley, Esq. F.S.A. 
 J. Christian, Esq. Deemster, Miln- 
 
 town, Isle of Man. 
 Rev. Henry Christmas, M.A., F.R.S., 
 
 F.S.A., Sec. N.S., Librarian of Sion 
 
 College, &c. &c. 
 Henry Christy Esq. 
 Charles Clark, Esq. Middle Temple. 
 Rev. Francis Foreman Clark, B.A., 
 
 Townfield House, near Newcastle, 
 
 Staffordshire. 
 
 George Thomas Clark, Esq. 
 William Clark, M.D. Professor of 
 
 Anatomy, Cambridge. 
 Joseph Clarke, Esq. 
 Thomas J. Clarke, Esq. 
 Thomas Clarke, Esq. Knedlington, 
 
 Yorkshire. 
 
 Thomas Clarke, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 Rev. Patrick Clason, D.D. Edinb. 
 
 For the Library of the Free 
 
 Church of Scotland. 
 Rev. Jacob Clements, M.A. Upton 
 
 St. Leonard's, near Gloucester. 
 (c.) Rev. Alfred Butler Clough,B.D., 
 
 F.S.A. Jesus College, Oxford. 
 
 Charles Thornton Coathupe, Esq. 
 Wraxhall, near Bristol. 
 
 James Cobb, Esq. Yarmouth. 
 
 J. Ingram Cobbin, Esq. 
 
 Sir William S. R. Cockburn, Bart. 
 
 M.A., Bath. 
 William Colbourne, Esq. Chippen- 
 
 ham. 
 
 Rev. Edward Coleridge, M.A. 
 Francis George Coleridge, Esq. 
 
 Ottery St. Mary, Devon. 
 
 The Hon. Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 
 one of the Judges of the Queen's 
 Bench, M.A.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 JOHN PAYNE COLLIER, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Director of the Shakespeare So- 
 ciety. Treasurer. 
 
 Mr. Edwin Collings, Bath. 
 
 Edward Collins, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Combe, Esq. Oxford. 
 
 Rev. C. Comberbach, Stonor. 
 
 John Comport, Esq. Strood. 
 
 (c.) Rev. John Connop, M.A. Brad- 
 field Hall, Berkshire. 
 
 Edward Conroy, Esq. M.A., 
 M.R.I.A. 
 
 William Conway, Esq. Rathmines, 
 Dublin. 
 
 LORD ALBERT CONYNGHAM, F.S.A. 
 Pres. Num. Society. 
 
 William Henry Cooke, Esq. Bar- 
 rister-at-Law, Temple. 
 
 Charles Henry Cooper, Esq. Coroner 
 for Cambridge. 
 
 CHARLES PURTON COOPER, Esq. 
 Q.C., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. James Cooper, M.A. St. Paul's 
 School. 
 
 Thomas Henry Cooper, Esq. 
 
 William Durrant Cooper, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 The Royal Library of Copenhagen. 
 
 The Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, 
 and Ross. 
 
 George Richard Corner, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) Bolton Corney,Esq. Greenwich. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Corser, Stand, Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Rev. G. E. Corrie, B.D. Fellow of 
 Cath. Hall, and Norrisian Prof, of 
 Divin. in the Univ. of Cambridge. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Lord Cottenham. 
 
 The Right Hon. Lord Courtenay. 
 
 Andrew Coventry, Esq. Advocate, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. M. Cowie, M.A. St. John's 
 College, Cambridge. 
 
 William Grafter, Esq. Gravesend. 
 
 (c.) James T. Gibson Craig, Esq. 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 George L. Craik, Esq. 
 Rev. John Antony Cramer, D.D. 
 
 Public Orator, Oxford. 
 
 Rev. Richard Crawley, M.A. Steeple 
 Ash ton, Wiltshire. 
 
 Sir Archer Denman Croft, Bart. 
 Rev. Richard Croft, North Ocken- 
 den, Essex. 
 
 Anthony Crofton, Esq. Barrister. 
 John Crofts, Esq. Bradford, York. 
 
 The Rt. Hon. John Wilson Croker, 
 
 LL.D., F.R.S. 
 THOMAS CROFTON CROKER, Esq. 
 
 F.S.A., M.R.I.A. 
 Crosby Hall Literary and Scientific 
 
 Institution. 
 John Cross, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 James Crossley, Esq. Local Secre- 
 tary at Manchester. 
 
 James Dodsley Cuff, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Samuel Gumming, B.A. Old 
 Romney. 
 
 George Godfrey Cunningham, Esq. 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Peter Cunningham, Esq. Treasurer 
 of the Shakespeare Society. 
 
 Miss Richardson Currer, Eshton 
 Hall, Yorkshire. 
 
 Henry Curwen, Esq. Workington 
 Hall, Cumberland. 
 
 The Rev. Henry Curwen, Rector of 
 Workington. 
 
 The Hon. Edward Cecil Curzon. 
 
 Edward Dalton, Esq. LL.D., F.S.A. 
 Dunkirk House, near Minchin- 
 hampton, Gloucestershire. 
 
 Thomas Dalton, Esq. Cardiff. 
 
 George Daniel, Esq.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 19 
 
 Rev. John Wareyn Darby, Fram- 
 lingham. 
 
 George Webbe Dasent, Esq., M.A. 
 
 William Davie, Esq. Town Clerk of 
 Glasgow. 
 
 James Edward Davies, Esq. 
 
 Robert Davies, Esq. F.S.A. Town 
 Clerk of York. 
 
 Richard Davies, jun. Esq. Llan- 
 gefni, Anglesey. 
 
 Thomas Stephens Davies,Esq. F.R.S. 
 L. and Ed. F.S.A. Prof, of Mathe- 
 matics in Royal Military Acad. 
 Woolwich. 
 
 David Elisha Davy, Esq. Ufford, 
 Suffolk. Local Secretary. 
 
 Matthew Dawes, Esq. F.G.S. West- 
 brook, Boltoii-le-Moors. 
 Vesey Thomas Dawson, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Arthur Dayman, M.A. Shilling- 
 stone rectory, Blandford. 
 
 Charles Deane, Esq. 
 
 Rev. J.BathurstDeane, M. A., F.S.A. 
 
 James Dearden, Esq. Rochdale. 
 
 Norris Deck, Esq. Cambridge. 
 
 Right Hon. Earl De Grey, Pres. of 
 R. Inst. Br. Architects, F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. D. C. Delafosse, M.A. Vicar of 
 Wandsworth. 
 
 Philip Chilwell De la Garde, Esq. 
 Exeter. 
 
 George Dempster, Esq. of Skibo, 
 Advocate. 
 
 Mons. Jules Desnoyers, Sec. de la 
 Soc. de 1'Histoire de France. 
 
 His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 
 K.G., D.C.L. 
 
 Hugh Welch Diamond, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Hon. Libr. of the Numism. Soc. 
 
 F. H. Dickenson, Esq. M.P. 
 William Dickson, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 
 Count Maurice Dietrich stein, Pre- 
 fect of the Imp. Library at Vienna, 
 Associate of the Numismatic Soc. 
 of London, &c. 
 
 Charles Wentworth Dilke, Esq. 
 
 LL.B. 
 
 Joseph C. Dimsdale, Esq. 
 (c.) John Disney, Esq. The Hyde, 
 
 Ingatestone. 
 
 (c.) George Dodd, Esq. M.P., F.S.A. 
 Charles Cooper Doggett, Esq. 
 Mr. Dolman, Bond street. 
 
 John Edward Dowdeswell, Esq. 
 Pull Court, Worcestershire. 
 
 (c.) Charles Downes, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Doyley, Esq. D.C.L. Ser- 
 jeant-at-Law. 
 
 Samuel Duckworth, Esq. M.A. Mas- 
 ter in Chancery. 
 
 George Duke, Esq. Barrister-at- 
 
 Law, St. Leonard's, Sussex. 
 Thomas Farmer Dukes, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Shrewsbury. 
 Andrew Dun, Esq. W.S., M.A., 
 
 F.A.S. Scot. Edinburgh. 
 Philip Bury Duncan, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, 
 
 Oxford. 
 David Dundas, Esq. M.A. Temple. 
 
 William Pitt Dundas, Esq. Advocate. 
 Deputy Clerk Register of Scot- 
 land, Edinburgh. 
 
 John Dunn, Esq. Paisley. 
 
 Enoch Durant, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of 
 Durham, F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Alexander Dyce, B.A. 
 
 William Dyce, Esq. School of Design, 
 Somerset-house. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Dyer, M.A. Abbots 
 Roding, Ongar, Essex. 
 
 J. Compton Dyke, Esq. Rochester.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Eaton, Worcester. 
 
 Thomas Edgworth, Esq. 
 
 Edward Hugh Edwards, Esq. 
 
 Joseph Berry Edwards, Esq. South- 
 wold. 
 
 The Right Hon. Lord Francis Eger- 
 ton, M.P. 
 
 The Right Hon. George Earl of 
 Egremont, F.S.A. [Died April 2, 
 1845.] 
 
 Benjamin Elam, Esq. 
 
 Rev. H. T. Ellacomhe, M.A., F.S.A. 
 Bitton near Bristol. 
 
 J. Bardoe Elliott, Esq. 
 
 Sir HENRY ELLIS, K.H., LL.B., 
 F.R.S., Sec. S. A., Principal Li- 
 brarian of the British Museum. 
 
 (c.) G. Stevenson Ellis, Esq. 
 
 Rev. John Joseph Ellis, M.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Joseph Ellis, jun. Esq. Richmond. 
 
 John Fullerton Elphinstone, Esq. 
 
 Charles Norton Elvin, Esq. East 
 Dereham, Norfolk. 
 
 Hastings Elwin, Esq. 
 
 William Empson, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Dr. Endlicher, Vienna. 
 
 The Erechtheium Club. 
 
 The Rt. Hon. Thomas Erskine, 
 Puisne Justice of the Common 
 Pleas. 
 
 George Essell, Esq. Rochester. 
 
 Thomas Grimston BucknallEstcourt, 
 Esq. M. P. for the University of 
 Oxford, Estcourt, Gloucestershire. 
 
 Rev. Henry Herbert Evans, M.A. 
 Chaplain to the Earl of Essex. 
 
 Herbert Norman Evans, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Evans, Esq. Cardiff. 
 
 (c.) John Leman Ewen, Esq. Vale- 
 wood, Haslemere. Sussex. 
 
 (c.) Joseph Walter King Eyton, Esq. 
 F.S.A. Lond. & Scot. Leamington. 
 
 George Lockton Faithfull, Esq. 
 
 Tring. 
 James Falconar, Esq. F.S.A. Local 
 
 Secretary at Doncaster. 
 The Right Hon. Lord Farnham. 
 James William Farrer, Esq. Master 
 
 in Chancery. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Faulkner, Chelsea. 
 Tarver R. Fearnside, Esq. 
 
 Dr. Feder, Privy Councillor, and 
 Head Librarian to the Court of 
 Hesse Darmstadt. 
 
 Rev. George O. Fenwicke, F.S.A. 
 Aston near Birmingham. 
 
 Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, of 
 Hailes and Kilkerran, Bart. 
 
 Barron Field, Esq. Torquay. 
 
 Copley Fielding, Esq. Brighton. 
 
 Rev. Henry Fielding, M.A. Sal- 
 monby Rectory, near Horncastle. 
 
 William Figg, Esq. Lewes. 
 
 Charles Filica, Esq. 
 
 John Joseph Ashby Fillinham, Esq. 
 
 Charles John Fisher, Esq. Jesus 
 College, Cambridge. 
 
 John Goate Fisher, Esq. Yarmouth. 
 
 Paul Hawkins Fisher, Esq. The Cas- 
 tle, Stroud. 
 
 Wm. Stevenson Fitch, Esq. Local 
 Secretary at Ipswich. 
 
 Robert Fitch, Esq. Norwich. 
 
 Edward Herbert Fitzherbert, Esq. 
 M.A., Barrister at Law. 
 
 Richard Wilson FitzPatrick, Esq. 
 South Luffenham, Rutland. 
 
 The Right Hon. Earl FitzW r illiam. 
 
 Lieut.-Colonel Flemming. 
 
 Rev. Henry Fletcher, Ulceby, Lin- 
 colnshire. 
 
 John W. Fletcher, Esq. Brazenose 
 College, Oxford.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 21 
 
 (c.)Thomas W.Fletcher, Esq. F.R.S., 
 F.S.A. Local Secretary at Dudley. 
 
 (c.) Rev. William Fletcher, M.A. 
 
 Local Secretary at Southwell. 
 Sir William J. H. Browne Folkes, 
 
 Bart. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) George Folliott, Esq. Vicar's 
 
 Cross, Chester. 
 Rev. Josiah Forshall, M.A., F.R.S., 
 
 F.S.A. Secretary to the British 
 
 Museum. 
 
 John Forster, Esq. 
 John Forster, Esq. Newton-in-the- 
 
 Willows. 
 Matthew Forster, Esq. Belsize, 
 
 Hampstead. 
 
 W. E. Forster, Esq. Bradford, York- 
 shire. 
 
 Hon. George M. Fortescue. 
 Edward Foss, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Lieut.-Colonel Charles Richard Fox. 
 Charles B. Fox, Esq. 
 Charles Larkin Francis, Esq. The 
 
 Cedars, South Lambeth. 
 Henry Ralph Francis, Esq. M.A. 
 
 late Fellow of St. John's College, 
 
 Cambridge. 
 
 Miss Francis, Hampstead. 
 
 Richard Frankum, Esq. 
 
 William French, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Frewen, Esq. Brickwall 
 
 House, Northiam, near Lamber- 
 
 hurst. 
 Charles Frost, Esq. F.S.A. Pres. of 
 
 the Lit. and Philos. Soc. of Hull. 
 
 Local Secretary at Hull. 
 TheVen. R. Hurrell Froude, M.A. 
 
 Archdeacon of Totness. 
 Baldwin Fulford, Esq. Great Ful- 
 
 ford, Devon. 
 
 Right Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner 
 Fust, LL.D. Dean of the Arches. 
 
 (c.) John Lewis Ffytche, Esq. Line. 
 Coll. Oxf., Thorpe Hall, Louth. 
 
 Charles Gambier, Esq. Harley-street. 
 
 Rev. Richard Garnet, F.S.A. British 
 Museum. 
 
 Thomas Garrard, Esq. F.S.A. Bristol. 
 
 Thomas Gaspey, Esq. 
 
 Herr von Gevay, Vienna. 
 
 Professor Aug. Fred. Gfroerer, Di- 
 rector of the Royal Library, Stutt- 
 gardt. 
 
 Humphrey Gibbs, Esq. 
 
 John Gidley, Esq. Exeter. 
 
 Edward Gifford, Esq. Admiralty. 
 
 Richard James Gilman, Esq. 
 
 William Anthony Gilman, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Ward Gleadow, Esq. Hull. 
 
 The Literary and Scientific Asso- 
 ciation of Gloucester. 
 
 John Hulbert Glover, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Librarian to Her Majesty. 
 
 Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, Bart., 
 F.S.A. 
 
 George Godwin, jun. Esq. F.R.S., 
 F.S.A., Hon. Sec. Art Union. 
 
 Henry Godwin, Esq. Newbury. 
 
 Gabriel Goldney, Esq. 
 
 Aaron Asher Goldsmid, Esq. 
 
 Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Bart. 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Charles Portales Golightly, 
 M.A. Oriel College, Oxford. 
 
 Rev. William Goode, M.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Rector of St. Antholine, London. 
 James Gooden, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Jonathan Gooding, Esq. Local 
 
 Secretary at Southwold. 
 Alexander Gordon, jun. Esq. 
 W. Ormesby Gore, Esq. M.P. 
 Richard Gosling, Esq. 
 The Gottingen University Library,
 
 22 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 James Robert Gowen, Esq. F.G.S. 
 
 John Black Gracie, Esq. F.S.A. Sc. 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 Charles Graham, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 The Library of the Hon. Society of 
 
 Gray's Inn. 
 
 Charles Green, Esq. Spalding. 
 Charles Green, Esq. 
 John Green, Esq. 
 John Greenall, Esq. Warrington. 
 
 Benjamin Wyatt Greenfield, Esq. 
 Barrister-at-Law, Shirley, South- 
 ampton. 
 
 Greenwich Society for the Diffusion 
 of Useful Knowledge. 
 
 Hon. and Rev. George Neville 
 Grenville, M.A. Master of Mag- 
 dalene Coll. Camb. 
 
 RightHon.ThomasGrenville,F.S.A. 
 Charles Cavendish Greville, Esq. 
 Charles Griffin, Esq. Glasgow. 
 Philip Griffith, Esq. 
 Rev. Robert H. Groome, M.A., 
 Caius Coll. Camb. 
 
 (c.) The Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor. 
 
 John Grundy, Esq. Hampton Court 
 
 Palace. 
 
 The Lady Charlotte E. Guest. 
 Edwin Guest, Esq. M.A. Fellow of 
 
 Caius Coll. Camb. 
 Sir John Guise, Bart. Rendcomb, 
 
 Gloucestershire. 
 John Lewis Guillemard,M.A.,F.R.S. 
 
 [Died 1845.] 
 
 Daniel Gurney, Esq. F.S.A. 
 (c.) Hudson Gurney, Esq. V.P.S.A., 
 
 F.R.S. 
 The Hon. Sir John Gurney, one of 
 
 the Barons of the Exchequer. 
 
 [Died March 1, 1845.] 
 
 Rev. John Hampden Gurney, M.A. 
 Lutterworth. 
 
 John Mathew Gutch, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Local Secretary at Worcester. 
 
 Frederick Gwatkin, Esq. 
 
 Mr. Henry Gwyn. 
 
 Miss Hackett, Clapham, Surrey. 
 
 William D. Haggard, Esq. F.S.A., 
 F.R.A.S., M.N.S. 
 
 Mr. David Haig, Advocates' Library, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Edward Hailstone, Esq. F.S.A. Hor- 
 ton Hall, near Bradford, York- 
 shire. Local Secretary at Bradford. 
 
 Mr. Charles Hall, Blandford. 
 
 Mrs. Hall. 
 
 Giles Hall, Esq. Gloucester. 
 
 John Hall, Esq. 
 
 (c.) Thomas Henry Hall, F.R.S. 
 
 Barrister-at-Law. 
 HENRY HALLAM, Esq. M.A., 
 
 F.R.S., V.P.S.A. 
 Charles William Hallett, Esq. 
 James Orchard Halliwell, Esq. 
 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Richard Halliwell, Esq. 
 
 William Richard Hamilton, Esq. 
 F.R.S., V.P.S.A. 
 
 John Hampden, Esq. Leamington, 
 Warwick. 
 
 Robert Handyside, Esq. Advocate, 
 Sheriff of Stirlingshire. Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 Philip Augustus H anrott, Esq. F. S . A. 
 
 (c.) J. A. Hardcastle, Esq. Hatcham 
 
 House, New Cross. 
 John Stockdale Hardy, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Local Secretary at Leicester. 
 
 (c.) Ven. Julius Charles Hare, M.A. 
 Archdeacon of Lewes.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 James Hargraves, Esq. Manchester. 
 Edward Harman, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Rev. William Harness, M.A. 
 Robert Harris, Esq. Reading. 
 Edward M. Harrison, Esq. 
 Thomas Harrison, Esq. 
 
 William F. Harrison, Esq. Local 
 Secretary at Rochester. 
 
 William Henry Harrison, Esq. 
 Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby, 
 
 F.S.A. 
 Solomon Alexander Hart, Esq. R.A. 
 
 Leonard L. Hartley, Esq. Middle- 
 ton Lodge, Darlington. 
 
 Henry Paul Harwood, Esq. M.D. 
 Sheffield. 
 
 Rev. Edward Hawkins, D.D. Pro- 
 vost of Oriel College, Oxford. 
 
 Edward Hawkins, Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey,D.D., 
 
 F.S.A., Head Master of Eton. 
 E. W. Drummond Hay, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Lond. and Sc. [Died March 1, 
 
 1845.] 
 Rev. J. M. Heath, M.A. Fellow of 
 
 Trinity Coll. Camb. 
 Henry Heffill, Esq. Diss, Norfolk. 
 Frederick Heisch, Esq. 
 Alexander Henderson, M.D., F.S.A. 
 E. T. Henry, Esq. Caius College, 
 
 Cambridge. 
 
 James Henwood, Esq. Hull. 
 Hon. Algernon Herbert, M.A. 
 Samuel R. Heseltine, Esq. 
 R. W. Heslop, Esq. Local Secretary 
 
 at Ripon. 
 Thomas Hewitt, Esq. M.A. Cork. 
 
 Henry William Hewlett, Esq. 
 
 George Hey, Esq. 
 
 James Hey wood, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Thomas Heywood, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Ledbury. 
 
 T. Heywood, Esq. Manchester. 
 George Hickman, Esq. Marlow. 
 Rev. W. Hildyard, Market Deeping. 
 Henry Hill, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. 
 (c.) Rev. Herbert Hill, M.A. Master 
 
 of the King's School, Warwick. 
 
 Local Secretary at Warwick. 
 Jere Hill, Esq. Bristol. 
 Matthew D. Hill, Esq. Q.C. 
 John Hills, Esq. M.A. 
 John Hodgson Hinde, Esq. M.P- 
 Charles H. Hingeston, Esq. 
 J. H. Hippisley, Esq. 
 Francis Hobler, jun. Esq. 
 Langford Lovel Hodge, Esq. 
 
 Sampson Hodgkinson, Esq. 
 
 Rev. John Hodgson, M.R.S.L. Vice- 
 
 Pres. Soc. Ant. Newc. 
 W. B. Hodgson, Esq. Liverpool. 
 William Hodgson, Esq. Kingston 
 
 Lodge, Sandershead, Surrey. 
 James Maitland Hog, Esq. of New- 
 
 liston. 
 
 Thomas Holden, Esq. 
 
 (c.) James Holding, Esq. Basing- 
 
 stoke. 
 
 Rt. Hon. the Dowager Lady Holland. 
 (c.) Robert Hollond, Esq. M.P., 
 
 M.A. Barrister-at-Law. 
 Richard Hollier, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Bryan Holme, Esq. New Inn. 
 Edward Holme, M.D. Manchester. 
 John Holmes, Esq. F.S.A. British 
 
 Museum. 
 
 Robert Home, Esq. 
 Charles Hood, Esq. CamberwelL 
 Mr. William Hood. 
 John Hooper, Esq. Reading.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEtt SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Alexander James Beresford Hope, 
 Esq. M.A., M.P. 
 
 James R. Hope, Esq. 
 
 The Right Hon. John Hope, Lord 
 Justice Clerk, Edinburgh. 
 
 Charles Hopkinson, Esq. M.A. 
 Queen's College, Oxford. 
 
 Edmund Hopkinson, Esq. Edge- 
 worth House, Cirencester. 
 
 William Hopkinson, Esq. Local 
 
 Secretary at Stamford. 
 The Rev. M.A. Hopper, Eton College- 
 The Rev. Matthew Horgan. 
 Alfred John Horwood, Esq. 
 William Hosking, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Chandos Wren Hoskyns, Esq. 
 
 Wroxhall Abbey, Warwickshire. 
 Abraham Howard, Esq. 
 W. Waters Howard, Esq. 
 Edward Howes, Esq. M.A. 
 John Hubback, Esq. Barrister-at- 
 
 Law. 
 William H. Huffam, Esq. Hull. 
 
 Rev. John William Hughes, M.A. 
 Trin. CoU. Oxford. 
 
 William Hughes Hughes, Esq.M,P., 
 F.S.A. Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 The Hull Subscription Library. 
 
 William Powell Hunt, Esq. Ipswich. 
 
 John Hunter, Esq. jun.W.S. Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 Rev. JOSEPH HUNTER, F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) Richard Charles Hussey, Esq. 
 F.S.A., Birmingham. 
 
 (c.) Rev. Robert Hussey, B.D. Stu- 
 dent of Christ Church, Oxford. 
 William Hutchison, Esq. 
 John Ibbotson, Esq. 
 
 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart. LL.D. 
 F.R.S., F.S.A., M.P. for the Uni- 
 versity of Oxford. 
 
 (c.)Rev. James Ingram, D.D., F.S.A. 
 President of Trin. Coll. Oxford. 
 
 (c.) Cosmo Innes, Esq. Advocate, 
 Sheriff of Moray shire, Edinburgh. 
 
 The Royal Irish Academy. 
 
 David Irving, Esq. LL.D. Edinburgh. 
 
 Library of King William's College, 
 Isle of Man. 
 
 The Islington Literary and Scientific 
 Society. 
 
 The Hon. James Ivory, one of the 
 Lords of Session in Scotland. 
 
 Henry Jackson, Esq. Local Secre- 
 tary at Sheffield. 
 
 Rev.Stephen Jackson, M.A. Ipswich. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Jackson, M.A. Incum- 
 bent of St. Peter's, Mile End. 
 
 B. Jacob, Esq. Dorchester. 
 
 Rev. Dr. Jacob, New Hillingdon, 
 Uxbridge. 
 
 Rev. William Jacobson, M.A. Vice- 
 Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 
 
 John Richmond Jaffray, Esq. 
 
 G. P. R. James, Esq. The Shrub- 
 bery, Walmer. 
 
 (c.) Rev. L. W. Jeffray, Preston, 
 Lancaster. 
 
 Rev. Richard Jenkyns, D.D. Master 
 of Balliol Coll. Oxford. 
 
 William Jerdan, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 James Jermyn, Esq. Rey don, Suffolk. 
 
 Mrs. Samuel Clarke Jervoise. 
 
 Edward Jesse, Esq. Windsor. 
 
 Mr. George James Johnson, Reading. 
 
 Maurice Johnson, Esq. Local Secre- 
 tary at Spalding. 
 
 Theophilus Johnson, Esq. Spalding. 
 
 George Jones, Esq. R.A. 
 
 (c.) Joseph Jones, jun. Esq. Local 
 Secretary at Oldham.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 25 
 
 Rev. H. Longueville Jones, M.A. 
 Manchester. 
 
 Pitman Jones, Esq. Local Secretary 
 at Exeter. 
 
 Richard Jones, Esq. 
 William Samuel Jones, Esq. 
 Edwin Keats, Esq. 
 Fitzroy Kelly, Esq. M.P., Q.C. 
 John M. Kemble, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Robert Palmer Kemp, Esq. Yar- 
 mouth . 
 
 Alfred John Kempe, Esq. F.S.A. 
 State Paper Office. 
 
 Rev. George Kennard. 
 
 The Kensington Book Society. 
 
 John Kenyon, Esq. 
 
 Philip Kernan, Esq. 
 
 James Kerr, Esq. Coventry. 
 
 John Kerr, Esq. Local Secretary at 
 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Edward Key, Esq. Holbeach. 
 Richard T. Kindersley, Esq. Q.C. 
 Frederick King, Esq. Fulham. 
 Richard John King, Esq. Plymouth. 
 Thomas King, Esq. 
 
 Thomas W. King, Esq. F.S.A. Rouge 
 Dragon Pursuivant of Arms. Au- 
 ditor. 
 
 George Ritchie Kinloch, Esq. Edinb. 
 
 Charles Knight, Esq. 
 
 William Knight, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Erskine Knollys, M.A. Merton 
 Coll. Oxford. 
 
 Charles Konig, Esq. K.H., F.R.S. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P. 
 
 David Laing, Esq. F.S.A. L. & Sc. 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. John Lamb, D.D. Master of 
 Corpus Christi Coll. Camb. 
 
 Henry Eyres Landor, Esq. Warwick. 
 
 John Newton Lane, Esq. King's 
 Bromley Manor, Lichfield. 
 
 William Lang, Esq. Bristol. 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Langdale, Master 
 
 of the Rolls. 
 Hon. Marmaduke Langley, Wyck- 
 
 ham Abbey, Yorkshire. 
 
 Rev. Lambert B. Larking, M.A. 
 
 (c.) Dr. J. M. Lappenberg, For. 
 Memb. Soc. Ant. Local Secre- 
 tary at Hamburgh. 
 
 Rev. John Latham, Derby. 
 Mr. W. Law. 
 
 Andrew Lawson, Esq. Borough- 
 bridge. 
 
 Sir William Lawson, Bart. F.S.A. 
 Robert Leadbitter, Esq. Newcastle. 
 
 Mechanics Institution and Literary 
 Society, Leeds. 
 
 Rev. John E. Leefe. 
 
 Henry Leigh, Esq. Moorfield Cot- 
 tage, Swinton, Manchester. 
 
 Thomas PembertonLeigh,Esq.Q.C., 
 M.P. 
 
 Robert Lemon, Esq. F.S.A. State 
 Paper Office. 
 
 Charles Lever, Esq. 
 
 Peter Levesque, Esq. F.S.A. Au- 
 ditor. 
 
 Rev. T. T. Lewis, M.A. Bridstow, 
 near Ross. Local Secretary. 
 
 Mr. Lewis A. Lewis. 
 
 William Wrixon Leycester, Esq. 
 East View, Cork. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Lord Bishop of Litchfield. 
 
 Henry Liddell, Esq. Bombay. 
 
 William Liddiard, Esq. 
 
 Alfred Lillingston, Esq. Southwold. 
 
 The Lincoln Permanent Library.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Mons. De Roux de Lincy, Local 
 
 Secretary at Paris. 
 John Lindsay, Esq. Barrister-at- 
 
 Law, Maryville, Cork. 
 Rev. John Lingard, D.D. Hornby, 
 
 Lancashire. 
 
 The Hon, Society of Lincoln's Inn. 
 Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Llan- 
 
 daff, Dean of St. Paul's, F.S.A. 
 Edward John Lloyd, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Barrister-at-law. 
 
 William Horton Lloyd, Esq. F.S.A. 
 HenryF.Lockwood,Esq.F.S.A.Hull. 
 
 Rev. John Lodge, M.A. Librarian 
 of the University of Cambridge. 
 Local Secretary at Cambridge. 
 
 The Right Hon. and Rt. Rev. the 
 Lord Bishop of London. 
 
 City of London Library, Guildhall. 
 
 The London Library. 
 
 The London Institution. 
 
 The City of London Literary and 
 Scientific Institution. 
 
 Gwalter B. Lonsdale, Esq. 
 
 C. W. Loscombe, Esq. Clifton. 
 
 Henry Albert Loscomb, Esq. An- 
 dover. 
 
 Very Rev. Thomas Hill Lowe, M.A. 
 Dean of Exeter. 
 
 Mark Antony Lower, Esq. Lewes. 
 
 (c.) James Lucas, Esq. Stirling. 
 
 Ebenezer Ludlow, Esq. M.A. Ser- 
 jeant-at law. 
 
 Robert Wheatley Lumley, Esq. 
 
 J. Maberley, Esq. 
 
 Colin Campbell Macaulay, Esq. Lei- 
 cester. 
 
 John David Macbride, Esq. D.C.L. 
 Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 
 
 Le Conseilleur Commandeur de 
 Macedo, Secretary General of the 
 Royal Society of Sciences, Madrid. 
 
 William McClure,Esq. Peel Cottage, 
 Eccles. 
 
 M'Glashan, Esq. Dublin. 
 Andrew D. M'Kellar, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Charles Mackenzie, St.Olave's, 
 South wark. 
 
 J. Whitefoord Mackenzie, Esq. W.S. 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 James Macknight, Esq. W.S., Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 John M c Kutchin, Esq. Castleton, 
 
 Isle of Man. 
 Miss Macleod. 
 William M'Mahon, Esq. 
 Alexander Maconochie, Esq. of 
 
 Meadowbank, Edinburgh. 
 Allan A. Maconochie, Esq. Professor 
 
 of Civil Law, Glasgow, Advocate. 
 
 James Allan Maconochie, Esq. 
 Advocate, Sheriff of Orkney. 
 
 Robert Maconochie, Esq. 
 
 (c.) Sir FREDERIC MADDEN, K.H., 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Keeper of the 
 MSS. in the British Museum. 
 
 James Maidment, Esq. F.S.A. Scot. 
 
 Rev. Samuel RoffyMaitland,F.R.S., 
 F.S.A. Librarian to the Arch- 
 bishop of Canterbury. 
 
 Thomas John Manchee, Esq. Bris- 
 tol. 
 
 The Manchester Atheneum. 
 
 The Portico Library, Manchester. 
 
 ExchangeStreetLibrary,Manchester, 
 
 W. S. Mare, Esq. Magdalen College, 
 Cambridge. 
 
 James Heywood Markland, Esq. 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Treasurer of the 
 Roxburghe Club. Local Secretary 
 at Rath. 
 
 Rev. Herbert C. Marsh, M.A. Pre- 
 bendary of Peterborough,
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Rev. B. R. Marsham, D.C.L., War- 
 den of Merton College, Oxford. 
 
 George Martin, Esq. M.A. Cork. 
 
 James Martin, Esq. Bristol. 
 
 John Martin, Esq. F.L.S. Woburn. 
 
 Rev. Robert Martin, M.A. Anstey 
 Pastures, near Leicester. 
 
 Studley Martin, Esq. Liverpool. 
 
 Theodore Martin, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 
 Philip Martineau, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Mason, Esq. F.S.A. Copt 
 Hewick, near Ripon. 
 
 William Matchett, Esq. Bracondale, 
 
 Norwich. 
 
 John Mee Mathew, Esq. F.S.A. 
 W. D. Matthews, Esq. The Parson- 
 age, Newtown Barry, Wexford. 
 William Constable Maxwell, Esq. 
 
 Everingham Park, Yorkshire. 
 Daniel Charles Meadows, Esq. Great 
 
 Bealing, Suffolk, 
 (c.) David Melville, Esq.B.A. Brase- 
 
 nose Coll. Oxford. 
 The Very Rev. John Merewether, 
 
 D.D. Dean of Hereford, F.S.A. 
 Samuel Merriman, M.D. 
 W. H. R. Merriman, Esq. Braze- 
 
 nose Coll. Oxford. 
 Francis Mewburn, Esq. Darlington. 
 
 A. G. F. Meyer, Counsellor of Jus- 
 tice, Hanover. 
 
 Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, K.H., 
 F.S.A. 
 
 Mons. Michelet, Memb. de Plnsti- 
 tut, Professeur d'Histoire au Col- 
 lege Royal de France. 
 
 John Miland, Esq. 
 
 Andrew Miller, Esq. Cardiff. 
 
 (c.) Wm. Henry Miller,Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Samuel Mills, jun. Esq. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Mills, Rector of Stut- 
 ton, Suffolk. 
 
 Rev. William Mills, D.D. Exeter. 
 
 Rev. Henry Hart Milman, M.A. 
 Prebendary of Westminster. 
 
 James Milner, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Mist, Esq. Fulham. 
 
 Rev. John Mitford, M.A., Rector 
 of Benhall, Suffolk. 
 
 Nathaniel Cranch Moginie, Esq. 
 
 Cyril John Monkhouse, Esq. 
 
 Mons. Monmerque, Membre de 1'In- 
 stitut de France. 
 
 Mr. John Moore, Tewkesbury. 
 
 Maurice Peter Moore, Esq. Sleaford. 
 
 Thomas Moore, Esq. Sloperton Cot- 
 tage, Devizes. 
 
 Thomas Moore, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. W. Moore, D.D. Spalding. 
 
 Edward Raleigh Moran, Esq. 
 
 John Shank More, Esq., Professor 
 of the Law of Scotland, Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 William Bowyer Morgan, Esq. 
 
 Mr. John Morris, Bath. 
 
 Rev. A. Morrison, Eton College. 
 
 Rev. James Morton, B.D. Preben- 
 dary of Lincoln. Local Secretary 
 at Holbeach. 
 
 Joseph Morton, Esq. 
 
 Joseph Moule, Esq. President of the 
 General Post Office, Edinburgh. 
 
 Thomas Moule, Esq. 
 
 J. D. Moxon, Esq. Bristol. 
 
 James Patrick Muirhead, Esq. M.A. 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Baron Eligius von Miinch-Belling- 
 hausen, Kh.Hof-Secretar, Vienna. 
 
 Rev. Jerom Murch, Bath. 
 
 Charles Robert Scott Mxirray, Esq. 
 Christ Church, Oxford. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir John Archibald Mur- 
 ray, one of the Lords of Session 
 in Scotland.
 
 28 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Thomas Murray, Esq. LL.D. Edinb. 
 
 Sir Francis W. Myers, K.C.S. Pent- 
 low Hall, near Sudbury, Suffolk. 
 
 Peter Rickards Mynors, Esq. 
 Rev. C. Nairne, Lincoln. 
 (c.) T. C. tfeale, Esq. Chelmsford. 
 Richard Neave, jun. Esq. 
 John Nedham, Esq. Leicester. 
 Joseph Neeld, Esq. F.S.A. 
 John Newman, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Charles Thomas Newton, Esq. B.A. 
 British Museum. 
 
 The New York Society Library. 
 Iltyd Nicholl, Esq. Usk, near Mon- 
 
 mouth. 
 
 J. Bowyer Nichols, Esq. F.S.A. 
 John Gough Nichols, Esq. F.S.A., 
 
 Treasurer of the Surtees Society, 
 (c.) Rev. William L. Nichols, M.A. 
 John Noble, Esq. F.S.A. 
 George Stewart Nicholson, Esq. 
 James Nightingale, Esq. Wilton. 
 
 Rev. George Barons Northcote, So- 
 merset Court, Bridgwater. 
 
 George Offor, Esq. 
 The Public Library, Oldenburg. 
 Rev. George Oliver, Exeter. 
 George Ormerod, Esq. D.C.L., 
 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. Local Secretary at 
 
 Chepstow. 
 
 Frederick A. Gore Ouseley, Esq. 
 Rt. Hon. Sir Gore Ouseley, G.C.H., 
 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. [Died Nov. 18, 
 
 1844.] 
 
 Frederick Ouvry, Esq. 
 The Oxford and Cambridge Club. 
 William Dunkley Paine, Esq. 
 Samuel Alexander Pagan, M.D., 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., F.R.S. 
 
 Alfred Zouch Palmer, Esq. Sonning, 
 
 Berks. 
 
 Arthur Palmer, Esq. Bristol. 
 Arthur Hare Palmer, Esq. Bristol. 
 Charles John Palmer, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Local Secretary at Yarmouth. 
 
 Henry AndrewesPalmer,Esq.Bristol. 
 
 John Palmer, Esq. Dorney Court, 
 Windsor. 
 
 George Panton, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 
 The Hon. Sir James Parke, Knt. 
 one of the Barons of the Ex- 
 chequer. 
 
 William Parke, Esq. Wolverhamp- 
 ton. 
 
 Charles Parker, Esq. 
 
 James Parker, Esq. Chelmsford. 
 
 John W. Parker, Esq. West Strand. 
 
 Kenyoii S. Parker, Esq. 
 
 Joseph Parkes, Esq. 
 
 Anthony Parkin, Esq. Emont Lodge, 
 Cheltenham. 
 
 Charles Frederick Parkinson, Esq. 
 
 Capt. H. M. 73d Foot. 
 ReV. Richard Parkinson, Fellow of 
 
 Christ Church, Manchester. 
 Thomas Parry, Esq. 
 John Parsons, Esq. Oxford. 
 The Hon. Sir John Patteson, one 
 
 of the Judges of the Court of 
 
 Queen's Bench, M.A. 
 Jacob Howell Pattisson, Esq. LL.B. 
 
 Witham, Essex. 
 Mr. J. G. Payne, Wallingford. 
 John Thomas Payne, Esq. 
 Anthony Peacock, Esq. 
 
 Reginald Peacock, Esq. Downhill 
 House, near Sunderland. 
 
 Rev. James R. Pears, Bath. 
 
 George Peel, Esq. Brookfield House, 
 Cheadle, Cheshire.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., 
 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. William Pennefather, Armagh. 
 Capt. the Hon. Henry Percy. 
 Henry Perkins, Esq. 
 The Very Rev. Dean of Peterborough. 
 Alexander Peterkin, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 Mr. John Petheram. 
 LouisHayesPetit,Esq.F.R.S.,F.S.A. 
 THOMAS JOSEPH PETTIGBEW^ Esq. 
 
 F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 William Vesalius Pettigrew, Esq. 
 
 M.D. 
 
 Mr, William Pickering. 
 Rev. John Piccope, Manchester. 
 Henry Clark Pidgeon, Esq. 
 Simon Fraser Piggott, Esq. Barris- 
 
 ter-at-Law. 
 Rev. John Hearne Pinckney, D.D. 
 
 East Sheen. 
 John Pitcairn, Esq. 
 (c.) Robert Pitcairn, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 Thomas Joshua Platt, Esq. Q.C. 
 Charles Innes Pocock, Esq. Bristol. 
 Lewis Pocock, Esq. F.S.A. 
 (c.) John Innes Pococke, Esq. 
 The Rev. Nicholas Pococke, M.A. 
 
 Michel Fellow of Queen's Coll. 
 
 Oxford. 
 
 James Prince Pollard, Esq. 
 Thomas Ponton, Esq. M.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Pooley, M.A. Rector 
 of Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorksh. 
 Henry Pope, Esq. 
 Robert Porrett, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Rev. Edw. A. Powell, M.A. Ampthill. 
 
 John Powell Powell, Esq. Quex 
 Park, Thanet. 
 
 Right Hon. the Earl of Powis, Pre- 
 sident of the Roxburghe Club. 
 
 Rev. Richard Cowley Powles, Fellow 
 of Exeter College, Oxford. 
 
 Charles Poynder, Esq. Henley-upon- 
 Thames. 
 
 Samuel Pratt, Esq. 
 
 Samuel P. Pratt, Esq. Bath. 
 
 Rev. Jermyn Pratt, Rector of Camp- 
 
 sey Ash, Suffolk. 
 (c.) Osmond de Beauvoir Priaulx, 
 
 Esq. Barrister-at-Law. 
 Rev. Thomas Price, D.D. Hackney. 
 Richard Price, Esq. M.P. 
 Rev. George Proctor, D.D. 
 Robert Proctor, Esq. 
 Thomas Prothero, jun. Esq. 
 Edward Protheroe, Esq.M.P., F.S.A. 
 Marlborough Pryor, Esq. Hamp- 
 
 stead. 
 
 James Brook Pulham, Esq. 
 Hamilton Pyper, Esq. Advocate, 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 Madame la Marechale Duchesse de 
 
 Raguse. 
 
 Henry Raikes, Esq. Chester. 
 J. M. Rainbow, Esq. 
 Rev. James Raine, M.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Newc., Secretary of the Surtees 
 
 Society. 
 Charles Ranken, Esq. B.A., Gray's 
 
 Inn. 
 Christopher Rawson, Esq. F.G.S. 
 
 President of the Halifax Literary 
 
 and Philosophical Society. 
 T. W. Rawson, Esq. Belvedere, 
 
 Bradford, Yorkshire, 
 William Rayner, Esq. M.D. Stock- 
 port. 
 John Read, Esq. Derwent Hall near 
 
 Sheffield. 
 Rev. Joseph Bancroft Reade, M.A., 
 
 F.R.S. Stone vicarage, Bucks. 
 Mr. William Reader.
 
 30 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Richard Reece, Esq. F.S.A. Local 
 Secretary at Cardiff. 
 
 James Reed, Esq. Bishop's Wear- 
 mouth. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Rees, LL.D., F.S.A. 
 
 Henry Reeve, Esq. Office of Her 
 Majesty's Privy Council. 
 
 S. H. Remson, Esq. New York. 
 
 Thomas Charles Renshaw, Esq. 
 Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 John Adey Repton, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Springfield, Chelmsford. 
 
 Francis Riddell Reynolds, Esq. Yar- 
 mouth. 
 
 The Hon. S. E. Spring Rice, Lewis- 
 ham. 
 
 (c.) Edward Priest Richards, Esq. 
 Cardiff. 
 
 John Richards, Esq. Reading. 
 John Richards, jun. Esq. F.S.A. 
 Thomas Richards, Esq. 
 (c.) Charles G. Richardson, Esq. 
 
 Charles James Richardson, Esq. 
 F.S.A., M.I.B.A. 
 
 George Gibson Richardson, Esq. 
 
 Lawford Richardson, Esq. Black- 
 heath. 
 
 (c.) Ralph Richardson, Esq. M.D. 
 Greenfield Hall, Holywell. 
 
 Richard Richardson, Esq. Capen- 
 hurst, Chester. 
 
 Charles Rickards, Esq. 
 
 Samuel Rickards, Esq. 
 
 Edward Widdrington Riddell, Esq. 
 
 Edward F. Rimbault, Esq. Ph. D., 
 F.S.A. 
 
 James Ritchie, Esq. Wrentham, 
 Suffolk. 
 
 Charles Julius Roberts, Esq. M.D. 
 
 Richard Robert Roberts, Esq. 
 
 J. E. P. Robertson, D.C.L. Doctors' 
 Commons. 
 
 John Robertson, Esq. W.S. Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 Henry Crabb Robinson, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 William Robinson, Esq. LL.D,, 
 F.S.A. Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 Henry Robinson, Esq. 
 
 John Roby, Esq. M.R.S.L. 
 
 Rev. Daniel Rock, D.D. 
 
 Mr. Rodwell. 
 
 Rev. Henry Rogers, Birmingham. 
 
 Rev. John Rogers, M.A. Canon of 
 
 Exeter. 
 The Hon. Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
 
 one of the Barons of the Excheq. 
 
 Wm. Henry Rolfe, Esq. Sandwich. 
 
 John Romilly, Esq. M.A. Barrister- 
 at-Law. 
 
 Sir George Rose, F.R.S. 
 
 Rev. Henry John Rose, B.D. Rector 
 of Houghton Conquest, Beds. 
 
 Robert P. Roupell, Esq. Q.C., M.A. 
 
 Rev. Martin Joseph Routh, D.D. 
 President of Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 
 
 James Yeeles Row, Esq. 
 
 Daniel Rowland, Esq. 
 
 Richard Roy, Esq. 
 
 Edward Rudge, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Charles Edmund Rumbold, Esq. 
 M.P. Preston Candover, Hants. 
 
 The Russell Institution. 
 
 Rev. F. Russell, M.A. Trinity Par- 
 sonage, Halifax. 
 
 James Russell,Esq. Barrister at Law. 
 
 Rev. John Fuller RusseU, B.C.L. 
 Minister of St. James's, Enfield. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Russell, Walworth. 
 
 Andrew Rutherfurd, Esq. M.P., 
 Edinburgh.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
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 His Grace theDukeof Rutland, K.G., 
 
 D.C.L., V.P.R.S.L. 
 Rev. Richard J. St. Aubyn, M.A. 
 
 Trin. Coll. Camb. 
 Richard Sainthill, Esq. Cork. 
 The Most Hon. the Marquess of 
 
 Salisbury, D.C.L. 
 The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of 
 
 Salisbury. 
 Thomas Deere Salmon, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 Charles Sanderson, Esq. Sheffield. 
 William Salt, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Anthony Salvin, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Thomas Sanders, Esq. M.A. Fellow 
 
 of King's College, Cambridge. 
 William Sandys, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Wm. Devonshire Saull, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Mrs. Daniel E.Saunders, Gloucester. 
 Thomas Bush Saunders, Esq. M.A. 
 Thomas Saunders, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Rev. Bourchier W. Savile, Vicar of 
 
 Okehampton. 
 
 Thomas Field Savory, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Edward Scholfield, M.D. Doncaster. 
 
 Ven. Thomas H. Scott, Archdeacon 
 of Northumberland. 
 
 David Gawan Scott, Esq. Ipswich. 
 
 James John Scott, Esq. Barrister- 
 at-Law. 
 
 (c.) Rev. Robert Scott, M.A. Fellow 
 of Balliol Coll. Oxford. 
 
 B. C. Peirce Seaman, Esq. 
 
 Edward Cator Seaton, M.D. 
 
 William Selwyn, Esq. Q.C. 
 
 Mr. Setchel. 
 
 Rev. William Sewell, M.A. Fellow 
 of Exeter College, and Professor 
 of Moral Philosophy, Oxford. 
 
 William Shackell, Esq. M.R.S.L. 
 Hammersmith. 
 
 (c.) Right Hon. Sir Lancelot Shad- 
 well, Vice-Chancellor of England, 
 M.A. 
 
 Sir Cuthbert Sharp, Knt. 
 
 Rev. Lancelot Sharpe, M.A. Camb. 
 F.S.A. Head Master of St. Sa- 
 viour's School, Southwark. 
 
 George Shaw, Esq. M.D. Leicester. 
 
 Daniel Shears, Esq. jun, 
 
 Robert Shelley, Esq. 
 
 Samuel Shepperd, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Evelyn Philip Shirley, Esq. M.P. 
 M.A. Lough Fea, co. Monaghan. 
 
 The Ven. Walter Augustus Shirley, 
 M.A. Archdeacon of Derby. 
 
 Rev. Robert St. John Shirreff, 
 Blackheath. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Short, B.D. Fellow of 
 Trinity Coll. Oxford. 
 
 Right Hon. the Earl of Shrews- 
 bury, F.S.A. 
 
 G. Nicholls Simmons, Esq. Truro. 
 
 John Augustus Francis Simpkinson, 
 Esq. M.A., Q.C., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. John D. Simpson, Worcester. 
 
 J. B. Simpson, Esq. Derby. 
 
 Jeremiah Simpson, Esq. Temple. 
 
 Samuel Weller Singer, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Edward Skegg, Esq. 
 
 Alex. A. Smets, Esq. Savanna, 
 Georgia. 
 
 Edward Smirke, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Sir Robert Smirke, R.A., F.S.A. 
 
 Sydney Smirke, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Alexander Smith, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 
 Benwell Smith, Esq. 
 
 Charles Roach Smith, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Sec. of the Numism. Society. 
 
 Mr. George Smith. 
 
 George Frederick Smith, Esq. 
 
 George Spencer Smith, Esq. 
 
 H. Porter Smith, Esq.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEX SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 Henry Stone Smith, Esq. 
 John Abel Smith, Esq. M.P. 
 
 Rev.J. J. Smith, M.A. Fellow of 
 Caius Coll. Camb. 
 
 Mr. John Russell Smith. 
 
 Newman Smith, Esq.CroydonLodge. 
 
 Richard John Smith, Esq. 
 
 Rev. William Smyth, M.A. Prof, of 
 Modern History, Cambridge. 
 
 Clement Taylor Smythe, Esq. Maid- 
 stone. 
 
 William Smythe, Esq. Advocate, 
 Edinburgh . 
 
 Frederick Snaith, M.D. Holbeach. 
 Mr. John Snare, Reading. 
 
 Rev. Walter Sneyd, M.A. Christ 
 Church, Oxford. 
 
 The Most Noble Edward Duke of 
 Somerset, K.G., D.C.L., F.R.S. 
 
 S. Leigh Sotheby, Esq. M.N.S. 
 J. W. Southgate, Esq. Camberwell. 
 Henry Southgate, Esq. 
 Rev. George Southwell, B.A. Bristol. 
 William Spalding, Esq. Advocate, 
 
 Professor of Rhetoric, Edinburgh. 
 Charles Spence, Esq. Admiralty. 
 
 Local Secretary at Plymouth. 
 
 Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq. 
 
 Stephen Spranger, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Henry Spurrier, Esq. 
 
 Douglas, Isle of Man. 
 George James Squibb, Esq. 
 Rev. Thomas Stacey, M.A. Cardiff. 
 THOMAS STAPLETON, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart. 
 D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) Rev. William Staunton, M.A. 
 Longbridge House, near Warwick. 
 
 G. Steinman Steinman, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Archibald John Stephens, Esq. 
 M.A., F.R.S. Barrister-at-Law. 
 
 Mr. Thomas G. Stevenson, Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 Seth William Stevenson, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Local Secretary at Norwich. 
 
 John Stirling, Esq. Edinburgh. 
 
 (c.) Rev. Charles William Stocker, 
 D.D. St. John's ColL Oxford. 
 
 The Royal Library, Stockholm. 
 
 George Stokes, Esq. Local Secre- 
 tary, Cheltenham. 
 
 Henry Sewell Stokes, Esq. Local 
 Secretary at Truro. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Streatfeild, F.S.A. 
 Chart's Edge, Westerham. 
 
 Rev. Henry Street, Bath. 
 
 Miss Agnes Strickland, Reydon Hall, 
 Suffolk. 
 
 (c.) Rev. Joseph Stroud, M.A. Wad- 
 ham College, Oxford. 
 
 John Stuart, Esq. Q.C. 
 
 John Stuart, Esq. Secretary to 
 the Spalding Club, Aberdeen. 
 
 Right Hon. Lord P. James C rich ton 
 Stuart. 
 
 John J. J. Sudlow, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Charles Sutton, D.D. Norwich. 
 
 Edward Swaine, Esq. F.S.S. 
 
 Clement Tudway Swanston, Esq. 
 Q.C., F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) Sir John Edw. Swinburne, Bart. 
 F.R.S., F.S.A., Pr.S.Ant.Newc. 
 
 Mr. John Sydenham, Greenwich. 
 
 Rev. Edward Tagart, F.S.A. 
 
 Thomas Noon Talfourd, Esq. Ser- 
 jeant-at-Law. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Tattershall, D.D. Lo- 
 cal Secretary at Liverpool. 
 
 Arthur Taylor, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Edward Taylor, Esq. Gresham Pro- 
 fessor of Music.
 
 MEMBERS OP THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 33 
 
 Richard Taylor, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Mr. John Taylor, Gower-street. 
 John Godfrey Teed, Esq. Bencher 
 
 of Gray's Inn. 
 
 Joseph Francis Tempest, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Christopher Temple, Esq. Q.C. 
 The Hon. Society of the Inner 
 
 Temple. 
 Mons. Alexandre Teulet, Employe 
 
 aux Archives, Paris. 
 Robert Thackthwaite, Esq. 
 Sir Frederick Thesiger, Esq. M.P., 
 
 Solicitor-General. 
 Mr. Benj. Thomas, Cheltenham. 
 WILLIAM J. THOMS, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Corresponding Member of the 
 
 Society of Antiq. of Scotland, 
 
 Secretary. 
 Jonathan Thompson, Esq. Temple 
 
 Grove, East Sheen. 
 Rev. W.H. Thompson, M.A. FeUow 
 
 of Trinity College, Cambridge. 
 Mark B. Thornhill, Esq. Patna, East 
 
 Indies. 
 
 Mrs. Thornhill, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 
 Ven. Thomas Thorp, D.D. Arch- 
 deacon of Bristol. 
 Benjamin Thorpe, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Joseph Win Thrupp, Esq. 
 Rev. Mark Aloysius Tierney, F.R.S., 
 
 F.S.A. Arundel. 
 Rev. William T. P. Timperley, Shiff- 
 
 nall. 
 
 Right Hon. Sir Nicholas Conyng- 
 ham Tindal, Chief Justice of the 
 Common Pleas, M.A. 
 
 (c.) William Tite, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 The Ven. Henry John Todd, M.A. 
 Archdeacon of Cleveland, F.S.A. 
 
 (c.) Rev. James HenthornTodd,D.D., 
 M.R.I.A., Fellow of Trinity Coll. 
 Dublin, Sec. Irish Archaeol. Soc. 
 
 William Tooke, Esq. F. R. S., 
 M.R.S.L., Vice-Pres. of the Soc. 
 of Arts, Treas. of Roy. Soc. Lit. 
 and the Lit. Fund Soc. 
 
 Charles Towneley, Esq. F.S.A. 
 John Towneley, Esq. 
 R. E. A. Townsend, Esq. Doctors' 
 Commons. 
 
 (c.) Rev. J. Montgomery Traherne, 
 M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 William Travis, Esq. M.D. Scar- 
 borough. 
 
 Walter Calverley Trevelyan, Esq. 
 F.S.A. Newc., Wallington, Nor- 
 thumberland. 
 
 H. B. Tristram, Esq. Lincoln Col- 
 lege, Oxford. 
 
 W. J. A. Tucker, Esq. 
 
 Charles A. Tulk, Esq. 
 
 Gladwin Turbutt, Esq. Ogston Hall, 
 Alfreton, Derby. 
 
 William B. D. D. Turnbull, Esq. 
 F.S.A. Sc. Local Secretary at 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Alfred Turner, Esq. 
 
 Dawson Turner, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 Great Yarmouth. 
 
 Francis Turner, Esq. Barrister-at- 
 Law. 
 
 Robert S. Turner, Esq. 
 Rev. Samuel Blois Turner, M.A. 
 F.S.A. Halesworth, Suffolk. 
 
 Rev. Charles Turnor, B.A., F.S.A., 
 F.R.A.S. 
 
 John Tyas, Esq. 
 
 Mr. Samuel Tymms, Bury St. Ed- 
 mund's. 
 
 (c.) Edward Tyrrell, Esq. City Re- 
 membrancer, Guildhall. 
 
 William Tyson, Esq. F.S.A. Bristol. 
 
 (c.) J. R. D. Tyssen, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Hackney.
 
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 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
 William E. Underwood, Esq. 
 Adam Urquhart, Esq. Sheriff of 
 Wigton shire, Advocate. 
 
 George Vacher, Esq. 
 
 Frederick Valle, Esq. 
 
 A. A. Vansittart, Esq. Bisham Ab- 
 bey. 
 
 EdwardVernon Utterson,Esq.F.S.A. 
 
 M. Aart Veder, Rotterdam. 
 
 (c.) Sir Harry Verney, Bart. Clay- 
 don House, Bucks. 
 
 The Right Hon. Lord Vernon. 
 
 William Vines, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Gabriel Vrignon, Esq. 
 
 Reader Wainewright, Esq. Barrister- 
 at-Law, F.S.A. [Died March 13, 
 1845.] 
 
 Daniel Wakefield, Esq.Q.C. 
 
 Francis Pearson Walesby, Esq. 
 B.C.L. Barrister-at-Law, and late 
 Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the 
 Univ. of Oxford. 
 
 Arthur Walford, Esq. 
 
 Thomas Walford, Esq. 
 
 D. M. Walker, Esq. Gloucester. 
 
 John Walker, Esq. Prestwich Lodge, 
 Northumberland. 
 
 Lionel A. B. Waller, Esq. 
 Thomas George Waller, Esq. 
 William Elyard Walmisley, Esq. 
 James Walsh, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Henry Walter, Esq. The Willows, 
 
 Windsor. 
 
 Charles Walton, Esq. 
 William Wansey, Esq. F.S.A. 
 John Ward, Esq. Durham. 
 Mr. Charles Warne, Blandford. 
 Patrick Warner, Esq. Ardeer, N.B. 
 ALBERT WAY, Esq. M.A., Dir. S.A. 
 Rev. Thomas William Weare, M.A. 
 
 Rev. John Webb, M.A., F.S.A., 
 M.R.S.L., Tretire, Herefordshire. 
 
 Rev. Montagu Webster, Bridgenorth 
 
 Mr. Richard Welch, Reading. 
 
 John Weld, Esq. 
 
 Rev. Charles Wellbeloved. Local 
 Secretary at York. 
 
 Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A., 
 F.S.A. 
 
 His Excellency M. Van de Weyer y 
 Belgian Minister. 
 
 John Welchman Whateley, Esq. Bir- 
 mingham. 
 
 William Whateley, Esq. Q.C. 
 
 James Whatman, Esq. M.A., F.R.S., 
 F.S.A., Vinters, near Maidstone. 
 
 Rev. William Whewell,D.D.,F.R.S., 
 F.S.A., Master of Trinity College, 
 Cambridge. 
 
 Gordon Whitbread, Esq. M.A. 
 Anthony White, Esq. Pres. Royal 
 Coll. of Surgeons. 
 
 Rev. Robert Meadows White, B.D. 
 Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Oxf. 
 
 Wm. Archibald Armstrong White, 
 Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Mr. H. A. Whitehead, Gloucester. 
 Charles Shapland Whitmore, Esq. 
 Mr. Henry Whitmore, Manchester. 
 
 W.Lechmere Whitmore, Esq. F.S.A. 
 Prior's Bank, Fulham. 
 
 Rev. Sidney H. Widdrington, M.A. 
 Rector of Walcot, Bath. 
 
 Right Hon. Sir James Wigram, Vice- 
 Chancellor, M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Thomas Willement, Esq. F.S.A. 
 
 Sir J. Bickerton Williams, Knt. 
 LL.D.,F.S.A.,Wem,near Shrews- 
 bury. 
 
 Charles M. Willich, Esq.
 
 MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY, 1844-5. 
 
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 Horace Hayman Wilson, Esq. M.A. 
 
 Professor of Sanscrit, Oxford, and 
 
 Director of the Royal Asiatic 
 
 Society. 
 (c.) Rev. John Wilson, B.D. Fellow 
 
 of Trin. Coll. Oxford. 
 Sir Giffin Wilson, F.R.S. Master in 
 
 Chancery. 
 
 Joshua Wilson, Esq. 
 (c.) Lea Wilson, Esq. F.S.A. 
 (c.) Lestock Peach Wilson, Esq. 
 Walter Wilson, Esq. Bath. 
 John Wimbridge, Esq. 
 Benjamin Godfrey Windus, Esq. 
 Thomas Windus, Esq. F.S.A. 
 William Wingfield, Esq. Master in 
 
 Chancery. 
 
 Charles Winn, Esq. Nostel Priory. 
 Thomas Winstanley, Esq. Liverpool, 
 
 [Died Jan. 28, 1845.] 
 
 Rev. Robert Wintle, B.D. Culham, 
 
 Oxfordshire. 
 Rev.Thomas Wintle, B.D. Fellow of 
 
 St. John's College, Oxford. 
 
 David Williams Wire, Esq. 
 
 Mr. John Wodderspoon, Ipswich. 
 
 Herr Ferdinand Wolf, For. Memb. 
 
 S.A. Sec. Imp. Library at Vienna. 
 
 Local Secretary at Vienna. 
 The Ducal Library, Wolfenbuttel. 
 George Woodfall, Esq. F.S.A. [Died 
 
 Dec. 26, 1844.] 
 Henry Annesley Woodham, M.A., 
 
 Jesus College, Cambridge. 
 Frederick Woodward, Esq. Braze- 
 
 nose College, Oxford. 
 
 Edward Woolley, Esq. 
 Rev. Christopher Wordsworth, D.D. 
 William Wordsworth, Esq. 
 Francis Worship, Esq. 
 Rev. Thomas Worsley, M.A. Mas- 
 ter of Downing College, Camb. 
 
 Rev. John Reynell Wreford, F.S.A. 
 Local Secretary at Bristol. 
 
 William Ellicombe Wreford, Esq. 
 
 Bristol. 
 
 John Francis Wright, Esq. 
 Rev. Godfrey Wright, Bilham House, 
 
 Yorkshire. 
 Rev. J. Wright, M.A., F.R.S.,F.S.A. 
 
 THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq. M.A., 
 F.S.A. Corresponding Memb. of 
 the Inst. of France. 
 
 William T. Wright, Esq. H. M. 
 
 Dockyard, Chatham. 
 Wm. Battie Wrightson, Esq. M.P. 
 
 The Library of the Writers to the 
 Signet, Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. Charles Edmond Wylde. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Charles Watkin Williams 
 Wynn, F.R.S., F.S.A. 
 
 Rev. Philip Wynter, D.D. President 
 of St. John^s College, Oxford. 
 
 Francis Wm. Moseley Wyvill, Esq. 
 Fingall, near Bedale. 
 
 Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq. F.S.A., 
 
 West Dingle, near Liverpool. 
 Rev. Samuel Wildman Yates, M.A. 
 Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke,Esq. 
 Thomas Young, Esq.
 
 WORKS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1838-9. 
 
 I. Arrival of Edward IV. in England, A.D. 1471. 
 II. Kyng Johan, a Play, by Bishop Bale. 
 
 III. Poems on Richard II. 
 
 IV. The Plumpton Correspondence. 
 V. Anecdotes and Traditions. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1839-40. 
 
 VI. Political Songs of England, from John to Edward II. 
 VII. Hayward's Annals of Queen Elizabeth. 
 VIII. Ecclesiastical Documents. 
 IX. Norden's Description of Essex. 
 X. Warkworth's Chronicle; from 1461 to 1474. 
 XI. Kemp's Nine Dales Wonder. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1840-1. 
 XII. The Egerton Papers. 
 
 XIII. Chronicle of Josceline de Brakelond. 
 
 XIV. Narratives of Contests hi Ireland, 1641 and 1690. 
 XV. Chronicle of William de Rishanger. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1841-2. 
 XVI. The Latin Poetry of Walter Mapes. 
 XVII. The Travels of Nicander Nucius. 
 XVIII. Three Early English Metrical Romances. 
 XIX. Private Diary of Dr. John Dee, &c. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 184&-3. 
 
 XX. An Apology for the Lollards j a MS. attributed to Wickliff. 
 XXI. Rutland Papers. 
 XXII. The Diary of Bishop Cartwright, temp. James II. 
 
 XXIII. Original Letters and Papers of Literary Men of England. 
 
 XXIV. Trial of Dame Alice Kyteler for Witchcraft. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1843-4. 
 XXV. Promptorium Parvulorum, Tom. I. 
 XXVI. Letters relating to the Suppression of the Monasteries. 
 XXVII. Leycester Papers. 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1844-5. 
 
 XXVIII. A Translation of Polydore Vergil's History of the Reigns of 
 
 Henry the Sixth, Edward the Fourth, and Richard the Third. 
 XXIX. The French Chronicle of London. 
 XXX. The Metrical Romances of Sir Perceval, Sir Isumbras, Sir 
 
 Eglamour, and Sir Degrevante. 
 XXXI. Verney's Notes of Proceedings in the Long Parliament. 
 
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