XIIII ORDERS Voted by the High Court of PARLIAMENT With his Majesties Message to the House, about the Jesuits that were condemned. And the Parliaments Answer to the same. Also, a petition from the Queene to the Parliament, for the release of Father Philips, and the Heads of five other petitions for other Greevances, by divers Subjects. Whereunto is added a Declaration of the Offence taken by the PARLIAMENT against the Iustices of Middlesex, for affronting of the Citizens of London in the bringing in of their Petition, for which Iustice Long was Committed to the Tower, Decemb: 13. 1641.

Printed for Samuell Horten, 1641.

ORDERS Voted by the High Court of PARLIAMENT.

  • 1. THat the House of Commons have vo­ted, that Oneale is guilty of High Trea­son.
  • 2. After great debate about Mr. Benson, Burgesse of Knasbrough, who was formerly expelled the House for making sale of Protections: he desiring that his Son might sit in his roome, but it was vo­ted against, for hee had a sale in them with his fa­ther.
  • 3. That every Parliamentees owne person should be still protected, and his bill to continue for 18. moneths, and no longer.
  • 4. That Mr. Palmer should be againe admitted to the House.
  • 5. That the Parliament will not admit of any toleration of the Popish Religion in Ireland.
  • [Page]6. That all such who had taken Illegall Customes should make restitution out of their lands and estates.
  • 7. That Commissary Wilmot, Colonell Ashbornham, and Captaine Pollor. were Voted guilty of m [...]s-prisi [...]n of Treason, extending to their estates, and Liber [...]ies, and that they should be expeld the house, and disabled for ever being Parliament men.
  • 8. That a writ should s [...]eedily issue [...]o [...]h for choosing of other Parliament men in the roome of those that were removed
  • 9. That no Lord Pee [...]e or other, should send any letter to any City or Burrough, as a means to pro [...]u [...]e the electing o [...] any Parliament men: And that if any such letters should be sent to be returned to the Parliament.
  • 10. Vpon the r [...]sings of the Constables and watchmen in Westminste [...]; It was voted that to set a guard about the Parliament was a breach of priviledge, & an offence of an high nature.
  • 11. That the sayd watchmen should be dispatched.
  • 12. That warrants should be graunted for the bringing in of the said Justices of Middlesex before the house.
  • 13. It was Voted that Justice Long should be sent to the Tower, for stopping of the Citizens of London from petitioning to the house against Bishops and other Gree­vances to be redressed,
  • 14. That the Iustices about Wisbich in Lincolnshire, and other adacent Counties should view a dangerous Banke of the Sea, in those partes and to make a report thereof to the House that Order may be taken for it to preserve those partes in safety.

His Maiesties Message to the High Court of Parliament.

THat the French Ambassadors had beg'd a pardon of the King, for 7. Jesuits con­demned this last weeke at the Sessions in the Old-bayly, and that he had referred the same to the Parliament to determine.

3. The Kings Majesty sent a Message to re­quire the Answer of the House, concerning the same.

The Parliaments Answer.

That foure of the Jesuits who were taken since the last Proclamation, for their banishment should be executed according to the Law, [...]d the other three having bee [...]e long in prisons to be refer'd to the Kings mercy.

Petitions t [...] the High Court of Parliament.

  • 1 FRom the Queene, that the Parliament would admit Father Philips to come a­gaine to the Court, great debate was had about it in the Lords house, who sent a Message to the house of Commons, but it would not bee granted.
  • 2, From Mr. Palmer, a Parliament man in the Tower, wherein hee submitted himselfe to the house, desiring his inlargment, which after great debare was granted.
  • 3. From Ireland, by the Lord Dillon for tole­ration of the papists in Ireland, who came over without notice to the privie Councell,
  • [Page]4. The Iustic [...]s in Middlesex desired to bee excused for their faults, in sending Constables and watchmen.
  • 5. A Petition from the parish of Wisbich in Lincolnshire, against a bank made neere sea, which will be the cause of drowning many Townes, if it be not suddenly prevented,
  • 6. A Petition brought to the House from the City of London, by divers Aldermen, and men of great worth, with many thousand hands to it; de­siring Answer of their former Petitions against Bishops, and executing the Lawes against Delin­quents, and for redresse of other grievances, which petition the House received with many thankes, giving great respect to them that brought it, and caused them to be brought into the House before them, and promised they should have an Answer of all their petitions, with as much convenience as may be.

A Declaration of [...]he Offence taken by the House, against the Iustices of Middlesex for affronting the Citizensi

TH [...]t on Friday there were 3. or 400. men, and Constables set about the Parliament, upon which the House sent for 3 or 4 of the Constables, and demanded the cause of their comming with so many men, who made answer, that it was by vertue of a warrant from the Iusti­ces of Middlesex: whereby every Constable was commanded to bring 100. men presently to [Page] guard the Parliament. Further enquiry being made thereof, it appeared that the ground of their com­ming was by vertue of a warrant from the Lord Keeper to the Iustices of Middlesex, that if in case any riot, or tumult at the Parlament, or any other place should be, they should speedily com­mand the ayd of Constables and watchmen, ac­cording to the Statute. That the Iustices of Mid­dlesex upon the intelligence that the Citizens of London intended to come in a great multitude to pre [...]er a petition to the Parliament again [...]t Bi­shops: caused Constables to come downe with men to suppresse them.

After the Justices of Middlesex were brought and severally examined, most of them pretended, that they knew not, but that the Warrants came from the Parliament, for the speedy sending of men for the house, But Justice Long upon his exa­mination, said, that the cause of their comming was to suppresse the Citizens tumultuous com­ming with their Petitions to the Parliament, from which the house tooke great offence at them, that they should goe about to hinder the bringing of petitions to the Parliament upon any occasion.

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