SEVERALL ORDERS AND VOTES of both Houses OF PARLIAMENT: MADE On Friday and Saturday last, for the bringing of THE KINGS MAJESTY To some of his Houses neer London, to receive Propositions from both Kingdomes, for PEACE.
And for the safety and security of the King, Parliament, City, and Kingdome.
WITH The Copies of the Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax, to the Parliament, and the City.
And a List of the names of the Committee of Safety.
⟨Aug: 2 d⟩ Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson. 1647.
REsolved upon the Question by the Lords in Parliament. That the right Honorable the Lord Will [...]ughby of Palham be Speaker of this house, pro tempore.
1. Resolved by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That Mr. Pelham, a Member of this House be Speaker thereof.
2. Mr. Pelham being presented by the Commons to the House the Peeres, he made a speech to their Lordships▪ declaring that the House of Commons had made choyce of him (calling himselfe the most unworthy of them) to be their Speaker; whereupon the Lords voted, that they doe approve of the said choyce, and accordingly Mr. Pelham was established, and returning to the House Commons, the Members, cried to the Chaire.
Resolved upon the Question by the Commons in Parliament assembled, that Denzill Holles Esquire, Sir Philip Stapleton; Sir Williaim Lewis, Sir Iohn Clotworthy, Sir William Waller, Sir Iohn Maynard, Major Generall Massie, Iohn Glynne, Esquire, Recorder of London, Walter Long, Equire, Col. Edward Harley, and Antony Nicoll, Esquire, be received into this House, to sit and vote as members thereof.
Papers were delivered by the Sheriffes and others from the Common-councell of the Citie of London, assuring the Houses that care should be taken by the City for sufficient guards to secure their sitting in safety. Whereupon it was Resolved upon the Question, By the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that thankes be returned to the Citie of London for their offers and engagements to take care for the Parliaments sitting in safety.
Resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that the care of the Kings children be committed to the Lord Mayor of the City of London.
Resolved upon the question, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled that the Committee for safety of the Kingdome, be revived, and Sir William Waller, and Major Generall Massey to be added to the said Committee. And that they repaire to the Militia of the City of London, to consult for the safety of the King, Parliament, City and Kingdomes
- The Earle of Pembroke,
- Earle of Rudland,
- Earle of Lincolne,
- Earle of Suffolke,
- Earle of Warwicke,
- Earle of Middlesex,
- Earle of Manchester,
- Earle of Stamford,
- Lord Willoughby,
- Lord Hunsdon,
- Lord Grey,
- Lord Maynard,
- Mr. Hollis,
- Mr. Lisle,
- Mr. Allen,
- Mr. Recorder,
- Coll. Rich.
- Sir Henry Mildmay,
- Sir Philip Stapleton,
- Sir Henry Vane, sen.
- Sir John Maynard,
- Mr. Swynfen,
- Mr. Long,
- Mr. Ashhurst,
- Coll. Tompson,
- Sir John Evelyn,
- Col. Norton,
- Mr. Bunkley,
- Sir Gil: Gerhard,
- Mr. Nicholas,
- Mr. John Ash,
- Sir Richard Anslow,
- Col. Ven,
- Sir John Clotworthy,
- Mr. Whitlock.
FOR The Commissioners of Parliament Residing with the ARMIE.
HAving resolved upon this inclosed dispatch from the City of London, I thought it my part to give you an account of it, and to give you all assurance that my heart is deeply affected with the late carriages towards the Parliament. And how-ever others have neglected their duty towards them for their security and defence; yet as God shall inable me, it shall be my great businesse, to improve all that is in my hand for the preserving of them, and in them the interest of this Nation, and what construction soever, some formerly may have put upon the proceedings of this Army: I trust the Lord will by his good hand lead us into such good actions as shall witnesse our end answerable to all our profession, to wit, for the good of [Page 4]the Kingdome, and thereinto be an effectuall saving to great authority of the kingdome in the Parliament.
To the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councell of the City of London.
YOu may please to remember the forward compliance of this Army with your desires, to remove to this distance, and that upon the assurance you gave them of your concurrence with their declared desires, for the settling the liberty and peace of this kingdome, (against which you never yet offered us one exception or any ground of dissent) as also of your great tendernesse and resolution to secure the Parliament and their Priviledges, from any violence or attempt, the chief reason given us of your late listing of new forces, and wherein we did most acquiesse.
That upon this confidence wee had disposed the Army into severall parts of the Kingdome; for the ease of the whole, to above 100 miles distance: we had given up our selves, to the effecting of such proposals as might tend to the comfortable settlement of this poore Kingdome, and we were in a hopefull way for the speedy releife of Ireland.
We cannot then but be deepely sensible of the unparalled violation acted upon the Parliament, upon [Page 5]Monday last, by a rude multitude from your City, because therein (the guards sent from the City did not only neglect their duty for the security of the Parliament from such violence, and the whole City to yeeld any reliefe to the houses in that extremity, but I am assured from eye and eare witnesses, that divers of the Common-councell gave great incouragement to it, which doth not only gain-say your former professions, but does violence to those many obligations that (by your Charter, Protestation, and sundry other wayes) lye upon you to protect the Parliament.
For my part I cannot but look on your selves (who are in Authority) as accountable to the Kingdome, for your present interruptions of that hopefull way of Peace and settlement, things were in for this Nation, and of releiving Ireland, occasioned by the late Treasonable, and Dostructive Engagement: Especially by the latter Prodigious and horrid force done upon the Parliament, tending to dissolve all Government upon which score wee and the whole Kingdome shall have cause to put every thing of the like nature that may happen to the Parliament, or to any who are freinds to them and this Army except by your Wisdom care and industry the cheif Acters in the premisses, may be Detected, secured and given up to the procuring of justice for the same, and the best indevours used to prevent the like for the future. And so I rest.
Ordered, that the Reformadoes, Officers and Soulders be hereby desired to Rendezvouz in Saint James Fields to morrow in the afternoon; And there, upon the view of their Numbers and Qualities, consider, and agree of Field-officers, and others, as may put them in a condition fit for present service in a Regiamental-way: And that this Committee may bee certified therof, and how they are mounted & armed.
Resolved upon the question, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled, a letter to bee sent to Sir Thomas Fairfax.
Resolved upon the question, that the Kings Majesty come to one of his Houses nearer London that propositions may bee sent, and addresse made to his Majesty (from both Houses of the Parliament of England, and the Kingdome of Scotland) for Peace.
1. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assemblled, that the Committee at Trinity House take care to secure the Block-houses at Graves end, and the Fort at Tilbury.