meet the said army at Nottingham, with 1000 horse, &c. But nothing further was done, than an older made to proceed in this another time. parliament have, with very much comfort and thankfulness, received that gracious message, whereby your majesty hath been pleased to declare your resolution of staying your intended journey, at their humble desire; which they hope will be no prejudice to the recovery of your health, but rather an advancement of it, by that contentment which you will receive from the continual expression of their affection and zeal to do you service. And they have commanded me, in their names, to declare, that both their prayers and endeavours shall concur in all things tending to your majesty's welfare and prosperity; which they shall estecm as a very great blessing, both to the king-sions; the other authorizing a person of hdom and to themselves." To which Address the Queen gave the following Answer:-" I am very glad that both houses of parliament have taken my resolution of staying my journey in so good part. They may see by it, I have preferred their content before my own health. I shall still continue to do all that lies in my power to serve the king, for the good of the kingdom, and to please them, as they have already seen." A Conference on the King's Journey to Scotland.] The time of the king's going into Scotland approaching, the house of commons were apprehensive of an adjournment. On this subject a conference was held with the lords, and this day the earl of Bristol reported it to that house, to this purpose: "That, at this time, there being so many great and important causes depending in both houses of parliament, wherein both houses were equally interested for the public good, and many emergent occasions may happen and be known to one house before the other; therefore the desire of the house of commons is, that each house may acquaint the other, by conference, before any recess he resolved on." The lords considered of this proposal, and, after some debate, it was ordered, "That this house shall not resolve of any recess, unless there be two days warning given, and then they would acquaint the house of commons with it." The E. of Essex appointed Captain-General, South of Trent.] July 28. The lord keeper told the house of lords, "That his majesty had commanded him to acquaint them, that because be intended his Journey towards Sentland, on Monday, August 7; and in regard be hath heretofore left two commissions, the one directed to the lords of the privy council, fer the ordering of the affairs of state, and the ~ suing out of proclamations on emergent oceT nour to be captain-general, for the levying of forces on this side Trent, if there should be any necessity, for the safety of the kingdom; his majesty now thinks fit to issue out the hike commission for the said public services, in tis absence, with some variations and omissions, according to the occasion; and hath named the earl of Essex, lord chamberlain, to be captain-general on this side Trent; but his majesty would execute nothing therein, till he had made the same known to both houses of parliament, desiring to have their concurrence and assistance in all his great affairs."-Â message was immediately sent to the house of cominons to desire a conference on this occasion, and the king's nomination of the earl of Essex was approved of by both houses. A Conference relating to disbanding the Army.] July 29. The commons being willing to have both armies disbanded before the king's going into Scotland; and having at length raised money for that purpose, à conference was held; wherein it was proposed, 1. "That the 9th of August next should be the day appointed for the narching away of the Scots army. 2. That the money due for the rehef of the Northern counties being ready, if they shall desire any reasonable guard for the conreyance of it, they shall be assisted in the best manner they can. 3. The house of commons de◄ sired that the English lords commissioners may Resolutions relating to the Army Plot.] move the Scots to put off the time for the payJuly 26. The house of commons, this day, ment of the 80,000% part of the Brotherly As began to resume the affair of the Plot, so long | sistance Money, till the 1st of Sept. next; but, neglected; and several Resolutions of this notwithstanding, they would pay it sooner if house were made against Henry Percy, esq. they could. 4. That after the Scots had deşir John Sucklyn, Mr. Wm. Davenant, Henry clared their assents for dishanding, that then Jermyn, esq commissary Henry Wilmot, colo- our army should be disbanded with all possible nel Wm. Ashburnhamn, sir John Berkeley, colo-speed; the horse to be first disbanded,” All nel Hugh Pollard, and Daniel O'Neal, csq.; who were voted to be concerned in a conspiracy, to disaffect the army towards the parliament, and to work a belief in the said army, that the king and parliament would disagree; and so, under pretence of adhering to his maj. to incense the said army against the parliament, thereby the better to compass their wicked design; and further endeavoured to persuade the army, that all the French about London would assist them; and, to the great scandal of the king and his government, that the prince and the earl of Newcastle were to which propositions were assented unto by the lords; who did further order, “That the lords commissioners do resume the Treaty with the Scots, and prepare it for a conclusion; and that the select committee of both houses for the ten Heads, be desired to finish and close up this Treaty." A Conference concerning the Appointment of a Custos Regni.] July 30. Another conference was held between the two houses, on the subject of his majesty's going to Scotland, The lord privy seal made the report of it as follows: "That the commons desired their lordships to join with them in a petition to the king, that be would be pleased to grant a commission, to one or more person or persons, to have the power of a Custos Regni, or Locumtenens, during his absence out of the kingdom; and, amongst other things, especially to grant to such person, or persons, power to give the royal assent, in parliament, and to do such other things as the king might do in parliament, was he present: and also that his najesty may be petitioned for an act of parliament to pass to this effect, That such a commission shall not be determined until his majesty's return from Scotland to the cities of London and Westminster, or be present in full parliament.”—Ordered, 'That the business of a Custos Regni shall be debated on the 2d of August; and a committee of lords were appointed to peruse some records, which Mr. Selden had quoted in the conference concerning this matter.' The same day a bill from the commons, For the general taking of the late Protestation,' being read in the house of lords, it was, by their lordships urged, That though they approved of the taking of it by the members of each house, yet they did not of the general taking of it throughout the kingdom. Upon this the bill was dismissed; ei which the commons having notice, they presently laid it upon the Bishops and Popish lords in the house, and came immediately to these votes upon it: 1. "That this house doth conceive that the Protestation, made by this house, is fit to be taken by every person that is well-affected in religion, and to the good of the commonwealth; and therefore doth declare, that what person soever that shall not take the Protestation, is unfit to bear any office in the church or commonwealth. 2. That the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the barons of the Cinque Ports respectively, shall forthwith send down to the several places for which they serve, copies of this vote of the house concerning the Protestation. 3. That these votes shall be printed, and attested under the clerk's hand." Impeachment ordered against the Bishops.] It was also ordered, "That a committee shall prepare an Impeachment against the Bishops, the makers of the New Canons and Oath, upon the votes that have passed both houses concerning these canons and oath; and that no Popish lords ought to have vote in the house of lords in matters of religion." ceived the non-timous delivery of the arrears would be the greatest impediment in their removal, &c."-However the English parliament having taken care to satisfy all the demands the Scots could make, both armies were disbanded in the beginning of next month. A Conference about printing the late Protestation by Order of the Commons.] August 2. The commons received a message from the lords, That they desired a conference, by committee of both houses, in the PaintedChamber, presently, if it might stand with their convenience." The messengers were told, “That this house had taken their lordships message into consideration, and would return an answer by messengers of their own.' Afterwards Mr. Pym was sent up to the lords with this message: "Whereas this house hath received a message from your lordships for a present conference, without any expression of the subject, or matter of that conference, which is contrary to the constant course of either house; therefore this house cannot yield to a present conference.”— Another message was soon sent from the lords, declaring the subject of the conference; on which it was agreed to by the commons. The business of it was about a printed paper, published in the name of the house of commons, enforcing the taking of the late Protestation, which the lords desired to know whether it was by their order or not.-The commons taking time to consider of it, at another conference, the next day, Mr. Hollis made the following speech in justification of the votes of the commons, concerning the general taking of the Protestation : ~~ My Lords; I am commanded by the knights, citizens, and burgesses to present unto your lordships their Answer to what was proposed yesterday. They take notice of your fordships desire, that a true intelligence may be kept between the two houses, for so your lordships did express it. In this they do, with all chearfulness, concur with your lordships; as knowing this conjunction, between your lord ships and them, is the golden chain which binds up, in one Gordian knot, the strength, the beauty, the happiness of this kingdom; wifich, so knit together, is not to be broken in sunder by the fiercest violence. Therefore, he who desires to unlink this chain, and dissolve this knot, or fails of his part to the preserving and continuing it fast, firm, and entire, let the sin Answer of the Scots Commissioners as to dis- of it lye at his door; nay, let it come into the banding their Army. July 31. The earl of unidst of his house and consume it; let him Bristol reported the Answer from the Scots perish, and his posterity inherit only his shame. Commissioners, about the removal and dis- So careful will the house of commons be to banding of their Army, which was read in the cherish and maintain this good correspondency house of lords, declaring, "That they had sent with your lordships in all things. Next, for to acquaint the lord-general and the army's the business about which your lordships were commissioners with it, from whom they ex- then pleased to confer with them; which was pected very satisfactory answers. They de a printed Paper you had met withal, as you sired that the arrears might be sent to New-said, in your house, setting forth some Resolucastle, that they might finish their accounts tions of the house of commons, concerning and pay their debts in those counties, and be better prepared for disbanding: but they con * Printed for L. Blaikolocke, 1641. which you have put unto us these two interrogatories, viz. 1. Whether those printed papers were the votes of the house of commons? 2. Whether they were printed by their command? They answer, That not finding this paper attested by their clerk's hand, they could not judge of it: they had resorted to his book, wherein their orders and votes are entered, and where they found their votes concerning their late Protestation, taken both by your lordships and them; and they found the contents of this paper to agree in terminis with what is entered in their clerk's book. Then they called to mind what had passed in the house upon that occasion, when those Resolutions of theirs were voted; how they had considered of that Protestation, that it bound all men to defend the religion here established, &c. This they conceived to be a true test of every good subject, a Shibboleth to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites; that whosoever was well-affected in religion and to the good of the commonwealth, would make this Protestation; and, on the other side, who would not make it, was not well-affected. They held it their duties, in discharge of the trust reposed in them by the whole body of the kingdom, all the commons of England; who have sent them out as so many sentinels to watch for them, to give them notice of the good or the evil, friends or enemies, coming towards them. They held it, I say, their duties to declare their opinions, that such a man was not their friend, was unfit to bear office either in church or state; and therefore they passed this vote, That it was a thing fit and necessary to be done by them, and for such they do avow it.'--And besides, they thought it fit to give an account to those who had einployed them, the several counties and burroughs that had sent them, to give them a mark, by which they might know who were good men, lovers of their country, fit to be entrusted with offices, or with the oversight of any part of church or state; and therefore they gave order this vote should be sent down unto all the parts of this kingdom. And lastly, That it might be done speedily, and not stay the writing out of so many copies, they gave order it should be printed, and be attested under their clerk's hand. The copies of which three Orders your lordships have in this printed paper, which the commous have commanded me to signify unto your lordships; and that the passing of these votes they do own, they do avow, they do justify.'-With these reasons, after some debate, the lords seemed satisfied. Serjeant Wylde's Speech at presenting the Impeachment against the Bishops.] August 3. The commons received a report from their committee appointed to prepare an Impeachment against the Bishops concerned in making the new canons, by serjeant Wylde, one of the knights of the shire for Worcestershire; and, next day, the said gentleman was sent with it to the Lords. Upon delivering the said Impeachment at the bar, he spoke as follows: > Mylords; The knights, citizens, and burgesses of the commous house of parliament being sen sible of the great infelicities and troubles which the common-wealth hath sustained by the exorbitant courses of the Bishops; and knowing well what the Wise Man saith, Because sentence against an evil work is not exccuted speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil,' (the timely redress whereof doth better become the wisdom of a parliament than a too late woful repentance) have commanded me to represent unto your lordships, That Walter, bishop of Winchester, Robert, bp. of Coventry and Litchfield, Godfrey, bp. of Gloucester, Joseph, bp. of Exeter, John, bp. of St Asaph, William, bp. of Bath and Wells, George, bp. of Hereford, Matthew, bp. of Ely, William, bp. of Bangor, Robert, bp. of Bristol, John, bp. of Rochester, John, bp. of Peterborough, Morgan, bp of Landaff, together with William, archbishop of Canterbury*, and others of the clergy of that province, at a Convocation or Synod for the same province, begun at London, in the year 1640, did contrive, make, and promulge several Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical, containing in them divers matters contrary to the king's prerogative, të the fundamental laws and statutes of the realm, to the rights of parliament, to the property and liberty of the subjects, and matters tending to sedition and of dangerous consequence. And, to add more weight and efficacy to this their monstrous designs, they did, at the same synod, under a specious and fair title, grant a Benevolence, or contribution, to his majesty, to be paid by the clergy of that province, contrary to law. It rested not there; for though this had been enough to have affrighted and terrified the king's people with strange apprehensions and fears; yet, that these might not seem to be contrivances of the brain or fancy only, they were put in execution, and were executed upon divers with animosity and rigour, to the great oppression of the clergy of this realm and other his majesty's subjects, and in contempt of the king and of the law. Whether those persons, my lords, that are culpable of these offences, shall be thought fit to have an interest in the legislative power, your lordships wisdom and justice is able to judge. But, for these matters and things, the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the commons house in parliament, in the name of themselves and of all the commons of England, do impeach the said Bishops before-named, of the crimes and misdemeanors before expressed; and do therefore pray, That they may be forthwith put to their Answers in the presence of the commons, and that such further proceedings may be had against them, as to law and justice shall appertain. Conference concerning the appointment of e Custos Regni.] August 5. A message from the * The Surnames of these Bishops were Curie, Wright, Goodman, Hall, Owen, Piers, Coke, Wren, Roberts, Skinner, Warner, Owen, and Laud. lords to desire a conference on a former message from the commons, concerning a Custos Regni, or Vice-Roy, in the king's absence: Mr. Pyin reported it back to the house, "That the lord privy seal told them, that commissioners were to be appointed in the king's absence to pass the following bills: 1. The act of Treaty. 2. Any bill for raising Money, as there shall be occasion. 3. For raising of forces for service at sea and land, and to resist foreign invasions and seditions at home; with all things necessarily incident thereunto. 4. Any bill for Tonnage and Poundage, or other Duties upon the Exportation or Importation of Commodities. 5. For the preservation of the SaltPetre Mines, and making of Gunpowder for the defence of the kingdom. 6. A power to pass the bill concerning the 8 Subsidies from the Clergy. A short act to be drawn to authorize he passing of these bills. Mr. Pym added, hat the lord Say said, "The lords intended Lot to conclude for this house; but that they aight add what they should think necessary to e expedited in the king's absence." A commitee was immediately ordered to consider of this ffair, and meet this afternoon about it. The Impeached Judges forbidden to go the ircuit. A conference was also held this day etween the two houses, about commissions eing granted to the impeached Judges to go be circuits; which the commons urged would very disagreeable to the several counties, have persons sent down to them, as Judges f men's lives and estates, who are themselves apeached. The lords considered of this, and rdered the lord keeper to take care, That ese Judges, so impeached, should have no mmissions to go the circuits; and, if any ere granted already, to recal them. The next day Mr. Glynn reported from the bove committee, “That this house shall dere the lords to join with them to pray his ajesty to appoint a Custos Regni, in his abnce, according to their former proposition. hat ancient and constant course, from and in I times, has been always to have a locumnens, in the king's absence, the parliament en sitting, not limited to any particular mat then, if his majesty pleased to go, they would submit unto it. I am commanded to declare unto your lordships, that the house of commons is desirous to submit unto his majesty's good pleasure in all things; but such is the present condition of this business, as it now standeth, that they are enforced to present some further considerations unto your lordships: 1. That, when they gave this assent, they were in hopes both armies would have been disbanded by that time; but though there hath been all possible means used to that end, yet it could not be fully effected: so the same inconvenience doth still continue. 2. The treaty cannot in so short a time, be finished, being returned from Scotland but 3 days since; but since it is ready to be finished, and monies are provided, the armies will be disbanded by the time we desire his majesty to take his Journey. 3. The distempers and jealousies of the kingdom are such, that they cannot be composed by passing some acts, unless his majesty stay the desired time. 4. No course is yet taken for the government of the kingdom in his majesty's absence, there being so many weighty things to be taken into consideration. Upon these Reasons the house of commons have thought fit to move your lordships to join with us in a petition, to his majesty, to stay his Journey for 14 days longer; and we make no doubt but our brethren in Scotland will consider the strait we are in, and, for our safety, condescend to our desires: and if his majesty yield thereunto, then we shall desire your lordships to join with us in sending an express messenger to the parliament in Scotland, for the king's stay for that time; which we hope will give them satisfaction.' The Royal Assent given to several Bills.] But, to put an end to any more petitions of this kind, in the afternoon of this day, the king came to the house of lords; and sending for the commons, his majesty gave the royal assent to the following public bills: 1. An act against divers Encroachments and Oppressions in the Stannary Courts. 2. An act for the securing of such monies as are or shall be due to the inhabitants of the counties of York, and those adjoining, wherein his majesty's Army is or hath been billeted, for the billet of the soldiers there; as also to certain officers of that army, who do forbear part of their pay, &c. 3. An act for declaring unlawful and void the late Proceedings about Ship-Money, and for vacating of all records and processes concerning the same. 4. An act for ascertaining the limits and bounds of Forests. And to 7 private acts.-After this the lord keeper made a short speech, and then the king bid the parliament farewell, and so departed. The Commons Reasons for desiring the King delay his Journey.] August 7. The commons ere still very anxious about the king's Journey, e time assigned for it now drawing nigh; and tually desired the lords to join with them, ain, to petition for the king's stay 14 days nger; the Reasons for which Mr. Denzil ollis delivered in a speech to the lords at a Inference: My Lords, I am commanded to it your lordships in mind of what hath passed on this occasion before, concerning the king's The Reasons of both Houses for sitting on a urney to Scotland, That both houses did Sunday.] When the commons returned to nsent to petition his majesty not to begin their house, it was first resolved, "That this s journey till the 10th of August, and to ac-house should sit to-morrow, being Sunday, at saint the Scots commissioners therewith; who 8 o'clock; and ordered Mr. Strode to go up to terwards desired this house to express their the lords, and acquaint them with it," and to solutions in the affirmative: upon which the desire their lordships to do the same; which use of commons passed a resolution, That the lords consented to. VOL. II, August 8. This day, being Sunday, the commons went down, by 6 o'clock in the morning, to St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, and heard prayers and a sermon, and returned to the house about nine. Ordered, "That this house shall enter into consideration of no business whatsoever upon this day, but such as shall immediately concern the good and advancement of religion, and the safety of the kingdom." And, accordingly, both houses agreed in a Declaration, which was printed and published in these words: of my affairs there, which indeed are very great. To comply with both which, I can stay no lon ger than Tuesday: and so long I think fit to stay, that the gentlemen of the house of com mons may so hasten the Treaty with Scotland, that I may give the royal assent thereto, some time to-morrow; for, otherwise, I shall be for ced to pass it by commission which I leave behind me; but the earnest desire I have to pasi this important bill, personally, makes me stay thus long, which I know will be very inconve nient to me. To conclude: I desire your lordships to remember, that, upon your requests, I have already stayed one month, and that you by public promise, engaged not to urge my sa longer than to-morrow; therefore, remembe ing all engagements, I expect that ye press me no more in this; and for the government c the kingdom, I hope I shall leave behind such commissions as will serve, especially win the parliament is sitting." The Scots commissioners also returned s Answer to the parliament's last proposal, where in they inforced the reasons for his majesty going; and concluded, That the affairs of that kingdom were so pressing, as could not, withou danger of irreparable loss, suffer any longe delay. "Whereas both houses of parliament found it fit to sit in parliament upon the 8th day of August, being the Lord's Day, for many urgent and unexpected occasions, concerning the safety of the kingdom; they being so straitened in time, by reason of his majesty's resolution to begin his Journey towards Scotland on Monday August 10. The king came to the house following, early in the morning, that it was not lords in the morning, and sending for the car otherwise possible for to settle and order the mons, his majesty gave the royal assent t affairs of the kingdom, either for the govern- 1. An act for the confirmation of the treat ment thereof in the king's absence, or for the pacification, between the two kingdoms of E present safety, as was requisite upon these pre-land and Scotland. 2. An act for securing, sent necessities: though the houses thought it necessary to sit, yet the lords and commons, now assembled in parliament, think it meet to declare, that they would not have done this, but upon inevitable necessity, the peace and safety both of church and state being so deeply concerned; which they do hereby declare, to the end that neither any other inferior court or council, or any other person, may draw this into example, or make use of it for their en-king took his leave a second time of the paris couragement, in neglecting the due observation of the Lord's Day." Both Houses petition the King to delay his Journey.] The lords sent a deputation of their body to the king, to know his pleasure when the two houses should wait upon his majesty with their petition, who appointed 4 o'clock that afternoon for the purpose. Several reasons were also agreed upon to be given to the commissioners for Scotland, for staying the king's journey. At the time appointed a committee of lords waited on the king at Whitehall, with the joint Petition of both houses, to which his majesty returned the following Answer: "That the importance of your desires would require some time of deliberation, if the urgent necessity of the business did not press the contrary; the same necessity teacheth me what to answer, which is two-fold. First, and chiefest, Is my public faith given to my kingdom of Scotland, to be present at the parliament; and never any prince was so strictly bound in honour as I am to do this. Secondly, the urgency public faith, the remainder of the Friendly A sistance and relict, promised to our brethren of Scotland. 3. An act for bringing in of Gua powder and Salt-petre from foreign parts. 4.A act for prevention of vexatious proceeding touching the order of knighthood. 5. An ac for the better ordering and regulating the Off of Clerk of the Market, and for the Reforms tion of false Weights and Measures. Then ament telling them, "That he hoped to st good expedition in disbauding of hoth armi and would make all haste he could to retur before Michaelnas." About two of the clot in the afternoon the king set out for Scotland, accompanied with the clector Palatine, and the duke of Lenox, who, the day before, was introduced into the house of peers as duke of Ruct mond. The first thing the commons did, after ther return to their house, was to take into consideration the way of putting the kingdom into a posture of defence, and to settle some order af government both in church and state; but no thing particular was done in the business this time. They likewise sent up a bill to the lords, intitled, "A Subsidy to be granted to the king of Tonnage and Poundage, and other sum of money payable upon Merchandizes imported and exported,' which they desired might past by commission; and that the same might be issued before his majesty be out of this kingdom, |