SEVERAL Votes, Orders, and Ordinances, for tryal of His Majeſty.
THe Committee of Indempnity, ordered to draw up an expedient, how all the people of England may have the benefit of the ſeveral Ordinances for Indempnity, without being put to that trouble and extraordinary charge of coming to London.
They voted, that two Members of the Houſe to peruſe the Lords Journal-Book, and to certifie what they had voted upon the Ordinance and Vote, yeſterday rejected by them, they preſently return anſwer, That the Houſe of Lords yeſterday conſiſting of the Earl of Denbigh, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Mulgrave, Earl of Rutland, Earl of Kent, Earl of Mancheſter, Lord North, Lord Hunſden, Lord Maynard, Lord Dacres, and4 Lord Barkly, had nullo contradicente agreed upon ſeveral Votes for laying aſide and rejecting the Ordinance yeſterday ſent to them, fo•appointing a Court-Marſhal for tryal of the King, and the Order for declaring the King Traytor, for levying War againſt the Parliament and Kingdom, the ſupream Authority of this Nation (though they would never own that ſtile till now) therefore voted, That the Members of that Houſe, and others, appointed by order of this Houſe, or Ordinance of Parliament, to Act in any Ordinance of Parliament where the Lords are joyned; and are hereby impowered and enjoyned to ſit, act, and execute in the ſaid ſeveral Committees of themſelves, though the Lords joyn not.
They order Farrington Ward to proceed to Election, and that the Lord Mayor, or any other, ſhould forbear to impoſe the Oath of Common-Councel, or the Oath of Trinity houſe, or any other illegal Oath, upon thoſe that are lately elected for Common-Councel men of London.
They refer the names of the Officers of Ships to the Navy, to conſider who are fit to be imployed5 in the next Summers Fleet. Col. Lidcot, and Cap. Moulton, eſpecially recommended to the Navy for imployment.
Ordered, That the General ſhould be deſired to command his Marſhal-General to take of all priſoners of War, and for Delinquency, That they be ſecured from eſcaping; and it was referred to the Committee of the Army to enable the Marſhal-General to go on with the ſaid ſervice.
The Marſhal-General was likewiſe voted, To put the Ordinances of Parliament in execution, for ſuppreſſing ſcandalous and unlicenſed Pamphlets, and the Committee of the Army was to enable him to go on with that ſervice.
The priſon of Peter houſe, and the eſcape of priſoners thence referred.
Letters come from Mr. Strickland, Agent for the Parliament in Holland, that two rich Aldermen of the City of London are landed there, viz. Alderman Langham, and Alderman Bunch.
The two Members appointed to know Mr. Prynnes anſwer, Whether the ſcandalous6 Pamphlet, to which his name was ſet, was his; and whether he would own it, reported his anſwer, That when a ſufficient Authority〈◊〉to him, he would return a ſpeedy anſwer. This anſwer is to be conſidered of on Thurſday next.
The houſe Ordered, that the Clerk of that houſe ſhould be enjoyned not to give out any Copy of the ſaid Ordinance for tryal of Charls Stuart, either to any Member of the Houſe or any other whatſoever.
The Ordinance of Parliament for trying of the King was this day brought in, fairly ingroſſed in Parchment according to former Order, and was read and aſſented unto, The maner of His tryal as before, the time and place, Whether at London or Windſor, nothing further; but that is left to the Commiſsioners who are to try Him, and they are to meet Munday next in the Painted Chamber, Weſtminſter, and to proceed in order, as to the tryal, which they are to go on withal, without intermiſsion.
A Letter came from the Commiſsioners of Scotland; Reſident here, Laying open and7 preſsing much for unity of Councels and Actions according to the Covenant, betwixt the two Kingdoms, Deſiring that the Houſe would not proceed to try or execute the King, till the Advice of that Nation be had thereunto.
Approved by the houſe of the apprehending Sir Robert Stuart and others that fled into, and that were engaged againſt this Parliament and Army in this Kingdom, and likewiſe Scotland in the laſt Summers Rebellion.
Voted alſo, That it ſhould be referred to the Lord General and Councel of War, to try Sir Robert Stuart by a Councel of War, upon the matters charged againſt him; and that the proſecutors do give in their charge againſt him to the Councel of War; and that the ſaid Councel be deſired to ſecure the perſon of the ſaid Sir Robert Stuart, till the ſaid tryal be ended.
The General Councel of the Army intended to perfect the Agreement this day, if the ſiting of the Commiſsioners for tryal of the King in the Painted Chamber had not prevented them: The Houſe roſe betimes likewiſe in relation to that buſineſs.
8The Commiſsioners being met about three of the clock, (his Excellency being one) after a (ſhort Ceremony performed) they fell to Debate, and came to this Reſolution, viz. That to morrow morning a Herald ſhould proclaim, and invite the people to bring in what matter of Fact they had againſt Charls Stuart, King of England.
That on Wedneſday next the Commiſsioners appointed for tryal of the King, intend to ſit in Weſtminſter Hall concerning that buſineſs, and to direct all perſons to bring in their Charges on that day.
Having thus named the time and place, His Majeſty is expected to be ſpeedily ſent for to Weſtminſter in order to His tryal.