Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce.

  • Verney, Ralph, Sir, 1613-1696.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    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.5’ 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