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.

  • Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon
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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    bee much helpe to me[dicine] in the cure. Unlesse remidies bee nota used she cannot live. The waters must bee taken between this and the midle of August. Waters have twice donn her good, and Spaw water is better then the best waters in England. She is to goe to Utrick or Arnam, if she will goe into Holland. [The committee having reported the proposed heads of the conference, the house voted them, one by one, and a conference was afterwards held, of which Pym and Hollis were the managers for the commons. At the conference the two houses agreed to certain “ conside¬ rations to be offered to stay the queen’s journey,” which were to be submitted to the king. The following memoranda refer to these considerations.] i. Greate cause to doubt the papists have a designe to work uppon the queenes jorney. They have sould much land. b ii. The fugitives lately are full of malice; cheifly c iii. Greate quantities of treasure prepaired to bee transported. iv. As it will bee a dishonour not to have the queen attended as she should bee, soe it will bee unsupportable to afford her soe much cost as will support the jorney. [On the day following, the 15th July, the two houses were admitted to the presence of the king “ in the banqueting-house at Whitehall.” The considerations were presented by sir John Banks, “upon which his majesty, being well satisfied, desired they would take a convenient time to satisfie the queen.” (Diurnall Occurences, p. 286.) On the next day a committee of six members of each house waited upon the queen at Whitehall, and presented her with “ the reasons to disswade her . . , promising her that if any thing within the power of parliament may give her majesty contentment, that may tend with the publike good, they will be ready to give her satisfaction in all things.” (Ibid. p. 289.) The fol¬ lowing was her majesty’s answer.] a So in the MS. b This head stands more fully expressed as follows in another part of this sheet “ i. There is cause to doubt that the papists have some designe upon her majesties jorney because the house hath been informed that divers of them have sould lands to a good value and used other meanes to get ready money. It is observed some of them have_.” c The MS. breaks off.
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