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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    3. The kings jorney lies through the armie, to the hazard of the kings person. 4. The kingdom is ill provided to prevent any invasion or mutiny, but in 14 dayes there might be reasonable provision made, 5. The papists are not yet disarmed, but there is a bill to that purpose. Wee had a conference with the lords about the kings leavinge a commission to governe the kingdom and passe bills in his ab¬ sence, and this to bee don by law. [4J th sheet. TUESDAY, 10TH AUGUST 1641. The following fragment is all that occurs respecting the proceedings of this day. The king had determined “ to pass a bill, and in it a commission” to give his assent to certain pending bills. The bill was passed through the house of lords in great haste, but in the commons it met with opposition, that house wishing that the commissioners should have authority to pass all bills which came to maturity during the king’s absence. The com¬ mons amended the bill accordingly, and returned it to the lords with certain reasons for their amendments. The words at the top of the following paper are probably those intro¬ duced as an amendment, and the passages marked 1 and 2 are two of the reasons assigned to the lords. The bill was not passed. The last passage relates to a solicited commission for a committee of each house to be sent to attend the king in Scotland. The king declined to grant any commission, but gave the members appointed leave to attend upon him. Accordingly lord Howard of Escrick from the lords, and Hampden, Fiennes, sir Philip Stapleton, and sir William Armyne from the commons, followed the king into Scotland, and kept up a correspondence with the parliament during the greater part of his stay there.] » and to any other act or acts that shall be agreed uppon by both houses of parliment. 1. Never any parliment accepted of a limited commission. 2. Such a precedent might be daingerous. 3. A message to move the lords to joyn with us to petition, the
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