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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    156 Wherof in present £85.000 By our lady day £78,300 will bee ready. The vintners bill must yeeld money. [misconduct of a member. I have not found to whom the following entries relate, nor when the subject of them was mooted. The initials may apply to Thomas Trevor, member for Monmouth, Thomas Tomkins, member for Weobly, or Thomas Toll, member for Lynn Regis.] That the said T. T. a and contrary to the custom of this house, doth seate and place himselfe neare the speakers chaire, where non but privy councillours and men of distinction are wont to sit, to the great scandall of the house. That the said T. T. in a loud and violent manner, and contrary to the custom and usuage of parliment, in the speakers [earb], at the putting of a question about the militia, on the 3rd day of Ja¬ nuary 1641, standing neare the speakers chaire, cried, “ Baw ?* to the great terror and affrightment of the speaker, and of the mem¬ bers of the house of comons, and contrary to his duty and the trust reposed in him by his country. [19TH FEBRUARY 1641-2. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST LORD DIGBY. On this day lord Digby’s committee, by sir John Evelyn its chairman, made a report of which the following is a note. It will be seen that they recommended a bill of attainder, but the house resolved to impeach him of high treason. (Journ. 442. 443.)] An observation. Open, falce, scandelous, traducing members of this house, to excuse Straford. Hee moved in the lords house that this was no free parliment. Hee incoraged the cavaleeres. Hee fled, being sumoned by both houses. a The word “ presumptuously” was first written, but was afterwards erased and another word put in its place, which is now illegible. b The word is illegible in the original.
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