They Vote, that the Book wherein all the Oaths of the City of London, are
Registred, to be imposed upon Councel-men, before they could be admitted to
sit, or act as Common-Councel-men, should be sent for to the Committee, appointed
to consider of the said Oaths, and all others; to the end, Provision may
be made for the future against them.
The Committee appointed to consider of Master Hugh Audley, that would not
stand Sheriff, unless he might be execused from taking the Oaths usual Imposed
upon Sheriffs, made report thereof this day to the House; upon which, they
Voted that the said Master Audley should be excused from having the said Oaths
imposed on him.
The Lords sitting this day, sent a Message to the House of Commons, who
debate Long Whether the House should take any cognizance, or receive any
Message from their Lordships; the debate flies high stand the result could not be
had without a division of the House, and it was carried in the Affirmative. The
Messengers, upon that being called in, acquainted them, That their Lordships had
returned them several Ordinances, sent up formerly to their Lordships for their
Concurrence. One was for the Commissioners of the Customs, to advance 6000 l.
upon the security of the petty Customs for the use of the Navy. Another for continuing
two Troops of Horse in Northamptonshire: A third, for levying the Arrears of
Assessments due to the Army: And a fourth, for removing obstructions in the
sale of Bishops Lands.
The House then ordered two Members of their house, to goe to the house of Peers,
and peruse the Journall of that House, and certifie the same to the House; The
members returning, reported that their Lordships had past foure several Ordinances,
which they sent downs yesterday, and had debated the Vote sent up unto them, for
declaring Charles Stuart ( King of England) Traytor, for levying warre against
the Parliament and Kingdome; That their Lordships had past a Vote thereupon,
which was to to this purpose, viz. That if any King of England, shall hereafter
leavie warre against the Parliament and Kingdome, it shall be high treason, and he
shall be proceeded against accordingly, by the Lords and Commons assembled in
Parliament. And that their Lordships had adiourned till to morrow. The House
Votes a new great Seale to be made, and the old one laid aside; conceiving it
more proper to have the Armes of England and Ireland, then any particular persons;
And therefore voted, that the Armes of England the Harpe, and the Armes
of Ireland should be ingraven in some convenient place of the said Seale; That
on one side thereof, there should be this inscription; viz. (The great Seale of England)
and on the other side thus; ( In the first yeare of Freedome, by Gods blessing
restored, 1648.) They ordered that the name of no particular person should hereafter
be used for stile in Commissions and Writs, but referred to a Committee, to
consider what stile should be used therein for the future. The high Court of Justice
sate this afternoone concerning the Kings tryall, and ordered that Proclamation
should be made with a Herald at armes, by beat of Drumme, and sound of Trumpet,
that the said high Court did intend to sit on thursday following in the Painted
Chamber, concerning the tryall of the King.
Wednesday. 10.
Three Lords got together this day into the house of Peers, and adjourned till to
morrow morning, without doing any other businesse whatsoever. The Commons