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ing assurance to be given for the said portion, which was not remembered to their lordships until the bill was passed this house.

But this order was not thus nicely observed, tempore H. VIIL Anno 6. H. VIII. 1 Martii, billa concernens debita regia lecta

est 3.

3 Martii lecta est 4, & domini deliberabunt.

15 Martii lecta est 5.

16 Martii lecta est.

20 Martii lecta est, & domini deputaverunt principalem justiciorum & ad confiniendum quendam effectum pro securitate regia pro debitis suis obtinendis.

Here it appears, that, at the third reading, the lords not being agreed, the bill was read again the fourth time, yea, and the sixth and seventh times, and at last the lords appointed a new bill to be drawn.

There are many precedents that bills have been read oftener than thrice in that king's time, and of E. VI; by which it appears, that bills might then be recommitted after the third reading. Vide my collection of those times, which I will not here relate; for that it is now constantly observed to read bills but thrice.

A Proviso added by the one House, and desired to be taken away by the other House, whether lawful.

THIS was usual in former times, yet in the parliament 21 Jac. 21 May. the lords having returned unto the commons their bill for ease of pleading of license of alienations, &c. with a proviso, the commons misliking of the proviso desired a conference, and moved to have the proviso taken away; and, some doubting and others af. firming that this could not be done by the orders of the house, the commons framed a new bill to that purpose, without a proviso, and sent it up to the lords the next morning, and with it returned the old bill, and the lords passed this new bill.

Anno 3 H. VIII. 24 die Parliamenti billa concernens coriarios lecta est primo, &c. sent to the commons, &c. 29 die parliamentum assentitum est, dempta additione.

Anno 6 H. VIII. 31 die Martii billa Ducis Suff. remissa est in domum communem, & duæ provisiones eidem prius per communes annexæ abstrahuntur, & eodem die recepta est, ablatis provisionibus prius annexis.

Anno 1 & 2 Ph. & Mar. The bill for the supremacy of Rome, 4 Jan. a proviso added by the commons misliked, a new bill made, and the old taken away by the commons, at the lords request,

Anno 4 & 5 Ph. & Mar. The bill of musters, returned from the commons with two proviso's, and sent back to have them taken away, and returned again, with certain corrections mentioned in a schedule, expedited 4 & 6 Martii & prout M. 6 May,

AN ACCOUNT.

OF

THE MANNER OF TAKING

THE LATE DUKE OF MONMOUTH, &c.

By His Majesty's Command.

London, printed by B. G. for Samuel Keeble, at the Turk's Head, over-against Fetter Lane, in Fleet Street, 1685. Folio, containing four pages.

IMMEDIATELY after the defeat of the rebels at Bridgewater,

on Monday the sixth of July instant, the late Duke of Monmouth, late Lord Grey, and the Brandenburgh fled; and, coming between Gillingham and Shaftsbury, got a guide to lead them the way to the New Forest, most free from towns and watches; he led them by White-Sheet, four miles east of Shaftsbury, and thence by CranborneChace: where, their horses being tired, they let them loose, and hid their bridles and saddles.

In the mean time, the news of the said defeat coming to the Lord Lumley, then posted at Ringwood in Hampshire, with three troops of horse of Colonel Stapley's regiment, commanded by Major Bridger, Captain Monk, and Captain Peckham; and four companies of foot, of Colonel Alford's regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Cooper, Captain Bickely, Captain Best, and Captain Carré, all of the Sussex Militia, his lordship was pleased to send his scouts every way to take up suspected persons; and Sir William Portman, for the same end, had taken care for strong watches to be set, made up of his yellow.coats and others, on the roads from Poole to the most northern parts of Dorset.

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Upon the seventh instant, about five in the morning, some of the Lord Lumley's said scouts (riding in the road, near Holt-Lodge in Dorset, four miles west of Ringwood) just at the turn of a crossway, surprised and seized two suspected persons, which, when the Lord Lumley came up, proved to be the late Lord Grey and the said guide: this put the Lord Lumley upon a strict examining of the cottages, with which that heathy country abounds, and calling in the neighbourhood, that were acquainted with the country, &c. Notice of this being brought to Sir William Portman, by some of his watches, &c. he hastened to the place, with as many horse and foot as he could of a sudden get together.

It happened, upon the Lord Lumley's enquiry amongst the cottages, that a poor woman, one Amy Farront, directed his lordship to a

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hedge, where she had seen two men go over; which hedge proved to be part of the out-bounds of very many inclosed grounds, some overgrown by fern and brakes, and others sown with rye, pease, or oats, &c.

Whereupon a strict guard was put very near one another, round those out-bounds, whilst other foot and horse did beat within. These guards kept their several posts so well, that, though the late Duke and the Brandenburgh attempted, at least thirty times, to make their escape out, yet they always found each guard ready; and, upon their last attempt to escape, two of the troopers, firing on them, made them immediately to retire, and hide themselves a-part from each other, in some of the adjacent ditches, where they were afterwards found.

Upon the eighth day, by five of the clock in the morning, the Brandenburgh was found; who, upon examination, confessed, that he parted with the said late duke, within the same out-bounds, about one of the clock that morning: whereupon, every individual person, being encouraged thereby, and by the hopes of having a share in the five thousand pounds (as was before agreed on in the field) did renew the pursuit of him with the strictest search and diligence imaginable; and, about seven of the clock of the same morning, one Henry Parkin, servant to Samuel Rolles, Esq; happened to discover the said late Duke hid in a ditch, covered with fern and brakes, and, calling to two of the Sussex troopers that were by him, all three seized him together: Sir William Portman, happening to be near that place rid presently in, and quieted those that cried, Shoot him, Shoot him! He laid hands on him, as his prisoner, and so preserved him from all violence and rudeness; and immediately, in the same instant, the Lord Lumley came in, and agreed, that Sir William Portman should search him; which was done, and, as soon as they had found his George, they dispatched that, with the news, to his Majesty, by Captain Bickely and Mr. Chaldecot, Sussex and Dorset gentlemen.

The prisoners, after this, were kept two nights at Ringwood. On Friday, the Lord Lumley discharged the foot there, and, with the said three troops of the Sussex horse, and one troop of the Dorset militia, commanded by Captain Fownes, they were conveyed to Winchester, where joined them two troops of his Majesty's in pay, and two of the Northampton militia troops; all which conducted them to Farnham Castle upon Saturday the 11th, and the next day to Guilford, and upon Monday the 13th to Vauxhall, where a regiment of the Lord Dartmouth's received them, with other troops of his Majesty's in pay, and thence, by barge, they were carried to Whitehall.

The papers and books, that were found on him, are since delivered to his majesty.

One of the books was a manuscript of spells, charms, and conju rations, songs, receipts, and prayers, all written with the said late duke's own hand.

Two others were manuscripts of fortification and the military art, And a fourth book, fairly written, wherein are computes of the yearly expence of his majesty's navy and land forces,

And, as for his gold, only twenty guineas were given to the said Parkin, and ten guineas a-piece to the two troopers that first seized him; and the rest was returned to the said late duke.

As the prisoners passed through Rumsey, Winchester, Farnham, and Guilford, one would admire to see the very great numbers of the militia, with the deputy lieutenants, and gentlemen of those parts, that were ready to guard them, and take off the fatigue of such as were on the march.

Within doors, none but commission officers were trusted to watch by them; and, besides those, the Lord Lumley and Sir William Portman took their turns to watch in persón, night and day, from the time of the taking of the said late duke, until they had delivered him safe at Whitehall, from whence he was conveyed to the Tower.

THE ARRAIGNMENT*

OF

THOMAS HOWARD DUKE OF NORFOLK,

BEFORE

THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY,

LORD HIGH-STEWARD OF ENGLAND:

Also a brief derivation of the most Honourable Family of the Howards; with an account of what Families they are related to by Marriage. Transcribed out of ancient Manuscripts, never before published. Printed by Nathaniel Thompson, at the entrance into Old Spring Garden, near Charing-Cross, 1685. Quarto, containing thirtyfour pages.

To the High and Mighty Prince Henry, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England, Earl of Arundel, Surrey, Norfolk, and Norwich; Baron Howard, Mowbrey, Seagrave, Brewes of Cower, Fitz-Allen, Warren, Chun, Oswaldestry, Maltrevers of Cales, Graystock, Farnival of Sheffield, and Howard of Castle Rising; Constable and Governor of his Majesty's Royal Castle of Windsor, Lord Warden of Windsor-Forest, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk, Surrey, and Berks, and of the City of Norwich, and County of the said City: and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, &c.

MY LORD,

AS your Grace is the chief of your illustrious family, it would ap pear as rudely improper to dedicate this discourse to any other, as perhaps it doth an unbecoming presumption to present it to the honour of your hands; and, since there is no avoiding a crime, the

• Vide the 505th Article in the catalogue of Pamphlets in the Harleian Library.

least must be admitted, for which I hope to obtain a pardon with less difficulty, from that excessive goodness which is your character, than I have had to collect these scattered papers (slubbered with antiquity) which were long preserved in your family, and hastily thrown into this posture, by

My Lord, your Grace's most humble
And most faithful servant,

J. LACY.

THE names of the lords summoned by Thomas Edwards, serjeant

at arms, who, being called, came, and sat down in their places appointed: they that sat on the right-hand of the steward are noted with the letter A, and they that sat on the left-hand with the letter B.

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Then was Robert Catlin, Lord Chief Justice of England, com. manded to return his precept upon peril, which, being returned, was read, statute issues, and then the lieutenant of the Tower was called to return his precept, and to bring forth his prisoner the Duke of Norfolk: then was the duke brought to the bar, between Sir Owen Hopton, lieutenant, and Sir Peter Carew; and, next Sir Peter, stood one holding the tower-ax, with the edge from the duke.

The duke immediately, at his coming to the bar, perused all the lords, first on the right-hand of the steward, then on the left-hand; and the lieutenant delivered in his precept, versus Thomam Ducem Norfolk, &c. And then was proclamation made, every man to keep silence; and Mr. Sands spoke to the prisoner in this manner:

Thomas Duke of Norfolk, late of Kennington in Norfolk, hold up thy hand; which done, he read the indictment, the effect whereof

was,

that he, the 22d of September, anno Dom. 1570, did traiter. ously compose and imagine to put to death our sovereign lady the queen, to raise rebellion, to subvert the commonwealth, and to stir up foreign enemies to invade this realm, and to levy war

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