A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1678 / 9 - March
In which a speaker is - eventually - chosen
March: On the 3d his royall highnesse, with his dutchesse, took leave of the king, and embarqued for Holland, his majestie haveing commanded the duke to absent himself, that he might not in the least distast the parliament, who are to assemble within these three or four days.
On the 6th, the parliament mett, being the first day of the sessions of this parliament. They proceeded to take the oaths before commissioners for that purpose, in the inner court of wards, according to a late act of parliament; which done, they repaired to their house: and his majestie came that morning in his robes into the house of lords, and the commons attending, his majestie was pleased to make a speech, and the lord chancellour enlarged thereon; so the commons returned to their house, and proceeded to the choice of speaker, and chose the honourable Edward Seymour esq. speaker.
And the house the next day presented him to his majestie, who was pleased not to approve of him, but commanded them to return, and proceed to a new election.
So the house returned and debated the matter the 7th, the 8th, the 10th, the 11th, the 12th, haveing made a representation and a re-representation to his majestie of the priviledge of the house in chusing their speaker, but to no purpose; so that on the 13th, the king came into the house of lords, and, the commons being sent for up, was pleased to prorogue the parliament till Saturday the 15th;
Which day the parliament mett, and the king being come in his robes into the house of lords, and the commons being sent for up, his majestie was pleased to putt them in mind of his speech at the opening of this parliament; and the lord chancellour, by his majesties command, directed the commons to return to their house, and to chuse a speaker, which they accordingly did, and immediately elected William Gregory esq. serjeant at law; who was the 17th following presented by the commons to his majestie, seated in his throne in the house of lords, and approved by him.
The 9th, about three in the afternoon, broke out a fire in the house of one Mr. Bedingfield, a woollen draper in Pauls church yard, which consumed that house and another, and then was happily stopp't.
There is talk of a great treasure hid by the Jesuites in the Savoy, and there are persons now searching for the same.
His majestie hath thought fitt to dismisse the earl of Danby from the office of lord high treasurer of England; and hath appointed the earl of Essex, Lawrence Hyde esq., sir John Earnlie, sir Edward Deering, and Sidney Godolphin esq., commissioners of the treasury.
On the 28th came out his majesties proclamation for a generall fast, to be kept through England, &c. the 11th of Aprill next.
On the 6th, the parliament mett, being the first day of the sessions of this parliament. They proceeded to take the oaths before commissioners for that purpose, in the inner court of wards, according to a late act of parliament; which done, they repaired to their house: and his majestie came that morning in his robes into the house of lords, and the commons attending, his majestie was pleased to make a speech, and the lord chancellour enlarged thereon; so the commons returned to their house, and proceeded to the choice of speaker, and chose the honourable Edward Seymour esq. speaker.
And the house the next day presented him to his majestie, who was pleased not to approve of him, but commanded them to return, and proceed to a new election.
So the house returned and debated the matter the 7th, the 8th, the 10th, the 11th, the 12th, haveing made a representation and a re-representation to his majestie of the priviledge of the house in chusing their speaker, but to no purpose; so that on the 13th, the king came into the house of lords, and, the commons being sent for up, was pleased to prorogue the parliament till Saturday the 15th;
Which day the parliament mett, and the king being come in his robes into the house of lords, and the commons being sent for up, his majestie was pleased to putt them in mind of his speech at the opening of this parliament; and the lord chancellour, by his majesties command, directed the commons to return to their house, and to chuse a speaker, which they accordingly did, and immediately elected William Gregory esq. serjeant at law; who was the 17th following presented by the commons to his majestie, seated in his throne in the house of lords, and approved by him.
The 9th, about three in the afternoon, broke out a fire in the house of one Mr. Bedingfield, a woollen draper in Pauls church yard, which consumed that house and another, and then was happily stopp't.
1679
There is talk of a great treasure hid by the Jesuites in the Savoy, and there are persons now searching for the same.
His majestie hath thought fitt to dismisse the earl of Danby from the office of lord high treasurer of England; and hath appointed the earl of Essex, Lawrence Hyde esq., sir John Earnlie, sir Edward Deering, and Sidney Godolphin esq., commissioners of the treasury.
On the 28th came out his majesties proclamation for a generall fast, to be kept through England, &c. the 11th of Aprill next.
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