NOTES TO THE LETTERS. 259 P. 147. I doe much recoige in the King's answer to the petcionof both Houses, and that my brother was one of the sixe and threetie lords that voted against the bishopes.-See Journ. H. Com. 7 Feb. 1641-2. Answers to two petitions of the Lords and Commons, delivered 2 Feb. 1641, will be seen in the Appendix to May's Hist. of the Long Parliament. Oxford edition, 1854. " Feb. 1641 -2. The Lords pass the Bill for disabling personsin holy orders to have any place or vote in Parliament. " Lord Conway was well affected to the Parliament and the Presbyterian discipline, and was one of the lords selected to be of the Assembly of Divines," (See the list in Neal's Mot. of the Puritans.) "Sir Rob. Harley carried up this Bill with its amendments to the Lords." Journ. H. Com. 7 Feb. 1641 -2. P. 148. In Hareford they have turned the tabell in the cathedroll, and taken away the cops and bassons and all such things. I hope they begin to see that the Lord is about to pwrg the Church of all such inuencions of men.-See the Order of the House of Commons on divers innovations in and about the worship of God. Journ. H. Com. 1 Sept. 1641. P. 149. I amglad to hear that Sir Jhon Conyars is leftenant of the Tower. -On the removal of Sir John Byron, Sir John Conyars was made Lieutenant of the Tower, Jan. 1641 -2. Whitelock, p. 53. They are now about a petition to the Parlament, which I hope will be ready to send up next weake.-Apetition was on the 4th May, 1642, presented for Herefordshire, and well received by the House of Commons. See the petition in Appendix, p. 226. We heare of letters that weare intersepted frommy Lord Digbe.-Letters intercepted from Lord Digby to the Queen and Secretary Nicholas, on which the Parliament moved the King, "that he would desire the Queen not to correspond with Digby, nor any other persons whom his great council had proclaimed traytors. Jan. 1642." Whitelocke, p. 52. P. 150. Manyfeares did aril in the cuntry because the Kinge gaue such a refusall to the reyueste of both Howes. -To the petition of both Houses concerning the militia, pre- sented to his Majesty at Theobalds, 1 March, 1641. It was a most remargabell thinge that shipe was cast away in which thosfopperis weare.- See Journ. H. Commons, 2nd and 4th March, 1641 -2. P. 151. Finer sends up 201. to venture in the Irisch wars.-24 Feb. 1641-2. The King assents to the votes of the Lords and Commons upon the propositions made for the speedy and effectual reducing of the Kingdom of Ireland. This was a scheme of adven- ture for raising money on the confiscated lands of the rebels in Ireland. See the scheme in Appendix to May's History, and in the Journals of the House of Commons.
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