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Thursday 5.
A Petition in complaint of an imposition upon Mault, by the Citie of London, was this day preferred to the House, which is prefer∣ed to the Committee for Grievances. Some differences being obser∣ved in the Articles, as in the twentieth Article, &c. a Committee is to Compare the old and new Articles with the Records at Lambeth, and consider how all those differences come in.
COmplaineth, that a Prosecution hath been against him in the Star-chamber for sitting in this House the last Session, he being High Sheriff of Wiltshire, and chosen Burgess of Bath in Somersetshire.
The Preachers are to be chosen to morrow at the Committee for Religion.
IS called, who averreth his Petition, and will prove the same by witnesses. It is Ordered, that Cosens shall have intimation to at∣tend to answer here, if he will on Munday come fortnight, to be sent for by a Serjeant at Arms, and if he be not of the Convocation; but if he be, then to have notice by the Speakers letters, and if thereupon he appear not, then to proceed with him as is usuall in like Cases.
If Witnesses be sent for to this House in any Publick business, they are to pay their own Charges.
SAith, He hath very now received from a Noble person this Mes∣sage from his Majestie, That he hath appointed the eighteenth of this Moneth for the Fast for this place, and the twentieth of the next Moneth for the whole kingdom.
MOveth in the behalf of the Lord Peircie, that having a Cause in dispute in the Lords House, and three Members of this House being of his Counsel, desires they may have leave to plead his Cause: Which being conceived to be a Cause that is not to receive any Judgement here, it is granted.