Votes of the House of Commons perused and signed to be printed according to the order of the House of Commons / by Me William Williams, Speaker.

Lunae 10 Die Januarii 1680.

Resolved, That whosoever advised His Majestie to Prorogue this Parliament, to any other Purpose than in Order to the passing of a Bill for the Exclusion of James Duke of York, is a betrayer of the King, the Protestant Religion, and of the Kingdom of England; a promoter of the French Interest, and a Pensioner to France.

Resolved, That the thanks of this House be given to the City of London, for their manifest Loyalty to the King, their Care, Charge and Vigilancy for the Preservation of His Majesties Person, and of the Protestant Religion.

Ordered, That the members that serve for the City of London, do accordingly give them the thanks of this House.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, that the City of Lon∣don was burnt in the year 1666 by the Papists, designing thereby to introduce Aribitary Power and Popery into this Kingdom.

Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Customs, & other Officers of the Custom-House, have wilfully broken the Law prohibiting the Importation of French Wines, and other Commodities; And that if they shall hereafter Wilfully or Negligently break that Law, they shall be questioned therefore in Parliament.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, That James Duke of Monmouth hath been Removed from his Offices and Commands, by the Influence of the Duke of York.

Ordered, That an humble Application be made to His Majesty from this House, by such members thereof as are of His Majesties most Ho∣nourable Privy Council, to desire his Majesty to restore the said James Duke of Monmouth, to his said Offices and Commands.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, that the prosecution of Protestant Dissenters upon the Penal Laws, is at this time Grievous to the Subject, a weakning of the Protestant Interest, an Encourage∣ment to Popery, and Dangerous to the Peace of the Kingdom.

A Message from the King by Sir Edward Cartaret Usher of the Black Rod.

Mr. Speaker,

The King commands this Honourable House to attend Him imme∣diately in the House of Peers; and accordingly Mr. Speaker went up with the House to attend His Majesty, who was pleased to Prorogue this present Parliament to next Thursday seven-night, being the 20th: day of this instant January 1680.

His Majesty gave His Royal assent to the Act, Prohibiting the Im∣portation of Cattle from Ireland.

And to the Act, For Supplying the late Act for Burying in Woollen.

And to an Act, To Rectifie Errors in Sir Charles Houghton's Set∣tlement.