Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce.

  • Verney, Ralph, Sir, 1613-1696.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    30 Breach of priviledg of parliment. Sir Pierce Crosby. Excepted against by Straford. Noe competent witnesse. Sentenced in starr-chamber for practicing to take away my life, in killing a man/ and broke prison, and appeard not till now. Maynord. Noe good exception. Hee is for the kinge. Though hee were crimious in on thinge, hee may bee a witnesse in another. Sir John Clotworthy. 10th Caroli in parliment did vote against a bill, and Ratclife told him, ee Have not you a lease in such a place?” Hee answerd, “Yea.” Ratclife answerd, “ Remember that.” Crosby was sequesterd. Ratclife sayd it was not coun¬ cilor like. Lord Raynelow. 10th Caroli Crosby was charged at councell board for voting against. a bill in parliment, and wTas sequestred from the board for it, and was charged by my Lord Straford; finM. Question. The deputys office is to propound things at the board ? Waniford and Ratclife moved it in some proportion. Lord Mounorris. Crosby removed for voting against a bill in parliment upon Ratclifes motion. Straford voted for it. Nick Barnwell. Ratclife told him he should have 500 men layd on him. This was spoke in November 1640. Billingtinge soldiers. Mr. Irons. Dublin payes £45 a month, and there charter is to free them. Foote and horse-guard. Noe horse, but only lodg¬ ings for foote. Straford. Desierd the remonstrance of both houses of parli¬ ment in Ireland should not bee read, being not in the charge against him, but it was overruled, beinge atested by lord Digby and Baltinglass. a That is, Crosby practised to take away Strafford’s life, by charging him with having