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History of England;

BEING A
FAITHFUL ACCOUNT

Of all the
Most remarkable TRANSACTIONS

In P A R L I A M E N T,
From the earliest TIMES,

From the RECORDS, the Journals of both Houses, original

MANUSCRIPTS, scarce Speeches, and TRACTS; all com-
pared with the several Contemporary Writers, and connected,
throughout, with the History of the Times.
By SEVERAL HANDS.

Juvat integross accedere Fontes.

VOL. XII.,
From the Call of the House of Commons, November 1, 1642, till the

Convention at Oxford, in January 1643.
The SECOND EDITION.

L 0 N D 0 N,
Printed, and sold by WillIAM SANDBY, against St, Dunstan's Church,

Fleet-Street. MDCCLXII.

Τ Η Ε

Parliamentary

History

ENGLAND.

N the first of November the Commons An. 18. Car, I, ordered, That all their Members, living 1642. within fixty Miles of London, and not

November, employed in the Service of that House,

phould attend within three Days; all at The Commons a farther Distance, within eight Days; and that such require the At. as did not appear within the Times limited, should tendance of their

Members, be sent for by Messengers, who were to bring them up.

This Order was occafioned by the Thinness of the House, for some Months past, which appears by the following Divisions extracted from their fournals. The most material Points, which gave Occasion to these, have been taken Notice of in their proper Order of Time: The Numbers, only, will be therefore suficient for this Review, June 27. 42 against 27. Aug. 15. 42 against 33. The State of that

- 30. 49 against 35. m 17.43 against 16. House at this July 9. 125 against 45.

19. 69 against 51. Sept. 2. 40 against 29.
23. 89 against 43. 29. 53 against 36.
26. 50 against 33. In October not one Divi-
28. 82 against 32.

fion enter'd.
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27. 69 against 26. Time,