DIVERS

Remarkable ORDERS

OF THE

LADIES at Spring-Garden

IN

PARLIAMENT Affembled:

TOGETHER

With certain VOTES of the Unlawful Afsembly at KATE's in Covent-Garden.

Both fent Abroad to prevent Mifinformation.

Vefpere Diei veneris Martii 26, 1647.

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Rdered by the Ladies Affembled in Parlia ment, That their Orders and Votes be forthwith Printed, and Published, to prevent all fuch Mifreports, and Scandals, as either Malice, or want of Wit, heightned with Snuff of Ale, or ftain'd Clarret may raife, to the Difho nour of their faid Votes and Proceedings.

B. Kingfmill, Cler. Parliamentorum.

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HE Rattle headed Ladies being Affembled at Kate's in Covent Garden, and having spent fome time in choofing their Speaker, [it having been objected against the Lady Dutchefs, that the had ufed beating up of Quarters, and other Youthful Sports, too frequently with Prince Rupert,] they at laft refolved upon the Lady Ifabella T-ne, hoping thereby their Acts might have great Influence on the King's Majefty. Firft therefore, they took into confideration their own Bufinefs, and voted, That no Round head fhould dare to come into any of their Quarters; and on the contrary, none of their Members, [viz.] Cavaleers, do cohabit in any of the Round head's Quarters, or pay any Contribution to them by way of Benevolence, Loan, or otherwise.

That Thanks be given to the Lady M-tague, T-ham, C-ven, &c. for their Courtifies and Favours to the diftreffed Cavalleers beyond the Seas. Ordered thereupon, That their faid Ladyfhips, together with the Lady S-nhop, have leave to fell, give away, or otherwife difpofe of their French Commodities, without paying Excife or Cu

ftom.

That Mrs. Phillips be forthwith fent into France from the Houfe, to the Lord M-tague, to let him know his Lady hath negotiated with the Members of both Houses.

It was thought fit by the whole Houfe, That a Trop of tryed Able Men fhould be raised, that fo they might be the more fecure against all their Adverfaries, but it was long in Debate, who fhould be Commander in chief of it: For my Lady N-port the Countefs, moved for my Lord D-by, who the confefs'd was not the Ablest Man

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she had convers'd with by many, yet in polling they ought not to defpife him, confidering how the King favours him; and that if need be, [though he have the Title,] yet they may conftitute another under him to go through with their Bufinefs. But there was another Lady which much oppofed her, and was very defirous that my Lord G-ring's Experience might be confidered, which perhaps the House had done, had not Mrs. Kirke urged his Debauchery, and put them in mind of Prince Maurice his Deferts and Abilities, though he did not feem a Courtier. But then the Dutchefs of R-mond affured them, That none was to be compared to Prince Rupert, against whom nothing could be urged, but that his ill Fortune, that his Labour wanted the defigned and expected Fruit; but being cleared of that Imputation by Mrs. Legge, [who affured her, that that did altogether depend on his Companions in Arms, and not on him,] it was ordered it was ordered, that my Lady Aubigny fhould be fent into France to defire him to receive the Command. That Mrs. Camblin for the Proteftants, and Mrs. Wibarne for the Papifts, be appointed Mellengers to attend the Houfe, and that they have the Title given them of Meffengers of the Chamber.

The faid Ladies in Parliament affembled, did declare, That by their firft Vote of this Day, they did not in any wife intend to exclude from their Quarters, the Party of the House of Peers which voted the Bill of Maintainance of the Army out of their Houfe, in that their faid Ladyfhips are understood to be well affected, not Round-heads. Whilft these things were in agitation, in comes a Serjeant from the Houfe of Ladies at Mrs. Chipps Affembled, in the Name of

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which he pronounced this an unlawful Affembly, a Juncto, a Mungril Parliament, commanding them to confine their Votes and Themselves to their own Houses, there to continue during pleafure, Hide Park, St. James's Park, Spring Garden, and Kate's notwithstanding.

This puts their Ladyfhips into great Disorder, and more Confufion, than if they had been taken with their Gallants by all, and each of their reПpective Husbands, which is the cause we have no more of this Parliament.

The Ladies well affected, being [as you have heard] Affembled at their Houfe in Spring Gar. den, fpent fometime in choofing their Speaker, and the major part pitching upon the Lady H land, the defired to excufe her felf, alledging her Husband's Difcretion, and further intreated, that all her Right might be conferred on my Lady C-life: But the faid Lady not being fit to be trufted, being too open, the Lady L-fter was named; but it was objected by the Lady Hippefley, that the faid Countefs was a Delinquent, and had formerly carried Supplies to the King, pretending likewife that her Husband, [viz.] Sir John Hippefley was much damnified in his Eltate and Office by the faid Supplies. But the Lady Ssbury coming in, the Difpute was foon ended, and the Chair conferred upon her [nemine contradicente,] who immediately named Mrs. Peel Meffenger, to attend the Houfe; and the Lady N-ton and the Lady S-leton to be Doorkeepers, with order to keep all out but Members. All this was affented unto, notwithstanding fome Exceptions were taken to the flowness of Mrs. Peele's Pace; it being aggravated by one, that The went flower than the Matters of Chancery when they go on Meffages. Then

Then their Ladyfhips taking into confideration the difficult Cafes which might fall out in the bufinefs of their Houfes. Ordered, That Mr. Doctor Wetherborne be fent for from Holdenby, and Do&tor Davifon from Paris, to be Affiftants to the Houfe. Ordered farther, That Dr. H-ton and Dr. C-berlain be alfo Affiftants to the Houfe that fo with greater Eafe and Security their Ladyfhips map be help'd out with their moft troublefom and preffing Affairs.

The House then adjourned to the Day following; and being met accordingly, the first bufinefs was to fend the aforefaid Meffage to the unlawful Affembly at Kate's: Next falling upon their Votes, in particular, that part of the Order to be an abfolute Breach of their Privilege, which forbids the Cavalleer's Entrance into the Roundhead's Quarters; and accordingly ordered, That the faid Cavalleers fhall within two Days depart this City, and not come within 20 Miles of the Lines of Communication; and further voted That no malignant Lady prefume to walk in the Spring Garden after Twelve of the Clock at Night, upon any pretence whatsoever.

Next, their Ladyships took into confideration the great Number of Delinquents, and ordered that there be a Committee for Compofitions, to meet at the Lady K-nts for the Proteftants, and for the Papifts at the Lady Lakes.

This day a Complaint was brought against Sir Henry Blunt for publishing an heretical and dangerous Doctrine, [viz.] That it is better to con verfe with, and refort to Common Women, than Ladies of Honour : Upon mature deliberation whereof, the Ladies with much indignation fent for him; who being come, and hearing his Accufa

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