L.ETTRE MCCCIiXXVI

Si?' L. Jenkins au Prince â^ Orange. Prorogation du Parlement.

Whitehall, 11 Jan. %.

His Majestie was pleas'd yesterday morning to prorogue the Parliament for 10 dayes, having first passt the Bill against the importing of Irish cattell , and another , about busying in woollen. There was a necessity to prorogue the Parliament; there was great precipitancie and beats in the bouse of Gommons; the printed votes of friday and of yesterday are extraordinary in their kinds; but the way of passing them was much more a matter of astonishment and indeed of scandall to ail men that are acquainted with the course and methods of Parliament. There are great arts us'd to excite the Gitty to some extraordinary act, as that of drawing up their chaînes; it is also sayd confidently that his R. ' H. ' is already in town , but nothing of this moves hitherto; I hope the wealthiest and soberest sort of people will keep themselves as long as they can possibly, which I hope in God will be very long.

His Highnesae.

' Royal. ' Hijfhoess.

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