AN ORDER OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, For taking off the privilege and Protection of any persons belonging to any Member of the said House, Or for or concerning the Lands or Estate of any Members of the said House. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That this Order be forthwith printed and published. H: elsing, clear. Parl. D. come. London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the honourable House of Commons, Jan. 6. 1647. 4 January, 1467. THe Commons in this present Parliament assembled, having a tender regard to the general good of this Kingdom; and considering the many weighty affairs which hath prolonged this present Session of Parliament, during which time by reason of the privileges of Parliament, the prosecution of just Suits may be too much delayed; For the present remedy whereof, the said Commons being willing to forbear for some time their own Interest & privilege for the public good, Do Order, and be it Ordered by the Commons in this present Parliament assembled; That no person or persons under the Authority of the said House, except the Members thereof, shall from the Twentieth day of this in stant January, Anno Dom 1647. during this present Session of Parliament, have any Protection or Imunity by reason of any privilege of the said House of Parliament, or derived from the Members thereof, or any of them, in any Action or svit for Debt, or any Action or svit grounded upon any Right or Title to any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, or upon any Contract upon Borrowing or Lending, or Buying or Selling, or grounded upon any Security given or to be given by Lease, Mortgage, or otherwise, for any sum or sums of Money. And it is hereby further Ordered, That during this present Session of Parliament, in the cases aforesaid, The Members of the said House of Parliament, and every of them, their Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels, shall be subject to any Action, svit, Process, Execution, Decree, or other Demand whatsoever, in Law or Equity( so that the same extend not to the Imprisonment or Arrest of the person) or to prosecution upon any penal Law. And be it further Ordered, That every Member of this House, having a Process delivered him for Appearance in the Cases aforesaid, do accordingly make his Appearance, or in default, this House on complaint thereof, will take such course therein, as to Iustice shall appertain. H. elsing, clear. Parl. D. come. FINIS.