614 



Instead of a design appear a number of asterisks as above, but 

 fortunately the Parliamentary History and Whitelock's Memorials 

 enable us to fill the blank in the most satisfactory manner. The 

 Journal-Books of the House of Commons state, that on the 6th of 

 June, " It was ordered that the new Mace, made by Thomas Maundy 

 of London, Goldsmith, be delivered unto the charge of the Sergeant- 

 at-Arms attending the Parliament ; and that the said Mace be car- 

 ried before the Speaker ; and that all the Maces to be used in this 

 Commonwealth be made according to the same form and pattern ; 

 and that the said Thomas Maundy have the making thereof, and 

 none other*." 



Now, according to the Parliamentary History, on the 6th of June 

 (the same day, it v/ill be observed, that the Journal-Books of the 

 House of Commons state the new Mace was ordered to be deli- 

 vered to the Sergeant-at-Arms) " a neiv Mace was brought into the 

 House, ornamented with flowers, instead of the Cross and Ball on 

 the top, with the Arms of England and Ireland, instead of the late 

 King's t-" Whitelock also states in his Memorials, that "on the 

 6th of June 1649, a new Mace with the Arms of England and Ire- 

 land instead of the King's Arms was approv'd and deliver'd to Ser- 

 geant Birkhead, to be used for the House ; and all other Maces for 

 the Commonwealth to be of that form J." It is thus evident that a 

 new Mace was provided for the Commonwealth Parliament, differing 

 essentially in form from that used in the time of Charles the First. 

 The Journals of the Commons further inform us, that on the 11th 

 of June 1649, "the Committee of Revenue was authorized and re- 

 quired to pay forthwith, unto Thomas Maundy of London, the sum 

 of £137 \s. 8d., in discharge of his bill of charges for making the 

 new Mace for the service of this House There appears to have 

 been some error in this amount, as on the 7th of August 1649, it 

 was " Ordered, that it be referred to the Committee of Revenue, to 

 examine the particulars touching the charge for making the Mace 

 for this House ; and if they find the same was miscast, and that the 

 sum of £9 105. remaineth yet due and unpaid for the same, that 

 they forthwith make payment of the same unto Thomas Maundy ||." 



Thus we have additional evidence, not only of the manufacture of 

 a new Mace for the House, but even of its cost. 



On the 9th of August 1649, the Journals of the Commons state 

 that it was " Ordered, that those gentlemen who were appointed by 

 this House to have the custody of the Regalia, do deliver them over 

 unto the Trustees for sale of the goods of the late King, who are to 

 cause the same to be totally broken ; and that they melt down all the 

 gold and silver, and sell the Jewells to the best advantage of the Com- 

 monwealth, and to take the like care of them that are in the Tower^." 



There is every reason to believe that this order was executed, and 

 that not only the Regalia, but all gold and silver articles (among 

 which would be included the Royal Mace) were melted down and 

 sold. A curious MS., giving an account of the preparations for the 



* Vol. 6. p. 226. 

 § Vol. 6. p. 228. 



t Vol. 3. p. 1314. 

 II Vol. 6. p. 275. 



t P. 406. 



% Vol. 6. p. 276. 



