that Mr. Molineux be Sheriff for the County of Lancaster Ordered that it be referred to a Committee to consider of the Chamberlain of Northwales and of the Seal there and report their opinion herein to the Parliament The Bill for repealing an Act constituting Commissioners for government of the Army was this day read the first second and third time and upon the Question passed Resolved that this be the Title to this Act viz. An Act making voyd the Acts appointing Commissioners for government of the Army and for making Charles Flectwood Esquire Commander in chief of the Land Forces Ordered that this Act be forthwith printed and published The House likewise read the Bill for constituting a Council of State and ordered the said Bill to be engrossed Resolved that a Bill be brought in on Munday next for the dissolving of the Parliament and that a Committee do prepare and bring in the said Bill accordingly Resolved that the Bill constituting George Monck Esquire Capt Generall and Commander in chief of all the I and Forces in England Scotland and Ireland be engrossed LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1650. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 5 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The dayly Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Saturday 25. Feb. A Bill engrossed for constituting George Monck Esq Capt. Generall and Commander in Chief under the Parliament of all the Land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland was this day read the third time Resolved That this be the Title of this Act Viz. An Act constituting George Monck Esq Capt. General and Commander in Chief under the Parliament of all the Land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland and the said Act being put to the question passed Ordered that Sr William Wheeler Sr Iohn Temple and Mr. Raleigh do carry this Commission to his Excellency Generall George Monck A Bill for settling the Honnors and Mannors of Hampton Court and other Lands upon Generall George Monck and his heirs which was this day read the first time Ordered that this Bill be read the second time on Munday morning the first businesse A Bill engrossed constituting a Council of State and Instructions given to the said Council was this day read the third time Resolved that this be the Title of this Act viz. An Act for constituting a Council of State and the said Act being put to the question passed Resolved that William Love Alderman and Sheriff of London upon his own desire and request be and is hereby discharged from being one of the Commissioners of the Customes and that Edward Wigate Esquire be and is hereby constituted one of the Commissioners for the Customes in the place of the said William Love A Bill engrossed for continuance of the Customes was this day read the third time Resolved that Col. Iohn White be discharged from being a Commissioner for the Customes and that Mr. Swinfin be and is hereby constituted a Commissioner in the place of the said Iohn White Resolved that Mr. Harrington be and is hereby discharged from being one of the Commissioners for the Customes that Mr. Samuel Vassalls be is hereby constituted one of the Commissioners for the Customes in the place of the said Mr. Harrington And the said Bill so amended being put to the question passed Ordered that this Act be forthwith printed and published Resolved that all the Circuits for the Lent Assises for the severall Counties of this Commonwealth be and are hereby put off Ordered that Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and Goal delivery do issue under the great Seal to the Iustices of peace in the respective Counties of this Commonwealth and that the Lords Commissioners for the great Seal do issue forth Commissions accordingly The House read the Humble Petition of the poor maymed Soldiers Widdows and Orphans at Ely House and the Savoy Ordered that this Petition be referred to a Committee to examine the businesse and to consider how the case stands with the Petitioners and how the two thousand pound formerly granted unto them and their Pentions for the future may be paid and satisfied and report their opinion to the Parliament on Munday morning Ordered that a Committee do prepare a Proclamation declaring the grounds and reasons for putting off the Circuits for this time Ordered that it be referred to the Council of State to give directions that the streets before Whitehall be repaired and that they see that the Surveyors be paid and satisfie the disbursment for repair thereof Ordered that Peter Brook Col. Holland Henry Brooker and Col. Charles White be discharged of their imprisonment and that the sequestrations of their Estates be suspended and that the Commissioners for sequestration be and are hereby required to forbear any further proceedings touching the sequestration of the Estates of them or any of them A Pardon for Iames Pyper Samuel Eden Richard Iackman Winifrid Iones Wife of Edward Iones William Love Henry Warner Iane Odford Will. Auckland William Hele Iohn Christopher Agnes Hakewood Iohn Norris Samuel Warren otherwise Pulling Ioane Skinner Wife of William Skinner Iohn Brodrip Henry Sanson otherwise Chippet Gregory Sanson Iohn Hunt Richard Green Nicholas Watts and Iohn Watts and the Iudges Certificate of the Crimes of which they were convicted were read and the said Pardon upon the Question agreed unto And it is Ordered That the Lords Commissioners for custody of the Great Seal do passe the said Pardon for them and every of them under the Great Seal of England Ordered That the Sheriffs and Iustices of Peace for the respectiue Counties wherein the said Winifrid Iones William Love Iohn Christopher Iohn Brodrip Henry Sanson otherwise Chippet Gregory Sanson otherwise Chippet Iohn Hunt Rich. Green Nicholas Watts and Iohn VVatts do send the forepersons into Foreign Parts or Plantations according to the Iudges Certificate Ordered That Iustice Newdigate do give order for the execution of Edward Weeks convict for Robery according to Law The Committee unto whom it was referred to draw up a Proclamation declaring the grounds and reasons for putting off Circuits for this time reports the draught thereof which being read was a greed unto and Ordered to be forthwith Printed and Published which followeth The PROCLAMATION THe Parliament for divers weighty reasons to them appearing do Declare and Order That the Circuits for the holding of Assises and Trialls of Nisi Prius for the several Counties of England and Wales be not held this present Vacation of Lent 1659. And that all persons be discharged of their attendance thereon and that this Order be forthwith Printed and sent down to the respective Sheriffs that notice may be taken thereof Ordered That the Bill for the Militia be reported on Munday morning the first businesse Ordered That the Committee touching Qualifications be revived and sit this afternoon and that they consider of Qualifications as wel as of persons that are to give Votes in Election as of the
be likewise discharged of his imprisonment Ordered that Generall George Monck be desired to take care that the Post have free passage for this night and that Sr Iohn Temple do acquaint him with this Order Ordered that Sr Iohn Norcott Sr Richard Temple Mr Courtney Sr Copleston Bampfield be discharged of their imprisonment Ordered that the keeper of the Castle of Windsor doe forthwith certifie to the Parliament the causes of the imprisonment of the Earles of Crawsord and Lawtherdale and the Lord St Clare now in prison there Resolved that the Apprentices of London now in prisonin Lambeth-House be discharged of their imprisonment This Evening was ended with abundance of Bonefires Ringing of Bells acclamations of joy throughout the whole City of London LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. Numb 2 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The dayly Proceedings IN PARLIAMENT Wednesday 22. Feb. Mr. Prin Reports what Votes are fitting to be expunged out of the Iournall Book Ordered that the entry of dissents by Members of Parliament to the Vote of the 5. of December 1648. be discharged and made null and voyd and to be expunged out of the Journalls of Parliament A Proclamation dated 3. Iune 1659. against Major General Brown and others to render themselves to the Council of State was read Resolved that Major General Brown be admitted to come and take his place in Parliament Ordered that the order for the said Proclamation against Major General Brown and some others and the said Proclamation as to Maj. Gen. Brown be and is hereby vacuated made null voyd the Members of the Council of State having declared that nothing appeareth charged against the said Major General Brown Coll. Morley Reports the Warrant by which Sir George Booth was committed to the Tower which was read Resolved that Sir George Booth be discharged of his imprisonment in the Tower upon giving 5000 l. Bayl to answer any thing that shall be objected against him and that the Lieutenant of the Tower do take Bayl of him accordingly Resolved that the Sequestration of the Estate of Sir George Booth be suspended untill the Parliament take further order and that the Commissioners for Sequestrations and all other persons whom it doth or may concern are required to forbear further to proceed upon the said sequestration A bill for the continuance of the Customes and Excise from the last day of Feb. 1659. untill the _____ day of _____ was this day read the second time and committed to a Committee who are to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Court of VVards and ordered that it be brought in to morrow morning Resolved that a new Parliament be summoned to appeare the 25 day of April 1660. and that the Lords Commissioners for the great Seal do issue forth Writs for Elections of Knights Citizens and Burgesses and Barons of the Cinque-ports with the Members thereof and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed to sit and serve in Parliament returnable the said 25 day of April 1660. Ordered that it be referred to a Committee to prepare qualifications for Members to sit and serve in Parliament who are to meet this afternoon in the Inner Court of Wards and bring in the qualifications on Friday next the first businesse nothing to intervene Resolved that the names of the Sheriffs be presented to the Parliament for their Consideration the first business to morrow morning nothing to intervene Resolved that Mr. Faunt Sheriffe of the County of Leicester be and is hereby discharged from his Imprisonment Sr. Gilbert Gerard reports that he acquainted the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London with the Resolves of the Parliament made yesterday according to the command of the Parliament that they returned their humble thanks to the Parliament for their respects to the City Resolved that the Knights and Burgesses of every County be added to the Committee for nominating Iustices of Peace Ordered that Mr. Swen Coll. Iohn Birch be added to the Committee of the Army Ordered that a Committee be appointed to go to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councill of the City of London to confer with them about the advance of such sums of moneys as they conceive necessary upon security of the Assessements for the Army for the present supply of the Army and Navy Resolved that the City be desired to advance money and that the Assessement be security for repayment of the said money Ordered that Letters be written and signed by Mr. Speaker to the Commissioners of the Assessement for the Army in the City of London and to the Commissioners for the respective Counties to quicken the paying in of the Assessement Ordered that a Committee be appointed to bring in an Act for repealing the Act appointing the forme of a writ for Members to sit and serve in Parliament Resolved that the Gates Percullyces and Posts of the City of London be made up at the publick charge of the State Ordered that the House do proceed to morrow morning at ten of the clock to the Election of the Councill of State and that the Members of this House doe prepare their names accordingly Ordered that Mr. Serjeant Maynard do bring in an Act for repeal of the Act constituting Commissioners for management of the Army Ordered that Mr. Wheeler doe bring in a Commission to constitute Generall George Monck Capt. Generall under the Parliament of all the Land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 3. A PERFECT DIURNAL Of every dayes Proceedings in PARLIAMET Thursday 23 Febr. 1659. Ordered THat Sir William Man Sir John Boys Mr Sumner now Prisoners in Dover Castle and all other persons who stand committed onely for tendering an Address or Declaration for a Free Parliament be discharged of their Imprisonment And that all Warrants for apprehending persons for making any such Declarations or Addresses be null and vacated Resolved That no private business be admitted during the sitting of this Parliament That an Act be brought in for repealing of the Acts for setling the Militiaes in the several Counties Cities and Boroughes of this Common-wealth Resolved upon the Question by the Parlament That all the Militiaes in the respective Counties and the Powers given to them be and are hereby revoked and that the Levying of any Men Moneys Horses or Armes be forborn And this Vote be forthwith Printed and Published and sent down into the respective Counties Cities and Boroughs And that the respective Members of the several Counties do send them into the several Counties by the Post this night That a Committee be appointed to bring in an Act for setling the Militiaes in the several Counties Ordered That the Vote constituting Mr. Scot Secretary of State be repealed and is hereby vacated and made void A Draught of a Letter to be signed by Mr. Speaker and sent to
to command Resolved That the Thanks of the Parliament be given unto the Mayor Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lyme and that Mr Moore do give them the thanks of the Parliament accordingly The House likewise agreed upon the Militia's of the Counties of Salop Warwick Norfolk Devon the City of Westminster the City of Exeter the Borough of Southwark and the places adjacent Radnor Somerset the County of York City of Worcester the County of Gloucester City and County of Gloucester Essex City of Norwich County of Lincoln and City and County of the same County of Cambridge Middlesex County of Dorset the Town and County of Poole the Hamlets of the Tower of London County of Oxford and City of the same County of Sussex County of Wilts and the County of Cornwall Ordered That such Justices of the Peace who were formerly of the Quorum And such other Justices as the Commissioners for the Great Seale shall think fit to nominate any five four or three of them be of the Quorum And the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal are to issue forth Commissions accordingly Ordered That the SOLEMN LEAGVE AND COVENANT be Printed and Published and set up and forthwith Read in every Church and also once every yeare according to former Order of Parliament and that the said Solemn League and Covenant be also set up in this House LONDON Printed by Tho. Newcomb living in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle 1660. Numb 12 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Tuesday 6. March Resolved THat Mathew Heale Esq be and is hereby nominated and approved of to be Sheriffe for the County of Devon for the year ensuing and that the Lords Commissioners for Custody of the great Seale doe passe a Patent to him under the great Seale to be Sheriffe of the said County of Devon accordingly Resolved That William Okeley Esq be and is hereby nominated and approved of to be Sheriffe for the County of Salop for the year ensuing and that the Lords Commissioners for Custody of the great Seale doe passe a Patent to him under the great Seale to be Sheriffe of the said County of Salop. accordingly The Petition of John Lambert major Generall was Read Resolved That the Parliament doth approve of what the Councill of State have done in committing of Collonel John Lambert to the Tower Resolved That Sir Arthur Hesilrig doe attend the Parliament to morrow morning Resolved That the Councill of State be injoyned to take speciall care of the Safety and Peace of the Nation and to proceed vigorously in securing such persons as they shall think dangerous to the Peace and safety of the Nation Resolved That Colonel Overton be and is hereby discharged from being Governor of Hull and that his Commission to be Governor there and to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot be and are hereby revoked and made void The House adjourned untill three of the clock Afternoon Ordered That the Report touching the commissioners of the Customes be made to morrow morning the first business The House made a further progresse in the Militia's of the severall Counties and passed the Militia's of Surrey Northwales Southwales Bedford Carmarthen and Hertford Mr. Speaker acquaints the Parliament that divers persons with store of Armes are apprehended and at the door Resolved That the Serjeant doe detain the persons taken with Armes untill the Councill of State doe sit and that no body be permitted to speak with them The House likewise passed the Militia's of Berks Kent Suffolk Southampton Nottingham Derby Monmouth the City of Bristoll the Town of Barwick Stafford Hereford the Town of Southampton Resolveth That the Earle of Bedford be and is hereby Constituted Custos Rotulorum for Bedfordshire to hold and enjoy the same in as full and as ample a manner as any other person or persons formerly held or enjoyed the same and that Coll. John Okey be and is hereby discharged from being Custos Rotalorum of the said County Ordered That the fortnights pay formerly ordered to the Gent of Oxfordshire beforthwith paid unto them and that the Committee for the Army doe take care to pay it Ordered That the Pistols Sadles and other goods that were taken from the Lord Falkland in or since August last be restored to him and that he takes them where he finds them Resolved That Mr. Henry Ashurst be added a Commissioner for the Militia of the City of London Ordered That William Beecher Esq Iohn Thompson Esq Iohn Charnocke Esq Henry Chester Esq Oliver Luke Esq Sir William Palmer Sir Thomas Alston Baronnet Iohn Alston Iohn Neale Iohn Harvey William Butler Walter Rolt Edward Cator Esquiers be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessement in the County of Bedford and that they and every of them be and are hereby impowred and Authorized to sit and Act as Commissioners for the Assessements as fully to all intents and purposes as if they had been named in the Act Intituled an Act for an Assessement of 100000 l by the Month upon England Scotland and Ireland for six Moneths Ordered That if the Members whosoever for any County doe not present Commissioners for the Militia that then the Gent. who serve for any other County doe bring in Names to be incerted into the Bill LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 13. A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Wednesday March 7. 1659. THe House had under consideration the Bill for approbation of Ministers and agreed upon severall Amendments to be made thereunto and likewise referred it to a Committee to bring in a Clause to be inserted in the said Bill to authorise and impower the Approvers to delegate other persons to approve Ministers in several places of these Nations remote from London for ease of the charge and trouble of Ministers in making long Journeys and intedious attendance to be approved and other Clauses upon the debate of the House The House this day passed an Act for explanation of certain Clauses and Provisoes inan Act of this present Parliament Entituled An Act for the continuance of the Customs Excise from the last of Feb. 1659. until the Twenty fourth day of June 1660. and ordered the same to be printed and published Ordered That it be referred to the committee of the Revenue to consider of the duty of Prisage and to settle the difference about the same and report to the Parliament their Proceedings therein and in case they cannot end the difference then to state the matter of Fact and report it to the Parliament with their opinion therein Colonel Rich being brought to the House door The House Resolved That colonel Rich be called in A Letter from Colonel Ingoldsby from Bury dated the fifth of March 1659. and an Information given in by Cornet Robert Thornback against
affection to this Parliament shall be uncapable to be elected to serve Members in the next Parliament Resolved That he which shall enter into the Parliament who is not qualified as aforesaid shall be deemed no Knight Citizen or Burgess nor Baron for the Parliament nor shall have any Voice but shall be to all intents constructions and purposes as if he had never been returned nor elected Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron for the Parliament and shall suffer such pains and penalties as if he had presumed to sit in the same without Election Return or Authority Ordered That Colonel Philip Jones Evan Seys Serjeant at Law Col. Rowland Dawkins John Price Evan Lewis Robert Thomas and John Bowen Esqs be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessments in the County of Glamorgan and that they and every of them be and are hereby impowered and authorised to sit and act as Commissioners for the Assessment as fully to all intents and purposes as if they had been named in the Act entituled An Act for an Assefement of 100000 l. by the moneth upon England Scotland and Ireland for six moneths Ordered That Evan Seys Serjeant at Law and William Jones Esq be and are constituted and appointed Judges for North-wales and that a Patent be passed to them to be Judges for North-wales in usual form and that Mr. Speaker do sign a Dockquet for passing the said patents to them under the great Seal and that the Commissioners for custody of the great Seal of England do pass the said patents accordingly The like Order passed for Mr. Foxwist Esq to be second Judge in Chester And for John Corbet Esq to be Judge of the Circuit of Glamorgan Brecknock and Radnor and also for Mr. Bennet Hoskins Esq and Mr. Tho. Manby to be Judges of the Circuit of Carnarvan Cardigan and Pembroke Afternoon Ordered That the Report concerning the Customs anâ—◠〈…〉 to morrow morning the first business The House read Amen 〈…〉 for reviving of the Court of the Dutchy-â—â—aâ—â—â—er of Lancaster at Westminster which was twice read Resolved That Sir Gilbert Gerard be Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster Resolved That Nicholas Lechmere Esq be Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster And the Bill so amended was upon the question passed The House read the Bill for Restoring of William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Parliament to be Chamberlain of Chester which was read the first and second time and upon the Question passed Ordered That Thomas Waller Serjeant at Law be and is hereby constituted and appointed Chief Justice of Chester in as large ample and beneficial manner as any other person or persons formerly held and enjoyed the same and that a Patent be passed and that Mr. Speaker do signe a Docket for passing a Patent to the said Serjeant Waller and that the Lords Commissioners for Custody of the Great Seal do pass the said Patent under the Great Seal of England accordingly Resolved That the Council of State be and are hereby Authorised to issue forth Proclamations at any time vntill the first sitting of the next Parliament against such persons as they shall find dangerous to the Peace and safety of the Commonwealth who absent themselves from their dwellings and places of their habitation to summon them to appear before them at a certain day under such penalties as the case shall require and as the Council of State shall think fit to answer such matters as shall be objected against them by the Council of State LONDON Printed by Tho. Newcomb living in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle 1660. Numb 20. A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Thursday 15. March THe House read the Report concerning the prizage of Wines and the opinion of the said Committee thereupon Resolved That the prisage Wines ought to pay no Tunnage or Custome Refolved That all such Customes as have been taken from the Lessee of the prizage Wines or his Assignes by the Customers shall and ought to be allowed to him upon his Accompt and defalked out of his Rents The Bill for Confirmation of Ministers settled in any Personage Vicarage or Hospital within this Commonwealth was this day read the first and second time and committed unto a Committee who were Ordered presently to withdraw with power to consider how to continue the powers touching granting augmentations of Ministers and to bring in the Names of persons to be Trustees and to take the Bill touching Wales formerly committed into consideration The House likewise Ordered the payment of 5000 l. and of 4016 l. with Interest due unto Major General Brown and formerly charged upon the Excise one fourth part whereof presently and the residue thereof at three three moneths by equall portions out of the present Receipt of the Excise and that his acquittance testifying the Receipt thereof shall be a sufficient discharge Resolved that the summe of twenty thousand pounds be and is hereby conferred on his Excellency Generall George Monck and that the same be charged upon the Receipts of the publick Exchequer other then the Excise Customes and Assessements and payd to the said Generall George Monck his Executors Administrators or Assigns as the same shall come in Ordered that a Bill be brought in for payment of the said twenty thousand pound to General George Monck accordingly and that Mr Pryn and Mr Scowen doe bring in the said Bill accordingly The House read the Bill enabling to sue Bonds and securities taken in the name of Oliver Lord Protector or Richard Lord Protector which was this day read the first and second time and upon the Question passed Ordered that this Act be Printe and published Resolved that this be the Title of the said Act viz An Act for the payment of Debts due to the publick A Bill for countenancing the Receivers and impowring them to get in the Rents and Revenues of Delinquents and Popish Recusants Estates was this day read the first and second time and so passed Ordered that the two Troups of Oxfordshire be payd their moneths pay as the rest of the Army are payd Resolved that the businesse concerning Mr Long be taken into consideration next after the businesse of Generall Monck Ordered that Sr Thomas Greisley Baronet Sr Iohn Curson Knight and Baronet Walter Horton Esquire Charles Agard Esquire George Sidwell Esquire Gilbert Thacker Esquire and George Taylor Gent be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessements in the County of Derby and that they and every of them be and are hereby impowred and authorized to sit and Act as Commissioners for the Assessements as fully to all intents and purposes as if they had been named in the Act Entituled An Act for an Assessement of one hundred thousand pound by the moneth upon England Scotland and Ireland for six moneths The House adjourned untill three of the clock Afternoon Resolved that the grant of the Office of chief Register in Chancery made to Miles