Thursday, the 4th
of December, 1651.
Prayers.
London Magistrates.
ORDERED, That the Order of Reference to the
former Council of State, of the Third of October
1652, touching the Differences between the Lord Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of London, and the Common
Council of the said City, be renewed to the now Council
of State, with the Powers, in the former Order.
Cheshire.
Ordered, That the Cheshire Business be taken into
Consideration on Wednesday next, the first Business.
Great Seal.
Ordered, That on this Day Sevennight, the new Great
Seal be brought in; and that the Lords Commissioners
for the Great Seal of England do bring in the now
Great Seal at that Time.
Admiralty.
An Act for reviving and continuing of an Act, intituled, An Act enabling the Council of State to exercise
the Powers belonging to the Office of the Lord Admiral,
was this Day read the First and Second time.
Resolved, That the First of December 1652, be the
Time for Continuance of this Act.
And the Question being put, that this Act, so amended,
be ingrossed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the said Act, so amended, being put to the Question, passed.
Scotch Affairs.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to
consider and give Order how, and when, the Declaration
to be sent into Scotland may be printed; so as Copies
thereof may be ready in the House to be delivered to the
Commissioners, at the same time with the Instructions.
Instructions for the Commissioners, appointed by the
Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, to go into
Scotland, to . . put into Execution, were this Day read
the First time, at large.
Resolved, That all the Members of Parliament be and
are enjoined Secrecy as touching these Instructions, and
the Matters therein contained, until the Parliament take
further Order.
The said Instructions were afterwards read by Parts.
The Question being put, that these Words, "of the
Scottish Nation," in the Instruction, do stand.
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words in the
Seventh Instruction; viz. * * *, do stand;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, that these Words, viz. "English or Scotts," do stand, in the Seventh Instruction;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That the Word "Observation," in the Seventh Instruction, be made "Observance."
The Question being put, That the Word "whomsoever," in the Ninth Instruction, do stand;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That the Words "may be,"
in the Ninth Instruction, do stand;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words "of the
Scottish Nation," be added in the Sixth Line of the
Tenth Instruction;
It passed in the Negative.
Ordered, That this Instruction be re-committed to the
Council of State; to be brought in To-morrow Morning.
The Eleventh Instruction being read;
Ordered, That the Eleventh Instruction be likewise
re-committed; to be brought in To-morrow Morning.