Thursday, the 12th of February, 1651.
Prayers.
Printing Acts.
ORDERED, That it be referred to the Committee
of Parliament, appointed by Order of the 21th of
July 1650, to whom the collecting of the several Statutes
and Ordinances of Parliament concerning Justices of
Peace, and the Administration of Justice, to give Order
for the printing of the Book now presented to the Parliament, intituled, " A Collection of several Acts of Parliament, published in the Year 1648, 1649, 1650, 1651;"
and that the same be not printed, nor reprinted, but by
the Order and Direction of that Committee.
Act of Oblivion.
The House this Day resumed the Debate upon the
Act of General Pardon and Oblivion.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act, in these Words;
" Provided, that this Act, or any thing therein contained,
shall not extend to discharge the Arrears of Assessments
for the Army, due from January 30th 1644, to March
25th 1649, from the County of Essex; and appointed,
by Authority of Parliament, for Satisfaction of the said
County, for Provisions and Free-Quarter taken by the
said Army at the Siege of Colchester, 1648."
Resolved, That this Proviso be read a Second time.
The said Proviso was read the Second time, accordingly; and, upon the Question, passed, and ordered to be
Part of the Bill.
Resolved, That all Provisoes to be tendered to this Bill,
be presented to the House before the rising of the House
To-morrow; and that no Provisoes be tendered to this
Bill after that time.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act; " Provided, that
this Act, or any thing therein contained, do not extend
to the annihilating or making void an Order of Parliament of the 8th of March 1647, for Payment of the Arrears of Colonel Nicholas Devereux, upon Discoveries;
but that, notwithstanding anything herein contained to the
contrary, he may, by Virtue thereof, prosecute, proceed
against, and receive the Benefit of all or any Discovery
whatsoever, already entered by him the said Colonel, or
any other for him, or at his Appointment, at Haberdashers
hall; in regard, he hath been at great Charges in the
prosecuting of several Delinquents; and because he hath
no other Security for his Arrears; and being, by an Ordinance of Parliament of the 25th of May 1647, acknowleged a due Debt to the Commonwealth:" Which
was this Day read the First time.
And the Question being put, That this Proviso be
read the Second time;
It passed in the Negative.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act: Provided also,
that this Act, nor any thing therein contained, shall not
extend to the Discharge of any Person or Persons, of, for,
or concerning any Penalty, Fine, or Forfeiture incurred,
or to be inflicted, for or by reason of the Monopolies of
Soap:" Which was this Day read the First time.
And the Question being put, That this Proviso be
read the Second time.
It passed with the Negative.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act; " Provided always, that this Act, or any thing therein contained, shall
not extend, or be Advantage, unto John Webster, Theophilus Baynham, Edward Maning, Richard Foord, and
James Yard, Merchants, or either of them; who, by a
Declaration of the Lords and Commons, assembled in
Parliament, passed the Sixth of July 1644, are declared
to be Incendiaries between the United Provinces, and
the Kingdom and Parliament of England:" Which was
this Day read the First and Second time.
And several Amendments being offered to this Proviso,
the same was amended in these Words; viz. " Provided
always, that this Act, or any thing therein contained,
shall not extend, or be Advantage, unto John Webster, of
Amsterdam, Merchant; who hath been formerly declared
to be an Incendiary between the United Provinces and
the Parliament of England."
And the said Proviso, so amended, being put to the
Question, was assented unto, and ordered to be Part of
the Bill.
Ordered, That this Debate be resumed To-morrow
Morning, the first Business; nothing to intervene.