Friday, the 13th of February, 1651.
Prayers.
Act of Oblivion.
THE House this Day, according to former Order,
resumed the Debate upon the Act of General
Pardon and Oblivion.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act, in these Words;
" Provided always, and be it Enacted, That neither this
Act, nor any thing therein contained, shall extend to the
making void the Power and Authority formerly given the
Committee of Parliament for the Eastern Association, by
an Ordinance of the Third of September 1645, for levying,
receiving, and disposing of the Arrears due and payable
upon the Ordinance of Parliament of the Eighteenth of
December 1643, for maintaining the late Garison of Newport-Pagnell: But that the same Power be, and is hereby,
confirmed, and the said Committee authorized to put the
same into effectual Execution; and, accordingly to dispose
of those Monies for satisfying the Debts of the said Garison, and of the said Association, as they shall think fit:"
Which was this Day read the First time.
And the Question being put, That this Proviso be read
the Second time;
The House was divided:
The Noes went forth:
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Mr. Bond, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
24. |
| Mr. Holland, |
With the Yeas, |
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Lord General, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
33. |
| Sir John Danvers, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Ordered, That the Petition and Report touching Alderman Fowk be made on This-day-sevennight, the first
Business; and nothing to intervene.
A Proviso was tendered to this Bill, in these Words;
" Provided, that this Act, or any thing therein contained,
shall not bar, nor be any way prejudicial to, John Fowke
of London, Alderman, in the receiving of what Satisfaction the Parliament shall think fit, from the Governor
and Company of Merchants of London trading to the
East Indies; and out of the Estates of the late King, Lord
Coventry, and Patentees and Undersharers of the Customs; and out of the Estates of other Delinquents respectively; according to the true Intent and Meaning of
the Votes and Orders made in Parliament on the First
Day of June 1641, and Thirtieth Day of June 1645, and
the 22th Day of June 1650, and the Report of the
Committee of the Navy, dated the 22th of August
1649:" Which was this Day read the First time.
And the Question being put, That this Proviso be
read the Second time;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir Wm. Masham, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
37. |
| Colonel Purefoy, |
With the Yeas, |
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Colonel Marten, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
30. |
| Mr. Rob. Goodwyn, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Affirmative.
And the said Proviso was read the Second time, accordingly.
The Question being put, That this Proviso be Part
of the Bill;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Colonel Purefoy, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
31. |
| Sir Wm. Brereton, |
With the Yeas, |
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Mr. Marten, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
37. |
| Mr. Weston, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
A Proviso was tendered to this Bill, in these Words;
" Provided also, that this Act shall not extend to pardon
any Crime or Offence committed by such of the late
Farmers of the Customs, Subsidies, or Imposts, in the
Time of the late King, in reference to the farming or
receiving of any Custom, Subsidy, or Impost, who have
not paid their proportionable Parts and Shares of the
Hundred and Fifty thousand Pounds, which was paid to
the Parliament, as a Fine for the Delinquency of the
said Customers."
And the Question being put, That this Proviso be
read the Second time;
It passed with the Negative.
A Proviso was tendered to this Bill, in these Words;
" Provided that the Act, or any thing therein contained,
do not extend to the pardoning of such Wastes and Spoils
of Timber as have been committed in the Forest of Deane
in the County of Gloucester, and whereof Information
hath been given upon Oath, and are now depending in
the Court of Exchequer:" Which was this Day read the
First and Second time.
Agent from Oldenburgh.
Ordered, That the Business concerning the Agent
from the Duke of Oldenburgh, be taken into Consideration on Tuesday Morning next, the first Business.
Letter read.
A Letter from the Commissioners of the Parliament in
Ireland, from Dublyn, of the Fourth Day of February
1651, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the Council of State do take care for
sending Provisions to Ireland, according to the Letters
from the Commissioners in Ireland.
The House, according to former Order, adjourned
itself to Tuesday Morning next, Eight of Clock.