Tuesday, the 24thof February, 1651.
Prayers.
Act of Oblivion.
THE House this Day, according to former Order,
resumed the Debate upon the Bill for General
Pardon and Oblivion.
The Question being put, That, notwithstanding the
former Order, the Proviso now tendered to this Bill be
admitted;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That these Words, "Queen and Prince,"
be added in the Exception touching Debts growing due
to the late King, next after the Word "King."
The Question being propounded, That the Delinquency of George Lord Goring be particularly excepted
from Pardon in this Bill, in the Proviso concerning Charles
Cavendish:
And the Question being put, That That Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That the Delinquency of George Lord Goring
be particularly excepted from Pardon in this Bill, in the
Proviso concerning Charles Cavendish.
And, accordingly, these Words, viz. "nor to pardon
the Delinquency of George Lord Goring," being added to
that Proviso, was, upon the Question, agreed.
The Question being propounded, That these Words,
"or of George Goring, or Charles Goring, his Sons," be
added in that Proviso:
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
The House was divided:
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Henry Mildmay, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
27. |
| Sir Henry Vane, |
With the Noes, |
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Sir Arthure Hesilrig, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
48. |
| Mr. Bond, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That these Words, "or of George Goring, or
Charles Goring, his Sons," be added in that Proviso.
The Question being put, That Mr. Richard Rogers be
put into this Proviso;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being propounded, That Mr. Charles
Cavendish be excepted from Pardon;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir Arthure Hesilrig, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
22. |
| Alderman Atkin, |
With the Yeas, |
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Lord General, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
60. |
| Alderman Allein, |
With the Noes. |
So it passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That the Word "Bribery" be added in the
Exceptions in this Act.
Resolved, That the Word "false" be omitted.
Resolved, That these Words, viz. "Debentures, Bills
of Publick Faith," be added in the Exception touching
Forgery.
Resolved, That, in the Exception of Fee-farm Rents,
instead of "the 25th of March, it be made "the 24th
of June."
The Question being put, That the Word "perpetual
stand in the Clause of the Bill now read;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words, viz. "nor
resented as a Wrong national or personal," do stand in the
Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That the Word "neither"
do stand in the Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words, "nor out
of Judgment," do stand in the Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That these Words, "or judicial Proceedings," be added.
The Question being put, That these Words, viz.
"held and reputed as though never any such thing had
been committed, said, or done, and shall be," do stand
in the Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these words, viz. "by
Authority of this present Parliament put into Oblivion,"
do stand in the Bill;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir John Trevor, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
31. |
| Mr. Weston, |
With the Yeas, |
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Colonel Rich, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
41. |
| Mr. Ralegh, |
With the Noes: |
So it passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That these Words, viz. "next to the Glory
of God, and the advancing of the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ," be added next after the Word "resolving."
Candles.
Resolved, That Candles be brought in.
And the said Act, so amended, being put to the
Question, passed: And it is
Ordered, That the said Act be forthwith printed and
published.