Friday, the 21st
of May, 1652.
Prayers.
Irish Affairs.
THE House this Day resumed the Debate touching
Ireland.
The Question being put, To proceed further upon this
Debate at this time;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Henry Vane the younger, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
34. |
| Lieut. Gen. Fleetwood, |
With the Noes, |
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Sir Arthur Heslerigg, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
32. |
| Mr. Marten, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Negative.
The Question being propounded, That the House do
resume this Debate on Tuesday Sevennight;
And the Question being put, That That Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
And the main Question being put, That the House do
resume this Debate on Tuesday Sevennight:
It passed with the Negative.
Army Recruiting.
Colonel Morley reports, from the Council of State,
"That the Council finds it necessary, for the more effectual carrying on of the Service of the Commonwealth,
that the Regiment of the Lord General, as also that of
Colonel Ingoldsby, should be recruited, each of them, to
the Number of Twelve hundred Men, besides Officers;
and to be so continued for the Space of Three Months:
Which the Council do humbly offer to the Consideration
of the Parliament; that, if they shall think fit to approve
thereof, Order may be given to the Committee of the
Army to pay the said Regiments, so recruited, according
to the Establishment, for the Space of Three Months.
Resolved, upon the Question, by the Parliament, That
the Regiments of the Lord General, and of Colonel Ingoldsby, be recruited, each of them, to Twelve hundred
apiece, besides Officers, for a Time not exceeding Three
Months: And that the Council of State be impowered
to reduce the said Regiments, or either of them, to a less
Number, in the Interim, if they shall think fit.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, according to such Appointment as the Council of
State shall make, to cause the said Regiments, so recruited, and not exceeding that Number, to be paid, according
to the Establishment, for a Time not exceeding Three
Months.
Resolved, That the Council of State be impowered to
recruit each of the Three Companies in Hull to One
hundred and Twenty, if they shall see Cause, for a Time
not exceeding Three Months.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to cause the said Companies, so recruited, not
above that Number, to be paid, according to the Establishment, for such Time, not exceeding Three Months,
as the Council of State shall direct.
Prince of Condy.
Ordered, That on this Day Sevennight, the Report
touching the Prince of Condy be made by Colonel
Marten.
Micklwood's Petition.
The humble Petition of John Micklwood, now Prisoner
in Yorke Castle, was this Day read.
Resolved, That the said John Micklwood be discharged
both of his Fine and Imprisonment: And that a Warrant
be issued forth, under Mr. Speaker's Hand, to the Keeper
of the Gaol of Yorke Castle, and to the Sheriff of the
County of York, for discharging of him, accordingly.
Door shut.
Resolved, That the Door be shut till Twelve a
Clock.
Supply Bill.
Colonel Downes reports a Bill for raising
by the Month, for Six Months; viz. from the 24th of
June to the 25th of December next, towards the Maintenance of the Armies in England, Ireland, and Scotland,
raised, by Authority of Parliament, for the Service of the
Parliament.
Victualling Navy.
A Letter from General Blake, from aboard the James,
Three Leagues off Hide, of the 20th of May 1652, was
this Day read.
Resolved, That the Council of State be required forthwith to give an Account to the Parliament, how it cometh
to pass, that the Ships are so ill provided with Victuals:
And to take speedy Course for the Supply of them with
all Necessaries.-
Ambassadors from Holland.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve what the
Council of State hath already done, concerning the Security and Safety of the Lords Ambassadors from the
United Provinces.-
Gen. Blake-Navy.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of what
General Blaque hath done, as it is related in his Letter
to the Council.
Resolved, That the Council of State be required to
return unto General Blake a Letter of Thanks, as from
the Parliament; and send unto him the Vote of their
Approval.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to consider the whole Matter of Fact, and what is further
fit to be done therein; and report the same to the House
on Tuesday next.
Resolved, That the Council of State be required and
authorized to take such Care for the strengthening the
Fleet, as they shall think fit, for the Security and Benefit
of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, That the Council of State be required to
continue the same Care still for their Safety, till the Parliament take further Order.