Thursday, the 12th of August, 1652.
Prayers.
Lieutenant of the Towers.
MAJOR Salwey reports from the Council of State, That the Lieutenant of the Tower is this Day departed this Life: And he is also to give an Account to the Parliament, of what hath been done by the Council, for the present Safety of the Tower, until the Parliament
shall give their further Order concerning it; viz.
Ordered, At the Council of State at Whitehall,
THAT all Persons who are Prisoners in the Tower,
be commanded to their Chambers, and their respective
Keepers are required to take special Care of them.
That the Gentleman-Porter, Gentleman-Gaoler, and
all other the Officers belonging to the Tower, be required
to take especial Care in the Discharge of the Duty of
their respective Places.
That Colonel Ingoldsby, or, in his Absence, the next
Commander of the Regiment, be ordered to repair this
Night to the Tower, and remain there, and take especial
Care of the Safety thereof, until the Parliament shall take
further Order therein.
The Question being propounded, That Colonel John
Barkstead be constituted and appointed Lieutenant of the
Tower of London, during the Pleasure of the Parliament;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, by the Parliament, That Colonel John Barksted be constituted and appointed Lieutenant of the Tower
of London, during the Pleasure of the Parliament.
Col. Rowe.
Ordered, That the Business of Colonel Owen Rowe
be taken into Consideration on Wednesday next, the first
Business.
Reducing the Forces.
The Question being propounded, That it be referred
to the Council of State, with all convenient Speed, to give
an Account to the Parliament of the former Vote, touching the Retrenchment of the Forces; and especially
touching the Retrenchment of the Three Garisons of
Gloucester, Exeter, and Bristol.
And the Question being put, That This Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, by the Parliament, That it be referred to the
Council of State, with all convenient Speed, to give an
Account to the Parliament of the former Vote, touching
Retrenchment of the Forces; and especially touching the
Retrenchment of the Three Garisons of Gloucester,
Exeter and Bristoll.
Settlement of Ireland.
An Act for the Settlement of Ireland, was this Day
read the Third time; and, upon the Question, passed;
and ordered to be forthwith printed and published.