Wednesday, the 2d of March, 1652.
Prayers.
Dissolving Parliament, &c.
THE House, according to former Order, resumed
the Debate upon the Amendments to the Act,
intituled, An Act, appointing a certain Time for the
Dissolving of this present Parliament, and for the Calling
and Settling of future and successive Parliaments.
The Question be . . . propounded, That the House
doth agree with the Committee, that the Blank for the
Number of Persons to be sent for Scotland be filled up
with these Words, "Thirty-three;"
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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| Mr. Bond, | Tellers for the Yeas: | 26. |
| Sir Arth. Hasilrige, | With the Yeas, |
|
Sir Peter Wentworth, | Tellers for the Noes: | 28. |
|
Sir James Harrington, | With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Resolved, by the Parliament, That the Blank be filled
up with the Word "Thirty."
The Question being propounded, That the House doth
agree with the Committee, that the Blank, for the Number of Persons to be sent from Ireland, be filled up with
these Words, "Thirty-seven;"
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That the Blank be filled up with the Word
"Thirty."
Resolved, That the Debate upon these Amendments be
adjourned till this Day Sevennight.
Preacher appointed.
Ordered, That Mr. Lockyer be desired to be assisting
in carrying on the Work of a Day of Fasting and Humiliation in the House To-morrow: And that Mr. Allein
do give him Notice thereof.