Saturday, the 17th of September, 1653.
Stowell's Estate.
A BILL for Confirmation of the Sales made of the Estate
and Lands of Sir John Stowell Knight of the Bath:
Which was read the First and Second time; and, upon the
Question, committed to the Committee for Petitions.
Paper from a Person in custody.
Alderman Titchborne presents to the House, A printed
Paper, found in the Hands of Walgrave, who
was committed to Bridewell by Order of Parliament:
Which Paper was intituled,
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Resolved, That it be referred to the Council of State, to
consider of this Paper; and to examine the Business;
and report to the House.
Recusants Estates.
Colonel West reports from the Committee for Raising
of Money, Amendments to the Bill, intituled, An Act
enabling the Commissioners of Parliament for Compounding with Delinquents, to dispose of Two Parts of the
Lands and Estates of Recusants, for the Benefit of the
Commonwealth, and for the Extirpation of Popish Priests
and Jesuits: Which were twice read; and put to the
Question, one by one: And the Proviso, contained in the
Four last Lines of the Bill, with the Amendments thereunto,
in these Words; "Provided that this Act, or any thing
therein contained, shall not extend to any Priest attending
upon any Extraordinary Ambassador coming into this
Commonwealth, so that the said Priest, attending upon
such Ambassador, be not an Englishman, or a Person born
within this Commonwealth, or any the Territories thereof;
and do not exercise his Function in any other Place or
Places, than only within the House, or Place of Abode,
of such Ambassador, during his Residence within this
Commonwealth; and only to the particular Family of
such Ambassador;" being read, was, upon the Question,
agreed: And the rest of the Amendments were agreed.
And the Question being propounded, That the Bill,
with these Amendments, be ingrossed;
A Motion was made, That the last Proviso in the Bill,
with the Amendments thereunto, might be left out.
And the Question being put, That this Proviso, with
the Amendments to it, do stand in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words, in the last
Proviso save one, viz. "or shall not manifest their Conformity by taking the Oath of Abjuration, within the
Time last-mentioned," do stand in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That this Bill be re-committed to the same
Committee: And that Mr. Carew and Mr. Strickland be
added to this Committee for this Purpose.
Jersey.
Resolved, That the Report from the Council of State,
touching the Compositions of Jersey, be made on Tuesday
next.
Duchy of Lancaster.
A Bill for continuing the Privileges and Jurisdictions of
the County Palatine of Lancaster, was this Day read the
First time.
Resolved, That this Bill be read the Second time.
And the Bill was, accordingly, read the Second time.
The Question being put, That this Bill be committed;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That these Words, "further
Order," do stand in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That, instead thereof, these Words be inserted, "the First of January 1653, and no longer."
Resolved, That there be Two Commissioners inserted
in this Bill.
Resolved, That John Bradshaw Serjeant at Law be one.
Resolved, That Thomas Fell Esquire be the other Commissioner.
Resolved, That these Words, "and that they, and
either of them, have," be added.
The Question being put, That the Word "Palatine"
stand in the Bill.
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That this Bill be ingrossed;
It passed in the Negative.
And this Bill, so amended, being put to the Question,
passed: And Ordered, That this Act be forthwith printed
and published.