Friday, the 7th of October, 1653.
Longvile's Petition.
THE humble Petition of Sir Edward Longvile
Baronet was this Day read,
Resolved, That this Petition be referred to the Committee of Prisoners, to state the Matter of Fact; and
report it to the House.
Temple's Creditors.
A Paper, intituled, The Brief of the Case of Sir
Richard Temple, Baronet, in relation to the Creditors of
his Father, late deceased, was now read.
Resolved, That this Paper be likewise referred to the
same Committee.
Hitcham's Charities.
A Bill, intituled, An Act for Settling and Confirming
of the Manors of Framlingham and Saxtead, in the County
of Suffolk, and the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, thereunto belonging, devised by Sir Robert Hitcham Knight, and late Serjeant at Law, was this Day read
the Second time; and, upon the Question, committed to
the Committee for the Poor: And they are to sit upon
this in the Queen's Court, this Afternoon, at Two of the
Clock: And the Committee have Power to send for
Persons and Papers.
Publick Accompts.
A Bill, intituled, An Act for Accompts, and Clearing
of publick Debts, and for discovering Frauds or Concealments of any thing due to the Commonwealth, was
this Day read the Third time.
The Question being put, That Richard Wilcox do stand
in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That there be some more added for Commissioners in this Bill.
Resolved, That the Name of Major William Bridges be
inserted into this Bill for a Commissioner.
Resolved, That the Time for the Discovery of what
did belong to the Bishops, Deans, and Chapters, &c. in
this Bill, be, "the Year One thousand Six hundred Forty
and Six."
A Clause was tendered to this Bill, in these Words;
viz. "And be it further Enacted, That all Persons, to
whom the Right of any Estate, Real or Personal, of any
Delinquent, doth belong, or would have belonged, had
there been no Cause of Forfeiture, nor any Disability of
disposing in the Delinquent discovering the said Estate,
and in whose Hands it is, to the Commissioners herein
appointed, and offering to pay the Proportion by this
Act appointed for Composition of such Estate, upon the
Recovery thereof from any other possessing or detaining
the same by wrongfull or defeazable Title, shall be aided
by the Commissioners for Compositions for the Recovering of such Estate, and the Value thereof, by all such
Ways as any Commissioners for Sequestration or Composition may or do use, for Recovering of any Estate
belonging to the Commonwealth:" Which was read the
First and Second time; and, upon the Question, laid
aside.
The Question being put, That the Word "Monthly"
do stand in the Bill;
It passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That the Word "Monthly" be again
inserted.
And the Bill, being so amended, was, upon the
Question, passed.
Union with Scotland.
Resolved, That the Bill for the Union of Scotland be
read on Tuesday next.
Publick Debts.
Resolved, That this Day Sevennight be appointed for
receiving Reports from the Committee for publick Debts.
Mr. Wilcox.
Resolved, That the Business now in Debate in the
House, touching Mr. Wilcox, be referred to the Committee for publick Debts, to examine the same; and
report the Truth of the Business to the House.
Frederick's Petition.
The humble Petition of John Frederick of London,
Merchant, was this Day read.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee for
Inspections to consider hereof; and report their Opinion
to the House.
Sale of Forests.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee who
are to bring in the Bill for Sale of Forests, to consider of
the Sum of Two thousand Pounds, desired to be doubled
upon the Bill for Forests, being claimed by Dame Jane
Leech, late Wife and Executrix of Sir Edward Leech, out
of the Forest of Deane; and report their Opinion therein
to the House.
E. of Clanrickard.
Ordered, That the Council of State be authorized and
required to pay unto the Earl of Clanrickard, or his Assigns, the Sum of Six hundred Pounds, which by a Vote
of Parliament of the 20th of September last, is to be paid
to him presently, in Part of the Sum of Twelve hundred
Pounds, by that Vote given unto the said Earl.