Tuesday, 24th of October, 1654.
Prayers.
Settling the Government.
THE House this Day, according to former Order,
was resolved into a Committee of the whole House,
upon the Government.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Hoskins was called to the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Hoskins reports, the Desire of the said Committee,
That the House would give Leave, that the Committee
may sit again, on Thursday Morning.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Committee of the whole House, on Thursday Morning, upon
the Government, according to former Order.
Officers of State.
A Letter from his Highness the Lord Protector, to Mr.
Speaker, dated the 5th of October 1654, and read that
Day; touching the approving of the Deputy of Ireland,
Commissioners of the Great Seal, Commissioners of the
Treasury, and the Chief Justices of both the Benches;
was now again read.
The Question being propounded, That the Parliament
doth approve of Charles Fleetwood Esquire, for Deputy
of Ireland;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Charles
Fleetwood Esquire, for Deputy of Ireland.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Boulstrode Whitelock Esquire, for one of the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Sir
Thomas Widdrington Serjeant at Law, for one of the
Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of John
Lisle Esquire, for one of the Lords Commissioners for the
Great Seal.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Bulstrode Whitelock Esquire, Serjeant at Law, one of the
Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal, to be one of
the Commissioners for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Sir
Thomas Widdrington Knight (Serjeant at Law,) one of
the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal, to be one
of the Commissioners for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of John
Lisle Esquire, one of the Lords Commissioners for the Great
Seal, to be one of the Commissioners for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Henry
Rolle, Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, to be one
of the Commissioners for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Oliver
St. John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, to
be one of the Commissioners for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Edward Montagu, Esquire, to be one of the Commissioners
for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of William Sydenham Esquire, to be one of the Commissioners
for the Treasury.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Henry
Rolle Serjeant at Law, to be Chief Justice of the Upper
Bench.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of Oliver
St. John Esquire, to be Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Tempest, a Member of this House,
have Leave to go into the Country.