Tuesday, the 11th of November, 1656.
Nayler's Blasphemies.
ORDERED, That Doctor Clergis be added to the
Committee for James Nayler's Business.
Popish Recusants.
Ordered, That Mr. Bacon and Mr. Stone be added to
the Committee for Recusants.
Bill of Indemnity.
Ordered, That Mr. Sheild be added to the Committee
for Indemnity.
Committee for Trade.
Ordered, That all the Merchants of the House, and all
the Members that serve for the Port-Towns, be added
to the Committee for Trade.
Pardon of Deane, &c.
An Act for the Pardon, and Restitution in Blood, of
John Deane Gentleman, William Wake, Christofer Haveland, Edmond Mack, Henry Lawrence, John Fryor, and
Abraham Wilson, was this Day read the Third time; and,
upon the Question, passed.
Resolved, That this Bill be presented to his Highness
the Lord Protector, for his Consent.
Laying Actions.
An Act for Laying and Trials of Actions in their proper Counties; and Restraining the Travelling of Jurors
out of their proper Counties for Trial of Actions; was
this Day read the First time: And, upon the Question,
ordered, That this Bill shall be read the Second time.
Ways and Means.
The House, according to former Order, was resolved
into a Grand Committee of the whole House, upon the
Business of the Charge of carrying on the Spanish War;
and the Ways and Means to raise Monies for that Purpose.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Master of the Rolls took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Master of the Rolls reports, from the said Grand Committee, That they offer it, as their Opinion, That it be
referred to a Committee, to consider how the Customs
and Excise, or either of them, may be so improved, by
Farming, or otherwise, as that Money may be thereby
raised for carrying on the Charge of the Spanish War this
next Year: And that this Committee have Power to confer with such Persons as they shall think fit; and speedily
to present any Propositions for that Purpose; together
with their Opinions therein: And that the Committee do
meet thereupon this Afternoon; and report it speedily to
the House: That the said Committee desire Leave to sit
again on Friday Morning next, upon this Business.
Resolved, by the Parliament, That it be referred to a
Committee, to consider how, the Customs and Excise, or
either of them, may be so improved, by Farming, or
otherwise, as that Money may be thereby raised for carrying on the Charge of the Spanish War this next Year:
And that this Committee have Power to confer with such
Persons as they shall think fit; and speedily to present
any Propositions for that Purpose; together with their
Opinions therein: And that the Committee do meet
thereupon this Afternoon; and report it speedily to the
House.
Resolved, That this be referred to the Committee for
the Arrears of the Excise, Sir Wm. Strickland, Sir Richard
Onslow, Mr. Bond, Colonel Mathews, Major General
Berry, Lord Richard Cromwell, Colonel Wilton, Mr.
John Clerk, Mr. Pickering, be added to this Committee.
Resolved, That this House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, on Friday Morning next, upon this Business.