Wednesday, the 26th of November, 1656.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Mr. Wall have Liberty to go
into the Country.
Lord Cobham's Estate.
A Bill for to enable Sir John Brooke now Lord Cobham, to levy a Fine of his Lands, was this Day read the
First time; and ordered to be read the Second time on
Saturday Morning next.
Leadenhall Market.
A Bill for altering the Leather-Market in Leadenhall,
London, from Monday to Tuesday in every Week, was
this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, That the Blanks in this Bill be filled up with
"the Twenty-fifth of December."
Resolved, That this Bill, thus amended, be ingrossed.
Perpetuanas, &c.
A Bill for the Reforming and Preventing of sundry
Abuses and Deceits in making of Serges and Perpetuanas
in the City and County of Exon, and the County of
Devon, was this Day read the First time; and, upon the
Question, ordered to be read the Second time on Monday next.
Creditors and Prisoners.
Ordered, That the Bill for Relief of Creditors, and
poor Prisoners, be read the First time on Saturday
Morning next.
Sequestered Livings.
Ordered, That the Amendments to the Bill for settling Ministers in Sequestered Livings, be reported on
Friday Morning next, the first Business.
Sewers.
Ordered, That the Bill for Sewers be brought in on
Tuesday next.
Admiralty.
Ordered, That the Bill for the Admiralty be brought
in on Saturday Morning next.
Fens.
Ordered, That the Bill for Draining of the Fens be
brought in on Tuesday Morning next.
Fens in Hampshire.
Ordered, That the Bill for draining the Fens in Hampshire be brought in on Tuesday Morning next.
Union with Ireland.
According to former Order, the House was resolved
into a Grand Committee, upon the Bill for Uniting Ireland into one Commonwealth with England.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Robinson took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Robinson reports from the said Committee, That
it is their Desire the House would give them Leave to sit
again on this Bill, on Saturday next.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee of the whole House, on Saturday Morning
next, upon the Bill for Uniting Ireland into one Commonwealth with England.
Gloucester Cathedral.
Mr. Pury reports from the Committee to whom the
Bill for the Cathedral of Gloucester was referred, Amendments to the said Bill: Which were twice read, and agreed:
And the Bill, so amended, was ordered to be ingrossed.
Probate of Wills.
Resolved, That the Bill for Probate of Wills be reported on Monday next.
Wardship in Scotland.
Resolved, That the Bill for taking away Wardship in
Scotland be read To-morrow Morning.