Thursday, the 8th of January, 1656.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Sir John Trevor and Mr. Tre
vor have Leave to go into the Country.
Ordered, That Colonel Bethell have Leave to go into
the Country.
Committees.
Resolved, That, notwithstanding the Adjournment of
the House, the several Committees may sit and act.
Fast-day.
Resolved, That the Members of this House do meet
To-morrow, for the Observation of the Fast, notwithstanding the Absence of Mr. Speaker.
Leave of Absence.
Resolved, That Colonel Lassells have Leave to go into
the Country.
Adjournment.
Resolved, That the House shall be adjourned until
Monday Morning next.
Militia.
Resolved, That the Debate upon the Bill for Continuing and Assessing of a Tax for the Paying and Maintaining of the Militia Forces, be adjourned till Monday
Morning next, the first Business; nothing to intervene.
Excise.
The Question being propounded, That the House do
sit in a Grand Committee of the whole House on this
Day, and on Saturday Morning next, upon this Bill of
Excise, notwithstanding the Adjournment of the House:
(fn. [a]) And that the House be resolved into a Grand Committee accordingly.
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 House do sit in a Grand Committee
of the whole House on this Day, and on Saturday Morning next, upon the Bill of Excise, notwithstanding the
Adjournment of the House: (fn. [b]) And that the House be
resolved into a Grand Committee, accordingly.
Adjournment.
The House, according to former Order, adjourned
itself until Monday Morning next, Eight of Clock.
Excise.
The House, according to former Order, was resolved
into a Grand Committee, upon the additional Bill for the
better Improvement and Advancing the Receipts of the
Excise and New Impost.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Fowell took the Chair.