Thursday, the 9th of April, 1657.
Protector's Answer.
MR. Speaker reported to the House, the Effect of his
Highness' Speech, in Answer to the Address made
by the House, at his Meeting with the House Yesterday.
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to wait upon
his Highness the Lord Protector, in reference to what his
Highness did Yesterday propose in his Speech, now
reported to the House.
Resolved, That this Committee have Power to receive
from his Highness his Doubts and Scruples touching any
the Particulars contained in the humble Petition and Advice formerly presented; and in Answer thereunto, to
offer to his Highness Reasons for his Satisfaction, and for
the Maintenance of the Resolutions of this House: And
such Particulars as they cannot satisfy his Highness in,
that they report the same to the Parliament.
Lord Commissioner Whitclock, Lord Broghill, Master
of the Rolls, Lord Commissioner Lisle, Mr. Waller, Lord
Chief Justice Glyn, Sir Charles Wolsley, General Mountagu, Colonel Jephson, Sir Theophilus Jones, Sir Wm.
Strickland, Colonel Whitgrave, Colonel Brookes, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Jenkinson, Mr. Bampfeild, Mr. Drake, Colonel
Ingoldsby, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Lord Cockram, Mr.
Grove, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Nath. Bacon, Mr. Ingoldsby,
Provost of Edenburgh, Mr. Bedford, Colonel Ireland,
Colonel Hacker, Major Wagstaff, Mr. Franc. Bacon, Mr.
Downing, Major-General Whaley, Sir John Reynolds, Mr.
Steward, Sir Christofer Pack, Mr. Lawrence, Alderman
Foote, Captain Lilborne, Sir Wm. Roberts, Mr. Trevor,
Mr. Baron Parker, Mr. Tigh, Sir John Hobart, Mr.
Hampden, Mr. Cromwell, Mr. Throckmorton, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. Phillips, Major-General Goff, Mr. Fowell,
Colonel Thistlethwaite, Lord Commissioner Fiennes, Sir
Richard Onsloe, Sir Richard Lucy, Mr. Secretary, Attorney of the Duchy, Attorney-General, Mr. Godfrey, Lord
Howard, Colonel Jones, Colonel Carter, Mr. Audley,
Colonel Wilton, Major Morgan, Colonel Wood, MajorGeneral Berry, Lord Strickland, Mr. Price, Lord Cleypoole, Mr. Berkley, Major Burton, Mr. Dunch, Colonel
Markham, Major Aston, Major-General Bridges, Sir Tho.
Rous, Mr. Bond, Colonel Fowkes, Colonel John Bridges,
Mr. Moody, Colonel Grosvenor, Mr. Gorge, Earl of Tweddaile, Sir Jo. Weymes, Dr. Douglas, Major Beake, Mr.
Brisco, Captain Stone, Mr. Lucy, Colonel Harvey, Sir Lislebone Long, Mr. Thelwell, Sir Edward Rhodes, Sir Francis
Norris, Colonel Sidenham, Mr. Rous, Mr. Trumball, Mr.
Burton: To meet forthwith in the Speaker's Chamber.
Resolved, That this Committee have Power to appoint
some of their Number to attend his Highness, to desire
him to appoint a Time when they may wait upon him,
according to these Votes.
Adjournment.
Resolved, That this House be adjourned till Saturday
next at Eight of the Clock.