Wednesday, the 18th May, 1659.
Prayers.
Complaint against Col. Jones.
THE humble Petition of Bledry Morgan, Gentleman, with Articles annexed, intituled, Articles of
transcendent Crimes, Injuries, Misdemeanors, Oppressions, and high Breach of Trust committed by Colonel
Philip Jones; were this Day read.
The humble Petition of Richard Williams, and Margaret his Wife, the Relict of Walter Lloyd, deceased, on
Behalf of themselves, and Mary Lloyd, and Katherine
Lloyd, the Daughters and Coheirs of the said Walter
Lloyd, deceased, being Infants under the Age of Ten
Years, against the said Colonel Philip Jones, and Elizabeth Price, was also this Day read: But the Petitioners
not being ready to own the Petition, it was delivered
back to the Members that tendered it to be read.
Bledry Morgan, being at the Door, was called in to
own his Petition: And being at the Bar, did own the
Petition and Articles; and said, he knew many of the
Articles himself; and hopes to prove the rest.
Resolved, That this House do resume the Debate of
this Business upon the said Petition of Bledry Morgan,
and Articles of Misdemeanors, on Monday Morning next.
Admiralty.
Mr. Scot reports from the Committee of Safety, The
Names of Persons to be Commissioners for ordering and
managing the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy; and
an Act for constituting the said Persons Commissioners of
the Admiralty and Navy: Which said Act, being intituled,
An Act for constituting Commissioners for ordering and
managing the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy, and
the Names of the Commissioners reported; were read
the First time.
Resolved, That this Act be now read the Second time.
The said Act, and Names of Commissioners, was now
read the Second time accordingly; and, upon the Question, committed to Sir Henry Mildmay, Mr. Fagg, Sir
Henry Vane, Mr. West, Sir Thomas Wroth, Mr. Scot,
Mr. Marten, Mr. Boone, Colonel Bennet, Mr. Say, Mr.
John Corbet, Mr. Pury senior, Sir James Harrington,
Mr. Henry Nevill, Sir Arthur Hesilrig, Mr. Love, Mr.
Robert Goodwyn, Sir Wm. Brereton, Mr. Strickland, Mr.
Nelthorp, Colonel Rich, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Holdsworth, Colonel Ludlow, Colonel Dowe, Mr. Garland,
Mr. Holland, Mr. Ralegh, Mr. Trenchard, Mr. Skynner,
Mr. Blagrave, or any Five of them, To meet To-morrow Morning, at Eight of the Clock, in the Speaker's
Chamber.
The House adjourn till Three a Clock in the
Afternoon.
Wednesday, May the 18th 1659. Afternoon.
Journals.
ORDERED, That it be referred to a Committee,
to examine the Journal Book since the last Sitting of this
House, to consider, What is fit to be expunged out of the
said Book; and present their Opinion therein to this
House: Viz. Mr. John Corbet, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Pury
the elder, Colonel White, Mr. Love, Mr. Boone, Mr.
Garland, Mr. Lechmere, Mr. John Goodwin, Mr. Nelthrop, or any Two of them.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee, to present the Names of such Persons to this House, as they
think fit to be Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer for
the City of London, and of Gaol-Delivery of Newgate
for the City of London, and County of Middlesex; with
the Titles of the said respective Persons: Viz. unto Mr.
Reynolds, Sir Arthur Hesilrig, Colonel John Jones, Mr.
Say, Colonel Lister, Colonel Downes, Mr. Ralegh, Alderman Pennington, Colonel White, Colonel Wauton,
Mr. John Goodwyn, Alderman Atkin, or any Three of
them: Who are to withdraw into the Speaker's Chamber; and report to the House forthwith.
Army Pay.
Mr. Scot reports from the Committee of Safety, That
for the more speedy Pay of the Forces, the Parliament will
be pleased to order, That John Blackwell and Richard
Deane, Esquires, do forthwith, and from time to time,
as Money shall come to their Hands, appointed for Pay of
the Forces in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the
contingent Charges, pay off and satisfy all and every
such Sum and Sums of Money, as before the Seventh of
this instant May, they were ordered to pay by Warrants
charged on them by Colonel John Clerk, Richard Lucy,
John Hildesley, Jervas Bennet, Edward Horsman, and
James Phillips, Esquires, or any Three of them, for the
Uses aforesaid, according to the Tenor and Effect of the
said Warrants, and the Orders and Directions given by
the Persons before-named, concerning the same.
Ordered, That John Blackwell, and Richard Deane,
Esquires, do forthwith, and from time to time, as Monies
shall come to their Hands, appointed for Pay of the Forces
in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the contingent
Charges, pay off and satisfy all and every such Sum and
Sums of Money, as, before the Seventh of this instant
May, they were ordered to pay by Warrants charged on
them by Colonel John Clerk, Richard Lucy, John Hildesley, Jervase Bennet, Edward Horseman, and James
Phillips, Esquires, or any three of them, for the Uses
aforesaid, according to the Tenor and Effect of the said
Warrants, and the Orders and Directions given concerning the same, as if the said Persons had been authorized
so to do by Parliament.
Admiralty.
Sir Henry Vane reports from the Committee of Safety,
The Opinion of the said Committee, That the Parliament will be pleased to pass an Act for the present, For
Constituting of Judges of the Admiralty; and to enable
them to act, decree, hear, determine, and adjudge, in
all Matters and Things, as Judges of the Admiralty, for
such time as the Parliament hath appointed the Judges
of Westminster-Hall.
Persons humbly presented by the Committee to whom
the Nomination of Persons for Civil or Military
Employment is referred, as fit Persons to be Judges
of the Admiralty;
John Godolphin Doctor of the Laws, Charles Geo.
Cock, Esquire.
Probate of Wills.
Sir Henry Vane also reports from the Committee of
Safety, The Opinion of that Committee, That the Parliament will be pleased to pass an Act for the present, For
constituting Judges for Probate of Wills, and granting
of Administrations; and to enable them to act, proceed,
decree, hear, and determine all Matters and Causes
belonging to, and lately depending, or that shall depend,
in that Court, for such Time as the Parliament hath
appointed the Judges of Westminster-Hall.
Persons humbly presented by the Committee to whom
the Nomination of Persons for Civil or Military
Employment is referred, as fit Persons to be Judges
for Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations;
Charles George Cock Esquire, John Sparrow Esquire,
Samuel Moyer Esquire.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to prepare
Bills, according to the Substance of the said Reports:
Viz. unto Mr. Lechmere, Mr. Garland, Mr. Corbet, Mr.
Love, Mr. Pury, Mr. Boone, Dr. Palmer, Mr. Blagrave,
Mr. Garland, or any Two of them; to meet To-morrow
Morning, at Eight of the Clock, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to bring in Acts, accordingly.
Irish Adventurers.
Sir Henry Vane reports from the Committee of Safety,
The Opinion of that Committee, That an Act be prepared, For settling the Lands in Ireland on the Adventurers and Soldiers.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Members of this
House that are of the Council of State, to take the whole
Business, touching the settling the Lands in Ireland on
the Adventurers and Soldiers, into Consideration; and to
prepare an Act thereupon; and present it to this House.
Dunkerk.
Sir Henry Vane also reports from the Committee of
Safety, That my Lord Lochhart declares his Freedom,
and promises his uttermost Industry, to maintain and
defend Dunkerk, and the Forts thereupon depending, for
the Commonwealth of England, till further Order from
those that administer the said Commonwealth:
To keep the Officers and Soldiers thereof, as also of
the three English Regiments now in the French Service,
in due Obedience and Submission to the present Government, so long as he shall remain in Command over them:
To deliver up the said Place and Forts, with all Things
thereto belonging, to such Person or Persons as the said
Supreme Power shall appoint, whensoever it shall be
judged convenient so to dispose thereof.
Hoping this State will keep Dunkerk, wherein the
Honour and Interest of England is so much concerned,
he further promises, That, if ever it be in Danger, in what
other Condition soever he be, he will readily accur to its
Defence, though only as a private Man, with a Musquet
on his Shoulder.
He humbly desires, That sufficient Ammunition may
be forthwith supplied to that Place and Forts; together
with Provisions for One whole Year; that, while the old
is spending, the Magazines may be constantly replenished
with new:
That some fundamental Course may be taken to continue the Soldiers Subsistence, and keep up the Spirits of
the Officers with some Refreshment of Arrears at present,
and Assurance of the rest in due time, according to the
Establishment made in December last.
He will send the Accompts of the Garison, with the
just State of Officers Arrears, whensoever demanded;
together with his own Advances for paying the Soldiers,
carrying on necessary Works, and recruiting the Horse;
also his Engagements for furnishing the Garison with
Coats, Hay, Oats, &c.
He makes it his earnest Request, That his Salary, as
Ambassador, run in Arrears to near upon Five thousand
Pounds, may be paid; his Debts, upon that account,
being very great, and his Credit almost sunk.
For the better securing Dunkerk, and the Forts thereabout, from all Attempts, during this Instability of
Things, he hath prevailed, That the Three Regiments at
Amiens may be placed in some French Quarters near
Dunkerk: They were ordered to march towards Flaunders, Monday the 15 / 26th of May instant.
The Truce for two Months between France and Spaine
beginning the First of May, wherein Dunkerk is also comprised, if the State of England pleases, he will observe till
further Order.
Lastly, he humbly intreats, That Two Bills of Exchange he was lately forced to draw, to supply the Necessities of the Garison, amounting to Seventeen hundred
Pounds, may be discharged.
Ordered, That the Consideration of this Report, for
so much thereof as concerns the Safety and present Supply
of the Garison be referred to the Council of State, to
do therein as they shall think fit: And, for the Residue
of the said Report, that it be also referred to the Council
of State; to examine the Business; and report their
Opinion therein to this House.
Com rs of Oyer and Terminer.
Mr. Say reports from the Committee formerly ordered
to withdraw, A List of the Names of Commissioners of
Oyer and Terminer for the City of London; and of GaolDelivery of Newgate for the City of London, and County
of Middlesex: Which were read; viz. John Ireton Esquire,
Lord Mayor of the City of London; Aulgernon Earl of
Northumberland; Phillip Earl of Penbrooke; William
Earl of Salisbury; Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood;
William Viscount Say and Seale; Phillip Lord Wharton;
William Lord Gray of Warke; Oliver St. John, Serjeant
at Law; Edward Atkins, Justice of the Common-Pleas;
Sir Thomas Widdrington, Serjeant at Law; Robert Nicholas, Serjeant at Law; John Parker, one of the Barons of
the Exchequer; Richard Newdigate, one of the Justices
of the Upper-Bench; John Archer, one of the Justices of
the Common Pleas; John Bradshawe, Serjeant at Law;
Erasmus Earle, Serjeant at Law; Robert Reynolds Esquire;
Edmund Prideaux Esquire; William Ellis Esquire; Thomas Atkin, Alderman of London; Thomas Andrewes, Alderman of London; Thomas Foote, Alderman of London;
John Kendrick, Alderman of London: John Fulk, Alderman of London; Thomas Vinor, Alderman of London;
Christopher Pack, Alderman of London; Robert Titchborne,
Alderman of London; John Dethick, Alderman of
London; Richard Chiverton, Alderman of London; Sir
James Harrington, Knight and Baronet; John Greene
Esquire, Recorder of London; Tho. Allen, Alderman
of London; William Thompson, Alderman of London;
John Frederick, Alderman of London; Tempest Milner,
Alderman of London; John Robinson, Alderman of London; Richard Kings, Alderman of London; Walter Bigge
Esquire; Aron Guerdon, Doctor of Physick; Henry
Proby Esquire; Edward Bulstrode Esquire; John Corbet
Esquire; Francis Phillips Esquire; William Lane Esquire;
John Allen Esquire; Christopher Goodfellow Esquire;
Edward Rich Esquire; Owen Roe Esquire; Josias
Barnars Esquire; Richard Downton Esquire; William
Robinson Esquire; Theophilus Bidolphe Esquire; Edmund
Page Esquire; Gibbon Goddart Esquire; Thomas Howell
Esquire.
Resolved, That Robert Reynolds Esquire be one of
these Commissioners.
Resolved, That Gibbon Goddard Esquire, and Thomas
Howell Esquire, be added in this List of Commissioners
of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London and GaolDelivery of Newgate in the City of London, and Middlesex.
Resolved, That Edmund Page Esquire be one of these
Commissioners.
Resolved, That the Names contained in the List be the
Names of Commissioners for Oyer and Terminer, and
Goal-Delivery, for the City of London, and Newgate in
the City of London and Middlesex: And that Mr. Speaker
do pass a Commission unto them, under the Great Seal
of England, to that Purpose.
Council of State.
Mr. John Corbet reports, A Bill, intituled, An Act for
the constituting a Council of State: Which was this Day
read the First and Second time; and, upon the Question,
committed unto the former Committee.
Ordered, That Mr. Bennet, Colonel White, Mr. Lister,
Mr. Holland, be added to the said Committee.
Ordered, That the Committee of Safety continue till
Monday next, unless the Council of State sit in the mean
time.
Union with Scotland.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Members of this
House of the Council of State, or any Five of them, to
consider of the Union between Scotland and England upon
the Grounds formerly declared by this Parliament; and
that they prepare an Act for the said Union; and present
it to the House.
Sheriff of Brecon.
Mr. Scot reports from the Committee of Safety, That
it is the Opinion of the said Committee, That Lewis Jones
Esquire is a fit Person to be Sheriff of the County of
Brecon.
Resolved, That Lewis Jones Esquire be, and is hereby,
nominated and appointed Sheriff of the County of Brecon:
And that a Supersedeas be awarded to discharge Edward
Williams, formerly named Sheriff of the said County, for
this Year.
Petition and Address of Army.
Resolved, That the Petition and Address of the Army
be taken into Consideration on Saturday next.
Com rs of Sewers.
A Bill to enable Commissioners of Sewers to act as
Commissioners of Sewers, until Commissions be issued
for constituting Commissioners of Sewers, was this Day
read the First time.
Resolved, That this Bill be now read a Second time.
The said Bill was read the Second time, accordingly.
Resolved, That these Words, viz. "on the Nineteenth
of April 1653," be inserted into this Bill, instead of these
Words, viz. "on the Sixth Day of May 1659, or at any
time within Three Months before."
Resolved, That these Words, "or might," be added,
in the Fourth Line next after the Word "did;" and that
these Words, viz. "from and immediately after the said
Sixth Day of May aforesaid," be omitted in the Eleventh
Line: Which said Amendments were twice read; and
assented unto.
And the said Bill, so amended, being put to the Question, passed.
Resolved, That the said Act be forthwith printed and
published.
Letter from Gen. Monck.
A Letter from General Monck, and other Officers of
the Army in Scotland, dated the 12th Day of May 1659,
was this Day read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Members of this
House of the Council of State, or any Five of them,
to prepare a Letter of good Acceptance and Thanks from
this House, in answer to the Letter of General Monck,
and other Officers of the Army in Scotland; to be signed
by Mr. Speaker.
Ordered, That the said Letter from General Monck,
and the Officers of the Army in Scotland, be printed and
published.