Monday, the 2d of August, 1659.
Prayers.
Union with Scotland.
THE House was this Day, according to former
Order, resolved into a Grand Committee, upon
the Bill for Union of Scotland with England.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Garland took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Garland reports from the Grand Committee upon
the Bill for uniting Scotland with England, That the said
Grand Committee desire to have Leave to sit on Friday
next, upon the said Bill.
Ordered, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, upon the Bill of Union of Scotland with
England, on Saturday Morning next: And that Mr.
Speaker do forbear to take the Chair.
New Sarum Corporation.
Ordered, That the Mayor and Commonalty of the City
of New Sarum be, and are hereby, required and authorized to act as Mayor and Commonalty of the said City,
by and according to their old Charter: And that they do
forthwith bring in their new Charter to this House; and
deliver the same up to be cancelled.
Lancaster Assize.
A Bill for holding an Assize for the County of Lancaster was this Day read the First time.
The Question being put, That this Bill be read a
Second time;
It passed with the Negative.
Ordered, That Mr. Garland, and Mr. Lister do bring
in a Bill on Thursday Morning, for the holding of an Assize at Lancaster, according to the Debate of this House.
Apprehending Robbers.
A Letter from Francis Thorpe and John Parker, Judges
of the Northern Circuit, for Reviving of the Law for
giving Ten Pounds apiece, for apprehending of Robbers,
&c. was read.
Ordered, That the Sum of Twenty Pounds be given
and paid by the Sheriff of the County of Yorke, to Major
Arthur Stringer, who did apprehend * Metham, and
* Thompson, both certified to be convicted; viz. Ten
Pounds apiece for each Robber so apprehended, upon
Certificate from the Judges of the Northern Circuit, of the
Conviction and Apprehension of the said Robbers: And
that the said Money be allowed to the Sheriff, upon his
Account: And this shall be sufficient Warrant for Allowance of the said Sum of Twenty Pounds, upon his
Account, accordingly.
Ordered, That Mr. Robinson do bring in an Act for
reviving the Act for giving Ten Pounds apiece to such
Persons as do apprehend Robbers, &c.
Commissioners of Sequestration.
Colonel White reports, Amendments to the Bill for
appointing Commissioners for putting in Execution the
Powers heretofore given to the Commissioners for Sequestration: which were read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, agreed unto.
And the said Bill, so amended, was, upon the Question,
passed.
Ordered, That the said Bill be forthwith printed and
published.
Ditto.
Ordered, That the Committee for Inspections be
desired to call the Commissioners appointed by the Act
for putting in Execution the Powers heretofore given to
the Commissioners for Sequestration, before them, this
Afternoon; and acquaint them with what the House
hath done.
London Assessment.
A Bill, enabling the Commissioners for the Militia in
the City of London, to raise three Months Assessment,
for paying for Drums, Provisions and Charges, incident
to the said Militia, was this Day read the First and
Second time.
And the Question being put, that this Bill be committed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the Question being put, That this Bill be ingrossed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the said Bill, being put, to the Question, passed.
Ordered, That this Act be printed and published.
Ordered, That a Commission be prepared, against
Thursday Morning next, for Major-General Phillip
Skippon, to be Major-General, and Commander in Chief
of all the Forces within the City of London, the late Lines
of Communication, and weekly Bills of Mortality, according to an Act of this present Parliament, constituting
him to be Commander in Chief, as aforesaid: And that
Sir James Harrington do bring in the said Commission.
Transactions with Holland.
Sir Henry Vane reports from the Council of State, A
Paper received from the Ambassador from the StatesGeneral of the United Provinces, the Eleventh of August
1659: Which was read.
He also reports, An Extract out of the Register of the
Secret Resolutions of the States-General: Which was
also read.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth agree to the Articles contained in the Extract of the Secret Resolutions of
the States-General, dated the Twenty-fourth of July last,
concerning the nearer Agreement and Explanation upon
the Treaty of the 11 / 21 of May, made at the Hague; and
now reported from the Council to the Parliament.
Resolved, That the like Orders be given, mutatis mutandis, to the Plenipotentaries, and other Officers and
Ministers of this Commonwealth, as have been given by
the Lords the States-General to their publick Ministers,
in pursuance of the said Agreement, and for the strict
Observance of the same.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth approve of what
Mr. Downing, Commissioner for this Commonwealth,
hath done, in signing the Treaty explanatory of that
which was made at the Hague, 11 / 21 May last, to the same
effect as the Articles agreed on, now read: And that,
when the said Articles come over signed on both Parts,
the Parliament will ratify the same.
Resolved, That the Parliament doth agree, That the
publick Ministers of this Commonwealth do co-operate
with the publick Ministers of France, and those of the
United Provinces, for the arbitrating the remaining Differences between the King of Swede and King of Poland,
in reference to Prussia; and for the settling of the Peace
between the said Kings; having Consideration of the Benefit and Freedom of the Trade of this Commonwealth.
Resolved, That the Orders upon the said Articles for
the Sound be signed by Mr. Speaker.
Militia Pay.
Colonel Sydenham reports from the Council of State,
That it be humbly offered to the Parliament, That if they
think fit, that in order to the Payment of the several Militia-Troops and Companies that by Order from the Council
have been in the several Counties, Cities, and Towns raised,
and actually employed, for such Time as they have been
or shall be in actual Service, equal with the Army-Forces;
the Committee for the Army may be ordered and directed to grant their Warrants to the Treasurers at War,
for the Payment of such sums of Money out of the
Assessments of Thirty-five thousand Pounds a Month,
commencing the Twenty-fourth of June last, for so many
Days Pay to the said Militia-Forces, according to the
usual Allowance made to the Army-Forces in England,
as the Council of State shall direct: Provided, that the
same exceed not Twenty-Eight Days Pay to any of the
said Forces: And that the Treasurers at War do satisfy
all such Warrants accordingly.
That all such Monies as shall be thus deposited and
paid to the Militia-Forces, be repaid in to the Receipt of
the Publick Exchequer, and from thence to the Treasurers at War, out of the Monies which the Commissioners
for the Militia in the several Counties shall raise, in pursuance of the Power given them by the Act for settling
the Militia in England and Wales.
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Council of State, That, in order to the Payment of the several
Militia-Troops and Companies that by Order from the
Council have been in the several Counties, Cities and
Towns raised, and actually employed for such Time as
they have been or shall be in actual Service, equal with
the Army-Forces: And it is
Ordered, by the Parliament, That the Committee for
the Army do grant their Warrants to the Treasurers at
War, for the Payment of such Sums of Money, out of the
Assessments of Five-and-thirty thousand Pounds a Month,
commencing the Four-and-twentieth of June last, for so
many Days Pay to the said Militia-Forces, according to
the usual Allowance, made to the Army-Forces in England: Provided, that the same exceed not Twenty-eight
Days Pay, to any of the said Forces: And that the Treasurers at War do satisfy all such Warrants, accordingly.
Thames River.
A Bill for the better Preservation of the River of
Thames was this Day read the First time; and, upon the
Question, ordered to be read the Second time, on Friday
Morning next.
Ordered, That all such Sums of Money that shall be
thus deposited and paid to the Militia-Forces, be repaid
in to the Publick Exchequer, and from thence to the Treasurers at War, out of the Monies which the Commissioners for the Militia in the several Counties shall raise, in
pursuance of the Powers given to them by the Act for
settling the Militia in England and Walts.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to consider, How the Militia-Troops and Companies,
raised by Order of the Council, and actually employed,
may be made serviceable and useful to the Commonwealth, as Militia-Troops; and the Country be so far
eased by making use of them.
Militia Commissions.
The House being informed, that divers Officers of the
Militia were at the Door:
They were called in: And, being come to the Bar, in
usual manner, Mr. Speaker acquainted them with the
great Trust reposed in them; and that the Parliament
and Commonwealth expects Faithfulness from them to
the Parliament and Commonwealth: And thereupon
Mr. Speaker delivered them their Commissions; viz.
To Cornet Richard Hawkins, his Commission to be
Cornet of a Troop of Horse, of the Militia of Westminster:
To Colonel Tho. Walker, his Commission to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, of the Militia of Southwarke.
To Lieutenant Edward Farrer, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in the same Regiment:
To John Parker, his Commission to be Captain Lieutenant of the same Regiment:
To Lieutenant Samuell Browne, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Lieutenant Robert Goodalle, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Lieutenant Bennett Hull, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Captain Wm. Smiter, his Commission to be Captain
of a Company of Foot in the same Regiment:
To Captain John Shorter, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Captain Edward Leader, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Serjeant-Major Edward Brent, his Commission
to be Serjeant-Major of the same Regiment:
To Lieutenant-Colonel John Sanden, his Commission
to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the same Regiment:
To Ensign David Dorrell, his Commission to be
Ensign of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Ensign Isaack Bolton, his Commission to be Ensign
of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Ensign Joseph Hull, his Commission to be Ensign
of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Ensign Tho. Kente, his Commission to be Ensign
of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Ensign Tho. Whittenbrooke, his Commission to be
Ensign of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Lieutenant-Colonel Waldive Lagve, his Commission to be Lieutenant-Colonel of Colonel Fairfax his
Regiment of Foot:
To Lieutenant David Dowley, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in the same Regiment:
To Quarter-master Wm. Wentworth, his Commission
to be Quarter-master of a Troop in Colonel Saunders'
Regiment:
To Lieutenant Tho. Keckwith, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in Colonel Taylor's Regiment.