Wednesday, August the 10th, 1659.
Union with Scotland.
THE House this Day, according to former Order,
was resolved into a Grand Committee, upon the
Bill of 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 said Grand Committee,
that the said Grand Committee desire the Leave of this
House to sit on this Day Sevennight.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, upon this Bill of Union, on Saturday Morning next: And that Mr. Speaker do then forbear to take
the Chair.
Militia Commissioners.
The Question being put, That Captain Voyce, Joseph
Girle, Captain John Haley, John Anderson, and Richard
Wilcocks, be added to the Commissioners for the Militia
in the County of Middlesex;
The House was divided.
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Mr. Ralegh, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
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| Sir Michael Levisey, |
With the Yeas, |
| Mr. Weston, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
34. |
| Mr. Lister, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Proclamation against Conspirators.
The Question being propounded, That the Proclamation made Yesterday, proclaiming Colonel Randolph
Egerton, Robert Werden, Sir Geo. Booth, and Sir Tho.
Middleton, and their Adherents, Traitors and Rebels, be
proclaimed in all the Market-Towns in this Commonwealth; and read in every Church;
And the Question being put, Whether these Words,
"and read in every Church," be Part of this Question;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Robinson, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
30. |
| Mr. Weston, |
With the Yeas, |
| Mr. Robert Goodwin, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
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| Mr. Weaver, |
With the Noes, |
So it was Resolved, That these Words; viz. "and
read in every Church;" be Part of this Question.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That the Proclamation made Yesterday,
proclaiming Colonel Randolph Egerton, Robert Werden,
Sir George Booth, and Sir Tho. Middleton, and their Adherents, Traitors and Rebels, be proclaimed in all the
Market-Towns in this Commonwealth; and read in
every Church.
Ordered, That the Council of State do take care, that
the said Proclamation be proclaimed, and read, accordingly.
Sir Henry Vane gave an Account to the House, that
the Council of State did, according to their Order,
acquaint the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
Council of the City of London with the said Proclamation
and Vote of this House, according to the Order of this
House.
Windsor-Castle.
Mr. Nevill reports from the Council of State, That it
be humbly offered to the Parliament, That for the better
Security of Windsor-Castle, which the Council conceive
to be in some Danger, they will please to grant a Commission to the Lord Whitlock to be Governor of the said
Castle; and that he may have Power to make a DeputyGovernor there, during his necessary Attendance upon
other publick Affairs; such Deputy being first approved
of by the Parliament.
Militia Officers.
Ordered, That the Letters touching settling Officers for
the Militia in the several Counties, be looked out against
To-morrow Morning; and that that Business be taken
into Consideration the first Business To-morrow Morning; nothing to intervene.