Wednesday, the 17th of August, 1659.
Trin. Col. Cambridge.
THE humble Petition of the Fellows of Trinity
College.
Ordered, That Dr. John Wilkins be, and is hereby, constituted and appointed Master of Trinity College in Cambridge, with all the Rights, Privileges, Profits, and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, to hold the said Mastership to him the said Dr. John Wilkins in as large and
ample Manner, to all Intents and Purposes, as any Master
of the said College might and ought lawfully to hold and
enjoy the same: And that, upon the said Dr. Wilkins
taking the Engagement, Mr. Attorney General do prepare a Patent for passing the said Place to him accordingly: And that Mr. Speaker do sign a Docket for passing the said Patent under the Great Seal; and that the
Commissioners for Custody of the Great Seal do pass the
same under the Great Seal, accordingly.
Physician to Ely-House, &c.
The Question being propounded, That Dr. Gurdon
be restored to the Place of Physician to Ely-House and
the Savoy;
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 Dr * Guerdam be, and he is hereby,
restored to the Place of Physician to Ely-House and the
Savoy.
Army Appointment.
Mr. Chaloner reports from the Council of State, That
Captain Rose have a Commission to command a Company of Foot in the Isle of Man, for the Service of the
Parliament and Commonwealth.
Resolved, That this House doth approve of Captain
Rose to command a Company of Foot in the Isle of Man:
And that he have a Commission made to that Purpose.
Delinquents Estates.
The humble Petitions of several Persons, whose Names
are subscribed, on the Behalf of themselves, and many
others, who have made Discoveries of Concealments due
unto, and unjustly detained from, the Commonwealth,
was this Day read.
An additional Act, appointing Sequestrators, was this
Day read the First time.
Resolved, That this Act be now read the Second time.
The said Act was read the Second time, accordingly.
Resolved, That this Bill be committed to the Committee of Inspections.
Best's Estate.
Ordered, That the Committee of Inspections do bring
in a Bill for Sale of all the Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, Goods, Chattels, and personal Estate, of
Richard Best, one of the Farmers of the Excise, for
Satisfaction of the Monies due by him to the State.
Ordered, That Mr. John Goodwin do report the Amendments to the Bill concerning the Treasury To-morrow
Morning, the first Business; nothing to intervene.
Irish Adventurers.
Mr. Solicitor Reynolds reports Amendments to the
Bill for settling Lands upon the Adventurers and Soldiers in Ireland: Which were twice read.
Ordered, That the Debate upon this Bill be adjourned
until Saturday Morning next.
House to sit.
Resolved, That the House sit this Afternoon, upon the
Business of Money.
The House adjourns till Three of the Clock.
Wednesday, in the Afternoon, 17th
August, 1659.
Customs, &c.
ORDERED, That it be referred to the Committee
of Inspections to state the Accompts of the Commissioners for the Customs and Excise, as to their Receipts
and Disbursements and to Monies retained in their Hands
for Salary, and otherwise; and present their Opinion
therein to this House, what is fit to be done therein: And
that Mr. Richard Darley and Mr. Dormer be added to
the Committee for Inspections, as to this Business.
Duty on Wines, &c.
Colonel Rich reports, a Proposal from Mr. Hawkins,
touching the Excise of Wine, Beer, Ale, Cyder, and
Tobacco: Which was read.
Ordered, That this Proposal be referred to the Committee for Inspections, to ripen and perfect it; and then
present it to this House, with their Opinion therein.
Ordered, That the Committee for Inspection do prepare and bring in the Bill or Bills for settling the Excise
and Customs in the Way it now is, on Monday Morning
next, to continue for such time as this House shall
think fit.
Taverns, Inns, &c.
Ordered, That the Committee for Inspections do prepare and bring in a Letter, to be directed to the Justices
of Peace, and Clerk of the Peace, in the respective
Counties, to certify the Number of Taverns, Inns, and
Alehouses, in the respective Counties; and what was
spent in them, respectively, the last Year: The said
Letter to be approved of by this House, and signed by
the Speaker.
Letter read.
A Letter from Leicester, of the 16th of August 1659,
from Major Hobart, was this Day read.
Supply.
The House took into Debate, how to have a present
Supply of Money for carrying on the present Affairs of
the Commonwealth.
Resolved, That this Debate be adjourned until To-morrow Morning, Eight of Clock: And that the Members of this House do attend at that Hour.
Union with Scotland.
Whereas it was ordered, That the House should have
been resolved into a Grand Committee, upon the Bill of
Union of Scotland with England, To-morrow Morning;
It is Ordered, That it be put off until Friday Morning:
And that, on Friday Morning next, the House be resolved into a Grand Committee, upon that Business: And
that Mr. Speaker do then forbear to take the Chair.