Tuesday, 27th December, 1659.
Prayers.
Excise, &c.
COLONEL White reports from the Committee of
Inspections, That the Duty of Excise and Customs
will determine on Saturday next, unless this House please
longer to continue the same.
Ordered, That a Bill be forthwith brought in for the
Continuing of the Excise and Customs for so long time
as the Parliament shall think fit: And that Colonel White
do bring in a Bill accordingly.
A Bill for the further Continuance of the Customs and
Excise was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, &c. That this Bill be now read the Second
time.
The said Bill was this Day read the Second time, accordingly; and, upon the Question, committed, viz. unto
Colonel White, Mr. Weaver, Alderman Atlain, Mr.
Robinson, Mr. Millington, Colonel Thompson, Sir Henry
Vane, Mr. Garland, Mr. Say, Mr. Scott, Mr. Solicitor
Reynolds, or any Three of them: And are to meet, in
the Speaker's Chamber, forthwith.
A Member to be liberated from Prison.
Ordered, That Lieutenant Heythorne, and all other Person and Persons, who do keep Mr. James Challoner, a
Member of this House, in Prison or Restraint, be and
are hereby required and enjoined to set him at Liberty,
that he may attend the Service of the Parliament; and
to deliver unto him all Writings, Evidences, Papers of
Accompts, and Monies whatsoever, which were seized in
the Custody of the said Mr. Challoner.
Capt. Rose.
Ordered, That Captain Rose be and is hereby required
to go to his Charge in the lsle of Man.
Lieutenant Hawthorne.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
the Management of the Forces of the Army, forthwith to
send for, and bring, Lieutenant Hawthorne, in Custody,
as a Delinquent, to the Bar of this House.
Liberation of Squibb.
Resolved, That Mr. Squibb be set at Liberty from his
Restraint and Imprisonment in the Isle of Mann: And all
and every Person and Persons, in whose Custody he is, be
and are hereby required and enjoined to set him at
Liberty accordingly.
Army.
Ordered, That no Forces shall be raised but by Authority of this present Parliament: And that all such Forces
as have been, or shall be, raised, without Authority of
Parliament, be forthwith disbanded: Provided, That this
Note extend not to any the Forces raised by General
Monck.
Ordered, That the Commissioners for Management of
the Forces of the Army be and are hereby impowered to
remand all Arms and Ammunition, which hath been delivered out of any of the Publick Stores of this Nation,
which are in the Hands of Persons who are not in Obedience to the Parliament; and cause them to be brought
back again to the Publick Stores.
Liberation of Saunders &c.
Ordered, That Colonel Saunders and Major Barton, now
Prisoners at Coventry, be forthwith set at Liberty: And
all Person and Persons, who keep them under Restraint,
be and are hereby required to set them at Liberty accordingly.
Army.
Ordered, That all the Regiments of Horse and Foot in
the Northern Counties do forthwith repair unto such
Quarters as shall be appointed by the Commissioners for
Management of the Army; and observe such Orders and
Directions as the said Commissioners shall, from time to
time, give forth.
Thanks to Gen. Monck, &c.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to prepare
Letters of Thanks and Acknowlegement of the Fidelity
and good Service of General Monck, Vice-Admiral Lawson, and the Commissioners at Portsmouth: And that
Mr. Speaker do sign and Seal the said Letters with the
Seal of the Parliament: Viz. Mr. Scott, Mr. Weaver,
Colonel Martin.
Customs, &c.
Colonel White reports, Amendments to the Bill for
Continuing of the Customs and Excise: Which were
twice read.
And the Question being put, To agree unto an additional Clause touching the Argiere Duty, reported by the
said Committee;
It passed with the Negative.
The rest of the Amendments, being put to the Question,
were agreed unto.
The Question being propounded, That the Blank in
the First Folio, Line the Sixth, be filled up with these
Words; viz. "Three Months;"
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
And the Question being propounded, That the Time
be until the Twenty-fifth of March;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That the Time be the First Day of March
1659.
And the Question being put, That Alderman Ireton
be one of the Commissioners for the Customs;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That Wm. Harrington be one of the Commissioners for the Customs.
The Question being put, That Richard Downes be
one of the Commissioners for the Customs;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That John White be one of
the Commissioners for the Customs;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Mr. Scott, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
20. |
| Colonel Fagg, |
With the Yeas, |
| Colonel Fielder, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
17. |
| Sir John Trevor, |
With the Noes, |
So it was Resolved, That John White be one of the
Commissioners for the Customs.
The Question being put, That Richard Baker be one
of the Commissioners of the Customs;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That Alderman Atkins be one of the Commissioners for the Excise.
Resolved, That Thomas Bulstrode be one of the Commissioners for the Excise.
Resolved, That John Pargiter be one of the Commissioners for the Excise.
Resolved, That Benjamin Goodwyn be one of the Commissioners for the Excise.
Resolved, That Thomas Lenthall be one of the Commissioners for the Excise.
Resolved, That James Wainewright be one of the Commissioners for the Customs.
Resolved, That Mr. Geo. Foxcroft be one of the Commissioners for the Customs.
The Question being propounded, That Alderman
Love, Sheriff of London, be one of the Commissioners for
the Customs;
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 Alderman Love, Sheriff of London, be
one of the Commissioners for the Customs.
Resolved, That the former Salaries be continued unto
the said respective Commissioners.
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Appeals be
continued.
And the said Act so amended, being put to the Question,
was agreed unto; and ordered to be forthwith printed
and published.
Attendance of Members.
Resolved, That Mr. Speaker be desired to write Letters
to the several Members of this House, to give their
Attendance on the Service of this House forthwith.