Tuesday, January 17th, 1659.
Secretary of State.
RESOLVED, That Thomas Scot Esquire be, and
is hereby, nominated and appointed Secretary of
State to this Commonwealth: And that all Papers and
Informations of Foreign and Domestick Intelligence be
kept by him; and that he do, from time to time, acquaint
the Council of State therewith.
Proceedings against Members.
The Parliament, according to former Order, did take
into Debate the Business touching Members of Parliament, against whom Matters are objected: And some
Matters having been objected against Colonel Sydenham;
he, standing up in his Place, made Answer thereunto.
And some things being also objected against Major
Salwey; he, standing up in his Place, did acknowledge
his Miscarriages since the late Interruption of the Parliament: And said, he doubted some such Words might
fall from him as he was charged with: And said, He
would not, in any measure, excuse nor justify himself,
nor any ways extenuate his Fault; but did humbly submit himself to the Parliament, as one sensible of his
Miscarriages: And humbly craved the Pity and Pardon
of the Parliament.
Resolved, That Mr. Scobell be sent for presently to attend the Parliament: And that he bring with him the
Papers that related to a Government framed and brought
to the pretended Committee of Safety.
Resolved, That Colonel Sydenham be discharged from
being a Member of this Parliament, during this Parliament.
The Question being propounded, That Major Salwey
be discharged from sitting as a Member of this Parliament during this Parliament;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Mr. Henry Darley, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
22. |
| Colonel Lister, |
With the Yeas, |
| Colonel Morley, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
30. |
| Mr. Tho. Challoner, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That Major Salwey be suspended from sitting in the Parliament, during the Pleasure of the Parliament.
The Question being propounded, That Major Salwey
be sent to the Tower, there to remain during the Pleasure of the Parliament;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Mr. Lister, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
14. |
| Colonel Fagg, |
With the Noes, |
| Mr. Rich. Darley, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
29. |
| Colonel Harvey, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That Major Salwey be sent to the Tower,
there to remain during the Pleasure of the Parliament.
Ordered, That the Cases of the rest of the Members
against whom Matters are objected, be taken into Consideration on this Day Sevennight.
Ordered, That the Books of the pretended Committee
of Safety, and remaining in Mr. Robinson's Hands, be
forthwith brought to the Clerk of the Parliament.