Friday, February 3d, 1659.
Army Commissions.
MR. Speaker, according to former Order, delivered
Commissions, before the Sitting of the House, unto
Lieutenant-Colonel Styles, his Commission to be Lieutenant-Colonel of Colonel George Fleetwood's Regiment,
and Captain of a Company in the same.
To Wm. Cake, his Commission to be Ensign of a
Company in the said Regiment:
To Edward Bullock, his Commission to be Ensign of
a Company in the said Regiment:
To Captain Arth. Challener, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in this Regiment:
To Captain Tho. Hay, his Commission to be Captain
of a Company in this Regiment:
To Captain Benjamin Gifford, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in this Regiment:
To Captain Richard Boult, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in this Regiment:
To Lieutenant Richard Woodward, his Commission
to be Lieutenant of that Company:
To Edward Atkinson, his Commission to be Surgeon
to this Regiment:
To John Buck, his Commission to be Captain of a
Company in Colonel Lenthall's Regiment:
To Captain Samuel Rose, his Commission to be Captain of a Company of Foot in the Isle of Manne.
And delivered to him the several Commissions following, to be delivered as followeth; viz.
To James Chaloner, his Commission to be Captain of a Company in the said Isle:
To Joseph Jones, his Commission to be Lieutenant of that Company:
To Henry Sprote, his Commission to be Lieutenant of the said Captain Rose his Company:
To Thomas Vinton, his Commission to be MasterGunner.
Friday, February, 3d, 1659.
Prayers.
Assessments.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do sign such Letters as shall be prepared by the Committee of the
Army, in usual Form, to be sent to the Commissioners
for Assessment in the respective Counties, for quickening
the Bringing in of the Assessments.
Admiralty Judges.
Resolved, That Doctor Walker shall have One thousand Pounds a Year Salary, as one of the Judges of the
Admiralty, and for Probate of Wills, and Granting of
Administrations.
Resolved, That Doctor Turner shall have One thousand Pounds a Year Salary, as one of the Judges of the
Admiralty, and for Probate of Wills, and Granting of
Administrations.
Resolved, That William Cawley Esquire shall have
Five hundred Pounds a Year Salary, as one of the Judges
of the Admiralty, and for Probate of Wills, and Granting
of Administrations.
Advances to the Publick.
Whereas Mr. Suckley, and other Gentlemen relating
to the Court of Admiralty, and to the Court for Probate
of Wills, and Granting of Administrations, have offered
freely to advance the Sum of Three thousand Pounds,
for the Service of the Commonwealth: It is Ordered, by
the Parliament, That the said Three thousand Pounds be
paid this Afternoon to the Treasurers of the Army; and
shall be repaid, with Interest, out of the first Monies that
shall come in, payable out of the said Court for Probate of
Wills to this Commonwealth, to the Register or Receiver
of the said Fees or Profits: And the same shall be allowed unto the said Register or Receiver, upon their
Account: And the Acquittance of the said Mr. Suckley,
and the said other Gentlemen, shall be their sufficient
Discharge in that behalf.
Resolved, That all the rest of the Fees and Profits of
the Court of Admiralty, and Probate of Wills, shall be
answered to the Commonwealth as formerly.
Army Appointments.
Resolved, That Captain Davies be, and is approved of
to be Captain of a Company of Foot in Colonel Lenthall's
Regiment, in the room of Captain Saunders.
Ordered, That Captain Turner and Captain Hunt be
re-committed to the Commissioners for the Army, for
their further Consideration.
Tumults in London.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to
examine the whole Business touching the Tumults which
happened last Night in the City of London; and state
Matter of Fact: And report their Opinion, What is fit to
be done therein; and how to prevent the like Tumults
for the future.
Army.
Ordered, That the several Regiments do go to the
Quarters formerly directed by Parliament: and that they
continue in those Quarters, until the Commissioners for
the Army shall see Cause to alter the same.
Elections.
The House, according to former Order, resumed the
Debate upon the Qualifications.
The First Paragraph of the Qualifications was read.
Resolved, That this Debate be adjourned until Tomorrow Morning, Eight of Clock.
Admiralty Judges.
Resolved, That the said Salaries, to be paid to the said
Dr. Walker, Dr. Turner, and Wm. Cawley Esquire, as
Judges of the said Courts of Admiralty, and Probate of
Wills, shall be paid out of the growing Profits of the said
Court for Probate of Wills, by the Register or Receiver
thereof, yearly, by Four equal Payments: and the same
shall be allowed unto such Register or Receiver, upon
their respective Accounts: And the respective Acquittances of the said Judges shall be a sufficient Discharge
in that behalf, without any further Order.