Tuesday, February 7th, 1659.
Army Commissions.
Mr. Speaker, according to former Order of the
House, did, before the Sitting of the House,
deliver the Commissions following; viz.
To Dr. Clargis, his Commission to be CommissaryGeneral of the Musters in England and Scotland:
To Captain Jeremiah Hand, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company in Colonel Fitche's Regiment.
Tuesday, February 7th, 1659.
Prayers.
Army Appointments.
ORDERED, That the Commission heretofore given
unto Mr. Robotham, to be Chaplain to the Regiment
late of Colonel Sydenham's, now Colonel Lenthall's Regiment, be, and is hereby declared to be, void and null:
And that Colonel Lenthall do present the Name of some
other worthy Person to be Chaplain of his said Regiment.
Resolved, That (a) Daniel Sneaton doth approve of
Daniel Sneaton to be Surgeon to this Regiment.
Resolved, That Roger Payne be, and is hereby approved
of to be, Quarter-master of that Regiment.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
the Army, to consider of Ensign Gold, and Ensign Carey:
And that they be re-committed.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do, according to former
Order, deliver Commissions to the Officers of the Regiment of Colonel Lenthall.
Scotch Great Seal.
A Bill for the Great Seal of Scotland was this Day read
the First and Second time; and, upon the Question,
passed.
Irish Great Seal.
A Bill for the Great Seal of Ireland was this Day read the
First and Second time; and, upon the Question, passed.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to take care, and give Order, That the Great Seals of
Scotland and Ireland be forthwith made and paid for.
Sequestering Estates.
A Bill ingrossed, intituled, An additional Act for Sequestrations was this Day read the Third time.
Resolved, That Richard Barton Esquire be one of the
Treasurers in this Bill.
Resolved, That the Blank, in the Bill, touching the
Commissioners taking the Oath by a Time to be appointed, be filled up without a Time to be appointed.
And the said Bill, so amended, being put to the
Question, passed.
Ordered, That this Act be forthwith printed and
published.
Proceedings against Members.
Ordered, That the Parliament do, on Friday Morning
next, take into Consideration the Cases of the Members
of Parliament, against whom some Matters have been
objected, the first Business; nothing to intervene.
Persons to attend.
Resolved, That Sir John Norcott be sent for in safe Custody by the Serjeant at Arms attending the Parliament.
Resolved, That Sir Copleston Bampfield be sent for, in
safe Custody, by the Serjeant at Arms attending the
Parliament.
Resolved, That Sir Wm. Courtney be sent for, in safe
Custody, by the Serjeant at Arms attending the
Parliament.
Ordered, That the Committee for plundered Ministers
be, and are hereby, impowered and required to send for
* *, the Minister of Barstable in the County of
Devon, and examine him, touching the Information
given against him, in influencing the People against the
Parliament; and state Matter of Fact; and report it to
the House.
Resolved, That Sir Richard Temple be sent for, in
safe Custody, by the Serjeant at Arms attending the
Parliament.
Resolved, That Mr. Henry Chester be sent for, in
safe Custody, by the Serjeant at Arms attending the
Parliament.
Resolved, That Mr. George Faunt, Sheriff of the
County of Leicester, be sent for in safe Custody, by the
Serjeant at Arms attending the Parliament.
The Question being propounded, That Mr. Benson,
Sheriff of the County of Northampton, be sent for, in
safe Custody;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Ordered, That Robert Warcupp Esquire be, and is
hereby, nominated and appointed the Counsel for the
Commonwealth, touching Sequestrations, before the
Commissioners at Haberdashers-Hall, or elsewhere.