Die Veneris, 8 Septembris, 1648.
Prayers.
Abolishing Deans and Chapters.
THE Grand Committee sat upon the Ordinance for
Abolishing of Deans, Deans and Chapters, out of
the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick upon Tweede.
Mr. Annesley in the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Loan by the City.
Sir Harbottle Grimston reports the Proceedings of the
Committee appointed to go to the City.
Ordered, That Mr. Vassall, Sir Thomas Soame, Major
General Browne, Sir Harbottle Grimston, Mr. Allen,
Mr. Ashe, Sir John Potts, Colonel Harvey, do go to the
City, to press the speedy Providing of Two thousand
Pounds, of the Money subscribed for the present carrying
on the Treaty for Peace, and the rest of the Money so
soon as they can: And it is more particularly referred
to Sir John Potts, to take care of it.
Gerard's, &c. Accompts.
Ordered, That the Accompts of Sir Gilbert Gerard,
Sir Henry Vane junior, and Mr. Peck, be heard, the first
Business, To-morrow Morning, after Mr. Speaker takes
the Chair.
Peck's Claims.
Ordered, That the Committee concerning Mr. Peck
be revived: And that Mr. Oxenden, Sir Robert Pye, Sir
Samuel Luke, Mr. Walker, Mr. Rigby, Mr. Gott, Mr.
Priestly, Mr. Annesley, Colonel Moore, Mr. Strode, Sir
Harbottle Grimston, Mr. Pelham, Colonel Copley, Mr.
Hungerford, Mr. Luckin, be added to the said Committee.
Letter read.
A Letter from Colonel Rich, dated 5 Septembris 1648,
was this Day read.
New England.
Ordered, That the Ordinance for New England be
read This-day-sevennight.
Thanks for Sermons.
Ordered, That Mr. Salway and Mr. Bond do give Thanks
to Mr. Carrill and Mr. Bond, for the great Pains they took
in the Sermons they preached Yesterday at Margaret's,
Westminster, before the House of Commons, it being a
Day set apart for a Publick Thanksgiving, for many
Victories it hath pleased God to give the Parliament's
Forces: And that they be desired to print their Sermons:
Where they are to have the like Privilege in Printing of
them, as others usually have had.
Reformadoes.
Ordered, That Colonel Harvey, Sir Henry Vane senior,
Colonel Bosseville, Sir Wm. Massam, Sir Gilbert Gerard,
Mr. Gardiner, Colonel Copley, Mr. Swynfen, Mr. Strode,
Mr. Bond, Sir Wm. Playter, Mr. Tho. Challener, Colonel
Birch, Sir Ralph Ashton, Mr. Dodderidge, Colonel Ven,
Mr. Thomas Moore, be added to the Committee for the
Reformadoes: And all that will come are to have Voices.
Deale, &c. Castles.
A Letter from the Lord Admiral, from Deale, 5 Septembris 1648, was this Day read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee at Derby
House, to send Letters to the Committee of Kent, and
Colonel Rich; that they attend the Lord Admiral to
consider of the Defects of Deale, Sandowne, and Walmer
Castles; and what it will cost to repair the same; and of
the Usefulness of the said Castles; and of the Charge of
Maintaining of them; and to consider of an Establishment for Maintenance of the said Castles; and to offer
any other Expedient for the Good of the State and
County; and report the same to the House.
Invalid Soldiers.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to confer with Major Husbands, Whether the
maimed and wounded Soldiers want Surgeons; and if
they do, to take care forthwith to send Surgeons to
them.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Governor of Deale
Castle, to take care that such of the Soldiers as are
maimed, and be cured, be placed in the Hospital at
Greenwich, and other Hospitals in Kent: And it is referred
to the Committee of Kent, to take care that the said
maimed Soldiers be preferred in the First Place.
Answer to Ld. Admiral.
The House of Commons having read the Letter sent
from the Lord Admiral to the Committee at Derby House
prepared an Answer thereunto: Which was this Day
read; and ordered to be ingrossed; and, being signed by
Mr. Speaker, to be sent to the Lord Admiral.
Colchester Delinquents.
A Letter from the Lord General, from the Hieth near
Colchester, of 2 Septembris 1648, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the Sum of Five thousand Pounds be
forthwith raised out of the Sequestrations and Compositions of the Delinquents in Colchester, for making good
what was promised to the Forces engaged in the Siege
against Colchester, in lieu of the Pillage of the said Town;
And, if those Sequestrations and Compositions fall short
of raising the said Sum of Five thousand Pounds; it is
Ordered, That the Residue of the said Sum of Five thousand Pounds shall be paid out of the other Sequestrations
or Compositions of other Delinquents within the County
of Essex: And that the same be paid out of the Money
to be received out of either.
Mr. Miles Corbett is to bring in an Ordinance to that
Purpose.
Bristoll.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to examine, To whom the Money paid for a
Fine for to preserve the City of Bristoll from being plundered upon surrendering thereof, was paid; and How
the same was disposed of; and to take an Account of
the same; and to make Report thereof to the House.
London Common Council.
Ordered, That Mr. Vassall and Colonel Ven do repair
to the Lord Mayor of London; and desire him to call a
Common Council To-morrow Morning.
Colchester.
A Letter from Colonel Whalley, and other the Officers
of the Army, at Colchester.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to prepare a Letter, to be signed by Mr. Speaker,
to desire the General to proceed according to the Law of
War, to the Trial of such Persons as were commissioned
Officers from the Parliament, and have not laid down
their Commission, before they took up Arms against the
Parliament; and especially against Lieutenant Colonel
Farre.