Die Sabbati, 30 Julii, 1649.
St. Crosse's Hospital.
THE Lord Commissioner Lysle did this Day present
unto the House a Patent heretofore granted unto
him, of the Office of Master of the House or Hospital
of St. Crosse, near Winton in the County of Southampton,
to hold quamdiu se bene gesserit, freely, and of his own
Accord; desiring the Leave of the House to surrender
the said Patent; and that the said Office may be disposed
of to some other Person; and that the House would be
plcased to make Provision, that those Allowances and Augmentations, which the Lord Commissioner Lysle hath
allowed to the Minister and the Brethren of that Hospital,
of the Revenues thereof, which formerly accrued to the
Master, may be continued.
Resolved, &c. That John Coke Esquire be constituted
and appointed Master of St. Crosse's Hospital, quamdiu
se bene gesserit.
Ordered, That the Minister's Means, that officiates in
St. Crosse's Hospital, be made up One hundred Pounds
per Annum, out of the Revenue of St. Crosse's.
Ordered, That the yearly Allowance given to the
Thirteen poor Brethren of the said Hospital, being formerly Four Nobles a Year, be made up Five Pounds a
Year, out of the Revenues of the said Hospital, over
and above their Diet and Lodging.
Ordered, That it be recommended to Mr. Coke, Master
of the said Hospital, to take care, as the Places in the
said Hospital shall become void, with respect to the Foundation, that Soldiers who have been maimed in the Parliament Service, be in the first place preferred to the Brethren of the said Hospital.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General be authorized and
required to prepare a Patent for Mr. Coke to be Master
of the said Hospital, quamdiu se bene gesserit, according to
these several Votes: And that the Lords Commissioners
for the Great Seal of England be authorized and required
to pass the same under the Great Seal accordingly.
Walley's Petition.
The humble Petition of Charles Walley, of Chester,
was this Day read.
Ordered, That the said Charles Walley be absolutely
freed and discharged from all Imputation of Delinquency;
and be, and is hereby, restored to the Favour and good
Opinion of this House.
And it is further Ordered, That the Remainder of the
Fine imposed on the said Charles Walley, for his Delinquency, being Two hundred Sixty-eight Pounds Ten
Shillings, be discharged: And that the Bonds entered into,
for Payment thereof, be delivered up, and cancelled.
And in regard of his long, faithful, and eminent, Service to the State, it is further Ordered, That he be, and
is hereby, restored, and admitted to be capable of any
Place or Office of publick Trust in the Commonwealth.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to consider of the Order heretofore made by the Irish
Committee, for Allowance to the said Charles Walley, for
transporting Money to Ireland; and see that the same be
performed to the said Charles Walley.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to consider of the past Services of the said Charles Walley; and to see him satisfied.
Army Arrears.
The House this Day again resumed the Debate upon
the Amendments to the Act for securing the Soldiers
Arrears.
Resolved, &c. That Thomas Coke Esquire, of Pedmarsh
in the County of Essex, be one of the Trustees to be
named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Thomas Blunt Esquire, of Kent, be
one of the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That John Sparrow, of Essex, Esquire,
be one of the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That William Kenrick, of Kent *, be
one of the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Ralph Harrison Esquire be one of
the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That John Ireton, of London, *, be one
of the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Wm. Steele Esquire be one of the
Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Sylvanus Taylor Esquire be one of
the Trustees to be named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That * Hubbard, of Middlesex, Doctor
of Physick, be one of the Trustees to be named in
this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Cornelius Coke Esquire be one of
the Trustees named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Sir Henry Holcroft * be one of
the Trustees mentioned in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That John Cleypoole Esquire be one of
the Trustees named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Sir Edward Barkham Baronet be
one of the Trustees named in this Act.
Crown lands.
Mr. Holland reports from the Council of State, their
Opinion, That these Houses and Parks, hereunder named,
be kept for the publick Use of the Commonwealth, and
not sold; viz. Whitehall House, Westminster Palace, St.
James Park, St. James House, Sommerset House, Hampton Court, and the House Park, Theobalds, and the Park,
Winsore, and the Little Park next the House, Greenwich
House, and Park and Castle, Hyde Park.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to consider of such Castles, Houses, and other Buildings,
that now are, or may be, thought fit to be employed for
the publick Use of the State; and to report it to the
House on Monday Morning.
Resolved, &c. That the City of London have the New
Park, in the County of Surrey, settled upon them, and
their Successors, as an Act of Favour from this House,
for the Use of the City, and their Successors: And that
an Act be brought in to that Purpose.
Mr. Goodwyn, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Salwey, Colonel Ven,
Alderman Atkins, Mr. Allen, Alderman Wilson, and Mr.
Leaman, do bring in the said Act.
Resolved, &c. That Whitehall House, Westminster Palace, and St. James Park, with their Appurtenances, be
excepted out of the said Act, for the publick Use of the
Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That St. James House, with the Appurtenances, be excepted out of this Act, for the publick
Use of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That Somerset House, with the Appurtenances, be excepted out of this Act, for the publick
Use of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That Hampton Court House, and the
House Park, be excepted out of this Act, for the publick Use of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That Greenwich House, and Park, and
Castle, with their Appurtenances, be excepted out of this
Act, for the publick Use of the Commonwealth.
The Question being propounded, That Theobalds
House, and the Park, be excepted out of this Act, for
the publick Use of the Commonwealth;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That Windsore Castle, and the Little Park
next the House, with the Appurtenances, be excepted
out of this Act, for the publick Use of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That the New Park at Richmond be excepted out of this Act, for the publick Use of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, &c. That Hyde Park, with the Appurtenances, be excepted out of this Act, for the publick
Use of the Commonwealth.
Ordered, That the Committee who brought in this
Act, do sit this Afternoon; and put the Papers in their
right Order; and see the Amendments put into their right
Places in the Bill, that the Act may be fit for Ingrossing.-
Reports deferred.
Ordered, That the Report concerning Mr. Marten, and
the Report concerning the Lord Grey, be made on Monday Morning.-
Crown Lands.
Resolved, &c. That John Humfreis Esquire be one of
the Contractors named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That Thomas Ayres Esquire be one of
the Contractors named in this Act.
Resolved, &c. That John White Esquire be one of the
Contractors named in the said Act.
Sir James Harrington reports from the Council of State,
That the House will take Order, That in the Sale of the
Forests, Chaces, and Parks, some Provision may be made
for Preservation of Timber that is fit for Shipping, in
such Proportion and Manner as the House shall think fit.