Die Jovis, 5 Julii, 1649.
Prayers.
Invalid Soldiers.
ORDERED, That the Committee for the maimed
Soldiers are hereby impowered and required to take
the Accompts of Mr. Pocock, and other the Treasurers for
the maimed Soldiers, upon Oath, as well in relation to
the maimed Soldiers, as other their Transactions, according
to any Order or Ordinance of Parliament; and to
state the said Accompts; and report the same to the
House.
Ordered, That it be referred to the same Committee,
to consider how the Nine thousand Pounds, in ready
Money, come in, and now deposited in Goldsmiths Hall, of
the Forty-two thousand Pounds, out of the Sequestrations at Guildhall, London, upon the Ordinance of the
Nineteenth of June 1648, to be paid to the Three Lists;
viz. Mr. Wilcox's, Mr. Potter's, and Colonel Saunderson's, may be best distributed; and report the same to
the House; and to forbear to distribute the said Nine
thousand Pounds, or any Part thereof, in the mean
time.
Ordered, That it be referred to the same Committee,
to consider of the Case of Mr. Pocock; and present their
Opinions to the House, what is fit to be done for his Relief: And Alderman Penington is to make Report thereof
upon Friday next.
Articles.
Ordered, That Mr. Steele, Recorder of London, be appointed to attend the Commissioners for Articles; and to
be of Counsel with the Commonwealth therein.
Ordered, That Mr. Hurst, of the Inner Temple, be appointed to be an Assistant to the Recorder of London, as
of Counsel for the Commonwealth in that Business.
Ordered, That the Attorney General be required to attend the Business touching Articles before the Commissioners, on the Behalf of the Commonwealth.
Ordered, That the Commissioners in the Act touching
Articles do sit in the Forenoons.
Garisons.
Mr. Pury reports from the Committee of the Army,
an humble Offer of an Establishment for the several Garisons in England and Wales, and for the Town of Barwick;
all other Salaries and Allowances, payable either out of
the Committee of the Revenue, or any other Treasury
whatsoever, now to cease.
Which was this Day read.
Ordered, That this Report be committed to the Committee of the Army; to consider thereof; and to present
their Opinions to this House: And that they make their
Report of it on Saturday next: And that all the Members
that come to that Committee have Voices, as to that
Particular.
Act of Oblivion.
A general Pardon, and an Act of Oblivion, was this
Day read the First and Second time; and upon the Question, committed to Colonel Marten, Mr. Weaver, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, Mr. Salwey, Lord Mounson, Dr.
Palmer, Colonel Purefoy, Colonel Hutchinson, Colonel
Harrison, Mr. Hodges, Colonel Jones, Sir Wm. Brereton,
Mr. Whittacre, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Dove, Lord
Commissioner Whitelock, Colonel Temple, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Hallowes, Colonel Venne, Mr. Say, Alderman Pennyngton,
Mr. * Challoner, Mr. Millington: And all that come are
to have Voices: And this Committee is to meet, Tomorrow at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the
Exchequer Chamber.
And the special Care of it is commended to Mr. Attorney, Mr. Say, and Mr. Garland.
Wolstenholme's Petition.
The humble Petition of Sir John Wolstenholme Knight,
was this Day read.
Invalid Soldiers, &c.
Ordered, That the Act touching the maimed Soldiers,
Widows and Orphans, be brought in on Tuesday next.