Die Jovis, 2 Augusti, 1649.
Prayers.
Private Business.
RESOLVED, &c. That the Order for Restraint of all
private Business be continued for Eight Days longer.
Irish Army Accompts.
Colonel Ven reports an Act for stating the Accompts
of the Officers and Soldiers engaged for the Service of
Ireland, whose Accompts are not yet stated.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, re-committed.
Delinquent Magistrates, &c.
An Act, impowering the Committee of Indemnity to
transmit such Articles or Informations, as shall be exhibited to them against delinquent Magistrates, and Officers,
to Justices of Peace of the respective Counties of England, or Dominion of Wales; and to impower the said
Justices of Peace to examine Witnesses thereupon.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, committed unto Mr. Weaver,
Mr. Corbett, Mr. Robinson: Who are presently to withdraw; and report the same forthwith.
Assessment.
Ordered, That the Act for continuing the Assessment
of Ninety thousand Pounds, per mensem, for Three
Months longer, be forthwith printed and published.
Election of Officers.
Mr. Garland reports an Act for the regulating the
Election of Officers in the Commonwealth.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, committed unto Alderman
Penington, Colonel Bosvile, Mr. Martyn, Sir Henry
Vane, Sir William Strickland, Sir James Harrington, Mr.
Gurdon, Mr. Bond, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Corbett,
Mr. Lister, Mr. Garland, Mr. Feilder, Mr. Weaver, Mr.
Rawleigh, Colonel Barker, Colonel Venn, Colonel Harrison, Mr. Luke Hodges, Mr. Holland, Mr. Whittacre,
Mr. Fell, Colonel Jones, Colonel Purefoy, Mr. Allen,
Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, Colonel Harvey;
or any Five of them: And all that come to have Voices:
And this Committee are to meet this Afternoon at Two
of the Clock, in the Exchequer Chamber.
Ministers.
Ordered, That the Declaration touching Ministers
Maintenances, and the Act to inhibit them from meddling
with Matters of Government, be brought in on Saturday
Morning.
And Mr. Weaver is to bring it in.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of plundered Ministers, to consider of the Business concerning
Mr. Brisco, Minister of Walmsley Chapel in Lancashire,
touching his Suspension and Maintenance; to examine
the Matter; and to hear and determine the same, and
give Redress therein, if they shall see Cause: And if,
upon their Examination thereof, they shall find any general Grievance fit to be redressed, that the said Committee
do present their Opinions to the House for some Remedy
therein.
North Wales.
Ordered, That the Act for North Wales be read on
Saturday Morning.
Irish Army.
Resolved, &c. That the Words "and other Necessary
Incidents" be added in that Clause of the Establishment
for Ireland, that concerns Allowances for Gratuities, and
gaining Intelligence.
Publick Accompts.
Ordered, That the Act for the Accompts of the whole
Commonwealth, and the Act for the Accompts of the
Navy, be read, the first Business, To-morrow Morning.
Havering Liberty.
Ordered, That the Act for appointing Justices of Peace
within the Liberty of Havering be read To-morrow
Morning.
Malignant Magistrates.
Ordered, That the Act, impowering the Committee
of Indemnity to transfer Articles or Informations given
against malignant Magistrates to Justices of Peace in the
several Counties, to examine Witnesses thereupon, be read
To-morrow Morning, the first Business.