Die Jovis, 9 Augusti, 1649.
Prayers.
Seditious, &c. Writings.
SIR John Danvers reports from the Council of State,
an Act against seditious and scandalous News,
Rumours, and Writings.
Which was read the First and Second time; and, upon
the Question, committed to Mr. Darley, Sir John Danvers, Lord Commissioner Whitlock, Sir William Strickland, Sir Gilbert Pickering, Lord Grey, Mr. Wilde, Mr.
Blagrave, Mr. Fell, Mr. Garland, Mr. Dormer, Mr. Thomas Challenor, Mr. Bond, Colonel Venn, Mr. Rawleigh,
Major General Skippon, Mr. Leman, Colonel Purefoy, Sir
Richard Lucy, Mr. James Challener, Mr. Downes, Doctor
Palmer; 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.
And Mr. Garland is to take care hereof.
Regulating Printing.
Sir John Danvers reports from the Council of State,
an Act against unlicensed and scandalous Books and
Pamphlets, and for better Regulating of Printing.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, committed to the Committee
for the former Bill.
And Mr. Garland is to take care hereof.
The Regalia.
Ordered, That those Gentlemen who were appointed,
by this House, to have the Custody of the Regalia, do
deliver them over unto the Trustees for Sale of the Goods
of the late King, Queen, and Prince: Who are to cause
the same to be totally broken; and that they melt down
the Gold and Silver of them; and to sell the Jewels for
the best Advantage of the Commonwealth; and to take
the like Care of those that are in the Tower.
Isle of Guernsey.
Sir Gilbert Pickering reports from the Council of
State, That, upon the Re-commitment from the House,
unto them, the Council are of the same Opinion, That
John March, John Santhy, Esquires, Moses Wall and
Roger Frith, Gentlemen, or any Three of them, may be
Commissioners to go into Guernsey, for the Ordering of
the Affairs there according to an Ordinance, dated the
Third of November 1647.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with the
Opinion of the Council of State herein.
Delinquents Estates.
Mr. * Ashe reports from the Committee for Compounding, as followeth:
At the Committee for Compounding, &c.
9 Augusti, 1649.
In pursuance of an Order of Parliament, of the Twentyfifth of July 1649, referring it to this Committee, to consider how, and by what Means, the Rents of sequestred
Estates, stayed in the Hands of the several Tenants, by
former Order of Parliament, may be gotten in for the best
Advantage of the State; and report it to the House;
we have considered thereof, and do humbly conceive,
That the safe and most readiest Way to bring in the said
Rents, That Warrants be sent, by the Command of the
Parliament, enabling, authorizing, and requiring the Solicitors of the respective Counties to collect and gather
all such Arrears of Rents as are due from, or remaining
in the Hands of, any the said Tenants by virtue of the
said Orders; and to pay the same into what Treasury the
House shall think fit; and, together with the said Monies, to bring up a perfect Account of all such Receipts
with the Names of the several Persons out of whose
Estates the same do arise; the Places where the said
Estates do lie; and the Value of them; and what is
received upon every particular Estate.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall, to issue Warrants, and take an effectual
Course, for collecting the Arrears of Rents due from, or
remaining in the Hands of, any the Tenants, by virtue
of former Orders and Restraints; and cause the same to
be brought into the Treasury at Goldsmiths Hall; and
there to be kept in a distinct Treasury; to be disposed of
as the Parliament shall hereafter appoint.
Excise.
Ordered, That the Business of the Excise be reported
To-morrow Morning the first Business.