Die Veneris, 10 Augusti, 1649.
Prayers.
Irish Affairs.
ORDERED, That the Letters from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland be taken into Consideration on
Wednesday next.
Dean and Chapters Lands.
Ordered, That Colonel Willoughbie's Business, touching
Doubling on Dean and Chapters Lands, be taken into
Consideration on Tuesday next.
Sir A. Loftus.
Ordered, That Sir John Danvers do make the Report
concerning Sir Adam Loftus, on Tuesday next.
Cinque Ports.
Ordered, That the Lord Grey do report the Business
touching the Admiralty, in the Cinque Ports, on Wednesday next.
Serjeant at Arms Servants.
Ordered, That the Petition of the Officers and Servants
to the Serjeant at Arms attending this House be read on
Thursday next.
North Wales Delinquents.
Colonel Jones reports Amendments to the Act for
Compositions of Delinquents in North Wales: Which
were this Day read the First and Second time; and, upon
the Question, assented unto.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act, That the said Act
extend not to discharge John Williams, Doctor in Divinity,
late Archbishop of York, of his Delinquency in the last
Insurrection in the Isle of Anglesey: Which was this Day
read; and laid aside.
The said Act so amended being put to the Question,
passed; and ordered to be forthwith printed and published.
Mitton's Accompts.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee at
Worcester House, to state Major General Mitton's Accompts; and report, the same to the House; that, if it shall
appear any thing remaineth due to the said Major General
Mitton, upon his Accompts, the House may give such
Directions for Payment of the same, out of the Monies
raised by the Compositions of the Delinquents in North
Wales, as the House shall think fit.
Irish Affairs.
Mr. Scott reports from the Council of State, a Letter
and Paper concerning a Cessation made by Colonel Munck,
with General Owen Rowe Mac Art Oneale; sent to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Colonel Munck; and were,
by the Lord Lieutenant, brought and delivered to the
Council; and by them taken into Consideration: And
that the whole Business was then disapproved by the
Council: And the Council hath declared unto Colonel
Munck, That they neither did, nor do, approve of what
he hath done therein; and ordered, That both the
aforesaid Letter and Papers, and also the Reasons now
exhibited to the Council, by Colonel Munck, for his
making the said Cessation, should be reported to the
House.
Which were all this Day read.
The House being informed, That Colonel Munck was
at the Door;
He was called in: And, being come to the Bar, Mr.
Speaker, by command of the House, declared to him,
That the House had received a Report from the Council
of State, touching an Agreement for a Cessation between
him and Owen Rowe: And, whereas, in his Letter, he
doth mention, That he had done it with Advice with
some others there; Mr. Speaker demanded of him, What
Persons he intended thereby.
To which Colonel Munck answered, That he did it
upon his own Score, without the Advice of any other
Person: Only having formerly had Discourse with Colonel
Jones, Colonel Jones told him, That if he the said Colonel
Muncke could keep off Owen Rowe and Ormond from
joining, it would be a good Service.
Being demanded, by Mr. Speaker, Whether he had
any Advice or Direction from the Parliament, or Council
of State, or Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or any other
Person here, to do the same;
He did expresly deny, That he had any Advice or
Direction therein from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
or from the Council of State, or from the Parliament, or
any Member of either; but he did it only on his own
Score, conceiving it was for the Preservation of the
English Interest there; and that they had some Fruits
thereof accordingly.
Being withdrawn, and afterwards called in again; the
Questions demanded him by Mr. Speaker, and his
Answers thereunto, were read unto him: And the said
Colonel Monck did acknowledge, That the same are his
Answers to the said Questions.
The Question being put, That this House doth approve
of the Proceedings of Colonel Monck, in the Cessation
with Owen Rowe O Neile;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth utterly disapprove
of the Proceedings of Colonel Monck, in the Treaty and
Cessation made between him and Owen Roe O Neile:
And that the innocent Blood which hath been shed in
Ireland, is so fresh in the Memory of this House, that
this House doth detest and abhor the Thoughts of any
Closing with any Party of Popish Rebels there, who have
had their hands in shedding that Blood.
The Question being propounded, That these Words
be added to the former Vote, "Nevertheless, this House
being satisfied that what the said Colonel Monck did
therein, was, in his Apprehension, necessary for the Preservation of the Parliament of England's Interest there,
the House is content the further Consideration thereof,
as to him, be laid aside; and shall not, at any time hereafter, be called in Question;"
And the Question was put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And so the main Question being put;
It was Resolved, That these Words be added to the
former Vote.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth utterly disapprove
of the Proceedings of Colonel Monck, in the Treaty and
Cessation made between him and Owen Roe O Neile: And
that the innocent Blood which hath been shed in Ireland,
is so fresh in the Memory of this House, that this
House doth detest and abhor the Thoughts of any Closing
with any Party of Popish Rebels there, who have had
their Hands in shedding that Blood: Nevertheless, the
House being satisfied that what the said Colonel Monck
did therein was, in his Apprehension, necessary for the
Preservation of the Parliament of England's Interest there,
the House is content the further Consideration thereof, as
to him, be laid aside; and shall not, at any time hereafter,
be called in Question.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to
give Direction for printing the Report from the Council
of State, and so much of the Letters and Proceedings
as concerns this Business; and the Votes of the House
thereupon.
Colonel Monck being again called in, Mr. Speaker did
declare unto him these Votes of the House.
Letter read.
A Letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Mr.
Scott, from Tenby, of the Second of August 1649, was
this Day read.
Excise.
Ordered, That the Business touching the Excise be
heard on Tuesday next.
Lord President.
Ordered, That the Lord President's Act be reported
on Tuesday next.
Col. Marten.
Ordered, That Colonel Marten's Business be reported
on Tuesday next.
Judge of Chester.
Ordered, That a Patent be passed unto Tomas Fell
Esquire, quamdiu se bene gesserit, to be the Second Judge
of Chester, and the other Towns in that Circuit, in the
Room of Mr. Justice Warburton.
Seamen.
Ordered, That the Seamens Petition be read on
Wednesday next.
Grant to Beecher, &c.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to pay unto Quartermaster General Beecher, and Adjutant General Sadler, the Sum of one hundred and Fifty
Pounds apiece, towards this Expedition into Ireland,
upon Account.
Sir A. Loftus.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to
consider what is fit to be done in the Business touching Sir
Arthur Loftus, upon the Letter sent by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to Mr. Speaker, touching that Business,
with the Petition of the said Sir Arthur inclosed.
Adjournment.
Ordered, That this House doth adjourn itself until
Tuesday Morning next, according to former
Order of this House.