Die Jovis, 17 Januarii, 1649.
Prayers.
Parliamentary Records.
MR. Pury reports from the Committee appointed to
consider of removing the Records which lie in the
Room over this House, and touching the Viewing of the
Rooms under this House, the Proceedings of the said
Committee therein.
Ordered, by the Parliament, That it be referred to the
said Committee, to remove the said Records, and all
Lumber, and other things in the said Room, over this
House, into the Charter House, Westminster: And the
said Committee are hereby authorized and required to
remove the same accordingly.
Ordered, by the Parliament, That it be referred to the
said Committee, touching the Rooms under this House,
to consider what is most fit to be done with them, for the
Safety of the Parliament: And the said Committee are
hereby impowered and authorized to dispose of the said
Rooms, so as may be most for the Safety of the Parliament, accordingly.
Homord reprieved.
Resolved, &c. That William Homord, being condemned
at the last Sessions, be reprieved from Execution: And
that the Sheriffs of Middlesex, and all others whom it may
concern, be required to take notice hereof; and forbear
Execution, until further Order from Parliament.
Customs, &c.
Colonel Thompson reports an Act for reforming the
Abuses practised by Watermen, and others, about Goods
owing Customs.
Which was this Day read the First time; and, upon
the Question, ordered to be read the Second time; and
was read the Second time accordingly; and, upon the
Question committed to the Committee of the Navy.
Colonel Thompson also reports from the Committee of
the Navy, the Orders of that Committee, in hæc verba;
The Commissioners of the Customs having this Day
presented unto this Committee, an Account of such Monies as have been received in the Port of London, and the
Out Ports, from the Time of their first Entrance upon
the Management of the Affairs of the Customs, to the
Fifth of this instant November, amounting to the Sum of
One hundred and Sixty-eight thousand One hundred and
Thirty Pounds Three Shillings and Eleven-pence Three
Farthings; It is ordered, That the same be reported to
the House; and the Parliament be moved to take into
Consideration the Settlement of the said Receipts for the
future; and to signify their Pleasure, whether they will
be at a Certainty with the Commissioners of the Customs,
touching the same: Which if the Parliament shall think
fit to incline unto, this Committee have some Proposals
remaining with them, ready to present from the Commissioners in that Behalf: And Colonel Thompson is desired
to report the same.
Ordered, That the Business of the Navy be taken into
Consideration This-day-sevennight.
Resolved, That the present Commissioners for the Customs shall have a certain Salary for their Service there,
both for the Time past, and to come.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Navy, to consider of a fitting Salary for the Commissioners
of the Customs, for their said Service; and present it to
the House.
Fee-farm Rents.
Resolved, That the Committee for the Bill for selling
the Fee-farm Rents be revived: And that Sir Arthur
Hesilrige, Major Salwey, Alderman Allen, Mr. Attorney,
Mr. Long, Mr. Lechmere, and Colonel Harvey, be added
to this Committee: And all that come to have Voices:
And this Committee are injoined to meet this Afternoon
at Two of Clock in the Exchequer Chamber; and so
de die in diem; and to make Report thereof on Tuesday
next.
Crown Lands.
Ordered, That the Committee for the supplemental
Act, for Sale of the Lands of the late King, Queen, and
Prince, do make their Report To-morrow-sevennight.
Gospel in Wales.
Ordered, That Colonel Harrison be appointed to bring
in an Act, on This-day-sevennight, for the Preaching of
the Gospel in Wales.
Army Arrears.
The humble Representation of the Committee for the
Accompts of the Soldiery, sitting at Worcester House, was
this Day read, touching Potter's List.
Ordered, That the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall be
authorized to issue out their Warrant to the Treasurers
there, for Payment of the Sum of Five thousand Pounds,
Residue of the Eleven thousand Pounds, which was to be
paid in to Weavers Hall by the Treasurers of Goldsmiths
Hall, in Course, after such Monies as stand now charged
for the Use of the Publick, to the Treasurers for maimed
Soldiers, to be paid proportionably, according to former
Order, unto the several Persons named in Potter's List,
except the Sixteen Persons formerly certified, by the Auditors at Worcester House, to the Committee at Goldsmiths
Hall; the said Treasurers for maimed Soldiers having respect, in the First place, to those who are most necessitous,
and have not sold their Debentures; and likewise examining, and taking care, that none be paid to any whose
Debentures have been sold, and allowed at Gurney House
to be satisfied out of Deans and Chapters Lands: And likewise deducting, to each of the said Persons, what they
have formerly received by way of Pension.
Begging, &c. in Westminster-Hall.
Ordered, That the Provost Marshal be required to apprehend such Persons as shall beg, or behave themselves
disorderly and uncivilly, about the Parliament Doors, or
Westminster Hall; and carry them before one or more
Justice or Justices of the Peace: Who are authorized and
required to commit such Persons to Prison, or take care
for punishing them, as they shall see Cause: And that
the Guards attending the House do give Assistance to the
said Marshal and his Servants therein.