Die Sabbati, 26 Januarii, 1649.
Prayers.
Gospel in Wales.
ORDERED, That the Act touching Preaching of
the Gospel in Wales, be read on Tuesday Morning,
next after the Reports in Sir Arthur Hesilrig's Hands
from the Council of State, (which are to be the first Business); and nothing to intervene.
Letter read.
A Letter from Mr. Walter Strickland, from the Hague,
of the 27/17 of January 1650, was this Day read.
Ordered, by the Parliament, That the said Letter be
referred to the Council of State.
Excise.
Mr. Corbett reports from the Committee of Excise,
concerning the advancing the Excise upon Beer and Ale.
The Question being propounded, To agree with the
Committee in this Report;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being propounded, That the several
Resolutions of this House, ordered to be printed and
published the One-and-twentieth of December 1649, touching Rates of the Excise, and New Impost, set and imposed
by Parliament on the several Commodities imported,
excepting only the Four Resolutions touching the Excise
of Salt, shall be and are suspended, until the House take
further Order: And the Commissioners of Excise, and
their Officers, are hereby impowered and required to collect and raise the Excise upon the Rates formerly set, according to the Powers formerly given unto them.
And the Question being put, That the Word "suspended" do stand in the Question;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put;
It was Resolved, That the several Resolutions of this
House, ordered to be printed and published the One-andtwentieth of December 1649, touching Rates of the Excise, and New Impost, set and imposed by Parliament on
the several Commodities imported, excepting only the
Four Resolutions touching the Excise of Salt, shall be and
are suspended, until the House take further Order: And
the Commissioners of Excise, and their Officers, are
hereby impowered and required to collect and raise the
Excise upon the Rates formerly set, according to the
Powers formerly given unto them.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Excise, to consider of the speediest and best Ways for the
collecting the Excise, according to the former Resolution,
for the most Ease of the People, and best Advantage of
the Commonwealth: And that the said Committee do sit
this Afternoon; and so de die in diem; and make Report
thereof to the House.
Fee-farm Rents.
Ordered, That the Committee concerning the Sale of
Fee-farm Rents, do sit this Afternoon; and so de die in
diem; and bring in the Report on Tuesday Morning
next.
East India Company.
Ordered, That the Bill touching Trade be brought in,
and the Report touching the East India Company be
made, on Thursday next, the first Business; nothing to
intervene.