Die Martis, 15 Octobris, 1650.
Prayers.
Door Shut.
RESOLVED, &c. That the Door be shut till Twelve
a Clock.
Pardon of Kinsey, &c.
The House being informed, That the Sheriffs of London
were at the Door;
They were called in: And Sheriff Titchborne delivered
at the Bar, That he and his Brother Sheriff have been
commanded by the Lord Mayor to attend the Parliament,
and to present to them Two Petitions, on the Behalf of
Two Persons condemned:
Which Petitions (after the Sheriffs were withdrawn)
were read: And the one of them was intituled, "The
humble Petition of Richard Kinsey, Vintner, a condemned
Prisoner in the Gaol of Newgate." The other was intituled, "The humble Petition of Francis Mathews, a condemned Man in the Gaol of Newgate.
The Question being propounded, That Richard Kinsey,
condemned for levying War against the Parliament, be
pardoned: And that Mr. Attorney General do prepare a
Pardon for him; and that the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal of England be impowered and authorized
to pass the said Pardon under the Great Seal of England;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put;
It was Resolved, That Richard Kinsey, condemned for
levying War against the Parliament, be pardoned: And
that Mr. Attorney General do prepare a Pardon, in common Form, for pardoning the said Richard Kinsey for the
Treasons and Crimes, of which he stands convicted:
And that the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal of
England be impowered and authorized to pass the said
Pardon under the Great Seal of England.
The Question being propounded, That Francis Mathewes, condemned for levying War against . . . . . be
pardoned; and that Mr. Attorney General do prepare a
Pardon for him; and that the Lords Commissioners for
the Great Seal of England do pass the said Pardon under
the Great Seal of England.
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir Henry Mildmay, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
41. |
| Lord Comm. Whitlock, |
With the Yeas, |
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Mr. Scott, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
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| Mr. Martyn, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, That Francis Mathewes, condemned for levying War against the Parliament, be pardoned for the said
Offence: And that Mr. Attorney General do prepare a
Pardon, in common Form, for pardoning the said Francis
Mathewes for the Treasons and Crimes, whereof be now
stands convicted: And that the Lords Commissioners for
the Great Seal of England do pass the Pardon under the
Great Seal of England, accordingly.
Letter, &c. read.
A Letter from Plimmouth, of the Eleventh Day of
October 1650, from Robert Gubbs, Mayor of Plimmouth;
with the Examination, upon Oath, of Edward Witheridge,
Master of the Ship the Defence of London, were this Day
read.
Abuse in Army Bread.
Mr. Scott reports from the Council of State, The Abuse
which hath been put upon the Soldiers in Scotland by the
Bakers, by sending corrupt Bread to the Army: And that
they desire the Parliament to declare their Pleasure, what
Punishment they will have inflicted upon them for that
Offence.
Ordered, That the Informations now given in, be specially referred to Mr. Attorney General; to take a speedy
Course against the Persons who have abused the State and
Army in sending corrupt Bread to the Army, by an effectual Prosecution against them, either Criminally or
Civilly, as he shall think fit, with all Expedition.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do also proceed
expeditiously upon all other Informations that shall be
given in unto him, touching Deceits used in Bread, or
other Provisions, either for the Army or Navy.
Sale of Manors, &c.
An Act for Sale of the Manors of Rectories, and Glebe
Lands, late belonging to Archbishops, Bishops, Deans,
Deans and Chapters, was this Day read the Third time.
The Question being put, That these Words, in the said
Act; viz. "in Manner following, viz. the First One hundred thousand Pounds thereof;" and these Words; viz.
and the Residue, according to such Warrants as they
shall receive, from time to time, from the respective Trustees in the said Ordinance and first-recited Act, named,
for Payment of the Surveyors, and the Salaries due to the
respective Officers, and other incident Charges for the better Carrying on of the said Service:" do stand in the Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That this Proviso in the Act,
"That this Act, or any Thing therein contained, shall
not extend to the Sale of any Parsonage or Vicarage
House, or any Barns, Stables, or Outhouses, or to any
Orchard, Gardens, Courts, or Yards belonging unto
them, or any of them, or unto any Church or publick
Chapel, or any Churchyard, or Ground used for a common Burial-place," do stand in the Bill;
It passed with the Negative.
A Proviso was tendered to the said Act, "That this
Act do not extend to any Glebe Lands, or Fee-farm
Rents, issuing out of Manors or Rectories, or out of
Manors and Rectories jointly, late belonging to any
the said Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, Deans and Chapters, &c. which be already sold by the Trustees for Sale
of the Lands of the said Archbishops, Bishops, Deans
and Chapters respectively, or settled by Act or Order of
Parliament; but that the Purchaser and Purchasers, their
Heirs and Assigns, shall hold and enjoy the same, according to their respective Conveyance and Conveyances:" Which was this Day read the First and Second
time; and, upon the Question, agreed to be Part of the
Bill.
A Proviso was tendered, "That this Act, or any thing
therein contained, shall not extend, nor be taken or construed to extend, to the Sale of the Royalties of or belonging to the City of Westminster, and Liberties thereof; or
of any Office or Offices thereunto appertaining; or any
the Issues or Profits thereof:" Which was this Day read
the First and Second time; and, upon the Question,
agreed unto; and ordered to be Part of the Act.
A Proviso was tendered to this Act, "That this Act,
or any thing therein contained, shall not extend to the Sale
of any Manors or Glebe Lands belonging to any Rectory
or Parsonage presentative, late belonging to any Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, Deans and Chapters, &c. or any of
them, as Patrons only of any such Rectory or Parsonage;
any thing in the said Act contained to the contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding:" Which was read the First
and Second time.
Resolved, &c. That the Debate upon the Bill be adjourned until To-morrow Morning, the first Business: