Die Mercurii, 19 Martii, 1650.
Prayers.
Worcester City.
THE Lord Grey reports from the Council of State;
"That the Parliament be moved to give Order
for making the City of Worcester untenable, for preventing the Danger that may come to the Commonwealth thereby."
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to take care that the City of Worcester be forthwith made
untenable.
Ordered, That the Lord Chief Baron Wilde, and Mr.
Lechmere do take special and effectual Care to fee the
City of Worcester made untenable accordingly.
Relief of Tenants.
Ordered, That the Bill concerning Relief of Tenants
against malignant Landlords, be reported This-daysevennight.
Army and Navy Supply.
The House this Day resumed the Debate upon the
Report made Yesterday by Major Salwey, touching the
State of the Treasury of the Commonwealth, for desraying the Charge of the Army and Navy; and other publick Business.
The Question being propounded, That a Bill be brought
in for Renewing of the Assessment of One hundred and
Twenty thousand Pounds by the Month, to continue until the Nine-and-twentieth Day of September next ensuing;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put:
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put;
It was Resolved, That a Bill be brought in for Renewing of the Assessment of One hundred and Twenty thousand Pounds by the Month, to continue until the Nineand-twentieth Day of September next ensuing.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to prepare and bring in the said Bill accordingly.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee To-morrow Morning, to take into Consideration the rest of this Report, and the Regulating of the
Treasuries, and likewise the Bills touching Issues and Receipts; and report their Opinion therein to the Parliament.
Castles and Garisons.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State
to consider what Castles and Garisons are sit to be demolished and disgarisoned; and how, and when; and what
Walled Towns are sit to be dismantled; and report their
Opinion therein to the House.
Cooke's Escape.
Sir Arthure Hesilrig reports from the Council of State;
"That Thomas Cooke Esquire, being apprehended and
brought before the Council; and there charged with High
Treason, both upon Information received out of Scotland
concerning him, and also by Testimony, taken upon Oath,
at the Council; that thereupon he was commanded to
withdraw: And, being committed to the Custody of the
Serjeant's Man, after the usual Manner, he made from
them an Escape: That the Council hath taken Order for
the present Pursuit of him, as far as in them is: And,
for that the Council conceives him a very dangerous Person, and one principally trusted and employed by the Enemies of this Commonwealth; it is therefore the Opinion
of this Council, That it be offered to the Parliament, that
they would publish a Proclamation for his Apprehansion:
and propound a Reward to such as shall bring him in;
and set a Penalty upon those who shall willingly receive
harbour, or conceal, him: And that they will also give
some Order concerning his Estate."
Resolved, That a Declaration be made for Apprehending of Thomas Cooke Esquire; who, being apprehended
for Treason, hath made an Escape; and making all Persons, who shall willingly receive, harbour, or conceal,
him, liable to the Penalty of Treason, and propounding a
Reward to such as shall bring him in: And that the
Council of State do prepare the Declaration, and bring it
in To-morrow Morning.
The Question being propounded, That the Reward,
to such Person or Persons as shall discover and bring in
the said Thomas Cooke, be Five hundred Pounds;
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, by the Parliament, That the Reward,
to such Person or Persons as shall discover and bring in
Thomas Cooke Esquire, be Five hundred Pounds.
Removing Delinquents.
An Act for continuing an Act, intituled, An Act for
Removing of all Papists, and all Officers and Soldiers of
Fortune, and divers other Delinquents, from London and
Westminster, and consining them within Five Miles of
their Dwellings; and for Encouragement of such as shall
discover Priests and Jesuits, their Receivers and Abettors.
Which was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, That the said Act be now read the Second
time.
Resolved, That the Time for the Continuance of the
said Act be, until the First of November 1651.
The Question being put, That this Act be Committed;
It passed with the Negative.
The Question being put, That this Act be Ingrossed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the said Act, being put to the Question, passed. And
It is Ordered, That the said Act be forthwith printed
and published.