Friday, August 10th, 1660.
Prayers.
Milward's Estate.
A BILL for enabling the Sale of some of the Lands
of Wm. Milward Esquire, for Payment of his
Debts, was this Day read the First time; and, upon the
Question, ordered to be read the Second time on Wednesday next.
Duke of Somerset's Lands.
An Act for repealing a Clause in a private Act, made
in the Fifth Year of King Edward the Sixth, intituled,
An Act touching the Limitation of the Duke of Somersett's Lands, was this Day read the First time; and,
upon the Question, ordered to be now read the Second
time:
And the said Bill was now read the Second time accordingly; and, upon the Question, committed to Serjeant
Hales, Sir Anthony Irby, Mr. Pryn, Mr. Annesley,
Sir Henage Finch, Sir John Lowther, Lord Herbert,
Mr. Thomas, Sir Lancelot Lake, Sir Solomon Swale,
Sir Francis Gerrard, Mr. Swinfin, Mr. Crew, Lord
Spencer, Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Buller, Sir Bainham Throckmorton, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Sprey, Sir Tho. Dacres, Mr.
Lewis, Col. Jones, Mr. Elliston, Mr. Minors, Sir John
Holland, Mr. Seymour, Col. Gerrard, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Gape, Sir Edward Turner, Col. Rosseter, Mr. Mallet,
Mr. Holles, Mr. Bampfeild, Mr. Knightley, Col. King,
Sir Tho. Widdrington, Mr. Titus, Sir Wm. Lewis,
Mr. Mountague: And they are to meet To-morrow, at
Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's
Chamber.
Wards and Liveries.
Ordered, That the Report, touching the Officers of
the Court of Wards, be made on Monday Morning
next.
Apportioning Assessment.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the apportioning of the One hundred thousand Pounds per Ann.
on the Counties is referred, do bring in their Report on
Monday next.
Deane Forest.
A Bill for Preservation of the Timber of the Forest of
Deane, and to avoid Letters Patents of Deforestation of
the said Forest, dated the One-and-twentieth of March
15 Caroli Regis, was this Day read the First time; and,
upon the Question, ordered to be read the Second time
on Monday Morning next.
Ecclesiastical Leases.
Ordered, That Mr. Allen do bring in the Bill for restraining Ecclesiastical Persons from granting of Leases;
and the Bill for a competent Maintenance to be settled
upon Ministers out of Appropriations of Ecclesiastical
Persons: And that the Letters, and Message, from the
King's Majesty, and the Order, and other Papers, concerning the same, be forthwith delivered to Mr. Allen.
Excise.
According to former Order, the House was this Day
resolved into a Grand Committee upon the Bill of
Excise.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Col. Birch took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Col. Birch reports from the Grand Committee, upon
the Bill for Excise, that That Committee desire the
Leave of this House to sit To-morrow, at Ten of
Clock.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, upon this Business, To-morrow Morning, at
Ten of Clock.
Ecclesiastical Leases.
Ordered, That Serjeant Hales, and Mr. Nathaniel
Bacon, do bring in the Bills (formerly referred to Mr.
Allen to bring in) for restraining of Leases by Ecclesiastical Persons; and for settling competent Maintenance for
Ministers out of appropriate Rectories.