Lunæ, 27 die Maii, 13 Caroli, 1661.
Prayers.
Worcester Clothiers.
A BILL for Confirmation of the Charter and Privileges of the Master, Warden, and Commonalty
of Clothiers, in the City of Worcester, was this Day
read the First time.
Resolved, That the said Bill be read again the Second
time on Thursday next.
Clothing Trade.
Ordered, That the Committee of Trade do prepare
and bring in a Bill to regulate the Clothing Trade.
Okeover's Estate.
Ordered, That a Bill to enable Rowland Okeover
Esquire to sell certain Lands in the County of Derby, be
read To-morrow Morning.
St. Martin's in the Fields.
Ordered, That the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, be referred to the
Committee that shall be appointed to consider of the Bill
for Confirmation of private Acts.
Papers to be burnt by Hangman-Act for High Court of Justice.
A traiterous Writing, in Parchment, falsely intituled,
An Act of the Commons, assembled in Parliament, for
erecting an High Court of Justice for trying and judging
Charles Stuart, (intending thereby that undoubted Saint
and Martyr King Charles the First, of ever blessed
Memory) being this Day, in part, read; the House expressed their great Indignation against, and Detestation
of it; and of the horrid Consequences that ensued thereupon: And
Resolved, upon the Question, nemine contradicente, That
the said traiterous cursed Writing, in Parchment, called,
An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament, for
erecting an High Court of Justice for trying and judging
Charles Stuart, be burned on Tuesday Morning, being
the Twenty-eighth of May Instant, in Westminster Hall,
by the Hand of the common Hangman: And the Sheriff
of Middlesex is to take Order, that the Executioner do
perform this Service: And the Serjeant at Arms attending this House is to see it done accordingly.
Act for Commonwealth.
A traiterous Writing, in Parchment, called, An Act
declaring and constituting the People of England to be a
Commonwealth, or free State, being this Day read;
Resolved, upon the Question, nemine contradicente, That
the traiterous Writing, in Parchment, called, an Act declaring and constituting the People of England to be a
Commonwealth, or free State, be burned, by the Hand
of the common Hangman, To-morrow, being the Twenty-eighth of May Instant, at the Old Exchange in London,
at full Exchange-time, between the Hours of Twelve and
One of the Clock: And the Sheriffs of London are to
take Order, that the Executioner do perform this Service:
And the Serjeant at Arms attending this House is to see
it done accordingly.
The Engagement.
A treasonable Parchment Writing, called, An Act for
subscribing the Engagement, being begun to be read
this Day;
Resolved, upon the Question, nemine contradicente,
That the said treasonable Writing, called, An Act for
subscribing the Engagement, be burned, To-morrow, at
the Old Exchange, London, by the Hand of the Common
Hangman, at full Exchange-time, between the Hours of
Twelve and One of the Clock: And the Sheriffs of London are to take Order, that the Executioner do perform
this Service: And the Serjeant at Arms attending this
House is to see it done accordingly.
Renouncing Charles Stuart, &c.
Resolved, upon the Question, nemine contradicente, That
a treasonable Parchment Writing, called, An Act for renouncing and disannulling the pretended Title of Charles
Stuart, &c. be burned, in Westminster Hall, on Wednesday
next, by the Hand of the common Hangman: And the
Sheriff of Middlesex is to take Order, that the Executioner
do perform this Service: And the Serjeant at Arms attending this House is to see it done accordingly.
Security of Protector.
Resolved, upon the Question, nemine contradicente, That
a treasonable Parchment Writing, called, An Act for the
Security of his Highness the Lord Protector his Person,
and Continuance of the Nation in Peace and Safety, be
burned, in Westminster Hall, on Wednesday next, by the
Hand of the common Hangman: And the Sheriff of
Middlesex is to take Order, that the Executioner do perform this Service: And the Serjeant at Arms attending
this House is to see it done accordingly.
Preachers thanked.
Ordered, That the Thanks of this House be returned
to Dr. Gunning, and Mr Carpenter, the Chaplain of this
House, for their Pains in preaching and administering of
the Communion Yesterday; and that they be desired to
print their Sermons: And Mr. Speaker is desired to
give them the Thanks of this House.
Browne's Estate.
A Bill of Sir Anthony Browne Knight, to enable him
to sell Lands to pay his Debts, and make Provision for
younger Children, being this Day read the Second time;
Resolved, upon the Question, That the said Bill be
committed to Sir Edmund Peirce, Mr. Higgins, Sir Thomas Fanshaw, Sir Allen Apsley, Sir Ralph Bancks, Sir
George Ryve, Sir Robert Atkins, Mr. Crouch, Sir Wm.
Doyley, Mr. Sicklemore, Mr. Street, Mr. Flint, Sir
Richard Malliverer, Sir George Evelyn, Sir Anthony
Cope, Mr. Gawdye, Mr. Shawe, Mr. Randall Egerton,
Sir Edward Seymor, Mr. Clarke, Sir Ralph Hare, Sir
Henry Felton, Sir Henry North, Sir Edmond Pooley,
Sir Charles Cornewallis, Sir John Rowse, Lord Vaughan,
Lord Falkland, Lord Bruce, Sir Wm. Compton, Mr.
Sandys, Sir John Goodricke, Sir Henry Wright, Mr.
Goodricke, Sir Henry Newton, Sir John Talbot, Mr. Mumpesson, Sir Benjamine Ayliffe, Sir John Brampston, Sir
Richard Wiseman, Mr. Devereux, and all other Members
that serve for the County of Essex: And they are to meet
this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber, at Two of the
Clock: And to send for Persons, Papers, Witnesses, or
Records, as they shall find Cause.
Committee of Grievances.
Mr. Stewart making Report from the Committee of
Grievances, that they had not, by the Order whereby
they sat, any Power to send for Persons, Papers, Witnesses, and Records;
Ordered, That the said Committee for Grievances have
Power to send for Persons, Papers, Witnesses, and Records, as they shall think fit: And that the Committees
for Religion and Trade have the like Power.
Ordered, That the Chairman for the Committee of
Grievances to send an Order to Colonel Lewes Tremayne.
to appear at the said Committee, on Wednesday the
Twelfth of June next, to answer the Complaint against
him, contained in a Petition remaining with the said
Committee; and that he do send a Copy of the Petition
with the said Order.
Public Revenue.
Ordered, That the Business touching his Sacred Majesty's Revenue, and his present Supply, be resumed and
taken into Consideration, in the first Place, on Thursday
next, in the Morning.
Scotch Affairs.
Ordered, That the Letter from the Estates of Parliament in Scotland be taken into Consideration on Thursday
the Sixth of June next.
Great Level of Fens.
Ordered, That the Petition of Dame Abigael Stuart
be referred to the Committee to whom the Two Bills
concerning the great Level of the Fens do stand committed.
Ditto.
Ordered, That the Petition of the Inhabitants of Werehamstoake cum Wretton be referred to the Committee to
whom the Two Bills concerning the great Level of the
Fens do stand committed.
And then the House adjourned till Eight of the
Clock To morrow Morning.