Die Jovis, 23 Junii, 1642.
PRAYERS.
Information from Yarmouth.
ORDERED, That this Information this Day received from Yarmouth, and the whole Business
thereupon depending, be referred to the Committee of
Newcastle: And all the Knights and Burgesses of the
County of Norfolk are added to this Committee.
Forces in Ireland.
That the Commissary of Carrickfergus do deliver to
the Thousand Soldiers of the Foot Regiment, and the
Three hundred Soldiers of the Horse Regiment, raised
by Mr. Chichester and Mr. Hill, and are mustered, and
in actual Service, to the Value of Two Shillings and
Four-pence a Man, every Week, in Victual, to keep
them together in the Service, to be taken unto them by
way of Imprest from this Day; and so continued, until
this House shall take some farther Resolution concerning
their Pay and Entertainment.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
Irish Affairs, to draw up an Order.
Irish Affairs.
A Copy of a Letter from the Lord of St. Albans, of
the Eighteenth of May, to the Lords Justices of Ireland,
concerning his Proceedings towards the Town of Galloway, was this Day read; and likewise the Earl of Clanricard's Propositions to Galloway; and the Copy of the
Submission of Galloway.
Ordered, That this Business concerning Galloway, be
taken into Consideration To-morrow Morning, at Nine
of Clock.
King's Answer to Propositions.
According to a former Order, the House proceeded to
the Consideration of his Majesty's Answer to the Nineteen Propositions of both Houses: And the Preamble to
the Propositions was first read.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the Consideration
of this Preamble shall be referred to a Committee.
Mr. Holles, Mr. Crue, Mr. Pierrepointe, Sir Jo.
Strangewayes, Mr. N. Fienis, Sir Philip Stapilton,
Mr. Whitlock, Mr. Pym, Mr. Waller, Mr. Hampden,
Sir Robert Crane, Sir Tho. Barrington, Sir Jo. Coke,
Mr. Selden, Sir H. Vane, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Glyn;
This Committee is to consider of the Preamble of his
Majesty's Answer to the Nineteen Propositions of both
Houses; and to prepare an Answer to it: And are to
meet To-morrow in the Afternoon, at Two of Clock, in
the Star-chamber.
This Committee being named, the House proceeded
to the rest of his Majesty's Answer.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the House be
forthwith resolved into a Committee, to consider of the
Propositions made by both Houses, and his Majesty's
Answer to each particular Proposition.
Resolved, upon the Question, That these Words in
the Ordinance of both Houses, for Securing the Hundred
thousand Pounds lent by the particular Citizens, viz.
"and urgent Affairs of this Kingdom," shall be left out
of that Ordinance.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair: And
Mr. Whittlock was called to the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
And the House was, by Order, adjourned till Two
of Clock.
King's Answer to Propositions.
THE House met according to the Order; and was
presently resolved into a Committee, according to the
Order of the Forenoon; and Mr. Whitlocke called to the
Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Whittlocke reports the Second Vote only, which
passed at the Committee; viz. That this Committee shall
no further insist upon this First Proposition, as now it is.
It was thereupon Resolved, upon the Question, That
this House shall no further insist upon this First Proposition, as now it is.
Ordered, That the House be resolved into a Committee
To-morrow Morning, at Nine of the Clock, further to
take into Consideration his Majesty's Answer to the
Propositions.
Transporting Calve Skins.
Mr. Wingate acquainted the House that he had viewed
the Calve Skins, according to an Order of the House;
and found them to be according to the Certificate; and
are therefore to be delivered, according to former Order,
to be transported.