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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82034	An exact relation of the proceedings and transactions of the late Parliament: their beginning and ending. With a briefe account of their expence of the time of their session, and of the acts that were made by them, who were dissolved the 12. Decemb. 1653. As likewise of foure great votes, viz. I. For abolishing the Court of Chancery. II. For a new modell of the law. III. For taking away the power of patrons to make presentations. IV. That innocent negative vote of not agreeing with the report of the committee for tithes. And an account of some reasons of those votes: with a briefe apology in way of vindication of those gentlemen that appeared for the votes from the great out-cry made against them. By L.D. a Member of the late Parliament.	L. D., member of the late Parliament.	1654 (1654)	Wing D52; Thomason E729_6; ESTC R19772	22,347	31

the Honours Mannors Lands and Tenements within the limits and perambulations of the same heretofore belonging to the King Queen and Prince a very large Act and comprehensive in the perticulars wherein the old Farmers of the Custome-house that lent the old King money to make War with the Scots were admitted to have their old Debts made Publick Faith to double on to the sum of two hundred seventy six thousand pounds to the end to be sure to have money against the Spring It was complied with and some very eminent and wise Gentlemen made others believe there was no question but the money would be provided ready against the times though other Members of lesse note tould the House what they thought even as it is come to passe 20 An Act confirming to the Purchasers of Sir John Stowels Lands what they had purchased of the State 21 An Act for an Assesment at the rate of one hundred and twenty thousand pound a Month for six Moneths from the twenty-fifth of December One thousand six hundred fifty and three to the twenty-fourth of June then next ensuing for the maintenance of the Armies and Navy of this Common-wealth being a very large Act and that which took up many dayes in the debate and passing of it there being a desire if possible it might have been to have abated something of that sum and that it might be laid equally Many Votes passed and very sharp debates by reason of the great inequality that was evident in the laying of the Tax some Countreys bearing beyond their proportion and some much lesse which made the burthen more grievous then otherwise it would be When after many dayes spent in the modelizing of the Bill and it came to be passed some Gentlemen gave their reasons why they could not give their Yea to passe it for a Law for the unrighteousnesse that was in it and something else which had been laid forth in the debate The great unequality betwixt County and County City and City Hundred and Hundred and so of perticular Estates some paying but two or three shillings the pound and others four or five yea some ten or twelve shillings for their reall Estate beside what they paid for their personall In which some of London passionately complained of their being over-rated they paying eight thousand pound a Month the fifteenth part of the whole Assesment of the Common-wealth when as they with great confidence affirmed that they were not the fortieth part of the Common-wealth in value as their case now was The Act ingrossed and the Question being put the No's as to the making it a Law that very day had they been prosecuted to the pole had hazzarded the passing of it It having been earnestly pressed that it might be amended at the Table or recommitted to be amended against the next day A Gentleman that first moved to have the House give u● that morning they were Dissolved made this one of his Reasons why he could sit no longer with his fellows because of their dealing so dis-ingenuously with the Army some other Gentlemen having spoken to the same account but as to this those that gave their No's in the Vote against the then passing of the Bill upon the account before can say they never were in arms against the Parliament and Army nor were ever in Oxford or any other Garrison that stood in opposition to them And for their constant cordial affection to them they may safely say without boasting they have been but a very little behind them that have been the highest and best affected in the Nation what ever those Gentlemen please to say To indeavour to have the Assesment equally laid and born tended much to the Armies good rather then hurt whereby they might continue to injoy the love and affection of the people unto them 22 An Act for the continuing of the Priviledges and Jurisdiction of the County of Lancaster 23 An Act touching Idiots and Lunaticks 24 An Act for inabling Commissioners of Parliament for compounding with DELINQUENTS to dispose of two parts of the Lands and Estates of Recusants for the benefit of the Common-wealth An Act that cost much time in the Debate of it for that some Gentlemen fearing it amounted to the Toleration of Popery did strongly oppose it and caused it to be so modelized as that it was never like to attain the end aimed at as some then declared Of which experience now can best declare and speak 25. A second Act for the Constituting Commissioners for ordering and mannaging of the Affaires of the Admiraltie and Navie 26. An Act for the better and more effectuall discoverie of Theeves and high-way-men There was also a Bill brought in and Read and Debated for the Uniting of Scotland to the Common-wealth of England as a part of it with equal priviledges which spent two or three days Debate in a Grand Committee of the whole House before it was ordered to be Ingrossed being a thing of very great weight and concernment being ingrossed it lay ready on the Table to be read and passed But the Highlanders putting the Country into distemper it was not put to be passed for a Law while the House continued By this time it will appeare the House was not altogether Idle nor at a stand in their worke so as there was need to have them dissolved on that score Indeed much more might have been done and proceeded in if there had not been something that did lett The two Great Grievances of the Law and Tythes had such friends in the House as that when either of those things came into Debate the House was as divided into two parts The one very Indulgent still pleading and making defence in their behalfe The other Indeavouring the redresse of them Great Counsells agree not in all things presently yet is that no good Ground of their dissolution That the House was not Idle nor at a stand nor in an Incapacitie to doe the worke of the Nation Though so divided as aforesaid may beside what appeareth alreadie be further taken knowledge of by these Insuing Votes which follow There were foure great Votes that passed in the time of the sitting of the House which some Interests were much displeased at and they passed not without great Debate First A Vote for the Abolishing and taking away the Court of Chancery Secondly A Vote for a new Body or Modell of the Law Thirdly A Vote to take away the power of Patrons to make presentations Fourthly That Innocent Negative Vote of not agreeing with the Report of the Committee for Tythes Touching what they Reported as the best way to eject scandalous prophane and ignorant Ministers c. Upon which followed presently the dissolution of the House A little of each of these because of the great dust that is raised to the blinding of some and inraging of others against them that sought not themselves but the good of the Common-wealth in generall and no private or particular