named in the Act entituled An Act for the Assessment of 100000 l. by the moneth upon England Scotland and Ireland for six moneths The like Orders passed for Sir Francis Hollis Baronet to be one of the Commissioners for the Assessment in the County of Wilts and the County of Dorset For Robert Pemberton Robert Ivory and Robert How for the Borough of S. Albans For Cant. William Meredith Richard Evans of Collenny William Deere of Lluntrit Major Nicholas Robin Miles Matthew of Blaengwawre Edward Jones of S. Michaelston and William Watkins for the County of Glamorgan For Edward Exton Nicholas Clements William Stanley Peter Clungion and Henry Pitt Aldermen for the County of Southampton For Thomas Lord Viscount Wenman Sir Thomas Spencer Baroner Sir Thomas Penniston Baronet Thomas Cobb Miles Fleetwood Edward Clerk George Crook Crompion Read Robert Dormer Vincent Barry George Greenwood and Arthur Jones Esquires for the County of Oxford For the Borough of Albrough in the County of Suffolk the Bailiffs for the time being Francis Bacon Recorder Richard Brown and William Skippon Gent. For the Corporation of Bury S. Edmonds in the County of Suffolk John Southerby Esq Recorder John Clark Esq John Moody Alderman Thomas Chaplin and Jasper Shepherd Gent. For the County of Caermarthen Sir Erasmus Philips and Sir Edward Mansell Baronets Edward Rice Nicholas Williams James Jones Thomas Gwyn Iohn Powell the elder Owen Price Morgan Iones Walter Iones Thomas Evans Humphrey Brown Rawley Mansell Owen Brickstock William Lloyd Lewis Lloyd Henry Mansell Philip Vaughan Captain William Slowman Richard Lewis Robert Birt Esqs the Mayor of Caermarthen pro tempore Anthony Iones Alderman Rowland Philips Edward Doonligh Iohn Price Iohn Philips Morgan Lloyd Maurice Thomas Mugulstone Allen Iohn Evans Richard Williams Iames Lewis and Howell Philips For the City of Sarum and Close of the same Robert Good Iohn Holt Esqs For the County of Cardigan James Lewis Junior John Vaughan Junior Thomas Evans William Lloyd of Bronwith Will. Lloyd Richard Jones Reinold Jenkins Esqs David Lloyd of Alt-yr-Odin Thomas Powel Howell Philips and Thomas-Jenkins Gent. For the City of Westminster Sir Gilbert Gerard Baronet Sir William Waller Sir Anthony Erby Sir William Plater Sir William Wheeler Knights William Bell Henry Peck and Gabriel Beck Esqs The House adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoon Afternoon The House had under consideration consideration the Bill for setling the Militia and made some further progress therein They also passed an Act for securing the 27000 l. advanced by the Lord Mayor and Commons of the City of London Resolved That the Members of this House be enjoined to take special care that to the best of their Judgments the Commissioners of the Militia which they present be persons well affected to the Cause of the Parliament Ordered That the Letters and publick dispatches out of Ireland which were brought by Colonel Iemple and others and are directed to Mr. Speaker be sent to the Council of State to consider and take order therein and present their opinion therein to the Parkament if they see cause Ordered That the Council of State do give order for payment of the 2000 l. to the poor Widdows Orphans and maimed Soldiers of Ely-House and the Savoy Hospital The Committee to whom it was referred to consider what Votes were fitting to be expunged made Report of several Votes to be expunged Resolved That the Parliament doth agree with the Committee that the several Orders made against Denzil Holles Esq touching his impeachment and the exclusion of him out of the Parliament be discha ged and obliterated The like Order passed for expungiug the Votes against Sir Robert Pye and Major Harley The House this day passed the Act for repealing of two Acts of Sequestration and ordered it to be forthwith printed and published Resolved That Commissions be granted under the Great Seal unto General George Monek and General Edward Mountague to be Generals of the Fleet for the next Semmers Expedition and that the Commissioners for the Great Seal do pass Commissions to them under the Great Seal of England accordingly Resolved That General Edward Mountague do forthwith go to the Fleet. LONDON Printed by Tho. Newcomb living in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle 1660. Numb 10 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Saturday 3. March Ordered THat Charles now Earl of Warwick be and is hereby constituted Custos Rotulorum for the County of Essex to hold exercise and enjoy the said Office in as full and ample manner to all intents and purposes as any person or persons formerly held and enjoyed the same The Bill for reviving the jurisdictions of the Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester was this day read the first and second time and upon the question committed with power to revive the Dutchy of Lancaster who are to meet on Munday at two of the Clock in the aftenoon in the Dutchie Court A Letter from Colonel Whichcot from Windsor Castle the 22 Feb. 1659. and a Warrant of the 27 of Novemb. 1656. signed He. Lawrence President directed to the Governour of Windsor Castle to receive into his charge John Earl of Crawford Lindsey and another Warrant signed He. Lawrence President dated 17 Ian. 1656. directed to the Governour of Windsor Castle to take into his charge the body of the Lord Sinclare and another Warrant dated 14 Ianuary 1656. signed Oliver P. to detain and keep under impisonment the body of the Earl of Liwtherdale which were read Ordered That the Earl of Crawford Lindsey the Earl of Lawderdale and the Lord Sinclare now prisoners in Windsor Castle shall be discharged of their imprisonment upon giving security to the Council of State unto whom it is referred to take the same not to act any thing prejudiciall to this Common-wealth Ordered That it be referred to the Council of State upon conference with the Generals at Sea or either of them to nominate and approve of all the Captains and Lieutenants to be imployed in the Navy and that the Generals at sea or either of them under the Seal of the Admiralty do grant Commissions unto such Captains and Lieutenants as they shall approve of accordingly or in their absence to the Commissioners of the Admiralty Ordered That it be referred to a Committee to send for Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Owen and to examine the businesse concerning Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Owen touching the Deanary of Christ Church and that the Committee to state matters of fact and report it to the Parliament on Thursday next and that Dr. Owen be summoned forthwith to attend the said Committee Ordered by the Parliament THat Sir William Roberts Knight William Warren of Wapping Esq John Limbery VVilliam Northey Esqrs be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessement in the County of Middlesex and that they and every of them be and are hereby impowered and authorized to sit and Act as Commissioners for the
be likewise discharged of his imprisonment Ordered that Generall George Monck be desired to take care that the Post have free passage for this night and that Sr Iohn Temple do acquaint him with this Order Ordered that Sr Iohn Norcott Sr Richard Temple Mr Courtney Sr Copleston Bampfield be discharged of their imprisonment Ordered that the keeper of the Castle of Windsor doe forthwith certifie to the Parliament the causes of the imprisonment of the Earles of Crawsord and Lawtherdale and the Lord St Clare now in prison there Resolved that the Apprentices of London now in prisonin Lambeth-House be discharged of their imprisonment This Evening was ended with abundance of Bonefires Ringing of Bells acclamations of joy throughout the whole City of London LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. Numb 2 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The dayly Proceedings IN PARLIAMENT Wednesday 22. Feb. Mr. Prin Reports what Votes are fitting to be expunged out of the Iournall Book Ordered that the entry of dissents by Members of Parliament to the Vote of the 5. of December 1648. be discharged and made null and voyd and to be expunged out of the Journalls of Parliament A Proclamation dated 3. Iune 1659. against Major General Brown and others to render themselves to the Council of State was read Resolved that Major General Brown be admitted to come and take his place in Parliament Ordered that the order for the said Proclamation against Major General Brown and some others and the said Proclamation as to Maj. Gen. Brown be and is hereby vacuated made null voyd the Members of the Council of State having declared that nothing appeareth charged against the said Major General Brown Coll. Morley Reports the Warrant by which Sir George Booth was committed to the Tower which was read Resolved that Sir George Booth be discharged of his imprisonment in the Tower upon giving 5000 l. Bayl to answer any thing that shall be objected against him and that the Lieutenant of the Tower do take Bayl of him accordingly Resolved that the Sequestration of the Estate of Sir George Booth be suspended untill the Parliament take further order and that the Commissioners for Sequestrations and all other persons whom it doth or may concern are required to forbear further to proceed upon the said sequestration A bill for the continuance of the Customes and Excise from the last day of Feb. 1659. untill the _____ day of _____ was this day read the second time and committed to a Committee who are to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Court of VVards and ordered that it be brought in to morrow morning Resolved that a new Parliament be summoned to appeare the 25 day of April 1660. and that the Lords Commissioners for the great Seal do issue forth Writs for Elections of Knights Citizens and Burgesses and Barons of the Cinque-ports with the Members thereof and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed to sit and serve in Parliament returnable the said 25 day of April 1660. Ordered that it be referred to a Committee to prepare qualifications for Members to sit and serve in Parliament who are to meet this afternoon in the Inner Court of Wards and bring in the qualifications on Friday next the first businesse nothing to intervene Resolved that the names of the Sheriffs be presented to the Parliament for their Consideration the first business to morrow morning nothing to intervene Resolved that Mr. Faunt Sheriffe of the County of Leicester be and is hereby discharged from his Imprisonment Sr. Gilbert Gerard reports that he acquainted the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London with the Resolves of the Parliament made yesterday according to the command of the Parliament that they returned their humble thanks to the Parliament for their respects to the City Resolved that the Knights and Burgesses of every County be added to the Committee for nominating Iustices of Peace Ordered that Mr. Swen Coll. Iohn Birch be added to the Committee of the Army Ordered that a Committee be appointed to go to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councill of the City of London to confer with them about the advance of such sums of moneys as they conceive necessary upon security of the Assessements for the Army for the present supply of the Army and Navy Resolved that the City be desired to advance money and that the Assessement be security for repayment of the said money Ordered that Letters be written and signed by Mr. Speaker to the Commissioners of the Assessement for the Army in the City of London and to the Commissioners for the respective Counties to quicken the paying in of the Assessement Ordered that a Committee be appointed to bring in an Act for repealing the Act appointing the forme of a writ for Members to sit and serve in Parliament Resolved that the Gates Percullyces and Posts of the City of London be made up at the publick charge of the State Ordered that the House do proceed to morrow morning at ten of the clock to the Election of the Councill of State and that the Members of this House doe prepare their names accordingly Ordered that Mr. Serjeant Maynard do bring in an Act for repeal of the Act constituting Commissioners for management of the Army Ordered that Mr. Wheeler doe bring in a Commission to constitute Generall George Monck Capt. Generall under the Parliament of all the Land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 3. A PERFECT DIURNAL Of every dayes Proceedings in PARLIAMET Thursday 23 Febr. 1659. Ordered THat Sir William Man Sir John Boys Mr Sumner now Prisoners in Dover Castle and all other persons who stand committed onely for tendering an Address or Declaration for a Free Parliament be discharged of their Imprisonment And that all Warrants for apprehending persons for making any such Declarations or Addresses be null and vacated Resolved That no private business be admitted during the sitting of this Parliament That an Act be brought in for repealing of the Acts for setling the Militiaes in the several Counties Cities and Boroughes of this Common-wealth Resolved upon the Question by the Parlament That all the Militiaes in the respective Counties and the Powers given to them be and are hereby revoked and that the Levying of any Men Moneys Horses or Armes be forborn And this Vote be forthwith Printed and Published and sent down into the respective Counties Cities and Boroughs And that the respective Members of the several Counties do send them into the several Counties by the Post this night That a Committee be appointed to bring in an Act for setling the Militiaes in the several Counties Ordered That the Vote constituting Mr. Scot Secretary of State be repealed and is hereby vacated and made void A Draught of a Letter to be signed by Mr. Speaker and sent to
Widdows Orphans Maimed Souldiers c. Ordered That the summe of 2000 l. formerly ordered for relief of the poor Widdows Orphans and Maimed Souldiers be charged to be paid out of the first moneys that shall come into the Exchequer other then the Customes and Excise Ordered That it be referred to a Committee to consider how and in what manner the said VViddows Orphans and Maimed Souldiers at Ely-house may be provided for and paid for the future with the least prejudice and most case to the Nation and how a weekly revenue may be settled for their maintenance and how the Maimed Souldiers may be disposed of so as the Nation may be eased of the charge and how they may be provided of a preaching Minister VVhich Committee are to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer Chamber Ordered That the Committee of the poor Knights at Windsor be revived and joyned to the Committee touching the Widdows and maimed Souldiers at Ely House and the Savoy Ordered That it be referred to a Committee to take into consideration the state of the Revenues of the Commonwealth and to present to the Parliament what the charge of the Commonwealth is what Obstructions hinder the bringing in the Revenue and how the Revenue may be managed for the best advantage of the Commonwealth who are to meet in the Treasurie-Chamber with power to send for persons papers and what else may conduce to the businesse Ordered That the several Commissioners for the Assessments in the several Counties Cities and Borroughs of this Commonwealth do take special care to put the Act entituled An Act for an Assessment of 100000. l. by the moneth upon England Scotland and Ireland for six monethes in speedy and effectual execution and that the Members of Parliament who serve for the respective Counties Cities and Burroughs do send down this Order into the respective Counties Cities and Burroughs And that this Order be Printed and Published The humble Petition of the surviving Warden and Assistants with the Brethren of the Trinity House of Deptford Strand for relief of distressed Mariners their Orphans and Widdows which are fallen into necessity poverty and need was read Ordered That this Petition be referred to a Committee to consider of this petition examine the businesse state matters of fact and Report their Opinion therein to the Parliament who are to meet this afternoon at three of the clock in the Dutchy Court Resolved That the time of the dissolution of this Parliament be at or before the fifteenth day of this instant March Resolved That after the businesse concerning Religion be over every morning the House do proceed upon the Bill for settling the Militia untill it be finished Ordered That the Members that doe serve for the several Counties Cities and Burroughs do bring in the names of Commissioners for the Militia Resolved That the Council of State have the trust of ordering the Houses Forrests Chases and Parks belonging to the Commonwealth and of disposing the Care and Custody thereof and of the places and services relating thereunto and of the Timber and Wood growing and being in any of the Forrests Chases and Parks as shall be from time to time necessary for the best advantage of the Commonwealth Ordered That Sr. Anthony Ashley Cooper be added a Commissioner for Custody of New Forrest Ordered That a Committee do repair to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London propound unto them the desire of the Parliament that they will forth with advance so much monies as the Assessments for the City will amount unto for the present service of the Army and Navy instead of the money by them offered to be advanced upon security of the Assessments LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 9. A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Friday March 2. 1659. A Bill for approbation of Ministers before they be admitted to any publick Benefice was this day reported from the Committe for Religion read the first and second time and committed to the same Committee that brought in the Bill with an addition of several Members thereunto and with power to consider of the Fees of the Register and to consider of the Ministers doing their duty and the Committee is ordered to bring in the Bill with all convenient speed The Confession of Faith presented from the Assembly of Divines by Doctor Burgesse and others of the Assembly Friday the Five and twentieth day of September 1646. was reported and read Resolved That the House doth agree to this publick Confession of Faith contained in all the Chapters except the Thirty and thirty one Chapters Ordered That it be referred to the Committee that brought in this Confession to bring in an Act declaring and owning this to be the publick Confession of Faith of the Church of England Ordered That the Thirtieth Chapter of Church Censures and the One and thirtieth Chapter of Synods and Counsels be referred back to the same Committee that brought in the Confession of Faith to consider thereof and to confer with such persons thereupon as they shall think fit and present their opinion therein to the Parliament Upon Report from the Council of State that the Lord General Monck be Commissionated one of the Generals of the Fleet for the next Summers expedition And that Colonel Edward Mountague be one other of the Generals of the Fleet for the next Summers Expedition Resolved That the House doth agree with the Council of State that the Lord General Monck be Commmissionated one of the Generals of the Fleet for the next Summers expedition Resolved That the House doth agree with the Council of State that Colonel Edward Mountague be one other of the Generals of the Fleet for the next Summers expedition and that a Commission be prepared and granted to him accordingly Resolved That William Androse of Bridgwater be a Commissioner for the Assessments in the County of Somerset in stead of Tho. Andrews mentioned by mistake as a Commissioner for the said County in the Act of Assessments entituled An Act for an Assessment of 100000 l. by the moneth upon England Scotland and Ireland for six moneths And that the said Tho. Andrews do forbear to act by vertue of the said Act and the said William Androse is hereby impowered and authorised to fit and act as a Commissioner for the Assessments as sully to all intents and purposes as if he had been rightly named in the said Act. Ordered That Hugh Powell Morgan Jones James Penry Rowland Lloyd William Bowen and Thomas Powell be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessment in the County of Brecknock And that they and every of them be and are hereby impowered and authorised to sir and act as Commissioners for the Assessments as fully to all intents and purposes as if they had been
to command Resolved That the Thanks of the Parliament be given unto the Mayor Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lyme and that Mr Moore do give them the thanks of the Parliament accordingly The House likewise agreed upon the Militia's of the Counties of Salop Warwick Norfolk Devon the City of Westminster the City of Exeter the Borough of Southwark and the places adjacent Radnor Somerset the County of York City of Worcester the County of Gloucester City and County of Gloucester Essex City of Norwich County of Lincoln and City and County of the same County of Cambridge Middlesex County of Dorset the Town and County of Poole the Hamlets of the Tower of London County of Oxford and City of the same County of Sussex County of Wilts and the County of Cornwall Ordered That such Justices of the Peace who were formerly of the Quorum And such other Justices as the Commissioners for the Great Seale shall think fit to nominate any five four or three of them be of the Quorum And the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal are to issue forth Commissions accordingly Ordered That the SOLEMN LEAGVE AND COVENANT be Printed and Published and set up and forthwith Read in every Church and also once every yeare according to former Order of Parliament and that the said Solemn League and Covenant be also set up in this House LONDON Printed by Tho. Newcomb living in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle 1660. Numb 12 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Tuesday 6. March Resolved THat Mathew Heale Esq be and is hereby nominated and approved of to be Sheriffe for the County of Devon for the year ensuing and that the Lords Commissioners for Custody of the great Seale doe passe a Patent to him under the great Seale to be Sheriffe of the said County of Devon accordingly Resolved That William Okeley Esq be and is hereby nominated and approved of to be Sheriffe for the County of Salop for the year ensuing and that the Lords Commissioners for Custody of the great Seale doe passe a Patent to him under the great Seale to be Sheriffe of the said County of Salop. accordingly The Petition of John Lambert major Generall was Read Resolved That the Parliament doth approve of what the Councill of State have done in committing of Collonel John Lambert to the Tower Resolved That Sir Arthur Hesilrig doe attend the Parliament to morrow morning Resolved That the Councill of State be injoyned to take speciall care of the Safety and Peace of the Nation and to proceed vigorously in securing such persons as they shall think dangerous to the Peace and safety of the Nation Resolved That Colonel Overton be and is hereby discharged from being Governor of Hull and that his Commission to be Governor there and to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot be and are hereby revoked and made void The House adjourned untill three of the clock Afternoon Ordered That the Report touching the commissioners of the Customes be made to morrow morning the first business The House made a further progresse in the Militia's of the severall Counties and passed the Militia's of Surrey Northwales Southwales Bedford Carmarthen and Hertford Mr. Speaker acquaints the Parliament that divers persons with store of Armes are apprehended and at the door Resolved That the Serjeant doe detain the persons taken with Armes untill the Councill of State doe sit and that no body be permitted to speak with them The House likewise passed the Militia's of Berks Kent Suffolk Southampton Nottingham Derby Monmouth the City of Bristoll the Town of Barwick Stafford Hereford the Town of Southampton Resolveth That the Earle of Bedford be and is hereby Constituted Custos Rotulorum for Bedfordshire to hold and enjoy the same in as full and as ample a manner as any other person or persons formerly held or enjoyed the same and that Coll. John Okey be and is hereby discharged from being Custos Rotalorum of the said County Ordered That the fortnights pay formerly ordered to the Gent of Oxfordshire beforthwith paid unto them and that the Committee for the Army doe take care to pay it Ordered That the Pistols Sadles and other goods that were taken from the Lord Falkland in or since August last be restored to him and that he takes them where he finds them Resolved That Mr. Henry Ashurst be added a Commissioner for the Militia of the City of London Ordered That William Beecher Esq Iohn Thompson Esq Iohn Charnocke Esq Henry Chester Esq Oliver Luke Esq Sir William Palmer Sir Thomas Alston Baronnet Iohn Alston Iohn Neale Iohn Harvey William Butler Walter Rolt Edward Cator Esquiers be and are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners for the Assessement in the County of Bedford and that they and every of them be and are hereby impowred and Authorized to sit and Act as Commissioners for the Assessements as fully to all intents and purposes as if they had been named in the Act Intituled an Act for an Assessement of 100000 l by the Month upon England Scotland and Ireland for six Moneths Ordered That if the Members whosoever for any County doe not present Commissioners for the Militia that then the Gent. who serve for any other County doe bring in Names to be incerted into the Bill LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 13. A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Wednesday March 7. 1659. THe House had under consideration the Bill for approbation of Ministers and agreed upon severall Amendments to be made thereunto and likewise referred it to a Committee to bring in a Clause to be inserted in the said Bill to authorise and impower the Approvers to delegate other persons to approve Ministers in several places of these Nations remote from London for ease of the charge and trouble of Ministers in making long Journeys and intedious attendance to be approved and other Clauses upon the debate of the House The House this day passed an Act for explanation of certain Clauses and Provisoes inan Act of this present Parliament Entituled An Act for the continuance of the Customs Excise from the last of Feb. 1659. until the Twenty fourth day of June 1660. and ordered the same to be printed and published Ordered That it be referred to the committee of the Revenue to consider of the duty of Prisage and to settle the difference about the same and report to the Parliament their Proceedings therein and in case they cannot end the difference then to state the matter of Fact and report it to the Parliament with their opinion therein Colonel Rich being brought to the House door The House Resolved That colonel Rich be called in A Letter from Colonel Ingoldsby from Bury dated the fifth of March 1659. and an Information given in by Cornet Robert Thornback against