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
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
persons to be Elected LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence Numb 6 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The daily Proceedings in PARLIAMENT Published according to Order Munday 27. Feb. ORdered that the Sequestrations of the estates of Robert Pierpoint be suspended and that the Commissioners for sequestrations do forbear to proceed therein untill further order and that the said Robert Pierpoint be and is hereby also discharged from any imprisonment or restraint Ordered that Earnestus Biron and Mr. Malcome Smith prisoners in the gatehouse be discharged of their imprisonment and that the Sequestration of their estates be suspended untill the Parliament take further order Ordered that Will. Cork Timothy Cork and Michael Bret Iunior Sir Thomas Middleton and Thomas Middleton his son and the other persons who were taken upon surrender of Chirk Castle have their liberty and that the sequestrations of their estates be suspended and that the Commissioners for sequestration do forbear any further to proceed in the sequestrations of their said estates untill the Parliament take further order Resolved that the Votes of the 17. of Septemb. 1659. touching the dissolving and disincorporating of the City of Chester and for making voyd their Charter and that the County Palatine of Chester be no distinct Iurisdiction be vacuated and made null and voyd Ordered that the sequestrations of the estates of Mr. Thomas Fanshaw and Sir Thomas Leventhorp be suspended untill the Parliament take further order Resolved that William Lenthal Speaker of the Parliament be and is hereby constituted Chamberlain of Chester and Chanceller of the County Palatine of Lancaster Resolved that an Act be brought in for reviving the jurisdiction of Chester and Lancaster and that a Committee do bring in the said Act accordingly Ordered that the Lord Kilmurry and his brother Mr. Thomas Needham Mr. Sperten and Mr. Reinald Lacy be discharged of their imprisonment and that the sequestration of their estates be suspended untill further order and that it be referred to a Committee to consider who are in prison and upon what account and who are fit to be discharged of their imprisonment and the sequestration of their estates to be suspended who are to meet this afternoon in the inner Court of Wards and to report their opinion forthwith to the Parliament A Report of an Oath to be taken by the Officers attending the Council of State which was read Resolved that the Parliament doth approve of the said Oath and that the Council of State or any three of them be and are hereby impowred and authorized to administer the said Oath to the respective officers and ministers appointed to attend the Council of State accordingly A Report was also made from the Councill of State of a Proclamation which was this day read the first and second time and agreed unto which followeth By the Parliament The Parliament being desirous that good order and discipline may be still continued in the Army to the end that the soldiers thereof may not any wise be an oppression to the Country and where as divers Officers of the Army whose Regiments Troops and Companies are quartered in severall Counties of this Nation do still continue hereabout the Town absent from their respective charges doth therefore hereby require all such Officers of the Army forthwith to repaire to their respective charges and not to depart from them without speciall order from the Lord Generall and in case that any of the Regiments Troops or Companies of the Army are removed from their quarters last assigned them without order from the Lord Generall the Parliament doth require such Regiments Troops Companies to return forthwith to their said last quarters formerly assigned them or to such other quarters as shall be assigned them by directions from the Lord Generall and the Parliament doth further require that such Regiments Troops or Companies as are not removed doe continue in the quarters last assigned unto them and none of them to remove from thence without the speciall Order of the Lord Generall in that behalf Ordered by the Parliament that this Proclamation be forthwith Printed and Published Tho. St. Nicolas Clerk of the Parliament Ordered that all Sheriffs of the respective Counties within this Commonwealth and all Mayors and other head Officers of the respective Corporations and Burroughs within the same be and are hereby required to proclaime the said Proclamation in their respective Counties and Burroughs Ordered that the Councill of State do take care to see that this Proclamation be proclaimed and the said Order put in Execution accordingly Vpon a Report from the Councill the House RESOLVED That this House doth agree with the Councill of State that liberty be given to the Councill of State in case of speciall exigencies for the publick safety to seize and secure any person or persons that they shall have just grounds to suspect to carry on any designes of publick danger though such Person or Persons be for the present Members of Parliament A clause ingrossed in Parliament was tendered to this Bill in these words whether it be by pretence or colour of Authority from Charles Stewart Son of the late King or from any single Person whatsoever or otherwise and the question being put that this clause be read it passed with the Negative And the said Act being put to the question passed Ordered That Sir Iohn Temple do make Report of the state of the Navy and that the same be taken into consideration on Wednesdry next upon a Report of an Information given to the Council of State which was read The House Resolved That Sir Iohn Seymer a Member be discharged of his imprisonment and every other Member of Parliament restrained by Collonell Okey be discharged of their imprisonment and restraint and that the matters in this Report concerning the Citie of Bristol and the safetie and peace of the Nation be referred to the Council of State to do herein as they shall think fit Ordered That the Information given concerning Coll Okey be reserred to the Council of State to examine the same and Report their Opinion therein to the Parliament Resolved That it be referred to the Council of State to dispose of the Post-Office for the best advantage of the Commonwealth The humble Petition of VVilliam VVithering Esquire was read Ordered That the Petition of Mr. VVithering be referred to the Councill of State to examine the matters of fact and also to hear all parties claiming interest in the said Post Office and to examine their respective interest to the said Post Office and to State matters of Fact and report their opinion therein to the Parliament Vpon a Report from the Council of of State the House Resolved that Iohn Thompson Esquire be one of the Secretaries of State Resolved That Iohn Thurloe Esquire be appointed another Secretary of State A Bill for settling the Honors and Mannors of Hampton Court and other
the Commissioners for the Assessments to expedite the bringing in of the Assessments was read and approved and it is Ordered that Mr. Speaker sign the same Several Aldermen and Common Council-men of the City of London attended the Parliament and being called in Alderman Fowke delivered himself in a Speech to them wherein he congratulated them in reference to their happy U nion and the return of the Members to the discharge of their Trust And having insisted upon some other things he came to desire them that the Militia of the City might be setled and presented them with the Names of the Commissioners of the Militia the List whereof followeth The Names of the Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London The Lord Major Thomas Alleyn The Sheriffs for the Time being Alderman Atkins Alderman Foote Alderman Fowke Alderman Viner Alderman Thompson Alderman Robinson Alderman Bateman Alderman Lawrence Alderman King Alderman Bolton Alderman Wale Col Bromfeild Common-Council-men Richard Ford Common-Council-men Major Chamberlaine Common-Council-men William Bateman Esq Common-Council-men John Jolley Esq Common-Council-men Major Jo. Taylor Common-Council-men Deputy Antrobus Common-Council-men Deputy Staines Common-Council-men Mr. John Wynne Common-Council-men Theoph. Biddulph Common-Council-men Capt. Storie Common-Council-men Capt. Johnson Common-Council-men Mr Sanders Common-Council-men Tho. Bludworth Common-Council-men Maximill Beard Common-Council-men Major Cox Common-Council-men Major Eardly Common-Council-men Deputy Lenthall Gower Esq Common-Council-men Peter Mills Common-Council-men Nicholas Penning Common-Council-men Capt. Cleggat Common-Council-men William Vincent Esq Common-Council-men The Aldermen and Common Councilmen being again called in The Speaker returned them the hearty thanks of the House and told them that they had approved of their Commissioners for the Militia Resolved upon the Question by the Parlament That Tuesday next be set apart for a Day of Thanksgiving to the Lord to be observed by the Parliament in Margrets Church Westminster for the happy Union of the Parlament and the Returne of the Members of Parlament to the Discharge of their Trust Ordered by the Parlament That Mr. Calamy be desired to assist in carrying on the Work of Thanksgiving at Margarets Church Westminster before the Parlament on Tuesday next And Mr. Annesly is desired to give Mr. Calamy notice hereof The House proceeded to the Nomination of a Council of State which are as followeth The Names of the Council of State Gen. George Monck Lord St. John Mr. Pierrepoint Sir William Lewis Mr. Crew Col. Rossiter Mr. Knightley Col. Popham Col. Morley Sir Gilbert Gerard. Sir Anth. Ashley-Coop Lord Widdrington Mr. Evelyn of Wilts Gen. Montague Sir John Temple Col. Waeley Lord Fairfax Col. Norton Sir John Holland Mr. Annesley Col. Thompson Mr. Hollis Mr. Trever Sir Harebotle Grimston Sir John Potts Sir William Waller Col. Birch Mr. Weaver Mr. Swinfen Mr. Serjeant Maynard Sir Richard Anslow LONDON Printed by D. Maxwel in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle Numb 4 A PERFECT DIURNAL OR The dayly Proceedings IN PARLIAMENT Friday 24. Feb. Courteous Reader YOu are desired to take notice that yesterday being the 24. Feb. there was a Printed Pamphlet in imitation of this Book as if done by the same hand and that it is both false in it self and the Title forged to deceive Therefore the continuation of this which is the Extracts from the Original you are constantly to expect from the Printer hereof Ordered that Mr. Manton be desired to be assisting in carrying on the work of publick thanksgiving before the Parliament on Tuesday next at Margarets Church Westminster for the union of the Parliament and restoring the Members hereof to the discharge of their trust and that Coll. Leigh do give him notice accordingly A Bill Constituting George Monck Esquire to be Captain Generall and Commander in chief of all the land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland was this day read the first and second time and upon the Question committed unto a Committe who are to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Speakers Chamber with power to send for persons papers and what otherwise may be of concernment to that businesse Resolved that Coll. Hutchinson be discharged from being Sheriff of the County of Nottingham and that Iohn Rayner Esq be Sheriff of that County according to former order Resolved that Coll. Crook be discharged from being Sheriff for the County of Oxford Resolved that the Sheriffs appointed for the County of York do stand Resolved that Edward Williams Esq be and is nominated and apppointed Sheriff for the County of Breeknock Resolved that the Sheriffs for the last year not otherwise altered by the Parliament this day doe continue Sheriffs until the Parliament take further order The Amendments to the Bill for continuing the Customes Excise was twice read and agreed unto Resolved that Nathaniel Manton be and is hereby constituted and appointed one of the Commissioners for Excise in the place of Mr. Bulstrod and that Mr. Bulstrod be and is hereby discharged from being a Commissioner for the Excise Resolved that Capt. Stone be and is hereby constituted and appointed one of the Commissioners for appeals in the place of Capt. Adam Baynes and that Capt. Adam Baynes be and is hereby discharged from being a Commissioner for appeals Resolved that Mr. Scowen be and is hereby constituted one of the Commissioners for appeals in the place of Luke Robinson Esq and that the same Mr. Luke Robinson be is hereby discharged from being a Commissioner of appeals Resolved that Iervace Bennet Esq be and is hereby constituted one of the Commissioners for Appeals in the place of Dr. VVilliam Barker and that Dr. VVilliam Barker be and is hereby discharged from being a Commissioner of Appeals Resolved that the Commissioners Collectors and Governours of the Excise and Customes in Ireland shall continue untill the 24. of Iune 1660. Resolved that the Bill for the continuing of the Customes and Excise be engrossed and brought in the first business nothing to intervene Resolved that the Assessement for the Army shall be the security to be given to the Lord Mayor Aldermen Common-Council of the City of London for the moneys which shall be advanced by them for the use of the Army and Navy Resolved that an Act be brought in for settlement of the Assessements for the Army as their security accordingly Resolved that the Quorum of the Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London be nine Resolved that Alderman Viner and Alderman Robinson be nominated Treasurers in the said Act for receipt of the said moneys to repay the said moneys to be advanced as aforesaid The Committee for Qualifications of Members to be Elected to sit and serve in Parliament made their Report Resolved that the Debate upon the said Qualifications be taken into consideration on Munday morning next The House adjourned untill three of the clock Friday 24. Feb. Afternoon A Bill for holding an Assize for the County of Lancaster was this day read the first and second time and committed Resolved