Die Veneris, 10 Februarii, 1642.
PRAYERS.
Gloucester &c. Forces.
AN Ordinance to Sir Wm. Waller Serjeant Major of
the Counties of Gloucester, Salop, Wiltess, Salop, and
Worcester, for the Raising of Monies to maintain the Forces.
Forces raised in these Counties, was this Day read; and,
by Vote upon the Question, assented unto; and ordered
to be sent to the Lords, for their Concurrence, by Mr.
Strode.
Ordered, That the Deputy Lieutenants, and the
Committees in Sommersettshire, do presently disarm the
Houses of Sir Ralph Hopton at Wytham, and of Sir
Edw. Rodney at Pilton, and of all other malignant and
disaffected Persons in that County; and send up such
malignant and disaffected Persons as they shall find in
any of the said Houses standing upon their Guard, in Opposition to the Ordinances and Proceedings of Parliament.
Hantshire Forces.
An Ordinance for Hantshire, for Raising of Two
Troops of Horse, and a Regiment of Dragooners, for
the Defence of that County; and for Raising of Monies
for the Maintenance of those Forces; was this Day read;
and, by Vote upon the Question, assented unto; and ordered to be sent unto the Lords, for their Concurrence,
by Mr. Strode.
Delinquents Estates.
Ordered, That Mr. Millington do prepare an Ordinance
to enable the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees of
the County of Nottingham to seize upon the Goods and
Rents of all such as are in actual Rebellion or Action
against King and Parliament; and of such as have aided,
assisted, or contributed unto them; and that those Goods
and Rents may be employed to the publick Service, to
the King and Parliament.
St. Martin's Vintree Parsonage.
An Ordinance for Sequestring the Parsonage of St.
Martins Vintree, London, from Dr. Reeve, now Parson
thereof; and for Placing of Mr. Salloway, Master of Arts,
therein; and for allowing him the Profits thereof; was
this Day read; and, by Vote upon the Question, assented
unto; and ordered to be sent unto the Lords for their
Concurrence.
Assessing Malignants, &c.
Resolved, &c. That this Clause shall be added to the
Ordinance for Assessing of Malignants, and such as have
not contributed at all, or not according to their Abilities;
viz. "Lastly, Be it Ordained, That where no Committees
are, by this Ordinance, named for any County, City, or
Place, that such other Committees as shall be hereafter
nominated by both Houses, or any Two of them, shall and
may put this Ordinance in Execution within any such
County, City, or Place, in such Manner and Form as the
Committees herein named, or any Two of them, may,
according to the Purport and true Meaning thereof."
Message to Lords.
Mr. Serjeant Wilde was appointed to carry up this
Ordinance; and likewise the Declaration concerning the
Bailing of such Prisoners as are committed by the Parliament: But the Lords were risen, before he came up to
them.
Prisoner discharged.
Upon the Report from the Committee for Prisoners,
this Day made by Sir Robert Harley;
It is Resolved, upon the Question, That Captain
Foulke, now a Prisoner, be forthwith released and discharged from any farther Imprisonment or Restraint.
Treaty with the King.
The House resumed the Debate of his Majesty's
Answer to the Propositions.
The Question being put, Whether a present Treaty
upon the Propositions, before the Disbanding of the
Armies, shall be first taken into Debate;
| The House was divided. |
| The Yeas went forth. |
|
| Mr. Holles, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
73. |
| Sir Jo. Holland, |
With the Yea, |
| Sir Philip Stapilton, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
113. |
| Mr. Hampden, |
With the Noe, |
| So that the Question passed with the Negative. |
The Question being put, Whether there shall be a
present Cessation of Arms, in Order to the Treaty upon
the Propositions, before the Disbanding of the Armies;
| The House was divided. |
| The Yeas went forth. |
|
| Mr. Holles, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
70. |
| Mr. Waller, |
With the Yea, |
| Mr. Philip Stapilton, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
111. |
| Mr. Hampden, |
With the Noe, |
| So the Question passed with the Negative. |
Ordered, That To-morrow Morning at Ten of Clock,
the House shall take up the Debate of a present Treaty
upon the Propositions before the Disbanding of both
Armies.
Resolved; &c. That when his Majesty shall have
assented to a Disbanding, to the Time and Manner of
Disbanding, that then a Time shall be agreed on for a
Cessation of Arms, in Order to the Disbanding.