Die Martis, 29 Septembris, 1646.
Prayers.
Ordered, That the outer Room, without the Door of
this House, and the Stairs leading thereunto, be kept
clear and free from the coming of any Persons into it,
unless it be the Members, Officers, and Attendants on
the House, and their Servants: And that the Guard do
stand at the Foot of the Stairs, to keep and hinder all
Sorts of other Persons from coming in to the said outer
Room: And the Serjeant at Arms attending on this
House is hereby injoined and required to see this Order,
from time to time, duly observed and kept.
An Ordinance for the Abolishing of the Government of
the Church by Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ecclesiastical Persons depending upon that Hierarchy: and
settling their Possessions upon Trustees, for the Use and
Benefit of the Commonwealth; was this Day read the
First and Second time; and, upon the Question, committed unto a Committee of the whole House: And
It is Resolved, upon the Question, That the House be
forthwith resolved into a Committee, to take the said Ordinance into Consideration.
Ordered, That Mr. Poole, a Member of this House,
shall have Leave to go into the Country for a Month.
A Letter from the Committees of the Northern Association, from Yorke, of 25 Septembris 1646, was this
Day read.
According to Order, the House was resolved into a
Grand Committee, to take into Consideration the Ordinance for Abolishing of the Government of the Church
by Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ecclesiastical Persons
depending upon that Hierarchy; and settling their Possessions upon Trustees, for the Use of the Commonwealth.
Mr. John Boys was called to the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Ordered, That Sir John Curson, a Member of this
House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.
Upon Mr. John Boys his Report;
It is Resolved, &c. That a Committee be appointed to
prepare, and bring in, an Ordinance for Taking away of
Deans, Deans and Chapters; and for settling and disposing
of their Lands in such Manner, and according to such Directions, as have been appointed, or shall be appointed,
by both Houses of Parliament.
Mr. Sollicitor, Mr. Selden, Mr. Prideaux, Mr. Gott,
Mr. Maynard, are appointed to be this Committee: And
they, or any Two of them, are appointed to prepare,
and bring in, an Ordinance for Taking away of Deans,
Deans and Chapters; and for settling and disposing of their
Lands in such Manner, and according to such Directions,
as have been appointed, or shall be appointed, by both
Houses of Parliament: And they are to meet this Afternoon, where they shall think fit; and to bring it in on
Thursday Morning next.
A Letter from the Earl of Leven, General of the Scotts
Army, unto Mr. Hugh Mowett, Agent for the Queen of
Sweden at London, of 17 Septembris 1646, concerning
some Arms in the North, which he desires to have sold.
A Warrant, under his Majesty's Sign Manual, dated
10 Septembris 1646, and directed to the Attorney or
Sollicitor-General, or either of them, for preparing a
Pardon unto William Barnes, Prisoner at Durham, for the
Slaughter of Mr. Wm. Sedgewick, of Shorpe-fields in the
County of Durham, was this Day read: And
It is Resolved, &c. That Mr. Sollicitor-General be injoined, not to proceed to prepare any Pardon, upon this
Warrant from the King.
Resolved, &c. That no Office shall from henceforth be
granted by any Committee of Parliament.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Ordered, That the several Committees, who have
granted any Offices to any Person or Persons, do present
to the House a List of those Offices, and of the Names
of the Persons to whom they have granted them, on this
Day Sevennight.
Ordered, That the Gentlemen, Members of this House,
of the Counties of Gloucester and Herefford, be added to
the Gentlemen of South-Wales, that are Members of this
House: And that they have Power to consider of Propositions, and to present them to the House, for the Settling
and Preservation of the Counties of South-Wales.
The humble Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert
Graham was this Day read; and nothing done upon it.
Resolved, &c. That the Consession of Faith, brought
in by the Assembly of Divines, be read the first Business,
on Friday Morning: And that, next after That, the
House do take into Consideration the Business of the
Army: And that the Committee of the House, for considering of the Ordinance for punishing and preventing
the Growth of Heresies, be adjourned till Tuesday next,
Eight of Clock.
Ordered, &c. That Captain Nutt, a Member of this
House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.