Thursday, the 25th
of September, 1651.
Prayers,
Agent from Genova.
ORDERED, by the Parliament, That the Time for
giving Audience to the Agent from the States of
Genova, be put off until Tuesday next in the Afternoon:
And that, on Tuesday next, the House do appoint a Committee to give him Audience accordingly.
High Court of Justice.
An Act for continuing the High Court of Justice, was
this Day read the first and second time.
Resolved, That the Time of continuing of the High
Court of Justice be until the last Day of December next.
The Question being put, That this Act be ingrossed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the Act, so amended, being put to the Question,
passed; and was ordered to be printed and published.
Representatives in Parliament.
The House, according to former Order, did this Day
resume the Debate touching future Representatives in
Parliament.
The Question being propounded, That a Bill be
brought in, for setting a Time certain for the Sitting of
this Parliament, and for calling a new Parliament, with
such fit Rules, Qualifications, Proportions, and other Circumstances, as this Parliament shall think fit, and shall be
for the Good and Safety of this Commonwealth;
The House was divided:
The Yeas went forth:
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Lord General, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
33. |
| Mr. Scot, |
With the Yeas, |
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Sir Henry Mildmay, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
26. |
| Sir James Harrington, |
With the Noes, |
Sitting of this Parliament.
So it was Resolved, by the Parliament, That a Bill be
brought in, for setting a Time certain for the Sitting of
this Parliament, and for calling a new Parliament, with
such fit Rules, Qualifications, Proportions, and other Circumstances, as this Parliament shall think fit, and shall
be for the Good and Safety of this Commonwealth.
Lord Chief Justice St. John, Mr. Say, Mr. Corbett,
Mr. Attorney General, Lord Commissioner Whitelock,
Lord Commissioner Lisle, Mr. Lechmere, Mr. Long, Mr.
Carew, Mr. Hill, Colonel Downes, Colonel Thompson,
Mr. Nevill, Mr. James Challoner, or any Three of them,
are to prepare this Bill: And that they bring it in on
Wednesday next.