Thursday, the 16th of October, 1651.
Prayers.
Sitting of this Parliament.
THE House, according to former Order, was this
Day resolved into a Grand Committee, upon the
Bill for setting a certain Time for Sitting of this Parliament, and for Calling a new Parliament.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Ellis took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Prisoners discharged.
Ordered, by the Parliament, That Mr. Speaker be impowered and authorized to sign several Warrants, for discharging of Mr. William Jenkin, Mr. Thomas Case, Mr.
Ralph Robinson, Mr. Thomas Watson, Mr. Roger Drake,
Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
Vaughan, Captain Hugh Massey, and every of them, out
of Frison; directed to the Lieutenant of the Tower of
London, and to all other Officers in whose Custody they
respectively are; according to the Orders of Parliament
made Yesterday in that Behalf.