Friday, the 31st
of October 1651.
Prayers.
Letters, &c. read.
A LETTER from Dundee, of the 23d Day of October
1651, from Wm. Clerk; with a Copy of the Earl
of Arguile's Letter to Lieutenant-Colonel Monck of the
15th of October 1651; and a Paper, intituled, "Some
general Heads of the Causes why the Lord contendeth
with the Land; agreed to, after seeking the Lord, by the
Commissioners of the General Assembly, 1650, &c."
Which were all this Day read.
Delinquents Estates.
The House, according to former Order, resumed the
Debate upon the Report from Goldsmith's-Hall, touching
Money; being reported to the House on the 20th of
August last; being directed to the Committee of the Army,
and, intituled, "The humble Proposals of the Commissioners for Compositions, in order to the Opening and
Quickening of the Receipts at Goldsmith's-Hall, to be
humbly presented to the House:" Which were now
read; and afterwards read in Parts.
The first Proposition being read;
Resolved, by the Parliament, That it be referred back
to the Commissioners for Compounding, to certify the
Names of such Delinquents as are intended within this
Proposition: and which of them are in England, or
beyond Sea; and the Names of such as have made
Addresses to them, and desired to compound: And that
they be returned with all convenient Speed.
Ordered, That the four next Propositions be referred
back again to the Committee of the Army, upon the
former Order of Reference to them; and that it be
brought in again on this Day Sevennight.
Ordered, That the next Proposition be referred back
again to the Committee of the Army, upon the former
Order of Reference to them; and that it be brought in
again on this Day Sevennight.
Col. Downes reports, from the Commissioners for
Compounding, as followeth:
WE humbly crave Directions what to do in such
Cases where Parties who, through Sickness, or some
other Stop by the Hand of God, or by Fraud of others,
and not by any wilful Neglect of their own, have not
paid in their Fines by the Times limited; as in the
Cases of Anthony Hastings, of Humberston, in the County
of Leicester, Gent. Thomas Starkey, of Stretton, in the
County of Chester, hereunto annexed; with divers others
depending before us.
Sam. Moyer, Edw. Winslow, Ar. Squibb, Ric. Moore,
John Berners.
Gell's Petition.
The humble Petition of Sir John Gell Bart. was this
Day read.
Resolved, That Sir John Gell have Three Months
further Liberty from his Imprisonment, upon the like
Security as was formerly ordered.
The humble Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel Waldine
Willington.
Army Arrears.
Resolved, That the Accompts of Lieutenant-Colonel
Waldine Willington, for his Arrears, be referred to the
Committee for Accompts at Worcester House, to examine
and state the said Accompts according to the former Rules.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of
Accompts at Worcester House, to consider and take the
Accompts of Colonel Lydcott, for his Arrears; and to
examine the same, and state them according to the
former Rule.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of the
Army, to consider of the Services of Colonel Lydcott,
before he came into the established Pay; and to take
into Consideration what is fit to be allowed him in respect
thereof; and how Satisfaction may be given to him for
the same: And to report it, with their Opinion, to the
House.
Resolved, That the Accompts of Lieutenant-Colonel
Robert Phips, for his Arrears, be referred to the Committee for Accompts at Worcester House, to examine and
state the said Accompts according to the former Rules.
Resolved, That the Accompts of Captain Humfrey
Brewster, for his Arrears and Disbursements, be referred
to the Committee for Accompts at Worcester House, to
examine and state the said Accompts according to the
former Rules.
The House, according to former Order, adjourned
itself to Tuesday Morning next, Eight of Clock.