Friday, 16th of September, 1653.
Relief of Creditors, &c.
Mr. Anlaby reports from the Committee for Prisons
and Prisoners, Amendments to the Bill for the
Relief of Creditors and poor Prisoners: Which were
twice read; and divers of them agreed: And the Bill,
with the Amendments, re-committed to the same Committee: And Mr. St. Nicholas and Colonel Jones are
added to that Committee, for this Purpose.
Leave of Absence.
Resolved, That Colonel West have Leave to be absent
for a Month.
Resolved, That Mr. Cunliff have Leave to be absent
for a Month.
Resolved, That Captain Bellott have Leave to be absent
for a Month.
Duchy of Lancaster.
Resolved, That a Bill be brought in for Continuance of
the Jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Lancaster, till
the House take further Order.
A Bill for continuing John Bradshaw Serjeant at
Law, Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of
Lancaster, and Bartholomew Hall Esquire, AttorneyGeneral of the Duchy of Lancaster; and for continuing
the Jurisdiction of the said Duchy and County Palatine;
was this Day read the First time.
The Question being put, That this Bill be read the
Second time.
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That this Bill be rejected.
Trade.
Resolved, That the Quorum of the Committee of
Trade be Five.
Transporting Corn.
Resolved, That a Committee shall consider concerning
the Transportation of Corn: And that it be referred to
the Committee for Trade.
Irish Affairs.
Resolved, That the Bill for Ireland, be read on Monday
Morning next.
Call of the House.
Resolved, That the House be called on Tuesday
Morning next.
Recusants Estates.
Resolved, That the Committee to whom the Bill
touching Papists Two Parts, is committed, be enjoined
to meet this Afternoon, at Two of the Clock.