House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 10 December 1653

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 7, 1651-1660. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.

'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 10 December 1653', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 7, 1651-1660, (London, 1802) pp. 363. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol7/p363c [accessed 25 April 2024]

Image

In this section

Saturday, 10th December, 1653.

Ejecting scandalous Ministers.

THE House proceeded in the Debate of the Report from the Committee for Tythes, touching ejecting ignorant, profane, and scandalous Ministers, &c.

The first Clause brought in by the Committee, was read.

The Question being put, That this House doth agree with this Clause of this Report;

The House was divided.

The Yeas went forth.

Colonel Sidenham, Tellers for the Yeas: 54.
Colonel Jones, With the Yeas,
Colonel James, Tellers for the Noes: 56.
Colonel Danvers, With the Noes,

So it passed in the Negative.