Saturday, the 16th of December, 1654.
Prayers.
Settling the Government.
THE House this Day resumed the Debate upon the
Government.
Resolved, That Candles be brought in.
The Question being propounded, That for maintaining of Ten thousand Horse and Dragoons, and Twenty
thousand Foot in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the
Defence and Security thereof; and also for a convenient
Navy of Ships for guarding the Seas; a Revenue be
raised, to continue until Forty Days after the Time appointed for the Sitting of the next Parliament, unless the
Protector, and the Parliament, the Parliament sitting, or
the Protector and his Council in Intervals of Parliament,
shall otherwise think fit to lessen the same in the mean
time.
And the Question being put, That these Words; viz.
" until Forty Days after the Time appointed for the Sitting
of the next Parliament;" be part of the Question;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Lork Broghill, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
56. |
| Colonel Montagu, |
With the Noes, |
| Sir John Hobart, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
90. |
| Colonel John Birch, |
With the Yeas: |
So it was Resolved, That these Words; viz. " until
Forty Days after the Time appointed for the sitting of
the next Parliament;" be Part of the Question.
And the Question being put, That the said Question
be now put;
It passed in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That for maintaining of Ten thousand Horse
and Dragoons, and Twenty thousand Foot, in England,
Scotland and Ireland, for the Defence and Security thereof; and also for a convenient Navy of Ships for guarding
the Seas; a Revenue be raised, to continue until Forty
Days after the Time appointed for the Sitting of the next
Parliament, unless the Protector, and the Parliament, the
Parliament sitting, or the Protector and his Council in
the Intervals of Parliament, shall otherwise think fit to
lessen the same in the mean time.
Resolved, That the further Debate upon the Government be taken up on Monday Morning.