Thursday, the 18th of January, 1654.
Prayers.
Welden's Claims.
THE humble Petition of Ralph Welden Esquire,
formerly a Colonel in the Parliament's Service, was
now offered.
Resolved, That this Petition be now read.
The said Petition was read, accordingly.
Resolved, That the Receipt of the Grand Excise do,
and shall still, stand charged with the Ordinance of the
Seventh of June 1648, as to the Payment of the Sum of
Four thousand Pounds, Part of the Six thousand Pounds
in the said Ordinance mentioned, in Course, unto Colonel
Ralph Weldon, and his Assigns; and also for Payment of
the Interest charged upon that Receipt by the said Ordinance: And that this Order, together with the Acquittance and Acquittances of the said Colonel Ralph Weldon,
or his Assigns, shall be a sufficient Discharge, unto the
Commissioners for the Excise, for Payment thereof; to
be allowed upon their Account, accordingly.
Publick Debts.
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee, to consider what the Monies and Debts due and charged upon
the Excise, and also the Debts and Monies for the Navy,
do amount unto; and likewise what Monies will be
necessary, for paying of the supernumerary Forces, over
and above the Thirty thousand . . ., until they be disbanded, and for their disbanding; and how Monies may
be provided for Satisfaction and Payment thereof; and
report the same to the House, with their Opinion therein:
Viz. To Colonel Rous, Colonel John Birch, Alderman
Avery, Colonel Mathews, Alderman Gibbs, Colonel
Carter Mr. Lechmere, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Guise,
Mr. Turnor, Lieutenant Colonel Baines, Captain Hatsell,
Sir Richard Onslow, Mr. Beale, Mr. Read, Colonel Fines,
Colonel Jones, Sir Wm. Masham, Mr. Rich. Jones, Mr.
Hooper, Colonel Thistlethwaite, Mr. Lance, Colonel Purefoy, Captain Falconberg, Mr. Scudamore, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Bulkley, Lord Richard Cromwell, Lord Henry Cromwell,
Captain Stone, Colonel Morley, Colonel Clerke, Mr. Read,
Mr. Warcup, Mr. Boys, Mr. Brandling, Colonel Bridges,
Colonel Ayres, Lieutenant Colonel Worsley, Mr. Collins,
Mr. Minors, Alderman Foot, Mr. Flackett, Mr. Recorder,
Mr. Nath. Bacon, Mr. Hoskins, Colonel Thelwall, Mr.
James, Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Bainton, Mr. Bedford:
And this Committee are to meet at Two of Clock this
Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: With Power to
receive the Petitions of the Creditors, who have Debts
charged on the Excise.
Ordered, That it be referred to the same Committee,
to consider of, and present to the House, the best Way
for Satisfaction of Debts due upon the Public Faith.
Gresham v. Gresham.
WHEREAS it was resolved by the Parliament, the
19th of December last, That the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal do re-hear the Cause between Thomas
Gresham Plaintiff; and Marmaduke Gresham Gentleman,
and John Holmden, Defendants; without Bill of Review;
and thereupon to proceed, as appeareth by the said Order;
since which Time the said Thomas Gresham is dead; It is
Ordered, by the Parliament, That the said Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, notwithstanding the Death of
the said Thomas Gresham; be authorized and required to
call before them the Heir, Wife, Executors, or Administrators, of the said Thomas Gresham; and to re-hear the
said Cause, without a Bill of Review; calling such to
their Assistance and Proceeding therein, according to the
said former Resolution of this House: And that the Heir,
Wife, Executors, or Administrators, be in the same Condition that the said Thomas Gresham was in; And that the
said Lords Commissioners do appoint a Guardian for the
Heir of the said Thomas Gresham, being under Age.
Jephson's Claims.
The humble Petition of Wm. Jephson Esquire, a
Member of Parliament, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the Sum of Nine hundred Threescore
Thirteen Pounds Seven Shillings and Ten-pence, with
Interest for Forbearance thereof, remaining due to Wm.
Jephson Esquire, by several Orders of Parliament; the
one bearing Date the Sixteenth Day of May 1646, and
the other the Day of; for a Fortnight's
Pay for his Regiment of Horse, then immediately to be
transported for Ireland, and thereby ordered to be paid
to him out of Haberdashers-Hall; be forthwith paid unto
the said William Jephson, or his Assigns, out of the
Receipt of the Exchequer, out of such Monies as are, or
shall be, paid into the Treasury of the Exchequer from
Haberdashers-Hall: And the Acquittance or Acquittances
of the said Wm. Jephson, or his Assigns, testifying the
Receipt thereof, shall be a sufficient Discharge to the
Commissioners for the Treasury, Receivers, and such
other Person or Persons as shall pay the same.
Eodem Die, post Meridiem.
Dick's Debt.
THE humble Petition of Sir Wm. Dick, a Prisoner
in the Upper-Bench Prison, without Liberty of Subsistance, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the Sum of Two thousand Pounds be
forthwith paid unto Sir Wm. Dick, and his Assigns, out
of the Receipts of the Exchequer, in Part of the Debt
due to him: And this Order, with the Acquittance or
Acquittances of the said Sir Wm. Dick, or his Assigns,
shall be, unto the Commissioners of the Treasury, a
sufficient Discharge for the same.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee, that is
to consider of the Debts charged upon the Excise, &c. to
examine the Truth of this Debt; and, if they shall find
the same to be just, to ascertain what is due; and make
Report therein to the House, together with a fit Way
how the same may be satisfied.
Presenting Bills.
The Question being propounded, That the House do
now take into Consideration the Manner how Bills shall
be presented to the Lord Protector;
And the Question being put, That this Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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| Sir Wm. Doyly, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
72. |
| Sir Ralph Hare, |
With the Yeas, |
| Colonel Mathews, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
50. |
| Mr. Bulkley, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put;
The House was again divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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| Lord Henry Cromwell, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
68. |
| Lord Broghill, |
With the Noes, |
| Colonel Goff, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
61. |
| Colonel Birch, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Negative.