Tuesday, 30th September, 1656.
Pardon, &co of Prisoners.
MR. Shapcot reports from the Committee, to whom
the Business touching some Prisoners condemned
for Treason, &c. was referred, That they have received
several Petitions from several Prisoners, of that Nature;
viz.
The humble Petition of John Deane, late of Oxenwoad,
in the County of Wiltes, Gentleman, now Prisoner in Fisherton Gaol in Salisbury, condemned for High Treason.
And the Committee have voted, that they find the Substance of that Petition to be Truth: And that it is the
Opinion of the Committee, that the said Mr. John Deane
is a fit Object of Mercy and Pardon.
He also reports the humble Petition of Wm. Wake
and Christofer Havilland, now condemned Prisoners at
the City of Exon, for Treason: And he reports the Vote
of the Committee thereupon, that the said Wm. Wake
and Christofer Haviland are fit Objects of Mercy and
Pardon.
He likewise reports the humble Petition of Edmond
Mack, of the City of New Sarum in the County of Wiltes,
Apothecary, with the Vote of the Committee thereupon,
That the Substance of that Petition is true; and that it
is the Opinion of the said Committee, that the said
Edmond Mack is a fit Object of Mercy and Pardon.
He also reports the humble Petition of Henry Lawrence and John Fryer, of Compton in the County of Wiltes;
and the Vote of the said Committee, That the Substance
of the said Petition is Truth; and that it is the Opinion
of the said Committee, That the said Henry Lawrence
and John Fryer are fit Objects of Mercy and Pardon.
He likewise reports the humble Petition of Humfry
Frodsham Gentleman, with the Opinion of the Committee, That it appeared unto them, that the said Humfry
Frodsham, for divers Years last past, hath lived as a loose
and profane Person, and hath been formerly suspected
for Coining of Money: But it likewise appeared that the
said Humfry Frodsham formerly hath been in the Parliament's Service; and he now stands upon a Reprieve
given him by his Highness; which is near expired; and
it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the said Humfrey Frodsham is not a fit Person to receive the Mercy of
this Parliament.
Resolved, upon the Question, by the Parliament, That
the said John Deane is a fit Object for Mercy and Pardon: And that it be so offered to his Highness.
Resolved, upon the Question, by the Parliament, That
the said Wm. Wake and Christofer Havilland are fit
Objects for Mercy and Pardon: And that it be so offered
to his Highness.
Resolved, upon the Question, by the Parliament, That
the said Edmond Mack is a fit Object of Mercy and Pardon: And that it be so offered to his Highness.
Resolved, upon the Question, by the Parliament, That
the said Henry Lawrence and John Fryer are fit Objects
of Mercy and Pardon: And that it be so offered to his
Highness.
The Question being propounded, That the House doth
concur with the Committee, that the said Henry Frodsham is not a fit Object for Mercy and Pardon;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Mr. Bond, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
90. |
| Colonel Fitz James, |
With the Noes, |
| Sir Gilbert Pickering, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
97. |
| Lord Strickland, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put, That the House
doth concur with the Committee, that Humfry Frodsham
is no fit Object of Mercy and Pardon;
The House was again divided.
The Yeas went out.
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Attorney General, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
107. |
| Mr. Recorder, |
With the Noes, |
| Colonel Purefoy, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
78. |
| Mr. Solicitor, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed in the Negative.
Resolved, That the said Humfry Frodsham be sent into
America; and that Security be taken for his not returning; and for the Security of the Person that did discover
him: And that the Business of the Security be referred
to the same Committee: And that his Highness the Lord
Protector be moved, that he will be pleased in the mean
time to reprieve him.
War with Spain.
The House, according to former Order, took into
Consideration the Business of the Spanish War.
The Lord Lambert reports to the House, That, according to their Order, he did acquaint his Highness the
Lord Protector, that the House had appointed this Day
to take this Business into Consideration: And that his
Highness had referred it to an honourable Person, near
unto him in his Councils, to give the House an Account
of such things as are necessary for a full Information of
the Nature and Management of that War.
Hereupon the Lord Commissioner Fienes did open
unto the House the Grounds of this War.
Resolved, That this Debate be adjourned till Tomorrow Morning; and nothing to intervene.