Tuesday, 23d December, 1656.
Earl of Carlisle's Petition.
MAJOR-General Haines reports Amendments to the
Bill for the Confirmation of an Improvement lately
made by the Earl of Carlisle, in certain Lands in Nazing,
in the County of Essex, for settling the same upon him,
and upon his Tenants respectively: Which were twice
read; and, upon the Question, assented unto.
Ordered, That the said Bill, so amended, be ingrossed.
Isle of Ely.
The Lord Commissioner Whitelock reports Amendments to the Bill for Grant and Confirmation of the Liberties and Privileges within the Isle of Ely in the County
of Cambridge: Which were twice read; and agreed.
And the Bill, so amended, ordered upon the Question,
to be ingrossed.
Leave of Absence.
Resolved, That Colonel Gorges have Leave to go into
the Country for Three Weeks.
Lucy's Petition.
Resolved, That the Petition of Sir Richard Lucy be
read on Monday next.
Grant to Gen. Monck.
Resolved, That the Bill touching General Monck, be
read To-morrow the Second time.
Newport Ministers.
Resolved, That the Bill for Maintenance of Ministers
of Newport, be read To-morrow Morning.
Exeter Ministers.
Resolved, That the Bill for Maintenance of the Ministers
of Exeter, be read To-morrow Morning.
Corn and Meal.
Resolved, That the Bill for repealing some Clauses in
the Act for Corn and Meal, shall be read the First time
on Friday next.
Recusants.
Resolved, That the Amendments to the Bill touching
Recusants, be reported on Thursday next.
Yorkshire Petition.
The humble Petition of divers of the Inhabitants within
the North Riding of the County of York, on the Behalf of
Themselves, and the Well-affected of the Nation, was
this Day read.
Resolved, That the Lord Eure, who presented this
Petition to the House, do acquaint his Countrymen of
the North Riding of York, that the House doth well
accept of their Petition.
Resolved, That the Words "good Affections, expressed
in their" be added to the said Vote, next before the Word
"Petition." And so it was
Resolved, That the Lord Eure, who presented this
Petition to the House, do acquaint his Countrymen of the
North Riding of York, That the House doth well accept
of their good Affections, expressed in their Petition.
London Assessment.
The House resumed the Debate, upon the Report made
by Captain Baines on Friday last, touching the Arrears
of the Assessment from the City of London.
The Question being put, That the House doth agree
with the Committee, that the Two thousand Three
hundred Twenty-five Pounds, charged upon the Temple,
and Inhabitants there, be forthwith assessed, and paid, or
levied by Distress upon such as shall refuse to pay the
same; in regard the Acts for Assessments expressly say,
That no privileged Place, or Person, shall be exempted
from Payment of the Assessments;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That this Sum of Two thousand Three hundred
Twenty-five Pounds be charged again upon the City.
Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee, That so much of the Two thousand Five hundred
and Seventeen Pounds Nine Shillings, as was charged upon
the said Offices, and Officers, be paid by, or levied upon,
such Officers as have not been assessed in some other
Place, where they lived, and did and ought to pay for their
said Offices; as also, what hath been charged upon the
Houses where the said Offices were kept; and, that the
Remainder of the said Sum of 2,517£. 9s. together with
the 12,330£. 18s. abated by the Commissioners, as
aforesaid, be forthwith re-assessed upon the said City,
according as the Acts for Assessments do direct.
The Question being propounded, to agree with the
Committee, that the 6,685£. 9s. 4d. alleged to be discharged by the Act of Oblivion, be remitted, and the said
City discharged therefrom; provided, That the Remainder
of the said Arrear be paid in to the Treasurers at War,
on or before the Day of;
Resolved, That the Blank in this Question be filled up
with these Words, "the 25 of March next."
And so the Question being put; It was
Resolved, That the House doth agree with the Committee, that the Six thousand Six hundred Eighty-five
Pounds Nine Shillings Four Pence, alleged to be discharged by the Act of Oblivion, be remitted, and the
said City discharged therefrom; provided, that the Remainder of the said Arrear be paid in to the Treasurers at
War, on or before the 25th of March next.
Union with Scotland.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, on Friday next, upon the Bill for Uniting
Scotland into one Commonwealth with England.
Union with Ireland.
Resolved, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, on Saturday next, upon the Bill for Uniting
Ireland into one Commonwealth with England.
E. of Derbie's Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. Drake, Colonel Grosvenor, Lord
Cleypoole, Lord Richard Cromwell, Colonel Fitz-James,
Sir John Hobart, Mr. Dickenson, be added to the Committee for the Petition for the Earl of Derbie's Bill.
Scott's Bill.
Ordered, That Mr. Meredith, Mr. Sileard, Mr. Bampfeild, Alderman Foote, be added to the Committee, to
whom Mr. Scott's Bill is referred.
Petition from London, &c.
The House being acquainted, that there were divers
Petitioners at the Door;
The Question being propounded, That the Petitioners
be now called in; and the Petition received;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Mr. Barkley, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
74. |
| Mr. Barrington, |
With the Noes, |
| Colonel Sidenham, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
108. |
| Colonel Clerk, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; The House was
again divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Lord President, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
91. |
| Lord Strickland, |
With the Yeas, |
| Mr. Berkley, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
90. |
| Mr. Attorney-General, |
With the Noes, |
So it was Resolved, That the Petitioners be now called
in, and their Petition received.
And they were called in; and being come to the Bar,
Mr. Joshua Sprigge presented a Petition: Which was
received; and, when the Petitioners were withdrawn,
was read; and was intituled, "The humble Petition of
divers peaceable and well-affected Persons in and about
the Cities of London and Westminster, in Behalf of
themselves, and many others."
House rises.
Resolved, That the House do now rise.