Saturday, the 27th of December, 1656.
Terry's Estate.
COLONEL Rous reports Amendments to the Bill
for enabling Judith Terry, and Elizabeth Terry,
Daughters of Thomas Terry Esquire, to join with their
Father in Making of Leases for One-and-twenty Years,
of several Copyhold Estates, held of the Manor of StokeNewington, in the County of Middlesex: Which were
twice read; and, upon the Question, assented unto.
Ordered, That this Bill, so amended, be ingrossed.
Publick Debts.
Ordered, That the Committee for Publick Faith have
Power to send for Persons, Papers, Witnesses, Records.
Woollen Manufactures.
The humble Petition of several Merchants, Clothiers,
and others, free Denizens of the County of Devon, and
City of Exon, in the Behalf of Themselves, and many
Thousands concerned in the Manufactures of Wool, was
this Day read.
Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Committee for Trade.
Kingston upon Hull Petition.
The Petition of the Mayor and Merchants of the City
of York, the Mayor and Merchants of Kingston upon Hull,
and the Wardens and Brethren of the Trinity-House there,
was this Day read.
Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Committee for Trade.
Petition from Sheeles, &c.
The humble Petition of the Saltmakers of the South
and North Sheeles, Sunderland, and Bleeth, was this Day
read.
Ordered, That this Petition be referred to Committee
for Trade.
Sedgmore Improvement.
A Bill for the Division and Improving the Moor called
Sedgmore, otherwise King's Sedgemore, in the County of
Somersett, was this Day read the First time:
And the Question being put, That this Bill shall be
read the Second time;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That this Bill be rejected.
Whaley's, &c. Estate.
A Bill for settling Henry Whaley and Erasmus Smyth
in their Lands in Ireland, in lieu of other Lands fallen to
them by Lot, was this Day read the Third time.
A Clause, ingrossed in Parchment, was tendered to this
Bill in these Words; viz. "And be it further enacted, by
the Authority aforesaid, That the Manor-House, Town,
and Lands, of Portumna above-mentioned, with all the
Rights, Members, and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also the Park of Portumna aforesaid, with all the
Rights, Members, and Appurtenances thereunto belonging; together with Four thousand Acres of profitable
Land, Irish Measure, of the Rebels, Delinquents, and
Papists, Lands, which are not formerly disposed of; and
lie most convenient and adjacent to the said Manor, Towns,
and Lands, of Portumna; be, and are hereby vested in,
and settled upon the Lord Henry Cromwell, now Commander in Chief of the Forces in Ireland; to have and
to hold unto him the said Lord Henry Cromwell, his Heirs
and Assigns for ever, to the only Use, Benefit, and Behoof, of him, his Heirs and Assigns for ever; to be holden
of his Highness the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his Successors, for ever, in free and common Soccage; as of the
Castle of Dublyn; for and in Consideration of his many
good and faithful Services; and for and in full Satisfaction of all such Part of his Arrears, both for his Service
in England and Ireland, for which he hath as yet had no
Satisfaction; any Clause or Matter in this present, Act or
any former Act or Ordinance, contained to the contrary
in any-wise notwithstanding. And be it further Enacted,
by the Authority aforesaid, That his Highness the Lord
Protector's Council now in Ireland, or any Three or more
of them, or other the chief Governor or Governors of
Ireland, for the time being, and the Council there, or any
Three or more of them, are hereby authorized and required forthwith to put the said Lord Henry Cromwell
into the quiet and peaceable Possession of the said ManorHouse, Town, and Park; and also forthwith to cause the
said Four thousand Acres of Land, Irish Measure, as aforesaid, to be surveyed; and to cause a Survey thereof to be
returned into the Court of Exchequer there, to remain of
Record; and thereupon to put the said Lord Henry
Cromwell into the peaceable and quiet Possession of the
said Four thousand Acres of Land as aforesaid:" Which
was read the First time; and, upon the Question,
ordered to be read the Second Time.
And was read the Second time, accordingly; and, upon
the Question, ordered to be Part of this Bill.
The Clause was read the Third time.
Ordered, That the Word "Develyn" be made "Dublin."
Resolved, That these Words, "Four thousand" shall
be made "Six thousand."
Resolved, That the Word "Portumney" be made
"Portumna."
And the said Bill, with the said Clause, so amended,
being put to the Question, passed.
Ordered, That the Lord Protector's Consent be desired
to this Bill.
Punishment of Naylor.
The House according to former Order, resumed the
Debate Yesterday adjourned.
The Question being propounded, That the further
Punishment of James Naylor shall be respited till this
Day Sevennight;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Colonel Jones, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
59. |
| Captain Baines, |
With the Yeas, |
| Mr. Throckmorton, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
113. |
| Mr. Lucy, |
With the Noes, |
So it passed with the Negative.
Leave of Absence.
Resolved, That Mr. Edward Nevile have Leave to go
into the Country for a Month.
Resolved, That Mr. Blaney shall have Leave to go
into the Country.
Private Petitions.
Resolved, That the Day for private Petitions be
Wednesday next.
Leave of Absence.
Resolved, That Major-General Howard and Mr.
Swinton have Leave to go into the Country.
Adjournment.
Resolved, That the House be adjourned till Tuesday
Morning, Eight of the Clock.
Letter from Protector.
Resolved, That the further Debate upon his Highness'
Letter be adjourned till on Tuesday Morning next.