Friday, June 10th, 1659.
Prayers.
Col. Alured.
MR. Robinson reports from the Committee to whom
the Petition of Colonel Mathew Alured was referred, That it appears, that the Charge exhibited against
the said Colonel Mathew Alured the Seventh of December One thousand Six hundred Fifty-four, at the Court-Martial, doth, throughout, contain a Dislike in the said
Colonel Alured, of the Change of the Government unto a
Single Person; with several Instances of the Corruptions
in that Government, and the exorbitant Profuseness of
Expence of Treasure: And saith, That he did, by publick
Discourses to several Officers in the Army in Ireland, intimate his Dislike thereof, thereby inclining or endeavouring to incline, other Officers to be of that Judgment.
The said Charge doth intimate likewise, a Petition to
the Protector Oliver, promoted and subscribed by the
said Colonel Alured against that Government, declaring
that Government to be neither by Consent of the People,
or Conquest.
The said Information was sent by the Judge-Advocate
to Colonel Alured, while he was in Prison; to which he
was required to answer: Which Colonel Okey attesteth:
The said Articles are attested by Henry Whalley Judge-Advocate: And Colonel Okey and Captain John Narry
attest the Judge-Advocate's Hand.
The Sentence upon the said Articles was produced at
the Committee, signed by the Judge-Advocate, and
proved by Colonel Okey.
The said Sentence is in these Words;
"Resolved, That Colonel Alured be cashiered:"
Upon Consideration of all,
Resolved, by this Committee, That the said Sentence
against Colonel Mathew Alured was, and is, unjust.
Resolved, &c. That the same Sentence, together with
the Charge, and all Proceedings thereupon, be taken off
the Army Rolls, and cancelled.
Resolved, &c. That it be offered to the Parliament, as
the humble Opinion of this Committee, That Colonel
Mathew Alured be restored to his Command (fn. [a]) .
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Committee, That the Sentence against Colonel Mathew
Alured was, and is, unjust.
Resolved, That the said Sentence, together with the
Charge, and all Proceedings, Parchments, Papers, and
Ingrossments thereupon, be vacated and cancelled; and
that it be entered upon the Side of the said Ingrossment,
That this Sentence was vacated and cancelled by Judgment of Parliament.
Resolved, That Colonel Mathew Allured have a Regiment of Horse: And that it be referred to the Commissioners for nominating Officers, to see this Vote put
in Execution.
Tower of London.
The Question being propounded, That Colonel Thomas
Fitch be appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed in the Affirmative.
And the main Question being put; It was
Resolved, That Colonel Thomas Fitch be appointed
Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to see this Vote put in Execution; and to prepare and
bring in a Commission for constituting him Lieutenant
of the Tower, accordingly.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Members of this
House of the Council of State, to consider, How the
Government of the Tower, and the several Officers there,
may be thoroughly regulated.
Gen. Overton.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
nominating Officers in the Army, to take Major-General
Overton into their Consideration, to nominate him for
some Preferment in the Army, according to his Merit.
London Petition.
The humble Petition of the Lord Mayor and Court
of Aldermen of the City of London, was this Day read.
Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Committee touching the Monopoly of Ballast; to take the
same into their serious Consideration; and to bring in an
Act for Redress of the Mischief, if they see Cause: And
that Mr. Ralegh be added to that Committee.
Post-Office.
The humble Petition of the several Post-masters of
England, in behalf of themselves, and the rest concerned
in that Employment, consisting of many Families, was
this Day read.
Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Council of State, to take the same into Consideration; and
to examine the whole Matter; and to hear all Parties;
to consider what is fit to be done; and present their
Opinions therein to the House.
Army Commissions.
The House being informed, That divers Officers of
the Army were at the Door;
They were called in: And, being come to the Clerk's
Table, in manner usual, Mr. Speaker acquainted them
with the great Trust and Confidence that the Parliament
reposed in them; and that the Parliament expected Faithfulness and Obedience from them to the Parliament and
Commonwealth: And did deliver unto them several
Commissions: Viz. Unto
Colonel James Berry, his Commission to be Colonel
of a Regiment of Horse:
To Lieutenant Noell Butler, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Troop of Horse:
To Quarter-master George Butler, his Commission to
be Quarter-master of a Troop of Horse:
To Major Umpton Crooke, his Commission to be
Major of a Regiment of Horse:
To Lieutenant David Gaskin, a Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Troop of Horse:
To Cornet Mathew Ward, his Commission to be Cornet of a Troop of Horse:
To Quarter-master Tho. Cooper, his Commission to be
Quarter-master of a Troop of Horse:
To Robert Hutton, his Commission to be Captain of
a Troop of Horse:
To Lieutenant Richard Mew, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of that Troop:
Army Commissions.
To Quarter-master Richard Farley, his Commission
to be Quarter-master of that Troop:
To Lieutenant John Ogle, a Commission to be Lieutenant of a Troop of Horse:
To Cornet Wm. Upcott, a Commission to be Cornet
of that Troop:
To Quarter-master * Kingston, a Commission to be
Quarter-master of that Troop:
To Captain John Hawkeridge, his Commission to be
Captain of a Troop of Horse:
To Lieutenant Gowen Aneslow, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of that Troop:
To Cornet Thomas Berry, his Commission to be Cornet of that Troop:
To Quarter-master * Westlake, his Commission to
be Quarter-master of that Troop:
To Captain Tho. Wells, his Commission to be Captain
of a Troop of Horse:
To Lieutenant Robert Ferrer, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Troop:
To Cornet John Clements, his Commission to be Cornet of that Troop:
To Quarter-master Tho. Fresham, his Commission to
be Quarter-master of that Troop:
To Captain-Lieutenant Edmund Ellis, his Commission
to be Captain-Lieutenant in Lieutenant-General Fleetwood's Regiment of Foot:
To Ensign John Peele, his Commission to be Ensign
in the said Regiment:
To Lieutenant-Colonel Jefferey Ellison, his Commission to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the said Regiment:
To Lieutenant Robert Hayes, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Ensign Arnold Baxter, his Commission to be Ensign in that Company:
To Major Oliver Edge, his Commission to be Major
of the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant Tho. Lovell, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of a Company in that Regiment:
To Ensign James Walworth, his Commission to be
Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Nicholas Whitby, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant James Edge, his Commission to be
Lieutenant of that Company:
To Ensign John Bayly, his Commission to be Ensign
of that Company:
To Captain Wm. Sharpe, his Commission to be Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant Wm. Findall, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign Richard Packer, his Commission to be
Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Richard Holt, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant Gower Atherton, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign Edward Bayly, his Commission to be Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Tho. Sorrell, his Commission to be Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant John Meager, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign Edmund Gatcliffe, his Commission to be
Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Wm. Burrell, his Commission to be Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant Edward Harpur, his Commission to
be Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign Robert Stephenson, his Commission to be
Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Rice Williams, his Commission to be
Captain of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's Regiment:
To Lieutenant Ellis Bradshaw, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign John Dawson, his Commission to be Ensign in that Company:
To Captain Tho. Scot, his Commission to be Captain
of a Company of Foot in the said Lieutenant-General's
Regiment:
To Lieutenant Robert Manser, his Commission to be
Lieutenant in that Company:
To Ensign Tho. Potter, his Commission to be Ensign
of that Company:
To George Eyre Surgeon, his Commission to be Surgeon to the said Regiment:
To Wm. Booker, his Commission to be Quarter-master
and Provost-marshal of the said Regiment.
Army Arrears.
The humble Petition of Part of the supernumerary
Forces disbanded in the County of Lancaster, comprised
in the List annexed; whereof a great Part are now in the
Regiment of Foot at James'; was this Day read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee to
whom Colchester Business is referred, to consider, Whether
the Petitioners were within the Security of the Act for
Sale of the Honours, &c. of the late King, &c. and why
their Accompts were not Bonded; and report their Opinion to this House, What is fit to be done therein.
Ordered, That Colonel Birch be added to that Committee.
Transactions with Holland, &c.
Sir Henry Vane reports from the Council of State,
That the Paper delivered in by the Dutch Ambassador
to the Seventeenth of June instant; together with the
Answer prepared to be given to him from the Council;
and the Draught of the Declaration, inhibiting the Taking
of Commissions from foreign Princes and States.
Ordered, That this Report be taken into Consideration
To-morrow Morning.
Answer to Gen. Monck.
Sir Arthur Hesilrig reports the Draught of a Letter
to be sent to General Monck, in Answer to his Letter:
Which was read.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do sign the said Letter:
And that it be sent to General Monck.
The Letter is as followeth; viz.
Sir,
YOUR Letter was read in Parliament: It is true, the
Parliament have under their Consideration the Officers
of the Armies; it being of high Concernment for the
Settlement of the Nations, to trust such as they are
assured will be truly and really faithful to the Parliament
and Commonwealth. There hath been, in these late
Changes, great Discoveries of Men; and, peradventure,
such Things are known to the Parliament that are not
to Yourself: The Parliament hath commanded me to
acquaint you, That they look upon Yourself as their
faithful Servant; and shall not forget your Fidelity:
And be assured, I am, Sir,
Your affectionate Friend, Wm. Lenthall, Speaker.
Westminster, June 10th, 1659.