Monday, February 6th, 1659.
Prayers.
Gen. Monck.
RESOLVED, That Mr. Robinson and Mr. Scot
do presently withdraw, and present somewhat to the
Parliament, upon the Sense of the House, to be said to
Commissioner General George Monck, upon his attending the Parliament.
Circuits.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State,
to nominate and appoint Three Serjeants, to go, with
the rest of the Judges, the Lent Circuit.
Sir H. Vane.
Resolved, That, in regard of Sir Henry Vane his
Indisposition of Health, the Serjeant at Arms be, and
is hereby, dispensed with, for carrying Sir Henry Vane
into the Country, until this Day Sevennight.
Navy Estimate.
Colonel Thompson reports from the Commissioners for
the Admiralty and Navy, the Estimate of the Debts of
the Navy, to the First of this instant February; and of
the growing Charge for the ensuing Summer's Service:
And did humbly offer, that there may be appointed, for
the Use of the Navy, the Receipts of the Customs and
Excise: saving so much of the same as shall pay the
Judges Salaries, and other Payments already charged on
those Receipts; The Profits of the Post-Office; The Profits of the Admiralty Court, and of the Probate of Wills;
having so much as shall pay the Salaries of the Judges of
those Two Courts; and excepting what is already charged
upon it; Also, Thirty-five thousand Pounds a Month,
out of the Assessments; and that such Monies as have
been heretofore charged, by Order of Parliament, or of
the Council of State, for the Use of the Navy, out of
the former Assessments, may be paid out of the Arrears
of the Assessments yet unpaid.
Resolved, That the Receipts of the Customs and Excise,
saving so much of the same as shall pay the Judges
Salaries, and other Payments already charged on those
Receipts, shall go, and is hereby appropriated and
appointed, for the Use of the Navy.
The Question being propounded, that the Profits of
the Post-Office shall go, and is hereby appropriated
and appointed for the Use of the Navy;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, That the Profits of the Admiralty-Court, and
of the Probate of Wills, saving so much as shall pay the
Salaries of the Judges of these Two Courts, and excepting what other Payments are already charged thereupon,
shall go, and is hereby appropriated and appointed, for
the Use of the Navy.
Resolved, That all such Profits as shall be duly made
to the Commonwealth by the Office of Custos Brevium,
shall go and be applied to the Use of the Navy.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
the Admiralty and Navy, to take care, that the Office of
Custos Brevium be improved for the best Advantage of
the Commonwealth: And they are hereby impowered to
improve the same for the best Advantage of the Commonwealth, accordingly.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for
the Admiralty and Navy, to examine the yearly Value of
all ministerial Offices, and Offices of Profit, which now
are, or hereafter shall be, in the Dispose of the Commonwealth; and to consider, how the said Offices may be
improved for the best Advantage of the Commonwealth;
and report their Opinion therein to the Parliament: And
that the Profits arising thereby shall go and be employed
for the Use of the Navy.
Ordered, That the Books of the Admiralty, formerly
delivered to the Clerk of the Parliament, be by him redelivered back to the Commissioners for the Admiralty
and Navy.
The Engagement.
Ordered, That Mr. Millington be and is hereby injoined to make the Report in his Hand, touching the
Engagement, on Thursday Morning next.
Scotch Commissioners, &c.
Ordered, That the House do, on Thursday Morning
next, take into Consideration, Persons to be appointed
Commissioners for the Government of Scotland; and of
Persons to be appointed Judges there.
Army Appointment.
Ordered, That Mr. Stanley be, and is hereby approved
of to be, Chaplain to Colonel Eyre his Regiment.
Navy and Army.
Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Admiralty
and Navy, and Committee of the Army, do meet together this Afternoon; and consider how the Monies
arrear upon the Assessments, and the Monies to come in
by the Assessment, may be proportioned and distributed
between the Navy and Army; and report their Opinion
therein to the Parliament.
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