Die Martis, 27 Aprilis, 1647.
Prayers.
Assembly of Divines.
MR. Rouse is appointed to go to the Divines of the
Assembly that are now at the Door; to acquaint
them, That the House is now upon very great and important Business; and to desire them to come on Thursday
next.
Mr. Peck.
Ordered, &c. That the Report concerning Mr. Peck,
a Member of this House, be made on Friday next, the
first Business.
Irish Service.
Sir John Clottworthy delivered in to the House,
1. The Sum of the Commissioners Proceedings at
Saffron Walden, in order to this Service of Ireland: The
which was read.
2. Copies of divers Letters, Informations, and Examinations, of divers Persons, concerning some Disservices
and Discouragements to the Service of Ireland: The
which were read.
A printed Pamphlet, intituled, "A new-found Stratagem, framed in the old Forge of Machiavelism, and put
upon the Inhabitants of the County of Essex, &c." sent
by one Captain Style, as the Information says, to one
Mr. James Willett, Rector of Little Chessull, by one
Roger Craft, Serjeant to the said Captain Stile: The
which was likewise read.
A Letter dated 20 Aprilis, Suffolke, concerning some
discontented Speeches and Resolutions uttered by some
Soldiers of the Army against the Parliament, delivered in
by a Member of the House, was likewise read.
The Question was propounded, That Captain Styles be
forthwith summoned to appear before this House:
And the Question being put, Whether the Question
shall be now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That Captain Styles be forthwith summoned to attend this House.
Resolved, &c. That Serjeant Roger Crafts, Serjeant
to Captain Styles, be forthwith summoned to appear before
this House.
Resolved, &c. That Major Robert Sanders be summoned
forthwith to appear before this House.
Ordered, &c. That these Gentlemen, before summoned,
be referred to the Examination and Consideration of the
Committee to whom the Consideration of a printed Pamphlet, intituled, "A new-found Stratagem, framed in the
old Forge of Machiavelism, &c." was referred: And that
the Committee have Power to send for Witnesses, Papers.
The Question was propounded, That Colonel Robert
Lilbourne be forthwith summoned to attend the House:
And the Question being put, Whether this Question
shall be now put;
It passed with the Affirmative.
The Question being put, That Colonel Robert Lilbourne be forthwith summoned to attend the House;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
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Sir Wm. Lewes, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
104. |
| Mr. Doyley, |
With the Yea, |
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Sir Jo. Evelyn of Wiltes, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
81. |
| Sir Mich. Livesay, |
With the Noe, |
So that the Question passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That Colonel Robert Lilbourne be referred likewise to the Examination of the former Committee: And that the whole Business of these Informations,
now read, be referred to the Consideration and Examination of the said Committee: And that the Committee shall
have Power to dismiss the foresaid Persons, and others
concerned in these Informations, from further Attendance
upon the Committee, as they shall see Cause.
Ordered, &c. That Ensign Nicoll, sent up by the Commissioners employed to the Army, be in like manner referred to the Consideration and Examination of the said
Committee.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, &c. That the Lord Fairefaxe, a Member of
this House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.
Ordered, &c. That Mr. James Nelthorpe, a Member of
this House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.
Message from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice Bacon and
Mr. Justice Phesant;
The Lords have commanded us to deliver unto you
this Message, in this Paper: In which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
The Message in the said Paper was twice read: And
was in hæc verba; viz.
"The Lords having received a Report from those Lords
that were sent down to the Army, do think it necessary,
that speedy Care be taken for providing of Money; that
such of the Army as shall not engage themselves in the
Service of Ireland, may be disbanded, and have Six Weeks
Pay of their Arrears; and that those that shall engage
themselves in that Service, may have such a present
Proportion of Pay paid unto them, as may give them
Encouragement to go chearfully on in the Service.-To
be sent to the House of Commons for Concurrence."
Resolved, &c. That the Answer to this Message shall
be, That this House will send Answer by Messengers of
their own.
Answer.
Answer returned by the same Messengers; That this
House has considered their Lordships Message; and will
send Answer by Messengers of their own.
Lords interference in Money Matters.
Resolved, &c. That Friday come Sevennight be appointed to take into Consideration, Whether the Lords
may send such a Message to this House, in respect of the
Privilege of this House in the Matter of Money.
Forces for Ireland.
The Question was propounded, That such of the Army
as shall be disbanded, and shall not go for Ireland, shall
have Six Weeks Pay of their Arrears paid them, upon
their Disbanding:
And the Question being put, Whether this Question
shall be now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Sir Arth. Haselrige, |
Tellers for the Noe: |
7. |
| Sir Mich. Livesay, |
With the Noe, |
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Sir Phill. Stapleton, |
Tellers for the Yea: |
114. |
| Mr. Recorder, |
With the Yea, |
So that the Question passed with the Affirmative.
Resolved, &c. That such of the Army as shall be disbanded, and shall not go for Ireland, shall have Six Weeks
Pay of their Arrears paid them, upon their Disbanding.
Candles.
Resolved, &c. That Candles be brought in.
Ordered, &c. That the Committee for the Affairs of
Ireland do, on Thursday Morning next, give an Account
to the House of Serjeant Major General Skippon's Resolution for the Service of Ireland.
A Person committed.
Resolved, &c. That Ensign Nicoll be committed to the
Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending on this House.
The House being informed, That some Affront was
done to the Lieutenant and Serjeant that brought to the
House Ensign Nicoll;
They were called in; and gave an Account of the
Business.