Die Martis, 5 Octobris, 1647.
PRAYERS.
Payment to Prince.
AN Order for paying Thomas Prince, Cheesemonger,
the Sum of Two hundred and Eighty Pounds, by
James Southeby, who has been twice paid out of the State's
Money, sent Yesterday from the Lords, was read; and,
upon the Question, assented unto.
Curate of Carran.
An Ordinance for making an Allowance to Mr. Pringle,
Curate of Carran in Northumberland, of an Hundred and
Fifty Pounds, out of the Revenues of the Dean and
Chapter of Duresme, was this Day read; and nothing
done upon it.
Durham Dean and Chapter.
Ordered, That the Committee of plundered Ministers
do receive and consider of the Complaints and Informations from the Northern Parts, concerning the Overcharging of the Revenues and Estate of the Dean and
Chapter of Durham: And that nothing more be charged,
or granted, out of that Revenue, until Report be made,
concerning the State of that Revenue of the Dean and
Chapter of Duresme, and the Charge upon it.
Ordered, That Mr. Weaver, Mr. Whitelock, Mr. Annesley, Sir Henry Vane senior, Colonel Birch, Sir Gilbert
Pickering, Colonel Sydenham, be added to the Committee
for plundered Ministers.
Answer to Lords.
Answer returned by the same Messengers; That this
House has considered their Lordships Message: And, as
. . the Ordinance concerning Mr. Pringle, they will send
Answer by Messengers of their own: To the rest of the
Message, they do agree.
Dr. Usher.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Edw. Leech and
Mr. Page;
The Lords have commanded us to bring unto you
the Petition of Dr. Usher; the which the Lords do recommend unto the especial Consideration of this House, in
respect of his great Worth and Learning; of his Fame
abroad; and that be hath written much, and is still in
Writing, in Defence of our Religion.
The Petition of the said Dr. Usher was read.
Grant to Dr. Uther.
Resolved, &c. That the Sum of One hundred Pounds
Quarterly be duly paid, by the Committee of his Majesty's Revenue, unto James Usher Doctor in Divinity,
for his present Support and Subsistence, and Encouragement in his Studies: This Allowance to continue for the
Space of one whole Year, except he shall be provided with
a competent good Living, in the mean time: And, in case
he be provided with a competent Living in the mean time,
that then from such time as he shall be provided, that this
Allowance out of the Revenue shall cease.
Answer to Lords.
Answer returned by the same Messengers; That this
House has considered their Lordships Message; and will
speedily send Answer by Messengers of their own.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Colonel Sydenham a Member of this
House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.
London, &c. Petition.
The House being informed, That divers Citizens were
at the Door, desiring to prefer a Petition to the House;
They were called in; and did prefer a Petition, styled,
The humble Petition of divers Citizens of London, Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark, and Places
adjacent:
The which (the Petitioners being withdrawn) was read.
Resolved, &c. That This shall be the Answer to the
Petitioners; That the House has read this Petition: That
the Matter of this Petition has been taken into former Consideration; and, upon great and serious Debate, has been
settled by Ordinance of Parliament, of the Twentieth of
August last: That it is the Duty of all Englishmen to acquiesce in the Judgment of the Parliament: And that
this House doth expect they should do so.
Colonel Lilbourne.
Ordered, That, on Saturday next, Mr. Marten do report the Business concerning Lieutenant Colonel John
Lilbourne, Prisoner in the Tower, the first Business after
the Calling of the House.
Reports to be considered.
Ordered, That, on Saturday next, the Reports in Mr.
Robert Goodwin's and Mr. Annesleye's Hands, from the
Committee for Ireland, at Derby House, be taken into
Consideration.
Tonage and Poundage.
An Ordinance for Tonage and Poundage was this Day
read the Second time; and, upon the Question, committed
unto a Committee of the whole House. And
Ordered, That the House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, presently, to take the said Ordinance into
Consideration.
Thornhagh's Claims.
The humble Petition of Francis Thornhagh, Colonel,
one of the Members of this House, was this Day read.
And
It is Ordered, That, whereas the Petitioner, in the Year
1642, expended and laid out, in raising a Regiment of
Horse for the Service of the Parliament, the Sum of One
thousand and Thirty Pounds; as appears by a Certificate,
bearing Date the One-and-thirtieth Day of July 1647, under
the Hands of the Committee of the County of Nottingham: It is Ordered, upon the Question, That the said Sum
of One thousand and Thirty Pounds be raised, and paid
unto the said Colonel Thornhagh, out of the Rents, Revenues, and other Estate of Thomas Markham, a Papist, in
Arms, deceased, And that an Ordinance be brought in
to this Purpose.
Adjournment.
The House adjourned.
Mr. Speaker lest the Chair: And
Mr. Miles Corbett was called to the Chair.