Die Veneris, 3 Decembris, 1647.
PRAYERS.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Colonel Morley, Mr. Kirle, and
Mr. Esay Thomas, Members of this House, shall have
Leave to go into the Country for Six Weeks.
Militia.
Secunda vice lecta est Billa, An Act concerning the
raising, settling, and maintaining Forces by Sea and Land,
within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, and Dominion of Wales, the Isles of Guernesey and Jersey, and the
Town of Berwick upon Tweed.
The Question being put, For adding the Word
"armed," after the Words "or otherwise," in the Clause
concerning the Assembling of Persons to the Number of
Thirty;
It passed with the Negative.
Resolved, &c. That, in the said Clause, in the stead of the
Word "disband," "separate and disperse," be added.
Resolved, &c. That all the Words in the Clause, concerning the Militia of the City of London, from the Word
Parliament," in the Ninth Line, be left out, to the End.
Resolved, &c. That the Words "or disbanded" be
added between the Word "disposed" and the Word
"by," in the Seventh Line of the Third Page.
And then the Question being put, for Committing of
it;
It passed with the Negative.
And then, upon the Question, it was ordered to be
ingrossed.
Justifying Parl. Proceedings.
Secunda vice lecta est Billa, An Act for justifying the
Proceedings of Parliament in the late War; and for declaring all Oaths, Declarations, Proclamations, and other
Proceedings against it, to be void.
And the Question being put, For Committing of it;
It passed with the Negative.
It was then Resolved, upon the Question, That it be
forthwith ingrossed.
Peers.
Secunda vice lecta est Billa, An Act concerning Peers
of Parliament, and other Honours and Titles; and, upon
the Question, committed unto the same Committee that
brought it in: Who are to meet upon it this Afternoon,
in the Place formerly appointed: And are to bring it in
To-morrow Morning.
Free Quarters.
Ordered, That the Business concerning the taking off Free
Quarter be taken into Consideration To-morrow Morning.
Adjournment of Parliament.
Secunda vice lecta est Billa; An Act concerning the
Adjournment of both Houses of Parliament.
Resolved, &c. That these Words, "declared and," be
added, in this Bill, before the Word "enacted."
And the Question being put, For Committing;
It passed with the Negative.
It was then Resolved, upon the Question, That it be
ingrossed.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir John Northcott, a Member of this
House, shall have Leave to go into the Country.
Irish Affairs.
Ordered, That the Reports, and other Business, concerning Ireland, be made, and taken into Consideration, on
Monday Morning next.