Die Veneris, 25 Februarii, 1647.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence
ORDERED, That Mr. Lister, a Member of this
House, shall have Liberty to go into the Country.
Prince Elector.
Ordered, That, on Tuesday next the Prince Elector'
Ordinance be reported.
Clerk of the Crown in Lancaster.
The Petition of Edward Rigby, of Graye's Inn, junior, Son of Alexander Rigby Esquire, for the Office of
Clerk of the Crown in the County of Lancaster during
his Life, being void by the Delinquency of Alexander
Rigby, of Burgh, Esquire, was this Day read.
The Question was propounded, That the Office of the
Clerk of the Crown in the County of Lancaster be
bestowed upon Edward Rigby, of Graie's Inn, younger Son
of Alexander Rigby Esquire, a Member of this House:
And the Question being put, Whether this Question
shall be now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Ordered, That Wm. Ashhurst Esquire be, and is hereby,
constituted and appointed Clerk of the Crown in the
County Palatine of Lancaster; to have and hold the
said Office, with all the Advantages, Profits, Rights, and
Emoluments, thereunto, of Right, lawfully belonging and
appertaining, during his natural Life; the same being void
by the Delinquency of Alexander Rigby, of Burgh Esquire: And the Clerk of the Duchy, or such other Person,
to whom it appertains, is hereby authorized and required
to prepare a grant of the said Office, in usual Form, to the
said Wm. Ashhurst, as aforesaid, accordingly: And the
Chancellor, or Chancellors, of the Duchy and County
Palatine of Lancaster, for the Time being, are hereby
likewise authorised and required to pass the said Grant,
so prepared, under the Seals of the Duchy and County
Palatine of Lancaster, acordingly.
Ordered, That the Lords Concurrence be desired herein.
Mr. Swynfen is appointed to carry it to the Lords.
Consession of Faith.
Ordered, That, on Wednesday Morning next, the first
Business, the House do proceed in the Consession of Faith,
in like manner as they should have done this Day.
Mutiny of Frenche's Troop.
A Letter from Major Robert Harley, from Walford
Court in the County of Hereford, was this Day read.
Ordered, That it be recommended to his Excellency,
speedily to suppress the tumultuous and mutinous Carriage
and Insolencies of Captain Frenche's Troop, upon their
Disbanding; to send for the principal Actors and Officers,
and to punish them according to their Demerits, as well
for the Mutiny, as for affronting Major Harley, employed
in that Service by this House; and to disband and disperse
the rest; and to disarm them of Horse and Arms; and to
take care for the speedy and vigorous Proceeding in the
Disbanding of the other Supernumeraries; and punishing
such as shall make Obstructions; and suppressing all such
tumultuous Motions as may arise thereupon, to the Endangering of the Peace of the Kingdom.
Ordered, That a Letter of Thanks, from this House,
be returned to Major Robert Harley, for his faithful and
diligent Discharge of his Trust in that Service, in disbanding the Supernumeraries, wherein he is employed by
this House.
Mr. Scawen is appointed to prepare this Letter, to be
signed by Mr. Speaker.
Harley's Arrears.
Ordered, That the Committee of Lords and Commons
for Advance of Monies at Haberdashers Hall, do give
Order, That the Sum of Five hundred Pounds be forthwith paid unto Major Robert Harley, or his Assignee,
upon Account; to be allowed in Part of the Arrears due
unto him upon his Entertainment in the Service of the
Parliament.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Copies of Indictments.
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General grant his Warrant to the Officer, in whose Custody the Indictments of
Mervin Lord Awdley Earl of Castlehaven, and Henry
Skipwith Esquire, are, to make Copies of the said Indictments for James Risley Esquire; he having a Suit depending for certain Lands in Wilteshire, called Fountell Farm,
to which he lays Claim by virtue of a Lease from Richard
then Bishop of Winchester; which Lands escheated to the
said Bishop by the Attainder of the said Earl of Castlehaven
and Henry Skipwith Esquire; the said James Risley being
to have a Tryal at Law for the same at the next Assizes at
Salisbury, to enable him to proceed to the said Tryal.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Colonel Crompton, a Member of this
House, shall have Liberty to go into the Country.
Privilege-Jennings' Suit.
Whereas, by former Order, Mr. Jennings, a Member
of this House, was ordered to wave his Privilege and to
answer to the Suit of Mrs. Alice Jennyngs, his Sister: He
having not yet answered the same; it is Ordered, That
the said Mr. Jennings do forthwith put in his Answer:
And Mr. Prideaux, who is of his Counsel, is to speak to
him to put in his Answer, accordingly; and to report his
Answer on Tuesday next.
Answer to Scotts.
Ordered, That the House do proceed with the Answer
to the Scotts last Papers, touching the Four Bills and Propositions presented to the King at the Isle of Wight, the
first Business, without any other Business intervening.