Die Lunæ, 18 Decembris, 1648.
Message to Lords.
COLONEL Ven carried to the Lords for their Concurrence, the Ordinance for Election of Officers in
the City of London: The Order for Allowance for the
King and his Servants: The Order for adding Members
of this House to the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall: The
Order for adding the Lord Gray, and others, to the
Committee of the Revenue.
Answer.
Colonel Venne brings Answer, That, to the Order for
adding the Lord Gray, and others, to the Committee of
the Revenue, the Lords will send Answer by Messengers
of their own: To the rest of the Particulars of the
Message, the Lords do agree.
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Col. Lilborne.
An Ordinance for Payment of Three thousand Pounds
unto Lieutenant Colonel John Lilborne, or his Assigns,
out of the sequestred Estates and Compositions of Sir
Henry Gibbe Knight, Sir Henry Bellingham Knight and
Baronet, and Thomas Bowes Esquire, lying in the County
of Duresme, by the Committee of Sequestrations for the
said County of Duresme, for Reparation and Damages
of the said Lieutenant Colonel John Lilborne, sustained
by Two unjust Sentences made against him in the Star
Chamber, was this Day read the Second time; and, upon
the Question, passed; and ordered to be sent to the Lords
for their Concurrence.
Raineborow's Family.
Ordered, That the Letter from the Lord General, of
13 Novembris 1648, touching Colonel Raineborow his
Wife and Children, be read To-morrow Morning.
Message from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by Dr. Aylett and Dr.
Heath;
The Lords have commanded us to bring unto you an
Order for a Publick Humiliation, on Friday next, within
the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Parish
Churches and Chapels within the late Lines of Communication, and weekly Bills of Mortality, for removing the
heavy Judgments of God now upon the Kingdom, and
for his Direction and Blessing upon the Counsels of the
Parliament: A Resolution, That Sir Francis Molieneux
be Sheriff of the County of Nottingham: A Petition of
Thomas Thorold Esquire: Which the Lords do especially
recommend to this House.
Publick Fast.
The Question being propounded, to concur with the
Lords, that Friday next be appointed for a Day of
Publick Humiliation within the Cities of London and
Westminster, &c.:
And the Question being put, that that Question be
now put;
It passed with the Negative.
Sheriff of Nottingham.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with the
Lords, and do nominate and approve of Sir Francis
Molieneux Baronet to be Sheriff for the County of Nottingham: And that the Commissioners for the Great Seal
do issue out a Commission to him to be Sheriff of the said
County, accordingly.
Sheriff of Surrey.
Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Thorroll Esquire
be referred to the Knights and Burgesses of Surrey: And
that the said Committee have Power to examine the
Business; and present a fit Person to the House, to be
High Sheriff of the County of Surrey: And the more
particular Care hereof is referred to the Lord Mounson
and Mr. Snelling.
Irish Affairs.
A Letter from the Lord General, of 16 Decembris
1648, touching Ireland, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the said Letter be referred to the Committee of the Navy, to confer with the Lord Admiral,
and consider, upon the whole Information, What is fit to
be done; and present their Opinions thereupon, to this
House, To-morrow Morning.
Dr. Dorrilaus.
Ordered, That the Committee at Derby House do meet
and sit this Afternoon; and, if the said Committee fail
to meet, that then the Report of Dr. Dorrilaus be made
to this House To-morrow Morning.
Revenue.
A Message from the Lords, by Dr. Aylett and Dr.
Heath;
The Lords do agree to the Order, of 16 Decembris
1648, sent to them from this House, for adding the
Lord Gray, and others, to the Committee of the Revenue,
with these Additions; after the Word "that," add these
Words, "Earl of Denbigh, Earl of Mulgrave, Lord
Gray of Wark, Lord Howard, &c."
Resolved, &c. That this House doth agree with the
Lords, to the said Order of 16 Decembris 1648; with
the Additions thereunto sent down by the Lords.
Public Fast.
Ordered, That Friday next, being the Two-and Twentieth of this instant December, be appointed a Day of
Publick Humiliation for both Houses of Parliament, at
Margaret's, Westminster.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Mr. Dove is to carry it to the Lords.
Ordered, That Mr. Cockayne and Mr. Bond be desired
to preach on the said Day of Publick Humiliation.
Mr. Smyth is, from this House, to desire Mr. Cockayne.
Mr. Roger Hill is, from this House, to desire Mr. Bond.
Ordered, That Mr. Gurdon do, from this House,
desire Mr. Foxley to pray before the House of Commons,
at Margaret's, Westminster, on the said Day of Publick
Humiliation.
Answer from Lords.
Answer returned by the same Messengers, to the First
Message; That the House has considered of their Lordships Message: And, as to Sir Francis Molieneux, to be
Sheriff of the County of Nottingham, they do agree:
To the rest, this House will send Answer by Messengers
of their own.
Answer returned to the Second Message:
The House has considered their Lordships Message;
and they do agree, as is desired.
Settling the Government.
Ordered, That this House do proceed, To-morrow
Morning, the first Business, upon such Expedients as shall
be offered, for Settlement of the Peace and Government
of the Kingdom.