Die Lunæ, 23 Aprilis, 1649.
Prayers.
Admiralty.
MR. Garland reports Amendments to an Act, whereby
the Court of Admiralty may proceed to Sentence,
notwithstanding Prohibitions to the contrary: Which were
this Day read; and, upon the Question, assented unto.
And the said Act, so amended, being put to the Question, passed.
London Poor.
Mr. Garland reports Amendments to an Act for the
Relief and Employment of the Poor, and the Punishment
of Vagrants, and other disorderly Persons, within the
City of London, and Liberties thereof: Which were this
Day read the First and Second time; and, upon the
Question, committed to Serjeant Thorpe, Mr. Rigby, Mr.
Garland; to withdraw, and bring it in presently.
Dean and Chapters Lands.
The House this Day proceeded in the Amendments to
the Bill for Sale of Dean and Chapters Lands.
The Question being propounded, That Mr. Shute be
nominated for one of the Trustees in the Act for Sale of
Dean and Chapters Lands;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.
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Commissary Gen. Ireton, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
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| Sir Arthur Heslerigg, |
With the Noes, |
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Sir Henry Myldmay, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
28. |
| Sir William Armyn, |
With the Yeas, |
So it passed with the Negative.
The Question being propounded, That Rowland Wilson Gentleman be nominated for one of the Trustees in
the Act for Sale of Dean and Chapters Lands;
And the Question being put, That that Question be
now put;
It passed in the Affirmative.
And so the main Question being put;
It was Resolved, &c. That Rowland Wilson Gentleman
be nominated for one of the Trustees, in the Act for Sale
of Dean and Chapters Lands.
Resolved, &c. That Mr. Oxenbridge be nominated to be
one of the Contractors for the Sale of Dean and Chapters Lands.
Resolved, &c. That Nicolas Martyn, of Lincoln's Inn,
Esquire, be nominated and appointed to be of Counsel in
the Sale of Dean and Chapters Lands.
Resolved, &c. That Ralph Hall Gentleman be nominated to be Deputy to the Register appointed by the Bill
for Sale of Dean and Chapters Lands.
Navy Committee.
Ordered, That the Earl of Pembroke be added to the
Committee of the Navy.
Dean and Chapters ands.
Resolved, &c. That the Rate for Sale of Dean and
Chapters Lands be, instead of Fifteen Years Purchase,
made Twelve Years Purchase; and so in proportion for
the Reversions: And the Committee are to take care to
apportion the same in the said Bill accordingly.
Resolved, &c. That the Bill for Deans and Chapters
Lands, with the Amendments, be ingrossed, and brought
in on Wednesday next.
Molyn's Claims.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee appointed
for the Bill for settling Twenty thousand Pounds per Annum for the Maintenance of Ministers, &c. to make Provision for the Yearly Payment of the Sum of One hundred
Pounds unto Peter du Molyn, an eminently godly and
learned Divine, residing in the Parts beyond the Seas,
late a Prebendary of the Church of Canterbury, during
the Term of his natural Life, in lieu of the One hundred
Pounds per Annum formerly assigned to him.
Transporting Horses.
Ordered, That the French Ambassador have Leave to
transport Eight Flaunders Mares, and Eight Geldings,
Custom and Impost free: And that Mr. Speaker do
grant a Pass accordingly.
Westminster, &c. Militia.
Ordered, That the Act for settling the Militia of Westminster, and the Hamlets, be read on Thursday next.
Navy, &c.
Ordered, That the Report for the Navy and Customs
be made To-morrow.
Publick Fast.
Commissary General Ireton reports an Act for setting
a-part a Day of Publick Fast and Humiliation, and repealing the former monthly Fast: Which was this Day
read the First and Second time; and some Amendments
offered at the Table; and, upon the Question, passed.