Die Mercurii, 25 Julii, 1649.
Prayers.
Wallopp's, &c. Claims.
THE humble Petition of Robert Wallopp Esquire,
was this Day read.
The humble Petition of Sir Thomas Jervois Knight,
was this Day read.
Ordered, That the said several Petitions be referred to
the Committee to whom the Act touching the Lord
President be referred; to consider how Reparation may
be made unto the Petitioners, out of the Estate of the
Marquis of Winchester, by whose means they sustained
great Damage.
Ordered, That Mr. Love and Mr. Fell be added to
that Committee.
Ordered, That the Petition of Peter Weaver Esquire
be referred to the same Committee: Who are to consider
how the Petitioner may have Reparation for his Losses,
out of the Marquis of Winchester's Estate.
Committees of Assessment.
Ordered, That Colonel Adrian Scroope, Walter Elwood,
Thomas Kelsey, Esquires; JohnCarey, and WilliamSprigg,
Gentlemen; be added to the Committee for the Assessment of the Ninety thousand Pounds per mensem, in the
County of Oxon; and to other Committees for the said
County.
Ordered, That Thomas Arnold Esquire be added to
the Committee of Bedford, for the Assessment of the
Ninety thousand Pounds per mensem.
Ordered, That Carey Rawleigh Esquire be added to
the Committee of Surrey, for the Assessment of the Ninety
thousand Pounds per mensem; and to other Committees
for the said County.
Lord Capell.
The humble Petition of Arthur Lord Capell, was this
Day read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Trustees for the
Raising of Fifty thousand Pounds, for Ireland, out of
the Estate of the Lord Capell, and others, to examine the
Truth of this Petition; and to hear and determine
the same; and do Justice therein to the Petitioner.
Private Business.
Resolved, &c. That, for Eight Days, no private Business be admitted; but publick Business only to be taken
into Consideration, during that Time.
Customs.
The House this Day resumed the Debate upon the
List of the Officers for the Out Ports.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth approve of the
several Allowances in this List, and of the Persons therein
named, in the respective Places.
Customs, &c.
Mr. Myles Corbett reports an Act authorizing the
Commissioners of the Customs to collect and receive the
Monies due for Customs or Subsidies, or otherwise.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, committed to the Committee
of the Navy; to be brought in To-morrow Morning.
Resolved, &c. That this House doth approve of Mr.
Robert Thompson to be one of the Commissioners for
the Navy, with the like Salary as the rest of the Commissioners.
Sequestered Estates.
Resolved, &c. That the Tenants of sequestred Estates,
who are to retain their Rents in their Hands till the
First of August next, shall continue their Rents for such
Estates in their Hands till the First of September, except
the Parliament shall otherwise order.
Resolved, &c. That it be referred to the Committee
of Goldsmiths Hall, to consider how, and by what means,
the Rents, so staid in the Hands of the said Tenants,
may be gotten in for the best Advantage of the State;
and report it to the House.
Civilians.
The humble Petition of the Doctors of the Civil Law,
whose Names are subscribed, in the Behalf of themselves,
and their Profession, was this Day read.
Ordered, That the said Petition of the Doctors of the
Civil Law be referred to the Committee for Probate of
Wills; to confer with what Persons they think fit about
the said Business; with Power to send for Persons,
Papers, and what else shall conduce to the Business: And
that Mr. Gurdon, Mr. Stephens, Colonel Rich, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Bond, Mr. Challener, Mr. Scott, Colonel Marten, Colonel Fleetwood, Mr. Palmer, Colonel Thompson,
Colonel Harrison, Mr. Ralegh, Mr. Stockdale, Mr. Fell,
Mr. Bingham, Captain Skinner, be added to the said
Committee.
Eleutherian Islands.
An Act for Encouragement of the Adventurers who
have discovered certain Islands lying between the Degrees of Twenty-three and an Half and Thirty, North
Latitude, from the Equinoctial: and, in Longitude, from
Florida to the Summer Islands.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time;
and, upon the Question, committed unto Mr. Reynolds,
Colonel Marten, Lord Whitelock, Mr. Boone, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Trenchard, Mr. Nelthorpe, Sir Henry Mildmay, Colonel Harrison, Sir Wm. Strickland, Mr. Lister, Sir John
Danvers, Colonel Ven, Mr. Toll, Mr. Millington, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Weaver, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Holland, Mr.
Stockdale, Colonel Downes, Colonel Rich, Lord Mounson,
Mr. Ashe, Mr. Challener, Mr. Staply, Mr. Palmer, Mr.
Ralegh, Captan Skinner: Who are to meet To-morrow
at Two of the Clock, in the Exchequer Chamber.
Business to be done.
Ordered, That the Lord Munson be added to the Committee for preparing Acts, in order to the Adjournment.