Die Mercurii, 26 Septembris, 1649.
PRAYERS.
Declaration of Parliament.
ORDERED, That the Council of State be ordered
to prepare the Declaration for Vindication of the
Proceedings of the Parliament: And that the same be
reported To-morrow Morning, the first Business.
And Mr. Scott is to take care thereof.
Westminster School, &c.
An Act for the Continuance and Maintenance of the
School and Alms-houses of Westminster, was this Day
read the Third time. And,
Upon the Question, Resolved, &c...... John Bradshawe, Serjeant at Law, Lord President of the Council of
State, Daniel Blagrave, Humfrey Edwards, Guilbert Millington, William Leman, Sir John Hippesley Knight, Sir
Richard Lucy, John Moore, Thomas Challenor, Richard
Salway be inserted into the said Act as Governors of the
School and Alms-house of Westminster.
And the said Act, so amended, being put to the
Question, passed.
Coinage.
Ordered, That such Proportion of the Silver and Gold
of the late King, Queen, and Prince, as is under the
Charge of the Trustees for Sale of the Goods of the said
late King, Queen, and Prince, be coined as the Council
of State shall think fit; the Act for Sale thereof notwithstanding.
Fens.
Ordered, That the Act concerning the Draining of the
Fens be forthwith printed and published.
Mr. Weston.
Ordered, That Mr. Weston's Act be reported on Friday
Morning next, the first Business.
Letter read.
Mr. Bond reports from the Council of State, a Letter
to the Lord Joachimi; and a Pass for him: Which
were this Day read; and, upon the Question, assented
unto.