Die Martis, 28 Maii, 1650.
Prayers.
Clithero.
ORDERED, That the Bill touching Clithero be
taken into Consideration This-day-sevennight, the
first Business.
A Person summoned.
Ordered, That * * Chamberlen * * be summoned to
appear at the Bar of this House, on This-day-fortnight.
Ministers Maintenance.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of plundered Ministes, to consider of, and prepare, an Act or
Order, to be pesented to the House, for a Way and Means,
how such Augmentations as have been formerly made for
the Maintenance of Ministers, out of the Impropriations
of Papists an Delinquents, may be paid; and to report
the same on Friday Morning, the first Business.
Embassy from Holland.
Mr. Reyolds reports from the Members sent to the
Lord Gerard Schaepe, Commissioner from the States of
Holland and West Frizland, That they did, according to
the Order of the House, on Friday last, attend the said
Commissioner with the Vote and Order of the Parliament;
and deliverd him the said Vote and Order.
Dr. Drury.
Ordered, That the Commissioners for Compounding
with Delinquents do give Order, That the Augmentation,
formerly settled on Doctor Drury, be paid and satisfied
unto him, according to former Order in that Behalf.
Norwich Weavers.
Ordered, That the Amendments to the Act for the
Weavers; Norfolk and Norwich be reported on Thursday Morning next.
Northumberland Petition.
Ordered, That the Petition from the County of Northumberland be taken into Consideration To-morrow at
Eleven Clock: And that Mr. Speaker do then take
the Cha.
Irish Ladies.
Ordered, That the Business touching the Irish Ladies,
and other Gentlewomen, be taken up on Friday Morning next And that Mr. Dove do then report the same
accordingly.
Letter read.
A Letter from the Lord Broughall, of the Sixteenth
of April 1650, with another Letter inclosed, were this
Day read.
Militia.
Mr. Heveningham reports from the Council of State,
A Bill for settling the Militia of the Commonwealth.
Which was this Day read the First and Second time.
And the Question being put, That these Words; viz.
"proportioned unto, and not exceeding, the Rate of
Ninety thousand Pounds per Month, charged for the
Army;" shall be committed;
It passed with the Negative.
And the said Bill, so amended, was, upon the Question
committed unto Colonel Purefoy, Sir Peter Wentworth,
Sir Wm. Armyn, Mr. Fagge, Colonel Downes, Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Ralegh, Mr. Lechmere, Mr. Hill, Mr. Harby, Sir
Wm. Masham, Major General Skippon, Sir Henry Mildmay, Mr. Heveningham, Mr. Wallop, Mr. Corbett, Mr.
Goodwyn, Sir Peter Temple, Colonel Morley, Colonel
Marten, Colonel Stapley, Sir Wm. Brereton, Sir John
Hippisley, Mr. Christopher Marten, Colonel Ven, Major
Lister, Colonel Wauton, Colonel Harrison, Sir Wm.
Masham, Alderman Allen, Alderman Atkins, Mr. Salwey;
or any Five of them: And all that will come, to have
Voices: And are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock
in the Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber; and so
de die in diem.
And the more particular Care hereof is referred to Colonel Harrison, and Mr. Heveningham.
Ordered, That the Act concerning the Militia of Westminster be read on Thursday next, the first Business; nothing to intervene.
Ordered, That Major General Skippon do bring in an
Act for the impowering the Militia of London to raise Horse
in London, and the Liberties, on Thursday Morning next.