Friday, the First of August, 1651.
Prayers.
Letters read.
SIR Henry Vane junior reports from the Council of
State, A Letter from the Lord General, of the
Twenty-sixth of July 1651: And an Extract of another
Letter from the Lord General, from Dundas, of the
Twenty-fourth of July 1651: And Two other Letters
from another Hand.
Which were all this Day read.
He also reports from the Council of State;
Army.
"That Liberty may be given to the Council, to take
into Pay some Foot, not exceeding Four thousand, besides Officers, to be added to the Establishment for the
Space of Three Months; which may make up a Body to
take the Field, to answer all Emergencies: And that, if
the Parliament shall approve thereof, that Order be given
to the Committee of the Army, that Pay may be assigned,
as the Council shall give Direction."
Resolved, by the Parliament, That Liberty be given to
the Council of State, to take into Pay some Foot, not
exceeding Four thousand, besides Officers, to be added to
the Establishment; and these to continue for Three
Months, or such shorter time as the Council shall think
fit, to make a Body to take the Field: And that the
Committee of the Army be authorized and required to
take Order, that Pay be assigned them, as the Council
shall give Direction.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Council of State,
that such Monies of the publick Treasure as lies in their
Power to dispose of, and is not already disposed of, be
employed towards the Pay of these Four thousand Foot;
and that, for so much as shall fall short, they do consider
where and how the same may be had; and report it to the
Parliament.
Goldsmiths Hall Revenue.
Resolved, That Thursday next be appointed to take into
Consideration the Reports from the Committee of the
Army, touching the best Way of bringing in of Money
to Goldsmiths Hall, for the Publick Service.
Garisons, &c.
Resolved, That the Council of State do take into Consideration the former Orders made by the Parliament unto
them, touching Demolishing of Garisons; and do give
an Account of their Proceedings therein to the House
on Tuesday-fortnight; together with a List of all the Garisons, as well of those that are demolished, as of those
which they think fit to be demolished, and such as they
think fit to be continued; and the Numbers of Men in
each of them.
Resolved, That the Council of State be, and are hereby,
impowered to make use of, for the Publick Service, such
Arms and Trophies that were of the late Militia, which
they have already secured, or have Power, by former
Order of Parliament, to secure.
Resolved, That such Monies as are collected in the
several Counties by virtue of the Act for the Militia, and
remaining in the Collectors, Treasurers, and other Officers
Hands undisposed of, be paid unto such Person and Persons as the Council of State shall appoint, to be disposed
of by Order of the said Council, towards defraying
the Charges of these Four thousand Foot, to be now
raised.
Resolved, That the Council of State be impowered and
required forthwith to demand, from the late Commissioners of the Militia in the several Counties, an Account
of the said Monies remaining in the Hands of the said
Collectors, Treasurers, or other Officers, undisposed of:
And that the said late Commissioners be required and enjoined to give a true Account thereof to the Council of
State.
Edinburgh Castle, &c.
Sir Henry Vane reports from the Council of State;
That whereas they did, by their Order of the Ninth
of May last, appoint a Preacher, a Firemaster, a Master
Gunner, a Storekeeper, Four Gunners Mates, Ten Matrosses, a Surgeon, and a Gunsmith, to be allowed upon
the Establishment for Edinburgh Castle; and an Engineer,
a Town Major, Twelve Gunners, and Twenty-five Matrosses, for Lieth; but nothing being ordered in order to
the Payment of them, That if the Parliament shall think
fit, that they be added to the Forces established for
Berwick, now in Garison in Edenburgh and Lieth, and
to be paid, together with those Forces, by the Committee of the Army, from the Date of the said Order of
the Ninth of May 1651, according to these following
Allowances:"
|
|
|
£. |
s. |
d. |
| The Preacher be allowed, per diem
|
- |
6 |
8 |
| A Firemaster |
- |
2 |
6 |
| A Master Gunner |
- |
2 |
6 |
| A Storekeeper |
- |
3 |
- |
| Four Gunners Mates, each |
- |
1 |
4 |
| Ten Matrosses, each |
- |
- |
10 |
| Surgeon |
- |
2 |
6 |
| Gunsmith |
- |
2 |
6 |
| An Engineer |
- |
4 |
- |
| Town Major |
- |
4 |
- |
| Twelve Gunners, each |
- |
1 |
4 |
| Twenty-five Matrosses, each |
- |
- |
10 |
Resolved, That there be added to the Forces established
for Berwick, now in Garison in Edinburgh and Leith, and
to be paid, together with those Forces, by the Committee
of the Army, from the Date of the Order of the Ninth
of May 1651, according to these following Allowances,
these several Officers, formerly allowed upon Establishment
for Edinburgh Castle; viz.
|
|
|
£. |
s. |
d. |
| The Preacher be allowed, per diem
|
- |
6 |
8 |
| A Firemaster |
- |
2 |
6 |
| A Master Gunner |
- |
2 |
6 |
| A Storekeeper |
- |
3 |
- |
| Four Gunners Mates, each |
- |
1 |
4 |
| Ten Matrosses, each |
- |
- |
10 |
| Surgeon |
- |
2 |
6 |
| Gunsmith |
- |
2 |
6 |
| An Engineer |
- |
4 |
- |
| Town Major |
- |
4 |
- |
| Twelve Gunners, each |
- |
1 |
4 |
| Twenty-five Matrosses, each |
- |
- |
10 |
And that the Committee of the Army be required and
authorized to make Payment of them accordingly.
Letter read.
Major Salwey reports from the Council of State, A
Letter from the Deputy General of Ireland, from before
Limbrick, 5 Julii 1651.
Which was read.
The House, according to former Order, adjourned
itself to Tuesday Morning next, Eight of Clock.