Tuesday, 26thJune, 1660.
Prayers.
Election Returns amended.
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Crown be
called into the House, to amend the Returns for the
Borough of Northampton, and other Returns.
The Clerk of the Crown came up to the Clerk's
Table, and there amended the said Return for the Borough of Northampton, and put out the Name of Francis
Harvey in the Indenture, and inserted the Name of Sir
John Norwich instead thereof.
And did also withdraw the Indenture for the Borough
of Truro in the County of Cornewall, whereby Mr.
Roberts was returned for the said Borough.
He also inserted the Name of Wm. Thompson, instead
of John Leagard, in the Indenture returned for the
Borough of Scarborough.
Committee of Privileges.
Ordered, That the Reports from the Committee for
Privileges and Elections, be made To-morrow Morning,
the first Business.
Ludgersall Writ.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee for
Privileges, to examine the Abuse in the Miscarriage of
the Writ for the Borough of Ludgersall, in the County of
Wilts; and report the Matter of Fact, with their Opinion
therein, to this House.
Grant to Gen. Monck.
Sir Thomas Clergis reports from the Committee to
whom the Arrears of the Sum of Twenty thousand
Pounds, conferred on the Lord General Monck, is referred; that, in pursuance of the Order of the House,
whereby the Committee is appointed to consider, how the
Residue of the said Twenty thousand Pounds, over and
above what is paid out of the Receipt of the Exchequer,
and charged on the Ordinance for Three Months Assessment, may be raised and satisfied in the surest and speediest
Way: It is the humble Opinion of the Committee;
That the Sum of Five thousand Eight hundred Fiftynine Pounds Fifteen Shillings Sixpence, which appears to
this Committee to remain unpaid to the Lord General
Monck of the said Twenty thousand Pounds, be paid to
him, or whom he shall appoint, out of the general Receipt of the Excise; and that the Commissioners of the
Excise, for the Time being, be authorized and required
to pay to the Lord General Monck, or his Assigns, the
Sum of Three hundred Fifty-nine Pounds Fifteen Shillings Sixpence, upon the Thirtieth Day of June next,
and Five hundred Pounds every Week after, until the
said Sum of Five thousand Eight hundred Fifty-nine
Pounds Fifteen Shillings Sixpence be fully satisfied and
paid: And that the Acquittance or Acquittances of the
said Lord General, or his Assigns, be, unto the said Commissioners, a sufficient Discharge.
And whereas it is also referred to this Committee,
that, upon their finding out of such Way for paying in
the said Residue, they inform themselves what Tallies
have been struck in the Exchequer for any Part of the
said Twenty thousand Pounds, and the Money not actually paid, and to consider how the said Tallies may be
discharged and vacated; upon due Consideration of that
whole Matter, they find, that, for Twelve thousand and
Seven hundred Pounds, Tallies have been given out of
the Exchequer, but no Monies paid to the Lord General
thereupon, and for the vacating of the said Tallies: It
is the humble Opinion of the Committee, that his Majesty be desired to grant a Warrant to the Commissioners
for the Treasury, under the Privy Seal, or Great Seal of
England, for the cancelling of the Tallies, delivering up
or discharging the Receipts, and entering Vacates upon
the Records of the Tallies.
Resolved, That the Sum of Five thousand Eight hundred Fifty-nine Pounds Fifteen Shillings Sixpence, which
appears to be the Residue remaining unpaid of the Twenty thousand Pounds, conferred on the Lord General
Monck, over and above what is paid at the Receipt of
Exchequer, and what is charged on the Ordinance for
Three Months Assessment, be paid to the Lord General
Monck, or whom he shall appoint, out of the general
Receipt of the Excise: And that the Commissioners of
the Excise, for the Time being, be, and hereby are,
authorized and required to pay to the Lord General
Monck, or his Assigns, the Sum of Three hundred Fiftynine Pounds Fifteen Shillings Sixpence, Part thereof, upon
the Thirtieth Day of June Instant, and Five hundred
Pounds every Week after, until the said whole Sum of
Five thousand Eight hundred Fifty-nine Pounds Fifteen
Shillings Sixpence be fully satisfied and paid: And that
the Acquittance or Acquittances of the said Lord General, or his Assigns, be, unto the said Commissioners, a
sufficient Discharge:
That the Lords Concurrence be desired herein: And
Sir John Northcot is to carry it to the Lords.
Whereas Tallies have been struck in the Exchequer
for Twelve thousand and Seven hundred Pounds, towards satisfying of the Twenty thousand Pounds conferred on the Lord General Monck; but no Part paid to
the Lord General thereupon: And whereas Provision is
made for satisfying the same some other Way;
Resolved, That his Majesty be humbly desired from
this House, that he will please to grant his Warrant to
the Lords Commissioners for the Treasury, under his
Majesty's Privy Seal, or under the Great Seal of England,
for the cancelling of the Tallies, delivering up or discharging the Receipts, and entering Vacates upon the
Records of the Tallies, for the Sum aforesaid; and that
Mr. Annesley and Mr. Secretary Morris, or one of them,
be desired to attend his Majesty herewith.
Debt due to Peck.
Ordered, That Mr. Gilbt. Gerrard, Mr. Onslow, Mr.
Lowther, Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Pym, Mr. Ravenscroft,
Sir Wm. Wheeler, be added to the Committee to whom
Mr. Peck's Business is referred.
Wards and Liveries.
Ordered, That the Grand Committee to whom the
Bill for taking away the Court of Wards . . ., be impowered to consider of the Petition of the Officers of the late
Court of Wards, and what Satisfaction is fit to be given
to them respectively, for Loss of their respective Offices;
and how they may, with most Conveniency, be satisfied;
and report their Opinion therein to this House.
Religion.
Ordered, That the Bill for Religion be read To-morrow Morning, next after the Reports from the Committee
for Privileges.
Poll Bill.
The House, according to former Order, resolved itself into a Grand Committee upon the Bill for Poll
Money.
Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Turner took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr. Turner reports from the Grand Committee, upon
the Bill for Poll Money, that the said Grand Committee
desires the Leave of this House to sit again To-morrow
at Ten of Clock in the Morning.
Resolved, That this House be resolved into a Grand
Committee, upon the Bill for the Poll Money, this Afternoon, at Three of the Clock.
Wards and Liveries.
Ordered, That the Grand Committee, touching the
Bill for the taking away the Court of Wards, be, and
are impowered to examine Mr. Powell's Debt, charged
by the late King's Majesty on the Court of Wards; and
to state Matter of Fact, and report it to this House,
with their Opinion therein.
Excise.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill about
the Excise is referred, have Leave to sit this Afternoon,
notwithstanding that the Grand Committee of the whole
House is appointed then to sit.