Monday, August 20th, 1660.
Prayers.
Faunt's Estate.
A BILL for enabling George Faunt, to sell Lands
for Payment of his Debts, making Provision for
his younger Children, to make his Wife a Jointure, not
exceeding Four hundred Pounds per Annum, was this
Day read the First time.
Ordered, That this Bill be read the Second time, on
Wednesday Morning next.
Reducing Interest.
Mr. Pryn reports Amendments to the Bill for reducing
Interest to Six Pounds per Cent': Which Amendments
were first read by him in his Place; and, after, were twice
read by the Clerk; and, upon the Question, agreed
unto.
Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.
Arrears of Assessments.
Sir Wm. Doyley reports from the Committee of the
Army, that whereas several Receivers and Collectors of
the monthly Assessments in the Country, who have considerable Sums of Money in their Hands, of the Twelve
Months Assessment, commencing Twenty-fourth June
1659; and the Six Months Assessment, commencing
Twenty-fifth December 1659; and have received Orders
to pay the said Money into the Treasury, or to appear
before the Committee for the Army, to clear their
Accounts; have not obeyed the said Orders; whereby
the several Forces, for whose Pay the said Monies have
been long since assigned, receive much Prejudice:
This House is humbly desired to give such Order
and Direction therein, as to their Wisdom shall seem
meet.
He also reports from the said Committee, that there
are several great Sums of Money in Arrear, in several
Counties, of the said Twelve Months and Six Months
Assessment, which were assigned to several Regiments in
Part of their Pay; but the People refused to pay the
Money, because it was granted by an illegal Power:
Therefore the House is humbly desired to give their
further Direction.
A Declaration of both Houses of Parliament, published the 16th of May last, was read.
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee for
the Army, to bring in a Bill for collecting the Arrears of
the Assessments for the Twelve Months, commencing
the Twenty-fourth of June 1659; and the Six Months
Assessment, commencing 25 December 1659; taking
care, in the Draught thereof, that where any of the
Assessments are not paid by the Persons on whom
charged, the same be levied of the Parties; and, where
they have been paid, to charge it on the Receivers, or
their Security.
Resolved, That the Case of Rob. Guarum, Receiver
General for Cornewall, touching Five hundred and Twenty
Pounds, Part of the Monies received by him of the Assessments of that County, paid by the Commissioners,
and other Gentry, of that County, on extraordinary
Occasions for the publick Service, be referred to the said
Committee.
Resolved, That all other Cases of the same Nature be
referred to the same Committee.
Conference with Lords.
Sir Wm. Wild reports from the Committee to whom
it was referred, to prepare Heads for a Conference with
the Lords, An Expedient, touching the Clause relating
to the King's Judges, mentioned in the Lords Amendment to the Bill of general Pardon and Oblivion.
Ordered, That Sir John Northcot do go to the Lords,
and desire a present free Conference with them, upon the
Subject-matter of the last Conference.
Ministers.
Ordered, That the Debate upon the Amendments to
the Ministers Bill, be taken up To-morrow Morning, at
Nine of Clock.
Lords agree to Conference.
Sir John Northcot reports, That he had, according to
the Command of this House, attended the Lords with
the Desire of this House of a free Conference; and that
the Lords do agree thereunto.
Officers in Courts of Justice.
The ingrossed Bill for indemnifying of several Officers
in Courts of Justice, was read the Third time; and, on
the Question, passed.
Resolved, That the Title of this Bill be, An Act for
indemnifying of certain Officers in Courts of Justice.
Navigation.
A Bill for Encouragement of Navigation, was this Day
read the Second time; and, upon the Question, committed to the Committee for Encouragement of woolen
Manufacture, and Navigation: And that Mr. Pryn, Mr.
Thomas, Sir Anthony Irby, be added to that Committee.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Mr. Whitmore, a Member of this
House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Ordered, That Sir John Hotham, a Member of this
House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Ordered, That Mr. Dowdeswell, a Member of this
House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Conference with Lords.
Mr. Annesley reports, That, according to the Order of
this House, the Committee had been with the Lords at
the Conference; and there offered the Expedient, and
used the Arguments, which they were directed to offer;
and left the same to their Consideration.