Martis, 2 Julii, 13° Car. Regis.
Prayers.
JOHN Henry Zachary and Matthew Diamount, in
order to their Naturalization, did this Day take the
Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, before the Speaker,
at the Clerk's Table.
Privilege.
This House being informed, that one Thomas Rasell,
who is a menial Servant to Robert Barnham Esquire, one
of the Members of this House, hath been arrested, in
Breach of the Privilege of this House;
Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this
House do repair to the Officer who hath arrested him;
and that he do require the said Rasell to be discharged;
and bring in Custody William Wolgate and Thomas Taylor, to answer the said Breach of Privilege.
Reducing Interest.
Ordered, That the Bill for Abatement of Interest, for
Debts contracted before the Wars, to such as suffered for
their Loyalty, be read To-morrow Morning.
Corporations.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Overbury and Sir Thomas
Stewerd, be added to the List of the Commissioners
Names, for the County of Glocester, to be inserted into
the Bill for better regulating Corporations.
Ordered, That Mr. Thomas King be added, as a Commissioner for the County of Essex; and that Mr. *
be added as a Commissioner for Wilts; and Thomas
Holland Esquire, for Salop; and Mr. Young, for Devon;
and Mr. Justinian, for the City of Exon; and Sir Henry
Coke, John Weare, James Rod, and George Potter, for
the City of Exon; and John Turner Esquire, and Samuell Davison Esquire, for Durham; Mr. Fitzherbert,
for Derby, Sir John Nicholas, for Cornwall; and Edward Penruddock Esquire, for Westmorland.
Ordered, That, before any Member do move for an
Addition of any to be Commissioner or Commissioners,
in the Bill for better governing of Corporations, they do
first acquaint the Knights of the Shire serving for that
County, within which such Corporation or Place, for
which they would have any Addition, doth lie; and have
their Approbation for such Person or Persons as they
would add.
Chambers, &c. Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. John Hutchinson have Notice to
attend the Committee to whom the Bill for Mr. Chambers, with two others, for charging 2,690£. on his Estate,
is committed, at their Sitting on Friday next.
Prestwich's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill for Confirmation of a Sale of Land,
made by Sir Thomas Prestwich, and others, to Sir Edward
Mosley, was this Day read the Third time: And
Resolved, That the said Bill do pass.
Resolved, That the Title be, An Act for Confirmation
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Marq. of Winchester's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill for the Marquis of Winchester, was
this Day read the Third time: And
Resolved, That the said Bill do pass.
Resolved, That the Title of the said Bill shall be, An
Act for Reparation and Satisfaction to be made unto John
Lord St. John of Basing, Earl of Wilts, and Marquess
of Winchester, out of the Manors and Lands of Robert
Wallop Esquire, for the Sum of Ten thousand pounds,
heretotore granted unto him by the then pretended Parliament, out of the said Marquess of Winchester's Estate.
Ordered, That Mr. Fane do carry up both the said Bills
to the Lords, for their Concurrence.
Stower, &c. Navigation.
A Bill for making navigable of the Rivers of Stower
and Salverp, &c. was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, That the same be read again, the Second time
on Friday next.
Bash's Estate
A Bill for settling several Lands, late of Sir Edward
Bash Knight, upon Sir Ralph Bash Knight of the Bath,
Heir of the said Edward Bash, and his Heirs, being ingrossed, was this Day read the Third time.
Resolved, That the said Bill do pass.
Resolved, That the Title of the said Bill shall be,
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And Mr. Fane is also to carry up the said Bill to the
Lords, for their Concurrence.
Dudson's and King's Barton Hundreds.
A Bill for dividing the Two Hundreds of Dudson and
King's Barton from the County of the City of Glocester,
was this Day read the Second time.
Resolved, upon the Question, That the same be committed to Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Pryn, Sir Bayn. Throgmorton, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Edw. Massey, Mr. Dowdswell, Mr. Fane, Lord St. Jon, Colonel Legg, Mr.
Churchill, Sir Tho. Strickland, Mr. Swanton, Mr. Swinfen, Sir Robert Atkins, Mr. Goodrick, Sir Robert Brooke,
Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Wm. Lewes, Sir Geo. Ryve, Mr. Orme,
Mr. Yorke, Mr. Knight, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Flint, Mr.
Lowther, Colonel Gilby, Sir Solomon Swale, Lord Bruce,
Mr. Wm. Sandis, Sir Courtney Poole, Mr. Coriton, Mr.
Washington, Lord Buckhurst, Mr. Bulkley, Sir Jo. Covert,
Mr. Scudamore, Colonel Phillips, Sir * Clapham, Mr.
Ernley, Sir Cha. Cornwallis, Sir Edm. Pooley, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Tirrell, Mr. George, Mr. Heron, Sir Jo. Strangewayes,
Mr. Jo. How, Sir Justin. Isham, Sir Edm. Peirse, and
all the Members of this House who serve for the County
of Glocester: And they are to meet To-morrow in the
Exchequer Chamber, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records:
And the City of Glocester is to be heard before the said
Committee.
Ld. Aburgavenny.
Ordered, That the Bill for the Lord Aburgavenny be
read To-morrow Morning.
Perjury.
A Bill for the suppressing of Perjury and Subornation
of Perjury, was this Day read the First time.
Resolved, That the same be read again, the Second time,
To-morrow Morning.
Leave of Absence.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Spencer, one of the Members of this House, have the Leave of this House to go
into the Country.
Ordered, That Captain Sherrard, one of the Members
of this House, have Leave to go into the Country.
Corporations
And then this House resuming the Bill for regulating
Corporations; the several Knights of the Shires, and other
Members concerned, brought in the Lists of Commissioners Names, for the rest of the Counties, to be inserted
in the said Bill: Which said several Lists being twice
severally read;
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House doth
agree thereunto: And as to the City of London,
Resolved, That instead of Commissioners Names, these
Words be inserted, "such Persons as his Majesty shall
be pleased to authorize, under his Great Seal."
And it was further Resolved, That the Words "since
the Twenty-fifth of March 1642," in the enacting Part
of the said Bill, both in the Place which concerns the Restoring, as also in the Place which concerns the Removal
of Magistrates, be struck out.
Which being accordingly done; and the Coherence
then read;
Resolved, That the said Bill, with the Commissioners
said Names inserted, and the Omissions and Additions
aforesaid, be ingrossed.
And then the House adjourned till Seven of the
Clock, To-morrow Morning.