DIE Veneris, 25 die Aprilis.
PRAYERS, by Dr. Staunton.
Ds. Grey de Warke, Speaker.
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Comes Essex.
Comes Warwicke.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Nottingham.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Northumb.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Manchester.
Comes Rutland.
Comes Kent.
Comes Bolingbrooke. |
Ds. North.
Ds. Howard.
Ds. Mountague.
Ds. Willoughby.
Ds. Dacres.
Ds. Wharton. |
Cable's Petition.
Upon reading the Petition of Bartholmew Cable:
It is Ordered, To be referred to Sir Nathaniell Brent
and Dr. Aylett, to end the Business, or else certify to
this House.
Pews in the Abbey Church to be kept for Peers Wives, Judges, &c.
Ordered, by the Lords in Parliament assembled,
That the Verger in the Abbey Church, Westm. is
hereby commanded not to (fn. *) admit any Lady or Gentlewoman into the Honourable Pew in the said Church, upon
the Public Fast-days and Thanksgiving-days, until the
Peers Wives be first seated there; and the said Verger
is also strictly commanded, by this Order, that the Pew
accustomably used and appointed for the Judges and
Assistants of the House of Peers be kept empty until
(fn. †) they shall be seated in the said Pew.
Lostus, Treasurer for Ireland, sued by Captain Whitscott, allowed Privilege.
Upon reading the Petition of Nic. Loftus Esquire,
Deputy (fn. ‡) Treasurer at Wars for Ireland; shewing,
That, by Order of Parliament, dated the 11th of
February, 1642, directing to pay unto the Petitioner
the Sum of Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds, to
be by him paid over to Captain Christofer Whitscott,
for Twenty Butts of Sack, to be by him delivered
unto Colonel Audley Mervyn, which Two Hundred
and Eighty Pounds the Petitioner never yet received
from the said Treasurers; yet, nevertheless, the said
Whitscott doth sue and implead the Petitioner for the
said Sum, in The Compter in Wood-streete, in London,
to his great Vexation and Charge, and contrary to the
Protection which the Petitioner conceiveth he ought to
receive; and that the Petitioner being †† then an Officer
and Servant to the Parliament in the Office of the
Treasurer at Wars in Ireland, and is now an Accomptant, and upon his Accompts before the Committee."
Hereupon this House Ordered, That the Petitioner
shall have the Privilege of Parliament, in regard he
is a Person that is employed by the Parliament, and
hath not accompted for the great Sum of Monies
which he hath received for the Use of the Kingdom
of (fn. ||) Ireland; and that there be no further Prosecution
in this Business.
Message from the H. C. with Ordinances.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Rob't Pye Knight, &c.
To desire their Lordships Concurrence in these Particulars following:
1. An Ordinance for raising Five Thousand Pounds,
for the Supply of Sir Wm. Brereton. (Here enter it.)
Read Thrice, and Agreed to.
2. An Ordinance for Two Thousand Pounds for
Lancashire. (Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
3. An Ordinance for Two Thousand Pounds, out of
the Excise, for Abingdon. (Here enter it.
Agreed to.
and with Deputy Lieutenants Names for Northampton.
4. That Mr. Joseph Sergeant, now Mayor of North'ton, and the Mayor for the Time being, and Mr. John
Fisher Alderman, (fn. *) be nominated and appointed to be
Deputy Lieutenants of the Town of North'ton.
Agreed to
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House agrees to all the Particulars now
brought up.
Colonel Russel recommended to be Governor of the Isle of Ely.
The Earl of Northumb. reported from the Committee, "That they took into Consideration the Consequence of putting a Governor speedily into the Isle
of Ely, in regard it was conceived to be in some
Danger; therefore they thought fit to propound
Colonel Russell to be Governor thereof, which the
Committee offers to the Consideration of the Houses."
Not approved of.
The House taking this into Consideration; it was
Resolved, upon the Question, That this House approves
not of Colonel Russell to be Governor of the Isle of Ely.
Colonel Davis to be Governor there.
Ordered, That the Earl of Warwicke is appointed
to acquaint the Committee with the Resolution of the
House concerning Colonel Russell; and to recommend,
from this House, Colonel Davies to the Committee for
that Place.
Ordinance to raise 5000l. for Sir William Brereton.
"Whereas, by Order of the House of Commons
of the 12th of this present April, Five Thousand
Pounds was assigned to be paid unto the Forces
under the Command of Sir William Brereton, out of
the Receipts of the Excise and new Impost, next
after the Assignments already set; and whereas the
Necessities of the said Forces are such as require a
speedy Supply, several of the Companies of London,
and other well-affected Persons, have consented to a
present Advance of the said Sum, for the Use aforesaid, by Way of Loan: Be it therefore Ordained,
by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled,
That the said several Companies and Persons aforesaid shall be re-paid the several and respective Sums
which they shall advance of the said Five Thousand
Pounds, with Interest after the Rate of Eight per Cent.
at the End of Nine Months after the respective Loans
of the said Sums, out of the said Receipts of the Excise;
and the Commissioners of the Excise and new Impost are
hereby authorized accordingly to make Payment of the
same; and the Receipt or Receipts of John Bradshawe Esquire (who is hereby appointed to receive
the said Sum of the said several Companies and Persons for the Use aforesaid), testifying the particular
and respective Sums so lent, together with the particular and respective Receipts of the Companies and
Persons lending and advancing the same, shall be a
sufficient Discharge unto the said Commissioners of
Excise, and every of them, for the said Five Thousand Pounds and Interest, and every Part and Parcel
thereof."
Ordinance for the Commissioners of Excise to re-pay themselves 2000l. advanced for Lancashire.
"Whereas John Towse Esquire, Alderman of the
City of London, and the rest of the Commissioners
of Excise and new Impost, have advanced and lent
the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, for the Forces
of Lancashire: Be it Ordained, by the Lords and
Commons assembled in Parliament, That the said
Commissioners of Excise, their Executors or Administrators, shall and may satisfy themselves the said Two
Thousand Pounds, together with Interest for the same
after the Rate of Eight Pounds per Cent. for so long
Time as the same, or any Part thereof, shall be
forborn, out of such Intervals of Receipts as shall
happen when other Payments already assigned upon
the Excise shall not fall due, or, for Default thereof,
then as the same shall follow in Course; and shall
not, by any other Order or Ordinance of One or
both Houses of Parliament, be debarred from satisfying themselves accordingly; and that the said Commissioners of Excise shall pay the said Two Thousand Pounds unto James Waineright, of London,
whose Receipt shall be their sufficient Discharge."
Ordinance for them to re-pay themselves 2000l. advanced for Abirgdon.
"Whereas John Towse Esquire, Alderman of the
City of London, and the rest of the Commissioners
of Excise and new Impost, have advanced and lent
the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, for and towards
the Relief of the Garrison of Abington, under the
Command of Major General Browne: Be it Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament
assembled, That the said Commissioners of Excise,
their Executors and Assigns, shall and may satisfy
and reimburse themselves the said Two Thousand
Pounds, together with Interest for the same after the
Rate of Eight per Cent. for so long Time as the
same, or any Part thereof, shall be forborn, out of
such Intervals of Receipts as shall happen when other
Payments already assigned upon the Office of Excise
shall not happen to fall due, or, for Want of such
Intervals, then as the same shall follow in Course;
and shall not, by any other Order or Ordinance of
One or both Houses of Parliament, be secluded
from reimbursing themselves accordingly; and that
the said Commissioners shall pay the said Two Thousand Pounds unto Walter Frost Esquire, Secretary to
the Committee of both Kingdoms, whose Receipt
shall be their sufficient Discharge in that Behalf;
and that the said Walter Frost shall pay the same
over unto Major General Browne, for the Use of the
said Garrison of Abingdon, or to the Treasurer for
the said Garrison, whose Receipt shall be a sufficient
Discharge to the said Mr. Frost."
Deputy Lieutenants for North'ton.
"It is Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in
Parliament assembled, That the Houses do nominate
and approve of Mr. Joseph Sergeant, now Mayor of
North'ton, and the Mayor for the Time being, and
Mr. John Fisher Alderman, to be Deputy Lieutenants of the Town of North'ton."
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 9a cras.