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Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… 1654–5 January 1654–5 Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1654–5. The House resumed the debate upon the bill declaring and settling the Government of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and … concerning this bill, before the bill be ingrossed, The House was divided. The Yeas went forth. Yeas, 95. General …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Rous was called to the Chair. Resolved, that some members of this House be sent to the Lord General, to desire him to afford his presence and assistance in this House, as a member thereof. Wednesday 6. Resolved, 1 that the …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… that Friday, in every week, be set apart for business of the law. That it be referred to the Committee of the Law, … be spent, on Saturday next, in prayer and hearing; and the House adjourned from Friday to Monday. That Mr. Marshall be … Westminster, on Saturday, the 5th of November. The House proceeded to the election of members for the Council of …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… that had been formerly propounded. Finding an unlikelihood of drawing to any good agreement about it, it was resolved to … next, from the Grand Committee upon the Government, to the House, of such things as shall have been then resolved upon … report was made 12 from the Grand Committee of the whole House, upon the Government, according to former order. 13 It …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Shapcot reports from the Committee for prisoners, the case of three Portuguese, condemned for murder, being servants to … Recusants do sit this afternoon; and the members of this House, who are of that Committee, are enjoined to attend the … from sea with the Spanish prizes, was come into the House, he being returned to be a member: it was Resolved, …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… 1653 October 1653 Saturday, October 1. General Monk, one of the Admirals at sea, came into the House, and took his pkce as a member. Mr. Speaker did give … sealed with the seal of the Parliament. Saturday 8. The House being informed that the Lord Mayor elect was at the …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… 1654 Monday October 2. The debate concerning the power of making war and peace, being this morning taken up, the … ordered that there be a Committee appointed, of the whole House, to consider of matters of religion; to sit twice in … of religion, as should be propounded to them from the House. A report being made from the Committee of Privileges, …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… from his Highness, the Lord Protector, several letters of intelligence from the fleet. 1 Resolved, that a day of … last. That Wednesday next be the day set apart for this House, to be observed also within the Cities of London and … 9. Ordered, that Sir Thomas Honywood, a member of this House, have leave to go into the country for fourteen days, …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… 1653 Friday, September 2. Mr. Speaker acquainted the House he hath received copies of letters from the Duke of Guelders and Juliers, Count of … 5. That for ten days, to begin on Thursday next, the House do take into consideration the business of money; and …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… 1654 September 1654 OLIVER'S second Parliament began 3d of September, 1654–5. Dissolved 22d of January, 1654. … I received upon that day. Sunday 3. We met in the House, according to our sum mons, and there was an appearance … by Mr. Marshall. About four or five of the clock, when the House grew pretty full, some discourse was moved (not …