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| June 4. |
94. Commission of Robert Earl of Essex, Captain-General of the
Parliament's army, to the 25 persons under-named, authorising
them or nine of them to adjudicate on the seizures, made by
Colonel Edmond Harvey and Major Turner, of money, plate, arms,
ammunition, &c., supposed to belong to Papists, malignants and
other ill-affected persons, our former commission of the 27th March,
directed to the Committee of the Militia for London, being found
unworkable by reason of the many engagements of that Committee.
The troops of horse under Col. Harvey are to be maintained and
paid first out of the proceeds, and the remainder to be employed in
the service of the state as shall be ordered. [Certified copy.
Parchment damaged. 2 pp.] |
| June 5. |
95. Warrant of the Committee for Safety of the Kingdom to the
Treasurers at Guildhall, and to Sir Gilbert Gerard, Treasurer-atWars. That the proceeds of the plate sent from Windsor be
forthwith paid over by the Treasurers at Guildhall to Sir Gilbert
Gerard, to be delivered to Mr. White, agent to Lord Fairfax, for
supply of the army in the north under the command of Lord
Fairfax, according to an Order of the House of Commons of the
27th May. [1 p.] Subjoined, |
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95. i. Receipt of Wm. White for 649l. 7s. 8d. being the proceeds
of the plate. 13 June 1643. [¼ p.] |
| June 6. |
96. Wm. Flesher to Col. Harvey. I have acquainted the
Lord General [the Earl of Essex] with the seizure of 100l.
belonging to Lady Gage, and he desires you to deliver it back to
her if you think fit, but wholly refers it to yourself. [½ p.]
Annexed, |
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96. i. Receipt of Lady Mary Gage for 100l. returned to her by
Col. Harvey, which had been seized by some of his soldiers
at their guard at Kingston-on-Thames. [¼ p.] |
June 9/19,
Paris. |
97. Richard Browne, English Ambassador at Paris, to Sir T. Row.
Thanks for his large instructions concerning the Palatine business;
will employ his best endeavours in the service of his Electoral
Highness. Sends copy of part of his despatch to Sir Edward
Nicholas. Mr. Paul and myself are very shortly to go together
again to Mons. d'Avaux, and I hope our joint industry will in time
produce some effects worthy your knowledge. [1 p.] |
| June 14. |
98. Order of the Lords and Commons for regulating printing and
suppressing the great late abuses in printing many false, seditious
and unlicensed pamphlets, to the great defamation of religion and
government; also authorising the master and wardens of the
Stationers' Company to search for and seize all books they shall
find printed or reprinted by any having no lawful interest in them,
being entered into the Hall-book to any other man as his proper
copies. [Printed in the Lords' Journals, vi., 96. Pamphlet in
black letter printed for J. Wright in the Old Bailey, June 16, 1643.
6 pp.] |
| June 16. |
Order of the House of Commons. That the Committee for the
Levant Company be revived, and that their first meeting be held
on Monday sevennight, and that the petition preferred by that
Company concerning Strangers' consulage be referred to the consideration of that Committee. [Printed in Commons' Journals,
iii., p. 131. See Levant Company, Vol. i., No. 102. Copy. ½ p.] |
| June 26. |
99. Order made by the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees for
co. Surrey upon receiving a command from the Lord General
[Essex] for the raising of 100 horse for the service of the Parliament
in cos. Sussex and Surrey. That 20 horse be raised within the
East Division and 10 in the Middle Division of Surrey. The horses
to be raised before Saturday night and delivered at the Blue Boar
in Holborn for the use of Sir Thos. Middleton. Seven names
subscribed. [Copy. 1 p.] |
| June 26. |
100. Accounts of Captain Kempson with Lord Forbes, Captain
Peckham and various other officers. Money advanced for transport
of soldiers from Dover to Ireland, clearing the vessels, buying
provisions, &c. Particulars of money agreed to be due and payable
to Lord Forbes from the Committee of Adventurers by Sea.
[Damaged by damp. 5½ pp.] |
| June 27. |
101. Receipt by the treasurers for the new loan and contribution
for the relief of Ireland. For goods, of which a note is given;
to the value of 49l. 19s. received from William Thornbury of
London, gent., for the above purpose. [¾ p.] Underwritten, |
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101. i. Certificate by Wm. Tibbes. That the above goods were
received by Ben. Goodwyn by order of the Committee,
June 27, 1643, and were sent by him to Dublin. [¼ p.] |
