House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 28 September 1659

Wednesday, 28th September, 1659.

Preacher appointed.

THE Question being propounded, That Mr. Mead be desired to be one for carrying on the Duty of Publick Thanksgiving to the Lord before the Parliament, on Thursday-come-sevennight in Margarett's Church in Westminster;

And the Question being put, That that Question be now put;

It passed with the Negative.

Ordered, That Dr. Holmes be desired to be one for carrying on the Duty of Publick Thanksgiving to the Lord, before the Parliament, on Thursday-come-sevennight, in Margarett's Church in Westminster.

Mr. Blagrave is desired to give him Notice thereof.

Ld. Mayor of London.

The humble Petition of John Ireton, Mayor of London, was read.

The Parliament, this Day, took into Consideration the humble Petition of the Common Council of the City of London.

The Question being put, That the City of London be left at Liberty to make Choice of their Mayor, according to their Charter; notwithstanding the former Vote of this House;

The House was divided.
The Yeas wents orth.

So it was Resolved, That the City of London be left at Liberty to make Choice of their Mayor, according to their Charter; notwithstanding the former Vote of this House of the Second of September instant.

Resolved, That the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, be and are required, That, in Election of all their Officers in the said City, they observe the Qualifications made by the Parliament the Ninth of May 1659.

The humble Petition of John Ireton, Mayor of London, was read.

Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Committee of Inspections; to examine the Business; state Matter of Fact; and report it, with their Opinion therein, to this House.

Commissioners of Customs.

Resolved, That Mr. Maurice Thompson, upon his Desire, made known to the Parliament, to be excused from being one of the Commissioners for the Customs, be and is hereby excused accordingly.

Resolved, That Alderman John Ireton, Lord Mayor of London, be one of the Commissioners of the Customs.

Adjournment.

Ordered, That the House be adjourned until Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Customs, &c.

Ordered, That the ingrossed Act for continuing the Customs and Excise be read, the first Business, this Afternoon; nothing to intervene.

The House adjourned until Two of Clock in the Afternoon, accordingly.

Wednesday, in the Afternoon, 28th September, 1659.

Allowance to Alexander, &c.

ORDERED, That the Sum of Twenty Shillings a Week be and is hereby granted unto Sir Sigismond Alexander; to be paid unto him, or his Assigns, weekly, by the Council of State, out of the Contingences of the Council of State.

Ordered, That Twenty Shillings a Week be, and is hereby granted unto *Gardiner; and paid to him, or his Assigns, weekly, by the Council of State, out of the Contingences of the Council of State: And that the said Twenty Shillings a Week shall be deducted out of the Debt due to the said * Gardiner by the Commonwealth, if upon Examination, any thing appear to be due to him.

Customs, &c.

An Act, ingrossed in Parchment, for Continuance of the Excise and Customs, was this Day read the Third time.

Ordered, That the "Thirtieth Day of September" be inserted, instead of the "First Day of October," in the First Line in this Bill.

An Enacting Clause was tendered to this Bill for making it High Treason to levy, assess, tax, collect, or receive, any Sum or Sums of Money of any Person or Persons whatsoever, for any Impost, Loan, Privy-Seal, Excise, Custom, Subsidy, or Assessment: Which Clause was read the First time.

Resolved, That this Clause be read the Second time.

The said Clause was read the Second time, accordingly; and withdrawn.

Ordered, That Mr. Garland do bring in a Bill upon the Subject-Matter in this Enacting Clause, and upon the Debate of the House thereupon.

Another Enacting Clause was tendered to this Bill, for settling the Salary of One Peny in the Pound out of the Receipt of the Customs, and one Peny in the Pound out of the Receipt of the Excise, upon the Commissioners for bringing in the Arrears of the Revenue Which was read the First and Second time; and ordered to be Part of this Bill.

The said Clause was read the Third time;

Resolved, That the Blank, in the * Line of this Bill, be filled up with these Words; viz. "the Seven-and-twentieth."

Ordered, That This be the Title to this Act; viz. An Act for the Continuance of the Customs and Excise.

And the said Bill, so amended, being put to the Question, passed.

Ordered, That the said Bill be forthwith printed, and published.

Ordered, That the Commissioners for bringing in the Arrears be and are impowered, from time to time, to send for the Farmers of the Excise, in Custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending the Parliament, or any of them; and to treat with them; and to report the State of their several Cases, with their Opinion therein, to this House.

Earl of Arundell's Estate.

Ordered, That the Estate of the Earl of Arundell be secured, for the Use of the said Earl, into the Hands of such Persons, as the Council of State shall nominate, until his Return from beyond the Seas into England.

Ordered, That a Letter be written to the Duke of Venice, That the Earl of Arundell be secured in his Territories, until he be sent for by the Parliament: And that Mr. Tho. Challoner prepare the said Letter: And that Mr. Speaker do sign the same.