House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 27 January 1662

Lunæ, 27 die Januarii, 13 Car.

Prayers.

Privilege.

UPON reading the humble Petition of John Tissar; Ordered, That all Proceedings upon the Order for the Commitment of the said John Tissar, Michaell Mohun, Nicholas Burt, Charles Hart, Robert Shotterell, William Cartwright, Walter Clunn, and William Wintershall, to the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for a Breach of Privilege objected against them, in serving Sir Henry Herbert with Process of Subpæna out of the Court of Chancery, be stayed: And that it be referred to the Committee of Privileges, to take the Petition into Consideration; and to examine the Matter, and report it to the House: And the Persons beforenamed are upon Summons to attend the Committee: And, upon their Report, such further Order shall be taken as shall be just.

Ordered, That the Bill * * * *.

Dudston and King's Barton Hundreds.

An ingrossed Bill for dividing the Two Hundreds of Dudston and King's Barton from the County of the City of Gloucester, and annexing them to the County of Gloucester, was this Day read the Third time.

A Proviso, tendered to be added to the said Bill, was this Day thrice read.

Resolved, That the said Proviso be made Part of the Bill.

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Proviso agreed to, do pass.

Resolved, That the Title of the Bill shall be, A Bill for dividing the Two Hundreds of Dudston and King's Barton from the County of the City of Gloucester, and annexing them to the County of Gloucester.

And Mr. Smith is to carry up this Bill; and the Bill for indemnifying of such as have been Collectors of publick Monies; and the Bill to enable Anthony Ettrick to sell Lands for Payment of his Debts.

Members summoned.

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms do repair into the Hall with the Mace, and summon all the Members of this House to attend.

Deladale's Nat.

Ordered, That the Names of Maurice Deladale, Page of his Majesty's Bed chamber, be inserted into the Bill for Naturalization.

Executing Regicides.

The ingrossed Bill for executing certain Persons attainted of High Treason, was this Day read the Third time.

Resolved, That these Words, "the said Act of free and general Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion, or any other Act, to the contrary notwithstanding," be struck out of the Bill.

Which was accordingly done at the Clerk's Table.

Resolved, That the Names of Edmund Harvey, Hardress Waller, and Robert Lilborne, be, for the present, left out of this Bill; for that they have not yet been heard before this House: But that a new Bill be brought in for their Execution.

And their Names were accordingly taken out of the Bill, at the Clerk's Table.

Resolved, That this Bill for Execution of certain Persons attainted of High Treason, do pass.

Resolved, That the Title of the said Bill shall be, A Bill for Execution of certain Persons attainted of High Treason.

And Mr. Smith is to carry up this Bill, with the rest, to the Lords.

And the House then adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock.