House of Commons Journal Volume 6: 14 June 1649

Die Jovis, 14 Junii, 1649.

Prayers.

General Cromwell's Accompt.

ORDERED, That it be referred to the Committee of the Army, to state the Accompt of Lieutenant General Cromwell, as to his Receipts and Disbursements for his Expeditions into Wales, and into the North; and to give Allowance thereof, by their Warrant, for his Discharge to the Treasurers at Wars, or otherwise, as the said Committee shall think fit.

Excise.

Ordered, That the Committee of the Navy and Excise have Leave presently to withdraw; and sit upon the Business touching the Excise: and attend that Business only, until Saturday next, notwithstanding the House do sit: And that they make their Report touching the same on Saturday Morning next, the first Business; nothing to intervene.

Danvers' Case.

Major Salway reports the State of the Business touching Sir John Danvers and the Lady Gargrave.

The humble Petition of the Lady Catharine Gargrave, and the Case stated by the Lady Gargrave, and other Papers annexed to the said Petition, were all this Day read.

The Case delivered in by Sir John Danvers was this Day also read.

The Question being propounded, That the Business be referred back again to the Committee; to examine the whole Matter; and hear the Allegations on both Sides; and thereupon to state the Business; and report it to the House;

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

The House was divided.
The Noes went forth.

So the Question passed with the Negative.

The Question being propounded, That it doth appear, that Sir John Danvers is deprived of the Estate of Inheritance, which would have descended to him as Heir to the Earl of Danby his Brother, at the Common Law, by the Will of the said Earl, bearing Date 19 Decembris 1640, and published in November 1643, for his Affection and Adhering to the Parliament;

The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.

Resolved, &c. That it doth appear, that Sir John Danvers is deprived of the Estate of Inheritance, which would have descended to him as Heir to the Earl of Danby, his Brother, at the Common Law, by the Will of the said Earl bearing Date 19 Decembris 1640, and published in November 1643, for his Affection and adhering to the Parliament.

Ordered, That it be referred to the same Committee from whom the Report was this Day made, to consider of the whole Matter, and of the several Votes of this House; and to propose to this House, What is fit to be done for the Relief and Satisfaction of Sir John Danvers; and report their Opinions to this House.

Lady Tirringham, &c.

Ordered, That the Petition of the Lady Tirringham, and the Paper concerning the distressed Irish, and the Report touching Mrs. Anne Bodevile, be taken into Consideration To-morrow Morning.

Temple's Petition.

Ordered, That the Petition offered by Colonel James Temple, concerning the Money taken in the Dutch Ship, be taken into Consideration To-morrow Morning.