House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 13 January 1653

Thursday, the 13th of January, 1652.

Prayers.

Sir R. Gurney.

ORDERED, That the Report touching Sir Richard Gurney, be made on this Day Sevennight.

Ld. Loftus.

Ordered, That the Report touching the Lord Loftus, be made on this Day Sevennight.

Hull Garison.

Ordered, That the Report touching the Garison at Hull, be made To-morrow Morning, next after the Bill for the public Faith.

Forfeited Estates.

The House, according to former Order, resumed the Debate upon the Certificate of the Trustees for Sale of several Lands and Estates forfeited to the Commonwealth for Treason.

The humble Petition of several Purchasers of the late Estate of Sir John Stowell, on the Behalf of themselves, and other Purchasers of the same Estate, was this Day read.

Letter read.

A Letter from Richard Bradshaw, the Publick Minister of the Parliament, from Coppenhagen, of the 25th of December 1652, was this Day read.

Nelthorpe's Petition.

The humble Petition of John Nelthorpe, AdjutantGeneral of the Army, was this Day read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Commissioners for removing of Obstructions, and that they be impowered, notwithstanding Lapse of Time, to admit the Petitioner to make his Claim; and examine and determine the same, as by the Act they are impowered to do, in Cases of Claims brought in within the Time.

The Question being propounded, That it be referred to the Commissioners for removing Obstructions, and that they be impowered, notwithstanding the Lapse of Time, to admit of the Claim of Henry Howard, Esquire; and thereupon to examine and determine the same, as by the Act they are impowered to do, in Cases of Claims brought in within the Time;

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

The House was divided.

The Noes went forth.

So it passed with the Negative.