House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 23 January 1657

Friday, 23th January, 1656.

Scott's Petition.

ORDERED, That the Lord Strickland, and Mr. Hall of Lincolnshire, be added to the Committee for Mr. Scott's Business.

Oxford University.

Ordered, That the Lord Richard Cromwell, and Lord Commissioner Fiennes, be added to the Committee for the Petition of the University of Oxford.

Grant to Gen. Monck.

Ordered, That the Report upon the Bill for General Monck be made on Wednesday next.

Grand Committees, &c.

Ordered, That the Grand Committees, and other Committees, shall sit, notwithstanding the Adjournment of the House.

Excise.

Ordered, That the Grand Committee for the Bill for Excise do sit To-morrow Morning upon that Bill.

Union with Ireland.

Ordered, That the Grand Committee for the Bill of Union for Ireland do sit on Monday Morning next.

Militia.

Ordered, That the Debate upon the Bill for the Maintenance of the Militia Forces, be adjourned till Tuesday Morning next.

Maralois' Nat.

Ordered, That Mr. Peter Maralois be referred to the Committee for Naturalization, to consider of him, and insert his Name into one of the Bills, to be naturalized, if the Committee shall think fit.

Adjournment.

Ordered, That the House doth adjourn itself (other than as to attending his Highness the Lord Protector) till Tuesday Morning, Eight of the Clock.

And the House did adjourn, accordingly.