House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 3 September 1659

Saturday, September 3d, 1659.

Prayers.

Irish Commissioners.

A BILL for the further Continuing of one Act, made this present Parliament, intituled, An Act giving several Powers to the Commissioners for Ireland within named and declaring several Laws, Ordinances, and Acts of Parliament, to be in Force in Ireland, was this Day read the First and Second time.

Resolved, That, in the Third Line, these Words; viz. "An Act made this present Parliament, intituled, An Act giving several Powers to the Commissioners for Ireland within named, and declaring several Laws, Ordinances, and Acts of Parliament, to be in Force in Ireland, and every Branch;" be inserted; and that these Words, "in the said Act," be omitted.

Resolved, That in the Fifth Line, after the Word "Virtue," the Words "from the Sixth Day of September instant" be inserted; and, after the Words "until the," the Words "Seventh Day of March 1659, and no longer" be inserted; and that the Words following, to the Word "any," be omitted.

And the said Amendments, being put to the Question, were agreed unto.

Resolved, That the said Bill be now read the Third time.

The said Bill was read the Third time; and, upon the Question, passed.

Comm rs for Sequestrations.

A Bill for impowering the Committee or Sub-Commissioners for Sequestrations, or any Three of them, to examine Witnesses upon Oath, was this Day read the First and Second time.

Resolved, That the Quorum be made any Two of them.

Resolved, That the Word "Sub-Commissioners" be added next after the Word "Committees," in the Third Line of the said Bill.

Resolved, that the said Bill be read the Third time.

The said Bill was read the Third time; and, upon the Question, passed.

Report deferred.

Ordered, That Colonel Overton's Report be made on this Day Sevennight, the first Business; and nothing to intervene.

Assessment.

Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill for the Assessment of One hundred thousand Pounds by the Month is referred, do meet this Afternoon: And that the Members of Parliament, that serve for the respective Counties, Cities, and Boroughs, do bring in Names of Commissioners, to the said Committee, this Afternoon: And that the Commissioners be ascertained, and the Bill reported, on Tuesday Morning next.

Resolved, That the House be called on Tuesday Morning next.

Leave of Absence.

Resolved, That Colonel Morley have Leave to go into the Country for a Week.

Militia.

The House this Day took into Debate the Names of Commission-Officers for the Militia, formerly reported;

And also upon the Establishment of Pay for every of the said Commission Officers.

Resolved, That after the Rate of One hundred Pounds a Year be allowed unto a Captain, so long as he shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Fifty Pounds a Year be allowed unto a Lieutenant, so long as he shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Twenty-five Pounds a Year be allowed unto a Cornet, so long as he shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Thirteen Pounds Ten Shillings a Year be allowed unto a Quarter-master, so long as he shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Five Pounds Ten Shillings a Year be allowed unto a Trumpeter, above Soldier's Pay, as long as he shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Six Pounds a Year be allowed unto Three Corporals, each Forty Shillings above Soldier's Pay, for so long as they shall be in Service.

Resolved, That after the Rate of Four hundred Pounds a Year be allowed unto Fifty Soldiers, Three Corporals and one Trumpeter included, at Eight Pounds each, so long as they shall be in Service.

The House adjourns itself till Three of Clock in the Afternoon.

Saturday, September 3d, 1659, Afternoon.

The Engagement.

AN Engagement, to be taken by the Persons nominated to be Commission-Officers of the Militia, in these Words; viz. "I A. B. do hereby declare, That I do renounce the pretended Title of Charles Stuart, and the whole Line of the late King James, and of every other Person, as a Single Person, pretending to the Government of these Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging; and that I will, by the Grace and Assistance of Almighty God, be true, faithful and constant to this Commonwealth, against any King, Single Person, and House of Peers, and every of them: And hereunto I subscribe my Name;" was this Day read the First, Second, and Third time.

Resolved, That this Engagement be subscribed by all those that shall be Officers and Soldiers of the Militia.

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Parliament do write this Engagement in Parchment, against Tuesday Morning next, to the Intent that the same be subscribed by the Members of Parliament.

Proclamation against Mordant, &c.

A Proclamation against John Mordant Esquire, Son to the late Earl of Peterborough, the Earl of Northampton, and others, was this Day read.

Resolved, That the Blank be filled up with the "Seventeenth Day of September."

Resolved, That the Blank for the Sum be filled up with "One hundred Pounds."

Resolved, That the Name of Colonel Edward Massey, commonly called Major-General Massey, be inserted in this Proclamation, instead of the Earl of Northampton: And that the Name of the Earl of Northampton be omitted.

And the said Proclamation, so amended, was, upon the Question agreed unto.

Resolved, That this Proclamation be passed under the Great Seal of England: And that Mr. Speaker do sign a Docket to pass the same under the Great Seal of England, accordingly.

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this House do proclaim this Proclamation, in usual Manner, in the Places usual.

Ordered, That this Proclamation be printed and published.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Council of State, to take care, that this Proclamation be sent into the several and respective Counties, Cities, and Boroughs within this Commonwealth to be there proclaimed and published by the respective Sheriffs, and other Officers.

Irish Claimants.

Ordered, That the Amendments to the Bill for settling Lands in Ireland on the Adventurers and Soldiers be reported on Wednesday Morning next, the First Business; nothing to intervene.