House of Commons Journal Volume 8: 4 April 1664

Lunæ, 4 die Aprilis, 16° Car. IIdi.

Prayers.

CHARLES Lloyd, Thomas Kirby, and Thomas Davall, did, this Day, take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, in order to their being naturalized.

Packington's Estate.

Ordered, That all the Members of this House, that are of the Long Robe, be added to the Committee to which Sir John Packington's Bill is committed.

Clothing Trade.

Ordered, That Copies of the Petitions which do concern the Clothiers, be delivered to the Solicitor for the City of London.

Mersey, &c. Navigation.

A Bill for making navigable the Rivers of Mersey and Weever, in the Counties of Lancaster and Chester, was read the Second Time.

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Colonel Kirkby, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Dr. Burrell, Mr. Sandys, Sir John Birkenhead, Mr. How, Mr. Clifford, Sir John Shaw, Mr. Coventry, Sir Tho. Doleman, Sir Tho. Smith, Sir John Moreton, Sir William Terringham, Sir Clifford Clifton, Sir Rich. Breames, Sir Bayn. Throckmorton, Sir Edm. Pooley, Lord St. John, Mr. Prideaux, Mr. Edw. Seymour, Mr. Morrice, Sir John Earneley, Sir Wm. Lowther, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Tho. Higgons, Lord Richardson, Sir Edm. Peirse, Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Knowllys, Sir Adrian Scroope, Sir Chichester Wray, Sir George How, Sir Hen. Bennett, Mr. Pleydwell, Mr. Pryn, Sir John Brampston, Mr. Hobby, Sir Tho. Lee, Colonel Birch, Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Grymes, Mr. Crouch, Sir John Covert, Mr. Cornewallis, Sir Hen. Cappell, Mr. Lucy, Sir Robert Long, Sir John Shaw, Sir Tho. Dykes, Sir Hen. Lee, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir George Ryve, Lord Herbert, Sir Robert Brookes, Colonel Legg, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Mr. Sherrard, Lord Fanshaw, Mr. Greenvile, Sir Francis Vincent, Sir Francis Lawley, Sir Tho. Strickland, Mr. Palmer, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Major General Egerton, and all the Members of this House that serve for the several Counties of Cheshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire: And they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock, in the Exchequer Chamber; and to summon and hear the Parties concerned: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Ministers Maintenance.

A Bill for the Increase of the Maintenance of Ministers in Cities, Towns Corporate, and Market Towns, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir Edw. Walpoole, Mr. Pryn, Sir Tho. Lee, Mr. Yorke, Sir Phillip Warwick, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Edm. Peirse, Sir Job Charlton, Sir Wm. Doyley, Mr. Coventry, Sir John Maynard, Sir John Birkenhead, Sir Wm. Lowther, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir John Knight, Sir Clifford Clifton, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir Hen. North, Sir John Holland, Sir Edm. Pooley, Mr. Crouch, Sir Tho. Higgons, Sir Rich. Onslow, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Cofferer, Mr. Seymour, Lord Fanshaw, Sir Francis Compton, Mr. Jones, Sir Hen. North, Sir Fran. Clerke, Sir Rich. Temple, Lord Spencer, Lord Richardson, Mr. Pepis, Mr. Lucy, Sir John Duncombe, Sir Edw. Masters, Mr. Chichley, Sir Rich. Braham, Mr. Coventry, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Tho. Wendy, Sir Wm. Gawdy, Lord Allington, Sir Rich. Browne, Sir Tho. Bludworth, Sir Ralph Hare, Mr. Morrice, Sir Hen. Herbert, and all the Members of this House, that are of the Long Robe: And all the Members that come, to have Voices: And they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Deane Forest.

A Bill for the raising of Wood and Timber, and the Improvement of his Majesty's Revenue, in the Forest of Deane, was read the Second time.

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill be committed to Sir Bayn. Throckmorton, Lord St. John, Mr. Vice Chamberlain, Mr. Treasurer, Sir John Birkenhead, Mr. Finch, Mr. Yorke, Mr. George, Sir John Holland, Lord Herbert, Mr. Mountague, Sir Robert Howard, Mr. Coventry, Lord Gorge, Mr. Milward, Dr. Burrell, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir John Maynard, Lord Spencer, Mr. Greenvile, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir Wm. Thompson, Sir Anth. Cope, Sir Theop. Biddolph, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir Tho. Meeres, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir Clifford Clifton, Sir Abra. Cullen, Mr. Pryn, Sir Lanc. Lake, Sir Anth. Irby, Lord Allington, Sir Tho. Littleton, Sir Job. Charleton, Mr. Knowllys, Mr. Clifford, Sir Tho. Higgons, Mr. Pepis, Mr. Crouch, Sir Edw. Masters, Sir Hen. North, Sir Rich. Powle, Sir John Earneley, Sir Ralph Hare, Sir Richard Ford, Mr. Jolliffe, Sir Wm. Batten, Sir Rich. Browne, Mr. Morrice, Colonel Windham, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Fox, Sir Tho. Bludworth, Colonel Leg, Sir Rich. Temple, Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Vaughan, Sir John Knight, Sir Hen. Wood, Sir John Talbott, Colonel Sandys, Mr. Jones, Lord Fitz-Harding, and all the Members that serve for the Counties of Monmouth and Gloucester: And they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to summon and hear all Parties concerned: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Bedford Level.

An additional Bill for explaining an Act for the draining the great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, was read the Second time.

A Petition of Sir Andrew Henley, and others, was read.

Resolved, &c. That the said Bill and Petition be committed to Colonel Sandys, Sir Anth. Irby, Sir John Holland, Colonel Kirby, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Vaughan, Sir Cha. Hussey, Sir Edm. Pye, Sir Wm. Gaudy, Mr. Coventry, Lord Richardson, Mr. Wren, Colonel Williams, Sir Hen. North, Colonel Windham, Mr. Trevor, Sir Rich. Oateley, Sir Anth. Irby, Major General Egerton, Sir Anth. Cope, Mr. Hen. Seymour, Sir Job Charleton, Mr. Milward, Sir Edw. Walpoole, Sir Rich. Onslow, Mr. Mountague, Sir Tho. Meres, Sir Rich. Ford, Lord Gorge, Sir Tho. Allen, Sir Robert Atkins, Sir John Brampston, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Chicheley, Mr. Hungerford, Lord Castleton, Sir Robert Howard, Sir Tho. Littleton, Mr. Scawen, Mr. Pitt, Sir John Duncombe, Sir John Denham, Colonel Strangwayes, Mr. Buller, Mr. Pepis, Colonel Fretchvile, Sir George Ryve, Sir Edm. Peirse, Sir John Goodrick, Sir Edm. Pooley, Sir Wm. Terringham, Mr. Sandys, Sir Lanc. Lake, Mr. Westphaling, Mr. Onslow, Sir Wm. Smith, and all the Members that serve for the Counties of Northampton, Norfolke, Suffolke, Lincolne, Cambridge, and Huntington: And they are to meet To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber: And to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Relief of Loyalists.

Ordered, That Edward Ogle, Under Receiver for the County of Lancaster, be sent for in the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms, or his Deputy; to answer the Abuse and Misdemeanor in not paying in the Money by him received, for the indigent loyal Officers, to the Treasurer appointed to receive the same.

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