was resolved in the negative. The house then ordered that the said Sir Kenelm Digby
shall be enjoyned to depart this Common wealth within 20 dayes after that day, and
not to return into any the Dominions of England without leave of the house, under pain
of death and confiscotion of Estate.
The house was informed that Mr. Walter Montague was in this Nation, and how
ill an instrument he might be hereunto by his private actings against that authority, The
house ordered the said M. Walter Montague shall depart this Nation within ten dayes
after the date of the said order: and that he return not into any part of this Nation, or
the Dominions thereof on pain of death and confiscation of Estate. The ordered that
this vote should be sent to the house of the said Mr. Walter Montague and delivered
to himself or any that have relation to him, which shall be a sufficient notice thereof.
And to prevent the like inconveniences of danger for the future, by the comming of
such dangerous Roman Catholiques into this nation, as the said Mr. Montague, the
House ordered. That the Commissions formerly granted by the King and his Privy
Councell for the apprehending of convicted Recu[unr]lants, to de Luke Mayo, and others,
should be now renewed to the same Persons Muta[unr]iss Mu[unr]tandis.
And the house further declared, That if any person or persons shall after the publication
and Proclamation of the preceding votes, harbour or conceale the bodies of the
said Sir Kenelm Digby, and Mr. Montague, their Estates shall be sequestred by the
Committee of the county, where the offenders inhabit. These votes were ordered to be
printed and proclaimed upon Posts at the most remarkable places of the City.
The house ordered, That it should be referred to the Councell of State to take care
for the apprehending af Sir Joh. Winter, he having staid beyond the time formerly
granted him.
The house considered of the great expence in this Common-Wealth by the Brewing
Beer and Ale at 16 or 18 s. per Barrell and a Declaration of Act was brought in
prohibiting all persons of this Nation to brew ale or beer above the price of ten 10. s,
the barrel (besides the Excize.) The act was read the first time and commited.
An Act read for surveying the Welt India Islands, and making them subordinate to
the Government of England which Act Past and was Ordered to be printed.
Ordered that the Committee at Gold-smiths Hall shall Sequester the remainder of
Mr. Warners estate untill he conform himself to a former order on his behalf.
Weymouth Aug. 28. 1649. Fryday last was a day of much thunder and
lightning in these parts something fierce and terrible but the more fright
full in regard that at one crack a ship that lay in this Harbour had her
main Mast rent from the top to the bottom, and the amsseen quite hurled
out of its place, the main Mast is in more then 40 peeces, and the parts so
broken insomuch that had she been at Sea, it would have sunk her, she
began to take fire, but it was quenched. The Princes ships are very active
and doth-great harm at Sea, presumptuously saying, that they will soon blast
the Parliaments interest, and pay them off their old score, which for these 8
or 9 years hath stood upon Record.
Saturday.
BErwick. Aug. 29. Sir, It is much wondered we hear not of the arrivall of our ship
at London that some weeks since lancht out with lading of a considerable value;