admonition,and were dismissed. They thought because they were called Commons,
they belonged to any body, not considering that they are the Commons Only
for the Inhabitants of Such, or Such a Place; They are a distracted crack brained
People that were the chief.
Saturday April 21.
THe House of Commons Spent much time this day about the Act for Deanss and
Chapters Lands; As to the casing of what is layd upon the Excise, and Goldsmiths.
Hall, concerning which the House Pasted several Votes.
The result of all was, that all the particular summs charged upon the Excise, as
to particuar Persone (most where of became now due to the several parties) should
be taken off the receipt of the said Excite, and further Ordered, that the same should
be charged upon the Act for sale of Deane and Chapters Lands, and paid out of the
monies arising thereupon, according to the severall dates of the Ordinances which
charged the Said monies upon the Excise.
And because there is a great want of Speedy advancing a considerable summe
for the service of the Common-wealth, both in relation to Ireland and the Fleet
they Ordered, that so much as the said Lands do amount unto shall be charged upon
the Excite for the service of the Common-wealth, and by the Commissioners
of Excise when they fall due in course or otherwise.
By his Excellency the Lord G. W. Fairfax.
Whereas Major Gen. Laughorne, Col. Powel, and Col. Poyer, by the lawes
and Ordinances of War, are sentenc't by my Court Martiall to suffer death, as
by the said sentence at large appeareth. Now for diverse causes me moving; These
are to require you, to cause three lots to be prepared, and that but one of them be
shot to death upon Whose lot it shall fall, and the other two to be Kept in your Custody
till further Order. And Lieut. Gen. Hammond, Col. Scroop, and col. Barkstead,
or any two of them are desired to be present and See the lots so drawne. Given
under my hand and Scale 21 of Aprill 1649.
The: Fairfax
According to this Order, Lots Were accordingly prepared saterday April 21.
And in the afternoone (by reason the prisoners were unwillingly to draw their
own destiny) there Loss Were given into the hands of a child, in two of them
was written Life Given by God, And the other blank a
The Child gave the first to Colonell Powell, the second to Col. Poyer, so that
he is defined for to be shot to death; but no day is appoynted;
The House also passed several other Votes concerning the Said ordinance.
From the Navy came letters, that there hath been 2 of P. Ruperts Ships taken,
one in the West, the other in the North, And that 3 ships were rescued that were
Merchants ships, that the life had taken on the Northern Coasts: great store of
Coales are coming from Noncastle, and a Guard with them.
From Holland it is said that P. Charles hath looked to favourably on the Scots,
that the Lord Lanerick is made Duke Hambleton, and that P. Charles hath sent a
Message into Scotland. The Queen England hath sent a Letter to P. Charles, not
to engage absolute with Scotland, before be receive further advertisements from
her. Col. Jones sent out a small party of horse from Dublin, no enemy appeared against
him, and they returned with a prey of Cattle, The greatest want at Dublin
is bread. cor[unr], There hath been a fight between Owen Roe, and Presion, And high