Authorised and Constituted, An High Court of Justice, to meet at such convenient
time and place as the said Commissioners, or the major part of twenty, or more of
them, under their hands and seals shall be appointed and notified by publicke Proclamation,
in the great Hall or Pallace-yard of Westminster.
3. To adjourn from time to time, and from place to place, as the said High
Court, or major part thereof meeting shall hold fit.
4. To take order for the charging of him, the said Charles Stuart, with the crimes
mentioned in the said charge for the receiving of his Personall answer thereunto, and
for the examination of witnesses upon oath (if need be) concerning the same.
5. Thereupon, or in default of such answer, to proceed to finall sentence, according
to justice, and the merit of the cruse, to be executed speedily, and impartially.
6. The said Court is hereby authorised and required to choose and appoint all
such officers and attendants, as they, or the major part of them, shall in any sort
judge necessary or usefull, for the orderly and good managing of the premises.
7. Thomas Lord Fairfax the Generall, with all officers of Justice, and other welaffected
persons, are hereby authorised, and required to be ayding and assisting unto
the said Commissioners in the due execution of the trust hereby committed unto
them.
8. Provided that this Ordinance, and the Authority hereby granted, to continue
for the space of one moneth from the date of the making hereof, and no longer.
The Court (this day) had the charge brought in against the King, very large, and
high, concerning Rachel, Ireland, Scotland, England; betraying, firing, murdering
the people. A Committee was chosen to see the Scaffolds speedily set up for his
Tryall in Westminster-Hall. And the charge was committed to a select number of
them to be a breviated, to make the dispatch sooner.
Tuesday, Jan. 16.
THere came this day Letters from the Navy, thus:
Noble Sir,
Captain Offer was comming laden from the West India's, with Merchandize, and was
set upon by an Irish man of warre, but fought stoutly to defend his ship, and had three men killed.
At last it pleased God, that Captain Bowen came in with the Phoenix, and so he was relieved,
and came off with his ship and goods. And Captain Yong set upon another Irish
man of warre, a Galliat, which he hath taken, that was going for Ireland.
The Downes 13. January 1648.
It is the Dover Pinke, that Captaine Ball took comming from Holland.
The Commons (upon consideration of the present great affairs of the Kingdome)
passed an Act for putting off the Terme until Crastino purification is
The Commons passed an Act for regulating of the Clerks Fees, of the Navy,
and of the Customes, and discharging unnecessary ones. Ordered to be Printed.
The Commons had some debates about papers sent from Scotland, directed,
To William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the House of Commons, and no more, where
they use to adde, To be communicated to the House of Commons, So that they doe not
by this acknowledge them an House; And so the House thought not fit to read
them, yet something will be done on their part, for a fair correspondency with
the Scots Parliament now sitting.
The Commons chose a Committee to take account of all goods belonging
to all the Kings Houses, and passed Instructions for the said Committee, and