Die Salbity 7 Aprill 1649.
Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament, That it reserved to the Committee
of the Army,to bring in an Act with [unr] to take off free-quarter, quarter, free- biller,
and all other charges from the people, saving in[unr] Assessment with 90000li; per mensem;
And also to conser with the Generall, and Officers how the same may be done, and bring it in
on Tuesday morning.
Hen. Scobell Cleric. Parliamenti.
The councell of State were this afternoone adjourned into a Committee about
the Admiralty. Letters are sent from the Councell, with Instructions to
Maj. Generall Lambert, for the suppressing of those that gather in Lancashire.
A Court Marshall met this day at White-hall; And the witnesses in behalfe
of Laughorne, Powel, Poyer, and Bowen were heard, which hath made the matter
appear much clearer against them then it was before; their witnesses giving in
evidence to prove divers things which there was not witnesses to bee found to
cleare before, so that the Court referred the Tryall until Tuesday following, and
then further charge was ordered to be brought in.
A paper was also presented by mr. Elyor, to cleare himselfe and the rest in what
Col. Poyer had charged upon them. In which he declares thus,
The DECLARATION of John Elyot Esquire.
Neither Mr. Lort, Coll. Lewis, nor my selfe, ever acted in the Commission of Aray
which Mr. Arthur Owen hath often urged in the House of Commons against us, and
Sir Hugh Owen his brother in severall other places, but never could prove it, which if ever
we had so acted, doubtlesse it had been easie for them to have gotten witnesses to prove it before
this.
And touching Coll. Poyers being proclaimed Traytor for his service to the Parliament, I
know it not, But I am sure of it, Coll. Lewis, the three Mr. Lorts, Mr. White, Mr. Peroot
and my selfe were proclaimed Traytors by David Jenkins. and my eldest son adjudged
by him to bee hanged, at a great Sessions at Carmarthen; for bearing Armes against the
King.
Munday Aprill 9.
The House of Commons ordered that the Committee for Delinquents should
bring in an Act concerning the rules for an Act of oblivion, and report all the
other matters formerly committed to them, and to have their reports ready on
the Wednesday following.
The House passed a Vote for the Committee of the Armie to bring in an Act for
a Committee and Treasurers for the monies for the Armie.
It was this day Ordered, That to whom it is was referred to take out rules for
Recognizances, Statutes, judgements and mortgages legall or actuall, to take it into consideration,
and some to be added as to this purpose.
Some Members were also added to the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall.
From Milford haven letters say, that some Ships are come thither with Prizes,
That 13. English Ships had been trading with the Rebells at Younghall, and of them
eight taken, seven of which were brought to Milford haven, which I suppose are
the eight ships mentioned in my last, which will now prove prize; The men are set
a shore, some of them say they were belonging to Prince Rupert, but upon discontent,
by reason of some difference between Prince Rupert and the Lord Inchequeen,
60 of them came away and disserted him; And they say that they were