shipping for France, His brothers were of the Parliament, and joyned with the
Parisians, and his return is cheifly to vindicate himselfe to the King his Master.
Edward Prideux Esquire Solicitor Generall, was this day sworne. And received
his Commission to be Atturney Generall, under the Great Seale of England.
Die Veneris 20 Aprill 1649.
Collonell Rigby Reports an Act for the inlargement of poore prisoners for debt, and for
reliefe of creditors out of the Debtors estates, which was this day reade the first and second
time, and upon the question committed to,
Commissary Generall Ireton
Sir Henry Vane junior
Mr. Serjeant Thorpe
The Earle of Pembrooke
Thomas Scot Esquire
Thomas Pury Esquire
Lieutenant Generall Crumwell
Mr. Blackstone
Collonel Alexander Rigby
Mr. Long
Miles Corbet Esquire
Mr. Oldsworth
John Corbet Esquire.
Mr. Atturney Generall
James Chaloner Esquire
Sir James Harrington
Mr. Leichmore
Nicholas Love Esquire
Mr. Garland
Sir Peter Wentworth
Thomas Chaloner Esquire
Mr. Say.
And this Committee are to meet in the Exchequer Chamber tomorrow at two of the clocke
in the afternoone, and so de die in diem, and to bring in the same into the House on this
day fortnight, between the houres of ten and twelve, and all the members that come to this
Committee are to have voyces; And the Committee have power to advise herein, with the
Judges, and such others, as they shall thinke sit.
Hen. Scobell Cleric. Parliamenti.
The Queen of England sent a Letter to appoint Prince Charles, to meet her at
Amians in France, But when she was upon her way, hearing that he could not meet
her there, she resolved not to goe to him, and thereupon returned back to Paris (with
her small attendants of her own retinue).
The King of France, (say the Letters from Paris) was not come to the City, as
he had intended, by reason of some other state businesses.
Upon the Act concerning Deans and Chapters Lands, the House made some entrance
into the mattter of Anticipations; laid upon Goldsmiths Hall, and the Excise, to
remove them to Deans and Chapters Lands, that so the other may be the more free;
in which the house made some entrance, and Ordered to proceed therein on the
morrow.
This day the Officers of the Army met at White-hall, to draw which Regiments
shall goe for Ireland. Of the Army there goes 4 Regiments of horse, and 4 Regiments
of Foot.
Of Horse
Com. Gen. Iretons
Col. Gen Lamberts
Col. Hortons,
Col. Scroops
of Foot
Col. Hewsons
Col. Cookes
Col. Ewers
Col. Deans
Other Regiments
A Regiment for L. Gen.
Col. Tuthile
Col. Venables
Col. Phaire
Adj. Gen. Stubberds
Dragoons Com.
Maj. Abbots.
Cap Mercers
Cap. Fulchers,
Cap. Garlands
Cap. Boultons.
Evoret and wistanley were brought before the Generall and Officers, from their
new plantation in Surrey. They plead a right to the earth as Adams Children, That