Instructions for the Committee to bring in their opinions what cases (not onely for
the City of London but for all persons) shall be admitted to doubling.
The House of Commons this day added severall persons to the Committees of the
Act for the Sessements for 90000li per mensem for the Souldiery.
SIR,
ORmond was the ninth past at Glaughgrenan in Caterlaugh, 27 miles hence, mustering
particular Forces, who are 8000 Foot.The Lord Castle Havon is at Deermont
where the Horse party are also a mistering, who are 2000. Inchequeen (who is said to bee
L.Gen.) is about Athy, buses with Owen Roes men and Garrison, particularly Marborough.
Owen still keeps from any conjunction with Ormond,and doth impede the attempts
upon us, as we conceive, for we can give no other reason, the season being now so good, but
this is not like to binder long, for London Derry once taken, that force along is like to busie
Owens men: and at last you will find the South and North meet in a Covenant. Prince
Rupert hath no mind to Sea, so long as the Parliaments ship are abroad: reserving himselfe
for the Winter,when prizes are more and men of Warre femer. We are in great wonder
that Coll. Tuthills men brought neither Money,Arms nor Victuals for themselves.
Dublin 16 May.1649.
The method agreed at Edenburgh about the Committee of Estates, ment the Orders
of the House.
1. It is ordered by the Committee of Estates, that after the President shall
take the chaire,all persons whatsoever, except the Members of the Committee,
Officers of the State, Generall Officers of the Army, the Agent for the State, and
one to wait upon the Lord Chancellor shall remove out of the house where the
Committee sits,and forbeare to come in unlesse they be called, and if any person
shall transgresse herein, that the Meiser acquaint him with the orders of the
house, and in case he refuse to obey that,the Meiser forthwith give notice thereof
to the President by calling out the name of the person.
2. That the Clerks have at most but one servant to attend them within the
Committee house,and that he sit at a by-table next the corner of the house.
3. That the Meisers attend without doors, except when they are called, and
having received their directions, that they forthwith remove out of the house
againe.
4. That all Members of the Committee keep their seats, and shall not remove
from the Table as long as the President is in the Chaire, except when they
are to goe out of the house.
5. That all the Members direct their speeches to the president onely, and
that in debates they abstaine from personall reflections, and if they doe otherwise,
that they be checked by the President.
6. That no member interrupt another while he is speaking, or interrupt
voycing after the the question is stated.
That the foresiad orders be Printed, and a copy thereof be affixed without
doors and another within, that none may pretend ignorance.
Th. Henderson.
SIR Thursday night the Gen. Lieu Gen. and many of the chiefest Officers came from Burford to
Oxford, and Quartered in All-Soules Colledge in D'Palmers lodgings, being invited there
to by that Colledge. Friday morning the Vice Chancellour, the heads of Colledges, and Proctors
waited upon him in his Quarters in their University habits to welcome him to Towne, And