The Nation having received much prejudice and dammage by the revolting of
many Captaines of ships and Marriners, and likewise by Pirates and Robbers that
much infest our coasts,and seize upon Colliers, Fishermen,and other smal Vessels, to
the utter ruine of many well affected Merchants and others: The House hereupon ordered
that an Act should be drawn up for punishing all offenders of this nature. And
that day the said Act was reported, and after much time spent therein they ordered
that the said Act should be assented unto,and forth with Printed and published,to the
end none might plead ignorance thereof.
A Letter from Sir Arthur Haslering complaining of the want of payment of assesments
due to his Regiment,read,Ordered that the committee of the Army do take
care that the assignment of Newcastle be duely paid.
Mr. Genner to have his sallery out of the Treasury for Bishops lands.
100li. Ordered to Chirageons out, of Guild-ball, now to be paid out of Gold
smiths-hal.
The Letter before mentioned from the Lord Ioachim Embassador to the States of
Holland was reported, the superscription was this al honeutable parliament d'Ang'l-Eteme
assemble a Westminster. And upon a full debate there of it was resolved, That
the several desires made to the Parliament concerning some dispensation of the Act
for importation of French Wines, the Parliament declare, that they will not admit
any dispensation of the said Act, but that the same be duly observed,and be effectually
in execution.
Much debate was had concerning Printing or not Printing of the singing Psalms
with the Bible,and it was resolved in the Negative.
A Committee being appointed to draw up an Act for taking the accompts of the
Commonwealth,they acquainted the House that the same was ready drawn, and desired
it might be read; the House being upon other businesses,and being some what
late. They ordered that it should be read to morrow morning.
Sir,
The Generalls Letter to the Colon. of Horse.
HAving received the inclosed Orders of parliament of the 13 of this instant, I desires
your speciall care in giving strict Orders to the Officer of your Regiment,that in and
mar their several quarters they be very diluent to observe the Parliaments directions for the
apprehending Theeves and Robbers,that they may be secured and [unr]eded against as by the
said Order is appointed. I remaine,
Kensington, Sept. 17. 1649.
Your very ass[unr]red friend,
Tho. Fairfax.
For --------or the Officer in chiefe to his Regiment.
This day a Petition was presented to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax in behalf
of the Governou[unr] Officers, and Souldiers of Bostan [unr] 851.91.42 in arrears
which they ought to have been paid with others; it is referred by his Excellency to
divans Officers, to examin the grounds there of, and to represent to him where the
[unr]stion lyes.
This day his Excellency at the desire of Col. Inglsby(who informed of the humble
submission and acknowledgment of Sa[unr]e Hoyden and Richard Vest who were condemned
about the [unr]tiny at Oxford, there to be shot to death; and the latter to run
the Gentlen[unr] omitted the punishment which was to be insticted upon them, so that
[unr] in the [unr] of Justice.