XVIII. None shall imbezle any part of the Ships, Tackle or Furniture, or of the
Armes or Ammunition upon pain of present cashiering, and such further punishment
as the Councell of War shall thinke fit.
XIX. None shall take out of any Prize, any Goods, Cables, Anchors, or Sails, or
any other thing to her belonging, before the prize be adjudged a prize in the High
Court of Admiralty, upon the paine of cashiering, and such further punishment as
the Councell of War shall think fit; and when a Prize shall be so judged by the said
court of Admiralty, on Captaine or other shall imbezle or make any divident of
any thing belonging to the same without Authority from a Councell of War, or the
Commissioners who command as Admirall, upon the like penalty.
XX. All other crimes and misdemeanours not mentioned in these Articles, shall
be punished according to the usuall customes of the sea.
Hen. Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
An Act passed for the execution of a new Seale (according to the forme of the
Seales of other Courts) for the Court for Cheshire, Flintshire, &c. The former Seale
to be null, and this new Seale to be of force for the future.
Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Committee for Deans
and Chapters Lands, fit to morrow at Goldsmiths. Hall, at nine of the Clocke in the
morning.
Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That Master Whitlocke be enjoyned
to bring in the Declaration to satisfie the people of this Nation touching the proceedings of
Parliament on Friday morning next.
The House of Commons this day ordered that no private businesse shall be heard
during the space of 14 dayes, the businesse of the publick, being so great, and so
much.
The House had some Debates about the Children of the late King, that are here
with the Parliament, but nothing was done at present.
A motion was made concerning such as have betrayed Garrisons or Islands, but
those particulars the House was acquained with, are under consideration of the
Army, and divers are now at Whitehall, presently to be tryed.
This day the Reports were made to the House from the Committee concerning
the grand Delinquents, in which the House passed severall Votes, viz.
I. Concerning persons now in custody, That Da[unr]il Ionkins, and Sir John Stowell
shall be tryed for their lives at the Upper-Bench (lately called the Kings Beach) Bar
(Master Catton the Minister, is also to be tryed there by the former Order; And
Langhorne, Poyer, Powell, and Phillips art to be tried by a Court Marshall.) Collonel
Malsworth also is to be tryed by a Court Marshall.
2. Concerning other persons that are in custody, the House voted that the Marquesse
of Winchester, and Matthew wren Bishop of Ely, they are to continue in prison
as now.
3. The House upon consideration of the great Delinquents, had debates about
these eleven persons following, but Ordered nothing concerning them, viz.
Prince Rupert.
Prince Maurice.
James Earle of Derby.
Francis Lord Cottington.
Sir Robert Heath.
Henry Jermin.
Sir Ralph Hopton.
Mr. Edward Hide.
Sir John Morley.
Sir A. Daffeson
Col. Edward Gray.
4. These fifteen persons following shall be banished, and their Estates Confiscate
to the use of the publick, from which they are to have no pardon, viz.