but the House considering what many have suffered, by having their houses digged,
and others by having their carts, forced to serve at a low rate, and other grievances to
the Subject, by this way formerly The Bill was thrown out of the House.
The house of Commons ordered that the Petitions of the Lady Hungerford, Sir John
Danvers, and Sir, Nevell Poole, should be read the next morning.
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that Mr. Garland doe make Reports
on Thursday next, touching the Records of the Parliament : And touching Mr.
Brownes satisfaction, the first businesse, and nothing to interveette.
H.Sco. Cl.Parl.
Letters from Yorke say, those parts are now quiet, Col. Lassels come for London, Col.
Thornton is dead, and Alderman Hoyle is very sick.
There was a designe of the Levellers to have seized Lancaster Castle in Lancashire, but
that the Governour discovered it, and hath taken Lievt. Will. Wrench, Ensign George
Smith, Charles Baker, and William Booker, who were chiefe Actors, they have been examined,
and their examinations brought to the Lord Generall. Many dye in Lancashire
by Plague and Famine. The Irish have taken a small vessell belonging to Preston in
Lancashire.
The House of Commons chose a Committee, for whom Instructions passed, to consider
how Deeds, Evidences, and other writings, which remaine with the Records of the
Court of Wards, may be delivered out to the true owners.
Some who are to make a discovery are referred to the Committee of Haberdasbers
Hall.
The House of Commons (upon Somethings moved to the House) chose a Committee,
to which it was referred to consider of, and examine the power of the Committee
at Haberdashers Hall;and to present their opinions to the House, what powers are fit
to be continued, and whether any shall be thought fit to be taken away, That so neither
the Common-wealth, nor yet the parties brought in may suffer, but that right
may be done to all.
And the House passed also Instructions for the said Committee for the examining of
the Accounts of the said Committee.
This day the Coudcell of State sate at Whight-Hall much of their businesse was in order
to a dispatch of things for the Irish service.
And in order to that Agreement, Lievtenant Arthur Forster which that Troop, marched
to Anerdale in Scotland;where very faire civil [unr] was offered to him; and sending
out to discover some of the English Malignants that have been great enemies to
England(commonly known by the name of Moss & Troopers) that had fled into
Scotland, but sometime made Sallyes into England, And the said Troop gave them
such a defeat, that he brought away 16. of them Prisoners, from thence into England.
Tuesday May 19.
THis day the House of Commons passed the Act concerning the Fenns, and ordered
it to be forthwith printed and published. The Title of the Act is thus.
An ACT for the draining of the great Levell of the Fenns, extending it self into the
Counties of Northampton, Northfolke, Suffolk, Lincolne, Cambridge, and Huntington,
and the Isle of Ely, or some of them.
The House passed Rules, upon a Reference to a Committee, to consider of 12000.
Acrees of Grounds, which should have been given to King James, as also what part