or any more of them have power to contract with any persons for sale of the
lands of Deans and Chapters, &c.
April 24.
A Petition from Kendal, and other parts of Westmerland, complaining of their
sad condition for want of bread, desiring relief: The House there upon referred is
to the Councel of State to consider of Convoyes for all parts of the Common-Wealth,
and that the Merchants may send to Hambough for importation of
Corn and to take a speedy and effectual course therein. Alas, they have no seed-corn
to sow their grounds, and what bread corn is imported they have no moneys to buy it,
and before any corn can come from Hambourgh, they are like to be famisht. Colonel
Poyers Petition for a pardon, read, and laid aside. Mr. Stephen Eastwick, Colonel
Tichborn, Colonel Harvey, Mr. Hyllesden, Mr. Parks and Mr. Taylor, Ordered the
six Commissioners of the Customs. A List of the rest of the inferior Officers reported
and approved of. No Members are to recommend any persons for places in
the Custome House, though three parts in four of all the new Officers there extant,
were recommended by the Members.
April 25.
The E. of Northumberlands Letter of Arrears of money laid out for the Kings
children, and money for the future, read. The Princesse Elizabeths Letter, desiring
leave to go beyond Sea to her sister, read, and the request denyed, which many are
sorry for, in that Fifteen hundred pounds per annum for her maintenance, might be far
better disbursed.
They Vote no Member of the House to have the tuition and protection of them,
yet Vote Sir Edward Harrington, (a Members father) should be intrusted with
them, three thousand pounds per annum, allowed for their maintenance our of the
Revenue, and for the place of their residence, at present referred it to the consideration
of the Councel of State.
New Stamps for Coyn agreed upon, on the one side to be the Arms of England,
a Lawrel and a Palm on each side, the Intcription, viz. The Common-wealth of
England; on the other side the Arms of England and Ireland, with this Inscription,
God with us.
The House their Answer to the womens Petition concerning Lilburn, &c. by the
Sergeant.
Mr. Speaker (by the direction of the House) hath commanded me to tell you, That the
matter you petition about, is of an higher concernment then you understand, that the
House gave an answer to your Husbands, and therefore that you are desired to go home,
and look after your own business, and meddle with you Houswifery.
This answer being given to them, they very civilly went away.
Col. Poyer was this day executed in the Covent Garden at the brick wall neer
so the Piatsas; the particulars were thus:
Divers Ministers having been with him in the morning, about one of the clock
he was brought fort of the varshal Generals at White-Hall, and a Coach being
brought, he was carried to the place of execution aforelaid, and with him Mr.
Knught, and Mr. Cradock, he dyed very humbly, and with great penitency, much of
God appearing in him.