amendments, With respect to tender consciences: to bring that again into question,
which was not conceived disputable, will make men jealous of any certainly, longer
then the power of sword is pleased to ascertain it.
An Act ordered to be brought in, for Conveyances and Incumbrances, to be
Recorded. Some say that this will bring in five hundred thousand pounds per annum
to the State, out of the poor peoples purses, and almost ruine the whole Nation; and if
so, then doubless it will not be further insisted of the Parliament being more willing to
case, then burthen so distressed a people, whose purse and persons are still as free, as
their affection firm, to preserve them their present interest.
August 8.
The Act for relieving poor prisoners of debt, reported, and ordered to be committed.
An Act for relieving Creditors against poor prisoners of debt, to be brought
in.
A Commission ordered to be drawn, for giving power to commissions, to
examine the Cases of such poor prisoners as play relief. Which doubtless will be
con given them, if they wait patiently for it.
Commissioners reported from the Councel of State, to be imployed for managing
affairs at Gar[unr]esey; but the report committed.
An Act debated, for stating the Accounts of the Navy and Customs, and transferring
the Receipts thereof to the Exchequer.
August 9.
An Act read for suppressing scandalous, and unlicenced Papers against the present
Authority. Though its conceived, that Acts of Justice, Ease, Righteousness, and
Freedom, will only silence the Pens and Mouths of distressed people; yet another way
may be sound as effectual as the former.
The Committee for the Regalia[unr] ordered to deliver up the Plate and Jewels
therein to the Trustees for sale of the Kings goods, to the end they may be sold
for the best advantage of the
August 10
The Amendments to the Act for admitting the Counties of Northwales to
Composition, reported, and the Act it self part.
An Exception was offered as to a Bishop, late in Arms in those parts, which was
onely debated.
Two Gentleman engaged for Ireland, ordered one hundred and fifty pounds
piece to enable them to go.
The Sergeants men that have long attended the house, and have received little
or no benefit, and are at present reduced to great poverty; their Petition to be
heard on Wednesday next.
Mr. Martins Ordinance for 1000 l. and the Lord Presidents for 2000 l. per
annum to be setled in Fee on them, to be reported Tuesday next.
Major General Monk called in to the House, and (because many people had
asperst the Councel of state, That they should give Orders to Major General
Monk, to make peace with the arch Rebel O Neal) Mr. Speaker demanded of him
whether he did it by Order of Parliament, or Councel of State, or any member
thereof; and the answered no, but of his own accord, and upon his own score,
onely acquainted Colonel Jones therewith. The House past a Declaratory Vote
of their disapproval of that Act, and that the said Major General Monk did in