number of the Acts touching Free-quarter, to be sent down to the
several Regiments of the Army, together with a Letter signed by
Mr. Speaker, to be sent to the General, to give Order for the publishing
the said Act and Rules in all places, where the Army or any part
therof now is, or shal come: to the end it may be made known to the
Soldiers and people, for the better and more due observation thereof.
And Commissary General Ireton is to withdraw and prepare a
Letter accordingly. Hen: Scobel, Cler. Parliam.
By Letters from Dublin, dated May 14.
Col. Tbils Regiment is landed, some for want of means are already gone
to the Irish, and others have already learned to plunder. we have a great apostacy
amongst cur men. The Bog of Allen being being betrayed, the Irish both
Horse and Foot plunder, and do much annoy our Quarters, we have lost most
of our Cows, and Horses from Menoth, and our Horse from our Garrison of St.
Andrews, or Aytmores house, many of our Cows and Horses from the Nase.
Cap. Leigh and Cap. Daniel are gone from their Garrisons in the County of
Kildare unto the Irish, and most of Leighs men, and part of Whites men with
them, and much mischief is done in our Quarters, we have very little provisions
but such as is lent by the poor Citizens, Victuals are dear, trading scarce.
Ormond threatens hard, but as yet comes not; had we but corn come, I hope we
should be in a good equipage to oppose, we hear of store coming, but it is not
yet here. Dublin, 14May, 1649.
There is an excellent Treatise of Mr Jo. Goodwin come forth in Vindication
of the Sentence of the high Court of Justice past on the late King, Clearly proving
the Legallity of the same both by the Law of God and Nature, with in
stances of several presidents both forreign and domestique; Printed for Hemy
Cripes and Lodowick Lloyd, and are to be sold at their shop in Popes head alley.
Wednesday, May 23.
The House passed several Votes concerning Delinquents Compositions.
1. That all such persons as have since the 20 of March, 1642 entered upon, or
shall hereafter en et upon, or posses themselves of the estate of any Delinquent,
by vitrine of Goldsmiths-hal such sum or sums of mony, as the said Delinquent should
or ought to have payd for so much of his estate as any such person hath so entred
upon, and possessed according to the respective rules, and propositions prescribed
by Authority of Parliament, consideration being had to such other debts as are
legally charged upon the said estate. And upon payment of such Fine, shall,
and is hereby enabled to enjoy the said estate, as well till the Fine, as his own
Just debts, owing to him by such Delinquents, be fully satisfied. 2.And if any
Delinquent shall submit to his Composition, and joyn in security for the same,
to any person for so much as the Fine of such Delinquent shall amount unto,
That then every such Delinquent shal be to possessed and restored unto his said
estate, upon full satisfaction given to such person according to his former debt,
and present disbursement to the Commonwealth. And in case such Delinquent
shall not joyn, that then such estate, after the said debt and since satisfied, sahll
be confiscated and revert to the Commonwealth.