The house upon debate of this Letter referred it to the Councell of State, to
consider how the things demanded in their Message to the Parliament of Scotland
may be prosecuted, and how the Parliament of England and their late proceedings
may be vindicated from those high aspersions cast upon them by the Parliament of
Scotland.
Cap. Roe ordered a hundred pound for bringing the said answer.
It was referred to the councell of State to send for the Commissioners of Excise
and treat with them, and such other persons as they should think f[unr], concerning the
loan of 150000 li. upon the security of the Bill for 400000 li.
Ordered that no private businesse be heard for eight daies, and in that time reports
concerning money to have the precedency.
The Committee of Goldsmiths hall to Report tomorrow morning.
The Petition of the Feltmakers, Haberdashers, and Hath and maker read, and referred.
An Act against waying Butter by halse weights, and marking of Ferkins of Butter
read and committed.
This Order following, for better publication, is thought sit to be inserted verbatim:
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That this House doth approve of what
the Generall both done, in allowing two shillings six pence a week to each Souldier, and
non-Commission Officer of Fost, and the Train of Artillery: And three shillings eight pence
the week to the Horse, over and above the established pay, in consideration of Billet money,
during such time as they did quarter within the Cities of London and Westminster, and parts
adjacent.
And it is further ordered, That the Generals band to the committee of the Army, ascertaining
the time when the said allowance for Billet shall begin, and end, shall be a sufficient
Authority for the said Committee to issue forth their Order to the Treasurers at war, to give
allowance of the said Billet-money, in taking account of such respective Officers as stand charged
with the receit of any money upon account for payment of such Regiments, Troops, or
Companies, as shall be certified under the Generals band, as aforesaid. And the said Account
to be taken upon such Muster-Rolls, as the Committee of the Army shall appoint.
Hen. Scobell, Clerk. Parliamenti.
An honest Petition was read from the Car men of the Company of Woodmongers
London, against the Master, Wardens and Assistants of their Company, That
they take away their Cars at pleasure. When any dies, they take the Car room from their
wives and children, raise great sums of money by oppression, neglect their poor renew the taxes
of 20 l. a Gar-room at pleasure, take the Carmens labour from them, wet their sacks to deceive
of measure in Coal, and do forest all the Market in buying up the Goals and Fewel.
And therefore it was desired. That the Parliament would make the Carmen a distinct
body by charter under the great Scale, their Officers to be freely chosen every yeer, that a place
may be appointed for them and called Carmens-hall, that they may raise monyes, and purchase
lands, &c. as other companies, and to grant what for a generall good shall be propounded
by their learned Councell.
The House referred the said Petition to a Committee.