An Act for Uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth with England, was this
day read the second time, and upon the Question was committed to a Grand
Committee of the whole House to sit upon Friday morning next;
The House aojourned till Thursday morning.
November 3. In the Afternoon in the painted Chamber met a Committee to
consider of the Act concerning recovery of small Debts and Trespasses within the
respective Countries.
In the Court of Wards care a Committee about the Abuses in matter of Ale and
Beere.
Also, the Committee concerning Scotish and Irish Affaries,
In the Exchequer-Chamber sate the Committee for Priviledges.
In the Star-Chamber sate the Committee to whom the drawing up of a Bill
for sale of Forest Lands, stands committed,
in the Dutchy Chamber sate a Committee upon the Bill for Naturalisation of
several persons.
Novemb. 4. In the Inner Court of Wards sate the Committee, to whom the
Bill for abolishing the Court of Wards and Liveries, stands committed.
November 5.
Was the day of Publick Thanksgiving, which was observed at Margarets Church
by the Parliament, where preached before them Mr. Greenhil, and Mr. Sterry.
Mr. Greenhils Text was the 43 of Ezekiel, Vers a the words are these.
And Imhold, theiglory of the God of Israel, came from the way of the East; and his
voice was like a noise of many waters, and the earth shined with his glory.
From whence he raised this observation, That there is a lustre and brightness in all
Gods appearances.
Mr. Sterry's Text was the alneth of Isaieh, Vers.5. the words these.
For every battel of the Warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood;
but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
From whence he raised this observation, That God makes it his delight to go in
new and extraordinary ways with his people, and with the world, for his people sake.
Divers strange and absurd pranks having been plaid lately by James Naylor
the Quaker, at Bristol. He is sent for up by Order of the Parliament.
AN ADVERTISEMENT.
WHereas for the space of about Twelve years past, the Printing of the Bible lay in
Common; so that every man presumed to Print it at pleasure (which was never permitting
it to the care of persons of his own appointment) it so fell our through the Arbitraty
and Licencious custom of Printing, that many Hundreds of very gross Errors are escaped in
the Common impressions now abroad, to the great scandal of Religion and Governments and
abuse of the people.
For remedy whereof, due care hath been had to settle the Printing of the Holly Scriptures, in
an orderly way for time to come; and there is now a Bible finished, By his Hignesser special
Command, free from those Erra[unr] which are crept into many of the other Impressions, it being
examined, corrected, and amended, according to the Original Maniscript Copy of the
Traeslators.
And to the end, that a Book of so sacred concernment, may be exactly and truly Printed for
the future, there are two Correctors kept to correct all Bibles that shall be Printed hereafter;
and over and obove, there is a very learned person appointed by his Highness, carefully to Revise
every sheet before it be wrought off at the Press,
Such regard hath been had likewise to the Publick, and case of the people, in the price of
Bibles, that his Highness Printers (notwithstanding they have purchased the translated Copy in
the Manuscript, which cost them Twelve hundred pounds; and by entring it in the Stationers
Register Book, have a Legal Title to the sole Printing of it, and are at the great Charge aforesaid
of Correcting it) are obliged to sell Bibles in Common Volumes without Notes (called
Twelves) at no more but Two shiltings a Book in quires. At which price, the Corrected impression
aforesaid, is now to be sold at the House of Henry Hills in Aldersgate street, next door to the
sign of the Peacock
London Printed by T[unr] Newcomb in Thamestreet over against Baynards-Castle.