you to bury the Corps of the said Miles Sindercom, according
to Law, in the next Common High-way; hereof you are not to fail,
as you will answer the contrary at your perils. Dated this Seventeenth
day of February, 1656.
Thomas Evans Corner.
To the Constables and
Headboroughs within the
Liberty of the Tower of
London.
On the same day, February. 17. Miles Sindercom aforesaid being
found to have murthered himself, his Body was according to Law
drawn to the open place upon Tower-Hill, at a Horses Taile, with
his head foreward, and there under the Scaffold of Common execution
a Hole being digg'd, he was turned in stark naked, and a stake, spiked
with Iron, was driven through him into the earth; That part of the
stake which remaines above ground, being all plated with Jron; which
may stand as an example of terrot to all Traytors for the time to come.
Westminster, Monday 16:
This day being appointed for reading some private Bills
ingrossed, the same was spent in passing these Bills.
Tuesday 17:
A Bill for the continuing and establishing the Subsidy of
Tunnage and Poundage, was this day read the first time, and
ordered to be read the second time on this day seventhnight.
The House was then refolded into a grand Committee for
the raising 400000l. for carrying on the Spanish war, and did
offer to the Horse a Bill prepared by them for an assessment
of 60000l. the month for three months, which was ordered to
be read on Thursday next.
Ordered that the House be resolved into a grand Committee
on Thursday next upon the same businesse.
Wednesday 18.
The Lord Commissioner Widdrington being again recovered
returned to his place in the House as Speaker.
A Bill for the better observation of the Lords day, was this
day read the second time and committed.
A Bill enjoyning Ministers and others, the duty of Catechising
was this day read and commited.
London, Printed by Tho. Newcomb dwelling over against
Bainards Castle in Thamas-street.