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the Members were come, and endeavoured to get into the
Houfe, defiring him to acquaint the Speaker and
House fo much, (as fome of the Members did alfo)
which he promised, and immediately did, returning
to the Door to tell us, That he had done fo, and that
the Houfe had thereupon taken up the Debate of that
Bufinefs; and the Turnkey prefently took the Key
out of the Door to prevent any further Attempt of
going in. Col. Ingoldfby, whilft we were at the firft
Door came in, who was the only fitting Member
that we faw, for none came out whilft we were
there: Him we defired to acquaint the Houfe with
our Attendance, and the Force upon us, which he
promised to do, and we believe did.

Having attended above an Hour, with more
Distance and Strangenefs than ever we were used
to when we went on Meffages to the Lords Houfe,
who usually came many of them out, and difcourfed
very familiarly with us; whereas not one of these
felf-made Lordlings (whether out of Pride, Guilt,
or both, let others judge) vouchfafed to come near
us. We grew weary of waiting fo long and fervilely
upon those, who, in their higheft Capacity, are but
our equals, though we had borne it thus far, to ac-
quit ourselves of neglecting no Condefcenfion that
might make Way to the Discharge of the Truft we
are in for our Country: And therefore we made
Col. Alured acquainted, That we were refolved to
ftay no longer, unless the Houfe declared they defired
we should: Whereupon he went again to the House
Door, which, upon his Knock, being opened, he
acquainted the Serjeant so much, willing him to give
Notice thereof to the Speaker and Members fit-
ting; which he prefently did, and, within a fhort
Time after, the Serjeant came out to us, and having
made a Preamble, That he had no Direction to come
and tell us any thing, he told us, of his own Civility,
That the Houfe had passed a Vote in our Business;
which, in Effect was the appointing the 5th of Ja-
nuary to take the Business of the abfent Members into
Confideration; which we looked upon as a difdain-
ful Affront, being prefent, not abfent Members,

and

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and an avowed Confirming and Owning of this Inter-regnum. forcible Exclufion of us, and fo departed.'-Thus

far Mr. Prynne.

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And now the first Thing we find this Houfe did, The Parliawas to appoint a Committee, confifting of Popham, ings. Thompson, Okey, Alured, and Markham, all Colonels, with Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, and Mr. Scott, to order, direct, and conduct the Forces of the Army, and all other Forces; and to command the fame, for the Safety of the Parliament, and this Commonwealth; to fupprefs all Tumults, Infurrections and Rebellions, and all fuch Forces which Thall oppose, or refift, the Commands of the Parliament; and to obferve fuch Orders and Directions as they fhall receive, from Time to Time, from the Parliament, or the Commiffioners appointed by Authority of Parliament. This Power to continue till further Orders.

Orders were alfo given to provide one Month's Pay, forthwith, for the Payment of the Non-Commiffion Officers, and all other Officers, under the Degree of Captains, with the private Soldiery, both Horfe and Foot. The Committee for infpecting the Treasury to advance this Money out of the Treafuries of this Commonwealth. The Government of the Tower, was committed to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, Weaver, Scott, and Jofias Barners.

December 27. The Houfe being informed that the Duties on Excife and Cuftoms would expire in a few Days, they immediately ordered in a new Act for the fame; which being read a first and second Time, and committed, was reported back the fame Day, Commiffioners named, read a third Time, paffed, and was ordered to be forthwith printed and published.

Ordered, That no Forces fhall be raised, but by Authority of this prefent Parliament: And that all fuch Forces as have been, or fhall be, raised, without Authority of Parliament, be forthwith difbanded. Provided, That this Vote extend not to any of the Forces raised by General Monke.

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Ordered, That all the Regiments of Horse and Foot, in the Northern Counties, do forthwith reDecember. pair unto fuch Quarters as fhall be appointed by the Commiffioners for Management of the Army; and óbferve fuch Orders and Directions as the Commiffioners, from Time to Time, fhall give forth.'

Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to prepare Letters of Thanks, and Acknowledgement of the Fidelity and good Service of General Monke, Vice-Admiral Lawson, and the Commiffioners at Portsmouth. Mr. Scott, Mr. Weaver, and Col. Martin were to draw up the fame, and the Speaker to fign and feal the faid Letters with the Seal of the Parliament.

Refolved, That Mr. Speaker be defired to write Letters to the several Members of this Houfe, forthwith to give their Attendance on that Service," This Vote was very neceffary; when, on a Divifion this Day about a Commiffioner of the Cuftoms, the Numbers were only 20 to 17. Not a House at this Time.

December 28. Col. Ingoldsby gave an Account to the Houfe, of his taking and securing Windfor Caftle for the Parliament; which Action the Houfe approved of, and gave Thanks to him and the Forces under him.

December 29. The Speaker by Order of the Houfe, did return hearty Thanks to Sir Arthur Hafilrigge, Col. Walton, and Col. Morley, then prefent in the Houfe; and they were ordered to bring in a Note of what Monies they had disbursed in the fecuring of Portsmouth to the end that a Course might be taken for the fpeedy Repayment of them.

Next the House voted their Approbation of what General Monke had done, in placing and difplacing of Officers; and that the faid Officers were thereupon confirmed in their Offices and Places. Another Letter of Thanks was alfo voted to be fent to the General for his Fidelity and faithful Service. The Houfe alfo approved of what was done by fo many of the Council of State, as acted for the Parlia

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ment during the Time of the late Interruption of Inter-regnum, their Sitting; and gave them the hearty Thanks of the House, for their good and faithful Service done to the Parliament and Commonwealth.

Ordered, That the Thanks of this House be given to Vice-Admiral Lawson, and all the Commanders and Officers of the Fleet, for their Fidelity and great good Service done for the Parliament and Commonwealth: And that Mr. Scott and Mr. Sollicitor Reynolds do repair to the Fleet, and prefent thefe Votes and Letters of Thanks to the ViceAdmiral, Commanders, and Officers there; and to let them know, That the Houfe will take Care for the Payment of their Arrears in due Time.'

Other Perfons fhared likewife the Thanks of the House, on this Occafion; and, amongst thefe, their old Speaker, Lenthall, was not forgotten; for he, amongst the rest, had the Thanks of the Houfe beftowed upon him, for his very good Service done to the Commonwealth.

In this Shower of Gratitude poured down upon Individuals on all Sides, for affifting this Tail of a Parliament to its warm Seat again, fome one Member, we fuppofe, moved, That God Almighty might not be neglected. Thereupon it was ordered • That a Day should be set a-part and observed by the Members of this Houfe, in this House, for Fafting and Humiliation; and for acknowledging of God's Mercy with Thankfulness: And for Prayer, for his further Bleffings on the Councils of the Parliament, and Affiftance in carrying on the great Work lying on their Hands.'-Ordered alfo

That Mr. Burgess of Portsmouth, Mr. Venning,. and Mr. Jenkins, be defired to affift in carrying on the Work of that Day.

December 30. According to an Order made the Day before, the Houfe began on this to prepare for the electing a new Council of State, confifting of twenty-one of their own Members, and ten of fuch as were not of the House. It was done in the usual Way by Ballot; but the Form and Manner of it took

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up the rest of this Day, fo that the Nomination of them was not made till the next(a).

The Names of the Perfons who had moft Voices, and were Members of this Parliament, were reported; and the Question being put upon each of their Names diftinctly, the following Perfons were allowed to be duly elected : Sir Arthur Hafilrigge.

Mr. Herbert Morley,

Mr. Wallop,

Mr. Thomas Scott,

Mr. Nicholas Love,
Mr. Oliver St. John,
Col. White,
Mr. John Weaver,
Mr. Robert Reynolds,
Sir James Harrington,
Sir Thomas Widdrington,

The ten Perfons out
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper
General Monke,
Vice Admiral Lawfon,
Alderman Love,
Fofias Barners,

Col. Thompson,
Mr. John Dixwell,
Mr. Henry Nevill
Col. Fagg,

Mr. John Corbet,
Mr. Thomas Chaloner,
Mr. Henry Martin,
Mr. William Say,
Col. Walton,
Mr. Luke Robinson (a).

of the House were,
The Lord Fairfax,
Alderman Foote,
Tyrrill,

Robert Roll,

Slingsby Bethell.

The Time for the Continuance of this Council of State to fit and act, was voted to be only from January the 1ft, 1659, to the 1ft Day of April, 1660. Inftructions were drawn up and agreed for them to act by, which are not entered in the fournals at Length; but, by the fhort Hints given there of them, we fuppofe this Council had as much Pow over the Liberties, Lives, and Fortunes, of their Fellow-Subjects, as ever belonged to the Regality. And, that they might be all true and trufty to the Good Old Caufe, they devifed the Form of an Oath, which every one of the Council were to take before

(a) See the Form in the Commons Journals, p. 800. (b) This laft was a Sha ke Cap, for Mr. Carew Raleigh had the fame Number of Voices on the Ballot; but both their Names being put into a Hat and shaked, the Speaker drew out Mr. Robinson.