Sweden, Oxensterne, and that his Son Grave Erit Oxensterne, was to succeed him.
[7] Middleton ranged up and down in Ar∣gile Countrey in Scotland, with about 40 Horse, and some Foot, but few came in to him to add to his Numbers.
[9] Twelve French ships taken by Captain Gethings, and four more of the English Fleet.
Some more Parliament men were chosen in Scot∣land.
[10] Divers Members returned for several pla∣ces where they were Elected, made their Elections in the House, for which of those places they would serve; and new Writs issued for Electing Mem∣bers in the Places waved by them.
Questions about some of the Elections of Par∣liament men for Scotland, were heard at the Com∣mittee of Priviledges. In regard of the Plenty of Corn, butter and Cheese, which God gave us this year, It was referred to a Committee to consider how some incouragement may be had for the trans∣portation thereof, and the Statutes in force against Ingrossers.
A Committee appointed to consider of the Ordinances made by the Protector, and his Coun∣cel.
[11] The Solemn Fast kept.
[12] The House sat in a Grand Committee about the Government.
[13] The Highlanders in Scotland having stollen 100 Cattle from the Low-lands, a Party of the English Army routed them, killed a Lieutenant Collonel, and one or two others, and routed the rest.
[14] Lawson defeated the French in Caneda, and took their Forts from them.
[16] Sir Mungo Murray taken Prisoner in the Highlands by Captain Elsemore, and his Party routed.
[17] The Inhabitants of Ireland, being very sensible of the mischiefs done to them by the To∣ries, made head against them, slew divers, and brought their heads into Kilkenny.
The business of transplanting distasted the Irish more than any other thing.
At Delfe in Holland a Magazine of 700 barrels of Powder was casually set on Fire, burnt about 300 Houses and a great Number of People, and in the Hague 3 miles distant, their glass windows were beaten down with the blow.
Four French Vessels sent in Prizes.
[18] Working in the Netherlands for advance∣ment of the Party of the Prince of Orange.
[19] The House sat this day, and the three former days in a Grand Committee about the Government, and had much debate whether it should be Elective, or Hereditary, as to the sin∣gle person, the Protector of the Common-wealth.
[20] The Inhabitants of Edenburgh were ve∣ry cross to the Parliaments Souldiers quartered among them.
[21] The Parliament continued sitting in a Grand Committee upon the Articles of Govern∣ment.
[23] Four more French Prizes brought into Plimouth.
[24] Hammond, one of the Parliaments Com∣missioners, died at Dublin.
Two English Souldiers brought to the Gallows in Edenburgh for Robery, one was hanged, and the other saved by Lot; and more Souldiers were then Scourged at the Gallows Foot for the same offence.
The Clergy in Scotland refused to observe the Fast-day ordered by the Protector, it being their Principle, Not to receive any directions for the kee∣ping Fasts from the Civil Magistrate.
A Party of the Scots taken, and killed in the Highlands, by a small party of the English For∣ces.
[25] A Committee appointed to bring in a Bill, for the relief of Creditors, and poor pri∣soners.
The Committee for Religion sat, and the Com∣mittee for regulating of the Chancery.
The Parliament approved, and Confirmed the present Lord Deputy of Ireland, the present Lords Commissioners of the great Seal of England, the Commissioners of the Treasury, and the two Chief Justices.
[26] The Parliament continued the considerati∣on of the Government.
[27] Don Antonio Piementelle appointed to go Ambassador extraordinary from the King of Spain to the King of Sweden.
At Delph in Holland by the late fire 500 per∣sons were Killed, 250 wounded, and 500 houses burnt to Ashes.
[28] Brest Pirates took four English Ships, and Barques.
[30] The new Lord Maior of London, Alder∣man Packe, took his Oath before then Baronsof the Exchequer.
In a great Fire in Edenburgh the English Souldiers were so active to stop it, that thereby they gained much upon the affections of the Citizens, and 30 of them, and of the Inhabitants, were Slain by the fall of Timber, and Houses on fire upon them.
Some small Skirmishes were between little par∣ties of the Highlanders, and the Parliaments For∣ces.
[31] Voted by the Parliament that any Na∣tives of the Commonwealth may transport Wheat when the Price shall not exceed six and thirty Shillings the quarter, paying Four-pence the Quar∣ter Custome.
And Rye, when it exceeds not Four and twen∣ty shillings the Quarter, paying three pence the Quarter Custom.
And Barly or Mault, when the Price of it ex∣ceeds not twenty shillings the Quarter, paying two pence the Quarter Custom.
And Pease, not being above four a••d twenty shillings the Quarter, paying three pence the quar∣ter Custom.
And Beans, not being above four and twenty shillings the Quarter, paying three pence the Quar∣ter Custom.
The Corn to be transported in Vessels of this Commonwealth.
Butter to be transported, when it is not above six pence the pound. A Bill to be brought in for this purpose.