November, 1657.
3. Applications from Sir Charles Wolseley, for his salary of one thousand pounds, per. ann. to be paid as a Counsellor.
In favour of the poor Lord Ruthen, it was procu∣red, that his Petition should be referred from his Highness to the Council, for relief of the Lord.
The Commissioners of the Treasury, with many Grandees, were present at the Tryal of the Pixe in the Tower.
5. Mrs. Mayerne, Daughter and Heir of Sir Theodore Mayern, the great and rich Doctor of * 1.1 Physick, made Applications to the Protector, a∣bout matters of her Estate. This Young and weal∣thy Lady was afterwards married to a French Mar∣quess of Mountpellion, who had hopes to make up his small fortune by this Ladies great Estate.
This Marquess came into England, with Letters from the King of France, and from the Marshall Turene, to the Protector, in favour of the Marquess, who earnestly sollicited the Protector about it, and Sir John Colladon, Doctor of Physick, with all the Interest that he could make, as earnestly oppo∣sed the Marquess, claiming a Title to part of the Estate, by Sir Theodore Mayern's Will, if his Daugh∣ter dyed without Issue.
The Protector would doe nothing in this busi∣ness, without Whitelocke's advice, and his Highness did very justly determine what belonged to him to do in it.
8. Souldiers were shipped for the service of the King of Sweden, which was furthered by Whitelocke's advice to the Protector.
20. The Commissioners of the Treasury, made several reports to the Protector, and Council of Arrears, of money due to the state, and upon ad∣vice with them, his Highness and the Council, made several orders for the Collecting and bringing in of those Arrears.