March, 1659.
1. Sir George Gerrard, voted to be Custos Rotulo∣rum of Middlesex.
Order for maimed Souldiers, &c. and for the poor Knights of Windsor.
Order about the Publick Revenue and the Assess∣ment and for wounded Seamen.
Vote that this Parliament be dissolved at or be∣fore the fifteenth day of this instant March.
A Message to the City for money.
2. The Confession of Faith of the Assembly of Divines agreed unto by the House, except the 30, * 1.1 and 31 Chapters, which are touching Church cen∣sures and synods.
Monk and Mountague voted to be Generals at Sea; both fit for the intended design.
Orders touching the Militias, and for maimed Souldiers, &c. and about the settlement of Ireland.
Repeal of former Votes against Hollis, and of two late Acts of Sequestrations.
3. The Question betwixt Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Owen, about the Deanry of Christ-Church, refer∣red to a Committee.
The Earl of Crawford, and Lauderdale, and the Lord Sinclere released from their Imprisonment in Windsor Castle.
Orders about the Admiralty, and Navy, and Prize Goods; Dr. Walker put out from being Judge Advocate.
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper's Regiment declared for the Parliament and for Monk.
Courting Addresses to Monk from Northampton-shire and Nottingham-shire.
Intelligence of the Death of the King of Sweden, * 1.2 a Gallant, wise, just, and valiant Price. The Pro∣testant Interest lost a great Patron.
A Souldier hanged for murther.
Monk was feasted by several Companies in Lon∣don.
5. An Act passed for the publick confession of Faith.
Divers Sheriffs of Counties named.
Orders for a Proclamation to put the Laws in execution against Papists.
Orders for the Militias, and for Justices of Peace.
Order for Printing and setting up in Churches, the Solemn League and Covenant.
6. Some Sheriffs named.
Lambert committed to the Tower, and Haslerigge ordered to attend the House. * 1.3
Overton discharged from being Governour of Hull, and a Colonel. * 1.4
Divers Commissions for the Militia passed, Per∣sons and Arms apprehended. * 1.5
7. The House approved the committment of Colonel Rich, by the Council of State, though he * 1.6 was a Member of the House, and referred his fur∣ther examination to the Council; His crime was for perswading his Souldiers to obey the Parliament, and to stand against Charles Stuart.
The like Approbation of what the Council had done in the case of Haslerigge, and his further exa∣mination * 1.7 referred to the Council.
Letters that Overton perswaded divers Officers to * 1.8 stand against having a single person in the Govern∣ment, the Council reported this, and referred to them.
Letters from Sir George Ascue, of the King of Sweden's Death, of a Feaver at Gottenburg.
Lambert committed to the Tower, by the Council of State.
Letters that the King went from Brussels to Ca∣lais.
8. Votes touching the Militias.
A Proclamation for executing the Laws against the Papists.
9. Votes touching the Assessment.
The Bill for calling a new Parliament, 25 of A∣pril * 1.9 committed, and the Committee to consider of Qualifications.
10. Orders touching the Militia of London, and other Militias in a generall Bill.
Letters from Overton to Monk, and to the Coun∣cil, * 1.10 wherein he submits to their commands, and pro∣tests his faithfullness in defence of his Countries rights against any Arbitrary or Kingly Innovation. He was discharged of his command.
In his Letter to Monk he fears running back to the Old Bondage of Kingship, and puts Monk in mind of his former Declarations for a Commonwealth.
Letters from Lawson, and his Officers Resoluti∣ons * 1.11 to acquiesce in the Determinations of Parlia∣ment and his Excellency, the like of other Forces.
Sir Peter Killegrew made Governour of Pendennis * 1.12 Castle by Monk, and Mr. Maurice made by him Go∣vernour of Plymouth.
Meetings of some Persons of Quality with Monk, * 1.13 and his Officers about bringing in of the King.
Colonel Fairfax made by Monk, Governour of Hull, and Overton obeyed.
Order to take off from the File, the examination of Sir George Booth and his Lady. * 1.14
Orders touching the Trinity House.
The Act past for the Proclamation to put the Laws in execution against Popish Priests and Recu∣sants.
Hollis made Custos Rotulorum of Dorset. * 1.15
The Act past for the Militia of London.
The Act of the Militia past, with a clause that * 1.16 every Commissioner before he acted, shall acknow∣ledge and declare, That the War undertaken by both Houses of Parliament, in their defence against the Forces raised in the name of the late King, was just and lawfull, and that Magistracy and Ministry are the Ordinances of God.
13. The engagement to be true and faithfull to the * 1.17 Commonwealth without a King or House of Lords, vo∣ted to be discharged, and all orders for taking it ex∣punged, Serjeant Mainard, Prinne, and others to see it done.
Vote to discharge Dr. Owen, from being Dean of