House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 12 May 1652

Wednesday, the 12th of May, 1652.

Prayers.

Sitting of this Parliament.

THE House, according to former Order, was this Day resolved into a Grand Committee upon the Bill for setting a certain Time to the Sitting of this Parliament, and providing for successive Parliaments.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.
Mr. Say took the Chair.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Say reports from the said Grand Committee, That the House be desired to give Leave to the said Committee to sit on Wednesday next.

Ordered, That the Grand Committee do sit on Wednesday next: And that the House be resolved into a Grand Committee on Wednesday next, accordingly.

Ordered, That the Order for the Grand Committee upon the Bill for setting a certain Time to the Sitting of this Parliament, and providing for successive Parliaments, be revived: And that the said Grand Committee do sit every Wednesday; and that Mr. Speaker do then forbear to take the Chair.

Howard's Estate.

Ordered, That Mr. Nevill do bring in a Bill to amend the Mistakes in the Act for Sir Robert Howard.

Fens.

Ordered, That on Friday next, the Act touching the Fens be read, next after the Business formerly appointed for that Day.

Irish Affairs.

Mr. John Corbett reports, from the Council of State, "That this Council, having taken into Consideration the Necessity of a constant Attendance upon the Affairs in Ireland, to which Mr. Herbert and Colonel Potter are commissionated and instructed, do think fit to offer to the Parliament, as their Opinion, the said Mr. Herbert and Colonel Potter being at present in England, That Captain John Vernon, late Secretary to the late Lord Deputy, be joined in Commission with the said Mr. Herbert and Colonel Potter, for the Execution of such Instructions, as either have or shall be given unto them; and that he have the same Allowance for himself and Clerk, as the said other Two Commissioners have: And, if the Parliament shall approve thereof, that they give Direction to the Committee for the Army to pay the same, as they shall from time to time be desired by the said Captain Vernon, out of any Monies assigned, or to be assigned, for the Use of the Army in Ireland.

Resolved, by the Parliament, That the Office of the Commissioners of the Army in Ireland be discharged.

Resolved, That the Salary due to Mr. Potter, as one of the Commissioners of the Army in Ireland, and the Arrears thereof, since he left Ireland be discharged.