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4 September 1648 -- Draft pass for Peter Newton, Chief Gentleman Usher for Clement Kynnersley, chief officer of His Majesty's removing wardrobe.

4 September 1648 -- Petition of Charles and John Moore, the orphans of Arthur Moore.

4 September 1648 -- Draft letter to the King, with the names of the Commissioners appointed to treat with him at Newport, dated the 2nd instant, but entered in extenso in the Journal this day. Lords Journals, X. 486.

4 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment of £200 to Colonel Eyres for the service of Hurst Castle. Lords Journals, X. 487. In extenso.

4 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment of £2,010 to Colonel Thomas Wayte for arrears, etc. Lords Journals, X. 487. In extenso.

4 September 1648 -- Heads for the conference respecting the restoration of Tattershall Castle to the Earl of Lincoln. Lords Journals, X. 487. In extenso.

4 September 1648 -- Petition of Solomon Smith, gent. Marshal of the Court of Admiralty.

5 September 1648 -- Doctor's certificate that the Earl of Cleveland is in such a state of health that he is in much, need of fresh air and more exercise. Lords Journals, X. 490.

5 September 1648 -- Draft order for £100 to be bestowed upon Edward Evans, secretary to the Lord Grey. Lords Journals, X. 490. In extenso.

5 September 1648 -- Order for payment of £200 to Colonel Eyres for his services. Lords Journals, X. 490. In extenso.

5 September 1648 -- Draft of preceding.

5 September 1648 -- Petition of Edward Herbert, son of the Lord Herbert of Cherbury, deceased.

6 September 1648 -- Petition of several tradesmen, creditors of the Duke of Buckingham and the late Lord Francis Villiers deceased; praying that they may have order for the payment of the debts due to them out of the estates of the said Duke and Lord. Lords Journals, X. 491.

6 September 1648 -- Draft ordinance to settle the militia for the county of Wilts. Lords Journals, X. 491.

6 September 1648 -- Draft ordinance for raising one hundred horse and three hundred foot in the county of Worcester, and a sum of money not exceeding £100 a week for their maintenance. Lords Journals, X. 491.

6 September 1648 -- Draft ordinance for raising money in the county of Dorset for maintenance of the forces there. Lords Journals, X. 492. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft order revoking the two orders of the 1st of January last concerning His Majesty's restraint in Carisbrook Castle. Lords Journals, X. 492. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft order to continue the Lord Admiral's power of giving indemnity to the revolted mariners for forty days longer. Lords Journals, X. 492. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft ordinance giving the Earl of Northumberland and the other Commissioners power to treat with the King upon the propositions formerly presented at Hampton Court, and such other propositions as shall be offered by His Majesty or Parliament. Lords Journals, X. 492. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment £1,000 to Colonel Edmund Temple, in part of the arrears due to him. Lords Journals, X. 492. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Order for payment of £5,000 to Sir Richard Darley for his great losses, etc. Lords Journals, X. 493. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft of preceding.

6 September 1648 -- Draft order for the Earl of Cleveland, now a prisoner in the Tower of London and sick, to have liberty for three months on giving good security and passing his parole to render himself again. Lords Journals, X. 493. In extenso.

6 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment of £300 to Lieutenant-Colonel John Lilburne in part of his arrears. Lords Journals, X. 493. In extenso.

[6 September 1648] -- Petition of Richard Tredwell, Robert Jeffery, and Eliz. Wright, relict of John Wright, deceased, to the Committee for the affairs of Ireland.

Annexed:

1 Letter from Lord Inchiquin, at Cork, to the Committee for Irish affairs.

8 September 1648 -- Draft ordinances to clear the following persons of their delinquency, (Lords Journals, X. 493), with certificates of delinquency annexed. The certificates are given in extenso in the Commons Journal.

Richard Turpin. Sir Symon Clarke. Edward Waller. Sir John Conyers. Wm. Barker. Thomas Graunt. Sir Edward Osborne. Robert Lord Viscount Kilmurrey. (Two copies.) James Duke of Richmond and Lenox. Christopher Fairfax. Thomas Orchard. (No certificate.) William Layton. John Johnson. Sir Robert Foster. Sir James Thynne. Arthur Weaver. Joane Raynes, widow. Thos. Storey. Cadwallader Coker. John Le Hunt and others. Dame Elizabeth Windham. Henry Wiglesworth. Christopher Berisford. Roger Kynaston. Sir Wm. Robinson. John St. George. Sir George Butler. Jeffrey Shakerley. Timothy Pusey. Robert Terwhit. Gerrard Eyton. Sir John Strangewaies and Gyles Strangewaies his son.

8 September 1648 -- Petition of Henry Walker; prays that some approved person may be appointed licenser of printing in the place of Gilbert Mabbott.

8 September 1648 -- Petition of Wilks Fitchett, in answer to the petition of Mrs. Mary Kirke, wife of George Kirke.

Annexed:

1 Order of 14 July 1648 for Fitchett to answer Mrs. Kirke's petition.

8 September 1648 -- Draft order to bestow £200 upon Sir James Barry. Lords Journals, X. 495. In extenso.

8 September 1648 -- Draft order for Colonel Jones, Governor of Dublin, to put Lady Anne Harcourt, relict of Sir Symon Harcourt, in possession of the lands settled upon the heirs of Sir Symon Harcourt by ordinance of Parliament. Lords Journals, X. 495. In extenso.

8 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment of £500 to Samuel Warcupp. Lords Journals, X. 495. In extenso.

8 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment forthwith of £174 12s. 6d. to Sir Edward Dodsworth. Lords Journals, X. 496. In extenso.

8 September 1648 -- Draft order for payment of £50, part of the arrears of Captain Lieutenant Edward Nicholson, deceased, to his widow, Dorothy Nicholson. Lords Journals, X. 497. In extenso.

8 September 1648 -- Application for orders for institution and induction for Thomas Kaye to the rectory of Heath, in the county of Derby, and Roger Sanderson to the vicarage of Eyton (Eaton Bray P), in the county of Bedford. Lords Journals, X. 497.

Annexed:

1 Certificate of ministers that Thomas Kaye is orthodox in his judgment, diligent in the work of the ministry, well affected to the Parliament, and of honest life and conversation.

2 Copy of certificate from the Assembly of Divines of the fitness of Roger Sanderson to be admitted to the Church of Gadsen [Gaddesden] Parva, Herts. 2 November 1646.

9 September 1648 -- Petition of George Pitt; he has brought a writ of error to Parliament against Sir Gilbert Gerrard, and prays that the time for bringing up the record may be enlarged. Lords Journals, X. 498.

11 September 1648 -- Draft order giving Monsieur de Belefon leave to transport six horses into France custom and impost free. Lords Journals, X. 498.

11 September 1648 -- Petition of Richard Burton, Master of Arts, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Annexed:

1 Certificate from the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, in favour of Burton. 1 September 1648.

11 September 1648 -- Petition and answer of Marmaduke James, Minister of Upminster.

Annexed:

1 Copy of order of the Committee for Plundered Ministers, sequestering Halke from Upminster for deceitful and unfaithful practices and for profaning the Lord's Day. 12 October 1646.

2 Copy of order of the same Committee appointing Marmaduke James to officiate the cure in the place of Halke. 15 October 1646.

3 Copy of order of the same Committee annulling their order of 26 November 1646, which permitted Halke to seek preferment elsewhere. 20 July 1647.

[11 September 1648] -- Answer of Jasper Mayne to the petition of Joel Barnard.

Annexed:

1 Testimonial from the parishioners of Pirton in favour of Dr. Mayne.

Some documents may have been removed from this file to the Parchment Collection, the Large Parchments or the Parchment Main Papers. Where this has occurred it is noted in brackets in the descriptions above. Please see relevant entries in the Parchment Collection (HL/PO/JO/10/2), Large Parchments (HL/PO/JO/10/3) or Parchment Main Papers (HL/PO/JO/10/4) for further details.

See Journals of the House of Lords for the same date for entries relating to the laying of these papers.

Calendared in HMC 7th Report, pp 50-52