THe Committee of Indempnity, or­dered to draw up an expedient, how all the people of England may have the benefit of the several Ordinan­ces for Indempnity, without being put to that trouble and extraordinary charge of coming to London.

They voted, that two Members of the House to peruse the Lords Journal-Book, and to cer­tifie what they had voted upon the Ordinance and Vote, yesterday rejected by them, they presently return answer, That the House of Lords yesterday consisting of the Earl of Den­bigh, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Mulgrave, Earl of Rutland, Earl of Kent, Earl of Manchester, Lord North, Lord Hunsden, Lord Maynard, Lord Dacres, and [Page 4]Lord Barkly, had nullo contradicente agreed upon several Votes for laying aside and reject­ing the Ordinance yesterday sent to them, fo [...] appointing a Court-Marshal for tryal of the King, and the Order for declaring the King Traytor, for levying War against the Parlia­ment and Kingdom, the supream Authority of this Nation (though they would never own that stile till now) therefore voted, That the Members of that House, and others, appointed by order of this House, or Ordinance of Par­liament, to Act in any Ordinance of Parlia­ment where the Lords are joyned; and are hereby impowered and enjoyned to sit, act, and execute in the said several Committees of themselves, though the Lords joyn not.

They order Farrington Ward to proceed to Election, and that the Lord Mayor, or any other, should forbear to impose the Oath of Common-Councel, or the Oath of Trinity house, or any other illegal Oath, upon those that are lately elected for Common-Councel men of London.

They refer the names of the Officers of Ships to the Navy, to consider who are fit to be im­ployed [Page 5]in the next Summers Fleet. Col. Lid­cot, and Cap. Moulton, especially recommend­ed to the Navy for imployment.

Ordered, That the General should be de­sired to command his Marshal-General to take of all prisoners of War, and for Delinquency, That they be secured from escaping; and it was referred to the Committee of the Army to enable the Marshal-General to go on with the said service.

The Marshal-General was likewise voted, To put the Ordinances of Parliament in exe­cution, for suppressing scandalous and unlicen­sed Pamphlets, and the Committee of the Army was to enable him to go on with that service.

The prison of Peter house, and the escape of prisoners thence referred.

Letters come from Mr. Strickland, Agent for the Parliament in Holland, that two rich Alder­men of the City of London are landed there, viz. Alderman Langham, and Alderman Bunch.

The two Members appointed to know Mr. Prynnes answer, Whether the scandalous [Page 6]Pamphlet, to which his name was set, was his; and whether he would own it, reported his answer, That when a sufficient Authority [...] to him, he would return a speedy answer. This answer is to be considered of on Thursday next.

The house Ordered, that the Clerk of that house should be enjoyned not to give out any Copy of the said Ordinance for tryal of Charls Stuart, either to any Member of the House or any other whatsoever.

The Ordinance of Parliament for trying of the King was this day brought in, fairly in­grossed in Parchment according to former Or­der, and was read and assented unto, The man­er of His tryal as before, the time and place, Whether at London or Windsor, nothing fur­ther; but that is left to the Commissioners who are to try Him, and they are to meet Munday next in the Painted Chamber, Westminster, and to proceed in order, as to the tryal, which they are to go on withal, without intermissi­on.

A Letter came from the Commissioners of Scotland; Resident here, Laying open and [Page 7]pressing much for unity of Councels and Acti­ons according to the Covenant, betwixt the two Kingdoms, Desiring that the House would not proceed to try or execute the King, till the Advice of that Nation be had thereunto.

Approved by the house of the apprehending Sir Robert Stuart and others that fled into, and that were engaged against this Parliament and Army in this Kingdom, and likewise Scotland in the last Summers Rebellion.

Voted also, That it should be referred to the Lord General and Councel of War, to try Sir Robert Stuart by a Councel of War, upon the matters charged against him; and that the pro­secutors do give in their charge against him to the Councel of War; and that the said Councel be desired to secure the person of the said Sir Robert Stuart, till the said tryal be ended.

The General Councel of the Army intend­ed to perfect the Agreement this day, if the sit­ing of the Commissioners for tryal of the King in the Painted Chamber had not prevented them: The House rose betimes likewise in re­lation to that business.

The Commissioners being met about three of the clock, (his Excellency being one) after a (short Ceremony performed) they fell to Debate, and came to this Resolution, viz. That to morrow morning a Herald should proclaim, and invite the people to bring in what matter of Fact they had against Charls Stuart, King of England.

That on Wednesday next the Commission­ers appointed for tryal of the King, intend to sit in Westminster Hall concerning that business, and to direct all persons to bring in their Charges on that day.

Having thus named the time and place, His Majesty is expected to be speedily sent for to Westminster in order to His tryal.