England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
How the Commons went on with the Act of Indemnity. Andrew Newport to Sir R. Leveson. 1660, June 9.
The king having pressed the expediting of the Act of Indemnity, and the Houses having an intention to punish in some degree divers others besides those seven that were the late king's judges, who are to die, which would take up much time they have resolved first to confiscate the estate of all that sat in the High Court of Justice upon the king, excepting three only, Hutchinson, Lascelles, and another; and they have excepted out of the Act twenty more not yet named, who are to be punished as shall be provided in another Act not yet made, by fines as is supposed, in which number I believe you will find Haselrig, Vane, St. John, Glyn, Maynard, Ellis, and divers others that have been alive since '48. | |
The same to the same. , June 12. | |
Since my last the House hath been employed wholly or principally upon naming those persons they intend shall not have the benefit of the Act of Indemnity, but of the twenty they except there are but few named yet, the favour that some of them find in the House making the debates long. Yesterday the great debate was concerning the old speaker, Lenthall, in whose favour the general spoke much; but upon division of the House the opposers of Lenthall were the major part by eighty; so he will receive | |
24 | no benefit by the Act. Sir Harry Vane was excepted likewise, and found but one (Noe) in the whole House to favour him. To-day they have excepted one major general Burton of Norfolk. Luke Robinson was expelled the House yesterday. Sir Harry Mildmay is sent for from Dover . . . . and Thurloe hath been with the king privately, and with the chancellor since. 'Tis said he will be (as he used to call it himself) ingenious. |
The same to the same. June 6, 1660. | |
The weather is not so hot, but the debates in the House equal it in warmth . . . . yesterday . . . one Blackwell, a rich man, was excepted, and to-day alderman Pack. | |