12.  Order  that  Sir  Gilbert  Pickering  represent  to  Parliament  that
Council,  finding  it  requisite  for  the  service  in  the  late  invasion  by
the  Scotch  armj^  under  Charles  Stuart,  to  hasten  up  a  train  of  artil-
lery from  hence  to  Worcester,  sent  orders  to  the  Militia  Commis-
sioners for  CO.  Northampton  to  impress  several  draught  horses  for
expediting  its  march,  which  was  done ;  that  an  account  has  been
brought  in  of  the  damage  of  the  persons  from  whom  the  horses
were  taken,  amounting  in  the  west  division  to  186?.  I7s.  \d.,  and
in  the  10  hundreds  of  the  east  division  to  \\M.  Is.  2c?.,  in  all
300?.  18s.  2ci.,  which  appears  to  be  justly  due  to  them;  and  it  being
propounded  that  the  sum  may  be  borne  equally  by  the  whole  county,
he  is  to  move  Parliament  to  pass  an  Act  to  enable  Commissioners  for
the  said  county  to  assess  and  collect  300?.  in  such  manner  as  the
assessments  for  the  army  are  collected,  and  to  pay  the  money  to  the
owners  of  the  said  horses,  according  to  their  damages  received.
1.5.  The  appointed  Commissioners  to  meet  the  agent  from  Sweden
at  9  a.m.  to-morrow  in  Whitehall.     Fleming  to  give  him  notice.
16.  The  appointed  Commissioners  to  meet  the  Hamburg  agent
at  3  p.m.  to-morrow  at  Whitehall.     Fleming  to  give  him  notice.
17.  The  appointed  Commissioners  to  meet  the  Ambassador  from
Portugal  at  4  p.m.  to-morrow  at  Whitehall.  Fleming  to  give  him
notice.     [/.  40,  pp.  68-72.]

March  10.      Committee  to  confer  with    Scotch  Deputies.      Day's  Pro-
ceedings.
1.  The  order  of  Parliament,  referring  it  to  this  Committee  to
apportion  the  30  persons  to  sit  in  Parliament  for  Scotland  to  the
several  places,  was  produced  and  communicated  to  the  deputies,  who
pray  time  to  consider  thereof.
