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Whether the said limitation shall be two thousand pounds?
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether application shall be made for an Act of Indempnity?
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether application shall be made for trading betweene England and Ireland in port cocquetts?
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether application shall be likewise made, that Ireland be declared a member of the Commonwealth of England, to enjoy all immunities equall therewith?
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether effectuall care shall be taken for a limitation of time for making of claimes and sueing out titles?
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether it shall be endeavoured that there be provinciall committees, to examine such as pretend they have arreares due for service before 1649, and have gotten forth debentures for the same, but have forfeited their arreares by their revolt from the Parliament, under the command of Sir Charles Coote, Collonell Jones, and Collonell Monck, &c.
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether application shall be made, that, in the delivering out of the lands to the army, unprofitable land may not be delivered out as profitable.
Resolved in the affirmative.
Whether woodreeves, of the armyes owne choosing out of the respective divisions, shall be appointed to looke unto the woods in their said lott.
Resolved in the affirmative.
His Excellency the Lord Deputy, comming to the councell of agents, after a speech made concerning their late proceedings, and alsoe concerning the necessity of the State to disband or reduce part of the army, did acquaint them that it is intended there will be a speedy reducement of the army, but that he knew not on whome the lott should fall. He therefore advised them to consult and agree among themselves what such, whose lotts it should be to bee reduced, might exspect and relye on for their comfortable sitting downe; whereuppon