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 takes the 2d to himselfe, and pays only 5s. Then there is another thing, Mr Speaker, I have it here in my papers, and that is Straffords survey; the Dr gives in a duplicate of Straffords survey, which never cost him 20li, and receives 1100li for itt. These bee foule things.

Here another moved againe, that he might putt his charge in writing, and that the House might proceed to the business of the day; which motion, the House being weary in exspecting some materiall thing, was seconded, and a weeks time allowed Sir Hierome to put his charge in writing.

Vpp starts Sir Hierome againe, and said, Mr Speaker, I have but one more short motion to make, which is, that all the originall mapps and books of reference which the Dr keepes, contrary to the Act of Parliament, may be brought into the Exchequer; for those are the bookes uppon which wee hold our estates, those are the records; and if wee have not those, Mr Speaker, wee may be all undone.

Hereuppon the Dr answered, saying: Mr Speaker, the surveys uppon which the souldiers deeds are and must bee grounded are allready delivered into the Exchequer, and are kept there as records. The papers hee mentions are certaine foule draughts of plott, signed by noe man, confused, imperfect, hard to be understood, &c., which might be a distraction in the Exchequer, but are of noe use, the fair and authentique vouched books which have been made out of them being in the Exchequer allready. Besides, Mr Speaker, if these papers were either needfull or due to the State, I wonder why they have not been required any time these two yeares. If the gentleman who desires them hopes to prove any of his articles by them, I am contented they may be secured. Then replyed some friend of Hieromes: But, Mr Speaker, the Act of Parliament requires them. Whereuppon I answered, that the Act required only what was the States owne to be putt into the States hands; I desired it might be first tryed whoose goods those bookes and mapps were; if the States, they should have them at an houres warning; if the Drs, they should buy them of him, at a very reasonable rate.

Soe then it was moved that it might be left to the Lord Lieutenant and Councill of Ireland to dispose of those papers according to law, and ordered accordingly.

This being over, the House fell uppon the militia, and the right of disposing thereof, which debate was resumed in the afternoone; but Sir Hierome was