Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Ordinance on Child Trafficking and Plymouth Military Government

The text reports an Ordinance by the Erder Committee in Parliament ordering officers of justice to seize and imprison those trafficking children while directing the Admiralty to deploy ships to search rivers and ports. It notes proclamations to be read in churches and public places, and discusses debates on governing Plymouth and appointing Lieut Col Cockraine, with references to Sir Samuel Luke, Lord Major, and a committee to formalize the policy. It ends with a committee's handling of Scots army movements southward and provisions for northern security.