Parliament Eases Maintenance for Soldiers and Widows
In a historic session the House approved weekly maintenance payments rising from 200 to 250 for soldiers and widows dependent on Parliament, funded by the Exchequer. They ordered letters to northern counties and to Hartlepool to secure aid, and to pursue royal forces. a letter from Lord Inchigane was investigated for falsity, resulting in punishment for the impostor. An ordinance authorized a Middlesex collection to aid distressed towns like Tzuntom, amid invasion threats and plunder.