Petition and war council notes from the Commons and Lords
The Commons refer a petition from Niven and a general letter from Somerset to the Committee at Gole Sinishs Hal. Messages describe town and castle concerns, parliamentary care, and appointing a joint committee to examine the town’s governance. Reports state General Leiffey moved forces toward Yorkshire and that the Scots seized Oxenford for the grand incendiaries. The Parliament orders speedy justice against English incendiaries, arraigns Major Adarney, addresses a Surrey commander’s billeting, and bars absent surgeons from the field. An Archbishop of Canterbury case moves forward, and a petition from Oxfordshire residents seeks ministerial relief. the matter is sent to a committee for consideration.