Bill by the Lords denied to be given in writing to the Commons till Conference first had p. 536 Onslow Richard chosen Speaker in the Parliament held 8 9 Eliz. his Speeches to the Queen at his Confirmation p. 97 98. at the Dissolution of that Parliament p. 114 115 P. THE Painters having presented a Bill against the Plaisterers which passed not the Upper House it is Ordered by that House that their complaint shall be heard and adjudged by the Lord Mayor Recorder c. p. 617 Pardon Vide Bills Parliament which is the first and last day thereof or of a particular Session p. 9. The manner of the Sovereign and Peers sitting in Parliament p. 10. 59. 96. the manner of setting down the presence of the Peers in the Journal Book p. 62 Passing of Bills Vide Bills Patents of priviledge petition'd against in the Parliament 39 40 Eliz. which the Queen construes to be a violation of her Prerogative p. 547 Peers to be of age before they sit in the House p. 11. 96. how attired p. 11. Vide Parliament Popish Bishops suffered to sit in the Parliament 1 Eliz. but turn'd out of their Sees at the end of the Session p. 23. How they opposed divers Bills ibid. and p. 28. 30. a dispute betwixt them and some English men come from Geneva p. 53 Presence of the Peers how marked p. 62 111. Priviledge Vide Attach The solemn Procession of the Queen and House of Lords at the opening of the Parliament 5 Eliz. p. 58. and 13 Eliz. p. 136 Prorogation Vide Writ The Sovereign after a Prorogation comes not to the Parliament with that solemnity as is usual at the first meeting p. 95. After the end of a Prorogation a new Session beginneth p. 318 Provisoes when added by the Lords unto Bills sent up to them from the Commons are written in Parchment p. 26 Proxie the form of the Licence from the Queen to a Peer to make one p. 3. a Peer ordinarily does not make one without such licence p. 270. The form of making a Proxy and entring it in the Journal-Book p. 4. and 8. The nature and use of a Proxy and the form of returning them p. 5. What an absent Peer used to forfeit if he constituted no Proxy p. 6. The form of making a Proxy without licence from the Sovereign ibid. The form of revoking a Proxy p. 7. How many Proxies one Peer is capable of receiving p. 8 9. 58. 101. 196. 598. where as also p. 314. is mentioned an Order of the Lords 2 Car. 1. that from thenceforth no Lord should be capable of above two Proxies A Commoner can constitute no Proxy and why p. 9. A spiritual Lord does not now appoint a Temporal Lord for his Proxy nor on the contrary but formerly they did p. 58. 378. A Temporal Lord usually constitutes but one Proxy and a Spiritual two p. 101. Yet a Spiritual Lord sometimes appoints but one sometimes three p. 196. 460 461. and also a Temporal sometimes two ibid. Proxies are appointed after a Prorogation as well as at the beginning of a Parliament p. 268. They may be delivered into the hands of the Clerk as well before the Parliament begin as after p. 311. Why Bishops Proxies are entred before those of the Temporal Lords p. 523. 598. In the former part of the Queens Reign they were entred in the Journal Book with express mention of the several dayes on which they were returned but in the latter part thereof and since only generally p. 597 Serjeant Puckering Lord Keeper in 35 Eliz. p. 456. His Speech to the Parliament held that year p. 457 458. He dies in 38 Eliz. Anno Domini 1596. p. 522 R. REading Vide Bills Receivors and Tryors of Petitions in the House of Lords the manner of entring them in the Journal Book p. 14 15 A Bill for Recognition of the Queens Title to the Crown of England p. 18 Restitution in bloud of Sir James Crost a Bill for it p. 21. of Sir Henry Gate ibid. of John Lord Grey ibid. of Robert Rudston ibid. of Henry Howard p. 22. of the Sons and Daughters of Edward Lewkenor p. 25. of Katherine Wife to the Lord Berkely and of her Sisters p. 27. 54 55. of Gregory Fynes ibid. of Lord Dacres of the South p. 55. of Ann Thomas Thomas Isely Thomas Diggs Thomas Brook William Cromer Cutbert Vaughan c. p. 68. of Arch-bishop Cranmer's and Lord Husseys Children p. 69. of Sir Ralph Chamberlain John Harleston and William West ibid. and p. 70. of Sir Peter Carew and Edward Turner p. 70. of Sir Thomas Wyats Children p. 146. of Henry Brereton Esq p. 147. of John Lord Stourton his Brothers and Sisters p. 230. Vid. p. 261 262. the Bills dashed p. 264 265. of Henry Lord Norris of Ricaut p. 231. of Anthony Mayney ibid. and 273. of Thomas Howard Son of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk p. 317. of Sir Thomas Parrot p. 510 S. A Saving requisite in every Bill p. 464 Queens Serjeants though but Attendants on the House made Committees p. 99. 108. Though they are to attend upon the Upper House as Councellors yet they have no voice there but may in the House of Commons if Members thereof p. 249 Serjeant at Arms whether to be employed to take into custody those that are accused of breach of priviledge of the Upper House or whether the Gentleman Usher p. 603. He is ordered to bring before the House a Lords Servant committed upon an Arrest to Newgate as also him that Arrested him for breach of Priviledge p. 607. This not to injure the Gentleman Usher's pretensions to that right ibid. Under Sheriff of Surrey committed to Prison for aiding the Arrest of an ordinary Servant of the Queen in Parliament time p. 606 Thomas Smith Esq made Clerk of the House of Lords 39 Eliz. p. 522 Queens Solicitour made a Joint-Committee with the Lords p. 142. Being chosen a Member of the House of Commons he is demanded of them to attend there but denied by the Lords p. 424 Spain's design against England set out in a Speech by the Lord Keeper p. 599. See the word in the Table to the Journal to the House of Commons Spilman Francis Clerk of the House of Lords in the Parliament 1 Eliz. p. 14. continued in that place in the Parliaments held 5 Eliz. and 8 9 Eliz. but in 13 Eliz. succeeded by Anthony Mason p. 136 Spiritual Lords why their Names are set down in the Journal Book before those of the Temporal p. 598 Star-Chamber dayes the Lords seldom sate on them p. 67 Bills of Subsidy sent from the Commons seldom alter'd by the Lords p. 69. Subsidies granted by the Clergy always ingrossed in Latin but the confirmation thereof in Parliament is in English p. 229. The Subsidy of the Clergy should be sent to the Commons in a Skin of Parchment under the Sovereigns band and seal p. 688. The body of the Grant of the Subsidies of the
attempt the destruction of your Majesty and us all that live by you We fear a Faction of Hereticks in your Realm Contentious and malicious Papists lest they most unnaturally against their Country most madly against their own Safety and most treacherously against your Highness not only hope for the woful day of your Death but also lay in wait to advance some Title under which they may revive their late unspeakable Cruelty to the destruction of Goods Possessions and Bodies and thraldom of the Souls and Consciences of your faithful and Christian Subjects We see nothing to withstand their desire but your only Life their Unkindness and Cruelty we have tasted we fear much to what attempt the hope of such opportunity nothing withstanding them but your Life will move them We find how necessary it is for your preservation that there be more set and known between your Majesties Life and their desire We see on the other side how there can be no such danger to your Majesty by ambition of any Apparent Heir established by your benefit and advancement for want of Issue of your Majesties Royal Body as you are now subject unto by reason of their desire and hope We know not how many pretend Titles and Trust to succeed you whose secret desire we so much more fear because neither their number force nor likelihood of disposition is known unto us and so we can the less beware of them for your preservation We find also by good proof that the certain limitation of the Crown of France hath in that Realm procured so great quiet as neither the person of the Prince in Possession hath been indangered by secret or open practice nor the Common-Weal molested by civil dissention through any quarrel attempted for the Title of that Crown And somewhat near home we have remembred the miserable estate of Scotland after the Death of King Alexander without any certain Heir or limitation to whom the Crown of Scotland should remain by reason whereof the whole estate of that Realm was left open to the ambition of many Competitors and most grievous desolation and spoil that grew upon such division which afterwards gave occasion to King James the Fifth to limit the Crown of Scotland to certain Noble Families of that Realm whereby they at this present enjoy that quiet surety which we want And all your Majesties most Noble Progenitors Kings of this Realm have been in this behalf so careful that from the Conquest till this present day the Realm was never left as it is now without a certain Heir living and known to whom the Crown after the Death of the Prince should appertain So as your Majesty of your singular Care for us and our Posterity hath at this time Assembled us for establishing of this great and only stay of our Safeties We again Most Gracious Sovereign Lady acknowledge our selves and all that we have to depend upon your Preservation being according to our bounden Duty most careful of the same are in most humble manner come to your Majesties presence And I the Mouth appointed for them together with and in the name of all your most loving natural and obedient Subjects do present unto you our most lowly Suit and Petition That for asmuch as of your Majesties Person would come the most redoubted and best Heirs of your Crown such as in time to come we would most Comfortably see and our Posterity most Joyfully Obey It may please your Most Excellent Majesty for our sakes for our preservation and comforts and at our most humble Suit to take to your self some Honourable Husband whom it shall please you to join unto in Mariage whom whatsoever he be that your Majesty shall choose we protest and promise with all humility and reverence to Honour Love and Serve as to our most bounden duty shall appertain And where by the Statute which your most noble Father Assented unto of his most Princely and Fatherly Zeal for his most loving Subjects for the limitation of the Succession of the Emperial Crown of this Realm Your Majesty is the last expresly named within the body of the same Act and for that your Subjects cannot judge nor do know any thing of the form or validity of any further limitations set in certain for want of Heirs of your Body whereby some great dangerous doubt remaineth in their Hearts to their great grief peril and unquietness It may also please your Majesty by Proclamation of certainty already provided if any such be or else by limitations of certainty if none be to provide a most gracious remedy in this great necessity which by your most Honourable and Motherly Carefulness for them hath occasioned this Assembly That in this convenient time of Parliament upon your late danger most graciously called by you for that cause your Grace may now extend to us that great benefit which otherwise or at other times perhaps shall never be able to be done again so not only we but all ours hereafter and for ever shall owe no less to your Majesties propagation of Succession than we do already owe to your most Famous Grandfather King Henry the Seventh his uniting of Division And your Subjects on their behalfs for your Majesties further Assurance whereupon their own preservation wholly dependeth shall imploy their whole endeavours and Wits and Power to renew devise and establish the most strong and beneficial Acts and Laws of Preservation and Surety of your Majesty and of your Issue in the Emperial Crown of this Realm and the most penal sharp and terrible Statutes to all that shall but once practise and attempt or conceive against your Safety that by any possible means they may invent or establish with such limitations of conditions and restraints to all in Remainders such grievous pains and narrow Animadversions to all that shall enterprize or imagine any thing in prejudice of your Highness and your Issue as your Majesty shall not have any cause of suspicion but most assured ground of Confidence in all your faithful Subjects continually Watching and Warding for your Preservation which God long continue that you may see your Childrens Children to his Honour and our Comfort and encline your Gracious Ear to our most humble Petitions This Petition of the House of Commons delivered by Thomas Williams Esq their Speaker to her Majesty this Afternoon as aforesaid to which see her Majesties further Answer sent to the said House on Tuesday the 16 th day of February ensuing now follows the residue of the passages of this Journal out of the Original Journal-Book of the same House On Friday the 29 th day of January Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the sixth being the Bill for Fines to be levyed in the County Palatine of Durham was read the third time and passed the House For that John Hippesley Esq is returned a Burgess for Wotten-Basset in Wiltshire and also for Wells in Somersetshire and doth appear for
against Simony the third for the severance of Sheriffs in the Counties of Bedford and Buckingham the fourth for the erection of a Grammar-School and writing-School in the Borough of Southwark and the last for the making of William Watson a free Denizen Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal meeting Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Erection of a Grammar-School and Writing-School in the Borough of Southwark was read primâ vice The Bill to restrain the Oppression of common Promoters was sent to the House of Commons by M r Attorney and Doctor Huick Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem proximum horâ Octavâ On Wednesday the 23 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Priests disguising themselves was read the first time Ten Bills were brought from the House of Commons the first to License the Earl of Leicester to found an Hospital the second whereby certain offences be made Treasons the third against fraudulent gifts to the intent to defeat Dilapidations the fourth for the paving of the Town of Ipswich the fifth whereby the Queens Majesties Servants in Ordinary of her Houshold and Chamber shall not be returned on Juries the sixth against the bringing in of Foreign Wares forbidden the seventh for the continuance of Sheriffs of sundry Counties the eighth for the bringing in of Bow-staves into the Realm the ninth for Ministers of the Church to be sound in Religion and the tenth for paving of a street without Aldgate Dominus Capitalis Justiciarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem Nota That here the Lord Chief Justice did continue the Parliament unto the Afternoon by Virtue of that Authority which was given unto him by her Majesties Commission under the Great Seal of England and set down at large on Monday the 9 th day of April foregoing On the said 23 th day of May in the Afternoon Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the paving of a Street without Aldgate the fourth for the bringing in of Bowes-staves into the Realm and the sixth for the paving of the Town of Ipswich were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either referred to the Committees or ordered to be ingrossed in respect that they had been sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons this present Wednesday in the Forenoon of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant May foregoing The last also of the said seven Bills touching Priests disguising themselves in strange Apparel was read the second time commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Capitalis Justiciarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem proximum horâ Octavâ On Thursday the 24 th day of May Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the maintenance of the Navy and for encrease of Tillage and the second for incorporating and uniting of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis in Com. Dorset were each of them read secundâ vice commissae ad ingrossand Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons the first being the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion the second touching order for Bankrupts the third for the Commission of Sewers the fourth for the appointing of two Sheriffs for the two Counties of Huntington and Cambridge the fifth for the restitution in Blood of Sir Thomas Wyat's Children the sixth that no Hay or Plate shall cross the Seas the seventh for speedy Tryal to be had upon Issues in the Counties of Salop. and Hereford and the last was the Bill for the Tryal of Felons in the twelve Shires of Wales Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal being Assembled Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Incorporation of both Universities and the second for the Tryal of Felons in the twelve Counties of Wales were each of them read primâ vice The Bill for coming to Church and the Bill for severance of Sheriffs in the Counties of Bucks and Bedford were delivered to Doctor Yale and Doctor Vaughan to be carried to the House of Commons Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the speedy Tryal to be had upon Issues in the Counties of Salop and Hereford was read prima vice commissa Justiciario Harper Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons the first to restrain the oppression of common Promoters the second for the restitution in Blood of Henry Brereton Esquire and the third for John Tirrell Esq The Bill for the paving of the Town of Ipswich was read tertiâ vice conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Friday the 25 th day of May Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was for the Incorporation of both Universities the second for the Incorporation and uniting of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis in Com. Dorset and the third for increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy they had each of them their third reading and passed upon the question And were sent to the Commons by M r Attorney and Doctor Vaughan Five Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill whereby the Queens Majesties Ordinary Servants of Houshold and Chamber shall not be returned on Juries was read tertiâ vice reject Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion was returned conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lords met but nothing was done save only the continuance of the Parliament by the Lord Keeper usque in diem proximum horâ Octavâ On Saturday the 26 th day of May Three Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill that no Purveyor shall take Grain Corn or Victual within five Miles of Cambridge and Oxford was returned with certain Amendments and so the Bill was concluded Two Bill also were brought from the House of Commons of which the first
21 th day and on Friday the 23 th day of this instant March foregoing Matthew Jones Gentleman being found sitting in this House and no Member of the same was brought to the Bar and there being charged by M r Speaker for his said offence humbly excused himself by Ignorance and appearing unto the House to be a simple ignorant old man was upon his humble submission pardoned to be discharged to Morrow paying his Fees and Ordered in the mean time to remain in the Serjeants Ward of this House M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring word from the Lords That upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the accustomed place Three Earls three Barons and three Bishops of the Upper House are appointed to have Conference with some of the Members of this House if this House should so like touching a Proviso to be devised for 〈◊〉 Coverts mentioned in the Amendments of this House to the Bill which passed with their Lordships for restraining of Popish Recusants to certain places of aboad And shewed that their Lordships did like very well of the residue of the said Amendments Which passage being opened unto the House by M r Speaker it was Ordered that a competent number of Committees in the said Bill who had been appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of February foregoing should attend their Lordships which was so signified unto the said M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Stanhop After which the said M r Serjeant Owen and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do again bring word from the Lords that touching the date of the beginning or of a Prorogation of a Parliament mentioned in the Bill touching Sir Francis Englefield's Lands their Lordships do desire that at the Conference about Recusants already appointed on Thursday next a Committee of this House may then also confer with their Lordships in that matter also Which was then granted The Bill for Mr. Anthony Cooke was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Wednesday the 28 th day of March the Bill for reviving continuing explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes was twice read and committed to the former Committees whose names see before on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and unto Mr. Heiman Mr. Dewhty Mr. Rotheram Mr. Finch Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy the Burgesses of the Cinque-Ports Mr. Broughton Mr. John Hare Mr. Penruddock and Mr. Doctor Caesar and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Wroth one of the former Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet in this place at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day Sir Robert Cecill one of the Committees in the Bill for the relief of poor maimed Souldiers who had been appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that the Committees have met together but in effect upon sundry reasons shewed amongst them by divers of the said Committees to contrary effects they could come to no Conclusion but rather to a meer confusion upon the points of the matter for his own private part said in the end That as this House had committed the said Bill unto him and the residue of the said Committees so had he thought good to commit the same Bill to Prison rather than to return it to this House again in the same or no better state than they did before receive it M r Treasurer one of the Committees touching Clapboards and Casks appointed on Saturday the 24 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed the meetings of the Committees and their Amendments to the Bill Whereupon the said Amendments being read the Bill and Amendments after some Speeches had to the same were recommitted to the former Committees and M r Bucking now added unto them to meet this Afternoon The Bill for Naturalizing of certain Englishmens Children born beyond the Seas was read the third time and passed upon the Question M r Boucher one of the Committees in the Bill for the Town of Stonehouse which had been appointed on Monday the 26 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments to the Bill which Amendments being twice read the Bill with the Amendments were Ordered by the House to be ingrossed The Bill for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot Knight had its third reading and passed upon the question The five Bills which last passed this House viz. the Bill for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot Knight the Bill concerning the Lands of Henry late Lord Burgavenny the Bill against Strangers retailing of Foreign Wares the Bill for Mr. Anthony Cooke and the Bill for Naturalizing of certain English Mens Children born beyond the Seas were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others The Bill for the Lord Harowden had the second reading and thereupon was committed to Sir John Harrington Mr. Wroth Mr. Hare and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir John Harrington who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in this House Matthew Jones Gentleman Prisoner in the Serjeants Ward being brought to the Bar and charged by Mr. Speaker with the greatness of his misbehaviour in presuming to intrude himself yesterday into this High Court of Council being no Member of the same and giving him grave admonition for his future dutiful behaviour shewed him in the end that in regard of his humble submission this House doth discharge him paying his Fees The Bill for the maintaining of Wier-Works was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Dymock Mr. Doctor Caesar the Knights and Burgesses for York and Yorkshire Mr. Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Doctor Caesar who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber On Thursday the 29 th day of March Mr. Broughton Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy Sir Thomas Dennis and Sir Francis Gudolphen were added to the former Committees in the Bill for the Haven of Plymouth who had been appointed on Monday the 26 th day of this instant March foregoing and appointed to meet at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day The Bill concerning the Haven of Colchester and the paving of the said Town was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain the Burgesses of Colchester Mr. Grimston and others And the Bill was delivered to Mr. Wroth one of the said Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill touching Clapboards and Casks appointed on Saturday the 24 th day of this instant March foregoing brought in the Bill with some Amendments which being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Serjeant Harris one of the Committees for the Lord Harrowden appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of this instant March immediately foregoing bringing in
and rejected It is Ordered that M r Speaker in the name of this House do require the Warden of the Fleet being a Member of this House that he do cause from henceforth two of his Servants to attend at the Stair-head near unto the outer Door of this House and to lay hands upon two or three of such disordered Serving-men or Pages as shall happen to use such lewd disorder and outrage as hath been accustomed to be exercised there this Parliament time to the end they may thereupon be brought into this House and receive such punishment as to this House shall seem meet On Thursday the second day of February it seemeth that neither House sate for in the Journal of the House of Commons there is no mention at all of the day or of any passages in it And that the Upper House sate not it is most certain for on the Wednesday foregoing being the first day of this instant February Sir Thomas Bromley the now Lord Chancellor Adjourned the Parliament unto Saturday following being the 4 th day of this instant Month. On Friday the third day of February Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the seventh being the Bill against slanderous Libelling was upon the second reading committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Chancellor of the Dutchy Sir Henry Knivett M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Serjeant Fenner and others to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Treasurer brought in a Bill touching Children of Strangers born in England and a new Bill devised by the Committees for that purpose which Bill had its first reading John Owld Porter of Serjeants-Inn in Fleetstreet who on Wednesday last past being the first day of this instant February had been by Order of this House committed to the Serjeants Ward for his miscarriage towards M r Norton a Member of this House being this day brought to the Bar upon his humble submission and acknowledgment of his fault was set at liberty paying his Fees On Saturday the 4 th day of February Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for Cloths called Tauntons Bridgewaters and Charde was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir George Speake Sir William Moore M r Norton and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir Thomas Scott one of the Committees in the Bill for preservation of Woods offered a new Bill for that purpose to this House drawn by the privity and assent of himself and of the residue of the said Committees M r Serjeant Anderson and M r Doctor Clark did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do require a Conference with some of this House in the Council Chamber at the Court on Tuesday next in the Afternoon touching the Bill passed this House for avoiding of certain Incumbrances against Purchasers Whereupon are appointed all the Privy-Council being of this House Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Recorder of London M r Serjeant Flowerdewe M r Serjeant Fenner M r Colbie M r Yelverton M r Sands and M r Dalton The Bill for reformation of disorders in Sheriffs c. was read and committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Comptroller M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Osborne and others who were appointed to meet at the Exchequer Chamber upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon and withal to consider of the former Bills of like effect offered to this House now or heretofore Upon a Motion made to this House by M r Norton in which he declared that some person of late had caused a Book to be set forth in print not only greatly reproachful against some particular good Members of this House of great Credit but also very much slanderous and derogatory to the general Authority Power and State of this House and prejudicial to the validity of the Proceedings of the same in making and establishing of Laws charging this House with Drunkenness as Accompanied in their Councils with Bacchus and then also with Choler as those which had never sailed to Anticyra and the Proceedings of this House to be opera tenebrarum and further that by the circumstance of the residue of the Discourse of the said Book he conjectured the same to be done and procured by Mr. Arthur Hall one of this House and so prayed thereupon the said Mr. Hall might be called by this House to Answer and the matter further to be duly examined as the weight thereof in due consideration of the gravity and wisdom of this House and of the Authority State and Liberty of the same requireth It is resolved that the said Mr. Hall be forthwith sent for by the Serjeant at Armes attending upon this House to make his appearance here in that behalf accordingly And then immediately Mr. Secretary Wilson did thereupon signifie unto this House that the said Mr. Hall had upon his Examination therein before the Lords of the Council heretofore confessed in the hearing of the said Mr. Secretary that he did cause the said Book to be printed indeed Upon relation whereof and after some Speech then also uttered unto this House by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer of the dangerous and lewd contents of the Book the Serjeant was forthwith by Order of this House sent to apprehend the said Arthur Hall and presently assisted for that purpose with Sir Thomos Scott and Sir Thomas Browne by the appointment of this House A Commission was also given by this whole House unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Secretary Wilson Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber Sir Henry Lea Sir Thomas Cecill Sir William fitz Williams and Sir Henry Gate to send for the Printer of the said Book and to examine him touching the said matter and afterwards to make report thereof to this House accordingly And also to take Order and advice further for the sending for and apprehending of the said Arthur Hall if it should so fall out that he did withdraw himself or depart out of Town before such time as the said Serjeant could find him with this further Resolution also that any such Member of this House as should happen first to see him or meet him might and should in the name of this whole House stay him and bring him forth to Answer the said matter forthwith before the whole House with all possible speed Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 14 th of this instant February following and also on Saturday the 18 th day of March next following On Monday the 6 th day of February the Bill for ratifying of an award for certain Copyholders in the County of Worcester and the Bill for Partition of Lands amongst the Coheirs of the late Lord Latimer were each of
might not be committed to the Bishop of the Diocess because their Chancellors are so much affected to the Canon Law that some are infected with Popish Religion Besides the office of Bishops is to preach and this duty in the one calling would not be hindred by other affairs committed to their care Wherefore fitter it is that the Justices of Assize should have the appointment of them Then said Sir Edward Stafford it may be the Party is Enemy to him to whom the Child is committed therefore the Commitment is to be by two or three Then Mr. Wroth spake as followeth The Law hath no Proviso for Leases no remedy is appointed as by the distress or otherwise how the Guardian is to come by the money appointed to him for the Custody of the Child of a Recusant And it were fit to make a Proviso that no Party being next Heir to the Child should be his Guardian And the Recusant not to forfeit ten pound a Month for the keeping of his Wife otherwise for keeping of Servants Recusants After all these Speeches they agreed to have the Bill committed But the Committees names are all omitted in the said Anonymous Journal out of which these foresaid Speeches are inserted and are therefore to be supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons where they are set down in manner and form following viz. All the Privy Council Sir Thomas Cecil Sir Walter Raleigh Sir William Moore M r Feele M r Finch M r Wroth M r Greenfield M r Fulke Grevill M r Sands M r Cradock Sir Francis Hastings Sir Edward Stafford M r Morrice M r George Cary M r Peejam M r Tasborough Sir Henry Unton Sir William Bowes Sir Moyle Finch M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Alice Sir Francis Vere Sir Edward Dimock Mr. Warren M r Lewes Mr. Tanseild Mr. Edw. Barker Mr. Beale Mr. Philips Mr. Stephenson M r Lewkenor M r Nat. Bacon M r Grimston Mr. Fuller all the Serjeants at Law Mr. George Moore Sir Thomas Wast Mr. Doctor Caesar Mr. Doctor Lewen Sir Henry Cock Sir Edward Cock Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Dier Mr. John Cary Mr. Emerson Sir Thomas Shirley Mr. Fanshaw Sir John Harrington Sir Henry Knivett Sir Charles Candish and Sir Francis Drake And the Bill was delivered to Mr. Serjeant Telverton who with the rest was appointed to meet upon to Morrow next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn in Fleetstreet Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees in the great Cause for Consultation and provision of Treasure appointed on Monday the 26 th day of this instant February foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in that Case met yesterday in the Afternoon according to the Commission of this House and upon Conference had amongst them for some convenient proportion of Treasure to be provided did in the end agree that two intire Subsidies and four Fifteenths and Tenths should be granted unto her Majesty if this present House shall so think good Upon which Report by him made it was upon the question agreed unto by the whole House that the same two intire Subsidies and four Fifteenths and Tenths should be granted unto her said Highness accordingly Which done Mr. Nathanael Bacon one also of the said Committees put the House in remembrance that at their said Conference in the said Committee it was moved by some of them that the present necessity of the Causes now moving them to offer the said double Subsidy and double Fifteenths and Tenths should be set down and inserted in the Bill for the granting thereof After this Speech of Mr. Bacons there is no particular mention of any other Speech which was spoken at this time touching this business in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and therefore these Speeches which follow are supplyed out of another Anonymous Journal of the passages of this Parliament more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal Sir Henry Knivett spake allowing the Subsidies but withal desired these things First that it might be lawful for every Subject to annoy the King of Spain that would that weak Forces might not be spent against him but a Royal Army That we should not wrastle with him on our own ground but abroad Further that all her Majesties debtors might be called in and her Majesty to have power to sell all the Debtors Lands of what State soever they were seized of No Steward or Commissioner but to answer her Majesty the Royal Fines and Sums they received All her Woods to be viewed and the great Timber to be for sale the Copy wood to be sold to encrease the Revenues Licences granted to any to have benefit of penal Statutes to be taken in and the whole benefit of Inns and Alehouses to come to the Queen A great benefit to come to the Queen by this new Statute against Recusants Their Children to be committed to persons of sound Religion The whole benefit of their relief and living to come to the Queen deducting only charges for Education of Children Serjeant Harris agreed on the Subsidy because Parliaments were seldom whereas by the Statute of 4 Edw. 3. they may be called every year The Subsidies to be granted to maintain Wars but whether it be War or no War as yet we know not And the things which we take from the Spaniard is doubted by many not to be lawful prize Therefore desires in the Subsidies to have it set down that those Subsidies be to maintain a War impulsive and defensive against the Spaniard Sir Walter Raleigh seconded his Speech agreeing in all things with the Serjeant and said he knew many that held it not lawful in Conscience as the time is to take from the Spaniards And he knew that if it might be lawful and open War there would be more voluntary hands to fight against the Spaniard than the Queen should stand in need of to send to Sea Nota That these aforesaid Speeches are all that are found in the forementioned Anonymous Journal and therefore that which follows is made perfect out of the Original Journal-Book it self in manner and form following viz. After the former and other like Speeches in which also some had moved that to make the Wars against the King of Spain and his Subjects lawful and warrantable it should be inserted into the preamble of the said Bill that so great and extraordinary supply was at this time given for the resisting of his power and preventing of his malice it was Ordered by the House upon the question that all the Serjeants at Law which are Members of this House Mr. Heile Mr. Philips Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Drake Sir George Carey Mr. Doctor Caesar Mr. Doctor Awberry Mr. Francis Bacon Sir Francis Gudolphin Mr. John Hare Sir Thomas Conisby Mr. Attorney of the Wards Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy Mr. John Trevor Mr. Sands Mr. Doctor Lewen Mr. Beale Sir Henry Unton and Mr. Ridisden