last continued Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies and fix Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read primâ vice which said Bill had already passed the House of Commons and had been sent up from them to the Lords on Saturday last This Morning also two Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill concerning the restraining of Popish Recusants to certain places of aboad c. On Tuesday the 27 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being for the Assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Read Stafford and Mabell his Wife was read tertia vice expedit On Wednesday the 28 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being for the grant of three entire Subsidies and Fifteenths c. was read secunda vice Five Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t and was read primâ vice This day finally was one unusual or extraordinary Proxy returned from one of the Bishops absent at this time from the Parliament as divers other Peers by the Licence of her Majesty in which said Proxy he constituted but one Proctor whereas the Ordinary Custom is for every Spiritual Lord to nominate two Proctors at the least and every Temporal Lord but one This Proxy is thus Entred in the beginning of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House viz. 28 Martii introductae sunt Literae Procuratoriae Thomae Cicestrensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Cantuariensem Episcopum On Thursday the 29 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t was read secunda tertia vice expedit On Friday the 30 th day of March Five Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies c. granted by the Temporalty And the last was the Bill of Subsidy granted by the Clergy Both which Bills at this time upon their several third readings passed the House On Saturday the 31 th day of March Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill prohibiting Strangers born to sell by way of retail Foreign Wares brought into this Realm was read secunda tertia vice and rejected On Monday the second day of April to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for Explanation of a Statute made in the thirty third year of Henry the Eighth touching Grants made to his Majesty and Confirmation of Letters Patents was read secunda vice Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was for bringing in of fresh Water into the Town of Stonehouse in the County of Devon On Tuesday the third day of April Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the maintenance of the Navigation of England was read secunda vice On Wednesday the 4 th day of April the Bill for Explanation of the Statute made in the thirty fourth year of Henry the Eighth for confirmation of Letters Patents made by his Highness to others was read primâ secundâ vice On Thursday the 5 th day of April Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayors Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was read tertiâ vice conclusa This Morning also this Order following was agreed on amongst the Lords viz. WHereas the Lords of Parliament both Spiritual and Temporal assembled in the Parliament Chamber here at Westminster have with one uniform consent both in their own names and the rest of the Lords now absent Ordered that there shall be a charitable relief and contribution made towards the Aid and help of a number of Souldiers that are seen in the time of this Parliament maimed and sore hurt in the Wars of France and Low Countries and on the Seas for the service of the Queens Majesty and the Realm and for that purpose have allowed that every Archbishop Marquess Earl and Viscount should pay toward their Contribution the sum of forty shilings every Bishop thirty shillings and every Baron twenty shillings for Collection whereof there hath been appointed the Queens Majesties Almoner and the Bishop of Worcester to collect the sums of Bishops and the Lord Norris to collect the sums payable by the Lords Temporal which hath been diligently done and received by them from all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have been present and that have attended to their great charge on the service of the Realm in this Parliament And considering the number of the Souldiers to be relieved therewith being very many notwithstanding the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons have yielded very good and large Contributions according to their Degrees Yet for the better relief of the said maimed Souldiers It is by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have given their Attendance here and have charitably and honourably yielded to this Contribution thought meet and so it is Ordered and Decreed by them with common and free consent that all the Lords of Parliament that have been altogether absent in this Sessions and that shall not have Contributed to this charitable use of relief before the end of this Sessions shall be required by Letters to be sent to them by the Lords that had their Procuration for their absence or by Letters from the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal required and charged to Cause payments to be made according to their Degrees and Vocations the double of the sums of money paid by the Lords that have been here present and continued their Attendance That is to say that every Earl that hath been absent shall pay four pound the Archbishop of York to pay as much And every Bishop also absent to pay three pound and every Baron forty shillings And for such as have been here present and continued their Attendance at some times though very seldom having been absent for the more part it is thought meet that every such Lord Spiritual and Temporal shall according to their Degrees pay a third part more than the Lords that have been constantly present All which sums of money they shall cause to be delivered to the hands of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to be afterwards by such Spiritual Lords of Parliament as are chosen for that purpose distributed to the maimed
themselves to join in Conference with the Committee of this House and have appointed the place to be in the Chamber next to the Upper House of Parliament and the time to be to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And thereupon the Committee of this House appointed to have conferred amongst themselves for the matter of the Subsidy this present Afternoon in this House are appointed to defer their further consultation therein until the said other Committees of this House appointed for the said general Conference with the Lords shall have further acquainted this House of their travail and treaty to be first had with the said Committees of the Lords And also the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for reducing of disloyal Subjects to their due obedience is now signified to the same Committees to be held in the Afternoon of this present day in this place On Tuesday the 6 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Mayor Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was read the second time Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees for Returns and Priviledges shewed that for the Borough of Camelford in the County of Cornwall one Richard Leech was returned to the Sheriff for a Burgess by a false Return And that afterwards Sir George Carew Knight was returned Burgess by the true Return And alledging that the said Richard Leech offered to yield the place to Sir George Carew moved the Order of this House therein And thereupon M r Speaker was appointed to move the Lord Keeper in the said Case for this Order either in the allowance of the said Sir George Carew in the place of the said Richard Leech or else in awarding a new Writ for the chusing another at his Lordships pleasure And so for his Lordships Order in the Case of the Burgess returned for the Borough of Southwark in the allowance of Richard Hutton already returned or else in awarding of a new Writ for chusing of another at his Lordships pleasure And so also for his Lordships Order in altering the name of John Dudley to the name of Thomas Dudley in the Return of one of the Burgesses of Newtown in the County of Southampton or else to award a new Writ at his Lordships pleasure The Bill against Aliens born to sell by way of retail Foreign Wares brought into this Realm was upon the second reading committed unto Sir John Wolley Sir Edward Stafford Sir Robert Sidney M r Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill touching M r Read Stafford c. was upon the second reading committed unto M r Heyle Sir Edward Stafford Sir Henry Umpton Sir Thomas West and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Star Chamber M r Vice-Chamberlain putting the House in remembrance of their resolution yesterday for praying Conference with their Lordships touching the great dangers and necessary remedies to be considered of and which was then so signified unto their Lordships by the House which return from their Lordships of the time and place appointed by them for that Conference being at two of the Clock in the Afternoon this present day in the Chamber next to the Upper House of Parliament moved that it may be presently resolved in this House wherein and how far the said Committees of this House shall have Warrant to treat with the Committees of the Lords It was after many Speeches of sundry Members of this House very well delivered to divers effects and purposes resolved and agreed by the whole House upon the Question that the said Committees of the House should have Authority to confer with the said Committees of the Lords generally concerning the said dangers and remedies as occasion should serve But not in any manner of wise to conclude or resolve of any thing in the said Conference particularly without the further privity or assent of this whole House to be had in that behalf upon the report of the said Committees to be first made unto this House of their Proceedings in the said Conference to be had this present day as aforesaid Nota That there is no more found of this days Passages in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons although there be almost two pages left blank by M r Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk of the said House with intention doubtless at the first to have inserted them and therefore they are very largely and fully supplied out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal very elaborately taken by some Member of the same House during this Parliament where it appeareth that after the aforesaid Speech of Sir Thomas Heneage her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain M r Oliver S t John spake next in the manner and form following M r Oliver S t John said he thought that M r Vice-Chamberlain did mistake the thing we agreed upon that we went not to confer with their Lordships in any thing that we had to deliver but to understand of things from them the Conference being offered from them and not from us Sir Walter Raleigh Answered M r S t John that he mistook M r Vice-Chamberlain and the thing agreed by the House for we agreed all to a general Conference but not in particular for the Subsidy for this we refused If we confer generally it must be of our dangers and of the remedies which must be by means if of means it must be of Money and Aid So our Conference must needs be of Subsidy or rather Aid but to agree upon this with any resolution either in the matter or substance it is not our meaning Sir Robert Cecill answered M r S t John that he mistaking M r Vice-Chamberlain did wrong him in saying he delivered the Message insufficiently or untruly and so would have the priviledge of the House and that it should be delivered by the Committees whether M r Vice-Chamberlain did report truly and if truly then M r S t John to answer it and so said Sir John Woolley The House having cleared Sir Thomas Heneage Vice-Chamberlain he said he would have no other satisfaction than to be cleared by the House And protested he thought no ill of the Gentleman but allowed him for speaking as he thought Sir Henry Umpton agreed to the Conference and was glad the last days No and this were so well concluded and moved that we might not be deprived of thanks to agree unto a treble Subsidy before we went to confer M r Frowick Grevill said There are two scruples in the House which I would gladly satisfy the one the priviledge of the House the other the poverty of the people For Precedents they are but Examples of things past Now every Example ought to be stronger than
Mr. Speaker to depart home It should seem by these two words viz. Non sol set in the Margent over against the names of these two last mentioned members of the House that the said Members did not leave any money with the Serjeant of the House to be distributed amongst the poor at their departure Which I conceive is here noted because two others that departed at this time also into the Country upon like occasions did either of them leave money with the said Serjeant to be so distributed as now immediately followeth Giles Hutchins Gent ' returned a Citizen into this present Parliament for the City of New Sar. is licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart upon his necessary occasion by reason of the extream Sickness of Mr. William Blaker and the said Mr. Hutchins left with the Serjeant of this House two shillings and four pence to be distributed amongst the poor John Cotten Esquire one of the Knights returned into this present Parliament for the County of Cambridge is in respect of the present Sickness of Sir John Cotten Knight Father of the said John Cotten Esquire licensed to depart into his Country for this time And the said Mr. Cotten left with the said Serjeant twelve pence to be given to the poor On Monday the 12 th day of March Mr. Lewes one of the Committees in the Bill concerning salted Fish and salted Herrings shewed that he and the residue of the Committees have taken pains in consideration of the said Bill and have added a Proviso to the said Bill and prayeth the twice reading of the same Proviso and that then the same Proviso and Bill may be Ordered to be ingrossed Whereupon the same Proviso being twice read the said Bill and Proviso after some Speeches both against and with them were upon the question referred to the former Committees who were appointed on Monday the 5 th day of this instant March foregoing to be considered of in the Afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer Chamber The Bills committed for confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayors Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of Lincoln and concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London are delivered to Sir Edward Dymock one of the Committees in the same The Bill for reducing of disloyal Subjects to their due Obedience was brought in by the Committees and also a new Bill made for that purpose with prayer that the same Bill may be read But what those alterations were upon which the old Bill was rejected and a new Bill framed are not set down in the Original Journal-Book it self and therefore because it is a matter of no small consequence and may also be of some use I have inserted the particulars thereof out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal which are there set down in manner and form following The particulars of the first Bill exhibited against Recusants 1. THE party so Indicted and Convicted shall forfeit all his Goods and Chattles which he hath in his own right or in the right of his Wife 2. Item He shall forfeit two parts of his Lands Tenements and Hereditaments if he be born under her Highness Allegiance of the Age of sixteen years 3. Item A Feme Covert shall lose her Dower or Jointure which she might have by her Baron 4. Item If a Man match with an Inheritrix being a Recusant he shall lose two parts of those Lands to the Queen Neither of them shall Administrate to any Man 5. Item Such a party being a Recusant shall be disabled to make any purchase or sale of Lands 6. Item He shall be disinabled either to take or make any Lease to the use of himself or to the use of his Wife 7. Item A Recusant shall forfeit for keeping any such Recusant Person in his House either Servant or Stranger ten pound every Month being at one time so long in his House or at several times in the year 8. Item He shall be barred to bear any Office in the Land or to practise as Councellor Doctor Sollicitor Proctor Attorney or Advocate to the Law 9. Item He shall have his Children taken from him if they be above the Age of seven years which are to be disposed of by the Lords of the Council or the Ordinary or the Judges of Assizes for the time being and their maintenance to be raised out of a third part of such a Recusants Living 10. Item He shall be disinabled to make any bargain or sale of any of his Goods or Chattles 11. Item If he be a Copyholder he shall forfeit his Copyhold during his Life whereof two parts is to go to the Queen and the third to the Lord. 12. Item If any person be Indicted for Recusancy of Malice he shall have his remedy against the party at the Common Law 13. Item If any person having been a Recusant shall at any time recant he shall make his submission in the Parish Church where he dwelleth acknowledging the Queens Proceedings to be just and detesting the Church of Rome which he shall also do in open Court before the Judges of Assize 14. Item If any such person after such Recantation fall into relapse he shall lose the benefit of the former Recantation for ever Lastly There is a Proviso that those that have already bought Lands of any that are or shall be Indicted for a Recusant the Bargain shall be as good and stand in effect as if this had never been made This Bill by the aforesaid Committees received all these alterations following whereupon it came in as a new Bill again THE two first Articles altogether omitted being thought too hard The third that the Woman is to lose but two parts of her Jointure or Dower after her Husbands Death The fourth That the Husband not being Recusant is to forfeit no part of his Land for his Wives Recusancy The fifth All Sales made by Recusants since 2 Eliz. of Lands whereof he taketh the profits or which Conveyance is upon any trust and confidence to be void as to the Queen as for two parts of the profits to be answered her and so all Sales hereafter to be made by any Recusant Convicted the Sale being bonâ fide c. The sixth They shall be disinabled to be Justices of Peace Mayors Sheriffs c. The ninth Children being ten years old until they be sixteen years to be disposed of at the appointment of four Privy-Councellors the Justices of Assize the Bishop of the Diocess Justices of Peace If the third part of the Lands suffice not for maintenance the rest to be levyed of the Parents goods The eleventh Recusants that be Copyholders to forfeit two parts to the Lord of the Mannor if the Lord be no Recusant and if he be then to the Queen The thirteenth Protesting that he doth not come under colour of any dispensation or other allowance from the Pope but for Conscience and Religion Thus far
that may be levied and the rest Order should be taken for the discharge thereof Michael Poultney Esquire Burgess for Lichfeild Robert Buckstones Burgess for Horsam in Sussex and Henry Green Citizen for the City of Hereford were for their several affairs Licensed to be absent On Thursday the 18 th day of March the Proviso to the Bill of Bowyers was read the third time and passed the House The Bill against phantastical Prophecies The Bill for punishment of Witchcrafts And the Bill against wilful Perjury were each of them read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the uniting of Churches by the Bishop so that the value be not above 24 l of the Churches united with two others were each of them read the first time On Friday the 19 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for punishment of Invocations of evil Spirits And the last That Fines or Recoveries with Voucher though the Original be imbezelled shall be good were each of them read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 20 th day of March the Bill for continuance of Statutes to endure for ever was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Clare and others not named And the Bill against Bankrupts being read also the second time was as may be gathered committed to M r Mersh and others not named Vide consimile on Thursday the 21 th day of January foregoing M r Serjeant Carus and M r Sollicitor brought from the Lords the Bill against Washing and Clipping of money The Bill touching Leases made by Viscount Bindon and his Wife with two others Six Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain of which one was for the punishment of Witchcraft and another touching Fines and Recoveries with Voucher c. with two others of no great moment and immediately the Bill that Clipping or Washing of money shall be Treason The Bill for preservation of Woods in Sussex were each of them read the first time John Gardner Gent. Burgess for Dorchester in Dorset was for his affairs Licensed to be absent Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the relief of the poor And the Bill for the uniting of Parish Churches in Cities and Corporate Towns to the value of 24 l were each of them read the second time John Darrington Esq one of the Knights for the County of Huntington is for his affairs Licensed to be absent On Monday the 22 th day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that Clipping and Washing of Monies shall be Treason was read the second time but not committed nor ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords It was Ordered that William Gerrard a necessary Witness for M r Pledal as he saith may be served by the Serjeant to attend Mr. Haddon at the rising of the House one of the Committees with the Master of the Rolls Mr. Recorder and Sir William Arnold and Mr. Norton discharged of this Examination Vide plus on Saturday the 10 th day of April ensuing Post Meridiem In the Afternoon four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the paving of Kentish-street was upon the second reading Ordered to be ingrossed John Dorrington Esq Knight for Huntington Humphrey Quarnby Burgess for Nottingham William Dawtrye Knight for Suffex Simon Thellwall Knight for Denbigh for their several necessary affairs were Licensed to be absent Three Bills lastly had each of them their first reading of which the first was the Bill touching Demurrers in Law On Tuesday the 23 th day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that Clipping and Washing of money shall be Felony was read the third time and passed the House The Bill for encrease of Tillage was brought from the Lords by M r Serjeant Carus Post Meridiem In the Afternoon Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Leases to be made by the Lord Thomas Howard Viscount Bindon and his Wife And the second that Henry Howard Esq shall not discontinue Lands that shall descend were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been formerly sent from the Lords On Wednesday the 24 th day of March Two Bills had each of them their second reading of which the latter being the Bill for Assignment of forty thousand twenty seven pound four shillings and two pence half penny to the Expences of the Queens Houshold which Bill notwithstanding that it had passed the Upper House and been sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons on Wednesday the 17 th day of this instant March foregoing yet it was committed or at least referred to M r Vice-Chamberlain being an Officer of her Majesties said Houshold to be further considered of and was lastly passed in the House of Commons upon the third reading on Saturday the third day of April ensuing and was then immediately returned back to the Lords by M r Comptroller Two Bills were each of them read the third time of which one being the Bill for Fulling of Caps by foot and hand was dashed upon the Question Morris William Knight for the County of Carnarvon for his weighty affairs was Licensed to be absent On Thursday the 25 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that the Lord Abergavenny may make Leases for twenty Years or three Lives And the second that Henry Howard Esq shall not discontinue Lands descending to him were each of them read the third time and passed And the third being the Bill for the Annuity of six pound thirteen shillings and four pence out of Wandlesworth in Surrey being the Archbishop of Yorks Lands to the School of Guildford was read the third time but it should seem the House did desire to consider further of this Bill and thereupon passed it not at this time but gave it a fourth reading on Tuesday the 30 th day of this instant March ensuing and then it passed the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon four Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for payment of Alneagers Fees for Sealing Cloaths in Lancashire was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed On Friday the 26 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being that the Lord Howard and the Lady Elizabeth his Wife may make Leases c. was read the third time and passed On Saturday the 27 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that the Bible and the
and Authorize the said Sir Francis Knolles Sir James Crofts Sir Ralph Sadler Sir Walter Mildmay and Sir Thomas Smith Knights to be his Deputies for and in the ministring of the Oath to all and singular the Knights of the Shires Citizens of Cities Burgesses of Boroughs and Barons of the Ports returned and to be returned for that present Parliament according to the form of the Statute in that behalf then lately made and provided And immediately thereupon the faid Lord Steward and his Deputies did then and there Minister the said Oath to all such of the said Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons as were then present accordingly Which done the Sermon ended and the Queens Majesty sat in her Royal Seat in the Upper House of Parliament the Commons standing at the lower end of the Chamber the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England learnedly and briefly declared the Causes of Calling the said Parliament and so in the end willed them to repair into their House and there after their accustomed manner to chuse of themselves an apt and fit man to be their Speaker and to present him to the Queens Majesty on the Wednesday next following in the Afternoon Whereupon the said Commons immediately resorted to their Common House and being there Assembled the Right Worshipful M r Christopher Wray Esq one of the Queens Majesties Serjeants at Law was by the first motion and nomination of the said M r Treasurer with one voice of the said whole House Chosen to be Speaker and placed in the Chair notwithstanding his Allegations of disabling himself and humble request for their proceeding to a new Election On Wednesday the 4 th day of April in the Afternoon Christopher Wray Esquire one of the Queens Majesties Serjeants at Law the Speaker Elect of the House of Commons was presented unto her Highness who sitting in her Royal Seat and allowing and affirming the Election after his Oration made and ordinary Petitions granted the said Lord Keeper willed him with the residue to repair to the House of Commons there to deliberate and consult upon the making of such good and wholesome Laws as might tend to the advancement of Gods Glory and preservation and safety of the Queens Majesty and the Common-Wealth of this Realm of England And thereupon the said M r Speaker and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons returned back unto their own House and being there sat one Bill according to the usual Course had its first reading which was The Bill concerning coming to Church and receiving the Communion It was this day finally agreed upon the Motion of M r Speaker that the Letany should be read every day in the House during this Parliament as in the last was used and also a Prayer by M r Speaker such as he should think fittest for this time to be begun every day at half an hour after eight of the Clock in the Morning and that each one of this House then making default should forfeit every time four pence to the poor Mans Box. On Thursday the 5 th day of April Thomas Clark and Anthony Bull of the Inner-Temple London Gentlemen were by this House committed to the Serjeants Ward until further order should be taken with them for that they presumed to enter into this House and were no Members of the same as themselves at the Bar confessed This day the House was called and thereupon Edward Lewkenor John Bullock Nicholas Plumtree Edward Goodwyn and John Garnons were Commanded to attend the order of this House to Morrow next for that the House being this day called they had entred into the House and had not as them been returned by the Clerk of the Crown except Garnons whose Case is for that he is said to be Excommunicate On Friday the 6 th day of April It was Ordered that the Burgesses for Estringsted shall remain according to the return This day M r Treasurer M r Serjeant Manwood Geffrie and Lovelace M r Feltman M r Bell and M r Mounson were appointed to confer with M r Attorney and M r Sollicitor about the return of the Burgesses following for that the same Towns returned no Burgesses the last Parliament viz. Cornwall the Boroughs of Estlow Fowley Gloucestershire the Borough of Chichester Nottinghamshire the Borough of Easiretford Kent the Borough of Queenborough Oxfordshire the Borough of Woodstock Hampshire the Borough of Christ-Church Suffolk the Boroughs of Aldburgh Eye And to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at three of the Clock in M r Treasurers Chamber at the Court. Nota That these ensuing Speeches are taken out of the before-mentioned Anonymous Journal M r Strickland a grave and ancient Man of Great Zeal stood up and made a long Discourse tending to the remembrance of Gods Goodness giving unto us the light of his Word together with the gracious disposition of her Majesty by whom as by his Instrument God hath wrought so great things and blaming our slackness and carelesness in not esteeming and following the time and blessing offered but still as men not sufficiently instructed what is truth or so that we think it not convenient to publish and profess it openly and that all reproachful Speeches of the slanderous might be stopped the draw-backs brought forward and the Over-runners such as over-run and exceed the rule of the Law reduced to a certainty he thought it Operae pretium to be occupied therein for which purpose he said the Professors of the Gospel in other Nations had writ and published to the World the Confession of their Faith as did those of Strasburgh and Franckford c. for which purpose also great Learned men in this Realm had travelled as Peter Martyr Paulus Fagius and others whose works hereupon were Extant And before this time and offer thereof was made in Parliament that it might be approved but either the slackness or somewhat else of some men in that time was the lett thereof or what else he said he would not say This Book he said rested in the Custody of M r Norton as he guessed a man neither ill disposed to Religion nor a negligent Keeper of such matters of Charge and thereupon requested that M r Norton might be required to produce the same he added also that after so many Years as now by Gods Providence we had been learning the purity of Gods truth we should not permit for any cause of Policy or other pretence any errors in matters of Doctrine to continue amongst us And therefore said he although the Book of Common-Prayer is God be praised drawn very near to the sincerity of the truth yet are there some things inserted more superstitious than in so high matters be tolerable as namely in the Administration of the Sacrament of Baptism the sign of the Cross to be made with some Ceremonies and such other Errors all which he said might well be changed without note of chopping or changing of Religion whereby the Enemies might slander us
the Bill for the Jurors of Middlesex was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Robert Wroth Mr. Newdigate Mr. Dalton Mr. Cromwell and Mr. Gent. On Friday the 23 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the City of Worcester was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Comptroller in the name of all the Committees in the great cause declared from her Majesty her very good and thankful acceptation of the great care of this House for her Majesties Safety and that moved partly in Conscience and partly in Honour minding to defer not to reject the determination of this House to proceed in the Choice of a Bill against the Scottish Queen in the highest degree of Treason both in Life and Title liketh better with all convenient speed to proceed in a second Bill to the other part of the said former Choice which her Majesties pleasure was should be signified unto this House by those of her Privy-Council being of this House and so likewise to the Lords by some others of her Privy-Council being also of that House Vide concerning this business on Thursday the 26 th day of June following Upon a Motion made by Mr. Speaker it was agreed by the House that the former Committees shall signifie unto the Lords of the Upper House that after Declaration made unto this House from her Majesty of her disposition to have the second part of the former choice proceeded in with Expedition and to defer and not to reject the first part of the same This House nevertheless with one whole voice and consent do still rely upon the said first part as most necessary without any liking or allowance of the second And further to make request unto the Lords to understand whether upon the like report of her Majesties like pleasure declared unto their Lordships that they of that House do think good nevertheless to continue the proceeding with the former Choice like as this House doth and if yea then to confer further with their Lordships for their good advices and joining therein accordingly And also to signify unto their Lordships that the whole opinion of this House is that her Majesties safety cannot stand without Execution of the Duke this present Session And that it might please their Lordships in Petition thereof unto her Highness to join with this House Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 31 th day of this instant May ensuing Four Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Weights and Measures was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Owen Hopton Sir Rowland Hayward Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Thomas Browne Mr. Stanhope and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Temple Church Mr. Treasurer reported to the House the delivery of the two Bills of Rites and Ceremonies to her Majesty together with the humble request of this House most humbly to beseech her Highness not to conceive ill opinion of this House if it so were that her Majesty should not like well of the said Bills or of the Parties that preferred them And declared further that her Majesty seemed utterly to mislike of the first Bill and of him that brought the same into the House and that her Highness express will and pleasure was that no Preacher or Minister should be impeached or indicted or otherwise molested or troubled as the preamble of the said Bill did purport adding these comfortable words farther that her Majesty as Defender of the Faith will aid and maintain all good Protestants to the discouraging of all Papists Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Free Grammar-School of Tunbridge was read the first time and committed unto M r Recorder of London M r Coleby M r Norton M r Matthew Dale who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Afternoon in Guildhall M r Attorney and M r Sollicitor brought word from the Lords that touching the Petitions lastly made unto them this present day by this House their Lordships will to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Forenoon have Conference together therein and so then make Answer of them unto this House On Saturday the 24 th day of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against injuries offered by Corporations in the City of London to divers Foreign Artificers was read the first time and committed unto M r Seckford Sir Owen Hopton Sir Rowland Hayward M r Moor and M r Cure who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at three of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Guildhall M r Serjeant Barham and Doctor Huick brought from the Lords three Bills viz. The Bill of Tales de circumstantibus heretofore passed this House to have certain words therein inserted An Act against such as shall conspire or practise the Enlargement of any Prisoner committed for High Treason And an Act for the punishment of such as shall rebelliously take or detain from the Queens Majesty any Castles Fortresses c. The Bill for preservation of Timber and Fuel was read the time and passed and was with four other Bills of no great moment sent to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others with further Commission to have Conference with their Lordships touching some Amendments to be had in the Bill of Vagabonds and also touching the opinion of this House for the necessity of the speedy Execution of the Duke and also to pray their Lordships Answer to the Petition of this House made yesterday unto them as for their liking to proceed with the first part of the former Choice and for their advices and conjoining with this House in the Order of the same proceeding The Bill for Planting and setting of Hops was read the first time M r Treasurer and the residue returning from the Lords M r Treasurer made report of the delivery of the said Bills to the Lords and of the residue of their said Commission from this House to their Lordships with Answer from them that they like well and allow of the opinion of this House to proceed in the first degree of Choice in the great Cause and that their Lordships will therein join with this House and have appointed to have Conference with the Committees of this House this Afternoon in the Star-Chamber for the order and manner of the same proceeding and then also with the same Committees to have Conference touching the Bill of Vagabonds and that as touching Petition to be made to the Queens Majesty for the present Execution of the Duke their Lordship 's not misliking the opinion of the House in that matter neither discouraging this House in that Enterprize do refuse to join with this House in that Petition to
consideration of such as you shall think convenient And that you may the better judge of that which I shall propound it is requisite that I put you in remembrance First how the Queen found the Realm next how she hath restored and conserved it and thirdly how we stand now Touching the first no man can be ignorant how that our most gracious Queen at her Entring found this noble Realm by reason of the evil Government preceeding miserably over-whelmed with Popery dangerously afflicted with War and grievously afflicted with Debts the burthen of which three cannot be remembred without grief especially if we call to mind how this Kingdom being utterly delivered from the Usurped Tyranny of Rome and that many years together was nevertheless by the iniquity of later time brought back again into the former Captivity to the great thraldom both of Body and Soul of all the People of this Land A wretched time and wretched Ministers to bring to pass so wretched and wicked an Act to strengthen this Bondage of Rome We saw how there was brought hither a strong Nation to press our Necks again into the Yoke terrible this was to all the Inhabitants of this Land and so would have proved if their abode had been here so long as was to be feared from them and by their occasion came the War that we entred into with France and Scotland and not upon any Quarrel of our own but to help them forward to their great advantage and our great loss and shame by means whereof and of other disorders the Realm grew into great Debt both at home and abroad and so was left to the intollerable loss and charge of her Majesty and the State The Realm being thus miserably oppressed with Popery with War and with Debts the Queen our most Gracious Soveraign hath thus restored and conserved it she hath delivered us from the Tyrannous Yoke of Rome and restored again the most Holy Religion of the Gospel not slacking any time therein but even at the first doing that which was for the Honour of God to the unspeakable joy of all good Subjects But adventuring thereby the malice of the mighty Princes of the World her Neighbours being Enemies of our Religion whereby it did appear how much she preferred the Glory of our God before her own Quietness this done she made Peace with France and Scotland the one a mighty Nation the other though not so Potent yet in regard of their nearness and of their Habitation with us upon our Continent more dangerous which may easily appear by consideration of former times wherein it hath been seen how dangerous Scottish Wars have proved to this Realm above those of any other Nation But such hath been the Providence of our Gracious Queen as the Peace with Scotland which in times past was found very tickle is now become so firm as in no Age there hath been so long and so good Peace between them and us And that is brought to pass the rather for that her Majesty by two notable Exploits with her Forces the one to Lieth and another to Edenburgh-Castle hath both quieted that Realm and taken away all occasions of Hostility that might arise against this Country also by the first delivering Scotland from the French which had so great a footing there as without aid from hence they must needs in short time have Tyrannized over that Country to their perpetual servitude and to the peril also of this Country being so near them and they so ill Neighbours to dwell by And by the second ending and putting out the fire of the Civil Wars amongst them to the preservation of their young King and the perpetual quietness of that Realm both which as they have brought unto her Majesty great and immortal Honor and Renown and to this Country and that Peace and Surety So you cannot but think therewith upon the Charges which necessarily follow such two Journeys furnished by Land and by Sea as for the atchieving of so great Enterprizes was requisite What her Majesty hath done besides for the suppressing of a dangerous and unnatural Rebellion practised by the Pope the most principal and malicious Enemy of this State and put in ure by certain undutiful Subjects in the North parts of this Realm was seen so late even in your view as it needeth not to be remembred neither the charge that belongeth to a matter of such importance as did threaten the utter ruine to our most Gracious Soveraign and to all the People of this Land if God of his Mercy had not prevented it Notwithstanding all which costly Journies both into Scotland and within the Realm her Majesty hath most carefully and providently delivered this Kingdom from a great and weighty Debt wherewith it hath been long burthened A Debt begun four years at the least before the Death of King Henry the Eighth and not cleared until within these two years and all that while running upon Interest a course able to eat up not only private men and their Patrimonies but also Princes and their Estates but such hath been the care of this time as Her Majesty and the State is clearly freed from that eating corrosive the truth whereof may be testified by the Citizens of London whose Bonds under the Common Seal of the City of assurance of payment being usually given and renewed and which have hanged so many years to their great danger and to the peril of the whole traffick are now all discharged cancelled and delivered into the Chamber of London to their own hands By means whereof the Realm is not only acquitted of this great burthen and the Merchants free but also her Majesties credit thereby both at home and abroad greater than any other Prince for money if she have need and so in reason it ought to be for that she hath kept Promise to all men wherein other Princes have often failed to the hindrance of many Lastly for this point how the Justice of this Realm is preserved and ministred to her People by her Majesties political and just Government is so well known to all men as our Enemies are driven to confess that Justice which is the Band of all Common-Wealths doth so tie and link together all degrees of Persons within this Land as there is suffered here no violence no oppression no respect of persons in Judgment but Jus equabile used to all indifferently All which godly provident and wise acts in Government have brought forth these effects that we be in Peace and all our Neighbours in War that we be in quietness at home and safe enough from troubles abroad that we live in Wealth and all Prosperity and that which is the greatest we enjoy the freedom of our Consciences delivered from the Bondage of Rome wherewith we were so lately oppressed and thus we stand But for all this as wise Mariners in calm weather do most diligently prepare their tackles and provide to withstand attempts that may happen even
were appointed to have Conference in the Star-Chamber to Morrow at three of the Clock in the Afternoon for drawing of a Bill against the oppression of common Promoters The Bill lastly for setting the poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness was read the second time On Saturday the 11 th day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for M r Hatton was read the first time Upon sundry Arguments made unto the Bill for setting the poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness it was committed unto M r Treasurer Sir Rowland Hayward Sir Nichlas Arnold M r More M r Robert Bowes M r Atkins M r Alford M r Aldrich M r Sampoole M r Norton M r Cromwell M r Snagg M r Layton M r Waye M r Popham M r Woley M r Fleet M r Honnywood M r Longley M r Ailmer M r Newdigate M r William Thomas M r Tate M r Owen M r Grimston and M r Cure to meet at this House upon Monday next at three of the Clock in the Afternoon Christopher Dighton Gent. one of the Citizens for the City of Worcester was licensed by M r Speaker to take his Journey unto the said City of Worcester for Execution of Dedimus potestatem in the Service of our Soveraign Lady the Queens Majesty On Monday the 13 th day of February Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill that in Actions upon the Case brought for words the County may be traversed was read the second time and committed presently after this Forenoon M r Treasurer for himself and the residue of the Committees for the Subsidy whose names see on Friday the 10 th day of this instant February foregoing declared that upon Conference had amongst them at their meeting together upon Friday last they did then Assent unto certain Articles for drawing of a Bill for one Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths to be paid at several times whereupon the same Articles were read by the Clerk and then by Order of the House were the same Articles delivered to some of the Committees being of the Privy-Council that some of the Queens Majesties Learned Councel may by Warrant from this House cause the same Bill to be drawn accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 27 th day of this instant February ensuing The Bill for traversing of the County in Actions upon the Case was committed unto M r Seckford Master of the Requests M r Colshill M r Newdigate and others who were appointed to meet upon Thursday next at three of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Temple Church The Petitions touching Ports was read and committed unto all the Privy-Council being of this House the Lord Russell M r Captain of the Guard Sir Thomas Scott Sir William Winter M r Recorder of London the Burgesses for Dover M r Sampoole M r Grice Mr. John Hastings Mr. Norton Sir Arthur Basset Mr. Diggs Sir Henry Gate Sir Henry Wallop Mr. Langley Mr. Hawkins Richardson Mr. Randall Mr. Gardiner Mr. Sanders Mr. Jenison Mr. Beale Mr. Honnywood Mr. Tremaine Sir George Speak Mr. Captain of the Wight Sir Henry Ratcliffe Mr. Elesdon Mr. Layton and the Burgesses of Linne to meet to Morrow at three of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir Nicholas Arnold Mr. Snagg Mr. Norton and Mr. Atkins were added to the former Committees for drawing of a Bill against the Promoters whose names see on Friday the 10 th day of February to meet upon Thursday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Treasury-Chamber near the Star-Chamber The Bill for reformation of Errors in Fines and common Recoveries was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy Mr. Baber Mr. Yelverlon and others to meet at three of the Clock this present day in the Exchequer Chamber Charles Johnson of the Inner Temple Gent. being Examined at the Bar for coming into this House this present day the House sitting confessing himself to be no Member of this House is Ordered that M r Wilson Master of the Requests Mr. Recorder of London and Mr. Cromwell to examine him wherein he seigned to excuse himself by ignorance he was committed to the Serjeants Ward till further Order should be taken by this House Sir Richard Read and Mr. Doctor Berkley brought into this House a Bill from the Lords touching the diminishing and impairing of the Coins of this Realm and of other Foreign Coins not currant within this Realm Two Bills lastly had each of them their several readings of which the second being the Bill for the preservation of the Lords Seignories was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed On Tuesday the 14 th day of February the Bill for Mr. Hatton was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed and committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Heneage Mr. Cromwell Mr. Dalton Mr. John Spencer Mr. Norton and Mr. Alford to examine the suggestion of the Bill touching the consent of the parties to the passing of the same Bill whereupon Mr. John Spencer one of the Committees being also one of the persons named in the said Bill so resolved the residue of the Committees that upon the report thereof made to the House by Mr. Treasurer it was presently Ordered that the Bill should be ingrossed and the Proviso omitted and left out The Bill for the true payment of the Debts of William Isley Esquire was read the second time and the Proviso to the same Bill being twice read it was committed to Mr. Secretary Walsingham Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber and others Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Jeofailes was read the first time On Wednesday the 15 th day of February Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against diminishing and impairing the Coins of this Realm or of other Foreign Realms currant within this Realm was read the second time and committed to Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Secretary Smith Mr. Secretary Walsingham Mr. Captain of the Guard Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy Mr. Heneage Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Mr. Sandes Mr. Darrington Mr. Popham and Mr. Norton to confer with the Lords at the next time that any Bill shall be sent to the Lords from this House The Bill against Bastardy was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Secretary Smith Sir Thomas Scott and others to meet upon Friday next at three of the Clock in the Afternoon at the Star-Chamber The Bill for reformation of Jeofailes c. was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Seckford Master of the Requests Mr. Serjeant Lovelace Mr. Recorder of London and others The Bill for the Freemen of the
die Maii Anno regni nostri 14 o inchoari teneri ordinaverimus à quo die idem Parliamentum nostrum tunc ibidem tentum continuatum fuerat usque tricesimum diem Junii tunc prox sequentem Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum post diversas Prorogationes usque octavum diem Februarii Anno regni nostri 18 o Prorogatum fuerat ac ibidem tunc tentum continuatum fuerat usque 15 diem Martii tunc prox sequentem Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum post diversas Prorogationes usque ad in 16 diem Januarii Anno Regni nostri vicesimo tertio Prorogatum fuerat ac ibidem tunc tentum continuatum fuerat usque 18 diem Martii tunc prox sequentem Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 24 diem Aprilis tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die Parliamentum nostrum ad in 29 diem Maii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 12 diem Junii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 28 diem ejusdem Mensis Junii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 26 diem Julii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 21 diem Augusti tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in quintum diem Octobris tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 23 diem Novembris tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in quintum diem Decembris tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 18 diem Januarii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 12 diem Februarii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 12 diem Martii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 26 diem Aprilis tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 26 diem Maii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in decimum diem Octobris tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 29 diem Novembris tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Eodemque die idem Parliamentum nostrum usque ad in 24 diem Januarii tunc prox sequentem Prorogatum fuerat Nec non idem Parliamentum nostrum à praedicto 24 die Januarii usque ad in instantem 19 diem Aprilis Prorogatum fuerat ibidem tenend prosequend Sciatis tamen certis urgentibus causis considerationibus nos specialiter moventibus de sidelitate igitur prudentia circumspectione vestris plurimum confidentes de avisamento assensu Concilii nostri assignavimus vos Commissionarios nostros dantes vobis triginta quatuor triginta tribus triginta duobus triginta uni triginta novem viginti octo viginti septem viginti sex viginti quinque viginti quatuor viginti tribus viginti duobus viginti uni viginti viginti novemdecim octodecim septemdecim sexdecim quindecim quatuordecim tredecim duodecim undecim decem novem octo septem sex quinque quatuor vel tribus vestrum tenore Praesentium plenam potestatem authoritatem hoc instante die Veneris ad praesens Parliamentum nostrum nomine nostro plenarie dissolvendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod circa praemissa diligenter intendatis ac ea in forma praedicta effectualiter expleatis Damus autem universis singulis Archiepiscopis Marchionibus Comitibus Vicecomitibus Episcopis Baronibus Militibus Civibus Burgensibus ac omnibus aliis quorum interest ad dictum Parliamentum nostrum conventuris tenore Praesentium firmiter in mandatis quod vobis in praemissis faciend agend exequend pareant obediant intendant prout decet In cujus rei testimonium has Literas nostras fieri fecimus Patentes Teste me ipsa apud Westmonasterium decimo nono die Aprilis Anno Regni nostri vicesimo quinto Per ipsam Reginam c. THE JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A Journal of the House of Commons in the Session of Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1580. which began there after many Prorogations of the same on Monday the 16 th Day of January and then and there continued until it was first Prorogued on Saturday the 18 th Day of March and was lastly Dissolved after sixteen other Prorogations on Friday the 19 th Day of April Anno 25 to Reginae ejusdem Anno Domini 1583. THIS Session in Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1580. maketh but one and the same Parliament with that in Anno 14 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1572. which was the first Session of it and with that in Anno 18 Eliz. Reginae Anno Domini 1575. which was the middle and second Session of the same so that this present Assembly of the Peers and Commons of the Realm in this their great Councel was but the third and last Session of it being one and the same Parliament as aforesaid continued still each after other without any Dissolution near upon the space of twelve years by fourscore several Prorogations or thereabouts viz. from Thursday the 8 th day of May in the sourteenth year of the Queen on which said Thursday it first began until the Dissolution thereof on the 19 th day of April Anno 25 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1583. In this said third and last Session finally besides many good Passages touching the Orders and Priviledges of the House there fell out an unusual dispute in the same concerning the appointment of a publick Fast which in the end occasioned her Majesties displeasure and inhibition thereof The Parliament began upon this present Monday the 16 th day of this instant January to which it had been last Prorogued both the Lords and Commons did each of them Assemble and meet in their several Houses as at any other ordinary time without pomp or solemnity this being as hath been observed no new Parliament but the last Session of that Parliament which had been first begun on Thursday the 8 th day of May in Anno 14 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1572. and continued by many several Prorogations and Adjournments unto this present Monday at which day divers of the Knights of the Shires Citizens of Cities Burgesses
Right well Beloved Counsellor Sir Thomas Bromley Knight Lord Chancellor of England Greeting Whereas in the beginning of this our present Parliament holden at Westminster the eight day of May in the fourteenth year of our Reign the Knights Citizens and Burgesses being Assembled in the same Parliament were Commanded by us to go to their accustomed place and there to chuse to themselves one to be their Speaker according to the accustomed manner Whereupon the same Knights Citizens and Burgesses did Elect and Chuse one Robert Bell Esq afterwards Knight and Chief Baron of our Exchequer now deceased to be their Speaker and the same their Election did afterwards certifie unto us which Election we did allow and ratifie since which time this our present Parliament hath been continued by divers Prorogations until the 8 th day of February in the eighteenth year of our Reign at which time the said Parliament was holden and continued from the said 8 th day of February until the 15 th day of March then next following from which time also the said Parliament hath continued by divers and sundry Prorogations until the 16 th day of January in this present twenty third year of our Reign At which day the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and also the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses have declared unto us that the said Robert Bell since the last Session of this present Parliament is dead and thereupon have made their humble Suit and Petition to us that they might have Licence and Commandment from us to proceed to Elect amongst themselves one other to be their Speaker for the rest of this present Parliament yet to come Wherefore we having certain and perfect knowledge that the said Robert Bell is dead as they have alledged and considering their humble Petition and Request is very meet and necessary to be granted have appointed and Constituted you and by the these Presents we do Will Command Constitute and Appoint you for us and in our Name to Call the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses before you and other the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled in this our present Parliament in the Higher House of our Parliament at Westminster and there present for us and in our Name to Will and Command the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses to resort to their accustomed place and there to Elect and Chuse amongst themselves one sufficient and able Person to be their Speaker for the rest of this present Parliament yet to come and after they have once made their Election that then three or four of them for and in all their names shall signifie the same unto us and thereupon we will further signifie our Pleasure unto them what day and time they shall present the Person Elected before us as heretofore hath been in like Cases accustomed to be done Wherefore our Will and Pleasure is that you do diligently attend about doing of the premises and execute the same with effect In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters Patents to be Sealed with our Great Seal Witness our Self at Westminster the 16 th day of January in the twenty third Year of our Reign Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House now follows the continuance of this days Passages as also of the residue of the matters handled in the House of Commons during this Session of Parliament out of the Original Journal-Book of the same House At the return of such Members of the House of Commons into their own House as had been present in the Upper House during the time the recited Commission was in reading for many of the House of Commons conceiving that their sending for to the Upper House aforesaid being only by their own Serjeant whom they had sent up to the Lords to see if the Lord Chancellor and the rest of their Lordships were come thither or no was no orderly giving them notice of their Lordships desires in that behalf according to former usage in respect that the said Commons are to be sent for by ..... amongst the said Members as aforesaid who had been so present in the said Upper House Sir Francis Knolles Knight Treasurer of her Majesties Household did at his return declare that for Answer to the Suit her Majesties Commission was read to license and Command the Commons to Chuse a Speaker and that four of this House being of the Privy-Council should make report of the Election to her Majesty that her Highness might thereupon signifie her further Pleasure for appointing the day for presenting of him M r Treasurer further declared unto the House before their proceeding to Election that he and others had just now seen in the Upper House one that is a Member of this House to wit M r John Popham her Majesties Sollicitor General being one of the Citizens for Bristol and therefore made a Motion that some of this House might be sent to their Lordships with request that the said M r Popham being a Member of this House might forthwith be remanded and restored to this House again which some thought not needful to be done before the Election and others again denying that he or any other could be Chosen Speaker except he were present himself The Clerk was Commanded to read the said Precedent again of chusing M r Onslow in the said eighth year of her Majesties Reign which said Precedent see on Monday the 16 th day of this instant foregoing and thereupon that course being agreed upon to be followed the said M r Treasurer and others were sent up to the Lords to demand the restitution of the said M r Popham and brought Answer again that their Lordships had resolved he should be sent down the rather because he was a Member of this House and this House possessed of him before he was Sollicitor or had any place of Attendance in the Upper House Upon relation whereof a Motion was presently made that it was not meet or convenient to chuse a Speaker by persons that were not of the House and withal it was thought of some that divers persons being newly returned in the places of others yet living were not or ought not to be accounted Members of this House Whereupon to avoid length of Argument and the impediment of the Election the said M r Treasurer by the Assent of the House pronounced an Admonition that all such as were newly returned in the places of others yet living should forbear to repair to the House till their case were further considered Then immediately M r Anderson the Queens Serjeant at Law and Sir Gilbert Gerard Knight her Highness Attorney General brought from the Lords the said M r Popham her Majesties Sollicitor General one of the Citizens for the City of Bristol and restored him to this House as a Member of the same and so departed And then was a Motion made by M r Lewkenor for Prayer to be used before the Election that it might please God both in that and in the residue
in some such matters as he hath favoured hath without Licence of this House spoken to the Bill and in some other Cases which he did not favour and like of he would prejudice the Speeches of the Members of this House with the Question On Friday the 17 th day of March the Bill for maintenance of Mariners and of the Navigation was read the third time The Bill against seditious words and rumors uttered against the Queens most Excellent Majesty which passed in this House yesterday was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and all the residue of the Privy-Council being of this House and then present with others and also the Bill for the Borders wherein their Lordships are to be moved for the perfecting only of the sence in some parts of their Amendments that this House may proceed to their further dealing in the said Bill accordingly M r Serjeant Anderson and M r Doctor Gibbon did bring from the Lords again the Bill for the Borders amended according to the request of this House with Commendation also from her Majesty from the Lords of the Bill for the maintenance of Mariners and of the Navigation Whereupon the amendments being finished and three times read and passed upon the question the Bill was remanded unto their Lordships by M r Comptroller and others together with the Bill against deceitful stuff used in dying of Cloths wherein their Lordships are to be moved for the perfecting of some part of their Lordships Amendments sent by them to this House viz. the mistaking of a line in the Bill to the end that the same being done this House may proceed in perfecting of the said Bill accordingly in the said amendments M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Henry Ratclyffe Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Aldersey M r Wroth M r Cromwell Mr. Norton Mr. Alford and Mr. Grice were appointed to consider presently in the Committee Chamber of the Bill for maintenance of Mariners and of the Navigation The Bill for the Lord Zouch was read the third time M r Comptroller returning from the Lords brought word from their Lordships that they do add some amendments to the Bill against seditious words and rumors uttered against her Majesty and did pray that when their Lordships shall now forthwith send down the same Bill and amendments to this House it may then have speedy Expedition and did eftsoons recommend unto this House the Bill for maintenance of Mariners and of the Navigation Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Clark did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do pray present Conference with half a score of this House touching the Bill against seditious words and rumors uttered against her Majesty And thereupon were appointed Mr. Treasurer Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Vice-Chamberlam Sir Thomas Sampoole Mr. Doctor Dale Master of the Requests Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Cromwell Mr. Cowper and Mr. Alford to confer with their Lordships accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the first day of February foregoing M r Doctor Lewes did bring from the Lords the Bill for abolishing certain deceitful stuff used in the dying of Cloths with the reformation in their Lordships said amendments done and made according to the Request of this House to their Lordships in that behalf It is Ordered upon the Question that the Bill for the Lord Zouch be committed to be reformed by M r Treasurer M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Cromwell M r Wentworth M r Snagg M r Diggs M r S t Leger M r Lewkenor M r Carleton and M r Ameredith and appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon Vide de ista materia on Tuesday the 14 th of this instant March foregoing Mr. Treasurer and others coming from Conference with the Lords Mr. Treasurer declared that their Lordships have delivered unto them certain notes in writing to move unto the House touching the Bill against seditious words and rumors uttered against her Majesty which notes in writing were by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain declared that their Lordships would feel the opinion of this House whether this House could be content to leave in force unrepealed so much of the Statute of the first and second of King Philip and Queen Mary as concerneth such matter as in this said Bill is not provided for or met with as partly touching slanderous words against Noblemen and the Lords of the Clergy And further whether this House can like to have the words directly or indirectly added to the said Bill in such parts thereof as do make mention of tending to her Majesties Death It was upon the Question of these Motions to the House in these points resolved That the repeal of the said Statute of the first and second of King Philip and Queen Mary should stand in sort as it is already passed by this House in the said Bill for that her Majesty may at any time by her Commission renew or receive thereof repealed at her Highness Pleasure And also that these words or any words directly to that effect shall be put in and inserted in their Lordships said notes to be added to the said Bill in that part thereof which maketh mention of any person willing wishing or desiring her Majesties Death Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the first day of February foregoing On Saturday the 18 th day of March the Amendments and Proviso in the Bill against certain deceitful stuff used in the dying of Cloths was read the third time and passed upon the question Mr. Cromwell one of the Committees for Examination of the returns and defaults noted upon the last calling of the House made report unto the House of the state of the same Examinations Whereupon after sundry Motions and Arguments it was resolved by the House That all such Persons as have not been duly returned into this present Parliament as in lieu and place of others absent being either sick or employed in her Majesties Services or otherwise and not dead shall be for this time holden excused of their attendance and of their sitting in this House until this present time but shall from henceforth stand and be utterly discharged and disabled of their said rooms and places in the stead of such other persons not being dead unless special Order shall be therein taken by this House to the contrary And then perusing the said returns and defaults and also the former Precedents of this House in like Cases it is adjudged and Ordered by this House That Edward Flowerdewe Esq Serjeant at Law and who the last former Session of this present Parliament did stand and appear a Burgess of Castle-Riseing in the County of Norff. and was nevertheless returned into this present Session of Parliament a Citizen for the City of Norwich in lieu and place of Thomas Beamont sick shall still stand and remain in his place for Castle-Riseing and not for the said City of Norwich And for as much also as it is
now credibly informed to this House by John Aldrich Gentleman one of the Citizens returned for the City of Norwich and also by Sir Roger Woodhouse Knight one of the Knights for the said County of Norff. and also by Edward Grimstone Esquire one of the Burgesses for the Town of Ipswich in the County of Suff. that the said Thomas Beamont is impotent and incurably sick and diseased it was at the earnest motion of the said John Aldrich made to this House for another Citizen to be chosen and returned for the said City of Norwich in the place and stead of the said Thomas Beamont Ordered and resolved by this House that a Warrant be made forthwith by this House to the Clerk of the Crown-Office in the Chancery for the directing of a new Writ for the chusing and returning of another Citizen of the said City of Norwich in the place and stead of the said Thomas Beamont accordingly And for as much as Hugh Graves one of the Citizens for the City of York did the last former Session of this present Parliament move the House and make request that by Order of this House another Citizen might be chosen and returned for the said City of York in lieu and stead of Gregory Peacocke his fellow Citizen being then and yet still incurably sick and diseased and for that also that Robert Askewith is already returned and hath attended this present Session in the room and place of the said Gregory Peacocke it was now Ordered and resolved by this House that the said Robert shall stand and remain still as a Citizen for the said City of York in the lieu and place of the said Gregory Peacocke according to the return thereof made The Bill for the Lord Zouch was after sundry Motions and Arguments put to the Question and dashed It was also upon further consideration of the said returns and defaults Ordered and resolved That Thomas Fleming Gentleman being returned into this Session and appearing in the place of James Dalton one of the Burgesses for Kingstone upon Hull in the County of York being incurably sick and diseased shall stand and continue according to the return in that behalf already made And that John Fawcher likewise returned a Burgess for the said Town of Kingston upon Hull in the lieu and stead of James Clerkson sick and Samuel Cox Esquire returned a Burgess for the City of Rochester in the County of Kent in the room and place of William Partridge Esquire being sick Sir William Drury Knight returned a Burgess for Castle Riseing in the County of Norff. in the room and place of Edward Flowerdewe Esq being sick Richard Mollineux Esquire returned a Burgess for the Town of Wigan in the County of Lancaster in the room and place of Edward Fitton Esquire being in the Queens Majesties Service Fulke Grevill Esquire returned a Burgess for the Town of Southampton in the room and place of Sir Henry Wallop Knight being in the Queens Majesties Service and Richard Herbert Esquire returned a Burgess for the Town of Montgomery in the room and place of Rowland Pugh Esquire supposed to be dead but yet known to be in plain life shall be forthwith amoved from their said places and the said James Clerkson Edward Flowerdew Esquire Edward Fitton Esquire William Partridge Esquire Sir Henry Wallop Knight and Rowland Pugh Esq and every of them shall stand and continue for their said several rooms and places notwithstanding any such causes of sickness the Queens Majesties Service or supposed allegation of being dead Vide Januar 19. Januar. 21. antea And it is also further agreed upon and resolved by this House That during the time of sitting of this Court there do not any time any Writ go out for the chusing or returning of any Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron without the Warrant of this House first directed for the same to the Clerk of the Crown according to the ancient Jurisdiction and Authority of this House in that behalf accustomed and used Nota. This resolution of the House is no other than had been formerly taken by them in the beginning of this Parliament upon Saturday the 21 th day of January foregoing which also was further ratified and confirmed by the opinion and judgment of Sir Thomas Bromley Knight at this time Lord Chancellor of England M r Doctor Gibbon and M r Doctor Clerk did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships did desire present Conference with ten of this House or more touching the Bill lately passed in this House concerning Iron-Mills Whereupon were appointed M r Comptroller M r Treasurer of the Chamber Sir Thomas Shirley Sir William Moore Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Recorder of London M r Norton M r Cowper M r Aldersey M r Gaymes and M r Leife The Bill against certain deceitful stuff used in the dying of Cloths was sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and the said Committees and the provision passed and assented unto and amended according to the request of their Lordships The Bill for maintenance of Mariners and of the Navigation all the Amendments Provisions and Additions being three times read was passed upon the Question Where by a former Order of this House Arthur Hall Esquire was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London there to remain by the space of six Months and so much longer as until himself should willingly make a general revocation or retractation under his hand in writing of certain Errors and slanders contained in a certain Book set forth in print and published in part greatly tending to the slander and reproach of Sir Robert Bell Knight deceased late Speaker of this present Parliament and of sundry other particular Members of this House and also of the Power Antiquity and Authority of this House to the satisfaction of this House or of such Order as this House should take for the same during the continuance of this present Session of Parliament as by the same Order made and set down by this House upon Tuesday being the 14 th day of February foregoing in this present Session of Parliament more at large doth and may appear And where also the said Arthur Hall hath ever since the said Order taken remained in the said Prison of the Tower and yet still doth and hath not at all made any revocation or retractation of the said slanders errors and untruths to the satisfaction of this said House according to the said Order It is now therefore Ordered and resolved by this House That the further allowance of such revocation or retractation to be hereafter made as aforesaid shall be referred unto the Right Honourable Sir Francis Knolles K t one of her Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council and Treasurer of her Highness most Honourable Houshold Sir James Crofte Knight one other of her Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council and Comptroller of her Majesties said most Honourable Houshold Sir Christopher Hatton Knight one other of her Highness said most Honourable
Privy-Council and Vice Chamberlain to her Majesty Sir Francis Walsingham K t and Thomas Wilson Esquire her Highness two Principal Secretaries Sir Walter Mildmay Knight one of her Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council and Chancellor of her Highness Court of Exchequer and Sir Ralph Sadler Knight one other of her Majesties said most Honourable Privy-Council and Chancellor of her Highness Dutchy of Lancaster being all Members of this House or unto any three of them to be by them or any three of them further declared and reported over unto this House in the next Session of Parliament to be holden after the end of this said Session accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 4 th day Monday the 6 th day Wednesday the 8 th day and Tuesday the 14 th day of February foregoing M r Serjeant Anderson and M r Doctor Clerk did bring word from the Lords that the Lord Chancellor commanded them to signifie unto this House that the Queens Majesty purposeth God willing to come to the Upper House this present day in the Afternoon And therefore his Lordship willeth that this House be then there present to attend upon her Highness and withal that the Bill of the Subsidy shall then be delivered to M r Speaker to be presented by him in the name of this whole House unto her Majesty M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Gibbon did bring from the Lords the Bill for the Subsidy and withal a report that their Lordships do say that the use is indifferent either to take it there or send it hither which being after their departure reported to the House by M r Speaker it was by the House resolved that the use thereof is not indifferent but always hath been and is that it be sent down into this House and not left there Quod nota Mr. Comptroller returning from the Lords with the others which were sent up with them to the Lords did bring word that their Lordships are well satisfied with the Messages of this House sent up to their Lordships by them Mr. Serjeant Anderson and Mr. Doctor Clerk did bring from the Lords the Bill against slanderous words and rumors uttered against her Majesty and also the Bill touching Iron-Mills with offer of certain Amendments in both the same Bills which Bills were then presently amended according to their Lordships request and sent up unto them by Mr. Treasurer and others Post Meridiem It is Ordered and resolved by this House upon the question That every Knight for the Shire that hath been absent this whole Session of Parliament without excuse allowed by this House shall have by Order and appointment of this House twenty pound for a Fine set and assessed upon him to her Majesties use for such his default and for and upon every Citizen Burgess and Baron for the like default ten pound And for some mild and favourable course of dealing to be used by way of admonition or warning for the better preventing of greater Fines and amerciaments hereafter It is now Ordered that all such Knights for Shires Citizens for Cities Burgesses for Boroughs and Barons for Ports as have been here and attended at any time this Session of Parliament and have departed without Licence shall for his and their such default forfeit and lose the benefit of having or receiving his or their wages due or to be due for his or their attendance in that behalf And for the better Execution of this Order the Clerk of the Crown shall not at any time hereafter deliver out any Writ for levying of the Wages or allowance of any such Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron without Warrant first had from the Clerk of this House for the same And it is also further Ordered by this House that from henceforth no Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron being a Member of this House shall upon any occasion depart from his attendance or service in this House without Licence from this House or from the Speaker for the time being and the same Licence to be Entred and set down by the Clerk of this House accordingly upon pain of such Fine and Amerciament for his such contempt over and besides the loss of his Wages or allowance as to this House upon Examination of the matter shall seem requisite M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Lewes did bring from the Lords the Queens Majesties most Gracious General and free Pardon which being reported unto the House by M r Speaker the said Pardon was once read and so passed upon the question accordingly The Queens Majesty being come into the Upper House of Parliament and there sitting in her Royal Seat the Lords and Commons attending upon her Highness M r Speaker in his Oration to her Majesty did very aptly and briefly declare the chief and principal purpose in making of Laws to consist of three several parts to wit the first for the true and sincere service and glory of God secondarily for the surety and preservation of her Majesties most Royal Person and thirdly for the good quiet and benefit of the Common-Wealth of this her Highness Realm and Subjects of the same ascribing the sincere and plentiful Preaching of Gods word with the due and right use of Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and the true exercise and discipline in the Churches to be the ordinary means both of the advancement of Gods Glory her Majesties Safety and of her Subjects Prosperity the dew of the word watering and bringing forth in all good Christian Consciences the true knowledge and fear of God faithful Love and due Obedience unto her Majesty and perfect unity in the general Society of this Common-Wealth And the exercise of the Sword of Discipline to cut off repress and correct all excesses and errors tending to the impeachment of all good effects aforesaid Declaring further unto her Highness that her Majesties Nobles and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled had very carefully gravely and dutifully travelled in this present Session to devise and ordain good and wholsome Laws for those ends and purposes to be established and allowed by her Highness and also some other good and necessary Laws as well for the whole State of the Common-Wealth in general as for the private benefit and necessary relief of sundry her Majesties particular good Subjects And so recommending all the same unto her Highness and especially two of them whereof one doth chiefly and principally tend to the bridling and reforming of her Majesties disobedient and obstinate Subjects the utter Adversaries of true Religion and the most pernicious and dangerous Enemies of her Highness most Royal Person State and Government the second for the due maintenance and preservation of her Majesties Honour good Fame and Dignity humbly besought her Majesty to give life unto all the said Laws by her Royal Assent And then yielding unto her Highness most humble thanks in the name of the whole House for her Majesties most Gracious good acceptation of their most
the Debts of Edward Fisher Esquire was after the second reading committed to the former Committees who were appointed on Tuesday the 15 th day of this instant December foregoing and Mr. Recorder was added unto them Vide February the 22 th Monday pojlea The second of the said Bills being for Hue and Cry was brought in again by the Committees somewhat amended and the amendments being twice read the Bill with the said amendments was ordered to be ingrossed and the third Bill touching Under-Sheriffs had its first reading Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Recorder were added to the former Committees for Sir Thomas Lucy's Bill Sir George Cary one of the Committees in the Bill for the good Government of the City of Westminster in the name of himself and the residue of the Committees brought in the Bill with some amendments Mr. Treasurer declared that he and the residue of this House which are of her Majesties Privy-Council did yesterday according to the charge of this House laid upon them recommend unto her Majesty the most humble dutiful and loyal thanks of this House for her Highnesses good nion conceived of this whole House and her loving and thankful acceptation of their Service which as he said her Majesty did take in most loving and good part so did he refer her Highness's further Answer therein to the report of M r Vice-Chamberlain being charged by her Majesty to deliver the same Speeches unto this House from her Highness Whereupon Sir Christopher Hatton Knight her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain standing up did very eloquently and very earnestly set forth her Majesties most Princely gracious and kind acceptation of the humble and most dutiful thankfulness of this House so presented unto her Highness to her right great and high satisfaction joy and comfort and declared withal that her Highness did for the same give most hearty and loving thanks unto this whole House yea and that in redoubling to them their thanks ten thousand thousand fold and so further very excellently amply and aptly shewed both the ready careful and obedient affections of this whole House to the dutiful service of her Majesty and also on the other side her Highness incomparable Princely accompt and regard of all such loyal loving and faithful Subjects and concluded that her Majesties pleasure was that this House should well know that in the consideration of the free course of the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst us our long continued Peace and plenty of Gods good Blessings and Benefits bestowed upon us under the Ministry of her Highness her Majesty doth most sincerely ascribe all the same only and wholly to the great goodness and mercy of Almighty God attributing the cause of these good effects next under Gods Providence to the good demerits of so religious godly and obedient Subjects of whom how well and kindly her Majesty doth think and conceive her Highness had much rather have told them in her own most Royal Person than have signified it unto them by any other if it might have conveniently been so done as upon the opportunity of a Prorogation or Dissolution of this Court. And further declared that her Majesty having regard to the great charges and expences of their attendance in the service of this great Council of the Realm wisheth them at their next meeting again to bestow the time as much as may be in publick and general Actions fittest for the Common-Weal of this Realm and that with as little loss of time as may be And withal that those of this House towards the Law would join together to do their best endeavours to devise some good Laws to abridge and cut off the long tedious courses and extream chargeable Circuits and superfluous delays of Suits in Law not doubting but that in so doing God will bless their Wealth and good Estates both in themselves and in their Posterity And so having as he thought dutifully imparted unto them the sum and substance of her Majesties Pleasure and Message committed unto this House by him though not in such effectual and singular kind terms and forms as her Princely Wisdom delivered the same unto him and so referring himself to the residue of this House of her Majesties Council then and now present to be put in remembrance by them if he have omitted any part thereof and they affirming he had not he ended his Speech M r Doctor Ford and M r Doctor Barkeley did bring from the Lords the Bills amended in the indorsement which before were sent from this House unto them for that purpose after they had been first sent unto this House from their Lordships Nota That on Saturday the 19 th day of December last past the House of Commons taking exceptions at this last mentioned matter about indorsing of Bills in the upper parts of them whereas it ought to be done at the nether and lower part the Lords did very respectively both then and now take away their said grievance by the alteration of the indorsements aforesaid according to the usual and ancient form Mr. Treasurer touching the Petitions and grievances of this House drawn into some certainty of convenient particularities to be then afterwards moved by them unto the Lords by way of Petition and request unto their Lordships in the name of this whole House to join with this House in the considerations of the said Petitions and grievances and to exhibite unto her Majesty the humble suit of this House in that behalf shewed that he and the residue of the Committees according to the charge of this House unto them have sundry times met together and set down in writing such particular Contents of the said Petitions and griefs as they resolved to impart unto the Lords And further that having moved their Lordships already in the matter they have received Answer that when their Lordships have further considered and conferred thereof amongst themselves they will then send for the said Committees of this House to receive their Lordships Answer therein Vide concerning this business on Thursday the 25 th day of February ensuing Word was brought to Mr. Speaker by the Serjeant of this House that one at the Door was come from the higher House to require that the Committees of this House do presently repair unto their Lordships which done and signified unto this House by Mr. Speaker the said Committees went up presently unto their Lordships accordingly Mr. Sollicitor touching the returns of some Knights returned into this present Parliament and for some doubts and questions arising in this House upon the same and afterwards by this House referred unto him and M r Recorder of London for making of search of the returns of the Writs and Indentures thereof shewed that they can only find the cause of this question to arise upon the Election of Mr. Bevill and Mr. Darrington to be Knights for the County of Huntington which they are the rather confident of because none others attended them or came unto them in this matter but
Mr. Recorder of London making a large and plentiful discourse of the ancient priviledges and liberties of this House furnished with recital of sundry Precedents and examples and lastly coming down to the matter in hand sheweth that Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas told him this morning that the said Lord Chancellor and the Judges had resolved that the said first Writ ought to be returned and had so given order to the Sheriff and Clerk of the Crown And that he thereupon answered the said Sir Edmund Anderson again that the censure thereof belonged unto this House and not unto them and that he for his part would take no notice thereof at their hands of their so doing but only by way of instructions and not otherwise And so concluded with the allowance of the good course and order of this House in setting down and entring the said Judgement accordingly as before Mr. Vice-Chamberlain shewed unto the House that according to their appointment he hath been an humble suitor unto her Majesty on the behalf of this House for access there to be had unto her Highness to exhibit their Petition unto her Majesty And that her Majesty thereupon hath very Graciously granted to hear them at the Court upon to morrow next between one and two of the Clock in the Afternoon signifying also unto them further that her Majesty having heard that the Lords do appoint them twenty of themselves of the Higher House to attend her Majesty also for the same purpose so her Highness thinketh meet that forty of this House were likewise appointed for this House which She thinketh to be a sufficient number but is nevertheless well pleased if the House shall think good to send a more or greater Number at their discretions but leaveth the same to their own considerations Which her Majesties most Gracious Favour as the whole House did take it in most joyful and dutiful part So did they then desire the said Mr. Vice-Chamberlain that he would in the name of this whole House present unto her Majesty their most humble and dutiful thanks for the same her Highnesses most gracious clemency and great loving kindness towards them Which so to do the said Mr. Vice-Chamberlain told them he purposed God willing in the Afternoon of this present day And these were appointed by this House to attend upon her Majesty to morrow at the Court as many of the former Committees as would whose names see at large on Friday the 4 th day of this instant November foregoing and also Sir Henry Barkeley Sir William Mohun Sir Edward Dymocke Sir Thomas Jones Sir Henry Bagnell Sir Andrew Nevill Sir Henry Knyvet Mr. Farmer Sir Edward Osborne Mr. Henry Bromley Mr. Ralph Horsey Mr. James Croft and Mr. Tasborough then added unto them which done upon a Motion that for as much as the Knights for the County of Norsolk and the Burgesses for all the Boroughs within the same County saving only the Citizens for the City of Norwich were returned and certified into this House this present day and not before the Petition might therefore be read again in this House in the presence of the same Knights and Burgesses to the intent that they being made privy thereof might also yield their Assents to the same Petition whereby the rather the same being for a matter of so great moment might in very deed be the Action of the whole House then being possessed and consisting of all the Members thereof the same Petition was read by the Clerk and well liked of agreed unto and allowed by the voices of the said Knights and Burgesses upon the question thereof unto them made in that behalf by Mr. Speaker And afterwards Mr. Vice-Chamberlain made a motion that Mr. Speaker be put in remembrance by this House besides the residue of his reasons to be shewed to her Majesty for maintenance of the parts of the said Petition to urge if need be to her Majesty the matter and necessity of the late Instruments of Association respecting especially the Consciences of a great number of her Highnesses good and Loyal subjects which cannot be dispensed with by Laws whereupon request was so made by the House to Mr. Speaker accordingly Mr. Treasurer shewed that yesterday he and others of the Committees in the great Cause presented unto the Lords in the Upper House the Request of this House unto their Lordships to have the said Petition entred and recorded in the Upper House there to remain as an Act. Whereunto their Lordships assented and willed that the same might first be ingrossed in Parchment and so delivered to their Lordships this present Forenoon shewing further That the Clerk of this House then had the same already ingrossed and exact accordingly but that the same could not that day be sent to their Lordships for that their Lordships did not sit this Forenoon and therefore he said it must be delivered at some other time And so then the House did rise and this Court was adjourned till Monday next following Memorandum That in the Afternoon of this present day the said Petition ingrossed was delivered into the hands of the Lord Chancellor by the Appointment of Mr. Speaker and so lest with his Lordship On Saturday the 12 th day of November although the House of Commons sate not any part of the day in their proper place yet in the Afternoon according to her Majesties direction sent unto the House yesterday by Sir Christopher Hatton her Vice-Chamberlain John Puckering Serjeant at Law their Speaker with all the Privy Council and divers other Members of the said House whose Names see before on Friday the 4 th day and on Friday the 11 th day of this instant November last past repaired to her Majesty unto the Court there to joyn with Sir Thomas Bromiey Lord Chancellor and twenty Temporal Lords of the Upper House in presenting a certain Petition which had been agreed upon by both Houses unto her Highness for the speedy Execution of Mary late Queen of Scots according to that just Sentence which had been pronounced against her And to move her Majesty thereunto the said Speaker of the House of Commons did use many excellent and solid reasons which were all found in a certain Memorial written with his own hand being as followeth Unless Execution of this just Sentence be done 1. Your Majesties Person cannot any while be safe 2. The Religion cannot long continue amongst us 3. The most flourishing present State of this Realm must shortly receive a woful Fall 4. And consequently in sparing her your Majesty shall not only give courage and hardiness to the Enemies of God of your Majesties self and of your Kingdom but shall discomfort and daunt with despair the hearts of your loving People and so deservedly provoke the heavy hand and wrath of God And that summarily for the reasons ensuing First forasmuch as concerns the danger of your Majesty Both she and her Favourers think
Subjects whose most faithful and approved good love and fidelity towards her she more esteemeth than all the Treasures of the world besides very shortly to cause a Collection to be made of all the Laws already in force touching Purveyors and also all the constitutions of her Highnesses Household in that case and thereupon by the advice of her Judges and her Learned Council to set down such a Form and Plot for the said Redresses yea and that before the end of this present Session as shall be as good and better for the ease of the Subjects than that which this House had attempted without her Privity and in which they would have bereaved her Majesty the Honour Glory and Commendation of the same And touching the Exchequer she said it was her Chamber and so more near unto her than the Household And that in the tenth year of her Raign her Majesty had caused certain Orders and Constitutions to be set down for the due and fit course of such things in the said Court as her Subjects seem to be grieved for Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 15 th day on Monday the 17 th day and on Tuesday the 27 th day of February foregoing as also on Tuesday the 4 th day and on Thursday the 6 th day of this present March The Committees in the Bill for the Pier of Dover and Hartilpool appointed to meet this day on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing are defered till Monday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the former place M r Serjeant Shuttleworth and M r Doctor Awberry do bring from the Lords two Bills of which the first was an Act for the maintenance of Houses of Husbandry and Tillage with commendation of the same Bills to the good consideration of this House to be dealt in by the House with all convenient speed that may be M r Morrice and divers other Members of this House arguing to the Bill last read yesterday it afterwards in the end passed upon the question M r Edward Cook Esquire one of the Burgesses returned into this House for the Borough of Alborow in the County of Suffolk is for his necessary affairs licensed to depart On Monday the 10 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Writs of Covenant c. was read the third time and a Proviso for the Lord Powes and Sir Edward Herbert and their Heirs was thrice read and after many Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill the said Bill was dashed upon the question The Bill against Pluralities and Non-Residents lately passed this House was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others who returning again from thence with the said Bill shewed that their Lordships would be ready for them half an hour hence and willed them then to come again Upon which report it was thought good to attend their said Lordships leisure therein half an hour hence accordingly And afterwards the said Bill was sent up by the said M r Treasurer and others The Bill for the maintenance of the Pier of Dover with a Note of the Committees names are delivered to M r Wroth one of the Committees in the same who were appointed on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing The Bill for granting of four Fifteenths and Tenths and two entire Subsidies to her Majesty being ordered upon the question to be read was then read for the third reading and passed upon the question accordingly On Tuesday the 11 th day of March the Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln was upon the second reading committed unto M r John Stubbs the Burgesses of Norwich the Burgesses of York and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill for repairing of Dover-Haven appointed on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing shewed that the said Committees have met and travailed in the said Bill and do think good that concerning some things in the same there be a Conference prayed with the Lords and thereupon it was assented that the Bills last passed in this House should presently be sent up and withal to make that request also unto their Lordships accordingly After which the Bill touching Pleadings in Actions of Trespass under the value of forty shillings having had its last reading this Morning and passed the House was with the Subsidy Bill sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others with Commission to pray Conference with the Lords touching the Amendments desired by this House to be made in the said Bill for Dover-Haven Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning the bringing in of salted Fish and salted Herrings was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Comptroller Sir John Parrot Mr. Vice-Chamberlain the Burgesses of Orford Alborow York Norwich Lincoln Lin and Barwick and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber M r Doctor Awberry and M r Doctor Cary do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House for assurance to be made of the Jointure of Anne the Wife of Henry Nevill Esquire with some Amendments which their Lordships pray to be considered of by this House M r Treasurer and the residue returning from the Lords he shewed that they have had Conference with the Lords touching some parts of the said Bill for Dover-Haven and reciting some particularities of the same shewed that the Lords can like of such course of Amendment as by the said Committees of this House was moved unto them if the House shall think good to set down and require those Amendments And thereupon this form of amendment was assented unto by this House viz. linea 18. after the word And put out all that followeth unto these words be it in the 20 th line put out all from the end of the 20 th line unto this word that in the 30 th line Sir Edward Hobby M r Markham M r Buckley and Mr. Peter Evers were added to the Committees in the Bill for the City of Lincoln and the Bill with the names was delivered to Sir Edward Dymock one of the Committees On Wednesday the 12 th day of March Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against Aliens and Strangers retailing of Foreign Wares was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Comptroller Sir Robert Jermin Sir William Moor and others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir John Parrot one of the Committees for the Pier of Hartilpool brought in the Bill in the name of himself and the residue of the said
and not to have been so suddenly assented to as is noted in the foresaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal But that the Speaker perceiving the Privy Counsellors of the House desirous to have the Bill expedited did over-reach the House in the subtile putting of the Question by which means it had been only considered of in the Committee-Chamber by those eighteen Members of the House appointed in the beginning of this Forenoon and by them brought back again into the House before the ending thereof and so was agreed on by the said House as is aforesaid The Bill for Vesses which was committed on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Sir Francis Hastings one of the Committees The Bill for Perpetuities committed on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees The Bill against Counterfeiting of Counsellors Hands c. committed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Sir William Knolls one of the Committees Nota That the Bill against Recusants which had been newly brought in by the Committees on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March immediately foregoing and the old Bill rejected and had in the beginning of this Forenoon been read the second time was now in the end of the same spoken unto by divers Members of the House Which speeches containing in them matter of good consequence are wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book it self and are therefore supplied out of the aforefaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned in the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following M r Sands spake to the Bill for Recusants that it might be as it went first for Recusants generally and not restrained to Popish Recusants only So that under this Bill there might be included Brownists and Barrowists M r Lewes shewed that it was not fit that the Bill should include any other than Popish Recusants M r Speaker said that the Preamble of this Bill being conferred with the body of this Bill other Recusants than Popish Recusants could not be comprized therein For the Title of the Bill and the Preamble run only in this manner Against such as are enemies opposed to our State and adherents to the Pope So another Bill might be framed against those persons but these cannot be comprized therein M r Dalton would have Recusants that be Brownists comprized in the Bill as well as Popish Recusants and to that end would have the Preamble altered and be to repress disloyal Subjects and to impose upon them more due obedience and so to go directly to the Act Be it Enacted leaving out all the Preamble for he cited some Bills overthrown as he said only by reason of superfluous words in the Preamble Doctor Lewin made a long Speech His end was only to have the Brownists and Barrowists as well provided against as Papists but whether in this Bill or in some other he left that to the Wisdom of the House After which Speeches the said Bill was committed again to the former Committees which were appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of Febr. last past Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal that which follows is out of the Original Journal-Book it self On Wednesday the 14 th day of March Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees in the Bill touching M r Read Stafford brought in the Bill with some amendments and opening the effects of the said Amendments to the House the same Amendments then also being read by the Clerk It was Ordered by this House that the same Amendments should be inserted accordingly into the same Bill The Bill for M r Anthony Cook had it first reading M r Richard Lewkenor one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening the Contents of the same Amendments to the House the same Amendments also being then read to the House by the Clerk it was Ordered by this House that the same Amendments should be inserted in the said Bill accordingly M r John Hare one of the Committees in the Bill concerning M r Valentine Knightley brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening the Contents of the said Amendments to the House the same Amendments being then also read to the House by the Clerk It was Ordered by this House that the same Amendments should be also inserted into the said Bill accordingly The Bill for reducing of her Majesties Subjects to their due obedience committed Yesterday to the former Committees who were appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of February last past was this day delivered to M r Treasurer one of the Committees M r Lewes one of the Committees in the Bill touching salted Fish and salted Herrings brought in the Bill with some amendments and shewing the Contents of the said Amendments and the same being read by the Clerk of the House it was Ordered bythis House that the said Amendments should be inserted in the said Bill accordingly M r Serjeant Yelverton one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Exemplifications of Fines and Recoveries brought in the Bill with some Amendments which Amendments being twice read the Bill after many Speeches both with and against the same Bill was dasht upon the question for ingrossing Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the over-lengths of broad Cloth was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer the Burgesses of Worcester and Coventry the Knights and Citizens of Yorkshire and the City of York and others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House Richard Goodwin returned one of the Citizens for the City of Wells in the County of Somerset is for his better recovery of health licenced by Mr. Speaker to depart home into his Country and the said Mr. Goodwyn left two shillings and six pence with the Serjeant of the House to be distributed amongst the Poor The Bill to avoid stealing of Oxen Kine Sheep and other Cattle was upon the third reading dashed upon the Question On Thursday the 15 th day of March Sir Edward Dymock one of the Committees in the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayor Sheriff Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln appointed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant March foregoing brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening the Contents of the same Amendments the said Amendments were afterwards read by the Clerk and then upon the question agreed by the House to be inserted in the said Bill accordingly Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Execution of Process was upon the second reading committed unto M
should be ill for London for the Riches and Renown of the City cometh by entertaining of Strangers and giving liberty unto them Antwerp and Venice could never have been so rich and famous but by entertaining of Strangers and by that means have gained all the intercourse of the World M r Fuller spake next against Alien Retaylors and said The Exclamations of the City are exceeding pitiful and great against these Strangers nay had not these latter quiet times in their own Countries and our troubles made many of them retire home the Citizens would have been in uproar against them The which if the Government of the City repress not they will be apt enough to it It is no Charity to have this pity on them to our own utter undoing for of them there ought none to be sworn a Denizen but he should first swear he is not worth five pound This is to be noted in these Strangers they will not converse with us they will not marry with us they will not buy any thing of our Country-men Their retailing is the cause that all things be at that price with us For they make Lawns Velvets Rashes Taffaraes Linnen-Cloth and all this they sell to us also Now whosoever maketh a thing and selleth a thing raiseth the price of it The Retailing Stranger buyeth nothing of our Country Commodities but all he layeth out he buyeth from beyond the Seas The Searchers have sometimes taken seven thousand pound of theirs at a time Sir Edward Dymock speaking for the Strangers said The Beggery of our home Retaylors comes not by the Strangers Retailing but by our home ingrossers so that if our Retaylors might be at the first hand they might sell as good cheap as the Strangers But this Bill is thrust into the House by our home Ingrossers of Policy that their beggering of our Retaylors might be imputed to the Strangers Retailing The Strangers here purchase dear And beyond the Seas it is lawful for the Strangers in the places of the best Traffick to trade in any thing In Venice any Stranger may buy sell or purchase House or Lands and dispose thereof by his Will or otherwise at his pleasure as freely as any Citizen And this may we do then in some sort The Strangers are not they that transport our Coin but it is our Merchants For it is to be seen in all the Low-Countries where her Majesty uttereth much Treasure there is not so much English Coin to be had as in the same Towns where the Merchants trade And of my own Experience I know a Town in the Low-Countries where a Contract of twenty pound was made by an English Merchant and he agreed to pay it all in English Angels M r Dalton against the Strangers said That ingrossing ought to be suffered amongst Merchants because otherwise the Commodities lying to be sold in parcels would be consumed in Expences before the Ship were discharged Therefore for Merchandise sake this is to be suffered He imputed the Beggery of the City to Strangers and said that in some one Parish there were a thousand lived by Begging M r Finch spake for the Strangers and said We ought not to be uncharitable but this must be the Rule None must so relieve Strangers as by it to begger themselves But for their riches it groweth chiefly by Parsimony and where they dwell I see not that the Nation is so much grieved at them as here in London for they contribute to all Scots and Lots as we do Though they be a Church by themselves their Example is profitable amongst us for their Children are no sooner able to go but they are taught to serve God and to flee idleness for the least of them earneth his meat by his labour Our Nation is sure more blessed for their sakes Wherefore as the Scripture saith Let us not grieve the Soul of the stranger If this Stranger be both a Merchant and a Retaylor there 's a Law against him 15 Eliz. c. 2. But as I am for the Strangers of the Church so not against any Law that should be made against such Strangers as be not of the Church but here only for Merchandize and those who have for Conscience sake only may again the fire being quenched safely return into their own Countries In 6 R. 2. An Act was made what Wares strangers should retayle and what not but what is understood by this word retailing or how far it is stretched I know not If Retayling stretch to sell that which they make here as well as that which is brought from beyond Seas this is too hard a Construction In the days of Queen Mary when our Cause was as theirs is now those Countries did allow us that liberty which now we seek to deuy them They are strangers now we may be strangers hereafter So let us do as we would be done unto Serjeant Drew said There is no reason we should be without respect to Strangers yet our Charity must be done with a feeling of our Countrymens grief And although I think it not fit that the Law should look back to have old men long inhabiting here now to become Apprentices yet that all things should be at liberty to all strangers as it is that were not convenient Wherefore I could wish there might be a Law for those that should come hereafter only and the strangers that be now might be restrained to their Retayling of some Wares especially My Motion therefore is That the House would continue the Committee of the Bill until a further day that it may receive Motion from their deliberation Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal the residue of this days passages that follow and part of the next are transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book it self After the aforesaid Speeches and Arguments the said Bill against Aliens selling by Retail was upon the question recommitted unto the former Committees who had been appointed on Tuesday the 6 th day of this Instant March foregoing to meet again about the same Bill in the Afternoon of this present day and the Bill was also delivered to M r Dalton one of the same Committees Sir William Bevel Knight one of the Knights returned for the County of Cornwal in respect of his Wises extream sickness is by M r Speaker licensed to depart Thomas Maylard one of the Burgesses for Hertford is for his necessary business at the Assizes licensed by M r Speaker to depart On Thursday the 22 d day of March the Bill for the Grant of three intire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the question Nota That this Bill of the Subsidy in respect of the greatness of the sum passed the House of Commons with very great difficulty as may appear by those several days upon which it was agitated 〈◊〉 on Monday the 25 th day of February and on Friday the second day Saturday the third day Tuesday the 6 th day Wednesday the
two thousand weight of strange Coin Now whereas it is so much urged to be against that Charity which is commended to us by Moses towards the Stranger let Moses tell us who is that Stranger even the Fatherless and Widow Wherefore from them we must not reap too clean but cast out some handfuls for them to gather up when we gather our Vintage or when we gather our Corn we must not gather too clean But shall we be put out to gleaning and give our Fields to them That were beyond Charity Wherefore let Moses be expounded by the same Spirit The Apostle saith That he that provideth not for his Family is worse than an Infidel Let us then have an Eye to our Country and our poor Country-men You be here as Patres Patriae you be here as amongst the Romans the Patres conscripti I beseech you have respect unto this City upon whose flourishing Estate the whole Realm dependeth Sir Walter Raleigh spake next and said Whereas it is pretended That for Strangers it is against Charity against Honour against profit to expel them in my opinion it is no matter of Charity to relieve them For first such as fly hither have forsaken their own King and Religion is no pretext for them for we have no Dutchmen here but such as came from those Princes where the Gospel is Preached and here they live disliking our Church For Honour It is Honour to use Strangers as we be used amongst Strangers And it is a lightness in a Common-Wealth yea a baseness in a Nation to give a liberty to another Na which we cannot receive again In Antwerp where our intercourse was most we were never suffered to have a Taylor or a Shoemaker to dwell there Nay at Millain where there are three hundred pound English men they cannot have so much as a Barber amongst them And for Profit they are all of the House of Almoigne who pay nothing yet eat out our profits and supplant our own Nation Custom indeed they pay paying fifteen pence where we pay twelve pence but they are discharged of Subsidies The nature of the Dutchman is to fly to no man but for his profit and they will obey no man long now under Spain now under Mounfort now under the Prince of Orange but under no Governour long The Dutchman by his Policy hath gotten Trading with all the World into his hands yea he is now entring into the Trade of Scarborough Fishing and the Fishing of the New-found Lands which is the stay of the West-Countries They are the people that maintain the King of Spain in his Greatness Were it not for them he were never able to make out such Armies and Navies by Sea it cost her Majesty sixteen thousand pound a year the maintaining of these Countries and yet for all this they Arm her Enemies against her Therefore I see no reason that so much respect should be given unto them And so to conclude in the whole cause I see no matter of Honour no matter of Charity no Profit in relieving them Sir Robert Cecill spake next and said When I first heard this Bill read I promised my self silence for it speaks of Trades wherein I have no skill But upon so great dispute as it hath received on both sides and that very throughly and wisely my understanding is cleared and I see that now which I saw not before What the word Retailing meant I understood not before but now it is brought to a matter of Charity to relieve Strangers and especially such as do not grieve our Eyes This hath brought great Honour to our Kingdom for it is accounted the refuge of distressed Nations for our Arms have been open unto them to cast themselves into our Bosoms But yet our Charity unto them must not hinder or injure our selves Now as the Bill is it is not sufficient for this purpose And if it be put to a Question it must either be dashed or put to ingrossing And for my own Conscience if the Question be now made I am not resolved to give my Voice It were not for the gravity of the House nor the credit of the Committees to have it rejected upon the sudden and as it is now it is not fit to pass in my conceit I see the Citizens themselves will be well assenting unto the reforming of the same for M r Recorder yesterday speaking with Zeal for the City yet with good regard thought the Bill might receive great moderation And thereupon the House was well pleased to stay the Bill and commit it again to the former Committees to whom were further added Sir Robert Cecill Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Henry Knivet M r Wroth and others who were appointed to meet with the former Committees who had been nominated on Tuesday the 6 th day of this instant March foregoing this Afternoon at two of the Clock in this House Now followeth the next days Passages and some others ensuing out of the Original Journal-Book On Saturday the 24 th day of March the Bill touching Clapboards and Casks was twice read and committed unto the Committees that follow viz. M r Treasurer M r Wroth M r Francis Bacon M r Finch and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill and Committees names touching the Lands late Sir Francis Englefields Knight Attainted of High Treason who had been nominated on Thursday the 22 th day of this instant March foregoing were delivered to M r Vice-Chamberlain The Bill for relief of maimed Souldiers and Mariners was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees whose names see before on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and Sir Robert Cecill M r Richard Brown M r Hubberd and others were added unto them and appointed to meet on Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Robert Cecill Vicle plus March 28. M r Speaker being moved by M r Edgecombe to read the private Bill for the Town of Stonchouse and offering to have the Bill read first which came from the Lords touching Popish Recusants being a publick Bill and remembred from her Majesty It was upon the further arguing of Sir Edward Dymock put to the question of the House whether the same Bill for the Town of Stonchouse should be read or no and upon the Question made was Ordered no. Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others of which one was the Bill for Subsidy and the other touching the Sale of the Gray-Fryers in Cambridge M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Stamhop do bring from the Lords a Bill intituled An Act to give liberty to the Lord Harrowden to sell certain Lands for the payment of his debts The Bill for restraining of Popish Recusants to some
Anno Dom. 1601. which was the last Parliament of her Majesties Reign a greater viz. of four Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths was again yielded unto whence it is plain that whatsoever is once granted by the Subject may often be raised but seldom falleth THE JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A Journal of the House of Commons in the Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 39 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1597. which began there on Monday the 24 th Day of October and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Thursday the 9 th Day of February Anno 40 Reginae ejusdem THIS present Journal of the House of Commons is not only abundantly stored with many and sundry Passages touching the Orders Use and Priviledge of the House it self but containeth in it excellent matter touching the publick affairs of Church and State in which also her Majesty was most graciously pleased to give the said House free Liberty to reform some abuses of the first and to search into the dangers of the latter And that this said Journal might be the more exact and copious in some few places the defects thereof are supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and out of a certain imperfect and fragmentary Journal of the House of Commons The ninth Parliament of our Soveraign Lady Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. begun at Westminster upon Monday being the 24 th day of October in the thirty ninth year of her Majesties Reign Upon which day many of the Knights of the Shires Citizens of Cities Burgesses of Boroughs and Barons of Ports did make their appearance at Westminster being returned into the same Parliament for the same Shires Cities Boroughs and Ports before the Right Honourable the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward of her Majesties most honourable Household And did then and there in the Room commonly called the Court of Requests take the Oath of Supremacy seven or eight at a time being Enacted by and contained in the Statute de an 1 Reginae Eliz. Cap. 1. before the said Lord Steward and before Sir William Knolles Knight Comptroller of her Majesties Houshold Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Robert Cecill Principal Secretary his Lordships Deputies And thereupon the said Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons entring into their own House and expecting her Majesties further Pleasure her Highness then being in her Royal Seat in the Higher House of Parliament the said Commons were commanded to come before her Highness and being there Assembled the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Egerton Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England delivered unto the said Commons the Causes of her Majesties Calling of this Parliament and so in the end willed them to repair again into the said House of Commons and there to make choice of their Speaker according to the former laudable usage and custom of the same House in that Case accustomed and willed them to present him unto her Majesty upon the Thursday next following Which done the said Commons presently repaired unto their own House and there being Assembled and sitting some space of time very silent at last the Right Honourable Sir William Knolls one of her Highness most Honourable Privy Council and Comptroller of her Majesties Household stood up and spake to the effect following Necessity constraineth me to break off this silence and to give others cause for speech According to the usual Custom we are to chuse our Speaker and though I am least able and therefore unfit to speak in this place yet better I deem it to discover my own Imperfections than that her most sacred Majesties Commandment to me delivered should not be fulfilled or your Expectation of this first days work by all our silences to be in any sort frustrate First therefore I think it very expedient to remember the Excellent and Learned Speech of that good man my Lord Keeper at which all of us or the most part of us at the least were present who very wisely shewed the Cause of calling this Honourable Assembly shewing unto us that it is partly for the reforming those Laws which be amiss partly quite to repeal others partly to augment those that be good and partly to Enact new Laws both for the Honour and profit of her Majesty and for the benefit of the Common-wealth And in conclusion wished us to depart from whence we came and there to chuse our Speaker who ought to be the Mouth of us all and to whom we might commit such weighty affairs as in this place should be debated amongst us For unfit it is if we have occasion to go unto the Sacred presence of her Majesty to go either confusedly without order or unorderly without Judgment Now because that knowledge doth rest in certainty I will with the more speed set afoot this motion deliver my opinion unto you who is most fit for this place being a member of this House and those good abilities which I know to be in him here he made a little pause and the House hawked and spat and after silence made he proceeded unto this place of dignity and calling in my opinion here he stayed a little M r Serjeant Yelverton looking upon him is the fittest man to be preferred after which words M r Yelverton blushed and put off his Hat and after sate bare-headed for I am assured that he is yea and I dare avow it I know him to be a man wise and learned secret and circumspect Religious and faithful no way disable but every way able to supply this place Wherefore in my Judgment I deem him though I will not say best worthy amongst us yet sufficient enough to supply this place and herein if any man think I err I wish him to deliver his mind as freely as I have done if not that we all join together in giving general consent and approbation to this motion So that the whole House cried I I I let him be And then Master Comptroller made a low reverence and sat down and after a little pause and silence M r Serjeant Yelverton rose up and after a very humble reverence made spake in effect thus much WHence your unexpected choice of me to be your Mouth or Speaker should proceed I am utterly ignorant If from my merits strange it were that so few deserts should purchase suddenly so great an Honour Nor from my ability doth this your choice proceed for well known it is to a great number in this place now assembled that my Estate is nothing correspondent for the maintenance of this dignity For my Father dying left me a younger Brother and nothing to me but my bare Annuity Then growing to mans estate and some small practice of the Law I took a Wise by whom I have had many Children the keeping of us all being a great impoverishing to my Estate and the daily living of us
be thought ill or hurtful unto the general State And I would be sorry to see within this Kingdom that piece of Ovids Verse prove true jam seges ubi Troja fuit so in England instead of a whole Town full of people nought but green Fields but a Shepherd and a Dog The Eye of Experience is the sure Eye but the Eye of Wisdom is the quick-sighted Eye and by Experience we daily see Nemo putat illud videri turpe quod sibi sit quaestuosum And therefore there is almost no Conscience made in destroying the savour of the life Bread I mean for Panis sapor vitae And therefore a strict and rigorous Law had need to be made against those Viperous natures who fulfil the Proverb Si non posse quod vult velle tamen quod potest which if it be made by us and life given unto it by Execution in our several Counties no doubt but they will prove Laws tending to Gods Honour the renown of her Majesty the same of this Parliament and the everlasting good of this Kingdom And therefore I think them worthy to be read and received Thus far out of the aforesaid fragmentary and imperfect Journal that which follows is out of the Original Journal-Book it self In the end of which said Speech as it should seem the said M r Bacon did move the House that a Committee might be appointed to consider of the said matter touching Inclosures Which done Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer in like manner shewed his opinion in this Case much answerable to the said Speech of the said M r Bacon and so moving for a Committee to that end the House did nominate all the Privy Council being Members of this House all the Knights of the Counties and all the Citizens of the Cities returned into this present Parliament Sir Edward Hobby M r Francis Bacon M r Nathaniel Bacon Sir Wiliam Moore M r Sollicitor M r Finch and divers others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day M r Finch shewing sundry great and horrible abuses of idle and vagrant Persons greatly offensive both to God and the world And further shewing the extream and miserable estate of the Godly and honest sort of the poor Subjects of this Realm moved for a Committee of this House to be selected for consideration to be had for redress thereof Whereupon the same was referred to the former Committees in the Bill touching Inclosures and converting of Tillage into Pasture M r Speaker putteth the House in remembrance for a Committee to be nominated to deal and travel in the examination of such Causes as shall occur in this House touching Priviledge and Returns during this present Sessions of Parliament and from time to time to make Report to this House of their travel and proceedings therein as occasion shall serve Whereupon were nominated all the Privy Council being Members of the House Sir William Moore M r Recorder of London Sir Thomas Knivet M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Attorney of the Court of Wards M r Doctor Heyward Master of the Requests M r Luke M r Edward Lukenour M r William Cecill M r Robert Wroth Sir William Eyre Sir Francis Hastings M r Miles Sandes M r Michael Stanhop M r Francis Bacon Sir Edward Hobbie M r Sollicitor M r Tasbrough M r Conisby M r George Moore Sir Edward Hastings M r Finch M r Crew M r Peak M r Serjeant Hayle M r Lyel M r Jeram Horsey M r Hubbard M r Amersam M r Edward Boer M r Litten M r Nathaniel Bacon M r Angeire M r Combes and M r Robert Knolls who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Star-Chamber Sir Thomas Knivet being a Member of this House returned one of the Citizens of the City of Westminster shewed unto this House that being a Member of this House he was since the beginning of this Parliament served with a Subpoena to appear in the Chancery which he taketh to be done to the infringing of the priviledge and liberties of this House Wherein praying the consideration of this House in that behalf he is referred to attend the Committees formerly nominated at the said time and place before appointed Vide November 9. The Bill for taking away of Clergy from Offenders against a Statute made in 3 Hen. 7. concerning the taking away of Women against their wills unlawfully was read the first time On Monday the 7 th day of November Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Francis Bacon the Citizens for London York Coventry Bristol and Gloucester M r Nathaniel Bacon and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon and the Bill and Committees names were delivered upon Tuesday next following to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees The Bill for taking away of Clergy from Offenders against a Statute made in the third year of H. 7 th concerning the taking away of Women against their wills unlawfully was upon the second reading committed unto M r Sollicitor M r Peutridge M r Recorder of London M r Bayes Mr. Finch Mr. Bourcher and Mr. Duport to go presently together into the Committee Chamber of this House who taking the Bill with them and returning again very soon after they had inserted into the Bill these words viz. hereafter to be committed Which words being read unto the House and not well liked of were strucken out and these words were set down therein by the consent of the House viz. to be committed after the end of this present Session of Parliament and were then twice read And so the Bill upon the question was Ordered to be ingrossed On Tuesday the 8 th day of Nov. Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching the transporting of Sheep-Skins and Pelts was read the first time Mr. George Moore shewed the great and burthensome charge of the Subjects of this Realm being compelled upon great penalties with the keeping and having of sundry sorts of Armour and Weapons which are altogether unprofitable for any use or service and are charged nevertheless with the finding and providing of such other Armour and Weapons besides from time to time as the Captains which were appointed to take charge upon any occasion of service will call for and appoint at their own pleasure And so for redress thereof and for some certainty to be set down by Law touching the having and keeping of such Armour and Weapons moved that a selected number of this House may be appointed to have Conference and consideration about the same Whereupon were
Serjeant Harris and Serjeant Heyle were added unto them M r Simnell one of the Committees in the Committee touching the abuses for Licences for Mariages without Banes appointed on Friday the 11. day of this instant November foregoing shewed that the Committees have met together but did not conclude of any thing by reason that it was doubtful whether they were to treat of that matter only or else both of the same and also touching the stealing away of Mens Children without assent of their Parents and touching the abuses in the Probates of Testaments and Processes ex Officio by Ecclesiastical Officers in matters of the same being before several propounded at the Motion of sundry Members of this House Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer shewed that her Majesty did yesterday last call Mr. Secretary and himself unto her and telling them that her Highness had been informed of the horrible and great incestuous Marriages discovered in this House and minding due punishment and redress of the same commanded them to take information of the grievances in particular of the Members of this House that her Highness having certain notice thereof may thereupon give order for the due punishment and redress accordingly Whereupon after sundry other Speeches tending to sundry courses but yet most of them very well liking and approving the said Message delivered to this House therein from her Majesty by the said Mr. Chancellor it was in the end resolved that the former Committees who were appointed on Friday the 11 th day of this instant November foregoing to draw a Bill for reformation of abuses occasioned by Licences granted for Marriages without Banes asking should meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Court at two of the Clock for that purpose and that Sir Thomas Cecill Sir Francis Hastings Sir Robert Wroth Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Robert Wingfield Mr. Fulk Grevill Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Symnell Mr. George Moore Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Francis Goodwyn Sir Edward Hastings Sir Henry Worth Sir Anthony Cope Sir William Moore Mr. Hexte Sir John Sudmore Mr. Finch and Mr. Francis Moore should receive Informations of the grievances touching Ecclesiastical Causes this day moved in the House and should meet to that purpose upon Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Vide Nov. 16. M r Francis Bacon one of the selected Committees concerning Inclosures and Tillage moved for a time to be appointed for the same selected Committees to impart their travels therein to the general Committees who were appointed in the same Cause upon Saturday the 5 th day of this instant November foregoing to the end that thereupon the same may afterwards be reported unto this House accordingly Whereupon it was Ordered that they should for that purpose meet in this House to Morrow next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Francis Moore one of the Committees in the Bill against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers c. shewed the meeting of the Committees in that Bill and some Amendments by them made in the same and so delivereth in the same Bill so amended The Bill for repressing of Robberies and touching Huy and Cry was read the second time and upon the question for Commitment was denied to be committed and upon another question for the ingrossing was denied to be ingrossed and so rejected On Tuesday the 15 th day of November Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for extirpation of Beggars was read the first time Sir Robert Wroth one of the Committees in the Bill for Repeal of the Statute of the 23 d year of the Queen Intituled An Act for encrease of Mariners and for maintenance of Navigation who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing brought in the Bill with some Amendments made by the Committees which Amendments being twice read in the House the Bill was afterwards and after some Speeches against the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed upon the question M r Serjeant Drew and M r D r Stanhop do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed in this House for the taking away of Clergy from Offendors against the Statute made 3 Henr. 7. concerning the taking away of Women against their Wills unlawfully which Bill their Lordships have also passed with a Proviso thereunto annext The Bill concerning the establishing of the Town-Lands of Wanting in the County of Berks was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Chancellor of the Exchequer putting the House in remembrance of the Speech delivered unto this House by the Lord Keeper upon the first day of this present Parliament by her Majesties direction touching the Causes of her Highnesses calling of this Parliament and shewing at large her Majesties great and excessive Charges sustained for the defence of her Highnesses Realms and Dominions against the force of the King of Spain amounting to more than a treble value of the last three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths granted unto her in the last Parliament and declaring further the great necessity of some Mass of Treasure to be provided towards the supply of her Highness Charges in the continuation of the maintenance of her Majesties Forces in defence of her Highness Realms Dominions and Subjects against the Forces and Invasions of the said King of Spain and further referring the particularities of the designs and attempts of the said King of Spain since the last Parliament to be reported unto this House by M r Secretary moved for a selected Committee of this House to be nominated to treat and consult concerning that matter M r Secretary Cecill shewed at large the purposes practices and attempts of the said King of Spain against her Majesty and her Realms Dominions and Subjects in divers sorts and at sundry times together with his great overthrows in the same by the mighty hand of God and of her Highnesses Forces to his perpetual ignominy and great dishonour throughout the whole World And so after a large discourse most excellently delivered by him concluded with a Motion for proceeding to the said Committees Whereupon some Speeches being had to that end by Sir Edward Hobby and Mr. Francis Bacon It was agreed that all the Privy-Council being Members of this House all the Knights returned for the Counties into this present Parliament and all Citizens for Cities returned into this House should meet about the said business on Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House and any other of this House then to come to them also at their pleasures that will Vide plus on Wednesday the 7 th day of December following On Wednesday the 16 th day of November Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Town of Northampton was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights for the County of Northampton and the Burgesses for the
Friday the 11 th day of this instant November foregoing delivered some particular informations to Mr. Chancellor and a Licence with a Blank to M r Speaker Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 16 th day of this Instant November foregoing M r Winch one of the Committees in the Bill to keep Horses from stealing who were appointed on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and some Amendments in divers parts of the Bill and so delivereth in the Bill with some Amendments and the Bill was re-delivered unto him again to be further considered of by the Committees and the Committees names were read and thereupon were appointed to meet again at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day in the Middle-Temple Hall M r Bourcher moved the House touching the discovery of the Counsel of the same by some Member thereof as it should seem for his said motion is set down very briefly and imperfectly in the Original Journal-Book of the said House neither is there any other issue of it there inserted than that Sir Edward Hobbie moved to have the matter proceeded to further Examination and the Party to be named Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in the Articles for the three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths with the manners and days of Payments which being read unto the House and well liked of were presently delivered to Mr. Sollicitor to draw the Book Vide December the seventh Wednesday postea On Tuesday the 22 d day of November the Bill for the necessary habitation and relief of the Poor Aged Lame and Blind in every Parish was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars who were appointed on Saturday the 19 th day of this Instant November foregoing The Bill for relief of Hospitals poor Prisoners and others impoverished by casual losses was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues c. Vide Committees names pag. seq The Bill for Supply of Relief unto the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the said former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues c. The Bill for setting the Poor on work was read the second time and dashed upon the third question for the Committee and rejected upon the question for ingrossing The Bill for petite Forfeitures to go to the relief of the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees in the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars Sir Edward Hobby moved the House for priviledge for Sir John Tracie being a Member of this House and now presently at the Common Pleas to be put on a Jury Whereupon the Serjeant of this House was presently sent with the Mace to call the said Sir John Tracie to his attendance in this House which was thereupon so done accordingly and the said Sir John then returned to this House The Bill for the better relief of Souldiers and Mariners was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars who were appointed on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant November foregoing and Mr. Arnold was added unto them The Bill for the better governing of Hospitals and Lands given to the relief of the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars and Mr. Hubbard was added unto them The Bill for Hospitality was read the second time and dashed upon the questions for committing and ingrossing The Bill for the relief of the Poor out of Impropriations and other Church Livings was read the second time And after some Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill upon the doubtfulness of the double question for the committing was upon the division of the House rejected with the difference of twenty nine Voices viz. with the Yea a hundred and seventeen and with the No a hundred forty six The Bill for levying of certain sums of money due to the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars And the Bill for extirpation of Beggery was committed to the same Committees And then were the said eleven Bills concerning the relief of the Poor and the punishment of idle and sturdy Beggars delivered to Sir Robert Wroth together with the names of the Committees whose names being for the most part omitted upon the said Saturday the 19 th day of this instant November foregoing when the said first Bill touching the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars was first committed unto them are here all expresly named with such as were added unto them Now in respect that nine other Bills were this present Tuesday referr'd likewise to them as Committees to consider of them being a thing scarce to be pattern'd that one and the same Committee had at one and the same time eleven Bills in agitation before them though all upon the matter tending to a like end and purpose the said Committees were as followeth viz. Mr. George Moore Masters Attorneys of the Dutchy and Court of Wards Mr. Francis Bacon Sir Thomas Philips Sir Thomas Cecill Sir William Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Edward Philips Mr. Recorder of London Sir Thomas Maunsell All the Readers of the Houses of Court Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Miles Sandes Mr. Finch Mr. Colbrond Mr. Edmund Boyer Mr. Edward Leukenor Mr. Henry Warner Mr. John Boyer Mr. Rosse Mr. Whalley Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Lea Mr. Hext Mr. Richard Mills Mr. Thomas Smith Mr. Lea of Lincolns-Inn All the Serjeants at Law Mr. James Harrington Mr. Wingfield Sir Thomas Hobbie Sir Anthony Cope Mr. Mark Steward Mr. Henry Yelverton Mr. William Coke Mr. George Rotheram Mr. Fettiplace Mr. Winch Mr. Hide All the Knights of Shires the Burgesses of Hull Mr. John Hare Mr. Coleman Mr. Hugh Biston All Citizens of Cities and Mr. Tasborough to which Committees this present Tuesday also were added Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hubbard Sir Edward Hobbie one of the Committees in the Bill against Counterfeiting of the hands of the Lords who were appointed on Saturday the 12 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed their meeting yesterday and complaining that albeit Yesterday last in the Afternoon was appointed for their meeting and the Committees names with the time and place read yesterday in the House none except Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor himself and one other more of the said Committees came to the said Committee so that nothing was done therein And so the names of the said Committees being eftsoons now read by the Clerk the
committed unto Sir Robert Carie the Burgesses of Newcastle Barwick Northampton and Lincoln M r Francis Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Dr. Stanhop do bring from the Lords the Bill Entituled An Act for establishing of the new Colledge of the Poor at Cobham in the County of Kent The said Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire that some half a score of this House may be presently sent to confer with their Lordships in the Chamber near unto the Upper House touching an Act lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act for the increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of Navigation Whereupon Mr. Comptroller Sir Robert Wroth and others were sent unto their Lordships for that purpose accordingly The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Yelverton Mr. Tasbrough the Citizens of all Cities Mr. Green and others who were appointed to meet here upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House Mr. Comptroller and the residue returning from the Lords he did signifie unto the House that their Lordships do think it very dishonourable that any Act should be intended to pass in the time of her Majesties Reign for repealing of any Law bearing such a title as that is being An Act for the repeal of a Statute made in the time of her Majesties Reign for increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation And therefore their Lordships do wish this House would alter the said Title of the said Act if they shall so think good And to that end their Lordships have sent unto this House by them a Note in Paper containing two several Titles either of which are more apt and fit in their opinions to be by this House set down for the title of the said Act The first of which Titles is An Act made for the increase of Mariners and for maintenance of Navigation repealing a former Act made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign bearing the same title And the second is for the increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of Navigation Both which Titles being read by the Clerk choice was made by the House to have the first of the said two titles to be set down by this House for the title of the said Act. Which said first title being three times read by the Clerk was resolved upon the Question so to be set down for the title of the said Act accordingly On Monday the 28 th day of November Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the City of Bristol was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Dr. James Mr. Francis Moore the Citizens of Bristol Gloucester Bath and Wells Mr. Snagg Mr. Green and others And the Bill was delivered to Mr. Green who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. William Bowyer shewed that being a Member of this House he was this day served with a Subpoena to appear in the Chancery by one James Biddell and so moved for priviledge shewing further that he did signifie unto the said James Biddell that he was a Member of this House and therefore willed him to forbear the serving of the same Process being against the liberty of this House who answered he would do it notwithstanding any such liberties or priviledge of this House whatsoever Mr. Combes and Mr. Henry Powle being likewise Members of this House do shew that they were this day served with a Subpoena ad testificandum in the Star-Chamber by one Anne the Wife of one Thomas Wye Gentleman and so in like manner moving for priviledge the Serjeant of this House was thereupon charged by this House to bring in the said James Biddel and the said Anne the Wife of the said Thomas to appear in this House and answer the said Contempt Sir Thomas Cecill shewed the great impoverishment of many her Majesties Subjects in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk by surrounding of many Wastes Marsh and Watery grounds there and wishing some redress thereof offereth a Bill to the House for that purpose and prayeth the reading thereof Whereupon the same was then read for the first reading thereof accordingly Intituled The Bill concerning watery and surrounded grounds in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk Mr. Baker one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Wages of Spinners and Weavers who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and the making of a new Bill and so delivereth in both the old Bill and also the new Bill Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Carew do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act for increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of the Navigation with certain Amendments by their Lordships in the same Bill Which being afterwards reported unto the House by Mr. Speaker the same Amendments were three times read by the Clerk and so passed upon the question accordingly Roger Dodswell servant to M r Blowmer one of the Middle-Temple having entred into this House and being no Member of the same and brought to the Bar by the Serjeant of this House was committed to the Serjeants Ward and was further referred to be examined this Afternoon by M r Edward Barker and M r Hext and to be by them afterwards reported to this House M r Winch one of the Committees for Sir John Spencer who were appointed on Friday the 25 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meting and proceeding of the Committees to some Amendments in the said Bill and so delivering in the Bill and the same Amendments being twice read by the Clerk of this House the same Bill upon the question was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for increase of people for the strength and defence of the Realm was upon the second reading after many Speeches all tending to the good liking and furtherance of the said Bill Ordered to be committed to the said former Committees in the Bill for Tillage who were appointed on saturday the 26 th day of this instant November foregoing And so both the Bills with a Note of the Committees names were delivered to Mr. Comptroller M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill
No one hundred and one and with the Yea seventy two Two Bills were sent sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by the Chancellor and others together with a third being for the Explanation of a Statute in Quinto of her Majesty concerning Labourers M r Wiseman one of the Committees in the Bill for bringing in of Foreign Cards for Wooll who were appointed on Thursday the 8 th of this instant December foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and that eleven only of them did meet and six of them liked very well of the Bill and the other five not And so delivered in the said Bill referring the same to the further consideration of this House M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords two Bills lately passed in this House and now also passed with their Lordships with some Additions and Amendments the one of them being for electing of Hospitals for abiding and working Houses for the Poor and the other for the establishing of the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol and for the relief of the Poor and Orphans there The Bill for the granting of six Fifteenths and Tenths and three intire Subsidies unto her Majesty had the second reading and was Ordered to be ingrossed Vide concerning this Bill of the Subsidy on Wednesday the 7 th of this instant December foregoing Edward Legg Esquire one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Wiggon in the County of Lancaster was licensed for his necessary business to depart and left with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of the House three shillings six pence for the Poor and the Minister On Monday the 12 th day of December the Bill for redress of Abuses and Deceits used in Painting was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore Mr. Fettiplace Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Recorder of London and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir William Cornwallis who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Merchant Adventurers of the City of Exeter was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London the Burgesses of York Lynn and Newcastle M r Serjeant Heyle and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said M r Heyle who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill against the buying of Armour brought from beyond the Seas was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the Committing and Ingrossing The Bill for provision of a Preacher in the Tower of London was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House M r Henry Hubbard M r Lieutenant of the Tower M r Recorder of London and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill also for the building of a Bridge over the River of Wye was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth M r Herbert Crosse M r Serieant Williams and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir John Scudamore who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Sir Edward Hobbie one of the Committees for Priviledge and Returns who were appointed on Saturday the 5 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees in sundry Cases both of priviledge and Returns Whereupon it was Ordered that the Clerk of this House should make search for Precedents against Wednesday next for further consideration then to be thereupon had by this House in the Cases opened by the said Sir Edward Hobby unto this House by Order of the residue of the said Committees The Bill for the Lord Thomas Howard was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Winch Mr. Sollicitor and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Afternoon in the Treasury Chamber between the hours of four and five of the Clock Mr. Secretary one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivers who had been appointed on Wednesday the 5 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their agreement in writing concerning certain Objections against some part of the said Bill to the Number of fifteen which being read to the House by the Clerk it was Ordered that Conference should be had with the Lords for a Committee of both Houses to be had touching the said Objections Whereupon the said Mr. Secretary with some others of this House were then presently sent to the Lords to move for the said Conference Who returning afterwards again to this House brought word that their Lordships did very honorably and kindly accept the said Message and advice of the said Conference and had appointed twenty four of themselves to confer with a convenient Number of this House to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon between one and two of the Clock in the Great Council Chamber at the Court. Whereupon it was agreed that all the said former Committees together with Mr. Hext Mr. George Cooke Mr. Finch Mr. Winch Mr. Henry Hubbard Mr. Edward Mountague and others added unto them should attend their Lordships at the said time and place and that the five Serjeants at Law being Members of this House should each of them jointly endeavour to defend and maintain the reasons of the said fifteen Objections equally to be proportioned to their several charges And it was further agreed by this House and so signified unto them by Mr. Speaker that any other the Members of this House might in the mean time gather any other Objections against any parts of the said Bill besides the said fifteen Objections or of any of them and signifie the same unto this House to Morrow sitting the Court. The Bill lastly for the relief of the Poor was read the third time and passed upon the question On Tuesday the 13 th day of December six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the true making of Daggers Swords and Rapiers and of the Blades of every of them was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and engrossing The Amendments in the Bill for Bristol were thrice read and passed upon the question The Bill for the recovery of certain Waste Marish and Watery Grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge and Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill for the relief of the Poor which passed this House yesterday and the Bill for the recovering of
Order After which ended and her Majesties Assent thereunto then the Dissolution of the Parliament followed by the Lord Keeper which is entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in these words following viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae Dissolvit hoc praesens Parliamentum THE JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A Journal of the Passages of the House of Commons in the Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 43 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1601. which began there on Tuesday the 27 th Day of October and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Saturday the 19 th Day of December ensuing Anno 44 Reginae ejusdem THIS large and copious Journal containeth in it not only a number of excellent Passages concerning the Orders and Priviledge of the House of Commons which are usually found in other Journals of the same House but also much matter touching the publick State and that great grievance of the Realm by reason of Patents of Priviledge or Monopolies in the abdication or censure of which her Majesty most graciously concurr'd with her Subjects In which also a great number of Speeches and other Passages which were not found in the Original Journal-Book of the said House are supplied out of a Journal of the same House taken at this Parliament by one of the Members thereof But yet to avoid confusion whatsoever is here inserted out of the said private Journal is particularly distinguished from that which is taken out of the above-mentioned Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons by some Animadversion or expression thereof both before and after the inserting of it The tenth Parliament of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. begun at Westminster upon Tuesday being the 27 th day of October in the forty third year of her Majesties Reign upon which day many of the Knights for the Shires Citizens for Cities Burgesses for Boroughs and Barons for Ports returned into the same Parliament did make their appearance at Westminster aforesaid before the Right Honourable the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral and Lord Steward of her Highnesses most Honourable Houshold and did then and there take the Oath according to the Statute in that behalf made and provided tendred by the said Earl or by his Deputies who were Sir William Knolls Comptroller of her Majesties Houshold Sir John Stanhop her Highness Vice-Chamberlain Sir Robert Cecill Principal Secretary and John Herbert Esq second Secretary After which all the said Lord Steward's Deputies and some others of the House of Commons having gotten into the Upper House and her Majesty with divers of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being set the greatest part of the residue of the Members of the said House of Commons had notice thereof about four of the Clock in the Afternoon being at that time still suting in the said House and expecting her Majesties Pleasure to be sent for up unto the said Upper House according to the antient usage and custom of former Parliaments And thereupon the said residue repaired immediately unto the Door of the said House but could not be let in the Door being still kept shut and so returned back again unto their own House much discontented Shortly after which time the Right Honourable Sir William Knolls one of the Deputies aforesaid came down into the said House of Commons and so being there set with the said residue for some little space of time M r Richard Lieffe one of the Barons returned into this present Parliament for the Port of Hastings in the County of Sussex stood up and shewing unto the said Comptroller the wrong done unto the greatest part of the Members of this House in their not being suffered to come into the said Upper House to hear her Majesties Pleasure signified by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England humbly desired the said Comptroller to be a means that the effect thereof might be imparted unto some of the Members of this House for their better satisfactions Which as his Honour did think very reasonable and meet to be done at convenient time so did he impute the said fault wholly to the Gentleman-Usher of the said Upper House Which done and the residue of the said Deputies being shortly after come into the said House of Commons and there sitting the said M r Comptroller after some pause stood up and shewing unto this House that his place was to break the silence of this House for that time and putting the House in mind to make Choice of a Speaker according to her Majesties Pleasure given unto them in that behalf shewed that in his opinion he thinketh M r John Crooke Recorder of London returned one of the Knights for the City of London into this present Parliament to be a very fit able and sufficient Man to supply the whole Charge of the said Office of Speaker being a Gentleman very Religious very Judicious of a good Conscience and well furnished with all other good parts yet leaveth nevertheless the further consideration thereof to this House and so did sit again Which done and no one contrary Voice at all being delivered the said M r Crooke after some large Pause first taken stood up and very Learnedly and Eloquently endeavoured to disable himself at large for the burthen of that charge alledging his great defects both of Nature and of Art fit to supply that place and shewing all full Complements for the same to abound in many other Learned and grave Members of this House in the end prayed most humbly that they would accept of his due excuse and be pleased to proceed to a new Election and did then sit down again Whereupon the said M r Comptroller did stand up and said that hearing no negative Voice he took it for a due Election and demanding the further opinion of this House therein they all Answered Yea and gave their Assents Whereupon the said M r Comptroller and the Right Honourable Sir John Stanhop her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain immediately went to the said M r John Crooke and did set him in the Chair which done the said M r Crooke after some little pause did stand up and yielding unto this whole House most humble thanks for their great good opinion of him and loving favour towards him and praying them to accept of his willing mind and readiness and to bear with his unableness and wants in the service of this House referr'd himself to their good favours And then the said M r Comptroller signified further unto this House that her Majesties Pleasure was that the Members of this House having made choice of their Speaker should present him unto her Highness upon Friday next following in the Afternoon And so then every man departed and went his way On Friday the 30 th day of October about one of the Clock in the Afternoon the Knights Citizens and
Answer they would have none other Mr. Speaker said it could not be intended against his will for his hand is to the Indenture but he moved whether it should be intended that this Sir Anthony Nowell were una eadem persona or no And though it were yet whether they could take notice thereof not being certified out of the Chancery To which all the House said there was no other of the name Then Mr. Comptroller stood up and moved that in respect the Return was joint and that they did disallow Sir Anthony Nowell he desired to be resolved of the Learned Masters of the Law in this House whether all the Return were insufficient and so Sir John Harrington to be excluded To which all the whole House said No. Mr. Serjeant Harris said No because the said Warrant is affirmative to chuse any but the Sheriff who is excepted by special words so that the Return of the other is warranted but that of himself is void Sir Edward Hobbie Answered and said nay then Mr. Serjeant if you stand on that I think there are few Knights in this House lawfully chosen for the words of the Writ and Statute are that he must be Commorant within the County which but few are To which not one word was Answered And that Clause was hushed up Mr. Speaker said Well I will put it to the question which shall be twofold one whether the Return be void the other whether a new Warrant shall be sent forth To which being twice moved all cryed I I I not one man said No. Sir Edward Hobbie said Mr. Speaker the Warrant must go from your self for in the twenty seventh Year of this Queen when Parrie was Burgess for Queenborough a new Election was made and the Warrant was sent from the Speaker Nota That this resolution of the House is directly contrary to a former Precedent agreed on in the House of Commons upon Friday the 21 th day of February in the Parliament de An. xxxi o Regin Eliz. Anno Dom. 1588 1589. where Mr. S t Poole being both Knight for the County of Lincoln and Sheriff of the same also was notwithstanding allowed to retain his place in the said House as a Member thereof and had only Licence given unto him to depart into the said County about the business of his said Sheriffwick in no other form or manner than is vouchsafed of course to the Members of the said House upon any urgent occasions by them alledged requiring their absence for some time be it longer or shorter Where other Precedents also to this purpose are vouched and yet perhaps both the said Precedents may stand good and be reconciled with this difference that where any man is first Sheriff of some County and then Elected a Knight of the same or a Citizen Burgess or Baron of any City Borough or Cinque-Port of the same that in this Case his Election is void because it must of necessity follow as in this Case of Sir Andrew Nowell it did that he must return himself which cannot be good in Law But where a man is first Elected a Member of the House of Commons be it Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron and is afterwards made Sheriff of some County here his first Election standeth good as it should seem also it doth although he may be first made a Sheriff of some County and be afterwards Elected a Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron of and in some other Shire or County And the reason of all is plain in respect that in all these latter Cases his Return cannot be made by himself but by the Sheriff of the County where he is Chosen This only holds good in the Case of Knight of the Shire The Bill for Explanation of such Statutes as touch Leases to be made by Archbishops and Bishops was read the second time and rejected after Mr. Boise had spoken to it as followeth To which only Mr. Boise stood up and said that this Act would be prejudicial to the Bishop present and the Successor to their Servants and to the Bishops own Farmers and Tenants To the Bishop present in the maintenance of his Estate which cometh only by continual Fines which if they be taken away then are they not able to maintain that Hospitality and keep that retinue either belonging to their place or answerable to their living For consider the Revenue of the greatest Bithoprick in England it is but two thousand two hundred pounds whereof he payeth for Annual Subsidies to the Queen five hundred pounds And what damage we shall do both to him and his Successor herein his Revenue being so beneficial to her Majesty I refer to all your Judgments To the Successor it must needs be more hurtful For when he first cometh in he payeth First-Fruits and yet is not allowed to make his benefit by Fines which all Bishops Farmers are content to do so that he is cast one whole Annual value behind hand and perhaps hath no power neither to make Leases in twelve or sixteen Years This Mr. Speaker will induce the Ministers of the Word not to seek Bishopricks whereby we may bring the Clergy both to Poverty and Contempt from which they have ever been carefully defended and provided for even by the most antient Statutes and Laws of this Land now extant Hurtful it is to their Servants for this may be every Mans Case We know very many good Gentlemens Sons serve Bishops and how can they reward their long and faithful Services but only by means of granting over of these Fines or some other means out of their Spiritual Function But this Act is good for the Courtier but I may speak no more of that point Lastly Mr. Speaker my self am Farmer to a Bishop and I speak this as in my own Case on my knowledge to the House that it is ordinary upon every Grant after four or five years ever 〈◊〉 and take a new Lease but I refer it to the consideration of the House to do their Pleasure 〈◊〉 Only this I can certifie That I have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Bill the last Parliament exhibited to this purpose which I having confer'd together with the present Bill do find them to be word for word all one And the last was rejected Whereupon this was also as is before-mentioned rejected Thus far out of the afore-mentioned private Journal the residue of this days Passages that follows are transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons it self The Bill that Plaintiffs in Writs of Error shall give good Bayl was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Carie Mr. Tanfield and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill against fraudulent Administration of Intestates Goods was upon the second reading committed unto the last former Committees in the Bill for Writs of Error to meet at the same time and place The Bill against excessive and
Member of this House neither have we reason to exclude them more than any other especially they being chosen for the most principal City of this Kingdom which is the Chamber of her Majesty whom we should the rather respect for her Majesties sake who doth and will remember their Loyalty and Faithfulness shewed unto her in the late dangerous Action viz. the Earl of Essex's rising for which if ever Prince had Cause of thankfulness unto her Subjects doubtless her Majesty is to confess as much In my opinion therefore we should do great wrong and purchase great blame at their hands that sent them hither in Trust if in a matter of this consequence and so particularly touching the State of this City we should not admit them Committees M r Wiseman said that by committing of a Bill the House allowed of the body thereof though they disallowed of some imperfections in the same and therefore committed it to some chosen men of Trust to reform or amend any thing therein which they found imperfect And it is to be presumed that he that will give his No to the Committing of a Bill will be wholly against the Bill And therefore the House allowing of this Bill to be committed are in my opinion to disallow any that will be against the body of the Bill for being Committees M r Comptroller said he was of opinion for the reason before alledged that they ought to be Committees but he moved another question Whether a Committee speaking against the Bill at the Commitment may also speak at the ingrossing thereof in the House and have his free Voice Sir Edward Hobbie said that may be resolved upon by many Precedents And for mine own opinion I think that he that is against the body of the Bill can be no Committee And he that being a Committee speaketh against the Bill may also speak hereafter in the House Mr. Fulk Grcvil said That a Committee was an artificial body framed out of us who are the general body And therefore that which is spoken at the Committees evanescit it is gone when the body which is the Commitment is dissolved and then every particular Committee is no more a part of the artificial body but of us the general body when he hath his free voice as though he had never spoken before Then Mr. Speaker stood up and said I will propound two questions The first if when a man hath spoken against the body of the Bill he may be a Committee The second whether any Member of this house after having been a Committee in any Bill may afterwards speak in the Negative part against the said Bill Now quoth he I will propound the first question All they that will have a Man that hath been against the body of the Bill to be a Committee let them shew their opinions by saying Yea and not one said Yea. All they that will not say No All said No. So he did for the second question and not one said No but all Yea. Which said Order and resolution was appointed by the House to be entred for a future Precedent accordingly Then he put it to the question whether they of London notwithstanding this Order in respect this Commitment greatly concerneth the State of the City should be Committees And the Yeas were greater than the Noes And thereupon the said Knights and Citizens for London were nominated with the other Committees whose names are now here in the next place inserted out of the Original Journal-Book of the same House in manner and form following All the Privy Council and all the Queens Learned Councel being Members of the House All the Serjeants at Law being of this House Sir George Moore Sir Thomas Conisbie Sir Charles Cavendish Sir Michael Sands Sir Edward Hobbie Sir William Wray the Knights for the Twelve Shires of Wales the Knights for Cornwall and Devonshire the Burgesses for the Borough Towns beyond Trent the Burgesses for Lancaster M r Wingfield M r Thynne M r Fulke Grevill Sir John Egerton Sir Francis Hastings M r Carew M r Francis Moore M r Maynard M r Varney M r Swaine Sir Robert Wroth Sir Jerom Bowes Sir Molle Finch Sir Francis Darcy the Knights and Citizens for London M r Barrington M r Hancock M r Tate and M r Thomas Jones And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Fulk Grevill who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Thursday the 12 th day of November Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits in Law was read the second time and committed unto M r Lashbrooke M r Hubbard and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock The Bill against Common Sollicitors c. was read the second time and committed to the last former Committees who were appointed to meet at the same time and place The Bill against fraudulent Administration of Intestates goods and the Bill for avoiding of unnecessary delays of Execution upon Judgments were each of them read the third time and passed upon the question and were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller Mr. Secretary Herbert and others Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Denization of certain persons born beyond the Seas was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed John Baker was brought to the Bar and charged by Mr. Speaker in the name of this House with contempt committed by him against the Liberties and Priviledges of this House in Arresting of one ..... Wooddall servant unto William Cooke a Member of this House who answered that he knew not that the said Wooddall did belong unto the said Mr. Cooke or unto any other Member of this House and was by the Order of this House committed to the Serjeant's Custody until to Morrow at which time the House hath appointed to take surther Order therein The Bill for confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters Patents from her Highness to others was read the second time and committed unto all the Queens Privy Council being of this House Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Tanfield and others And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Secretary Herbert who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bills formerly appointed to have been sitten upon in Committee upon Saturday next are deferred until Monday in the Afternoon On Friday the 13 th day of November the Bill for the restraining of Butchers in and about the City of London from selling and covetous Ingrossers from buying of Fells and Sheep-Skins c. had its first reading Two Bills had each of them one reading
the Speaker in her Majesties name to the House out of the private Journal M r Speaker said First I am by her Majesties Commission to make Report unto you of that rotable and excellent Speech which her Majesty delivered I shall deliver unto you but a shadow of that substance but I greatly rejoice that so many were there present who are well able to supply to others the true Report of her Majesties Speech It pleased her Majesty to shew in what gracious part she accepted our Loyalties She said she rejoyced not so much to be a Queen as to be a Queen over so thankful a People and that God had made her a means to save us from Shame Tyranny and Oppression She did accept of our intended Present which she said manifested our Love and Loyalty most graciously affirming that she never was any greedy Griper or Fastholder and what we did present she would not hoard it For the thanks which were yielded for her great regard of us she willed me to return her thanks to you most graciously and to tell you that her Heart never inclined to pass any Grant but upon suggestion that it was for the good of the Subjects And now that the contrary hath appeared she took it graciously that the knowledge thereof came from her Subjects She ever set the last Judgment before her Eyes and never thought arose in her but for the good of her People If her Grants were abused to their Hurt against her Will she hoped God would not lay their Culps and offences to her Charge and the principal Members not touched And had it not been for these her good Subjects she had fallen from Lapse into Error Those that did speak she thought spake not out of spleen or displeasure to the Grants but to deliver the grief of their hearts which above any Earthly Pleasure she respected She said she was not allured with the Royal Authority of a King neither did she attribute any thing unto her self but all to the Glory of God She said the Cares and Trouble of a Crown are known only to them that wear it and were it not more for Conscience sake than for any desert or want of disposition in her these Patentees should not escape without condign Punishment She desired not to Reign longer than that her Government and Reign should be for our good She said we well might have a Prince of more wisdom and sufficiency but of more Love and Affection we should never have Her Majesty delivered a Commandment to M r Comptroller and M r Secretary that the Gentlemen of the Country should be brought to kiss her Hand before they departed The residue of this dayes Passages do follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons it self as also part of the next The Amendments in the Bill touching Shop-Books were twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill to prevent Perjury and Subornation of Perjury was read the second time and committed unto the Queens Learned Council being Members of this House M r Attorneys of the Dutchy and the Court of Wards Sir Moyle Finch Sir Anthony Cope M r Townsend M r Bacon and others And the Bill was delivered to M r Townsend who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for charitable uses was delivered to Mr. Barington On Wednesday the second day of December Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being for the Assurance of the Parsonage and Vicaridge of Rotherstone to Tho. Venables Esq was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Burgesses for Chester and Cheshire the Burgesses for Oxford Sir Edward Hobbie and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Moore made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching the Hospitals and of some Amendments therein The Amendments in the Bill for the three Hospitals were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for the Amendments of Double Soal green was read the second time and committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Robert Wroth Sir William Lane and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Friday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill to reform abuses used bv the Clerk of the Market was read the second time and thereupon M r Frechevile one of the Knights for Derbyshire spake unto it In that I speak being least worthy I hope it will be deemed to proceed from affection not presumption Besides I have learnt it for a Rule in this House it is better to venture Credit than Conscience There are three things to be considered in this Bill the inconveniency the necessity of the remedy and the conveniency of the punishment For the inconveniency no man but knows it who knows the State of his Country In mine there is nothing more generally complained of than the inequality of measures for the rich have two measures with the one he buyes and ingrosseth Corn in the Country that is the greater with the other he retails it at home to his poor Neighbours that 's by the lesser This is to the great and just complaint of all So after many other matters moved upon Statutes the Bill was committed to M r Frechvile M r Wiseman M r Johnson Sir George Moore Sir Robert Wroth Sir John Egerton the Burgesses and Citizens of all Cities and Corporate Towns the Knights for Norfolk M r Francis Moore M r Zachary Lock M r Warcup M r Simnell M r Doyle and M r Thomas Caesar who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in this House at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for the more diligent resort to Church upon Sundays was read the second time unto which divers Speeches were had in the House M r Roger Owen said that he misliked the Bill for two respects the one for the Penalty the other in respect of the Party punishing that is the Justice For the first the Penalty is twelve pence It is well known that the poorest Recusant in England ought as well as the rich to pay his twenty pound and for want of Lands and Goods his Body is lyable And therefore we shall double punish him which is against Law For the other touching the Justice I think it too great a trouble and they are ever loaden with a number of penal Statutes yea a whole Alphabet as appears by Hussey in the time of Henry the Seventh And this is a matter so obvious that a Justice of Peace his House will be like a Quarter Sessions with the multitude of these Complaints I think also it is an infringement of Magna Charta for that gives Tryal per pares but this
and thereupon the Oath being taken by him before M r Chancellor of the Exchequer the said Richard Hutton came into this House and took his place in the same accordingly Sir John Hart one of the Knights returned for the City of London putting the House in remembrance once of a Report lately made by some of the Committees of this House touching a Speech lately delivered by some of the Committees of the Lords touching the late Assessment of the late double Subsidy amongst others in the City of London alledging that in London there was none Assessed at above two hundred pounds and not past four such nor yet past eight at one hundred pounds shewed that the Honorable person that delivered the said Speech to the said Committees of this House had not been rightly informed in that matter And shewed further that in very deed at the last Assessment of the Subsidy within the said City of London there were two and thirty persons taxed at two hundred pounds and upwards whereof some at two hundred and twenty and some at two hundred and fifty pounds And one hundred forty and eight persons at one hundred pounds and upward whereof some at one hundred and ten some at one hundred and twenty some at one hundred and forty some at one hundred and fifty some at one hundred and sixty and some at one hundred and eighty pounds And eighty persons at three hundred pounds and some at three hundred and fifty pounds and four persons at four hundred pounds Besides sive hundred forty and four persons at fifty pounds and upwards whereof some at sixty some at seventy some at eighty and some at ninety pounds The Bill concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London was upon the second reading committed unto M r Hubbert M r Heale Sir Henry Knivet M r Wroth and others who were appointed to meet in this House upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Saturday the 10 th day of March M r Wroth one of the Committees in the Bill against the stealing of Oxen Sheep and Lambs shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and added some amendments to the same Bill and offereth both the Bill and amendments to the House Which amendments being inserted into the Bill by the Clerk of this House and the same amendments then also twice read the Bill upon the question was ordered to be Ingrossed The Bill for relief of Jurors upon Tryals between party and party was upon the second reading committed unto M r Tasborough M r Recorder of London M r Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Tasborough who with the rest was appointed to meet this day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents unto the Mayor Sheriff Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Francis Hastings M r Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-Chamber Mr. Chancellour of the Exchequer reporteth the travel of himself and the residue of the Committees for setting down of Articles for the Subsidy and shewed that they have drawn the said Articles and offereth the same to the House to be read Which being then read by the Clerk of the House and in some part thereof reformed by the assent of the whole House to wit in that Article which concerned the priviledge of the Cinque-Ports and that Article also which concerned such persons as in regard of having several habitations should be Assessed in the said Subsidies in several places upon the doubtfulness of the voices to the question twice propounded Whether the strangers resident in the Cinque-Ports shall be charged with the payment of the said Subsidies or not it was upon the division of the House adjudged that they shall not be charged with the said payments by the difference of thirty persons viz. with the Yea a hundred and eighteen and with the No a hundred forty eight in all two hundred sixty six And afterwards it was Ordered that the said Articles should be delivered to the former Committees for the Preamble to prepare the same And also the said Rates according to the said Articles to be set down in the Bill Nota That after this business touching the Cinque-Ports there followeth a Motion made by M r Wroth touching some Members of the House who had been Imprisoned in the beginning of this Parliament of which see on Sunday the 25 th day of February foregoing which remaineth very legible in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons although it be crossed out The reason of which said crossing out is very hard to conjecture in regard that the said Motion was doubtless made this Morning as doth plainly appear also by the often before-cited Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal out of which it is supplied in manner and form following M r Wroth made a Motion that in respect that some Countries might complain of the Tax of these many Subsidies their Knights and Burgesses never consenting unto them nor being present at the grant And because an Instrument taking away some of its strings cannot give its pleasant sound Therefore desired that we might be humble and earnest Suitors to her Majesty that she would be pleased to set at liberty those Members of the House that were restrained To this was Answered by all the Privy Councellors that her Majesty had Committed them for Causes best known to her self and for us to press her Majesty with this Suit we should but hinder them whose good we seek And it is not to be doubted but her Majesty of her gracious disposition will shortly of her self yield to them that which we would ask for them and it will like her better to have it left unto her self than sought by us Thus far out of the said Anonymous Journal and the residue of this days Passages do follow out of the Original Journal-Book it self Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being against Counterfeiting of Councellors or Principal Officers hands was upon the second reading committed unto Sir John Wolley Sir Walter Raleigh M r George Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Sir Walter Harecourt K t one of the Knights for the County of Suffolk in regard of the present extremity of his Wifes Sickness is licensed by M r Speaker to depart home into his Country James Goodwyn Gent ' one of the Burgesses returned for the City of Wells in the County of Somerset is for his necessary businesses licensed by