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A63022	Historical collections, or, An exact account of the proceedings of the four last parliaments of Q. Elizabeth of famous memory wherein is contained the compleat journals both of Lords & Commons, taken from the original records of their houses : as also the more particular behaviours of the worthy members during all the last notable sessions, comprehending the motions, speeches, and arguments of the renowned and learned secretary Cecill, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Rawleigh, Sir Edw. Hobby, and divers other eminent gentlemen : together with the most considerable passages of the history of those times / faithfully and laboriously collected, by Heywood Townshend ...	Townshend, Hayward, b. 1577.	1680 (1680)	Wing T1991; ESTC R39726	326,663	354

his Speech to the Queen but does not p. 334 Which caused a Murmur Ibid. It is further spoken to Ibid. Orford-Haven a bill for its preservation p. 9 Outlawries secret a bill to avoid them p. 11 P Painters and Plaisterers to be heard p. 144 Their Case debated p. 270 271 See more p. 313 314 315 Painting a bill to prevent abuses in it p. 114 A bill of no great moment p. 191 Pamphlets published by Jesuits and Seminaries p. 331 Pardon free several bills for it p. 29 49 147 335 To be craved for extravagant Speeches in the House p. 252 Thanks for the same p. 12 150 335 It passeth at once reading whereas other bills have three p. 44 Parishes of 8800 and odde not above 600 afford a competency p. 218 Paris garden a bill to re-unite the Mannor p. 121 Parliament summoned to begin Nov. 12. prorogued to Feb. 4. 1588. p. 1 Dissolved March 29. 1589. p. 29 Passed into Acts 16 publick and 8 private Bills Ibid. Began Nov. 19. 1592. p. 31 Dissolved Apr. 10. 1593. p. 50 We have no account of the number of Bills Began Octob. 24. 1597. p. 79 Dissolved Feb. 9. 1597. p. 99 Passed into Acts 24 publick and 19 private Bills p. 127 48 Bills refused that had past both Houses Began Octob. 27. 1601. p. 129 Dissolved Decem. 19. 1601. p. 333 Passed into Acts 19 publick and ten private Bills p. 151 Parliament-man priviledged and his servant for fourteen days p. 225 One of them swooneth in the House p. 332 Several Conjectures about it Ibid. Patents Committees named for them p. 103 Patents and Patentees a List of them Ibid. Pawn-takers see retailing Brokers Pedegree of the Marquess of Winchester p. 195 Pelts see Sheep-skins People a bill to increase them p. 90 Perjury a bill to prevent it p. 221 Petty Larceny its punishment p. 71 Phesants and Partridges a bill to preserve them p. 132 Pins a bill to avoid their importation p. 92 Plaintiff to pay the Defendant costs being in Prison for want of Bail if the Suit go against him p. 123 Plaisterers see Painters Pluralities a bill against them largely debated p. 218 219 220 Plymouth a bill for the Haven p. 74 Prayer a Copie of that used daily in the Commons House p. 179 Preamble to the bill of Subsidie p. 70 Precedent a notable one p. 233 Precedents that Warrants of new Election ought to go from the Speaker the Parliament sitting p. 192 Printers a bill against their multiplicity p. 322 One over Guild-hal-gate p. 217 Priviledges of Parliament canvass'd p. 254 255 Priviledge not to say what they list but Yea or No p. 37 Broken by an Arrest complained of p. 225 Privie-Counsellors irreverence to them blamed by the Queen p. 47 Probate of Wills its abuses moved against p. 104 Process a bill for its better execution p. 70 Proclamations upon Fines at Common Law to be abridg'd p. 7 Proctors all the Spiritual Lords but one had two p. 4 Protest of the Commons p. 95 Proviso for the Lard Powes and Sir Edward Herbert p. 25 Proxies ordinary and extraordinary p. 34 38 39 Purchasers a bill to assure their Lands p. 68 Purveyors a bill to reform their disorders p. 17 The Queens care about them signified by Mr. Speaker p. 24 Q QUEEN comes to the Vpper House p. 2 4 31 45 129 334 She makes a Speech her self p. 48 Swears by God she will punish Cowards Ibid. She makes another Speech p. 263 264 265 266 Quaere Whether the Speaker have a voice p. 321 The Speaker declares he hath none by custom Ibid. What was done with the money raised for the Poor p. 333 R Raleigh Sir Walter his sharp Speech and great silence after it p. 235 He complains for liberty of speech p. 302 He blushes p. 232 Rapesdale in Lancashire a bill for its Inhabitants p. 107 Recusants and Sectaries very pernicious to Government p. 46 Recusants Popish restrained to some place p. 40 A bill about them p. 61 Relief of Thomas Hasilrig Esq a bill p. 18 Of George Ognel Esq a bill p. 20 Of the Citie of Lincoln a bill p. 25 Remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Kettleby to be established on Francis Kettleby p. 135 Repeal of a branch of a Statute of 4 5 Phil. Mary p. 73 Roan made Admiral threatens England p. 58 Robbing in the day-time though none in the house not admitted to Clergie a bill p. 96 Robberies a bill to suppress them p. 105 S Sabbath-breakers Examples of Gods judgments upon them p. 274 School of Tunbridge a bill for it p. 22 Schoolmaster a bill to maintain one at Wanting p. 103 Secrets of the House misrepresented and discover'd complained of p. 18 Sectaries see Recusants Seditious persons a bill to punish them p. 38 Sergeant of London sent for on an Arrest p. 85 Sheeps skins a bill touching their transportation p. 102 Sheriffs a bill to reform abuses in them and their under-Officers p. 141 Ships one English beat twenty Spanish till they got our Guns p. 293 One of the Queen 's a petty Princes wealth p. 59 One ready laden with 36 Pieces of Ordnance p. 307 Shop-books a bill to prevent double payment of debts upon them p. 111 Silk-weavers a bill to reform their abuses p. 222 Sollicitors a Bill about them Ibid. Their Character p. 201 None to sollicit but without fee p. 222 No Mechanick trades-man to be one Ibid. Souldiers see Captains A bill to reform sundry abuses done by them in the War p. 95 A Collection for them p. 41 Absent Members of both Houses to pay double p. 43 Mr. Secretary Cecil's passionate Speech for maimed Souldiers p. 307 Spain the practices of that King against England p. 183 184 The Spanish General 's Letter to the Irish Catholicks p. 351 Speaker Sir George Snag He is presented excuses himself is approved His Thanks and Petitions allowed p. 4 5 Edward Coke Esq His excuse not allowed his Petitions granted p. 53 His Speech p. 35 He speaks again p. 36 His Speech to the Queen p. 45 Serjeant Yelverton His excuses Petitions c. p. 82 He giveth a Caution p. 101 John Crook Esquire Recorder of London His Speech p. 131 149 He gives an account of the Queens Speech p. 71 272 He makes his Speech p. 334 Speeches of many worthy Members upon several occasions p. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Spinners a bill concerning them p. 73 Spur a Motion about an ancient custom of putting off the Spurs before entrance of Members into the House p. 181 Stanes Bridge a Bill for its reparation p. 110 Star-chamber persons present there p. 353 Statutes a bill to repeal certain of them p. 19 See p. 74 Stealing of horses a Proviso against it p. 189 A bill about stealing Oxen Sheep c. p. 69 Stealers of Corn and Fruit a bill against them p. 112 Stews their Case like that of Ale-houses p. 181 Being suppressed every house is a Bawdy-house

Bacon and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at the Exchequer-Chamber at two of the clock in the Afternoon and the Bill and Committees names were then delivered to Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchie The Bill for taking away of benefit of the Clergy from Offenders against the Statute made 3 Hen. 7. concerning the taking away of Women against their wills unlawfully was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Boyes Mr. Finch Mr. Bourcher and M. Duport to go presently 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 stricken out and these words were set down therein by consent of the House viz. to be committed after the end of this present Parliament and were then twice read and so the Bill upon the question was ordered to be ingrossed On Tuesday Novemb. 8. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching the transporting of Sheep-skins and Pelts was read prima vice Also two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for due performance of the last Will and Testament of George Durant was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Francis Maro Sir Robert Wingfield Mr. Calthrope Sir Thomas Cecil and Sir James Harrington who were appointed to meet to morrow in the Exchequer-Court at Two of the clock in the Afternoon Sir Francis Hastings moved for the abridging and reforming of the excessive number of superfluous and burthensome penal Laws which motion being seconded by Mr. Francis Bacon and others the consideration of the management thereof was committed to all the Privy-Council being Members of the House A Bill to reform the number of superfluous and burthensome penal Laws c. all the Serjeants at Law likewise being Members of this House all the Lawyers of this House Mr. George Moore Mr. Lukenor Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Rotherham Mr. Comistie Mr. Diggs Mr. Crompton Mr. Peake Mr. Atturney of the Court of Wards Mr. Colebrand Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Mr. Tolerby Mr. Culpepper Dr. Bennet Dr. James Dr. Perkins all the Knights of the Counties and for the City of London returned into this House Sir William Moore Sir Edward Hobby Sir Thomas Hobby and Mr. Hubbert who were appointed to meet in this House upon Thursday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon On Wednesday Novemb. 9. two Bills had each of them one reading the second being the Bill to suppress the multitude of Maltsters Bill to suppress the multitude of Maultsters was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Hubbert the Burgesses of Iork Hull Worcester and Gloucester Mr. Nathaniel Bacon and others who were appointed to meet at Two of the clock this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being for the amendment of Weavers and Spinners Wages was read prima vice The House began this day to name Committees touching Monopolies and Patents of Priviledges of which Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Barker Mr. Lawrence Hide and some nine others being appointed Mr. Secretary Cecil moved the House the day being far spent and the business in agitation of great weight the nominating of the said Committee might be deferred until the day following and that then it might be discussed and set down touching what matter the said Committee should treat Whereupon upon the question it was deferred accordingly On Thursday Novemb. 10. the Bill for the establishing of the Town-lands of Wanting in the County of Berks to the relief of the Poor amending of High-ways and maintaining of a School-master in the Town of Wanting aforesaid was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Controler the Knights for the County of Berks Mr. Henry Nevil Sir Humphry Foster Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Oglethorp Mr. Laurence Hide Mr. Little Mr. Tasborough and Mr. Oldsworth who were appointed to meet on Saturday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in this House Three other Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for re-edifying the Town of Langford Estevor in the County of Somerset was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights for the County of Somerset Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Hexte all the Burgesses of Somerset-shire Mr. Edward Philips Mr. Alexander Popham the Knights and Citizens for London Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Jerom Horsey and Dr. James who were appointed to meet on Munday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. Walgrave moved touching the abuses of Licenses for Marriages granted by Ecclesiastical persons and prayed that consideration may be had for reformation thereof by this House On Friday Novemb. 11. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill concerning the Hospital of Warwick Dr. Wingfield and Dr. James do shew sundry great abuses by Licenses for Marriages without Banes granted by Registers and other inferior Officers Whereupon Sir Thomas Cecil moved for a Committee for drawing a Bill for reformation thereof whereupon were nominated Sir Thomas Cecil Mr. Fannel Mr. Finch Dr. James Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Robert Wingfield and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in Grays-Inn-hall Mr. Hexte moved touching the abuses in Probates of Wills Mr. Edward Hobby moved for a Committee for continuance of several Statutes whereupon were nominated Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Mr. Atturney of the Court of Wards Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Sollicitor Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Francis Bacon all the Serjeants at Law being of this House Sir William Moore and others and a note of the names of the Committees were delivered to Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest were appointed to meet on Thursday next in the Inner-Temple-hall at Two of the clock in the Afternoon On Saturday Novemb. 12. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the repeal of the Statute of the 23 of her Majesties raign Bill for increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation intituled An Act for the increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation was upon the second reading committed unto all the Burgesses of the Port-towns all the Citizens of London York Hull and Norwich the Burgesses of Carnarvan Mr. Miles Sands and others who were appointed to meet on Munday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall The Bill against the counterfeiting the Hands of the Lords Bill against counterfeiting of Hands was read the second time and upon the question committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House all the Serjeants at Law

after the Sermon was done at Westminster which would be ended by Ten of the Clock And that was affirmed to be the Antient Course On Tuesday Novemb. 17. A Bill was read for the Enabling of Edward Nevill of Berling in the County of Kent Esq and Sir Edward Nevil his Son and Heir apparent to Sell certain Coppy-hold Lands A Bill for the true payment of Tythes to the Parsons and Vicars of all Parishes within the Walls of the City of Norwich An Act against the unlawful Hunting and Stealing of Deer in the Night time A Bill to prevent Perjury Bill to prevent Perjury and subornation c. and Subornation of Perjury and to prevent unnecessary Suits in Law the Effect of which Bill is for Removing of Suits by Habeas Corpus or Certiorari before one Juror Sworn out of the petty Courts to Westminster I delivered this Bill viz. Mr. Heword Townssend the Collector of this Journal at the delivery whereof I said Mr. Speaker I take every man to be bound in Conscience to remove a little mischief from the Common-Wealth before it take Head and grow to a great inconveniency This Mischief is ordinary and general therefore though but small yet to be considered of and provided against And if a Heathen Philosopher could Admonish us Obstare principiis I see no reason That men Indued with Christianity should be of the least hurt growing in his Country either regardless or respectless For which purpose a Gentleman well experienced having found this grief common to the poorer sort like a good Subject tendering all the parts of this Common-wealth intreated me at my coming into this House this morning to offer unto your considerations this Bill It is Intituled An Act c. the Effect whereof is c. which if it please you to entertain with that willingness it is offer'd I doubt not but this inconvenience will be quickly Redressed So I Offered the Bill and prayed it might be Read A Bill for the Confirmation of Letters Pattents made by King Edward the sixth to Sir Edward Seymor Knight A Bill for strengthning an Act made by King Henry 8. for the maintenance of the Poor in St. Bartholomews London A Bill about St. Bartholomew Hospital according to a Covenant made by the said King was Read the second time And after a Speech made by Sir Stephen Some Alderman of London it was committed he alleadged Sir Stephen Some speaks to it That by the Foundation of the Hospital there were only One Hundred Poor maintained and by the Gifts of other Benefactors since One Hundred more besides Six Hundred which are there now in Cure of divers Diseases And the Good that comes by this as well as other Hospitals in London is very apparent For there are of Poor people besides the certain Number of Hospitallers the best part of Three Thousand daily in Cure Sir Edward Hobby said Sir Edward Hobby's consideration about the same I find this Bill to be put into this House to the end that some Contention touching the Limits of the Parish next adjoyning to St. Bartholmews may be adjusted I am ever jealous of private Bills of this Nature and dare not shew my self hasty in Assenting to Pass any without Commitment lest we might Infring the Liberties of some other Parish adjoyning Therefore I Pray it may be committed and the Parties on both sides Called before the Committees A Bill to Redress Adultery was Offer'd to the Speakers hands The Substance of the Bill was A Bill against Adultery That if a Woman or Man or both were Convicted of Adultery He should lose his Tenancy by Courtesy and she her Tenancy in Dower Read the first time Serjeant Harries stept up to this Bill Serjeant Harri Objects and said Mr. Speaker by the scope of this Bill the Determination of this Fact must be by two or three blind Witnesses in the Ecclesiastical Court which is no Reason that Judges Ecclesiastical should Determine of Lay-mens Inheritances Besides there is another gross fault in the Bill For if they be both Poor and have nothing but Goods they Forfeit nothing Now if a man be taken in Adultery he shall not be Punished because there is nothing of what he should be Tenant by the Courtesy But if the Woman be taken she is to lose the Third of the Goods or if it be in the City The House rejects it by Custome she loseth the half which is Jus inequale and not to be admitted in this House Then all the House Cryed Away with it Then the Speaker put it to the Question Whether it should be Read the second time And the House gave a very great No. On Wednesday Novemb. 18. The Bill concerning Cloth-workers was Committed and the time of Meeting appointed on Munday next in the afternoon in the Middle-Temple-Hall The Bill for Reforming the Abuses in Silk-Weavers A Bill for Reforming Abuses in Embroderers A Bill for the Repealing of certain Statutes made 5. Edward 6. and 2. 3. Phil. Marie touching the making of Cloth and for the Reforming of Abuses in Making of Cloth in the County of Somerset was committed to the Committee for Cloth-workers The Bill for Solicitors A Bill about Solicitors brought in by Mr. Jones the Effect whereof is That no person whatsoever shall Solicit other than those that will do the same without Fee or Reward also a Proviso that Utter-Barresters may Solicit in all Courts whatsoever the like for Attornies the like for them which may maintain any Suit by Law the like for Corporations that they may make a Sollicitor Also a Proviso that no Mechanick Trader may be a Sollicitor viz. Broker Scrivener Miller Smith c. and limited to continue to the end of the first Session of the next Parliament A Bill against Trifling Suits A Bill against Taincoring of Cloth brought in by Mr. Boyse The Bill touching Confirmation of Patents brought in by Mr. Francis Moore A Bill for Reformation of Abuses in making of Cloth Read Sir George Moor opposes the too great punishment and desires it may be Committed To which Sir George Moore stood up and said This Statute forbiddeth Clothiers to use Tayntors The first Offence Twenty Pounds the second Pillory too infamous a Punishment for so necessary a Member It pleased the Lords of her Majesties most Honourable Privy Council to direct their Letters to the Justices of the Peace in the Shire where I dwell for the Suppressing of Tayntors We sent our Warrants out to the Cloth-workers appointing them to attend us at a certain Day and Place Upon Examination of the Matter before us We found by those Reasons they alleadged that Cloth could not be made serviceable without Tayntors And though they Taintred it never so little it would stretch a little in breadth at least a quarter of a yard in length for which small fault being not voluntary methinks the punishment aforesaid is too too grievous I think it

Comptroller and Mr. Secretary That the Gentlemen of the Country should be brought to Kiss Her Hand before they departed The Amendments in the Bill of Painting were Read and Mr. Lythe stood up and said Mr. Speaker We have been troubled with two P P ' s. this Parliament that is The Painters and the Plaisterers Methinks a Third P. would do very well and that is Put it out of Doors Mr. Davies said Let me add the next Letter Q. To end this Controversie I pray let it be put to the Question or else one of his P ' s. that it may be Passed The Bill touching Perjury and Subornation of Perjury was Read and Committed The Place of Meeting to be at the Middle-Temple-Hall and the Time Thursday in the Afternoon On Wednesday Decemb. 2. A Bill for certain Orders amongst Water-men A Bill for Explanation of the Statute 23 Reginae touching Recusants was Read and Committed The Place of Meeting to be in the Court of Wards and the Time to Morrow in the Morning A Bill to prohibit Transportation of Iron-Ordnance beyond Seas A Bill to secure the Patronage of Rotharston to Thomas Venables Esquire Mr. Francis Moore brought in a Bill for Confirmation of a Charter of King Edward the Sixth to the City of London touching St. Bartholomews-Bridewel and St. Thomas Apostles It was put to the Question and after Commitment ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill for the Amending of a Common-Road-Way called Double-Sole-Green between Kentish-Town and the City of London A Bill to Reform the Abuses in Weights and Measures by the Default of the Clerk of the Market and other Officers Read To which A Bill about Weights and Measures Mr. Fretswick speaks to it Mr. Fretswick Knight of Darby-shire spake and said 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 consider'd in this Bill The Inconvenience the Necessity of the Remedy and the Conveniency of 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 The Rich have two Measures with One he Buyes and Ingrosseth Corn in the Country that 's the Greater With the Other he Retails it at Home to his poor Neighbours that 's the Lesser This is the great and just Complaint of All. So after many other Matters moved upon the Statutes the Bill was Committed The Time of Meeting appointed on Saturday in the Afternoon in this House The Bill for more Diligent Resort to Churches on Sundayes A Bill for more diligent Resort to Church Mr. Owen against it was Read Mr. Roger Owen spake to it and said That he misliked the Bill for Two Respects The One for the Penalty the Other in respect of the Party punishing This is the Justice For the First The Penalty is Twelve Pence It is well known the poorest Recusant in England as well as the Rich ought to pay his Twenty Pounds and for want of Lands and Goods his Body is Lyable And therefore we shall doubly pinch him which is against the Law For the Other Touching the Justice I think it too great a Trouble and they already are 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 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 Infringment of Magna Charta for That gives Tryal per Pares but This by Two Witnesses before a Justice of Peace And by this Statute if a Justice of Peace come into the Quarter-Sessions and say It is a good Oath this is as good as an Indictment Therefore for my part away with the Bill Sir Francis Hastings said I never in my Life before Sir Francis Hastings opposes him heard Justices of the Peace Taxed in this Sort For ought I know Justices of Peace are Men of Quality Honesty Experience and Justice I would ask the Gentleman that last spake but Two Questions The First Whether he would have any Penalty at all Inflicted The Second If in the First Statute or in This an easier Way for the Levying of this Twelve Pence can be If he deny the First I know his Scope if the Second no Man but himself will deny it And to speak so in Both is neither Gravely Religiously nor Rightly spoken And therefore for God's the Queen's and the Country's sake I beg the Bill may be Committed Sir Cary Reynolds said Sir Cary Reynolds for the Bill The Sabbath is ordained for Four Causes First To Meditate on the Omnipotency of God Secondly To Assemble our selves together to give God Thanks Thirdly That we might thereby be the better enabled to follow our own Affairs Fourthly That we might Hallow that Day and Sanctifie it King James the Fourth of Scotland in the Year 1512. and King James the Sixth in the Year 1579. or 1597. did Erect and Ratifie a Law That whosoever kept either Fair or Market upon the Sabbath that his Goods should be presently given to the Poor A Man gathering but a few Sticks on that Day was stoned to Death because that was thought to be a Prophanation of the Sabbath In France a Woman refraining to Sanctifie the Sabbath Fire appeared in the Air unto her this moved her not It came the second time unto her House and yet this moved her not It came the third time and devoured all that ever she had but a little Chird in the Cradie But to come nearer our selves In the Year 1583. the House of Paris Garden fell down as they were at the Bear-Baiting Jan. 23. on a Sunday and Four Hundred Persons fore Crushed yet by God's Mercy only Eight were Slain outright I would be a Suitor to the Honourable Persons that sits about the Chair That this Brutish Exercise may be used on some other Day and not the Sabbath which I wish with my Heart may be observed And I doubt not but great Reformation will come if this Bill doth but Pass To the better effecting whereof I humbly pray That if there be Imperfections in it it may be Committed Sir George Moore said 〈…〉 I have read That the Tongue of a Man is so tyed in his Mouth that it will Stir still It is tyed deep in the Stomack with certain Strings which reach to the Heart to this end That what the Heart doth offer the Tongue may utter what the Heart thinketh the Tongue may speak This I know to be true because I find in the Word of Truth Out of the Abundance of the Heart the Mouth speaketh For the Gentleman that inveighs so much against Justices it may proceed out of the Corruption of his Heart However I

Privilege and said that he was not priviledged from an Execution And so being carried to the Counter he told the like to the Clerks who affirmed likewise that Priviledges would not stretch to Executions and therefore would not discharge him And therefore I Pray that both the Clerks Mathews and the Serjeant may be sent for And so it was Ordered they should Appear to morrow in the Forenoon The Bill against ordinary and usual Swearing was ordered to be Ingrossed and so Passed The Bill that Concerns Captains Souldiers and Mariners which came from the Lords was Read the first time The Bill for Relief of the Poor was brought in with Amendments and agreed to be Ingrossed In the Afternoon The Bill touching the Weaving of Silk and Gold Laces after a little Debate by the greater part it was Rejected The Reasons against the Bill were 1. That it was Incroaching a Liberty to have two miles compass 2. That it was too General silk Wares and all other Stuffs 3. That it was a Prohibition of making or selling of Norwich Stuffs 4. That the search in the Bill was too General and the Forfeiture too great 5. That it was a discommodity to have all Silk Stuffs For Statute-Lace with a third of Silk will shew and sell better so of Stuffs for Childrens Coats That the Search was General as well within Liberties as without I offered to speak before the Question was half asked but could not be suffered the Noes were so great And it being put to the Question over-ruled and the Bill Rejected A Bill A Bill about the City c. that the City of London should have full Power and Government over and in the Liberties of St. Katherines Read To which Bill Mr. Wiseman spake and said Mr. Wiseman Argues against it That diverse particular Persons had Purchased Lands within the Liberty and had given much more for the same in respect of the Priviledge than otherwise they would have done And now this Bill wipeth away all their Right And Mr. Speaker I hope I may speak it without Offence This Parliament hath been more troubled with Bills for Incroaching Liberties about the City of London than any three Parliaments before Sir Steven Some said I am bound to defend London Sir Stev Some for the City and I cannot under your Favor suffer the Imputation laid against us For Mr. Speaker I say to you these Priviledges are the very sink of Sin the Nurcery of naughty and lewd People the Harbour of Rogues Theeves and Beggars and maintainers of idle Persons for when our Shops and Houses be Robbed thither they fly for Relief and Sanctuary and we cannot help our selves The City seeing this Purchased it of the Lord Thomas Howard supposing to have had all the said Priviledges but finding the contrary by Experience they now are inforced to sue for your Favours to have it pass by Act of Parliament This is the Cause and I leave it to your Considerations whereupon it was put to the Question and the House was Divided and the I I I were 94. and the Noes 86. On Tuesday Decemb. 15. A Bill to make the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of Edward Lucas Gentleman Deceased Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Flowerdewe Esquire Deceased liable to the payment of certain Legacies given by the last Will of the said John Flowerdewe and for the payment of diverse other Debts owing by the said Lucas in his life time Mr. Snigg moved to have the Bill for Clothing Read which was Read accordingly Mr. Phettiplace prayed the House to have consideration whether the Merchants were fit to have Consideration for Cockling and Squales and so to make abatement to the Clothier And he thought not because in outward shew it seemed good yet there lurks a hurt to the Merchant And so it was put to the Question and Ordered to be Ingrossed One Anthony Mathews a Surgeon who dwelt about Fleet-Bridg caused a Serjeant to Arrest one Curwyn Servant to Mr. Hudleston Knight for Cumberland It appeared that Curwin was a Solicitor and a Servant to the said Mr. Hudleston for three Years space and had solicited his great Cause in the Star-Chamber betwixt Delebar and himself the Truth of the Case was this Curwin falling into talk with another about Fleet-Bridg touching Mr. Hudlestons Cause they fell out there and Fought and Curwin was Hurt sore in the Hand so he went to this Mathews being the next Surgeon who dressed him and after it was agreed that Mathews should have for the Cure Ten Pounds viz. Four Pounds in hand and Mr. Hudlestons and his Bill for the Payment of the other Six Pounds when the Cure was done Which Bill was Read openly Now it was Averr'd and Confessed the Cure was done and that Four Pounds more was Paid and Mathews contented to forbear the other Forty Shillings untill the next Term following but it was not paid Whereupon the said Mathews it being three Years since due caused Curwin to be Arrested And Mr. Hudleston shewed this to the House and Offer'd so he might have his man free to pay the money due And because it was Averr'd that the Serjeant knew not of the said Curwins being Mr. Hudlestons man but only was told that he was one of New-Ian which indeed was true and he lay there in his Brothers Chamber yet served Mr. Hudleston and the Serjeant offered to Swear the same But the Serjeant said That after he was Arrested Curwin told him he was Mr. Hudlestons Man And Mathews said If you let him go I will be Answer'd by you look you to it Whereupon the Serjeant confessed he kept him and if he had Offended he submitted himself So the House Awarded the Serjeant should be Discharged paying his Fees and that Mathews should pay them And Mathews to pay his Fees and remain Three Days in the Serjeants Custody for procuring the Arrest And that Curwin should have his Writ of Privilege And so he had This Matter was argued diversly Whether he should be priviledged or no And some thought not but at length I stood up and shewed the House That he ought to be privileged for we had given Judgment in the like Case of the Baron of Waltons Solicitor this Parliament And thereupon it was put to the Question And Ordered he should be Privileged The House called to have the Bill of Ordnance Read and sent up Sir Edward Hobby said I shall move you in a Matter which though is seems distasteful in the beginning yet I doubt not but it will be very pleasing in the ending I am given to understand and I know it to be true for I saw it That the Lords have a Bill in their House Touching Transportation of Ordnance far more larger in Matter and more stricter in Punishment than ours is And where we stand so much upon the Words without License and spend time therein they make no such scruple but puts it absolute Besides I dare presume to