as well of the said Francis as of the Bishop of Durham whom it concerned should on Saturday then next following be heard what could on either side be said in furtherance or disallowance of the same The Bill also for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Monday the 22 th day of February two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was secunda vice lect but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referr'd to Committees because it had been formerly sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Tuesday the 23 th day of February the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclus and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Carus and Doctor Huicke Nota That this Bill of Subsidy after it had passed the Upper House was not by them altered or amended in any thing but only sent back again unto the House of Commons to whom it did most properly belong and is on the last day of the Parliament or Session of Parliament to be brought up by the Speaker of the said House as it was at this time on Saturday the 10 th day of April ensuing and presented unto her Majesty by Thomas Williams Esq Prolocutor of the said House at this present Session before she gave her Royal Assent to such Acts as passed On Thursday the 25 th day of February the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was read the first time On Saturday the 27 th day of February the Bill for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Thomas Cranmer late Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bill declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and the Lord Chancellor to be one were each of them read prima vice Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty and the second against carrying over Sheep Skins and Pelts over the Seas not being Staple Ware were each of them returned conclus This day according to the Order formerly taken Sir Francis Jobson with his Counsel came before the Lords and by them declared ..... And no more is set down in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and by the negligence of the Clerk the matter is so left abruptly but it doth plainly appear that it was touching the Assurance of certain Lands which concerned the Bishop of Durham ut videas on Saturday the 20 th of this Instant February foregoing On Monday the first day of March two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of the Sons and Daughters of the late Lord Hussey was read prima vice A Proviso to be annex'd to the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all Estates and Subjects within her Dominions was read primâ secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand On Tuesday the 2 d day of March Ten Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Province of Canterbury and the second against such as sell Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under two hundred pound Lands or Fees were each of them read prima vice The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Thomas Cranmer late Archbishop of Canterbury was read secunda tertia vice conclus and was with the Bill for the Children of the Lord Hussey which had likewise this day passed the House upon the third reading sent to the House of Commons by Sir Richard Read and Serjeant Carus On Wednesday the 3 d day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was read tertia vice with certain Provisions thereunto annexed by the Lords which were thrice severally read conclus A Proviso annexed by the House of Commons to the Bill against forging of false Deeds was read prima secunda tertia vice commissa Domino Rich Domino Willoughby Primario Justiciario Banci Regii Justiciario Browne Quod Nota Because no Bill or Proviso is usually committed after the third reading On Thursday the 4 th day of March The Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight and John Haleston Esq The Bill against such as sell Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under two hundred pound Lands or Fees The Bill for the punishments of Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians And the Bill for uniting of Churches within the City of Winchester were each of them read secunda vice 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 The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of William West and the Bill for the Town of Southampton were each of them read the first time and thereupon committed to Justice Southcote Serjeant Carus and the Queens Attorney Nota That these two Bills last mentioned were not only committed after the first reading which is not usual till the second but also committed to meer Assistants which are not Members of the House and therefore in both respects the President is more rare and remarkable vide consimile on Tuesday the 26 th day of Jan. foregoing On Saturday the 6 th day of March The Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy And the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Edward Turner were each of them read tertiâ vice conclus commis Servienti Carus Ricardo Read in Domum Communem deferend Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the bill for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares made by Handy-crafts-men beyond the Seas and the second touching Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed Three Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the further punishment of Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians was read tertia vice conclusa dissentiente Comite Arundel On Monday the 8 th day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against such as shall sell any Wares for Apparel without ready money c. The Bill declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper
of the Great Seal of England and the Lord Chancellor to be all one And the Bill touching the true fulling and thicking of Caps were each of them read the third time and concluded Et unà cum aliâ Billa For the making Denizens of certain Children born beyond the Seas commissae sunt Attorn Dom. Reginae Doctori Huick in Dom. Communem deferend Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill against such as shall sell any Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under three thousand pound Lands or Fees was returned conclus And the last was the Bill that the Hospital Church of St. Katherine near the Tower of London shall be a Parish Church and for the erecting of a School Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Inchantments Sorceries and Witchcraft was read the first time On Tuesday the 9 th day of March Nine Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir PeterCarew Knight And the second against Inchantments Sorceries Witchcrafts c. were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be engrossed or referr'd to Committees because they had been formerly sent to the Lords from the House of Commons The sixth being the Bill for the uniting and annexing of Churches was read primâ vice commissa Justiciario Southcot ut in duos libros redigatur On Wednesday the 10 th day of March the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of William West And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Sir William Carew Knight were each of them read tertiâ vice conclus Eight other Bills had each of them one reading of which the three last the one for Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed Another touching the Lord Viscount Bindon And the third for the relief of the Poor were each of them read secunda vice On Thursday the 11 th day of March the Bill for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares made by Handy-crafts-men beyond the Seas The Bill against fond and phantastical Prophecies And the Bill for the punishment of the vice of Buggery were each of them read tertia vice conclusae commissae sunt Attornato Dominae Reginae Doctori Yale in Domum Communem deferend Six other Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Forgers of false Deeds and Writings and the third being the Bill for Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed were each of them read tertia vice conclus Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy and the second declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Chancellor to be one were each of them returned conclus On Saturday the 13 th day of March the Bill touching the Town of Southampton was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand The Bill touching the Boyers of Westminster was read prima secunda vice commissa ad ingrossandum The Bill also for Confirmation of divers Liberties granted by Letters Patents to the City of Exeter was read tertiâ vice And a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords being read prima secunda tertia vice the Bill was concluded Commun omnium procerum assensu On Monday the 15 th day of March Seven Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill that the Hospital of St. Katherines near the Tower of London shall be a Parish Church and for the erecting of a School was read primâ vice and committed to the Bishop of London Quod nota For Bills are not usually committed until the second reading vide tamen consimile on Tuesday the 26 th day of January foregoing The fourth also being the Bill for the Enrolment of Bargains and Sales in the Queens Majesties Courts of Record in Lancaster Chester and Durham was read tertiâ vice commissa Servienti Carus Attornato Dominae Reginae unà cum Bill Civitat Exon. in Domum Communem deferend Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlaine Knight and John Harleston Esq And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas Daughter and Heir of William Thomas Esq were each of them returned conclus On Tuesday 16. day of March the Bill for the relief of the Poor The Bill for uniting of Churches in Cities and Towns Corporate The Bill for the Boyers of London Westminster and Southwark And the Bill for the Confirmation of a Grant made by Letters Patents to the Town of Southampton touching the bringing of Malmesies and Sweet Wines by Merchant Strangers were each of them read tertiâ vice conclusae The Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions which had been before here passed and concluded in the Upper House and sent down by them to the House of Commons and from the Commons sent back again to the Lords with certain Provisoes and Amendments added thereunto The said Bill needed no new reading but the said Provisoes and Amendments which had been added since it had passed the Upper House were now read primâ secundâ tertiâ vice all at once and so passed The Bills for Southampton and the Boyers of Westminster were sent down to the House of Commons by M r Sollicitor and D r Yale and from thence were returned two other Bills which had passed the Upper House the one for sundry politick Constitutions for the encrease of the Navy and the other for the Restitution in Blood of William West On Wednesday the 17 th day of March the Bill for Assignment for the Queens Houshold was read tertiâ vice and with the Bill for uniting of Churches in Towns Corporate and for relief of the Poor was sent from the Lords to the House of Commons The Bill for allowance to be made to the Sheriffs being called for the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal declared to the Lords that the Queen would her self take Order therein which her pleasure and determination she willed him to signifie unto them on her behalf On Thursday the 18. day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill against Filing Washing and Clipping of Coins was read the second time and committed to be ingrossed The Bill concerning Viscount Bindon and the Bill for Tillage were Ordered this day to be ingrossed On Saturday the 20. day of March the Bill touching peculiar Jurisdictions was upon the second reading committed
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
was the Bill for the Incorporation and uniting of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis in Com. Dorset and the second for the Town of Southampton The Bill touching Licences and Dispensations was committed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and to Doctor Lewis and Doctor Huick The Bill lastly for limitation of the Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second touching the Limitation of Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Vaughan Four Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill against Fugitives over the Seas the second for Incorporation of both Universities with a new Proviso added by the House of Commons and certain Amendments which were thrice read and assented unto the third for reviving and continuance of Statutes and the last touching corrupt Presentations The Bill touching severance of Sheriffs of sundry Counties was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or ordered to be ingrossed in regard it had been sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons on Wednesday the 23 th day of this instant Month of May preceeding of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of the same Month foregoing The Bill against Fugitives was sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Yale with the latter Proviso put out and all other Amendments Three Bills were brought from the House of Commons the first against Fugitives over the Seas and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox horâ nonâ May the 27 th Sunday On Monday the 28 th day of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for John Tirrell Esq and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Two Bills were sent at several times unto the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was returned with a new Proviso and certain Amendments added by them of the House of Commons And the second also for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Berkeley and the Lady Katherine his Wife was returned with certain Amendments and a Proviso added thereunto Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers Lords meeting the Bill for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was read tertiâ vice with certain Provisoes and Amendments added thereunto by the House of Commons and Assented unto by the Lords Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Tuesday the 29 th day of May the Bill touching the Queens Majesties most Gracious General and free Pardon was read primâ vice conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Six Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first being for the continuance of the severance of Sheriffs in sundry Counties and the second to make the Lands Goods and Chattels of Tellors c. liable to the payment of their Debts were each of them returned conclusae The Bill of the Queens Majesties general and free Pardon was returned conclusa Note that Robert Bowyer Esq who succeeded Sir Thomas Smith in the place of Clerk of the Upper House in An. 6 Jacobi Regis in his Abridgment of the Journals of the said House during the Queens Reign hath in this place upon the sending up of the aforesaid Bill of Pardon left this Animadversion following viz. It seemeth the Clerks negligence that the sending of this Bill to the Lower House is not set down in the Journal-Book also by entrance of the returning thereof it seemeth that the same was sent single alone by special Messengers and not with the other six Bills Nota also That all the following passages of this Afternoon excepting the entrance only of the Dissolution of the Parliament are all transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and the Speech of Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper was transcribed out of a Copy thereof which I had by me as was also the manner of her Majesties passing the several Acts supplied by my self according to the ordinary use of a former President thereof None of all which passages excepting that only touching the entrance of the Dissolution of the said Parliament are at all found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House But do now come to be supplied out of those other above-mentioned Manuscript Monuments and in the first place out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following About four of the Clock in the Afternoon the Queens Majestie being sat in her Royal Seat in the Upper House M r Speaker made his Oration presented unto her Majesty the Book of the Subsidy and in the name of the whole House gave her Majesty most humble thanks for her Highness general and free Pardon and prayed her Majesties Royal Assent unto such Acts and Laws as had passed both the Houses in this Session This being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons fol. 39. a. now follows the Answer of Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal at large which he made unto the Speakers Speech being transcribed out of a Copy I had by me M r Speaker The Queens Majesty hath heard and doth very well understand how discreetly and wisely you have declared the Proceedings of this Session in the Nether House for Answer whereof and for the better signification of what her Majesties opinion is both of Parliament men and Parliament matters this is to let you understand her Majesty hath Commanded me to say unto you that like as the greatest number of them of the Lower House have in the proceedings of this Sessions shewed themselves modest discreet and dutiful as becomes good and loving Subjects and meet for the places that they be called unto So there be certain of them although not many in number who in the proceeding of this Session have shewed themselves audacious arrogant and presumptuous calling her Majesties Grants
and working of Wax was read the second time and committed unto M r Comptroller M r Edgecombe M r Lieutenant M r Recorder and Mr. Cromwell to consider presently in the Committee Chamber Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in the Bill for Sheriffs with some Amendments and Additions and also a new Bill touching the return of Jurors which all were read Post Meridiem The House being called and some returned into the places of others Deceased since the last Session of this present Parliament and yet some of them supposed to be living some in place of others sick and diseased and some in place of others imployed in the Queens Majesties Service it is Ordered that all the said returns of this Session be Examined and the Orders and Precedents of this House in like Cases formerly used be also considered by some of this House and thereupon report to be made to this whole House of the state of the said Returns and Precedents to the end further order may be taken therein accordingly Whereupon were appointed for that purpose M r Treasurer M r Chancellor of the Dutchy M r Treasurer of the Chamber Sir Thomas Shirley Sir Edward Horsey Sir William Moore Sir Henry Gate Sir John Hibbott M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Diggs M r Cromwell and M r Poole William Boreman Esq one of the Burgess for the Town of Wells was Licensed by Mr. Speaker to be absent for his necessary Affairs at the next Assizes in the County of Somerset On Saturday the 25 th day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Explanation of the Statute of 32 H. 8. for Limitation of prescription was read the third time and passed upon the Question Tuesday next in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber is appointed for the Committees to meet together to examine the returns and defaults appearing upon the calling of the House The Bill for the better fortifying of the Borders and Frontiers towards Scotland was read the second time and after many Arguments committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House M r Treasurer of the Chamber M r Knight Marshal Sir Thomas Cecil Sir Henry Lea Sir Henry Knivett and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Monday the 27 th day of February Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Examination of Witnesses in Towns Corporate was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The two Bills which passed yesterday were now sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and others The Bill touching Leases of Tenants in Tail was read the second time and committed unto Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Sandes M r Amerdeth M r Cromwell M r Edward Stanhope and M r Shirley who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the City of Carliol was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Knight Marshal Sir Henry Knivett Sir John Dawney Sir Edward Horsey Sir Robert Stapleton Sir Henry Gate and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Anderson and Mr. Dr. Barkeley did bring from the Lords word that their Lordships have appointed to meet with the Committees of this House at the Court in the Council Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon touching the Bill of disobedient Subjects It is Ordered thereupon for this time that the former Committees with some others now added and no more shall attend the Lords to Morrow in the Afternoon according to the Message brought from their Lordships in the Bill for Religion The Bill for the punishment of Hereticks called the Family of Love was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Secretary Wilson and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon It was Ordered that the House should be called again upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Tuesday the 28 th day of February Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill touching Clothes called Tauntons and Bridgewaters was read the third time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Doctor Barkley and Mr. Doctor Ford did bring from the Lords a Bill touching the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Compton The Bill against Moor-burning was read the second time The Bill touching Examination of Witnesses in Corporate Towns and these words viz. without Commission or Warrant from some of her Majesties Courts or Councels and these words or nisi prius are upon the Question Ordered to be put into the Bill and the word heretofore already in the Bill was upon the division of the House after the doubtfulness of the Question Ordered to remain in the Bill by the advantage of the number of nine persons and the Bill so amended was passed upon the Question On Wednesday the first day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for granting one Subsidy two Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Thursday the second day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty of the City of Coventry was read the third time and passed upon the Question Five Bills were sent up to the Lords by all the Privy-Council being of this House and others of which one was the Bill touching Limitation of prescription in a Formedon in the Descender and another against the false packing of Hops Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against the Corporation of the Merchant Adventurers being Freemen of the City of London was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Wilson Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower the Master of the Jewel-House M r Dale Master of the Requests and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And further that the said Committees shall have Authority to hear such proofs on both parts as shall make request to come before them touching the contents of the said Bill On Friday the third day of March the Additions and Amendments in the Bill touching Tinners and Spaliers were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the preservation of
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
us proceed by Bill and see if the Queen would have denied it Another that the Patents should be brought here before us and cancelled and this were bravely done Others would have us to proceed by way of Petition which Course doubtless is best but for the first and especially for the second it is so ridiculous that I think we should have as bad success as the Devil himself would have wished in so good a Cause Why if idle courses had been followed we should have gone forsooth to the Queen with a Petition to have repealed a Patent of Monopoly of Tabaco Pipes which M r Wingfields note had and I know not how many conceits but I wish every man to rest satisfied till the Committees have brought in their resolutions according to your Commandments On Wednesday the 25 th day of November Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the levying of Fines in the County and City of Chester was read the second time and committed unto all the Queens Learned Councel being of this House the Knights and Burgesses for the County and City of Chester Sir John Egerton and others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next in the Inner-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Sir Edward Hobbie made Report of the Committees travel in the Bill touching M r Nevill and delivered in the Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill for Mr. Nevill were twice read and Ordered with the Bill to be ingrossed and not to be read the third time until her Majesties Pleasure be further known to be signified unto this House by Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Speaker or some other thereunto appointed The Amendments in the Bill touching trifling Suits were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill to prevent double payment of Debt upon Shop-Books was read the second time and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh Mr. Beeston Sir Francis Hastings and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Beeston who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Inner-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon upon Friday next The Committees for the Exchequer Bill who were appointed on Saturday the 21 th day of this instant November foregoing brought in the Bill with some Amendments and after some Speeches therein had upon the question resolved that it should be presently recommitted to be considered of in the Committee Chamber of this House and thereunto are appointed Mr. Mountague Mr. Winch Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Jones Mr. Martin Mr. Tate Mr. Johnson c. Mr. Henry Mountague brought in the Bill touching Process and Pleadings in the Court of Exchequer with Report of the Amendments The Amendments in the Bill for Orders in the Court of Exchequer were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Speaker after a silence and every man marvelling why the Speaker stood up spake to this effect It pleased her Majesty to command me to attend upon her Yesterday in the Afternoon from whom I am to deliver unto you all her Majesties most gracious Message sent by my unworthy Self She yields you all hearty thanks for your care and special regard of those things that concern her State Kingdom and consequently our Selves whose good she had always tendred as her own for our speedy resolution in making of so hasty and free a Subsidy which commonly succeeded and never went before our Councels and for our Loyalty I do assure you with such and so great Zeal and Affection she uttered and shewed the same that to express it our tongues are not able neither our hearts to conceive it It pleased her Majesty to say unto me that if she had an hundred tongues she could not express our hearty earty good Wills And further she said that as she had ever held our good most dear so the last day of our or her Life should witness it And that the least of her Subjects was not grieved and she not touched She appealed to the Throne of Almighty God how careful she hath been and will be to defend her People from all Oppressions She said that partly by intimation of her Council and partly by divers Petitions that have been delivered unto her both going to the Chapel and also to walk abroad she understood that divers Patents which she had granted were grievous to her Subjects and that the Substitutes of the Patentees had used great Oppressions But she said she never assented to grant any thing which was Malum in se. And if in the abuse of her Grant there be any thing evil which she took knowledge there was she her self would take present Order of reformation I cannot express unto you the Apparent Indignation of her Majesty towards these abuses She said that her Kingly Prerogative for so she termed it was tender and therefore desireth us not to fear or doubt of her careful reformation for she said that her Commandment was given a little before the late troubles meaning the Earl of Essex's matters but had an unfortunate Event but that in the middest of her most great and weighty occasions she thought upon them And that this should not suffice but that further Order should be taken presently and not in futuro for that also was another word which I take it her Majesty used and that some should be presently repealed some suspended and none put in Execution but such as should first have a Tryal according to the Law for the good of the People Against the abuses her wrath was so incensed that she said that she neither could nor would suffer such to escape with impunity So to my unspeakable comfort she hath made me the Messenger of this her gracious Thankfulness and Care Now we see that the Axe of her Princely Justice is laid to the Root of the Tree and so we see her gracious goodness hath prevented our Counsels and Consultations God make us thankful and send her long to Reign amongst us If through weakness of memory want of utterance or frailty of my Self I have omitted any thing of her Majesties Commands I do most humbly crave Pardon for the same And do beseech the Honourable Persons which assist this Chair and were present before her Majesty at the delivery hereof to supply and help my imperfections which joined with my fear have caused me no doubt to forget something which I should have delivered unto you After a little pause and silent talking one with another M r Secretary Cecill stood up and said There needs no supply of the Memory of the Speaker But because it pleased him to desire some that be about him to aid his delivery and because the rest of my Fellows be silent I will take upon me to deliver some thing which I both then heard and since know I was present with the rest of my Fellow Counsellors and the Message was the same
Seas Succeeded to all the Realms and Dominions of Mary her Sister excepting Callais and those other inestimable places in France which had been most dishonourably and vainly lost in the time and towards the end of the Reign of the said Queen and finding also the Innocent Blood of Gods Saints shed for the Witness of the Truth to have stained the former Government with the just Brand and Stigma of persecuting and Tyrannical And that her Realms and Dominions were much impoverished and weakened whilst in the mean time her Enemies every where abroad were encreased not only in Number but in Strength and Power She therefore in the very entrance of her Reign well considering and foreseeing that the surest and safest way to Establish the Truth to abolish all Foreign and usurped Authority to repair the breaches and weaknesses of her said Realms and Dominions to strengthen her Kingdoms with Shipping and Munition and to revive the decayed Trade thereof was by the common advice and Council and with the Publick assent of the Body of her Realm did Summons herfirst Parliament to begin on Monday the 23th day of January having before made and appointed that wise and able Statesman Sir Nicolas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England In the setting down of this Journal of the upper House in An. 1. Reg. Eliz. An. Dom. 1558. Summoned to begin at the day and place aforesaid I have caused to be Transcribed many things at large out of the original Journal Book Some things also of Form I have added to it which are in the very Original it self omitted in this regard only because they were but matters of Course and not much material yet I was much desirous both in this Journal of the Upper House and in that also of the House of Commons in this first year of the Queen to supply once for all the whole matter of Form that so I might the better omit it in the following Journals and have ready recourse hither unto it being all framed into one Structure or Body In this Journal of this first year is set down the ground form and return of the Writs of Summons with their usual and common differences the Commission for Prorogation and the form of Proroging the Parliament to a surther day The manner of the beginning of the Parliament with the Sitting of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal The places of Peers under age and of Noblemens Sons their Fathers living and the difference The whole form Verbatim of the Receivers and Tryers of Petitions And lastly for what or by whose Licence the Lords both Spiritual and Temporal may absent themselves from the Parliament House and send their Proxies the forms of Proxies the cause of a Vacat the several observations upon the return of such usual or unusual Proxies as were this Parliament returned the returns of which are set down at large out of the Original Journal Book it self with divers other things of the like nature and are digested as the following Passages of this first Parliament of Queen Eliz. into an orderly and exact Journal Before the Writs for the Summoning of this Parliament were sent forth the Queens Majesty did send her Warrant to Sir Nicolas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England commanding him speedily to cause the said Writs to be made as in like cases had been formerly accustomed the usual Form of which Warrant being by Bill Signed is as followeth Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our right Trusty and right Wel-beloved Nicolas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of our Great Seal of England Greeting Whereas we by our Council for certain great and urgent Causes concerning us the good Estate and Common-wealth of this our Realm and of the Church of England and for the good Order and continuance of the same have appointed and Ordained a Parliament to be holden at our City of Westminster the sirst day of April next coming in which case divers and sundry Writs are to be directed forth under our Great Seal of England as well for the Prelates Bishops and Nobility of this our Realm as also for the Election of Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the several Counties Cities and Burroughs Towns of the same to be present at the said Parliament at the day and place aforesaid Whereupon We Will and Command you forthwith upon the receipt hereof and by Warrant of the same to cause such and so many Writs to be made and Sealed under our Great Seal for the accomplishing of the same as in like Cases hath been heretofore used and accustomed And this Bill Signed with our own hand shall be as well unto you as to every such Clerk and Clerks as shall make and pass the same a sufficient Warrant or Discharge in that behalf given Upon this Warrant the Lord Keeper sends out the said Writs of Summons returnable the 23th day of January being Monday and bearing Date at Westminster the 5th day of December in the first year of the Queen the form of which Writ is as followeth Elizabetha Dei Gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Regina Fidei Defensor c. Clarissimo Consanguineo suo Thomae Duci Norfolciae c. Salutem Quia de advisamento assensu Consilij nostri pro quibusdam ardius urgentibus negotiis nos statum defensionem Regni nostri Angliae Ecclesiae Anglicanae concernentibus quodd am Parliamentum nostrum apud Civitatem nostram Westmonasterij vicessimo tertio die Januarij proximè futuro teneri ordinaverimus ibidem vobiscum cum Prelatis Magnatibus Proceribus dicti Regni nostri colloquium habere tractatum vobis sub fide ligeancia quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungendo Mandamus quod consideratis dictorum negotiorum arduitate periculis imminentibus cessante excusatione quâcunque dictis die loco personaliter intersitis nobiscum cum Praelatis Magnatibus Proceribus praedictis super dictis negotiis tractatur ' vestrumque consilium impensur ' hoc sicut nos honorem nostrum salvationem Defensionem Regni Ecclesiae praedict ' expeditionemque negotiorum dictorum diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste me ipsà apud Westmonasterium quinto Die Decembris Anno Regni nostri primo The Writ to the Archbishop of York for the See of Canterbury was now void by the Death of Cardinal Pool was after this Form ensuing Elizabetha Dei Gratia c. Reverendissimo in Christo Patri Nicholao Archiepiscopo Eboracen ' c. And so to the end as it is in the Duke of Norfolks Writ unless perhaps after the word Mandamus the words following are in fide dilectione quibus nobis tenemini c. instead of these words to the Temporal Lords Sub fide Ligeancia quibus nobis tenemini The Writs that were directed to the two Marquesses of Winchester and Northampton and to
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
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
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
7 th day Friday the 9 th day and Saturday the 10 th day Tuesday the 13 th day Friday the 16 th day and Monday the 19 th day of this instant March foregoing This day the House was called and those Members of this House which were then present and did appear did pay into the hands of M r Robert Wroth and M r Warren Esquires their Charitable Contributions to the Relief of the poor in such proportion as had been agreed upon on Monday the 19 th day of this instant March foregoing viz. every Privy Councellor of the House 30. shillings every Knight in degree and every one returned a Knight of a Shire though not of that degree and every Serjeant at Law or Doctor of Law because I suppose they are in some respects accounted equal to Knights twenty shillings and every Borough of the Cinque Ports and every Burgess of the House five shillings There was also gven by every Member of the House twelve pence a piece to the Serjeant of the said House for his Attendance and for the Charges of a Clock set up by him for the use of the House There is also one passage of this day more set down in the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned in the beginning of this present Journal which is omitted in the Original Journal-Book it self being as follweth A poor Burgess of the House refused to pay his said Contribution of five shillings would only pay two shillings six pence whereupon the Speaker would have Committed him for disobeying the Order of the said House but most of the Members of the same were against it and so he escaped Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal The passages of the next day following are in part inserted out of the Original Journal-Book it self On Friday the 23 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Woollen Cloaths and Kerseyes made in the County of Devon out of Cities Towns Corporate and Market Towns was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Moore all the Knights and Burgesses of Norfolk York Surrey Kent Somerset Devon and Cornwall M r Serjeant Harris and others And the Bill was delivered to Sir William Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House M r Attorney of the Dutchy one of the Committees in the Bill for M r Anthony Cook shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in that Bill appointed on Friday 16 th day of this instant March foregoing have met and had Conference together and that for sundry respects then opened by him to the House they thought good to frame a new Bill And so offered the same new Bill praying it might be read M r Tasborough one of the Committees in the Bill for relief of Jurors appearing upon Tryals bringeth in the old Bill with some Amendments and prayeth that the same Amendments may be allowed of by the House hereupon they were twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed but the Bill remained without any further course or question at that time M r Serjeant Harris one of the Committees in the Bill for M r Ognall which had been appointed on Friday the 16 th day of this instant March foregoing offereth a Report of the travel of some of the Committees but it was upon a Counter-Motion made by ..... And so it leaves imperfectly but it should seem upon the said Counter-Motion made by some other Member of the House the said Report offered to be made by Serjeant Harris was for this time put by The Bill for Explanation and Confirmation of her Majesties Title to the Lands late Sir Francis Englefield's Knight Attainted of High Treason was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Nathanael Bacon and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Finch one of the Committees in the Bill for the Lord Burgavenny which had been appointed on Thursday the 20 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees have met and considered of the parts of the said Bill and find some defects in the same chiefly in matter of form and offered such Amendments unto the House as they thought fit and prayed the same to be read which being read by the Clerk it was Ordered by the House that those Amendments should be added to the said Bill in a Schedule After which Report made by M r Finch it should seem that there followed further dispute this day touching that weighty business of Aliens retailing of Foreign Wares which being wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book it self is therefore inserted out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned in the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following viz. M r Palmer Burgess for London delivered the Bill for retailing and signfied that the Committees could not agree upon it so desired that it would be considered by the House what is fit in their opinions to be done But the said M r Palmer was none of the said Committees The Speaker was thereupon ready to put it unto the Question whether the Bill should be ingrossed but the House would not have it so suddenly put to the Question M r Palmer proceeded and said That the Strangers of late are grown to so great a number that they being but forty open Retaylors have undone since the last Parliament sixty at least of our English Retaylors for so many are now Beggars that were forty pound Subsidy in the Queens Book Their retailing hath inhanced the price of all Wares such as they retail for when they retailed not but our English used the sale of fine Lawnes Hollands and Cambricks they were better cheap by fifteen pound in an hundred The Retailors here are but Factors to such as are Merchants beyond the Seas so they are both Merchants and Factors a thing which if we should use beyond the Seas the Law would be fiery to us or fire should be our Law if we withstood And those places where we trade with our Cloth should we retail it also we should so inhaunce the price that they would not be very glad of our Traffick But this mischief is suffered amongst us by the Dutch It is to be proved that there were twenty Retaylors in London that passed ten or twelve thousand pound a piece in a year and this twenty thousand pound a year at the least the Strangers carry out of the Realm for of our Commodities they esteem nothing Where it was said the other day our Merchants did carry our Coin out of the Realm there is a restraint now that none shall do it And it is to be shewed that the Merchants do Weekly bring in twelve or fifteen hundred pound and sometimes
the like whereof was in the Statute of 13 o of her Majesties Reign Nota That the business so much before agitated touching M r Fitzherbert received this day the final resolution of the House as is plainly set down in the often before-cited Anonymous Journal although it be wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book it self which said Case was singly this Thomas Fitzherberts being elected a Burgess of the Parliament two hours after his Election and before the return of the Writ to the Sheriff with the Indenture of his Election the said Sheriff Arresteth him upon a Capias utlagatum in an Outlawry after Judgment at the Queens Suit as may be collected out of the reasons given of their said Resolution and then his Indenture was returned to the Sheriff Upon all which matters there grew two Questions First whether the said M r Fitzherbert were a Member of the House And secondly admitting he were yet whether he ought to have priviledge Which said matters having been formerly much debated on Thursday the first day Friday the second Saturday the 17 th day and on Friday the 30 th day of March last past as also on Tuesday the third day of this instant April foregoing received now at last the Judgment of the House which is inserted out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal in manner and form following The Judgment of the House was That Thomas Fitzherbert was by his Election a Member thereof yet that he ought not to have priviledge in three respects First Because he was taken in Execution before the return of the Indenture of his Election Secondly Because he had been Outlawed at the Queens Suit and was now taken in Execution for her Majesties debt Thirdly and lastly in regard that he was so taken by the Sheriff neither Sedente Parliamento nor eundo nor redeundo Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal the rest of this present Journal that ensueth to the very end and dissolution thereof is wholly supplied out of the Original Journal-Book it self The Bill concerning Clapboards and Casks which as it seemeth was read presently after the foresaid resolution of the House given in the said Case of M r Fitzherbert had the third reading and passed upon the Question M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Carey do bring from the Lords the Bill for renewing continuing explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes lately passed this House with some Amendments and a Proviso which Bill was sent up to their Lordships from this House The Bill for necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read the third time and passed upon the Question Upon a Motion made by Francis Neale Esq one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Grantham in the County of Lincoln That he was upon Sunday last in the Afternoon Arrested upon an Execution by a Serjeant called John Lightburn at the Suit of one Wessellen Weblen a Beer-Brewer and shewing further that he had satisfied the money due upon the said Execution but yet nevertheless in regard of the preservation of the Liberties and priviledges of this House thought it his duty to make this House acquainted with the matter and so refer and leave it to their grave Wisdoms Whereupon it was upon the Question Ordered that the Serjeant of this House should in the name of this House give warning unto the said Weblen and Lightborn to give their attendance upon this House to Morrow to answer their contempt accordingly Vide diem sequentem On Friday 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 restraint of new building converting of great Houses into several Tenements and for restraint of Inmates and Inclosures in and near unto the City of London and Westminster was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council the Knights and Burgesses of London M r Francis Bacon and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Wroth one of the said Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill concerning Devonshire Kerseys was read the third time and passed upon the Question The Proviso in the Bill for reviving continuing Explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes the Amendments being first read and Ordered afterwards to be inserted was three times read and they were all passed upon the question accordingly The Proviso of the Lords to explain the Amendments of this House in the Bill which passed their Lordships and was sent down to this House for the restraining of Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad was three times read and passed upon the Question The Bill to make void the Spiritual Livings of those that have forsaken the Realm and do cleave to the Pope and his Religion was read the third time and passed upon the Question Eight Bills which lately passed this House viz. the Bill to give liberty to the Lord Harrowden to sell certain Lands for the payment of his debts The Bill concerning Spinners and Weavers The Bill touching Clap-boards and Casks The Bill for relief of Souldiers and Mariners The Bill concerning Devonshire Kerseys The Bill for reviving and perfecting divers Statutes with a new Proviso The Bill for restraining of Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad And the Bill to make void the Spiritual Livings of those that have forsaken the Realm and do cleave to the Pope and his Religion were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others M r Doctor Carey and M r Powle do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for the avoiding of deceit used in making and selling of twice laid Cordage and for the better preserving of the Navy of this Realm and prayed from their Lordships the speedy expediting of the same Bill for that this Parliament draweth near unto an end Whereupon the same Bill was twice read and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Drake M r Lewkenor M r Wroth M r Finch and M r Flower and the Bill was delivered to Sir Francis Drake who were appointed to meet in the Afternoon of this present day The Bill against persons Outlawed and such as will not pay their debts was read the second and third time and dashed upon the question M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill for Explanation of a branch made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due obedience with some Addition to the same shewed the meeting of the said Committees yesterday their long tarrying together in the end their desisting without any determinable resolutions occasioned by reason of many and sundry Arguments and opinions and afterwards somewhat intimating the unkindness of the Lords in neglecting the said Bill in this House adviseth that a Conference be prayed with their Lordships for the better effecting of a convenient Law to be provided for meeting with the disordered
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
And that the said Serjeant should also bring Robert Treswell himself at the time and place prefixed Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 8 th day of this instant December following Motion was made by the Lord Keeper on the behalf of the Lord Chandois signifying that his Lordship was constrained to repair into the Country for the finding of an Office which did greatly import him in his Estate and therefore desired their Lordships allowance of his absence for some few days whereunto they willingly assented Memorandum That whereas it was formerly Ordered that the Keeper of the Prison of Newgate having in his Custody William Vaughan Servant to the Earl of Shrewsbury upon Execution should bring the person of the said William Vaughan on Wednesday the second day of this instant December before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal into the Upper House of the High Court of Parliament of which Order the said Keeper having taken notice by a Serjeant at Arms did notwithstanding refuse to bring the said Prisoner into the Court and for the said refusal and contempt was the same day by Order of the Court committed to the Prison of the Fleet And Order likewise was given that such Precedents as could be found touching the proceeding of the Court in like case of Arrest in Execution should be produced at the next sitting of the said Court It is therefore upon view and consideration of divers Precedents and Remembrances produced this day and differing from the manner of proceeding Ordered by the said Court that the Lord Keeper shall forthwith make out a Writ of priviledge of Parliament to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex to have the body of the said Prisoner William Vaughan with the Cause of his Imprisonment before the said High Court at the Upper House to Morrow the 4 th day of this instant December by eight of the Clock in the Morning Vide December 19 th Saturday postea A Copy of the Order last above-specified concerning William Vaughan subscribed by the Clerk of the Parliament was delivered to the Lord Keeper for making out of the Writ On Friday the 4 th day of December the Bill against Drunkards and Common Haunters of Alehouses and Taverns The Bill for levying of Fines with Proclamation of Lands within the City of Chester The Bill for enabling of Edward Nevil of Berling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevil Knight c. And the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents made by King Edward the Sixth to Sir Edward Seymour Knight were each of them read secundâ vice But no mention made either of their Commitment or Ingrossing the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing The Bill for the suppressing of the multitude of Alehouses and Tipling Houses was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by M r Doctor Carew and M r Coppin Clerk of the Crown Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands for part of a Jointure to Lucy Countess of Bedford was read the second time and committed to the Earl of Worcester and others who were appointed to meet at the Earl of Worcesters Chamber at the Court to Morrow by two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Bill was delivered to the said Earl of Worcester Whereas Order was taken at the last sitting of the Court of Parliament viz. 3 o die Decembris that a Writ of Priviledge of Parliament should be made out by the Lord Keeper unto the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for the having of the body of William Vaughan Prisoner in Newgate together with the Cause of his Imprisonment before the said Court this present day the said Writ having been thereupon made out by the Lord Keeper and the same together with the said Prisoner William Vaughan and the Cause of his Imprisonment being returned and brought this day into the Court by the Under-Sheriff of the County of Middlesex and the said Prisoner William Vaughan having there made Declaration of the notorious frauds and practices used by William Crayford and others for the Arresting of the said Vaughan And likewise Crayford having been heard what he could say for himself in that behalf Forasmuch as it appeared unto the Lords that besides the breach of the Priviledge of the said High Court the said Crayford had fraudulently and malitiously taken out and laid upon the said Vaughan divers Writs of Execution and Outlawry of many years past and utterly without the privity and knowledge of most of the parties to whom the said Suits appertained of which parties some were avowed to have been a good while since Deceased It is therefore agreed and Ordered by the general consent of the Court That the said William Vaughan shall be forthwith discharged out of Prison and Execution and the said Sheriff shall be free from any trouble damage or molestation for his said discharge And it is likewise Ordered that for satisfaction of any such Debts as shall be found due to be paid by the said Vaughan upon the Arrest mentioned and recited in the aforesaid return of the Sheriffs Writ the said Vaughan shall enter into sufficient Bond to stand to such Order as shall be set down by certain of the Lords of the Parliament namely the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Pembrook the Lord Bishop of Durham the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Windsor and the Lord S t John to whom by the Court the Ordering thereof is committed And moreover it is Ordered that the said Crayford shall be returned to the Prison of the Fleet and kept Close Prisoner until further direction be given for his Enlargement And that the Keeper of Newgate lately Committed to the Fleet for not bringing the Prisoner into the Court shall be presently discharged Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant December following On Saturday the 5 th of December the Bill for maintenance of the Navy increase of Mariners and avoiding the scarcity of Victuals was read primâ vice Report was made to the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees in the Bill concerning Musters Souldiers c. whose names see before on Thursday the 12 th day of November foregoing that the said Committees having oftentimes met and confer'd about that Bill did find so many imperfections in the same as it could not conveniently be amended And therefore thought it meet to draw a new Bill instead thereof which he presented to the House The Bill Intituled An Act for the more peaceable Government of the parts of Cumberland Northumberland c. was returned to the House with certain Amendments which Amendments were presently twice read and thereupon the Bill commanded to be ingrossed The Bill concerning Captains Souldiers and others retained in the Queen Services in the Wars was read primâ vice One Bill was
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
Fretchvill the Knights for Norfolk M r John Hare and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Sir Francis Hastings offered a new Bill touching resorting to the Church on Sunday and prayed the acceptance thereof and the reading The Bill for the more diligent resorting to the Church on Sunday had its first reading Thus far of the Passages of this day out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons the residue is out of the private Journal The Speaker stood up and wisht the House to advise what they would do with the Prisoners that served Sir Edmund Morgan and M r Pemerton with Subpoena's and shewed that they were ready at the Door to attend M r Tate said I will be bold to offer two Precedents to this House touching serving of Subpoena's yet first let us enter into consideration of the force of the Priviledges we now have It is manifest and I think no man doubteth but that heretofore the Houses of Parliament were both one without division and that the United Body of the Parliament had the same Priviledges and Jurisdictions which we now have And though there be Session or separation of the United Body yet the Priviledges do remain still entire For by most antient Records of this Realm it may plainly appear that the same Priviledges serve both Houses The first Precedent is in King Edward the first his dayes when the Templers had certain Tenants of the Parliament House which were behind with their Rents and they made humble Petition to the King that they might either distrain their Bodies or Goods for the same The King as it appeareth Answered Non videtur honestum quòd aliquis de Magno Parliamento nostro distringatur So that it seems we are Priviledged from all kind of distress whatsoever The second is one Pogo de Clare who did presume to serve a Citation upon Edmond Earl of Cornwall within Westminster-Hall as he was going to the Parliament House for which he was sent to the Tower and made to submit himself de alto basso and a Fine of twenty thousand Marks imposed upon him which he truly paid Besides because Westminster-Hall was within the Precinct Liberties of the Abbot of Westminster he was Fined a thousand pound for that contempt But by Mediation of the Bishop it was remitted to a hundred pound which he also truly paid to the Abbot And our use at this day is not warranted by antient course of Precedents for if a man had been Arrested upon a Subpoena upon notice given he should have had a Writ of Priviledge which of course her Majesty must have allowed Then he made a long Speech upon Trewinnard and Skewish's Case 35 Hen. 8. Dyer fol. 55. Pl. 8. 36 H. 8. 59. Pl. 17 c. See the Book at large M r Bretten shewed that a Member of this House M r Philips the Lawyer was served with a Privy-Seal out of the Court of Wards by one Thomas Deane Servant to one M rs Chamberlain a Widow who when he delivered the Process being told it would be taken in evil part by the House said he cared not and that the House would punish him for it and bring him on his Knees he Answered his Mistress would 〈◊〉 him out and she made no doubt but she should find as good Friends there as he had Whereupon the House willed that she and her Servant should be sent for by the Serjeant M r Holcrost shewed the House that many Complaints were made but none punished many sent for but none appeared There was a matter Complained of by one M r Morrice a Gentleman that had his Man Arrested at his Heels by the Sheriffs of Shrewsbury and nothing was done therein M r Morrice said that after the House had given Order to the Serjeant to go he came said he unto me to certifie him of the Parties and of the particulars And what he hath since done therein I know not M r Roger Owen said May it please you M r Speaker my self being chosen for the Shire think it my part to speak something seeing the Burgesses for the Town neglect their duties in not speaking True it is that such Order was given from the House but the Gentleman M r Morrice and some others being willing to let me have the Examination of the matter came before me and upon Examination a wise Examination no doubt quoth M r Secretary I sound that he was no menial Servant but only a Servant that brought him part of the way and was to go no further with him towards the Parliament Whereupon I think the Serjeant having so much notice stayed M r Browne of Grayes-Inn said M r Speaker it seemeth this matter is shufled up I humbly pray the Serjeant may be heard And all the House cryed I I. After three Congies made the Serjeant shewed that he was with M r Morrice and that he offered him to send one of his men but because he was in doubt of finding them he desired some part of his Fees or money for his charges or Horses or else he would find Horses or get one of his fellow Serjeants to go because he could not well be spared from this Service if not he would for his more Expedition procure a Pursevant to go with a Warrant under M r Speaker's hand and some of the Honourable of the Councel in this House for the more speedy Passage All which courses M r Morrice rejected And I hope the House meant not I should go or send on my own Purse or hazard the charge my self And therefore I hope this will be sufficient for my discharge And all the House cryed I I I. So no more was said of that matter for the Speaker seemed to favour the cause and therefore he presently stood up and asked if the House would have the Prisoners in which served Sir Edmund Morgan and M r Pemerton and by this shift the former matter was shufled up Christopher Kennell and William Mackerells were brought to the Bar the one for serving Sir Edmund Morgan with a Subpoena the other with serving Mr. Pemerton with the like Writ Christopher Kennell said M r Speaker and the rest of this Honourable House I am though poor a Gentleman born and known to many in this Assembly This perhaps may be a cause to aggravate my offence I hope there is no man that doth not know me and I am sure there is no man which doth know me but thinketh I would not willfully commit such an offence as this is I have been sometimes though unworthy a Member of this House and I have seen and known the Justice of the House in the like Cases But M r Speaker if there be either honesty or Christianity in me by the same I do protest that I knew not Sir Edmund Morgan was of this House of Parliament which I think he will avouch himself And as soon as I heard it
Nursing Mother unto us Whose dayes the Almighty God prolong to all our Comforts All said Amen On Saturday the 28 th day of November the Bill for the maintenance of Shipping and increase of Mariners was read the first time Sir George Moore one of the Committees in the Bill touching Fines to be levyed in the County of the City of Chester brought in the Bill amended by the Committees The Amendments in the Bill touching Fines to be levyed in the County of the City of Chester were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching draining of Grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge Huntington c. was read the second time and committed unto the Queens Learned Councel being of this House the Knights and Burgesses for the Shires named in the Bill my Lord Clinton and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Mountague made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford and Proviso thereunto which he brought in with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill for the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford and the Proviso thereunto annext were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Sir William Wray shewed the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching Drunkenness with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching Drunkenness were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Lands given to Charitable uses c. was read the second time and committeed to the Committees for repeal of Statutes whose names see on Thursday the 5 th day of November foregoing and there were added unto them the Queens Learned Councel being Members of this House the Masters of Requests Sir Edward Stafford Sir Edward Hobbie and divers others and appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Committees to have Authority as well to put into the Bill of Repeal or in the Bill of continuance of Statutes the former Act made in the last Parliament touching Lands given to charitable uses as to deal in this present Bill if it shall so seem good unto them M r Secretary declared that according to the direction of this House her Majesty hath been informed of the exceeding and inestimable joy and comfort which this House hath received by a Message lately published sent from her Highness by M r Speaker And hath been likewise moved to signify her Highnesses pleasure touching the determination of this House in appointing Mr. Speaker with some selected Company of the same to render the most humble and dutiful thanks of this whole House for the said most gracious most princely and comfortable Message And her gracious Answer was That her Majesty being acquainted with the said desires of this House did vouchsafe that Mr. Speaker with forty fifty or a hundred of this House such as should thereunto be appointed should have access unto her Majesty for the same purpose upon Monday next in the Afternoon at the Court and should be all welcome Whereupon were appointed the Knights for all the Shires My Lord Hayward my Lord Clinton all Knights Members of this House the Citizens and Knights for London the Masters of Requests Mr. Bacon Mr. Francis Lee Mr. Dr. Parkins Mr. Warcup Mr. Dr. Bennet Mr. Dr. James Mr. Davies Mr. Martin and Mr. Simnel Robert Holland Scrivener and Lawrence Brook his Servant were brought to the Bar and being charged by Mr. Speaker with their offence against this House in offering an abuse unto a Member of the same in striking and ill intreating of Mr. 〈◊〉 and his servant attending upon him 〈◊〉 presence it was upon the hearing and debating of the matter Ordered upon the question that the said Robert Holland and Lawrence Brook his servant should be committed Prisoners to the Serjeant of this House for the space of five days and then to be discharged paying the Fees of the Serjeant and the Clerk The Bill that the Lord Marquess of Winchester may dispose of his Lands whereof he is Tenant in Tayle as other Tenants in Tayle by the Laws and Statutes of the Realm may do c. was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House all the Queen 's Learned Councel likewise Sir Robert Wroth Sir Fdward Moore Sir Francis Hastings Sir Walter Raleigh and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Edward Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Christopher Hillyard Esquire returned into this present Parliament a Burgess for the Borough of Heydon in the County of York for that he is visited with sickness and thereby unable to give his Attendance is licensed by Mr Speaker to depart home Henry Hastings Esquire one of the Knights for the County of Leicester is licensed by Mr. Speaker for his necessary affairs to depart into his Countrey after having left with the Serjeant ten shillings for the Poor On Monday the 30. day of November Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for repairing and amending of Bridges near the City of Carlisle in the County of Cumberland was read the first time M r D r Caesar brought in the Bill touching the making of a Haven or Pier on the North part of Severn c. with some Amendments Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Poulterers of London was read the first time and rejected M r Dale one of the Committees in the Bill touching Feltmakers who were appointed on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and brought in the Bill with a Proviso annext and some Amendments Thus far of the passages of this day out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Now followeth a certain Message by Sir William Knolls her Majesties Comptroller which he delivered in her Highnesses name unto the House out of the private Journal Mr. Comptroller said I am to certify you of her Highness's gladness and willingness to hear the acceptable News that was delivered unto her from this House of our humble and earnest desire all to see her Majesty and shew our thankfulness She commanded me to tell you That the reason of her limitation of having a convenient number was that the place whereunto we should come was not big enough to receive us all but she saith that she is glad that there is such a Sympathy betwixt her and us And she is well pleased that this Afternoon at three of the Clock we should attend her and without
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
into the Star-Chamber containing no matter of substance or note other than matter very dishonourable to this House therefore I humbly pray it may be refer'd to be considered of by the Committees for the Priviledges of the House whose names see on Saturday the 31 th day of October foregoing And all said I I I and he delivered the Information to the Speaker Vide December 16. Wednesday The Bill for the re-uniting the Mannor of Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning was read the second time and committed presently to be considered of in the Committee Chamber by M r Sollicitor Sir Francis Bacon and others and to have Conference with the Lords touching the same Bill The Bill for the Naturalizing of Josepho de Lupo and others was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the ingrossed Bill touching Shop-Books were three times read and thereupon much disputed on To this Bill M r Zachary Lock began to speak who for very fear shook that he could not proceed but stood still a while and at length sat down M r Bacon speaking of this Bill said that Bills were wont to be committed with pleasure but now we would scarce hear them with Patience The Merchants Books be springing Books every year they encrease M r Henshaw amongst other Speeches shewed that it was easy to cross a Merchants Book which a man might see at all times but if one should give the Merchant a Bond when he had many thrust together perhaps he would intreat the Gentleman to come some other time for it who if he should in the mean time die his Executors are without remedy c. Serjeant Harris said These Merchants Books be like Basingstoak Reckonings over night five shillings and six pence if you pay it if not in the Morning it is grown to a just Noble This Debt is a sleeping Debt and will lull Young Gentlemen into the Merchants Books with the golden Hooks of being trusted by the Merchant and his Expectation after his Fathers Decease These are matters dangerous and may prove hurtful wherefore I think it a good Bill M r John Harris said Where it is said there can be no wager of Law against a Merchants Book in London it is true but first the Merchant must swear the Debt M r Thomas Jones said It is my Chance now to speak something and that without Hemming or Hawing I think this Law is a good Law Streight reckonings make long Friends As far goes the penny as the penny Master Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt Pay the reckoning over night and you shall not be troubled in the Morning If ready money be mensura publica let every man cut his Coat according to his Cloth When the old Suit is in the Wane let him tarry till his money bring a new Suit in the increase Therefore I think the Law to be good and I wish a good passage M r Hackwell of Lincolns-Inn said I am a man of that rank and condition that I never sell I seldom buy and pay ready money and the safest course this Bill offers to me for my particular But the great mischief that will redound by it to the Commons is that which makes me speak I am not transported with such vehemency but if I may be answered I 'le lay down the Buckler This Bill hath a good Face and an ill Body It hath a very good Head-piece I mean the Title If I may intreat you to put on a good deal of Patience for a little time I will make it somewhat plain We must lay down the respects of our own persons and put on others and their affections for whom we speak for they speak by us If the matter which is spoken of toucheth the poor then think me a poor man He that speaks sometimes he must be a Lawyer sometimes a Painter sometimes a Merchant sometimes a mean Artificer Most men desire forbearance this Bill destroys it which tends to the gain and good of the Creditors and good also of the Buyer but seeking to avoid a mischief we fall into an inconveniency for the manner is unproportionable and unjust If the Buyer be so negligent that he will not care to see himself discharged must we needs make a Law to help his Folly The Proverb is Caveat Emptor If this Law go forwards the Augmentation of Confidence in his antient habiliments cannot be preserved For if it be a hard Year the poor Artificer which hath Wife Children and Houshold and lives by the sweat of his Brows cannot live for he hath no money to buy all by the penny but perhaps he hath Credit which perhaps may help his present necessary Estate Besides I can teach you all a trick how for twelve pence you shall avoid this Statute And that is put in an Original within a Year and so let it lie Dormant After this Motion the House after four hours Argument and sitting till three quarters after twelve was divided the I's had a hundred fifty one Voices and the Noes a hundred and two So the Bill passed by forty nine Voices Then the Noes should have fetcht in the Bill and gone out with it because it was at the passage of the Bill but because time was past and it was very late and there were great Commitments this Afternoon they were dispensed withal Nota That these are Excellent Precedents touching the manner of bringing in a Bill upon the division of Voices and withal upon what ground the Ceremony it self was omitted to which purpose also there fell out like Precedents on Friday the 21 th day of March in Anno 31 Regin Fliz. and on Thursday 21. day of December in Anno 39 Reginae ejusdem On Friday the 4 th day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for confirming the Authority and Government of the Mayor Sheriffs and Aldermen of the City of I ondon within S t Katherine Christ Church was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London M r Doctor Caesar Sir Robert Wroth Sir Moyle Finch Sir George Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Doctors Commons M r Calfield made Report of the mecting of the Committees in the Bill for the Assurance of the Parsonage and Vicaridge of Rotherston c. with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touchine the Assurance of the Parsonage and Vicaridge of Rotherston c. were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Robert Wroth reported the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for the draining of Grounds in the County of Norsolk and brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching draining of surrounded Grounds in Norsolk were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Subornation of Perjury was brought in with some
Apology for my self I have held the favour of this House as dear as my Life and I have been told that I deserved to be taxed Yesterday of the House I protest my Zeal to have the business go forward in a right and hopeful course and my fear to displease her Majesty by a harsh and rash proceeding made me so much to lay aside my discretion that I said it might rather be termed a School than a Council or to that effect But by this Speech if any think I called him School-Boy he both wrongs me and mistakes me Shall I tell you what Demosthenes said to the Clamours which the Athenians made that they were Pueriles dignos pueris And yet that was to a popular State And I wish that whatsoever is here spoken may be buried within these Walls Let us take Example of the Jewish Synagogue who would always Sepelire Senatum cum honore and not blast their own Follies and Imperfections If any man in this House speak wisely we do him great wrong to interrupt him if foolishly let us hear him out we shall have the more cause to tax him And I do heartily pray that no Member of this House may plus verbis offendere quà m consilio juvare M r Francis Moore said I must confess M r Speaker I moved the House both the last Parliament and this touching this point but I never meant and I hope this House thinketh so to set limits and bounds to the Prerogative Royal. But now seeing it hath pleased her Majesty of her self out of the abundance of her Princely goodness to set at liberty her Subjects from the thraldom of those Monopolies from which there was no Town City or Country free I would be bold in one motion to offer two considerations to this House The first that M r Speaker might go unto her Majesty to yield her most humble and hearty thanks and withal to shew the joy of her Subjects for their delivery and their thankfulness unto her for the same The other that where divers Speeches have been made extravagantly in this House which doubtless have been told her Majesty and perhaps all ill conceived of by her I would therefore that M r Speaker not only should satisfy her Majesty by way of Apology therein but also humbly crave pardon for the same Mr. Wingfield said My heart is not able to conceive the joy which I feel and I assure you my Tongue cannot utter the same If a sentence of Everlasting happiness had been pronounced unto me it could not have made me shew more outward joy than now I do which I cannot refrain to express and here as I think he wept There could nothing have been more acceptable to the Subject than this Message And I verily think if ever any of her Majesties words be meritorious before God this is I do agree withall my heart in the first part of the Gentlemans motion that last spake but do utterly mislike the latter For it is not to be intended we should have had so good and gratious a Message if the truth of some particular Speeches had been delivered unto her And now for us to accuse our selves by excusing a fault with which we are not charged were a thing in my opinion inconvenient and unfitting the wisdom of this House Mr. George Moore spake to the same effect Sir Francis Bacon spake to the same effect also and in the end concluded thus Neseio quid peccati portet haec purgatio So it was put to the question and concluded That thanks should be returned by the Speaker and some twelve were named to go with him as a convenient number and intreaty made to the Privy Council to obtain liberty to be admitted On Thursday the 26 th day of November the Bill for the Amendment of the Highway called Double sole Green in the County of Middlesex was read the first time Mr. Fretchvill offered to the consideration of the House a Bill to reform the abuses in weights and measures and declared the necessity of reformation therein and prayeth the reading Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Feltmakers was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London Sir George Moore the Knights for Middlesex and Surrey Mr. Wiseman and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better furnishing of her Majesties Navy Royal touching Cordage was upon the first reading rejected Mr. Doctor Parkins made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for the benefit of Merchants and advancement of her Majesties Custom And that the Committees do think it a Bill in their opinions not to be any more dealt in by this House for many reasons by him delivered The Bill for the grant of four entire Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read the first time Vide concerning this Bill on Saturday the 5 th day of December next following Mr. Jones one of the Committees in the Bill for Landoveroure who were appointed on Tuesday the 24 th of this instant November foregoing certifieth in the Bill with some Amendments therein by the Committees M r Secretary Cecill said If I should tell you otherwise than truth in matter of so great consequence I should need no other process than my own Conscience That to so gratious a Message there was never returned more infinite thanks we all are assured From the Queen I have received a short Answer in these words You can give me no more thanks for that which I have promised than I can and will give you thanks for that which you have already performed meaning the Subsides and Fifteenths So inseparable are the qualities of the Prince and the Subject Good for the one and for the other If by true interpretation of the Law Voluntas reputatur pro facto you shall not need your good will being already known use any actual thanks neither will she receive any till by a more affected consummation she hath compleated that work at that time she will be well pleased to receive your thanks and to return to you her best favours Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 5 th day of December following On Friday the 27 th day of November four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the enlarging of the Statute of the first year of her Majesties Reign touching the breed of Fish was read the first time and rejected Two Bills of like consequence had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the true payment of Tythes within the Walls of the City of Norwich was read the second time and committed unto the Citizens for Norwich Sir Francis Hastings M r