of Durham secunda vice lect commissa Justiciario Gawdy quod nota On Tuesday Feb. 25. two Bills were read whereof the first was an Act concerning Informers prima secunda vice lect conclus Bill about Informers and so expedited An Act for the abridgment of Proclamations upon Fines to be levied at the Common Law secunda vice lect wherein the Lords finding some imperfections sent down Serjeant Shuttleworth and Doctor Clarke to the House of Commons Lords desire a Conference to pray a Conference with some of that House which being granted the Lords for Committees were Lord Treasurer Lord Steward Bishop of Winton the Lord Cobham and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas to attend the Lords Nota Observation That here one of the Judges is particularly nominated to attend upon the Lords Committees which may further prove that in all the former places where the Judges or the Queens learned Counsel are named as Committees it is no errour or mistake of the Clerk So that hence the difference may very well be gathered to be this That where a Committee of the Lords was formerly used to be selected out to meet with another Committee of the House of Commons here neither the Judges being but Assistants nor the Queens learned Counsel being but Attendants of and upon the House were ever nominated or appointed as joynt Committees with the Lords because the very Members of either House onely are then admitted to partake of such matters of weight and secrecy as they do there commonly confer upon But when the Lords amongst themselves do appoint a Committee to consider of some ordinary Bill that is to pass their House and especially if the Bill do concern matter of Law here it hath been anciently used and may still without any prejudice to the honour of that House be continued that the Kings learned Counsel but especially the Judges may be nominated as Committees alone or as joynt Committees with the Lords for in regard that nothing can be absolutely concluded at a Committee but all matters shall still depend on the resolution of the House and so no inconvenience shall ensue thereupon After the Committees of both Houses had met the Lords Committees proceeded to the amendments of the Bill and afterwards this present day the Bill and Amendments received their second reading and passed the House and were sent down to the House of Commons to be amended by them by Doctor Carewe and Master Solicitor It appeareth by the Journal-book that the House of Commons having yielded to a Conference did presently chuse Committees and sent them up to the Upper House Two other Bills had each of them one reading and one Bill was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons all being of no great moment On Thursday Feb. 27. were two Bills read whereof the first being an Act for Reformation of Excess of Apparel Two Bills read was secunda vice lect commiss ad unum Comit. 4 Baron On Saturday March 1. March 1. were two Bills read of no great moment This forenoon also the Lords Committees return'd the Bill for the having Horses Two Bills read Armour and Weapons signifying that they could get no meeting but of so small a number as their Lordships would not deal in it The whole House presently proceeded to the Question Whether it should be ingrossed or no Upon which Question the Lords with one consent agreed it should be ingrossed March 2. Sunday On Munday March 3. two Bills were read whereof one of them concerning the sale of Tho. Hanford's Lands towards the payment of his Debts and another of no great moment had been sent up to the Lords this morning from the Commons On Tuesday March 4. two Bills were read whereof the latter was a Bill for Sale of Tho. Hanford's Lands c. secunda vice lect Whereupon the Lords ordered that as well the said Thomas Hanford as those that followed the Bill should be warned to be before them with their learned Counsel at the next sitting of the Court which shall be on Thursday next at nine a clock Two Bills of no great moment were this forenoon also sent up to the Lords House from the House of Commons On Thursday March 6. the Amendments of the Bill for maintainance of Husbandry were prima secunda vice lect commiss ad ingross Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading And one Bill concerning the preservation of Orford-haven was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Saturday March 8. were three Bills each of them once read of no great moment March 9. Sunday On Munday March 10. four Bills whereof the last being a Bill for an Assurance to be made of the Joynture of Anne Bill to assure the Joynture of Anne Nevill Wife of Henry Nevill Esq secunda tertia vice lect communi omnium Procerum assensu conclus Memorandum That before the third reading and the passing of the Act of the Joynture of the Wife of Henry Nevil by which all former Conveyances made by the said Henry Nevil of the Mannors of Waighfield and Wadhurst c. in the County of Sussex were made frustrate and void The Lords ordered That the said former Conveyance should by the Parties to the same be brought into this House and delivered to the Clerk of the Parliament sealed up to the end that if it shall please her Majesty to give her Royal assent unto the said Act that then the said Indentures and Conveyances should be forthwith cancelled But if it shall not please her Majesty to give her Royal assent that then the said Indentures and Conveyances should safely be redelivered to the said Parties unseen of any and uncancelled And to this all the Parties agreed as well before the Lords the Committees as before the whole House Memorandum That according to the said Order the Deeds mentioned therein were cancelled the 12th day of May Anno Regni Reginae Elizabethae tricesimo primo On Tuesday the 11th of March was one Bill read of no great moment Subsidy-Bill brought from the Commons And two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first was an Act of four Fifteens and Tenths and two entire Subsidies granted by the Temporalty and another of no great moment On Thursday the 13th of March the Amendments of the Bill for having of Horses Arms and Weapons prima secundae vice lect commiss ad ingross The Amendments also and a new Proviso annexed unto the Bill against Informers secunda tertia vice lect communi omnium Procerum assensu conclus and one other Bill of no great moment read prima vice On Friday March 14. the Bill of Subsidie was once read And the Bill for the Provision for Orford-Haven lect est conclus and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Shuttleworth and Mr. Powell
each of them one Reading of which the third being a Bill for repeal of certain Statutes Bill for repeal of certain Statutes past was read the third time and passed upon the Question The Amendments made by the Lords in the Bill for the relief of Thomas Haeselrigg Esquire and in the Bill for the better recovery of Costs and Damages against common Informers before passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships and the Proviso added by the Lords to the said last-recited Bill were three times read and the same Proviso and Amendments were then passed upon the Question accordingly On Saturday March 22. Mr. Palmer one of the Committees in the Bill touching Gaging of Casks and of other Forreign Vessels bringeth in the Bill with some Amendments and Provisoes being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others of which the two first were one for the Relief of the City of Lincoln and the other against the abuse in Elections of Scholars and Presentations to Benefices with the Amendments and a Proviso March 23. Sunday On Munday March 24. Mr. Anderson being licensed to depart about her Majesties service two Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first being the Bill concerning Glass-houses was brought in by Mr. De la bar one of the Committees in such sort as it was delivered unto them and thereupon being twice read was after sundry Speeches and division of the House ordered to be ingrossed viz. with the Yeas forty three and with the Noes thirty five On Tuesday An 1589. March 25. it was ordered upon the Question That both the learned Counsel of the Earl of Warwick and also the learned Counsel of George Ognell do attend this House to morrow-morning The Bill for maintenance of houses of Husbandry and Tillage was upon the second reading committed unto the Privy Counsellors of this House Mr. Wroth Mr. Cromwel and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber On Wednesday March 26. the Bill concerning Aliens Children was read the second time The Bill also for Strangers retailing of forraign Wares was amended by the Committee which Amendments being brought in by them with the Bill were now twice read although it be mistaken in the Original Journal-book that the Bill it self had its second reading The House was this day called over The House called over and the Defaulters noted and the Defaulters noted upon a Motion this day made by Sir John Parrot by her Majesties pleasure upon some intelligence given to her Highness of the small number of the Members of this House presently attending the service of the same the one half at least being supposed to be absent On Thursday March 27. the Bill against secret Outlawries had its second and third reading and passed upon the Question Dr. Cary and Dr. Stanhopp brought from the Lords the Bill for the relief of the City of Lincoln with some Amendments of their Lordships unto the same with further advertisement from their Lordships that their Lordships do suspend their proceeding on the Bill for continuance and perfecting of certain Statutes sent from the House of Commons to their Lordships until their Lordships do hear from this House of the proceedings of this House in the Bill for the maintenance of Houses of Husbandry and Tillage On Friday March 28. the Amendments of the Lords in the Bill touching forcible Entries and also the Amendments of this House being all thrice read are agreed upon the Question in this House to be passed accordingly The Bill against such as steal or imbezzle the Goods Chattels or Treasure of her Majesty being put in trust with the same was read the first time Also the Bill that Aliens Children shall pay Strangers Customes was read the third time and a Proviso added unto it thrice read the Bill and Proviso upon the Question and Division of the House dashed with the Yeas sixty four and the Noes seventy four On Saturday March 29. Dr. Stanhopp and Mr. Powle do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House for the continuation and perfecting of certain Statutes with a Schedule unto the same added and annexed by their Lordships and the same Schedule being thrice read passed upon the Question The Bill for the relief of the City of Lincoln being perfected according to the Amendments of the Lords and the Bill also for continuance of Statutes with the Schedule to the same were sent up to the Lords by the Master of the Wardrope and others Dr. Cary and Dr. Stanhopp brought from the Lords two Bills viz. the Act of her Majesties gracious and free Pardon and the Act of the four Fifteenths and Tenths and two intire Subsidies which had before passed this House The Bill of the Queens Majesties most gracious and free Pardon being once read passed thereupon which Bill so passed was presently sent up unto the Lords by Mr. Fortescue and others After which Acts passed her Majesty having given her assent unto the passing of sixteen publick Acts and eight private Acts being all the Acts that passed this present Parliament Parl. dissolved Sir Christopher Hatton Kt. Lord Chancellor by her Majesties Commandment dissolved this Parliament An exact and perfect Journal of the Passages of the Vpper House of Parliament 35 Eliz. holden at Westminster Anno xxxv o Reginae Eliz. Anno Dom. 1592. which begun there on Munday the 19th of February and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Tuesday the 9th of April Anno Dom. 1593. THE Summons for this Parliament being returnable upon this Munday February 19 it held accordingly Feb. 19. 1592. The Queen goes to the House of Lords The Queen coming privately by Water accompanied with Sir John Puckering Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and many of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal there being present this day these Peers and others ensuing The Names of the Peers there sitting Archiepisc Cant. Johannes Puckering Miles Dom. Custos mag Sigill Dom. Burleigh Dom. Thesaurar Angliae Marchio Wintoniae COMITES Comes Oxon. Magnus Camerarius Angliae Comes Derby Magnus Seneschallus Comes Northumbriae Comes Salopiae Comes Kanciae Comes Wignor Comes Cumberland Comes Sussex Comes Huntingdon Comes Bathon Comes Pembrooke Comes Hartford Comes Essex Comes Lincoln Vicecomes Bindon EPISCOPI Episc London Episc Dunelmen Episc Asaphen Episc Cestren Episc Covent Litch Episc Lincoln Episc Peterburgh Episc Heref. Episc Cicestrens Episc Bangor Episc Wignor Episc Landaven Episc Salopiae Episc Bathon Wells BARONES Dom. Howard Mag. Maresch Admir Dom. Hunsdon Camerarius Reginae Dom. Strange Dom. Morley Dom. Stafford Dom. Grey Dom. Scroope Dom. Montjoy Dom. Sands Dom. Windsor Dom. Cromwel Dom. Wharton Dom. Rich. Dom. Willoughby Dom. Sheffield Dom. North. Dom. Shandois Dom. St. John Dom. Buckhurst Dom. De-la-ware Dom. Compton Dom. Norris The Queen and
malum The malice of our Arch-enemy the Devil though it was always great yet never greater than now and that Dolus and Malum being crept in so far amongst men it was necessary that sharp Ordinances should be provided to prevent them and all care to be used for her Majesties preservation Now am I to make unto your Majesty three Petitions in the names of your Commons First That liberty of Speech and freedom from Arrests according to the ancient custom of Parliament be granted to your Subjects That we may have access to your Royal Person to present those things which shall be considered of amongst us And lastly That your Majesty will give us your Royal Assent to the things that are agreed upon And for my self I humbly beseech your Majesty if any speech shall fall from me or Behaviour found in me not decent and unsit That it may not be imputed blame upon the House but laid upon me and pardoned in me To this Speech the Lord Keeper having received new Instructions from the Queen he replied HE commended the Speaker greatly for his Speech Lord Keeper's Reply and he added some Examples for the Kings Supremacy in Henry the second 's time and Kings before the Conquest As for the Deliverance we received from our Enemies and the Peace we enjoyed he said the Queen would have the praise of all those to be attributed to God onely To the Commendations given to her self she said Well might we have a wiser Prince but never should they have one that more regarded them and in Justice would carry an evener stroke without acceptation of Persons and such a Princess she wished they might always have Yo your three Demands the Queen answereth Liberty of Speech is granted you but how far this is to be thought on there be two things of most necessity and those two do most harm which are Wit and Speech the one exercised in Invention the other is uttering things invented Priviledge of Speech is granted A good caution about liberty of speaking in the House but you must know what Priviledge you have not to speak every one what he listeth or what cometh in his brain to utter but your Priviledge is to say Yea or No. Wherefore Mr. Speaker her Majesties pleasure is That if you perceive any idle heads which will not stick to hazard their own Estates which will meddle with reforming of the Church and transforming of the Common-wealth and do exhibit any Bills to such purpose That you receive them not until they be viewed and considered of by those whom it is fitter should consider of such things and can better judge of them To your Persons all Priviledge is granted As also about priviledge of their persons with this Caveat That under colour of this Priviledge no mans ill doings or not performing of duties be cover'd and protected The last free Access is also granted to her Majesties Person so that it be upon urgent and weighty Causes and at times convenient and when her Majesty may be at leisure from other important Causes of the Realm After this Speech was ended the Lord Keeper continued the Parliament in manner and form following Dominus Custos Magni Sigill ex mandat Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbati prox futur This day was returned the Proxie of John Bishop of Carlisle by which he constituted John Archbishop of Canterbury John Bishop of London and Matthew Bishop of Durham his Proctors quod nota On Saturday Feb. 24. a Bill for restraining and punishing vagrant and seditious persons who under fained pretence of Conscience and Religion corrupt and seduce the Queens Subjects prima vice lect Eodem die Returnat est Breve quod Richardus Wigorn. Episcopus praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur idem Episcopus ad suum praeheminenciae sedendi in Parliamento locum admissus est salvo cuiquam jure suo Dominus Custos magni Sigill continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae hora nona This day was returned the Proxie of John Archbishop of York by which he constituted onely one Proctor viz. John Archbishop of Canterbury quod nota Feb. 25. Sunday On Munday Feb. 26. Returnatum est Breve quo Edwardum Dom. Cromwel praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur qui admissus est ad suum praeheminenciae sedendi in Parliamento locum salvo jure alienae The Writ returned whereby Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury was summoned The several Writs returned whereby George Bishop of Landaff William Lord Compton and Edward Earl of Worcester were summoned It seemeth by the Journal-book that nothing else was done this day but the Parliament continued in usual form As on Thursday the 22th of February and on Saturday the 24th day of the same month two extraordinary Proxies were returned from two Spiritual Lords the first constituting three Proctors and the other but one for the most ordinary use of the Bishops is to constitute two Proctors So also on the 27th of February being Tuesday though the Lords did not sit yet was one unusual Proxie returned from another Spiritual Lord who constituted but one Proctor to give his voice in Parliament in his absence whereas it is before often observed no Temporal Lord nominateth usually above one Proctor and no Spiritual Lord fewer than two This said Proxie is thus entered in the Journal-book of the 35 year of the Queen at the beginning of it 27º Februarii introductae sunt Littera Procuratoriae Thomae Wintoniensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem On Wednesday Feb. 28. two several Writs were returned whereby John Bishop of Bath and Wells and Matthew Bishop of Durham were summoned to come to this Parliament who accordingly took their places Also this morning two Bills had each of them one reading Nota That because the dayly continuing of the Parliament in these words Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum c. being but matter of course is omitted in all the Journal afterwards unless something extraordinary and unusual doth happen in respect of the Person time or manner On Thursday March 1. March 1. two Bills were each of them once read On Saturday March 3. to which day the Parliament had on Thursday been continued four Bills had each of them one reading March 4. Sunday On Munday March 5. three Bills were read and the second upon the second reading was committed to be ingrossed Nota This day also was returned a Proxie for a Temporal Lord by which he constituted two Proctors which because it is extraordinary and unusual I desired to have it inserted and the rather because of eight other Temporal Lords none of them constituted above one Proctor according to the ordinary practice both in these times and since The said Proxie before mentioned is thus entered in the beginning of the original Journal-book of this Upper House of Parliament Quint. Marcii
introductae sunt Litterae Procuratoriae Henrici Comitis Huntingdon in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Gulielmum Dominum Burleigh Thesaurarium Angliae Robertum Comitem Essex Vicecomitem Hereford Dominum Ferrers de Chartley. On Tuesday March 6. there was one Bill read once On Wednesday March 7. Breve returnatum est quo Johannes Salisburien Episc praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur qui admissus est ad suum praeheminenciae sedendi in Parliament locum salvo jure alieno The same morning there were four Bills read each of them once A Bill for restraining Popish Recusants to certain places of abode the fourth being a Bill for restraining Popish Recusants to some certain places of abode There was also brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons an Act for the naturalizing and making free of William Sidney eldest son of Robert Sidney Kt. Governour of Vlushing and Dame Barbara his wife and of Peregrine Wingfield son and heir of Sir John Wingfield Kt. and Dame Susan Countess of Kent his wife And note this day also was one extraordinary Proxie return'd from a Spiritual Lord who constituted but one Proctor whereas usually no such Lord constituteth fewer than two which Proxie is thus entered in the beginning of the Journal-book of this Parliament 7º Marcii introductae sunt Litterae Procuratoriae Mathei Dunelmensis Episc in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Cantuariensem Episcopum On Thursday March 8. were three Bills each of them once read whereof the first was an Act for explanation and confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late Sir Francis Englefield's Kt. convicted of High-Treason Not long after this Bill had been committed to ingrossing according to a certain Order formerly made by the Lords Francis Englefield Esq appeared before them with one of his learned Counsel who were commanded to declare what they could alleadge why an Act for explanation and confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late Sir Francis Englefield's Kt. attainted of High-Treason should not pass And upon Allegations made by the learned Counsel the Lords commanded they should set them down in Writing and deliver them to the Atturney-General and that on Friday they should attend on the Judges and the Queens learned Counsel at Serjeants-Inne and shew such Deeds of Conveyance as they made mention of before the Lords that the said Lords upon answer of the Judges and learned Counsel might proceed upon the said Bill as it should seem best to their Lordships On Saturday March 10. to which day the Parliament had been last continued after the reading of one private Bill prima vice the Lords gave in Commandment to Mr. Atturney-General to bring on Munday certain Depositions remaining in the Exchequer concerning the Case of Sir Francis Englefield after they had first heard the opinion of the Judges which was delivered by the Lord Chief Justice of England March 11. Sunday On Munday March 12. two Bills had each of them one reading On Tuesday March 13. two Bills being each of them once read the Lords at the Bishop of Worcester's motion A Collection in the House of Peers for poor Souldiers condescended to a Contribution for the relief of such poor Souldiers as went begging in the streets of London viz. That every Earl should give Forty shillings every Bishop Thirty shillings and every Baron Twenty shillings and appointed the said Bishop and the Lord Norris Collectors thereof and committed the bestowing thereof to the Earl of Essex and Lord Willoughby of Eresby On Thursday March 15. to which day the Parliament had been last continued were four Bills each of them once read On Friday March 16. were two Bills each of them once read And then the Lord Keeper continued the Parliament in the usual form to the Munday following On Munday March 19. one Bill onely upon its second reading was committed to be ingrossed On Tuesday March 20. the Bill touching Sir Francis Englefield's Lands had its third reading and was concluded Four Bills also more were this forenoon sent up to the Lords from the Commons On Thursday March 22. two Bills had each of them one reading On Saturday March 24. to which day the Parliament had been last continued was one Act concluded after the third reading and four other Bills brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof one was an Act concerning the lawful deprivation of Edmond Bonner late Bishop of London March 25. Sunday An. 1593. On Munday March 26. were three Bills each of them once read Subsidy-bill read granted by the Temporaity whereof the first was an Act for the grant of three entire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty which had passed the House of Commons and was sent up to the Lords on Saturday last This morning also two other Bills were sent up to the Lords from the said Commons On Tuesday March 27. three Bills had each of them one reading On Wednesday March 28. three Bills were read secunda vice and one Bill tertia vice Five other Bills were also sent up to the Lords from the Commons Nota This day was an unusual Proxie returned from one of the Bishops absent at this time from the Parliament as divers other Peers by the License of her Majesty in which Proxie he constituted but one Proctor whereas it is the usual custome for every Spiritual Lord to nominate two at the least and every Temporal Lord but one This Proxie is thus entered in the beginning of the original Journal-book of this Parliament 28º Die Marcii introductae sunt Litterae Procuratoriae Thomae Cicestrensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Archiepisc Cantuariensem On Thursday March 29. seven Bills had each of them one reading On Fryday March 30. five Bills were read whereof the first was the Bill of Subsidy granted by the Temporalty Subsidy granted by the Clergy passed and the last the Bill of Subsidy granted by the Clergy both which at this time upon their several third readings passed the Lords House On Saturday March 31. were five Bills read April 1. April 1. Sunday On Munday April 2. one Bill was read and six Bills of like consequence were sent up to the Lords from the Commons On Tuesday April 3. were four Bills once read On Wednesday April 4. one Bill was read prima secundae vice On Thursday April 5. three Bills of no great moment upon their third reading passed the House and were expedited This morning also this Order was agreed on amongst the Lords An Order about the Contribution for mustred Souldiers viz. Whereas the Lords of Parliament both Spiritual and Temporal assembled in the Parliament chamber at Westminster have with one uniform consent both in their own Names and the rest of the Lords absent ordered That there shall be a charitable Relief and Contribution made towards the relief and
supposed to have been unduly and indirectly elected And also for the allowing of Sir George Carew Kt. to be Burgess for the Burrough of Camelsford in the County of Cornwall as truely returned Burgess of the said Burrough of Camelsford in the said County of Cornwall instead of Richard Leech alleadged to have been returned by the said Sheriff by a false Return made before the said other Return of the said Sir George Carew And also for changing the name of John Dudley Esq returned for the Burrough of Newtown in the County of Southampton into the name of Thomas Dudley Esq alleadged to be the same person in very deed that should have been returned and that his name was mistaken and none living known by the name of John Dudley His Lordships answer and resolution in the said Case was That the said Returns by the said Burgesses of Southwark and Camelsford should stand and continue according to the Return of the same without taking notice of any fact therein or in the Election at all And that his Lordship would direct another Writ for chusing of another Burgess for the Burrough of Newtown instead of the said John Dudley and that his Lordship would insert the said Cause of misnomer so as is before alleadged Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for confirmation of the assurance unto certain Purchasers of Lands sold by Sir Richard Knightly Kt. Valentine Knightly and Edward Knightly Esquires was upon the reading the second time committed to Mr. Serjeant Yelverton Sir Henry Vmpton Mr. Cradock and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Friday March 9. the Bill concerning Woollen-cloaths called Vesses c. was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Knowls Sir John Hart Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet on Tuesday next in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Sir John Harrington and Sir Thomas Wilks were added to the former Committees in the Bill for confirmation of certain assurances unto certain Purchasers of Land sold by Sir Richard Knightly Kt. Valentine Knightly and Edward Knightly Esquires appointed yesterday The Committees in the Bill touching Recusants nominated upon Wednesday the 28 of February before-going are appointed to meet in this House at two of the clock this afternoon The Committees also in the Bill for the naturalizing Samuel Saltingston and others nominated on the sixth of this instant March are appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall Divers Bills were this day read On Saturday March 10. Mr. Wroth one of the Committees in the Bill against stealing Oxen Sheep and Lambs shewed that he and the rest of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and added some Amendments to the same Bill and offered both the Bill and Amendments to the House which Amendments being inserted into the Bill by the Clerk of this House and the same Amendments then also twice read the Bill upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for relief of Jurors Bill for relief of Jurors upon Tryals upon Tryals between Party and Party was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Tasborough Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Tasborough who with the rest were appointed to meet this day at two of the clock in the afternoon at Middle-Temple-hall Divers other Bills were this day also read March 11. Sunday On Munday March 12. Mr. Lewis one of the Committees in the Bill concerning salted Fish and salted Herrings shewed That he and the rest of the Committee had taken pains in consideration of the said Bill and have added a Proviso and prayed the twice reading of the said Proviso and that the same Bill and Proviso may be ordered to be ingrossed Whereupon the said Proviso being twice read the said Bill and Proviso after some Speeches both against the said Bill and with it was upon the Question referred to the former Committees who were appointed on Munday the fifth of this instant March to be considered of in this afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill committed for the confirmation of Letters-Patents to the Mayor Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of Lincoln and concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London are delivered to Sir Edward Dimmocke one of the Committees and also the Committees names in both the said Bills And divers Bills read On Tuesday March 13. the Bill for reducing disloyal Subjects to their obedience had its second reading Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in a Preamble agreed by the major part of the Committees to be set down in the Bill for the Subsidies if this House shall think well to like of it which Preamble being read by the Clerk of this House the same was after some Speeches had pro con committed upon the Question unto Mr. Vicechamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Broughton Mr. Brown and others to be presently further considered of in the Committee-chamber of this House Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Ford brought from the Lords a Bill concerning the Lands of Henry late Lord of Abergaveny deceased with a Message also from their Lordships to desire that a Committee of selected Members of this House may be appointed to have Conference with a Committee of the Lords touching the continuance of the Statute It was resolved by the House to assent to such a Committee and that assent was also delivered in answer to the said Mr. Atturney and Dr. Ford and to attend their Lordships therein at such time and place as their Lordships should please to signifie unto this House and appoint for that purpose Divers Bills were this day read On Wednesday March 14. Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees in the Bill touching Mr. Stafford brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening the Effect of the said Amendments to the House the same Amendments being then also read by the Clerk it was ordered by the House that the same Amendments should be inserted into the Bill The Bill for Mr. Anthony Coke had its first reading Mr. Richard Lukenor one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening the contents of the same Amendments unto the House the same Amendments being then also read to the House by the Clerk it was ordered by this House that the said Amendments should be inserted in the said Bill which was done accordingly Divers other Bills were this day also read On Thursday March 15. Sir Edward Dimmocke one of the Committees in the Bill for confirmation of Letters-Patents to the Mayor Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln appointed on Saturday the 10th of this instant March brought in the Bill with some Amendments and opening
the same the said Amendments were afterwards read by the Clerk and then upon the Question agreed to be inserted into the said Bill accordingly Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the latter being a Bill for the better execution of Process was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Lewis Sir Edward Dimmocke the Recorder and Citizens of York Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon in this House Divers other Bills were the same day read On Friday March 16. the Bill for Mr. Anthony Coke was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Wroth Mr. Dalton Mr. Francis Bacon and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber And the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Francis Hastings one of the Committees Four other Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for speedy punishment of Felony called petty Larceny was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Moore Mr. Hobard Mr. Sands and others and the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Hobard who with the rest were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Divers other Bills were this day also read On Saturday March 17. Richard Topcliffe and William Basset Esquires Sheriffs of the County of Darby and Mr. Moore being of Counsel with Mr. Basset were heard at large at the bar in this House in the Case of Tho. Fitz-herbert Esq returned a Member into this House and now a Prisoner in the custody and charge of the said Sheriffs and after long hearing of the said Parties it was in the end resolved by this House That this House being a House of Record would take no notice of any matter of Fact at all in the said Case but onely matter of Record And that Mr. Speaker on the behalf of this House shall move the Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England for return to be made into Chancery of the Writ of Hab. Corpus cum Causa in that Case lately awarded by his Lordship unto the said Sheriff upon motion to his Lordship from this House in that behalf according to the purport of the same Writ with such due expedition as they ought to have done being Indilate his Lordship will then at the request of this House assess a good round Fine upon the Sheriff for his Contempt Vide concerning this matter on Thursday 1. and Friday 2. of this instant March and also on March 30. and on April 3. and April 5. following Mr. Thomas Posthumus Hobby shewed That according to the appointment of this House he hath moved his brother Sir Edward Hobby for the two Bills that were in his hands viz. the Bill concerning Perpetuities and the Bill concerning the execution of Process And that Sir Edward Hobby saith he is a Committee amongst others in both the said Bills by appointment of this House and that the same Bills were in that respect delivered unto him by the Clerk of this House and that albeit he thinketh it reasonable he should be acquainted with the proceedings in the said Bills in the same Committee as one of the same Committees yet in regard of the dutiful good will he beareth to the Members of this House and being loath to offend any of the same he delivered the same Bills to the said Mr. Tho. Posthumus Hobby to be brought into this House accordingly and so the said Mr. Thomas Posthumus Hobby delivered the said Bills Divers Bills were this day read March 18. Sunday On Munday March 19. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning Iron-wyer and Iron-wyer-works was read the first time Sir Francis Hastings one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the breadth of Plunkets Azures Blues and other colour'd Cloaths appointed on Friday the 16th of this instant March shewed That he and the rest of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and have thought good to make some addition to the said Bill and opening the Contents thereof to the House and after praying that the same might be read it was after the reading thereof ordered to be inserted into the said Bill Divers other Bills were this day read On Tuesday March 20. three Bills had each of them one reading of which A Bill for selling the Gray-fryers in Cambridge Sidney-Colledge built by 〈◊〉 of the said Bill the last being touching the sale of the Gray-fryers in the Town of Cambridge was twice read and ordered to be ingrossed by virtue of which said Bill the Colledge now called Sidney-Colledge was built in the said University Mr. Cradock one of the Committees in the Bill for the better execution of Process and against Rescues committed on Thursday March 15. shewed That he and the rest of the Committees have met together and upon good considerations have thought good to amend sundry things in the said Bill and opening to the House the Effects of the same Amendments the same being read to the House it was ordered upon the Question they should be inserted into the said Bill which was done accordingly Divers other Bills were this day likewise read On Thursday March 22. the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies 〈…〉 and six Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the Question That this Bill of the Subsidy in respect of the greatness of the sum passed the House with very great difficulties as it may appear by those several days on which it was agitated viz. Feb. 26. March 2 3.6 7.9 10.12.16 and 19. This day the House was called over and those Members of this House which were then present did pay into the hands of Mr. Robert Wroth and Mr. Warren 〈…〉 their charitable Contributions to the relief of the Poor in such proportion as had been agreed upon March 19. viz. every Privy Counsellor of the House 30 s. 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 20 s. every Baron of the Cinque-Ports and every Burgess 5 s. Divers other Bills were also this day read On Friday March 23. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being concerning Woollen-cloaths and Kersies made in the County of Devon out of Cities Towns Corporate and Market-towns was upon the second reading committed to Sir William Moore all the Knights and Burgesses of Norfolk York Surrey Kent Somerset Devon and Cornwall Mr. Serjeant Harris and others and the Bill delivered to Sir William Moore who with the rest were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in this House Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie one of the Committees in the Bill for Mr. Anthony Cooke shewed That he and the residue of the Committee in that
Bill have met and had conference together and that in sundry respects then open'd by him to the House they thought good to frame a new Bill and so offer'd the same new Bill and pray'd it might be read Divers other Bills were this day read On Saturday March 24. the Bill touching Clap-boards and Casks was twice read and committed to Mr. Treasurer Mr. Wroth Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Finch and others and the Bill was deliver'd unto Mr. Treasurer who with the rest were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber Mr. Thomas Fane return'd into this Parliament one of the Barons of the Port of Dover and Mr. henry Fane also return'd into the same Parliament one of the Barons for the Port of Hyeth are licens'd by Mr. Speaker for their necessary business to depart Divers other Bills were this day read March 25. Sunday An. 1593. On Munday March 26. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the last concerning Spinners and Weavers was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir William Knowls Sir Moyle Finch Sir Francis Hastings and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir William Knowls who with the rest were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon in the Exchequer Mr. Speaker shewed That he had received a Bill signed by her Majesty for the restitution in bloud of Sir Thomas Parrott Knight son and heir of Sir John Parrott Knight deceased lately attainted of High-Treason whereupon the Bill of restitution of bloud of Sir Thomas Parrott Knight son and heir of the said Sir John Parrott attainted of High-Treason was twice read On Tuesday March 27. Mr. Fuller one of the Committees in the Bill for repealing of a branch of a Statute made 4 5 Philip. Mariae entituled An Act for making of Woollen-cloaths sheweth the travel of the Committees whereupon then after some other Speeches then moving the House the said Bill was recommitted to the former Committees who had been appointed on Wednesday the 14th of this instant March to meet again this afternoon The Bill touching the true and lawful assizing of Bread was read the second time and upon the doubtfulness of the Voices whether it should be ingrossed or no was upon the Question upon the division of the House rejected with the difference of twenty seven Voices viz. with the Yeas sixty five and with the Noes ninety two Divers other Bills were this day read March 28. being Wednesday The Bill for renewing continuing explanation perfecting and enabling of certain Statutes was twice read and committed to the former Committees and unto Mr. William Hiningham Mr. Doughty Mr. Rotherham Mr. Finch Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie the Barons of the Cinque-Ports Mr. John Hare Mr. Penrudeck and Dr. Cesar and the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Wroth one of the former Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet in this place at two of the clock in the afternoon Sir Robert Cecill one of the Committees in the Bill for the relief of poor maimed Souldiers shewed That the Committees had met together but in the effect upon sundry reasons shewed unto them by divers of them in the said Committee to contrary effects they could come to no conclusion but rather to a confusion upon the points of the matter For his own private part he said in the end That as this House had committed the Bill unto him and the residue of the said Committees so had he thought good to commit the same Bill to Prison rather than to return the same to this House in the same form or no better state than they did before receive it Divers other Bills were this day read On Thursday March 29. Mr. Broughton Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Sir Thomas Dennis Sir Francis Godolphine were added to the former Committees in the Bill for the Haven of Plimouth and appointed to meet at two of the clock in the afternoon this present day The Bill concerning the Haven at Colchester and the paving of the said Town was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Vicechamberlain the Burgesses of Colchester Mr. Grimston and others and the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Wroth one of the said Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet at two of the clock this afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Divers other Bills were this day read On Friday March 30. Mr. Broughton and Mr. Dier were appointed to attend the Lord Keeper touching the return of the Hab. Cor. cum Causa for the bringing up of the body of Thomas Fitz-herbert Esquire Vide concerning this matter on the first day the second day and the 17th day of this instant March and also on April 3. and 15. following The Amendments in the Bill for the continuation explanation and confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late of Sir Francis Englefield Knight being twice read to the House and the Bill it self and the Amendments read the third time also passed upon the Question Divers Bills more were this day read On Saturday March 31. the Bill for confirmation of Subsidies granted by the Clergy was read the first time The Clergies Subsidy confirmed and passed upon the Question The Bill touching Casks brought in with more Amendments by Mr. Wroth one of the Committees and the same Amendments being twice read the Bill upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed Divers other Bills were this day read April 1. Sunday April 1. On Munday April 2. the Bill concerning Woollen-cloaths called Devonshire Kersies was upon the second reading committed to the Knights and Burgesses of Devon Mr. Serjeant Harries Mr. George Moore and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Thomas Denny one of the same Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet at two of the clock this afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Six Bills were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others of which the first was the Act for confirmation of the Subsidies granted by the Clergy and another touching the Lands of Sir Francis Englefield Knight Divers other Bills were this day read On Tuesday April 3. the Bill concerning Spinners and Weavers was twice read and committed to the former Committee and Mr. Wroth and the Burgesses of York and Norwich were added to them Sir Thomas Dennis one of the Committees for Devonshire Kersies shewed the meeting of the Committees and that they had in some few things amended the Bill praying the reading of the Amendments which being twice read the Bill upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed Divers other Bills were this day read On Wednesday April 4. Mr. Barker one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Spinners and Weavers shewed the meeting and travels of the Committees and their Amendments of the Bill praying the reading of the same which being read and ordered to be inserted by the House into the Bill the same Amendments were twice read and the Bill
upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Wreth one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Brewers shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their Amendments of the said Bill and prayed the reading of the said Amendments which being read and ordered by the House to be inserted into the said Bill and also twice read upon the Question the Bill was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for explanation of a branch of a Statute made in the 23 year of her Majesties Reign entituled An Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due Obedience with some Amendments to the same was read the second time upon which divers Speeches in the House passed before the said Bill was committed some of them being of very good moment which because they are omitted in the original Journal-book it self is therefore supplied out of the Anonymon-Journal mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following Sir Thomas Cecill Dr. Lewyn Mr. Sands Sir Thomas Henage Sir Edward Dymmocke and some others spake diversly to this Bill touching the explanation of a branch of the Statute made Anno 23 Reginae for reducing disloyal Subjects to their Obedience as is aforesaid Sir Walter Rawleigh Sir Walter Rawleigh said In his conceit the Brownists are worthy to be rooted out of a Common-wealth but what danger may grow unto our selves if this Law passes it were fit to be considered For it is to be feared that men not guilty will be included in it and that Law is hard that taketh Life or sendeth into Banishment where mens intentions shall be judged by a Jury and they shall be Judges what another man meant But that Law that is against a Fact that is just and punish the Fact as severely as you will If two or three thousand Brownists meet at the Sea side at whose charge shall they be transported or whither will you send them I am sorry for it I am afraid there is neer twenty thousand of them in England and when they are gone who shall maintain their Wives and Children Divers other Bills were this day read On Thursday April 5. the Bill for the true assizing and marking of Timber was read the second time and committed to Mr. George Moore Mr. Dalton Mr. Wroth Sir John Hart and others and the Bill was delivered unto Sir John Hart who with the rest were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Mr. Serjeant Owen and Mr. Powle brought in from the Lords an Act for explanation of the Statute made 34 Hen. 8. as well touching Grants made to his Majesty as for confirmation of the speedy Letters-Patents made by his Highness to others and did pray from their Lordships the speedy execution of the same Mr. Vicechamberlain one of the Committees with the Committees of the Lords in the Bill for reviving continuing explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes sheweth the meeting and conference with the Committees of the Lords and that their Lordships have thought good to adde some small Amendments to the said Bill and a Proviso also for her Majesties Prerogative in point of transportation of Corn as the like whereof was in the Statute of the 13 of her Reign Nota That the business so much before agitated touching Mr. Fitz-herbert received this day the final resolution of this House as is plainly set down in the often-before-cited Anonymon-Journal more particularly mentioned in the beginning of this present Journal although it be wholly omitted in the original Journal-book which said Case was singly thus Thomas Fitz-herbert being elected a Burgess of the Parliament two hours after his election and before the return of the Writ to the Sheriff with an Indenture of his Election the said Sheriff arresteth him upon a Capias utlegatum 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 unto the Sheriff Upon all which matters there grew two Questions First whether the said Mr. Herbert were a Member of the House and secondly admitting he was Whether he ought to have priviledge Which said matter having been much formerly debated on the 1 2 17. and 30. days of March last as also on the 3. instant received now at last the Judgment of the House which is inserted out of the aforesaid Anonymon-Journal-book Divers Bills were this day read On Friday April 6. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for restraint of new buildings converting of great houses into several Tenements and for restraint of Inmates and Inclosures in and neer unto the Cities of London and Westminster was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Counsellors of this House the Knights and Burgesses of London Mr. Francis Bacon and others and the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Wroth one of the said Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill concerning Devonshire Kersies was read the third time and passed upon the Question Divers other Bills were this day read On Saturday April 7. the Bill concerning Coopers was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harries Mr. Dalton Mr. Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered unto Sir John Hart one of the said Committees who with the rest were appointed to meet at two of the clock this afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill for naturalizing of Justice Dormer and George Sheppie was upon the second reading ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Finch one of the Committees in the Bill for the avoiding of deceits used in the making and selling of the twice-laid Cordage and for the better preserving of the Navy of this Realm shewed the meeting of the Committees and some few Amendments to the Bill which being read and allowed by the House the said Amendments were twice read and the Bill and the said Amendments also read the third time passed upon the Question Divers other Bills were likewise this day read April 8. Sunday On Munday April 9. Westlen Webben Beer-brewer and John Lightbonne Serjeant at Mace Prisoners at the bar after admonition given them by Mr. Speaker were discharged of their Imprisonment paying their Fees Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees in the Bill for explanation of a Statute made 34 Hen. 8. as well touching Grants made to his Majesty as for confirmation of Letters-Patents made by his Majesty to others shewed the meeting of the Committees and that they had considered of some small Amendments and shewed further that four several Provisoes were offered to them one by Mr. Adams one by Tipper one by and one by Daws and so offered in both the Bills the Amendments and the said four Provisoes leaving the same to the further consideration of the House Divers other Bills were read this day April 9. Sir John Hart one of the
Bacon and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at the Exchequer-Chamber at two of the clock in the Afternoon and the Bill and Committees names were then delivered to Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchie The Bill for taking away of benefit of the Clergy from Offenders against the Statute made 3 Hen. 7. concerning the taking away of Women against their wills unlawfully was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Boyes Mr. Finch Mr. Bourcher and M. Duport to go presently into the Committee-chamber of this House who taking the Bill with them and returning again very soon after they had inserted into the Bill these words viz. hereafter to be committed which words being read unto the House and not well liked of were stricken out and these words were set down therein by consent of the House viz. to be committed after the end of this present Parliament and were then twice read and so the Bill upon the question was ordered to be ingrossed On Tuesday Novemb. 8. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching the transporting of Sheep-skins and Pelts was read prima vice Also two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for due performance of the last Will and Testament of George Durant was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Francis Maro Sir Robert Wingfield Mr. Calthrope Sir Thomas Cecil and Sir James Harrington who were appointed to meet to morrow in the Exchequer-Court at Two of the clock in the Afternoon Sir Francis Hastings moved for the abridging and reforming of the excessive number of superfluous and burthensome penal Laws which motion being seconded by Mr. Francis Bacon and others the consideration of the management thereof was committed to all the Privy-Council being Members of the House A Bill to reform the number of superfluous and burthensome penal Laws c. all the Serjeants at Law likewise being Members of this House all the Lawyers of this House Mr. George Moore Mr. Lukenor Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Rotherham Mr. Comistie Mr. Diggs Mr. Crompton Mr. Peake Mr. Atturney of the Court of Wards Mr. Colebrand Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Mr. Tolerby Mr. Culpepper Dr. Bennet Dr. James Dr. Perkins all the Knights of the Counties and for the City of London returned into this House Sir William Moore Sir Edward Hobby Sir Thomas Hobby and Mr. Hubbert who were appointed to meet in this House upon Thursday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon On Wednesday Novemb. 9. two Bills had each of them one reading the second being the Bill to suppress the multitude of Maltsters Bill to suppress the multitude of Maultsters was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Hubbert the Burgesses of Iork Hull Worcester and Gloucester Mr. Nathaniel Bacon and others who were appointed to meet at Two of the clock this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being for the amendment of Weavers and Spinners Wages was read prima vice The House began this day to name Committees touching Monopolies and Patents of Priviledges of which Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Barker Mr. Lawrence Hide and some nine others being appointed Mr. Secretary Cecil moved the House the day being far spent and the business in agitation of great weight the nominating of the said Committee might be deferred until the day following and that then it might be discussed and set down touching what matter the said Committee should treat Whereupon upon the question it was deferred accordingly On Thursday Novemb. 10. the Bill for the establishing of the Town-lands of Wanting in the County of Berks to the relief of the Poor amending of High-ways and maintaining of a School-master in the Town of Wanting aforesaid was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Controler the Knights for the County of Berks Mr. Henry Nevil Sir Humphry Foster Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Oglethorp Mr. Laurence Hide Mr. Little Mr. Tasborough and Mr. Oldsworth who were appointed to meet on Saturday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in this House Three other Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for re-edifying the Town of Langford Estevor in the County of Somerset was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights for the County of Somerset Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Hexte all the Burgesses of Somerset-shire Mr. Edward Philips Mr. Alexander Popham the Knights and Citizens for London Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Jerom Horsey and Dr. James who were appointed to meet on Munday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. Walgrave moved touching the abuses of Licenses for Marriages granted by Ecclesiastical persons and prayed that consideration may be had for reformation thereof by this House On Friday Novemb. 11. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill concerning the Hospital of Warwick Dr. Wingfield and Dr. James do shew sundry great abuses by Licenses for Marriages without Banes granted by Registers and other inferior Officers Whereupon Sir Thomas Cecil moved for a Committee for drawing a Bill for reformation thereof whereupon were nominated Sir Thomas Cecil Mr. Fannel Mr. Finch Dr. James Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Robert Wingfield and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in Grays-Inn-hall Mr. Hexte moved touching the abuses in Probates of Wills Mr. Edward Hobby moved for a Committee for continuance of several Statutes whereupon were nominated Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Mr. Atturney of the Court of Wards Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Sollicitor Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Francis Bacon all the Serjeants at Law being of this House Sir William Moore and others and a note of the names of the Committees were delivered to Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest were appointed to meet on Thursday next in the Inner-Temple-hall at Two of the clock in the Afternoon On Saturday Novemb. 12. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the repeal of the Statute of the 23 of her Majesties raign Bill for increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation intituled An Act for the increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation was upon the second reading committed unto all the Burgesses of the Port-towns all the Citizens of London York Hull and Norwich the Burgesses of Carnarvan Mr. Miles Sands and others who were appointed to meet on Munday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall The Bill against the counterfeiting the Hands of the Lords Bill against counterfeiting of Hands was read the second time and upon the question committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House all the Serjeants at Law
c. and shewed that their Lordships did especially recommend the said Bill to this House Three other Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for erecting of Hospitals or Abiding and Working-houses for the Poor had its third reading and after many Speeches both with and against the Bill it was ordered upon the Question to be recommitted to the former Committees and the Bill with a Note of the Committees Names were delivered to Mr. Boyes The Bill against excessive Fees of Ecclesiastical Judges and of their Officers and Ministers Bill against the excessive Fees of Ecclesiastical Judges c. was this day in the afternoon delivered to Mr. Speaker On Tuesday Nov. 29. eight Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for repairing the bridges of Newport and Carlion in the County of Monmouth was upon the second reading committed unto all the Knights for all the Shires and Burgesses for all the Burroughs in Wales Monmouthshire and the Citizens for Bristal and Gloucester Mr. Serjeant Williams Mr. Pembridge and Mr. Oldsworth who were appointed to meet on Thursday next in the Exchequer-chamber at two of the clock in the afternoon The Bill for the Town of Northamp was read the third time and upon the doubtfulness of the Question twice put was dashed upon the division of the House by the difference of 53 voices viz. with the No 153 and with the Yea but 100. The Bill for Arthur Hatch was read the third time and passed upon the Question the learned Counsel on both sides heretofore having been heard as well before the Committees as before this House at the bar On Wednesday Nov. 30. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last was for the prohibiting of bringing into this Realm of any forreign Cards for Wooll The Amendments and Additions in the Bill for the erecting of houses of Correction and places of punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars being twice read upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill concerning the possessions of the Bishoprick of Norwich was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Stevenson Mr. Henry Hubberd Mr. Henry Warner the Burgesses of Norwich and Lynn Mr. Nathaniel Bacon and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Henry Warner who with the rest were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Mr. Finch one of the Committees in the sundry former Bills for the relief of the Poor Bill for relief of the Poor shewed the meetings and travel of the said Committees in sundry of the said Bills in some of which as they have not as yet throughly proceeded so he delivereth in a new Bill for the relief of the Poor into this House On Thursday Decem. 1. Decemb. 1. two Bills were each of them read the first time of which the former was a Bill for provision of a Preacher in the Tower of London Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being for maintenance and reparation of Stains-bridge and Egham-Cawsey was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Geo. Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Amersham and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber Also four other Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill against Forestallers c. was read the third time and after sundry Speeches both with and against it it passed upon the Question Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better execution of the Statute made 13 Reginae for the establishing of Logwood alias Blockwood Bill about Logwood for Dying in the dying of Cloath Wooll or Yarn was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Friday Decemb. 2. the Bill for the establishing of an Award made between Edmond Cotton Gent. and Thomas Harvie Yeoman read prima vice Four other Bills had each of them one reading of which Bill to prevent double payment of Book-debts the last being a Bill to prevent double payment of Debts upon Shop-books was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Jackson Mr. Maynard Mr. George Moore Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Wingfield Sir Francis Hastings and others who are appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Saturday Decemb. 3. Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the speedy punishment of certain Felons and the manner of their delivery was read the first time The Amendments in the Bill for Bristol being twice read the Bill was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for recovery of surrounded waste Marshes and watery Grounds in the Isle of Ely Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Thomas Cecill the Knights of Norfolk Northampton Lincoln Cambridge Huntington Sussex and Bedford the Burgesses of the Burroughs in the said Shires Mr. Oxborough and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill for the Hospital called Nevil's Hospital in the County of York had its third reading and upon a Motion to have Mr. Burde Master of the said Hospital heard before the Bill be put to the Question for the passing day was given him to be heard with his Counsel in this House upon Munday next Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Controuler and others of which the first was the Bill against Forestallers c. the second concerning Arthur Hatch and the third was for the abolishing of Logwood alias Blockwood in dying of Cloaths The Bill that Leassees may enjoy their Leases against Patentees in some certain cases was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Francis Hastings Sir Thomas Hungerford Mr. Sollicitor Sir Thomas Hobby Sir Thomas Conisby Mr. Yelverton Mr. Controuler Mr. Henry Hubberd Mr. Wiseman Sir Robert Wroth and others who were appointed to meet on Tuesday next in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber and the parties concerned to bring their Counsel before the Committees Decemb. 4. Sunday On Munday Decemb. 5. six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for erecting of houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Beggars was read the third time and passed upon the Question The Proviso in the Bill for draining of certain over-flown and surrounded Grounds in the County of Norfolk was twice read and the Bill and Proviso were ordered to be ingrossed Six Bills were this morning sent up to the Lords of which the two principal were one concerning the Lands of Sir Henry Hatton and the other to give power to Sir John Spencer and Dame Mary his Wife and Robert their Son to alienate certain Mannors and Lands in the County of Somerset The Bill concerning
appointed by your Majesty and your Subjects And I beseech your most excellent Majesty not to interpret my denial herein to proceed from any unwillingness to perform all devoted dutiful service but rather out of your Majesties clemency and goodness to interpret the same to proceed from that inward fear and trembling which hath ever possessed me when heretofore with most gracious audience it hath pleased your Majesty to license me to speak before you For I know and must acknowledge that under God even through your Majesties great bounty and favour I am that I am And therefore none of your Majesties most dutiful Subjects more bound to be ready and being ready to perform even the least of your Majesties commandments I therefore do most humbly beseech your Majesty that in regard the service of so great a Prince and flourishing Kingdom may the better and more effectually be effected to command your dutiful and loving Commons the Knights citizens and Burgesses of the Lower House to proceed to a new Election On Tuesday Nov. 5. Nov. 5. were two Bills read of which the first being for assurance of Land and the second for the restraint of the excessive and superfluous use of Coaches within the Realm of England Bill against excessive and superfluous use of Coaches were each of them read prima vice Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliament usq in diem Sabbati 7 Novemb. hora decima On Saturday Nov. 7. the Bill for assurance of Lands was read secunda vice and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Cumberland the Earl of Lincoln the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Durham the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouche the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey the Lord Rich and the Lord Howard of Walder and the Lord Chief Justice of her Majesties Bench the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Atturney-General were appointed to attend their Lordships On Tuesday Nov. 10. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for preservation of Phesants and Partridges was read secunda vice and committed to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Derby the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Cumberland the Earl of Pembrooke the Earl of Lincoln the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Ely the Lord Zouche the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey the Lord Mordant the Lord Rich the Lord Sheifield the Lord Chandois the Lord Compton the Lord Howard of Walden and the Lord Chief Justice of her Majesties Bench the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and the Lord Chief Baron to attend the Lords And the Bill was delivered to the Archbishop of Canterbury On Thursday Nov. 12. to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill concerning Musters Souldiers and other things was read secunda vice and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham six other Earls eight Bishops the Lord Zouche the Lord Cobham and eight other Barons and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Mr. Justice Walmesly Mr. Justice Warberton Mr. Serjeant Yelverton and Mr. Atturney-General were appointed to attend the Lords On Saturday Nov. 14. to which day the Parliament had been last continued request was made by Mr. Connisby Gent. Usher to the House and signified by the mouth of the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward That forasmuch as the bringing of any person before the Lords upon the breach of the Priviledge of the House did appertain as the said Mr. Connisby supposed and alleadged to his place though in the last Parliament by some mistake the Serjeant at Arms was employed therein that therefore their Lordships would be pleased to confirm and settle such Order as he might at this time and henceforth have the right of his place in that behalf Whose Request being considered by the Lords it was thought meet That the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham the Earl of Worcester the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouche and the Lord Cobham should at their next meeting upon any other occasion take notice of such Presidents as could be produced therein either for the Gentleman-Usher or for the Serjeant at Arms and thereof to make Report to the House Whereupon their Lordships would proceed to the deciding of the Question between them Sunday Nov. 15. On Munday Nov. 16. to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for reuniting Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning was read secunda vice Dominus Custos Magni Sigill continuavit praesens Parliament usq ad diem Jovis viz. 19 Novemb. On Thursday Nov. 19. the Bill for the breed and increase of Horses of Service within the Realm was read prima vice Bill for increase of Horses of service Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was to avoid and prevent divers Misdemeanours in lewd and idle persons and the other was for the confirmation of Grants made to her Majesty and of Letters-Patents made by her Majesty to others The Lord Mordant being not able to attend for want of health certified so much to the House by the Lord Compton This day William Hogan was brought into the House from the Fleet One of the Qu. servants complains of an Arrest who having made relation of his Arrest and the time when and of the parties that arrested him declaring that he was arrested by the Under-Sheriff of Surrey and others upon the Saturday before the beginning of his Parliament and that it was known unto the said Under-Sheriff that he was her Majesties servant in Ordinary and that he thought Tolkerne who was the Creditor was not privy to the Arrest contrary to the Priviledge of that Court upon the Offer and Petition of the said William Hogan it was ordered That the said William Hogan should enter into sufficient Bond to abide the Order and Judgment of the Earl of Cumberland He is ordered to give Bond to abide Judgment c. the Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Zouche for such satisfaction to be made of the Debt of 50 l. and any Costs and Charges as by the said Lords should be thought fit the Bond to be taken to the said Lords and thereupon to be discharged out of Prison and Execution And likewise that the Warden of the Fleet should be free from any trouble or damage or molestation for discharge of the said William Hogan It was likewise ordered by the Court Those who arrested him to appear at the Lords Bar. That the Under-Sheriff and any others that did arrest or assist the Arrest of the said William Hogan shall be sent for to appear
liberty of Priviledg to all the Members of this House and their Servant And lastly if any mistaking of any Message delivered unto him from the Commons should happen that her Majesty would be pleased to attribute that to his weakness in delivery or understanding and not to the House As also any forgetfulness through want of memory or that things were not so judicially handled or expressed by him as they were deliver'd by the House To which after the Queen had spoken to the Lord Keeper again the Lord Keeper spake in effect as followeth Mr. Speaker her Majesty doth greatly commend The Lord-Keeper replies by the Queens Order and like of your grave Speech well divided and well contrived the first proceeding from a sound Invention and the other from a setled Judgment and Experience You have well and well indeed weighed the state of this Kingdome well observ'd the greatness of our puissant and great Empire the King of Spain the continual and excessive charges of the Wars of Ireland which if they be well weighed do not only shew the prudence of our gratious Soveraign in defending of us but also the greatness of the charge continually bestowed by her Majesty even out of her own Revenues to protect us and the exposing of her Majesties self to continual troubles and toilesome Cares for the benefit and safety of her Subjects Wherefore Mr. Speaker it behoveth us to think and say as was deliver'd by a great man lately in a Concilio ad Clerum opus est subsidio ne fiai exitum or as I think excedium Touching your other Requests First For freedom of Speech her Majesty willingly Consenteth thereunto with this caution That the matter be not spent in Idle and Vain matters Painting out the same with Froth and Volubility of words And her Majesty Commandeth That you suffer not any Speeches made for Contention or Contradiction-sake maintained only by a Tempest of words whereby the Speakers may seem to get some reputed Credit by imboldning themselves to maintain Contradiction and on purpose to trouble the House with vain and long Orations to hinder the Proceedings in more weighty and greater Importance Touching Access to her Person she most willingly granteth the same desiring she may not be troubled unless urgent and matters of great Consequence compel you thereunto For this hath been held for a wise Maxime In troubling great Estates you must trouble seldome For Liberty unto your selves and servants her Majesty hath Commanded me to say unto you all That she ever intendeth to preserve the Liberty of the House and granteth Liberty to the meanest Follower of the meanest Member of this House But her Majesties Pleasure is you should not maintain and keep with you notorious Persons either for Life or Behaviour As desperate Debtors who never come abroad fearing her Laws but at these times Petty Foggers and Vipers of the Common Wealth prouling and common Solicitors that sets Dissention between man and man and men of the like Condition to these These her Majesty earnestly desireth a Law may be made against as also that no Member of this Parliament would entertain or bolster up any man on the like Humor or Quality on pain of her Highnesses Displeasure For the Excuse of the House and your self Her Majesty Commandeth me to say That your Sufficiency hath so often times been approved before her That She doubteth not of the Sufficient Discharge of the Place you shall serve in Wherein she willeth you to have a special Eye and Regard not to make new and idle Laws and trouble the House with them But rather to look to the Abridging and Repealing of diverse obsolete and superfluous Statutes As also First To take in hand Matters of greatest Moment and Consequence In doing thus Mr. Speaker you shall fulfil her Majesties Commandment do your Country good and satisfy Her Majesties Expectation Which being said the Speaker made three Reverences to the Queen Then the Lord Keeper said For certain great and weighty Causes Her Highness's Pleasure is the Parliament shall be Adjourned until Friday next Which Speech was taken to be an Adjournment of the Lower House but it was not so meant wherefore the Lower House sate the next day being Saturday morning So after some room made the Queen came through the Commons to go into the Painted-Chamber who graciously offering her Hand to the Speaker he kissed it but not one word she spake unto him neither as she went through the Commons few said God bless your Majesty as they were wont in all great Assemblies And the throng being great and little room to pass she moved her Hand to have more room whereupon one of the Gentlemen Ushers said openly Back Masters make room And one answered stoutly behind If you will Hang us we can make no more room which the Queen seemed not to hear though she heaved up her Head and looked that way towards him that spake After she went to White-Hall by Water Saturday Octob. 31. I was not there thinking the House had not sare till Thursday but I heard there was a motion made for the maintenance of the Priviledges of the House and to have a Committee for it which was appointed on Thursday at one of the Clock in the Afternoon And two Bills were Read one against Drunkenness another that no Bishop nor Arch-Bishop may make any Lease in Remainder or Reversion until within three Years before the expiration of the former Lease This Day the Prayer was brought into the House which was appointed every Morning to be Read during the sitting of this Parliament amongst other Prayers by a Minister appointed for that purpose The COPY of the PRAYER OH Eternal Almighty and ever Living GOD A Prayer to be used Every Morning in the House of Commons which hast made the Eye and therefore seest which hath framed the Heart and therefore understandest from whose only Throne all Wisdome cometh Look down upon us that call upon Thee bow down thine Ear and hear us open thine Eyes and behold us which in the Name of thy Son and our Saviour do lift up our Hearts unto Thee Forgive us O Lord forgive us all that we have done amiss in Thought Word or Deed. Forgive us our negligences forgive us our unthankfulness make us mindful of thy Benefits and thankful for all thy Mercies Thou that seest the Hearts and searchest the Reins and beholdest the utmost parts of the World try and examine our Hearts and guide us in thy ways knit our Hearts unto Thee that we may fear thy Name Let us ever fear this Glorious and Fearful Name The Lord our God Let all that despise Thee feel thy Judgments Let all Men know it is a fearful thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God Let thy Mercies always prevent us and compass us about In all our Ways Words and Works let us set Thee always before our Eyes Remove from us all vanity and hypocrisy Let thy Truth always
Acts that pass are to be written by the Clerk of the Parliament at the head of every Act. To such Acts as her Majesty did forbear to allow the Clerk of the Parliament did read in French these words Le Royne se advisera After which ended the Dissolution of the Parliament followed in these words They are dissolved Dominus Cancellarius ex mandato Dominae Reginae tunc praesentis dissolvit praesens Parliamentum A Journal of the House of Commons in the Parliament held at Westminster Anno 31 Reginae Eliz. Annoque Dom. 1588. begun the 4th of February and ended on the 29th of March 1589. ON Tuesday Feb. 4. the Parliament did begin Feb. 4. 1588. and the House of Commons had authority to chuse their Speaker and they chose George Snagg Serjeant at Law House of Com. assembled Serj. Snagg chosen Speaker for their Speaker who having modestly disabled himself was notwithstanding allowed of by the House and thereupon placed by two of the most eminent Personages thereof in the Chair On Wednesday Feb. 5. the House sat not because their Speaker was not yet presented to her Majesty On Thursday Feb. 6. the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons having notice about two of the clock this afternoon that her Majesty with the Lords Spiritual and Temporal were already come into the Upper House expecting their attendance repaired thither with George Snagg Serjeant at Law their Speaker and presented him unto her Majesty Presented to the Queen Disables himself Is allowed to be Speaker by the Queen who notwithstanding his humble disabling and excusing of himself her Majesty did by the mouth of the Lord Chancellor signifie her allowance of him and afterwards also in like manner answered to his Petitions of course made in the name of the House of Commons for freedom of Access liberty of Speech freedom from Arrests and Suits and lastly in his own name for pardon for himself and that the said House of Commons and himself should enjoy and use all such Priviledges and Freedoms as had in the like case been enjoyed by any others in the times of her Majesties most noble Progenitors Whereupon the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses with their Speaker departed to their own House And then was read the Bill for reformation of deceitful Practices used in reversal of Fines at the Common Law Bill against deceitful practices in Law On Friday Feb. 7. the Bill touching Informers and Informations upon penal Statutes was read the first time This day the House was called over House called over and all those that did then sit in the House and were present at the calling of the same did thereupon severally answer to their names and departed out of the House as they were called On Saturday Feb. 8. the Bill to avoid the Abuses grown by Forestalling Bill to avoid Forestalling c. Ingrossing and Regrating was read prima vice Also the Bill touching Informers and Informations upon Penal Statutes was read the second time and committed to all the prime Counsel of this House Mr. Recorder of London Sir William Moore Mr. Grafton and others who were appointed to meet in the Star-chamber at two of the clock in the afternoon February 9. Sunday On Munday Feb. 10. the Bill touching the benefit of Clergie in some cases of Offenders Bill touching benefit of Clergy was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Cromwel Mr. Secretary Woolley and others who were appointed to meet in the Star-chamber on Wednesday next at two of the clock in the afternoon A Bill was brought in that Lands intailed and Copyhold-lands may be liable to the payment of Debts and read the first time and after sundry Arguments rejected upon the Question On Tuesday Feb. 11. a Bill touching the pursuit of Hue and Cry Bill touching Hue and Cry was read the first time The Committees touching Informers and Informations which should have met this afternoon are deferred until Friday next in the afternoon Mr. Speaker moved the House on the behalf of Mr. Fulke Onslow the Clerk of the same That having of late been long sick and yet somewhat recovered albeit but weak still and sickly and enjoying his Office by Letters-Patents of the grant of her Majesty to exercise the same by himself or his sufficient Deputy or Deputies it might please this House in his absence if it shall happen in regard of his health and necessary ease to withdraw himself from the exercise of his Office in this House in his own person to vouchsafe therein the attendance of his own Clerks or Servants such of them as before their intermedling therein within this House shall first have taken the Oath usually administred unto all the Members of this House And thereupon it was so granted and assented unto by the whole House accordingly On Wednesday Feb. 12. two Bills of no great moment had each of them a reading Bill touching Orford-Haven in Suff. of which the first was a Bill touching Orford-Haven in the County of Suffolk Also two other Bills of no great moment had each of them a reading of which the second being a Bill to avoid the Abuses grown in Forestalling Regrating and Ingrossing was read the second time and after many Arguments had upon the same was committed unto Sir Valentine Dale Master of Requests Mr. Recorder of London Sir Edward Dymmocke and others who were appointed to meet on Munday next in the afternoon at two of the clock in the Star-chamber On Thursday Feb. 13. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to reform Disorders of common Innes and other Victualling-houses Bill concerning Disorders in Innes c. was read the second time and after many Speeches and Arguments committed unto Sir Valentine Dale Master of Requests Mr. Francis Hastings Mr. Coke and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in Serjeants-Inne-hall in Chancery-lane The Bill touching Orford-haven was read the second time and after some Speeches committed unto Mr. Arthur Hopton Mr. Anthony Wingfield Mr. Recorder Mr. Grimston Mr. Robinson and others who were appointed to meet upon this day sevennight at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Friday Feb. 14. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Exactions upon the Subjects of this Realm by the Officers of the Exchequer was read the first time which said Bill was brought into the House by Sir Edward Hobby who alleadged that the said Exaction did nothing tend to any further profit or commodity of her Majesty Two other Bills also had each of them one reading whereof the second being the Bill for abridging of Proclamations upon Fines to be levied was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Morice Mr. Broughton Sir Henry Knivit and others who were appointed to meet in Serjeants-Inne-hall in Fleet-street
on Tuesday next at two of the clock in the afternoon Also the Bill touching Orford-Haven committed yesterday was this day delivered to Mr. Arthur Hopton one of the Committees On Saturday Feb. 15. a Bill to reform Disorders in Purveyors was read the first time Mr. Treasurer Mr. Cradock Sir William Moore and others did speak unto the Bill and afterwards it was ordered upon the Question That the said Bill should be read again this present day whereupon the said Bill was then presently read again and upon the Question committed unto all the Privy Council being of this House and all those that spake unto the Bill and some others added unto them who were appointed to meet in this House upon Munday next at two of the clock in the afternoon And the same time and place is also appointed for the Committees in the Bill for Informers and Informations Feb. 16. Sunday On Munday Feb. 17. the Bill touching the multiplicity of Suits and the excessive numbers of Atturneys Bill against excessive numbers of Suits and Atturneys was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights for the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Cromwel and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the clock in the afternoon at Serjeants-Inne in Chancery-lane Sir Edward Hobby sheweth with his great grief That since the last sitting of this House 〈…〉 he hath been of some great Personage being no Member of this House very sharply rebuked for some of his Speeches delivered in this House by him on Friday last in the setting forth of the Bill for Reformation of Abuses in some Officers in the Court of Exchequer and that the same his Speeches have been delivered by some unto the said great Personage very untruly as tending to all the Officers of the said Court. And so shewing other the particularities as well of his own said former Speeches as of the said untrue Report and sinister construction of the same somewhat at large doth in the end refer himself therein to the testimony of this whole House and withal praying the good consideration of this House towards him in this his honest and just excuse as in like former cases hath been oft accustomed towards other Members of this House and especially in regard of the maintainance and preservation of the ancient Liberties of the same desired that by some of this House the said great Personage may be satisfied of the truth of the Case And also moved to shew the name of the Reporter of the said untrue Speech and to that end citeth to them two like Presidents of this House one in the time of King Edw. 6. and the other of the Queens Majesty that now is And shewed further That he thinketh his said Speech was discover'd after Mr. Speaker his late Admonition generally given to the whole House against the uttering the Secrets of this House either in Table-talk or Notes in Writing and not before And so concluding giveth all commendation to the said Bill and prayeth another reading of it presently and also all good and speedy course both in the commitment and other passages of the same Sir Henry Knivit entering into some Speech doth testifie his approbation of the said Speech of Sir Edward Hobby and well liking and allowing of due consideration to be had thereof by this House reciteth very briefly the whole substance in effect both of the said first Speech of Sir Edward Hobby and also of his said late motion and giving due commendation of his first Speech and also of his said Protestation of excuse urgeth the present reading and proceeding upon the said Bill with all speed Whereupon after sundry other Speeches tending likewise to the prosecution of the said Bill to commitment upon the Question it was ordered that the same Bill should be presently read which was done accordingly On Tuesday Feb. 18. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last was for the relief of Thomas Hasilrigg Esq Mr. Serjeant Shuttleworth and Dr. Awbery brought down from the Lords a Bill intituled An Act providing Remedies against discontinuance of Writs of Errours in the Exchequer and Kings-bench On Wednesday Feb. 19. Mr. Serjeant Malmsey one of the Committees in the Bill touching the abridging of Proclamations appointed on Wednesday the 12th of this month upon Fines of the Common Law shewed That they have met and conferred upon the said Bill and having in some parts amended the same offered another Bill containing the same Amendments Mr. Vicechamberlain shewed that he and others the Committees in the Bill concerning Purveyors had met and had conference together with some of her Majesties Officers of the Green-cloath and according to the Commission of this House And further that they have in some parts amended the same Bill and added a Proviso thereto such an one as they think fit both for her Majesties service and also for the better passage of the Bill and relief of the Subjects and prayed the same Amendments and Proviso may be read which said Amendments and Proviso were then read twice Which done there then followed sundry Speeches upon the same Amendments and Proviso and so for that time left it at large without any further course then of question to ingrossing the House being ready to rise The Bill touching Quo titulo ingressus est was delivered to Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees in the same The Bill concerning common Innes and Victualling-houses was delivered to Mr. Pratt one of the Committees for the same And the Bill touching the multiplicity of Suits and excessive numbers of Atturneys was delivered to Mr. Heydon one of the Committees Thursday Feb. 20. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being for the relief of Tho. Hasilrigg Esq was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Richard Knightly Sir Henry Knivit Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet on Munday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Star-chamber The Committee in the Bill touching Informers and Informations is deferred until Saturday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the same place of meeting On Friday Feb. 21. the Bill for the true payment of the Debts of Thomas Hanford was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Controuler Sir Henry Knivit Mr. Alford Mr. Hare Mr. Grafton and Mr. Francis Moore who were appointed to meet to morrow-morning at seven of the Clock in the Committee-chamber of this House and then Mr. Hanford to attend the said Committees And also the Bill passed in the last Parliament from this House to the Lords to be also deliver'd to the said Committees both which Bills were then deliver'd unto Mr. Controuler Four other Bills had each of them one reading of which the the last being a Bill for the repealing of certain Statutes was read the second time and upon the Question committed to Mr. Cromwel Mr. Broughton
Mr. Dier Mr. Grafton and others who were appointed to meet on Tuesday next at Serjeants-Inne-hall in Chancery-lane at two of the clock in the afternoon The Amendments in the Bill touching Informers and Informations were twice read and upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed On Saturday Feb. 22. two Bills had each of them one reading whereof the second being for the relief of George Orgnell Esq was upon the second reading and upon the Question committed unto Sir Henry Brooke Mr. Serjeant Walmesey the Knights of the Shire for the County of Warwick and others who were appointed to meet upon Munday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Star-chamber Three Bills which had passed the House upon the third reading were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Vicechamberlain Sir John Parrott and others with Commendations and request for their Lordships favourable expedition of which the two last were one touching Purveyors and the other touching Proclamations in Fines Two other Bills also had each of them one reading whereof the second being a Bill touching Mortmain was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Treasurer Sir John Parrott Sir Edw. Hobby Sir William Moore and others who were appointed to meet on Thursday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Sir Thomas Palmer one of the Knights for the County of Sussex is for his special occasions of business licens'd by Mr. Speaker to repair home into his Country Feb. 23. Sunday On Munday Feb. 24. the Bill for four Fifteenths and Tenths and two entire Subsidies Subsidy-bill read Bill about Dover-Haven had its first reading The Bill for reviving and enlarging of a Statute made in the 23th year of her Majesties Reign for repairing of Dover-Haven was read the first time Upon a Motion made touching a Conference to be had in the Commitment of the Bill for relief of George Ognell Esq and that Trussell the adverse Party being now in Execution in one of the Counters of London might be heard before the said Committees without peril of an Escape if he should be brought to Westminster it is agreed That the Committees which were appointed to have met this day in the afternoon about that matter in the Star-chamber do meet in the Guild-hall where the said Trussell may be brought before them with his Keeper without danger as 't is thought of an escape in the Execution Tuesday Feb. 25. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first Mr. Cradock offered to this House being for continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes and praying that the same might be read the same was read accordingly Mr. Davenport moved neither for making any new Laws nor for abrogating any old Laws but for due course of proceeding in Laws already established but executed he thinketh by some Ecclesiastical Governour contrary both to the purpose of the same Laws and also to the minde and meaning of the same Law-giver or maker to the great grief and hindrance and grievance of sundry of her Majesties good Subjects and so offered some particularities in writing to the effect he said of his motion praying the same might be read and committed to be further considered of and dealt in as this House should think good The Bill concerning Processes and Pleadings in the Exchequer passed this day in this House was sent up to the Lords by Sir John Parrott and others with request to be made unto their Lordships from this House for their good and favourable expediting of the Bill for reformation of certain Abuses by Purveyors lately sent unto their Lordships from this House Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching secret Outlawries was read the first time and upon further motion read again the second time and committed to Serjeant Walmsley Sir Henry Knivit Mr. Cradock Mr. Coke and others who were appointed to meet at two of the clock in the afternoon at Serjeants-Inne in Fleet-street The Bill touching Mortmain with a Note of the names of the Committees in the same were delivered to Humphry Waring Servant to Mr. Aldersey one of the Committees in the same Bill to be delivered to the said Mr. Aldersey On Wednesday Feb. 26. the Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers was read the first time and argued upon by Mr. Outred Sir Edward Dymmock and others and afterwards was committed to Mr. Cromwel Mr. Outred Mr. Serjeant Walmsley and others who were appointed to article to the said Bill and to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Chequer-chamber Upon a Speech used by Mr. Alford purporting that some that had spoken to the same Bill had uttered some words of rejecting the said Bill and casting it out of the House where in very deed there was no such Speech used at all by any that had spoken to the said Bill nor yet any word tending to such effect It was upon the Question resolved by the judgment of the whole House that there had been no such Speech used by any of them that did speak On Thursday Feb. 27. the Bill for four Fifteenths and Tenths and two entire Subsidies had its first reading Mr. Recorder one of the Committees in the Bill for reformation of Disorders of common Innes and other Victualling-houses shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some causes which moved them to deal onely with that part thereof which concerneth Casks and the gaging of Vessels for Beer and Ale and so offered a new Bill for that purpose with request for good expediting thereof Mr. Apsloye moved this House touching the great inconvenience grown by the great number of Pluralities and non-Residents Bill against Pluralities and Non-Residents read and offered a Bill for reformation thereof and pray'd the same might be presently read which was so done accordingly On Friday Feb. 28. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for the maintenance of the Poor of Hartlepool was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edw. Hobby Mr. George Cary Mr. Stubbs Mr. Beal the Burgesses of Newcastle Lime and Yarmouth and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber and the Bill was delivered unto Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees The Bill also touching Costs to be recovered against common Informers had its first reading and upon a further motion was read again and upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed On Saturday March 1. March 1. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Pluralities and Non-Residents was read the second time and after sundry Arguments many with the Bill and some against it was in the end committed to Mr. Treasurer Mr. Morice Mr. Beal Sir Robert Jermin Mr. Francis Hastings and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer-chamber this afternoon The Bill for Tunbridge-School with Amendments was
brought in by Mr. Coke one of the Committees and the reasons of the said Amendments were shewed by him The Bill concerning the Poor of Hartlepool is deferred to be considered of by the Committees on Munday next in the afternoon and Mr. Vicechamberlain and Sir John Parrot are added to the former Committees The Paper-book of the Bill touching Process and Pleadings in the Court of Exchequer is delivered to the Serjeant of this House to be by him delivered over this present afternoon to the Committees for Search and Conference March 2. Sunday On Munday March the third upon many Speeches used by Mr. Grafton touching a Report to be made to this House by the Committees touching the Examination of the Returns of one of the Batons of the Port of New Rumney in the County of Kent not yet certified into this House by or from the Clerk of the Crown Mr. Cromwel one of the said Committees sheweth That the said Committees had met about the same according to the Commission of this House and so shewing his own opinion it was after sundry other Speeches resolved upon the Question That he that was chosen by the said Town should be received into this House as a Member thereof which was done accordingly The Bill for the true payment of the Debts of Thomas Hanford was read the third time and passed upon the Question Which Bill being passed the Bill also for abridgment of Proclamations upon Fines sent down before to this House from the Lords with some Amendments and being amended accordingly were sent to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others which Mr. Treasurer moved before he went that the Lords be desired by this House That Mr. Sollicitor being return'd a Member of this House might come into this House and give his attendance in the same which was assented unto and required that he would move the Lords and the said Mr. Sollicitor also to that end accordingly Richard Leveson Esq returned into this House one of the Knights for the County of Salop for his occasion of business is licensed to depart On Tuesday March 4. the Amendments of the Bill touching Writs of Covenant c. and a Proviso added thereunto were both twice read and upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills did both pass upon the third reading of which Bill against common Informers c. the first was against common Informers and the second against the Denial for the assurance of the Joynture of Anne the Wife of Henry Nevil Esq in which there were these several Amendments incerted viz. in one place this word but put out and this word and put in and in another place this word like put out and this word good put in and after this word effect and no other as if this Act had never been made were clean put out And in another place after this word title this word and is put out and these words claim and demand are put in All which Amendments being thrice read in the end after some Speeches had the Bill was passed upon the Question which said Bill with another were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Vicechamberlain and others On Wednesday March 5. the Bill concerning Richard Southwell was read prima vice Bill about Dover-haven Also the Bill for the maintenance of the Peer of Dover was read the second time and after sundry Speeches committed unto all the Privy Council being of this House Mr. Mills Mr. Alford Sir Edward Hobby and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers Bill against Forestallers Regrators c. was read the first time and upon further examination read again and upon the division of the House thereupon upon the Question after the same division with the yielding of the negative Voices ordered to be committed unto all the Privy Council being of the House Mr. John Hare Mr. George Moore Sir William Moore Mr. Grimston Mr. Cromwel and others who were appointed to meet on Friday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Thursday March 6. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being a Bill touching Cordwayners and the third concerning Curriers they were both committed unto Mr. Alford Sir William Moore Mr. Grafton Mr. Thomas Knivit and others the Bills being then also read the second time who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the afternoon at Guild-hall Mr. Doctor Awbury and Dr. Cary do bring word from the Lords That their Lordships desire that the Committee of this House which were with their Lordships the last day may now be sent to their Lordships for that now their Lordships have charge from her Majesty to make their Answer And thereupon the names of the Committees being read they were presently sent unto the Lords And the Bill for the maintenance of the Haven at Orford was then also sent up to their Lordships by Mr. Vicechamberlain and the residue of the said Committees Whereupon Mr. Treasurer then one of the Committees touching gaging of Casks c. having shewed their meeting about the same yesterday moved for another time of conference about the same and that being appointed upon Saturday next at Guild-hall in the afternoon it was ordered That the Brewers and such others as shall think good may then and there be heard before the Committees what they can say On Friday March 7. four Bills had each of them a reading whereof the third being a Bill for the relief of Thomas Hasilrigg was read the first time and thereupon it was ordered upon a motion That Mr. Thomas Drury should come into the House and be heard who was brought in and heard The Amendments in the Bill touching the Free Grammar-School in Tunbridge in the County of Kent was twice read and Andrew Fisher Gent. after the reading of the same being brought into the House did presently give his assent unto the said Bill and then the Bill upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill against Forestalling ingrossing and regrating committed the fifth of March instant was this day delivered unto Sir George Barney one of the Committees in the same Bill On Saturday March 8. Mr. Speaker shewed unto the House her Majesties great and inestimable care towards her loving Subjects Speaker acquaints the House of the Queen's care about the abuses of the Purveyors c. yea more than of her own self or than any of them have of themselves And as to the parts of the present humble Petition of this House unto her Highness in the grievance by the Purveyors and in the Court of Exchequer it pleased her Majesty to tell them That for the one to wit the Abuses of Purveyors her Highness of her own Princely care towards her Subjects had given order unto the late Lord Steward deceased to address her Letters-Patents to all the Shires
of this Realm for the due inquiry and certificate of the misdemeanors of Purveyors in all places and of some courses thereupon to be had for convenient redress in the same And that before any order could well be taken for accomplishing that good intended effect the Spaniard upon a sudden attempt d the Invasion of this Realm by reason whereof her Majesty said the said purpose was not performed And further shewing that her Majesty having as much skill will and power to rule and govern her own Houshold as any Subject whatsoever to rule and govern theirs without the help or aid of their Neighbours so her Majesty intends being very careful of her own more great love and affection towards her dutiful and loving Subjects whose most faithful and approved good love and fidelity towards her she more esteemeth than all the Treasures of the world besides very shortly to cause a Collection to be made of all the Laws already in force touching Puveyors and also all the Constitutions of her Highness's Houshold in that case and thereupon by the advice of her Judges and learned Counsel to set down such a formal Plot for the said Redress yea and that before the end of this present Sessions as shall be as good and better for the ease of the Subjects than that this House had attempted without her privity and in which they would have bereaved her Majesty of the Honour Glory and Commendation of the same And touching the Exchequer she said it was her Chamber and so more neer unto her than the Houshold And that in the tenth year of her Reign her Majesty had caused certain Orders and Constitutions to be set down for the due and fit course of such things in the said Court as her Subjects seem to be grieved for March 9. Sunday On Munday March 10. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being concerning Writs of Covenant c. was read the third time and a Proviso for the Lord Powes and Sir Edward Herbert and their Heirs was thrice read and after many Speeches both with the Bill and against it the said Bill was dashed upon the Question On Tuesday March 11. the Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. John Stubbs the Burgesses of Norwich the Burgesses of York and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Markham Mr. Buckley and Mr. Peter Euers were added to the Committees in the Bill for the City of Lincoln and the Bill with their Names was delivered to Sir Edw. Dymmocke one of the Committees On Wednesday March 12. five Bills had each of them one reading of which Bill against Aliens and Strangers retailing of Goods the last being against Aliens and Strangers retailing of Forraign Wares was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Vicechamberlain Mr. Controuler Sir Robert Jermin Sir William Moore and others who were appointed to meet on Friday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Thursday March 13. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching Mr. Southwell was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Secretary Woolley Mr. John Stanhopp Mr. Haydon Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet on Saturday next at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Amendments in the Bill for the maintenance of Dover-Haven being opened to the House and the Bill read in such sort amended was passed upon the Question after a Proviso offered for the Cinque-Ports first refused upon a former Question On Friday March 14. three Bills had each of them a reading of which the second being for the Town of Barwick was read the second time and thereupon committed to Mr. Cromwel Mr. Grimston the Burgesses of Barwick Mr. Robert Bowes and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon at two of the clock in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill touching the Children of Aliens Denizons was upon the second reading committed to divers Committees being of this House who were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Saturday March 15. three Bills had each of them one reading of which Bill against Horse-stealing the third being a Bill to prevent Horse-stealing had its first reading Also the Amendments in the Bill for the relief of the City of Lincoln being twice read and the Bill also read in such sort amended the Bill upon the Question was committed to Mr. Vicechamberlain Sir John Parrot Mr. Alford the Master of the Wardrope Sir Robert Jermin and others who were appointed to meet this present day at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Amendments of the Bill for relief of Curriers being twice read was upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed March 16. Sunday On Munday March 17. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for pursuit of Hue and Cry was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Vicechamberlain Mr. Sherley Mr. Harries Mr. Wroth Sir William Fleetwood Sir William Moore and others who were appointed to meet to morrow at two of the clock in the afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill for pleading at large in an Ejectione firme had its first and second reading with an Amendment twice read and upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers was brought in by Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees without any thing done to it or any Report made and so likewise the Bill made for Aliens Children Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being a Bill to prevent Horse-stealing was read the second time On Tuesday March 18. the Bill for repeal of certain Statutes was brought again without any Report by Mr. Harries one of the Committee Two other Bills had each of them their third Reading of which the second was the Bill for the relief of Curriers and after some amendments added unto it being likewise read three times the Bill was upon the question and the division of the House dashed by the difference of thirty Voices viz. with the Yea Ninety and with the No one Hundred and twenty On Wednesday March 19. the Bill concerning the Glass-Houses and Glass-Furnaces was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Moore Mr. George Moore Mr. Markham and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer-chamber this afternoon On Thursday March 20. two Bills had each of them one Reading of which the second being a Bill for the continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes upon the second Reading was committed unto Mr. Morice Mr. Hare Mr. Wroth and others who were appointed to meet in Serjeants-Inne-Hall in Fleet-street this present day at two of the clock in the afternoon On Friday March 21. Four Bills had
abuses of the Bishops in every one of them He delivering the Bill made this his request That if the House thought good to receive it that then they might be Suitors unto her Majesty to have it allowed The Bill being delivered by Mr. Morris his hand unto Mr. Speaker Mr. Dalton of Lincolns-Inne stood up and spake with much earnestness against it saying IT is hard for me upon a sudden to answer a long premeditated Speech but as I am able I will say and shew what I think of the Bill exhibited It pretends great things in shew things tending to the hindrance of God's Service to the derogation of her Majesties Prerogative to the overthrowing of our Laws and violating of our Liberties things great in shew but no such things to be found in matter spoke against It is easie to make of a Mole-hill a Mountain in words so by a well compiled Speech to make a great and dangerous thing of nothing nay indeed a thing needless for that the State hitherto hath always stood upon this Government And so shewed how the Ecclesiastical Government was distinct from the Temporal The Reasons he gave were few or none onely his great mislike was that having received straight Commandment from her Majesty not to meddle with things concerning the Church and State of this Realm therefore in his opinion the Bill ought to be suppressed Mr. Speaker IN favour and in free love above my merits and deserts you have elected me to do all my best service and to be faithful to you This Bill delivered to me is long and containeth important matters of great weight and such matters as cannot be expressed in few words It hath many parts and if you put me presently to open it I cannot do it as I should for indeed it is a matter far above my ordinary practice and so I cannot so readily understand it and to deliver a thing before I conceive it I cannot Wherefore if it would please you to give me leave to consider of it I do profess I will be faithful and will keep it with all secrecy Hereupon it was put to the question Whether it should be committed to the Speaker onely or to the Privy Council and him But it was held to be against the Order of the House that a Bill should be committed before it was read Therefore upon a Motion made by Mr. Wroth it was agreed that Mr. Speaker should keep it This afternoon at two of the clock Mr. Speaker was sent for unto Court where the Queens Majesty her self gave him commandment what to deliver unto the House On Wednesday Feb. 28. after Prayers the Bill for Recusants was read This morning Mr. Morris was sent for to Court and from thence he was committed unto Sir John Fortesoue's keeping This Bill against Recusants was opened and read by Mr. Speaker who made fourteen divided parts of the same Mr. Speaker YEsterday a great Member of this House after a Speech used and his Reasons laid forth delivered two Bills unto me which Bills though not being read yet were diversly spoken of They being long and the matters grave and of great importance and the day being almost spent I desired further time to consider of the parts of the Bill I humbly thank this honourable House time was granted me freely it being almost twelve of the clock I have perused and read both of the Bills I have them about me and they have been continually with me ever since they were delivered to me never any man saw them nor ever any mans eye more than my own ever saw one word of them A little after I had perused the Bills I was sent for by a special Messenger from her Majesty Coming in her Royal presence I was commanded to deliver these words from her most excellent Majesty unto the body of the Realm for so she termed this House The matter I have to speak is great yea it is the greatest matter I ever had to deal in wherefore I pray God direct mentem linguam hanc I must be short for her Majesties words were not many and I may perhaps fail in the delivery of them for though my Auditors be great yet who is so impudent that the presence of such a Majesty would not appale him and it did greatly fear me when I did see none of these honourable persons in her presence who were present at the holding of the matter in this House yet so God in his providence had appointed it that even in this while came in some of the persons here present who if I fail in delivering what was given me in charge can report it unto you and I glad am that there are witnesses with me in this action what was my faithful service for the House I protest a greater comfort never befel me than that this my Integrity and faithful Promise to this House is not violated for her Majesty in her most gracious wisdom before my coming determined not to press me in this neither indeed did she require the Bill of me for this onely she required of me What were the things spoken of by the House which points I onely delivered as they that heard me can tell The Message delivered me from her Majesty The Speaker 〈…〉 Message to the Commons consisteth of three things First the end for which the Parliament was called Secondly the Speech which her Majesty used by my Lord Keeper Thirdly what her Pleasure and Commandment now is For the first it is in me and my power I speak now in her Majesties person to call Parliaments and it is in my power to end and determine the same it is in my power to assent or dissent to any thing done in Parliament The calling of this Parliament was onely that the Majesty of God might be more religiously served and those that neglect this service might be compelled by some sharper means to a more due obedience and more true service of God than there hath been hitherto used And further that the safety of her Majesties Person and of this Realm might be by all means provided for against our great Enemies the Pope and the King of Spain Her Majesties most excellent Pleasure being then delivered unto us by the Lord Keeper it was not meant we should meddle with matters of State or in Causes Ecclesiastical for so her Majesty termed them She wondered that any would be of so high commandment to attempt I use her own words a thing contrary to that which she had so expresly forbidden wherefore with this she was highly displeased And because the words then spoken by my Lord Keeper are not now perhaps well remembred or some be now here that were not there her Majesties present Charge and express Commandment is That no Bills touching matters of State or Reformation in Causes Ecclesiastical be exhibited And upon my Allegiance I am commanded if any such Bill be exhibited not to read it On Thursday March 1. after Prayers
to lie with it upon the Cape and at Lambuck to which places comes all his Ships with Riches from all places and then they may set upon all that comes Saturday March 3. there ensued some discouse touching the Priviledges of the House Sunday March 4. Munday March 5. Mr. Beale HE desired to satisfie the House Mr. Beale by reason it was conceived by the Lords the other day that upon his Motion and by the President he shewed the House was led to deny a Conference with the Lords he acknowledged he mistook the Question appointed for there being but a Conference desired by the Lords and no confirming of what they had done he thought we might and thought fit we should confer And to this end he onely shewed the President That in the ninth year of Hen. 4. the Commons having granted a Subsidy which the Lords thought too little and they agreed to a greater and would have had the Commons to confirm that they had done This the Commons thought they could not do without prejudice to their honour Wherefore he acknowledged himself mistaken in the Question and desired if any were led by him to be satisfied for that he would have been of another opinion if he had conceived the matter as it was meant Sir Robert Cecill I Desire now I may be somewhat long Sir Rob. Cecill because I must include an Answer to three Speeches Those two honourable persons which sit above the one of them declared the true state of the Question the other what was sit we should do but my Answer shall tend onely to the other Tales that followed The first was a kind of satisfaction for a former mistaking but in the same satisfaction a new mistaking was also which was by way of information casting it into the House that the Queen should seem to demand three Subsidies Now the Queen never demanded three nor one so here is a new mistaking added to the former satisfaction The second mans Motion thus far I allow that the Councels of this House be secretly kept and that nothing be reported in Malam partem but if his meaning be that we may not impart any thing that is done here unto the Queen but that all things must be kept secret from her I am altogether against it This onely I should desire what ought to be observed that nothing ought to be reported unto her in Malam partem The third mans Motion consisted upon three points The first was News the second History the third and last a Motion His News was that mens Names were given up to the Queen this was News for I heard it not before The History was a large Report of the whole progress of this matter His Motion was that we should confer with the Lords about a Subsidy but not conclude a Subsidy with them His Motion seems contrary to his meaning or else is more than ever was meant for it was never desired of us by the Lords that we should confer with them about a Subsidy Sir Walter Rawleigh HE informed the House that he thought the Division of the House the last day Sir Walter Rawleigh to grow upon the mistaking of the Question and that some had since reported to him That had the matter been resolved that onely a general Conference was desired most of them that sat would not have been against it Wherefore he desired Mr. Speaker to put it to the question Whether they should confer with the Lords generally or no without naming a Subsidy This Motion being well liked Sir Walter Rawleigh was desired by the House to repeat it again that so it might be the better heard of them all And thereupon he said That touching the aforesaid Question which had receiv'd a No upon Saturday last he would not make it a Question again for by the Order of the House he could not but propound this for a new Question in these or the like words Whether the House would be pleased to have a general Conference with the Lords touching the great and eminent dangers of the Realm and State and the present necessary supply of Treasure to be provided speedily for the same according to the proportion of the necessity Which Question being propounded it was assented unto by all without any negative voice On Tuesday March 6. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being a Bill for confirming 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 Burrough of Calmesford 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 alleadging that the said Richard Leech offer'd to yield the place to the said Sir George Carew he moved for the Order of this House therein And thereupon Mr. Speaker was appointed to move the Lord Keeper in the said Case for his Order either for his allowance of the said Sir George Carew in the place of the said Richard Leech or else in awarding a new Writ for chusing another at his Lordships pleasure And so for his Lordships Order in the Case of the Burgess returned for the Burrough of Southwark in the allowance of Richard Hutton already returned or else in awarding a new Writ for chusing another at his Lordships pleasure And so also for his Lordships 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 Divers other Bills were read on this day On Wednesday March 7. Sir Edward Hobby moved the Case of Mr. Fitz-Herbert his bringing up unto this House by a Hab. Cor. cum causa from the Lord Keeper sheweth that he hath moved the Lord Keeper touching the said Writ and that his Lordship thinketh best in regard of the ancient priviledges of this House that a Serjeant at Arms be sent by order of this House for the said Mr. Fitz-herbert at his own charge by reason whereof he may be brought hither to this House without peril of being further arrested by the way and the state of his Cause consider'd of and examined when he shall come hither which was thereupon well liked and allowed of by this House Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London was read the second time On Thursday March 8. Mr. Speaker shewed unto this House that according unto the appointment of this House he hath attended the Lord Keeper touching his Lordships pleasure for the directing of a new Writ for the chusing of another Burgess for the Burrough of Southwark in the County of Surrey instead of Richard Hutton Gentleman
with an Amendment thought fit to be put into the Bill the Amendment thrice read and appointed to be fixed in the Schedule of the Bill On Munday Nov. 28. the Bill that was sent from the Lower House with this Title viz. an Act for the repeal of a Statute made in the 23 year of her Majesties Reign entituled An Act for the increase of Marriners and maintenance of Navigation was after the third reading returned again to the said House for their consideration and allowance as well of another Title thought more fit by the Committees to be given thereto viz. an Act for the increase of Mariners and for maintenance of Navigation repealing a former Act made 23 of her Majesties Reign bearing the same Title as also of some Amendment in the body of the Bill added by the Committees sent by Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Carew On Thursday Decem. 1. Decemb. 1. the Parties that arrested the Lord Chandois servant viz. Wood and Stevenson with two others brought into the House by the Serjeant at Arms and upon some notice taken of the matter Mr. Justice Owens and Mr. Serjeant Drew were appointed to examine the same and make Report thereof to the Lords The Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain took his place this day as Baron of Hunsdon betwixt the Lord Chandois and Lord St. John of Bletsoe This day an Act concerning the School at Sownocke tertia vice lect and sent to the Commons House On Saturday Decemb. 3. An Act for the increase of Mariners and for maintenance of Navigation repealing a former Act made 23 of her Majesties Reign bearing the same Title which Act was sent to the Lower House from hence for their consideration and allowance of this Title and some Amendments in the body of the Bill Upon the Report of Mr. Justice Owens and Mr. Serjeant Drew unto whom the Examination of the matter was committed concerning the Arrest of my Lord Chandois servant by one Stevenson a Serjeant in London at the Suit of one William Wood being found and judged to have wilfully offended therein against the Priviledge of the House were committed and sent to the Prison of the Fleet there to be kept close Prisoners until further directions from the Lords And whereas and were this day brought into the House before the Lords L. Chandois serâ—ant Barston released out of Prison as supposed partakers in the same offence they upon examination being found not to have wilfully committed any fault therein were dismissed and order given by the Lords for the discharge of Edward Barston out of the Prison of the Counter Munday Decemb. 5. an Act for the better and safer recording of Fines to be levied in the Court of Common-Pleas read secunda vice and referred to the same Committees as before with the addition of the two Lords Chief Justices and Mr. Atturney-General The absence of the Earl of Essex the Lord Viscount Byndon the Earl of Cumberland the Lord Scroope the Lord Willoughby of Ersby and the Lord Bishop of Rochester were excused by the Lord Rich the Lord Chandois the Lord Wharton the Lord Zouche and the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells Order was given for the release of Stevenson the Serjeant who arrested my Lord Chandois his servant On Tuesday Decemb. 6. an Act for erecting of houses of correction and punishment of Wanderers prima vice lecta On Wednesday Decemb. 7. an Act for the confirmation of the Joynture of Dame Christian the Lady Sandies secunda vice lect and commanded to be ingrossed On Thursday Decemb. 8. an Act for the erecting of houses of correction and for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and sturdy Beggars secunda vice lect and referred to the Committees for the former Bill and the same time and place appointed for their meeting And also authority was given to the Committees to call such of the Lower House unto them at this meeting as they should finde cause to confer withal for the better perfecting of the Bill An Act for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for the enjoying the Rectory and Personage of South-Moulton according to an Agreement secunda vice lect upon which reading it was ordered That all Parties whom this Bill may concern either on the part of Mr. Hatch or against him shall be heard openly in the House upon Munday next by their Counsel learn'd and all specialties concerning the same then to be produced to the end that it may be considered whether it shall be convenient to pass this Act or not Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Atturney-General being appointed by the Lords to inform themselves against that time whether any thing be contained in the Bill that may prejudice the Poor Knights of Windsor and to make Report thereof accordingly on the part of the said poor Knights An Act for the establishing of the possession of Henry Vpton Kt. deceased and for payment of his Debts read secunda vice A Motion made by some of the Lords and agreed to by the House that there should be respit of some days taken before the third reading for any such Party or Parties as the Bill concerneth and namely any of the Wentworths to come to the House and alleadge if they finde cause why the Bill should not proceed the next Tuesday assign'd for this purpose William Cole the Knight-Marshal's man that arrested James Yorke the Lord Archbishop's servant was brought before the Lords by the Serjeant at Arms and being found upon his Examination before the Lords wilfully to have offended therein against the Priviledge of the House was Committed to the Fleet there to remain until their Lordships should give further directions for his enlargement On Friday Decemb. 9. an Act for the establishing of the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol Bill to establish Q. Eliz. Hospital in Bristol and for relief of Orphans and Poor there read secunda vice Upon this reading some Amendments were thought fit by the House to be added which were presently drawn and agreed by the House and also twice read and commanded to be ingrossed On Saturday Decemb. 10. an Act that the Lord Montjoy may dispose of his lands whereof he is Tenant in tail as other Tenants in tail by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm may do a private Statute made to the contrary 27 Hen. 8. not withstanding secunda vice lect Upon the Motion of the Lord Marquiss of Winchester it was ordered that the Cause shall be heard openly in the House on Munday-morning by the Counsel learn'd on both sides An Act for the better recording of Fines to be levied in the Court of Common-Pleas returned and allowed by the House of Commons without any alteration expedited On Munday Decemb. 12. a Motion and Request made by the Lower House and delivered by Mr. Secretary Cecill accompanied with many others for a Conference to be had concerning the Bill entituled An Act concerning Tellers Receivers c. and assented unto Whereupon the Committees formerly named upon this Bill were appointed
Committees of the Lower House to come the sooner this Afternoon for this purpose they might well enough perform both the one and the other On Wednesday Feb. 1. the Bill intituled Feb. 1. An Act for the reviving continuance explanation and repealing of divers Statutes returned to the House by the Lord Chief Justice with some amendments which were presently twice read and thereupon Commandment given to be prepared ready in writing in Paper for a third reading It is agreed that a Conference shall be had with some of the Lower House about this Bill upon Friday Morning next On Friday Feb. 3. a Proviso in the Bill for recovering 300000 Acres more or less of waste Marsh and watry Ground this day twice read and the Amendments And thereupon Commandment given the said Amendments should be written in Paper and the Proviso ingrossed in Parchment ready for a third reading Report made by the Lord Treasurer what the substance of the Conference was between their Lordships and certain select Committees of the Lower House concerning the Bill for reviving continuing and repealing of divers Statutes and the same referred to the Lord Chief-Justice and other Justices for their further consideration On Saturday Feb. 4. an Act for reformation of Retailing-brokers and other Pawn-takers read tertia vice An Act against the deceitful stretching and Taintering of Northern Cloaths tertiavice lect An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes tertia vice lect The three Bills above-mentioned sent to the Lower House of which the two latter were returned for their consideration of certain Amendments and Proviso's added by their Lordships The Proviso thought meet by the Committees on the Bill concerning the draining and recovery of certain over flown Grounds in the County of Norfolk twice read and commanded to be engrossed A Motion by the Lord Buckhurst that the County of Sussex might be added to the general Bill of surrounded Grounds The like Motion by the Lord North and others for the Counties of Somerset and Essex whereto the House assented and the said three Counties were accordingly added to the rest On Munday Feb. 6. hora secunda post Meridiem the Proviso added by the Lower House to the Bill for the confirmation of the Joynture of Christian Lady Sandis read tertia vice and thereupon the Bill expedited On Tuesday a Message from their Lordships to the Lower House delivered by Serjeant Drew and Dr. Carew for a Conference concerning a Bill against excess of Apparel with a competent number of the said House The time and place being desired to be at Two of the clock this Afternoon at the great Chamber of the Upper House of Parliament On Wednesday Feb. 8. the Bill for amendment of High-ways in the Counties of Sussex Surrey and Kent was read tertia vice and expedited On Thursday Feb. 9. at Three of the clock in the Afternoon They are dissolved Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli ex Mandato Dominae Reginae tunc dissolvit presens Parliamentum A Journal of the Passages of the House of Commons in Parliament holden at Westminster in Anno 39 Eliz. Reginae annoque Dom. 1597. begun there on Munday the 24 of Octob and Dissolved Febr. 9. Anno 40. ejusdem Reginae THe Ninth Parliament of our Soveraign Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen 1597. Oct. 24. The Parliament assembles defender of the Faith c. began at Westminster upon Munday Octob. 24 in the 39th year of her Majesties Reign upon which day many of the Knights of the Shires Citizens of the Cities Burgesses of Burroughs and Barons of the Cinque-Ports did then make their appearance at Westminster being returned into the said Parliament for the same Shires Cities Burroughs and Ports before the Right Honourable the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward of her Majesties most honourable Houshold Chuseth Serj. Yelverton for their Speaker and having authority to chuse their Speaker they made choice of Mr. Serjeant Yelverton to be their Speaker On Thursday Octob. 27. the House being set and before Mr. Speaker went up unto her Majesty in the Upper House Chancellor of the Exchequer moves that none may hereafter enter the House with Spurs on and pay the Serjeant his fees Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer moved and admonished that none of this House should after this present day enter into the House with their Spurs on for offending of others and withal that none do come into this House before they have paid the Serjeant's Fees due unto him according to the accustomed usage of this House in that case After which Mr. Speaker The Commens go to the Lords House with the greatest number of this House went towards the Upper House there to attend her Majesties pleasure and afterwards being admitted the said Mr. Serjeant Yelverton was presented before her Majesty and allowed of by her Speaker approved they return to the Lower House according to the usual form in that case accustomed And so returning to this House he was Speaker and took his place and sat in the Chair And then and there signified to this House that whereas in former times the Order was to have a Bill read before they did rise A caution given that no Bill could be read this day as was usual the same could not be so done at this time because her Majesty had in the Upper House adjourned this Parliament until Saturday next come seven-night being the fifth day of November next coming at eight of the clock in the Forenoon of the same day till which time he said all the Members of this House might depart and take their ease and so then every man went his way On Saturday Novemb. 5. the House met about eight of the clock in the Morning Which proved a mistake of the Speakers having through a mere mistake and errour of the Speaker and themselves conceived their House to have been adjourned by the Lord Keeper the first day of this Parliament unto this present day The Bill against Forestallers Regrators and Engrossers read the first time Mr. Finch shewing sundry great and horrible abuses committed by Vagrant and Idle persons offensive both to God and the world and further shewing the extream miserable estate of the Godly and honest sort of the poor Subjects of this Realm moved for a Committee of this House to be selected for redress thereof The Bill for the taking away the benefit of Clergy from Offenders against a Satute made 3 Hen. 7. concerning the taking away of Women again their wills Bill against those that take away Women against their will was read prima vice Sunday Novemb. 6. On Munday Novemb. 7. four Bills had each of them one reading the last being the Bill against Forestallers c. was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Francis Bacon the Citizens for London York Coventry Bristol and Gloucester Mr. Nathaniel
which are of this House Mr. Brograve Atturney of the Dutchy Sir Thomas Hobby and others who were appointed to meet on Munday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Bill for the better answering of her Majesties Tenths and Subsidies from the Clergy was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Recorder Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Wingfield Sir Edward Hobby and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber and the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Sollicitor Sir Robert Wroth in the Bill to suppress the multitude of Maltsters being one of the Committee who with the rest had been appointed to meet on Wednesday last shewed the Committees have met and travail'd therein and thought good to draw a new Bill and so brought in both the old and the new Bill Sunday Novemb. 13. On Munday Novemb. 14. Mr. Laurence Hide one of the Committees in the Bill for the Town of Wanting shewed the meeting of the said Committees and some amendments made by them in some parts of the said Bill which said Amendments being twice read to the House the Bill upon the Question was ordered to be ingrossed Mr. George Moore one of the Committees in the Bill touching Armour and Weapons shewed their meeting upon Saturday last and requiring to have a new day of meeting and that some of the Lawyers which are of this House being of this Committee may then attend in the same Whereupon day was given to meet again in this House upon Wednesday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon and the Committees Names being then read by the Clerk Mr. Serjeant Williams Mr. Serjeant Harris and Mr. Serjeant Heal were added unto them Mr. Francis Bacon one of the selected Committees concerning Enclosures and Tillage moved for a time to be appointed for the same selected Committees to impart their labour and travails therein to the general Committees who were appointed in the same cause upon Saturday the fifth of this instant November to the end that thereupon the same may afterwards be reported unto this House accordingly Whereupon it was ordered that they should for that purpose meet in this House to morrow at Two of the clock in the Afternoon The Bill for repressing of Robberies and touching Hue-and-crie Bill for repressing Robberies and touching Hue and Cry rejected after the second reading upon question for commitment was denied to be committed and upon another Question for the ingrossing was denied to be ingrossed and so rejected On Tuesday Novemb. 15. five Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being a Bill for extirpation of Beggars was read prima vice Mr. Serjeant Drew and Dr. Stanhop brought from the Lords the Bill lately passed in this House for taking away the benefit of Clergy from Offenders against the Statute made 3 Hen. 7. concerning the taking away of Women against their Wills unlawfully which Bill their Lordships have also passed with a Proviso thereunto annexed by their Lodships The Bill concerning the establishing of the Town-lands of Wanting in the County of Berks was read the third time and was passed upon the Question On Wednesday Novemb. 16. Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Town of Northampton was upon the second reading committed to the Knights for the County of Northampton and the Burgesses of the Town of Northampton Mr. Edward Montague Sir Edward Hobby and others who were appointed to meet at Two a clock in the Afternoon of this day at Sir Thomas Cecil's house The Bill for keeping of Horses from stealing was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Hubbert Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Maynard Mr. Porteington Sir William Brereton Mr. Henry Nevil Mr. Pennington and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall The Proviso which came from the Lords in the Bill for taking away the benefit of Clergie from certain Offenders in a Bill lately passed this House and sent up to the Lords was three times read and passed upon the Question On Thursday Novemb. 17. two Bills had each of them one reading of which one concerning Lands and Debts of Sir Henry Hatton Kt. deceased had its first reading The Bill also for erecting Houses of Correction Bill for erecting houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars and the punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars was read the first time On Friday Novemb. 18. twelve Bills had each of them one reading of which the last Bill for Hospitals and Work-houses being a Bill for erecting of Hospitals and Working-houses for the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hart Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Tasborough all the Readers of the Middle-Temple Mr. Boyes Mr. Henry Bellasis and others who were to meet this Afternoon at Two of the clock in the Middle-Temple hall The Bill concerning the Hospital of Warwick read the second time and committed to the Knights for Warwick-shire the Burgesses of Warwick Mr. Lindsey Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Recorder of London Dr. Cesar Mr. Fulke Grevil Sir Robert Wroth and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at Two of the clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Saturday Novemb. 19. Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for erecting houses of Correction c. was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore Mr. Atturney of the Dutchie Mr. Atturney of the Court of Wards mr Francis Bacon Sir Thomas Cecil Sir William Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet on Tuesday next in the Afternoon at the Middle-Temple-hall Sunday Novemb. 20. On Munday Novemb. 21. the Bill against Barstardie was read the second time Bill against Bastardy and committed to the former Committees in the Bill for erecting of houses of Correction c. to meet at the former time and place Also the Bill for the employment of the Poor and to restrain them from Idleness was read the second time and committed to the former Committees and to meet at the same time and place The Bill for the Lord Montjoy had its first reading The Bill concerning the Lands and Debts of Sir Henry Hatton Kt. deceased was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Controuler Sir Thomas Cecil Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Recorder and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Tuesday Novemb. 22. the Bill for the necessary Habitation and Relief of the Poor and Lame and Blinde in every Parish was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees for erecting houses of Correction c. The Bill for relief of Hospitals poor Prisoners and others impoverished by casual Losses was upon the second reading
residue of the Members of this House according to the ancient Orders in such cases used Mr. Speaker did thereupon move That in regard of the pretiousness of the present time the Parliament being so neer an end it might please this House in yielding and assenting to the due allowance of the right of the said Order in the said course thereof The usual Ceremony dispensed withal for this time in the ceremony of bringing in this Bill the execution of the same may be at this time omitted in regard of the shortness of the same time and was thereupon so assented unto and ordered accordingly upon the Question The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was read the third time and passed upon the Question and after many Arguments was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Secretary and others Sunday Decemb. 18. On Munday Decemb. 19. the Amendments in the Bill concerning the confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesties Reign being thrice read the Bill with the Amendments passed upon the Question Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers or Mariners was read the third time and referred after sundry Speeches to Sir Robert Wroth and others to go up presently into the Committee-chamber of this House to amend some parts of the said Bill according to some of the said Motions Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Stanhopp brought from the Lords a Bill passed with their Lordships entituled An Act for the confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergie and shewed that their Lordships do recommend the same to this House for the speedy expedition of the same Bill in this House The Bill for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy prima vice lect Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Stanhopp brought from the Lords a Bill lately passed with their Lordships with the good assent and agreement of the Parties entituled An Act of Parliament for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for enjoying the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Moulton in the County of Devon for certain years reserving the usual Rent On Tuesday Decemb. 20. the Bill for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read the second time and passed upon the Question Mr. Recorder of London one of the Committees in the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers or Mariners shewed That they had mended the said Bill in some parts thereof which Amendments being twice read to the House and before any allowance for the third reading of them sundry Members of this House did argue to the parts of the said Bill and Amendments both with and against it After which Committees were appointed in the said Bill against wandering Souldiers and Mariners and also in the Bill concerning Leassees and Patentees against the next sitting of this Court and to meet to morrow in the afternoon in the Middle-Temple hall who were as followeth Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Brodgrave Atturney of the Dutchie Sir George Carewe Mr. Hunt and others together with all other Committees in all other Bills formerly committed by this House and not as yet expedited all which are to meet at the aforesaid time and place concerning such Bills as are committed unto them This day this Court was adjoured until the 11th of January next coming The House adjourned to the next month at eight of the clock in the morning by her Majesties commandment and so likewise the Upper House Upon which 11 of January Jan. 11. being Wednesday the House met again and without any other further ceremony proceeded in such ordinary Bills and businesses as had been left unperfected in the former meeting The first of which that is expressed in the Original Journal-book of the House of Commons was the giving of the first reading unto the Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords added unto the Bill lately passed in the House and sent up to their Lordships and again returned by them with the said Amendments and Provisoes being entituled An Act for erecting of houses of Correction for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and sturdy Beggars The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House for the relief of the Poor was this day read in this House for the first reading of the said Amendments and Proviso The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for enjoying the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Moulton in the County of Devon for certain years reserving the usual Rent was read the first time The Bill concerning the Highway-lands of Alisbury in the County of Bucks was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Lee the Burgesses of Alisbury Mr. Boyer and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon in the Inner-Temple-hall The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill to prevent double payment of Debts upon Shop-books was deferred until to morrow to be considered of for perfecting of the same above in the Committee-chamber of this House Lastly the Bill for taking away the benefit of Clergy from Robbers of houses in the day-time though no person be therein was read the first time On Thursday Jan. 12. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the due execution of Ordinances made in Corporations was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Philips Mr. Serjeant Warberton Mr. Finch Mr. Wingfield Mr. Pelham and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the afternoon at Serjeants-Inne in Chancery-lane The Bill for the Hundred of Beynersh alias Beynerst in the County of Berks was read the second time and upon the Question it was ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments this day made by some of the Member of this House above in the Committee-chamber in the Bill to prevent double payment of Debts upon Shop-books were twice read and upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House entituled An Act for erecting of houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and sturdy Beggars being twice read for the second and third reading of the same Amendments and Provisoes were together with the said Bill after sundry Speeches first had referred to the further consideration and examination of Sir Walter Rawleigh Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Lukenor Mr. Wingfield Sir Edward Hobby Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Hext Mr. Robert Wroth and Mr. Serjeant Harries who were appointed to meet this afternoon together with the other Committees against wandering Souldiers and Mariners at Serjeants-Inne in Chancery-lane The Bill to reform Deceits and breaches of Trusts touching Lands given to charitable uses was read the first time On Friday Jan. 13. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill concerning Garret de Malmes and John Hunger Merchants strangers was upon the
the new On Tuesday Jan. 24. the Bill concerning Garret de Malmes and John Younger Merchant strangers had its first reading being a new Bill brought in by the Committees who had thought fit the old Bill should be rejected The new Bill also for the disposing of certain Lands of Mr. Tho. Knivett was read the first time after the old Bill had been rejected by the Committees thereof The Bill for confirmation of the Joynture of Mary Lady Verney was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Philips Mr. Sands Mr. Snigg and others and the Bill with the Committees Names delivered to Mr. Snigg who were appointed to meet this afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall On Wednesday Jan. 25. Mr. Snigg one of the Committees in the Bill for confirmation of the Joynture of Lady Mary Verney the Wife of Sir Edmond Verney shewed the meeting and travail of the Committees and some few Amendments in the said Bill and so delivered in the Bill Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for avoiding of deceits in Measures and Weights was read prima vice The Committees in the Bill for the better measuring of seven miles from the Town of Great Yarmouth A Bill for the measuring 7 miles from Yarmouth are ordered to meet this afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber The Committees in a Bill for the reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners are likewise to meet this afternoon in the Exchequer-chamber On Thursday Jan 26. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill concerning Garret de Malmes and John Younger Merchant strangers was read the second time and ordered upon the Question to be ingrossed Mr. Arnold one of the Committees in the Bill for the reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers prayed a new day for the meeting of the said Committees whereupon Mr. Arnold Sir Henry Norris Sir Gilley Merricke Sir Oliver Lambert the Knights and Burgesses for London and twenty three others were nominated and appointed to meet this afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall about it On Friday Jan. 27. the Bill that Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants their Costs lying in Prison for want of Bail A Bill that the Plaintiff pay the Defendants cost lying in prison for want of Bail if the Action pass against the Plaintiff if the Action pass against the Plaintiff was read the second time and committed to Mr. Sands Mr. Boyes Mr. Snigg Mr. Crooke the Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon in the Temple-hall The Committees likewise in the Bill for execution of Judgment and the Committees in the Bill for avoiding deceits in Measures and Weights were likewise appointed to meet at the same time and place which was now upon the second reading committed to the former Committees in the Bill that the Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants their Costs and Mr. Johnson was added unto them The Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds c. was read prima vice On Saturday Jan. 28. the Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds c. was read the second time and committed to some Members of this House to be considered of in the Committee-chamber of this House The Bill for confirmation of Lady Mary the wife of Sir Edmond Verney Kt. her Joynture was read the third time and passed upon the Question Goodale one of the adverse parties to the Bill concerning the Highway-lands of the Town of Alisbury being present in this House and praying some words to be inserted into the Bill which being upon due and deliberate consideration of this House admitted to be inserted accordingly and three times read the Bill was put to the Question and passed accordingly Sunday Jan. 29. On Munday Jan. 30. the Bill concerning Garret de Malmes and John Hunger Merchant strangers was read the third time There were seven Bills this morning sent up to the Lords from this House by Mr. Secretary and others of which the first was the Bill for punishment of Rogues c. the second for the lawful making of Bayes the third to reform deceits and breaches of Trust touching Lands given to charitable uses with order also to move their Lordships for Conference some time after this present day with their Lordships concerning the Bill lately passed with their Lordships and sent down by them unto this House entituled An Act to reform sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties service concerning the Wars On Tuesday Jan. 31. the Bill concerning the confirming of Statute-Merchants acknowledged in the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne prima vice lect The Amendments in the Bill for reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers being twice read the Bill was ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for avoiding deceits in Measures and Weights were twice read and after sundry Speeches had pro contra the learned Counsel of the Clerk of the Market being upon a Motion of some of this House admitted to be heard at the bar and called for that purpose by the Serjeant of this House to come in the Serjeant shewed that the said Clerk of the Market was gone down into the Hall to fetch his Counsel in the mean time the House entering into another Cause the said Bill was thereupon committed to be put to the Question for ingrossing On Wednesday Feb. 1. Feb. 1. three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers was read the third time and passed upon the Question The Amendments in the Bill against the excess of Apparel Bill against excess in Apparel was read the second time and ordered upon the Question to be ingrossed The Bill for maintenance of Hospitality Bill for maintenance of Hospitality and for increase of all Victual and Flesh whereby the Poor shall be much relieved was read the second time and rejected upon the several Questions for committing and ingrossing On Friday Feb. 3. the Bill to restrain the lading of Corn in some Ports was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Colebrand Mr. Hext Sir Thomas Munson Mr. Arnold the Burgesses of the Port-Towns and others who were appointed to meet this afternoon in the Middle-Temple-hall The Bill also for the restraint of carrying of Corn out of the Realm was read the second time and committed to the last former Committees and the same time and place was appointed for meeting of both Committees and both the Bills were delivered to Mr. Colebrand The Bill against excess in Apparel was read tertia vice and passed upon the Question On Saturday Feb. 4. Mr. John Sherley one of the Committees in the Bill for better execution of Judgments shewed the meeting and travail of the said
triyling Suits in Law of which the first was to avoid trifling Suits in Law in her Majesties Courts at Westminster On Thursday Decemb. 3. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second was the Bill for enabling Edward Nevil of Burling in the County of Kent and Sir William Nevil his son to sell certain Lands On Friday Decemb. 4. the Bill against Drunkards and common Haunters of Ale-houses and Taverns the Bill for levying of Fines with Proclamations of Lands within the County of the City of Chester the Bill for enabling of Edward Nevil of Berlin in the County of Kent Esq c. and the Bill for confirmation of Letters-Patents made by Edw. 6. to Sir Edward Seignior Kt. were each of them read secunda vice On Saturday Decemb. 5. the Bill for maintenance of the Navy increase of Mariners and for avoiding the scarcity of Victuals was read prima vice Report was made to the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees concerning Musters Souldiers c. That the said Committees having oftentimes met and conferred about the said Bill did finde so many imperfections in the same as it could not conveniently be mended and therefore thought it meet to draw a new Bill which he presented to the House The Bill entituled An Act for the more peaceable government of the Parties of Cumberland c. was returned to the House with certain Amendments which Amendments were presently twice read and thereupon the Bill commanded to be ingrossed On Munday Decemb. 7. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the more peaceable government of the Parties of Cumberland c. was read tertia vice and sent down to the House of Commons by Dr. Carewe and Dr. Stanhopp The Bill to avoid the double payment of Debts was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Controuler Sir Edward Hobby and others Four other Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the confirmation as well of all Grants made to the Queen and of all resumptions made by her Highness of the possessions of any Archbishoprick or Bishoprick as of Letters-Patents made by her Majesty to others was read prima vice The Bill for confirmation of Grants made to the Queen and of Letters-Patents made by her Highness to others was this day returned to the House with certain Amendments by the Lord Treasurer the first of the Committees This day Sir William Knowls Sir Edward Hobby Knights and divers others of the House of Commons delivered a Message from the said House desiring a Conference with some of their Lordships concerning the uniting of Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning Upon the delivery of which Message after the said Sir William Knowls and the rest had a little withdrawn and then upon propounding this Motion to this House the Lords having assented thereunto Answer was made by the Lord Keeper sitting in his place and the the rest of the Lords also keeping their places unto the said Sir William Knowls and the rest That the Lords had yielded to the Conference and had appointed the Lord Treasurer the Lord Steward the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouche and the Lord Cobham to meet with some select persons of the House of Commons for that purpose to morrow by eight a clock in the morning at the Utter chamber neer the Parliament-presence On Tuesday Decemb. 8. six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers and other in the Queens service in the Wars was read secunda vice and committed to the Committees formerly appointed for the first Bill of that kind with addition of the Lord Windsor and the said Committee to meet upon the said Bill upon the first opportunity of meeting on any other Bill and the said Bill was delivered to the Earl of Nottingham the third of the Committees Nota NOTA. That here this Bill was delivered unto the Earl of Nottingham being the third of the Committees of whom the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Treasurer were the two first Whereas on Munday Nov. 23. a Bill being committed upon the second reading was delivered unto the Archbishop the first of the Committees And on Thursday Nov. 26. upon the commitment also of a Bill in the like manner the Bill was delivered unto the Lord Howard of Walden being the Puisne Baron or last of the Committees by which it is plain that in the Upper House as well as in the House of Commons after any Bill is committed upon the second reading it may be delivered indifferently to any of the said Committees A Proviso was offered by the Earl of Worcester on the behalf of the Earl of Shrewsbury to be annexed unto the Bill entituled An Act for the consirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters-Patents made by her Highness to others which Proviso together with the Amendments in the said Bill were read presently And forasmuch as the Lords desired a speedy proceeding in the said Bill they sent Dr. Carewe and Dr. Stanhopp to the House of Commons to move them that some meet persons of that House might joyn in Conference with the Lords being to the number of twenty or thereabouts concerning the Proviso and Amendments aforesaid and that the meeting about the same might be at the outward Chamber neer to the Parliament-presence to morrow by eight of the clock in the morning Upon delivery of which Message to the House of Commons they assented accordingly to the Motion made on that behalf Upon a Motion sent this day from the House of Commons by Sir Walter Rawleigh Sir Francis Hastings Sir Edward Hobby and others signifying That they desired Conference with some of their Lordships for certain matters concerning the honour of both Houses the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Worcester the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouche the Lord De-la-ware the Lord Cohham and the Lord Howard of Walden were appointed to meet on Thursday next by eight a clock in the morning at the outward chamber neer the Parliament-presence which was signified to Sir VValter Rawleigh and the rest in answer of their Message On VVednesday Decemb. 9. the Counsel of the Lady Fane was heard in the House what he could say on her behalf against the Bill of Edward Nevil and Sir Henry Nevil his son whereupon the Lords finding no cause why the proceeding on that Bill should be any longer staid Order was given for the third reading thereof The Bill for the enabling of Edward Nevil Esq and Sir Henry Nevil his son and heir apparent to dispose of certain Copyhold-lands was read tertia vice upon the third reading of which Bill and before
the putting thereof to the Question whether it should pass or no the Lady Fane yielded her consent to the passing of the same being thereunto perswaded by sundry of the Lords The Bill to avoid the double payment of Debts was read secunda vice The Lord Treasurer made Report That the Committees in the Bill concerning Letters-Patents c. could not proceed to any certain Conference with those that were sent from the House of Commons for that purpose in respect of some doubts that were conceived whether the Proviso offered to be annexed thereunto were necessary or no. And thereupon Mr. Atturney-General was required to deliver his Opinion on that behalf which being done by him accordingly to this effect That he thought the said Proviso needless and unnecessary and the Judges also concurring with him in that opinion nevertheless upon a Motion made by the Lord Bishop of London that the Counsel learned of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Mr. Holcroft whom the said Proviso did concern in particular might be heard in the House as they desired touching the same it was thought meet and agreeable to the honour and equity of the House that they should be so heard to which end their Counsel were appointed to give their attendance to morrow by eight in the morning And moreover for the better satisfaction of the House of Commons for the present Mr. Serjeant Yelverton Dr. Carewe and Dr. Stanhopp were sent unto them with this Message to signifie their Lordships desire to have proceeded to Conference with them this morning about the said Bill as was yesterday appointed and that the Lords were the more willing to give furtherance to the expediting of the said Bill in regard the same was especially recommended unto their Lordships from the said House but forasmuch as they found not themselves sufficiently prepared for this Conference by reason of some doubts that were not yet cleared unto them they desired the said Conference might be respited until Friday morning next at eight of the clock at the outward chamber neer the Parliament-presence unto which Motion the House of Commons willingly consented On Thursday Decemb. 10. the Bill for the establishing of the remainder of certain lands of Andrew Ketleby Esq upon Francis Ketleby was read tertia vice and sent to the House of Commons by Dr. Stanhopp and Dr. Hone. Two other Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to avoid double payment of Debts was read tertia vice and expedited The Bill concerning Resumptions c. was this day delivered to the Lord Treasurer one of the Committees The Counsel learned as well on the behalf of the Earl of Shrewsbury as on the behalf of Thomas Holcrost Henry Candish and William Candish Esquires were heard at large in the House and thereupon Mr. Atturney was required to deliver again his Opinion concerning the said Provisoes offered on either part which being done accordingly in more ample and particular manner than he had done before and having also delivered his Resolution to sundry Questions propounded to him by divers of the Lords concerning the said Cause it was ordered as followeth Upon Debate in the House concerning several Provisoes offered by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Thomas Holcroft Henry Candish and William Candish Esquires to be annexed to the Bill entituled An Act for confirmation of Grants made unto the Queens Majesty and of Letters Patents made by her Highness to others it was at last agreed That the Lord Chief Justice of her Majesties Bench and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas calling unto them the rest of the Judges and Mr. Atturney-General should draw some new Provisoes such as they should think indifferent for all parties and meet to be annexed to the said Bill and should present the same to the Lords to morrow in the morning before their Conference with the House of Commons concerning the said Bill The Lord Keeper signified unto their Lordships that he received command from her Majesty to let them understand her pleasure to be that the Parliament should end on Thursday the 17. or Friday the 18. of this instant Decem. at the furthest to the end that their Lordships may repair home to their Countries against Christmas and therefore she required them to employ and spend that time that remaineth in matters concerning the Publick and not in private causes Memorandum The Commons desire a Conference with the Lords about a Bill preferred in the Star-chamber against a Member of their House Quod dicto decimo Decembris those of the House of Commons that were appointed to confer with some of the Lords upon the Message lately sent from the said House signifying their desire of Conference for some matters touching the honour of both Houses did make known to the Lords the Committees nominated for that purpose That the occasion of such their Message was for that as they were informed Mr. Atturney-General had preferred a Bill into the Star-chamber against one Belgrave a Member of the House of Commons for and concerning some matter of Misdemeanour pretended to be done towards the Earl of Huntington a Lord of the Upper House and therefore they desired this mutual Conference letting their Lordships understand That to the preferring of the said Bill they conceived just exceptions might be taken by them for two respects first that Belgrave being a Member of the House of Commons was thereby vexed and molested during his service in time of Parliament contrary to the honour and priviledge of the House saying that no Member of that House ought by any such means in time of his service to be distracted either in body or minde The other because in the said Bill They reflect on the Att. Gen. for preferring the said Bill because he had formerly been their Speaker and so ought to be tender of their Priviledge and Honour preferred by Mr. Atturney-General who had been heretofore Speaker of that House and therefore as they thought ought to have more regard to the honour and liberty of the same Certain words and clauses were inserted which were taken to be prejudicial and derogatory to the honour of the said House And therefore they desired that the Lords would peruse and consider of the said Bill Whereupon the said Bill being offered to be read and forasmuch as it appeared that it was not an authentical Bill testified by the hand of the Clerk of the Star-chamber as it had been meet the Lords thought it not fit though otherwise they were willing to have it read nor agreeable to the proceedings of such a Court that the said Bill or Scroul shall be received to reading And therefore with a Message to that effect were pleased to send it down again to the House of Commons by Mr. Serjeant Yelverton and Dr. Hone who finding the House risen before they came brought the said Bill back again On Friday Decemb. 11. the Bill concerning Gaptains Souldiers and other in the Queens
service in the Wars was returned to the House by the Lord Steward with certain Amendments and a Proviso thought meet by the Committees which Amendments and Proviso were presently twice read and thereupon the Bill commanded to be ingrossed The Bill for the maintenance of the Navy increase of Mariners c. was returned to the House by the Lord Treasurer the first of the Committees with certain Amendments which Amendments were presently twice read Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the two last were one for assurance of the Parsonage and Vicarage of Rotherston in the County of Chester and a Scholars Room in the Cathedral-church of Christ in Oxford of the foundation of King Hen. 8. by the Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral-church to Thomas Venables Esq and his Heirs for ever and the other for the augmentation of the Joynture of Rachel Wife of Edward Nevil in the County of Kent Esquire both which Bills were read prima vice On Saturday Decemb. 12. eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Secretary Cecil Mr. Secretary Herbert and others which were each of them read prima vice of which the first was for reformation of abuses in Sheriffs and other their inferiour Officers for not duely executing Writs of Proclamation upon Exigents according to the Stat. 31 Reginae and the second was for prohibiting Fairs and Markets to be holden on the Sunday Bill to prevent holding Fairs and Markets on Sundays Subsidy-bill Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the the first being the Bill for the grant of four entire Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Teuths granted by the Temporalty was read prima vice The Lords and those of the House of Commons not having time yesterday to conclude their Conference about the Bill concerning Letters-Patents and Conveyances c. another meeting was appointed for them this morning Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Carewe were therefore sent unto them to let them know that their Lordships were ready presently to meet Upon which Message the House of Commons returned answer That they would make their repair to their Lordships forthwith for that purpose The Bill for the perfecting of the Joynture of the Lady Bridget Countess of Sussex Wife of Robert Earl of Sussex was read secunda vice The Bill concerning the Joynture of the Countess of Bedford was returned to the House by the Earl of Worcester the first of the Committees with a Proviso and certain Amendments thought sit to be added together with a Petition of the Lady Russel against the said Bill The Lords that were appointed Committees for the Bill touching Letters-Patents c. went forth to the outward chamber to have conference with those of the House of Commons appointed Committees for the same Bill but nothing concluded touching the Amendments because the said Committees had no power to conclude and therefore after long debate the Bill was brought back to the House and the relation thereof referred to be made by Mr. Atturney and the same deferred till the afternoon sitting by reason the day was spent Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliament usque ad horam tertiam post meridiem hujus diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers Lords having assembled themselves five Bills had each of them one reading of which the first concerning the draining and recovery from water of certain over-flown Grounds in the County of Norfolk the second for reformation of abuses committed in buying and selling of Spices and other Merchandizes and the third to prevent Perjury and subornation of Perjury and unnecessary expences in Suits of Law were each of them read secunda vice The Proviso that was presented to be added to the Bill for the maintenance of the Navy and increase of Mariners c. was read tertia vice and sent to the House of Commons together with the Bill concerning Captains Souldiers c. by Dr. Carewe and Dr. Stanhopp The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill concerning the Countess of Bedford's Joynture were twice read and likewise the Lady Russel's Petition was read whereupon it was appointed that the Proviso should be ingrossed in Parchment and the Amendments in Paper The Committees in the Bill for the observation of Rules in the Exchequer were appointed to meet forthwith in the little chamber neer the Parliament-presence to consider of a Proviso drawn by the Lord Chief Justice and the rest of the Judges by direction of the Committees which Proviso having been considered of accordingly was brought into the House and presently twice read and thereupon the said Proviso was commanded to be ingrossed On Munday Decemb. 14. to which day the Parliament was last continued the Bill for the better observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer set down and established by vertue of her Majesties Privy-Seal was read tertia vice and the Proviso thought fit by the Committees to be added was also read the third time The Bill for assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Joynture to Lucy Countess of Bedford and the Provisoes and Amendments presented by the Committees to be added to the Bill were also read the third time both which Bills were sent to the House of Commons for their consideration of the several Provisoes and Amendments by Dr. Swale and the Clerk of the Crown Four Bills more had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the grant of four entire Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read secunda vice Two Bills more were also brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for the confirmation of the Charter of Edw. 6. of the three Hospitals of Christ Bridewel and St. Thomas the Apostle to the Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of London was read prima vice The Bill to confirm the assurance of the Mannors or Farms of Sagebury alias Sadgbury and Obden and other Hereditaments to Samuel Sandis Esq and John Harris Gent. and their Heirs and the Bill for the Amendment of certain imperfections of a Statute made 8 Reginae concerning the true making of Hats were each of them read secunda vice The Paper or Scroul concerning Belgrave was this day returned from the House of Commons subscribed by the Clerk of the Council in the Star-chamber and excuse made by them for not sending the same at the first Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliament usque ad horam secundam post meridiem hujus instantis diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers Lords assembling six Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for augmentation of the Joynture of Rachel Wife of Edward Nevil of Berling in the County of Kent was read secunda vice The Bill concerning the erecting of a Harbour and Key in the north part of
made amongst the Lords for the Poor and it was this day moved by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury that the like Collection might be made at this time it was upon this Motion ordered by the House That there should now be such a Collection made and that the Lord Bishop of Chichester the Lord Bishop of Peterborough the Lord Zouche and the Lord Rich should be Collectors of the same after such Rates as have been usually given and bestowed by the Lords for the said charitable purpose as in former Parliaments and they to take order for the distribution of it On Thursday Decemb. 17. the Bill for the relief of the Poor was read secunda vice It was ordered That Edward Thomas of the Middle-Temple should be presently sent for and brought before the Lords in the House for that contrary to the Priviledge of the House he hath caused one Thomas Gerrard Gent. to be arrested And it was likewise ordered That such persons as made the Arrest or did assist in doing the same shall likewise be sent for by the Serjeant at Arms to answer their doings therein The Bill for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read secunda vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Joynture to Lucy Countess of Bedford was expedited Two other Bills had also each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for reformation of deceits and frauds in certain Auditors and their Clerks in making deceitful and untrue Particulars was read tertia vice and sent to the House of Commons by Dr. Carewe and Dr. Hone. The Bill was brought back from the House of Commons entituled An An for confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters-Patents made by her Highness to others and expedited The Bill for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was returned from the House of Commons and was expedited The Bill concerning the Assize of Fewel was read tertia vice and expedited Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliament usque ad horam secundam post meridiem instantis diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords assembling five Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for strengthening of the Grants made for the maintenance and government of the house of the Poor called St. Bartholomew's Hospital of the foundation of King Hen. 8. was read secunda vice The Bill for recovery of many hundred thousand acres of Marshes and other Grounds subject commonly to surrounding within the Isle of Ely and Counties of Cambridge Huntington c. was read tertia vice and expedited Upon the third reading of this Bill it was moved that certain Additions might be put in the title of the Bill and Amendments in some points in the body thereof and the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Atturney-General were required to draw the same which was done presently by them and presented to the House Whereupon the said Additions and Amendments were thrice read and then sent to the House of Commons for their consideration of the same by Mr. Atturney and Dr. Hone who returned presently from the House of Commons with their allowance of the said Amendments and Addition in the title of the Counties of Sussex Essex Kent and the County Palatine of Durham Three other Bills had also each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to make the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of Edward Lucas Gent. deceased Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Flowerdew Esq deceased liable c. was read secunda vice Conference was desired by the House of Commons with some of their Lordships about the Bill sent to them this day concerning the reformation of deceits and frauds of certain Auditors c. The Conference was yielded unto and appointed to be presently at the outward chamber neer the Parliament-presence On Friday Decemb. 18. four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for her Majesties most gracious general and free Pardon was read prima vice and sent to the House of Commons by Mr. Atturney-General and Dr. Stanhopp Memorandum That whereas a Bill hath been presented to the High Court of Parliament by the Company of the Mystery or Trade of Painters making thereby complaint against the Company of Plaisterers for and concerning certain wrongs pretended to be done to the said Painters by the Company of Plaisterers in using some part of their Trade of Painting contrary to the right of their Charter as is pretended and humbly seeking by the said Bill reformation of the said wrong Order of the House about the dispute between Painters and Plaisterers And whereas the said Bill passed not the Upper House of Parliament for just and good reasons moving the Lords of the Higher House to the contrary yet nevertheless the said Lords of the said Upper House have thought it meet and convenient that some course may be taken for reformation of any such wrong as may be found truly complained of and fit to be remedied and for setting some good agreement and order for the said Painters and Plaisterers so as each sort of them might exercise their Trade conveniently without incroaching one upon the other It is therefore ordered by the said Court of the Upper House of Parliament That the said complaint and cause of the said Painters which proceeded not in Parliament shall be referred to the Lord Mayor of London and the Recorder of London to be heard and examined adjudged and ordered as in Justice and Equity shall be found meet And that at the time or times of hearing of the said Cause the Lord Chief Justice of England the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Mr. Justice Gawdy and Mr. Baron Clarke and Mr. Atturney-General or any four three or two of them shall assist and give their help for the making and establishing of some good Order and Agreement between the said two Companies And that the said Parties Complainants and also the Company of Plaisterers shall observe and keep such Order as the said Mayor the Lord Chief Justice of England the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Mr. Justice Gawdy Mr. Baron Clarke Mr. Atturney General and Mr. Recorder of London or any six five four or three of them whereof the Lord Mayor the Lord Chief Justice of England or Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas shall be two shall be set down and prescribed Memorandum That whereas William Crayford of Mongham in the County of Kent Gent. was this day brought before the Lords in the Upper House of Parliament to answer an Information made against him That he had procured and suborned his Son William Crayford to lay sundry Executions and Outlawries on William Vaughan Gent. servant to the Earl of Shrewsbury contrary to the Priviledge of the
at this present by force of two Bulls of this Popes by which her Subjects are Absolved of their Obedience That you do only Remember you do it pro aris focis yea we do it for a Prince that desireth not to draw any thing extraordinary out of the Coffers of her Subjects She selleth her Land to Defend us she Supporteth all her Neighbor-Princes to gain their Amity and Establish our long Peace not these five or seven or ten Years but Forty-three Years for all our Prosperities I hope I shall not see her Funeral upon which may be Written Hic Solum restat victrix Orientis and I pray God I may not what we freely give unto Her she living bestows it to our Good dying doubtless will leave it for our Profit Thus have I out of my own Genius for my own part delivered unto you what I know And touching that I have spoken in performing your Commandment I will take no thank from you for my Pains For no man cares with less Affection to speak in this Assembly or desireth to gratify any particular Member of this House more than my self The Bill for Ale was denied to be Committed and not put to the question whether it should be Ingrossed Yea or No. But some Doubt made thereof but as it seemeth if the Committing be denyed it useth not to be Ingrossed because the House will not lightly pass it Sir George Moore moved that where the Lord Keepers Oration was that the greatest matters should be handled in the beginning of the Parliament that a Committee might be Chosen to Certifie the House what those matters were That Order might be taken accordingly which Committee was appointed to meet in the House on Saturday in the afternoon Mr. Secretary Cecil said openly Sir Rob. Wroth offers 100. l. per Annum towards the Wars that Sir Robert Wroth had offered One Hundred Pounds per Ann. towards the maintenance of the Wars On Wednesday Novemb. 4. A Bill was Read for Punishment of the Abusing and Profaning of the sabbath-Sabbath-Day which after the second Reading was committed and the Committee appointed to meet at two of the Clock in the afternoon in the middle-Temple-Hall Mr. Serjant Harris moved the House That in respect great danger and inconvenience might grow by the want of any one particular Member of this House therefore he thought good to Certifie the want of a Knight for Rutlandshire for he said That Sir Andrew Noell being the Sheriff of the County had return'd himself jointly with Sir John Harrington to be Knights A Motion about a Void Election the Sheriff Returning himself which he took in Law to be a void Return because it is against the express Words of the Writ which are Ita quod neque tu neque aliquis alius Vicecomes alterius Comitatus eligatur c. Which he thought good to move the House in referring it to their Considerations and prayed that the Record may be sent for from the Clerk of the Crown For said he we know in Law that a Man cannot make an Indenture to himself No more can he here between Himself and the County for there are required Two Persons To which Sir Edward Hobby replyed That notwithstanding this Sir Edw. Hobby Replies quotes Precedents the House might well Receive him And he vouched a Precedent in the Twenty-Fifth or Twenty-First of this Queen when a Writ was directed to the Bayliffs of Southwark to return Burgesses and they returned Themselves and were Received But if we do not Receive him another Question will grow Whether a new Warrant must go from the Speaker to Elect a new Knight or from the Clerk of the Crown To which it was agreed per omnes It must go from the Speaker Then Mr. Wiseman of Lincolns-Inn stood up Mr. Wiseman Opposes him and shewed the Necessity of having all our Members because otherwise the Body is but maimed And also how dangerous a Precedent this would be if it might pass with the Applause of the House And lastly the Reason of putting in the afore-said special Words in the Writ because it must be necessarily intended that they being so great Officers having so great a Charge and their Presence in their Counties so requisite should not be returned Besides for that time they be the Chief Men of the Shire Free-Holders peradventure would rather Choose them than Men far more sufficient for that Place Mr. Cary moved Mr. Cary's Motion Whether it were with his Will he should be punished by Fine or otherwise Sir John Harrington said Sir John Harrington excuses the Sheriff Of his own Knowledge he knew him very unwilling But the Free-holders made Answer They would have none other Mr. Speaker said The Speaker is not of his Opinion It could not be intended to be against his Will because his Hand is to the Indenture But he moved Whether it should be intended that this Sir Andrew Noell were Una eadem Persona or no And though he were yet Whether they could take notice thereof and to be certifyed out of Chancery To which all the House said There was no other of the Name Then Mr. Comptroller stood up Mr. Comptroller puts a Question which the House determines and moved That in respect the Return was joynt and that they did disallow Sir Andrew Noell he desired to be resolved of the learned Masters of the Law of this House Whether all the Return was insufficient and so Sir John Harrington to be Excluded To which all the said House said No. Mr. Serjeant Harris said No because the said Warrant is Affirmative to choose any but the Sheriff who is excepted by special Words But the Return of the other is warranted but of him his Election is void Sir Edward Hobby answered Nay then Mr. Serjeant if you stand on that I think there are few Knights in this House lawfully Chosen For the Words of the Writ and of the Statute are That he must be Commorant within the County which but few are To which not one word was answered and so that Clause was shut up Mr. Speaker said A New Election voted Well I will put it to the Question which shall be two-fold One Whether a new Warrant shall be sent forth To which being twice moved all cryed I I I and not one Man said No. Sir Edward Hobby said And the Warrant to be Issued by the Speaker Mr. Speaker the Warrant must go from your self for in the 27. Reginae when Parry was chosen Burgess for Queenborough a new Election was made and the Warrant was sent from the Speaker The Act touching Bishops Leases was read A Bill touching Bishops Leases viz. That no Bishop or Arch-Bishop might make any Lease in Remainder till within Three Years of the expiring of the former Lease To which only Mr. Boyes stood up Mr. Boyes opposes it and gives his Reasons and said That this Act would be prejudicial
both to the Bishop present and the Successor and their Servants and to the Bishop's own Farmers and Tenants To the Bishop present in the Maintenance of his Estate which cometh only by continual Fines which if they be taken away then are they not able to maintain that Hospitality or keep that Retinue either belonging to their Place or answerable to their Living For consider the Revenue of the greatest Bishoprick in England it is but Two Thousand and Two Hundred Pounds per Annum whereof he payeth for Annual Subsidy to the Queen Five Hundred Pounds And what Damage we shall do both to him and his Successor herein his Revenue being so Beneficial to her Majesty I refer to all your Judgments To the Successor it must needs be more hurtful for when he first cometh in he payeth First-Fruits and yet is not allowed to make his Benefit by Fines which all Bishop's Farmers are contented to do So that he is cast one whole Years Revenue behind-hand and perhaps hath no Power neither to make Leases in Twelve or Sixteen Years This Mr. Speaker will be a Cause to induce the Ministers of the Word not to seek Bishopricks whereby we may bring the Clergy both to Poverty and Contempt from which they have ever been carefully defended and provided for even by the most antient Statutes and Laws of this Realm now Extant Hurtful it is to their Servants for this may be every Mans Case We know many good Gentlemens Sons served Bishops and How can they reward their long and faithful Service but only by means of granting over of these Fines or some other means out of the Spiritual Function But this Act is good for the Courtier But I must speak no more of that Lastly Mr. Speaker my self am Farmer to a Bishop and I speak this as in my own Case on my Knowledge to the House that it is ordinary upon every Grant after Four or Five Years ever to Fine and take a New Lease But I refer it to the Consideration of the House to do their Pleasures therein Only this I certifie that I have the Copy of the Bill the last Parliament exhibited to this Purpose which I having compared together with this present Bill do find them to be word for word all one and that was rejected And so I doubt not if the Reasons be well weighed but this will have the like Success Upon whose Motion it was put to the Question Upon which it was Rejected Whether it should be committed and all said No not one Yea So this Bill was rejected An Act was read That Plaintiffs in Writs of Error should give good Bail To which no Man offer'd to speak Whereupon Mr. Speaker stood up and said That if no Man speak it must be ingrossed Mr. Cary said He thought it very fit that the Bill should be first Committed For talking with Sir Roger Maynwood in his Life-time Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer he was of opinion That it was more fit and more safe for the Subjects Good and far more easie for the Judges that the Money should be brought into the Court and no Recognizance taken which if it might be committed the Bill might be amended in that Point and no doubt would pass So it was committed to be set upon on Monday in the Middle-Temple-Hall the Nineth of November Mr. Johnson moved the House That whereas the last Parliament there were Three Bills One touching Pattentees another touching the Clerk of the Market and the Third touching Petty Thefts That these being Publick Matters might be brought into the House this Parliament and Read And touching the Clerk of the Market he durst undertake to lay open as many vile Practices as almost there be Men in this House He made a very long and good Speech touching these Three Bills which for Brevity I omit An Act was read against fraudulent Administration of Testator's Goods The Bill against Drunkards was again read the effect whereof was That common Drunkards should be presented as common Barrettors which was Committed upon the Motion of Mr. Wiseman to the Committees for the Bill for the Abuse of the sabbath-Sabbath-Day He said It was very convenient in his Opinion Blasphemers and Swearers were punished by some strict Law And so told of a Conference betwixt him and a Prisoner in the Gate-House at Westminster who thorow a Window secing many Children playing they Swore almost at every word Then the Recusant asked him If that was the Fruit of our Doctrine and How it chanced that our Doctrine being so sincere such Blashemy was committed Therefore that the Slanders of our Adversaries may be avoided the Sin punished and God's Name more reverenced and Himself better served some Provision in that Law touching that Point he thought very necessary An Act touching the Sowing of Hemp An Act for sowing Hemp. was read the second time To which Bill Sir Walt. Rawleigh does Oppose it Sir Walter Rawleigh spake and said For my part I do not like this Constraining of Men to Manure or use their Grounds at our Wills but rather let every Man use his Ground to that which it is most fit for and therein use his own Discretion For Halsars Cables Cordage and the like we have plentifully enough from Forreign Nations and we have divers Countries here in England make thereof in great abundance And the Bill of Tillage may be a sufficient Motive to us in this Case not to take the Course that this Bill intendeth For where the Law provideth That every Man must Plow the third Part of his Land I know it divers poor People have done so to avoyd the Penalty of the Statute when their Abilities have been so poor that they have not been able to buy Seed-Corn to Sow it withal nay they have been fain to hire others to Plow it which if it had been un-plowed would have been good Pasture for Beasts or might have been converted to other good Uses Upon this Motion all the House bad away with the Bill But it was put to the Question Whether it should be committed or no But because of Doubt the House was divided and the I I I were 103 and the Noes were 162. So the Bill was not committed After it was put to the Question for Ingrossing Upon which it was Rejected and notwithstanding a Speech Mr. Comptroller made for the Weightiness thereof it was denyed and so absolutely Rejected This was one of the Proviso's in the Bill For the Breeding and against Stealing of Horses viz. That all Justices of Assize A Proviso against Stealing of Horses in their several Circuits and all Justices of the Peace in their several Quarter-Sessions as well within Liberties as without shall have full Power and Authority to inquire of and hear and determine all Offences to be committed against this present Statute And there is a former Clause That if Sale without Voucher be made then the Person shall be apprehended and carried to the
next Justice as a Felon On Thursday November 5. An Act touching certain Assurances used amongst Merchants was Read and rejected An Act touching Reformation of Abuses in Ale-houses Bill against Abuses in Tippling-Houses and Tipling-houses which Act after the former was Rejected was Read The Effect whereof is that for the sale of every pot of Bear being not of the Assise of a full Ale-quart the Seller shall Forfeit Three Shillings four Pence Note that no Suitor is Named in this Bill the same to endure till the end of the next Parliament Read twice this Day The Bill for Observing the sabbath-Sabbath-day Read twice and Ordred to be Ingrossed Nota That by the Order of this House when a Bill is returned from Commitment the Words must be twice Read which are Amended before the Ingrossing thereof An Act against false Returns and Not Returns by Sheriffs and Bayliffs twice Read and Ordered to be Ingrossed Mr. Bacon Moves to prefer a New Bill Mr. Bacon stood up to Prefer a new Bill and said Mr. Speaker I am not of their minds that bring their Bills into this House Obscurely by delivery only to your Self or the Clerk delighting to have the Bill to be incerto Authore as though they were either Ashamed of their own Work or Afraid to Father their own Children But I Mr. Speaker have a Bill here which I know I shall be no sooner ready to Offer but you will be as ready to receive and approve I liken this Bill to that Sentence of the Poet 〈…〉 who set this as a Paradox in the Forefront of his Book First Water then Gold Preferring Necessity before Pleasure And I am of the same Opinion that things necessary for Use are better than those things glorious in Estimation This Mr. Speaker is no Bill of State nor of Novelty like a stately Gallery for Pleasure but neither to Dine in or Sleep in but this Bill is a Bill of Repose of Quiet of Profit and of true and just Dealing the Title whereof is An Act for the better Suppressing of Abuses in Weights and Measures We have turned out divers Bills without Disputation and for a House of Gravity and Wisdome as this is to bandy Bills like Balls and to be silent as if no body were of Councel with the Common wealth is unfitting in my Understanding for the State thereof I 'le tell you Mr. Speaker I 'le speak out of my own Experience that I have learn'd and observ'd having had Causes of this Nature referred to my Report That this fault of using false Weights and Measures is grown so intolerable and common that if you would Build Churches you shall not need for Battlements and Bells other things than false Weights of Lead and Brass And because I would observe the Advice that was given in the beginning of this Parliament That we should make no new Laws I have made this Bill onely a Confirmation of the Statute of 11 Hen. 7. with a few Additions to which I will speak at the passing of the Bill and shew the Reason of every particular Clause the Whole being but the revival of a former Statute for I count it far better to Scour a Stream than to Turn a Stream And the First Clause is that it Extends to the Principality of Wales to constrain them to have the like Weights with us in England Sir Robert Wroth made a motion for a Commitment to amend the Statute for the Relief of the Poor and Building of Houses of Correction made the last Parliament 39 Reginae And also for the continuance of certain Statutes which was referred to Commitment on Tuesday next in the Exchequer-Chamber By Order of the House Nota. it was agreed upon That a Committee once made and agreed upon there shall not hereafter be more Committees joined unto them for the same Bill but for any other there may Sir Robert Cecil mov'd the House Secretary Cecil makes a Motion To have their Opinions in that there wanted a Chief Member viz. a Knight of Denby-shire And he said I am to Certifie the House thus much in respect of some Disorder Committed there touching the Election by Sir Rich. Trevor and Sir John Flood to which Sir John Salisbury is a Party the Sheriff could not proceed in Election For my own part I think it fit Mr. Speaker should attend my Lord-Keeper therein quod not attend if it please you you shall hear the Letter Which was Read the Contents whereof were He Reads a Letter about a Disturbance at the Election of Knights for the Shire THat on the Twenty-first of October he kept at _____ the County-day and there being quietly Chooseing the Knight for the Shire a Cry came suddenly that Sir Richard Trevor and Sir John Flood on the one Party and Sir John Salisbury on the other were together sighting and all their Companies ready to do the like whereupon presently I went to the Church-yard where they were and there I found both Parties with their Swords drawn ready but with much ado pacifi'd them both And fearing lest by drawing such a Multitude together there might great Danger and Bloodshed happen I made Proclamation That every Man should depart by means whereof I did not Execute her Majesties Writ as I thought to have done rather choosing to adventure your Honour's Censure herein than to hazard so great Bloodshed Under Subscribed Your Honour 's most humble at Commandement Owen Vaughan Also Mr. Secretary said There was a Schedule annexed to the Letter which had some other Matters of Importance not fit to be read yet if it did please the House to command it they should Whereupon all cryed No. Sir Edward Hobby answer'd Sir Edw. Hobby takes Exceptions at his Expressions Methinks under Favor the Motion Mr. Secretary made was good but the Form therein I speak with all Reverence not fitting the State of this House For he said Mr. Speaker should Attend my Lord-Keeper Attend It is well known that the Speaker of this House is the Mouth of the whole Realm And that the whole State of the Commonalty of a Kingdom should Attend any Person I see no reason I refer it to the Consideration of the House Only this Position I hold That our Speaker is to be Commanded by none neither to attend any but the Queen only Mr. Johnson said The Speaker might ex Officio send a Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown who is to certifie the Lord-Keeper and so make a New Warrant Sir Edward Stanhop said That for Election of Burgesses he had seen half a score Warrants Yesterday with Sir John Puckering's Hand to them when he was Speaker Mr. Speaker said That I may inform you of the Order of the House The Warrant must go from the Speaker to the Clerk of the Crown who is to inform the Lord-Keeper and then to make a New Writ Mr. Secretary Cecil said I should be very sorry to detract from any particular Member of
thereof yet we her Majesties Loyal and Loving Subjects would not offer without Her Privity or Consent the Cause so nearly touching Her Prerogative or go about the doing of any such Act. And also that at the Committee which should make this Speech every Member of this House which either found Himself his Town or Country grieved might put in in fair Writeing such Exceptions and Monopolies as he would justify to be true And that the Speaker might deliver them with his own hand because many hinderances might happen Mr. Francis Bacon after a long Speech Mr. Bacon Concludeth thus in the end Why you have the readiest course that could be possibly devised I would wish no further Order to be taken but to Prefer the Wise and Discreet Speech made by the young Gentleman even the youngest in the Assembly that last spake I 'le tell you That even ex ore Infantium lactantium the true and most certain Course is propounded unto us So the House parted and agreed to meet on Monday in the afternoon at which time all the said Matters passed Sunday November 22. On Monday November 23. An Act to Restrain the Abuse in Tayntoring and other Abuses in Clothing The Bill for Hospitals was this day read A Bill for Dreining of Grounds and Fenns preferr'd by Mr. Wingfeild The Bill for Mr. Markham was brought in And for as much as the Purport of the Bill seemed to the Committees to be dangerous to the Disinheriting of the Children of the first Wife of the said Mr. Markham therefore the Committee thought the Bill in Equity unfit to be Passed and without Amendment have returned it to the House The Bill for enabling of Anthony Manley Esquire to sell certain Lands this Day Read and Ordered to be Committed There was a Gentleman that sat by me which shewed me a Paper in which was contained the Discommodity of divers Patents called Monopolies First of Steel where it hath been sold to Mr. Rowland Heyward in London in former times for Twelve Pounds Inconveniencies arising from the Monopolies in raising the Prices of several Goods Ten Shillings the Barrel it is now sold for Nineteen Pounds Besides it is mixt and worse than the Steel in former times and where it hath been but at Two Pence Half-Penny the Pound before the Patent it is now at Five Pence the Pound And where Two Thousand Poor people were maintained by Working of Steel and Edge-Tooles and might well live by Working thereof at Two Pence Half-Penny the Pound they are now not able by reason of the Price thereof to work but now many go a Begging because the Faggot hath also less Weight to the utter undoing of all Edge-Toole-Makers Of Starch Where other Countries have heretofore spent their Corn and Fuel in making of it and we had it then at Eighteen Shillings a Hundred Weight and Her Majesty Received great Custom thereby now do we spend Corn and Fuel extraordinary in making thereof which might well be spared and it is now at Fifty and Fifty Six Shillings a Hundred and her Majesty hath great loss of her Customes by making it within the Realm Playing Cards Every Subject that would before the Patent might make them which was a great help to those that were brought up in the Trade And where in former times they were sold at Twenty Pence a Dozen now they are at Three Shillings and three Shillings Two Pence the Dozen And before every Subject might see what he bought and make choice to his liking Now they are Sealed and no Man can see what he Buyes Besides the Deputies and Substitutes of these Patentees will search Houses by force of Letters of Assistance of Lords of the Privy-Councel under Colour of Cards being there And if they find a pair or two they will carry Men by some Pursuivant Fifty Miles or more and threaten them by Imprisonment if they will not Ransom themselves by a Ransom of Money Stone-Bottles Pots Heath-Brushes are double and treble the Price they were at before the Patent Glasses Where before they were had from beyond the Seas and very cheap with much Saving of Wood they are now risen from Sixteen Pence to Five Shillings the Dozen and from Three Shillings Four Pence to Nine Shillings Besides the loss of Custome to her Majesty and expence of many Thousands of Billets every Twenty Four Hours This Patent is a great discouragement to the Masters of Ships because the Substitutes of the Patentees will Imprison them until they will become bound to bring no Glasses from beyond the Sea Besides there is continual spoile of Woods in Sussex and else-where by Glass-making Beere-Eager Vinegar Aqua-Vitae be it never so bad if the Patentee hath his Imposition it passeth for good The like for Sea-Coals Salt Ordnance Tinn Leather and Wines A Bill for the true Making of Cloth after it was once Read A Bill for true Making of Cloth one stood up and said Mr. Speaker I think this Bill both Idle and Injurious Idle One opposes it in respect that a Number of Bills are to the same Effect already Injurious in that it layeth a greater Tax upon every Piece of Cloth than Her Majesty's Custom desireth We are all here like Physicians who when they are to minister Physick to the Sick Patient and have many Simples before them be Distracted and make a Mixture of so many that they Kill the Patient So we Mr. Speaker if by good Providence we look not to it shall not Redress the waining and decrepid Estate of Clothing if we do not at a Commitment carefully consider of all the Bills There are now Five of these Bills concerning Clothing And I pray also This with the rest may be committed to the former Committees to consider of The Bill of Monopolies was read to which Mr. Spicer spake and said I think it were good this Bill were Committed I am no Apostate but I stick to my former Faith and upon that asserted the first Faith I was of That by way of Petition will be our safest Course For it is to no purpose to offer to tye Her Majesty's Hands by way of Act of Parliament when She may loose Her Self at Her Pleasure I think it were a Course nec Gratum nec Tutum and therefore the best Way to have a Committee to consider what Course shall be proceeded in For I doubt not but that we are all Agreed on the Reformation though not on the Manner Mr. Davies said God hath given Power to Absolute Princes which he Attributeth to Himself Dixi quod Dii estis Mr. Davies And as Attributes unto them he hath given them Majesty Justice and Mercy Majesty in respect of the Honour that the Subject sheweth unto his Prince Justice in respect he can do no Wrong Therefore the Law is 1 Hen. 7. That the King cannot commit a Disseisin Mercy in respect he giveth Leave to his Subjects to Right themselves by Law And therefore in the 44
for them to buy Fish on the Sea-Coasts and send it Fresh hither to London to be bought of the whole Company and so sold in the Market whereby Fish was then far Cheaper than now it is For now some Six Persons Ingross all to themselves and sell it at a dearer Rate by Retail to the utter undoing of the rest of the Fishmongers because then every Man sold for himself Secondly The Fish sold is seldom sweet and ever unsavory and the Fishmongers cannot Distrain because they be tyed up by that Statute Thirdly a Subversion of the Corporation followeth thereupon and an Extinguishment of all Grants made unto them by former Kings of this Realm and of the Confirmation made by Her Majesty And divers other Reasons were delivered by him A Bill for the Relief of the Poor On Friday Decemb. 11. A Bill for the Reparation of two Bridges over the River of Eden c. was Ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill for Comprehending and Continuing the Maintenance of good and profitable Arts and Trades for the Common-wealth The Effect of it was That every man which had or could invent any Art or Trade should for his Life Monopolize the same to his own Use and he that could Add to or Refine the same should do the like Mr Fettyplace shewed That the Bill was unprofitable and not good for many Reasons First It was too General because it speaketh of Arts as well Invented as to be Invented Secondly The Bill sheweth not That they will be profitable to the Common-wealth and whatsoever they be this Bill alloweth For divers Arts have been devised in London that should be wrought by one Man which could not be done heretofore with Forty this is said he unprofitable because it setteth not many hands on work Thirdly It will breed Confusion because if but a little Addition be made by another a new Licence is granted to this Man And now if to that Addition another shall add that will be ad infinitum and so breed Confusion Whereupon he Concluded That he for his part thought fit the Bill should be quash'd and divers cried Away with it I wished That the Bill might be Read again and considered because we allowed of these kind of Patents once before this Parliament Namely in the Licence for making Tyn by Mills out of the Old Rubbish in Cornwal upon the Motion of Sir Walter Rawleigh and this Bill desired no more in effect Next for the Incertainty upon Consideration of the Bill by some few Committees the same might be mended and he that performed many special devices might be Inserted Besides he that invented any Art or Trade it was reason he should have some Privilege because it would be an Incouragement to others For Nemo nascitur Artifex and no man could come to that Perfection upon the first knowledge of it but being taught by the first Inventor for a Season Also the Proposition of the Gentleman that last spake did not hold in all Arts that the work of many should be done by one For it is Profitable for the Common-wealth if Water may be brought to every Mans House for Ten Shillings Value where it could not be done for Ten Pounds cost as by the Water-work-device at London So of Iron-Mills in the low-Countries and of the Corn-Mills upon the Thames So of shooting and Charging of Ordnance and Fire Works and the like and generally of Arts and Sciences that can not be done by Poor but must be done by Persons Judicial and of Skill and those that have a more Natural Inclination to come to Perfection in those things than every base Beggar For his last Proposition I said Non est Confusio in certa Scientia Mr. Singy said The Author of the Bill perhaps was a Sugar-Man for he used the word Refiner of Arts. So it was put to the Question to be read the second time And all said No No. But when Mr. Speaker said All those that will have this Bill read the second time say I I I Sir Richard Knightly said No Aloud at which the House Laughed and not one said I I. A Bill for Weights and Measures was called for Mr. Doyly shewed That he had the Bill and had attended two Days and none of the Committees would Meet he Prayed the House would either command the Committees to Meet or Discharge him of the Bill There was a Conference betwixt the Upper-House A Conference betwixt both Houses and the Lower-House in the Painted-Chamber which was thus Secretary Cecil with the rest of the Lower-House Secretary Cecil speaks in the name of the Commons came to the Lords as they were sitting at the Table and going to the upper-end thereof said to this effect That if their Lordships had already concluded what to do in the Bill of Patents they then had no Commission to proceed And if they had altered the Bill in any point with amendments they had no Commission But if their Lordships had done neither but only were desirous to be resolved of any doubt which they in their Wisedomes conceived and would willingly thereabouts confer with them they would most willingly accomplish their desires for they had sufficient Warrant from the House so to do The Lord Buckhurst Lord Treasurer The Lord Treasurer Answers him after a little Whispering with the Lords answered That he would not have us preoccupate their Judgments with a Speech both Strange Improper and Preposturous c. Mr. Secretary Cecil said He could not Answer their Lordships without Order from the other Committees and therefore Prayed they might confer together 〈…〉 which was Granted So they went forth into another Room and there considered what Answer to make And soon after they returned again and Mr. Secretary said My Lords We of the Lower-House are very sorry your Lordships should conceive otherwise than well of our Speech and good Intent Your Lordships termed our Speech for so I may say because I spake in the behalf and the name of all the Committees strange improper and preposterous My Lords I think it not Strange for it is not unknown unto your Lordships We be all Members of One Body and as we cannot be without your Lordships so your Lordships cannot be without Us. And when we are desirous it pleaseth your Lordships out of your Favour to vouchsafe Us a Conference so when your Lordships be willing it pleaseth Us out of the desire we have to be observant to yield thereunto neither have your Lordships been more willing to Gratify Us with your Favours than We of the Lower-House have been willing to further your Lordships Desires with our best Furtherance And therefore my Lords it is no Strange thing to have a Conference neither our Speech Strange because it tended to draw us to some particular point of Conference For the Epitheton Improper I am to tell your Lordships That I delivered no more than I was Commanded nor no less than I was Required And therefore
First that all should remove into the Court of Requests There the Lord High-Steward sitting at the door called the Knights and Burgesses of every County according to the letters of their names in the Alphabet Alphabetically every one answered as he was called and having answered departed thence up to the Parliament-house-door and there took the Oath of Supremacy given him by one of the Queens Majesties Privy Counsellors His Oath taken The Members are sworn then he entered again and took his place as Knight or Burgess of the House The Fee for entering his name into the Serjeants book is 2 s. the Rewards to the Door-keepers being 3 s. and 8 d. the Fee for returning the Indenture 2 s. This done there was no further proceeding in any matter till two of the clock in the afternoon about which time the Nobility came and were set in the Upper House The Qu. comes to the House of Lords the Queen came privately by water After her Majesties coming and the Lords being all sat the Lower House had intelligence thereof and went to attend in the Upper House below the Bar being well repleated with those that had gotten in before privately The door was shut upon us until the Lord Keeper had gone a good step in his Oration The Lower house finding themselves discontented at this because of custome the way ought to have been opened murmured so loud that the noise came to her Majesties ears who presently commanded the doors to be set open which was done and by that time the Lord Keeper was upon these words following The former part of his Oration seemed to set forth matter of form onely as the manner of Parliaments their Antiquities c. The Lord Keeper's Speech HE set forth the great malice of the King of Spain which he had towards this Realm and that he shewed by sundry instances His last Invasion intended Heads of the Lord Keeper's Speech Vide Journal of the House of Lords his Forces then addressed out of the Low Countries for that purpose to have been conducted by the Duke of Parma The high and mighty Ships that he then prepared and sent for that purpose which because he found not fit for our Seas and such a purpose he is building Ships of a lesser bulk Spaniards preparations by Sea after another fashion some like French Ships some like the Shipping of England and many he hath gotten out of the Low Countries He is now for the better invading of England planting himself in Britain Plants himself in Britany a Country of more facility to offend us than the Low Countries there he hath fortified himself in the most strong Holds in that Country In Scotland he hath of late wrought most of the Nobility to conspire against their King to give landing to his Forces there Corrupts the Scots against their King to assist him to invade England and to assist him in his Invasion and a great part of the Nobility in Scotland are combined in this Conspiracy and they have received great sums of money for their service herein And to assure the King of Spain of their Assistance To which they consent they have signed and sent their Promises sealed unto that King These Conspiracies the King of Scots was brought hardly to believe but that her Majesty advertised him thereof having received intelligence thereof as she hath of all things done and intended in those parts The King of Scotland informed of their practices by the Queen And that the King might better advise thereupon her Majesty hath sent one of her Noblemen into Scotland and that King hath assured her Majesty with all his ability and endeavour to prevent the Spaniard whose purpose is on the North part to assault us by Land and on the South side to invade us by Sea which is the most dangerous practice that could be devised against us And now the Rage of the Enemy being such his Forces joyned with other Princes his adherency is great the charge of her Majesty for the defence of her Realm both with Forees by Sea and Armies by Land hath been such that hath both spent the Contribution of her Subjects by Subsidies and what otherwise they have offered her and also consumed her Treasure yea caused her to sell part of her Highness Crown-lands And it is not to be marvelled how all this is consumed but rather to be thought how her Majesty could be able to maintain and defend this her Realm against so many Realms conspired against us Wherefore we her Majesties Subjects must with all dutiful consideration think what is sit for us to do and with all willingness yield part of our own for the defence of others and assistance of her Majesty And therefore he wished that care might be had for advancing of the Subsidies from the wealthier and better sort and concluded with a desire that the greatest part of the time might be spent by material short Speeches in advising and providing for the defence of the Kingdom against the forraign Enemy After which Speech ended her Majesty calling the Lord Keeper unto her by whose commandment he gave the Lower House authority to chuse their Speaker and to present him on Thursday following the 22th day of February unto which day he adjourn'd the Parliament Upon this Adjournment the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons departed into the Lower House and there chose Edward Cooke Esq the Queen's Sollicitor to be their Speaker who after a discreet and modest excuse of himself was notwithstanding called to the Chair and placed in it After the Ceremony ended the House of Commons likewise departed for this day On Thursday Feb. 22. the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons met about one of the clock in the afternoon and about three the same day having notice that the Queens Majesty and the Lords were sat in the Upper House expecting them and their Speaker they repaired thither and as many as could getting in the Speaker was placed at the Bar where having with all humility excused himself and confessing that in the said House there were many more experienced Members thereof and better enabled for that service To which Speech the Lord Keeper having Instructions from the Queen answered That her Majesty did very well allow of himself to the Place to which he was chosen and did also commend the House of Commons for so discreet and fit a Choice Upon which Speech the Speaker accepting of the said Charge with all humble acknowledgment of her Majesties grace and favour towards him did in the conclusion thereof make these Petitions of course for the House of Commons and in their Names That they might have free liberty of Speech and freedom from Suits and Arrests of themselves and their followers and that they might have Access to her Majesties Royal Person upon all urgent and important occasions petitioning also for himself that if any thing were
Committees in the Bill concerning Coopers brought in the Bill again as not dealt in by the Committee for lack of convenient time The Bill for restraint of new buildings converting of great houses into several Tenements and for restraint of Inmates and Inclosures neer unto the Cities of London and Westminster with one Amendment to the said Bill was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer Sir John Woolley and others with a Remembrance to move their Lordships for sending down of the Bill for grant of three entire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty to the end Mr. Speaker may this afternoon present the same unto her Majesty according to the former accustomed usage of this House Mr. Serjeant Owen Mr. Atturney-General and Mr. Powle brought down from the Lords an Act entituled An Act for the Queens most gracious general and free Pardon Divers other Bills were this day read This Afternoon the Parliament was dissolved 39 Eliz. A Journal of such things as passed in the Vpper House of Parliament in the Parliament that held Anno xxxix o Eliz. Reginae and began October 24. in the same year and ended February 9. following ANno Dom. 1597. Regni Eliz. Reginae 39. die Lunae 24. Mensis Octob. Inchoatum est Parliament Westmonasterii in Domo consuet quo die Regina diversi Domini tam Spiritual quam Temporal viz. Archiepiscopus Cant. Tho. Egerton Miles Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli Dominus Burleigh Dominus Thesaurarius Angliae Marchio Winton Comes Sussex Magnus Marescall Comes Nottingham Magnus Scenescall eight other Earls one Viscount fifteen Bishops and twenty three Barons were present whose Name are particularly set down in the Journal-book Dicto 24. die Octob. viz. primo die hujus Parliamenti Oct. 24. introduct est Breve quo Archiepiscopus Ebor. praesenti Parliamento interesse summonibatur admissus est ad suum praeheminenciae sedendi locum salvo jure alieno Consimilima Brevia introduct sunt 4 Comitibus 10 Episcopis 5 Baronibus The Lord Keeper by the Queens commandment delivered to both Houses the Causes that moved her majesty to summons this Parliament The Lord Keeper's Speech THE Queens most excellent Majesty Lord Keeper's Speech my most gracious and dread Soveraign hath commanded me to declare unto you my Lords and others here present the Causes which have moved her Highness to summons this Parliament at this time which before I can express I must confess truely that the Royal presence of her Majesty the view of your Lordships and this honourable Assembly together with the consideration of the weightiness of the service and of my own weakness doth much appale me and cause me to fear Wherefore if either through fear I forget or through the many wants and imperfections which I have I fail to perform that duty which is required I do most humbly crave pardon of her Majesty and beseech your Lordships to bear with me The great Princely Care which her Highness now hath An. 1597. as heretofore she hath ever had to preserve her Kingdoms in Peace and safe from all forreign Attempts hath caused her at this present to assemble this honourable and great Council of her Realm to advise of the best and most needful means whereby to continue this her peaceable and happy Government and to withstand the malice of her mighty and implacable Enemy which hitherto by the space of many years through her provident and Princely wisdom hath been performed to the great and inestimable benefit of her Subjects as that the simplest amongst them could not but see and the wisest but admire their happiness therein the whole Realm enjoying Peace in all security when our Neighbour-Countries have been torn in pieces and tormented with cruel and bloody Wars This her Majesty is pleased to ascribe to the mighty power and infinite mercy of the Almighty And therefore it shall well become us all most thank-fully upon the knees of our hearts to acknowledge no less unto his holy Name who of his infinite goodness still preserve her Highness and send her many years more over us in all happiness to reign In this her blessed Government her Highness chief care and regard of all hath been of the honour and service of the Almighty God that true Religion might be planted and entertained in the hearts of her People through all the parts of her Realms and as well in that behalf as for the peace and benefit of her Subjects she hath from time to time established many good Laws to meet with the Disorders and to punish the offences of wicked and ungodly men that continuing in their bad ways they may not be hardened and go forward in their wickedness for Mora in peccato dat incrementum sceleri And whereas the number of the Laws already made are very great some also of them being obsolete andworn out of use others idle and vain serving to no purpose some again over-heavy and too severe for the offence others too loose and slack for the faults they are to punish and many of them so full of difficulties to be understood that they cause many controversies and much trouble amongst the Subjects You are to enter into a due consideration of the said Laws and where you finde superfluity to prune and cut off where defect to supply and were ambiguity to explain that they be not burthen-some but profitable to the Common-wealth Which being a service of importance and very needful to be required yet as nothing is to be regarded if due means be not had to withstand the malice and force of those professed Enemies which seeks the destruction of the whole State This before all and above all is to be thought of and with most endeavour and care to be provided for for in vain are Laws made and to little purpose will they serve be they never so good if such prevail as go about to make a Conquest of the Kingdom and destruction of the People Wars heretofore were wont to be made either out of Ambition to enlarge Deminions or out of Revenge to requite Injuries but this against us is not so In this the holy Religion of God is sought to be rooted out the whole Realm to be subdued and the precious life of her excellent Majesty to be taken away which hitherto by the powerful hand and great goodness of the Almighty have been preserved maugre the Devil the Pope the Spanish Tyrant and all the misohievous designes of all her Enemies Wherefore it is high time that this be looked into and that no way be left unsought nor means unused that may serve for defence thereof Her Majesty hath not spared to disburse a mass of Treasure and to sell her Land for the maintenance of her Armies by Sea and Land whereby with such small helps as from her Subjects hath been yielded she hath defended and kept safe her Dominions from all such forcible attempts as have been made which
an Act concerning a Lease of great yearly Value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham read prima vice Kirkham and Ambrose Willoughby Esq to be warned to attend the Lords on Munday-morning next at which time it is appointed the said Bill shall be read the second time An Act concerning the draining and recovery from the water certain overflown Grounds in the County of Norfolk An Act for draining of Lands secunda vice lect and referred to the same Committees upon the Bill formerly read of that kind concerning 300000 Acres c. with addition of the Lord St. John and Mr. Atturney to attend appointed to meet c. and such Parties as the same may concern to be warned to attend On Saturday Jan. 14. certain Objections unto a Bill entituled An Act for the increase of People c. were set down in writing by Mr. Atturney-General and brought into the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees and the same sent to the Lower House for their consideration thereof according to a Promise made by their Lordships to the select Committees of the Lower House at the meeting yesterday about the Bill delivered by Mr. Atturney and Dr. Stanhopp Certain Knights and Burgesses of the Lower House were sent to their Lordships to desire a Conference with a competent number of that House concerning the Amendments and Provisoe added to the Bill entituled An Act for erecting of houses of Correction and punishing of Rogues Vagabonds c. whereupon choice was made of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Admiral the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Bishop of Winchester and two Barons being part of the number formerly appointed upon the Bill the two Chief Justices and the Chief Baron Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Atturney-General to attend them and the same presently signified to the same Knights and Burgesses but with this caution That whatsoever had been mended or added by their Lordships could not now be altered by the Orders of the House howbeit to yield the Lower House satisfaction of the reasons that moved their Lordships to make those Amendments they assented to a Conference the meeting appointed to be in the outward Chamber of the Upper House of Parliament on Munday-morning at eight of the clock The Earl of Essex not able to attend for want of health certified by the Lord North. The Bishop of Landaff absent by reason of sickness signified by the Bishop of Chester On Munday Jan. 16. Report was made by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury That upon meeting of such of the Lords of the Higher House as were appointed this day to confer with certain select Knights and Burgesses of the Lower House concerning the Amendments and Provisoes added by their Lordships to a Bill entituled An Act for erecting houses of Correction c. the said Knights and Burgesses do hold themselves satisfied upon the Reasons alleadged by their Lordships in some part of the said Amendments but not in all Kirkham was called into the House before their Lordships and after he had been heard what he was able to say on his own behalf the same Bill was read a second time viz. An Act concerning a Lease of great yearly Value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham and commanded to be ingrossed A Motion made that a Proviso should be added to the Bill concerning the Bishoprick of Norwich which Proviso was presently drawn in the House by Mr. Atturney-General and thereupon read And for the more expedition in the proceeding of the Bill it was thought meet that the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Marshal Lord Admiral Bishop of London Lord Chamberlain and Lord Cobham should confer with a competent number of the Lower House about the said Proviso Whereupon Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Atturney were sent to the Lower House to signifie the same unto them who presently assented to a meeting and made their repair to their Lordships forthwith An Act for enlarging the Statute made for following of Hue and Cry in 27 Reginae in some sort to relieve the Inhabitants of the small hundred of Beyvershe alias Benhurst in cases where they are in no ways voluntarily in default and yet they are or shall be charged by the same Statute and by two ancient Statutes the one made 13 Edw. 1. and the other 28 Edw. 3. for repressing Robberies On Tuesday Jan. 17. a Proviso drawn by Mr. Atturney by commandment of the House to be added to the Bill for establishing of the Bishoprick of Norwich c. was twice read and commanded to be ingrossed and then both the Bill and Proviso read the third time and returned to the Lower House for their consideration on the Proviso An Act for some better staying of Corn within this Land to give liberty to English Subjects sometimes to buy Wheat c. and to sell the same again in the same kind for the better relief of the Common-wealth tertia vice lect and rejected On Wednesday Jan. 18. the Lord Keeper signified to the House That the Parties that followed the Bill for the Hospital of Warwick are not provided of their Counsel learned whereupon the House assigned them a new day viz. Friday morning next An Act for avoiding of bringing of Pins into this Realm made and wrought in forraign parts beyond the Seas secunda vice lect and rejected The Amendments agreed upon by the Committees upon the Bill of Tillage appointed to be brought into the House to morrow-morning by the Lord Chief Justice of England An Act for the better furnishing and supply of able Chyrurgeons in and to the Land and Sea-service for her Majestie and the Realm secuuda vice lect A Bill about Chirurgeons for Sea-service The Lord Buckhurst signified that upon a Letter written unto him by the Lord Marquess of Winchester notifying his present sickness whereby he was not able to give his attendance as yet the said Lord Buckhurst according to the request of the said Lord Marquess having moved her Majesty therein it pleased her Majesty to hold him excused until his recovery and commanded that he should then give his attendance On Thursday Jan. 19. Answer was returned in writing from the Lower House and delivered by certain Knights and Burgesses sent for that purpose unto the Objections taken by their Lordships to some points of the Bill intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and defence of the Realm which Objections were formerly delivered unto them in writing upon their request made to their Lordships Certain selected persons of the Lower House viz. Sir William Knolles and Sir Edward Hobby Kts with divers others coming from the said Lower House delivered a Message Complaint of the Commons of an Innovation by their Lordships signifying that the Knights and Burgesses desired to receive satisfaction from their Lordships concerning an Innovation as the said Knights and Burgesses supposed very lately begun in the Upper House
in delivering an Answer from the Lords by the mouth of the Lord Keeper in other form and manner than as was pretended by the Knights and Burgesses in former times used as they did interpret it to the prejudice and derogation of the Liberty of the Lower House For whereas on the 14th instant Sir Walter Rawleigh Kt. with divers others of the Lower House were sent to the Lords to deliver a certain Message to this House after consultation had thereupon by the Lords and after signification thereof given to the said Sir Walter Rawleigh and the rest staying in the outward room for answer that they might come in and receive the same it was thought meet that the Lord Keeper should deliver the said Answer sitting in his place and every of the Lords keeping their places and not going out to the Bar as the use and form is when the Lords receive either Bills or Message from the Lower House and as the Lords had done once or twice before by errour or not attending the Formality and Order of the House in that point This was the Exception taken by the Message delivered this day from the Knights and Burgesses of the Lower House wherein they desired to receive satisfaction Upon which Message the Lords having consulted and delivered their Opinions touching that Order and Custome of the House as it had been observed and particularly noted by some of them that were the most antient and of longest continuance in Parliament and especially by the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the most antient Parliament man of any that are at this present either of the Upper or the Lower House and likewise by the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury and by the Lord Admiral the Lord North the Lord Buckhurst and others that had been present at many Parliaments It was resolved The resolution of the Lords upon the Complaint That the Order and Usage of this House was and is that when any Bills or Messages be brought from the Lower House to be preferred to the Upper House the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords are to rise from their places and to go down to the Bar there to meet such as come from the Lower House and from them to receive in that place their Messages or Bills But contrary wise when any Answer is to be delivered by the Lord Keeper in the name and behalf of this House to such Knights and Burgesses as came from the Lower House the said Knights and Burgesses are to receive the same standing towards the lower end of the House without the Bar. And the Lord Keeper is to deliver the same sitting in his place with his head covered and all the Lords keeping their places and that whensoever it had been done otherwise the same was by errour or mistaking and therefore not to be drawn into an Example or President as it was acknowledged by the Lord Keeper this day and the rest of the Lords that the going of the said Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords from their places unto the Bar some few days before once or twice to give answer to some of the Lower House whereof the Lower House seemed to take some advantage was onely by miscognizance or rather for want of due remembrance at the present of the Order and Custome of this House whereunto their Lordships having regard rather to the dispatch of matters of importance in the House than to Formalities were not greatly intentive This to have been the ancient usage of the House and that the same ought still to be was concluded by common and general consent of the Lords both upon particular remembrance and observations of the like course and Order holden afore-time by other Lords that held the place in the House of Lord-Chancellor and Lord Keeper and also by divers reasons urged and alleadged to prove and shew that the said Order doth best stand with the dignity and gravity of the House and with the conveniency and aptness for dispatch of Affairs appertaining to the Parliament and that the contrary course is both indecent and inconvenient This being so resolved and concluded The Lords send to the Commons to come up and know their Resolutions it was agreed that Mr. Atturney-General and Mr. Serjeant Drewe should go down to the Lower House and signifie from the Lords to the Knights and Burgesses That if they would send any of that House up to the Lords to receive Answer unto their aforesaid Demand Answer should be given them Whereunto the said Knights and Burgesses returned signification of their Assent by the said Mr. Atturney-General and Mr. Serjeant Drewe And within a very little time after sent up accordingly the said persons and divers of them who before had been sent to demand satisfaction but being come into the House and having placed themselves at the lower end of the room as at other times they accustomed expecting that the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords would come from their places and meet them at the Bar to deliver them Answer When the Lord Keeper moved them to come nearer to receive Answer 39 Eliz. and when they perceived the Lords were resolved not to come from their places to the Bar they protested by the mouth of Sir William Knolls The Commons protest that they had no Commission to receive Answer in that Form and so refusing to receive any Answer departed The Question and Difference thus remaining betwixt the Houses it was afterwards upon a motion sent from the Lords to the Lower House agreed on both parts The Question continuing the Lords desire a Conference that a Conference should be had and that the aforesaid selected persons of the House or so many of them as shall be needful should meet with divers of the Lords of the Upper House being nominated by the House for that purpose in the outward great Chamber before the Chamber of Parliament-presence to debate the matter and bring it to a conclusion Which Meeting and Conference being assented unto and afterwards accordingly there performed on the 19 of Jannuary and the Question debated and the reason and observation of former times for the aforesaid Order and Custom of the House being alleadged by the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Lord Admiral the Lord North and the Lord Buckhurst that had been present in many Parliaments and especially by the Lord Treasurer the most antient Parliament-man it was found and resolved that the Order and Custom of the House was as is before written viz. where the Dispute is determined That when any Bills or Messages are brought from the Lower House to be presented to the Upper House the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords are to rise from their places and to go down to the Bar there to meet such as come from the Lower House and from them to receive in that place their Messages or Bills But contrarywise when any Answer is to be delivered
before the Lords in the House on Saturday next by nine of the clock in the morning On Saturday Nov. 21. to which day the Parliament had been last continued three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for assurance of Lands was read tertia vice Upon the reading of which Bill sundry Objections were made against some points of the same by the Lord Bishop of London and divers other Lords insomuch that the House was divided Whether it should be put to the question for the passing thereof or no many of the Lords affecting well the said Bill and wishing that any defect therein might rather be reformed than by the Question to put it to the hazard to be rejected Upon which it was thought meet to propound another Question viz. Whether the said Bill having been referred to Committees at the second reading and by them returned with some Amendments and thereupon appointed to be ingrossed may now after the ingrossing thereof and third reading be committed again or no Which being accordingly put to the question and the number both of the affirmative part and negative part falling out to be equal upon the accompting of them by the Lord Bishop of London and by Lord Grey 〈…〉 appointed by the Lords for that purpose it was adjâ—â—â—â—d that the Voices of the negative part which were against the 〈◊〉 committing of the Bill should prevail following therein the usual rule of Law whereof the Lord Keeper made mention that where the numbers of the affirmative and negative are equal Smper presumetur pro negante and after that the Bill it self being put to the question Whether it should pass or no was by the major part denied and refused Excuses were made for the absence of divers Lords by reason of sickness or other reasonable occasions The Marquiss of Winchester the Earl of Nottingham and the Earl of Hertford signified by some of their Servants to the Lord Keeper the Earl of Cumberland and the Lord Scroope signified by the Lord Wharton the Lord Rich by the Lord Zouche the Lord Mordant by the Lord Sturton the Lord Bishop of Coventry by the Bishop of Meneven and the Bishop of Chester by the Bishop of Bangor A Motion was made by the Lord Keeper and approved of by the Lords That the ancient course of the house may be observed hereafter in certifying the Excuses of such Lords as should happen to be absent from the House upon reasonable occasions which ought to be done by one of the Peers and not by other information Thomas Crompton Henry Best and Francis Jackson made their appearance in the House and being demanded whether the Bill concerning Eye and Dunsden might lawfully pass without their prejudice they answered That it might so do and they could take now exceptions to it On Munday Nov. 23. to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for reuniting Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Suning was read tertia vice and so sent down to the House of Commons by Dr. Stanhopp and Mr. Hone. The Bill to avoid divers Misdemeanours in lewd and idle persons was read secunda vice The Bill for confirmation of Grants made to the Queen and of Letters-Patents made by her Highness to others was read secunda vice and committed to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and others who were appointed to meet at the great Council-chamber and the Bill was delivered to the Archbishop The Bill for increase of Horses of service within this Realm was read secunda vice and committed to the Earl of Nottingham and others and the Bill was delivered unto him being the first of the Committees The meeting of the Committees for the suppressing of the multitude of Ale-houses and for avoiding of unnecessary delays of Exeutions upon Judgments for Debt was upon a Motion of the Lord Treasurer appointed to be upon Thursday next at the little chamber neer the Parliament-presence before the House sit for that the Committees could not conveniently meet at the times formerly appointed for the same The Under-Sheriff of the County of Surrey that arrested William Hogan was brought into the House to answer for the same The Vnder-Sheriff sent to the Fleet for arresting Hogan and by Order of the House committed to the Prison of the Fleet. On Tuesday Nov. 24. to which day this Parliament had been last continued three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the establishing of the remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Ketleby Esq upon Francis Ketleby was read secunda vice and committed unto the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Lincoln the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Bishop of Worcester the Lord Cobham the Lord Chandois and the Lord Howard of Walden and the Bill was delivered to the said Lord Howard who with the rest were appointed to meet on Saturday next in the afternoon at the Chamber of the Parliament-presence This day the wife of Andrew Ketleby made her appearance in the House on the behalf of her husband and her self excusing his not coming by reason of his great age and infirmities and withal prayed their Counsel learned might be heard whereupon it was ordered That both their Counsel and the Counsel of Francis Ketleby should be heard upon Thursday next in the morning On Thursday Nov. 26. to which day the Parliament had been last continued one Bill being for the more peaceable government of the Parties of Cumberland Northumberland and Westmoreland and Bishoprick of Durham was read the second time and committed but in respect the manner of committing Bills all this Parliament was the same and that the Judges and her Majesties learned Counsel were appointed always to attend the Lords Committees and never made joynt Committees with them therefore the names of the said Committees are for the most part omitted as a thing not worth the observation It was ordered by the House upon the humble Petition of William Hone Under-Sheriff of the County of Surrey That he should be set at liberty out of the Fleet whither he had been committed for arresting one William Hogan her Majesties servant The Counsel learned of Andrew Ketleby Esq and Francis Ketleby were heard in the House and thereupon the Committees of the said Bill were appointed to meet on Saturday in the afternoon at the Chamber of Parliament-presence and the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Grey and the Lord Windsor were added to the said Committees and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas to attend them with the others formerly appointed And the Bill was delivered to the Lord Howard of Walden Dominus Custos Magnis Sigilli continuavit c. On Tuesday Decem. 1. Decemb. 1. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second was the Bill for confirmation of the last Will and Testament of George Lord Cobham deceased On Wednesday Decemb. 2. three Bills had each of them one reading Bill to avoid
this House much more from the general State My Meaning was mistaken and my Words misconstrued yet both in Substance agreeing with Mr. Speaker Sir Edward Stanhop said I think in the Bill for Ale it were very fit that Power were given to Lords in Leets to take the like Penalty and to inquire thereof there And withal that they keep not Victualling nor sell Ale any longer An Act for Redress of certain Abuses used in Painting which when it was offered by the Clerk to be read he being asked by Sir Edward Hobby sitting by him What Bill it was he answered A Bill of no great Moment Nota The same was for the City of London only or for a certain Compass of Miles about it Sir Francis Hastings exhibited a Bill against Blasphemous Swearing At the Committee holden the said Fifth Day of November there were these Precedents shewed Precedents That 〈…〉 of Parliament the 〈◊〉 for New Elections must go from the Speaker to prove That Warrants ought to go from the Speaker in case of Election of Knights and Burgesses in time of Parliament viz. First The Fourth of December 1584. 27. Reginae Valentine Dale Master of the Requests was returned Burgess for Chichester and also for Hydon but he chose Chichester and John Puckering Speaker directed his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to send a Writ to make a New Election in Henden which bare Date the Tenth of December six Dayes after 27 Eliz. Secondly Nota. The Twenty-First of December 1584. The Writ bearing Test the Thirteenth of February for the same Matter In which the Style of the House is The Knights Barons Citizens and Burgesses Quod nota Thirdly The Nineteenth of February 1584. when Parry being Burgess of Queenborough in Kent was attainted for Treason a Warrant was directed to the Clerk of the Crown directing to make a Writ dated the Nineteenth of February afore-said In which Warrant under the Speaker's own Hand was inserted a Reason to this Effect viz. Because the said Parry is disabled by reasen of his Attainder Fourthly The Thirtieth of November 1584. Thomas Bodithe was elected Burgess of Portsmouth and also Baron of one of the Cinque-Ports viz. Hithe but he took Portsmouth and refused the other A Warrant was directed as above-said but no Test of the Writ was there Fifthly The Twenty-Eighth of January 1584. Alexander Pymm Esquire was chosen Burgess of Taunton Being Deceased a new Warrant was directed from the Speaker to the Clerk of the Crown and the Writ bare Test the Thirtieth of January Sixthly The Third of December 1584. John Puckering being Speaker was chosen Burgess for Bedford and for Carmarden who chose Bedford And a VVarrant was directed to the Clerk of the Crown from the Speaker to make a New Writ which bare Date the Fourth of December Anno 27. Eliz. All which VVrits were signed by the Speaker John Puckering For the Matter between Dr. Aubery Doctor of the Civil-Law and Mr. William Delabar Barrister at Common-Law touching the Burgeship of Cardigan in Wales the Case stood thus Cardigan being by antient Precedents ever since 1. Eliz. a Burgess-Town and ever the Return of the Indenture hath been for Cardigan only Now this Parliament the Sheriff of the Shire favouring a Town called Aberistowe after he received the Parliament-Writ sent his VVarrant to the Bayliffs of Aberistone to chuse a Burgess c. who chose for their Burgess Dr. Aubery and returned him Burgess of Cardigan and Aberistowe and shewed in the Indenture the Election to be made by both Towns and the Indenture was signed with the Sheriff's Hand On the other side the Bayliffs of Cardigan understanding the VVrit to be come to the Sheriff took notice thereof and without VVarrant from the Sheriff made an Indenture and Election of William Delabar and sent the same in a Letter unto him Mr. Delabar sought the Sheriff and his Deputy in London to deliver the Indenture of Cardigan but not finding him delivered the same to the Clerk of the Crown paid his Fees was Sworn and admitted into the House till this present Day Now at this Committee of Privileges Dr. Aubery came to complain The Committees found upon Examination of the Matter that the County-Court was kept at Aberistowe at Cardigan Alternis vicibus and that the County-Court was to be kept at this time at Aberistowe So when they went to Conference both Aubery and Delabar were desired to depart forth And upon Consultation these Questions arose First VVhether the House have Power to Fine the Sheriff because according to the Statute he sent not his VVarrant to Cardigan Next If he be punishable by the Penalty of the Statute Also If he have pursued his Authority in making an Election in Aberistowe VVhich were left with divers other Doubts to the Discussing of the House and to the Report of Sir Edward Hobby or Mr. Solicitor Also in the 23 Reginae a VVarrant directed to the Town of Hull from the Speaker Popham now Lord Chief Justice then Speaker Sir Edward Hobby at this Committee A Saying of Sir Edward Hobby said by Aubery and Delabar being the one Civilian the other a Common Lawyer That he might say of them as the Duke of Millan said of the Thief It 's no matter whether goes first the Hang-man or the Thief The Town of Harwich in Essex and New-Town in the County of Southampton returned Burgesses this Parliament which never did before On Friday Novemb 6. An Act for the Uniting Consolidation of certain small Churches in Exeter into one Parish Church An Act for the better setting of Watches in the Night Bill for Setting of Watchmen for the Apprehending of suspected Persons was Read To which Act Sir George More spake and said Mr. Speaker I am still of Opinion That it is good to have trial of Laws before we make them perpetual for those that be Night-walkers offend God do the Common-wealth no good and sin in both In my Opinion therefore it were good to limit the continuance of this Law and that the Defects therein may be the better Examined that it be Committed An Act to prevent and avoid divers lewd Misdemeanors in Base and Idle persons Doct. James a Civilian being a Committee brought in the Act against Drunkards and common haunters of Taverns and Ale-houses An Act for the Inhabitants of Rapesdale in the County of Lancaster touching the Buying of Wools. An Act for the better keeping of the Sabbath-day called Sunday was Read A Bill to avoid Contracts on the Sunday in which Act there was a Proviso That all Contracts made on the Sunday in Fairs or Markets should be utterly Voyd and the Goods so Contracted for Forfeited to the Queens Use Mr. Glascock of Grayes-Inn stood up and spake to this Bill and said Mr. Speaker I would willingly put one Case to the House Mr. Glascockk puts a Pleasant Case To know whether it be their minds If a Man take a Wife on a
of the Chancery Sir Francis Hastings said Sir Francis Hastings By the Leave of your Honourable Favours I will shew you that I my self was yesterday with the Lord Keeper and how honourably I heard him speak of this House That he desireth no more than to shew the Love and Duty he beareth to this House as also that himself would be our immediate Officer and would be willing and glad to receive a Warrant from us so it might be directed to him for his Discharge be it in what Terms soever we pleased And he said he doubted not but if this Honourable House knew so much they would rather choose him than any other Minister Thus much I thought fit to certify this House of which being spoken in private unto me I now deliver in publick unto you For my own Advice I think nothing can be more Honourable to this House than to have a person of so great Estate to whom we may direct our Warrant as our Minister Mr. Francis Bacon said Mr. Bacon It is far more Honourable for this House in my Opinion when our Warrant shall move the Principal Member of Justice than when it shall command a base petty or inferiour Servant to the Clerk of the Crown or the Clerk of the Petty-Bag It will be said our Warrant emanuit improvide when we shall direct our Warrant to these base Officers when we may move the great Seal of England by it even as soon as either Petty-Bag or Petty Officer Mr. Speaker said Mr. Speaker I was ever Zealous and Jealous of the Privileges and Orders of this House I was commanded by you to send forth a Warrant for the Election of a Knight and Burgesse I found a Resolution and judgment Agreed and Resolved That during the time of the Sitting of this House the Speaker for any new Election is to make a Warrant directed to the Clerk of the Crown so that in my doing thereof I hope I have done rightly Mr. Secretary Cecil said 〈…〉 I shall move unto you a Conclusion which will end this Controversy and in the mean time be a Saving unto all persons I mean not to second my former Errour for which I was excepted to That is that Mr. Speaker or any Member of this House should attend my Lord Keeper but that four of this House might be Assigned to go unto my Lord Keeper to know the cause of the Stay as also his Lordship's request unto this House And that other six may be Assigned to call before them the Clerk of the Crown the Clerk of the Petty-bag and the Clerk of this House with their Precedents and Books to see to whom this Warrant hath in former times been directed and whether the Privileges in former times have daunced a Pavan too and Pro and according to the time have been altered This to be done this afternoon and to certify the House to morrow And then We to make a Determinate Resolution To which all said It was a good Motion Mr. Holteroft a Knight for Cheshire said May it please you Mr. Speaker the county-County-day for Denbyshire is on Thursday next and therefore there had need be speed made or else there can be no Election this Parliament Mr. Speaker said Will 't please you to name the six Committees So the House Named Sir Edward Hobby Serjeant Harris Sir Francis Hastings and three others Mr. Speaker also said Will 't please you to Nominate the four to go to the Lord Keeper So the House 〈◊〉 Mr. Seceretary Hubbart Sir Edward Stafford Sir Edward Stanhop and Mr. Fulk Grevil On Saturday Novemb. 14. The Bill for the Confirmation of the Sale of Lands made by Leaes Lord Mordant Deceased The Bill for Amending the Statute made 8 Reginae concerning the making of Hats A Bill to enable Sir Edward Markham Knight to sell Lands was Read and committed The Committee to meet on Friday in the afternoon in the Court of Wards The Bill for the Repealing of certain Statutes for the Reforming of certain Abuses in Cloathing in the County of Somerset Mr. Johnson said Mr. Johnson informed that he is Subâ—…d Mr. Speaker I being a Member of this House I thought it my Duty to Inform you That my self and divers others are served with Subpanas I do not this either that I am loath to answer or desire to delay Justice but to Inform the House thereof by Peradventure it might be a Precedent or some prejudice to the Priviledge of this House Here is one which is now delivered into my Hand The House Cryed Read it So the Clerk Read it Edvardo Mountague Jacobo Harrington c. indorsatur Stephanus Riddlesden sequitur hoc Another was read Michaëli Hicks Thomae Lowe in Cancellaria Another Henrico Jackman Jeronimo Horsey in Scaccaria ad sectam Thomae Cornwallis Armigeri per Billam Anglicanam Another Michaëli Same 's Riccardo Same 's in Banco Reginae ad Testificandum inter Reginam Johannem Stray After the Reading of which he certified the House thus much That the Informer came to his Lodging this Morning as he was coming out of the Doors and asked for him he told him He was the Man Then quoth the Informer the Queen Greets you well What 's this quoth I A Subpoena quoth the Informer and I charge you to appear upon it according to the Contents Then I told him I was of this House and could not Attend He answered me again There it is I care not look you to it at your Peril Mr. David Waterhouse stood up and shewed David Waterhouse shews Reasons for the Allowing it That the Subpoena came out of his Office and further shewed The Necessity of Obeying it For that a Cause for want of a Witness might be lost And therefore if the Hearing be appointed at a Day certain the Client might peradventure be undone if he should not have this Subpoena ad Testificandum in due time both served and appeared unto Sir Edward Hobby alledged divers Precedents in this Point Sir Edward Hobby shews Precedents against it as the 10th of February 27 Reginae Mr. Kerle served one Roger Stepney with a Subpoena into the Star-Chamber for which he was adjudged to the Serjeant at Arms Keeping for Six Dayes and to pay Five Marks Charges And the 25th of March 27 Reginae Mr. Crook served a Member of this House with a Subpoena into the Chancery and for so doing was adjudged to give a Copy of the Bill and Twenty Shillings for Charges and was committed to the Serjeant's Keeping Mr. Wiseman said Seconded by Mr. Wiseman against it That notwithstanding the Allegation and Excuse of the Gentleman that spake in Favour of the Subpoena ad Testificandum I think it deserveth no more Favour than the other For if the Necessity of the Cause were such that he must needs be served and spared out of this House the Party ought to ask Leave of the House or at least of
Parts of it may be Amended to every ones Satisfaction Mr. Lock said Mr. Lock seconds him Mr. Speaker I think bare Silence is not an Exoneration of a Man's Conscience The Similitude of Offices and Benefices made by the Doctor doth not hold under Favour For Non est incipiendum cum Laicis sed incipiendum a domo Dei Therefore if They begin first We shall follow in avoiding of Pluralities Dr. James said Dr. James against it That it had been said That Pluralities were the Cause of bringing in Corruption into the Church But for that under Favour said he I think the contrary because Corruption is commonly where Poverty is But if Competent Living be given to the Minister I see no Reason why Just Men should judge that to be Corruption Secondly It was said That it would be a Means that Preaching would be more frequent For that I answer That if Hope of Competent Living be taken away it will be a means to make the best Wits resuse the Study of Divinity And therefore an Historian said well Sublatis pramiis corruunt Artes. Consider besides That in England there are not above Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and odd Parish-Churches Six Hundred of which do but afford Competent Living for a Minister What then shall become of the Multitude of our Learned Men They have no other Preferments unless it be to get some Deanary Prebendary or such like which is no easie matter to do they being so few especially in this catching Age. To give the best Scholar but as great a Proportion as the Meanest Artizan or to give all alike there is no Equality For Inaequalibus aequalia dare absurdum And this will breed Poverty in the greatest Learned which is the Mother of Contempt A Thing both Dangerous and Odious unto Divinity This must needs make Preachers preach placentia which is a Thing abhorred even of God Himself A Preacher which is no Ordinary Person ought to have an Extraordinary Reward For the Canon saith He must be Ad minimum Artium Magister aut Publicus aut idoneus verbi Divini Concionator Mr. David Walterhouse said Mr. Speaker Because Mr. Walterhouse for the Bill my self am an Officer I mean only to speak to the Doctor 's Similitude of Pluralities of Offices By the Common-Law an Officer shall forfeit his Office for Non-Attendance So for a Benefice the Incumbent shall also forfeit But after the Statute came which made this Toleration upon Eighty Dayes Absence So that now if we set this Statute at liberty again this shall be no Innovation in us but a Renovation of the Common-Law I will end only with this Caution to the House That commonly the most Ignorant Divines of this Land are double Beneficed Serjeant Harries said Serj. Harries gives the House a Caution not to meddle in it We seem to Defend the Privileges and Customs of the House But if we proceed to determine of this Bill Mr. Speaker we shall not only infringe a Custom which we have ever observed viz. To medle with no Matter which toucheth Her Majesty's Prerogative but also procure Her great Displeasure Admit we should determine this Matter yet Her Majesty may grant Toleration Non Obstante And Mr Speaker the Last Parliament may be a Warning unto us when the like Bill was by us Preferred and the same not only Rejected but also Her Majesty commanded the Lord-Keeper to tell us That She hoped hereafter we would not meddle in Cases of this Nature so nearly touthing Her Prerogative Mr. Martin said I agree with him who said Mr. Martin Learning should have her Reward But I say more Our Souls should have their Spiritual Food And I do wish that Divines may have Promotion not only with good Convenience but also with good Abundance Though I be Zealous yet I hope to Refrain and Restrain my self from that Heat which the Heat of my Zeal and Love of my Country drave me into very lately for which I do not only acknowledge my self Guilty in your Censures but also crave Pardon of every particular Member of this House that heard me But most especially of him I offended So he spake to the Bill Vide His Words spoken in Heat to the Bill of Exeter Novemb. 10. After him an Old Doctor of the Civil-Law spake but because he spake too Long and too Low the House Hawked and Spit An old Doctor speaks so Low and so Long the House Hawk and Spit to make him end Sir Francis Hastings dislikes their Noise and moves against it He speaks to the Bill to make him make an End Which Speech finished Sir Francis Hastings stood up and said My Masters I utterly mislike this strange kind of Course in the House It is the Antient Usage that every Man here should speak his Conscience and that both Freely and with Attention Yea though he speaks never so Absurdly I beseech you therefore that this Way may be amended and this Troubling of any Man in his Speech no more used But to the Matter Mr. Speaker I protest that which I shall Speak I will Utter unto you All out of the Conscience of a Christian Loyalty of a Subject and Heart of an English-Man I know that Distributio Parochiarum est ex Jure Humano non Divino But he that said so must give me Leave to tell him That Distributio verbi Divini est ex Jure Divino Humano If then by the Distributing and Severing of Benefices to divers Learned Men the Word may be the better Distributed and Preached as God be thanked it hath been these Forty Three Years under Her Majesty's happy Government the Period of whose Dayes I beseech the Almighty may be Prolonged I see no reason why we should doubt of the Goodness of this Bill or make any question of the Committing thereof Mr. Roger Owen said Mr. Owen after particular Answers to divers particular Objections made by the Doctors That a Statute was but Privato Communis Juris and this Act will be made no Innovation because it Repeals only the Proviso and not the Body And whereas it was said by a Doctor That Honos alit Artes and much more to that Purpose And If you take away the Honour and Reward then you take away the Study it self For Answer thereunto I say under Favour Mr. Speaker This Statute takes away no Benefices from the Clergy but only better orders the Distribution of Benefices amongst the Clergy For that another Doctor alledged a Canon confirmed under the Great Seal of England I say under Favour That They of the Clergy not We of the Laiety are bound thereby for they are as they were by-Laws unto Them but not unto Us. Then the Speaker stood up The Bill Committed and put it to the Question for Commitment and it was Committed He also asked the House If they pleased to Sit to Morrow being the Queens Holy-day To which after a little Speech it was agreed They should Sit
therefore fit That the Bill be Committed And so it was Mr. Francis Bacon brought in the Bill touching the Exchequer Mr. Fr. Bacon's Bill touching orders in the Exchequer now thus Intituled An Act for the better observation of certain Orders set down and Established in the Exchequer under her Majesties Privy Seal At which time he said Mr. Speaker His Speech concerning it This Bill hath been deliberately and judicially considered of by the Committees before whom Mr. Osbourn came who I assure you so discreetly Demeaned himself and so submissively referred the state of his whole Office to the Committees and so well Answered in his own Defence that they would not Ransack the heaps or sound the bottom of former Offences but only have taken away something that was superfluous and needless to the Subject Though the Committee have reformed some part yet they have not Eyed so nearly every particular as if they would pare to the quick an Office of her Majesties Gift and Patronage This Bill is both Publick and Private Publick because it is to do Good to the Subject and Private because it doth no Injustice unto the particular Officer The Committees herein have not taxed the Officer by way of Imputation but removed a Tax by way of Imposition I will not tell you what we have taken away either in quo titulo or Checquer-Language but according to the Poet who saith Mitte id quod Scio dic quod rogo I will omit that which you have known and tell you that you know not and are to know and that in familiar Terms And so he told the Substance of the Bill We found her Majesty whose Eyes are the Candles of our good Days had made him an Officer by Patent in which that he might have Right Her Majesties Learned Council were there in Sentinel to see that Her Majesties Right might not be suppressed If my Memory hath failed me in the delivery of the Truth of our Proceedings and the Committee's determination I desire those that were there present to help and assist me Here is the Bill So he called aloud to the Serjeant of the House and delivered him the Bill to be delivered to the Speaker A Bill to prevent divers Misdemeanors in idle and lewd Persons A Bill against Idle and lewd persons being Ingrossed it was put to the Question and Passed Mr. Dyott of the Middle Temple said Mr. Speaker There be many Commodities in this Realm which being publick for the benefit of every particular Subject Mr. Dyott moves against Patentees are Monopolized by Patent from her Majesty only for the Good and private Gain of one man To remedy the Abuses of those kind of Patents which are granted for a good Intent by her Majesty I am Mr. Speaker to Offer to the Consideration of your self and this House An Act against Patents purporting particular Power to be given to sundry Patentees it hath a very long Title Mr. Laurence Hide Mr. Lau. Hide moves against them too of the Middle Temple said I would only Mr. Speaker move you to have an Act Read containing but Twelve Lines It is an Exposition of the Common-Law touching these kinds of Patents commonly called Monopolies A Bill for the better Observation of the Sabbath Bill penal for Observing the Sabbath which is framed upon the Act of 1 Eliz. the which requires an Indictment before the One Shilling can be taken or levied for not coming to Church which Circuit taketh away was Read and so committed after much Dispute for the House generally disliked the course of the Bill for by that every Husband must pay One Shilling for the Wives absence and every Master One Shilling for his Servant's absence c. Mr. Dyott stood up and said Mr. Dyot shews the inconveniency in the penalty Every Man can tame a Shrew but he that hath her perhaps she will not come and for her willfulness no reason the Husband should be Punished So Mr. Downold going to speak about it is interrupted by the Speaker as they were naming Committees Mr. Downold the Lord-Keeper's Secretary stood up and desired That the Bill Mr. Hide called for might be Read and was saying somewhat more But Mr. Speaker interrupted him and said I pray you let us name Committees and then you may Spake And so they went to Naming of Committees And Mr. Secretary Cecil a little while after Who rises from the chair and would not hear him spake something in Mr. Speaker's Ear. But so soon as time and place of Commitment was named the Speaker rose without further Hearing of Mr. Downold which he took in great disgrace At which he threatens him and told him He would complain of him the next Sitting to which the Speaker Answered not one word but looked earnestly on him and so the Press of People parted them On Thursday But the Speaker reply'd not a word Novemb. 19. An Act For the Confirmation of the Authority of the Mayor of London in Saint Katharines A Bill for the discovery of the Stealers of Cattle A Bill Limiting what Persons shall Die or retail Woollen-Cloth A Bill against Gavel-kind-Land in Kent A Bill for the Explanation of the Statutes of 13. and 18. Eliz. against Bonds Courts or Leases of Ecclesiastical Livings A Bill for Explanation of a Statute of 32. Hen. 8. of Limitation of prescription Read the first time A Bill against Blasphemous Swearing A Bill for Explanation of the Common-Law in certain cases of Letters-Patents brought in by Mr. Hide A Bill for the Denization of certain Persons viz. of Joseph Lupo one of the Queen's Physitians Thomas Moxon Richard Bye Son of William Bye and Margery his Wife and Mary Questor A Bill for the Enabling of Edward Nevil of Burling in the County of Kent Esq and Sir Henry Nevil his Son and Heir apparent to sell certain Coppy-hold Lands Read and Committed And Tuesday in the Afternoon is the time appointed for them to meet in the Court of Wards and all the Queens Councell and Councel on both sides are to attend for that the Queen is in Remainder And Sir Edward Hobby certified the House That to his knowledge the Queen was well pleased with this Bill There were returned Burgesses for Newton in Lancashire one Mr. Langton of Lancashire and one Mr. Richard Ashton who was present in the House but the said Baron though he were returned he was not yet come to Town by reason he fell Sick by the way as Mr. Ashton informed the House But he sent up his Solicitor hither to follow his Causes in Law and to pay a certain Debt of his to Mr. John Lacy of Cheapside Now Mr. Ashton informed the House A Complaint of an Arrest of a Solicitor belonging to a Member that was not yet Sworn That this Solicitor was Arrested on Sunday Night last in Grays-Inn-Lane by a Bill of Middlesex at the Suit of one William Musket a Taylor and carried Prisoner
to Newgate And there after a discharge gotten because he said he was a Servant to a Parliament Man he was no sooner discharged but he was strait again Arrested and carried to the Compter and there laid all Night until he sent to the Serjeant at Armes who fetched him out and kept him in his Custody And now this Day at the Bar he desired the privilege of the House he being a special Servant to a Member thereof Mr. Moore makes a Doubt Whether he could have Privilege so after he was removed out Mr. Francis Moore said I think it will grow a Question Whether he shall have privilege in that his Master is not Sworn nor here Nota Mr. Browne pleads he had as all others Fourteen days before the Meeting or Swearing of the House Where Note The Members then claimed but Fourteen Days before a Session which is now reck'ned Forty Dayes Mr. Brown said Every Parliament-Man hath privilege for himself and Servants Fourteen Days before the Parliament and this is before he is returned or Sworn much more ought we to give privilege in this Case Then was Musket that procured the Arrest brought in and being demanded the Reason How he durst meddle with any Mans Servant of the House he Answered That the said Soliciter being demanded whether he Served any Parliament-Man He Answered No. Which indeed afterwards proved untrue when they were brought Face to Face Then the Serjeant was brought in who said He was put to his Choice Whether he would tarry still at Newgate or go to the Compter Being further asked Whether he could say any more in his own Excuse He said No. So the Solicitor was brought in who justified that he was first Arrested and after Discharged and then the second time Arrested as aforesaid So they were both removed out of the House Sir Edward Hobby took hold of the Speech made by the Serjeant of his Choice to stay in Newgate or to go to the Compter as also that he was doubly Arrested and paid double Fees So after Consultation had it was put to the Question and agreed by the House That they both should pay the Solicitors Cost and Damages and be imprisoned three days in the Serjeants Custody And each of them both Musket and the Serjeant to Pay the Serjeant Attending this House his Fees and the Solicitor to Pay none and so to be Discharged A Bill for Confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters-Patents made by her Majesty to others being Ingrossed was Read the Third time and without Speech or denyal Passed only Mr. â—ale of the Temple said No. Mr. Secretary Herbert said Secretary Herbert's Report from the Lord-Keeper According to Your Commandment Sir Edward Stafford and my self went to my Lord Keeper and delivered unto him That Notwithstanding some Allegations which were Alleadged on the behalf of his Lordship concerning our Resolutions about the Warrants which upon mature Deliberation we found by Precedents That they ought to go and be directed to the Clerk of the Crown His Lordship after a small Pause The Keeper's Reply to him c. Answered That he now Considered the Weightiness of divers Businesses that were now in hand The Consultation which we were likely presently to have touching the Bill of Subsidy That the Enemy the Spaniard was Landed in Ireland and the business of those Affairs of great Imports as also his own Business in the Upper-House and the short end which was like to be of this Parliament And therefore he would now not stand to make Contention or shew his further Reasons but prayed us to certify you all That he would be most ready and willing to perform the desire of this House The Bill of Petty-Theft and Patents aforesaid were sent up to the Lords by Sir John Fortescue and Mr. Secretary Hubbart The House called upon Mr. Secretary to go but he desired to be excused because he was troubled with a Cold. A Bill to restrain the Transportation of Money out of the Realm A Bill to prevent Transporting of Bulloin and to Reform certain Abuses in the Exchanges was Read Mr. Fettyplace a Burgess for London spake to this Bill and said Mr. Fettyplace speaks to that Bill It is to be thought that the Netherlander having so much use for Money is the Exporter thereof out of this Realm The French King made it a Law That no man on pain of Death should Export Money thence Germany holdeth the Standard so doth France and so do We. But the Netherlander only doth not and he only thereby gained of all Three There be good Statutes already made to this purpose both in the time of Rich. 2. Hen. 3. Hen. 4. Hen. 5. and Hen. 6. That no Stranger should bring Commodities into this Land but he should bring in so much Money c. He made a very long Speech touching the manner of Trade by Exchange in Merchants Language which I could not well Note So the Bill was committed and the Chequer-Chamber appointed the place and Friday in the afternoon the Time Mr. Henry Mountague shewed That 17. Ed. 4. Mr. Mountague for the Bill such Transportation was made Felony and never since Transportation much heard of till this Queens Days in whose time none of those Laws are in force which if they were revived and set on Foot again I think such kind of Transportation would be less used than it is One of the Burgesses of Yarmouth Moved All Officers of Ports might be certified of such Goods as be Exported and the Skipper bound in Bond to be sent to her Majesties Custom House c. Mr. Davis said Mr. Speaker Mr. Davies about Money and Barture in Trade I hold this Paradox for a true ground of Policy That if there were no Money in the World then this Kingdom were the happiest Nation in the World And the best Age was when there was only bartering of Commodities For one yard of Cloath would be better than three yards of Velvet And an Ounce of Iron for the Use of man better than a Pound of Gold A Bushel of Corn better than ten Bushels of Pepper or other Grain The fundamental Cause of this Bill was That we might not be Cozened of our Moneys who have the best Standard in the World For now the Exchange is Governd by Brokers and as it pleases them the Exchange must Rise and Fall So the Bill was Committed The Bill for Setting of Watches was Read and Committed the Place of meeting appointed the Court of Wards and Tuesday next in the afternoon the Time A Bill for the Relief of Theophilus Adams touching certain obligations reputed to be made void by the Statute of 39 Eliz. intituled An Act c. Some say this Bill was cast out of the House the last Parliament On Fryday Novemb. 20. An Act for the Assurance of the Jointure of Lucy Countess of Bedford A Bill Prohibiting Fairs to be held on Sunday by which
Comptroller and Mr. Secretary That the Gentlemen of the Country should be brought to Kiss Her Hand before they departed The Amendments in the Bill of Painting were Read and Mr. Lythe stood up and said Mr. Speaker We have been troubled with two P P ' s. this Parliament that is The Painters and the Plaisterers Methinks a Third P. would do very well and that is Put it out of Doors Mr. Davies said Let me add the next Letter Q. To end this Controversie I pray let it be put to the Question or else one of his P ' s. that it may be Passed The Bill touching Perjury and Subornation of Perjury was Read and Committed The Place of Meeting to be at the Middle-Temple-Hall and the Time Thursday in the Afternoon On Wednesday Decemb. 2. A Bill for certain Orders amongst Water-men A Bill for Explanation of the Statute 23 Reginae touching Recusants was Read and Committed The Place of Meeting to be in the Court of Wards and the Time to Morrow in the Morning A Bill to prohibit Transportation of Iron-Ordnance beyond Seas A Bill to secure the Patronage of Rotharston to Thomas Venables Esquire Mr. Francis Moore brought in a Bill for Confirmation of a Charter of King Edward the Sixth to the City of London touching St. Bartholomews-Bridewel and St. Thomas Apostles It was put to the Question and after Commitment ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill for the Amending of a Common-Road-Way called Double-Sole-Green between Kentish-Town and the City of London A Bill to Reform the Abuses in Weights and Measures by the Default of the Clerk of the Market and other Officers Read To which A Bill about Weights and Measures Mr. Fretswick speaks to it Mr. Fretswick Knight of Darby-shire spake and said In that I speak being least Worthy I hope it will be deemed to proceed from Affection not Presumption Besides I have learnt it for a Rule in this House It is better to venture Credit than Conscience There are Three things to be consider'd in this Bill The Inconvenience the Necessity of the Remedy and the Conveniency of Punishment For the Inconveniency no Man but knows it who knows the State of his Country In Mine there is nothing more generally complained of than the Inequality of Measures The Rich have two Measures with One he Buyes and Ingrosseth Corn in the Country that 's the Greater With the Other he Retails it at Home to his poor Neighbours that 's the Lesser This is the great and just Complaint of All. So after many other Matters moved upon the Statutes the Bill was Committed The Time of Meeting appointed on Saturday in the Afternoon in this House The Bill for more Diligent Resort to Churches on Sundayes A Bill for more diligent Resort to Church Mr. Owen against it was Read Mr. Roger Owen spake to it and said That he misliked the Bill for Two Respects The One for the Penalty the Other in respect of the Party punishing This is the Justice For the First The Penalty is Twelve Pence It is well known the poorest Recusant in England as well as the Rich ought to pay his Twenty Pounds and for want of Lands and Goods his Body is Lyable And therefore we shall doubly pinch him which is against the Law For the Other Touching the Justice I think it too great a Trouble and they already are loaden with a Number of Penal Statutes yea a whole Alphabet as appears by Hussey in the time of Henry the Seventh And this is so obvious that a Justice of Peace his House will be like a Quarter-Sessions with the Multitude of these Complaints I think also it is an Infringment of Magna Charta for That gives Tryal per Pares but This by Two Witnesses before a Justice of Peace And by this Statute if a Justice of Peace come into the Quarter-Sessions and say It is a good Oath this is as good as an Indictment Therefore for my part away with the Bill Sir Francis Hastings said I never in my Life before Sir Francis Hastings opposes him heard Justices of the Peace Taxed in this Sort For ought I know Justices of Peace are Men of Quality Honesty Experience and Justice I would ask the Gentleman that last spake but Two Questions The First Whether he would have any Penalty at all Inflicted The Second If in the First Statute or in This an easier Way for the Levying of this Twelve Pence can be If he deny the First I know his Scope if the Second no Man but himself will deny it And to speak so in Both is neither Gravely Religiously nor Rightly spoken And therefore for God's the Queen's and the Country's sake I beg the Bill may be Committed Sir Cary Reynolds said Sir Cary Reynolds for the Bill The Sabbath is ordained for Four Causes First To Meditate on the Omnipotency of God Secondly To Assemble our selves together to give God Thanks Thirdly That we might thereby be the better enabled to follow our own Affairs Fourthly That we might Hallow that Day and Sanctifie it King James the Fourth of Scotland in the Year 1512. and King James the Sixth in the Year 1579. or 1597. did Erect and Ratifie a Law That whosoever kept either Fair or Market upon the Sabbath that his Goods should be presently given to the Poor A Man gathering but a few Sticks on that Day was stoned to Death because that was thought to be a Prophanation of the Sabbath In France a Woman refraining to Sanctifie the Sabbath Fire appeared in the Air unto her this moved her not It came the second time unto her House and yet this moved her not It came the third time and devoured all that ever she had but a little Chird in the Cradie But to come nearer our selves In the Year 1583. the House of Paris Garden fell down as they were at the Bear-Baiting Jan. 23. on a Sunday and Four Hundred Persons fore Crushed yet by God's Mercy only Eight were Slain outright I would be a Suitor to the Honourable Persons that sits about the Chair That this Brutish Exercise may be used on some other Day and not the Sabbath which I wish with my Heart may be observed And I doubt not but great Reformation will come if this Bill doth but Pass To the better effecting whereof I humbly pray That if there be Imperfections in it it may be Committed Sir George Moore said 〈…〉 I have read That the Tongue of a Man is so tyed in his Mouth that it will Stir still It is tyed deep in the Stomack with certain Strings which reach to the Heart to this end That what the Heart doth offer the Tongue may utter what the Heart thinketh the Tongue may speak This I know to be true because I find in the Word of Truth Out of the Abundance of the Heart the Mouth speaketh For the Gentleman that inveighs so much against Justices it may proceed out of the Corruption of his Heart However I
mean not to search it or answer him Only I turn him to Solomon and mean to answer him with Silence Without Going to Church or Doing Christians Duties we cannot be Religious and by Religion we learn both our Duties to God and the Queen In doing our Duty to God we shall be the better able to do our Duty to our Prince and the Word biddeth us That we should give unto God that which is due unto God Et Caesari quae sunt Caesaris Amongst many Laws which we have we have none for Constraint of God's Service I say none though one were made primo Reginae because that Law is no Law which takes no Force for Executio Legis vita Legis Then let not us give such Cause of Comfort to our Adversaries that having drawn a Bill in Question for the Service of our God we should stand so much in questioning the same Once a Month coming to Church excuses us from the Danger of the Law but not from the Commandment of God who saith Thou shalt Sanctifie the sabbath-Sabbath-Day that is every Sabbath This Bill ties the Subject to so much and no more which being agreeable to the Law of God and the Rule of Policy I see no Reason we should stand so strictly in giving it a Commitment Mr. Bond said I wish the Sabbath to be Sanctified according to the precise Rule of God's Commandment Mr. Bond against the Bill But I wish that St. Augustine's Rule may be observed in the Manner Non jubendo sed docendo magis monendo quà m minando I like not that such Power should be given to the Justices of Peace for Who almost are not grieved at the Luxuriant Authority of Justices of Peace By the Statute of 1 Ed. 3. they must be good Men and Lawful no Maintainers of Evil but Moderate in Execution of Laws For Magistrates are Men and Men have alwayes attending on them two Ministers Libido Iracundia Men of this Nature do subjugate the Free Subject Clerks can do much Children more and Wives most It is dangerous therefore to give Authority in so dangerous a thing as this which I hold worth your second Thoughts Quae solent esse Prudentiores Her Majesty all the Time of Her Reign hath been Clement Gracious Meek and Merciful yea choosing rather Delinquere I know not how to term it in Lenity but not in Cruelty But by this Statute there is a Constraint to come to Divine Service and for Neglect all must pay Plectentur Achivi The Poor Commonalty whose Strength and Quietness is the Strength and Quietness of us all he only shall be Punished he Vexed For will any think that a Justice of Peace will contest with so good a Man as himself No This Age is too Wise I leave it to this House Whether it stands with Policy when Four Subsidies and Eight Fifteens be now Granted to bring the Poorer Sort into a greater Fear by these and such like Laws Malus Custos Diuturnitatis Metus And in the Gracious Speech which Her Majesty lately deliver'd unto us She used this Phrase That She desired to be beloved of Her Subjects It was a Wise Speech of a Wise Prince for an Historian saith Timor excitat in vindictam Therefore Mr. Speaker I mislike the Bill in that Point touching Justices as also touching Taxation And I will only say thus much with Paphnutius in the Nicene-Council Absit quòd tam grave jugum fratribus nostris imponamus Mr. Comptroller said I am sorry after Forty Three Years under her Majesties happy Government that we should now Dispute or Commit a Bill of this Nature Mr. Comptroller for the Bill And I wonder that any Voice durst be so bold or desperate to cry Away with this Bill The old Statute gives the Penalty this new one onely speedy means to Levie it And I much marvail that Men will or dare accuse Justices of the Peace Ministers to her Majesty without whom the Common-Wealth cannot be If this boldness go on they will accuse Judges and lastly the Seat of Justice it self That all Justices should be thus generally accused this is meer Barbarisme indeed when her Majesty shall have Understanding thereof it will be no Contentment unto her and a Scandal unto us all Mr. Glascock said Mr. Glascock's Apology for having Taxed the Justices of Peace In that I am Taxed to Tax Justices of the Peace I am to pray the House to give me leave to make an Apology for my self Mr. Speaker I will not deny That that I spake Yesterday but upon my Salvation I speak and protest it in mine own Conscience I spake it only of the Inferior sort of Justices Against these I will not speak that I spake last but other matter in other terms they be like the Wise Men of Chaldee that could never give Judgment till they saw the Intrailes of Beasts Our Statutes Penal be like the Beast called _____ Born in the Morning at his full Growth at Noon and Dead at Night So these Statutes are quick in Execution like a Wonder for Nine Days and that 's a Wonder they continue so long soon after they be at the height but by the end of a Year they are carried Dead in a Basket to the Justices House Mr. Speaker said The Speaker Opposes and tells him He must justifie his Calumnies Mr. Glascock you speak from the Matter and Purpose and this you have spoken you must justify Mr. Martin said I am the rather willing to speak in that I would willingly have an end of this Matter Mr. Martin I think we all agree upon the Substance That it is fit the Sabbath should be Sanctified The other Matter which is the Impediment I know it is a Grief but I leave it as Matter more fit to be decided at a Committee than here And therefore for the Honour of the Queen and of Her Government I wish it may be Committed without any further Argument Sir Robert Wroth said I think the Office of a Justice of Peace is too good for him that exclaims against it Sir Robert Wroth would have Glascock brought to answer at the Bar. and I think he will never have the Honour to have it It were good that he named them and that he were enjoyned to tell who they were he spake so meanly of Otherwise Honest Men will be loth to Serve the Queen when they shall be slandered without Proof Which the House is against Therefore I would that he might Answer it at the Bar. And all cryed No No No. Mr. Johnson said Mr. Johnson Seconds Sir Robert Wroth. This Bill is an excellent good Bill And I have observed in all Speeches yet spoken it hath been interlarded with other Matter The Gentleman now protesteth He spake of Basket-Justices I appeal to the whole House whether his Definition was not General viz. A Justice of Peace is a kind of living Creature that for half a Dozen of Chickens will dispense
an Original Writ within the Year and so let it lie dormant After which Motion The Bill passed the House after four Hours Argument and sitting till three quarters of an hour after Twelve was devided The I I I. had 151. Voices and the Noes 102. so the Bill passed by 49. Voices Then the Noes should have fetched the Bill and goe out with it because it was at the passage of the Bill but because the time was past and it was very late and several Committees to sit this afternoon they were dispensed withal On Friday Decemb. 4. A Bill for the Repealing of a Statute made 14. Reginae for the length of Kersies A Bill touching Weights and Measures A Bill for the Confirmation of the Authority of the Mayor Aldermen and Citizens of London touching St. Katharin's Creed-Church London was Committed the place and time appointed for Meeting Doctors Commons on Friday next at two of the Clock in the afternoon A Bill intituled an Act for the Assuring of the Patronage of the Vicarage of Rotherston to Thomas Venables Esquire brought in by Mr. Clayfeild of Grays Inn who shewed That all the Parties were agreed to the Bill and called at the Committee to the Amendments was put to the Question and Ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill for Dreining of certain Grounds in the Fenny Countries after Commitment now brought in by Sir Robert Wroth who certified the House only of one little Amendment and the Omission of a long and Frivulous Proviso was also put to the question and Ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill to prevent Perjury and Subornation of Perjury and unnecessary expences in Suits in Law after commitment yesterday it was brought in by the Collector of this Journal who was Chosen to Report it to the House He shewed That the Committees had only put in the word That and commanded him to offer to the Consideration of the House the substance of the Bill c. and so he Recited it As also that there was Disputed an Exception That no Suits might be removed that were under Forty Shillings but for that perhaps it would be thought to be prejudicial to the Prerogative of the Courts at Westminster the Judges in the upper House would not so willingly assent to the Passage of this Bill Lastly because by long and Antient Custome and Common Law Suits might be Removed c. now being an Innovation and because vve know not how beneficial this Law vvill be therefore it vvas thought by the Committees convenient that it should have a time of Probation untill the end of the next Parliament And so it vvas put to the Question and Ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill for Reformation of Abuses in Sheriffes and other inferior Officers for not Executing Writs and Proclamations was Committed the time and place appointed for Meeting the Midle-Temple-Hall on Monday in the afternoon A Bill for making of Fustians vvithin this Realm and profit to the Common-Wealth by the same vvas Committed and the place and time of Meeting appointed the Exchequer-Chamber on Tuesday in the afternoon A Bill prohibiting Fairs and Markets to be holden on the Sunday vvas Committed to the former Committees for the Sabbath and the time of Meeting to be to morrow Sir Edward Hobby said It pleased the House about the beginning of the Parliament to appoint certain Committees to receive the Complaints and hear Causes touching the Privileges of the House we have met but never above three or four at one time together May it please the House That the Committees Names may be Read and that warning may be given to all to meet to morrow in the afternoon at the Court of Wards there to Debate those matters that shall happen questionable And also I am to move you to take notice of an Information exhibited in the Star-Chamber against a Member of this House which it pleased you to Commit over upon Information thereof to be decided at the Committee And all said I I I. Mr. Phillips said It pleased the House to Commit a Bill for Reformation or Explanation of the Law made 39. Reginae The Committees met and entred into three Considerations First whether the Act of 39. Reginae Intituled An Act to Reform Deceipts and breaches of Trusts touching Lands given to Charitable Uses should stand in force or no as now it is And all generally agreed it should not The Second vvas vvhether Reformation thereof should be by Explanation or Abroation And in the end it was concluded it should be by Abrogation The third was whether it should be Abrogated by the general Repeal of Statutes or that there should be a particular Statute for that purpose And 't was agreed that it should be done by a particular Statute And for that purpose being so Commanded by the Committee I have drawn a Bill referring it to the Wisdome of the House to be Considered of The Title is An Act for the good Execution of Charitable Uses in this Statute particularly mentioned Doctor Cary and the Clerk of the Crown brought a Bill from the Lords for the Suppressing of the multitude of Ale-Houses and Victualling-Houses which was presently Read Mr. Johnson upon hearing this Bill Read said Methinks there is an apparent Fault and that is the Fill gives liberty to Justices of the Peace to search c. which by the Generality thereof is as well within Corporations as without and therefore good to be considered of A Bill for continuance of divers Statutes and for Repealing of some others Mr. Serjeant Harris moved That the Statute for Tillage might be continued and said If we shall continue and discontinue upon every slight motion good Laws we shall do like little Children which make babies then beat them then pull them in pieces A Bill for the Relief of the Poor brought in by Sir Robert Wroth. The substance of the Information of which Mr. Tate the last day spake of And also Sir Edward Hobby this day An Information by Edward Coke Her Majesties Atturney Mr. Atturney Coke who sheweth That the Queen Calleth her Parliament and that her self is the Chief Peer thereof And that it was called for divers Weighty Causes and Matters And therein further shewed that the Town of Leicester in the County of Leicester is an Ancient Burrough-Town And that the said Burrough sends Burgesses to the Parliament-House And whereas the Parliament began the Twenty Seventh Day of October and they Chose George Belgrave of Belgrave Esquire in the said County of Leicester to be Burgess for the said I own supposing the said George Belgrave to come with the good liking and free consent of the Earl of Huntington without whose Advice the said Town neither hath nor will choose any Burgess whereas indeed he is a noted Enemy to the said Earl of Huntington and finding and fearing they would not Choose him because of the same he the said Belgrave against the said Election prepared put on his back a blew Coat with a Cognizance
particular Cabbin when the Ship was on Fire In the Afternoon A Bill for the Establishing of the Remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Ketleby Esq to Francis Ketleby was Committed and the place and time of Meeting was the Court of Wards On Monday Morning by Eight of the Clock and the Councel on both sides to be there A Bill for the more diligent Repair to the Church on Sundaies was Read A Bill for diligent Repairing to Church c. To which Mr. Bond said This Bill as it is now Ingrossed much differeth from the First which was here presented which I the better like of notwithstanding in my Opinion the Bill is altogether needless and divers Reasons move me to think it both inconvenient and unnecessary Every Evil in a State is not to be met with in a Law And as it is in the natural so it is in the politique Body that sometimes the Remedy is worse than the Disease And therefore particular Laws against particular Offences produce Novelty and in Novelty Contempt Hippedmans Miletius offered to Reward any Man Bountifully which could invent a Good and New Law But Aristotle condemneth that Policy And the best Orator Demosthenes condemneth that State which will admit of any Innovation although it be good in it self If this Bill pass there will two imputations happen to the State which Wisedom wills us both to Foresee and Shunn The First an Infamy to our Ministers that our Adversaries may say This is the Fruit of your Labour to have Preached away your Audience out of the Church The Second No less but a greater Imputation upon our Arch-Bishops Bishops Arch-Dearons and other Ecclesiastical Governours that they be either remiss in their Authority or else that their Prerogative hath not so much Power as a Twelve-Pence Fine And doubtless these Imputations cannot be avoided if we give the Jesuits such Head Scope and Comfort as they in their Writings do greedily Apprehend I do conceive Mr. Speaker great difference between the Law 1. Eliz. when time was and this Law 44. Eliz. as now it is then the People were newly taken from Massing Superstition now are planted in Truth and rooted in Religion the Light did then scarce appear unto them which now shineth with Glorious Beams upon our Teachers and Ecclesiastical Judges And as the Malice of the Adversary was only kindled against them in the Beginning so is it stretched forth to put down and Flameth like a consuming Fire to devour our Doctrine These Reasons aforesaid were the Ground-Work of Osorius's Foundation in his Epistle unto Her Majesty to give Advantage to spake Evil. I will give but a Reason or two more and so end Suppose that a neglector of Church-Service comes to the Sessions there to be Examined alleadging an Excuse many businesses so concern the door not to be known that to speak Truth would be his undoing And not to speak Truth would be a Wound unto his Conscience and to say his Business were a meer Mockery and to say an untruth an Apparent Danger If this Law may stand for a Law me thinks I see what Breach of Charity will happen Say there be Forty in a Parish absent the Church-Warden presents some and not others it will be Objected unto him Wherefore should I be presented and not he my Wife my Servant my Friend and not his Will not this be a great Breach of Unity and Peace Just Prosecution will be infinitely Cumbersome and partial connivance subject to Quarrel notwithstanding this Statute we leave Power to the Ecclesiastical Judge whose course is to proceed to Excommunication and so an Excommunicato capiendo must be had this is as great a Charge as the Indictment in the Statute 1 Eliz. In this Statute a Witness or two must be brought to the Sessions He must be presented to the Grand-Jury and so Indicted This will cost Five Shillings a Noble or Ten Shillings which is as much as the Charge in the first Statute So because this Bill is Scandalous to the Clergy Scandalous to the State and Repugnant to Charity and Crambe recocta I pray it may receive the like entertainment the former Bill had viz. to be Rejected Sir Francis Hastings said I shall speak upon great Disadvantage Sir Fran. Hastings Answers him I perceive this Member of our House hath taken Studied Pains to disturb the passage of this Bill to which I shall not so well Answer because I cannot so well carry away the particulars of this Politique but not Religious Discourse If it be Religion to be Obedient at pleasure If I could be Zealous to Day and Cold to Morrow I could Subscribe to all that he hath said We cannot do a more acceptable thing to God nor a more Dutiful Service to the State than to bring Men to Fear God Religion and Policy may well stand together but as that Policy is most Detestable which hath not Religion to warrant it So is that Religion most happy that hath Policy to back and maintain it I know the Jesuits and Priests be out of square and be at Jar amongst themselves I pray God it be not to make a Breach amongst us who be yet at Unity Wit well Applied is a profitable thing but ill Applied Dangerous in whosoever doth abuse it There is no Man of Sense and Religion but thinks he is far from Religion pointing to Mr. Bond that made the Speech first He said It would be an Imputation to our Ministers That Speech was both absurd in Judgment and Scandalous in Uttering as though by the Ministers of the Word we loath to hear of our Sins or reconcile our selves unto God The Second That it was an Imputation to Arch-Bishops Bishops c. I am so far from blaming their Government that I Renounce that position and am very sorry that the strength of their Authority stretcheth not so far as I could wish it did in this Point But methinks this Law should rather be a Credit to the Ministers That now we having gone to Church these Forty Three Years our selves and are so fervent in Religion desire also that others may do the like I beseech you give me leave to wipe away a Grievance which it seems the Gentleman that last spake imputeth unto me he hath made a protestation that be is no Papist I appeal to you all if I said he was And I say he is no Puritan if he be not a Papist for if there be ever a Puritan in England it is a Papist I Learned of Doctor Humfries who was sometimes my Tutor a Division of Four Sorts of Puritans 1. The Catholicks who hold a Man cannot Sin after Baptisme 2. The Papist who is such a Merit-Monger that he would not only save himself by his own Merits but by the Merits of others also A 3d. Sort are the Brownists or Family of Love A Sect too well known in England I would they never had so been The 4th and last Sort are your Evangelical
Inform you that the Gentleman that had the Patent hath made a voluntary and willing Surrender thereof laying the same even at Her Majesties Feet which Her Majesty most Gratiously and Willingly Accepted Now my Motion is this I know their Bill is coming and that the Parliament will be short If we shall read Ours and they send Theirs this will breed Disputation perhaps Confusion and so in so good and necessary a Cause just nothing done but both neglected Therefore my desire is we may tarry for Theirs But the House would have it Read viz. A Bill against Transportation of Money Coin Plate Ordnance c. On Wednesday Decemb. 16. A Bill for the Change of the Sirnames of those that shall Marry the two Daughters and Heirs of William Waller Esq into the Name of Debden was read the first time A Bill for Relief of the Poor was Read and Ordered to be Ingrossed A Bill to make the Lands and Tenements of Edward Lucas Gentleman Deceased Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Flowerdewe Esq Deceased liable to the payment of certain Legacies given by the last Will of the said Flowerdewe and to the payment of divers other Debts owing by the said Lucas in his Life time was read and Ordered to be passed The Bill for the Appeasing of certain Controversies between Francis Ketleby and Andrew Ketleby and Jane his Wife The Substance of which is that the Matter shall be referred to Sir Robert Cecil Sir Walter Rawleigh Sir Francis Hastings Sir Edward Stafford c. And their Award to stand Good A Bill for the necessary Relief of Souldiers and Marriners was read and Ordered to be passed A Bill for the true making of Woollen-Cloth was read and Ordered to be passed with a Proviso In the Afternoon A Bill concerning Captains Souldiers and Marriners A Bill about Souldiers and Mariners c. was read the second time and by Reason of the Generality of the Bill it was much excepted against by Sir Walter Rawleigh and others Mr. Glascock said Mr. Speaker Mr. Glascock speaks to it and against Justices of the Peace I have something Touching this Bill to deliver to the House in discharge of my Conscience And I do humbly and heartily pray you all to hear me patiently and quietly without Interruption I have been observed Mr. Speaker to be an Enemy to Justices of the Peace and to have spoken Irreverently and much against them For my own part I mind now to make my last Speech for this Parliament and this Protestation withal That I never used any Irreverent Language towards those whose Honesty joyned with their Authority and make themselves Famous under the Title of Upright Justices My Speech was never uttered against them but against two sorts of Justices that have Authority at the Commission of Musters for a I within the County are Authorized Generally by the word Justices by whom I would be loath to be Yoaked or Commanded The first is the Uncircumcised Justice of Peace the other The Adultering Justice of Peace The Uncircumcised Justice Two sorts of Justices of the Peace called Vncircumcised Adultering Justices is he who from base Stock and Linage by his Wealth is gotten to be within the Commission And I call him Uncircumcised because he hath not cut off the Fore-skin of his Offences and so by his Vertue wiped away the blot or stain of Baseness in his Birth and Linage The Adultering Justice is he that is a Gentleman-Born Vertuous Discreet and Wise yet Poor and Needy And so only for his Vertues and Qualities put into the Commission This Man I hold unfit to be a Justice though I think him to be a good Member in the Common-Wealth Because I hold this for a ground Infallible That no poor Man ought to be in Authority my Reason is this he will so Bribe you and Extert you that the sweet Scent of Riches and Gain takes away and confoundeth the true Taste of Justice and Equity For the Scripture saith Munera excacant ocules Justorum and Justice is never Imprisoned and Suppressed but by Bribery And such kind of Ministers I speak of And I call him an Adulterating Justice because look how many Bribes he taketh so many Bastards he begets to the Common-wealth Then let us see whence these Justices do come and how they be made It cannot be denied but all Justices are made by the Lord-Keeper then he is in fault and none else For my own Opinion I have ever held him to be a Man both Honourable Grave and Wise so Just that never was the meanest Subject so Wronged that he ever Complained Therefore his Justice cannot be Taxed I but his Care may for he only maketh them No I may more easily Excuse him than our selves for he maketh none but such as have Certificates Commendatory from the Justices of Assize Why then they be in fault for impossible it is my Lord-Keeper should know the Quality and Sufficiency of them himself but only Per aluim in trust as by the Justices of Assize No the Gall lies not there for they neither by Reason they are not always rideing one Circuit are well acquainted with the natures of those secret Justices but when any desireth to be a Justice he getteth a Certificate from divers Justices of the Peace in the Country to the Justices of Assize Certisying them of their Sufficiency and Ability And they again make their Certificate believing the former to the Lord-Keeper who at the next Assizes puts them into Commission And thus is the Lord Keeper abused and the Justices of Assizes abused and the Country Troubled with a Corrupt Justice put in Authority The Cause comes only from the Justices themselves And who be they Even all of you here present or most of us My Suit therefore is That you will abstain from such Commendations and hold your Hands from Writing Iniquity and doing so Sinful a Deed as to Commend an unworthy Person and not to Commend a Worthy and Deserving Subject And I think this a position both true and publique that it is as great a Sin to add to the Unworthy as to detract from the Worthy And Mr. Speaker if these Men may be excepted out of the Bill I will not only be ready to go but to run forth to have so good a Law Established Then Mr. Townshend the Collector of this Journal stood up and shewed That in too much Generality there never wanted Error And so in this Bill being too General namely all from the Age of Eighteen to Sixty must appear at Musters and may be Prest no exception of any and therefore no Profession exempted It is not unknown unto you that by Profession I am a Lawyer and therefore unfit to be a Professor of the Art of War Therefore I pray that it would please the House if they would Commit the Bill to Commit it to be returned on the last Day of the next Parliament or else that as a Worthy
a Goose whether it be a Goose or a Gander he buyes it by the name of a Goose And surely Sirs because the Land came by a Match by a Woman with the Dibdens he would have it go with the Name of the Woman I think he deserves the name of a Goose if not of a Wood-Cock for his Conceit which though it be a meer Toy I wish it good passage For there is an Order that upon every private Bill something must be given to the Poor which will do them much good and no harm to the preferrers thereof A Bill for the Assize of Bread was this day Read and Ordered to be Committed A Bill for Reduction of all Brewers within two miles of the City of London to the Company of Brewers there A Bill against Ingrocers and Forestallers of Butter and Cheese A Bill against Cozening with False Dice A Bill for Reformation of Abuses in Physitians On Friday December 18. As the Speaker was comming to the House in the morning the Pardon was deliver'd unto him which he took and deliverd it to the House which they sent back again because it was not brought according to course The Collection for the Clerk of the Parliaments Servant supplying his masters Place of Twelve Pence a piece according to Mr. Wingfeilds Motion Yesterday was made which amounted to about Twenty Five Pounds Mr. Boyer Secretary to the Lord Treasurer sitting in the middle of the House on the left side as you come in next to Mr. Skipwith of Lincolns-Inn swoonded upon a suddain and was Recovered within a quarter of an hour It was said he had a spice of the Falling-Sickness he was carried out by the Serjeant of the House and three of his men into the outer Room It was strange to hear the diversity of Opinions touching this Accident Some saying it was Malum Omen others that it was Bonum Omen Mr. Attorney General brought the Pardon Intituled An Act for the Queens Majesties most Gratious General and Free Pardon He came assisted on the Right hand by Doctor Cary and on the Left hand by Doctor Stanhop he also delivered unto us again our Subsidy Bill Intituled An Act for the grant of Four Intire Subsidies and eight Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty The Bill for Auditors was brought from the Committee by Mr. Secretary Cecil Mr. Hackewell made a Motion that the Speaker might say something touching the transportation of Ordnance That seeing the Bill in the lower House is fallen into an everlasting sleep and that he knew not thereof before this day he could not be blamed for that which he could not have spoken before this time but nothing was replied or done The Subsidy of the Ciergy was sent in a Roll according to the usual Acts to which Sir Edward Hobby took exceptions because it was not sent in a long skin of Parchment under the Queens Hand and Seal so it was sent back and then the other was sent Quere of Mr. Phetyplace and Sir Robert Wroth What was done with the Money viz. 10 s. of every Knight and 5 s. of every Burgess collected for the Poor and how it was agreed to be distributed On Saturday Decemb. 19. about nine of the clock in the morning this day being appointed to be the last day of the Parliament and her Majesty appointed to come to the House as the House sat quietly one talking with another about a hundred being in the House Mr. Wiseman stood up and said Mr. Speaker because I see our business is at an end and that now we have little to do but only to attend her Majesties pleasure A Case put by Mr. Wiseman discussed c. I will be bold to put a Case to the House upon one of our new Statutes of Rogues offering the Resolution thereof to your considerations the Case being common and sit by every man here to be understood It is thus A woman is begotten with Childe in one house and before she appears to be with Childe she goeth away and serveth in another house in another County My Question is Where this woman shall be relieved and where this childe shall live Mr. Brown of the Court said In my opinion the woman is to be relieved and the childe also where it is gotten for their Masters may look better to them than let their servants be so lewd And therefore this coming by his negligence or want of care or perhaps by his too much familiarity with his servants I see no reason but he in whose house the childe is gotten should be charged with both Sir George Moore said Partus sequitur ventrem the Child followeth the Mother and therefore where the Statute alloweth help to the Mother there is relief also to be given unto the Childe Mr. Phetyplace said I know not how it is in the Country or in other places but in the City I am sure the man of the house is ever the reputed Father till the true Father be known or confessed by the Mother If the Father be known and able to keep the Childe then by the Law he is constrained to relieve the woman and the Childe if he be not able the use with us in London is That the Childe shall be delivered to some Hospital or to the Parish there to be relieved Mr. Wiseman said I think I am not to be debarred from speech for this is not More Parliamentario but that I may deliver my Opinion And I shall rather hold she is to be relieved by neither but that it should be accompted for her own sin and her own impiety and the example of Penury in no relief is better than any Admonition And if some straight and severe course be not used the sin is so common that in short time we shall have nothing more common especially when we do use such cockering of them as we now do and count it a matter of charity to relieve them Mr. Francis Moore thought that both in charity and by law they both ought to be relieved by the express words of the Statutes Mr. Speaker moved the House to know their pleasures whether they would adjourn the House till one of the clock and as they were rising Mr. Herbert Crofts said Mr. Speaker though my Motion perhaps may seem unseasonable yet I beseech the House to consider with me a Speech that consisted yesterday of four parts it being Mr. Hack-well 's Speech laying open the dangerous mischiefs that come by transportation of Ordnance and that due reformation thereof may be had for restraint of private transporting I would onely put the House in mind and you also Mr. Speaker that the Gentlemen which yesterday moved it desired that Mr. Speaker might say something thereof to her Majesty in his Speech to be inserted which I do again desire the more earnestly because our Bill is fallen as he said into an everlasting sleep and we have no remedy but by her Majesty Mr. Speaker said If it please you
his Speech to the Queen but does not p. 334 Which caused a Murmur Ibid. It is further spoken to Ibid. Orford-Haven a bill for its preservation p. 9 Outlawries secret a bill to avoid them p. 11 P Painters and Plaisterers to be heard p. 144 Their Case debated p. 270 271 See more p. 313 314 315 Painting a bill to prevent abuses in it p. 114 A bill of no great moment p. 191 Pamphlets published by Jesuits and Seminaries p. 331 Pardon free several bills for it p. 29 49 147 335 To be craved for extravagant Speeches in the House p. 252 Thanks for the same p. 12 150 335 It passeth at once reading whereas other bills have three p. 44 Parishes of 8800 and odde not above 600 afford a competency p. 218 Paris garden a bill to re-unite the Mannor p. 121 Parliament summoned to begin Nov. 12. prorogued to Feb. 4. 1588. p. 1 Dissolved March 29. 1589. p. 29 Passed into Acts 16 publick and 8 private Bills Ibid. Began Nov. 19. 1592. p. 31 Dissolved Apr. 10. 1593. p. 50 We have no account of the number of Bills Began Octob. 24. 1597. p. 79 Dissolved Feb. 9. 1597. p. 99 Passed into Acts 24 publick and 19 private Bills p. 127 48 Bills refused that had past both Houses Began Octob. 27. 1601. p. 129 Dissolved Decem. 19. 1601. p. 333 Passed into Acts 19 publick and ten private Bills p. 151 Parliament-man priviledged and his servant for fourteen days p. 225 One of them swooneth in the House p. 332 Several Conjectures about it Ibid. Patents Committees named for them p. 103 Patents and Patentees a List of them Ibid. Pawn-takers see retailing Brokers Pedegree of the Marquess of Winchester p. 195 Pelts see Sheep-skins People a bill to increase them p. 90 Perjury a bill to prevent it p. 221 Petty Larceny its punishment p. 71 Phesants and Partridges a bill to preserve them p. 132 Pins a bill to avoid their importation p. 92 Plaintiff to pay the Defendant costs being in Prison for want of Bail if the Suit go against him p. 123 Plaisterers see Painters Pluralities a bill against them largely debated p. 218 219 220 Plymouth a bill for the Haven p. 74 Prayer a Copie of that used daily in the Commons House p. 179 Preamble to the bill of Subsidie p. 70 Precedent a notable one p. 233 Precedents that Warrants of new Election ought to go from the Speaker the Parliament sitting p. 192 Printers a bill against their multiplicity p. 322 One over Guild-hal-gate p. 217 Priviledges of Parliament canvass'd p. 254 255 Priviledge not to say what they list but Yea or No p. 37 Broken by an Arrest complained of p. 225 Privie-Counsellors irreverence to them blamed by the Queen p. 47 Probate of Wills its abuses moved against p. 104 Process a bill for its better execution p. 70 Proclamations upon Fines at Common Law to be abridg'd p. 7 Proctors all the Spiritual Lords but one had two p. 4 Protest of the Commons p. 95 Proviso for the Lard Powes and Sir Edward Herbert p. 25 Proxies ordinary and extraordinary p. 34 38 39 Purchasers a bill to assure their Lands p. 68 Purveyors a bill to reform their disorders p. 17 The Queens care about them signified by Mr. Speaker p. 24 Q QUEEN comes to the Vpper House p. 2 4 31 45 129 334 She makes a Speech her self p. 48 Swears by God she will punish Cowards Ibid. She makes another Speech p. 263 264 265 266 Quaere Whether the Speaker have a voice p. 321 The Speaker declares he hath none by custom Ibid. What was done with the money raised for the Poor p. 333 R Raleigh Sir Walter his sharp Speech and great silence after it p. 235 He complains for liberty of speech p. 302 He blushes p. 232 Rapesdale in Lancashire a bill for its Inhabitants p. 107 Recusants and Sectaries very pernicious to Government p. 46 Recusants Popish restrained to some place p. 40 A bill about them p. 61 Relief of Thomas Hasilrig Esq a bill p. 18 Of George Ognel Esq a bill p. 20 Of the Citie of Lincoln a bill p. 25 Remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Kettleby to be established on Francis Kettleby p. 135 Repeal of a branch of a Statute of 4 5 Phil. Mary p. 73 Roan made Admiral threatens England p. 58 Robbing in the day-time though none in the house not admitted to Clergie a bill p. 96 Robberies a bill to suppress them p. 105 S Sabbath-breakers Examples of Gods judgments upon them p. 274 School of Tunbridge a bill for it p. 22 Schoolmaster a bill to maintain one at Wanting p. 103 Secrets of the House misrepresented and discover'd complained of p. 18 Sectaries see Recusants Seditious persons a bill to punish them p. 38 Sergeant of London sent for on an Arrest p. 85 Sheeps skins a bill touching their transportation p. 102 Sheriffs a bill to reform abuses in them and their under-Officers p. 141 Ships one English beat twenty Spanish till they got our Guns p. 293 One of the Queen 's a petty Princes wealth p. 59 One ready laden with 36 Pieces of Ordnance p. 307 Shop-books a bill to prevent double payment of debts upon them p. 111 Silk-weavers a bill to reform their abuses p. 222 Sollicitors a Bill about them Ibid. Their Character p. 201 None to sollicit but without fee p. 222 No Mechanick trades-man to be one Ibid. Souldiers see Captains A bill to reform sundry abuses done by them in the War p. 95 A Collection for them p. 41 Absent Members of both Houses to pay double p. 43 Mr. Secretary Cecil's passionate Speech for maimed Souldiers p. 307 Spain the practices of that King against England p. 183 184 The Spanish General 's Letter to the Irish Catholicks p. 351 Speaker Sir George Snag He is presented excuses himself is approved His Thanks and Petitions allowed p. 4 5 Edward Coke Esq His excuse not allowed his Petitions granted p. 53 His Speech p. 35 He speaks again p. 36 His Speech to the Queen p. 45 Serjeant Yelverton His excuses Petitions c. p. 82 He giveth a Caution p. 101 John Crook Esquire Recorder of London His Speech p. 131 149 He gives an account of the Queens Speech p. 71 272 He makes his Speech p. 334 Speeches of many worthy Members upon several occasions p. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Spinners a bill concerning them p. 73 Spur a Motion about an ancient custom of putting off the Spurs before entrance of Members into the House p. 181 Stanes Bridge a Bill for its reparation p. 110 Star-chamber persons present there p. 353 Statutes a bill to repeal certain of them p. 19 See p. 74 Stealing of horses a Proviso against it p. 189 A bill about stealing Oxen Sheep c. p. 69 Stealers of Corn and Fruit a bill against them p. 112 Stews their Case like that of Ale-houses p. 181 Being suppressed every house is a Bawdy-house
Ibid. Sub-poena one served on a Member p. 212 Argued p. 213 Reasons offered for allowing it Ibid. Subsidies a bill for them requires not the Queens consent p. 49 Several Bills for them p. 9 126 142 Sir Walter Raleigh moves for them p. 197 Is seconded p. 198 How Edward the third rais'd money for his Wars p. 205 Succession a bill brought in about it by Mr. Peter Wentworth and Sir Henry Bromley p. 54 Her Majesty highly displeased therewith Ibid. They are first confin'd to their lodgings and at last committed to several Prisons Ibid. Suits a bill touching their multiplicity and the excessive number of Atturneys p. 17 Sunday a bill to prevent Markets and Fairs on that day p. 142 A bill to avoid Contracts made on that day p. 194 Whether taking a wife on that day be void Ibid. Supreme Kings of England have been so from Henry the third's time p. 36 And before the Conquest p. 37 Sussex and Surrey a bill against decay of Highways there p. 114 Swearing Mr. Glascock speaks to the Bill and lashes the Country-Justices p. 267 268 Swearers see Blasphemers T Taxes not so great as heretofore p. 81 Instance in Edward the third and other Kings Ibid. Tellers and Receivers a bill p. 85 Tenancy by Courtesie by the man and Tenancy in Dower by the woman to be lost in case of Adultery the Bill cast out p. 222 Tenements not to be made of great houses p. 77 Tenths see Disms and Fifteens p. 104 A bill for the Clergies better answering to the Queen Ibid. Term a bill to shorten that of Michaelmas p. 204 London-Burgesses oppose it p. 207 And therefore are not of the Committee Ibid. Thorns that prick and yield no fruit compared to multiplicity of Laws p. 180 Tidings glad the Queens Message about Monopolies p. 258 Tillage see Husbandry Largely debated p. 299 300 301 Timber its marking and sizing p. 76 Tin Sir Walter Raleigh urged to speak about it for several reasons p. 235 Tipling-houses a bill to suppress them p. 304 A Proviso for the Vintners Ibid. Several Speeches about it p. 304 305 Tobacco-pipes a Monopoly an idle conceit p. 247 Tower of London a bill for a Preacher there p. 110 The Prison of the House of Commons p. 260 Mr. Townshend of Lincolns-Inne the Collector of this Journal p. 239 He puts in a bill and speaks to it p. 200 He makes a Motion Ibid. He delivers a bill and speaks to it p. 221 L. Treasurer made Lord Burleigh and seated accordingly p. 97 Trifling Suits a bill to prevent them p. 136 Trinity the Lower House a new person in it p. 260 Trinity-house a bill for it committed p. 298 Tryers of Petitions p. 3 33 131 Trust a bill against imbezeling the Queens goods chattels or treasure p. 28 Tunbridge see Grammar-School Turks the Spaniards provision against them p. 184 U Vagrant see Seditious Vicarage of Rotherston a bill to confirm its Patronage p. 284 Victualing-houses see Innes Under-Sheriff of Surrey committed to the Fleet p. 135 Uncharitable action to subvert a mount of Charity p. 291 Votes when equal the Negative by custom carries it p. 134 Vouchers a bill to reform their abuses p. 89 Use in the House p. 293 Uses charitable a quoil about the Bill p. 298 Usher Gentleman to the Lords his request by the Lord Steward p. 133 W Wandering persons pretending to be Souldiers or Mariners a bill against them p. 112 Walls so curiously painted witness our Forefathers care in cherishing the art of Painting p. 316 Wanting a Town in Berkshire a Bill for mending its Highway p. 103 A bill for its Town-lands p. 105 Ward her Majestie 's Arthur Hatch a bill to enjoy a Rectory and Parsonage p. 87 War a curse to all people especially the Poor p. 307 Warrants for new Elections whence to proceed p. 192 Watches in the night a bill for setling them p. 193 Weapons see Armour Weavers see Spinners Their Bill put to the Question p. 303 Weeping for joy at the Queens Message p. 252 Weights false so numerous that we need no other metal to make Bells and Battlements for Churches p. 190 Weights and Measures the bill expung'd p. 197 A Groat makes all good Ibid. Whirpool of the Princes profits what so called p. 320 Whispering with the Lords p. 311 Wife hath no goods therefore shall not pay p. 228 Will and Testament of George Durant a bill to perform it p. 102 Lord Cobham deceased a bill to confirm it p. 136 Wish of Mr. Johnson and his good opinion of the Queen p. 236 Wood the bill for its Assize ordered to be ingrossed p. 303 Woollen Clothes a bill for them p. 68 Word the Ministers of it induced not to seek Bishopricks p. 187 Work-house for the Poor see Hospitals Workmanship and skill the gift of God p. 314 Writ of Prorogation p. 2 Writs of Errour to save discontinuance in the Exchequer p. 6 Of Covenant p. 25 Wye the River a bill for a Bridge over it p. 115 Y Yarmouth a bill to repeal part of their Charter p. 117 A bill for better measuring of seven miles from it p. 122 Z Zeal to her Country there will never be Queen with greater p. 266 The Queen shews much in her Message to the House p. 248