That for this offer of three Subsidies her Majesty most graciously in all kindness thanketh her Subjects but except it were freely and willingly given she did not accept of it for her Majesty never accepteth any thing that is not freely given That if the Coffers of her Majesties Treasure were not empty or if the Revenues of the Crown and other Princely Ornaments could suffice to supply her Wants and the Charges of the Realm in the word of a Prince she doth pronounce it she would not now have charged her Subjects nor accepted of this they gave her The Lord Keeper's Speech being ended after some time of intermission the Queen being sat in her Chair of State used a Princely Speech unto the Houses of which the greatest part was to the effect and purpose following THis Kingdom hath had many wise The Qu. speaks her self noble and victorious Princes I will not compare with any of them in Wisdom Fortitude or any other Vertues but saving the duty of a Childe that is not to compare with his Father in Love Care Sincerity and Justice I will compare with any Prince that ever you had or shall have It may be thought simplicity in me that all this time of my Reign I have not sought to advance my Territories and enlarge my Dominions for opportunity hath served me to do it I acknowledge my womanhood and weakness in that respect but though it hath been not hard to obtain yet I doubted how to keep the things so obtained that hath onely held me from such attempts And I must say my minde was never to invade my Neighbours or to usurp over any I am contented to reign over mine own and to rule as a just Prince Yet the King of Spain doth challenge me to be the Quarreller and the beginner of all these Wars in which he doth me the greatest wrong that can be for my Conscience doth not accuse my thoughts wherein I have done him the least injury but I am perswaded in my Conscience if he knew what I know he himself would be sorry for the wrong that he hath done me I fear not all his Threatnings his great Preparations and mighty Forces do not stir me for though he come against me with a greater power than ever was his Invincible Navy I doubt not God assisting me upon whom I always trust but that I shall be able to defeat and overthrow him I have great advantage against him for my Cause is just I heard say when he attempted his last Invasion some upon the Sea-coast forsook their Towns and flew up higher into the Country and left all naked and exposed to his entrance But I swear unto you by God The Q. swears by God the will punish Cowards if I knew those persons or of any that shall do so hereafter I will make them know and feel what it is to be so fearful in so urgent a Cause The Subsidies you give me I accept thank-fully if you give me your good wills with them but if the necessity of the time and your preservations did not require it I would refuse them But let me tell you that the sum is not so much but that it is needful for a Prince to have so much always lying in her Coffers for your defence in time of need and not to be driven to get it when we should use it You that be Lieutenants and Gentlemen of Command in your Countries I require you to take care that the People be well armed and in readiness upon all occasions You that be Judges and Justices of the Peace I command and straightly charge you that you see the Laws to be duely executed and that you make them living Laws when we have put life into them Thus with most gracious thanks to both Houses the Princely Speech ended Then were the Titles of all the Acts read in due order and first the Bill of Subsidies to which the Clerk of the Parliament standing up did read the Queens Answer in manner and form following La Royne remercie ses loyaule Subjects accept leur benevolence ainsi le veult The Clerk of the Parliament having read the Queen's acceptance and thanks for the Subsidies given as aforesaid did then upon the reading of the Pardon pronounce in these French words following the Thanks of the Lords and Commons for the same Les Prelates Seigneurs Communes en se present Parliament assembles au nome de touts vous autres Subjects remercient tres-humblement vostre Majesty prient a Dieu que il vout done en sante bonne vie longue Nota here to the Subsidy-bill because it is the meer gift of the Subject the Queen's consent is not required for the passing of it but as it is joyned with her thankful acceptance nor to the Bill of Pardon because it is originally her free gift no other circumstance is required than that the thankful acceptance thereof by the Lords and Commons be likewise expressed it being but once read in either House before it comes thus at last to be expedited Now to all other Bills either private or publick the Queen 's express consent though in different words is always requisite as followeth The Bills of Subsidies and Pardon being passed in manner and form as aforesaid then were the Publick Acts read to every one of which allowed by the Queen the Clerk of the Parliament reads in French these words following Le Royne le veult To every Private Act that passeth the Clerk of Parliament reads the Queens Answer in these French words following Soit fait come il est desiré These two last Answers to the Publick and Private Acts that pass are to be written by the Clerk of Parliament at the end of every Act. To such Acts as her Majesty forbears to allow the Clerk of the Parliament reads in French these words following Le Roynes advisera After which ended the Dissolution of the Parliament followed in these words Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli ex Mandato Diminae Reginae tune praesentis dissolvit praesens Parliamentum A Journal of the Parliamentary Proceedings in the Lower House Anno xxxv o Eliz. Annoque Dom. 1592. very laboriously collected Being chiefly called for Consultation and Preparation against the ambitious Designes of the King of Spain in which some unusual Distastes happened between her Majesty and the House by reason of their intermeddling with her Majesties Successor to the Crown which she had forbidden This Session begun on Munday February 19. 1592. and ended April 9. 1593. MVnday Feb. 19. Feb. 19. The Parl. meet This day the Knights and Burgesses met and at this day appeared after that their Names were declared to the Clerk of the Crown and there entred into his book they entred into the House The House being set the Earl of Darby High-Steward for this Parliament came into the House to take their Oaths Sir Thomas Henage gave him instructions what order he should use
after the Sermon was done at Westminster which would be ended by Ten of the Clock And that was affirmed to be the Antient Course On Tuesday Novemb. 17. A Bill was read for the Enabling of Edward Nevill of Berling in the County of Kent Esq and Sir Edward Nevil his Son and Heir apparent to Sell certain Coppy-hold Lands A Bill for the true payment of Tythes to the Parsons and Vicars of all Parishes within the Walls of the City of Norwich An Act against the unlawful Hunting and Stealing of Deer in the Night time A Bill to prevent Perjury Bill to prevent Perjury and subornation c. and Subornation of Perjury and to prevent unnecessary Suits in Law the Effect of which Bill is for Removing of Suits by Habeas Corpus or Certiorari before one Juror Sworn out of the petty Courts to Westminster I delivered this Bill viz. Mr. Heword Townssend the Collector of this Journal at the delivery whereof I said Mr. Speaker I take every man to be bound in Conscience to remove a little mischief from the Common-Wealth before it take Head and grow to a great inconveniency This Mischief is ordinary and general therefore though but small yet to be considered of and provided against And if a Heathen Philosopher could Admonish us Obstare principiis I see no reason That men Indued with Christianity should be of the least hurt growing in his Country either regardless or respectless For which purpose a Gentleman well experienced having found this grief common to the poorer sort like a good Subject tendering all the parts of this Common-wealth intreated me at my coming into this House this morning to offer unto your considerations this Bill It is Intituled An Act c. the Effect whereof is c. which if it please you to entertain with that willingness it is offer'd I doubt not but this inconvenience will be quickly Redressed So I Offered the Bill and prayed it might be Read A Bill for the Confirmation of Letters Pattents made by King Edward the sixth to Sir Edward Seymor Knight A Bill for strengthning an Act made by King Henry 8. for the maintenance of the Poor in St. Bartholomews London A Bill about St. Bartholomew Hospital according to a Covenant made by the said King was Read the second time And after a Speech made by Sir Stephen Some Alderman of London it was committed he alleadged Sir Stephen Some speaks to it That by the Foundation of the Hospital there were only One Hundred Poor maintained and by the Gifts of other Benefactors since One Hundred more besides Six Hundred which are there now in Cure of divers Diseases And the Good that comes by this as well as other Hospitals in London is very apparent For there are of Poor people besides the certain Number of Hospitallers the best part of Three Thousand daily in Cure Sir Edward Hobby said Sir Edward Hobby's consideration about the same I find this Bill to be put into this House to the end that some Contention touching the Limits of the Parish next adjoyning to St. Bartholmews may be adjusted I am ever jealous of private Bills of this Nature and dare not shew my self hasty in Assenting to Pass any without Commitment lest we might Infring the Liberties of some other Parish adjoyning Therefore I Pray it may be committed and the Parties on both sides Called before the Committees A Bill to Redress Adultery was Offer'd to the Speakers hands The Substance of the Bill was A Bill against Adultery That if a Woman or Man or both were Convicted of Adultery He should lose his Tenancy by Courtesy and she her Tenancy in Dower Read the first time Serjeant Harries stept up to this Bill Serjeant Harri Objects and said Mr. Speaker by the scope of this Bill the Determination of this Fact must be by two or three blind Witnesses in the Ecclesiastical Court which is no Reason that Judges Ecclesiastical should Determine of Lay-mens Inheritances Besides there is another gross fault in the Bill For if they be both Poor and have nothing but Goods they Forfeit nothing Now if a man be taken in Adultery he shall not be Punished because there is nothing of what he should be Tenant by the Courtesy But if the Woman be taken she is to lose the Third of the Goods or if it be in the City The House rejects it by Custome she loseth the half which is Jus inequale and not to be admitted in this House Then all the House Cryed Away with it Then the Speaker put it to the Question Whether it should be Read the second time And the House gave a very great No. On Wednesday Novemb. 18. The Bill concerning Cloth-workers was Committed and the time of Meeting appointed on Munday next in the afternoon in the Middle-Temple-Hall The Bill for Reforming the Abuses in Silk-Weavers A Bill for Reforming Abuses in Embroderers A Bill for the Repealing of certain Statutes made 5. Edward 6. and 2. 3. Phil. Marie touching the making of Cloth and for the Reforming of Abuses in Making of Cloth in the County of Somerset was committed to the Committee for Cloth-workers The Bill for Solicitors A Bill about Solicitors brought in by Mr. Jones the Effect whereof is That no person whatsoever shall Solicit other than those that will do the same without Fee or Reward also a Proviso that Utter-Barresters may Solicit in all Courts whatsoever the like for Attornies the like for them which may maintain any Suit by Law the like for Corporations that they may make a Sollicitor Also a Proviso that no Mechanick Trader may be a Sollicitor viz. Broker Scrivener Miller Smith c. and limited to continue to the end of the first Session of the next Parliament A Bill against Trifling Suits A Bill against Taincoring of Cloth brought in by Mr. Boyse The Bill touching Confirmation of Patents brought in by Mr. Francis Moore A Bill for Reformation of Abuses in making of Cloth Read Sir George Moor opposes the too great punishment and desires it may be Committed To which Sir George Moore stood up and said This Statute forbiddeth Clothiers to use Tayntors The first Offence Twenty Pounds the second Pillory too infamous a Punishment for so necessary a Member It pleased the Lords of her Majesties most Honourable Privy Council to direct their Letters to the Justices of the Peace in the Shire where I dwell for the Suppressing of Tayntors We sent our Warrants out to the Cloth-workers appointing them to attend us at a certain Day and Place Upon Examination of the Matter before us We found by those Reasons they alleadged that Cloth could not be made serviceable without Tayntors And though they Taintred it never so little it would stretch a little in breadth at least a quarter of a yard in length for which small fault being not voluntary methinks the punishment aforesaid is too too grievous I think it
this House speak Wisely we do him great wrong to Interrupt him If Foolishly let us hear him out we shall have the more Cause to Tax him And I do heartily pray That no Member of this House may Plus verbis offendere quà m Concilio Juvare Mr. Francis Moore said Mr. Fr. Moore I must confess Mr. Speaker I moved the House both the Last Parliament and This touching this Point but I never meant and I hope this House thinketh so to set Limits and Bounds to the Prerogative Royal. But now seeing it hath pleased Her Majesty of Her Self out of the Abundance of Her Princely Goodness to set at Liberty Her Subjects from the Thraldom of these Monopolies from which there was no City Town or Country free I would be bold to offer in one Motion Two Considerations to the House The First That Mr. Speaker might go unto Her Majesty to yield Her most Humble and Hearty Thanks and withal to shew the Joy of Her Subjects for their Delivery and Thankfulness unto Her for the same The Other Whereas divers Speeches have been made Extravagantly in this House which doubtless have been told Her Majesty and perhaps all ill Conceived of by Her I would therefore that Mr. Speaker not only should satisfie Her Majesty by way of Apology therein but also humbly crave Pardon for the same Mr. Wingfeild said Mr. Wingfeild My Heart is not able to conceive the Joy that I feel and I assure you my Tongue cannot utter the same If a Sentence of Everlasting Happiness had been Pronounced unto me it could not have made me shew more outward Joy than now I do which I cannot refrain here to Express And as I think he Wept There could nothing have been more Acceptable to the Subject than this Message And I verily think That if ever any of Her Majesty's Words were Meritorious before God I do think these are I do agree with all my Heart in the First Part of the Gentleman's Motion that last spake but do utterly mislike the Latter For it is not to be intended we should have had so Good and Gracious a Message if the Truth of some particular Speeches had been delivered unto Her And now for us to Accuse our selves by Excusing a Fault with which we are not Charged were a thing in my Opinion inconvenient and unfitting the Wisdom of this House Sir George Moore spake to the same Effect Mr. Francis Bacon spake to the same Effect also Mr. Fr. Bacon and in the End concluded thus Nescio quid peccati portet haec Purgatio So it was put to the Question and concluded That Thanks should be Returned by the Speaker and some a Dozen were named to go with him as a conveniet Number and Intreaty made to the Privy-Councellors to obtain Liberty of Her Majesty to be Admitted A Bill for the Mending of the Statute made 8 Eliz. cap. 11. Entituled An Act for the true Making of Hats and Caps Read the second Time and Committed The Committee to meet at the Middle-Temple-Hall on Saturday in the Afternoon A Bill limitting what Persons shall Make Dye and Retail Colour'd Clothes A Bill for the Furnishing Her Majesty's Navy-Royal with good and sufficient Cordage Read The Substance of this Bill was the same with that the Bill of Hemp was which hath been once Rejected this Parliament and it hath a Limitation to endure to the End of the next Parliament After a Speech made by Mr. Fettyplace and Mr. Johnson of Grays-Inn The First For the Bill the Other Against it Mr. Johnson said Mr. Speaker Old Parliament Men say A Bill once cast out should not be read again This Bill is the very same we once cast out and I think it were very good this Bill marched Pari pede with the Former Mr. Comptroller shewed How necessary Cordage was to the Land and also Flax and Hemp which we might have in our own Land if it happen'd that Intercourse of Traffique were hindered in other Countries And therefore he wished That a Bill of this Nature might not so slightly be Rejected but that it might be once again Read and Committed The House upon this Bill was Divided The I I I were 70 the Noes 102. The Bill for Landonerer Mr Secretary Cecil said Secretary Cecil If I should tell you otherwise than Truth in a Matter of so great Consequence I should need no other Process than my own Conscience That to so gracious a Message there were never returned more Infinite Thanks we all are assured From the Queen I have received a short Answer in these words You can give Me no more Thanks for that which I have promised You than I can and will give You Thanks for that which You have already Performed Meaning the Subsidies and Fifteens So inseparably are the Qualities of the Prince and the Subject good for the one and the other If by true Interpretation of the Law Voluntas Reputatur pro facto You shall not need your Good-Will being already known use any Actual Thanks neither will She receive any till by a more effectual Consummation she hath Compleated that Work At that time she will be well pleased to receive your Loves with Thanks and to return You Her best Favours A Bill for the Granting of Four Subsidies and Eight Fifteens On Fryday Novemb. 27. The Bill for Norwich was Read and Committed the Place of Meeting the Exchecquer-Chamber on Monday in the Afternoon Sir Francis Hastings said I cannot find a better time after so good a Bill Sir Francis Hastings For the Maintenance of the Word in Preaching than to move unto you a good Course for the Maintenance of Hearing He that seeketh to please All shall please None and he that seeketh to please All in God's Cause shall not please a Good Conscience There is a Necessity if the Queen's Will so be that this Bill should be Preferred For Religion is the Mother of Obedience Four Exceptions have been taken to the Bill That the Husband should not pay for the Wife nor the Father for the Son nor the Master for the Servant And That Recusants that pay the Penalty of Twenty Pound the Month by Force of the Statute 23 Reginae should not be included All these Penalties are now Excluded I know some Half-Parishes I would I could not say some Whole-Parishes perverted by Jesuits and Seminaries These be of the poorer and meaner sort of People of whom this small Tax of Twelve Pence being duely Levied will more pinch than any Law ever yet devised And I humbly beseech both in regard of the State of the Countries and of our more secure Obedience to Her Majesty it may be looked into and Received The Bill is Entituled An Act for the more speedy Coming to Church on Sundayes Dr. Perkins brought in the Bill from the Committee Entituled An Act for the Benefit of Merchants and furtherance of Her Majesty's Customs Mr. Speaker stood up The Speaker advises the House
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
help of a number of Souldiers that are seen in the time of this Parliament maimed and so hurt in the Wars of France the Low Countries and on the Seas for the service of the Queens Majesty and of the Realm and for that purpose have allowed that every Archbishop Marquiss Earl and Viscount should pay towards the Contribution the sum of 40 s. every Bishop 30 s. and every Baron 20 s. For collection whereof there hath been appointed the Queens Majesties Almoner the Bishop of Worcester to collect the same of Bishops the Lord Norris to collect the sums payable by the Lords Temporal which hath been diligently done and received by them for all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have been present and that have attended to their great charge on the service of the Realm in this Parliament And considering the number of the Souldiers be very many to be relieved therewith notwithstanding the Knights and Burgesses of the Commons House have yielded very good and large Contributions according to their degrees for the better relief of the said maimed Souldiers It is by the said Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have given their chargeable attendance here and have charitably and honourably yielded to this Contribution thought meet and so it is ordered and decreed by them with common and free consent That all the Lords of Parliament that have been altogether absent in this Sessions The absent Peers to pay a double proportion for the relief of the indigent and maimed Souldiers by Order of the House and that shall not have contributed to this charitable Relief before the end of this Sessions shall be required by Letters to be sent to them by the Lords that had their Procurations for their absence or by Letters from the Lord Keeper of the great Seal required and charged to make payment to be made according to their degrees and vocation double the sums of money paid by the Lords that have been here present and continued their attendance that is to say every Earl that hath been absent 4 l. the Archbishop of York to pay as much and every Bishop also to pay 3 l. and every Baron 40 s. And for such as have been here present sometimes and yet very seldom but have been absent most part it is thought meet That every such Lord Spiritual and Temporal shall according to their degrees pay a third part more than the Lords that have been present All which sums of money they shall cause to be delivered to the hands of the Lord Keeper of the great Seal to be afterwards by such Spiritual Lords of Parliament as are chosen for that purpose distributed to the maimed Souldiers as shall be found to have most need thereof The Commons having taken the same method The like whereof the Commons assembled in this Parliament have ordered for all the Members of that House that are absent and have not paid to contribute in double manner which Order is thought very just considering the Lords and others that have been absent and have been at no charge to come up and give their attendance may very reasonably and with a great saving to their charges contribute to this Order And if any Lord Spiritual or Temporal shall refuse or shall forbear thus to do which is hoped in Honour none will do there shall be ordinary means used to levy the same On Friday April 6. Four Bills were each of them once read Eight Bills were this Morning sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last was an Act to make void the Spiritual Livings of those that have forsaken the Realm and do cleave to the Pope and his Religion On Saturday April 7. two Bills only were each of them once read April 8. Sunday On Munday April 9. were Three Bills each of them read secunda tertia vice and so expedited Also eight Bills this Morning were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof one was read prima secunda vice and another read prima vice This Morning finally whereas a Bill entituled an Act touching Power and Repeal of certain uses of a Deed Tripartite therein mentioned of and in certain Mannors Lands and Tenements of Anthony Coke of Rumford in the County of Essex Esquire hath been heretofore three times read and assented unto by the Lords in which Bill there is no Saving to the Queens Majesty or any other person or persons of their lawful estates or titles there was a Saving drawn for her Majesty and all others which was offer'd to this House And some question and ambiguity did grow whether the Saving should be now added to the Bill and in the end it was Resolv'd the same should be added to the Bill for that it is usual and requisite to have such Savings in every Bill and for that there was nothing in the Saving contrary to any matter in the Bill and that her Majesties Right and all others be saved thereby And nevertheless upon weighty Considerations the Lords have ordered that this shall not hereafter be drawn to make any president Then the Lord Keeper continued the Parliament till the Morrow following on which it ended which said Continuance is entred in the Original Journal-book in Manner and Form following Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Martis hora octava On Tuesday April 10. In the Morning were two Bills read whereof the first was an Act for Naturalizing of certain Englishmens Children born beyond the Seas tertia vice lect expedit And the second was an Act for the Queens most gracious and free Pardon which was read only once and then passed the House Nota That the Bill or Act for the Queens general Pardon passeth each House upon the first reading whereas other Bills cannot be expedited without being thrice read both by the Lords and Commons The Queens Majesty came not till the Afternoon and therefore in this place through the negligence of the Clerk the continuing of the Parliament until some hour in the Afternoon is omitted which should have been inserted Between 5 and 6 a Clock in the Afternoon this present Tuesday being the 10 of April the Queens Majesty The Queen comes to Dissolve the Parliament accompanied with her Officers and dayly Attendance came to the Upper-House and assoon as her Majesty with her Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the rest that have place there were set the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons having notice thereof came up with their Speaker bringing with them the Bill of the Subsidy The Speaker being placed at the Bar of the Upper-house and as many of the Commons as could conveniently be let in after humble Reverence to her Majesty spake as followeth The Speakers Speech to the Queen THe High Court of Parliament most High and Mighty Prince is the greatest and most antient Court within this Your Realm for before the Conquest
Committees and some Amendments they had made in the said Bill and so delivered in the Bill and Amendments to the House The Bill for building and erecting of a bridge over the River of Wye at Wilton upon Wye neer the Town of Ross in the County of Hereford was read the third time and passed upon the Question Dr. Carewe and Dr. Stanhopp did bring from the Lords a Bill passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships entituled An Act for the establishing a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esq and for the better enabling William Pope aforesaid to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts And another for the confirmation of the Joynture of the Lady Verney Wife of Sir Edmond Verney Knight which Bill their Lordships have also passed with some Amendments Sunday Feb. 5. On Munday Feb. 6. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the reformation of retailing and Pawn-takers was read the first time Mr. Boyes one of the Committees in the two Bills the one against carrying Corn out of the Realm and the other to restrain the lading of Corn in some Ports shewed the meeting of the Committees and that they had made some Amendments in one of the same Bills and so delivered the said Bills into the House Mr. Francis Bacon Bill against the decaying of Towns and houses of Husbandry one of the Committees in the Bill late passed in the Upper House by the Lords and sent down to this House against the decaying of Towns and houses of Husbandry shewed the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments in the said Bill which being read to the House were very well liked of by the whole House On Tuesday Feb. 7. two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being a Bill for establishing a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of the said William to sell certain Lands for payment of his Debts was read the second time and committed to Mr. Controuler Mr. Lukenor Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Oglethorpe and the Knights and Burgesses of London and twenty four others who were appointed to meet this afternoon in the Court of Wards The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in a Bill lately passed in this House entituled An Act for the reviving continuing and repealing of divers Statutes being thrice read the Amendments were assented unto and the Provisoes were passed upon the Question On Wednesday Feb. 8. the Bill entituled An Act for the establishing of a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of the said William to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts and the Bill entituled An Act for the enabling Edmond Moleneux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of Debts and Legacies and the Bill entituled An Act against the deceitful stretching of Northern Cloath and the Bill entituled An Act for the further continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners made thirty five Reginae were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Controuler and others The Bill for the reformation of abuses in Wine-casks was read the third time and dashed upon the Question The Bill for the better execution of Judgments was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Thursday Feb. 9. the Bill entituled An Act for reformation of Retailing-Brokers and other Pawn-takers the Bill entituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assignees notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown and a Bill entituled An Act for the better execution of Judgments were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Controuler and others The Bill for the Queens Majesties most gracious Pardon was once read and passed upon the Question Nota That whereas to the passing of other Bills three several readings are required here the Bill for her Majesties most gracious Pardon passed upon the first reading Mr. Serjeant Drewe and Dr. Carewe brought from the Lords the Bill entituled An Act for the grant of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths and did shew that their Lordships in like manner have passed the said Bill and so delivered the same to Mr. Speaker to the end that he might carry the same up to the Upper House to be presented by him unto her Majesty in the name of the whole House Post Meridiem The Queens Majesty came to the Upper House soon after three of the clock of which the House of Commons having notice repaired thither with Christopher Yelverton Serjeant at Law their Speaker who having in the name of the whole House presented her Majesty with the Bill of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths amongst other things desired her Majesties Royal assent to such Laws as had passed the two Houses He was answered according to her Majesties command by the Lord Keeper That she thankfully accepted of the said Gift of her loving Subjects and very well allowed of the said Speakers pains and Speech Then Mr. Smith the Clerk of the Upper House The Qu. passeth 24 publick Acts and 19 private Acts and refuses 48 Acts that had passed both Houses and then dissolves this Parl. having read the Titles of all the Acts her Majesty gave her Royal assent to twenty four publick Acts and nineteen private and refused fourty eight which had passed both the Houses After which Sir Thomas Edgerton Knight Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England by her Majesties commandment dissolved this present Parliament An exact Journal of the Passages of the Vpper House of Parliament 43 Eliz. holden at Westminster anno 43 Eliz. Reginae annoque Dom. 1601. which began on Tuesday 27 Octob. and there continued until 19 Decemb. next insuing ON Tuesday Octob. 27. Oct. 27. the Parliament held according to the Summons that had been sent forth The Qu. comes to the House of Peers and the Queens Majesty was personally present in the Upper House about three of the clock in the afternoon her Majesty came accompanied with the Lord Keeper of the great Seal and divers of the Nobility and Bishops There were present all sitting in their Parliament-Robes according to their several places these Noble Personages following Lift of the Peers then present The Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Tho. Edgerton Lord Leeper of the great Seal The Lord Buckhurst Lord Treasurer of England The Marquiss of Winchester The Earl of Sussex Earl Marshal of England The Earl of Nottingham Lord High-Admiral of England and Lord Steward of her Majesties Houshold The Earl of Northumberland The Earl of Shrewsbury The Earl of Derby The Earl of Worcester The Earl of Cumberland The Earl of Hertford The Earl of Lincoln BISHOPS The Bishop of London The Bishop of
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