fallen into the Lap of an Error only for lack of true Information Since I was Queen yet did I never put my Pen to any Grant but that upon pretext and semblance made unto me that it was both good and beneficial to the Subjects in general though a private profit to some of my antient Servants who had deserved well But the contrary being found by Experience I am exceeding beholding to such Subjects as would move the same at first And I am not so simple to suppose but that there be some of the Lower House whom these grievances never touched And for them I think they speak out of Zeal to their Countries and not out of Spleen or malevolent Affection as being Parties grieved and I take it exceeding grateful from them because it gives us to know that no respects or interesses had moved them other than the minds they bear to suffer no diminution of our Honour and our Subjects Love unto us The Zeal of which Affection tending to ease my People and knit their Hearts unto me I embrace with a Princely Care far above all Earthly Treasure I esteem my Peoples Love more than which I desire not to merit That my Grants should be grievous to my People and Oppressions to be Priviledged under colour of our Patents our Kingly Dignity shall not suffer it Yea when I heard it I could give no rest to my thoughts until I had reformed it Shall they think to escape unpunished that have thus oppressed you and have been 〈◊〉 of their duty and regardless of our Honour No. M r Speaker I assure you were it not more for Conscience sake than for any glory or encrease of Love that I desire these Errors Troubles Vexations and Oppressions done by these Varlets and lewd Persons not worthy the name of Subjects should not escape without condign punishment But I perceive they dealt with me like Physicians who ministring a Drug make it more acceptable by giving it a good Aromatical Savour or when they give Pills do gild them all over I have ever used to set the last Judgment day before mine Eyes and so to Rule as I shall be judged to answer before a Higher Judge To whose Judgment Seat I do Appeal that never thought was cherished in my Heart that tended not to my Peoples good And now if my Kingly Bounty have been abused and my Grants turned to the hurt of my People contrary to my will and meaning or if any in Authority under me have neglected or perverted what I have committed to them I hope God will not lay their Culps and offences to my Charge and though there were danger in repealing our Grants yet what danger would not I rather incur for your good than I would suffer them still to continue I know the Title of a King is a Glorious Title but assure your self that the shining glory of Princely Authority hath not so dazled the Eyes of our understanding but that we will know and remember that we also are to yield an Account of our Actions before the great Judge To be a King and wear a Crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it For my Self I was never so much enticed with the glorious name of a King or Royal Authority of a Queen as delighted that God hath made me this Instrument to maintain his Truth and Glory and to defend this Kingdom as I said from Peril Dishonor Tyranny and Oppression There will never Queen sit in my Seat with more Zeal to my Country Care to my Subjects and that will sooner with willingness yield and venture her Life for your Good and Safety than my Self And though you have had and may have many Princes more mighty and wise sitting in this Seat yet you never had or shall have any that will be more Careful and Loving Should I ascribe any thing to my Self and my Sexly Weakness I were not worthy to live then and of all most unworthy of the mercies I have had from God who hath ever yet given me a Heart which never yet feared Foreign or home Enemies I speak it to give God the praise as a Testimony before you and not to attribute any thing unto my self For I O Lord what am I whom practices and perils past should not fear O what can I do these she spake with a great Emphasis that I should speak for any Glory God forbid This M r Speaker I pray you deliver unto the House to 〈◊〉 heartily recommend me And so I 〈◊〉 all to your best Fortunes and further Councels And I pray you Mr. Comptroller Mr. Secretary and you of my Council that before these Gentlement depart into their Countries you bring them all to kiss my Hand Thus far out of the aforesaid Journal Now follows part of the next dayes Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons On Tuesday the first day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Inning of certain surrounded Grounds in the County of Norfolk was read the second time and committed to the former Committees for surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Cambridge and Huntington and unto Sir Michael Sands Sir Moile Finch M r Oliver Cromwell M r Walter Cradock and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Wroth one of the former Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards The Amendments in the Bill touching imperfections of a Statute made in the eighth year of her Majesties Reign concerning the making of Hats were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill also against usual and common swearing were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Upon the reading of the Amendments divers spake unto the Bill two of whose Speeches are here transcribed out of the private Journal as also others relating to other matters M r Gascock spake and said Man is made of two parts a Soul and a Body And there are two Governments the one Imperial the other Sacerdotal the first belonging to the Common-Wealth the second to the Church Swearing is a thing moral and toucheth the Soul and therefore fitter to be spoken of in a Pulpit than in a Parliament If the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath sworn his Plague shall not depart from the House of the Swearers why should we not seek to repress this Vice which brings a Plague which breeds Mortality that breeds Destruction Desolation and the utter ruin of the Common-Wealth If he forbid us to Swear and we fear not his Commandments think you a pain of ten shillings as is here set down will make us refrain this iniquity I may speak of this Bill as a Painter which made a most Artificial Table of the Waves of the Sea and another Painter in the
into the Star-Chamber containing no matter of substance or note other than matter very dishonourable to this House therefore I humbly pray it may be refer'd to be considered of by the Committees for the Priviledges of the House whose names see on Saturday the 31 th day of October foregoing And all said I I I and he delivered the Information to the Speaker Vide December 16. Wednesday The Bill for the re-uniting the Mannor of Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning was read the second time and committed presently to be considered of in the Committee Chamber by M r Sollicitor Sir Francis Bacon and others and to have Conference with the Lords touching the same Bill The Bill for the Naturalizing of Josepho de Lupo and others was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the ingrossed Bill touching Shop-Books were three times read and thereupon much disputed on To this Bill M r Zachary Lock began to speak who for very fear shook that he could not proceed but stood still a while and at length sat down M r Bacon speaking of this Bill said that Bills were wont to be committed with pleasure but now we would scarce hear them with Patience The Merchants Books be springing Books every year they encrease M r Henshaw amongst other Speeches shewed that it was easy to cross a Merchants Book which a man might see at all times but if one should give the Merchant a Bond when he had many thrust together perhaps he would intreat the Gentleman to come some other time for it who if he should in the mean time die his Executors are without remedy c. Serjeant Harris said These Merchants Books be like Basingstoak Reckonings over night five shillings and six pence if you pay it if not in the Morning it is grown to a just Noble This Debt is a sleeping Debt and will lull Young Gentlemen into the Merchants Books with the golden Hooks of being trusted by the Merchant and his Expectation after his Fathers Decease These are matters dangerous and may prove hurtful wherefore I think it a good Bill M r John Harris said Where it is said there can be no wager of Law against a Merchants Book in London it is true but first the Merchant must swear the Debt M r Thomas Jones said It is my Chance now to speak something and that without Hemming or Hawing I think this Law is a good Law Streight reckonings make long Friends As far goes the penny as the penny Master Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt Pay the reckoning over night and you shall not be troubled in the Morning If ready money be mensura publica let every man cut his Coat according to his Cloth When the old Suit is in the Wane let him tarry till his money bring a new Suit in the increase Therefore I think the Law to be good and I wish a good passage M r Hackwell of Lincolns-Inn said I am a man of that rank and condition that I never sell I seldom buy and pay ready money and the safest course this Bill offers to me for my particular But the great mischief that will redound by it to the Commons is that which makes me speak I am not transported with such vehemency but if I may be answered I 'le lay down the Buckler This Bill hath a good Face and an ill Body It hath a very good Head-piece I mean the Title If I may intreat you to put on a good deal of Patience for a little time I will make it somewhat plain We must lay down the respects of our own persons and put on others and their affections for whom we speak for they speak by us If the matter which is spoken of toucheth the poor then think me a poor man He that speaks sometimes he must be a Lawyer sometimes a Painter sometimes a Merchant sometimes a mean Artificer Most men desire forbearance this Bill destroys it which tends to the gain and good of the Creditors and good also of the Buyer but seeking to avoid a mischief we fall into an inconveniency for the manner is unproportionable and unjust If the Buyer be so negligent that he will not care to see himself discharged must we needs make a Law to help his Folly The Proverb is Caveat Emptor If this Law go forwards the Augmentation of Confidence in his antient habiliments cannot be preserved For if it be a hard Year the poor Artificer which hath Wife Children and Houshold and lives by the sweat of his Brows cannot live for he hath no money to buy all by the penny but perhaps he hath Credit which perhaps may help his present necessary Estate Besides I can teach you all a trick how for twelve pence you shall avoid this Statute And that is put in an Original within a Year and so let it lie Dormant After this Motion the House after four hours Argument and sitting till three quarters after twelve was divided the I's had a hundred fifty one Voices and the Noes a hundred and two So the Bill passed by forty nine Voices Then the Noes should have fetcht in the Bill and gone out with it because it was at the passage of the Bill but because time was past and it was very late and there were great Commitments this Afternoon they were dispensed withal Nota That these are Excellent Precedents touching the manner of bringing in a Bill upon the division of Voices and withal upon what ground the Ceremony it self was omitted to which purpose also there fell out like Precedents on Friday the 21 th day of March in Anno 31 Regin Fliz. and on Thursday 21. day of December in Anno 39 Reginae ejusdem On Friday the 4 th day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for confirming the Authority and Government of the Mayor Sheriffs and Aldermen of the City of I ondon within S t Katherine Christ Church was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London M r Doctor Caesar Sir Robert Wroth Sir Moyle Finch Sir George Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Doctors Commons M r Calfield made Report of the mecting of the Committees in the Bill for the Assurance of the Parsonage and Vicaridge of Rotherston c. with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touchine the Assurance of the Parsonage and Vicaridge of Rotherston c. were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Robert Wroth reported the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for the draining of Grounds in the County of Norsolk and brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching draining of surrounded Grounds in Norsolk were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Subornation of Perjury was brought in with some
this House The Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against certain Patentees in certain Cases was read the first time M r Francis Bacon one of the Committees concerning Tillage and re-edifying of Houses and buildings who were appointed on Saturday the 5 th day of this Instant November foregoing shewed very eloquently and at large the travel of the said Committees in their sundry meetings together with his framing a Bill by their appointment for some fit means of procuring the re-edifying of such Houses and Buildings And so offered the Bill to the House and recommending the same to their good considerations delivered the Bill to M r Speaker The Bill concerning the Lands of the Lord Mountjoy was upon the second reading committed to M r Comptroller M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Sollicitor M r Francis Bacon M r Recorder of London Sir Tho. Cecill M r Pellham and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Tho. Cecill who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Treasury Chamber The Bill concerning George Durant was read the third time and after many Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill and some tending to amendments to be made in some parts of the samè it was in the end deferr'd from being put to the question till Saturday next upon some expectation that the parties to the same Bill may in that mean time grow to some good end amongst themselves without any further troubling of this House therein The said M r Attorney and Mr. Doctor Stanhop coming from the Lords do signifie unto M r Speaker that where their Lordships had this present day sent unto this House an Act concerning the confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesties Reign with a recommendation thereof from their Lordships unto this House and did afterwards receive the same Act back again from this House because the indorsement thereof was contrary to the ancient usual and due Custom of the Parliament subscribed and not subscribed according to the same ancient usual and due Custom of the Parliament as it ought to have been their Lordships have now sent down the said Act again unto this House indorsed under the same Act according to the ancient former usage of the Parliament And do further signify unto this House that as the said superscribing of the said Indorsement of the said Act in such manner before was indeed a fault so the same did grow only by an error in the Clerk of the Upper House who had never exercised the place before this present Sessions of Parliament And that their Lordships liking very well of that which was done by this House touching the said Error do withal wishs this House to continue all former good Order and Courses in all Parliament proceedings Vide initium istius materiae inter praecedaneas relationes hujus Diei On Friday the 25 th day of November four Bills had each of them one reading Of which the last being the Bill concerning the Lands and Tenements of Sir John Spencer Knight was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Winch Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Rotheram M r Henry Yelverton M r Luke Sir Richard Knightley M r Henry Hubbard M r Robert Wingfield the Knights for Bedfordshire and M r Bourchier And the Bill was delivered unto Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet at the Middle Temple Hall to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for assuring of certain Lands and Tenements unto Robert Cotton c. was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees in the Bill concerning Sir John Spencer and at the same time and place And there were added unto them Sir John Hungerford M r William Cecill the Knights for the County of Huntington M r William Cotton M r Henry Mountague and M r Valentine Knightley and the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Wroth. The Bill concerning the draining of certain surrounded grounds in the County of Norfolk was upon the second reading committed unto M r Nathaniel Bacon Sir Anthony Cope M r Henry Yelverton M r Henry Spillman Sir Robert Wroth and others And the Bill was delivered to the said Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Bourchier one of the Committees in the Bill for the relief of Arthur Hatch who were appointed on Tuesday the 20 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and their travels in hearing of the Councel of all the said Parties And so reporting the particularities of the state of the Case to the good satisfaction of the House delivered in the Bill which was thereupon presently Ordered upon the question to be ingrossed M r Snagg one of the Committees concerning Blockwood and Worsted Yarn who were appointed on Friday the 18 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees with their Amendments in the said Bill concerning Blockwood and delivered in the same Bill with the Amendments which being thrice read was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for encrease of people for the service and defence of the Realm was read the first time M r Secretary Cecill moved the second reading of this Bill to be to Morrow and wished all the Members of this House to be present at the same and provided as they shall think fit to imploy their endeavour and Speeches to the furtherance of the proceedings in the said Bill Whereupon it was agreed that both this Bill and also the other Bill for encrease of Tillage shall be both of them read to Morrow next for their second reading M r ..... one of the Committees in the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars whose names see on Tuesday the 22 d day of this instant November foregoing shewed the sundry meetings and travel of the said Committees and their Amendments of sundry parts of the said Bill with addition of the two last leaves and so delivered in the Bill in such sort amended Which Bill being very long and the said Amendments many the day being also far spent the reading of the said Amendments and Addition were deferred till some other more convenient time On Saturday the 26 th day of November Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for enrolling and exemplifying of Defeasances was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hobby M r Lieutenant of the Tower M r Francis Moore M r Edward Lewkenor and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill concerning the carrying of Sheep-Skins and Pelts over the Seas was read the second time and
Clock it being dark Night rose confusedly and would sit no longer Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 5 th of December postea Note That M r Maynard by consent of the whole House sate in the Chair as Clerk to register the Order of this Committee who wrote at the least two Sheets of Paper By consent also he was licensed to put on his Hat Thus far out of the aforesaid private Journal we now return to the Original Journal-Book it self On Monday the 9 th day of November the Bill for the strengthening of the Grants made for the maintenance and Government of the House of the Poor called S t Bartholomews Hospital of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth according to a Covenant made by the said King was read the first time Two Bills also had each of them their first reading of which the second was the Bill for the benefit of Merchants and advancement of her Majesties Customs and Subsidies both Inward and Outward The Bill for Reformation of certain Abuses concerning Process and Pleadings in the Court of Exchequer upon supposals without just grounds in the Office of the Treasurers Remembrancer was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House The Queens Learned Councel Members also of this House Sir Robert Wroth Sir Edward Hobbie M r Philipps and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock and the Bill and Committees names was delivered unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees The Committees for continuance of Statutes who were appointed on Thursday the 5 th day of this instant November foregoing were deferr'd until Thursday next in the Afternoon Thus far of this days Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons what follows is out of the private Journal Heyward 〈◊〉 Esq did this day prefer a Bill against the multitude of Common Sollicitors and at the same time spake as followeth May it please you M r Speaker It was well said by a Worthy Member of this House M r Francis Bacon that every man is bound to help the Common-Wealth the best he may much more is every man in his particular bound being a Member of this House if he knew any dangerous Enormity towards the Common-Wealth not only to open it but if it may be oppose it We being all here within these Walls together may be likened to a Jury close shut up in a Chamber every man there upon his Oath and every man here upon his Conscience being the Grand Jurymen of the Land bound to deal both truly and plainly Herewith though a most unworthy and least sufficient Member of this House my self being touched I had rather adventure my Credit by speaking though confusedly than to stretch my Conscience knowing so great a mischief and inconvenience unto this Kingdom by silence in so pleasing a Cause as I do perswade my self this Bill will be to every man that hears it To which M r Speaker because I may have benefit of Speech if occasion serve at the second reading thereof I will not speak more at this present but only touching the very Tract of the Bill it self The Honourable Personage that in the Upper House in the beginning of this Parliament spake against the lewd abuses of prolling Sollicitors and their great multitude who set dissension betwixt man and man like a Snake cut in pieces crawl together to join themselves again to stir up evil Spirits of Dissension He I say advised us That a Law might be made to repress them I have observed that no man in this Parliament ever offered to prefer any such Bill to this House but sure I am no man spake to this purpose I have therefore M r Speaker presumed out of my young Experience because I know part of their abuses and with that small Portion of Learning that I have to draw a Bill and here it is The title is thus An Act to repress the multitude of Common Sollicitors The body of the Act disableth all persons to sollicit any Cause other than their own There are excepted and fore-prized four several sorts Lawyers and Attornies in their own Courts where they be sworn Servants in Livery and Kinsmen within the fourth degree of Consanguinity And no man within this Kingdom but may find a fitting and convenient Sollicitor within these four Degrees And I humbly pray it being so short that the Bill may be read and received M r Secretary Cecill spake touching the Subsidy as followeth viz. When it was the good pleasure of this House to give Order to the Committees to consider the common danger of the Realm in which not only every Member of this House but every man in the Kingdom is interested it liked the Committees after their resolution to chuse one among all to give account of their proceedings and that is my self I do know it were the safest way for a mans memory to deliver the last resolution without any precedent Argument for rare is the Assembly in which there is not some variety of opinions I need not recite the form the Committee by reason of so good attendance being little inferiour to our Assembly at this present Yet if it be true that forma doth dare Essentiam it will be somewhat necessary for me to deliver the manner of our proceedings and the circumstances rather than hazard the interpretation of such a resolution The day was Saturday last the place this House the time about four hours and I am of opinion if we had all agreed upon the manner as we did speedily upon the matter all had been dispatcht in an hour It seemed by the ready consent of the Committees that they came not to look on one another or like Sheep one to accompany another but the matter was well declared by some and at length consented unto by all Our contention bred difference and difference cause of Argument both how to ease the State and make this Subsidy less burthensom which shall be received Some were of opinion that the three pound men should be spared because it was to be considered they had but small Portions Others were of opinion that the four pound men should give double and the rest upwards should be higher Sessed Others were of other Opinions Again it was moved whether this Subsidy should go in the name of a Benevolence or Contribution or whether in the name of a fourth Subsidy but at length most Voices resolved it should have the old name of a Subsidy because Subsidium and Auxilium are all one The most Voices concluded that there should be no exception of the three pound men because according to their rate some were Sessed under value besides separation might breed emulation suspition of partiality and confusion The time was resolved upon And in respect of expedition to be by the first of February And the whole Realm when each
Nursing Mother unto us Whose dayes the Almighty God prolong to all our Comforts All said Amen On Saturday the 28 th day of November the Bill for the maintenance of Shipping and increase of Mariners was read the first time Sir George Moore one of the Committees in the Bill touching Fines to be levyed in the County of the City of Chester brought in the Bill amended by the Committees The Amendments in the Bill touching Fines to be levyed in the County of the City of Chester were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching draining of Grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge Huntington c. was read the second time and committed unto the Queens Learned Councel being of this House the Knights and Burgesses for the Shires named in the Bill my Lord Clinton and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Mountague made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford and Proviso thereunto which he brought in with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill for the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford and the Proviso thereunto annext were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Sir William Wray shewed the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching Drunkenness with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching Drunkenness were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Lands given to Charitable uses c. was read the second time and committeed to the Committees for repeal of Statutes whose names see on Thursday the 5 th day of November foregoing and there were added unto them the Queens Learned Councel being Members of this House the Masters of Requests Sir Edward Stafford Sir Edward Hobbie and divers others and appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Committees to have Authority as well to put into the Bill of Repeal or in the Bill of continuance of Statutes the former Act made in the last Parliament touching Lands given to charitable uses as to deal in this present Bill if it shall so seem good unto them M r Secretary declared that according to the direction of this House her Majesty hath been informed of the exceeding and inestimable joy and comfort which this House hath received by a Message lately published sent from her Highness by M r Speaker And hath been likewise moved to signify her Highnesses pleasure touching the determination of this House in appointing Mr. Speaker with some selected Company of the same to render the most humble and dutiful thanks of this whole House for the said most gracious most princely and comfortable Message And her gracious Answer was That her Majesty being acquainted with the said desires of this House did vouchsafe that Mr. Speaker with forty fifty or a hundred of this House such as should thereunto be appointed should have access unto her Majesty for the same purpose upon Monday next in the Afternoon at the Court and should be all welcome Whereupon were appointed the Knights for all the Shires My Lord Hayward my Lord Clinton all Knights Members of this House the Citizens and Knights for London the Masters of Requests Mr. Bacon Mr. Francis Lee Mr. Dr. Parkins Mr. Warcup Mr. Dr. Bennet Mr. Dr. James Mr. Davies Mr. Martin and Mr. Simnel Robert Holland Scrivener and Lawrence Brook his Servant were brought to the Bar and being charged by Mr. Speaker with their offence against this House in offering an abuse unto a Member of the same in striking and ill intreating of Mr. 〈◊〉 and his servant attending upon him 〈◊〉 presence it was upon the hearing and debating of the matter Ordered upon the question that the said Robert Holland and Lawrence Brook his servant should be committed Prisoners to the Serjeant of this House for the space of five days and then to be discharged paying the Fees of the Serjeant and the Clerk The Bill that the Lord Marquess of Winchester may dispose of his Lands whereof he is Tenant in Tayle as other Tenants in Tayle by the Laws and Statutes of the Realm may do c. was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House all the Queen 's Learned Councel likewise Sir Robert Wroth Sir Fdward Moore Sir Francis Hastings Sir Walter Raleigh and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Edward Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Christopher Hillyard Esquire returned into this present Parliament a Burgess for the Borough of Heydon in the County of York for that he is visited with sickness and thereby unable to give his Attendance is licensed by Mr Speaker to depart home Henry Hastings Esquire one of the Knights for the County of Leicester is licensed by Mr. Speaker for his necessary affairs to depart into his Countrey after having left with the Serjeant ten shillings for the Poor On Monday the 30. day of November Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for repairing and amending of Bridges near the City of Carlisle in the County of Cumberland was read the first time M r D r Caesar brought in the Bill touching the making of a Haven or Pier on the North part of Severn c. with some Amendments Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Poulterers of London was read the first time and rejected M r Dale one of the Committees in the Bill touching Feltmakers who were appointed on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and brought in the Bill with a Proviso annext and some Amendments Thus far of the passages of this day out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Now followeth a certain Message by Sir William Knolls her Majesties Comptroller which he delivered in her Highnesses name unto the House out of the private Journal Mr. Comptroller said I am to certify you of her Highness's gladness and willingness to hear the acceptable News that was delivered unto her from this House of our humble and earnest desire all to see her Majesty and shew our thankfulness She commanded me to tell you That the reason of her limitation of having a convenient number was that the place whereunto we should come was not big enough to receive us all but she saith that she is glad that there is such a Sympathy betwixt her and us And she is well pleased that this Afternoon at three of the Clock we should attend her and without
Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching Subornation of Perjury were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for reformation of abuses in Sheriffs and other inferiour Officers for not executing Writs of Proclamation upon Exigents according to the Statute of 31 Eliz. was read the second time and committed unto M r Sollicitor M r Attorney of the Dutchy and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill touching the making of Fustians within the Realm was read the second time and committed unto all the Queens Privy Council and Learned Councel being of this House the Knights and Citizens for London the Burgesses for Chard Colchester and Canterbury Sir Walter Raleigh M r Maynard M r Hide Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Francis Darcy M r Wiseman and others who were appointed to meet upon Thursday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill prohibiting any Fair or Market to be kept on the Sunday was read the second time and committed to the former Committees in the Bill touching the Sabbath day who were appointed on Wednesday the 4 th day of November foregoing And M r Brown and M r Doyle were added unto them who were appointed to meet to Morrow Morning in the Committee Chamber of this House The Bill touching the Lands given to godly and charitable uses was read the first time M r Doctor Carew and M r Choppin did bring from the Lords the Bill for the suppressing of Alchouses and Tipling-Houses The Bill for the suppressing of Alehouses and Tipling-Houses was read the first time On Saturday the 5 th day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill that Lands in the nature of Gavelkind may descend according to the Custom of the Common Law was read the second time and committed unto the Queens Learned Councel being of this House Sir Moyle Finch Sir Michael Sands Sir Thomas Fludd Sir John Lewson and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Morning in the Committee Chamber of this House The Bill for the relief of Theophilus Adams was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London M r Winch and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for the granting of four entire Subsidies and eight Ffteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read the third time and passed upon the question And was presently sent up to the Lords by all the Privy Council and others of this House Nota That whereas in the Parliament which was begun and holden at Westminster in an 35 Eliz. Anno Dom. 1592. the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons were not drawn without much and long dispute both amongst themselves and with the Lords to yield unto the Grant of three Subsidies and fix Fifteenths and Tenths being a greater gift than had ever before been given unto her Majesty and that the same was then also assented unto in respect of the great dangers were newly threatned unto her Majesty from Rome and Spain with caution and promise nevertheless that it should not be drawn into Precedent for future times yet in the next Parliament which ensued in 39 Reginae Anno Dom. 1596. although none of the said imminent dangers which had been feared in the above-mentioned thirty fifth Year of her Majesties Reign had to that time come into any real Execution the House of Commons was notwithstanding again drawn to yield unto the same proportion of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths to be paid also unto her Majesty within a shorter time And now lastly in this present Parliament in An. 43 44 Regin ejusdem Anno Dom. 1601. the said House was drawn in respect chiefly of the troubles of Ireland where the Spaniard had set footing to present unto her Highness the extraordinary and great gift of four Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths the Bill whereof did this present Saturday being the 15 th day of December pass the House of Commons upon the third reading and was presently sent up to the Lords as aforesaid by whom it was lastly passed also upon the third reading upon Tuesday the 15 th day of this instant December ensuing M r Boyce made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for the Jointure of Rachell Wife of Edward Nevill c. who were appointed on Thursday the third day of this instant December foregoing and brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching the Jointure of Rachell Wife of Edward Nevill of Birling in the County of Kent were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Francis Hastings made Report at large of the meeting and travel of the Committees in the Bill touching coming to Church on the Sunday being in some parts amended delivered in the Bill and prayed the reading thereof The Amendments in the Bill touching coming to Church on the Sunday were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed At the Committee in the Afternoon in the House for some course to be had against Dunkirk M r Fettiplace said There was remedy three manner of wayes First There is transportation of Ordnance which being carried to the Low Country-man he carryeth it to Dunkirk or to our Enemies which if it were hindred doubtless our Enemies would find want in time Secondly The Law of Tonnage and Poundage Thirdly It hath been offered to the States that the Maritime parts might save themselves freely And I take it to be a Rule in Policy we should not yield that to our Friends which may be fitting to our Foes M r Wingfield shewed the Bill touching Fens which was exhibited the last Parliament and past both Houses but advised upon by her Majesty for some respects Intituled An Act for the recovering of three hundred thousand Acres more or less of Wasts Marish and Watry Grounds in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampon Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk On the left side on the top of the Bill was written in Roman Letters Soit bayle as Seignieurs and close to that in another hand A cest Bill avecque les amendments la provision à celle annexes les Surs sont assentus under the Provision annexed to the Act on the left side thereof close to the writing Soit bayle aux Communes on the back under the Title aforesaid was written thus 1. 2. 3. He shewed also the Bill for Fens in this Parliament intituled An Act concerning the draining and recovering from the water of certain overflown grounds in the County of Norfolk It was concluded at the Committee that the Coast Town-men of the County should meet together in the Afternoon on Monday and consider of some course and relate the
thereof yet because the spirit of contradiction mav no more trouble us I beseech you let the Bill of Ordnance be read and that 's the House desire An Act against transportation of Iron Ordnance Gun-Metal and Shot was read the first time Sir Robert Wroth informed the House that a Ship is now upon the River ready to go away Laden with thirty six pieces of Ordnance Post Meridient After Dinner the House now sitting as in the Forenoon the Amendments in the Bill to confirm the Assurance of the Mannors or Farms of Sagebury alias Sadgbury to Samuel Sands Esq and John Harris Gent. and their Heirs were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Edward Hobbie moved that where one Bird a Servant of his hath been Arrested in London at the Suit of one Woolley his said Servant might have the Priviledge of the House Whereupon it is Ordered that the said Woolley and the Serjeant that made the Arrest be sent for by the Serjeant of this House to Answer unto this House for their said contempt The Fishmongers of London were heard with their Councel touching a Proviso to be added to a former Act made in the year of her Majesty for encrease of Mariners and maintenance of the Navigation The Proviso for the Fishmongers to be added to the Statute of continuances was twice read and committed to the Committees for continuance of Statutes to be allowed or rejected as shall be further thought sit The Bill for continuance of Statutes committed to all the Queens Learned Council being Members of this House Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Hastings Sir Robert Wroth and others who were appointed to meet in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for the relief of the Poor was read the second time and committed unto M r Comptroller Sir Robert Wroth Sir Francis Darcie Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards M r Ireby made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for draining certain surrounded grounds in the County of Sussolk who were appointed on Saturday the 28 th day of November foregoing and shewed that the Committees have thought fit to draw a new Bill to that purpose and so delivereth in the old and the new Mr. Winch moved that according to the resolution of the Committee in the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance the House should proceed both by Bill and also by Petition unto her Majesty which being debated It was resolved that those of the Privy Council being Members of this House should move her Majesty in the name of this House in that behalf The New Bill against transportation of Gun-Metal Ordnance and Iron Shot was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy Council Members of this House Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Robert Wroth Sir Francis Darcie and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards Oliver Cromwell Esquire returned this present Parliament Knight for the County of Huntington is for his necessary occasions of business licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart On Friday the 11 th day of December the Bill comprehending and containing the maintenance of good and profitable Arts and Trades for the Commonwealth was delivered by Mr. Johnson who was desired to put the same into the House by Mr. George Brook Brother to the Lord Cobham 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 or he that could add to or refine the same should do the like Mr. Fettiplare shewed That the Bill was unprofitable and not good for divers reasons First it was too general because it speaketh as well of Arts invented as to be invented Secondly the Bill sheweth not that they will be profitable for the Commonwealth whatsoever they be this Bill alloweth For divers Arts have been devised in London that that shall be wrought with one man which would not heretofore be done with forty This is unprofitable because it setteth not the poor and 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 in infinitum and so confusion Whereupon he concluded that he for his part thought fit the Bill should be quash'd and divers cried Away with it Another said I wish that the Bill might be read again and considered because we allowed of these kind of Patents once this Parliament namely in the Licence for making Tinn by Mills out of the Old Rubbish in Cornwall upon the motion of Sir Walter Raleigh And this Bill desireth no more in effect Next for the incertainty upon the consideration of the Bill by some few Committees the same might be amended Besides he that hath invented any Art or Trade it is reason he should have some priviledge because it would be an incouragement to others and Nemo naseitur Artisex No man would come to that perfection upon the first knowledge of it as 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 it is unprofitable that the work of many should be done by one for it is profitable for the Common-wealth if Water may be brought to ever mans House for ten shillings value where it would not be done with ten pound cost as by the Water-work device in London So of Iron Mills 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 all Arts Trades and Sciences which cannot be done by Poor but by Persons judicious and of Skill and those that have a more natural inclination to come to perfection in these things than every base Beggar For his last proposition I say that Non est confusio in certa scientia c. M r Snigg said The Author of the Bill perhaps was a Sugarman for he hath the word Refiners of Arts c. So it was put to the question for to be read the second time And all said No. But when the Speaker said all those that will have the Bill read the second time say I Sir Richard Knightly said No aloud at whch the House laughed and not one said I I. Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the recovering of certain surrounded grounds in the County of Norfolk was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Serjeant Harries a Committee in the Bill touching Silk-Weavers brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching Silk-Weavers being twice read the Bill
eighty persons with the Offenders to appear what great multitudes this will bring together what quarrelling and danger may happen besides giving Authority to a mean Church-Warden how prejudicial this may be c. with divers other reasons against it As also some Ambiguities and Equivocations therein The Proviso newly added being a plain Toleration from coming to Church and that the Parson could not present or constrain any if they said Service at home So it was put to the question thrice together and because the truth could not be discerned the House was again divided and the I I I went forth and were a hundred and five and the Noes within a hundred and six So they got it by one Voice and the I I I lost but then the I I I said they had M r Speakers which would make it even And then it grew to a question whether he had a Voice Sir Edward Hobbie who was of the I I I side said that when her Majesty had given us leave to chufe our Speaker she gave us leave to chuse one out of our own number and not a Stranger a Citizen of London and a Member and therefore he hath a Voice To which it was answered by Sir Walter Ralergh and confirmed by the Speaker himself that he was foreclosed of his Voice by taking that place which it had pleased them to impose upon him and that he was to be indifferent for both Parties And withal shewed that by the Order of the House the Bill was lost M r Bowyer Secretary to the old Lord Treasurer Buckhurst said M r Speaker I think it not lost for there hath been foul and great abuse offered in this matter A Gentleman that would willingly go sorth according to his Conscience was pulled back Though I much reverence my Masters of the Temple and am bound to our Benchers of the Middle-Temple yet if it will please the House and you M r Speaker to command me to name him I will The greatest Voice said no yet M r Secretary Cecill willed him to name him and he said it was M r Dale of the Middle-Temple Sir Walter Raleigh said why if it please you it is a small matter to pull one by the Sleeve for so have I done my self ostentimes And great loud Speech and stir there was in the House M r Comptroller after silence said We have been often troubled by a Physician meaning M r Bond and he hath been spoken against He troubled us with Aristotle and other Books if he had stayed there it had been well but I think we had need of Physicians to stay our Heads and cool our heats and humours not fitting a Court of Parliament for it is a most intolerable disorder I think the offence is a hainous offence both against God and this Assembly For the first in that every man is to go according to his Conscience and not by compulsion And for the other Gentleman Sir Walter Raleigh that said he had often done the like I think he may be ashamed of it for large is his Conscience if in a matter of so great consequence he will be drawn either forwards or backwards by the Sleeve And I think it so hainous that he deserves to Answer it at the Bar meaning M r Dale but because Sir Walter Raleigh was last named it was taken to be meant of him M r Secretary Cecill said I am sorry to see this Disorder and little do you know how for disorder the Parliament is taxed I am sorry I cannot say slandered I had hoped as this Parliament began gravely and with Judgment so we should have ended modestly and at least with discretion I protest I have a Libel in my Pocket against the Proceedings of this Parliament The offence which the Gentleman that last spake spoke of I confess is great and punishable And this I wish may be inflicted on him that he whose Voice may be drawn either forwards or backwards by the Sleeve like a Dog in a string may be no more of this House And I wish for his Credits sake he would not But that it should be so great to be called to the Bar I see no reason neither do I know why any in this House should speak so imperiously as to have a Gentleman of his place and quality pointing to Sir Walter Raleigh called to the Bar I see no reason for it For the matter it self the Noes were a hundred and six and the I I I a hundred and five the Speaker hath no Voice and though I am sorry to say it yet I must needs confess lost it is and farewel it There was another Gentleman a No pulled out as well as the other was kept in and therefore it had happened even howsoever for M r Edward Jones and M r Barker pulled out Lyonell Ducket The residue of this Afternoons Passages and part of the next day do now next follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons it self viz. M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Hone did bring from the Lords two Bills passed with their Lordships of which the first was the Bill concerning Captains Souldiers Mariners and other the Queens Services in the Wars M r Serjeant Yelverton and M r Doctor Hone being come from the Lords do declare that their Lordships do desire another Conference between the Committees of this House and the Committees of their Lordships which they do appoint to be upon Monday next at the fore-appointed hour and place And that the former Committees who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of November foregoing or others whom this House shall thereunto appoint may have Authority from the House to conclude and resolve upon the Bill lately passed from this House unto their Lordships viz. the Bill for Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents c. which was by the House Ordered and agreed unto accordingly On Monday the 14 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Cosening Bankrupts was read the first time and upon the question and division of the House Ordered not to be read any more with the Yea thirty five with the No forty five Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the draining of certain surrounded grounds c. had its second reading and was delivered to the former Committees who were appointed on Tuesday the first day of this instant December foregoing to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon at two of the Clock The Bill touching Denizens after some questions and Arguments whether Matthew de Quester should pass and be inserted among the rest being thrice read it was passed upon the question M r Moore made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for continuance repeal and explanation of certain Statutes and delivered in the Bill with some Additions and Provisoes The Amendments Additions and Provisoes in the Bill
for continuance repeal and explanation of Statutes was twice read Provisoes for Dover-Haven in the Bill for continuance and repeal of Statutes were twice read and committed unto M r Comptroller Sir Walter Raleigh M r Snigg Sir John Lewson and others M r Francis Bacon made Report of the travel of the Committees in the Bill touching Policies of Assurances and brought in the Bill with some Amendments and prayed the reading thereof The Amendments in the Bill touching Policies of Assurances used amongst Merchants were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed M r Doctor Swale and M r Coppin did bring from the Lords the two Bills formerly passed in this House the one Intituled An Act touching Orders in the Exchequer with a Proviso added to the same by their Lordships likewise passed with the Lords and another touching the Jointure of Lucie Countess of Bedford with certain Amendments and two Provisoes added Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Repeal of An Act made in the fourteenth Year of her Majesties Reign touching the reforming the length of Kersies was read the second time and committed unto Sir George Moore Sir Edward Moore M r Kingsmell M r Popham the Burgesses of Clothing Towns and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Court The Two Bills last passed were sent to the Lords by M r Secretary Cecill and others the Committees appointed to have Conference with the Lords this Afternoon M r Philipps one of the Committees in the Bill against misimploying of Lands Stocks and Stores given to Charitable Uses brought in the Bill with some Amendments added by the Committees of which he praveth the reading The Amendments in the Bill against misimploying of Lands Stocks and Stores of Money given to Charitable Uses were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Proviso that came from the Lords in the Bill touching Orders in the Court of Exchequer was twice had and committed presently to be considered of by M r Sollicitor and M r Winch in the Committee Chamber of this House The Bill for the repairing of two Bridges near the City of Carlisle in the Country of Cumberland was read the third time and passed upon the question Two Bills also had each of them their third reading and passed upon the question of which the first was the Bill concerning the Assize of Fuel Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons now follow the passages touching the Arrest of a Servant of a Member of the same out of a private Journal M r Davies moved the House and shewed that a Servant of Mr. Huddleston Knight for Cumberland being some twelve Months since hurt in the Hand went unto one Matthews a Chirurgion by Fleet-Bridge who for ten pounds undertook the Cure the man gave him a Bill of ten pound for the said 〈◊〉 which he the said Matthews could not perform without leaving a great scar and withal a little 〈◊〉 in his hand notwithstanding he paid the Chirurgion eight pound But upon what suggestion I know not Matthews hath sued Mr. Huddleston's man for the whole ten pound and Arrested him upon an Execution into the Counter The man told him he was Mr. Huddlestons Servant and that his Master was a Member of this House and a Knight of a Shire and that he was thereby priviledged from Arrests and wisht to be discharged but Matthews and the Serjeant answered him they cared not for his Master nor for the priviledge and said that he was not priviledged from an Execution And so being carried to the Counter he told the like there to the Clerks who affirmed likewise that priviledges could not extend to Executions and therefore would not discharge him And therefore I pray in the behalf of the Gentleman that both Matthews and the Clerks and Serjeant may be sent for And so they were Ordered to appear to Morrow in the Afternoon The Bill touching Captains Souldiers and Mariners and other her Majesties Services in the Wars was read the first time Post Meridiem Sir Robert Wroth a Committee in the Bill for Relief of the Poor brought in the Bill with the Amendments and a Proviso added by the Committees The Proviso and Amendments in the Bill for the relief of the Poor were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills had each of them their third reading of which the second being the Bill for the confirming the Authority and Government of the Mayor Sheriffs and Aldermen of London within S t Katherin's Christ Church was upon the question of Amendments in the Bill and the division of the House dashed with the difference of forty three voices viz. with the Yea forty nine and with the No eighty six The Bill touching matters in Policies of Assurances was read the third time and passed upon the question Mr. Wirgfield a Committee in the Bill touching the draining of surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Suffolk and Norsolk c. brought in the Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso added by the Committees and prayed the reading thereof The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill touching draining of surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northhampton c. were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for the more peaceable Government of the Counties of Cumberland Northumberland and Westmerland with the Bishoprick of Durham was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House the Knights of Cumberland Northumberland and Westmerland and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Morning in the Committee Chamber of this House On Tuesday the 15 th day of December Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for avoiding of idleness and setting the Poor on work was read the second time and upon the question for committing or ingrossing dashed Mr. Dr. Stanhop and Mr. Dr. Hone did bring from the Lords a Bill that passed in this House intituled An Act for the making of an Harbour or Key on the North parts of Devon in the River of Severn for the safeguard of men and Shipping c. with the Amendment of one word to be put out viz. the word Free The Amendment brought down from the Lords in the Bill touching a Harbour or Key to be made c. was thrice read and assented unto by the House and so passed upon the question Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the relief of Theophilus Adams c. was read the third time and after Councel heard on all parts dashed upon the question Sir Edward Hobbie a Committee in the Bill touching Kettlebie and Kettlcbie shewed the travel of the Committees in framing of a new Bill by consent of Parties and so delivered in
House as shall be sent from this House unto the Lords with the Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy may by direction of this House recommend unto their Lordships the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance with request of their Lordships good furtherance to the passage of the same The Amendments and Provisoes in the Bill touching Confirmation of Grants made to her Majesty and of Letters Patents from her Majesty to others were read the third time and passed upon the question Sir Robert Wroth moved that an Order may be set down how the Collection made in this House for relief of the poor may be distributed Whereupon it is Ordered that the Souldiers now remaining about the City of London shall be relieved out of the money Collected of the Members of this House in such sort as to the Officers thereunto appointed shall be thought fit The Officers appointed for the distribution of the Collection are Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Fettiplace Mr. Wade Sir Francis Darcie Mr. Trevor and Mr. Brown And that they join with the Officers in like case appointed by the Lords Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Explanation of a certain branch of An Act made in the twenty eighth year of her Majesty touching Recusants was read the second time and committed but no time or place appointed for the meeting Mr. Belgrave moved That whereas an Information hath been Exhibited into the Court of Star Chamber in the name of Mr. Attorney General against him upon suggestion that he should offer abuse unto this House humbly prayed that he may be Ordered and censored by this House if it shall so fall out and seem sit unto this House upon further Examination to be had therein Vide plus post Meridiem Mr. Secretary Cecill declared her Majesties Pleasure to be that her Highness purposeth God willing to Dissolve this Assembly of Parliament to Morrow Post Meridiem The Bill for the changing of the Sirname of the Wallers into the Sirname of the Debdens was read the second time Mr. Serjeant Telverion and Mr. Doctor Hone did bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for reformation of deceits in Auditors and their Clerks in making untrue particulars And also they do declare that whereas the Lords have received some Bills from this House which their Lordships do think to expedite and shall need perhaps some small Amendments therefore they do desire that this House may sit somewhat longer than they purposed before for the final perfecting and consummating of the same The Bill for reformation of Deceits in Auditors and their Clerks in making untrue particulars was read twice and committed unto M r Secretary Cecill Mr. Comptroller Sir Walter Raleigh and others who were appointed to consider presently in the Court of Wards upon the said Bill And after some short space of time and Conference therein had it was after their return into this House thought meet the said Committees should confer with the Lords therein and afterwards report the same unto this House The Bill touching Brewers c. was read the second time and committed to the Burgesses of Southwark The Bill touching unlawful sized Bread and the Bill touching buyers of Butter and Cheese were each of them read the second time and committed to the former Committees The Bill also against using of false Dice was read the first time M r Attorney General and M r D r Hone did bring from the Lords a Bill that before passed this House intituled An Act touching the draining of certain surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Huntington Cambridge Lincoln Northampton Suffolk and Norfolk amended and with some additions of more Counties viz. Sussex Essex Kent and the Bishoprick of Durham The Amendments in the Bill touching surrounded Grounds were thrice read and Ordered upon the question to be inserted into the same and so the Bill passed The draught of an Order touching Mr. Belgrave was once read and committed to be considered of presently in the Committee Chamber by Sir Edward Stafford Mr. Henry Mountague Mr. Brown Mr. Doyley Sir Francis Darcie Sir John Cotton and Sir John Grey The Draught of an Order considered of and brought in by the Committees was read and Ordered by the House upon the question to be entred as the Act of the House viz. Whereas one George Belgrave in the County of Leicester Esquire a Member of this House hath made complaint of an Information exhibited against him into the Court of Star-Chamber pretending an abuse in the highest matters as are those wich do concern the most Honourable and High Court of Parliament and hath appealed unto this House for that the Information was filed sedente Curiâ And whereas the House did refer to the Committees for Returns and Priviledges the Examination of the Cause alledged in the Information and the substance thereof having been related unto this House This House thereupon did upon the question again moved and largely debated pronounce and declare the said George Belgrave to be free in their Judgements from any abuse offered to this House and that he is not to be molested for any such imputation And have resolved that this shall be entred as An Act of this House Vide de istâ materiâ Dec. 3. Dec. 7. Dec. 8. Dec. 10. Dec. 11. antea The Bill to restrain Butchers in and about the City of London from buying c. And the Bill touching Practitioners in Physick were each of them read the second time and committed as afore to the former Committees for Brewers The Bill touching the shipping of Coals near Newcastle was read the second time and committed with the rest to the former Committees but no mention of time or place The Bill for redress of abuses in taking of Pawns and the appointing of a Lumbard was read the second time and committed as abovesaid To Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Morning those that were nominated by this House to distribute the Money collected for the relief of the Poor and likewise those appointed by the Lords are appointed to be at the Sessions House in the Old Bayly to take Order for the said distribution Upon a motion made by Mr. Fettiplace the names of such as have not paid towards the relief of the Poor and maimed Souldiers were read which were about forty four On Friday the 18 th day of December as the Speaker was coming to the House in the Morning the Pardon was delivered unto him which he took and delivered unto the House which they sent back again because it was not brought according to course The Collection for the Clerk of twelve pence a piece according to Mr. Wingfield's motion yesterday was made and amounted to about twenty five pound Mr. Bowyer 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 swooned upon a suddain
same so that the referring of a Bill to Committees is scarce discoverable in respect that the name only of one of them is for the most part mentioned yet the manner of the Burgesses taking the Oath of Supremacy which was never in use before this Session of Parliament it having been enjoined by Statute in the first year of her Majesties Reign together with the manner of the Election and Presentment of the Speaker is very Methodically and Orderly entered And lastly whereas there is mention made in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons aforesaid that the Speaker with the whole House did exhibit their Petition to the Queens Majesty on Thursday 23. day of January in the Afternoon touching her Marriage and the Limitation of the Succession of the Crown which said Petition is there omitted I have therefore caused it to be inserted at large out of a Copy thereof I had by me which I gather by all concurring circumstances to be the very same which is only generally remembred in the said Original Journal-Books as aforesaid The second Parliament of the most Noble Princess Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England c. begun at Westminster on Monday the 11. day of January in the fifth Year of her Gracious Reign By her Highness Commission directed to the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal the Lord Steward the Lord Treasurer the Duke of Norfolk c. to Prorogue the same Parliament until the 12. day of the same Month viz. the Morrow following And the Knights and Burgesses being sent for to come unto the Lords in the Upper House without any appearance of their names taken then by the Lord Steward and Lord Treasurer the Lord Keeper shewed in few words that the Queens Majesty was somewhat sick of a Stitch wherefore she had sent her Writ for the Prorogation until the Morrow which was done accordingly And on the Morrow being the 12. day of January about ten of the Clock the Queens Majesty with the Lords and Bishops in Parliament Robes did ride from the Palace to Westminster-Church and there heard a Sermon during which the Earl of Arundel being Lord Steward repaired unto Whitehall and there Recorded the Appearance of the Knights and Burgesses at which time also as may very well be collected by comparing this instant days passages with those of Thursday the third day of October in the Journal of the House of Commons de an 8 9 Regin Eliz. following the said Lord Steward did doubtless either in his own person or by his Deputies administer the Oath of Supremacy according to the Statute de an 1 Eliz. Cap. 1. to such Knights Citizens and Burgesses as were at this time present and appeared And after the Queen coming from the Church and being set in her Royal Seat in the Upper House and the Commons standing at the lower end of the Chamber The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal with great Eloquence declared this Parliament to be called for Religion Discipline and Aid to the State in defence of Enemies with Excellent Dilation of those Causes And in the end willed the Commons to repair to their House and there to chuse a discreet grave and wise man to be their Speaker and to present him to the Queens Majesty on Friday next in the Afternoon immediately the Commons resorted to their Common House where after they were set M r Comptroller standing up rehearsed the Lord Keepers Oration for the Election of a Speaker and said that in his Opinion M r Thomas Williams Esq one of the Fellows of the Inner-Temple being grave learned and wise was very meet to that Office whereupon the whole House with one intire Voice cried M r Williams M r Williams And then M r Williams standing up and reverently disabling himself required the House to proceed to a new Election unto whom M r Secretary Cecill Answering that the House had gravely considered of him and therefore required him to take the place and he approaching was led and set in the Chair by M r Comptroller and it was agreed by the House to meet all there again on Friday next at one of the Clock in the Afternoon to present M r Speaker to the Queens Majesty On Friday the 15 th of January in the Afternoon M r Speaker with the rest of the House of Commons went before the Queen in her Royal Seat where M r Speaker most humbly disabled himself requiring that a new Election might be made to the which the Queens Majesty confirming the same Election by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper M r Speaker made an Excellent Oration and in the end made the accustomed Petitions which being granted the Lord Keeper willed him with the rest to resort to the House of Commons there to deliberate upon matters necessary which being done The Bill for increase of Woods in Champain Grounds and saving of Bark of Timber to be felled was read the first time On Saturday the 16. day of January Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one was touching Servants to serve their Masters And the other to put down an Iron-Mill near Guilford and were each of them read the first time A motion was this day made by a Burgess at length for the Succession of the Crown of which see more on Thursday the 28 th day of this Instant January ensuing January the 17 th day Sunday On Monday the 18 th day of January Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one and the first reading of which the second was the Bill for the assurance of the Mannors of Whiteacre and Whiteacre Burgh to Richard Bertie and Katherine Duchess of Suffolk his Wife from Walter Herenden being a Feoffee in Trust. Certain Arguments were this day had in the House by divers wise Personages for motion to be made for the Queens Marriage and Succession of the Crown On Tuesday the 19 th day of January the Bill for allowance to Sheriffs upon their Accompts for Justices Diets was read the first time M r Speaker with the Counsel and twenty four more of the House were appointed to meet this Afternoon to draw Articles of Petition for the Queens Marriage and Succession Vide Concerning this business on Thursday the 28. day of this Instant January following M r Comptroller is nominated one of them For that it seemed to the House being very full that they were a greater number than were returned therefore the names were immediately called and as they were called they departed out of the House and in the end ten or eleven remained who said they were returned and would bring Warrants thereof On Wednesday the 20. day of January Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for allowance to Sheriffs upon their Accompts for Justices Diets was read the second time and as it should seem Committed to M r Sackvill and others see a like
to be ingrossed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon twelve Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And the second for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain and John Hurleston had each of them their second reading but neither committed nor ordered to be ingrossed because they had been formerly sent from the Lords John Eire Esquire one of the Knights of the County of Wilts for his Affairs is Licensed to be absent On Monday the 8 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that S t Katherines Church shall be a Parish Church And the Second for the repairing and mending of High-ways were read the third time and passed the House and were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller M r Attorney brought from the Lords three Bills of which one was the Bill for Denizens Children The Bill also against the unlawful taking of Fish Deer or Hawks was read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which one was the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy Richard Parrott Gent. Burgess for Sandwich for his Sickness was Licensed to be absent On Tuesday the 9. day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords Four other Bills also were each of them read the third time of which one being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas Another for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And a third for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cranmer and Margaret Children of the Archbishop Cranmer did each of them pass the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for the paving of Kentish-street near Southwark was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Graston and others not named Vide consimile on Thursday the 21. day of January foregoing Long Arguments were this day had in the House upon the Bill for having Wednesday to be a Fish-Day Vide touching this business on Thursday the 11. day of this instant March following On Wednesday the 10. day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of William and Edward Iseley The Bill for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cobham The Bill to make Denizens the Children of John Fitz-Williams and others And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Heirs of the Lord Hussey were each of them read the third time and passed the House The Bill that Merchants shall not marry Strangers beyond the Seas was read the first time The Bill that the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal hath the like Power as the Lord Chancellor And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Daughters of Thomas Iseley were each of them read the third time and passed M r Sollicitor brought from the Lords the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Sir Peter Carew and William West Long Arguments upon the Bill for having the Wednesday to be a Fish-Day were continued till the Morrow after On Thursday the 11. day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy was read the third time and passed and was sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary together with the Lord Keepers Bill and the Bill for Fish Deer and Hawks Long Arguments were had upon the Bill for encrease of the Navy whether the Wednesday shall be a Fish-Day and upon the Question the House was divided and to have it a Fish-Day were a hundred fifty nine and not to have it a Fish-Day were ninety six And immediately after upon the qualification of that day the greater number agreed to the qualification Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 9. day and on Wednesday the 10. day of this instant March foregoing George Cope Burgess of Ludgersall in Wilts for his affairs at the Assizes hath Licence to be absent On Friday the 12. day of March the Bill touching Consecration of Bishops was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for the Inning of Plumsted-Marsh now surrounded was read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 13 th day of March the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Leonard Diggs and Thomas Diggs and the Bill for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight and John Hurleston were each of them read the third time and passed The Bill against Conjurations was brought from the Lords by M r Sollicitor Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for increase of Woods and Champian Grounds was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Marsh and others not named On Monday the 15 th day of March the Bill against fulling of Caps in Mills was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either committed or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords George Lee Esq one of the Burgesses for Rippon in Yorkshire and Elice Price one of the Knights for Merionethshire in Wales for their affairs were Licensed to be absent Three Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain of which one was the Bill for Inning of Plumsted-Marsh The Provisoes added to the Bill for increase of Navigation were read the third time and passed M r Serjeant Carus and M r Attorney brought from the Lords the Bill for Enrolment of Bargains in Lancaster with a Proviso in Exeter Bill On Tuesday the 16 th day of March the Bill for the Enrolment of Writings Indented at Lancaster Chester and Duresm and a Proviso added to the Bill of Exeter were each of them read the first time The Bill for the Navy and the Bill for restitution in Blood of M r West were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary and the Bill for Southampton and the Bill for Bowyers were sent from the Lords by M r Comptroller Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for unlading of Malmesies and Sweet Wines at South-hampton was read the first time On Wednesday the 17 th day of March the Proviso to the Bill of Exeter was read the third time and passed M r Sackvil declared from the Queens Majesty that she would take Order to make allowance for Justices Diets and that Commissioners should be sent to enquire of Vicountels
Exeter may be Inheritable as Lands at the Common Law which was read the third time and concluded Nota That this Custom of Gavelkind by which all the Sons do Inherit the Lands of their Ancestors equally is not only in Kent but hath been also in the City of Exeter in the County of Devon and as is very probable either is or hath been in other parts of the Kingdom The Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon about which time the Lords meeting the Bill for the grant of a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths by the Temporalty was read secundâ vice On Saturday the 4 th day of March were four Bills of no great moment each of them once read whereof the first being a Bill for the confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy was after the third reading concluded M r Oughtred that was sent for by Order of the Lords made his appearance and to him day was given for bringing of his Councel on Tuesday next and the same day was also appointed for my Lady Marquess of Winchester This Forenoon finally two Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons and one Bill for the assurance of an yearly rent to the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield in Fee was tertiâ vice lecta and then sent down from the Lords to the said House of Commons On Monday the 6 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned were two Bills of no great moment read whereof the first was touching Fines and Recoveries On Tuesday the 7 th day of March Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last was for keeping of the Queens Majesties Subjects in due obedience there were two Bills also each of them once read whereof the last touching Fines and common Recoveries was after the third reading sent down to the House of Commons This day appeared before the Lords as was appointed the Lord Marquess with his Councel on the one side and the Councel of the Lady Marquess on the other side and M r Oughtred for himself The Lord Chancellor with consent of the Lords after hearing of all the Parties and upon Conference thought it best for the better Expedition of the matter that certain of the Lords if the Parties consented thereunto should have the hearing of all the Controversies betwixt them and of the several accompts of M r Oughtred to which the Parties being called again every one for himself did personally assent only further Order was taken that the Lady Marquess should deliver her assent the next day by her Councel The Lords that were named to hear the said Controversies were these which were chosen by the Parties themselves the Lord Chancellor the Lord Treasurer the Lord Chamberlain and the Earl of Bedford and for the Causes between the Lord Marquess and the Lady Marquess were chosen by the said Parties the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Buckhurst Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon at which hour the Lords meeting Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the last being a Bill touching the Lord Zouch was read secundâ vice and then committed to be ingrossed On Wednesday the 8 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the last was Billa for keeping the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due Obedience Two Bills also were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last being a new Bill for the fortifying of the Borders towards Scotland which they returned with a former Bill passed by the Lords before with great deliberation to the same purpose and sent down to them so passed with the same title it gave the Lords much distast because they thought this course to be both derogatory to the superiority of the place and contrary to the antient course of both Houses and as they misliked the disorder so was it their pleasure that this their misliking should be entred in the Records of Parliament lest so evil an Example might hereafter be abused as a precedent Vide plus de ista materia die 10 Martii sequente Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon at which the Lords meeting four Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first being the Bill for the Grant of a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths by the Temporalty was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa On Thursday the 9 th day of March Five Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first being a Bill for restitution in Blood of Philip Earl of Arundel was read primâ vice On Friday the 10 th day of March were five Bills read the first three being of no great moment had each of them one reading the fourth being a Bill for restitution in Blood of two of the Saintlegers was read secundâ tertiâ vice and then was sent down to the House of Commons with another Bill for the Earl of Arundels restitution which had likewise passed the Lords this Forenoon The new Bill lastly for the fortifying of the Borders towards Scotland was read primâ vice Nota That though the Lords did take great offence at the House of Commons for sending up this new Bill unto them and rejecting a former Bill by them passed and sent down to the said House of Commons which had been framed by them to the same purpose without acquainting their Lordships first upon what grounds or for what reasons they had rejected the former Bill as may be seen at large on Wednesday the 8 th day of March foregoing and though their Lordships did then likewise Order that this Act should be Entred in the Records or the Upper House as a thing derogatory to the dignity thereof yet it pleased their Lordships not only on this Friday this 10 th day of March to give the said new Bill its first reading but on Tuesday the 14 th of March following caused it to be read the second time and on the next day following being Wednesday having added certain amendments unto it did finally upon the third reading conclude and pass it Vide Martii 17 postea One Act lastly for the repair of Dover Haven was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons which was read primâ vice On Monday the 13 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being an Act for the true making melting and working of Wax with two others were read primâ vice Six other Bills also were read this Morning of which the fifth being a Bill for restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney was read secundâ
perfected in some places in matter of form and yet the Titles of the aforesaid three daies are set down in three blank Pages On Monday the 31 th day of October her Majesties Person was again represented by those aforesaid three Lords Commissioners constituted by her Majesties Letters Patents on Saturday the 29 th day of this instant October foregoing These being set in the Upper House with divers other Lords in their Parliamentary Robes the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and repaired thither with John Puckering Serjeant at Law their Speaker who was according to the usual course presented unto the said Lords Commissioners and by them admitted who answered to these his three Petitions of course made in the name of the House of Commons for liberty of Access for freedom of Speech and freedom from Arrests and Suits and lastly for Pardon for himself 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 Nota That there is not any word of all this presentment of the Speaker in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons but only the very Title of the day is thus set down in a blank Page thereof Lunae xxxj Octobris 1586. and the whole matter ensuing by the great negligence of M r Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk of the House of Commons is wholly omitted which also happened in the setting down of the three foregoing days of this Journal upon the two first of which the Parliament had been further Prorogued and upon the third received its beginning in all which the Titles only of the days are set down in the upper part of three several blank Pages as is beforesaid with intention doutless at first to have inserted the passages of each day and therefore it is the more strange that it was never perfected and argueth the greater neglect because the said M r Onslow did live many years in the place of Clerk of the House of Commons after the Dissolution of this Parliament by which means if these foregoing day had not been supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House this other Journal of the House of Commons had remained very imperfect and unuseful And yet at the end of the aforesaid blank Page or bottom thereof in which the Title of this present Monday the 31 th day of October is inserted there followeth the reading of one Bill which is usually done after the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons do return from the Upper House with their Speaker newly admitted upon their presentment of him which said Bill read at this time upon their return is entred in manner and form following viz. The Bill touching Inrollments the first reading After the reading of this Bill the House did without all question Adjourn it self unto Thursday the third day of November ensuing although there be no mention thereof in this said Journal-Book of the House of Commons which must as all other defects be imputed to the former neglect And yet this Adjournment may be collected not only by a like Adjournment of the Lords unto Friday the 4 th day of November aforesaid and by other Adjournments very frequent in the House of Commons during this first meeting of the present Parliament but also out of the very Entrance of the said Thursday following which is on the very next Page after the Entrance of the before mentioned Bill which is never used to be done if any other days passages should have intervened between And therefore it would not be amiss now once for all to observe the cause and ground why the House of Commons did so often at this first meeting of this Parliament Adjourn it self contrary to the usual practice both of former and latter times which was no other than the handling of that great and unusual business touching the Scotish Queen and leaving or forbearing to treat of other ordinary matters usual in the House For by this means it happened that the Original Letters and other proofs produced against the said Scotish Queen for the discovery of her being guilty of the Teason plotted by Ballard Babington and others being all first laid open and urged before the Lords in the Upper House and not at large discussed in the House of Commons till they had been derived unto them from the said Upper House by several Committees It was the only means and cause that the said House of Commons did for want of matter and imployment so often Adjourn it self Whereas usually at other times the passing of Bills with the matter of Subsidy and publick grievances being first debated in the said House and from them derived to the Lords their Lordships are often necessitated in the beginning of each Parliament for want of like imployment to Adjourn themselves On Thursday the third day of November to which day the Parliament had been on Monday the 31 th day of October foregoing last adjourned M r Speaker shewed unto the House that he received Commandment from my Lord Chancellor from her Majesty to signifie unto them that her Highness was sorry this House was troubled the last sitting thereof with the matter touching the chusing and returning of the Knights for the County of Norfolk a thing in truth impertinent for this House to deal withal and only belonging to the Charge and Office of the Lord Chancellor from whence the Writs for the same Elections issued out and are thither returnable again And also that her Majesty had appointed the said Lord Chancellor to confer therein with the Judges And so thereupon examining the said Returns and the Sheriff touching the matter and circumstances of his proceedings in the said Elections to set down such course for making the true Return as to Justice and Right shall therein appertain Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Orford-Haven had its first reading and the second being the Bill touching Inrollments had its second reading One of the House offering to speak to this Bill M r Vice-Chamberlain stood up and shewed unto this House that having matter of most great importance to deliver unto this House from her Majesty he was so bold with their good favours for this time to interrupt the Speech intended to the said Bill by the Gentleman that offered to speak to the said Bill and so then shewed that her Majesty thinking that all those of this House which were lately in the higher House when the Lord Chancellor declared the cause of her Highnesses summoning of this Parliament could not hear the same and also that many of the Members of this House now here present were not then come up or returned commanded him to deliver unto
of this House Sir Robert Jermin Sir John Higham Sir Thomas Brown Sir William Moore Mr. Francis Hastings Mr. Cromwell Sir John Harrington Mr. Recorder Mr. Beal These Members of the House touching whose Commitment Mr. Cromwell moveth were sent unto the Tower on Thursday the 2 d day of this instant March foregoing for whose liberty Sir John Higham had also moved before on Saturday the 4 th day of the same Month last past The Bill for errors in Records of Attainders was read the second time with the amendments and upon the motion was ordered to be ingrossed On Tuesday the 14 th day of March the Bill for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was thrice read and passed upon the question The Bill against buying of Wares by strangers was upon the second reading committed unto Mr Aldersey M r Saunders M r Harris and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in Serjeants-Inn Hall in Chancery Lane The Bill for Curriers was read the second time and committed to the Committees aforesaid and to Mr. Recorder Mr. Beale Mr. Salkingston and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Salkingston The Bill for fraudulent Conveyances by Traytors was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Harris Mr. Wroth Mr. Conisbie and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the said Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon The Bill for payment of Sir Gerrard Croker his debts was brought in again by the Committees being amended after the same was ingrossed and passed upon the Question The Bill for Horse-stealing was read the third time with the amendments and additions and dashed upon the question Mr. Attorney and Mr. Doctor Carew do bring from the Lords two Bills of which the first was for the Sale of Thomas Hanfords lands Three Bill of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being an Act for the more speedy and due execution of certain Branches of the Statute of 23. of her Majesty to keep her Majesties Subjects in due obedience was read the first time Two Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first was the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy Nota That there is no mention made of the sending up of these two Bills in the Journal-Book of the House of Commons which happened through the negligence of M r William Onslow at this time supplying the place of the Clerk of that House and therefore it is supplyed out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House On Wednesday the 15 th day of March two Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading whereof the first was the Bill of Fines for abridging Proclamations The Bill for payment of Hanfords debts was twice read and committed unto Mr. Morrice Mr. Cromwell Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Comptroller and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Comptroller The Bill for delay of Execution in Writs of Errors was thrice read and upon some arguments upon the Bill again committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor Mr. Wolley Mr. Cromwell and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Nota. That this Bill was committed after the second reading upon Monday the 27 th day of February foregoing and now again as it seemeth upon the third reading which is not usual by reason of some dispute that rose about it Two Bills were sent up to the Lords this day of which the first was touching errors in records of Attainders of High Treason and the second for repealing of a Statute touching Fish made in Anno 13 Reginae Eliz. The sending up of these two Bills is not at all mentioned in the Journal-Book of the House of Commons which happened in this place as in divers others of this second meeting of this present Parliament through the inexperience and negligence of Mr. William Onslow who supplied the place of Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of the said House being detained from thence by sickness and therefore it is supplyed out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House On Thursday the 16 th day of March the Bill for Recusants was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Council of this House Sir Robert Jermin Sir John Higham Sir William Moore and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill against delay of Execution by Writs of Error being put to the question upon the third reading by the division of the House the same was dashed The Bill for to take away one Proviso made 13 o of the Queen for Deeds Grants c. was dashed upon the question but after what reading it was dashed it doth not appear yet it is probable it was upon the second reading it having been read the first time upon the Wednesday immediately foregoing The Bill for confirmation of Leters Patents from her Majesty under the great Seal of England c. was twice read and committed to be ingrossed The Bill for making of Cloths in Suffolk was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Jermin Sir John Higham Sir William Moore Mr. Cromwell and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Jermin who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Guildhall M r Edward Penruddock M r Sprynt M r Richard Lewkenor and M r Gyles Estcourt have leave to depart but upon what reasons or grounds the House gave them leave is very negligently omitted On Friday the 17 th day of March the Bill for Fines with Proclamation was upon the second reading committed to be ingrossed The Bill for Avenon was upon the second reading committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Chancellor M r Woolley Sir Robert Jermin and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-Chamber A Proviso added to the Bill of Fines was twice read and ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for Errors in Fines brought in by the Committees with the Amendments was twice read and committed to be ingrossed A Saving to Hanford's Bill was twice read and committed to the former Committees The Bill brought in again by the Committees against Recusants with a Proviso and Amendments also twice read The Bill for continuance of Statutes was read the third time and passed not upon the Question A Proviso also added to the same Bill that no person shall put in Sureties upon any Information was twice read and committed unto Mr. Recorder Mr. Glanvile Mr. Harris Mr. Wroth Mr. Philipps Mr. Morley Mr. Fansham Mr. Hare and Mr. Jones who were appointed to meet at the Middle Temple Hall this Afternoon at four of the Clock Nota That it is not expressed in the Original Journal-Book whether this Bill passed upon the third reading or not but it is most probable that the House did defer to give their assent unto
it until the foresaid Proviso should likewise have its third reading and that which further confirms the not passing of it at this time is because upon Monday the 20 th day of this instant March following divers Committees were appointed to go up unto the Lords and to confer with them about this said Bill Sir George Hastings hath pardon of his absence this Parliament Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill against Extortion of Sheriffs was twice read and committed unto M r Philips Mr. Harris Mr. Wroth Mr. Cromwell and others who were appointed to meet in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall On Saturday the 18 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Recusants with the Proviso was read the third time and passed upon the Question Mr. Speaker declared to the House from her Majesty That she thanked God understanding of their great love unto her in regard of her charges sustained in the Low-Countries and that her Majesty was contented this Afternoon that some convenient number of them should have Audience before her Majesty Whereupon these persons were appointed by the House all the Privy-Council of this House Sir Robert Jermin Sir John Higham Sir Henry Cock Sir Thomas Browne Mr. Fortefoue Master of the Requests Sir John Peter Sir William Moore Mr. Wroth Mr. Tasborough Mr. Markham Mr. Revel and Mr. George Moore Vide concerning this business on Saturday the 11 th day of this instant March foregoing The Proviso that persons Arrested by Informers may appear by Attornies was read the third time and passed upon the question Mr. Wingfield was brought into this House to Answer his misdemeanor against Mr. Walton a Member of this House for that as Walton informed Mr. Wingfield did offer to draw his Weapon upon him and gave evil Language which Mr. Wingfield denied and said for that his Brother ..... was slain by ..... of Walton and Walton being an Accessary to that Murther he said he could not well take it and knew not what might happen Whereupon Mr. Speaker exhorted him to remit all that was past seeing that he had taken the course of Law for his Brothers Death unto which Exhortation Mr. Wingfield yielded and so was discharged The Bill for payment of Fishers Debts was sent from the Lords with a Proviso and Amendments which were thrice read and assented unto by the House upon the Question Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons the first touching Exemplifications and Constats of Original Conveyances made to the Queens Majesty and the second for limitation of time touching Writs of Error upon Fines and Recoveries The sending up of these two Bills is not at all mentioned in the Journal-Book of the House of Commons which happened in this place as in divers others of this second meeting of this present Parliament through the inexperience and negligence of Mr. William Onslow who supplied the place of Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of the said House being detained from thence by sickness and therefore it is supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House On Monday the 20 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment did each of them pass upon the Question after the third reading of which the first was the Bill to prevent Extortion in Sheriffs and Under-Sheriffs c. for Executions The House appointed divers to go up to the Lords to confer with them about the Bill for continuance of Statutes who were as followeth Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Attorney of the Wards Mr. Morrice Mr. Saunders Sir William Moore Mr. Cromwell Mr. Hare and Mr. Francis Bacon Vide concerning this Bill on Friday the 17 th day of this instant March foregoing The old Committees appointed on Wednesday the 15 th day of this instant March foregoing in the Bill for the payment of Hanfords Debts were to meet this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall and the Bill which came from the Lords and the new Bill drawn by the said Hanford which was once read were both delivered to M r Comptroller being one of the said former Committees Six Bills were sent up to the Lords the first touching the Sale of Edward Fishers Lands the second for the more speedy and due Execution of certain Branches of the Statute made in the twenty third year of the Queens Majesties Reign Intituled an Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due obedience the third for continuance of Statutes the fourth to prevent Extortion in Sheriffs Under-Sheriffs c. the fifth for abridging of Proclamations to be made upon Fines levied in the Court of Common Pleas and the sixth to avoid fraudulent Assurances made in certain Cases with a Proviso annexed and Amendments Nota That the sending up of these six Bills is not at all mentioned in the Journal-Book of the House of Commons and therefore it is supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House On Tuesday the 21 th day of March the Bill for exemplifying Letters Patents was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill new brought in for the payment of Hanfords Debts he himself being present assented to it and did subscribe every leaf with his own hand whereupon the Bill was read twice and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill to avoid fraudulent Conveyances made in certain Cases by Traytors was sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons Two Bills also of no great moment were sent up from the said House to the Lords The sending up of these two Bills to the Lords or the sending down the first Bill to the Commons is very negligently omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and are therefore inserted as the like was done Yesterday and upon divers other dayes out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House The Bill for payment of Hanfords Debts was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill for breeding of Horses in the wast grounds of Devon and Cornwall was read the second time A Proviso offered by Mr. Conisbie to be inserted into the same Bill which being read the Bill and the Proviso were dashed upon the Question whether they should be ingrossed or no. The Bill for the continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes was sent from the Lords to the House of Commons by Serjeant Gawdie and Doctor Carew A new Bill also for the sale of Thomas Hanfords Lands was sent up to the Lords as it should seem by Mr. Treasurer and others The mutual sending of these two Bills from either House to other is very negligently omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and is therefore inserted out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House An Order delivered by M r Cromwell Entred by consent of the House WHereas upon complaint made to this House upon Monday the 21 th
Journal-Book of the Upper House viz. Die Mercurii viz. undecimo die Januarii to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing Domini tam Spirituales quà m Temporales quorum nomina subsequuntur praesentes fuerunt Archiepiscopus Cantuarien ' Thomas Egerton Miles Custos magni Sigilli Dominus Burleigh Dominus Thesaurar Angliae Comites Comes Essex Magnus Marescallus Angliae Comes Nottingham Magnus Seneschallus Comes Northumbr ' Comes Salopiae Comes Darbiae Vice-Comes Bindon Episcopi Episcopus London Episcopus Roffen ' Episcopus Peterburgen ' Episcopus Bathon ' Wellen ' Episcopus Landaven ' Episcopus Cestren ' Episcopus Cicestren ' Barones Dominus Hunsdon Camerarius Dominus Zouch Dominus La Ware Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Grey de Wilton Dominus Scroope Dominus Stourton Dominus Sandes Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Darcy de Chich. Dominus North. Dominus Buckhurst Dominus Compton Nota That though I do usually observe in all these Journals never to have the presence of the Lords transcribed but at the beginning only of a new Parliament or at least a new Session yet I have observed it here though but at the beginning of a new meeting in respect that the presence of the Lords before set down at the beginning of this Parliament on Monday the 24 th day of October being much greater than that of this day could not serve to be any rule for the presence of those that attended at this new meeting which is for the most part the chiefest reason why the presence of the Lords is marked on the first day of the Parliament or on the next day from the first on which they be noted if through the Clerk of the Upper House his negligence as it often happeneth it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the said day A second but less material cause why I have their names transcribed is to see the due places and precedences of the Lords Temporal This Wednesday as soon as the Lords were set it should seem that the Earl of Essex having been created Earl Marshall the 28 th day of December last before this instant took his place according to his said Office viz. next after the Earl of Oxon Chamberlain of England and before the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward and Lord Admiral The said Earl Marshal having taken his 〈◊〉 as aforesaid was added to the Committees in the Bill intituled An Act for encrease of people for the service and defence of the Realm who were appointed on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing His Lordship also was added to the Committees upon the Bill for the relief of the Poor in times of extream dearth who were appointed to meet at the great Council Chamber at Whitehall upon Friday the 13 th day of this instant January following by two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Committees upon the Bill concerning Broakers and Pawntakers were appointed to meet at the great Council Chamber c. upon Friday the 13 th day of this instant January following by two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage was read secunda vice and referred to the same Committees which are for the Bill for encrease of people c. who were appointed to meet at the great Council Chamber c. on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing and to meet at the same time and place Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for recovery of three hundred thousand Acres of waste Marish and watery grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk was read secundâ vice and committed unto the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Essex Lord Marshal the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral the Bishop of Peterborough the Bishop of Bath and Wells the Bishop of Norwich and the Bishop of Chichester the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain the Lord De la Ware the Lord Cobham the Lord Rich the Lord Darcie of Chich the Lord North and the Lord Buckhurst and M r Justice Gaudie and M r Serjeant Drew to attend their Lordships All which were appointed to meet at the little Chamber near the Chamber of Parliament presence on Saturday the 14 th day of January following in the Morning before the House sit On Thursday the 12 th day of January the Bill entitled An Act for encrease of People for the service and defence of the Realm was returned unto the House by the Committees who were appointed on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing and a Motion was made by the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees that a Conference might be had with a competent number of chosen persons of the House of Commons for the better perfecting of the Bill Whereupon M r Attorney and M r Doctor Stanhop were addressed to the House of Commons with a Message to that effect and the time and place of meeting desired to be at the great Council Chamber at the Court at Whitehall to Morrow being the 13 th day of this instant January ensuing by two of the Clock in the Afternoon Certain Select Committees who were chosen by the House of Commons concerning the said Bill for increase of People c. were sent to the Lords signifying their allowance of the time and place appointed for meeting about that Bill and desired in the mean time to have delivered unto them in writing such Objections as their Lordships do make unto the said Bill to the end they might be the more ready to deliver their Opinions and resolutions at the said meeting The Lords having considered of this Motion thought it unfit and not agreeable to the Order of this House to deliver the same in writing And therefore agreed that answer should be made that if upon verbal Conference they should remain unsatisfied touching the said Objections then they should have the same delivered unto them in writing for their further consideration thereof Which answer was presently notified to the said select Committees And in the mean season the Judges were required to set down the said Objections in writing that it might be in readiness for the said Committees of the House of Commons if upon the verbal Conference they should not be satisfied Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January following Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the making of Bayes in the Counties of Essex and Suffolk was read secundà vice and committed unto the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Essex Lord Marshal the Bishop of Norwich the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain the Lord Rich the Lord North and the Lord Buckhurst and the Lord Chief Baron and M r Attorney General to attend their Lordships Vide concerning this Attendance of the Judges on Monday the 7 th day of November
foregoing The Bill for the establishing of the Bishoprick of Norwich and the Possessions of the same against a certain concealed title made thereunto was read secunda vice Upon this reading it was Ordered by the Lords that all parties whom this Bill may concern should be openly heard in the House upon Saturday next in the Morning being the 14 th day of this instant January to the end it might be considered whether the same may justly pass without prejudice to the said parties and George Lester then to be warned to attend Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 14 th day of December foregoing as also on Saturday the 14 th day Monday the 16 th day and Tuesday the 17 th day of this instant January following Another Bill also of no great moment touching Clothiers was read secunda vice and referr'd to Committees Vide plus de ista materia die sequente Certain Amendments were offered unto the House by the Committees upon the Bill Intituled An Act for the Naturalizing of certain Englishmens Children and others born beyond the Seas Which Amendments were presently twice read And thereupon both the Bill and the Amendments were read the third time and returned unto the House of Commons by M r Serjeant Drew and M r D r Carew On Friday the 13 th day of January the Bill concerning a Lease of great yearly value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham was read primâ vice The said Kirkham and Ambrose Willoughby Esq are to be warned to attend the Lords on Monday Morning next being the 16 th day of this instant February at which time it is appointed that the said Bill shall be read the second time Vide touching this matter on Monday the 16 th day and Tuesday the 17 th day of this instant January following The Bill against deceitful stretching and tentering of Northern Cloth was read secundâ vice and committed to the Earl of Shrewsbury Viscount Bindon the Bishop of London the Bishop of Bath and Wells and the Bishop of Norwich the Lord Zouch and the Lord Buckhurst and the Lord Chief Baron M r Justice Owen and M r Baron Evers to attend their Lordships Vide concerning this attendance of the Judges on Monday the 7 th day of November foregoing The same Committees time and place appointed upon the Bill for the relieving of Clothiers concerning the weight of short broad and coloured Cloths c. the former Committees being part of this number having not had time to perfect the same who had been appointed yesterday Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to preserve the property of stoln Horses in the true Owners of Vouchers in sale of Horses in Fairs and Markets was read tertia vice and refused The Bill concerning the recovery and draining from the water certain overflown grounds in the County of Norfolk was read secundâ vice and referr'd to the same Committees upon the Bill formerly read of that kind concerning three hundred thousand Acres c. whose names see before on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing with Addition of the Lord S t John and M r Attorney to attend appointed to meet at the same time and place c. And such parties as the same may concern to be warned to attend also On Saturday the 14 th day of January certain Objections unto the Bill Intituled An Act for the increase of people c. were set down in writing by M r Attorney General and brought into the House by the Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees And the same was sent to the House of Commons for their consideration thereof according to a Proviso made by their Lordships to the Select Committees of the House of Commons at the meeting yesterday about that Bill by Mr. Attorney General and Dr. Stanhop Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing as also on Friday the 20th day of the same Month following Upon Motion made by the Lord Archbishop that the Committees for the Bill of Tillage had not time to perfect the same at the meeting formerly Assigned It was Ordered by the House that the said Committees should meet again about it at the great Council Chamber c. The like Motion was made touching the Bill of Broakers and Pawn takers and the like Order Certain Knights and Burgesses of the House of Commons sent to the Lords to desire a Conference with a competent number of that House concerning the Amendments and Provisoes added to the Bill Intituled An Act for erecting of Houses of Corrections and punishment of Bogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars Whereupon choice was made of the Lord Archbishop the Lord Admiral the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Bishop of Winchester being part of the number formerly appointed upon that Bill the three Chief Justices Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Attorney to attend And the same presently signified to the said Knights and Burgesses but with this caution That whatsoever had been amended or added by their Lordships could not now be altered by the Orders of the House Howbeit to yield the House of Commons satisfaction of the reasons that moved their Lordships to make those Amendments they assented to the Conference and the meeting was appointed to be in the outward Chamber of the Upper House of Parliament on Monday the sixteenth day of this instant January following by eight of the Clock in the Morning On which said Monday see more of this matter The Bill for reforming of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties services concerning the Wars was read primâ vice The Councel Learned as well on the part of the Bishop of Norwich and his Tenants as on the part and behalf of George Lester were heard openly in the House but for the present no further Order or proceeding therein Vide touching this business on Tuesday the 20 th day of December last past and on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing as also on Monday the 16 th day and Tuesday the 17 th day of the same Month next ensuing The Earl of Essex not able to attend for want of health was certified by the Lord North. The Bishop of Landaff absent by reason of sickness signified by the Bishop of Chester On Monday the 16 th day of January to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for confirmation of Statutes Merchant acknowledged in the City of Lincoln and the Town corporate of Nottingham was read secundâ vice and committed unto the Lord Treasurer of England the Earl of Essex Earl Marshal the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Shrewsbury the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Bath and Wells the Bishop of Chester the Lord
unto by the House of Commons with a competent number of them The Councel Learned on part of George Ognell and on the behalf of the Hospital of Warwick c. were openly heard in the House Vide concerning this business on Monday the 16 th day Tuesday the 17 th day and Friday the 20 th day of this instant January foregoing Excuse was made by the Bishop of London for the Bishop of Norwich in regard of his unhealthiness The Committees in the Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds c. who were appointed on Saturday the 21 th day of this instant January foregoing returned the same to the House with some Amendments by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chief Justice required to consider of the Amendments Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown was presented by Sir Robert Cecill and others On Tuesday the 24 th day of January Three Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the first was that no person robbing any House in the day although no person be therein shall be admitted to have benefit of Clergy The Bill Entituled An Act for reforming of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars was returned by the Lord Marshal second of the Committees with sundry Amendments thought meet to be added which Amendments were presently twice read and after consideration thereof had and much debate whether the Bill should so pass or no it was thought necessary to be recommitted to the said Committees who were appointed on Monday the 16. day of this instant January foregoing and the time and place appointed presently at the little Chamber near the Parliaments presence The Bill was brought in again with the same Amendments and no Alteration and thereupon commanded to be engrossed The Bill entituled An Act for the relieving of Clothiers concerning the weight of short broad and coloured Cloths to be made within the Counties of Suffolk and Essex was returned to the House by the Earl of shrewsbury the first of the Committees who made Report that upon hearing of both Parties and upon due consideration of the reasons and allegations by them alledged the Committees thought there could not be any further proceedings in the same Whereupon a new Bill was presented bearing this Title viz. An Act touching the making of short broad course coloured Cloths in the Counties of Suffolk and Essex which was presently read primâ vice The Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds c. was brought into the House by the Lord Chief Justice with certain Amendments It was debated in the House whether Amendments upon a Bill being brought into the House by the Committees may afterwards be contradicted or spoken against by any of the Committees but the doubt was left for the present unresolved Vide on Thursday the 12 th day of November in the Parliament de Anno 43 Regin Eliz. where this doubt was cleared and ruled affirmatively On Wednesday the 25 th day of January Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last was the Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown Sir Moile Finch to be heard by his Councel Learned to Morrow openly in the House concerning this Bill Four Bills of no great moment were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for reforming of sundry abuses by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars was read tertiâ vice The Earl Marshal informing that the Committees upon the Bill for the lawful making of Bays c. who had been appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing had not time at the day formerly assigned and moving for a new day to be appointed for their meeting the House appointed that the said Committees should meet for that purpose this Afternoon at the said Earl Marshals Chamber Notice was given to the House by the Lord Treasurer that the Committees upon the Bill concerning Tellors Receivors c. had a meeting with a select number of the House of Commons to confer upon the Objections and Answers touching that Bill Yesterday in the Afternoon according to the Order taken the 23 th day of January But for as much as the said number of the House of Commons at the meeting affirmed that they had no Authority to undertake the debating of the said Objections and Answers otherwise than to speak as they should see cause as private men and desired that the Answer might be communicated to the said Commons in writing the Lords therefore sent down the said Answers to the House of Commons by the hands of M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop The Committees upon the Bill concerning the draining of Waste and Marish grounds and who had been appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing were appointed to meet at the Earl Marshals Chamber this day by two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Amendments upon the Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds c. were twice read And thereupon the Bill with the said Amendments was commanded to be engrossed On Thursday the 26 th day of January the Bill to enable Edward Mollineux to sell his Lands for the payment of his debts c. was returned by the Earl Marshal the second of the Committees by reason of some of the Kindred of the said Edward Mollineux who opposed themselves against the Bill A Motion was therefore made that the Cause might be ended by some Arbitrary Course Whereupon the Parties on both sides were called into the House and moved to that purpose unto which they assented and made choice of the Earl of Rutland the Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Mountjoy who were appointed to meet this Afternoon Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 17 th day of December foregoing Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars was read tertiâ vice and sent down to the House of Commons by M r Serjeant Drew and M r Attorney General The Bill for the lawful making of Bayes c. was returned by the Earl Marshal the second of the Committees with a Proviso thought meet to be added which Proviso was twice read and commanded to be engrossed The Bill to reform deceits and breaches of
were twice read and agreed that the Bill should be engrossed Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 13 th day and on Wednesday the 14 th day of December foregoing as also on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant January last past A new meeting was appointed for the Committees upon the Bill Intituled An Act for reformation of certain abuses touching Wine-Casks who were appointed on Thursday the 19 th day of this instant January foregoing and the time and place appointed to Morrow Morning in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence On Tuesday the 31 th day of January the Committees in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees who had been appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January foregoing were this day appointed to meet to Morrow the first day of February following in the Afternoon in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence and the Judges there required to attend The Bill for retailing Broakers and other Pawn-takers was read secundâ vice and was referr'd to the Committees formerly appointed for that Bill on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing with Addition of some Lords who met presently about the same and returned the Bill with some Amendments which being presently twice read the Bill was commanded to be ingrossed The Bill for reformation of certain abuses touching Wine-Casks was returned by the Earl of Nottingham the second of the Committees with some Amendments which were presently twice read and the Bill commanded to be ingrossed Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchant Strangers was read primâ vice The Bill for establishing a Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth was returned unto the House with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added which Amendments and Proviso were twice read and the Bill commanded to be ingrossed A Motion was made from the House of Commons by Sir John Fortescue and others that some new time might be appointed for Conference about the Bill Intituled An Act to reform sundry abuses committed by Souldiers c. in regard they had appointed some other meeting this Afternoon for preparing of a Bill of Accomptants in readiness to proceed their Lordships having considered of the Motion made Answer by the Lord Keeper That they wished for some good consideration that the appointed time viz. this Afternoon might hold for this Conference supposing that if it pleased the Committees of the House of Commons to come somewhat the sooner this Afternoon for this purpose they might well enough perform both the one and the other Vide diem praecedentem Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esq to sell Lands for payment of his Debts and Legacies was read tertiâ vice and sent down to the House of Commons by Serjeant Drew and D r Carew Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 13 th day and on Saturday the 17 th day of December foregoing as also on Thursday the 20 th day and on Monday the 30 th day of this instant January last past On Wednesday the first day of February the Bill Intituled An Act for the reviving continuance Explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes was 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 written Paper for a third reading It was agreed that a Conference should be had with some of the House of Commons about this Bill upon Friday Morning next The Bill for establishing of the Lands given by John Bedford's Will was read secundâ vice and committed which said Committees were appointed to meet presently in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence who returning with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added to the said Bill the said Amendments and Proviso were forthwith twice read and the Bill thereupon commanded to be engrossed Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Varney Wife of Sir Edmund Varney was returned to the House by the Earl of Shrewsbury the second of the Committees with some Amendments which were presently twice read and thereupon commanded to be engrossed The Bill lastly concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchants Strangers was read secundâ vice and the parties on both sides are to be heard openly in the House by their Councel Learned on Friday Morning next On Friday the third day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Wednesday foregoing Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the establishing the Lands given by John Bedford's Will c. was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Drew and Doctor Stanhop for their consideration of the Amendments and a Proviso added The Amendments and a Proviso in the Bill for recovering of three hundred thousand Acres more or less of Waste Marish and Watery grounds c. were this day twice read and thereupon Commandment given that the said Amendments should be written in Paper and the Proviso ingrossed in Parchment ready for a third reading Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill concerning a Lease of great yearly value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham the younger The Bill against deceitful stretching and tentering of Northern Cloths was returned to the House by the Earl of Shrewsbury the first of the Committees with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added which Amendments and Proviso were twice read and Commandment given that the said Amendments should be written in Paper and the Proviso ingrossed in Parchment ready for a third reading The Councel Learned as well on the part of Garrett de Malynes as of John Hunger c. was openly this day heard in the House I I de concerning this Bill in fine diei praecedentis Report was made by the Lord Treasurer what the substance of the Conference was between their Lordships and certain select Members of the House of Commons concerning the Bill for reviving continuing and repealing of divers Statutes And the same was referred to the Lord Chief Justice and others for their further consideration On Saturday the 4 th day of February the Bill concerning Broakers and Pawn-takers the Bill against the deceitful tentering of Northern Cloths and the Bill for reviving continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes were each of them read tertiâ vice and passed the House and were sent down to the House of Commons of which the two latter were returned for their consideration of certain Amendments and Provisoes added by their Lordships Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the
second being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents granted by the Queens Majesty to the Mayor c. of the City of Lincoln in the thirty ninth year of her Reign for the taking the acknowledgment of Statutes Merchants was upon the second reading committed unto the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Rutland the Bishop of Bath and Wells the Bishop of Chester the Lord Zouch the Lord Windsor the Lord Wharton the Lord Rich and M r Justice Clinch to attend their Lordships The Bill concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchants Strangers was read tertiâ vice Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the first day and on Friday the third day of this Instant February foregoing The Proviso added in the House of Commons concerning the Joynture of Christian Lady Sands was this day twice read The Proviso thought meet by the Committees in the Bill concerning the draining and recovery from the Water of certain overflowen grounds in the County of Norfolk was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed A Motion was made by the Lord Buckhurst that the County of Sussex might be added to the general Bill of surrounded Grounds The like motion was made by the Lord North and others for the Counties of Somerset and Essex whereunto the House assented And the said three Counties were accordingly added to the rest On Monday the 6 th day of February the Bill for the confirmation of Letters Patents granted by the Queens Majesty to the Mayor c. of the City of Lincoln c. was returned to the House by the Earl of Shrewsbury the first of the Committees with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added The Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns was returned to the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees with a Proviso thought necessary to be added Excuse was made by the Earl Marshal for the absence of the Earl of Sussex in regard of his unhealthiness The like excuse was made by the Bishop of Rochester for the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesties debts c. and the second against the Excess of Apparel The Bill for the explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners c. The Bill for the recovering of three hundred thousand Acres of marsh-Marsh-grounds more or less with one other of no great moment were each of them read tertiâ vice and passed the House and were sent down to the House of Commons by D r Carew and D r Stanhop Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in secundam horam post-meridian At which time the Amendments and Proviso added by the Committees to the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Mayor c. of the City of Lincoln c. were twice read The Proviso also added by the House of Commons to the Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture of Christian Lady Sandes was read the third time and thereupon the Bill was expedited Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the more speedy paying of the Queens Majesties debts and for the better explanation of the Act made Anno 13 o of the Queen intituled An Act to make the Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels of Tellors Receivors c. liable to the payment of their Debts was read secundâ vice Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem crastinum horâ nonâ On Tuesday the 7 th day of February Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against the Excess of Apparel was upon the second reading committed unto the Earl Marshal the Lord Admiral the Earl of Northumberland and others Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Sir William Knolles Sir John Forteseue and others of which the second being the Bill against decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry was sent back with some Amendments which were presently twice read The Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rent during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown was returned with some Amendments by the Lord Chief Justice with a Proviso thought meet to be added Which Proviso and Amendments were once read A Message was sent to the House of Commons from their Lordships by M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Carew for a Conference concerning the Bill against excess of Apparel with a competent number of the said House and the time and place was desired to be this Afternoon by two of the Clock in the great Chamber of the Upper House of Parliament Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam postmeridianam At which time the Amendments in the Bill against decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry were read secundâ vice The Amendments and Provisoes thought meet to be added to the Bill concerning Patentees were read the second time and thereupon commandment was given that the said Proviso should be ingrossed in Parchment and the Amendments written in Paper ready for the third reading The Bill for Amendments of High-ways in the Counties of Sussex Surrey and Kent was read secundâ vice The Bill for reviving continuance Explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes was returned with their allowance of the Amendments and Proviso added by their Lordships Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem crastinum On Wednesday the 8 th day of February the Amendments in the Bill against decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry were read the third time as they were ingrossed in the Bill And thereupon the same Bill with the Amendments were expedited The Bill also for Amendments of High-ways in the Counties of Sussex Surrey and Kent was read tertiâ vice and expedited The Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees c. notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown was returned to the House of Commons by Doctor Carew and Doctor Stanhop for their considerations of the said Amendments and Provisoes No continuance of the Parliament is Entred in the Original Book of the Upper House which seemeth to have happened by the Error of Thomas Smith Esquire at this time Clerk of the same On Thursday the 9 th day of February Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the further continuance and Explanation of an Act made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesties Reign that now is was returned with the
committed unto Sir Robert Carie the Burgesses of Newcastle Barwick Northampton and Lincoln M r Francis Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Dr. Stanhop do bring from the Lords the Bill Entituled An Act for establishing of the new Colledge of the Poor at Cobham in the County of Kent The said Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire that some half a score of this House may be presently sent to confer with their Lordships in the Chamber near unto the Upper House touching an Act lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act for the increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of Navigation Whereupon Mr. Comptroller Sir Robert Wroth and others were sent unto their Lordships for that purpose accordingly The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Yelverton Mr. Tasbrough the Citizens of all Cities Mr. Green and others who were appointed to meet here upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House Mr. Comptroller and the residue returning from the Lords he did signifie unto the House that their Lordships do think it very dishonourable that any Act should be intended to pass in the time of her Majesties Reign for repealing of any Law bearing such a title as that is being An Act for the repeal of a Statute made in the time of her Majesties Reign for increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation And therefore their Lordships do wish this House would alter the said Title of the said Act if they shall so think good And to that end their Lordships have sent unto this House by them a Note in Paper containing two several Titles either of which are more apt and fit in their opinions to be by this House set down for the title of the said Act The first of which Titles is An Act made for the increase of Mariners and for maintenance of Navigation repealing a former Act made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign bearing the same title And the second is for the increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of Navigation Both which Titles being read by the Clerk choice was made by the House to have the first of the said two titles to be set down by this House for the title of the said Act. Which said first title being three times read by the Clerk was resolved upon the Question so to be set down for the title of the said Act accordingly On Monday the 28 th day of November Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the City of Bristol was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Dr. James Mr. Francis Moore the Citizens of Bristol Gloucester Bath and Wells Mr. Snagg Mr. Green and others And the Bill was delivered to Mr. Green who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. William Bowyer shewed that being a Member of this House he was this day served with a Subpoena to appear in the Chancery by one James Biddell and so moved for priviledge shewing further that he did signifie unto the said James Biddell that he was a Member of this House and therefore willed him to forbear the serving of the same Process being against the liberty of this House who answered he would do it notwithstanding any such liberties or priviledge of this House whatsoever Mr. Combes and Mr. Henry Powle being likewise Members of this House do shew that they were this day served with a Subpoena ad testificandum in the Star-Chamber by one Anne the Wife of one Thomas Wye Gentleman and so in like manner moving for priviledge the Serjeant of this House was thereupon charged by this House to bring in the said James Biddel and the said Anne the Wife of the said Thomas to appear in this House and answer the said Contempt Sir Thomas Cecill shewed the great impoverishment of many her Majesties Subjects in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk by surrounding of many Wastes Marsh and Watery grounds there and wishing some redress thereof offereth a Bill to the House for that purpose and prayeth the reading thereof Whereupon the same was then read for the first reading thereof accordingly Intituled The Bill concerning watery and surrounded grounds in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk Mr. Baker one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Wages of Spinners and Weavers who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and the making of a new Bill and so delivereth in both the old Bill and also the new Bill Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Carew do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the Repeal of a Statute made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act for increase of Mariners and for the maintenance of the Navigation with certain Amendments by their Lordships in the same Bill Which being afterwards reported unto the House by Mr. Speaker the same Amendments were three times read by the Clerk and so passed upon the question accordingly Roger Dodswell servant to M r Blowmer one of the Middle-Temple having entred into this House and being no Member of the same and brought to the Bar by the Serjeant of this House was committed to the Serjeants Ward and was further referred to be examined this Afternoon by M r Edward Barker and M r Hext and to be by them afterwards reported to this House M r Winch one of the Committees for Sir John Spencer who were appointed on Friday the 25 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meting and proceeding of the Committees to some Amendments in the said Bill and so delivering in the Bill and the same Amendments being twice read by the Clerk of this House the same Bill upon the question was ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for increase of people for the strength and defence of the Realm was upon the second reading after many Speeches all tending to the good liking and furtherance of the said Bill Ordered to be committed to the said former Committees in the Bill for Tillage who were appointed on saturday the 26 th day of this instant November foregoing And so both the Bills with a Note of the Committees names were delivered to Mr. Comptroller M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill
Members of the same House at other times did as appeareth plainly by that which immediately followeth and upon like departure of Sir Henry Knivet set down at the end of this present day also Sir Robert Wroth and M r Sowtherton are nominated to make Collection of the Members of this House both for the Minister his pains in saying Prayers in this House and for the Poor Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for maintenance and reparation of Stains Bridge and Egham-Cawsey was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Amersham and others And the Bill was delivered to Mr. George Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock Four Bills also had each of them their third reading of which the last being the Bill against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers was read the third time and after sundry Speeches both with the Bill and against it passed upon the question Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act concerning the School at Seavenoake Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better Execution of the Statute made in the twenty third year of the Queens Majesties Reign for the abolishing of Logwood alias Blockwood in the dying of Cloth Wooll or Yarn was read the third time and passed upon the question Sir Henry Knivet one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Malmesbury in the County of Wilts is for his necessary businesses licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart into the Country leaving with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of this House ten shillings for the Poor and three shillings and four pence towards the recompence of the Minister that said Prayers in the House which he received accordingly On Friday the second day of December the Bill for the establishing of an Award made between Edmund Cotton Gentleman and Thomas Harvey Yeoman was read the first time Mr. Edward Moore one of the Committees for drawing of a Bill concerning Armour and Weapons whose names see before on Tuesday the 8 th day of this instant November shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and delivered in a Bill for that purpose and another Bill also for the Company of Armorers for the suppressing of false and deceitful Armour and Weapons brought into this Realm from beyond the Seas Mr. Wingfield one of the Committees in the Bill for draining and recovery from the Water of certain over-flown grounds in the County of Norfolk who were appointed on Friday the 25 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their Amendments in some parts of the said Bill and so delivered in the same Bill to the House Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the 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 Hobbie Mr. Wingfield Mr. Fettiplace Sir Francis Hastings Sir Thomas Cecill and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Fettiplace who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir Edward Hobbie one of the Committees for the Hospital of Warwick who were appointed on Friday the 18 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees with some Amendments in the Bill and so delivered in the Bill to the House The Bill for the re-edifying of Whitby-Haven had its second reading and upon the several questions for the committing or the ingrossing was rejected Mr. Bourchier one of the Committees in the Bill touching the transporting of Sheep-Skins and Pelts who were appointed on Saturday the 26 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their Amendments in some parts of the Bill and so delivered in the Bill to the House The Councel Learned on both sides in the Bill concerning the Towns of Lowestoft and Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk were this day heard at large in this House at the Bar till the breaking up of this Court On Saturday the third day of December 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 Mr. Thomas Balg Recorder of Stamford and one of the Burgesses of the same is for his necessary business in her Majesties Service licensed to depart and left five shillings with the Clerk of this House for the relief of the Poor and the pains of the Minister Mr. George Moore one of the Committees in the Bill for Staines-Bridge and Egham-Cawsey who were appointed on Thursday the first day of December foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some Amendments in the said Bill which Amendments being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for Bristol being twice read the same was Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Serjeant Yelverton one of the Committees in the Bill for repairing of the Bridge of Newport who were appointed on Tuesday the 29 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their adding a Proviso to the Bill which Proviso being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for recovery of surrounded Wastes Marish and Watery grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln and Norfolk was upon the second reading committed to Sir Thomas Cecill the Knights of Norfolk Northampton Lincoln Cambridge Huntington Suffolk Essex Sussex and Bedford the Burgesses of the Boroughs in the said Shires Mr. Oxborow and others And the Bill was delivered to Sir Thomas Cecill who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the Hospital called Nevill's Hospital in the County of York had its third reading Upon the Motion to have Mr. Bird the Master of the said Hospital heard with his Councel before the Bill be put to the Question for the passing day was given for him to be heard with his Councel in the House upon Monday next Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Comptroller and others of which the first was the Bill against Forestallers Retaylers c. the second concerning Arthur Hatch and a third was for the abolishing of Loggwood alias Blockwood in Dying of Cloths Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill concerning the Confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesties Reign was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Serjeant
Heyle Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Doctor James Mr. Doctor Parkins Mr. Doctor Crompton Mr. Stephenson Sir William Moore and others and the Attorneyes of the Dutchies and Courts of Wards and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Sollicitor who with the rest was appointed to meet on Monday next at the Middle-Temple at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Finch shewing some griefs of Ministers in some Cases by Colour of a Statute made in the first year of Her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act for Conformity of Common-Prayer and Service in the Church and of the Administration of Sacraments and of a Statute made in the thirteenth year of her said Majesties Reign Intituled An Act to reform certain disorders touching Ministers of the Church and wishing an Explanation in the one and a mitigation in the other offereth a Bill unto this House for that purpose Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Attorney General do bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed this House Intituled An Act for establishing the Town Lands of Wanting in the County of Berks to the relief of the Poor Amendment of High-ways and maintaining of a School within the said Town shewing that their Lordships have passed the said Bill in the Upper House and have added a Proviso in the same Bill The Bill that Lessees 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 and others and the Bill was delivered with the Committees names to Mr. Comptroller who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and the Parties to bring their Councel to the Committees On Monday the 5 th day of December Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the 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 surrounded grounds in the County of Norfolk was twice read and the Bill and Proviso were Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Recorder of London one of the Committees in the Bill for the Lord Mountjoy who were appointed on Saturday the 24 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and so delivered in the Bill to the House Six Bills were this Morning sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the principal were one concerning the Lands of Sir Henry Unton and another to give power and liberty to Sir John Spencer Mary his Wife and Robert their Son to alienate certain Mannors and Lands in the County of Somerset Mr. Henry Hubbard one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Lands of the Bishoprick of Norwich who were appointed on Wednesday the 30 th day of November foregoing shewed the meetings and travel of the Committees and delivering in the Bill it was after sundry Speeches committed to the former Committees and Mr. Brograve the Attorney of the Dutchy the Attorney of the Court of Wards and Sir William Cornwallis were added unto them and appointed to meet this day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the former place viz. the Exchequer Chamber and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Doctor Parkins one of the Committees in the Bill to prevent double payments of Debts upon Shop-Books who were appointed on Friday the second day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their adding of a Proviso and some Amendments to the Bill and so delivered in the Bill To Morrow Morning is appointed for the Learned Councel of the Lord Mountjoy to be heard in this House Mr. Francis Bacon one of the Committees in the Bill for tillage and building of Houses who were appointed on Saturday the 26 th day of November foregoing shewed at large the meeting and travel of the Committees and their framing of two new Bills and delivereth both the old Bill and the new Bill into the House The Bill concerning Tellors Receivors c. was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council being of this House Sir Oliver Lambert Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Tasborough Mr. Francis Bacon and others And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Mr. Comptroller who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Bird Master of Nevill's Hospital in the County of York who was appointed to be heard this day with his Councel on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing was called to the Bar and heard who shewed that he could get none to be of Councel with him Whereupon being demanded whom he would retain of his Councel and Answering that he would have Mr. Godfrey It was then agreed that Mr. Godfrey should be assigned of his Councel and further day given to hear his Councel in this House upon Wednesday next being the 7 th day of this instant December following At which time the said Mr. Bird's Councel being heard it should seem that the said Bill touching Nevills Hospital which had been read the third time never passed the House Mr. Doctor Muffet one of the Burgesses for Wilton being Licensed to depart left two shillings and six pence with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of this House for the Poor and the Minister but nothing for the said Clerk himself Mr. John Wingfield one of the Burgesses for Peterborough in the County of Northampton is for his necessary businesses Licensed to depart and left with the Clerk five shillings for the Poor and Minister Mr. Thomas Hinson one of the Burgesses for Barnstable in the County of Devon was this day Licensed for his necessary business to depart and left with the Clerk five shillings for the Poor and two shillings and six pence for the Minister On Tuesday the 6 th day of December Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for establishing an Award made between Edward Cotten Gentleman and Thomas Harvey Yeoman was upon the second reading committed unto M r Serjeant Harris M r Henry Warner and others and the Bill was deliver'd to the said M r Warner who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Temple-Hall The Amendments in the Bill for the Lord Mountjoy being twice read the Lord Marquess of Winchester and the Lord Mountjoy with their Learned Councel were heard at the Bar in this House before such time as the said Bill and Amendments were put to the Question for ingrossing and after their departure out of the House the said Bill with the Amendments was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Hugh Portman Knight one of the Knights returned into this present
Parliament for the County of Somerset is Licensed by this House to depart and did leave with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of this House ten shillings for the Poor and two shillings for the Minister To Morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall the Committees in the Conference for reviving and continuance of Statutes are appointed to meet who had been appointed on Friday the 4 th day of November foregoing On Wednesday the 7 th day of December Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against lewd wandring persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers or Mariners was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Simneil Mr. Hext Sir William Moore and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Hext who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill also against Stealers of Corn and Fruit was upon the first and second reading committed unto the former Committees in the Bill against lewd persons c. The Bill against the stretching and taintering of Northern Cloth was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Henry Hubberd one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Lands and Possessions of the Bishoprick of Norwich who were appointed on Wednesday the 30 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and delivered in the Bill with the good allowance of the said Committees as a Bill in good state Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill which their Lordships Intituled An Act for the better and safer Recording of Fines to be levied in the Court of Common-Pleas Mr. Eresbie one of the Committees in the Bill for recovering of surrounded Waste Marish and Watery grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln c. who were appointed on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing shewed some Amendments by the Committees and delivered in the Bill The Bill for suppressing the multitude of Maulsters was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees who were appointed on Wednesday the 9 th day of November foregoing and unto the Burgesses of York Mr. Winch Mr. Yelverton and others And the Bill was delivered to Mr. Litton one of the former Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Vide Thursday January 12 th ensuing Mr. Bird with Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Godfrey being of his Councel were heard this day at the Bar. Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 5 th day of this instant December foregoing The Bill for increase of people for the strength and defence of the Realm had its first reading Post Meridiem The Bill for granting unto her Majesty six Fifteenths and Tenths and three intire Subsidies was read the first time Nota That whereas in the last Parliament de an 35 Regin Eliz. the House of Commons was not drawn without much and long dispute both with the Lords and by themselves to yield unto the grant of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths unto her Majesty and that the same was done also with Protestation or Caution that it should not be made a Precedent for the time to come Yet it is evident by this Bill now last read that the same proportion was again yielded unto by the said House at this present and that also assented unto with far less difficulty and with some harder Conditions on the Subjects part For a Committee being appointed to consider of it upon Thursday the 15 th day of November last past they brought in Articles ready drawn and agreed upon between them on the Saturday following being the 19 th day of the same Month at which time the House being pressed did at length condescend to the said grant of the said three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths to be paid in a shorter time than those granted in the last Parliament had been And thereupon her Majesties Sollicitor on the Wednesday next after being the 21 th day of the same November had the said Articles delivered unto him to draw up the said Bill for the Subsidy accordingly Which being afterwards by him brought into the said House was this day read as is aforesaid primâ vice And being read again the second time on Saturday the 10 th day of the said December also and thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed had lastly its third reading upon Wednesday the 14 th day of the same Month ensuing and being then passed the House was immediately sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others Neither will it be amiss finally to observe in this place that as the gift of this Parliament exceeded that in the former de an 35 Regin Eliz. in respect of the manner of payment so that gift also in the Parliament following de an 43 Regin ejusdem being of four Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths was much greater than both these that preceeded By all which it is evident that either the publick necessity was exceeding urgent in this present and ensuing Parliament or that the aforesaid Gift yielded unto by the House of Commons in the before-mentioned 35 th year of her Majesties Raign was made a leading Precedent in the said Parliament ensuing On Thursday the 8 th day of December three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the better staying of Corn within the Realm was upon the second reading committed unto M r George Moore M r Wiseman M r Edmond Bacon M r Colefield Mr. Birkeby and others And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Mr. Colefield who with the rest was appointed to met to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for the lawful making of Bayes was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Francis Harvey and others the Burgesses of Norwich and Gloucester the Knights for Devonshire and Cornwal And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Wiseman who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill against the bringing in of Foreign Cards for Wooll was upon the second reading committed unto the said former Committees in the Bill next foregoing And Mr. Serjeant Harries Mr. Serjeant Hoyle the Knights and Burgesses for London and Mr. Hubberd were added unto them to meet at the former place and time appointed for the said Bayes The Bill for Fustians was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees also Sir Thomas Cecill made a motion for a Bill of Petition to her Majesty to be drawn and presented unto her touching Monopolies Whereupon Mr. Francis Bacon perused it further and after sundry Motions and Speeches had touching the said Monopolies and
the abuses of Patents of priviledge it was ordered to be further referred to the former Committees and unto all the Serjeants at Law being Members of this House Mr. Attorneys of the Court of Wards and of the Dutchy Sir Thomas Cecill and Sir Thomas Cornwallis who were appointed to meet on Saturday next in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber to set down in Writing what shall be by them thought fit and delivered unto her Majesty by the Mouth of Mr. Speaker in the behalf of this House Mr. Rosse moving for Priviledge was joyned with the former Committees for Priviledge Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Carew do bring from the Lords a Bill intituled An Act for Confirmation of the Joynture of Christian and Mary Sands Sir Edward Hobby moved concerning the wanting of some Members of this House not returned into the Book by the Clerk of the Crown The Bill for the increase of People for the strength and service of the Realm was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Mountague Sir Thomas Cecill Mr. Pelham and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Francis Bacon who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber Three Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to alter the nature of Gavelkind Lands was read the third time and past upon the question The Proviso in the Bill concerning the Town-Lands of Wanting was read the third time and passed upon the question On Friday the 11 th day of December Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the retaining well ordering and governing of Mariners and Seamen was upon the second reading committed unto all the Burgesses of Port-Towns the Burgesses for York the Knights and Citizens for London Master Doctor Caesar Mr. Wally and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Doctor Caesar who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for relieving of Clothiers in the Counties of Suffolk and Essex was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Doctor Caesar Mr. Edward Hubbard Mr. Ford the Burgesses of Coventry and others And the Bill was delivered to the said Mr. Ford who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for establishing of good Orders in Grammar Schools was read the second time and upon the several questions for the committing and the ingrossing was rejected Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the City of Lincoln and Town Corporate of Nottingham was upon the second reading Ordered to be ingrossed Seven Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others of which one was the Bill concerning Fustians and another for the repairing of Stains Bridge and Egham Cawsey The Bill also for Tillage and Husbandry was read the first time M r Hext one of the Committees in the Bill against Stealing of Corn and Fruit shewed the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments of some parts of the Bill and so delivered in the said Bill to the House Sir Edward Hobby moved that the Clerk of the Crown Office in the Chancery and the Clerk also of this House do attend to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Star-Chamber upon the Committees for Returns with their Books of the Returns of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of this present Parliament M r Francis Bacon one of the Committees in the Bill to preserve the property of stoln Horses in the true owners brought in the Bill with some Amendments which being thrice read was Ordered to be ingrossed M r Snagg one of the Committees in the Bill for increase of People for the defence and service of the Realm who were appointed Yesterday shewed some Amendments therein by the Committees and delivered in the Bill with the Amendments and the Amendments being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Colebrand one of the Committees in the Bill for the better staying of Corn within the Realm who were appointed on the day next foregoing brought in the said Bill with some Amendments Ognelt with his Councel was appointed to be heard in the House upon Monday Morning next and soin like manner the Councel for the Hospital of Warwick The Amendments in the Bill for recovering of certain Waste Marish and Watery Grounds in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Bourchier one of the Committees in the Bill for Lessees against Patentees c. who were appointed on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing delivered in the Bill with certain Amendments and a Proviso added unto it Monday next was this day appointed for the hearing of the Councel of Mr. Throgmorton and of Sir Moyle Finch and of the Lord Cobham in this House and that they have each of them but one Councel apiece The Bill for the Lord Marquess of Winchester was apon the second reading committed unto Mr. Wingfield Mr. Doctor Caesar M r Mainard Mr. Henry Mountague Mr. Francis Moore and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Mr. Francis Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Wiseman one of the Committees in the Bill for Bays who were appointed on Thursday the 8 th day of this Instant December foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments in the same which Amendments being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill against lewd and wandring persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers or Mariners being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill concerning the Possessions of the Bishoprick of Norwich being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed M r Serjeant Harries one of the Committees in the Bill of establishing of an Award made between Edward Cotten Gent. and Thomas Harvey Yeoman who were appointed on Tuesday the 6 th day of this instant December foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees and delivered in the same Bill Whereupon it was Ordered to be ingrossed Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the well Ordering of such as do practise the Science of Chirurgery was read the second time and after the doubtfulness of the question three several times put it was upon the division of the House dashed with the difference of twenty nine voices videlicet with the
No one hundred and one and with the Yea seventy two Two Bills were sent sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by the Chancellor and others together with a third being for the Explanation of a Statute in Quinto of her Majesty concerning Labourers M r Wiseman one of the Committees in the Bill for bringing in of Foreign Cards for Wooll who were appointed on Thursday the 8 th of this instant December foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and that eleven only of them did meet and six of them liked very well of the Bill and the other five not And so delivered in the said Bill referring the same to the further consideration of this House M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords two Bills lately passed in this House and now also passed with their Lordships with some Additions and Amendments the one of them being for electing of Hospitals for abiding and working Houses for the Poor and the other for the establishing of the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol and for the relief of the Poor and Orphans there The Bill for the granting of six Fifteenths and Tenths and three intire Subsidies unto her Majesty had the second reading and was Ordered to be ingrossed Vide concerning this Bill of the Subsidy on Wednesday the 7 th of this instant December foregoing Edward Legg Esquire one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Wiggon in the County of Lancaster was licensed for his necessary business to depart and left with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of the House three shillings six pence for the Poor and the Minister On Monday the 12 th day of December the Bill for redress of Abuses and Deceits used in Painting was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore Mr. Fettiplace Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Recorder of London and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir William Cornwallis who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Merchant Adventurers of the City of Exeter was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London the Burgesses of York Lynn and Newcastle M r Serjeant Heyle and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said M r Heyle who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill against the buying of Armour brought from beyond the Seas was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the Committing and Ingrossing The Bill for provision of a Preacher in the Tower of London was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House M r Henry Hubbard M r Lieutenant of the Tower M r Recorder of London and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill also for the building of a Bridge over the River of Wye was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth M r Herbert Crosse M r Serieant Williams and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir John Scudamore who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Sir Edward Hobbie one of the Committees for Priviledge and Returns who were appointed on Saturday the 5 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees in sundry Cases both of priviledge and Returns Whereupon it was Ordered that the Clerk of this House should make search for Precedents against Wednesday next for further consideration then to be thereupon had by this House in the Cases opened by the said Sir Edward Hobby unto this House by Order of the residue of the said Committees The Bill for the Lord Thomas Howard was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Francis Moore Mr. Winch Mr. Sollicitor and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Afternoon in the Treasury Chamber between the hours of four and five of the Clock Mr. Secretary one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivers who had been appointed on Wednesday the 5 th day of November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their agreement in writing concerning certain Objections against some part of the said Bill to the Number of fifteen which being read to the House by the Clerk it was Ordered that Conference should be had with the Lords for a Committee of both Houses to be had touching the said Objections Whereupon the said Mr. Secretary with some others of this House were then presently sent to the Lords to move for the said Conference Who returning afterwards again to this House brought word that their Lordships did very honorably and kindly accept the said Message and advice of the said Conference and had appointed twenty four of themselves to confer with a convenient Number of this House to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon between one and two of the Clock in the Great Council Chamber at the Court. Whereupon it was agreed that all the said former Committees together with Mr. Hext Mr. George Cooke Mr. Finch Mr. Winch Mr. Henry Hubbard Mr. Edward Mountague and others added unto them should attend their Lordships at the said time and place and that the five Serjeants at Law being Members of this House should each of them jointly endeavour to defend and maintain the reasons of the said fifteen Objections equally to be proportioned to their several charges And it was further agreed by this House and so signified unto them by Mr. Speaker that any other the Members of this House might in the mean time gather any other Objections against any parts of the said Bill besides the said fifteen Objections or of any of them and signifie the same unto this House to Morrow sitting the Court. The Bill lastly for the relief of the Poor was read the third time and passed upon the question On Tuesday the 13 th day of December six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the true making of Daggers Swords and Rapiers and of the Blades of every of them was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and engrossing The Amendments in the Bill for Bristol were thrice read and passed upon the question The Bill for the recovery of certain Waste Marish and Watery Grounds in the Isle of Ely and the Counties of Cambridge and Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill for the relief of the Poor which passed this House yesterday and the Bill for the recovering of
in the end passed upon the Question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of thirty three voices viz. with the Yea one hundred ninety five and with the No one hundred and twelve M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships intituled An Act against the deceitful Stretching and Taintering of Northern Cloaths and did shew that their Lordships have also passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments added by their Lordships to the same Bill and so did deliver the Bill to M r Speaker The said M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from their Lordships a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships intituled An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes and did shew that their Lordships have in like manner passed the same Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso and so delivered in the Bill and Proviso to M r Speaker On Monday the 6 th day of February two Bills had each of them one Reading of which the first being the Bill for reformation of retailing Brokers and Pawn-takers was read the first time M r Boyes one of the Committees in the two Bills the one against carrying of Corn out of the Realm and the other to restrain the lading of Corn in some Ports shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees with some Amendments in one of the same Bills and so delivered in the same Bills into this House M r Francis Bacon one of the Committees in the Bill lately 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 and travel of the Committees and their Amendments to the same Bill which Amendments being read to the House were very well liked of by the whole House Thomas Bashfield was present at the Bar and charged with a contempt against the priviledge of this House in disturbing by way of an Appearance of Robert Sherry a Member of this House returned a Burgess for the Town of Ludlow in the County of Salop and was for his said contempt then committed to the Serjeants Ward there to remain during the Pleasure of this House and was on the next day after discharged of his Imprisonment paying his Fees and taking the Oath of Supremacy Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others of which the last was the Bill for the Conrfimation of the Joynture of Mary Lady Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House for establishing of the Lands given by John Bedfords Will to the perpetual repair and amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Bucks according to the said Will being three times read the same Amendments were assented unto and the Proviso likewise passed upon the question M r Doctor Carew and M r D r Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships for the further continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesties Reign that now is and did shew that their Lordships have in like Case passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments and so delivered in the said Bill to M r Speaker The Bill for the Amendments of the High-ways in the Counties of Sussex Surry and Kent was read the third time and passed upon the question The Amendments of the Committees of this House in the Bill lately passed by the Lords against the decay of Towns and Houses of Husbandry and sent down by their Lordships into this House being three times read were assented unto by this House upon the question accordingly Whereupon the said Bill and Amendments being read for the third reading and put to the question for the passing the said Bill and Amendments in that form were passed by this House upon the same question M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords two Bills of which the first was the Bill for the draining and recovery of certain overflown Grounds in the County of Norfolk and delivered the same Bill to M r Speaker On Tuesday the 7 th day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for establishing a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his debts was read the second time and committed to Mr. Comptroller Mr. Lewkenor Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Oglethorpe Mr. Boyes with divers others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House intituled An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perf cting and repealing of divers Statutes being thrice read the Amendments were assented unto and the Proviso was passed upon the question The Bill lately passed in this House intituled An Act for the amendment of Highways in Sussex Surry and Kent The Bill for the establishing the Lands given by John Bedford's Will to the perpetual repair and amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham with one other of no great moment were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor and others The Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town of Great-Yarmouth according to a Statute made in the 31 th Year of King Edward the Third was read the third time and dashed upon the Question by the division of the House with the difference of eighteen Voices viz. with the No a hundred and eight and with the Yea ninetv M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Carew did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire a Conference of a convenient number of the Members of this House with twenty of their Lordships this Afternoon in the Chamber next the Upper House touching the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against the excess of Apparel Whereupon it was Ordered that the former Committees of this House in the same Bill who were appointed on Thursday the 19 th day of January foregoing shall attend their Lordships accordingly Post Meridiem The Bill for reformation of retailing Brokers and Pawn-Takers was read the second time and thereupon committed unto M r George Moore M r Hart M r Recorder of London M r Lewkenor M r Wiseman M r Ludlow Sir John Leviston M r Crompton M r Conisby M r Lidley M r Johnson and M r Doctor Parkins who were appointed to meet to Morrow
Morning in the Committee Chamber The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships Intituled An Act for the recovery of three hundred thousand Acres more or less of waste Marish and Watery grounds in the Isle of Ely and in the Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk were read three times The Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act concerning the draining and recovery from the Water of certain overflown grounds in the County of Norfolk were three times read in which time of the last reading of these Provisoes Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer came to the House and then presently told Mr. Speaker and the residue of this House that her Majesty commanded him to signifie unto Mr. Speaker and to the residue of this House that her Majesties express pleasure was that the said two Bills concerning the draining of Marish and Fenny grounds should not be any more read in this House The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords to the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships Intituled An Act against the deceitful stretching and taintering of Northern Cloth being three times read the said Amendments were assented unto and the said Proviso passed upon the Question The Bill Intituled An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes was sent up unto their Lordships by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and others Mr. Comptroller one of the Committees of this House for Conference with the Committees of the Lords this Afternoon concerning the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships Intituled An Act against the Excess of Apparel c. shewed their meeting with the said Committees of the Lords and that their Lordships have no good liking of the said Bill for sundry imperfections in the same not answerable to her Majesties Proclamation touching the degrees and qualities of persons And that their Lordships shewing themselves very courteously and kindly towards the said Committees of this House could have been well pleased to have proceeding with a more convenient Bill for the said purpose if the expected shortness of the Parliament could so have permitted Whereupon the House resolved not to deal any further touching that matter this Parliament The said Mr. Comptroller then also further shewed that he and other the Committees of this House in the Bill Intituled An Act for the enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of Debts and Legacies and in the Bill for establishing the Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esq and for the better enabling the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts who had been appointed in the beginning of this present day shewed the meeting of the Committees and their some small Amendments in both the same Bills and so delivered in both the said Bills which Bills being each of them read severally for the third reading the said Amendments being likewise three times read the said Bills were thereupon passed upon the Question accordingly The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords to the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act for the further continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners being three times read the Amendments were assented unto and the Proviso passed upon the Question accordingly The Amendments of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgments being twice read the same were upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed On Wednesday the 8 th day of February the Bill Intituled An Act for the establishing a Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts The Bill Intituled An Act for the enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of Debts and Legacies The Bill Intituled An Act against deceitful stretching and taintering of Northern Cloth The Bill intituled An Act for the further continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesties Reign that now is were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others The Bill for 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 Mr. Wingfield moved for the ordinary proceeding of this House in the usual course of Parliament to be permitted concerning the two Bills lately passed in this House concerning sundry surrounded grounds in sundry Counties of this Realm and sent up from this House unto the Lords and there in like manner passed with their Lordships in the Upper House with some Amendments and some Provisoes sent down again by their Lordships unto this House the further proceeding of this House in which Bill was yesterday restrained by a Message delivered from her Majesty by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer unto Mr. Speaker and this whole House Mr. Doctor Carew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns notwithstanding any default in payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown And did shew that the same Bill hath likewise passed with their Lordships with some Amendments and a Proviso and so delivered in the same Bill to M r Speaker M r Serjeant Drew M r Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for the Queens Majesties most Gracious general and free Pardon Post Meridiem The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships from this House Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns notwithstanding any default of payment or their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown being three times read the said Amendments were assented unto and the said Provisoes were passed upon the Question The Amendments of the Committees of this House in the Bill that lately passed in the Upper House and was sent down by their Lordships to this House Intituled An Act for reformation of Retailing Brokers and Pawn-Takers being three times read the said Amendments were assented unto and the Bill likewise passed upon the Question On Thursday the 9 th day of February the Bill Intituled An Act for Reformation of Retailing Brokers and other Pawn-Takers The Bill Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees
conclude their Conference about the Bill concerning Letters Patents and Conveyances c. another meeting was then appointed for them this Morning M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Carew were therefore sent unto them to let them know that their Lordships were ready presently to meet Unto which Message the House of Commons returned Answer that they would make their repair to their Lordships forthwith for that purpose Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant December ensuing The Bill for the perfecting the Joynture of the Lady Bridget Countess of Sussex Wife of Robert Earl of Sussex was read secundâ vice but no mention was made either of the Commitment or Engrossing thereof the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing The Bill concerning the Joynture of the Countess of Bedford was returned to the House by the Earl of Worcester first of the Committees who were appointed on Friday the 4 th day of this instant December foregoing with a Proviso and certain Amendments thought meet to be added together with a Petition of the Lady Russell 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 referr'd to be made by M r Attorney and the same deferred till the Afternoon sitting by reason the day was spent Domimus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in 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 the Water of certain overflown-Overflown-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 secundà vice But no mention is made either of their Commitment or Engrossing the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing The Proviso that was pretended to be added to the Bill for the Maintenance of the Navy encrease of Mariners c. was this day twice read in like sort as the Amendments of the said Bill had been before and thereupon the Bill was appointed to be forthwith engrossed The Bill for the maintenance of the Navy encrease of Mariners c. was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons together with the Bill concerning Captains Souldiers c. by D r Carew and D r Hone. The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill concerning the Countess of Bedfords Joynture were twice read and likewise the Lady Russells 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 Orders in the Exchequer who were nominated on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant December foregoing were appointed forthwith to meet in the little Chamber near 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 The Bill for the assuring the Patronage of the Vicaridge of Rotherston in the County of Chester and a Scholars room in the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxon of the Foundation of King Hen. 8 th by the Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral Church to Thomas Venables Esquire and his Heirs for ever was read secundâ vice But no mention is made either of the Commitment or Engrossing the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing Relation was made by M r Attorney of the Conference with the Committees of the House of Commons touching Amendments of the Bill of Letters Patents c. Whereupon because the Committees of both Houses were not agreed it was thought good they should meet again upon Monday Morning being the 14 th day of this instant December and should have Authority to agree touching the setting down and penning of the said Amendments and reducing of them to a certainty together with the Committees of the House of Commons coming with the like Authority that afterwards the same might be presented to the Judgment of the House This Motion was sent down by D r Carew and D r Hone and was accepted Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant December ensuing On Monday the 14 th day of December to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing 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 meet by the Committees to be added was also read the third time The Bill for the Assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Jointure to Lucy Countess of Bedford And the Provisoes and Amendments presented by the Committees to be added 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 the hands of D r Swale and the Clerk of the Crown Four Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Grant of four entire Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read secundâ vice But no mention is made either of the Commitment or ingrossing thereof the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing Vide also concerning this Bill on Tuesday the 15 th day of this instant December immediately following Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the Charter of King Edward the Sixth of the three Hospitals of Christ Bridewell and S t Thomas the Apostle to the Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of London was read primâ vice The Bill to confirm the Assurance of the Mannors or Farms of Sagebury aliàs Sadgebury and Obden and other Hereditaments to Samuel Sands Esq and John Harris Gent ' and their Heirs And the Bill for the Amendment of certain imperfections of a Statute made in the Eighth Year of her Majesties Reign concerning the true making of Hats
Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the continuance of divers Statutes and for repeal of some others And the fifth to redress the misimployment of Lands Goods and stock of money heretofore given to charitable uses were each of them read secundâ vice but there is no mention made either of their commitment or ingrossing the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Secretary Cecill Sir Walter Raleigh and others of which the first being the Bill for ending and appeasing of all Controversies matters and debates between Francis Kettlebie of the one part and Andrew Kettlebie and Jane his Wife of the other part and the second being for the recovery of many thousand Acres of Marish and other grounds subject commonly to surrounding within the Isle of Ely and Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk were each of them read primâ vice And also the fifth being the Bill for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read primâ vice A Message was delivered from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others that the said House was not satisfied concerning the Proviso added by the Lords to the Bill Intituled An Act for the better observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer and therefore desired Conference with some of their Lordships about the same The Conference was yielded unto and appointed to be this Afternoon in the Outward Chamber The Bill Entituled An Act for Reformation of deceits of certain Auditors c. being returned to the House with certain Provisoes and Amendments the Bill with the same was forthwith twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Upon Conference with the House of Commons concerning the Bill for Confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty c. It was agreed by the Committees of both Houses that certain Provisoes and Amendments should be added to the said Bill which being returned to the House were presently twice read and so commanded to be ingrossed And thereupon the Bill it self with the said Provisoes and Amendments was read the third time and sent to the House of Commons for their consideration of the same by M r Attorney General and D r Stanhop Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque ad horam secundam post meridiem instantis diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Eleven Bills had each of them one reading of which the Bill for the recovery of many thousand Acres of Marish Grounds subject commonly to surrounding within the Isle of Ely c. The 6 th being for the redress of certain Abuses and Deceits used in Painting The 7 th concerning matters of Assurances among Merchants And the 8 th being the Bill for Assize of Fuel were each of them read secundâ vice Upon the meeting this Afternoon of those of the House of Commons appointed to confer with the Lords Committees in the Bill intituled An Act for the better observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer c. who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant Decem. foregoing concerning a Proviso added by the Lords to that Bill after some debates of the Committees on both parts thereupon those of the House of Commons did signify that the said House would allow of the said Proviso so as the same might be in some certain point amended Whereupon a question grew between them Whether the said Amendment of the Proviso should be made in the Upper House upon notice given thereof by the Committees and so be sent down again or else be made in the House of Commons which doubt being reported by the Lords Committees by Order and Appointment of the House It was agreed by the common consent that the Amendments should be made in the House of Commons and sent up in Paper and to be here inserted in the body of the Proviso Which Order was by the Lords Committees signified to the Committees of the House of Commons and they thereunto assented Whereas it hath been accustomed in former Parliaments that towards the end of a Parliament a Collection should be 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 be such a Collection made accordingly And that the Lord Bishop of Chester the Lord Bishop of Peterborough the Lord Zouch and the Lord Rich should be Collectors of the same and after such rates as have been usually given and bestowed by the Lords for the said Charitable purpose in former Parliaments and they to take Order for the distribution of it On Thursday the 17 th day of December the Bill for the relief of the Poor was read secundà vice It was Ordered that Edward Comber of the Middle-Temple should be presently sent for and brought before the Lords in the House for that contrary to the Priviledge of this Court he hath caused one Thomas Gerrard Gentleman to be Arrested And it was likewise Ordered that such Persons as made the Arrest or did assist the same shall likewise be sent for by the Serjeant at Armes to answer their doings therein The Bill for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read secundâ vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Joynture to Lucy Countess of Bedford was returned expedited Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Reformation of Deceits and Frauds of certain Auditours and their Clerks in making deceitful and untrue Particulars was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by D r Carew and D r Hone. The Bill was brought back from the House of Commons intituled An Act for confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters Patents made by her Highness to others expedit Nota That there was much dispute and some difference between the two Houses touching this Bill after that it had been sent up from the House of Commons to the Lords and sent down again from their Lordships to the House of Commons with divers Amendments as see on Thursday the 19 th day of November and on Monday the 23 th day of the same Month last past as also on Monday the 7 th day Tuesday the 8 th day Wednesday the 9 th day Thursday the 10 th day and Friday the 11 th day of this instant December foregoing The Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was returned from the House of Commons expedited The Bill concerning the Assize of Fuel
was read tertiâ vice expedit Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque ad horam secundam post meridiem hujus instantis diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords assembling Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the strengthening of the Grants made for the Maintenance and Government of the House of the Poor called S t Bartholomews Hospital of the Foundation of King Hen. the Eighth was read secundâ vice The Bill for the 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 Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk was read iertiâ vice expedit Upon the third reading of this Bill it was moved by the House that certain Additions might be put in the Title of the Bill and Amendments in some part of the body thereof and the Lord Chief Justice and M r Attorney 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 M r Attorney and M r D r Hone who returned presently from the House of Commons with their allowance of the said Amendments and Addition in the Title of of the Counties of Essex Sussex Kent and the County Palatine of Durham Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to make the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of Edward Lucas Gentleman deceased Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Flowerden Esquire deceased lyable c. was read secundâ vice but no mention is made either of the Commitment or Engrossing thereof the reason or cause of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 d day of November foregoing 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 near the Parliament Presence On Friday the 18 th day of December Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Queens Majesties most Gracious General and free Pardon was read primâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop 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 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 Lords of the Upper House have thought it meet and convenient that some course might be taken for reformation of any such wrong as may be found truly complained of and fit to be remedied and for the setling of some good agreement and Order for the said Painters and Plaisterers so as each sort of them might exercise their Trade conveniently without impeaching one the other It is therefore Ordered by the Court of the Upper House of Parliament that the said complaint and cause of the said Painters which proceeded not in Parliament shall be referr'd 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 the hearing of the said Cause the Lord Chief Justice of England the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas M r Justice Gawdie M r Baron Clark and M r Attorney General or any four three or two of them shall assist and give their help for the making and establishing some good Order and Agreement And that the said parties complainant and also the Company of the Plaisterers shall observe and keep such Order as by the said Mayor the Lord Chief Justice of England the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas M r Justice Gawdie M r Baron Clark M r Attorney General M r Recorder of London or any six five four or three of them whereof the Lord Mayor and the Lord Chief Justice of England or Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas to be two shall be set down and prescribed Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 14 th day of this instant December foregoing Memorandum that whereas William Crayford of Mongham in the County of Kent Gentleman was this day brought before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal 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 Gentleman Servant to the Earl of Shrewesbury contrary to the priviledge of the Court And the said Crayford having been heard in the presence of William Vaughan what he could say concerning the said Information wherein he protested that he was guiltless and that his said Son had not in any sort received such direction from him as was informed It was therefore by the Court thought meet and so Ordered that the examination and determining of the controversies and Suits depending between the said Crayford and Vaughan should be referr'd to the Earl of Worcester the Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Cobham And that they the said Crayford and Vaughan should enter into good and sufficient Bonds each to other to stand to observe and perform such Award and Arbitrement as the said Lords shall make and set down between them Vide concerning this Matter on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant December immediately following On Saturday the 19 th day of December a Motion was made in the House for avoiding of all further controversy between William Crayford and William Vaughan Gentlemen That forasmuch as each of them took mutual Exception one to the other touching the Bonds whereinto they formerly entred by Order of the Court the said William Crayford alledging that it sufficed not William Vaughan alone to be bound because his Heirs or some other claiming by and from him might trouble and molest him And that the said Vaughan is insufficient And the said William Vaughan alledging that if William Craysord were bound alone his Sons or Heirs might molest and trouble the said Vaughan without hazard of the Bond some further Order might thereupon be taken It was therefore this day Ordered by the Court that the said William Crayford and
who said that in the 27 th year of the Queen the like Motion had been made and that then by reason of the shortness of the time and suddain ending of the Parliament nothing was done therein Notwithstanding he said that now this motion being so happily made and that then by reason of the shortness of the time nothing was done he thought it fit for a Committee He was seconded again by M r Wiseman of Lincolns-Inn who was of the same mind and said That divers particular Laws of his knowledge were now both needless to be performed as also dangerous to the Subject by reason of the Penalties Whereupon the House agreed that the said Bill should be committed and Committees were nominated which are inserted out of the Orinal Journal-Book it self viz. All the Privy Council being Members of this House M r D r Caesar Master of Requests Sir Edward Hobbie M r Wiseman M r D r Crompton M r D r Perkins M r D r Dunn the Knights and Citizens for London the Knights and Citizens for Norwich Sir Walter Raleigh M r Tanfield M r Francis Bacon M r Robert Wingfield Sir Robert Wroth Sir George Moore Sir Moile Finch Sir John Harrington Sir Thomas Leighton M r Snigg M r Phillipps M r Winch Mr. Tho. Culpepper Mr. Hide Mr. Oldsworth Mr. Maynard the Lord Howard Sir Richard Knightley Sir Robert Carey the Lord Clinton Mr. Dale Mr. William Lane Mr. Michael Stanhop Mr. Warcop Sir Henry Nevil Sir Arthur George Sir Edward Hungerford Sir William Strowde Sir William Courtney Mr. John Egerton Mr. Dr. James Sir Crew Rawleigh Mr. Boyse Sir Henry Brunker and Sir Thomas Gerrard who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Friday next in the Afternoon The Bill for the explanation of such Statutes as touch Leases to be made by Archbishops and Bishops was read the first time Monition was this day given by Mr. Speaker unto the Members of this House that they would forbear from henceforth to come into this House with their Spurs on in regard it is very offensive to many others of the residue of them Thus far out of the Original Book it self Others also although nothing were done therein moved to have Boots and Rapiers taken away as is set down in the above mentioned private Journal On Tuesday the 3 d day of November Upon a Motion made by Mr. Speaker on the behalf of Mr. Fulk Onslow the Clerk of this House for that it hath pleased God to visit him with an Ague That it would please this House to vouchsafe their allowance unto Cadwallader Tydder his Servant to execute the place in his absence as Deputy unto the said Mr. Onslow until it shall please God to restore him to health Which was willingly assented unto by the whole House and by Order of the whole House the said Tydder took the Oath of Supremacy Nota That there was a like precedent in the second meeting of the Parliament after an Adjournment thereof in Anno 28 29. Regin Eliz. An. Dom. 1586. when upon the like Motion of the Speaker on Wednesday the 15 th day of February William Onslow kinsman of the said Mr. Fulk Onslow being at that time a Member of the House of Commons was during his sickness allowed by the said House to exercise and supply the place of Clerk thereof as at this present time Cadwallader Tydder servant to the said Mr. Fulk Onslow was licensed to supply the same Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the better preserving the breed of Horses and to avoid the common stealing of them was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Walter Cope Mr. Fulk Grevil Mr. Hide and others who were appointed to meet on Monday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Robert Wroth. The Bill to reform the Abuses in Inns Victualling-Houses c. was read the second time and being put to the question for committing was upon the question refused to be committed Upon a Motion made by Mr. Leife that whereas many Members of this House which could not come to the Upper House upon the first day of this Parliament the Door being kept shut to hear her Majesties pleasure signified by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper of the Causes of her Majesties calling of this Parliament they might in some sort be satisfied of the same He putteth Mr. Comptroller in mind of his Honours promise to relate the same unto them Who thereupon desired Mr. Secretary Cecil because he the said Mr. Comptroller was not there himself to make the same relation which the said Mr. Secretary doing at large The chief intent and scope thereof appeared to aim at the setting forth of two things especially the First the Danger the Kingdom stood in in respect of the power and malice of the Spaniard the Second that timely provision of Treasure might be made for the prevention Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book it self M r Secretary Cecil's Speech which followeth being spoken after that he had repeated the Lord Keepers Speech is inserted out of the beforecited private Journal of the House in manner and form following For my own advice touching the particular Counsels of this House I wish that we would not trouble our selves with any fantastick speeches or idle Bills but rather such as be for the general good both light in conception and facile in execution Now seeing it hath pleased you all hitherto with patience to hear me if with your favour I may particularize and show the grounds of the former delivered Speech touching the State of Ireland I shall be very glad both for my own discharge and for your satisfaction The King of Spain having quit himself of France by a base and servile Peace forgetteth not to follow the Objects of his Fathers Ambition England and the Low-Countries He hath made Overtures of Peace which if they might both be honourable and for the publick good I hold him neither a wise nor an honest man would impugn them He hath put an Army into Ireland the number Four thousand Souldiers under the conduct of a valiant expert and hardy Captain who chooseth rather than return into his own Country without any famous enterprize to live and dy in this service These Four thousand are three parts Natural Spaniards and of his best expert Souldiers except them of the Low-Countries Those he could not spare because of his enterprize of Ostend And how dangerous the loss of that Town would be to this Land I think there is no man of experience but can witness with me For he would easily be Master of all that Coast so that the Trade betwen England and the Low-Countries would be quite dissolved Yea he would be so dangerous a Neighbour to us that we which are now Tenants by discretion are
r Moore brought in a Bill drawn by the Committees in the Bill for the repealing and continuance of the Statutes whose names see on Thursday the 5 th day of this instant November foregoing Thus far of this dayes Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Post Meridiem The Committees for the great business of Monopolies and Patents of Priviledge being met there was shewed amongst them a Note or Catalogue of divers of them and to whom they were granted which was as followeth only altered in some places for Order sake To Sir Henry Nevill the Patent for Ordnance To Sir Jerom Bowes the Patent for Glasses To Simon Furner the Patent for Lists Shreds and Horns to be transported To Sir Henry Noell the Patent for Stone Pots and Bottles To Brian Anusley the Patent for Steel To Eliz. Matthewes the Patent for Oyl of Blubbers To Richard Drake a Patent for Aqua composita Aquavitae To Michaell Stanhop a Patent for Spanish Woolls To Thomas Cornwallis the Licence to keep unlawful Games To William Carr a Patent for Brewing of Beer to be transported To John Spillman a Patent to make Paper To Edward Darcie a Patent for Cards To Sir John Packington a Patent for Starch To Sir Walter Raleigh a Patent for Tin To William Wade Esq the making of Sulphur Brimston and Oyl To James Chambers a Licence for Tanning To William Watkins and James Roberts a Licence to Print Almanacks To Richard Welsh to Print the History of Cornelius and Tacitus To John Norden to Print Speculum Britanniae To certain Merchants to Traffick To William Allin to sow six hundred Acres of ground with Oade To M r Heyle to provide Steel beyond the Seas To M r Robert Alexander for Anniseeds To Edward Darcie a Patent for Steel To Valentine Harris to sow six hundred Acres with Oade To Sir Henry Singer touching the Printing of School-Books To Arthur Bassany a Licence to transport six thousand Calf-Skins To Thomas Morley to Print Songs in three parts To Sir John Packington for Starch and Ashes To Thomas Wight and Bonnam Norton to Print Law-Books and divers others of no great moment touching the transportation of Iron and Tin the sowing of Hemp and Flax the gashing of Hydes the forfeiture of Grigg Mills the making of Mathematical Instruments the making of Saltpeter the Printing of the Psalms of David and touching Fishers Pouldavies and certain Forfeitures These Monopolies were most of them shewed to the Committees by Secretary Cecill and to have been granted since the sixteenth year of the Queens Majesties Reign for in the seventeenth year of her Reign he shewed that a Patent was first granted to Robert Sharp to make Spangles and Oes of Gold And then in the eighteenth year of her Majesty a Patent was granted to Sir Edward Dyer to pardon dispense and reserve all Forfeitures and abuses committed by Tanners contrary to the Statute And that the greatest part of the before-mentioned Patents of Priviledge or Monopolies had been granted since Whereupon after M r Davies had moved to have these Monopolies proceeded against by Bill and M r Martin had moved to have them rather dealt in by Petition to her Majesty and that the House had heard the particular relation of the said Monopolies there was nothing done or concluded upon but a meeting appointed on Tuesday in the Afternoon On Tuesday the 24 th day of November the Bill touching Painter-Stainers and abuses in Painting was read the second time and committed unto Sir RobertWroth Sir George Moore M r Maynard M r Cope M r Doctor Parkins and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to M r Pindar one of the same Committees The Bill touching the Garbling of Spices was read the second time and committed to the last former Committees for Painters and the Queens Learned Councel were added unto them The Bill touching the Lordships of Landoflowre alias Landovorowre was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Burgesses for Wales the Burgesses for Hereford M r Owen M r Philipps and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Temple-Church at two of the Clock in the Afternoon and the Bill was delivered to M r Philipps The Bill for reformation of abuses used in the Art or Mystery of Imbroidering was read the second time and rejected as was also the Bill for Mollineux after it had been read the second time and put to the question Sir Francis Hastings made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching Ale-houses who were appointed on Thursday the 5 th day of this instant November foregoing with some Amendments in the same The Amendments in the Bill touching Ale-houses were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Edmund Morgan a Member of this House being served with a Subpoena to appear in the Chancery this present day and also M r Pemerton another Member of this House likewise served with a Subpoena out of the Chancery at the Suit of Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Carew Raleigh prayeth the Priviledge which by Order of this House was granted The Bill against blasphemous Swearing was read the second time and committed to the former Committees in the Bill touching Swearing who were appointed on Tuesday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing and to meet in this House in the Committee Chamber to Morrow Morning The Bill against double payment of Debts upon Shop-Books was read the first time The Bill for the making of Parks of the Impaled Grounds of Noblemen and Gentlemen was read the second time and upon the question and division of the House dashed with the Yea a hundred and eleven and with the No a hundred fifty one Thus far of this dayes Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Upon some loud Confusion in the House touching some private murmur of Monopolies M r Secretary Cecill said The Duty I owe and the Zeal to extinguish Monopolies makes me to speak now and to satisfy their Opinions that think there shall be no redress of these Monopolies Order is attended with these two Handmaids Gravity and Zeal but Zeal with Discretion I have been though unworthy a Member of this House in six or seven Parliaments yet never did I see the House in so great Confusion I believe there never was in any Parliament a more tender point handled than the Liberty of the Subject that when any is discussing this point he should be cried and cought down This is more fit for a Grammar-School than a Court of Parliament I have been a Counsellor of State this twelve years yet did I never know it subject to construction of levity and disorder Much more ought we to be regardful in so great and grave an Assembly Why we have had Speeches upon Speeches without either Order or Discretion One would have had
was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill that the Land of Edward Lucas Gentleman shall be lyable to the payment of certain Legacies was read the second time and committed unto Sir John Cutts Sir John Cotton M r Attorney of the Wards and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Assurance of the Joynture of Rachell Wife of Edward Nevill of Birling in the County of Kent was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Serjeant Yelverton and M r D r Swale coming from their Lordships declared that their Lordships are ready for Conference according to the former appointment in the Bill concerning Letters Patents as also touching a Paper delivered unto their Lordships containing an Information against M r Belgrave a Member of this House in the Court of Star-Chamber It is Ordered that the Copy of Information exhibited into the Star-Chamber against M r Belgrave a Member of this House which was sent down from the Lords unto this House this day shall be forthwith examined with the Record and amended where it shall differ and be certified under the Clerks hand of the Star-Chamber to be a true Copy Vide concerning this business of M r Belgrave on Thursday the third day Monday the 7 th day Tuesday the 8 th day and on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant Decem ber foregoing as also on December the 16 th Wednesday ensuing Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary Cecill and others of which one was the Bill for recovering of certain surrounded Grounds in the County of Norfolk c. M r Browne a Committee in the Bill touching repairing of the Bridges near Carlisle brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching the repairing of the Bridges near Carlisle were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Additions in the Bill touching the Assize of Fuel were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read the second time and committed unto M r Secretary Cecill Sir Francis Hastings and others who were appointed to meet at the time and place before appointed for relief of the poor Thus far of these foregoing passages out of the Original Journal-Book or the House of Commons Now follow some remembrances of that which was agitated at a certain Committee of both Houses in the Painted Chamber this Forenoon out of a Private Journal The Lords Committees who were appointed to have Conference with the Committees of the House of Commons in the Bill touching Letters Patents c. being set in the Painted Chamber Mr. Secretary Cecill with the residue of the Committees of the said House repaired unto them where M r Secretary going to the Upper end of the Table spake to this effect That if their Lordships had already concluded what to do in the Bill for Patents then they had no Commission to proceed and if they had altered the Bill in any Point with Amendments they also had no Commission But if their Lordships had done neither but only were desirous to be resolved of any doubt which they in their wisdoms conceived and would willingly thereabout confer with them they would most willingly accomplish their Lordships desire for they had sufficient warrant from the House The Lord Buckhurst Lord Treasurer after a little whispering with the Lords together answered That he would not have us preoccupate their judgments with a Speech both strange improper and preposterous with other words c. M r Secretary said He could not answer his Lordship nor the rest without Order from the other Committees And therefore prayed they might confer together which was granted So they went forth into an outward room and there conferred what Speech or Answer to make and so after they returned again and Mr. Secretary said My Lords We of the Lower House are very sorry your Lordships should any way 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 name and behalf of the Committees strange improper and preposterous My Lords I think it not strange for it is not unknown of your Lordships that 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 you be willing it pleaseth us out of the desire we have to be observant to yield thereunto Neither have your Lordships been more forward to gratify us with your favours than we of the Lower House have been willing to further your Honours 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 Epithet 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 by your Lordships favour no Cause it should deserve the title of impropriety And I take it by your Lordships favour it was not preposterous for my Lords the first matter we took should be handled was the doubts which we imagined your Lordships had conceived of the Bill and if your Lordships had ought else conceived I thought fit to shew your Lordships that we then came without Commission So my Lords I hope I have made it appear that the Speech was neither strange improper nor preposterous But we of the Lower House who be here Committees do beseech your Lordships that you would not conceive otherwise of us than we deserve And your Lordships shall find us ever ready in all dutiful Service as coadjuting Members of one United Body the House of Parliament So after withdrawing of themselves a little from the Table the Lords hummed and whispered and at length calling us The Lord Treasurer said The Lords were satisfied with our Answer and very glad they found us so conformable by which they doubted not but we should well agree for the Conference whereby the Bill might have the better passage M r Secretary Answered That he was very glad their Lordships did conceive aright of them And that the Committees because they were many and would not be troublesome with multiplicity of Speech had chosen for their Speakers to satisfie their Honours M r Bacon M r Serjeant Harris M r Francis Moore M r Henry Mountague M r Philipps and M r Boice So the Lords called M r Attorney General for them who having spoken a while on the one side and been Answered by Serjeant Harris on the other side the
Clergy is but once read in the House but the preface and confirmation of it thrice p. 615. Bills of Subsidy how passed into Acts. p. 274. Three Subsidies not granted at once before 35 Eliz. and then with a Proviso that it should not be drawn into a Precedent yet the like number were granted the next Parliament viz. 39 40 Eliz. and four in the next after that viz. 43 Eliz. p. 547. 615 Succession to the Crown how many pretended to it in Queen Elizabeths time p. 104 Successor the Queen Petition'd to declare her Successor p. 105 Summon Vide Writ Sunday a Bill in 43 Eliz. that Fairs or Markets shall not be holden thereon p. 613 Supremacy a Bill for restoring it to the Imperial Crown of this Realm and repealing divers Statutes to the contrary 1 Eliz. p. 21. 23. Many proofs that in the darkest times of Popery the Kings of England did judge it to belong to them p. 24 T. TOnnage and Poundage a Bill for them I Eliz. p. 19 Trinity Hall in Cambridge a Bill for the Incorporation of it p. 22 Tryors of Petitions Vide Receivors U. VAcat what the word means when set before the entrance of the return of a Proxy p. 7 A Bill for Uniformity of Common Prayer c. passed 1 Eliz. though opposed by several p. 30 Universities A Bill for the Incorporation of them 13 Eliz. p. 149 Voices affirmative and negative when equal in number the negative carry it p. 605 Usher Vide Gentleman Usher W. LOrd de la Ware his Case p. 526. his place in Parliament is determined to be between the Lord Willoughby of Eresby and the Lord Berkeley p. 528 Warrant the form of one to the Lord Chancellor or Keeper to issue out Writs for Summoning a Parliament p. 2 Weymouth and Melcomb Regis a Bill for the uniting of them into one Corporation 13 Eliz. p. 149 Williams Tho. Speaker in the House of Commons 5 Eliz. his Speeches to the Queen at his confirmation p. 63 64. at the ending of the Session p. 74. he died before the Session of the same Parliament 8 9 Eliz. p. 95 Writ the form of the Writ whereby a Peer is Summoned to Parliament with its differences in regard of the Temporal and Spiritual Lords p. 2. The Writ for Proroguing the Parliament p. 3. 57. 77. 93. 419. An Alphabetical TABLE Directing to the principal matters contained in the JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A. ABsence of a Member from the House through sickness or his being in service of Ambassage c. resolved to be no sufficient cause to remove him p. 244. unless the sickness in all likelihood be irrecoverable p. 430 the like resolved p. 307. but the contrary p. 281 282. especially if the absent Member desire that another may be chosen in his stead p. 429. Members absent a whole Session fired by the House the Knights 201. the Burgesses c. ICl a piece p. 309. Any Member may be absent if he be licensed by M r Speaker thereto 〈◊〉 Additions may be made by the Commens to the Additions of the Lords in any Bill p. 354. vide Bill Adjournment of the House by the Queen the manner of it p. 345. In what Cases the Commons are not adjourned by the Adjournment of the Lords p. 550 551. 621 622. Adultery a Bill against it rejected and why p. 641 Ale-Houses a Bill to suppress the multitude of them dashed and why p. 676 Aliens a Bill that they shall not sell Foreign Wares by Retail with many Speeches pro and contra p. 503 ----- 509 Alms given by the House at the end of one Session how much p. 135. vide Collection Alneager of Lancaster to seal the Cloaths made there a Bill to that purpose p. 91. Another that Alneagers seals shall be engraved by the Graver of the Mint p. 134. but dashed ibid. Amendments in Bills ought to be writ in paper not in parchment and without any indorsement p. 573 574 vide Bill Answers in writing to objections sent in writing from the Lords against any Bill that has passed the Commons are read in the House after they have been drawn by the Committees p. 583 c. The Lord Keeper gives Answer to such Messages as are sent from the Commons sitting in his place covered and the Messengers standing without the Bar. p. 585 Apparel vide the word in the Table to the Journal of the House of Lords Unprofitable Armour the being obliged to keep it adjudged a great grievance p. 552. The making of Armour is a Regality belonging to the Crown p. 671 Arrests vide Priviledge Art a Bill that whosoever invented any profitable Art or added thereto should have a Monopoly of the same for his life dashed p. 678. Articuli how many and what p. 670 B. BArrowists Vide Brownists Basset Richard living in the time of Hen. II. what Families descended from his female Coheirs p. 39 Robert Bell Esq chosen Speaker in the Parliament 14 Eliz. p. 205. continued Speaker in the Session 18 Eliz. but died before that in 23 Eliz. p. 277 Mr. Belgrave's Case who being a Member of the House of Commons had an Information exhibited against him in the Star-Chamber by the Earl of Huntington p. 666. 669. 672 673. 677 678. An Order entred as the Act of the House that he ought not to be molested in that manner p. 688. One Bill ought always to be read after the presentment and allowance of the Speaker before the House arise p. 44. 121. c. though it has been sometimes omitted through mistake p. 550. The manner of delivering a Bill from the Lords to the Commons p. 45. from the Commons to the Lords 585. The manner of passing a Bill in the House of Commons p. 45. Bills seldom spoken to till after the second Reading p. 165. c. Two Bills the one concerning Purveyors the other the Court of Exchequer having passed the Lower House the Queen forbids any proceeding in them by the Lords with an account of what the Commons did in that Case p. 440. 442. 444. Yet afterwards she gives leave to proceed p. 446. 448. 450. Two Bills for draining of Marish Grounds being almost finished the Queen forbids their being read any more in the House p. 594. No Bill to pass without being spoken to p. 491. Why when a Bill is put to the question and there is a division of the House the No's sit in their places and the I's go out p. 505. 573. If the I's exceed the No's then the No's are to go out also to fetch and bring in the Bill again which the I's had carried out p. 573 574. This ceremony sometimes omitted p. 574. 667. A Bill having past the Upper House and being sent down to the Commons is there allowed and expedited with Additions and Amendments when it is returned to the Lords they must either pass it with those Additions or reject it wholly p. 513. How Amendments Provisoes or Schedules added by
certain Waste Marish and Watry Grounds in the Isle of Ely and Counties of Cambridge and Huntington Northampton c. were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was read the second time and after some amendments therein by some of the Committees in the Committee Chamber of this House and the said Amendments being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Committees names for Conference with the Lords this Afternoon were this day delivered to Mr. Comptroller Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords the Bill against Forestallers Regraters and Ingrossers with some Amendments which Bill lately passed this House and was sent up to their Lordships Mr. Crooke Mr. Mountague Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Oldsworth Mr. Robert Wroth Mr. Badger Mr. George Moore and Mr. Miles Sands went up presently into the Committee Chamber to consider further of the Bill of Tillage Mr. Shirley one of the Committees for continuance of Statutes who were appointed on Friday the 11 th day of this November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees together with their framing of a Bill for the reviving continuance and explanation of sundry Statutes and so delivered in the Bill Mr. Snagg one of the Committees for confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Merchant Adventurers in the City of Exeter who were appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant December foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and their utter disliking of the said Bill shewing the reasons thereof and so delivered in the said Bill as not fit to pass in this House On Wednesday the 14 th day of December Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the granting of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the question Vide concerning this Bill on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant December foregoing Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House intituled An Act for the explanation of the Statute made in the first year of her Majesties Raign concerning Labourers shewing that their Lordships have likewise passed the same with some Amendments Mr. Secretary one of the Committees appointed to have Conference with the Committee of the Lords yesterday in the Afternoon at the Court shewed at large some particulars of the said Conference and concluded that their Lordships did desire that the Copy of the Objections read unto them by the Committees of this House might be delivered unto their Lordships in Writing to the end after due consideration had by them upon the same Objections their Lordships might in the like manner answer this House in the same in writing Whereupon after sundry Speeches of other the Committees of this House It was agreed their Lordships should have such Copy in writing both of the said Objections and also of such other Objections as the Members of this House should set down or collect to be further added to the former Objections and so delivered in the Bill and Objections M r Serjeant Lewkener one of the Committes in the Bill for confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesties Raign who were appointed on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees with some Amendments to the Bill And so did deliver in the said Bill to the House Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for establishing of the Possessions of the Bishoprick of Norwich was read the third time and stayed from being put to the question for passing till to Morrow that the Council of Mistress Leicester have been heard in this House M r Francis Moore one of the Committees for consideration to be had touching the method and substance of the humble thanks to be yielded unto her Majesty by M r Speaker in the name and on the behalf of this whole House for her Highness most gracious care and favour in the repressing of sundry inconveniencies and abuses practised by Monopolies and Patents of priviledge to be set down in writing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees therein and delivered a Note thereof in writing which being then read by the Clerk was well liked of Whereupon M r Speaker moved the House that albeit he was ready to perform their Commandment according to the substance and effect of the said Note in Writing yet they would not tye him to the strict and precise form of the words and terms set down in the same Note so as he should prosecute the substance and reasons thereof which was then yielded unto accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 8 th day of November foregoing Friday next is appointed to hear the learned Council in the Cause of Lessees and Patentees On Thursday the 15 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the lawful making of Bayes was read the third time and past upon the question The Amendments in the Bill for relieving of Cloathiers concerning the weight of short broad and coloured Cloaths to be made in the Counties of Suffolk and Fssex were read twice and ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for the better staying of Corn within the Realm passed upon the question upon the division of the House upon many Arguments with the difference and advantage of twenty nine voices viz. with the Yea one hundred twenty four with the No eighty five Whereupon after a motion that according to the ancient Orders of this House all the Members of the same which did sit against against the passing of the said Bill should go forth of the House to bring in the Bill into the House again together with the residue of the Members of this House which went out before that were for the passing of the said Bill wherein as sundry Speeches were used both pro contra so at last it was resolved it should be so done and observed for Orders sake accordingly And then all the Members of this House being gone forth saving only M r Speaker and the Clerk M r Comptroller brought in the Bill in his hand accompanied with all the said Members of this House and delivered in the same Bill to M r Speaker according to the ancient former usage of this House in that behalf observed Vide a like Precedent on Friday March the 21. in Parliament de an o 31 o Eliz. The old Objections and the new to the number in all of nineteen collected against sundry parts of the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivers c. and prepared to be delivered to the Lords were read by the Clerk and presently thereupon were sent up to the Lords together with the Bill