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
vice Et nota that the same Bill was read the day following tertiâ vice conclus On Wednesday the 7. day of April Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the one was for Orders for Bankrupts their Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements and another for Retailers of Worsted Wools in Norwich and the County of Norfolk with a Proviso added by the Commons Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam à Meridie On the aforesaid Wednesday in the Afternoon the Bill touching Orders for Bankrupts their Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements was read primâ vice On Thursday the 8. day of April Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill to take away the Misdemeanors of Purveyors and Takers was read primâ vice The Bill for divers Orders for Artificers Labourers Servants of Husbandry and Apprentices was read tertiâ vice conclus and sent down to the House of Commons by Serjeant Carus and D r Yale Two Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons the one that Sanctuary shall not be allowed to defraud any due Debt And the other was for the Paving of Kentish Town near Southwark The Proviso annex'd by the Commons to the Bill for Retailers of Worsted-Woolls in Norwich and the County of Norfolk was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclus The Proviso annex'd by the Commons to the Bill for the maintenance of Tillage And also one other Proviso annex'd to the same Bill by the Lords were each of them read primâ secundâ tertiâ vice On Friday the 9. day of April the Bill for Tillage was given to M r Attorney and M r Martin to be carried to the House of Commons The Bill touching Orders of Bankrupts their Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements was read secundâ vice Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons conclus of which one was touching divers Orders for Artificers Labourers Servants of Husbandry and Apprentices And the second for the maintenance of Tillage And the third for the due Execution of the Writ de Excommunicato capiendo with a Proviso annex'd by the Commons and divers Amendments quae primâ secundâ vice lect sunt eadem Provis tertiâ vice lect a est conclus The Bill to take away the misdemeanors of Purveyors and Takers was read the second time and committed to Justice Southcot Quod nota The Bill for the destruction of Rooks Coughs and other Vermine was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons which said Bill was on the day following in the Afternoon read primâ vice On Saturday the 10 th day of April the Bill for the reviving of a Statute made Anno xxiii o Hen. 8. touching the making of Goals with a Proviso thereunto annex'd by the Commons which said Proviso was read primâ secundâ tertiâ vice conclus The Bill for the Queens Majesties most free and General Pardon was read primâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa Nota That this Bill for the general Pardon was concluded after the first reading whereas to all other Bills three readings are required before they can be passed The Bill also for Reformation of divers misdemeanors in Purveyors was read tertiâ vice with certain Amendments conclusa And then following the ordinary form the Parliament was continued in manner and order accustomed viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam primam à Mcridie In the Afternoon the Bill for destruction of Rooks and Coughs and other Vermin And the Bill touching buying and selling of course Woolls to make Cottons c. were each of them read tertiâ vice conclus Two Bills were returned from the House of Commons conclus One to take away the misdemeanors of Purveyors and Takers and the other touching Orders for Bankrupts their Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements Nota That in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House next after the setting down or entring of the two Bills aforesaid to have been returned up to the Lords from the House of Commons there followeth immediately the entrance of the Prorogation of this Session of Parliament which doubtless happened through the great negligence of Francis Spilman Esq at this time Clerk of the said Upper House For the Queens Majesty her self with the Lords both Spiritual and Temporal was present in her Robes and gave her Royal Assent to such Acts as passed Although no presence of any of the Lords or her Majesty be at all marked in the said Original Journal-Book And therefore I have caused the solemn and stately manner of the Queens coming to the Upper House with the several Interlocutory Speeches of the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Keeper to be inserted at large out of a written Copy or Anonymous memorial thereof I had by me being doubtless the very Original Draught set down by some Member of one of the two Houses or at least by some other observant person then present while the said Speeches passed in the Upper House for it is written in a hand and language of that very time and in many places amended and interlined About three of the Clock this present Saturday in the Afternoon the Queens Majesty came by Water from Whitehall and landed on the backside of the Parliament Chamber and so the Earl of Northumberland bearing the Sword afore her the Dutchess of Norfolk the Train she proceeded up into her Privy-Chamber and there Apparell'd her self in her Parliament Robes during which time the Lords likewise put on their Robes and took their Places On the Upper Sack sate the Lord Keeper till the Queen came and then he went to his place at the Rail on the right hand to the Cloth of Estate On the Wooll-sack on the North-side sate Sir Robert Catlin and Sir James Dyer the two Chief Justices Sir John Mason and Serjeant Carus M r Ruswell the Queens Sollicitor and Doctor Yale On the Sack on the South-side sate Sir William Cecill Secretary Sir William Cordall Master of the Rolls Justice Weston Serjeant Southcott M r Gerrard the Queens Attorney and Doctor Lewes On the nether Sack sate M r Spilman Clerk of the Parliament M r Powle Deputy and joint Patentee with M r Martin Clerk of the Crown M r Heming and some Clerks of the Signet Dister and Permiter before which nether Sack stood a little Table Then the Queens Majesty being Apparell'd in her Parliament Robes with a Caul on her Head came forth and proceeded up and took the Seat the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal with his gilt Rod before her with the Marquess of Northampton bearing the Cap of Maintenance and stood on her right hand and the Earl of Northumberland the Sword on her left hand the
blank or void place was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been sent from the Lords on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant May foregoing The Bill for the preservation of Timber and Fuel within twelve Miles of London and Subburbs of the same was read secunda vice and committed to the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Essex the Lord Abergavenny the Lord S t John of Bletsoe and the Lord Compton The Bill for the assurance of certain Lands according to the meaning of Sir Thomas Woodhouse for the benefit of certain Infants was read secunda vice The Bill for repeal of a Statute made for the Town of Shrewsbury an 8 Reginae Eliz. was read secunda vice and committed to the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Essex and others The Bill also touching Presentations to Benefices by lapse was read the second time and committed unto the Archbishop of York the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Hartford the Bishop of Worcester the Lord Cromwell the Lord Ewers Justice Southcott and Justice Wray The Bill for keeping of the Assizes and Sessions in the Town of Stafford and the Bill for annexing the Sheriffwicks of Huntingtonshire and Cambridgshire were each of them read secunda vice Commisse ad ingrossand The Bill lastly touching Sea-Marks and that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas was read prima vice and committed to the Earl of Suffolk the Earl of Leicester the Lord Burlcigh the Lord Darey de Chich. the Lord Cheyney the Lord Norris Serjeant Barham and Doctor Lewes Nota That this is not committed only upon the first reading but also a Serjeant and a Doctor who are but Attendants upon the Upper House are here made joint Committees with the Lords On Friday the 30 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for inserting of the name of the Mannor of Havering at Bowre in a blank and void place of certain Letters Patents of the late King Edward the Sixth made unto certain persons of certain Lands and Tenements in West-ham in the County of Essex was read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 31 th of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for renewing of a Statute made for the keeping of the Assises and Sessions within the Town of Stafford was read tertia vice conclusa And the fourth and last being the Bill against corrupt Presentations was read secunda vice commissa to the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Sussex the Lord Chandois and the former Lords nominated on Saturday the 17 th day of this instant May foregoing where this Bill was then read the second time and then committed On Monday the second day of June Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements according to the meaning of Sir Thomas Woodhouse for the benefit of certain Infants was read tertia vice conclusa On Tuesday the third day of June Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to renew a Statute made an 1 o of the Queens Reign inhibiting the transporting of Leather or Raw-Hides out of the Realm was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand On Wednesday the 4 th day of June the Bill touching a Statute made an 1 mo of the Queens Reign inhibiting the transporting of Leather or Raw-Hides was read tertia vice conclusa and sent down to the House of Commons by Serjeant Barham and Doctor Huick Four Provisoes annexed by the Commons to the Bill for Vagabonds with certain other Amendments in the said Bill were read secunda tertia vice conclusa communi Procerum assensu Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for avoiding of Recoveries suffered by Collusion of Tenants for term of life and such others was read prima vice The Bill touching Mary the late Scottish Queen was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for avoiding of Recoveries suffered by Collusion of Tenants was committed to the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Sussex and others but there is no mention made whether this Bill was at all read of which see a like President on Wednesday the 28 th day of May foregoing On Thursday the 5 th day of June the Bill touching Mary the Daughter and Heir of James the Fifth late King of Scots was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Barham and the Queens Attorney Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill against such as shall conspire or practise the enlargement of any Prisoner committed for High-Treason and the third for annexing of Hexham and Hexhamshire to the County of Northumberland were each of them returned conclusae The Bill for the better and further assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of the Free Grammar-School at Tunbridge in the County of Kent was read prima vice and committed to the Archbishop of York the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Hartford the Bishop of Chichester the Bishop of Rochester the Lord de la Ware the Lord Norris the Master of the Rolls and Justice Southcott Vide concerning this Bill on Monday the 9 th day Tuesday the 10 th day and on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant June following The Bill that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas and touching Sea-Marks was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus primarius Justiciarius Banci Regis continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem Nota That this continuance of the Parliament with some others that follow by the Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench was not without some express Authority given him by her Majesty but through the great negligence of Anthony Mason Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House it doth not appear in the Original Journal-Book of the same whether the said Authority were given by Commission or otherwise About which hour in the Afternoon four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the true making of Hand-Guns Callivers c. and the last for Partition of certain Lands between the Lord Latimer and Sir Robert Wingfeild K t and their Heirs were each of them read prima vice Dominus Primarius Justiciarius Banci Regis continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum hora nona On Friday the 6 th day of June Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the
Bill against flying with long-winged Hawks under certain degrees was read prima vice Dominus Primarius Justiciarius Banci Regii continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crast. hora nona On Saturday the 7 th day of June Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the true making proving and marking of Callivers Muskets Hand-Guns Dags and other small Ordnance was read secunda vice and committed to the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Hartford the Earl of Leicester the Earl of Essex the Lord Grey the Lord Evers the Lord North the Lord Chandois and the Lord Norris and to Justice Harper And the fourth and last being the Bill touching Hawks and preservation of Game was read secunda vice and committed to the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Hartford the Lord Darcy the Lord Chandois the Lord S t John de Bletsoe the Lord Compton the Lord Cheyney and Justice Wray Dominus Primarius Justiciarius Banci Regii continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae proxim hora nona On Monday the 9 th day of June Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill that the inhabitants of the City of Winchester and of the Liberty of Soke adjoining to the same may use the Trade of Cloth-making and take Apprentices was read prima vice Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them their second reading of which the second being the Bill for the Partition of certain Lands between the Lord Latimer and Sir Robert Wingfeild Knight and their Heirs was read secunda vice but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the House of Commons The Bill lastly being for the School of Tunbridge was committed unto the Earl of Huntington the Earl of Hartford the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Wentworth the Lord Norris being doubtless brought in this day by the Committees nominated on Wednesday the 4 th of this instant June foregoing but it was not at all now read but had its second reading with a new Proviso added unto it on the Morrow following and on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant June and was committed the third time upon the third reading Vide a like President on Wednesday the 28 th day of May foregoing Dominus Primarius Justiciarius Banci Regii continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum hora nona On Tuesday the 10 th day of June Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the severance of the Sheriffwick of Cambridgeshire and Huntingtonshire and the second for the punishment of such as shall rebelliously take or detain from the Queens Majesty any Castles Fortresses c. were each of them returned conclus The Bill for the better and further assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of a Free Grammar-School at Tunbridge in the County of Kent was read secunda vice with a new Proviso added thereunto by the Lords which was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Upon request made by the House of Commons to have Conference with some of the Lords to be appointed by the House touching the great Bill of the Queen of Scots were appointed these Lords following viz. The Archbishop of York The Earl of Worcester The Earl of Sussex The Earl of Bedford The Earl of Leicester The Earl of Essex The Bishop of London The Bishop of Winchester The Lord Burleigh The Lord Grey The Lord Wentworth The Lord Chandois and The Lord North. But no Judges were nominated because they were to confer with the House of Commons Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 12 th day and on Wednesday the 28 th day of May foregoing Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem prox hora nona Nota That as it did not appear before on Thursday the 5 th day of this instant June so neither is it expressed here by what Authority the Lord Keeper is re-authorised to exercise the same again which hapned through the great negligence of Anthony Mason Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House The Presidents are familiar in other Journals of this Queens Reign where this Authority hath been given to the Lord Chief Justice or some other to supply the Lord Keeper's place by Commission under the Great Seal and that the readmittance of the Lord Keeper to the Executing of his said place again was by like Commission but here it is possible that either were at this time here Executed by some other Authority On Wednesday the 11 th day of June Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching Sea-Marks and the reviving of a Statute that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas was read tertia vice conclusa Three Bills were sent from the Lords to the House of Commons by Doctor Vaughan and Doctor Huick of which one was the Bill for continuance of Statutes The Bill to revive a Statute made an 1. of the Queens Majesties Reign inhibiting the transporting out of the Realm of Leather Tallow and Raw-Hides was returned from the House of Commons conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex Mandato Dominae Reginae adjournavit praesens Parliamentum usque in vicesimum quartum diem Junii prox hora nona mané On Tuesday the 24 th day of June Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that Wooll and Yarn may be bought and sold in the Markets and Fairs to be kept in the Borough of New Woodstock in the County of Oxon was read prima vice Three Bills also were sent to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for Partition to be made between the Lord Latimer and Sir Robert Wingfield Knight and their Heirs On Wednesday the 25 th day of June Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the avoiding of Recoveries suffered by Collusions of Tenants for Term of life and such others was read secunda vice but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been sent formerly from the House of Commons The Bill for the Inning of Plumsted-Marsh in the County of Kent being surrounded was returned from the House of Commons conclusa On Thursday the 26 th day of June The Bill for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of a Sermon to be had in the Church of S t Paul in London every Holyday in the Afternoon for ever was read secunda vice but no mention that it was committed or Ordered
to be engrossed because it had been formerly sent from the House of Commons Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was the Bill touching Mary Daughter and Heir of James the Fifth late King of Scots commonly called the Queen of Scots and another for the Reformation of the inordinate length of Kersies Nine Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the better assurance of Gifts Grants c. made and to be made to and for the relief of the Poor in the Hospitals within and near unto the City of London of Christ Bridewell and S t Thomas the Apostle with a Proviso and certain amendments added by the Lords was Ordered to be ingrossed And the second being for avoiding of Recoveries suffered by Collusion of Tenants for term of life and such others was read tertia vice conclusa commissa Sollicitatori Reginae Doctori Lewes in Domum Communem deferend On Friday the 27 th day of June Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the last being the Bill for the continuance of certain Statutes with certain amendments and a Schedule thereunto annexed being thrice read was concluded The Bill for the Explanation of the Statute for Fugitives over the Seas with a new Proviso added by the Lords and the Bill touching the Free-School of Tunbridge with a new Proviso were each of them read tertia vice conclus Commis Sollicitatori Reginae in Domum Communem deferend Memorand Quod hoc praesenti 27 die Junij Anno Regni Elizabethae Reginae 14. Andreas Fisher de Graies-Inne in Com. Midd. Gen. Henricus Fisher de Greves-Norton in Com. Northampton Gen. coram Domina Regina in Cancellaria sua personaliter constituti recognoverunt se debere Johanni Ryvers Civi Aldermanno de London tres mille libras legalis Monetae Angl. solvend eidem Johanni c. nisi fecerint c. The Condition of this Recognizance is such That if they above-bound Andrew Fisher and Henry Fisher and either of them and the Heirs and Assigns of them or either of them do well and truly stand to perform and accomplish and cause to be performed and accomplished all such award order and direction as shall be made and Ordained by the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Sussex Francis Earl of Bedford Robert Earl of Leicester and William Lord Burleigh or any three of them for and concerning all and singular those Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which heretofore were bargained and sold by Henry Fisher Father of the said Andrew and Henry to one Richard Smith Citizen of London and now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of John Rivers Citizen and Alderman of London or of any his Tenants or Farmors and for the right Title Inheritance and Possession of the same so that the said award order or direction be had and made in writing under the hands and Seals of them or three of them on this side and before the Nativity of our Lord next coming That this Recognizance to be void otherwise to remain and abide in his full force strength and effect Memorand That the two Brethren Recognitors in consideration that Alderman Ryvers his Cause touching the purchasing of certain Lands bona side mentioned in the said Bill Exhibited in this Parliament for the said School may remain unholpen and be excepted out of the said Bill were contented and by way of Petition have submitted themselves to abide the Order and Determination of the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Leicester and the Lord Burleigh or three of them so as the same be made on this side the Feast of the Birth of our Lord God next For the more sure performance whereof not only they acknowledged this Recognizance of three thousand pound but also of their own offer they yielded their Bodies to be Prisoners in the Queens-Bench where the Elder Brother then remained by force of an Execution at a Strangers Suit there to remain until they did bring before the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal sufficient Sureties with them to be bound by Recognizance in the said sum of three thousand pound for the same Nota That it should seem this business concerned the Free Grammar-School of Tunbridge mentioned on Monday the 9 th day Tuesday the 10 th day and on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant June foregoing in respect that certain Lands were to be purchased for it by the before-mentioned John Rivers Alderman of London and thereupon this Recognizance with the Condition thereof came to be entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House de an isto 14 Reginae Eliz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem About which hour the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and divers other Lords meeting in the absence of the Lord Keeper it doth not appear in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House that any thing was done but only the Parliament continued in manner and form following viz. Dominus Primarius Justiciarius Banci Regis continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum hora octava On Saturday the 28 th day of June Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal meeting The Bill for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of a Sermon to be had in the Church of S t Paul in London for ever was read tertia vice conclusa 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 Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of a Sermon to be had in the Church of S t Paul in London for ever was read tertia vice conclusa The Bill for the assurance of certain Lands for the maintenance of the Poor in the Hospitals was read tertia vice conclusa with a new Proviso added thereunto by the Lords and commissa Doctori Lewis Doctori Huick in Domum Communem deferend The Bill against the excessive length of Kersies was read secunda tertia vice conclusa Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the assurance of Gifts Grants c. made for the relief of the Poor in Hospitals c. was returned conclusa The Bill for the repeal of a Statute made an 8 Reginae Eliz. for the Town of Shrewsbury was read tertia vice with a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords quae conclusa est and sent to the House of Commons by D r Lewis and D r Huick On Monday the 30 th day of June to which day the Parliament had been on
to Richard Smith was read secunda vice and committed to the Queens Sollicitor c. The Bill also for excluding of Clergy and Purgations Ecclesiastical was read prima vice commissa Justiciario Mounson Vide touching this Bill on Wednesday the 22 th day of this instant February following On the Tuesday the 21 th day of February the Bill for the repairing of Chepstow-Bridge was read the first time Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the explanation of the Statute of 31 H. 8. touching Monasteries Abbies Priories c. And the last being for the relief and reedifying of the Borough of New-Woodstock in the County of Oxford were each of them read prima vice The Bill for the avoiding of fraudulent Gifts of Lands made by the late Rebels in the North was read primâ vice The Bill lastly for reformation of Errors in Fines and common Recoveries was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Wednesday the 22 th day of February Nine Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Reformation of Errors in Fines and common Recoveries another for the assurance of certain Lands unto Christopher Hatton Esquire of the Privy-Chamber and Captain of her Majesties Guard and another for the Explanation of the Statute of 31 H. 8. touching Monasteries c. were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons on Tuesday immediately foregoing where the Bill only touching Sir Christopher Hatton is omitted as matter of no great moment The Bill lastly for excluding of Clergy and Purgations Ecclesiastical was read primâ vice commissa Comiti Northumbriae Comiti Huntington Episcopo London Episcopo Lincoln Domino Hunsdon Domino Buckhurst Justiciario Manwood Justiciario Mounson On Thursday the 23 th day of February the Bill for avoiding of fraudulent Gifts c. made by the late Rebels in the North the Bill for Rochester-Bridge and the Bill for repairing of Chepstow-Bridge were each of them read the third time and concluded and sent to the House of Commons with another Bill of no great moment by Sir Richard Read and D r Barkley Two Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the true payment of the Debts of William Isley Esquire was read the first time The Bill lastly for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements unto Christopher Hatton Esquire was read tertiâ vice conclusa On Saturday the 15 th day day of February to which day the Parliament had been on Thursday last continued Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for Reformation of Errors in Fines and common Recoveries was read secundâ vice commissa to Justice Mounson and the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor to consider of it On Monday the 27 th day of February the Bill for the assurance of New-Hall in the County of Essex to Thomas Earl of Sussex was read primâ vice Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the two last were one against diminishing and impairing the Queens Coin and the other for repairing the Goal in S t Edmonds-Bury and of Brandon-Bridge in the County of Suff. The Bill for the assurance of certain Lands to Sir John Rivers Knight Citizen and Alderman of London was read tertiâ vice On Tuesday the 28 th day of February Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the two last being one for the assurance of the Mannor of New-Hall in Com. Essex to Thomas Earl of Sussex and the other for the appointing of Justices within Wales were each of them read secundâ vice commissae ad ingrossand On Wednesday the 29 th day of February Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the two last being one concerning Offices found within the Counties Palatines and the other for the appointing of Justices in the Shires of Wales were read tertiâ vice conclusae and sent to the House of Commons with two others by the Queens Sollicitor and D r Barkley The Bill also for a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read the second time Three Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the assurance of the Mannor of New-Hall to Thomas Earl of Sussex was read tertiâ vice conclusa On Thursday the first day of March the Bill for a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read tertiâ vice conclusa communi omnium Procerum assensu The Bill also for the Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read the second time commissa ad ingrossandum Nota That the Subsidy it self granted by the Clergy is always ingrossed in Latin and sent up in Parchment from the Convocation House but the Confirmation thereof by the Parliament is added unto it in English and passed in the House as other Bills are and this only it was that was Ordered to be ingrossed upon the second reading Four Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Tithes within the Parish of Hallifax was read tertia vice conclusa The Bill for Hallifax and that for taking away of Clergy were sent from the Lords to the House of Commons by Sir Richard Read Knight and D r Barkeley The Bill for the Confirmation and establishment of the Hospital of Leicester was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand On Friday the second day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewes and Doctor Barkley Five Bills were brought up to the House of Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for avoiding of fraudulent Gifts and Conveyances made by the late Rebels in the North and another for Confirmation of Letters Patents Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being a Bill concerning an Hospital at Leicester was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Vaughan and Doctor Barkley On Saturday the third day of March the Bill that notice may be given to Patrons of Benefices upon the Vacation of the same in certain Cases was read tertiâ vice conclusa with certain amendments added thereunto by the Lords Five Bills also of no great moment had each of
time Clerk of the Upper House wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the said House and is therefore supplied here as elsewhere also out of that of the House of Commons On Thursday the 13 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Tuesday foregoing the amendments of the Bill for having Horses Armour and Weapons was read prima secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand The Amendments also and a new Proviso annexed unto the Bill against Informers was read secunda tertia vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusae and one other Bill of no great moment had its first reading The Bill for the better recovery of Costs and Damages against Informers which had been sent up to their Lordships on Tuesday the 4 th day of this instant March foregoing was sent down again this day to the said House by M r Doctor Ford and M r Doctor Cary. Nota That the sending down of this Bill from the Lords to the House of Commons is wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and is therefore supplied out of that of the House of Commons On Friday the 14 th day of March The Bill of Subsidy was once read and the Provision of the Bill for Orford-Haven was read and concluded and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Shuttleworth and M r Powle On Saturday the 15 th day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being a Bill for the confirmation of the Subsidies of the Clergy was read prima secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand And another being a Bill against erecting and maintaining of Cottages was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Clark On Monday the 17 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill of the Subsidy was read tertia vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa There were also sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons this Forenoon six Bills of no great moment of which the first was the Bill for reviving and enlarging of a Statute made in the 23 d year of her Majesties Raign for repairing of Dover Haven and the second was the Bill for the preservation of the Haven of Orford in the County of Suffolk On Tuesday the 18 th day of March Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against the abuses in election of Scholars and Presentation of Benefices was read tertia vice conclusa And the scond being a Bill that the Children of Aliens shall pay Strangers Customs was read tertia vice and concluded and was sent down to the House of Commons with the former Bill by Doctor Clark and Doctor Cary. There were also this morning brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons four Bills of no great moment of which the first was a Bill for the better execution of the Statute made in the 8 th year of her Majesties Reign touching Cloth workers and Cloths to be shipped over the Seas and the second touching Outlawries The Two other Bills touching forcible Entries and touching pleading at large in an Ejectione firmae which were sent up at this time with the two former are omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and are therefore supplied out of that of the House of Commons On Wednesday the 19. day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for avoiding of certain Conveyances and other Estates supposed to be procured by Thomas Drewry of the lands of Thomas Hasilrigge with the Amendments was read secunda tertia vice conclusa On Thursday the 20 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being a Bill concerning Pleadings in Actions of Trespass for Trespasses under the value of forty shillings was read tertia vice conclusae An Act providing remedy against Discontinuances in Writs of Error in the Exchequer and Kings Bench was brought from the House of Commons On Friday the 21 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning the Hospital of Lamborne was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Puckering There were also sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons this Forenoon three Bills of no great moment of which the first was a Bill for Writs upon Proclamations and Exigents to be currant within the County Palatine of Durham On Saturday the 22 th day of March four Bills of no great moment were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was a Bill for avoiding of certain Conveyances c. procured by Thomas Drewry of the Lands and Leases of Thomas Hasilrigg and the second was the Bill for the better recovery of such costs and damages as shall be adjudged to any person against common Informers The Lords having this Forenoon given three readings to the Amendments of the Bill for the better assurance of Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of the free Grammer School of Tunbridge in the County of Kent did send the same Bill with those new Amendments to be passed also in the House of Commons by Doctor Carew and M r Powle the Bill it self having before passed that House and had been sent up from them to the Lords on Monday the 17 th day of this instant March foregoing On Monday the 14 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing the Amendments of the Bill against abuses in Election of Scholars c. were read and concluded Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for the repeal of certain Statutes was read secunda vice Five Bills were also brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was an Act against the erecting and maintaining of Cottages sent up with the Amendments from the House of Commons which said Amendments were thrice read communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusae Memorand quod Christopherus Wray Miles Capitalis Justic. de Banco Regis secum adduxit in Parliamento in Camera Parliamenti intra Dominos breve de errore billam de Regina indorsat ac Rotul in quibus continebantur placit process in quibus supponebatur error ibidem reliquit transcriptum totius recordi cum Clerico Parliamenti simul cum praedicto breve de errore in Parliamento On Tuesday the 25 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment were brought up
Mr. Speaker to depart home It should seem by these two words viz. Non sol set in the Margent over against the names of these two last mentioned members of the House that the said Members did not leave any money with the Serjeant of the House to be distributed amongst the poor at their departure Which I conceive is here noted because two others that departed at this time also into the Country upon like occasions did either of them leave money with the said Serjeant to be so distributed as now immediately followeth Giles Hutchins Gent ' returned a Citizen into this present Parliament for the City of New Sar. is licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart upon his necessary occasion by reason of the extream Sickness of Mr. William Blaker and the said Mr. Hutchins left with the Serjeant of this House two shillings and four pence to be distributed amongst the poor John Cotten Esquire one of the Knights returned into this present Parliament for the County of Cambridge is in respect of the present Sickness of Sir John Cotten Knight Father of the said John Cotten Esquire licensed to depart into his Country for this time And the said Mr. Cotten left with the said Serjeant twelve pence to be given to the poor On Monday the 12 th day of March Mr. Lewes one of the Committees in the Bill concerning salted Fish and salted Herrings shewed that he and the residue of the Committees have taken pains in consideration of the said Bill and have added a Proviso to the said Bill and prayeth the twice reading of the same Proviso and that then the same Proviso and Bill may be Ordered to be ingrossed Whereupon the same Proviso being twice read the said Bill and Proviso after some Speeches both against and with them were upon the question referred to the former Committees who were appointed on Monday the 5 th day of this instant March foregoing to be considered of in the Afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer Chamber The Bills committed for confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayors Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of Lincoln and concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London are delivered to Sir Edward Dymock one of the Committees in the same The Bill for reducing of disloyal Subjects to their due Obedience was brought in by the Committees and also a new Bill made for that purpose with prayer that the same Bill may be read But what those alterations were upon which the old Bill was rejected and a new Bill framed are not set down in the Original Journal-Book it self and therefore because it is a matter of no small consequence and may also be of some use I have inserted the particulars thereof out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal which are there set down in manner and form following The particulars of the first Bill exhibited against Recusants 1. THE party so Indicted and Convicted shall forfeit all his Goods and Chattles which he hath in his own right or in the right of his Wife 2. Item He shall forfeit two parts of his Lands Tenements and Hereditaments if he be born under her Highness Allegiance of the Age of sixteen years 3. Item A Feme Covert shall lose her Dower or Jointure which she might have by her Baron 4. Item If a Man match with an Inheritrix being a Recusant he shall lose two parts of those Lands to the Queen Neither of them shall Administrate to any Man 5. Item Such a party being a Recusant shall be disabled to make any purchase or sale of Lands 6. Item He shall be disinabled either to take or make any Lease to the use of himself or to the use of his Wife 7. Item A Recusant shall forfeit for keeping any such Recusant Person in his House either Servant or Stranger ten pound every Month being at one time so long in his House or at several times in the year 8. Item He shall be barred to bear any Office in the Land or to practise as Councellor Doctor Sollicitor Proctor Attorney or Advocate to the Law 9. Item He shall have his Children taken from him if they be above the Age of seven years which are to be disposed of by the Lords of the Council or the Ordinary or the Judges of Assizes for the time being and their maintenance to be raised out of a third part of such a Recusants Living 10. Item He shall be disinabled to make any bargain or sale of any of his Goods or Chattles 11. Item If he be a Copyholder he shall forfeit his Copyhold during his Life whereof two parts is to go to the Queen and the third to the Lord. 12. Item If any person be Indicted for Recusancy of Malice he shall have his remedy against the party at the Common Law 13. Item If any person having been a Recusant shall at any time recant he shall make his submission in the Parish Church where he dwelleth acknowledging the Queens Proceedings to be just and detesting the Church of Rome which he shall also do in open Court before the Judges of Assize 14. Item If any such person after such Recantation fall into relapse he shall lose the benefit of the former Recantation for ever Lastly There is a Proviso that those that have already bought Lands of any that are or shall be Indicted for a Recusant the Bargain shall be as good and stand in effect as if this had never been made This Bill by the aforesaid Committees received all these alterations following whereupon it came in as a new Bill again THE two first Articles altogether omitted being thought too hard The third that the Woman is to lose but two parts of her Jointure or Dower after her Husbands Death The fourth That the Husband not being Recusant is to forfeit no part of his Land for his Wives Recusancy The fifth All Sales made by Recusants since 2 Eliz. of Lands whereof he taketh the profits or which Conveyance is upon any trust and confidence to be void as to the Queen as for two parts of the profits to be answered her and so all Sales hereafter to be made by any Recusant Convicted the Sale being bonâ fide c. The sixth They shall be disinabled to be Justices of Peace Mayors Sheriffs c. The ninth Children being ten years old until they be sixteen years to be disposed of at the appointment of four Privy-Councellors the Justices of Assize the Bishop of the Diocess Justices of Peace If the third part of the Lands suffice not for maintenance the rest to be levyed of the Parents goods The eleventh Recusants that be Copyholders to forfeit two parts to the Lord of the Mannor if the Lord be no Recusant and if he be then to the Queen The thirteenth Protesting that he doth not come under colour of any dispensation or other allowance from the Pope but for Conscience and Religion Thus far
Evers the Lord North the Lord St. John and the Lord Buckhurst the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas M r Justice Clench M r Serjeant Drew 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 Report was made to the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury that upon the meeting of such of the Lords of the Upper House as were appointed this day to confer with certain select Knights and Burgesses of the House of Commons concerning the Amendments and Provisoes added by their Lordships to the Bill intituled An Act for erecting of Houses of Correction c. The said Knights and Burgesses do hold themselves satisfied upon the reason alledged by their Lordships in some part of the said Amendments but not in all Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing Kirkham was called into the House before their Lordships and after he had been heard what he was able to say in his own behalf concerning the Bill the same was read the second time viz. The Bill concerning a Lease of great yearly value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham was read secundâ vice and Ordered to be engrossed Vide concerning this Bill on Friday the 13 th day of this instant January foregoing as also on Tuesday the 17 th day of the same Month immediately ensuing Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for repressing of offences that are of the nature of stealth c. was returned unto the House by the Earl of Essex the first of the Committees with certain Amendments which Amendments were presently thrice read and sent by M r Serjeant Drew and M r D r Stanhop to the House of Commons for their consideration A Motion was made that a Proviso should be added to the Bill concerning the Bishoprick of Norwich which Proviso was presently drawn in the House by M r Attorney and thereupon read And for the more expedition in the proceeding of the Bill it was thought meet that the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Essex Lord Marshal the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral the Bishop of London the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Cobham should confer with a competent number of the House of Commons about the said Proviso Whereupon M r Serjeant Drew and M r Attorney were sent to the said House of Commons to signifie the same Who presently assented to a meeting and made their repair to their Lordships forthwith accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing and on Thursday the 12 th day and on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January last past as also on Tuesday the 17 th day of the same Month immediately ensuing Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the last was the Bill for confirmation and better assurance and conveyance of certain Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments given and intended to an Hospital or Meason de Dieu in Warwick founded and established by the Earl of Leicester Vide postea concerning this Bill on to Morrow following On Tuesday the 17 th day of January it was agreed upon in the House that the Committees upon the Bill for maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing should meet for perfecting of the same at the great Council Chamber at the Court at Whitehall this present day by two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill concerning a Lease of great yearly value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by M r Serjeant Drew and M r D r Stanhop Vide touching this business on Friday the 13 th day and on Monday the 16 th day of this instant January foregoing Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for confirmation and better assurance and Conveyance of certain Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments given and intended to an Hospital or Meason de Dieu in Warwick founded and established by the late Earl of Leicester was read primâ vice George Ognell and the parties that follow the Bill for the Hospital to be heard openly in the House by their Councel Learned to Morrow the 18. day of this instant January in the Morning Vide concerning this business on Monday the 16. day of this instant January foregoing in fine Diei A Proviso drawn by M r Attorney by Commandment of the House and appointed to be added to the Bill for establishing the Bishoprick of Norwich c. was twice read and commanded to be ingrossed And then both the Bill and the Proviso being read the third time were returned to the House of Commons for their consideration of the Proviso Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 20 th day of December foregoing and on Thursday the 12. day Saturday the 14. and on Monday the 16. day of this instant January foregoing The Earl Marshal was added to the Bill concerning Accomptants Three Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for some better staying of Corn within the Land to give liberty to English Subjects sometimes to buy Wheat c. and to sell the same again in the same kind for the better relief of the Common-Wealth was read tertiâ vice and rejected On Wednesday the 18 th day of January the Lord Keeper signified to the House that the parties that follow the Bill for the Hospital of Warwick are not provided of their Councel Learned Whereupon the House assigned them a new day viz. Friday Morning the 20. day of this instant January following Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 16. day and on Tuesday the 17. day of this instant Month foregoing Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the two last the one for the avoiding of bringing in of Pins and the other for the better furnishing and supplying of skilful Chirurgeons in and to the Land and Sea services for her Majesty and the Realm were each of them upon the second reading rejected The Earl Marshal was added to the Bill for Broakers and Pawn-takers The Committees upon the Bill for confirmation of Statute Merchants in the Cities of Lincoln and Town of Nottingham and the Committees upon the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivors were appointed to meet this present day The Councel learned on both sides upon the Bill concerning M r Mollineux were appointed to be heard openly in the House on Saturday next being the 21 th day of this instant January and warning to be given in the mean while thereof to the parties The Amendments agreed upon by the Councel upon the Bill of Tillage who were appointed on Wednesday the
occasions Licensed to depart On Wednesday the first day of March the Bill for false using of Linnen-Cloth and the Bill for Gavelkind for Thomas Browne and George Browne were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill against Cancellations of Recoveries was read the first time And the Bill for allowances to be made to Sheriffs being read the second time was as it should seem committed to M r Comptroller and others The Bill also for Ecclesiastical Laws to be made by thirty two persons And the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands late parcel of the Bishoprick of London to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy were each of them read the second time and thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill also for recognition of the Queens Highnesses Title to the Crown of this Realm was read the third time and passed the House The Bill lastly for restitution in Blood of the Lord Grey and the Bill also for restitution in Blood of Sir James Crofts were each of them read the second time The Bishop of Winchester in proper person required the Copy of the Bill exhibited here touching his Lands which was granted And further to bring in his Answer and Counsel on Saturday next at nine of the Clock On Thursday the 2 d Day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of Sir Henry Gates was read the second time The Bill to revive a Fair at Linn-Regis at Candlemas was read the first time And the Bill for changing the Parish Church of Avernant in Wales And the Bill for Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Ingrossers and Forestallers of divers Victuals was read the first time The Bill for searching and sealing Woollen Cloths was read the second time Three Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and others of which one was the Bill for recognition of the Queens Highnesses Title to the Crown of this Realm The three Bills for restitution in Blood of John Lord Grey Sir James Crofts and Sir Henry Gates had each of them their third reading and passed the House The Bill lastly concerning the Confirmation of the Bishoprick of London to the now Bishop of London was read the first time On Friday March the 3 d the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Edward Lewkenor and three of his Brethren and six of his Sisters And the Bill against often buying and selling of Horses and Mares had each of them one reading The Bill for the true Garbling of Feathers The Bill that Leases of Benefices shall not be charged with payment of Tenths And the Bill against ingrossing of dead Victuals called Monopoly were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for Assurance of Lands late parcel of the Bishoprick of London to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy The Bill for the Gavelkind Lands of Thomas Browne and George Browne And the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge ..... M r Mason required that the Counsel of the Patentees for the Bishop of Winchesters Lands may be here to morrow to hear what the Bishop and his Counsel will say which Request was granted by the House M r Sollicitor coming from the Lords declared that ten of this House shall attend certain of the Lords to morrow for the Proviso in the Bill of Treasons Six Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge and another for Gavelkind Lands On Saturday the 4 th day of March four Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the Bill for the Assurance of Hartlebury and Wychenford to Sir Francis Jobson and Walter Blount severally The Bill for the reviving of the Act for the carrying of Horses into Scotland And that for the Restitution of Robert Rudston were brought from the Lords by D r Vaughan John Cheeseman one of the Burgesses of Rumney in the five Ports for his business was Licensed to be absent The Bishop of Winchester in proper person opened his Title to the Mannors saying they had been parcel of the Bishoprick by a thousand three hundred Years and required this House of Justice The Queens Atturney hearing the talk of the Bishop required for the Queen that he might be heard for the Queen touching certain Lands late parcel of the said Bishoprick and Day was given as well to M r Atturney as to the Bishop to be here on Monday next at half an hour before nine of the Clock M r Chancellor of the Dutchy complained that M r White had called him a Witness not to like the Book of Service M r White answered that M r Chancellor said he wished the Book to be well considered of But for that the House doth take that Mr. White did mistake him therefore Mr. White standing asked him forgiveness which Mr. Chancellor did take thankfully On Monday the 6 th day of March the new Bill for Artificers in the County of Kent to dwell in Towns was read the first time Divers Arguments were had touching Cancellation of the Records in the Chancery for the late Bishop of Winchesters Lands and the Examination thereof was committed to Mr. Comptroller and others The Queens Attorney for that the Bishop of Winchester had brought Learned Counsel with him desired they might say their minds whereby Mr. Attorney might fully Answer and the Bishop said that his Counsel was not yet instructed wherefore Mr. Attorney Answered the effect whereof was that the Appeal made by Gardiner was not of effect For that in the Commission at his Deputation was contained cum appellatione remota And so the Grant made to King Edward the Sixth by the Bishop ne point d'effect Mr. Noell and Mr. Bell of Counsel with the Patentees declared in effect for the Patentees as Mr. Attorney had shewed for the Queen On Tuesday the 7 th day of March three Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last being the Bill that Executors shall make the Supervisors privy to the performance of a Will was committed to Mr. Chamberlain as it should seem to be considered of The Bill touching the late Bishop of Worcesters Lands to Sir Francis Jobson and M r Blount was read the second time and Ordered to be engrossed The Bill for carrying of unwrought Cloths of 6 l over the Seas was read the second time The Bill to revive a Fair at Linn Regis the day after the Purification of our Lady was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed And the Bill for preservation of Woods being read also the second time was committed The Bill touching the ingrossing of dead Victuals for a Monopoly And the Bill for Gerson Wroth born in Stratsburgh to be
Divine Service may be translated into the Welch Tongue was read the third time and passed the House The Bill touching Worsted Woolls and the Bill against Servants imbezelling their Masters Goods were brought from the Lords by M r Serjeant Carus Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill that the Inhabitants of Norfolk and Suffolk may sell again course Woolls was read the first time And the Proviso also from the Lords to the Bill for Deer and Hawks was read the first time Five Bills also had each of them one reading of which one being for Killing of Crows was committed as it should seem to Mr. Ashley Another to avoid Nets for Fishing in the Thames was read the second time and committed to Mr. Cure And the last touching the Assize of Barrels was upon the second reading committed to Mr. Grafton and others not named On Monday the 29 th day of March the Proviso to the Bill for Stealing of Deer c. was read the first time and three other Bills being of no great moment were each of them read the second time of which one was the Bill for encrease of Tillage The Bill de Excommunicato capiendo and the Bill for the making of Goals were brought from the Lords by Mr. Attorney Post Meridiem In the Afternoon four Bills had each of them their first reading of which the last was the Bill touching Tanners Shoomakers and other Artificers occupying Leather On Tuesday the 30 th day of March the Bill to continue the Act for making of Goals was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the Lords The Bill also for the School-House at Guildford was read the fourth time and passed the House Nota That here a Bill was read the fourth time before it passed the House having had its third reading on Thursday the 25 th day of this instant March foregoing of which though there want not other Presidents yet it is rare and worth the observation Six Bills were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Secretary and others of which one was the last mentioned Bill touching the School-House at Guildford The Master of the Rolls with other Committees in the Cause of Forgery suspected upon Pledal declared great and vehement suspicion to be in Pledall and where Pledall by the Committees was Commanded not to speak with the person of Monkton Farley he notwithstanding sent for him and spake with him in the night which person is likewise suspected whereupon Pledall said he did not remember any such Commandment and thereupon Order was taken that the Committees should put their doings in this Case in Writing and send them to the House this Afternoon and that they should be read to Pledall and he to Answer them either by word or writing Vide touching this matter on Saturday the 10 th day of April ensuing Post Meridiem In the Afternoon two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being that the Lord Chancellor may direct Commissions to the Bishop for increase of the Living of Ministers c. was read the first time On Wednesday the last day of March the Proviso to the Bill against Stealing of Fish Deer and Hawks was read the third time and passed And the Bill that Sweet-Wines bought by Strangers shall be brought to Southampton was read the third time and passed On Thursday the first day of April Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the second touching Enrollments of Deeds in Lancaster And the last for the relief of the Poor were each of them read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for sale of course Woolls in Norfolk and Suffolk was read the second time but neither Committed nor Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords On Friday the 2 d day of April the Bill for Artificers Labourers c. was read the second time and Ordered to be engrossed On Saturday the 3 d day of April Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain of which one was the Bill for the relief of the Poor The Bill for the Assignment of forty thousand twenty seven pound four shillings and two pence half penny to the Queens Houshold with three Provisoes from this House was read the third time and passed and sent to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller Post Meridiem In the Afternoon three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for taking and destroying of Crows Rooks c. was read the first time On Monday the 5 th day of April Mr. Serjeant Carus and Mr. Sollicitor brought from the Lords the Bill for Wales The Bill touching Tanners Curriers and Shomakers was read the third time and passed and sent to the Lords by Mr. Secretary together with the Bill for Restitution in Blood of William Iseley The Bill to avoid fraudulent Gifts by any Convicted of Premunire was read the third time and dashed by the division of the House viz. against the Bill eighty nine and with the Bill sixty three Post Meridiem A Proviso to the Bill for Wales was read the first second and third time and thereupon passed the House The Bill to revive the Statute against Servants imbezelling their Masters Goods was read the third time and passed the House The Bill lastly that Cloathiers for every Cloth of Woollen or thirty Kersies shall make a piece of Linnen-Cloth of twenty Yards long was read the second time and as it should seem committed to Mr. Norton and others not named On Tuesday the 6 th day of April the Bill to avoid fraudulent Gifts and the Bill against Servants embezelling their Masters Goods were sent up to the Lords by Sir Anthony Coke Three Bills also had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first being the Bill touching Artificers Servants of Husbandry Labourers and Apprentices was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the Order of Bankrupts and their Goods Chattels Lands and Tenements was read the third time and passed the House On Wednesday the 7 th day of April Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that the Alneager of Lancaster shall Seal the Cloaths there made was read the third time and passed the House and was with two others sent up to the Lords by Mr. Secretary Post Meridiem In the Afternoon three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for encrease of Tillage and reedifying of decayed Houses of Husbandry was read the third time and passed the House On Thursday the 8 th day of April the Bill touching Hat-makers and Felt-makers to buy Spanish Wooll And the Bill to avoid the dressed Flax brought out of Flanders were
be not very usual yet there want not Presidents of the same nature as I was assured by Henry Elsing Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House upon Friday the 16 th day of April 1630. and that especially in former times as of King Edward the third and others the Lord Keepers place was during his absence for the most part supplied by vertue of the Kings verbal Command and seldom by Commission October the 6 th Sunday On Monday the 7 th day of October An Act to make void fraudulent Gifts Bargains and Alienations made for the deceiving of Creditors was read primâ vice and committed to Justice Dyer Quod nota The Lord Treasurer continued the Parliament until the next day at nine of the Clock On Tuesday the 8 th day of October the Bill that no man killing any person by misfortune at twelve score or longer mark shall therefore forfeit his Lands Tenements or Goods was read primâ vice Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliament usque in diem Jovis prox horâ nonâ On Thursday the 10 th day of October Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill that no man killing any person at twelvescore prick or longer mark shall forfeit his Goods or Chattels in which Bill for that it toucheth the Queens Prerogative it was thought not convenient to proceed further without her Highness pleasure first known in the same Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbati prox hora nona and so every sitting day until Friday the 25 th day of October exclusivè the Parliament was continued in this Form by the Lord Treasurer except Monday the 21 th day and Tuesday the 22 th day of October on both which days the House did sit and Bills were read but in the Original Journal-Book is no mention of continuing the Court by any person which seemeth to have happened by negligence of the Clerk and after the said 25 th day of October on which Sir Robert Catlin Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench was appointed by her Majesties Commission to supply the place of the Lord Keeper during his Sickness it was continued until Saturday the 9 th day of November ensuing when Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal repaired again to the Upper House and there continued his place till the Dissolution of this present Session of Parliament On Saturday the 12 th day of October Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against fraudulent Gifts of Goods and Chattels and also a remedy for Creditors against Bankrupts was Committed to the Lord Chief Justice Dyer and Justice Southcote to be by them considered against the next meeting Quod nota October the 13 th Sunday On Monday the 14 th day of October to which day the Parliament had been last continued by the Lord Treasurer Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the taking away of Clergy from Pick-Purses and Cut-Purses was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossand On Tuesday the 15 th day of October to which day the Parliament had been last continued by the Lord Treasurer Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the two first the one being the Bill to take away the benefit of the Clergy from certain Offenders for some Felonies for which by the Common Law they could not be denied it was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa And the other being a Bill for the Confirmation of Fines and Recoveries notwithstanding the fault of the Original Writ majore Procerum numero assentientium conclusa est And the said two Bills so concluded were committed unto the Queens Attorney and M r Martin to be carried down to the House of Commons On Wednesday the 16. day of October the Lords did meet in the Parliament Chamber and nothing done but the Parliament continued by the Lord Treasurer in usual Form until Thursday the 17. day of October On Thursday the 17. day of October Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to Naturalize John Stafford born beyond the Seas was primâ vice lect and the third being against fraudulent Gifts of Goods and Chattels and also a remedy against Bankrupts was by the consent of all the Lords concluded On Saturday the 19. day of October to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Thursday foregoing by the Lord Treasurer the Bill for the punishment of the negligence and false return of Writs by under-Sheriffs and Bayliffs was by common consent of the Lords concluded and with two other Bills before concluded was sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Carus and the Attorney General On Monday the 21. day of October the Bill for annexing of Hexhamshire to the County of Northumberland was read primâ vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons viz. One to take the benefit of Clergy from certain Offendors returned exped And another to repeal a branch of a Statute made Anno 23 Hen. 8. touching prices of Barrells and Kilderkins On Tuesday the 22. day of October to which day the Parliament had been last continued two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the annexing of Hexhamshire to the County of Northumberland was read secundâ vice and committed to the Archbishop of York the Earl of Northumberland the Earls of Westmoreland and Bedford the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Carlisle the Lord Evers the Lord Rich and the Lord North and to Justice Welsh and Serjeant Carus Nota That here a Judge being but an Assistant and a Serjeant being but an Attendant upon the Upper House are made Joint-Committees with the Lords Ut vide plus on Thursday the third day of this instant October foregoing Nota also That an Extraordinary Proxy is Entered in the beginning of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House to have been introduced this day being as followeth viz. 22 die Octobris introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Cuthberti Domini Ogle in quibus Procuratores constituit Franciscum Comitem Bedford Johannem Dominum Lumley This I call an Extraordinary Proxy in respect that a Temporal Lord did Constitute two Proctors whereas usually they nominate but one and the Spiritual Lords for the most part two and this Proxy of the Lord Ogle's may the rather seem unusual in respect that of sixteen Temporal Lords who were absent by her Majesties Licence from this Session of Parliament there was but one more viz. Francis Earl of Bedford ut vide on Saturday the 9. day of November following who Constituted above one Proxy It is also worth the noting that Robert Earl of Leicester being at this time a Favorite was
conclusa commissa Sollicitatori Dominae Reginae Doctori Lewis in Domum Communem deferend Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Wednesday the second day of May Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching William Skeffington was read primâ vice and the third against Fugitives over the Seas was read primâ vice commissa unto divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal of which the Lord Hastings of Loughborough a Grand Papist was one Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem proximum horâ nonâ On Thursday the 3 d day of May Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill touching Dilapidations by Ecclesiastical persons was read primâ vice and committed unto Viscount Hereford Viscount Mountague the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Ely the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Carlisle the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Grey the Lord Cobham Doctor Lewes and Doctor Yale Nota Though it be very usual in most of the Journals of her Majesties Reign for the Judges and sometimes for the Queens Learned Councel to be nominated joint Committees with the Lords this present commitment foregoing is a very rare and unusual President in respect that two Doctors only as I conceive of the Civil Law are made joint Committees as aforesaid But the reasons of this here may well be in respect that this Bill concerned Dilapidations properly belonging to the Ecclesiastical Courts in which they are for the most part best Experienced And this may be a cause also that the Spiritual Lords in this Committee are more than the Temporal which is very seldom or rarely seen but in some such like Case Two Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbati proximum horâ nonâ A Release at large and ad verbum by Henry Sacheverill of Risby in the County of Leicester Gent. unto William Skeffington and his Heirs of all the right which the said Henry Sacheverill had by Feoffment of William Skessington Esq and Ralph Sarheverill and their Cofeoffees Dated 30 die Januarii anno 22 Regin Eliz. in the Mannors Lands c. of and in Kersby Trussington Thriamoston Humberston Silby Burton super Molez in Queenborough in Com. Leicester which the said William Skeffington and Ralph Sacheverill had from George clemand and in all other Mannors Lands c. lying in the Towns and Fields of Skevington in the County of Leicester and Stock in the County of Lincoln or elsewhere in England cognit usitat locat reputat seu accept ut possessiones haereditamenta praedicti Willielmi Skeffington Licet tamen re verâ iidem Willielmus Rudolphus nec corum alter eadem maneria terras Tenementa Haereditamenta in illo scripto ultimo nominato mihi praefato Henrico tradere dimittere feoffare concedere deliberare seu confirmarè niminè intenderint seu voluerint sed tantummodo idem scriptum taliter continens eadem Maneria terras tenementa haereditamenta per frandem deceptionem mei praefati Henrici indebitè obtentum suit Then the same Deed of Release containeth Warranty of all the Premises unto William Skeffington and his Heirs against the said Henry Sacheverill his Heirs and Assigns for ever In cujus rei testimonium huic praesenti scripto meo sigillum meum apposui Dat. quinto die Martii Anno Regni illustrissimae Dominae nostrae Elizabethae Dei Gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae Fidei Defensor c. Decimo tertio Nota That Robert Bowyer Esq who succeeded Sir Thomas Smith Knight in the place of Clerk of the Upper House in An. 6 Jacobi Regis in his Abridgment of the Journal of the Queens time hath at the end of this business touching Henry Sacheverill inserted this Note ensuing Upon what occasion or how this matter between Skeffington and Sacheverill came in Question in the Parliament or why other than that a Bill touching William Skeffington was brought from the House of Commons on Tuesday the first day of this instant May preceeding and had its first reading on Wednesday the 2 d day and its second reading on Thursday the 3 d day of the same Month foregoing and was also read the third time and concluded on this present 5 th day of May on which the said Release was Entred in the Parliament Book appeareth not in the Journal so much as by circumstance which seemeth to have happened through the negligence of the Clerk of the Parliament who was either M r Spilman or M r Anthony Mason alias Weeks On Saturday the 5 th day of May to which it should seem the preceeding Release is to be referred Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill whereby certain offences be made Treason was read secundâ vice and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury and others Two Bills also were brought to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for the coming to Church and receiving the Communion Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox hora Octavâ May the 6 th Sunday On Monday the 7 th day of May Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching Dilapidations by Ecclesiastical Persons was read primâ vice and committed unto the Lords that were before in that Bill appointed whose names see on Thursday the third day of this instant May foregoing and the Earl of Leicester and the Lord of Loughborough were added unto them Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ nonâ On Tuesday the 8 th day of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for respite of Homage was read secundâ vice commissa Attornato Sollicitatori Dominae Reginae The fourth lastly being the Bill whereby certain offences be made Treasons was read tertiâ vice conclusa with a new Proviso added thereunto by the Lords and certain Amendments and committed to M r Attorney and M r Sollicitor to be carried to the House of Commons Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Wednesday the 9 th day of May the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion was read secundâ vice and committed to the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Huntingdon the Earl of Bedford Viscount Mountague the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of
allowed and approved by the wisdom of a whole House There may also lastly a third reason be assigned in some extraordinary Cases as this where Bills of Grace viz. for the Restitution in Blood of any and such like were sent to the House from her Majesty fairly ingrossed in Parchment and Signed with her Hand which for the most part do pass the House without any stop or question On Thursday the 17 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been last continued by the Lord Keeper on the day foregoing Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first touching Morrice Rodney Esq the second for the Town of Lestwithiell in the County of Cornwall and the last to discharge Sheriffs of the Dyets of the Justices of Assize were each of them read the second time but no mention was made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees of which see the reason at large discussed on the day foregoing fitly suiting to this present occasion Three Bills also of the aforesaid six had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Brercton Esquire and the second to License the Earl of Leicester to found an Hospital Seven Bills of no great moment were brought from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill whereby certain offences are made Treason was returned conclusa with requests that it might be fair written again which the Lords performed accordingly on Tuesday the 21 th day of this instant May ensuing Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion was read tertiâ vice conclusa dissentientibus Comitibus Wigorn. Southampton Dominis Windsor Vaux Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal meeting six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy was read the second time and referred to the Committees of which two were Viscount Hereford and Viscount Mountague The Bill also for the Town of Bristol was read the second time but there is no mention made that it was referred to Committees or ordered to be ingrossed because it had been sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons on Tuesday the first day of this instant May foregoing of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of the same Month immediately preceeding Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbati hora nona On Saturday the 19 th day of May Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for avoiding of delays upon Vouchers in real actions was read primâ vice and was thereupon committed to the Lord Dier Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and other the Justices to consider thereof and the fifth being the Bill touching the Town of Southampton was read tertiâ vice conclusa with certain Corrections and Amendments thereunto added by the Lords Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the preservation of Timber and Wood was read primâ vice The Bill for Southampton the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy and Fugitives over the Seas were delivered to Doctor Lewis and Doctor Yale to be carried to the House of Commons Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords meeting Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill to restrain the oppression of common Promoters and the last for the avoiding of Perjury in Clerks Convict were each of them read secundâ vice but no mention is made that they were ordered to be ingrossed or referred to the Committees because they had been formerly sent unto the Lords from the House of Commons on Saturday the 12 th day and on Tuesday the 15 th day of this instant May foregoing of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of the said Month of May preceeding Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox horâ nonâ May the 20 th Sunday On Monday the 21 th day of May Eight Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against Vagabonds and for relief of the Poor was read secundâ vice but no mention is made that it was either ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been sent up unto the Lords from the House of Commons on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant Month of May preceeding although it be there omitted The second of the said eight Bills being for the preservation of Wood was read the second time and committed unto divers Lords and unto the Queens Sollicitor The Bill for Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy was returned by the Lords from the House of Commons conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal meeting Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Commutation of Penance in Clerks Convict was read secundâ vice commissa unto the Earl of Hereford Viscount Hereford the Bishop of Winchester and the Bishop of Worcester Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem proximum horâ Octavâ On Tuesday the 22 th day of May the Bill to make the Lands and Tenements of Tellors c. liable to the payment of their Debts was read tertiâ vice conclusa missa in Domum Communem by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Yale together with the Bill of Treasons newly written out and examined by six of the Lords according to the request of the House of Commons on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant May foregoing viz. the Earl of Huntington the Earl of Bedford Viscount Mountague the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Salisbury and the Bishop of S t Davids Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to restrain the oppression of common Promoters was read tertiâ vice conclusa with certain Amendments added thereunto Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill to make the River of Welland Navigable the second
was the Bill for the Incorporation and uniting of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis in Com. Dorset and the second for the Town of Southampton The Bill touching Licences and Dispensations was committed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and to Doctor Lewis and Doctor Huick The Bill lastly for limitation of the Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second touching the Limitation of Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Vaughan Four Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill against Fugitives over the Seas the second for Incorporation of both Universities with a new Proviso added by the House of Commons and certain Amendments which were thrice read and assented unto the third for reviving and continuance of Statutes and the last touching corrupt Presentations The Bill touching severance of Sheriffs of sundry Counties was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or ordered to be ingrossed in regard it had been sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons on Wednesday the 23 th day of this instant Month of May preceeding of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of the same Month foregoing The Bill against Fugitives was sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Yale with the latter Proviso put out and all other Amendments Three Bills were brought from the House of Commons the first against Fugitives over the Seas and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox horâ nonâ May the 27 th Sunday On Monday the 28 th day of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for John Tirrell Esq and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Two Bills were sent at several times unto the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was returned with a new Proviso and certain Amendments added by them of the House of Commons And the second also for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Berkeley and the Lady Katherine his Wife was returned with certain Amendments and a Proviso added thereunto Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers Lords meeting the Bill for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was read tertiâ vice with certain Provisoes and Amendments added thereunto by the House of Commons and Assented unto by the Lords Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Tuesday the 29 th day of May the Bill touching the Queens Majesties most Gracious General and free Pardon was read primâ vice conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Six Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first being for the continuance of the severance of Sheriffs in sundry Counties and the second to make the Lands Goods and Chattels of Tellors c. liable to the payment of their Debts were each of them returned conclusae The Bill of the Queens Majesties general and free Pardon was returned conclusa Note that Robert Bowyer Esq who succeeded Sir Thomas Smith in the place of Clerk of the Upper House in An. 6 Jacobi Regis in his Abridgment of the Journals of the said House during the Queens Reign hath in this place upon the sending up of the aforesaid Bill of Pardon left this Animadversion following viz. It seemeth the Clerks negligence that the sending of this Bill to the Lower House is not set down in the Journal-Book also by entrance of the returning thereof it seemeth that the same was sent single alone by special Messengers and not with the other six Bills Nota also That all the following passages of this Afternoon excepting the entrance only of the Dissolution of the Parliament are all transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and the Speech of Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper was transcribed out of a Copy thereof which I had by me as was also the manner of her Majesties passing the several Acts supplied by my self according to the ordinary use of a former President thereof None of all which passages excepting that only touching the entrance of the Dissolution of the said Parliament are at all found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House But do now come to be supplied out of those other above-mentioned Manuscript Monuments and in the first place out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following About four of the Clock in the Afternoon the Queens Majestie being sat in her Royal Seat in the Upper House M r Speaker made his Oration presented unto her Majesty the Book of the Subsidy and in the name of the whole House gave her Majesty most humble thanks for her Highness general and free Pardon and prayed her Majesties Royal Assent unto such Acts and Laws as had passed both the Houses in this Session This being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons fol. 39. a. now follows the Answer of Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal at large which he made unto the Speakers Speech being transcribed out of a Copy I had by me M r Speaker The Queens Majesty hath heard and doth very well understand how discreetly and wisely you have declared the Proceedings of this Session in the Nether House for Answer whereof and for the better signification of what her Majesties opinion is both of Parliament men and Parliament matters this is to let you understand her Majesty hath Commanded me to say unto you that like as the greatest number of them of the Lower House have in the proceedings of this Sessions shewed themselves modest discreet and dutiful as becomes good and loving Subjects and meet for the places that they be called unto So there be certain of them although not many in number who in the proceeding of this Session have shewed themselves audacious arrogant and presumptuous calling her Majesties Grants
from the House of Commons than the negligence of the Clerk of the Upper House in respect that it is easie to be conjectured that this foregoing Bill was either Ordered to be ingrossed or recommitted to the former Committees whose names see on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May foregoing On Friday the 16 th day of May the Bill against Forging and Counterfeiting of Foreign Coin being not currant within the Realm was read prima vice On Saturday the 17 th day of May the Bill against Forging and Counterfeiting of Foreign Coin being not currant within the Realm was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand The Bill against corrupt Presentations was read secunda vice commissa Comiti Huntington Com. Bedford Episcopo Wigorn. Episcopo Wintonien Domino Grey Domino S t John de Bletsoe Vide concerning this Bill on Saturday the 31 th of this instant May following The Bill also for the annexing of the Jurisdiction of Dorset to the See of Sarum was read prima vice commissa Archiepiscopo Cantuar. Archiepiscopo Ebor. Comiti Bedford Comiti Pembroke Vice-Com Bindon Episcopo Wigorn. Episcopo Exon. Episcopo Lincoln Episcopo Roffen Domino Mountjoy Domino S t John Domino Chandois The Bill lastly for punishment of Vagabonds and relief of the Poor was read tertia vice conclusa May the 18 th Sunday On Monday the 19 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been last continued The Bill for the punishment of Vagabonds and relief of the Poor was delivered to Doctor Lewes and Doctor Vaughan to be carried to the House of Commons The Bill also against Forging and Counterfeiting of Foreign Coin being not currant within the Realm was read tertia vice and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Yale and Doctor Huick The Bill lastly for punishment of such as shall rebelliously take or detain from the Queens Majesty any Castle Tower Fortress Ship or other Munition of War was read prima vice On Wednesday the 21 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been on Monday last continued three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill that the Tenant and Defendant may have a Tales de circumstantibus and the second against the deceit of Under-Collectors of the Tenths and Subsidies of the Clergy were each of them read prima vice On Thursday the 22 th day of May introducta fuit Billa nova touching corrupt Presentations prima vice lecta Six other Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill touching corrupt Presentations another that the Tenant and Defendant may have a Tales de Circumstantibus as well as the Demandant or Plaintiff and the last being the Bill against deceits of Under-Collectors of the Tenths and Subsidies of the Clergy were each of them read secunda vice but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be engrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent to their Lordships from the House of Commons the day foregoing On Friday the 23 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against deceits of Under-Collectors of the Tenths and Subsidies of the Clergy was read tertia vice conclusa Three other Bills also were each of them read secunda vice commissae ad ingrossand of which the third was the Bill against such as shall conspire or practice the enlargement of any Prisoner committed for High-Treason c. On Saturday the 24 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the second was the Bill against such as shall conspire or practise the enlargement of any Prisoner committed for High-Treason The Bill that the Tenant or Defendant may have a Tales de Circumstantibus as well as the Demandant or Plaintiff was sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Barham and Doctor Huick Five Bills also were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the last was the Bill for the inserting of the Mannor of Havering at Bowre in a blank and void place in certain Letters Patents of the late King Edward the Sixth made unto certain persons of certain Lands and Tenements in the County of Essex On Wednesday the 28 th day of May Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill touching Fine and Recoveries was read secunda vice commissa Comiti Rutland Comiti Suff. Comiti Huntington Domino Wentworth Domino North Domino primario Justiciario Com. Placitorum primario Baroni Scaccarii Justiciario Wray Nota That here the Judges who are but Assistants unto the Upper House are made joint Committees with the Lords The Bill of Wood which had been read prima vice on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May foregoing and then committed to those whose names are there set down was now recommitted to the Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Huntington the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Leicester the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Chichester the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Burleigh the Lord Wentworth the Lord Chandois the Lord Norris the Master of the Rolls Justice Weston Justice Southcott and M r Serjeant Barham But whether this Bill had its second reading at this present or upon some other day foregoing doth not certainly appear but seemeth to have been omitted through the negligence of Anthony Mason Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House Neither do there want Presidents that Bills after the first reading have been referred to Committees when there hath been no mention made of any second reading nay sometimes when the Bill hath had its second reading on a former day as it was in the Bill for the Commission of Sewers referred to Committees on Saturday the 21 th day of April in the Parliament de an 13 Regin Eliz. in the Journal of the Upper House it is afterwards committed and sometimes it is committed when it hath its second reading at an after-day as it was at this present Journal in the Bill touching Tunbridge-School on Monday the 9 th day of June ensuing For the great matters touching the Scottish Queen which had been referred to Committees on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May foregoing were appointed these Lords viz. The Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Leicester the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Burleigh and the Lord Grey Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 10 th day of June next ensuing On Thursday the 29 th day of May the Bill for the annexing of Hexham and Hexamshire c. was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons The Bill for the inserting of the name of the Mannor of Havcring at Bowre in a
the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be engrossed because it had been sent from the Lords Upon the Argument in the matter between the Earl of Kent and the Lord Compton by their Learned Councel of both sides this House thinketh good to be further advised upon the matter and so it was signified unto their Lordships and their Councel On Monday the 9 th day of June the Bill for Mr. Smith was read the first and second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill that no Servant of any Subjects shall be a Justice of Peace or High Constable was read the second time and Ordered to be engrossed Mr. Sandes Mr. Fenner and Mr. Shute were appointed presently to consider and correct the Bill of my Lord of Kent exhibited against the Lord Compton Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Explanation of the Statute of Fugitives was read the third time and with the Bill for Presentations by Lapse and two others of no great moment sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others Upon the Question it was resolved by this House that some Committees of this House be appointed to have Conference with the Lords touching the Proviso to the Bill against Mary commonly called the Queen of Scots Mr. Comptroller Mr. Treasurer Sir Thomas Scott Mr. Doctor Wilson Master of the Requests Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Cromwell Mr. Langhorne Mr. Fenner Mr. Snagg Mr. Dalton Mr. S t Leger and Mr. Cowper were for that purpose added to the former Committees Vide touching this matter on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant June following and Monday the 19 th of May foregoing Post Meridiem In the Afternoon three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Severance of Sheriffs in the Counties of Surrey and Sussex was read the third time and passed upon the Question Upon the Question it was Ordered that the matter be presently proceeded in to the hearing between the Earl of Kent and my Lord Compton notwithstanding my Lord Compton his Allegations of the want of his Councel and the hearing to be dealt in only touching the matter of the release and the procuring of the same Geo. Goscoigne and Tho. Cole being produced Vide de ista materia in die praecedente On Tuesday the 10 th day of June Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill that no Houshold Servant or Retainer to any Subject shall be a Justice of Peace or High Constable And the third for Cogshall were each of them read the third time and passed the House and were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Seckford Master of the Requests and others Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Doctor Huick did signify from the Lords that their Lordships have appointed a Committee to have Conference with the Committees of this House in the Bill against Mary commonly called the Queen of Scots and that their Lordships do require the same to be done presently Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 26 th of this instant June following The Bill for the transporting of Corn was read the second and third time and passed upon the Question Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Town of Stafford was read the first time Post Meridiem In the Afternoon two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the marking of tanned Leather was read the first time Six Bills also had each of them their second reading of which the first was the Bill for Corporations and the last for the Earl of Kent was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed and both the Parties to be in this House with their Learned Councel at the next Session of this Court to be holden next after this present day On Wednesday the 11 th day of June Mr. Doctor Huick and Mr. Doctor Vaughan did bring word from the Lords that having understood the Queens Majesties Pleasure to be that they should adjourn their Sessions until Tuesday come Se'nnight they did signifie the same unto this House to the end this House may likewise Adjourn until the same time and nevertheless to continue the Session this Forenoon and send unto them such Bills as are already passed this House or shall pass this Forenoon Upon the Question Mr. Snagg was by the whole Voice of the House purged of the words and meaning which it was pretended he should have heretofore uttered in this House to the dishonour and discontentation of the Lords of the Upper House The Bill touching the transporting of Leather and Tallow was sent up to the Lords by all the Privy Council being of this House and others The Bill against fraudulent Gifts and Conveyances of Lands was read the third time and passed the House Mr. Doctor Huick and Mr. Doctor Vaughan did bring from the Lords three Bills of which the first was touching Sea-Marks and the second for Partition of Lands to be had between the Lord Latimer and Sir Robert Wingfeild Knight and their Heirs The Bill against fraudulent Gifts and Conveyances of Lands and the Bill for Partition of Lands between the Lord Latimer and Sir Robert Wingfeild were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and others and by them brought back again for that the Lords were risen and gone The Bill for Grants by Corporations was read the third time and passed the House The Court was this day Adjourned until Tuesday come S'ennight next coming On Tuesday the 24 th day of June Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Lands and Tenements within the County and City of Exeter was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for Grants by Corporations with two others of no great moment was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others with request to be by them made unto their Lordships for their Answer touching Conference in the Bill against Mary commonly called the Queen of Scots The Bill against delays in Judgment at the Common Law was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the Lords The Bill against Mary commonly called the Queen of Scots was sent to the Lords to see and consider by Sir Rowland Hayward Mr. Dr. Wilson Mr. Serjeant Manwood and Mr. Attorney of the Court of Wards The Bill against delays in Judgment was upon the Question committed unto Mr. Serjeant Manwood Mr. Serjeant Jefferies Mr. Popham and Mr. Sands who were appointed to meet at the Temple Church at two of the Clock this
would with the same mind speak it again Commit Yea but you might have uttered it in better terms why did you not so Went. Would you have me to have done as you of her Majesties Privy-Council do to utter a weighty matter in such terms as she should not have understood to have made a fault then it would have done her Majesty no good and my intent was to do her good Commit You have Answered us Went. Then I praise God for it and as I made a Courtesie another spake these words Commit M r Wentworth will never acknowledge himself to make a fault nor say that he is sorry for any thing that he doth speak you shall hear none of these things come out of his mouth Went. M r Seckford I will never confess that to be a fault to love the Queens Majesty whilst I live neither will I be sorry for giving her Majesty warning to avoid danger while the breath is in my Body if you do think it a fault to love her Majesty or to be sorry that her Majesty should have warning to avoid her danger say so for I cannot speak for your self M r Secksord This Examination of M r Wentworth being thus transcribed out of that Copy I had of it now follows the next days passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and it is not here to be over-passed that the said M r Wentworth was by the Queens special favour restored again to his Liberty and place in the House on Monday the 12 th day of March ensuing On Thursday the 9 th day of February it was Ordered by this House upon a Motion that John Lord Russell Son and Heir Apparent of the Right Honourable the Earl of Bedford being a Burgess for the Borough of Birtport in the County of Dorset shall continue a Member of this House according to the like former President in the like Case had heretofore of the said new Earl his Father This day M r Treasurer in the name of all the Committees yesterday appointed for the Examination of Peter Wentworth Burgess for Tregony declared that all the said Committees did meet Yesterday in the Afternoon in the Star-Chamber according to their Commission and there Examining the said Peter Wentworth touching the violent and wicked words Yesterday pronounced by him in this House touching the Queens Majesty made a Collection of the same words which words so Collected the said Peter Wentworth did acknowledge and confess And then did the said M r Treasurer read unto the House the said Note of Collection which being read he declared further that the said Peter Wentworth being Examined what he could say for the extenuating of his said fault and offence could neither say any thing at all to that purpose neither yet did charge any other person as Author of his said Speech but did take all the burthen thereof unto himself and so the said M r Treasurer thereupon moved for his punishment and Imprisonment in the Tower as the House should think good and consider of whereupon after sundry Disputations and Speeches it was Ordered upon the Question that the said Peter Wentworth should be committed close Prisoner to the Tower for his said offence there to remain until such time as this House should have further Consideration of him And thereupon immediately the said Peter Wentworth being brought to the Bar by the Serjeant received his said Judgment accordingly by the Mouth of M r Speaker in form above-recited And so M r Lieutenant of the Tower was presently charged with the Custody of the said Peter Wentworth But the said Peter Wentworth was shortly by the Queens special Favour restored again to his Liberty and place in the House Ut vide on Monday the 12 th day of March following M r Moor M r Norton M r Yelverton and M r Fenner were appointed to draw a Bill against stealing away of Mens Children by colour of privy Contracts It was resolved by this House that any person being a Member of the same and being either in service of Ambassage or else in Execution or visited with sickness shall not in any wise be amoved from their place in this House nor any other to be during such time of service Execution or sickness Elected Vide consimile January the 19 th Thursday in Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. M r Seckford Master of the Requests Sir Nicholas Arnold M r Atkins and M r Marsh were appointed to confer together touching the number of Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament Three Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the Bill for assurances of Lands and Tenements in antient Demesn and for preservation of the Lords Seignories On Friday the 10 th day of February upon a Motion made by M r Dalton in the behalf of the Lord Russell supposing he should not be continued a Member of this House it is nevertheless generally resolved by this House that he may not be discharged of the same upon present notice whereof given unto him by the Serjeant the said Lord Russell came into this House accordingly Nota That this Lord Russell was Son and Heir Apparent of Francis the second Earl of Bedford of this Sirname who having no place in the Upper House might very well be admitted a Member of the House of Commons and the Precedents of this kind have been so frequent in all the Parliaments of latter times since Queen Elizabeths Death as there shall need no vouching of them And it lies also in the favour of the Prince to make such Heirs Apparent of Earldoms Members of the Upper House by Summoning them thither by Writ but then they take not place there as the Sons of Earls but according to the Antiquity of their Fathers Baronies Two Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the second was the Bill touching Bastardy M r Chancellor of the Exchequer declaring the great charges of the Queens Majesty many and sundry ways since her Entry to the Crown as well in Foreign as Domestical occasions for the benefit and peaceable Government of the State and Common-Wealth and the great and imminent necessity of present provision to be had and made for the continuance of the same did after many great and weighty reasons shewed move for a Subsidy which Speech in respect that it is but thus abstractedly set down in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and containeth in it matter of very good moment I have thought good to supply it at large out of a Copy thereof I had by me being as followeth That in the beginning of this our meeting such matters as be of importance may be thought on in time I am bold with your favours to move you of one that in my opinion is both of moment and of necessity To the end if you likewise find the same to be so you may commit it further to the
Hoddy Mr. French Mr. Alford and Mr. Norton to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at three of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber Certain Amendments in the Bill of Rogues c. reported by Mr. Treasurer upon the last Committee of the Bill which amendments were read and thereupon the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills lastly had each of them their first reading of which the latter was the Bill for Trials by Juries Edward Smalley Servant unto Arthur Hall Esq being this day brought to the Bar in the House by the Serjeant of this House and accompanied with two Serjeants of London was presently delivered from his Imprisonment and Execution according to the former Judgment of this House and the said Serjeants of London discharged of their said Prisoner and immediately after that the said Serjeants of London were sequestred out of this House and the said Edward Smalley was committed to the charge of the Serjeant of this House And thereupon the said Edward Smalley was sequestred till this House should be resolved upon some former Motions whether the said Edward Smalley did procure himself to be Arrested upon the said Execution in the abusing and contempt of this House or not Vide Mar. 10. Saturday postea All the Privy-Council being of this House the Lord Russell Mr. Captain of the Guard Mr. Wilson Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Sir William Winter Mr. Serjeant Lovelace Sir Henry Knivett Mr. Crooke Mr. Coleby Mr. Popham and Mr. Norton were appointed to meet upon Friday next in the Afternoon at three of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber but through the great negligence of Fulk Onslow Esquire at this time Clerk of the House of Commons the business about which the foresaid Members of the House were appointed to meet doth not at all appear On Wednesday the 29 th day of February Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for Chepstow-Bridge another for Rochester-Bridge and the third for the Town of Reading were each of them read the third time and upon the Question passed the House Upon a Motion made by Robert Bainbrigge Gent. one of the Burgesses for the Borough of ..... in the County of ..... against one Williams as well for sundry unsitting Speeches pronounced by the said Williams in misliking of the present State and Government of the Realm and also for threatning and assaulting of the said Robert Bainbrigge the Serjeant of this House was thereupon by Order of this House presently sent for the said Williams to be brought unto this House to Answer such matters as shall be objected against him Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against excess in Apparel was read the first time The Petition and Motions made touching the reformation of Discipline in the Church was committed only to all the Privy-Council of this House Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 10 th day of March ensuing Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Doctor Berkley brought from the Lords four Bills of which the first was the Bill for the assurance of the Mannor of New Hall to Thomas Earl of Sussex the second for the appointing of Justices in the Shires of Wales the third concerning Offices found in the Counties Palatines and the last for the assurance of certain Lands unto Sir John Ryvers Knight All the Privy-Council being of this House the Lord Russell the Masters of the Requests Sir Thomas Scott Sir Henry Gates Sir Henry Wallope and divers others were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber between two and three of the Clock and agree touching the nature of the Petition to be made to the Queens Majesty upon the Motions for reformation of Discipline in the Church and that the matter of the Petition so agreed upon then those of the Privy-Council only to move the same to the Lords of the Privy-Council after report first made thereof to this House Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 10 th day of March following Walter Williams being brought to the Bar confessed that he did strike Mr. Bainbrigge and that he offered to strike at him with his Dagger Whereupon it was Ordered that he remain in the Serjeants Ward till the Order of this House be further known to Morrow Vide. On Thursday the first day of March Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for the true making of Woollen-Cloths another for Kentish and Suffolk Cloths and another for toleration of certain Clothiers in the Counties of Somerset Wilts and Gloucester were each of them read the first time and thereupon committed to the former Committees who were nominated on Thursday the 16 th day of February foregoing and unto Sir Thomas Scott Mr. Serjeant Lovelace Mr. Savile Mr. Peacock Mr. Gargrave Mr. Mickleborn Mr. Langley and Mr. S t John to meet this Afternoon in the Star-Chamber at two of the Clock as also to conser touching the unlawful ingrossing of Woolls Two Bills also had each of them their first reading of which the second was the Bill against common Promoters Sir Richard Read and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords the Bill for the payment of Tythes within the Parish of Hallifax and the other to take away the benefit of Clergy from Offenders in Rape and Burglary Martin Cole one of the Burgesses for Sudbury in the County of Suffolk was this day Licensed by Mr. Speaker for his great business to be absent for four days The Bill lastly for setting the poor on work and for avoiding of idleness was read the third time and passed the House On Friday the second day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for assurance of certain Lands to Sir John Rivers K t was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the Lords The Bill against wearing of unlawful Weapons was twice read and committed thereupon unto Mr. Comptroller Sir Henry Radcliffe Sir Thomas Scott Sir Henry Knivett Sir Henry Gates and others to be considered of presently Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against the buying and selling of rooms and places in Colledges Schools c. was read the first time Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees for the Petition touching reformation of the Discipline of the Church reported that he and the residue of the Committees have met and agreed upon a Bill to be made for that purpose which Bill was then offered and received in the said House and then read accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March ensuing The two Bills viz. for maintenance of Colledges and against buying and selling of rooms and places in Schools
and rejected It is Ordered that M r Speaker in the name of this House do require the Warden of the Fleet being a Member of this House that he do cause from henceforth two of his Servants to attend at the Stair-head near unto the outer Door of this House and to lay hands upon two or three of such disordered Serving-men or Pages as shall happen to use such lewd disorder and outrage as hath been accustomed to be exercised there this Parliament time to the end they may thereupon be brought into this House and receive such punishment as to this House shall seem meet On Thursday the second day of February it seemeth that neither House sate for in the Journal of the House of Commons there is no mention at all of the day or of any passages in it And that the Upper House sate not it is most certain for on the Wednesday foregoing being the first day of this instant February Sir Thomas Bromley the now Lord Chancellor Adjourned the Parliament unto Saturday following being the 4 th day of this instant Month. On Friday the third day of February Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the seventh being the Bill against slanderous Libelling was upon the second reading committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Chancellor of the Dutchy Sir Henry Knivett M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Serjeant Fenner and others to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Treasurer brought in a Bill touching Children of Strangers born in England and a new Bill devised by the Committees for that purpose which Bill had its first reading John Owld Porter of Serjeants-Inn in Fleetstreet who on Wednesday last past being the first day of this instant February had been by Order of this House committed to the Serjeants Ward for his miscarriage towards M r Norton a Member of this House being this day brought to the Bar upon his humble submission and acknowledgment of his fault was set at liberty paying his Fees On Saturday the 4 th day of February Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for Cloths called Tauntons Bridgewaters and Charde was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir George Speake Sir William Moore M r Norton and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir Thomas Scott one of the Committees in the Bill for preservation of Woods offered a new Bill for that purpose to this House drawn by the privity and assent of himself and of the residue of the said Committees M r Serjeant Anderson and M r Doctor Clark did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do require a Conference with some of this House in the Council Chamber at the Court on Tuesday next in the Afternoon touching the Bill passed this House for avoiding of certain Incumbrances against Purchasers Whereupon are appointed all the Privy-Council being of this House Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Recorder of London M r Serjeant Flowerdewe M r Serjeant Fenner M r Colbie M r Yelverton M r Sands and M r Dalton The Bill for reformation of disorders in Sheriffs c. was read and committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Comptroller M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Osborne and others who were appointed to meet at the Exchequer Chamber upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon and withal to consider of the former Bills of like effect offered to this House now or heretofore Upon a Motion made to this House by M r Norton in which he declared that some person of late had caused a Book to be set forth in print not only greatly reproachful against some particular good Members of this House of great Credit but also very much slanderous and derogatory to the general Authority Power and State of this House and prejudicial to the validity of the Proceedings of the same in making and establishing of Laws charging this House with Drunkenness as Accompanied in their Councils with Bacchus and then also with Choler as those which had never sailed to Anticyra and the Proceedings of this House to be opera tenebrarum and further that by the circumstance of the residue of the Discourse of the said Book he conjectured the same to be done and procured by Mr. Arthur Hall one of this House and so prayed thereupon the said Mr. Hall might be called by this House to Answer and the matter further to be duly examined as the weight thereof in due consideration of the gravity and wisdom of this House and of the Authority State and Liberty of the same requireth It is resolved that the said Mr. Hall be forthwith sent for by the Serjeant at Armes attending upon this House to make his appearance here in that behalf accordingly And then immediately Mr. Secretary Wilson did thereupon signifie unto this House that the said Mr. Hall had upon his Examination therein before the Lords of the Council heretofore confessed in the hearing of the said Mr. Secretary that he did cause the said Book to be printed indeed Upon relation whereof and after some Speech then also uttered unto this House by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer of the dangerous and lewd contents of the Book the Serjeant was forthwith by Order of this House sent to apprehend the said Arthur Hall and presently assisted for that purpose with Sir Thomos Scott and Sir Thomas Browne by the appointment of this House A Commission was also given by this whole House unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Secretary Wilson Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber Sir Henry Lea Sir Thomas Cecill Sir William fitz Williams and Sir Henry Gate to send for the Printer of the said Book and to examine him touching the said matter and afterwards to make report thereof to this House accordingly And also to take Order and advice further for the sending for and apprehending of the said Arthur Hall if it should so fall out that he did withdraw himself or depart out of Town before such time as the said Serjeant could find him with this further Resolution also that any such Member of this House as should happen first to see him or meet him might and should in the name of this whole House stay him and bring him forth to Answer the said matter forthwith before the whole House with all possible speed Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 14 th of this instant February following and also on Saturday the 18 th day of March next following On Monday the 6 th day of February the Bill for ratifying of an award for certain Copyholders in the County of Worcester and the Bill for Partition of Lands amongst the Coheirs of the late Lord Latimer were each of
Bill according to the same Articles to be read and passed in this House accordingly Upon a Motion made by Mr. Norton it is Ordered that such persons as shall be appointed by this House at any time to have Conference with the Lords shall and may use any reasons or perswasions they shall think good in their discretions so as it tend to the maintenance of any thing done or passed this House before such Conference had and not otherwise But that any such persons shall not in such wise yield or assent to any such Conference to any new thing there propounded until this House be first made privy thereof and give such Order The Bill that Children of Aliens not being Denizens and born in England shall not be reputed English was read the third time and after many Arguments committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Serjeant Flowerdewe Mr. Sands Mr. Cromwell Mr. Dalton Mr. Cowper and Mr. Norton to set down in Paper such words for amendment unto the said Bill against to Morrow Morning to be offered unto this House for their better satisfaction of passing of the same Bill as may Answer the meaning and intent of this House gathered upon the said Arguments accordingly On Wednesday the 8 th day of February Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill touching Kersies defaults of Weavers and the abuses of Searchers and Alneagers was read the second time and committed to the former Committees and Sir John S t Leger and Sir Arthur Bassett were added to the same former Committees The Bill for Obedience to the Queens Majesty against the See of Rome was read the first time and then ---- Upon a Motion made by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain that the Lords have a Bill once read amongst them in the Upper House much tending to many of the things contained in this Bill and that therefore he thought good if the House should so like of it that a Committee of this House were appointed to have Conference with the Lords in those matters which course he thought would much expedite and further the good proceedings and meanings both of their Lordships and also of this House in that behalf It is agreed upon the Question by the whole House that all the former Committees which travelled in the drawing of the said Bill last read in this House should likewise be appointed for the said Conference and that all the Privy-Council being of this House with a convenient number of others should now presently repair unto the Lords to pray the said Conference in the name of this whole House Whereupon M r Treasurer M r Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Secretary Wilson with divers others of this House went up to the Lords and brought Answer again that they had delivered unto their Lordships the Message of this House which they had in Charge and that their Lordships Answered they would consider of the request of this House therein and then make further Answer Mr. Comptroller declared that he and divers others of the Committees appointed to have Conference with the Lords yesterday in the Afternoon at the Court touching the Bill before-passed in this House for avoiding of certain Incumbrances against Purchasers were there present with their Lordships and that their Lordships upon the Conference liked well of the intent and meaning of this House in the said Bill but that their Lordships were of opinion that it were meet to have some other words added to the said Bill the better to explain and carry the effect of the intent of the said Bill as said he those of the said Committees towards the Law could better declare Whereupon after some further Speeches thereof used by Mr. Serjeant Flowerdewe and Mr. Serjeant Fenner the said Serjeants were further advised and required that as of themselves and not by appointment of the House they should offer some such course of amendment thereof to their Lordships as might give good furtherance to the passing of the said Bill Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Examination of Witnesses in Towns Corporate was read the first time M r Serjeant Anderson and Mr. Doctor Clark did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships upon the request made unto them by this House have appointed eighteen of themselves to meet at the Court this Afternoon in the Council Chamber immediately after Dinner to have Conference with such of this House as it shall please this House to appoint for that purpose to meet there with them touching matters of Religion Whereupon all the said former Committees of this House were Commanded to give their attendance this Afternoon at the Court for that purpose accordingly And it is Ordered that M r Halls matter be Examined by the Committees to Morrow in the Afternoon for that the same cannot be dealt in this day by reason of the Conference to be had with the Lords this Afternoon at the Court touching matters of Religion Vide February 14. being Tuesday following The Bill for ratifying an Award for certain Copyholders in the County of Worcester and the Bill for Partition of Lands between the Coheirs of the late Lord Latimer are appointed to be considered of by the Committees upon Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber It is Ordered that three Bills touching Cloths which are before committed all to one Committee be deferred until to Morrow next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Further day is given to the Committees in the Bill against Libelling till Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Upon Declaration this day made by Mr. Speaker unto this House touching the Case of M r Walter Vaughan Knight for the County of Caermarthen supposed to be out-lawed that upon Examination had by the Order and appointment of this House of the Actions brought against him in the same Suits it appeareth that they were all grown by Suretiship for other persons and not for his own debts or causes and withal that yet nevertheless he had to his own great charge and hindrance very honestly compounded and taken order for all or the most part of them already It was then agreed by the whole House that he should stand and continue as in his former Estate of the good opinion of this whole House sufficiently purged and discharged of the said suspitions before in Question Vide concerning this matter on Monday this 6 th day of this instant February foregoing On Thursday the 9 th day of February the Bill against unlawful Hunting of Conies was read the second time and committed unto M r Lieutenant of the Tower Sir Thomas Scott Sir Thomas Browne Sir William Moore M r Crooke M r Tilney M r Newdigate and M r Cowper to consider presently of the Bill
horâ consuetâ On Monday the 15 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Thursday foregoing four Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the first was a Bill for returning of Justices Jurors and for expedition of Trials The Lords Ordered that Edward Fisher and Katherine his Wife should personally appear before them on Wednesday next the 17 th day of this instant February for the better satisfying of their Lordships of their consent to the passing of a Bill Entituled An Act for the assurance of certain Lands unto George Chewne Giles Flood Christopher Puckering and their Heirs Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 17 th day of this instant February ensuing The Lords also Ordered that the Master of the Rolls the Lord Chief Baron Justice Gawdy and Baron Shute should have the hearing of the matter of the Writ of Error between Akrode c. and M r Whawley On Tuesday the 16 th day of February Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the continuance of a former Statute Intituled An Act to redress disorders in common Informers upon penal Laws made in the eighteenth year of the Queens Majesties Reign was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading and had been brought to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill against Class-Houses and making of Glass by Aliens born On Wednesday the 17 th day of February Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last save one being the Bill concerning the Lord Dacres and the Lord Norris was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Rodes and the Queens Attorney Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon At which time as the Lords had Ordered M r Edward Fisher with his Councel viz. M r Serjeant Walmesley and M r Cowper appeared before them The Lords having heard the consent of the said Edward Fisher to the passing of the Bill Intituled Au Act for the assurance of certain Lands unto George Chewne c. and their Heirs committed again the said Edward Fisher to the Custody of the Warden of the Fleet and further Ordered that the bringing of the said Edward Fisher before their Lordships at their Commandment should not in any wise be prejudicial to the said Warden The said Edward Fisher and his Councel made two Petitions to the Lords the one that the Preamble of the Act alledging the cause of the making of the same Act to be for doubtfulness of his ill dealing because he was judged in the Star-Chamber to have made two false and forged Writings to the prejudice of the said Bargains might be amended and that the same might be taken out of the Act and not to remain in perpetual memory of his shame for ever The second that Serjeant Puckering to whose behalf the said Lands were sold having him and his Lands in Execution upon a Statute of eight thousand pound for not performance of the Covenants of the same yet also enjoying the Lands sold would release him the said Execution and take a new Statute in that behalf to which the said Serjeant Puckering whom the cause chiefly concerned being present by the appointment of the Lords answered as to the first request That if to alter or take out of the said Act the said Preamble being parcell of the Bill and matter passed from the House of Commons to this Honourable House in that form should be no hurt or prejudice to the Bill so passed from the Lower House to the Lords he was well content therewith and therein submitted himself to their honourable Lordships And as to the second Request he Answered That whensoever the said Edward Fisher shall have cleared and discharged the said Lands and Tenements by him bargained and sold as aforesaid of and from all Statutes Staple and Recognizances charges and incumbrances liable or chargeable upon the same then he having a new like Recognizance in nature of a Statute Staple made unto him by the said Edward Fisher of the sum of eight thousand pound for performance of Covenants mentioned in the said Indenture of Bargain and Sale from thenceforth to be performed unto which Recognizance all the Lands and Tenements of the said Edward Fisher which shall not be sold for the payment of his Debts shall be liable and chargeable and that there were no former Statutes and Recognizances knowledged by the said Edward Fisher to the prejudice of the same he was contented then after that done to discharge the said new Execution having and takeing a new Recognizance in form aforesaid Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 15 th day of this instant February foregoing On Thursday the 18 th day of February Nine Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the two first were upon the third reading concluded and sent down to the House of Commons by Serjeant Rolls and D r Carey the one being the Bill to explain the Statute concerning Tellors and Receivors c. made An. 13 Reginae Eliz. and the other being for the better relief of the Hospital of Eastbridge within the City of Canterbury Nota That the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons sets down a third Bill assented unto and concluded at this time The last of the said Bills touching divers Assurances made by the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter was read secunda vice commissa Archiepiscopo Eboracen Comiti Sussex Episcopo Exon. Domino Stourton Domino Buckhurst On Saturday the 20 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been on Thursday last continued a Proviso added by the House of Commons to the Bill concerning certain assurances of Sir Thomas Lucy and others was read and concluded The Bill also to make a Fine levied by Peter Heam and Johan his Wife and Tredolias Leza and his Wife during the Minority of the said Johan and Anne to be void against the said Anne was read secundâ vice The Lords appointed Monday next in the Afternoon for the hearing of the Cause and have given Order that the Parties shall have warning to be then there with their Councel by two of the Clock in the Afternoon Five other Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the well-ordering and governing of the Savoy was read the third time and sent to the House of Commons On Monday the 22 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for preservation of Grain and Game with
this time Clerk of the same On Thursday the 10 th day of December Two Bill of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the first was the Bill for the preservation of Plymouth Haven M r Serjeant Gawdy and M r Attorney General did bring a Message from the Lords that their Lordships do pray Conference with some of this House to join with a Committee of their Lordships touching the Bill lately passed this House and sent up unto their Lordships for the better and more reverend observing of the Sabbath day Whereupon M r Treasurer M r Comptroller Mr. Vice-Chamberlain the Lord Russell Sir William Herbert Sir William Moore Mr. Edward Lewkenor Mr. Francis Hastings and Mr. George Moore were appointed by this House to attend their Lordships therein to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Parliament Chamber Vide concerning this matter of the Sabbath on Wednesday the 17 th day of March following The Bill against dying with Sumach and some other Bills wholly omitted through the negligence of the Clerk and therefore seem to have been of no great moment were upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Hutton Mr. Henry Nevill and others and the Bills were delivered to the said Mr. Henry Nevill who with the rest were appointed to meet upon Monday next the 14 th day of this instant December following in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill also against vicious life and idleness was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Herbert Sir Edward Dymock and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir Edward Dymock who with the rest were appointed to meet to Morrow at one of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. Recorder one of the Committees appointed on Monday the 7 th day of this instant December foregoing in the Bill for the assurance of certain Messuages Lands and Tenements late Edward Fishers unto George Chewne Esquire and others in Fee-Simple according to the true intent and meaning of certain Conveyances unto them by the said Edward Fisher made reported to the House that upon Examination by himself and the other Committees therein had and also by comparing and conferring the Contents of the preamble of the said Bill with the Conveyances of the premisses and also with the Judgment upon the forgery in the Star-Chamber and also of their Conferences had with the said Edward Fisher and Katherine his Wife as well together as a part and asunder touching the premisses and circumstances of the same they have amended the said Bill according to the said Conveyances not only in the form thereof but also in the principal matter and substance and offered both the said Bill so amended the said Evidences or Conveyances being two several Deeds indented and inrolled in the Court of Chancery and also the said Judgment in the Star-Chamber exemplified under the Great Seal of England Whereupon the Bill was presently read and the said amendments also twice read and so the Bill thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed Vide plus on Monday the 22 th day of February following On Friday the 11 th day of December Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the Bill concerning the aforesaid business of Edward Fisher and for the assurance of certain Lands lately sold by him unto George Chewne Esquire and others in Fee-simple did pass upon the third reading Vide plus on Monday the 22 th day of February following Mr. Vice-Chamberlain in the behalf of himself and of the residue of the Committees in the great Causes shewed unto the House that they have had sundry Meetings together and endeavoured to draw two several Bills to such ends as they thought fittest and having one of the said Bills ready drawn but not the other yet for want of longer time to meet and which yet cannot now be before Monday next offered unto the said House the Bill that was ready drawn But what the Title of the Bill was or what these great matters were is wholly omitted through the Clerks negligence yet it may be probably conjectured that they were concerning the Subsidy and Religion or the Bill for the preservation of her Majesties most Royal Person De qua vide on Monday the 14 th day of December following The Bill lastly touching Grants by Corporations was upon the second reading committed unto M r Comptroller M r Recorder and others But the time and place appointed for their meeting is in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons through the Clerks negligence wholly omitted On Saturday the 12 th day of December Notice being given to the House of one M r Hall a Member of the same that had not attended all this Parliament it was Ordered that the Serjeant should give him warning to attend upon Monday next Vide plus in fine hujus diei Mr. Recorder of London and Mr. Sollicitor were appointed by the House to examine the Record of the return of Mr. Bevill and Mr. Darrington the two Knights chosen for the Shire of Huntington and of the circumstances thereof Nota That the Recorder of London is in this place and in all other Passages of this Journal for the most part named and ranked before the Queens Sollicitor although his place at this time be after him Mr. Bevill one of the Knights returned for the said County of Huntington declared that he was charged by a Member of this House that he had lied in his former Speech to this House touching the Declaration of the manner of chusing himself and Mr. Darrington Knights for the Shire of Huntington wherein as he taketh himself to be very much abused being a Member of this House so appealing himself to the same he prayed remedy and order to be given therein by this honourable House upon the hearing of the cause Vide plus concerning this matter on Tuesday the 8 th day of this instant December foregoing as also on Monday the 21 th day of the same Month following The Bill for the assurance of certain Messuages Lands and Tenements late Edward Fishers unto George Chewne Esquire and others in Fee-simple was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others Vide de ista materia on Monday the 22 th day of February following Mr. Serjeant Gawdy and Mr. Attorney General did bring from the Lords a Bill for remedy against fraudulent Conveyances with recommendation thereof from their Lordships to this House and request also for present Conference with the Committees of this House touching the Bill for the observation of the Sabbath day Of which see more on Wednesday the 17 th day of March following Sir William Knolles Mr. Fanshaw and others were appointed Committees this Afternoon to meet in the Middle-Temple Hall about the Oath for Sheriffs c. Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill
had been already Ordained to provide for the preservation of her Majesties Person to terrifie Ireland and to provide sufficient Forces at home both by Land and Sea The great expence that her Majesty had been at even since the last Parliament did appear plainly in respect of divers places and Forts which had been repaired much Powder and Munition had been stored up and her Navy also since that time increased besides many other extraordinary Charges and Expences which she had been at in the assisting of her Allies and the preserving of Ireland and that her Majesty did specially shun danger from Ireland of which they conceived this Proverb to be true Look to Ireland if we will rest quiet in England And therefore it seemeth some of the Privy-Council did move to think of what supply were now fit to be given to her Majesty towards the supporting and sustaining of all her said great Expences and Charges On Wednesday the 24 th day of February Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for imploying of Lands and Tenements given to the maintenance of High-ways Bridges c. was read the second time and committed unto M r Wroth Mr. Sandes Mr. Cradock and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Sands who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. John North and Mr. Heile were added to the former Committees for continuance of Statutes the Bill and Provisoes and also the Bill for Cables Halters and Ropes were delivered to Mr. Vice-Chamberlain who with the rest was to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon Mr. Attorney of the Court of Wards one of the Committees in the Bill for Jonas Scot brought in the Bill again into the Court. It seemeth that some of the Privy-Council or others moved this day for consideration to be had in what measure and manner they should supply her Majesty by Subsidy And it seemeth that the House did thereupon further assent unto it All which is very negligently omitted by Mr. Fulk Ouslow at this time Clerk of the House of Commons for there is only set down the names of the Committees in manner and form following viz. All the Privy-Council being Members of this House the Lord Russell Sir Philip Sidney Sir Thomas Heneage Mr. Sollicitor Sir William Moore Sir Robert Germin Sir George Carie Sir Henry Nevill Mr. George Rotheram Mr. Sandes Sir William Mohun Sir Robert Bowes Mr. John North Sir Walter Rawleigh Mr. Trenchard Mr. Ralph Evers Sir John Tracy Mr. Bevill Sir Henry Cock Sir Thomas Cecill Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Mollineux Mr. Wroth Mr. William Herbert Sir Thomas Manners Sir Drew Drewry Mr. Digby Mr. Edward Audeley Mr. Leveson Mr. Attorney of the Wards Mr. Henry Barkley Sir Thomas Shirley Mr. Anthony Mildmay Mr. Henry Talbot Mr. Russell Sir Thomas Lucie all the Knights for Wales Sir Nicholas Woodroofe Mr. Recorder Mr. Robinson Mr. Layer and Mr. Wolley who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber for the Subsidy At the nominating of this Committee as it seemeth the whole Treasons plotted between Henry Nevill and Doctor Parry according to their own Confessions were related where these fragmentary particulars only through the Clerks negligence are set down to this or the like purpose following viz. That the said Doctor Parry having behaved himself unreverently and disorderly in the House of Commons upon revealing his mind to her Majesty which he denied to do there had been pardoned both by her Majesty and the House as see on Thursday the 17 th day of December and on Friday the 18 th day of the same Month as also on Thursday the 18 th day and on Tuesday the 23 th day of this instant February foregoing And since upon discovery of fouler matters had been Imprisoned and disabled from being a Member of this House That the said Nevill and he had had divers Conferences and Projects for the advancement of the King of Spains Conquest of England from whose Wars the said Nevill having served in them had lately returned poor into England That the said Parry and Nevill had amongst other things Plotted to go into the North there to raise Rebellion or to take the Island in Kent or to sell Barwick or lastly to Murther her Majesty That they had read together Doctor Allens Seditious Book concerning the Deposition and Murthering of Heretical Princes as he styles them That they had sworn together mutual Secrecy with divers other matters partly agreed upon between the said Nevill and Parry in their Confessions and partly confessed by either of them singly and deemed by the other To which purpose Sir Christopher Hatton Vice-Chamberlain made a very exact and Elaborate Speech of which there are only some short heads or notes set down in the Original Journal-Book much to the purpose following viz. That the said Nevill and Parry had resolved either to Murther her Majesty in her Garden at S t James's or else to set upon her whilst she should be in her Coach in the Fields each of them having for their assistance five or six men with Pistols That Nevill began first to be touched with remorse of Conscience and notwithstanding his Oath of Secrecy did threaten Parry that except he would desist from his said intended Treason he would reveal it That the said Nevill thereupon departing from the said Parry upon his next meeting again with him continued with him in the same mind and still refused to join with him in the Execution of their former Complotted Treason and that shortly after Parries Commitment and Imprisonment he had discovered it That the said Parrey in the Year 1580. having been Pardoned by the Queen after a Capital offence committed by him departed with Licence into France where being reconciled to the Roman Church he travelled to Venice and there having been diversly and severally instructed and incouraged by Benedict Palmes a Jesuit by Campegio the Pones Nuntio there and lastly again afterwards at Paris in France by one Morgan an Agent of the Queen of Scots here upon the Encouragement of Cardinal Como and the Pope himself he returned into England with a mind full of Treason and Disloyalty with divers other things in the like purpose which are at large set down in Annal. Regin Eliz. conscript à Guiliel Cambden Edit Latinè Lugd. Bat. Anno Domini 1625. à pag. 391. ad pag. 395. Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 17 th day and on Friday the 18 th day of December foregoing as also on Thursday the 18 th day and on Tuesday the 23 th day of this instant February last past On Thursday the 25 th day of February Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being a Bill for repairing of Sea-Banks and Sea-Works was upon the second reading Ordered to be ingrossed The Articles for two Fifteenths and Tenths and one entire Subsidy
do them service the whole residue of this Session afterwards All which done the House did then rise and every man departed away well satisfied accordingly and were sorry for his Sickness Whereupon it seemeth they adjourned the House until to Morrow On Tuesday the 2 d day of March M r Hammon one of the Committees in the Bill for continuance of Statutes brought in the same Bill Four other Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Augmentation of Justices Fees was upon the second reading committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Recorder and others But the time and place when and where these Committees were to meet is through the Clerks negligence wholly omitted M r Cromwell one of the Committees in the Bill against Licences granted to Marry brought in the old Bill and also a new The Bill for the maintenance of the Hospital of East-bridge in Canterbury was brought in again with a Proviso agreed upon by M r Sollicitor and M r Recorder of London which Proviso was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill last read touching Tellors and Receivors was now committed unto M r Treasurer M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Sollicitor and others and the Bill was delivered to the said M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon Nota That the Bill touching Eastbridge had been before committed on Saturday the 20 th day of this instant February to M r Recorder and others and by him afterwards brought into the House again on the Saturday following being the 27 th day of the same Month just in the same sort as it had been committed unto them upon the foresaid day after the second reading But the House it seemeth desiring that further consideration should be had therein the Committees desired M r Sollicitor and M r Recorder to consider thereof accordingly who thereupon this day brought it in again with a new Proviso which being twice read the said Bill touching the Hospital of Eastbridge in Canterbury was with the said Bill committed to be ingrossed The Bill for assurances of certain Lands and Tenements to Jonas Scott was upon the third reading assented unto M r Cromwell was added to the former Committees for Examination of Process upon the Members of this House and to make report to Morrow accordingly thereof unto this House The Bill against covenous and fraudulent Conveyances was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Recorder Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Morrice and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Recorder who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Upon Friday next in the Afternoon the House was appointed to be called The Bill touching Apprentices in the City of London was committed unto Mr. Woodruffe Mr. Recorder Mr. Cromwell Mr. Wroth and others but no mention is made either of the time or place when and where these foresaid Committees were appointed to meet On Wednesday the third day of March Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against the detestable sin of Adultery had its first reading and the sixth being the Bill for the true Answering of Tythes was upon the second reading committed to the former Committees and Mr. Recorder and Mr. Conisby were added unto them Mr. Vice-Chamberlain touching the Bill for the safety of her Majesties most Royal Person declaring the often meeting of the Committees in the same who have been sometimes commanded to other services besides in the mean time shewed that the same Committees have drawn a Bill for that purpose and offereth the same to the House praying it might be read and thereupon it was then read accordingly viz. The new Bill for the safety of the Queens Majesties most Royal Person was read the first time Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Attorney did bring from the Lords two Bills viz. the one touching Jesuits with some amendments and a Proviso and the other touching certain assurances from the Bishop of Winchester and the Dean and Chapter of the same with request also from their Lordships that the Committees of this House in the Bill for the better Government of the City of Westminster may presently be sent to have Conference with their Lordships in the same Bill and but in a small thing concerning the same The Bill for the repairing and maintenance of the Sea-Banks and Sea-Works on the Coasts of Norf. and the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Jonas Scott were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and others with request of this House also that their Lordships would have the Bill for the better observation of the Sabbath day in remembrance for the better expediting thereof Vide de Billa Sabbathi on Wednesday the 17 th day of this instant March following The Bill for two Fifteenths and Tenths and one entire Subsidy was read the first time Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and the residue returning from the Lords he shewed the delivering of the Bills and Message and that their Lordships would send an Answer of the Message as soon as they have considered of the Precedents which their Clerk delivered unto them this day Mr. Serjeant Gawdie and Mr. Serjeant Rodes did desire from their Lordships that this House would appoint that six of this House and the Clerk may have Conference with their Lordships to Morrow in the Morning before the sitting of the Court touching the Orders of amendments in Bills in both Houses Whereupon were appointed for that purpose Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Saudes Mr. Cromwell Sir William Moore and Mr. Morrice but thought needless that the Clerk should attend therein for that all the Precedents of amendments in both Houses are always left and do still remain with the Clerk of the Upper House Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 27 th day of February foregoing On Thursday the fourth day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning certain assurances of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter had its first reading Mr. Thimbleby upon a Motion made by Mr. Speaker was Licensed to repair home into the Country to an Assizes Sir Robert Germin also being sick was upon a Motion made Licenced to be absent for the recovery of his Health The Bill for the preservation of Grain and Game was upon the second reading committed to Sir Edward Hobby Sir John Tracy Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Sir Henry Nevill Sir Thomas Lucy and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir Thomas Lucy who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Parliament-House or Parlour of the Middle-Temple The Bill for maintenance of the Pier and Cob of Lime Regis and the Bill against unlawful
th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading and after long Arguments upon the second of the said Bills being for the better ordering and good Government of the City of Westminster it was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Treasurer Sir Thomas Heneage and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Richard Carey one of the Committees in the Bill for plain white straights and pinned white straights brought in the Bill with new Amendments which Amendments being also twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills of no great moment were Ordered to be ingrossed the first after the Bill it self had been read the second time being against trying of Tythes of Lands in Foreign Counties the second after certain Amendments and Additions unto it had been twice read it being the Bill for the maintenance of the Pier and Cobb of Lime Regis in Dorsetshire The Amendments in the Bill touching Latitats of the Peace being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for reformation of errors in Fines and Recoveries in the twelve Shires of Wales had its third reading Mr. Attorney of the Wards one of the Committees in the Bill for perfecting of assurances brought in the Bill again Mr. Vernon with his Learned Councel was upon a Motion by one of this House appointed to be heard who came into this House with his Councel accordingly where being heard at large and the Councel also of the other fide they were sequestred out of the House and after their departure it was resolved after many and long Arguments upon the question that a Proviso be added to the Bill And thereupon Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Recorder Mr. Sandes and others were appointed to draw the Proviso Post Meridiem Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill touching Highways another for continuance of Statutes and a third concerning Tanners Curriers Shoomakers c. being all new Bills were each of them read the first time On Tuesday the 9 th day of March Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better imploying of Lands Tenements c. for the repairing of Highways c. were each of them upon the second reading committed to the former Committees and to Mr. Cromwell Mr. Edgecombe Mr. Barker and Mr. Shirley But the time and place when and where the said Committees should meet is wholly omitted through the negligence of the Clerk Mr. Attorney of the Court of Wards and Mr. Shirley brought in the Bill again against delays in Executions with some Amendments only in form A Proviso by Mr. Cradock offered to the Bill of safety and the Proviso read and rejected and the Bill passed upon the question without the said Proviso The Bill touching Jesuits c. being somewhat considered in the Amendments and the Additions in the same once read after some Speeches and Arguments touching the same Amendments and Additions was committed further to be considered of unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Attorney of the Wards Mr. Recorder Mr. Sands Sir William Moore Mr. Diggs Mr. Doctor James Mr. Heyle Sir Thomas Heneage Sir Henry Cocke Sir Drew Drewry and others who were appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber A Bill also that Actions upon the Case and for Tryal of title of Lands shall not be brought in Foreign Counties passed upon the question after the third reading The Amendments in the Bill against delay of Executions was twice read and thereupon the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed On Wednesday the 10 th day of March two Bills of no great moment had each of them their second reading of which the first touching the true making of Hats and Caps was rejected and the second touching the Water-Bayliff was upon the second reading committeed unto M r Treasurer Sir Henry Nevill Sir Nicholas Woodruffe and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Nicholas Woodruffe and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber A Proviso to the Bill for Shoomakers c. was thrice read and the Bill with the Same Proviso being put to the question passed A Proviso to the Bill touching Tellors and Receivors c. was twice read and the Proviso and Bill committed to the former Committees and there were added unto them these following viz. M r Sollicitor M r John Hare M r Skinner M r Aldred M r Fenner and M r Audeley who were appointed to meet in the Committee Chamber of this House to morrow Morning A Proviso also agreed unto by the Committees and to be added to the Bill for reformation of Errors in Fines and Recoveries in the twelve Shires of Wales and Counties Palatine with the privity and likeing also of M r Vernon himself and one of his Councel and of the Sollicitor and one of the Councel learned of Sir Edward Herbert Knight was brought in by M r Sollicitor and being twice read was ordered to be ingrossed Six Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Treasurer and others of which the last being a Bill against delay of Executions did at this time pass the House upon the third reading immediately before it was sent up ut supra Four-Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for maintenance of the Pier and Cobb of Lime Regis in the County of Dorset had its third reading upon which a Proviso was offered unto it which being twice read was allowed by the House and ordered to be ingrossed and so was ingrossed in the end of the said Bill and afterwards read the third time And so thereupon the Bill passed upon the question M r Treasurer with the residue returning from the Lords he shewed that they have moved their Lordships for conference in certain points touching the Bill of Jesuits and that the Committees of this House moved their Lordships to amend some such words in their own amendments as which albeit the Committees of that House thought meet to be done for the matter yet they said they could not do it but by order of the House And the said M r Treasurer said that yet nevertheless because that imperfection might be very well holpen by a Proviso of this House he wished rather to take that course in the matter than further to urge the Lords in that point And said further that for other parts also of their Lordships amendments and additions to the said Bill it was thought good by the Committees of both the said Houses to have further conference together therein again for the more
speedy dispatch of the same The Bill touching process of the peace awarded out of the Court of Chancery and Kings Bench was upon the third reading committed again unto Sir Heury Nevill M r Sollicitor M r Cromwell and others and the Bill was delivered to the said M r Cromwell who was with the rest appointed to meet to morrow in the Afternoon in Lincolns-Inn Hall M r Recorder of London one of the Committees in the Bill against Idle and incontinent life brought in the old Bill and also a new Bill M r Sandes one of the Committees in the Bill touching Apprentices brought in the old Bill and also a new Bill On Thursday the 11 th day of March it was ordered that the House should be called together upon Saturday in the Afternoon and then also a Collection to be made for the poor M r Francis Hastings being imployed in Post in the service of her Majesty was upon a motion made thereof by M r Speaker dispensed with and excused for his absence Francis Bromley Esq one of the Knights for the County of Salop was Licensed for his great business at the Assizes to depart Sir William Moore M r Cromwell and M r Utreght were appointed to examine one John Bland a Currier of whom the House had heard that he said concerning the Tanners Bill lately read in the House that the Bill had been allowed upon the reading although a great part of it had been omitted Vide on Saturday the 13 th day of this instant March following Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for continuance of Statutes was upon the second reading committed again to the former Committees to whom were added these following viz. M r Strickland M r Recorder M r Heyle M r Sollicitor and M r Sands to which Bill six Provisoes or additions were twice read and two of them rejected and four of them Committed to the four Committees who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and so for the Bill of the Savoy M r Serjeant Rodes and M r Doctor Barkeley did bring from the Lords three Bills of which the second was the Bill for the increase of Pheasants and Partridges M r Hammon one of the Committees in the Bill for the true answering of Tythes brought in the old Bill and also a new Bill The Amendments and Additions of the Lords to the Bill against Jesuites and also the amendment of this House added to their Lordships said amendments and also to their Lordships Schedule were read and at large considered and agreed upon by the whole House Which done upon further debating of the form and manner of the finishing thereof it was thought fittest by some of the oldest Parliament men of this House and by the Clerk that their Lordships should be moved to reform their amendments according to the direction of our amendments in their said amendments before we insert theirs into the said Bill On Friday the 12. day of March The Bill for two Fifteenths and Tenths and one entire Subsidy granted by the Temporalty was read the third time and passed upon the question The Proviso to the Bill for reformation of Errors in Fines and Recoveries in the twelve Shires of Wales and Counties Palatine was read the third time and passed with the Bill upon the question The Proviso to the Bill for the maintenance of the Hospital of Eastbridge in Canterbury had its third reading and the Ordinances of the now Bishop of Canterbury were then read also and so left to be further considered of in conference with the Lords touching some words needful to be added in some part of the said ordinances The Bill touching the Water-bayliff with some amendment by Proviso was brought in again by Sir Henry Nevill one of the Committees Sir Walter Mildmay Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees in the Bill for the Savoy shewed that they the said Committees have met together about the said Bill and that they think meet that the Master of the Savoy do deliver unto this House a note of the names of the Lessees that they may be called and heard what they can say for themselves touching their several interests The Bill for continuance of Statutes was brought in with some amendments by M r Cromwell and M r Hammon two of the Committees with one Proviso also for the Ports allowed of by the Committees and the three other Provisoes residue of the four former disallowed by them and so rejected by the House and the amendments twice read the Bill was ordered to be ingrossed And the Proviso this day offered touching limitation of time for bringing in of Sutes upon the Penal Laws now revived was after sundry Speeches respited to be further considered of in the mean time of ingrossing the Bill Mr. Tasborough one of the Committees in the Bill for the better imploying of Lands Tenements c. given to the maintenance of High-ways and for relief of the Poor brought in the Bill with some Amendments and Additions of Provisoes On Saturday the 13 th day of March Mr. Cromwell one of the Committees in the Bill touching Process of the Peace brought in the Bill with some Amendments which were twice read and then Ordered to be inserted into the Bill which was already ingrossed after which the said Bill and amendments did pass the House upon the question after the third reading Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against the abuse of Corn and Grain was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Upon report made unto this House by Mr. Speaker that one John Bland a Currier of London had given out to some honourable persons that this House passing the Bill of the Shoomakers had proceeded contrary to an Order taken in the same House which he said was that the Shoomakers Bill should not be further read till the Curriers Bill were first read before and hath likewise reported that the Curriers could have no Justice in this House and also that this House passed the said Shoomakers Bill when there were scantly fifty persons in the House and that if their Friends had been there at that time the said Shoomakers Bill had not passed at all And further reported that the Bill for the Tanners lately read in this House was not all read out but some leaves thereof left unread at all Which Speeches being very slanderous and prejudicial to the State of this House and not meet to be passed without due consideration therein to be had it was thereupon resolved That Sir William Moore Mr. Cromwell and Mr. Utreght should presently examine the said Bland being now without the Door of this House who did then go forth for that purpose accordingly and returning back into the said House from the Examination of the said John Bland Sir William Moore shewed that the said Bland being charged by
them with his said leud demeanor also avowed to his face before them by two Witnesses the one alledging in this House that he said the Curriers could have no Justice in this House and the other that the Curriers could have no Equity in this House did not nor could not much deny the same Speeches as that there were not fifty persons in the House when the said Shoomakers Bill passed and that the said Tanners Bill was not all read out and that it was Ordered before by the House that the Shoomakers Bill should not be read any more till the Curriers Bill had been first read before And further answered that he had been told so but utterly refused in any wise to shew them who told him so Whereupon the said Bland was brought by the Serjeant to the Bar where being particularly and severally charged by Mr. Speaker and confessing his name to be John Bland and that he was a Currier of London could not much deny the matter he was charged with but in some sort excusing himself and alledging that he had spoke some words to the foresaid effect to some of the Shoomakers and none others and that he was told of some he knew not he said of whom both of the said Order of staying the said Shoomakers Bill from further reading till the Curriers Bill was first read and also of the not through reading of all the whole Tanners Bill and praying this House to be good to him and to forgive him his fault if he said he had offended He was then sequestred the House Whereupon it was afterwards resolved after sundry Motions and Speeches that in respect he was a poor man and had a great charge of Children he should if he would acknowledge his fault and submit himself to the satisfaction of this House be then delivered paying his Fees and that he should pay to the Serjeant therein for his Fee twenty shillings and taking the Oath of Supremacy Which done the said Bland was brought in again to the Bar who kneeling upon his knee and being signified by Mr. Speaker of the pitiful and favourable consideration of this House towards him upon condition of such his submission as aforesaid to be made he then made the same submission accordingly pronounced the said Oath at the Table after the Clerk with his right hand upon the Bible kissed the Book and so then departed Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 11 th day of this instant March foregoing The Bill for the increase of Pheasants and Partridges had its first reading which being read Mr. Treasurer did thereupon presently disavow and relinquish any authority or ability by the said Bill of giving Licence to any to take any Pheasants or Partridges for the provision of her Majesties House Which done Sir Henry Cock did the like openly in the House in the behalf and by the appointment of the right honourable the Lord Steward The Bill for continuance of Statutes was read the third time and a Proviso touching the times limited for commencing of Suits upon the penalties in the Statutes revived for the increase of Tillage was twice read and upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed and the same Proviso being once read again after the ingrossing thereof the Bill was put to the question and passed accordingly Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley brought from the Lords two Bills the one for provision to be made for the safety of her Majesties most Royal Person and continuance of the Realm in Peace with some little amendments And the Bill for the better and more reverend observing of the Sabbath day with Message from their Lordships touching that Bill that as the same Bill upon divers Conferences had between both Houses hath received divers Alterations Additions and Amendments upon Amendments so their Lordships do desire that the said Bill standing in such case of Amendments Additions and other things as now it is in may be fair written again in Parchment and then so further to be Examined by the Committees of both Houses that by the Agreement of both Houses the Record of so good and godly Law may remain fair and perfect and then the Bill to be new passed again in both Houses Which matter being opened to the House by Mr. Speaker after the departure of the said Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley the said Motion from the Lords therein was assented unto by this House accordingly and liked well of Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the third day of December foregoing The Amendments in the Bill for provision to be made for the safety of her Majesties most Royal Person and continuance of the Realm in Peace added by the Lords before their late sending down thereof were only these viz. the words foreseeing that were put in for the words so as which said words so newly added by their Lordships were at this time twice read the Bill it self having before passed this House and from hence sent up to the Lords on Wednesday last past being the 10 th day of this instant March and being well allowed by the said House the same were inserted into the same Bill accordingly and presently after were read the third time and so passed upon the question And the said Bill was sent back again to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others with four other Bills of no great moment with direction to pray their Lordships that Conference may be had touching the Bill against Jesuits according to the former resolution of this House The Amendments in the Bill for the better imploying of Lands Tenements c. given to the maintenance of High-ways c. and for relief of the Poor and Provisoes added to the same Bill were all twice read and so the Bill and all the Amendments and Provisoes were Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments and Provisoes added to the Bill touching the Water-Bailiff were twice read and Ordered with the Bill to be ingrossed On Monday the 15 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill that Marriages may be lawfully solemnized at all seasons of the Year was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords three Bills of which one was for establishment of an Award made between the Lord Rich and Sir Thomas Barrington Knight and the third was a Bill for the Inning of Erith and Plumsted Marsh. Nota That these two Bills are not at all mentioned in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House to have been sent down at this time from the Lords to the House of Commons but only the Bill against Jesuits and it is very probable that they were omitted through the negligence of Anthony Mason Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House The Bill against abuses in making of Devonshire Kersies was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Mohun M r Edgcombe
Sir Francis Drake and others and the Bill was deliverd to M r Prowze who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall It was ordered upon a motion this day by M r Recorder of London that a Warrant for a Writ of Priviledge be awarded for setting at liberty of John Pepler now prisoner for debt in the Counter in London servant unto Sir Philip Sidney a Member of this House A new Proviso and certain amendments now newly added to the Bill for maintenance of the Hospital of Eastbridge in Canterbury were three times read and all passed upon the question The Bill for keeping the County Court at Morpeth for the County of Northumberland was upon the second reading committed unto M r Treasurer M r Comptroller Sir Thomas Heneage and others and the Bill was delivered to the said M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Court The amendments in the Bill against Idle and Incontinent life and for the punishment of Rogues and Vagabonds and the Proviso for Southwark were twice read the said Proviso was committed and the Bill in the mean time order ed to be ingrossed M r Doctor Barkley and M r Doctor Carey did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire that a Committee of this House may be appointed to have conference with their Lordships this Afternoon touching the Bill for the breadth of Cloaths lately sent from this House unto their Lordships Whereupon the former Committees of this House in the same Bill are appointed for that purpose accordingly Three Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others whereof the last was touching certain Assurances of the Bishop of Exeter and the Dean and Chapter of the same On Tuesday the 16 th day of March four Bill of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the establishment of the Company of Curriers of London had its first reading and the fourth touching the taking of Apprentices was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Moore M r Sollicitor M r Recorder and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in Lincolns-Inn Hall The Bill for the true using and making of Malt was upon the second reading committed unto M r Treasurer M r John Hare Sir William Moore and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Cromwell one of the Committees touching Devonshire Kersies called Dozens brought in the Bill with some amendments Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against the abuse of Corn and Grain had its third reading and certain amendments which had been added unto it after they were twice read were ingrossed Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Treasurer and others of which the last was the Bill concerning the Water-Bayliff The amendments and additions to the Bill that the Lands Tenements c. of Tellors Receivors c. shall be lyable to the payment of their debts were twice read and the additions ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills were sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons of which the last was for the Incorporation of the Hospital of Christ in the Town of Sherburn and the first for the Grant of a Subsidy of the Clergy with the confirmation of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury which said Bill is mentioned in the Original Journal Book of the Upper House to have passed this day but not to have been sent down to the House of Commons The Bill that Recusants shall not have Armour Weapons or shot in their Custody was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privie Council Sir Henry Cock Sir John Higham M r Atturney of the Wards and others who were appointed to meet to morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer The Bill for the maintenance of Forts Bulwarks c. near to the Town of Southampton had its second reading and was rejected upon the question Post Meridiem Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the second being a new Bill for the true answering of Tythes had its first reading and the third being the Bill for the establishment of an Award made between the Lord Rich and Sir Tho. Barrington Knight was read the third time and committed unto M r Audeley M r Atie M r Wiseman and M r Grafton who were appointed to meet to morrow Morning in the Exchequer Court On Wednesday the 17 th day of March The Bill touching Slanderous Books and Libels was read the first time and upon the question rejected The Bill for keeping of the County Court at Morpeth for the County of Northumberland was brought in again by M r Treasurer one of the Committees who reported to the House that the Committees thought good in the Bill after the word Morpeth in the 31 th line of the same Bill to have these words or Alnwick inserted and put in by the Lords The Amendments and Schedule in the Bill for the good Government of the City of Westminster were twice read and committed to M r Treasurer M r Recorder M r Cromwell M r Grafton and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Court The Bill touching Apprentices was brought in again by M r Attorney of the Wards one of the Committees who reported that he attended for the residue of the Committees yesterday at the place and time appointed but that none of them came thither The Bill against Idle and Incontinent Life and and for the punishment of Rogues and Vagabonds was read the third time and two Provisoes added unto it were twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Whereupon the said Bill and the Proviso passed upon the Question Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Powle did bring from the Lords a Bill for the paving of the Town of New Windsor and a Message from their Lordships for present Conference with some of this House touching the Bill against fraudulent Conveyances c. before passed from this House unto them with further Message from their Lordships that their Lordships have sent sundry Bills to this House which are not returned unto them again and therefore think that those Bills have not that ordinary course of reading and expedition which were requisite and therefore do pray better speed in those Bills that are nearest and readiest to the course of passing and then to deal with other Bills as their course shall require Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Morrice Mr. Attorney of the Wards Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Grafton and Mr. Alford were appointed presently to repair to the Lords for Conference
in the Bill against covenous and fraudulent Conveyances And the Bill passed this House against the abuse of Corn and Grain was sent up to their Lordships by the said Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and others And the Bill likewise for the better and more reverent observing of the Sabbath day fair written in Parchment according to the former Amendments and Additions therein of both Houses with desire that the same new written Bill may be Examined by the former old Bill and the Amendments and Additions therein of both Houses according to the former Agreement of both the same Houses in that behalf and so then to be passed in both Houses accordingly Vide on Thursday the third day Saturday the 5 th day Monday the 7 th day Thursday the 10 th day Saturday the 12 th day and on Saturday the 19 th day of December foregoing as also on Monday the 22 th day and on Tuesday the 23 th day of February preceding The Bill for increase of Pheasants and Partridges was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Sir William Moore and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Amendments and Additions in the Bill for the preservation of Grain and Game were read and committed to Sir John Higham Mr. William Staughton Mr. Audeley Mr. Topcliffe and others who were added to the former Committees for increase of Pheasants and Partridges and made with them as it seemeth one Committee for both the foresaid Bills being to meet as for the former this Afternoon in the same place The Amendments in the Bill that Parsonages Impropriate may be disposed to godly and charitable uses were twice read and were Ordered to be inserted in the Bill which being so done the same Amendment ingrossed was read and also passed upon the question Sir Christopher Hatton her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain returning from the Lords shewed that he and the residue of the Committes of this House appointed to have Conference with their Lordships in the same Bill and that their Lordships will presently send down the same Bill to this House with some Amendments as their said Lordships do think meet And shewed further that he and the residue moved their Lordships touching the foresaid new written Bill for the better and more reverent observing of the Sabbath day and that thereupon their Lordships and the Committees of this House did examine the said new written Bill with the said old former Bill and the Amendments and Additions of the same Bill the said whole new Bill being read and found to agree without alteration or want of any one word moved that the said new written Bill may be passed presently which was thereupon so done accordingly Vide de ista materia on the day foregoing The Bill that was first read this day and which was upon the reading thereof rejected viz. the Bill touching slanderous Books and Libels was by Mr. Speakers Commandment delivered by the Clerk of the Parliament unto him in the Afternoon of the same day before the siting of the House and was he said delivered over by him to Mr. Attorney General with whom it seemeth it still remained Post Meridiem M r Wiseman one of the Committees in the Bill for the establishing of an Award made between the Lord Rich and Sir Thomas Barrington Knight brought in the Bill with an amendment of the alteration of one word only Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Incorporation of the Hospital of Christ in the Town of Sherburn was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Recorder Sir Drew Drury and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Recorder who with the rest was appointed to meet to morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Court On Thursday the 18 th day of March Seven Bill of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill that Lands Tenements c. of Tellors Receivors c. Shall be lyable to the payment of their debts was read the third time and the amendment and Schedule annexed was also read the third time and the Bill and all passed upon the question And another being the Bill for the Inning of Erith and Plumstead-Marsh was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer M r Vice-Chamberlain and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill for the true making of Malt remembred the Committees to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon The Bill for the better Execution of the Statute of the thirteenth of her Majesty for reformation of certain disorders in Ministers of the Church was read the first time Four Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill That the Lands Tenements c. of Tellors Receivors c. may be lyable c. And the last was the Bill for the better and more reverent observing of the Sabbath day Which said Bills were sent up by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords three Bills viz. the Bill touching the breadth of Wollen-Cloths with some Amendments which Bill before passed this House The Bill against fraudulent means used to defeat Wardships Liveries and Primer seisins and the third was a Bill for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Hunsdon with report touching that Bill that Robert Elrington and Alice his Wife were present before the Lords and gave their consent to the passing of the Bill Nota That the second of the said Bills is omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House through the negligence of the Clerk The Bill for preservation of Woods near the Town of Crambrooke in Kent was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Philip Sidney Sir Henry Nevill and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday in the Afternoon in the open Exchequer Court Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the Curriers of London was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Philip Sidney Sir Henry Nevill Mr. Rotheram and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir William Moore one of the said Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the open Exchequer Court The Amendments and Schedule in the Bill for the good Government of the City of Westminster were three times read and so passed upon the question On Friday the 19 th day of March the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Hunsdon was read the second time Mr. Elrington and Alice his Wife being brought to the Bar did there give their open assents to the passing of the said Bill Sir William Moore one
of the Committees in the Bill for the Curriers brought in the Bill with some Amendments and declared further that upon their Conference together they misliked much of many parts of the Bill as to have persons made free of London by Act of Parliament and that it should breed a very hard course and prejudicial precedent to all sorts of Artificers dwelling within three Miles of the City of London Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill touching the true making of Malt shewed that they have met but have done nothing in the same Bill and so brought in the same Bill to be now read only for the reviving of the former Statute in that behalf without any Alteration or Addition which Bill was then in that course so read accordingly and the Amendment therein for the limitation of the continuance twice read and so the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill against Jesuits Seminary Priests and such other disobedient Subjects being perfected according to the said Agreement of this House therein were now upon the question likewise passed and assented unto accordingly Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords the Bill against Covenous and fraudulent Conveyances returned with some Amendments Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being a Bill for the better Execution of the Statute of the thirteenth of her Majesties Reign for reformation of certain disorders in the Ministers of the Church was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Recorder and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Amendments in the Bill touching the breadth of Wollen Cloths were read three times and so the said Amendments passed upon the question The Bill against fraudulent means used to defeat Wardships Liveries and primer seisins was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords the Bill for preservation of Timber in the County of Surrey Sussex and Kent returned with some Amendments and a request also from their Lordships that some of this House may be appointed to have Conference with their Lordships at three of the Clock this Afternoon touching a branch in the Bill for continuance of Statutes which concerneth the eating of Fish upon Wednesday Whereupon were appointed thereunto all the Privy-Council Mr. Morrice Sir William Moore Sir Thomas Heneage Sir Henry Cock Mr. Cromwell Mr. Recorder and others Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the perfecting of assurances was read the third time and stayed from the question till to Morrow On Saturday the 20 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better imploying of Lands Tenements c. to the repairing of Highways and for the relief of the Poor had its third reading and was rejected upon the question The Amendments in the Bill against Moor-burning were twice read and agreed to be inserted in the ingrossed Bill and being so presently inserted was read the third time and passed upon the question The Amendments in the Bill against Covenous and fraudulent Conveyances were twice read and agreed unto by the House and Ordered to be ingrossed in the Bill accordingly Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees in the Bill for the Inning of Erith and Plumstead-Marsh and in the Bill for the incorporation of the Hospital of Eastbridge brought in the same Bill with some Amendments Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of the Statute of the thirteenth of her Majesty for reformation of disorders of Ministers of the Church brought in the old Bill and also a new Bill praying that the said new Bill may be read which was thereupon twice read and Ordered upon the question to be ingrossed There were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons nine Bills by Mr. Treasurer and others of which the last was the Bill for Chichester-Haven The Amendments in the Bill for the Inning of Erith and Plumstead-Marsh were thrice read and agreed upon by the House to be passed with the Bill and Mr. Baptist on the one part with one Jacob Seal on the other part were heard in the House and after their departure out again the House did offer some Speeches and Motions in the matter but did rise without any resolutions therein Vide March 24. postea On Monday the 22 th day of March the Bill for the draining of Fens Marshes c. was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Richard Knightley Mr. John North and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill against excessive Fees and Taxations in Ecclesiastical Courts was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Beale Mr. Strickland Mr. Thomson Sir William Herbert Mr. Morris and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for perfecting of Assurances after sundry Arguments was read the fourth time and again after the same reading thereof the Bill was referred to the Conference of the former Committees as also of Mr. Owen Mr. Shirley Mr. Dalton and Mr. David Williams to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber to confer this Bill with that against Covenous and fraudulent Conveyances together and aftewards further to inform this House Mr. Serjeant Rodes and Mr. Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords three Bills viz. The Bill with one only word amended touching Artificers using the Cutting of Leather which before passed in this House the Bill with some Amendments and Additions for reformations of errors in Fines and Recoveries in the twelve Shires of Wales and Counties Palatine and a Bill to provide remedy for her Majesties Wardships Liveries and primer seizins in certain Cases And they also shewed that their Lordships did desire present Conference with half a dozen of this House touching the good Government of the City of Westminster Whereupon were presently appointed Mr. Treasurer Mr. Robert Cecill Mr. Recorder Mr. Cromwell Mr. Wroth Mr. Owen and Mr. Morrice who returning from their Lordships shewed that their Lordships do not very well allow of the Addition of this House in the said Bill to restrain the Liberty and Jurisdiction of the Dean of Westminster as well in his own Liberty as in his Government of the Prebendaries and Ministers of the Church there and so he thinketh their Lordships will add something to that purpose to the Additions of this House The second Proviso to the Bill for incorporation of the Hospital of Christ in the Town of Sherborn was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill
the 4 th day Thursday the 6 th day Saturday the 8 th day of this instant March preceding touching Purveyors and some exacted Fees in the Exchequer which the rather may be gathered because it should seem the House did presently upon this Message appoint the Committees in either Bill a time for their meeting to consider of them accordingly And yet this also is set down in the said Journal-Book very imperfectly in these words only following viz. for the Purveyors this Afternoon and for the Exchequer to Morrow in the Afternoon After many Speeches touching the present state of the Paper-Book of the Bill for relief of Thomas Haselrigg Esquire being altered in some parts differing from the ingrossed Bill in Parchment since the ingrossing of the same Bill It is upon the question Ordered that the said Paper-Book shall be by the Clerk of this House reformed again in all parts of the same agreeably to the said ingrossed Bill And that thereupon the said ingrossed Bill should be then read accordingly which was so thereupon read for the third reading And upon the question in the 4 th line these words one well experimented in slights and deceits as is supposed were put out and these words were put in the 5 th line after the word further and these words or his Heirs in the six and twentieth line after this word Haselrigg in the same line which amendments being three times read and the Bill passed upon the question the same Bill was thereupon delivered to Sir Edward Hobby to be by him carried to M r Treasurer and those others who were but lately before gone up to the Lords with five other Bills To the end they might then also deliver that Bill likewise to the Lords with those others of which one being the principal was for the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of the free Grammar School of Tunbridge in the County of Kent M r Serjeant Puckering and M r Attorney General coming from the Lords the said Mr. Serjeant brought a Bill from the Lords for Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy with an Instrument of the same under Seal and a Bill touching Horses Armour and weapons with very special commendation of the same Bills as things of very great importance And the said Mr. Attorney brought again from the Lords the Bill for the relief of Thomas Haselrigg Esquire this present day passed in this House and afterwards sent up to their Lordships but as he said brought up but with four or five Members of this House in sort not erst accustomed whereof as their Lordships did much marvel so did they return the same Bill back unto this House again not any way misliking of the Bill at all but that it might by further consideration of this House be sent up again when this House should think good with a greater number of the Members of this House after their accustomed manner whereby their Lordships might think the Bill had passed this House with good and full liking of the same And said further that their Lordships commanded him to desire Mr. Speaker to put this House in remembrance for the speedy proceeding of this House in the Bills sent from their Lordships unto this House and some of them specially recommended from their Lordships to this House whereof the said Lords did name five viz. one concerning Captains and Souldiers another touching excess of Apparel a third touching Houses of Husbandry and Tillage a fourth against Horse-stealing and the fifth against the erecting and maintenance of Cottages as very necessary Laws for the Common-wealth And that therefore their Lordships do eftsoons desire the said Bills may with all convenient speed be considered of and expedited especially for that it is very like that this Parliament draweth near unto an end Which being reported unto the House by Mr. Speaker the said Bill for Haselrigg was presently sent to the Lords by the Master of the Wardrobe and a convenient number of others Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to avoid Horse-stealing was read the second time On Tuesday the 18 th day of March the Bill for Repeal of certain Statutes was brought in again without any report by M r Harris one of the Committees Four Bills upon the third reading having passed this House were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others of which two of them were one touching forcible Entries and the other concerning pleading at large in an Ejectione firmae Two Bills also had each of them their third reading of which the second was the Bill for the relief of the Curriours and after some amendments added unto it being likewise read three times the Bill was upon the question and the division of the House dashed by the difference of thirty voices viz. with the Yea ninety and with the No one hundred and twenty Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill against strangers Retaylers of foreign Wares appointed on Wednesday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing brought in the Bill again with some amendments which were not then read After divers Motions it is ordered upon the question That the Serjeant of this House do bring in Thomas Drury Gentleman into this House to Morrow at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon to answer unto those things which he shall be charged with as well on the behalf of this whole House as of some particular Member of the same Vide concerning this business on Friday the 21 th day of February foregoing and on Friday the 7 th day of this instant March last past as also upon Wednesday the 19 th day of the same March ensuing Mr. Doctor Clark and Mr. Doctor Cary do bring from the Lords two Bills of which the last was that Children of Aliens shall pay strangers Customes And a little after the foresaid Doctors did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire Conference to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the morning with those of this House which were committed in the Bill that lately passed in this House for the true payment of the Debts of Thomas Hanford for that their Lordships having sent for the said Hanford to his House and not finding him there left peremptory Order for his repair to their Lordships at a day already past and wherein he hath failed of his appearance before them and shew further that their Lordships have appointed six of themselves for that Conference to wit two Earls two Barons and two Bishops and thereupon M r Cromwell M r Markham M r Recorder of London M r Faunsham M r Osborn and M r Francis Hastings were added to the former Committees and to attend upon the said Committees of the Lords to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Forenoon according to the said appointment of their Lordships The Bill against Erecting and Maintenance of Cottages was
prayeth the reading thereof which were afterwards twice read and the said Bill and Additions upon the Question were Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill against Election of Scholars and Presentations to Benefices bringeth in the Amendments in all parts reformed according to the Assent of this House therein Yesterday referring the residue of the report thereof to be made unto this House by Mr. Morrice who shewing all the parts of the same the said Amendments and Proviso were twice read and then the same Proviso being ready ingrossed in Parchment and Examined by the Paper-Book was offered to the House for the more speedy expediting of the said Bill which with the Amendments and Proviso aforesaid were read and the said Bill in such sort being put to the question passed accordingly Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others of which the two first were one for relief of the City of Lincoln and the other against Abuses in Elections of Scholars and Presentations of Benefices with the Amendments and a Proviso The Bill concerning the Almeshouse of Lamborn in the County of Berks was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Alford Mr. Hill Mr. Morrice Mr. Graston Mr. Francis Moore and others who were appointed to confer presently in the Committees Chamber Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being against the false packing of Hops was read the third time with the words Authority Royal inserted in the Bill twice read and these words also this Act to continue to the end of the next Session of Parliament thrice read but this Bill was upon the question dashed Mr. Doctor Carew and Mr. Poole did bring from the Lords the Bill for the better assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to the maintenance of the free Grammar School of Tunbridge in the County of Kent before passed this House and sent up to their Lordships and now passed also by their Lordships with some Amendments therein offered by them to this House The Bill against the Erecting and maintenance of Cottages in former sort amended together with the Proviso to the same Bill being all the third time read passed upon the question accordingly On Monday the 24 th day of March M r Anderson was licensed to depart about her Majesties Service Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning Glass-Houses was brought in by M r De-la-bar one of the Committees in sort as it was delivered unto them and thereupon being twice read was after sundry Speeches and division of the House Ordered to be ingrossed viz. with the Yea one thirty five hundred and with the No forty three M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill touching Captains and Souldiers shewed that the Committees have met and conferred the Bill with the old Laws already in force and finding many imperfections both in the old Laws and also in the new Law offered by the said Bill shewed forth a Note collected of the same imperfections and also of sundry sharp and dangerous Points in both the same Laws and especially in the said later Law which was thereupon then read accordingly M r Comptroller one of the Committees in the Bill against excess of Apparel shewed likewise the meeting and travail of the Committees in the same Bill with some amendments thought fit by them to be added to the said Bill which amendments were also then read in the House and refered to be further considered of afterwards and more fully and advisedly compared with those Laws which are already in force The Bill for continuation and perfecting of divers Statutes had its third reading and after some Speeches and Motions for some Reformations and Additions was passed upon the question without any such Reformation or Addition at all Five Bills were sent up to the Lords at two several times this day the first four being of no great moment by M r Treasurer and others of which the last was the Bill for the continuance and perfecting of certain Statutes and the fifth touching the Gaging of Casks and other Foreign Vessels was sent up by M r Comptroller and others which said Bill had passed the House this very Morning a little before it was sent up M r Tasborough one of the Committees in the Bills concerning Jurors and Freeholders shewed that the Committees have met and had conference together about the same Bill and having used also therein the privity and advices of the Judges and also of some of her Majesties Learned Council have thought good to make a new Bill for that purpose and so offered the same new Bill and prayed the present reading of the same which was thereupon then read accordingly And afterwards upon a further Motion the same was read again for the second reading and Ordered upon the question to be ingrossed M r Doctor Clark and Mr. Doctor Awberry do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do pray Conference with some of this House in the Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers and in the Bill against Excess of Apparel this present day at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Council Chamber at the Court. Which being signified unto this House by Mr. Speaker It was Ordered thereupon that the former Committees in both the said Bills should attend their Lordships at the said time and place And the names of the Committees in both the said Bills were read by the Clerk And that Mr. Morrice one of the said Committees in the said Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers should shew unto their Lordships the great imperfections conceived by this House in the same Bill and also the reasons if their Lordships should require it and else not without any further Conference or reply unto any answer to be made by their Lordships unto the said Reasons of this House so as before to be rendred After which the aforesaid Doctors did bring from the Lords the Bill touching forcible Entries with amendments which lately passed this House and was sent up to their Lordships and thereupon the same Bill was referred over to be further considered of touching the same amendments unto Mr. Morrice Mr. Harries Mr. Atkins and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Harries who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at four of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall Thomas Shuter and Humfrey Wall returned into this House Burgesses for the Borough of Lemster in the County of Hereford are for their special and necessary businesses licensed to depart On Tuesday the 25 th day of March it was Ordered upon the question that both the Learned Councel of the Lord of Warwick and of George Ognell do attend this House to Morrow in the Morning and that the Serjeant of this House do make the said Earl of Warwick privy unto the same Mr. Treasurer reported that he and the residue appointed by
who accordingly were admitted to their several places Two Bills also this Morning of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill for the better Assurance and Confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Margaret Countess of Cumberland which was read prima vice On Thursday the first day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Assurance of certain Lands sold to Liste Cave and others was read primâ vice On Saturday the third day of March to which day the Parliament had been continued on Thursday foregoing Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being against Counterfeiting of Councellors and principal Officers hands was read primâ vice On Monday the 5 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being against Counterfeiting of Councellors and principal Officers hands was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossand 5 Martii introductae sunt literae procuratoriae Henrici Comitis Huntingdon in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Gulielmum Dominum Burleigh The saurarium Angliae Robertum Comitem Essex Vicecomitem Hereford ' Dominum Ferrers de Chartly Quod nota On Tuesday the 6 th day of March the Bill for the Assurance of Land sold to Lisle Cave was read tertiâ vice On Wednesday the 7 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued Retornatum est breve quo Johannes Salisburien ' Episcopus praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur qui admissus est ad suum praeheminentiae sedendi in Parliamento locum salvo jure alieno There was also brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons a Bill for the Naturalizing and making free of William Sidney Son of Sir Robert Sidney Knight Governor of Flushing and Dame Barbara his Wife and of Peregrine Wingfield Son and Heir of Sir John Wingfield Knight and Dame Susan Countess of Kent his Wife And this day also was one extraordinary or unusual Proxy returned from a spiritual Lord who constituted but one Proctor whereas usually no such Lord constituteth fewer than two which said Proxy is thus Entred in the begining of the Original Journal-Book of this Parliament 7 Martii introductae sunt literae procuratoriae Matthaei Dunelmensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Cantuariensem Episcopum On Thursday the 8 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill for Explanation and Confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late Sir Francis Englefield's Knight Attainted of High Treason Not long after this Bill upon the second reading had been committed to ingrossing according to a certainOrder formerly made by the Lords Francis Englefield Esquire appeared before them with one of the Learned Councel who were commanded to declare why an Act for Explanation and Confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late Sir Francis Englefield's Knight Attainted of High Treason should not pass And upon Allegations made by the said Learned Councel the Lords Commanded that they should set them down in writing and deliver them to the Attorney General and that on Friday they should attend on the Judges and the Queens Learned Councel at Serjeants-Inn and shew such Deeds of Conveyance as they made mention of before the Lords That the said Lords upon Answer of the Judges and Learned Councel might proceed in the said Bill as it should seem best to their Lordships On Saturday the 10 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for Naturalizing and making free of William Sidney the eldest Son of Sir Robert Sidney K t c. being read primâ vice the Lords gave in Commandment to M r Attorney General to bring on Monday certain Depositions remaining in the Exchequer concerning the Cause of Sir Francis Englefield after they had first heard the Opinion of the Judges which was delivered to the Lord Chief Justice of England On Monday the 12 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for restraining of Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad was read tertia vice conclusa On Tuesday the 13 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning the Lands of Henry Lord Abergavenny deceased was read tertiâ vice conclusa The Lords at the Bishop of Worcesters Motion condescended to a Contribution for relief of such poor Souldiers as went begging in the Streets of London viz. That every Earl should give forty shillings every Bishop thirty shillings and every Baron twenty shillings And appointed the said Bishop and Lord Norris Collectors thereof and committed the bestowing thereof to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Willoughby of Eresby On Thursday the 15 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Lord Harowden was read primâ vice On Friday the 16 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment of which the first being against persons Outlawed and such as will not pay their Debts and Duties was read tertia vice conclusa And then the Lord Keeper continued the Parliament in the usual form to Monday following On Monday the 19 th day of March the Bill touching the Lord Harowden was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossandum On Tuesday the 20 th day of March the Bill touching Sir Francis Englefield's Lands had its third reading and was concluded Four Bills were also this Forenoon sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second touching the sale of certain Mannors Lands and Tenements from Valentine Knightley Esq c. was read prima vice On Thursday the 22 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second concerning the Assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Read Stafford Esquire and Mabell his Wife and to the Heirs of the said Read was read secunda vice On Saturday the 24 th day of March the Bill touching the Lord Harowden was upon the third reading concluded Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was concerning the lawful deprivation of Edmond Bonner late Bishop of London On Monday the 26 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been
last continued Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies and fix Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read primâ vice which said Bill had already passed the House of Commons and had been sent up from them to the Lords on Saturday last This Morning also two Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill concerning the restraining of Popish Recusants to certain places of aboad c. On Tuesday the 27 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being for the Assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Read Stafford and Mabell his Wife was read tertia vice expedit On Wednesday the 28 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being for the grant of three entire Subsidies and Fifteenths c. was read secunda vice Five Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t and was read primâ vice This day finally was one unusual or extraordinary Proxy returned from one of the Bishops absent at this time from the Parliament as divers other Peers by the Licence of her Majesty in which said Proxy he constituted but one Proctor whereas the Ordinary Custom is for every Spiritual Lord to nominate two Proctors at the least and every Temporal Lord but one This Proxy is thus Entred in the beginning of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House viz. 28 Martii introductae sunt Literae Procuratoriae Thomae Cicestrensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Cantuariensem Episcopum On Thursday the 29 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t was read secunda tertia vice expedit On Friday the 30 th day of March Five Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies c. granted by the Temporalty And the last was the Bill of Subsidy granted by the Clergy Both which Bills at this time upon their several third readings passed the House On Saturday the 31 th day of March Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill prohibiting Strangers born to sell by way of retail Foreign Wares brought into this Realm was read secunda tertia vice and rejected On Monday the second day of April to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for Explanation of a Statute made in the thirty third year of Henry the Eighth touching Grants made to his Majesty and Confirmation of Letters Patents was read secunda vice Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was for bringing in of fresh Water into the Town of Stonehouse in the County of Devon On Tuesday the third day of April Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the maintenance of the Navigation of England was read secunda vice On Wednesday the 4 th day of April the Bill for Explanation of the Statute made in the thirty fourth year of Henry the Eighth for confirmation of Letters Patents made by his Highness to others was read primâ secundâ vice On Thursday the 5 th day of April Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayors Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was read tertiâ vice conclusa This Morning also this Order following was agreed on amongst the Lords viz. WHereas the Lords of Parliament both Spiritual and Temporal assembled in the Parliament Chamber here at Westminster have with one uniform consent both in their own names and the rest of the Lords now absent Ordered that there shall be a charitable relief and contribution made towards the Aid and help of a number of Souldiers that are seen in the time of this Parliament maimed and sore hurt in the Wars of France and Low Countries and on the Seas for the service of the Queens Majesty and the Realm and for that purpose have allowed that every Archbishop Marquess Earl and Viscount should pay toward their Contribution the sum of forty shilings every Bishop thirty shillings and every Baron twenty shillings for Collection whereof there hath been appointed the Queens Majesties Almoner and the Bishop of Worcester to collect the sums of Bishops and the Lord Norris to collect the sums payable by the Lords Temporal which hath been diligently done and received by them from all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have been present and that have attended to their great charge on the service of the Realm in this Parliament And considering the number of the Souldiers to be relieved therewith being very many notwithstanding the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons have yielded very good and large Contributions according to their Degrees Yet for the better relief of the said maimed Souldiers It is by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have given their Attendance here and have charitably and honourably yielded to this Contribution thought meet and so it is Ordered and Decreed by them with common and free consent that all the Lords of Parliament that have been altogether absent in this Sessions and that shall not have Contributed to this charitable use of relief before the end of this Sessions shall be required by Letters to be sent to them by the Lords that had their Procuration for their absence or by Letters from the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal required and charged to Cause payments to be made according to their Degrees and Vocations the double of the sums of money paid by the Lords that have been here present and continued their Attendance That is to say that every Earl that hath been absent shall pay four pound the Archbishop of York to pay as much And every Bishop also absent to pay three pound and every Baron forty shillings And for such as have been here present and continued their Attendance at some times though very seldom having been absent for the more part it is thought meet that every such Lord Spiritual and Temporal shall according to their Degrees pay a third part more than the Lords that have been constantly present All which sums of money they shall cause to be delivered to the hands of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to be afterwards by such Spiritual Lords of Parliament as are chosen for that purpose distributed to the maimed
Souldiers as shall be found to have most need thereof The like whereof the Commons Assembled in this Parliament have Ordered For all the Members of that House that are absent and have not paid are to contribute in double manner Which Order is thought very just considering the Lords and others who have been absent and have been at no charge to come up and give their Attendance may very reasonably and with a great saving to their Charges contribute to this Order And if any Lord Spiritual or Temporal shall refuse or forbear thus to do which is hoped in Honour none will do there shall be ordinary means used to levy the same On Friday the 6 th day of April to which day the Parliament had been last continued four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for avoiding deceits used in sale of twice laid Cordage for the better preservation of the Navy of this Realm was read tertia vice conclusa Eight Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the last was the Bill to make void the Spiritual Livings of those that have forsaken the Realm and do cleave to the Pope and his Religion On Saturday the 7 th day of April Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for rating of the Wages of Spinners and Weavers and to reform the falsities of Regrators of Woollen Yarn was read primâ vice On Monday the 9 th day of April to which day the Parliament had been last continued three Bills were each of them read secundà tertiâ vice and so expedited of which the second was the Bill for the bringing of fresh Water to the Town of Stonehouse in the County of Devon Eight Bills also this Morning were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Naturalizing of Justice Dormer and George Sheppy being born beyond the Seas of English Parents and to put them in the nature of meer English was read primâ secundâ vice But it doth not appear whether this Bill were committed or no which did not only happen in this place by the negligence of M r Anthony Mason at this time Clerk of the Upper House but also through the whole Original Journal Book of the said House this Parliament in all which although divers Bills are said to be read the second time yet it is not at all expressed whether they were thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed or further to be considered of by some select Committees of the House one of which of necessity must be put in Execution upon the said second reading of a Bill both in the Upper House and that of the House of Commons unless the Bill have its third reading also at the same time and pass the House or else be dasht upon the question and so cast out of it This Morning finally Whereas a Bill Intituled An Act touching Power and Liberty to repeal certain uses of a Deed Tripartite herein mentioned of and in certain Lands Mannors and Tenements of Anthony Cooke of Romford in the County of Essex Esquire hath been heretofore three times read and assented unto by the Lords in the which Bill there is no Saving to the Queens Majesty or any other person or persons of their lawful Estates or Titles This day there was a Saving drawn for her Majesty and all others which was offered to this House and some question and ambiguity did grow whether the Saving should be now added to the Bill And in the end it was resolved that the Saving should be added to the Bill for that it is usual and requisite to have some Saving in every Bill and for that there was nothing in the Saving contrary to any matter in the Bill and that her Majesties Right and all other be saved thereby Nevertheless upon weighty considerations the Lords have Ordered that this shall not hereafter be drawn to make any Precedent On Tuesday the 10 th day of April in the Morning were two Bills read of which the second being the Bill for the Queens most gracious and general free Pardon was read primâ vice and so passed upon the question Nota That the Bill or Act for the Queens general Pardon passeth each House upon the first reading Whereas other Bills cannot be expedited without being read three times both by the Lords and the Commons The Queens Majesty came not till the Afternoon and therefore in this place through the negligence of the Clerk the continuing of the Parliament until some hour in the Afternoon is omitted which should have been inserted in these words viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continnavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam c. à Meridie Between five and six of the Clock in the Afternoon this present Tuesday being the tenth day of April the Queens Majesty accompanied with her Officers and daily Attendants came to the Upper House and as soon as her Majesty with the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the rest that have place there were set the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons having notice thereof came up with their Speaker bringing with them the Bill of Subsidy The said Speaker being placed at the Bar at the lower end of the Upper House and as many of the House of Commons as could conveniently being let in after Humble Reverence done to her Majesty spake as followeth THE High Court of Parliament most High and Mighty Prince is the greatest and most ancient Court within this your Realm For before the Conquest in the High places of the West-Saxons we read of a Parliament holden and since the Conquest they have been holden by all your Noble Predecessors Kings of England In the time of the West-Saxons a Parliament was holden by the Noble King Ina by these words I Ina King of the West-Saxons have caused all my Fatherhood Aldermen and wisest Commons with the Godly men of my Kingdom to consult of weighty matters c. Which words do plainly shew all the parts of this High Court still observed to this day For by King Ina is your Majesties most Royal Person represented The Fatherhood in Ancient time were these which we call Bishops and still we call them Reverend Fathers an Ancient and chief part of our State By Aldermen were meant your Noblemen For so honourable was the word Alderman in Ancient time that the Nobility only were called Aldermen By Wisest Commons is meant and signified Knights and Burgesses and so is your Majesties Writ de discretioribus magis sufficientibus By Godliest men is meant your Convocation-House It consisteth of such as are devoted to Religion And as Godliest men do consult of weightest matters so is your Highness Writ at this day pro quibusdam arduis urgentibus negotiis nos Statum defensionem Regni nostri
r Lewes Sir Edward Dimock the Recorder and Citizens of York M r Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House The Amendments in the Bill touching the late Deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London being twice read by the Clerk the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill touching salted Fish and salted Herrings being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for confirmation of assurances of certain Lands and Tenements from Richard Knightley Valentine Knightley and Edward Knightley Esquires unto Charles Hales Esquire Thomas Bricket and John Lamberd Gent. being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed M r Serjeant Harris one of the Committees in the Bill for the Naturalizing of Samuel Saltingstall and others appointed on Monday the fifth day of this instant March foregoing brought in the Bill with some Additions which being first read to the House were by the Order of the House agreed to be inserted into the Bill and then afterwards the same Additions being twice read the said Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill concerning M r Read Stafford being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed M r Wroth one of the Committees in the Bill for the true assizing of Bread appointed on Monday the 5 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the said Committees at sundry times about the said Bill and that they thought good to make a new Bill for that matter And so delivered in both the old Bill and also the new Bill The Bill for restraining Popith Recusants to some certain places of aboad was read the second time and committed to the former Committees which said Committees were appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of February last past to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer M r Winch one of the Committees in the Bill for the relief of Jurors upon Tryals between party and party appointed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed That the Committees have met and conferred on the said Bill and did think good to make a new Bill And so delivered in both the old Bill and also the new Bill To Morrow in the Afternoon is appointed to have Conference and meeting touching provision to be treated of for relief of poor Souldiers The Committee for which business was appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing mitted unto Sir William Moore Mr. Hubbard Mr. Sands and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Hubbard who with the rest were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Thomas Posthumus Hobby is Ordered by this House to move Sir Edward Hobby Brother of the said Thomas that the Bills in his Custody touching springing uses and perpetuities and touching the Execution of Process and against Recusants may be brought into this House to Morrow sitting the Court. The Committees in the Bill against Counterfeiting of Councellors hands c. appointed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant March foregoing are deferred until Monday next in the Afternoon The Bill concerning Mr. Ognall was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Wolley Mr. Wroth and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Owen and Mr. Doctor Carey do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act against persons Outlawed and such as will not pay their Debts and Duties The Bill for granting of three intire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths granted to the Queens Majesty had its first reading Vide more concerning this Bill on Thursday the 22 th day of this instant March next ensuing On Saturday the 17 th day of March Mr. Richard Toptliffe and Mr. William Basset Esquires Sheriffs of the County of Darby and Mr. Moore being of Councel with Mr. Basset were heard at large at the Bar of this House touching the Case of Thomas Fitzherbert Esquire returned a Member into this House and now Prisoner in the Custody and Charge of the said Sheriffs and after long hearing of the said Parties it was in the end resolved by this House that this House being a Court of Record would take no notice of any matter of fact at all in the said Case but only of matter of Record And that M r Speaker on the behalf of this House shall move the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England for return to be made by the said Sheriff into the Chancery of the Writ of habeas corpus cum causa in that Case lately awarded by his Lordship unto the said Sheriff upon Motion to his Lordship from this House in that behalf according to the purport of the same Writ which being not done with such due Expedition as it ought the same being indilatè his Lordship will then at the request of this House assess a good round Fine upon the said Sheriff for the same his Contempt Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the first day and on Friday the second day of this instant March foregoing as also on March 30 th Friday Apr. 3 d Tuesday and Apr. 5. Thursday postea M r Thomas Posthumus Hobby shewed that according to the appointment of this House he hath moved his Brother Sir Edward Hobby for the two Bills which were in his hands viz. the Bill for Perpetuities and the Bill touching the Execution of Process c. And that the said Sir Edward Hobby saith he is a Committee amongst others in both the same Bills by appointment of this House and that the same Bills were in that respect delivered to him by the Clerk of this House And that albeit he thinketh it reasonable he should be acquainted with the proceedings in the said Bills in the Committee as one of the same Committees yet in regard of the dutiful good will he beareth to the Members of this House and loth to offend any of the same he delivered the said Bills to the said Mr. Posthumus Hobby to be brought into this House accordingly And so the said M r Thomas Posthumus Hobby delivered the said Bills Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to confirm the sale of certain Lands and Tenements made by Sir Richard Knightley Knight Valentine Knightley and Edward Knightley Esquires unto Charles Hales Esquire Thomas Bruncket and John Lambert Gent. and others was read the third time and passed upon the question The Serjeant of the House received of M r Miles Sands six shillings and of M r Lewes two shillings to be given
amongst the poor Which it should seem they left with the said Serjeant upon Licence given them by M r Speaker to depart into the Country upon some necessary Occasions M r Finch one of the Committees in the two Bills touching Popish Recusants bringeth in both the same Bills with some Amendments which said Amendments being opened by him unto the House and afterwards read by the Clerk of the said House the same Amendments were Ordered by the House to be put into the same Bills accordingly The Bill concerning springing uses and perpetuities was delivered to M r Serjeant Harris one of the Committees appointed on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March foregoing And the Bill for the speedy Execution of Process appointed to be considered of on Thursday the 15 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Mr. Dalton one of the said Committees On Monday the 19 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill concerning Iron Wier and Iron Wier-Works was read the first time Sir Francis Hastings one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the breadth of Plunkets Azures Blues and other Coloured Cloaths c. appointed on Friday the 16 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and thought good to make some Addition to the said Bill and opening the contents thereof to the House and afterwards praying the same to be read it was after the reading Ordered to be inserted into the said Bill Mr. Speaker shewed unto the House that according to their late direction he hath moved the Lord Keeper for the speedy bringing up of one Mr. Tho. Fitzherbert and also for a Fine to be assessed by his Lordship upon Mr. Basset the Sheriff of Darbyshire according to the request of this House for his contempt in not returning the Body and Cause of Mr. Fitzherbet heretofore according to the Writ all which Mr. Speaker said his Lordship would willingly do Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the first day Friday the second day and on Saturday the seventeenth day of this instant March foregoing The Bill concerning the lawful Deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London had its third reading and after sundry Speeches some words were added to the end of the Bill and a Proviso also after those words so added were likewise read and presently inserted into the said Bill and three times read The said Bill in such sort amended was passed upon the Question Mr. Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees touching the relief of the poor appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and for continuance of Statutes moved that for some present relief for poor Maimed and sick Souldiers a Collection might be had amongst the Members of this House at the rate of thirty shillings a piece for every one of this House being of her Majesties Privy-Council ten shillings a piece for every one returned a Knight for any Shire into this Parliament and every other being a Knight in Degree though returned but as a Burgess and every other of meaner degree that is returned for a Burgess at five shillings a piece And that all such as are departed without Licence pay double after the said rates Which was immediately upon the Question assented unto by the whole House accordingly Sir Robert Cecill one other of the same Committees liking well of the said course taken upon the said Motion made by the said Mr. Vice-Chamberlain moved further for some future continual contribution of relief for maimed sick Souldiers and Mariners and offered a Plot in Articles for a Bill to be framed to that purpose and prayeth the reading of the said Articles Which being thereupon read by the Clerk accordingly and well liked of by the House the said Articles were by Order of the House referred to the said former Committees whose names see before on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing to draw a Bill thereupon to that purpose accordingly Mr. Francis Bacon one other of the said Committees very well liking and much commending the said endeavours and Reports of the said Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and Sir Robert Cecill maketh a Report at large of the Conference of the Committees of this House had with the Committees of the Lords concerning the continuance of Statutes to about the number of twenty five or twenty six he said And so entring into the particularities thereof in sundry degrees whereof some were doubtful and some disputable amongst the said Committees on both sides it was thought sit for this time it should be left to further Conference amongst the said Committees accordingly The Bill concerning the assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Read Stafford Esquire and Mabil his Wife and to the Heirs of the said Read was read the third time and passed upon the Question M r Calfeild M r Lewkenor Sir Humphrey Foster Mr. Valentine Knightley Mr. Finch Mr. Reynold Mr. Fulk Grevill and Mr. Broughton were added to the Committees for George Ognell appointed on Friday the 16 th day of this instant March foregoing The Bill and Committees names concerning Petite Larceny appointed on Friday the 16 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Mr. Hubbert one of the said Committees And the Bill against Counterfeiting of Councellors hands c. committed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant March foregoing was delivered to Sir John Wolley one of the said Committees In the Afternoon The Bill for granting of three intire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths to her Majesty was read the second time and the Proviso for the five Ports was then altered and also twice read The said Bill upon the question was Ordered to be ingrossed Nicholas Curwen and Wilford Rawson Esquires returned into this present Parliament Knights for the County of Cumberland are for their necessary Service in the affairs of her Majesty licensed to depart On Tuesday the 20 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the Sale of the Gray-Fryers in the Town of Cambridge was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed By vertue of which said Bill upon the Sale of the said Friery the Colledge now called Sidney Sussex Colledge was built in the said University Mr. Cradock one of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of the Process and against Recusants committed on Thursday the 15 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees have met together and upon good considerations have thought good to amend sundry things in the said Bill And opening unto the House the effects of some Amendments the same Amendments being thereupon read to the House it was Ordered upon the question that they should be inserted into the said Bill accordingly Sir John Wolley
No M r Speaker said the Order of the House is that the I being for the Bill must go out and the No against the Bill doth always sit The reason is that the Inventor that will have a new Law is to go out and bring it in and they that are for the Law in possession must keep the House for they sit to continue it Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal The further Passages of this day and part of the next do follow out of the Original Journal-Book it self M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for Explanation and Confirmation of her Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late of Sir Francis Englefield Knight Attainted of High Treason On Wednesday the 21 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the maintenance of the Haven in the Town of Colchester and for the paving of the same Town had its first reading The Amendments in the Bill touching the breadth of Plunkets Azures and Blues being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for the more speedy and due Execution of Process against Recusants being twice read the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed The Councel on both sides were this day heard at large in this House in the Bill against Aliens selling by way of retail any Foreign Commodities and afterwards sequestred Which done the Amendments intended by the Committees in the said Bill were read unto the House and after the reading Ordered upon the question to be inserted into the same Bill accordingly After which there followed divers long Speeches and Arguments on both sides both with the Bill and against the Bill which said Speeches being omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons are in respect of the great weight of this matter touching Aliens now controverted supplied out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following viz. M r Francis Moore of the Middle-Temple being as it should seem at the Bar of Councel with the City of London and in their behalf to speak for the making of a new Law by the Order of the House spake first and did at large set forth the inconveniencies that grew to our Nation and Tradesmen by suffering I Tradesmen to retail First because that Strangers Wares are better than ours which causeth that our Retaylors have no sale of their Wares They sell cheaper though their Wares be as good as ours And this is by reason they have Factors beyond the Seas that are their Friends and Kinsfolks and so they save that Charge A thing to be noted And wheresoever they are our own native Retaylors are Beggars They receive Gentlemen and Yeomens Sons to be their Apprentices themselves being Retaylors and this is no Trade afterwards for them to live on So many Beggars be made consuming their time under them Their retailing Beggering our Retaylors makes a diminution of the Queens Subsidies Their riches and multitude makes our Estate poorer and weaker for they stick upon our wealth and carry it into Foreign Countries In the Statute Richard 3. Cap. 9. there appeareth the like Complaint that now is which being then made unto the King was then remedied as appeareth by the Statute And for the Objections made First that it were against Charity that Strangers sleeing hither for Religion and relief should be restrained from the means of getting their livings Secondly that their retailing 〈◊〉 seneth the prices of our Wares and encreaseth the number of Buyers and Thirdly that it were violating of their priviledge if we have them by their diminution The priviledge of S t Martins hath always been allowed and now not to be denied To Answer to these in Order First Charity must be mixt with Policy for to give of Charity to our own Beggering were but Prodigality and such Charity we use for we allow them all Trades that they have been brought up in but retailing is a thing that they were never brought up unto in their own Countries so no reason to allow it them here To the second they buy of us and sell as brought from beyond Seas and upon this opinion sell our own Wares dearer than we can do Their priviledge of Denization is not to be allowed above the priviledge of Birth and our Natives are not allowed to Retail and Merchandize as they do And it may appear by a former Statute that notwithstanding their Denization they have been bound under the Statute 34 H. 8. And though the Stranger Merchants pay double Subsidies yet Strangers Retaylors do not but are taxed by the place and that under value because their goods and wealth is secret but barr retailing and they will all of them be Merchants and so the Subsidy shall be doubled S t Martins was first allowed for a Sanctuary and for that Cause had his priviledge and not to be so ill a Neighbour to the City as to rob it as it doth and by former Statutes St. Martins hath been barred as by the Statute 21 H. 8. appeareth only the Statute of 1. H. 8. exempted it M r Proud of Lincolns-Inn being as it should seem at the Bar of Councel with the Strangers and in their behalf to speak made particular Answer to M r Moore for Strangers in resisting his Answers to the five Objections Then he offered if the Liberties of the Natives born might be granted to Strangers they would seek no more for they desired but to trade in all parts of the Realm M r Hill of Lincolns-Inn of Councel also with the Strangers spake next and said Make it Law that they shall not retail and the Merchants hereafter will require a Law that they may not use Merchandise and so the Shoo-maker Taylor and others that they may not use their Trades and in denying them one you take away all Upon this instant M r Speaker delivered a Bill which desired they might be barred of such Trades as to be Shoo-makers and such like But this Bill was thought to be put in by the Strangers themselves of Policy This I thought And besides these Retaylors themselves be not Aliens but far Foreigners such as have forsaken their own Countries and Liberties to live here in ours and home they dare not resort Further of the things they retail we have no Company or Trade here in England and therefore it were unreasonable to bar them of their said Retailing It should seem that these three last before-named were all of the Councel of either part that spoke at the Bar and that the Speeches following were all of them uttered by several Members of the House Sir John Wolley spake next as it should seem after the Councel of either part had been heard at the Bar and said This Bill
the Bill and after Report made by him of the Travel of the Committees therein the Bill was read for the third reading and passed upon the Question Mr. Finch one of the Committees in the Bill for Continuation Explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes who had been appointed on Wednesday the 28 th day of this instant March foregoing reporteth the meeting and Travel of the Committees and also the Amendments of the Bill in sundry things which Amendments after many long Arguments and sundry questions with the division of the House were in the end Ordered to be inserted into the said Bill On Friday the 30 th day of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Broughton and Sir Edward Dyer were appointed to attend my Lord Keeper touching the Return of the Habeas Corpus cum Causa for the bringing up of the Body of Mr. Fitzherbert Esquire Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the first day Friday the second day and on Saturday the 17 th day of this instant March foregoing as also on Tuesday April the 3 d and on Thursday April the 5 th postea The Amendments in the Bill for Continuation Explanation and Confirmation of the Queens Majesties Title to the Lands and Tenements late of Sir Francis Englefield Knight being twice read to the House and the Bill it self and the same Amendments read the third time also passed upon the Question The Amendments in the Bill for Continuation Explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes being twice read were upon the Question after many and sundry Arguments to divers particular points in the same Ordered upon the question in the end to be ingrossed M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill for maintenance of the Haven of Colchester and the paving of the Town appointed on Thursday the 29 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees have met together and upon their Conference thought good to suppress the said Bill for that they could not conveniently agree to such conclusion in the same as might satisfie the Inhabitants of the said Town And shewed further the imparting of himself and the other Committees unto the Lords touching the Collection and distribution of the money to poor maimed Souldiers And that thereupon their Lordships had appointed four of themselves for that purpose which in that Case should join with such of this House as by this House shall be appointed Whereupon M r Vice-Chamberlain was Ordered to give their Lordships most humble thanks and to shew them that after their Lordships shall have sent the Bill again to this House in such sort passed as their Lordships shall think meet this House will thereupon then do therein what shall appertain Doctor Carew and M r Powle do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for Confirmation of the Subsidies granted by the Clergy together with the instrument for the same with request also from their Lordships to this House for speedy Expedition of the same A Proviso to the Bill concerning the over-length of broad Cloth was offered to the House and after the twice reading thereof was Ordered to be ingrossed M r Treasurer Mr. Warren Sir Francis Drake Mr. Wroth Mr. Doctor Herbert Sir Henry Unton Sir Thomas Cecill Sir Thomas Morgan Mr. Oliver S t John Sir Thomas Baskervile Sir Thomas Shirley Mr. John Hart Mr. Flower Sir Robert Sidney Sir Thomas Conisby are appointed to join with the Lords in the joint disposing of the Contribution of both Houses collected towards the relief of poor maimed Souldiers Nota That this is all which is found in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons of this days Passages and therefore there being an excellent Vote or Resolution of the House touching the Addition and Amendments of Bills after their passing of either House set down in the often before-recited Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal I have thought good to have it inserted in manner and form following If a Bill having passed the Upper House be sent down to the House of Commons and be likewise upon the third reading allowed and expedited in that House and from them sent back again to their Lordships with Alterations and Amendments thereunto added here the Lords may either reject the said Bill or must pass it with the said Additions and that nothing more can be inserted into the said Bill by their Lordships but they must frame either a new Bill in the same matter or business or send down the former old Bill with other Additions or Provisoes as a new Bill Or if a Bill being sent from the Lords to the House of Commons do pass the said House also as it had their Lordships before the sending down it can never be again dealt in further by them Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal The next days Passages follow out of the Original Journal-Book it self On Saturday the 31 th day of March the Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidies granted by the Clergy and read the first Time passed upon the Question The Bill touching Casks brought in with more Amendments by Mr. Wroth one of the Committees and the same Amendments being twice read the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for reviving continuing explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes was read the third time And after sundry Arguments the two Provisoes touching the dealing with the reputed Fathers of Bastards being withdrawn upon the Question the Bill upon the Question was passed afterwards accordingly Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Ford do bring from the Lords two Bills the one Intituled an Act for the restraint of new Buildings converting of great Houses into several Tenements and for restraint of Inmates and Inclosures in and near unto the City of London and Westminster and the other for the Explanation of a branch of a 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 with some Additions to the same with a Message also from their Lordships to know the pleasure of this House touching their Lordships request for the further Explanation by their Lordships to be made of some part of the Amendments of this House in the Bill lately passed their Lordships and sent hither unto this House and afterwards by this House returned again unto their Lordships with some Amendments of this House Intituled An Act for restraint of Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad And the said Mr. Doctor Ford also shewed that their Lordships prayed Expedition of the said Bills now brought down for that the time of Parliament is like now to grow very short Mr. Speaker remembred unto the House the effect of the said Message from the Lords whereupon it was resolved by the House that Answer should be made unto the said Mr. Attorney and Mr. Doctor Ford That if their Lordships should add any declaratory Proviso
sent to the House of Commons by M r Attorney and M r D r Carew The Bill for the relief of the poor in times of extream dearth of Corn was read secunda vice and referr'd to these Committees following viz. The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral of England the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Southampton the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield the Bishop of Hereford the Bishop of Bath and Wells the Bishop of Norwich the Bishop of Chester the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain the Lord Zouch the Lord De la Ware the Lord Cobham the Lord Mountjoy the Lord Darcy the Lord Windsor the Lord North the Lord Chandois the Lord S t John the Lord Buckhurst The two Chief Justices the Lord Chief Baron M r Justice Gaudy M r Serjeant Drew and M r Attorney General to attend the Lords Vide plus antea November 7 th Monday These Committees to meet at the little Council Chamber at the Court of Whitehall on Saturday next being the 10 th day of this instant December at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars was read secunda vice and referr'd to the Committees for the former Bill and the same time and place appointed for meeting And also Authority was given to the said Committees to call such of the House of Commons unto them at this meeting as they should find cause to confer withal for the better perfecting of the Bill Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for the enjoying the Rectory or Parsonage of South Molton according to an Agreement thereof had c. was read secundâ vice Upon which reading it was Ordered that all parties whom this Bill may concern either on the part of M r Hatch or against him shall be heard openly in the House upon Monday next the 12 th day of this instant December by their Councel Learned and all specialties concerning the same to be then produced to the end it may be considered whether it shall be convenient to pass this Bill or no M r Serjeant Drew and M r Attorney being appointed by the Lords to inform themselves against that time whether any thing be contained in the Bill that may prejudice the poor Knights of Windsor and to make Report thereof accordingly on the part of the said poor Knights Vide December 12 th postea The Bill lastly for the establishing of the Possession of Sir Henry Unton Knight lately deceased and for payment of his Debts was read secunda vice A Motion was made by some of the Lords and approved by the House that there should be respite of some days taken before the third reading for any such Party or Parties as the Bill concerneth and namely any of the Wentworths to come to the House and alledge if they find cause why the Bill should not proceed And the next Tuesday was assigned for this purpose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Knight Marshal's Man that arrested John York the Lord Archbishops Servant was brought before the Lords this day by the Serjeant at Armes and being found upon his Examination before the Lords to have wilfully offended therein against the priviledge of the House was committed to the Prison of the Fleet there to remain till their Lordships should give direction for his enlargement Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 14 th day of this instant December following On Friday the 9 th day of December Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for establishing of the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol and for relief of the Orphans and Poor there was read secundâ vice upon the reading whereof some Amendments were thought sit by the House to be added which were presently drawn and agreed upon by the same House which being twice read the Bill with the said Amendments were Ordered to be ingrossed Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill that the Lord Mountjoy may dispose of his Lands whereof he is Tenant in Tail by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm as other Tenants in Tail may do a private Statute made 27 Hen. 8. to the contrary notwithstanding was with three other of the said Bills being of no great moment read primâ vice The fifth was the Bill for repairing the Bridges of Newport and Carlioll in the County of Monmouth The sixth was for the establishing the Town Lands of Wanting in the County of Berks which Bill was returned with allowance of the Proviso so added by their Lordships after the same was presented by the House of Commons And the seventh and last was the Bill for the establishment of the new Colledge of the poor at Cobham in the County of Kent which was returned into the House without any Alteration On Saturday the 10 th day of December Three Bills of no great moment were each of them read tertiâ vice of which the first being the Bill for the erecting of Hospitals or abiding and working Houses for the Poor with another Bill of no great consequence which had been formerly sent up from the House of Commons to their Lordships were now with some Amendments sent down again from them to the said Commons by Serjeant Drew and Doctor Stanhop The Bill Entituled An Act against Forestallers Regraters and Engrossers was returned into the House by the Committees who were appointed on Monday the 15 th day of this instant December foregoing although their names and the Commitment of the said Bill upon the second reading be there omitted as a matter of small consequence with some Amendments which were twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that the Lord Mountjoy may dispose of his Lands as other Tenants in Tail by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm may do a private Statute made An. 27 H. 8. to the contrary notwithstanding was secunda vice lect Upon the Motion of the Lord Marquess of Winchester It was Ordered that the Cause should be heard openly in the House upon Monday Morning next by the Learned Councel on both sides Vide Decemb. 12. sequen Three Bills also of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for the better and safer recording of Fines to be levied in the Court of Common Pleas and was returned and allowed by the said House of Commons without any Alteration On Monday the 12 th day of December to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing a Motion and request was
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-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
out of Norwich and Norfolk unwrought was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for Logwood and to meet at the same time and place And the Knights of Norfolk M r Nathaniel Bacon and M r Southerton were added unto them And the Bill was delivered to Sir John Hart one of the Committees The Bill concerning the Hospital of Warwick was read the second time and committed unto the Knights for Warwickshire the Burgesses of Warwick M r Linley Sir Francis Hastings M r Recorder of London Mr. Doctor Caesar Mr. Foulk Grevill Sir Robert Wroth and others And the Bill was delivered to M r Foulk Grevill with a Note of the Committees names who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Thomas Layton Esquire one of the Knights for the County of Salop having been much visited with sickness since his coming up to this Session of Parliament is for the better hope of recovery of his health licensed by M r Speaker to depart home into his Country On Saturday the 19 th day of November Four 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 Sturdy Beggars was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy and Mr. Attorney of the Court of Wards Mr. Francis Bacon Sir Thomas Cecill Sir William Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet on Tuesday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees for the Subsidy who were appointed on Tuesday the 15 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees yesterday and their assents to grant unto her Majesty three intire Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths the two first Fifteenths to be levied before next and three Subsidies to be paid at three intire payments in the three next years Whereupon some of the House were of opinion that the last of the said three Subsidies should have been in two several years at two several payments in the like manner as the third and last Subsidy granted in the last Parliament was paid Whereupon Mr. Secretary Cecill purporting to the House the said Assent of the Committees for the said payments in manner as Mr. Chancellor had before declared shewing very many forcible reasons and causes of very great importance for the said speedy performance of the said payments accordingly Which done it was upon the Question resolved that the said last payment of the said three Subsidies shall be made in one year and at one intire payment in like sort as the two first of the same three Subsidies are to be paid Vide Decemb. 7 th post Mr. Davies shewing many Corruptions in the Masters of Colledges in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in their abusing of the Possessions of the same Colledges contrary to the intents of the Founders converting the benefit of the same to their own private Commodities prayed the advice of this House for reformation and having a Bill drawn to that purpose desired he might have assistance of some of the Members of this House being learned in the Laws for the better digesting of the said Bill against the next sitting of this Court. Wherein Mr. Speaker referred him to Mr. Francis Moore and Mr. Boise with such other Members of the House as are of the Temple together in the same House with the said Mr. Davies Sir Edward Hobbie liking very well of the said Motion made by the said Mr. Davies moved that like consideration may be had of Deans and Chapters as of the said Masters of Colledges On Monday the 21 th day of November the Bill against Bastardy was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and the punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars to meet at the former time and place The Bill for imployment of the Poor on work and to refrain them from idleness was read the second time and committed to the former Committees to meet at the same former time and place The Bill for the Lord Mountjoy had its first reading Sir Thomas Cecill one of the Committees in the Bill for George Durrant who were appointed on Tuesday the 8 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and sundry particulars of their travel in the said Bill to the good satisfaction of this House Whereupon the said Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Adrian Gilbert one of the Burgesses for Burtport in the County of Dorset is for his necessary repair into the Country unto his Brother Sir Walter Raleigh Knight being as it is said visited with sickness licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart into the Country unto his said Brother The Bill concerning the Lands and Debts of Sir Henry Vnton Knight deceased was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Comptroller Sir Thomas Cecill and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir William Cornwallis who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Baker one of the Committees concerning Weavers and Spinners who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing brought in the old Bill which was recommitted unto the former Committees and Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Hext Sir John Savile Mr. Davies and Mr. Bourchier were added unto them All which were appointed to meet in the Middle-Temple Hall upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Bill was delivered unto Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Francis Bacon one of the Committees for Tillage and re-edifying of Houses who were appointed on Saturday the 5 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the sundry meetings and traverses of the Committees in divers and sundry courses concerning the converting of Tillage into Pasture And that as touching the said matter of Tillage they have framed a Bill which he offered unto this House requiring the same might be read to Morrow And as touching the said matter of re-edifying of Houses being not so throughly digested in the said Committee as the other was for Tillage he hopeth nevertheless to have the same very shortly ready to go forward together with the other Mr. Boyse one of the Committees in the Bill for Hospitals abiding and working Houses for the Poor who were appointed on Friday the 18 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and some Amendments in the Bill and delivered in the Bill so amended which Amendments being twice read the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Robert Wingfield one of the Committees touching the abuses of Licences who were appointed on
said Committees were appointed to meet in the former place at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this day and the Bill with a note of the Committees names was then delivered to Mr. Comptroller And thereupon the meeting for the matter of Tillage was deferr'd from this Afternoon till to Morrow in the Afternoon Three Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and others of which the two last were one for the establishing of the Town-Lands of Wanting in the County of Berks to the relief of the Poor c. And the last was the Bill for repeal of the Statute of the twenty third year of her Majesty Intituled An Act for encrease of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation The Bill concerning certain Lands of Sir John Spencer Knight Mary his Wife and Robert his Son was read the first time M r Winch one of the Committees in the Bill for keeping of Horses from stealing who were appointed on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meetings of the Committees and sundry particulars of their Travels therein And that resting partly upon the Fairs in sundry Countreys to be certainly set down by those that best know the same Countreys the Bill was recommitted to the same Committees to meet at the former place upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Arthur Hatch was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Sandes Mr. Philips Mr. Crew Mr. Finch Mr. Francis Popham Sir Robert Wroth and others who were appointed to meet upon Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Mr. Finch one of the Committees for drawing of a Bill for the reformation of the abuses by Licences for Marriages without Banes shewed that some of the Committees have met at sundry times for the drawing of a Bill for that purpose and that himself hath by their appointment drawn such a Bill and shewed the same to such of the Committees as were assembled at their last meeting being but very few of them at that time and so leaveth it to the Choice of the House either to appoint another day for the meeting of another greater number of the said Committees that they may be acquainted with the substance of the same Bill or else to receive the same Bill into this House presently at their own good pleasure And thereupon he was required by this House to deliver in the said Bill which he then so did accordingly and delivered the same to Mr. Speaker On Wednesday the 23 th day of November Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Leases made by Archbishops and Bishops was upon the second reading rejected upon the question for commitment and so likewise upon the question for ingrossing The Bill for repealing part of the Charter granted to the Town of Yarmouth was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth M r Fulk Grevill all the Burgesles of the Port Towns and Knights for Norfolk and Suffolk Mr. Nathaniel Bacon and others who were appointed to meet on Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Walgrave moved touching the Transporting of a great number of Herrings to Leghorn which occasioneth both a very great scarcity of Herrings within the Realm and is he saith a great means of spending much Butter and Cheese to the great inhancing of the prices thereof by reason of the said scarcity of Herrings And having drawn a Bill for redress thereof offered the said Bill to the House and delivered the same to M r Speaker accordingly Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the speedy punishment of certain Felonies hereafter to be committed was upon the second reading committed to the former Committees for relief of Poor and punishment of Rogues c. whose names see before on Tuesday the 22 th day of this instant November foregoing and M r Wiseman M r Littell and M r Lea were added unto them And the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall M r Francis Moore one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the Lands and Debts of Sir Henry Vnton deceased who were appointed on Monday the 21 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and opening divers parts of the said Bill at large shewed further the adding of a Proviso which Proviso being twice read the Bill and Proviso were upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Sir Thomas Cecill one of the Committees in the Bill for the Town of Northampton who were appointed on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and some part of their travel and so delivered in the Bill referring the same to the further pleasure of this House And so the Bill upon the question was Ordered to be ingrossed M r Snagg one of the Committees in the Bill to restrain the Carriage of Worsted Yarn out of the City of Norwich and County of Norfolk unwrought who were appointed on Friday the 18 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees without concluding upon any thing And thereupon further day was given to the former Committees to meet again about the same upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and the Bill was delivered to the said M r Snagg Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords An Act passed with their Lordships concerning the confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the Beginning of her Majesties Raign with recommendation thereof from their Lordships unto this House Which being after their departure back again signified unto the House by Mr. Speaker it was shortly after found by Sir Edward Hobby that the said Act was not rightly and duely endorsed by their Lordships the same Indorsement being made above the Contents of the said Act which ought to have been made under it Whereupon the House being made privy thereof by Mr. Speaker Mr. Comptroller being accompanied with divers Members of this House was sent to the Lords with the said Act to signify the error and pray the Amendment Vide plus concerning this matter in fine hujus diei The Bill concerning Coopers was read the second time and upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed M r Comptroller and the residue returning from the Lords shewed unto this House that they have delivered the said Act together with the said Message of this House unto their Lordships according to the said charge given them by
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
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
Clerk of the House of Commons though it may be not improbably gathered that their Lordships did rest very well satisfied with this Message of the said House of Commons and did impute the said mistakes to be the inexperience of the said Thomas Smith Esquire their new Clerk who had this Parliament succeeded unto Anthony Mason Esq formerly Clerk of the Upper House Which may the rather be conjectured because there was another Precedent this very Parliament upon Thursday the 24 th day of November foregoing in which the Lords upon a like mistake of the said Clerk did very honourably acknowledge the said error and caused it to be amended The next thing finally that ensueth upon relation of the aforesaid great business is the Adjournment of the Parliament which is entred in these very words following This day this Court was Adjourned until the 11 th day of January next coming at eight of the Clock in the Morning by her Majesties Commandment and so likewise the Upper House Upon which said 11 th day of January being Wednesday the House according to the aforesaid Adjournment upon Tuesday the 20 th day of December last past met again and without any further Ceremony proceeded in such ordinary Bills and businesses as had been left unperfected in the former meeting the first of which that is expressed in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons was the giving of the first reading unto the Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords added unto the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships and again returned from them with the said Amendments and Provisoes being Intituled An Act for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act for the relief of the Poor were likewise this day read in the House for the first reading of the same Amendments and Provisoes The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for the injoying of the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Molton in the County of Devon for certain Years reserving the usual Rent was read the first time The Bill concerning the High-way Lands of Ailesbury in the County of Buckingham was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Recorder of Lendon M r Lea the Burgestes of Aylesbury M r Boyer and others who were appointed to meet in the Inner-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this day M r Hext one of the Committees in the Bill against wandring Souldiers and Mariners and in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees shewed that for lack of meeting of the Committees to a convenient number they had done nothing in those Bills and so prayed another time for their meeting Whereupon the former Committees who had been nominated on Saturday the third day and on Wednesday the 7 th day of December foregoing were appointed to meet to Morrow at Serjeants-Inn Hall in Chancery-lane at two of the Clock in the Afternoon for the said Bill against wandring Souldiers and Mariners and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Hext one of the said Committees and the further course of the said Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees to be deferred to be further considered of by the former Committees in the same The Bill for Limitation of time for bringing of Formedons in the Deseender and Writs of Error was upon the second reading committed unto M r Serjeants Heyle Harris and Walberton M r Attorneys of the Dutchy and Court of Wards M r Sands Sir Edward Hobby and divers others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock at Serjeants-Inn Hall in Chancery-lane The Bill for Costs to be awarded in a Prohibition was upon the second reading committed to the former Committees to meet at the former day and place and Mr. Doctor James Mr. Doctor Bennit Mr. Doctor Caesar Mr. Doctor Parkings Mr. Doctor Crompton and others were added unto them for this Bill The Amendments and Proviso of the Committees in the Bill to prevent double payments of Debts upon Shop-Books was deferred till to Morrow to be further considered of for the perfecting of the same above in the Committees Chamber for this House The Bill lastly for taking away of Clergy from Robbers of Houses in the day time though no person be therein was read the first time On Thursday the 12 th day of January Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the due execution of Ordinances made by Corporations was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Philips Mr. Serjeant Walberton and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-Lane The Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault was read the second time and committed to the former Committees which had been in two other Bills before framed to this purpose whereof the first had its second reading and was committed upon Wednesday the 9 th day of November foregoing and then as it seems being rejected by the Committees a new Bill was to that purpose by them framed which had its second reading on Wednesday the 7 th day of December foregoing and was thereupon committed to the former Committees and some others who as may very plainly be gathered disliking the said new Bill framed yet a third Bill more to the like effect which was this present Thursday read the second time and committed to all the former Committees in the two other Bills whose names because they are in the former Commitments but in part set down are now at last in this place inserted at large in respect that the said Bill touching Maultsters was so often altered which is not usual the names of which Committees were as followeth viz. Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Hubberd Mr. Liere the Burgesses of York Hull Worcester and Gloucester Mr. Bembridge Mr. Henry Yelverton Mr. Wallis Mr. Oglethorp Mr. John Caswell Sir Henry Norris Mr. Henry Vaughan Mr. Green Sir Henry North Mr. George Rotheram Mr. William Ford Mr. Miles Sandes Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Stevenson Mr. Michael Stanhop Mr. Swaine Mr. Little Mr. Fulk Grevill Mr. Peake Mr. Litten Mr. Nathaniel Bacon the Burgesses of Norwich and Cambridge Warwick Coventry and Tewxbury Sir Thomas Hobby Mr. Winch Mr. Yelverton the Knights and Burgesses of Bedford Sir William Brereton Mr. Austen Mr. Henry Hubberd Mr. Serjeant Walberton Sir Francis Knolles Mr. Edward Lewkenor Mr. Stoughton Mr. Stringer Doctor Bennit Mr. Smith and Sir John Tracy and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Hubberd one of the said Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring word from the Lords that whereas there did pass a Bill in this
respite any further proceeding in the said Motion for Conference till to Morrow in regard partly that another Conference is already appointed to be had this Afternoon with their Lordships at the Court by certain Committees of the House upon a former appointment M r Finch one of the Committees in the Bill for Costs in a Prohibition who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees with some their Amendments to the Bill and so delivered the Bill into the House which Amendments being twice read and the Bill after sundry Speeches further then also in some part altered the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed accordingly M r John Acton one of the Burgesses for Droitwich in the County of Worcester is for his special business licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart On Saturday the 14 th day of January Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to charitable uses was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harris Mr. Serjeant Lewkenor Mr. Serjeant Warberton the Knights and Burgesses for London Mr. Miles Sands Sir Robert Wroth and others and he Bill and Committees names was delivered to Mr. Serjeant Harris who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane The Bill for the reviving Continuation and Explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Anthony Wildman Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Francis Bacon Sir George Carey Mr. Fulk Grevill Sir Oliver Lambert Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy with divers others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop coming from the Lords Mr. Attorney shewed that whereas Yesterday in the Conference at the Court by the Committees of both Houses it pleased their Lordships to appoint him to deliver unto the Committees of this House such defects as their Lordships did conceive to be in the Bill lately passed in this House for the increase of people for the service and defence of the Realm which he then did so deliver accordingly at which time the same was verbally answered but only by one of the said Committees of this House and that also with protestation of no advantage to be taken thereby to the prejudice or hindrance of the Bill At which time also as it was prayed by the said Committees of this House that their Lordships would vouchsafe to set down the said pretended defects in writing and their Lordships then assented so to do so their Lordships did now send down the same in writing unto this House accordingly And so the said Mr. Attorney did deliver the same to Mr. Speaker and then departed Vide January the 24 th Tuesday poslea The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward for the enjoying of the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Molton in the County of Devon for certain years reserving the usual rent was read the third time and passed upon the Question Sir Walter Raleigh renewing the Motion for a Conference to be prayed with the Lords concerning their said Amendments and Provisoes in the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars for the better reconciling of the same with the Bill now begun in this House against wandring Souldiers and Mariners it was thereupon thought convenient by this House that he the said Sir Walter Raleigh accompanied with a convenient number of the Members of this House should presently repair to the Upper House to move for the said Conference accordingly Sir Walter Raleigh and the residue returning from the Lords after the Bill to prevent double payment of Debts upon Shop-Books had been read the third time and passed the House he shewed that they moved their Lordships for the said Conference on the behalf of this House and that their Lordships have thereupon appointed six of themselves to meet for that purpose with a convenient number of the Members of this House upon Monday next at eight of the Clock in the Morning in the second Chamber of the Upper House And did further shew unto this House that when he and the residue after the said Motion made unto their Lordships for the said Conference did attend their Lordships Answer and were called in to receive the same their Lordships did then deliver the said Answer unto the said Members of this House at the Bar not using any of their Lordships former and wonted courteous manner of coming down towards the said Members of this House to the Bar but all of them sitting still in their great Estates very solemnly and all covered the Lord Keeper sitting also still in like manner covered delivered the said Answer unto the said Members of this House to the great indignity of this House and contrary to all former usage of their Lordships heretofore towards the Members of this House in like Cases accustomed Whereupon their Lordships innovation being misliked of by sundry Members of this House very much and in some part debated by them for further resolution thereupon there were nominated and appointed for that purpose Mr. Comptroller Sir Walter Raleigh Mr. Grevill Sir Robert Wroth Sir Oliver Lambert Mr. Hext Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Anthony Mildmay with many others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane to inform themselves in the said Cause against that time of Conference accordingly Vide on January the 12 th Friday residuum istius materiae Mr. Bacon reciting in part the proceedings Yesterday in the Conference with the Lords at the Court and putting the House in mind of the Objections of the Lords delivered this day in writing by Mr. Attorney General moved for a Committee of some selected Members of this House to be nominated to confer and consider upon the said Objections for the better answering of the same to the maintenance of the Bill Whereupon some desiring that the said Objections might be read all was then further deferred till Monday next the time being now far spent and the House ready to rise On Monday the 16 th of January Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for explanation and addition of an Act of Quinto Reginae for maintenance of the Navy was read the first time The 31. Objections of the Lords touching the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and defence of the Realm were read to the House upon the Motion of M r Francis Bacon who after the reading of the aforesaid objections moved
Towns and Houses of Husbandry was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees in the Bill for reforming of sundry abuses by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties service concerning the Wars who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of this instant January foregoing and to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber as in the said other Bill is likewise appointed and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Secretary and the residue returning from the Lords he shewed their delivering both of their Bills and of the message of this House unto their Lordships as he had in charge by this House to do And further shewed that their Lordships have appointed twenty of themselves to meet with a convenient number of the Members of this House for the Conference in the great Council Chamber at the Court at two of the Clock in the Afternoon concerning the said Bill intituled An Act for the reforming of sundry abuses by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties services concerning the Wars The Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture of Christian Lady Sands was read the third time Two Provisoes ingrossed in Parchment being offered unto this House by the Lord Sands to be added to the said Bill were twice read and upon the second reading of the same Provisoes it was Ordered after many and sundry Arguments and Speeches of divers Members of this House that the same Provisoes should be committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy Mr. Sollicitor Mr. Serjeant Williams and others and the Provisoes were delivered to Mr. Sollicitor who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Committee Chamber of this House Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 21 th day and on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January foregoing On Tuesday the 31 th day of January the Bill for Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne was read the first time The Amendments in the Bill for reviving continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessay relief of Mariners and Souldiers being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for avoiding deceits in Measures and Weights were twice read and after some Speeches had by sundry Members of this House touching the same Bill pro contra the Learned Councel of the Clerk of the Market being upon a motion of some of this House admitted to be heard at the Bar and called for that purpose by the Serjeant of this House to come in the Serjeant shewed that the said Clerk of the Market was gone down into the Hall to fetch his said Councel in the mean time whereof the House entred into another Cause and the said Bill was thereupon committed to be put to the question for ingrossing The Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesties debts and for the better explanation of the Act made in the 13 th year of the Queens Majesty intituled An Act to make the Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels of Tellors Receivers c. lyable to the payment of their debt was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees and Sir Walter Raleigh M r Fulk Grevil M r Swayne Sir Anthony Mildmay Sir Anthony Cope and others were added to them and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to M r Sollicitor one of the said former Committees who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at four of the Clock in the Star-Chamber in the Afternoon M r Fulk Grevil one of the Committees in the Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town and Haven of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk who were appointed on Monday the 23 d day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and that they cannot agree upon any thing touching the said Bill and so delivered in the same Bill in such manner as he before received the same out of this House M r Sherley one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the high-wayes in Sussex Surrey and Kent who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees with some their Amendments in the same and so delivered in the said Bill The two Provisoes to the Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture of Christian Lady Sands being returned to the House by the Committees and read the third time the said Bill and Provisoes were passed upon the question Vide concerning this business on Saturday the 21. day on Tuesday the 24 th day and on Monday the 30 th day of this instant January foregoing The Proviso in Parchment offered unto the Bill intituled An Act concerning a Lease of great Yearly Value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham the younger was twice read and after many disputes and Arguments by sundry Members of this House the same Proviso was read again for the third reading and then the said Bill was in like manner read the third time which done the question was put for the annexing of the said Proviso to the said Bill and Ordered upon the question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of six Voices that the said Proviso should not be annexed to the said Bill the Yea being but seventy and the No being seventy six And afterwards the Bill being in like manner put to the question the said Bill was passed upon the question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of four Voices the Yea being seventy five and the No being but seventy one Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 20 th day of this instant January foregoing On Wednesday the 1. day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for reviving continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers was read the third time and passed upon the question The Amendments in the Bill against the Excess of Apparel was read the second time and Ordered upon the question to be ingrossed The Bill for the maintenance of Hospitality and for increase of all Victuals and Flesh whereby the Poor shall be much relieved was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and ingrossing The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords to the Bill lately passed in the House and sent up to their Lordships from this House intituled An Act against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers being three times read the said Amendments and Proviso where dashed upon the questions Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Confirmation of Statutes Merchants in the Town Corporate of Newcastle
upon Tyne was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Recorder of London M r Tanfield M r Wiseman M r Snagg M r Finch M r Lea M r Francis Moore M r Boyes M r Hide and M r John Shirley were added to the former Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgment who were appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January foregoing and were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple On Friday the third day of February the Bill to restrain the Lading of Corn in some Ports was upon the second reading committed unto M r Colebrand M r Hext Sir Thomas Mounson M r Arnold the Burgesses of Port Towns M r Shirley and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill also for the restraint of carrying of Corn out of the Realm was read the second time and committed to the last former Committees and the same time and place appointed for meeting and both the said Bills and Committees names were delivered to M r Colebrand The Bill against the excess of Apparel was read the third time and passed upon the Question M r Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for the reformation of the abuses touching Wine-Casks with special recommendation for the speedy proceeding in the same Bill and did further bring word from their Lordships that whereas their Lordships received a Bill from this House Intituled An Act for the reviving continuance and explanation of divers Statutes which Bill as their Lordships do wish good success unto so their Lordships do in that respect pray present Conference of some convenient number of this House with six of their Lordships Whereupon Mr. Shirley Mr. Snagg Mr. Duport Mr. Francis Moore Mr. George Crooke Mr. Finch Mr. Oldsworth Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Wiseman Mr. Boyes Mr. Tasborough Mr. Colebrand Mr. George Moore Sir Francis Hastings and Mr. Serjeant Lewkenor were presently appointed for that purpose accordingly Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Sir Francis Hastings and others of which the first was the Bill for Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne And the second was for the renewing continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners Mr. Secretary one of the Committees in the Bill for reforming of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of January foregoing shewed that he and the other of the Committees of this House have attended the Committees of their Lordships in that Bill accordingly And that they found their Lordships very honourably inclined to hear the further minds and opinions of this House touching any the parts or points of the said Bill for their Lordships better satisfactions concerning the same And so moving for another meeting of the said Committees of this House to consider and confer touching the said Bill amongst themselves in the mean time the Committees names were thereupon read by the Clerk and the time of their meeting set down to be to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Francis Bacon one of the Committees in the Bill lately passed in the Upper House and sent down by the Lords to this House Intituled An Act against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry shewed the meeting of the Committees and that the more part of them being imployed in the Committee of a Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesties Debts who were appointed on Tuesday the 31 th day of January foregoing And in the Bill for the better explanation of the Act made in the thirteenth year of her Majesties Reign Intituled An Act to make the Lands Tenements Goods and Chattles of Tellors Receivors c. liable to the payment of their Debts they would proceed in the said other Bill and so moved for another meeting for that purpose Whereupon it was Ordered the same should be at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Drew 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 for the establishing of the Lands given by John Bedfords Will to the perpetual repair and Amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham according to the said Will And did shew that their Lordships had likewise passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments and with a Proviso annexed unto the same by their Lordships and so did deliver the said Bill to Mr. Speaker Sir Francis Hastings and others returning from the Lords he shewed the delivering of the Bills unto their Lordships which were sent up unto them by himself and others the Members of this House The Bill for Reformation of abuses in Wine-Casks was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth the Knights and Burgesses of London Mr. Snagg Mr. Wiseman Mr. Thomas Smith the Burgesses of York Mr. Peirson Mr. Hext Mr. Stevenson Mr. George Moore and Mr. Lilley and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Hext who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Morning at eight of the Clock in the Committee Chamber On Saturday the 4 th day of February Mr. John Shirley one of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgment who were appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some their Amendments in the Bill and so delivered in the Bill The Bill for erecting and building of a Bridge over the River of Wye at Wilton upon Wye near the Town of Rosse in the County of Hereford was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships intituled An Act for establishing a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of William Pope aforesaid to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts and another for the confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight which Bill their Lordships have also passed with some Amendments The Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesties Debts and for the better explanation of the Act made in the 13. year of the Queen intituled An Act to make the Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels of Tellors Receivours c. lyable to the payment of their debts was read the third time and after very many Speeches and Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill was
Knolles M r Secretary Herbert and others of which the fifth was the Bill for the enabling of Edward Nevill of Berling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevill Knight his Son and Heir Apparent to dispose of certain Copyhold Lands parcel of the Mannor of Rothersield in the County of Sussex and of the Mannor of Ailesby and Felding in the County of Warwick And the sixth being the Bill to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits of Law in her Majesties Courts of Westminster was read primâ vice Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the Higher Court of Parliament were this day informed that one William Vaughan Servant to the Earl of Shrewsbury was of late Arrested contrary to the priviledge of the said Court by the procurement of one William Crayford of Mongcham in Kent and committed to the Prison of Newgate where he yet remaineth It was therefore Ordered by the said Court that a Serjeant at Arms shall be sent to the Keeper of that Prison and require him in their Lordships names to bring the said William Vaughan before the Lords in his Company into the Upper House of Parliament to Morrow being the second day of this Instant December by nine of the Clock in the Morning and that the said Serjeant at Arms shall also bring before the Lords at the time and place prefixed the said William Crayford together with such other Persons as did either Arrest or assist the Arresting of the said William Vaughan Vide on Saturday the 19 th day of the Month following Memorandum that the Serjeant at Arms was this day sent for the parties above mentioned in like sort as the Gentleman-Usher had been formerly sent for others And forasmuch as the Committees that were appointed on Saturday the 14 th day of November foregoing to decide the question between them in that behalf had not yet performed the same It was therefore Commanded by the House that a remembrance should be made that the sending for any parties before the Lords at this time or heretofore by the Gentleman-Usher or Serjeant at Arms should not be prejudicial to either of their rights until the said Committees should have convenient time to consider of and decide this question betwixt them Vide November the 14 th Saturday foregoing Upon a Motion made to the House by the Lord Treasurer it was agreed that the Committees in the two several Bills the one concerning Musters and Souldiers who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of November foregoing and the other for confirmation of Letters Patents who were appointed on Monday the twenty third day of November foregoing should joyn in one Committee for both Bills Nota That although it be ordinary for a Committee upon some new occasion to be encreased in the number or for divers Bills to be referred to one and the same Committee yet I conceive this Precedent here immediately foregoing to be very rare and exotick in respect that two several Committees appointed at several times in two several Bills are united together and made as one Committee to both the said Bills On Wednesday the second day of December three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to avoid trifling and frivolous suits in Law in her Majesties Courts at Westminster and the second being the Bill for the Denization of certain persons were each of them read secundâ vice and committed Nota That here were two several bills read secundâ vice but no mention made either of their Commitment or Ingrossing The supposed Cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23. day of November foregoing The Bill concerning the suppressing of the multitude of Ale-Houses c. was returned to the House by the Lord Treasurer with certain Amendments William Crayford by whose procurement and assistance William Vaughan the Earl of Shrewsburys servant was Arrested and committed to Newgate and one Millington an Attorney the said Crayfords Master as also the Under-sheriff of Middlesex and another Person that was Bayliff with Crayford in Arresting the said Willam Vaughan all which persons having been heard particularly by the Lords and the said Millington the Under-sheriff and Crayfords fellow Bayliff protesting that they knew not the said Vaughan to be a man priviledged by the Parliament at the time of the Arrest It was Ordered that the said Millington the Under-sheriff and the said Bayliff should be dismissed for that Cause But forasmuch as by the confession of the Under-sheriff it doth plainly appear to the Lords that the said Crayford had very maliciously and upon unnecessary suits that did not concern himself prosecuted the serving and laying of sundry Executions upon William Vaughan it was thought meet and so Ordered that he should be committed to the Prison of the Fleet And because also the Keeper of Newgate having seen their Lordships Order by the hands of the Serjeant at Arms for the bringing of the said Vaughan did not perform the same pretending he could not with his safety remove him out of Prison being in Execution he was in like sort committed to the Fleet for neglecting the said Order And for the Prisoner William Vaughan the Lords resolved to enter into some further consideration for the bringing of him before them into the House And thereupon their resolution concerning the same was respited until some other time Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant December following On Thursday the 3 d day of December two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for enabling of Edward Nevil of Berling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevil Knight his Son and Heir apparent to dispose of certain Copyhold Lands parcel of the Mannor of Rotherfield in the County of Sussex and of the Mannor of Aylesby and Felding in the County of Warwick was read primâ vice The Amendments of the Bill against the multitude of Ale-Houses and Tipling-Houses were this day twice read And thereupon the Bill Ordered to be Ingrossed Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Jointure to Lucy Countess of Bedford was read primâ vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill against Drunkards and Common Haunters of Alehouses and Taverns was read primâ vice The Lords were this day informed by the Earl of Worcester of an Arrest made of the person of Robert Treswell Somerset one of her Majesties Heralds at Arms in Ordinary at the Suit of one Margery Fitchet of London Whereupon it was Ordered by the Court that the Serjeant at Arms should be sent for the said Margaret Fitchet and for William Smith and William Lane that made the Arrest and should bring them before the Lords into the Upper House to Morrow being the 4 th day of this instant December
of this instant December by eight of the Clock in the Morning Upon delivery of which Message to the House of Commons they assented accordingly to the Motion made in that behalf Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant December ensuing Upon a Motion sent this day from the House of Commons by Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Hastings Sir Edward Hobbie and others signifying that they desired Conference with some of their Lordships for certain matters concerning the Honour of both Houses the Lords hereafter named were Selected and Chosen to confer thereabout with such as should be nominated and sent by the House of Commons and the time and place of meeting appointed upon Thursday next being the 10 th day of this instant December by eight of the Clock in the Morning at the Outward Chamber near the Parliament Presence which was signified to Sir Walter Raleigh and the rest in Answer of their Message The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Worcester the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouch the Lord La Ware the Lord Cobham and the Lord Howard of Walden This day the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees in the Bill concerning Andrew and Francis Kettlebie whose names see before on Tuesday the 24 th day of November made Report to the House that the said Committees did desire and had endeavoured to make some agreement betwixt the parties by procuring the Wife of Andrew Kettlebie to accept of reasonable Conditions for her Estate which they held to be a better course than that the Bill should proceed absolutely without any help for the said Wife But forasmuch as the said Committees could not prevail therein with her who utterly refused all composition they therefore returned the Bill again to the House without alteration in such sort as they received the same Thereupon Order was given for ingrossing thereof The matter concerning the Arrest of Robert Treswel Sommerset one of the Heralds was referred to her Majesties Commissioners for those Causes that concern the Lord Marshalls Office and the parties that were sent for to be discharged Vide on Thursday the third day of this instand December foregoing The Lord Burleigh not able to attend for want of health signified by the Lord Keeper On Wednesday the 9 th day of December M r ..... being of Councel with the Lady Fane was heard in the House what he could say in her behalf against the Bill of Edward Nevill and Sir Henry Nevill his Son Whereupon the Lords finding no Cause why the proceeding of the said Bill should be longer stayed or forborn Order was presently given for the third reading thereof The Bill for the enabling of Edward Nevill of Berling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevill Knight his Son and Heir apparent to dispose of certain Copyhold Lands was read tertiâ vice Upon the third reading of which said Bill and before the putting thereof to the question whether it should pass or no the Lady Fane yielded her consent to the passing of the same being thereunto perswaded by sundry of the Lords Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 7 th day of this instant December foregoing The Bill to avoid the double payment of Debts was read secundà 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 d day of November foregoing The Lord Treasurer made Report that the Committees in the Bill concerning Letters Patents and Conveyances c. could not proceed to any certain Conference with those that were sent from the House of Commons for that purpose in respect of some doubts that were conceived whether the Proviso offered to be annexed thereunto were necessary or no. And thereupon M r Attorney General was required to deliver his opinion in that behalf Which being done by him accordingly to this effect That he thought the said Proviso to be needless and unnecessary and the Judges also concurring with him in that opinion Nevertheless upon a motion made by the Lord Bishop of London that the Councel learned of the Earl of Shrewsbury and M r Holcroft whom the said Proviso did concern in particular might be heard in the House as they desired touching the same it was thought meet and agreeable to the honour and dignity of the House that they should be so heard To which end their Councel were appointed to give their Attendance to Morrow the 10 th day of this instant December by eight of the Clock in the Morning And moreover for the better satisfaction of the House of Commons for the present M r Serjeant Yelverton M r D r Carew and M r D r Stanhop were sent unto them with this Message to signify their Lordships desire to have proceeded to Conference with them this Morning about the said Bill as was yesterday appointed And that the Lords were the more willing to give furtherance to the expediting of the said Bill in regard the same was especially recommended unto their Lordships from the said House But forasmuch as they found not themselves sufficiently prepared for this Conference by reason of doubts that were not yet cleared unto them they desired the said Conference might be respited till Friday Morning next by eight of the Clock at the outward Chamber near the Parliament presence Unto which Motion the House of Commons willingly assented Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 17 th day of this Instant December following On Thursday the 10 th day of December the Bill for the establishing the remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Kettlebie Esquire upon Francis Kettlebie was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by D r Stanhop and D r Hone. Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to avoid double payment of Debts was read tertiâ vice and expedited The Bill concerning Resumptions c. which was committed on Tuesday the 8 th day of this instand December foregoing although the mention thereof as being of little moment is there purposely omitted was this day delivered to the Lord Treasurer one of the Committees The Councel learned as well on the behalf of the Earl of Shrewsbury as of Tho. Holcroft Henry Candish and William Candish Esquires were heard at large in the House as was yesterday appointed And thereupon M r Attorney was required to deliver his opinion again of the said Provisoes offered on either part Which being done by him accordingly in more particular and ample manner than before and having withal delivered his resolution to sundry questions propounded unto him by divers of the Lords concerning the said Cause it was Ordered as followeth Upon debate in the House concerning the several Provisoes offered by the Earl of Shrewsbury and
the Lord Keeper to tell us that she hoped we would not hereafter meddle in Cases of this nature so nearly touching her Prerogative Royal. Mr. Martin spake to this effect I agree with one that said Learning should have her Reward but I say more that our Souls should have their Spiritual Food And I do wish that Divines may have promotion not only with good convenience but also with good abundance Though I be Zealous yet I hope to refrain and restrain my self from that heat which the heat of my Zeal and love of my Country drew me into very lately for which I do not only acknowledge my self guilty in your Censures but also crave Pardon of every particular Member of this House that heard me but most especially of him I offended But touching this Bill Mr. Speaker and so he spake to the Bill c. After this Speech an old Doctor of the Civil Law spake but because he was too long and spake too low the House hawk'd and spat and kept a great coil to make him make an end Which Speech finished Sir Francis Hastings stood up and said My Masters I utterly dislike this strange kind of course in the House it is the antient usage that every man here should speak his Conscience and that both freely and with attention yea though he speak never so absurdly I beseech you therefore that this may be amended and this troubling of any man in his Speech no more used But to the matter Mr. Speaker I protest that which I shall speak I will utter to you all out of the Conscience of a Christian Loyalty of a Subject and heart of an Englishman I know that Distributio Parochiarum est ex jure humano non Divino But he that said so much give me leave to tell him that Distributio verbi Divini est ex jure Divino humano If then by the distributing and severing of Benefices to divers learned men the Word may be the better distributed unto the people and preached as God be thanked it hath been these forty three years under her Majesties happy Government the point of whose dayes I beseech the Almighty may be prolonged I see no reason Mr. Speaker why we should doubt of the goodness of this Bill or make any question of the committing thereof c. Mr. Roger Owen after particular Answers to divers particular Objections by Doctors shewed that a Statute was but privatio communis Juris And this Act will make no Innovation because it repeals only the Proviso and not the Body Whereas it was said by a Doctor that Honos alit artes and much more to that purpose And if you take away the honour and reward then you take away the Study it self For Answer thereunto Mr. Speaker I say under favour that this Statute takes away no Benefices from the Clergy but doth only better order the distribution of Benefices among the Clergy For another Doctor that alledged a Canon confirmed under the Great Seal of England I say under favour that they of the Clergy and not we of the Laity are bound thereby for they are as it were By-Laws to them but not to us Then the Speaker stood up and put it to the question for the Commitment Whereupon it was Ordered by the more Voices that it should be Committed But the Committees Names being omitted in the private Journal they are supplied out of the Original Journal-Book it self and were as followeth viz. All the Queens Privy Council and all the Learned Councel being Members of this House Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Hastings Sir Carew Reignolds Mr. Francis Bacon and divers others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Speaker did lastly this Forenoon move the House to resolve whether they would sit to Morrow or no it being the day of her Majesties most Blessed and Hereditary Succession to the Crown of England To which after a little Speech had It was agreed by the House that after the Sermon was done at Westminster which would be ended by ten of the Clock they would sit the residue of the Forenoon And this was affirmed to be the antient Custom On Tuesday the 17 th day of November Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the enabling of Edward Nevill of Berling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevill Knight his Son and Heir Apparent to dispose of certain Copy-hold Lands c. was read the first time And the third being the Bill against unlawful Hunting of Deer or Conies in the Night time was read the second time and upon the question of ingrossing was rejected Heyward Townsend of Lincolns-Inn Esq delivered in a Bill to Mr. Speaker Intituled An Act to prevent Perjury and Subornation of Perjury and unnecessary expences in Suits of Law Upon the delivery whereof he said Mr. Speaker I take every man bound in Conscience to remove a little mischief from the Common-Wealth before it take Head and grow to a great inconvenience This mischief is ordinary and general and therefore though but small to be considered and provided for And if a Heathen Philosopher could admonish us obstare principiis I see no reason but men indued with Christianity should be sensible of the least hurt or sore growing in his Country either regardless or respectless For which purpose a Gentleman well experienced having found this grief common to the poorer sort like a good Subject tendring all the parts of this Common-Wealth engaged me at my coming into the House this Morning to offer unto all your considerations this Bill which it may please you to entertain with that willingness it is offered I doubt not but this inonvenience will quickly be redressed And thereupon the Bill according to the desire of the said Mr. Townsend had its first reading The Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents made by King Edward the Sixth unto Sir Edward Seymour Knight was upon the second reading committed unto the Queens Learned Councel Members of this House the Masters of Request Sir Robert Wroth Sir Maurice Barkley and others who were appointed to meet in the Committee Chamber of this House upon Friday Morning next The Bill for the strengthening of the Grant 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 was read the second time and committed unto all the Queens Learned Councel being Members of this House Mr. Doctor Caesar Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Dr. Bennet and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next at Lincolns-Inn Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The remainder of this days Passages follows out of the private Journal An Act to suppress the Sin of Adultery was read the first time The substance whereof was that if a Woman or Man or both were
them once read whereof the last being a Bill for the fortifying of the Frontiers towards Scotland was read the third time and after the conclusion thereof sent down to the House of Commons On Wednesday the 15 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned the Lord Chancellor and divers Lords met in the Upper House but no Bills were read only the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament to nine of the Clock in the Forenoon the day following On Thursday the 16 th day of February Billa for increase of Mariners and Navigation of England was read prima vice and another Bill also of no great moment had its first reading On Saturday the 18 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last was an Act for Explanation of a Statute against forging of Evidences and Writings which with the other three Bills had each of them their first reading On Monday the 20 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned the Bill touching the Lord Compton c. was read primâ vice Two Bills also were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons which are more particularly expressed in the Journal of that House On Tuesday the 21 th day of February Three Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last was an Act ratifying an award between some private persons but there is no mention in the Original Journal-Book of any Bill read this Morning but only of the continuance of the Parliament according to the usual form On Wednesday the 22 th day of February Five Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first was a Bill against Counterfeiting of the hands of any of her Majesties Privy-Council and for the avoiding of counterfeit Instruments and Writings under Seal or counterfeiting of the Seal of any Office or Officer which said Bill was read prima vice On Thursday the 23 th day of February Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the latter being a Bill against slanderous words and rumors and other seditious practices against the Queens Majesty with a new Addition of certain Amendments was read secundâ vice It should rather seem that only the Addition and Amendments which had been inserted de novo into this aforesaid Bill were now read the second time for the Bill it self had passed the Upper House upon the third reading on Monday the 30 th day of January foregoing and was the same Forenoon sent down to the Commons House and there passed and from them was sent up again to the Lords on Monday the 20 th of this instant February last past with a new Addition and certain Amendments So that the Bill it self which hath once passed the House is never read again but only such new Additions and Amendments as are inserted in it must be passed again de novo because they are of the same nature as if a new Bill were brought in On Saturday the 25 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned was read a Bill touching Fines and Recoveries secundâ vice and another Bill of no great moment had also its second reading Memorand that on this foresaid 25 th day of February being Saturday which day was before given to certain Parties then in difference for assignation of some Errors supposed by them to be in a certain Suit Commenced against them M r Cooper came in for the said Plaintiff and openly before the Lords in the Parliament House assigned the Errors after the hearing whereof the Lord Chancellor with consent of the Lords Ordered that the Plaintiff should have a scire facias returnable either the first day of the next Session or the first day of the next Parliament On Monday the 27 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for Explanation of the Statute against forging of Evidences and Writings was read primâ vice and another Bill of no great moment was read secundâ vice Then were there two Bills of no great moment sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first had its first reading Three other Bills finally after this were each of them once read whereof the last being a Bill touching my Lord Compton c. was after the second reading committed to be ingrossed On Tuesday the 28 th day of February the Bill for ratifying an Award in the Chancery concerning Copyhold and Customary Tenants of the Mannors of Moore and Newman Synderich Knyhton and Pensokes in the County of Worcester was read secundâ vice after which also seven other Bills had each of them one reading of which the fourth Bill being as the rest of no great moment was after the passing of it sent down to the House of Commons But the first Bill of the said seven which was touching the Inning of Erith and Plumsted-Marsh being upon the third reading concluded yet it was Ordered by the Lords that the same Bill should be staid from the sending of it down to the House of Commons until the Parties had brought in their several Bonds On Wednesday the first day of March the Bill for the Explanation of the Statute against forging of Evidences was read tertiâ vice which coming to the Question and the numbers of the Contents on the one side and the numbers of the Not-contents on the other side found to be equal and alike with their Proxies it was Commanded to be laid up in the Desk till the next Parliament On Thursday the second day of March a Bill for the increase of Mariners and maintenance of Navigation was after the second reading committed to be ingrossed Five Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first was the Subsidy Bill the other four of no great moment The Bill also for the Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy primâ secundâ vice lecta commissa ad ingrossandum There were two other Bills each of them read once this Morning whereof the first being a Bill for the punishment of those who should counterfeit the hands of any of her Majesties Privy-Council or the Seals of others was after the third reading rejected Quod nota because it is feldom seen that any Bill after it hath passed the third reading should be rejected Then was the Parliament continued by the Lord Chancellor unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon at which time the Lords meeting there were only two Bills read primâ vice whereof the first was the Subsidy Bill and then the Lord Chancellor Adjourned the Parliament unto the day following On Friday the third day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the last was a Bill that Gavelkind Lands within the County of the City of
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