against untrue Demeanors of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors with a new Proviso and the Bill for severance of Sheriffs in sundry Counties Surrey and Sussex being left out The Bill for Councellors Fees was read the third time M r Doctor Huick and M r Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords the Bill for the River of Lee with some Additions and Amendments Sir Walter Mildmay Sir Thomas Smith Sir John Thynne M r Wilson Master of the Requests M r Heneage M r Recorder M r Mounson M r Yelverton and M r Bembrick were appointed to meet here in the Chamber to Morrow in the Morning at seven of the Clock to consider of the Bill for Councellors Fees On Tuesday the 29 th day of May M r Serjeant Barham and M r Doctor Huick brought from the Lords the Bill of the Queens Majesties General and free Pardon The Committees for Examination of Fees or Rewards taken for Voices in the House reported That they cannot learn of any that hath sold his Voice in this House or any way dealt unlawfully or indirectly in that behalf and thereupon M r Norton declaring that he heard that some had him in suspition justified himself and was upon the question purged by the Voice of the whole House and their good opinion of him and of his honest and dutiful dealing and great pains taking in the service of this House were in very good and acceptable part declared and affirmed by the like Voice of the whole House The Bill for shooting in Hand-Guns and Harquebuses was read the third time and passed the House And the Bill also for the Queens Majesties most gracious and free Pardon was read Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for Councellors Fees the third reading being yesterday accomplished was now passed upon the Question All the Bills passed were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others After which the manner of the Conclusion of the Parliament is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Verbatim as followeth About four of the Clock this Afternoon the Queens Majesty being set in her Royal Seat in the Upper House M r Speaker made his Oration presented unto her Highness 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 Sessions Whereupon her Highness gave her Royal Assent unto forty one Acts and so Dissolved this present Parliament THE JOURNAL OF THE House of LORDS The Journal of the Passages of the House of Lords in the Parliament bolden at Westminster An. 14 Reginae Eliz. A. D. 1572 which began there on Thursday the 8 th Day of May and then and there continued until the Adjournment thereof on Monday the 30 th and last Day of June next ensuing THIS Session of Parliament held in An. 14 Reginae Eliz. although it lasted no long time yet it containeth in it a great deal of extraordinary matter touching the Proceeding of the House in the business of the Scottish Queen and towards the Conclusion thereof touching the Priviledge of the Members of the same and that which doth yet somewhat the more enlarge and beautifie it is the Addition of Sir Nicholas Bacon's Speech being the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal on the first day of this Session But howsoever this said Session were in it self short in Continuance yet considering the two other following Sessions which with it made but one and the same Parliament and that the longest of any in this Queens time it will not prove unworthy although the aforesaid extraordinary passages wanted of a careful and methodical setting down For the second Session being held in An. 18 Regin Eliz. and the third and last Session in An. 23 Regin ejusdem it was continued by many Adjournments and Prorogations although the House sate but a part of the time until the final Dissolution thereof upon the 19 th day of April in An. 25 Reginae praedictae after it had lasted about the space of eleven years On Thursday the 8 th day of May according to the Writ of Summons that had been sent forth dated at Greenwich the 5 th day of May in the fourteenth year of the Queen the Parliament held Nota That the Writ of Summons is set down in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House to have born date the 5 th day of May in this fourteenth year and the Parliament to have begun on the 8 th day of May in the same year of the Queen but three days after the Writ of Summons it self which is impossible and it is plain that the day of the beginning of the Parliament cannot be mistaken because according to that all the other days through the whole Journal-Book do follow in due form and order and therefore it is very probable that the date of the Writ is set down contrary to the Originals themselves which were dated the 5 th day of March and that the Clerk might mistake This is likewise very conjecturable in respect that the name of the Month being set down and perhaps abbreviated it was easily written May for March and so this incongruity is only the slip and error of the Clerk The Queens Majesty was doubtless present her self this day in the Upper House and was attended by Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal but in the Journal-Book of the Upper House there is no mention made who were present this day only it may be guessed by the names of such as the said Original Journal-Book setteth down to have been present on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May following which is the first day on which the presence of any Lords is marked according to the usual form by the Clerk of the Parliament Neither can it possibly be collected or gathered by the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House or House of Commons whether her Majesty was present or no. For as concerning the Journal of the House of Commons it appeareth only that divers of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the said House of Commons did this day take the Oath in that Case accustomed And therefore the chief ground I had to conclude that her Majesty was this day personally in the Upper House was a Copy I had by me of the Lord Keepers Speech made there this day in the publick Assembly of both Houses in the end of which he gives direction to the House of Commons to Elect their Speaker which shews also that the said Speech in divers Copies thereof is falsly attributed to the eighteenth Year of her Majesty which was but the second Session of this Parliament and no Speaker Elected in it and therefore this Error seemeth only to have grown through the fault of Transcribers and the ignorance of such as suffered so groundless
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
first time M r Doctor Vaughan and M r Doctor Yale brought from the Lords the Bill for setting the Poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness with certain amendments and a Proviso M r Treasurer one of the Committees in the Lady Wainman's Cause reported that both the Parties have submitted themselves to the Arbitrement of the Lord Treasurer the Lord Chamberlain the Earl of Leicester M r Treasurer M r Comptroller M r Chancellor of the Dutchy and M r Captain of the Guard or the most part of them to be made within one Year next after the Session of this present Session of Parliament for the performance and accomplishment of the same Arbitrement A Proviso with some Amendments was offered to the Bill for reformation of Inholders common Cooks and Tavern Keepers and being twice read after the Question was upon the Division of the House by the advantage of the number of forty persons Ordered to be ingrossed and added to the Bill and then afterwards upon another Question and like Division of the House the Bill with the Proviso was dashed with the difference of twenty eight persons Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Master of the Rolls and M r Serjeant Barham did bring from the Lords a Bill for the appointing of Wharfs and Keys for the unlading and discharging of Merchandizes and withal a Message from them that some of this House may be appointed to have Conference with some such of their Lordships as shall be thought meet touching such private Bills in both Houses as upon their Conference together shall be thought fittest to be Examined whereupon it was Ordered that twelve of this House shall be appointed for that purpose viz. M r Treasurer M r Captain of the Guard M r Wilson Master of the Requests Sir Henry Ratcliffe Sir Rowland Hayward Sir Thomas Scott Sir John Thynne Sir Henry Wallope Sir George Penrudock M r Popham M r Sampoole and M r Yelverton The Bill concerning Authority given to the Justices of the Queens Majesties Forests Chaces and Parks was read the second time and committed this day afterwards The two Bills for Denizens and the Bill for Presentations by Lapse being amended were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others M r Serjeant Barham and M r Doctor Vaughan brought word from the Lords that their Lordships do require that the Committees of this House may confer with them to Morrow in the Morning before eight of the Clock in the Parliament Chamber M r Comptroller M r Chancellor of the Exchequer M r Captain of the Guard Sir Henry Gates Sir Henry Ratcliffe Sir Thomas Barrington Sir Nicolas Arnold Sir Henry Knivett M r Recorder of London M r Sampoole M r Stanhoppe M r Crooke M r Snagg M r John Vaughan M r Serjeant Jeffries M r Serjeant Lovelace M r Edward Horsey M r Robert Wroth M r Colby M r Topclyffe M r Bowyer M r John S t John M r Dawney M r Robert Colshill M r Digbie and M r Birkhed were appointed in Committee for the Bill concerning certain Authority given to the Justices of the Queens Majesties Forests Chaces Parks and Warrens Nota That this Bill having been sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant March foregoing should without all question never have been referd to Committees upon the second reading this instant Thursday except the said House of Commons had taken such just exceptions at the same as they afterwards made known to a Committee of the Lords and by reason of which finally the same was stopped from further passing The further carriage and proceeding of which business being wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons through the great negligence of Fulk Onslow Esq at this time Clerk of the same I have thought good to supply it out of a written Memorial or Copy thereof I had by me because it may appear upon what just grounds and solid reasons the Members of the said House did refuse to pass the said Bill and although it doth not certainly appear whether the said Proceedings in the said Bill between the Committees of either House were this day or no yet I have referred it thereunto as the most probable and likely time in respect that there is no further mention made of this Bill or business in either of the Original Journal-Books of the Upper House or House of Commons upon any ensuing day during this present Session of Parliament These things being thus premised the foresaid Memorial or written Discourse of this business doth now ensue to be inserted The Committees before-named having upon deliberate consideration of the parts and of the scope of the said Bill touching Authority to be given to the Justices of the Queens Majesties Forests c. found the same not convenient to proceed did nevertheless out of their respect unto the Lords from whom the Bill had been sent down desire first to satisfie them before they utterly refused and dashed the said Bill and did thereupon send unto their Lordships who as it appeareth by the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House did this Afternoon sit to offer them Conference which they accordingly accepted and thereupon there did assemble in a place appointed as Commissioners or rather as Committees for the Lords the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Leicester the Lord Grey of Wilton and the Lord Hunsdon having for their assistance standing by the two Chief Justices and the Queens Attorney General upon these the foresaid Committees of the House of Commons by Order of the same House gave their attendance and by Sir Walter Mildmay K t Chancellor of the Exchequer the second of the said Committees in the name and by consent of the rest said to the Lords in effect as followeth viz. That whereas a Bill touching the enlargement of the Justices of Forest-Authority had passed from their Lordships and was sent to the House of Commons the same had received there two readings and upon the second reading was greatly impugned by many Arguments made against it nevertheless the respect they had to their Lordships moved them to stay any further proceeding therein to the hazard of the Bill until by some Conference with their Lordships the House in such things as were objected might be satisfied To that end he said the House of Commons had sent them to attend upon their Lordships and so entring into the matter said That of many things spoken to the hindrance of the Bill they would trouble their Lordships but with some few such as they had noted to have been of most value by which he said their Lordships should find that the House of Commons did take the Bill to be unnecessary chargeable dangerous obscure For the first that whereas in the preamble of the Bill it was pretended that one principal cause of this Act was that the Justices of the Forests having no Authority to sit
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
who said that in the 27 th year of the Queen the like Motion had been made and that then by reason of the shortness of the time and suddain ending of the Parliament nothing was done therein Notwithstanding he said that now this motion being so happily made and that then by reason of the shortness of the time nothing was done he thought it fit for a Committee He was seconded again by M r Wiseman of Lincolns-Inn who was of the same mind and said That divers particular Laws of his knowledge were now both needless to be performed as also dangerous to the Subject by reason of the Penalties Whereupon the House agreed that the said Bill should be committed and Committees were nominated which are inserted out of the Orinal Journal-Book it self viz. All the Privy Council being Members of this House M r D r Caesar Master of Requests Sir Edward Hobbie M r Wiseman M r D r Crompton M r D r Perkins M r D r Dunn the Knights and Citizens for London the Knights and Citizens for Norwich Sir Walter Raleigh M r Tanfield M r Francis Bacon M r Robert Wingfield Sir Robert Wroth Sir George Moore Sir Moile Finch Sir John Harrington Sir Thomas Leighton M r Snigg M r Phillipps M r Winch Mr. Tho. Culpepper Mr. Hide Mr. Oldsworth Mr. Maynard the Lord Howard Sir Richard Knightley Sir Robert Carey the Lord Clinton Mr. Dale Mr. William Lane Mr. Michael Stanhop Mr. Warcop Sir Henry Nevil Sir Arthur George Sir Edward Hungerford Sir William Strowde Sir William Courtney Mr. John Egerton Mr. Dr. James Sir Crew Rawleigh Mr. Boyse Sir Henry Brunker and Sir Thomas Gerrard who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Friday next in the Afternoon The Bill for the explanation of such Statutes as touch Leases to be made by Archbishops and Bishops was read the first time Monition was this day given by Mr. Speaker unto the Members of this House that they would forbear from henceforth to come into this House with their Spurs on in regard it is very offensive to many others of the residue of them Thus far out of the Original Book it self Others also although nothing were done therein moved to have Boots and Rapiers taken away as is set down in the above mentioned private Journal On Tuesday the 3 d day of November Upon a Motion made by Mr. Speaker on the behalf of Mr. Fulk Onslow the Clerk of this House for that it hath pleased God to visit him with an Ague That it would please this House to vouchsafe their allowance unto Cadwallader Tydder his Servant to execute the place in his absence as Deputy unto the said Mr. Onslow until it shall please God to restore him to health Which was willingly assented unto by the whole House and by Order of the whole House the said Tydder took the Oath of Supremacy Nota That there was a like precedent in the second meeting of the Parliament after an Adjournment thereof in Anno 28 29. Regin Eliz. An. Dom. 1586. when upon the like Motion of the Speaker on Wednesday the 15 th day of February William Onslow kinsman of the said Mr. Fulk Onslow being at that time a Member of the House of Commons was during his sickness allowed by the said House to exercise and supply the place of Clerk thereof as at this present time Cadwallader Tydder servant to the said Mr. Fulk Onslow was licensed to supply the same Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the better preserving the breed of Horses and to avoid the common stealing of them was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Walter Cope Mr. Fulk Grevil Mr. Hide and others who were appointed to meet on Monday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Robert Wroth. The Bill to reform the Abuses in Inns Victualling-Houses c. was read the second time and being put to the question for committing was upon the question refused to be committed Upon a Motion made by Mr. Leife that whereas many Members of this House which could not come to the Upper House upon the first day of this Parliament the Door being kept shut to hear her Majesties pleasure signified by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper of the Causes of her Majesties calling of this Parliament they might in some sort be satisfied of the same He putteth Mr. Comptroller in mind of his Honours promise to relate the same unto them Who thereupon desired Mr. Secretary Cecil because he the said Mr. Comptroller was not there himself to make the same relation which the said Mr. Secretary doing at large The chief intent and scope thereof appeared to aim at the setting forth of two things especially the First the Danger the Kingdom stood in in respect of the power and malice of the Spaniard the Second that timely provision of Treasure might be made for the prevention Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book it self M r Secretary Cecil's Speech which followeth being spoken after that he had repeated the Lord Keepers Speech is inserted out of the beforecited private Journal of the House in manner and form following For my own advice touching the particular Counsels of this House I wish that we would not trouble our selves with any fantastick speeches or idle Bills but rather such as be for the general good both light in conception and facile in execution Now seeing it hath pleased you all hitherto with patience to hear me if with your favour I may particularize and show the grounds of the former delivered Speech touching the State of Ireland I shall be very glad both for my own discharge and for your satisfaction The King of Spain having quit himself of France by a base and servile Peace forgetteth not to follow the Objects of his Fathers Ambition England and the Low-Countries He hath made Overtures of Peace which if they might both be honourable and for the publick good I hold him neither a wise nor an honest man would impugn them He hath put an Army into Ireland the number Four thousand Souldiers under the conduct of a valiant expert and hardy Captain who chooseth rather than return into his own Country without any famous enterprize to live and dy in this service These Four thousand are three parts Natural Spaniards and of his best expert Souldiers except them of the Low-Countries Those he could not spare because of his enterprize of Ostend And how dangerous the loss of that Town would be to this Land I think there is no man of experience but can witness with me For he would easily be Master of all that Coast so that the Trade betwen England and the Low-Countries would be quite dissolved Yea he would be so dangerous a Neighbour to us that we which are now Tenants by discretion are
ensuing The Session of Parliament held in the 18 th year of Queen Elizabeth began on Wednesday the 18 th day of February Anno Domini 1575. and was Prorogued on Thursday the 15 th day of March ensuing The Session of Parliament held in the 23. year of Queen Elizabeth began on Monday the 16 th day of January Anno Domini 1580. and was Dissolved on Friday the 19 th day of April Anno Domini 1583. The Parliament held in the 27 th year of Queen Elizabeth began on Monday the 23. day of November Anno Domini 1584. and was Dissolved on Wednesday the 14 th day of September An. Domini 1586. Anno 28 Regin ejusdem The Parliament held in the 28 th and 29 th years of Queen Elizabeth began on Saturday the 29 th day of October Anno Domini 1586. and was Dissolved on Thursday the 23. of March Anno 29 Regin ejusdem The Parliament held in the 31. year of Queen Elizabeth began on Tuesday the 4 th day of February Anno Domini 1588. and was Dissolved on Saturday the 29 th day of March Anno Domini 1589. The Parliament held in the 35 th year of Queen Elizabeth began on Monday the 19 th day of November Anno Domini 1592. and was Dissolved on Tuesday the 10 th day of April Anno Domini 1593. The Parliament held in the 39. and 40. years of Queen Elizabeth began on Monday the 24. day of October Anno Domini 1597. and was Dissolved on Thursday the 9 th day of February An. 40 Regin ejusdem The Parliament held in the 43. and 44 th years of Queen Elizabeth began on Tuesday the 27 th day of October Anno Domini 1601. and was Dissolved on Saturday the 19 th day of December ensuing Anno 44. Regin ejusdem The Names of the Lord Keeper Lord Chancellor or others who supplied their places as Speakers of the House of Lords during all the Reign of Queen ELIZABETH as also all the Names of all the Clerks of the said House of Parliament together with the Names of the several Speakers of the House of Commons and Clerks of the same House during all the Parliaments of the said Queens Reign The several Years of her Majesties Reign in which the said Parliaments or Sessions of Parliament were held The Names of the Lord Keeper Lord Chancellor c. and of the Clerks of the House of Lords The Names of the Speakers of the House of Commons and of the Clerks of the same House IN the Parliament held in the first Year of Queen Elizabeth Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England whose place was supplied Mar. 4. by the Marquess of Winchester Lord Treasurer of England Sir Thomas Gargrave Knight Speaker  Francis Spilman Esquire Clerk of the Upper House ..... Seimour Gent. Clerk of the House of Commons In the Session of Parliament held in the fifth Year of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper Thomas Williams Esq Speaker The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Session of Parliament held in the ninth Year of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper and his place supplied for divers dayes during his being sick of the Gout First by the Marquess of Winchester Lord Treasurer of England after by Sir Robert Catlin Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench. Richard Onslow Esq the Queens Sollicitor  The same Clerk who either died or surrendred his place before the next Parl. began in An. 13 Reg. Eliz. The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the thirteenth Year of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper and his place supplied for divers dayes during his sickness by Sir Robert Catlin K t Lord Ch. Justice of the Kings Bench. Christopher Wray Serjeant at Law Speaker  Anthony Mason aliàs Wilkes succeeded Francis Spilman in the place of the Clerk of the House of Lords Fulk Onslow Gent. Clerk of the House of Commons In the Session of Parliament held in the fourteenth Year of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper and his place supplied in his absence for divers days by Sir Robert Catlin K t Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench. Robert Bell Esq Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Session of Parliament held in the eighteenth Year of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper and his place supplied for divers dayes in his absence by the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England The same Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Session of Parliament held in the twenty third Year of Queen Elizabeth Sir Thomas Bromley Knight Lord Chancellor John Popham Esq the Queens Sollicitor Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the twenty seventh Year of Qucen Elizabeth The same Lord Chancellor John Puckering Serjeant at Law Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the twenty eighth and twenty ninth Years of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Chancellor and his place supplied for divers dayes during his sickness by Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. John Puckering Serjeant at Law Speaker again  The same Clerk The same Clerk from Oct. 29. to Dec. 2. 1589. And the same Clerks Kinsman W. Onslow Gent. from Febr. 15. to March 23. ensuing In the Parliament held in the thirty first Year of Queen Elizabeth Sir Christopher Hatton Knight Lord Chancellor George Snagg Serjeant at Law Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the thirty fifth Year of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Puckering Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Edward Coke Esq the Queens Sollicitor Speaker  The same Clerk The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the thirty ninth and fortieth Years of Queen Elizabeth Sir Thomas Egerton Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Christopher Yelverton Serjeant at Law Speaker  Thomas Smith Esq succeeded Clerk of the Upper House to Anthony Mason alids Wilkes The same Clerk In the Parliament held in the 43 44 Years of Queen Elizabeth The same Lord Keeper J. Croke Esq Recorder of London The same Clerk The same Clerk THE JOURNAL OF THE House of LORDS A o 1 o Regin Eliz. A. D. 1558 1559. The Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Lords in the Parliament holden at Westminster A o 1 o Regin Eliz. Anno Dom. 1558. beginning there after one Prorogation of the same on Wednesday the 25 th of January and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Monday the 8 th day of May Anno Dom. 1559. QUeen Mary Deceased on Thursday the 17 th day of November in the year of our Lord 1558. and the Parliament then Assembled in the 6th and last year of her Reign thereby immediately Dissolving the thrice Excellent and Prudent Princess Queen Elizabeth according to her right and Hereditary Title without any opposition or difficulty King Philip being then very happily absent beyond the
Presence of her Majesty the Lord Keeper and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal is not at all marked in the Original Journal Book of the Upper House although this entrance following of the said day be there thus Recorded viz. Die Mercurij 25. die Januarij proceres tain Spirituales quam Temporales quorum nomina subsequuntur presentes fuerunt But before this Title there is nothing specified touching the presence of her Majesty or of any of the Lords for the Letters which should be set at the beginning of the names of such Peers as this day attended her Majesty in the Upper House are not at all prefixed to any of them which doubtless happened through the great negligence of Francis Spilman Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House Yet most certain it is that her Majesty Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper the Duke of Norfolk and divers other Peers were present but the direct manner of the ranking of them in respect of the negligent omission of setting the Pr. as aforesaid at the beginning of every Lords name that was present could not be orderly and and directly entred in his place although this was the first day of this first Parliament of her Majesty nor on Saturday the 28th day of this instant January being the second day of the same because by like negligence of Francis Spilman Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House there is no presence of any Lords there set down in the Original Journal Book of the same House nor any mention of the Speakers presentment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons and therefore of necessity it could not be supplied until the third day of this foresaid first Parliament of her Majesty being Monday the 30th day of this instant January on which day the names of all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being entred the Letters Pr. are prefixed before the name of the Lord Keeper and of such Peers as were then present as see at large on the said Monday next ensuing and therefore that President there so expresly Transcribed may serve as a Pattern for all the residue that follow in all the Journals of the Upper House during her Majesties Reign in which there are no other names inserted but of such Lords as were marked to be present unless it be upon Thursday the 21th day of March following in the afternoon in this present Journal and on Fryday the 15th day of January in the Session of Parliament A. 5. of her Majesty in the Journal of the Upper House And although the names of her Majesty and the Lords that attended could not be exactly set down yet it will not be impertinent in the next place to insert the manner of their sitting in the said House which being not at all mentioned in the aforesaid Original Journal Book of the same A. 1. Reg. Eliz. I have therefore partly supplied it according to 3 other Presidents in these ensuing Journals on which the first was on Thursday the 12th of Jan. in the Session of Parliament A. 5. Reg. Eliz. the second on Wednesday the 2d day of Octob. pomerid ' in the second and last Session of that Parliament being held in A. 8. Reg. 〈◊〉 and the third on Monday the 2d day of Apr. in the Parliament A. 13. Regin praedict ' all which do follow in the several Journals of the Upper House Annis praesatis and it is partly supplied also out the Printed Statute A. 31. H. 8. C. 10. and partly out of that elaborate written Treatise intituled Modus tenendi Parliament ' apud Anglos first confusedly gathered by Wil. Bowyer Esq as I conceive and now lately digested into a Methodical Treatise and enlarged by H. Essing Esq at this time Clerk of the Upper House viz. in A. 1630. L. 1. C. 3. de loco modo sedendi Sect. 3. of the manner of sitting in Parliament at this day Her Majesty sate in the Chair of Estate and when she stood up her Mantle was assisted and born up from her Arms by two Noblemen or others of Eminent Rank thereunto appointed The Two Seats on the right and left-hand of the Chair of Estate were void in respect that the first was Anciently for the King of Scots when he used to come to our Parliaments and the other on the left hand is for the Prince the immediate Heir of the Crown On the Form on the right side of the Chair of Estate which stands on the North-side of the Upper House sate the Spiritual Lords the Archbishop of York beginning the Form and the Abbot of Westminster ending it Who was the last Abbot that ever sate in the said House in England since this first Parliament of her Majesty But at this day the two Archbishops sit upon one Form by themselves and then the other Bishops in order upon two Forms on the right hand of the State the Bishop of London sits first the Bishop of Durham second and the Bishop of Winchester hath the third place and then all other Bishops according to the Antiquity of their Consecrations On the left side of the Chair of Estate which is on the South-side of the Upper House upon the foremost Form sate all the Temporal Lords above the degree of Barons The Marquess of Winchester Lord Treasurer of England beginning that Form and the Viscount Bindon ending it The Barons sate on the second Form on the left hand of the State and it should seem at this Parliament as it fell out also in the next Sessions following in A. 5. Regin Eliz. on Tuesday the 12th day of January that one Form held them all so as the Lord Clinton Lord Admiral of England began the said Form by reason of his Office and the Lord St. John of Bletsoe ended it But at this day the number of Peers being much encreased divers of the Barons do sit upon other Forms Places Cross-ways at the lower end of the House Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper because he was under the degree of a Baron as also her Majesties chief Secretary being but a Knight were to have been placed at the uppermost part of the sack in the midst of the said House upon one Form by the fore recited Statute A. 3. H. 8. Cap. 10. But at this present Parliament as also at this day during her Majesties being present the Lord Keeper stood behind the Cloth of Estate on the right-hand and when her Majesty was absent then his Lordship sate on the first Woolsack which is placed athwart the House the Seal and Mace by him On the Woolsack on the North-side of the House and of the right-hand of the Estate sate the two Chief Justices and divers other Judges On the Woolsack on the left-hand of the Estate and on the South-side of the House sate the Master of the Rolls the Lord Chief Baron the Queen 's Learned Council and others And note That all these may properly besaid to sit on the Inner-side of
reading of which the last was the Bill to reverse Judgments in praecip quod red for lack of Summons The Bill for Leases and Offices made by the deprived Bishops was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Gates and others The Bill also for the Patentees of the Bishop of Winchesters Lands was read the second time The Bill lastly for restitution in Blood of the Queens Highness after Queen Anne 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 Thursday the 16 th of this instant February foregoing On Monday the 20 th day of February the new Bill for Tanning and selling of Tann'd Leather and the new Bill for regrating of Tann'd Leather were each of them read the first time The Proviso from what time the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole shall have commencement was read the first time The Bill touching common Recoveries was read the first time The Bill for the Sessions to be holden in Pembrook Town was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed and the Bill explaining the Act of Regrators Forestallers c. was read the second time The Proviso in the Bill for First-fruits was read the first and second time The Bill lastly of Tonnage and Poundage was brought from the Lords by M r Sollicitor On Tuesday the 21 th day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the new Bill for the payment of an imposition by Frenchmen to Melcomb Regis in Dorsetshire The Bill for the First-Fruits and Tenths annexed to the Crown and the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Queen after her Highnesses Mother did each of them pass upon their third reading and were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and others with the Bill of the Subsidy The new Bill for the Supremacy of the Church c. annexed to the Crown was read the first time On Wednesday the 22 th day of February two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Supremacy of the Church annexed to the Crown was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed The Bill for restitution of Gerson Wroth to be naturally English Born was read the first time The Bill against regrating of Tann'd Leather and Carriers of Leather The Bill for Tanners and selling of Leather in open Market And the Bill touching the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for punishment of Treasons with a Proviso from the House of Commons was read the third time and passed the House On Friday the 24 th day of February the Bill touching carrying of Woollen-Cloths over the Sea The Bill for searching and sealing of Woollen-Cloths And the Bill for Heneden and Holdenshire parcel of the Bishoprick of Durham to be to Sir Francis Jobson Knight were each of them read the first time The Bill for the restitution of the Blood of Sir James Croft and the like Bill for Sir Hen. Gates were brought from the Lords by M r Comptroller and others John Smith returned a Burgess for Cammelford in Cornub. upon a Declaration by M r Marsh that he had come to this House being Out-lawed and also had deceived divers Merchants in London taking Wares of them to the summ of three hundred pounds minding to defraud them of the same under the colour of the Priviledge of this House the Examination whereof being committed to Sir John Mason and others of this House it was found and reported to be true and a Writ of Capias utlagatum against him was directed to the Sheriff of London return Quindena Paschae next at the Suit of Will. Pinchbeck and Johan his Wife in a Plea of Detinue Upon which matters consultation being had in the House the Question was asked by M r Speaker if he should have priviledge of this House or not But by the more number of Voices it seemed that he should not have priviledge And upon the division of the House the number that would not have him to be priviledged was a hundred and seven persons and the number that would he should be priviledged was a hundred and twelve and therefore it was Ordered that he should still continue a Member of the House Vide concerning this matter in a like President in an 35 Regin Eliz. in the Journal of the House of Commons on Thursday the first day Friday the 2 d day on Saturday the 17 th day and on Monday the 19 th day of March. On Saturday the 25 th day of February the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge and the Bill for the preservation of the Fry of Eels and Salmons were each of them read the first time The Bill for the Supremacy of the Churches of England and Ireland and abolishing of the Bishop of Rome with a Proviso for Richard Chettwood and Agnes Woodhall was read the third time and passed upon the Question And one other Proviso touching Robert Harecourt Merchant of the Staple was read the first second and third time On Monday the 27 th day of February five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the three last being for the restitution in blood of John Lord Grey Sir James Croftes and Sir Henry Gates were each of them read the first time The Bill touching the Declaration of the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer together with the Bill touching the Queens Supremacy and also the Bill of Treasons The new Bill for preservation of Woods was read the first time The Bill lastly for repealing and reviving an Act for Shoomakers and Curriers And the Bill for Tanners and selling of Tann'd Leather in Markets or Fairs were each of them read the third time and passed upon the Question On Tuesday the 28 th day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for assurance of certain Lands late parcel of the Bishoprick of Winchester granted to King Edward the Sixth and by his Letters Patents granted to the Earl of Pembroke Sir William Fitz-Williams Sir Philip Hobbie Sir John Mason Sir Henry Seymour Sir Henry Nevil and Sir Richard Sackvill was read the first time and as it should seem committed to M r Kingsmell to be considered of John Owersall one of the Burgesses for Hull Edmund Gascoigne Burgess for Thetford in the County of Norfolk and William Carvell one of the Burgesses for Northampton were each of them in respect of their several
was Prorogued on Saturday the 10 th day of April then next following together with the Solemn and Royal manner of her Majesties passing to the House of Lords on either of the said Days are for the most part transcribed out of several Anonymous Memorials thereof I had in my Custody being doubtless the very Original Draughts or Autographs set down by some observant Member of one of the Houses or by some other person then present in the Upper House for it was written in a hand of that time and much interlined The Parliament was Summoned to begin at Westminster on Monday the 11 th day of Jan. An. 5 Regin Eliz. An. D. 1562. upon which day Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England with divers other Lords repaired to the Parliament Chamber commonly called the UpperHouse and then and there in presence of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses Summoned to the same Parliament the Lord Keeper declared that the Queens Majesty by reason of the evil disposition of her Health could not be present this 11 th day of January and that she hath therefore been pleased to Prorogue the same until to Morrow being the 12 th day of the same And to this purpose a Writ Patent under the Great Seal of England whereby the said Parliament was Prorogued unto the 12. day of this Instant Jan. was read publickly by the Clerk of the Upper House in these words following Elizabeth Dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Regina fidei desensor c. praedilectis sidelibus nostris Praelatis Magnatióus Proceribus Regni nostri Angliae dilectis sidelibus nostris Militibus Civibus Burgen dicti Regni nostri ad Parliamentum nostrum apud Civitatem nostram Westmonasterii undecimo die instantis mensis Jan. inchoand tenend convocatis electis vestrum cuilibet salutem Cum nos pro quibusdam arduis urgentibus negotiis nos statum defensionem dicti Regni nostri Angliae Ecclesiae Anglicanae concernent dictum Parliamentum nostrum ad diem locum praedict teneri ordinaverimus Ac vobis per separalia Brevia nostra apud Civitatem die praedict interesse mandaverimus ad tract and. consentiend concludend super hiis quae in dicto Parliamento nostro tune ibidem proponcrentur tractarentur Quibusdam tamen certis de causis considerationibus nos ad tempus specialiter movent dictum Parliamentum nostrum usque duodecimum diem hujus instantis Mensis Jan. duximus prorogand it a quod nec vos nec aliquis vestrum ad dictum undecimum diem Jan. apud Civitatem praedictam comparere teneamini seu arctemini volumus enim vos quemlibet vestrum inde erga nos penitus exonerari Mandantes tenore praesentium firmiter injungendo praecipientes vohis cuilibet vestrum ac omnibus aliis quibus in hac parte intererit quod ad dictum duodecimum dicm Januarii apud praedictam Civitatem Westmonasterii personaliter compareatis intersitis quilibet vestrum compareat intersit ad tractand faciend agend concludend super hiis quae in dicto Parliamento nostro de communi concilio dicti Regni nostri favente Deo contigerint ordinari Teste me ipsâ apud Westmonasterium nono die Januarii anno Regni nostri quinto This day although the Parliament began not nor any Peers sate in the Upper House but the Lord Keeper and some others of either House met only in the Parliament Chamber to Prorogue the Parliament unto the 12. day of this Instant Month as aforesaid were divers Proxies returned from many of the Lords both Spiritual and Temporal who in their absence did constitute others to give their Voices for them Nota That the Duke of Norfolk was Constituted the sole or joint Proctor of four several Peers and Francis Earl of Bedford was nominated the sole or joint Proctor of seven several Lords whereof one was Thomas Archbishop of York and another of them was William Bishop of Exeter By which it doth appear not only that a Spiritual Lord did Constitute a Temporal which at this day is altogether forborn as also for a Temporal Lord to Constitute a Spiritual which was but rarely used during this Queens Reign but likewise that any Peer of the Upper House by the ancient and undoubted usages and Custom of the same is capable of as many Proxies as shall be sent unto him On Tuesday the 12. day of January the Parliament held according to the Prorogation on yesterday foregoing and about eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon the Queens Majesty took her Horse at the Hall Door and proceeded in manner as followeth First All Gentlemen two and two then Esquires Knights and Bannerets and Lords being no Barons or under Age. Then the Trumpeters sounding Then the Queens Serjeant M r Carus in his Circot-Hood and Mantle unlined of Scarlet Then M r Gerrard the Queens Attorney and M r Russell Sollicitor Then Anthony Browne Justice of the Common Pleas and M r Weston of the Kings Bench. Then the Barons of the Exchequer Then M r Corbett and M r Whidon two Justiees of the Kings Bench. Then Sir Thomas Saunders Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Sir James Dyer Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Then Sir William Cordall Master of the Rolls in his Gown and Sir Robert Catlin Chief Justice of the Kings Bench and these Justices and Barons of the Exchequer in their Scarlet Mantles Hood and Circot edged with Miniver the Mantle shorter than the Circot by a foot Then Knights Counsellors in their Gowns as Sir Anthony Cooke Sir Richard Sackvile Sir William Peeters and Sir Ambrose Cane Then Sir William Cecill Chief Secretary and Sir Edward Rogers Comptroller Then William Howard bearing the Queens Cloak and Hat Then Barons in all forty but there in number 30. a. St. John of Bletso Hunsdon Hastings of Loughborough Chandois North Effingham but now as the Lord Chamberlain Darcy of Chicke Paget Sheffield Willoughby Rich Wharton Evers Cromwell St. John Mordaunt Borough Wentworth Windsor Vaux Sands Mountegle Darcy of Menell Ogle Mountjoy Lumley Latimer Scroope Grey of Wilton Stafford Cobham Dacres of the North Dacres of the South Morley Barkley Strange Zouch Audeley Clinton but now Lord Admiral and Bargaveny their Mantles Hoods and Circot furr'd and two Rows of Miniver on their right Shoulder Then proceeded the Bishops all that were there present were but twenty two as Glocester and St. Asaph Chester Carlisle and Peterborough Norwich and Exeter Lichfield and Coventry Bath and Wells Rochester and St. Davids Salisbury and Lincoln Bangor and Worcester Ely and Hereford Landaffe Chichester and Winchester Durham and London their Robes of Scarlet lined and a Hood down their back of Miniver Then the Viscounts their Robes as the Barons but that they had two Rows and an half of Miniver as the Viscount of Bindon absent Viscount
Mountague and Viscount Hereford present Then the Earls but nineteen present the Earl of Hertford the Earl of Pembroke Bedford Southampton Warwick Bath Huntington Sussex Cumberland Rutland Worcester Darby Shrewsbury Westmoreland Northumberland Oxford and Arundel their Robes of Scarlet with their Rows of Miniver Then the Marquess of Winchester but now as Lord Treasurer and the Marquess of Northampton the Duke of Norfolk went as Earl Marshal Then the Lord Keepers Serjeant and Seal and after Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in his Gown Here Clarenceux and Norroy Then the Queens Serjeant at Arms and after Garter Then the Duke of Norfolk with the gilt Rod as Marshal the Lord Treasurer with the Cap of Estate and the Earl of Worcester with the Sword Then the Queens Majesty on Horseback a little behind the Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain her Grace Apparelled in her Mantle opened before furr'd with Ermines and her Kirtle of Crimson Velvet close before and close Sleeves but the Hands turned up with Ermines and a Hood hanging low round about her Neck of Ermins Over all a rich Coller set with Stones and other Jewels and on her Head a rich Caul And the next after Her the Lord Robert Dudley Master of the Horse leading the spare Horse And after all other Ladies two and two in their Ordinary Apparel By side the Queen went her Footmen and along on either side of her went the Pensioners with their Axes after the Ladies followed the Captain of the Guard Sir William St. Loe and after him the Guard In which Order Her Majesty proceeded to the North Door of the Church of Westminster where the Dean there and the Dean of the Chappel met her and the whole Chappel in Copes and S t Edwards Staff with the Inlet in the top was delivered unto her her Arm for the bearing thereof assisted by the Baron of Hunsdon the Canopy born over her by Charles Howard Esq Sir George Howard Sir Richard Blunt Sir Ed. Warner Sir John Perrott and Sir William Fitz-Williams Knights her Graces Train born up and assisted for the weight thereof from her Arms by the Lord Robert Dudley Master of the Horse and Sir Francis Knowles Vice-Chamberlain and so orderly proceeded to the Travers beside the Table of Administration Although other Princes have used to be placed in the Quire till the Offering but not now because there was neither Communion nor Offering and so she being placed all the Lords sate down on Forms besides the Travers the Spiritualty on the North side and the Temporalty on the South side the Sword and the Cap of Estate laid down on the Table Then the Quire sung the English Procession which ended M r Noell Dean of Pauls began his Sermon and first made his Prayer orderly for the Queens Majesty and the Universal Church and especially for that Honourable Assembly of three Estates there present that they might make such Laws as should be to Gods Glory and the good of the Realm The Sermon being ended and a Psalm sung her Majesty and the rest orderly on foot proceeded out of the South Door where she delivered the Dean the Scepter and so proceeded into the Parliament Chamber where the Queen stayed a while in her Privy Chamber till all the Lords and others were placed and then her Highness came forth and went and fate her down in her Royal Place and Chair of Estate the Sword and Cap of Maintenance born before her and when she stood up her Mantle was assisted and born up from her Arms by the Lord Robert Dudley Master of the Horse and Sir Francis Knowles Vice-Chamberlain The Lord Keeper sate alone upon the uppermost Sack until the Queen was sate and then went and stood without the Rail on the right hand the Cloth of Estate and the Lord Treasurer holding the Cap of Estate on the right hand before the Queen Garter standing by him and on the left hand standing the Earl of Worcester with the Sword and by him the Lord Chamberlain The Duke of Norfolk began the first Form and the Viscount Mountague for that the Viscount Bindon was not there ended it The Lord Clinton the Lord Admiral began the Form behind that of Barons and the Lord St. John of Bletsoe ended it The Archbishop of Canterbury began the Bishops Form and the Bishop of Glocester ended the same On the Woolsack on the right hand and Northside sate Sir Robert Catlin and Sir James Dyer Chief Justices Sir William Peter Anthony Browne Corbett Weston and M r Gerrard the Queens Attorney On the Sack on the left hand and Southside sate Sir William Cordall Master of the Rolls Sir Edward Saunders Chief Baron Justice Widdon Serjeant Carus and M r Russell the Queens Sollicitor and at their Backs sate Sir Richard Read Doctor Yale and Doctor Vaughan On the other Sack sate Doctor Huicke Spilman Clerk of the Parliament and M r Martin Clerk of the Crown and behind them kneeled M r 〈◊〉 Allen Dyeter Nicasius Cliffe and Permitter At the side hand of the Queen sate on the ground three or four Ladies and no more and at the back of the Rail behind the Cloth of Estate kneeled the Earls of Oxford and Rutland under Age the Earl of Desmond the Lord Roos the Lord Herbert of Cardiffe and divers other Noblemens Sons and Heirs Nota That these foregoing passages touching the solemn manner of her Majesties coming to the Upper House are not at all found in the Original Journal-Book of the same but are transcribed out of a written Copy or memorial of them I had by me as doth also the Lord Keepers Speech follow out of the same in the next place The Queens Majesty being set as aforesaid under the Cloth of Estate the House of Commons had notice thereof and thereupon the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the same repaired to the Upper House and being as many as conveniently could let in she Commanded Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper to open the cause of Calling and Assembling this Parliament who thereupon spake as followeth My Lords and others of this Honourable Assembly YOU shall understand that my most Dread and Sovereign Lady the Queens Majesty here present hath Commanded me to declare the occasion of this Assembly which I am not able but unmeet to do as it ought to be done among such a noble wise and discreet Company Howbeit knowing the Experience of her Majesty bearing with such as do their good wills and your Honours Patience in bearing with me in the like afore this time it encourageth me the better herein not doubting of the like at this present Therefore my Lords the occasion is that necessary matters be provided for propounded and scanned and after agreed upon and ended which afterwards shall remain and continue which matters in my Judgment may well be divided into two parts one touching Religion for the setting forth of Gods Honour and Glory and the other concerning Policy for the Common-Wealth as
notwithstanding all the disbursements of these her great Charges yet she was as I right well know very hardly brought to and perswaded to call this Parliament in which she should be driven to require any aid or by any means to charge her Subjects if by any other means it might have been holpen and so her Majesty her self Commanded to be declared And I for my part and so do others very well know for the Commons little think or consider what a trouble want is to her whereby she is forced to ask of them which surely is against her nature but that she is thereunto forced for the surety of this Realm And for that the nether House cannot being so many together but of necessity must have one to be a Mouth Aider or Instructer unto them for the opening of matters which is called the Speaker Therefore go and Assemble your selves together and Elect one a discreet wise and learned Man to be your Speaker and on Friday next the Queens Majesty appointeth to repair hither again for to receive the Presentment of him accordingly The manner of her Majesties coming to the Upper House with the Lord Keepers Speech being supplied out of that written Copy or Anonymous Memorial I had by me as aforesaid now follow the Names of the Receivers and Tryors of Petitions out of the Original Journal-Book it self of the Upper House Then the Clerk of the Parliament read in French the Names of such as should receive hear and try the Petitions for England France Scotland Ireland Gascoigne and Guyen c. which were as followeth Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland viz. Sir Robert Catlin Chief Justice of the Kings Bench Sir William Cordall Master of the Rolls Sir Anthony Browne Knight Sir Richard Read Knight and Doctor Huicke And such as will prefer any Petitions are to deliver them in six days next ensuing Receivers of Petitions for Gascoigne and other parts beyond the Seas and the Isles viz. Sir James Dyer Knight Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Edward Saunders Knight Chief Baron Justice Weston M r John Vaughan and Doctor Yale And such as will prefer any Petitions are to deliver the same within six days next ensuing Triors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland viz. The Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Marquess of Winchester Treasurer of England the Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal of England the Earl of Arundel the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Bedford the Earl of Pembroke the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Salisbury the Lord Clinton Admiral of England the Lord Rich all these together or four of the Prelates and Lords calling to them the Keeper of the Great Seal and the Treasurer and the Queens Serjeant when need shall require shall hold their places in the Chamberlains Chamber Triors of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Countries and parts beyond the Sea viz. The Archbishop of York the Marquess of Northampton the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Huntingdon the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Oxon the Lord Howard the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Abergaveny the Lord Wentworth the Lord Willoughby and the Lord North all they together or four of the Prelates and Lords aforesaid calling to them the Queens Serjeant Attorney and Sollicitor when need shall require shall hold their place in the Treasurers Chamber These Names of the Receivers and Tryors of Petitions foregoing being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House there should follow out of the same the Adjournment or Continuance of the Parliament by the Queens Majesty or the Lord Keeper by her Commandment but the same being wholly omitted through the negligence of Francis Spilman Clerk of the same it is in part supplied out of that before-mentioned memorial Copy of this present days passages following Then the Lord Keeper Adjourned the Parliament till Friday next and then the Queen returned to her Chamber and shifted her and so did all the Lords and then waited on her to the Water side where she took her Boat and departed to Whiteball from whence she came and they till Friday at their pleasures upon which ensuing Friday her Majesty came again to the Upper House but the manner and form thereof being wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and only found in the foresaid Anonymous Memorials I had by me is therefore inserted out of the same in manner and form following On Friday the 15 th day of Jan. 1562. the Queens Majesty at her Privy-Stairs took Boat and went by Water to the Parliament-House about two of the Clock the Lords and Heralds waiting on her to the Landing place on the back side of the Parliament and so brought her to her Privy-Chamber where she shifted her and put on her Robes and the Lords theirs as the first day and then she repaired to her Seat and the Lords to theirs with their Serjeants and Gentlemen-Ushers before her the Lord Marquess of Northampton bearing the Cap of Estate the Duke of Norsolk the Rod of the Marshalsie and the Earl of Northumberland the Sword the Lord Robert Dudley Master of the Horse and the Baron of Hunsdon sustained her Mantle from her Arms And her Train was born by the Lord Chamberlain Vice-Chamberlain and M r Ashley Master of the Jewel-House and the Lord Keeper standing at the back of the Rail on the right and the Lord Treasurer on the left And because this is the first Session of the Second Parliament of her Majesty I thought it worth the labour to cause the presence of her Majesty and the Lords spiritual and Temporal to be inserted directly according unto the Copy thereof in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper-House Die Veneris 15 to Januar. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales quorum nomina subsequuntur praesentes fuerunt Pr. Regina Pr. Archiepiscopus Cantuar. Pr. Archiepiscopus Eboracen Pr. Episcopus London Pr. Episcopus Dunelmen Pr. Episcopus Winton Pr. Episcopus Cicestren Episcopus Landaph Pr. Episcopus Hereford Pr. Episcopus Elien Pr. Episcopus Wigorn. Pr. Episcopus Bangoren Pr. Episcopus Lincoln Pr. Episcopus Sarum Pr. Episcopus Meneven Pr. Episcopus Rofsen Pr. Episcopus Bathon Wellen. Pr. Episcopus Coven Lichfeild Pr. Episcopus Exon. Pr. Episcopus Norwicen Pr. Episcopus Petriburgen Episcopus Carliolen Pr. Episcopus Cestren Pr. Episcopus Assaven Pr. Episcopus Gloucestren Nota That this is the very express manner and form by which the presence of her Majesty the Lord Keeper and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal is set down and marked out upon this present Friday being the first day of this her Highnesses Second Session of her Parliament and at the beginning of every Lords name that was present are the Letters Pr. prefixed by which it appeareth and may certainly be concluded that all they before whose names those Letters are not set down and entred were then absent which hath been the constant course
to be ingrossed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon twelve Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And the second for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain and John Hurleston had each of them their second reading but neither committed nor ordered to be ingrossed because they had been formerly sent from the Lords John Eire Esquire one of the Knights of the County of Wilts for his Affairs is Licensed to be absent On Monday the 8 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that S t Katherines Church shall be a Parish Church And the Second for the repairing and mending of High-ways were read the third time and passed the House and were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller M r Attorney brought from the Lords three Bills of which one was the Bill for Denizens Children The Bill also against the unlawful taking of Fish Deer or Hawks was read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which one was the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy Richard Parrott Gent. Burgess for Sandwich for his Sickness was Licensed to be absent On Tuesday the 9. day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords Four other Bills also were each of them read the third time of which one being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas Another for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And a third for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cranmer and Margaret Children of the Archbishop Cranmer did each of them pass the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for the paving of Kentish-street near Southwark was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Graston and others not named Vide consimile on Thursday the 21. day of January foregoing Long Arguments were this day had in the House upon the Bill for having Wednesday to be a Fish-Day Vide touching this business on Thursday the 11. day of this instant March following On Wednesday the 10. day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of William and Edward Iseley The Bill for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cobham The Bill to make Denizens the Children of John Fitz-Williams and others And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Heirs of the Lord Hussey were each of them read the third time and passed the House The Bill that Merchants shall not marry Strangers beyond the Seas was read the first time The Bill that the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal hath the like Power as the Lord Chancellor And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Daughters of Thomas Iseley were each of them read the third time and passed M r Sollicitor brought from the Lords the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Sir Peter Carew and William West Long Arguments upon the Bill for having the Wednesday to be a Fish-Day were continued till the Morrow after On Thursday the 11. day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy was read the third time and passed and was sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary together with the Lord Keepers Bill and the Bill for Fish Deer and Hawks Long Arguments were had upon the Bill for encrease of the Navy whether the Wednesday shall be a Fish-Day and upon the Question the House was divided and to have it a Fish-Day were a hundred fifty nine and not to have it a Fish-Day were ninety six And immediately after upon the qualification of that day the greater number agreed to the qualification Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 9. day and on Wednesday the 10. day of this instant March foregoing George Cope Burgess of Ludgersall in Wilts for his affairs at the Assizes hath Licence to be absent On Friday the 12. day of March the Bill touching Consecration of Bishops was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for the Inning of Plumsted-Marsh now surrounded was read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 13 th day of March the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Leonard Diggs and Thomas Diggs and the Bill for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight and John Hurleston were each of them read the third time and passed The Bill against Conjurations was brought from the Lords by M r Sollicitor Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for increase of Woods and Champian Grounds was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Marsh and others not named On Monday the 15 th day of March the Bill against fulling of Caps in Mills was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either committed or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords George Lee Esq one of the Burgesses for Rippon in Yorkshire and Elice Price one of the Knights for Merionethshire in Wales for their affairs were Licensed to be absent Three Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain of which one was the Bill for Inning of Plumsted-Marsh The Provisoes added to the Bill for increase of Navigation were read the third time and passed M r Serjeant Carus and M r Attorney brought from the Lords the Bill for Enrolment of Bargains in Lancaster with a Proviso in Exeter Bill On Tuesday the 16 th day of March the Bill for the Enrolment of Writings Indented at Lancaster Chester and Duresm and a Proviso added to the Bill of Exeter were each of them read the first time The Bill for the Navy and the Bill for restitution in Blood of M r West were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary and the Bill for Southampton and the Bill for Bowyers were sent from the Lords by M r Comptroller Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for unlading of Malmesies and Sweet Wines at South-hampton was read the first time On Wednesday the 17 th day of March the Proviso to the Bill of Exeter was read the third time and passed M r Sackvil declared from the Queens Majesty that she would take Order to make allowance for Justices Diets and that Commissioners should be sent to enquire of Vicountels
the other a silent thought may serve For I thought it had been so desired as none other Tree's blossom should have been minded or ever any hope of any Fruit had been denied you And yet by the way if any here doubt that I am by Vow or determination bent never to trade in that kind of Life put out that kind of Heresy for your belief is there in a wry For though I can think it best for a private Woman yet I do strive with my self to think it not meet for a Prince and if I can bend my liking to your need I will not resist such a mind But to the last think not that you had needed this desire if I had seen a time so fit and it so ripe to be denounced The greatness of the cause therefore and need of your returns doth make me say that which I think the wise may easily guess that as a short time for so long continuance ought not to pass by roat as many tell their Tales even so as cause by Conference with the Learned shall show me matter worth the utterance for your behoof so shall I more gladly persue your good after my dayes than with all my Prayers whilst I live be means to linger my living thread And thus much more than I thought will I add for your Comfort I have good Record in this place that other means than you mention have been thought of perchance for your good as much as for my surety no less which if presently and conveniently could have been Executed it had not been now deferred or over-slipped But I hope I shall die in quiet with Nunc dimittis which cannot be without I see some glimpse of your following surety after my graved bones Nota That neither the foregoing Petition nor this latter Answer of her Majesty are found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper-House but now the residue of the passages of the said Journal do for the most part follow out of the same On Wednesday the 6 th day of November the Bill for declaring of the manner of making and Consecrating of the Archbishops and Bishops of this Realm to be good lawful and perfect was read tertiâ vice quae cum quadam provisione annex in loco alterius provisionis adempt absciss disannex communi Procerum assensu conclusa est dissentientibus Comite Northumberland Comite Westmoreland Comite Worcester Comite Sussex Vice-Comite Mountague Domino Morley Domino Dudley Domino Dacre Domino Mounteagle Domino Cromwell Domino Mordant postea cum Billâ for the annexing of Hexhamshire unto the County of Northumberland and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the same unto the See or Bishoprick of Duresm deliberata fuit Magistro Vaugham Doctori Yale in Domum Communem deferend Dominus Capitalis Justiciarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Jovis prox On Thursday the 7 th day of November Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Confirmation of Leases to be made by Morris Ridney and Joan his Wife was read primâ vice Dominus Capitalis Justiciarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbathi prox ix Novembris On Saturday the 9 th day of November the Bill for the graving of Alneagers Seals to be within the Tower of London was read secundâ vice commissa est Domino Marchioni Winton Thesaurar Angliae Domino Capitali Baroni ad supervidend considerand amendand Nota That here the Lord Chief Baron being but an Assistant of the Upper House and no Member thereof is made a joint-Committee with the Lord Marquess of Winchester of which see more on Thursday the third day of October fore-going The Bill also to restrain the Carriage of Woolls of the growth of Pembroke Carmarthen and Cardiganshires out of the Counties where they grew was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossand And the Bill lastly for the repealing of a branch of a Statute made An. 32 H. 8. for the Stature of Horses was read secundâ vice commissa Episcopo Elien Domino Clinton Admiral Domino Willoughby DominoSheffeild Domino North Domino S t John de Bletsoe Servienti Carus Nota That a Serjeant being but an Attendant upon the Upper House and no Member thereof is made a joint-Committee with the Lords Vide touching this matter on Thursday the 3 d day of October foregoing Then the Clerk read openly the Commission following ELizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our Trusty and well Beloved Councellor Sir Nicholas Bacon K t Lord Keeper of our Great Seal of England and to our Right Trusty and right well Beloved Sir Robert Catlin Knight Chief Justice of the Pleas before us to be holden Greeting Whereas We upon consideration that you the said Lord Keeper of our Great Seal were lately sore visited with Sickness that you were not able to travel to the Upper House of this our present Parliament holden at Westminster nor there to supply the room and place in the said Upper House amongst the Lord Spiritual and Temporal there Assembled as to your Office appertaineth did therefore by our Letters Patents of Commission bearing date the 25 th day of October in this present eighth Year of our Reign nominate appoint and authorize you the said Sir Robert Catlin from day to day and time to time from thenceforth during our pleasure to use and occupy the place and room of the said Lord Keeper in our said Upper House of Parliament amongst the said Lords Spiritual and Temporal there Assembled and there to do and execute in all things from day to day and time to time as the said Lord Keeper of our Great Seal should or might do if he were there present using and supplying the same place as in our said Letters Patents it doth and may at large appear And forasmuch as we understand that you the said Lord Keeper of our Great Seal are at this present in such state of health as ye are well able to travel to the said Upper House of our Parliament and there to supply the said room and place your self as heretofore ye have done We do therefore by these presents fully and absolutely determine our pleasure touching any further Execution by you the said Sir Robert Catlin of the said Commission before-mentioned And therefore we do signifie to you the said Sir Robert Catlin that our pleasure is that ye do from the date of these presents surcease from the Execution of the said Commission and every part thereof And we do also by these presents Command and authorize you the said Lord Keeper of our Great Seal from henceforth and from time to time hereafter to resort to your accustomed room and place in our said Higher House of Parliament and there to do and Execute from time to time all things that appertaineth to your office
well of that course of proceeding it is agreed that the Committees for the Bill against the untrue demeanors of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors and for the Bill against Bulls c. procured from the See of Rome and such like Bills as shall hereafter come from their Lordships needful to be considered or added unto or altered shall make request unto the Lords for Conference and privity in that behalf to be had and made with them as they in the said former Bill have used and done towards this House The Bill for respite of Homage was committed unto Sir Walter Mildmay M r Serjeant Lovelace M r Mounson M r Sampoole Mr. Wilbraham Mr. Popham and Mr. Fenner to consider of this Afternoon at three of the Clock at the Rolls and to deliver it again to the House to Morrow Morning in such sort as now it is if in the mean time they shall not alter the same or some part thereof On Thursday the third day of May Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for increase of Tillage and maintenance of Navigation was read the first time The Bill for the Order of Ministers being the second of those seven Bills preferred this Parliament touching the matters of Religion and therefore called in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons the Bill B was read the fourth time and passed Touching all which said Bills of matters of Religion see a more ample and full Animadversion or Declaration on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant May ensuing The Bill for allowance to be made unto Sheriffs for the Justices Diets was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others The Bill for making Peregrine Barty free Denizen was read three times and passed the House as also the Bill against Usury after they had been brought from the Lords by Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Doctor Vaughan It was Ordered that Sir Nicholas Points Knight one of the Knights from the County of Glocester shall have a Writ of Priviledge for his Servant Thomas Wickham being attached in the City of London upon two Actions of Trespass the one at the Suit of Christopher Temple Goldsmith and the other at the Suit of Fr. Acton Grocer On Friday the 4 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Licences and Dispensations granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Treasurer Sir Thomas Smith Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Norton Mr. Greenfeild Mr. Eglenby Mr. Strickland and Mr. Yelverton The Bill for Fines and Recoveries was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for coming to Church and receiving of the Communion was read the third time and passed the House It was Ordered that the Officer which made the Arrest upon Sir Henry Clinton's Servants and also the party that procured the same do appear here to Morrow at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon Three Bills lastly had each of them their second reading and were thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed of which the first was the Bill for respite of Homage and the last was for South-hampton On Saturday the 5 th day of May Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the River of Welland was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for Confirmation of Attainders was read the second time at which time Sir Henry Peircy Knight with Mr. Fetiplace being of his Learned Councel were present And Wednesday next was given them to be further heard again The Bill for respite of Homage was read the third time and sent up to the Lords with the Bill for the coming to Church and receiving of the Communion by Mr. Treasurer Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Scott Sir Francis Hastings Sir William Pawlet Sir John Thinne Sir Owen Hopton Sir Henry Gate Sir William Buts Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Robert Lane Mr. Austley Mr. Stokes Mr. Serjeant Lovelace Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Sampoole Mr. Mounson Mr. Norton Mr. Yelverton Mr. More Mr. Henry Knolles Mr. Carleton Mr. Strickland Mr. John Hastings and Mr. Halliard On Monday the 7 th day of May Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Licences and Dispensations granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for Leases of Benefices being the fifth of those seven Bills preferred this Parliament touching the Reformation of matters of Religion and therefore called in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons the Bill E was read the third time and passed the House Touching all which said Bills and matters of Religion see at large on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant May ensuing The Provisoes to the Bill against Vagabonds were twice read Three Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Tuesday the 8 th day of May the Bill for the maintenance of Navigation was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Treasurer Sir John S t Leger Sir Owen Hopton Sir Richard Buckley Mr. Holstock Mr. Grimston Mr. Mohun Mr. John Hastings Mr. Grice Mr. Crownier Mr. Wilford Mr. Humberston Mr. Pelham Mr. Lieff Mr. Gerby Mr. Gaire Mr. Downing Mr. Norton Mr. Popham Mr. Strickland and Mr. Thornton who were appointed to meet at the Star-Chamber to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Three Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for South-hampton was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Wednesday the 9 th day of May the Bill for Maurice Radney Esq was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed It was Ordered upon a Motion made by Mr. Norton that upon Friday next coming the House do begin to sit at three of the Clock in the Afternoon and to continue till five and so every Monday Wednesday and Friday until the end of this Session of Parliament which time to be imployed only in the first reading of private Bills The Bill against Promoters was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill to avoid corrupt Presentations being the fourth Bill of those seven preferred this Parliament touching the reformation of the matters of Religion and therefore called in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons the Bill D was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Touching which Bills and matters of Religion see a more full Animadversion or Declaration on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant May following The Bill against Bulls c. procured from
compass of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge like as their Lordships had done on their parts upon like request of this House in the said Bill concerning Tillage and the Navy Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Huick brought word that the Lords pray Conference with some of this House at two of the Clock this Afternoon touching the Bill for the twelve Shires of Wales and also present report of the Committees of this House touching the Bill against Bankrupts My Lord Deputy of Ireland Mr. Comptroller Sir Nicholas Arnold Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy Sir Henry Jones Sir George Blunt Mr. William Gerrard and Mr. Bassett were appointed to attend upon the Lords touching the Bill of the twelve Shires of Wales The Bill against the taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge being a Bill sent from the Lords and specially recommended from them having at the third reading thereof an Addition or amendment in paper upon the Question affiled unto it the said Addition or amendment then having been but once read the Bill was put to the Question and the House thereupon divided and afterwards the error aforesaid being found it was after sundry motions Ordered upon another Question that the said Addition or amendment being three times read the Bill should go to the Question again which being so done the Bill afterwards passed upon the division of the House accordingly Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the maintenance of the Havens of Plymouth and Dartmouth c. was read the third time and passed the House Sir Thomas Smith Sir William Pawlet Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Heneage Mr. Recorder of London Mr. Stokes Mr. Thomas Browne Mr. Hussy Mr. John Hastings Mr. Thomas Snagg Mr. Strickland and Mr. S t John were appointed to have Conference with the Lords touching the Bill against corrupt Presentations The Bill for the Incorporation of the Towns of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis and the Bill for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy were each of them twice read Mr. Comptroller Sir Christopher Haydon Sir Thomas Russell Sir William Pawlet Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Henry Gate Mr. Baynton Mr. Grice Mr. Strickland Mr. Seckerson Mr. Cleere Mr. John Horsey Mr. Stanhop Mr. Hasset Mr. Edgcomb and Mr. Laton were appointed to ..... And here the whole matter breaks off abruptly in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons through the negligence of Fulk Onslow Esq Clerk of the same but it is most probable that these Committees were nominated in the Bill last before-mentioned upon the first and second reading thereof On Saturday the 26 th day of May the Bill for the River of Lee was read the first time and referred to be considered of by M r Comptroller of the Dutchy M r Wilson the Master of Requests Sir Henry Gate Sir John White M r Moore M r Holstock M r Grimston M r Baghe M r Robert North M r Henry Cock M r Dacre M r Norton M r Humberston and M r Bowyer The Bill against the untrue Demeanors of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors was read the third time and referred to be considered of by M r Treasurer M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Humphrey Gilbert M r Heneage M r Recorder of London Mr. Sampoole Mr. Humberston Mr. Bedle Mr. Norton Mr. Ireby and Mr. Thomas Brown The Bill for Incorporating of both the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was twice read Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Huick brought from the Lords one Bill touching the limitation reviving and continuing of Statutes The Bills which lastly passed in this House were sent to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others The Bill for the Incorporating of the Towns of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis was read the third time and passed the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords one Bill touching the limitation of Fees for Councellors and others towards the Law which was specially recommended from the Queens Majesty Mr. Doctor Yale and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords the said former Bill Indorsed for that the same was delivered without Indorsement Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Doctor Yale did desire from the Lords that six of this House be presently sent unto them of those which did yesterday confer with their Lordships touching the Bill against Fugitives Four Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy was read the third time and passed upon the Question May the 27 th Sunday On Monday the 28 th day of May the Bill for the Jointure of the Lady Berkley was read the third time and passed the House The Provisoes to the Bill for the River of Lee were thrice read and passed with the Bill upon the Question and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy and others The Proviso to the Bill for the Jointure of the Lady Berkley was thrice read and passed with the Bill upon the Question and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others Sir Richard Read and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords the Bill for John Tirrell Esquire with certain amendments Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Huick brought word that the Lords desire to have six of this House to confer with them presently touching the severance of the Sheriffs in the Counties of Surrey and Sussex Whereupon Mr. Thomas Brown M r Moor M r Palmer M r Comper M r Morley and M r Bowyer were appointed and sent to them accordingly M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Yale did desire from the Lords to know the mind of this House whether this House can be contented to leave Surrey and Sussex out of the Bill for severance of Sheriffs if there Lordships shall so think meet which being opened to the House it was upon the Question Ordered that they shall be left out if the Lords so will All the Privy-Council being Members of this House Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Thomas Scott Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Humphrey Gilbert M r Recorder of London M r Mounson M r Yelverton and M r Robert North were upon some Speeches uttered to this House that some of the Members of this House should take money for their Voices appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Star-Chamber and to Examine what persons being Members of this House have taken any Fees or Rewards for their Voices in the furtherance or hinderance of any Bills offered in this House and then afterwards to make report of the particularities thereof unto this House accordingly Vide the residue of this business on the next day following Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for shooting in Hand-Guns and Harquebuses was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Huick brought from the Lords the Bill
in the days of our Predecessors by the punishment of such inconsiderate and disorderly Speakers hath appeared And so to return Let this serve us for an Example to beware that we offend not in the like hereafter lest that in forgetting our duties so far we may give just cause to our gracious Soveraign to think that this her Clemency hath given occasion of further boldness and thereby so much grieve and provoke her as contrary to her most gracious and mild consideration she be constrained to change her natural Clemency into necessary and just severity a thing that he trusted should never happen amongst wise and dutiful men such as the Members of this House are thought always to be Between which Speech and the reftoring of the said M r Wentworth unto the House although it be not mentioned in the before-cited written Memorial of the said Speech I had by me as appeareth plainly by the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons these ensuing Passages intervened in the said House as followeth viz. M r Treasurer M r John Thynne Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Henry Gate M r Marsh and M r Cromwell were sent to the Lords for Conference presently touching the reforming of some amendments of this House in the Bill which came from the Lords for taking away the benefit of the Clergy from persons Convict of Rape and Burglary M r Doctor Vaughan and M r Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords the Bill for preservation of Pheasants and Partridges All the Privy-Councel being of this House the Lord Russell M r Captain of the Guard the Masters of Requests M r Treasurer of the Chamber the Master of the Wardrobe the Master of the Jewel-House Sir Henry Knivett Sir Thomas Scott Sir John Thynne Sir William Winter M r Crooke M r Popham M r Yelverton M r Norton M r Sampoole M r Alford and M r Skinner were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber touching Conference for the manner of Petition to be made unto the Queens Majesty touching Marriage Vide on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March foregoing and on Wednesday March the 14 th in the Afternoon ensuing These intervening Passages being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons now follows the manner of the restoring of the aforesaid Peter Wentworth Esquire being partly transcribed out of the abovesaid Original Journal-Book and partly out of the before-mentioned written Memorial or Copy thereof in manner and form ensuing M r Peter Wentworth was brought by the Serjeant at Arms that attended the House to the Bar within the same and after some Declaration made unto him by M r Speaker in the name of the whole House both of his own great fault and offence and also of her Majesties great and bountiful mercy shewed unto him and after his humble Submission upon his Knees acknowledging his fault and craving her Majesties Pardon and Favour he was received again into the House and restored to his place to the great contentment of all that were present This business of M r Wentworth being thus at large set down now follows a great part of the residue of this dayes Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons it self The Bill for the Lord Stourton was read the third time in setting down of which Bill it seemeth the time of the reading is erroneously entred for this was doubtless the second reading and that the third as appeareth plainly by the Original Journal-Book it self was not until Tuesday the 13 th day of this instant March ensuing when the Bill also passed and it is the rather probable that this was but the second reading as is also set down in a written Memorial of this business I had by me in respect that it was upon this reading spoken unto ' and referred to Committees but as it should seem before the said Bill was agitated in the House or referred to Committees this business intervened which is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Yale did bring from the Lords the Bill touching taking away the benefit of the Clergy from Persons Convict of Rape and Burglary to be amended in the former addition of amendment thereof by this House whereupon the same being presently amended was together with the Bill of Addition to the former Statutes for amending and repairing of High-ways the Bill with the Amendments and Proviso for the repairing of the Bridges and High-ways near unto the City of Oxford the Bill for the Hospital of S t Cross near Winchester and the Bill for the Lord Viscount Howard of Bindon sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary Smith and others with the Bill also for maintenance of the Universities and of the Colledges of Eaton and Winchester to be reformed in the Amendments of their Lordships in the same Bill Which business being over-passed as it is inserted out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons now follows the dispute in the House upon the foresaid second reading of the Lord Stourton's Bill which is supplied out of a written Memorial or Copy of that business I had by me with very little alteration or addition It was first alledged in the House of Commons against the further proceeding of the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Lord Stourton whose Father was Attainted of Murther and thereby his Blood corrupted by some in the said House that the said party who now sued to be restored in Blood had before given cause for men to think that he would not hereafter be worthy of so much favour and by some other that there wanted in the Bill sufficient provision for such as had been Purchasers from his Father Grandfather and other his Ancestors To the first Objection it was said in the House That seeing her Majesty had so graciously yielded to his Petition there was no doubt but she was well satisfied in all such things as might touch him and therefore no cause that this House should mislike her gracious Favours to be extended to any of her Subjects in such Cases but rather to hope that he being a young Nobleman would prove a good Servant to her Majesty and the Realm as divers of his Ancestors had done The second Objection was thought worthy of consideration That if the saving which was already in the Bill were not sufficient there might be other provision added This dispute concerning the foresaid Bill being thus transcribed out of the foresaid written Memorial or Copy thereof I had by me now follows the Committees names who were appointed thereupon out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons being as followeth M r Chancellor of the Exchequer the Master of the Wardrobe M r Recorder of London M r Norton M r Sampoole M r Dalton M r Savile M r Marsh M r Yelverton M r
Committees were sent presently and the Bill of restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney Esquire was sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and the said others The Bill against the abuses of Goldsmiths 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 on the day immediately foregoing Mr. Doctor Barkley and Mr. Powle did bring from the Lords the Bill touching the Confirmation of an Arbitrement to be made between Richard Hudleston Esquire and Dame Isabell Wainman on the one part and Francis Wainman Gentleman on the other part Mr. Treasurer Mr. Secretary Smith Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber the Master of the Jewel-House Sir Rowland Hayward and others were appointed to meet this Afternoon at three of the Clock and to hear the Learned Councel of the Goldsmiths Mr. Doctor Vaughan and Mr. Doctor Yale did bring from the Lords the Bill of Jeofails with some Amendments The Bill for restitution in Blood of the Lord Stourton was read the third time and two Provisoes twice read and passed the House Vide concerning this business of the Lord Stourton in fine diei sequentis The Bill also against excess in Apparel was read the third time and passed the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the Lord Stourton and the Bill against excess in Apparel were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others Vide concerning the business of the Lord Stourton on Wednesday the 14 th day of this instant March ensuing Four Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for relief of Vicars and Curates was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Sampoole Mr. Cromwell Mr. Savile Mr. Boyer Mr. S t John Mr. Broughton and others who were appointed to meet at this House to Morrow in the Morning at six of the Clock The Bill touching unjust and slanderous Suits 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 Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing The Bill touching unjust and slanderous Suits and the Bill for the annexing of the Town of Gateside to New-Castle were read the first time M r Justice Mounson and Mr. Serjeant Barham did bring word from the Lords that whereas their Lordships have made divers requests for Conference with some of this House touching the Bill for the Lord Stourton and the Bill for Mr. Mayney their restitutions in Blood and as yet have received no Answer thereof of this House at all Their further desire now is that a further Committee be appointed for this House to meet with their Lordships in the Parliament Chamber to Morrow next before eight of the Clock for that purpose whereupon were chosen after sundry Motions and Speeches All the Privy-Council being of this House Mr. Captain of the Guard and the former Committees whose names see on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and Mr. Diggs whereunto were added also Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Sir Henry Gate Sir Henry Ratcliffe Sir James Harrington Sir Edward Bainton Mr. Atkins Mr. Birkenhed Mr. Cromwell and Mr. Alford Vide concerning this business on Wednesday the 14 th day of this instant March ensuing On Wednesday the 14 th day of March the Queens Majesties general and free Pardon was once read Sir John Thynne Sir Henry Knivett and Mr. Topelysse were added to the Bills yesterday last appointed Which said former Committees with these now newly added were doubtless appointed to have Conference with a Committee of the Lords this Morning touching their Proviso added unto the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Heirs of the Lord Stourton which had been sent down to the House of Commons from the Lords on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant March foregoing but the Issue of this Conference through the great negligence of Fulk Onslow Esquire at this time Clerk of the House of Commons is wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the same House and therefore in respect it is of very good use and moment for the Declaration and Justification of the Liberties of the said House I have caused it to be inserted at large out of that often before-mentioned written Memorial or Discourse I had by me of the whole proceedings of this business in manner and form following The before-mentioned Committees or the greater part of them between eight and nine of the Clock this Morning as is very probable repaired unto the Parliament Chamber or Upper House Door and there gave attendance sending in word by the Usher of that House of their being there The Lords after a great pause came forth at last into the outward Chamber the number of them were many and the persons of the principal Noblemen of that House after they had taken their places at a long Table and used some Conference amongst themselves they called for those of the House of Commons to whom the Lord Treasurer in the name of all the rest present and absent said in effect as followeth THat the Lords of the Upper House could not but greatly mislike the dealing of the House of Commons in the Lord Stourton's Bill especially for that they had passed the Bill with a Proviso annexed notwithstanding their sundry Messages sent unto them in his favour And lastly one Message to have Conference with them for resolution of such doubts as were moved wherein they took themselves greatly touched in honor and thought that the House of Commons did not use that reverence towards them which they ought to do the cause he said besides was such as they saw no reason why the House of Commons should proceed in that Order for the Bill being signed by her Majesty he said none might presume to alter or add any thing to it without the assent of her Majesty which they for their parts durst not do and for proof hereof he shewed the Committees sundry Provisoes in King Henry the Eighths time annexed to the like Bills signed by the King inferring thereby that none might pass otherwise Moreover he said that by the opinion of the Judges which were in the Upper House the saving already in the Bill was so sufficient that there needed not any addition of such Proviso as the House of Commons had annexed and therefore required to know what reasons did lead them to proceed in this Order This and some large Speeches being uttered to this end the Committees answered that their Commission was only to hear what their Lordships would say they would return and make report to the House and so attend again upon them with Answer When this was reported to the House of Commons it moved them all greatly and gave them occasion
no notice but by relation of his Death as her Majesty hath And her Majesty hath the more certain notice for that her self had made Sir Robert Bell Lord Chief Baron and so his place of Speaker void as some thought although some others thought that the Chief Baron may be Speaker and she had since his Death made a new Chief Baron viz. Nota That this Argument doth very solidly and fully prove that the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons ought not at this time to have joined with the Upper House in Petitioning the Queen for liberty to chuse a new Speaker in respect that her Majesty could not but take notice of it as well as themselves and the rather at this present because she had first made Sir Robert Bell Knight their former Speaker Chief Baron of the Exchequer by which many supposed his place of Speaker was void in the said Commons House because he was to be called by Writ as a necessary attendant of the Upper House and lastly because her Majesty had now afterwards also upon his Death made another Chief Baron in his room by all which it appeared most plainly as is before urged that her Majesty could not but know as well as themselves that the said place of Speaker was void But whether M r Fulk Onslow the now Clerk of the House of Commons did conceive these reasons in his own mind and so by communicating them unto others of the said House and finding them to concur in the same opinion did thereupon Enter them in the Journal-Book of this Parliament or whether others of the House did first conceive it themselves and utter it to him in private in the said House yet certainly it having not been openly spoken in the House as appears by his own setting of it down but privately muttered it ought to have been Entred as a private opinion and not as any part of the Journal and to have been distinguished by being written in some other different hand from that in which the rest of the Journal was set down or the like But yet notwithstanding all those foresaid reasons already set down it was at last agreed by the greater number of the few Voices that the said Precedent should be followed which had before passed in the eighth year of her Highness Reign And accordingly were appointed the said M r Treasurer and Sir James Crofts Knight Comptroller of her Majesties most honourable Houshold and Thomas Wilson Esquire one of her Highnesses Principal Secretaries with a convenient number of others of the House to go to the Upper House to make Petition to the Lords for their Mediation to her Majesty for Licence to chuse a Speaker the place being void first by the making of the said Sir Robert Bell to be Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and lastly by his Death which Message being by the said persons executed accordingly and they brought Answer again to the House from the Lords that their Lordships had appointed all the Lords of the Privy-Council with the Marquess of Winchester the Earl of Arundell and the Bishop of London to make that Suit to her Majesty and required to have four of this House being of her Majesties Privy-Council to join therein with them according to the said Precedent whereupon forasmuch as it appeared to this House that the Lords in appointing their number had varied from the said Precedent it was moved that likewise the number appointed by this House might also be altered that in precedent it might remain a thing Arbitratory to the House and that so five of this House being of the Privy-Council should be added to the Lords and the rather because it was then affirmed of some that the cause why only four of the Council being of this House were appointed in the said eighth year was for that the Lords number was then but four and for that also there were at that time but four of the Council in this House The now Lord Treasurer then being the one only Principal Secretary to her Majesty but at last the said Precedent was precisely urged and followed and the said M r Treasurer M r Comptroller and Sir Francis Walsingham Knight one of her Majesties two Principal Secretaries and Sir Walter Mildmay Knight Chancellor of her Highness Court of Exchequer were appointed by this House to join with the said Lords in the said Suit to her Majesty and Order was then also given that this House should also daily assemble to continue the Session and attend the Answer of her Highnesses Pleasure therein On Tuesday the 17 th day of January some number of this House Assembled this day to attend for the causes aforesaid On Wednesday the 18 th day of January the Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln Lord Steward of the Queens Majesties most honourable Houshold came into this House and before him divers Knights Citizens and Burgesses returned into this House did openly receive and pronounce the Oath according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided and he did also then and there signify and declare the right Honourable M r Treasurer M r Comptroller M r Secretary Wilson and M r Chancellor of the Exchequer to be his Deputies during this Session of Parliament that before them or any of them all such persons as should during this Session be returned to be of this House might openly receive and pronounce the said Oath accordingly which Deputation they did then execute This matter of the Lord Stewards Ministring the Oath of Supremacy unto such Members of the House of Commons as were newly Elected and returned to this new Session of Parliament being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons now follows the whole manner of the proceeding of her Majesty in giving Authority by her Commission under the Great Seal unto the House of Commons to Elect a new Speaker and of their receiving the said Authority out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Lords in respect that the same is but shortly and imperfectly set down in the Original Journal-Book of the said House of Commons This foresaid Wednesday Morning the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons being mindful of the great business of the Election of a new Speaker which they had treated of on Monday foregoing being the 16 th day of this instant January repaired to the Upper House commonly called the Parliament Chamber where being Assembled with the Lords those noble Personages and others who had been appointed to repair unto the Queen on Monday foregoing signified her Majesties Pleasure unto all the Lords and Commons there present concerning the Choice of a new Speaker by the Members of the House of Commons And thereupon the Lord Chancellor shewed forth a Commission under the Broad Seal of England which he Commanded the Clerk openly to read the the tenor whereof was as followeth ELizabeth c. 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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
and working of Wax was read the second time and committed unto M r Comptroller M r Edgecombe M r Lieutenant M r Recorder and Mr. Cromwell to consider presently in the Committee Chamber Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in the Bill for Sheriffs with some Amendments and Additions and also a new Bill touching the return of Jurors which all were read Post Meridiem The House being called and some returned into the places of others Deceased since the last Session of this present Parliament and yet some of them supposed to be living some in place of others sick and diseased and some in place of others imployed in the Queens Majesties Service it is Ordered that all the said returns of this Session be Examined and the Orders and Precedents of this House in like Cases formerly used be also considered by some of this House and thereupon report to be made to this whole House of the state of the said Returns and Precedents to the end further order may be taken therein accordingly Whereupon were appointed for that purpose M r Treasurer M r Chancellor of the Dutchy M r Treasurer of the Chamber Sir Thomas Shirley Sir Edward Horsey Sir William Moore Sir Henry Gate Sir John Hibbott M r Attorney of the Dutchy M r Diggs M r Cromwell and M r Poole William Boreman Esq one of the Burgess for the Town of Wells was Licensed by Mr. Speaker to be absent for his necessary Affairs at the next Assizes in the County of Somerset On Saturday the 25 th day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Explanation of the Statute of 32 H. 8. for Limitation of prescription was read the third time and passed upon the Question Tuesday next in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber is appointed for the Committees to meet together to examine the returns and defaults appearing upon the calling of the House The Bill for the better fortifying of the Borders and Frontiers towards Scotland was read the second time and after many Arguments committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House M r Treasurer of the Chamber M r Knight Marshal Sir Thomas Cecil Sir Henry Lea Sir Henry Knivett and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Monday the 27 th day of February Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Examination of Witnesses in Towns Corporate was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The two Bills which passed yesterday were now sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and others The Bill touching Leases of Tenants in Tail was read the second time and committed unto Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Sandes M r Amerdeth M r Cromwell M r Edward Stanhope and M r Shirley who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the City of Carliol was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Knight Marshal Sir Henry Knivett Sir John Dawney Sir Edward Horsey Sir Robert Stapleton Sir Henry Gate and others who were appointed to meet on Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Anderson and Mr. Dr. Barkeley did bring from the Lords word that their Lordships have appointed to meet with the Committees of this House at the Court in the Council Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon touching the Bill of disobedient Subjects It is Ordered thereupon for this time that the former Committees with some others now added and no more shall attend the Lords to Morrow in the Afternoon according to the Message brought from their Lordships in the Bill for Religion The Bill for the punishment of Hereticks called the Family of Love was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Comptroller Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Secretary Wilson and others who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon It was Ordered that the House should be called again upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Tuesday the 28 th day of February Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill touching Clothes called Tauntons and Bridgewaters was read the third time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Doctor Barkley and Mr. Doctor Ford did bring from the Lords a Bill touching the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Compton The Bill against Moor-burning was read the second time The Bill touching Examination of Witnesses in Corporate Towns and these words viz. without Commission or Warrant from some of her Majesties Courts or Councels and these words or nisi prius are upon the Question Ordered to be put into the Bill and the word heretofore already in the Bill was upon the division of the House after the doubtfulness of the Question Ordered to remain in the Bill by the advantage of the number of nine persons and the Bill so amended was passed upon the Question On Wednesday the first day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for granting one Subsidy two Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the Question On Thursday the second day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty of the City of Coventry was read the third time and passed upon the Question Five Bills were sent up to the Lords by all the Privy-Council being of this House and others of which one was the Bill touching Limitation of prescription in a Formedon in the Descender and another against the false packing of Hops Three Bills also had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against the Corporation of the Merchant Adventurers being Freemen of the City of London was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Wilson Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower the Master of the Jewel-House M r Dale Master of the Requests and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon And further that the said Committees shall have Authority to hear such proofs on both parts as shall make request to come before them touching the contents of the said Bill On Friday the third day of March the Additions and Amendments in the Bill touching Tinners and Spaliers were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the preservation of
ancient Orders and usage of this High Court and not for that he said he would shew them only to be discovered to her Majesty it was resolved That he should be committed to the Serjeants Ward till the matter shall be further considered of by this House the day being then very far spent Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 18 th day Wednesday the 23. day and on Thursday the 24 th day of this instant December following On Friday the 18 th day of December the Bill touching Appeals out of the Ecclesiastical Court was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer the Master of the Requests Mr. Doctor Hammond Mr. Sands Mr. Cromwell Mr. Doctor Cousin Mr. Barker Mr. Flower Mr. Wolley Mr. Beale and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer-Chamber The Bill also for the restitution in blood of the Lord Thomas Howard had this day its first reading and the Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents made unto Walter Rawleigh Esquire was upon the third reading after many Arguments and a Proviso added unto it passed upon the Question Sir Christopher Hatton Knight her Majesties Vicechamberlain declared unto the House That her Majesty having heard of the great and dutiful care of this House in devising and providing of Laws for the preservation of her Majesties Royal Person doth accept the same in most humble loving and thankful part and having thereupon inquired of the manner and parts of the same Laws doth both very well like and allow of the same and is also of her own most loving and merciful disposition pleased that all persons barred or disabled by force of the same Law as it now is shall be first called to answer and be heard what they can say in excuse of themselves before they shall be prejudiced in their pretended Right or Titles And also that her Majesty will take away the Proviso in that Law by which any of these Subjects which have taken the Oath of Association might any way hereafter by any possibility be touched in conscience And then made a motion that a convenient Committee of the wise and grave Members of this House might be appointed to consider of the said former Bill already ingrossed and so then to devise another to be conceived according to the purport of her Majesties Pleasure in that behalf so as before is signified Whereupon it was then resolved that all the former Committees and M r George Ireland now added unto them should meet together for that purpose this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber And further the said M r Vice-Chamberlain also declared unto this House that her Majesty having been made privy unto the mis-behaviour of Mr. Doctor Parry yesterday shewed in this House and of the order of this House taken therein with him for the same her Highness doth not only deem him to have given just cause of offence unto this House in the same his misdemeanor but also doth very well allow of the grave discretion of this House in forbearing for the time to use any sharp course of Correction against him for his said offence in respect that he had said he reserved his reasons to be imparted to her Majesty only which as he had discovered unto some of the Lords of the Council by her Highnesses appointment and that partly to the satisfaction of her Majesty so her Highness did think that upon his humble submission unto this House with a dutiful acknowledgment of his fault this House would the rather dispense with him therein Which done M r Doctor Parry was called to the Bar where humbly acknowledging his fault upon his knees it was told him by M r Speaker after he had put him in remembrance of the manner of his offence that it might be the House would nevertheless deal favourably with him if they should see such cause upon his unfeigned and earnest confession and repentance of his fault and his humble submission unto the House with good and dutiful endeavour of amendment hereafter And then kneeling upon his knee in very humble manner affirmed directly that he had very undutifully misbehaved himself and had rashly and unadvisedly uttered those Speeches he used and was with all his heart very sorry for it alledging withal that he had never been of this House before this Session and so could not so well know the Orders of the House as he should do and that he would not willingly offend this House nor any man in it and so humbly prayed their good favour towards him Whereupon being sequestred again out of the House it was after some Arguments and Speeches had resolved That upon that his said acknowledgment of his fault and his humble submission he should be received into this House again as a Member of the same and take his place as before so that he would afterwards use himself in good sort as he ought to do And thereupon being called again to the Bar and there kneeling upon his knee and directly reiterating his former confession of his fault and also his former humble submission protesting further that if ever after he should give any just cause of offence again to this House or any Member thereof he would then never after crave any more favour of them Whereupon M r Speaker declared the good pleasure of this House in remitting his said offence by receiving him again into them with condition and hope of his better behaviour hereafter Which as he prosessed and promised to perform accordingly so did he in very good dutiful sort give most humble thanks unto God and to her Majesty and also unto this whole House and every Member of the same for their good courteous and favourable dealing towards him in this behalf Vide February the 18 th and February the 24 th postea On Saturday the 19 th day of December four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching the keeping of the great Sessions of the Peace and the Assizes for the Town of Caernarvon to be kept in the Town of Caernarvon was read the third time And the third being the Bi for restitution in blood of the Lord Thomas Howard had this day its second and third reading And three Bills thereupon were at this time sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others which had not been delivered because their Lordships were risen and departed before their coming Vide on December the 14 th last past when two of them had been sent up A Motion was made in the House that their Lordships might be sent unto to know the reason of the new manner of indorsing their Bills For whereas in former times all Bills sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons were ever indorsed in the lower part of the same Bills contrary to the said accustomed use the Bills which were lately sent down from their Lordships
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
the Bill for one Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read tertiâ vice and the Bill touching Oxford Haven was read secundâ tertiâ vice On Tuesday the 14 th day of March the Bill for confirmation of the Sale of Edward Fishers Lands made towards satisfaction of his Debts Charges and Incumbrances was brought from the House of Commons and read primâ vice Vide plus concerning this matter on the day following The Bill for Confirmation of the Attainder of Thomas late Lord Paget and others was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa expedita dissentiente Domino Darcy who is sometimes called the Lord Darcy of Meinel Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading being the last reading and thereupon passed of which the second being the Bill for the more speedy and due execution of certain branches of the Statute made in the 23 d year of the Queens Majesties Reign intituled An Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due obedience was expedited communi omnium Procerum assensu dissentiente solummodò Comite Rutland Which two Bills aforesaid were sent down to the House of Commons by the Queens Attorney and Doctor Carew Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first being an Act of one Subsidy granted by the Clergy was returned expedited and the other was the Bill for the payment of the Debts and Legacies of Sir Gerrard Croker Knight deceased and of John Croker Esq his Son On Wednesday the 15 th day of March the Bill for the payment of the Debts and Legacies of Sir Gerrard Croker Knight and of the Debts of John Croker Esq his Son was read primâ vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the first being a Bill touching Errours in Records of Attainders of High Treason was read primâ vice commissa and the second being a Bill for repealing of a Statute made in the 23 d year of the Queens Majesties Reign touching the bringing in Fish into this Realm was read primâ vice commissa The Bill for the confirmation of the Seal of Edward Fishers Lands made towards the satisfaction of his Debts Charges and Incumbrances was read secundâ vice Whereupon the Lords ordered that Edward Fisher now in the Fleet should be brought before them to morrow at nine of the Clock and that he should bring his learned Counsel with him And that the Parties who follow the said Bill should have like warning to be there with their learned Counsel Nota That this very Bill or some other to the same purpose had divers readings and was often debated in the Parliament both in the Upper House and in the House of Commons but passed not And there it seemeth that the same or a new Bill to the like purpose was now again offered unto the House Vide the first reading of it upon Tuesday immediately foregoing The Lords Committees made Report unto the whole House that upon divers Conferences had with the Committees of the Lower House touching their Request made to the Lords to joyn with them in Petition to her Majesty about a Benevolence or Contribution which they of the House of Commons thought good to offer unto her Majesty the said Lords Committees thought it not fit for divers reasons to joyn with the House of Commons herein Which reasons when the whole House had heard and considered their Lordships did resolve that the House of Commons should be left to themselves and their Lordships would take such order therein for themselves as to them should seem convenient Vide plus concerning this matter on Saturday the 11 th day of this instant March foregoing On Thursday the 16 th day of March the Committees in the Bill for the repealing of a Statute made in the three and twentieth year of the Queens Majesties Reign touching the bringing in of Fish into this Realm according to the Lords appointment delivered their opinions and reasons by the Lord Chief Baron touching the said Bill which when the Lords had heard and considered they ordered that the said Bill for the Repeal of the said Statute should be rejected This day was chosen a new Committee to resolve upon somewhat touching the Contribution viz. the Archbishop of Canterbury the Archbishop of York the Lord Steward the Earl of Kent the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Hartford and the Earl of Leicester the Bishop of London the Bishop of Winton and the Bishop of Salop the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Morley the Lord Cobham the Lord Gray the Lord Stafford the Lord Stourton the Lord Cromwell the Lord North the Lord Delaware and the Lord Norris The Lords Committees last named upon Conference had betwixt them in respect of the great Charges that her Majesty hath sustained heretofore and that her Highness shall be enforced hereafter to be at for the defence of this Realm and other her Majesties Dominions did resolve amongst themselves freely to give to her Majesty two shillings in the pound after the rate of the valuation of the Subsidy of the Temporality granted in this present Session of Parliament to be paid unto such persons and at such time as it shall please her Majesty to appoint Which being after openly declared to the whole House the Temporal Lords in as much as the Lords Spiritual had made former offer of Contribution unto her Majesty did all together with one consent most willingly ratifie the said resolution both touching the Sum and the payment thereof and ordered that this their free gift should be entred upon Record And that such of the Lords of her Majesties Privy Council as were there present should signifie the same to her Highness in all their Names On Friday the 17 th day of March a Bill touching Errours in Records of High Treason was read secundâ tertiâ vice conclusa On Saturday the 18 th day of March the Bill for the confirmation of the Sale of Edward Fishers Lands made towards the satisfaction of his Debts Charges and Incumbrances with certain amendments in a Schedule added unto the said Bill was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa tradita Doctori Barkley Doctori Carew in Domum Communem deserend ' Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 14 th day and on Wednesday the 15 th day of this instant March foregoing Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being a Bill touching Exemplifications and Constats of Original Conveyances made to the Queens Majesty was read primâ vice On Monday the 20 th day of March two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the second being a Bill for the limitation of time touching Writs of Errour upon Fines and Recoveries was read secundâ vice Six Bills of no great moment were this day lastly brought
speak to any prejudice of the said motion but putting the House in remembrance of their charge given unto him and others for Conference to be had touching some convenient supply of Treasure to be had and levyed for the necessary defence of her Majesty and this Realm now presently in danger of such mighty and great enemies as erst of late hath been at large delivered unto this House by some Members of the same declared unto them that he and the greater part of the residue of the Committees therein though divers of them did not give that attendance therein which so great and weighty a cause doth require have met and had Conference together about the same four several times and that at the last and fourth time of their said conference they resolved upon such an extraordinary proportion of provision as they thought the present extraordinary occasion of necessity doth require and that they did set the same down in writing which he also moved might be read unto them to the end that if it might upon the reading thereof stand with their good liking to allow of it and give their assents unto it M r Speaker might then deliver it to her Majesties learned Councel to have the same framed into the form of a Bill to be proceeded in and past in this House and shewed further that as the grant of this Contribution is greater than hath been heretofore for the most part ordinarily used to be granted the present necessity so requiring it so thinking good amongst them it should not hereafter be an occasion of a Precedent to posterity for the like without like cause divers of them were of opinion that some meet words to such effect might be inserted in the Preamble of the Bill And shewed further that one of the Committees to wit M r Francis Bacon had for that purpose set down a Note in Writing which he said if it pleased them they might also hear read and afterwards if they so thought good might also be delivered to her Majesties said learned Councel likewise with the said other note and that withal the said M r Bacon might repair to her Majesties said learned Councel for the further proceeding therein with them if this House should so think good Whereupon the House liking well of this motion both the said Notes in writing were read by the Clerk and afterwards agreed by the whole House that the same Notes should be forthwith delivered by M r Speaker to her Majesties said learned Councel accordingly and the said M r Bacon also to repair unto them Sir Henry Knyvet entreth into Speech of some recital of the said grief of the said Sir Edward Hobby and well liking and allowing of due consideration to be had thereof by this House reciteth very briefly the whole substance in effect both of the said first Speech of the said Sir Edward Hobby and also of his said late Motion and giving due commendation of the same his first Speech and also of his said protestation of excuse urgeth the present reading and proceeding of the said Bill withal speed Whereupon after sundry other Speeches tending likewise to the prosecution of the said Bill to Commitment it was upon the question Ordered that the same Bill should be presently read accordingly The Bill Quo titulo ingressus est was read the second time and after sundry Speeches and Motions deferred to further Argument to be had upon the same Bill again to Morrow The Bill touching Informers and Forestallers were delivered to Mr. Cromwell one of the Committees And also the report of the Committees in the cause between Mr. Puleston and Mr. Aylmer upon a Motion made by Mr. Nicholas Hare is likewise deferred until then for lack of convenient time for the same now Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 12 th day of this instant February foregoing On Tuesday the 18 th day of February Four Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the Bill for the relief of Thomas Haselrigge Esquire Sir Edward Dymock Mr. Clark and Mr. Peter Osburn arguing to the Bill of Quo titulo read the second time in the latter part of the day foregoing do each of them hold Sir Edward Hobby free and thereby excused of any such Speeches touching the higher Officers of the Exchequer as he had been charged with and rebuked for And the whole residue of their Arguments shew no misliking at all of his simile's or words used in the setting forth of the said Bill Whereupon after sundry other Disputations of other Members of this House had upon the said Bill it was at last upon the question committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Parrot Mr. George Moor Mr. Sutton Sir Edward Dymock and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Shuttleworth and Mr. Doctor Awberry do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act providing remedy against discontinuances in Writs of Error in the Exchequer and Kings Bench. Mr. Speaker noting the great disorder in this House by some that standing up and offering to speak sometimes three or four together and persisting still without offering to give place one of them to another knowing well nevertheless which of themselves did first stand up and so by the Order of this House ought to be first heard but yet expecting by Acclamation of the residue of the House growing for the most part to a great confused noise and sound of senceless words do stand still continuing their offer to speak first and do also many times in their Motions and Arguments utter very sharp and bitter Speeches sometimes rather particularly offensive than necessarily with such great vehemency delivered putteth them in remembrance that every Member of this House is a Judge of this Court being the highest Court of all other Courts and the great Council also of this Realm and so moveth them in regard thereof that as in all other Courts being each of them inferiour to this high Court such confused courses either of contention acclamations or reciprocal bitter and sharp Speeches terms or words are not any way either used or permitted amongst the Judges of the said Inferiour Courts or the Councellors admitted in the same Courts so they would hereafter forbear to attempt the like disorders as the honour and gravity of this House justly requireth Upon a Motion made by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain that the Committees in the Bill for Purveyors appointed on Saturday the 15 th day of this instant February foregoing do meet again this Afternoon at three of the Clock And also that the report to be made by him touching the dealing of the Committees in the cause between Mr. Puleston and Mr. Aylmer be deferred till to Morrow in the Afternoon On Wednesday the 19 th day of February Mr. Serjeant Walmesly one of the Committees in the Bill touching the abridging
of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day The Commitment in the Bill touching the benefit of Clergy in some cases of offences who were appointed on Monday the 10 th day of this instant February foregoing is appointed to be dealt in this present day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and the Bill was delivered to M r Wroth. The Commitment in the Bill touching Common Inns and other Victualling-Houses is appointed to be dealt in who were appointed upon Thursday the 13 th day of this instant February foregoing on Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the former place being the 26 th day of this instant February following and the Bill was delivered to M r George Barne On Saturday the 22 d day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the second being the Bill for the relief of George Ognell Esquire was upon the second reading and upon the question committed unto M r Henry Brooke M r Serjeant Walmesley the Knights for the Shire of the County of warwick and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Star-Chamber The Bill for the assurance of the Jointure of Ann the wife of Henry Nevill Esquire was read the second time and upon the question Committed unto Sir Edward Hobby M r Cook M r Cradock M r Francis Bacon and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Star-Chamber The Bill for relief of Thomas Haselrigge Esquire committed on Thursday the 20 day of this instant February foregoing was delivered this day to Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees Three Bills which had this day passed the House upon the third reading were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain Sir John Parrot and others with commendations and request for their Lordships favourable expedition of which the two last were one touching Purveyers and the other touching Proclamations in Fines M r Comptroller one of the Committees in the Bill for the true payment of the debts of Thomas Hanford reporteth their meeting together and that Hanford himself was present with his Councel and also the Councel of another Gentleman and referreth the residue of the report to M r Grafton one other of the same Committees who likewise making a further report of the same especially touching the allegations made to them by the said Thomas Hanford and his Councel and afterwards upon some further speeches the Bill then rested to be presently amended in some things before thought fit by the said Committees but not as then yet set down in writing The Bill touching the free Grammer School of Tunbridge in the County of Kent was upon the second reading committed unto M r Cook Sir Edward Dymock Sir Edward Hobby Sir George Cary and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Star-Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the second being the Bill touching Mortmain was upon the second reading committed unto M r Treasurer Sir John Parrot Sir Edward Hobby Sir William Moore and others who were appointed to meet on Thursday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer M r Serjeant Puckering and M r Doctor Ford did bring from the Lords three Bills of which the two last were one for reviving of a Statute made in the 23 d year of her Majesties Reign for repairing of Dover Haven and the other for repairing of the Pier of Hartilpool with their Lordships like requital of commendation for the furtherance of this House in the said two Acts for Dover Haven and Hartilpool as their Lordships erst this present day received from this House for their Lordships furtherance in expediting of the Bills concerning Purveyors and the abridging of Proclamations in Fines c. brought this day unto their Lordships from this House On Monday the 24 th day of February The Bill for four Fifteenths and Tenths and two entire Subsidies had its first reading M r Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees in the Bill touching Quo titulo ingressus est reporteth the meetings and Conferences of the Committees at sundry times and that in the end they thought good for divers respects to alter some things in the said Bill and so to make a new Bill which he offered unto this House together with the old Bill and praying the new Bill might be read the same new Bill was thereupon read accordingly which being then read it was after some Speeches upon the same reading then further declared by the said M r Chancellor that M r Osburn the Treasurer's Remembrancer in the said Court of Exchequer had been with them in the said Committment and not only satisfied the said Committees very truly that he could not erst use any other course of dealing in the said Office than hitherto he hath done as having no warrant to the contrary so did he also very willingly and honestly for his part give his assent and good liking to the passing of this Bill and professed to be ready and well pleased to follow the rule of the same when it shall be established for a Law which then may be good Warrant unto him in that behalf like as he would have been contented so to have done before if he might safely and lawfully avowed the same And so thereupon moved for the better expediting of the said Bill another reading presently and that thereupon the said Bill may be Ordered to be ingrossed which was so then read again and upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed accordingly M r Cromwell one of the Committees in the Bill for Orford-Haven reporteth the meeting of the Committees and their travel in the same and sheweth some Amendments made by them in the said Bill and their reasons for the same which Amendments were then thereupon twice read accordingly and so the Bill upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for the true payment of the Debts of Thomas Hanford delivered into this House on Saturday last by some of the Committees with these words stricken out viz. with assent of the said Thomas Hanford and this word or likewise stricken out and in stead thereof this word and put in the said word and being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for reviving and enlarging of a Statute made in the twenty third year of her Majesties Reign for repairing of Dover-Haven was read the first time Upon a Motion made touching Conference to be had in the Commitment of the Bill for relief of George Ognell Esquire and that Trussell the adverse party being now in Execution in one of the Counters of London might be heard before the said Committees without peril of an escape if he should be brought to
Subjects whose most faithful and approved good love and fidelity towards her she more esteemeth than all the Treasures of the world besides very shortly to cause a Collection to be made of all the Laws already in force touching Purveyors and also all the constitutions of her Highnesses Household in that case and thereupon by the advice of her Judges and her Learned Council to set down such a Form and Plot for the said Redresses yea and that before the end of this present Session as shall be as good and better for the ease of the Subjects than that which this House had attempted without her Privity and in which they would have bereaved her Majesty the Honour Glory and Commendation of the same And touching the Exchequer she said it was her Chamber and so more near unto her than the Household And that in the tenth year of her Raign her Majesty had caused certain Orders and Constitutions to be set down for the due and fit course of such things in the said Court as her Subjects seem to be grieved for Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 15 th day on Monday the 17 th day and on Tuesday the 27 th day of February foregoing as also on Tuesday the 4 th day and on Thursday the 6 th day of this present March The Committees in the Bill for the Pier of Dover and Hartilpool appointed to meet this day on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing are defered till Monday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the former place M r Serjeant Shuttleworth and M r Doctor Awberry do bring from the Lords two Bills of which the first was an Act for the maintenance of Houses of Husbandry and Tillage with commendation of the same Bills to the good consideration of this House to be dealt in by the House with all convenient speed that may be M r Morrice and divers other Members of this House arguing to the Bill last read yesterday it afterwards in the end passed upon the question M r Edward Cook Esquire one of the Burgesses returned into this House for the Borough of Alborow in the County of Suffolk is for his necessary affairs licensed to depart On Monday the 10 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Writs of Covenant c. was read the third time and a Proviso for the Lord Powes and Sir Edward Herbert and their Heirs was thrice read and after many Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill the said Bill was dashed upon the question The Bill against Pluralities and Non-Residents lately passed this House was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others who returning again from thence with the said Bill shewed that their Lordships would be ready for them half an hour hence and willed them then to come again Upon which report it was thought good to attend their said Lordships leisure therein half an hour hence accordingly And afterwards the said Bill was sent up by the said M r Treasurer and others The Bill for the maintenance of the Pier of Dover with a Note of the Committees names are delivered to M r Wroth one of the Committees in the same who were appointed on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing The Bill for granting of four Fifteenths and Tenths and two entire Subsidies to her Majesty being ordered upon the question to be read was then read for the third reading and passed upon the question accordingly On Tuesday the 11 th day of March the Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln was upon the second reading committed unto M r John Stubbs the Burgesses of Norwich the Burgesses of York and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Treasurer one of the Committees in the Bill for repairing of Dover-Haven appointed on Friday the 28 th day of February foregoing shewed that the said Committees have met and travailed in the said Bill and do think good that concerning some things in the same there be a Conference prayed with the Lords and thereupon it was assented that the Bills last passed in this House should presently be sent up and withal to make that request also unto their Lordships accordingly After which the Bill touching Pleadings in Actions of Trespass under the value of forty shillings having had its last reading this Morning and passed the House was with the Subsidy Bill sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others with Commission to pray Conference with the Lords touching the Amendments desired by this House to be made in the said Bill for Dover-Haven Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning the bringing in of salted Fish and salted Herrings was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer Mr. Comptroller Sir John Parrot Mr. Vice-Chamberlain the Burgesses of Orford Alborow York Norwich Lincoln Lin and Barwick and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber M r Doctor Awberry and M r Doctor Cary do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House for assurance to be made of the Jointure of Anne the Wife of Henry Nevill Esquire with some Amendments which their Lordships pray to be considered of by this House M r Treasurer and the residue returning from the Lords he shewed that they have had Conference with the Lords touching some parts of the said Bill for Dover-Haven and reciting some particularities of the same shewed that the Lords can like of such course of Amendment as by the said Committees of this House was moved unto them if the House shall think good to set down and require those Amendments And thereupon this form of amendment was assented unto by this House viz. linea 18. after the word And put out all that followeth unto these words be it in the 20 th line put out all from the end of the 20 th line unto this word that in the 30 th line Sir Edward Hobby M r Markham M r Buckley and Mr. Peter Evers were added to the Committees in the Bill for the City of Lincoln and the Bill with the names was delivered to Sir Edward Dymock one of the Committees On Wednesday the 12 th day of March Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against Aliens and Strangers retailing of Foreign Wares was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Comptroller Sir Robert Jermin Sir William Moor and others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir John Parrot one of the Committees for the Pier of Hartilpool brought in the Bill in the name of himself and the residue of the said
Committees The Bill for the Pier of Hartilpool aforesaid was read the third time and after many Arguments both with the Bill and likewise against the Bill it was deferred to be further disputed and argued unto to Morrow On Thursday the 13 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching Richard Southwell was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Secretary Wolley Mr. John Stanhope Mr. Haydon Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Saturday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill concerning Leases made of Lands parcel of the Possessions of the Bishoprick of Oxford was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer the Master of the Wardrobe Mr. Cromwell the Knights for the County of Oxford Mr. Oglethorp and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for repealing of certain Statutes with some Amendments was read and afterwards referred to be further considered of by Mr. Grafton Mr. Harris and Mr. Cromwell and the Bill was then delivered to Mr. Cromwell The Amendments in the Bill for the maintenance of Dover-Haven being opened to the House and the Bill read in such sort amended was passed upon the question after a Proviso offered for the Cinque-Ports first refused upon another former question Mr. Doctor Ford and Mr. Doctor Cary do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships for the better recovery of costs and damages against Informers and passed since by their Lordships with a Proviso and some Amendments annexed to the same Bill After divers Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill but whether it were the Bill last before-mentioned to have been sent down from the Lords it appeareth not although it seemeth to have been the same and after a Proviso received upon the question and some Amendment also of one word in the Bill viz. Sunderland to be put in the 14 th line and the word Soulderland to be put out of the Bill And the said Bill with the Proviso and Amendment aforesaid being put to the question was dashed upon the question and also upon the division of the House by the advantage of three persons viz. with the Yea a hundred twenty six and with the No a hundred twenty nine The Bill touching the bringing in of salted Fish and Herrings into this Realm was delivered to Mr. Wroth one of the Committees in the same On Friday the 14 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Town of Barwick was read the second time and thereupon committed unto Mr. Cromwell Mr. Grimston the Burgesses of Barwick Mr. Robert Bowes and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Cromwell who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill touching the Children of Aliens and Denizens was upon the second reading committed unto the Committees in the Bill for Retailers appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and for both to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Mortmain was read the third time and some Amendments then made being thrice read also was after many Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill passed upon the question Mr. Serjeant Shuttleworth and Mr. Powle do bring from the Lords the Bill for the preservation of the Haven of Orford in the County of Suffolk lately passed this House and since passed with their Lordships with a Proviso by them added in their passing of the same which Proviso being thereupon presently thrice read the same Proviso then passed also upon the question On Saturday the 15 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill to avoid Horse-stealing had its first reading The Amendments in the Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln being twice read and the Bill also read in such sort amended the Bill was upon the question committed to the former Committees and unto M r Vice-Chamberlain Sir John Parrot M r Alford the Master of the Wardrobe Sir Robert Jermin and others who were appointed to meet this present day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Doctor Clark and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill against the Erecting and maintenance of Cottages The former Committees were appointed on Mar. 11. Tuesday The Bill and Committees names concerning Leases made of the Lands parcel of the possession of the Bishoprick of Oxford was delivered to Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees And so likewise the Bill and Committees names touching Aliens and Strangers retailing of Foreign Wares and also touching the Children of Aliens and Denizens The Bill and Committees names concerning Richard Southwell Esquire was delivered unto Mr. George Moor one of the Committees in the same The Amendmènts in the Bill for relief of the Curriers being twice read the Bill was Ordered upon the question to be ingrossed On Monday the 17 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for pursuit of Hue and Cry was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Shirley Mr. Harris Mr. Wroth Sir William Moor Mr. William Fleetwood and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for Pleading at large in an Ejectione firmae had its first and second reading and an Amendment twice read and upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers was brought in by Mr. Treasurer one of the Committees without any thing done and further report made and so likewise the Bill for Denizens Children Mr. Speaker signified unto the House that her Majesties gracious pleasure was that it be signified unto them that four of this House be specially chosen to have Conference with some of the Lords of her Highness most Honourable Privy Council and other Officers of her Houshold for convenient Orders and Constitutions to be made for ..... But what should here follow is by the great negligence of Mr. Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk of the House of Commons wholly omitted yet it should seem that her Majesty did now by Mr. Speaker send word to the said House that upon the above-mentioned Conference so had and passed according to her Majesties Prescription the said House might proceed in the two Bills so often before agitated on Saturday the 15 th day on Monday the 17 th and on Thursday the 27 th day of February foregoing and on Tuesday
upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Sir Henry Knyvet Mr. Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Vice-Chamberlain who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln was brought in by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the same who shewed that they have met and conferred upon the same Bill and have amended it in four parts thereof and sheweth wherein leaving the same to the further proceeding of this House in the expediting thereof Mr. Vice-Chamberlain shewed that he and divers others of the Committees of this House met yesterday in Conference about the matter touching abuses of Purveyors and received all such Informations as were then delivered unto them which he said were very many and foul and some of them offered to be proved true in such sort as the same had been reported unto them and so moving this House to make choice of four of the Members of the same to be specially selected to attend upon the Lords in the said matter according to her Majesties said pleasure formerly signified unto them by Mr. Speaker Sir Henry Kuyvet Mr. Thomas Cromwell Mr. John Hare and Mr. Robert Wroth were thereupon nominated for that purpose and Ordered and assented that all the Members of this House might at their pleasure in the mean time of the said Conference so to be had with the Lords repair unto the said Sir Henry Knyvet Mr. Thomas Cromwell Mr. John Hare and Mr. Robert Wroth and to every or any one of them with such instructions either in writing or by information otherwise as they shall think fit for the better furnishing of the same Sir Henry Knyvet Mr. Cromwell Mr. Hare and Mr. Wroth with matter against the time of the said conference to be had with the Lords Nota That this House having formerly dealt in this matter and in reforming some exactions of the Exchequer had been forbidden by her Majesty to deal any further therein and yet afterwards upon some new considerations had leave for their further proceeding in the said matter as see before on Saturday the 15 th day and on Thursday the 17 th day and on Monday the 27 th day of February foregoing and on Tuesday the 4 th day Thursday the 6 th day Saturday the 8 th day and on Monday the 17 th day of this instant March last past Mr. Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill of Hue and Cry appointed on Saturday the 15 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that in respect of other particular attendance committed unto him in her Majesties service elsewhere he could not be at the said Commitment this Afternoon and therefore prayed he may be excused and some other appointed in his stead Whereupon presently Sir John Parrot and the Master of the Wardrobe were added to the former Committees and the said Mr. Vice-Camberlain withdrawn And the Bill together with the names of the Committees was then delivered to the said Sir John Parrot On Wednesday the 19 th day of March the Bill concerning Glass-houses and Glass-Furnaces was upon the second reading committed unto Sir William Moore Mr. George Moore Mr. Markham and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir William Moore who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock this Afternoon The Bill for the Lady Gressam was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Cromwell Mr. Grafton Mr. Grimston Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock The Bill against discontinuances in Writs of Error in the Courts of Exchequer and the Kings Bench was read the second time and upon further Motion was read again for the third reading thereof and so passed upon the question The Master of the Wardrobe one of the Committees in the Bill touching Leases of the Lands Parcel of the Possession of the Bishoprick of Oxford brought in the same Bill with report that the said Committees do think the same Bill not meet to be further dealt in by this House The Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers was read the second time and after the doubtfulness of the voices upon two several questions for the commitment thereof was upon the division of the House by the difference of thirty five Persons Ordered to be committed viz. with the Yea one hundred thirty one and with the No ninety six unto all the Privy Council being of this House Sir Henry Knyvet M r Wroth M r Lieutenant of the Tower M r North and others who were appointed to meet upon Friday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Sir John Parrot one of the Committees in the Bill touching Hue and Cry brought in the Bill again with report that the Committees have met and conferred upon the same Bill and finding good Laws in force already touching that matter are of opinion that in respect also partly of the shortness of this Parliament likely to ensue the said Bill may be reserved to be further considered of in another Session Thomas Drurie Gent. being brought to the Bar was charged by M r Speaker in the name of this whole House with great and deep offences committed by him against the whole State of this House in general in having untruly reported and given out both to some of the Lords in the Upper House and also to divers others Persons elsewhere that he could have no justice in this House nor could himself be heard nor have his Witnesses in his Cause heard neither in the House nor before the Committees and also against divers Members of this House in particular in offering unto some of them great threats and to some others of them great sums of Money to speak in this House for him and not against him and likewise in using of hard Speeches both to some of them and of some of them to the great discredit wrong and prejudice both of the whole State of this said House in general and also of divers Members of the same in particular for that in very deed he had been heard at large both in this House and also before the Committees and for that likewise sundry of his misbehaviours towards divers Members of this House were directly proved in this House against him to the full satisfaction of this House in the same And so was required by M r Speaker to answer therein for himself Whereupon the said Thomas Drurie in very humble sort and good terms sought to excuse himself not directly acknowledging any the said offences but humbly craving pardon of this House if he had committed any such And then being sequestred the House till his said pretended Speeches of excuse and conditional form of craving pardon were considered of it was by divers of the Members of this House grieved
ingrossing thereof and so the Bill upon the question and division of the House was passed by the yielding of the negative Voices without going through with telling of the whole numbers on both sides and was sent presently up to the Lords by Sir John Parrot and a little after two other Bills the one to avoid Horse-stealing and the other touching forcible Entries were likewise sent up to the Lords by Mr. Treasurer and others The Bill against such as steal and imbezel the Goods Chattels or Treasure of her Majesty being put in trust with the same was read the first time The Bill that Aliens Children shall pay Strangers Customs was read the third time and a Proviso added unto it thrice read the Bill and Proviso upon the question and division of the House dashed with the Yea sixty four and with the No seventy four Mr. Doctor Cary and Mr. Powle do bring from the Lords the Bill for relief of the City of Lincoln with an Addition of this word yearly added to their former Amendments for the explaining of the same Amendments All which Amendments being thrice read were upon the question assented unto by this House Nota That this Bill was brought down from the Lords to the House yesterday and therefore it should seem upon some doubts the House made touching their Lordships Amendments it was carried back again and those Amendments explained by the word above-mentioned and so being brought down again this day the said Amendments were thrice read and passed the House On Saturday the 29 th day of March Mr. Doctor Stanhop and Mr. Powle do bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed this House for continuation and perfecting of certain Statutes with a Schedule unto the same added and annexed by their Lordships and the same Schedule being thrice read passed upon the Question The Bill for the relief of the City of Lincoln being perfected according to the Amendments of the Lords and the Bill also for continuance of Statutes with the Schedule to the same were sent up to the Lords by the Master of the Wardrobe and others The Amendments of the Committees of this House to the Bill against excess of Apparel was denied upon the Question to be opened unto the House The Bill against such as steal or imbezel the Goods Chattels or Treasure of her Majesty was brought in again by Mr. Harris one of the Committees in the same as not to be sufficiently considered of for lack of time the same Bill consisting of many parts Mr. Serjeant Puckering and Mr. Serjeant Shuttleworth did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do pray present Conference with some twenty or more of this House to meet with their Lordships in the nether room of the Upper House and the rest not to depart until the return of the same Committees Whereupon were appointed for that purpose all the Privy Council of this House Sir William Hatton Mr. Wroth Mr. North Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Mr. Wade Mr. Mills Mr. Juers Mr. Henry Grey Sir Edward Dymock Mr. Robert Bowes Mr. Harris Mr. Heydon Mr. Francis Moore Sir George Barne Mr. Robert Cecill Mr. Shirley Mr. Dyer Mr. Hare Mr. Ralph Bowes Sir Francis Hinde Mr. Preston Mr. White Mr. Hill Mr. Henry Brooke and the Master of the Jewel-House Mr. Treasurer in the name of the rest of the Committees did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships have had Conference amongst themselves of the great practices and Treasons heretofore intended against her Majesties Person State and Kingdom And therefore ..... What should here follow is wholly omitted by the great negligence of Mr. Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk of the House of Commons as also the Speeches of Mr. Vice-Chamberlain of Mr. Secretary Wolley of Sir John Parrot Mr. Comptroller and of Mr. Fortescue for the inserting of which said Speeches there is left a blank of near upon two whole Pages and yet it may be probably gathered what the scope and end of all the said several and respective Speeches were out of a question following which Mr. Speaker propounded at the end of them viz. That seeing most of all those Treasons which had been practised against her Majesty had been either Plotted in Spain or procured by Spain and all the Rebellions during her Highness Reign raised either in England or Ireland had been countenanced from thence to which as the upshot of all that his late intended ambitious and blood-thirsty Conquest yet fresh in memory may be added That therefore her Majesty would be pleased to denounce open War against him the said King of Spain as against a most dangerous Enemy of her Majesty and her Realms Upon the said Speeches Mr. Speaker maketh the question and thereupon it was resolved by the whole House for joining with their Lordships in request to her Majesty to be delivered by the Mouth of Mr. Speaker for concurring with their Lordships for denouncing of War against the King of Spain at the time of his going up with the Subsidy and after the offer and delivery of the same Subsidy Mr. Doctor Cary and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords two Bills viz. The Act of the Queens Majesties most gracious and free Pardon and also the Act of four Fifteenths and Tenths and two Subsidies which had before passed this House The Bill of the Queens Majesties most general and free Pardon being once read passed thereupon Which said Bill so passed was presently sent up to the Lords by M r Fortescue and others Nota That this is all which is found in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and therefore the Conclusion and Dissolution of this Parliament next ensuing are supplied out of that of the Upper House Her Majesty being as it should seem this very Forenoon come unto the Upper House and there set the House of Commons having notice thereof with Serjeant Snagg their Speaker repaired thither who after his delivery of the Bill of Subsidy did move her Majesty as may be very probably conjectured according to the former resolution had this day in the said House as aforesaid that her Majesty would be pleased to denounce open War against the Spanish King who had so lately threatned destruction to her Majesty and her Realms by that his not long since open and Hostile Invasion After which her Majesty having given her Royal Assent unto the passing of sixteen publick Acts and eight private Acts being all the Statutes that passed this Parliament Sir Christopher Hatton Knight Lord Chancellor by her Majesties Commandment Dissolved the same THE JOURNAL OF THE House of LORDS An Exact and perfect Journal of the Passages of the House of Lords in the Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 35 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1592. which began there on Monday the 19 th Day of February and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Tuesday the 10 th Day of April Anno Domini 1593. THERE is little extraordinary in
this Journal of the Upper House save only the return of divers unusual Proxies and a Speech used by her Majesty her self at the conclusion of the Parliament which also is supplied out of a certain Journal of the House of Commons very claborately taken by an Anonymus And Sir Christopher Haton the late Lord Chancellor being dead since the last Parliament whose death was occasioned from the grief he conceived at some harsh Speeches of her Majesty used unto him touching divers great sums due unto her from him Sir John Puckering her Highness Serjeant who had been twice before Speaker or Prolocutor of the House of Commons succeeded him in the full power and priviledges of his place though not in his title he having only the Stile of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England The Summons for this Parliament being Returnable upon this Monday the 19 th day of February it held accordingly the Queen coming privately by water accompanied with Sir John Puckering Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and many of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal There being present this day these Peers and others ensuing Archiepiscopus Cantuarien Johannes Puckering Miles Dominus Custos magni Sigilli Dominus Burleigh Dominus Thesaurarius Angliae Marchio Wintoniae Comites Comes Oxon. Magnus Camerarius Angliae Comes Darby Magnus Seneschallus Comes Northumbriae Comes Salopiae Comes Cantiae Comes Wigorn. Comes Cumberland Comes Sussex Comes Huntingdon Comes Bathon Comes Pembroke Comes Hartford Comes Essex Comes Lincoln Vice-Comes Bindon Episcopi Episcopus London Episcopus Dunelmen Episcopus Assaphen Episcopus Cestren Episcopus Covent ' Lich. Episcopus Lincoln Episcopus Petriburgen Episcopus Hertf. Episcopus Cicestren Episcopus Bangor Episcopus Wigorn. Episcopus Landaven Episcopus Salopiae Episcopus Bathon Wellen. Barones Dominus Howard mag Maresc ' Adm. Angliae Dominus Hunsdon Camerarius Reginae Dominus Strange Dominus Morley Dominus Stafford Dominus Grey Dominus Scroope Dominus Montjoy Dominus Sandes Dominus Windsor Dominus Cromwell Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughby Dominus Sheffield Dominus North. Dominus Shandois Dominus St. John Dominus Buckhurst Dominus De la Ware Dominus Crompton Dominus Norris And the Queen and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal having on their Parliamentary Robes and having seated themselves in their several places The Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and repaired to the Upper House Where contrary to the Ancient use and Custome they found the door shut upon them which happened by reason that divers of the House and others having gotten in privately before and filled up the place at the Bar or Rayl at the lower end of the said House Sir John Puckering Lord Keeper of the Great Seal by Commandment from her Majesty had already made some enterance into his Speech before the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses had any Notice of it who sate in their own House expecting to be called up to the said Upper House upon her Majesties coming But the door at length being opened by her Majesties Commandment about two of the Clock in the Afternoon as many as conveniently could were let in Where the Lord Keepers Speech was directly in these words following or not much differing from them He shewed in the first place as matter of Preface and Ornament not much material somewhat touching the Antiquity Nature and use of Parliaments Then he came to set forth as the principal matter which her Majesty did desire to have made known and manifest to all her loving Subjects the great Malice of the King of Spain which he had towards this Realm And that he shewed by sundry instances as his last Invasion intended his Forces then addressed out of the Low Countries for that purpose to have been conducted by the Duke of Parma And then he proceeded in the rest of his Oration verbatim or much to the intent and purpose sollowing The high and mighty Ships that then he prepared and sent for that purpose because he found them not fit for our Seas and such a purpose he is building of Ships of a less Bulk after another Fashion some like French Ships some like the Shipping of England and many hath he gotten out of the Low Countries He is now for the better invading of England planting him in Britanie a Country of more facility to offend us than the Low Countries there he hath fortified himself in the most strong Holds of that Country In Scotland he hath of late wrought most of the Nobility to conspire against their King to give Landing to his Forces there and to assist him in his Invasion thither A greater part of the Nobility in Scotland be combined in this Conspiracy and they have received great Sums of Money for their service therein And to assure the King of Spain of their assistance they have Signed and sent their promises sealed to the King This Conspiracy the King of Scots was hardly brought to believe but that her Majesty advertised him thereof having entertained Intelligence thereof as she hath of all things done and intended in those parts And that the King might better advise thereupon her Majesty hath sent one of her Noblemen now into Scotland and the King hath assured her Majesty with all his Ability and endeavour to prevent the Spaniard whose purpose is on the North parts to assault us by Land and on the South side to invade us by Sea which is the most dangerous practice that could be devised against us And now the rage of this Enemy being such his Forces joyned with other Princes his Adherents greater the charge of her Majesty for defence of her Realm both with Forces by Sea and Armies by Land hath been such as hath both spent the Contribution of her Subjects by Subsidies and what otherwise they have offered her and also consumed her Treasure yea caused her to sell part of her Highness's Crown And it is not to be marvelled how all this is consumed but rather to be thought how her Majesty could be able to maintain and defend this her Realm against so many Realms conspired against us Wherefore we her Majesties Subjects must with all dutiful consideration think what is fit for us to do and with all willingness yield part of our own for the defence of others and assistance of her Majesty in such an insupportable Charge Were the cause between Friend and Friend how much would we do for the relief one of another But the Cause is now between our Soveraign and our selves seeing there is so much difference in the Parties how much more forward ought we to be The Aid that formerly hath been granted unto her Majesty in these like Cases is with such slackness performed as that the third of that which hath been granted cometh not to her Majesty A great shew a rich grant and a long summ seemeth to be made but it is hard to be gotten and the summ not great which is paid
Her Majesty thinketh this to be for that the wealthier sort of men turn this charge upon the weaker and upon those of worst ability for that one dischargeth himself and the other is not able to satisfie what he is charged withal These things would be reformed by such as are Commissioners in this present service Her Majesty further hath willed me to signify unto you that the calling of this Parliament now is not for the making of any more new Laws and Statutes for there are already a sufficient number both of Ecclesiastical and Temporal and so many there be that rather than to burthen the Subject with more to their grievance it were fitting an Abridgment were made of those there are already Wherefore it is her Majesties Pleasure that the time be not spent therein But the principal Cause of this Parliament is that her Majesty might consult with her Subjects for the better withstanding of those intended Invasions which are now greater than were ever heretofore heard of And whereas heretofore it hath been used that many have delighted themselves in long Orations full of verbosity and of vain ostentations more than in speaking things of substance The time that is precious would not be thus spent The Sessions cannot be long by reason the Spring time 't is fit that Gentlemen should repair to their Countries the Justices of Assize also to go their Circuits So the good hours should not be lost in idle Speeches but the little time we have should be bestowed wholly on such businesses as are needful to be considered of And so willed them to Elect a Speaker As soon as the Lord Keepers Speech was ended the Clerk of the Parliament read the names of the Receivors and Triors of Petitions in French according to the ancient use and form which were as followeth viz. Receivors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Sir John Popham Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench John Clynch one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench Francis Gawdy another of the Justices of the said Bench Doctor Awberry and Doctor Ford. They which will deliver Petitions are to deliver the same within six days next ensuing Receivors of Petitions for Gascoign and other parts beyond the Seas and the Isles Sir Edmond Anderson Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir William Perrian Lord Chief Baron and Thomas Walmsley one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas Doctor Cary and Doctor Stanhop And they which will deliver Petitions are to deliver the same within six days next ensuing Tryors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland the Archbishop of Canterbury the Marquess of Winchester the Earl of Darby Lord Steward of the Queens Houshold the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Pembroke the Earl of Essex the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Lord Howard of Effingham Earl Marshal and Lord Admiral of England the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey of Wilton All these or any four of them calling to them the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and the Treasurer and the Queens Serjeants when need shall require shall hold their places in the Chamberlains Chamber Tryors of Petitions for Gascoign and other parts beyond the Seas and the Isles the Earl of Oxford Great Chamberlain of England the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Huntington the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain to the Queen the Lord Lumley and the Lord Buckhurst These or any four of them calling unto them the Queens Serjeants when need shall require shall hold their places in the Treasurers Chamber Nota That all that which is set down touching the coming up of those of the House of Commons into the Higher House and the Lord Keepers Speech being before placed after the names of such Lords Spiritual and Temporal as were this day present is not found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House but is here inserted partly out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and partly out of another very exact Journal of that House which was in my Custody being very diligently observed and set down by some Anonymus who was a Member of the said House during this Parliament And I have always thought it most fitting in all these several Journals ever to refer the aforesaid Speeches the Presentments of the Speakers and such other Passages as are wholly handled and agitated in the Upper House to be set down as largely as by any good Authority they may in the Journal of the same to which they do most truly and properly belong and only for Orders sake to give a short touch or remembrance of them in the Journal of the House of Commons Finally at the Conclusion of this days business the Continuance of the Parliament is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in manner and form following viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex Mandato Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Jovis prox ' futurum On Thursday the 22 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Queens Majesty her self came about three of the Clock in the Afternoon accompanied by the Archbishop of Canterbury Sir John Puckering Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal William Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England the Marquess of Winchester and divers others of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being for the most part the very same that are by name set down to have been present on Monday foregoing the first day of this Parliament The Queen and the Lords being thus set the House of Commons had notice thereof who immediately thereupon came up with Edward Cooke Esquire the Queens Sollicitor into the Upper House whom they had Chosen for their Speaker or Prolocutor Which said Speaker being led up to the Bar at the nether end of the said House between two of the most Eminent Personages of the House of Commons who as soon as silence was made and the rest of the said House as many as could conveniently get in had placed themselves in the space below the said Bar spake as followeth YOur Majesties most loving Subjects the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons have nominated me your Graces poor Servant and Subject to be their Speaker This their nomination hath hitherto proceeded that they present me to speak before your Majesty Yet this their nomination is only as yet a Nomination and no Election until your Majesty giveth Allowance and Approbation For as in the Heavens a Star is but opacum Corpus until it have received light from the Sun so stand I Corpus opacum a Mute Body until your Highness bright shining Wisdom hath looked upon me and allowed me How great a Charge this is to be the Mouth of such a Body as your whole Commons represent to utter what is spoken Grandia Regni My small Experience being a poor Professor of the Law can tell But how unable I
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
intermedling with the Succession of the Crown which she had expresly forbidden Which Passage as also divers other particular Speeches being not found in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons are supplied out of another Journal of the same House very exactly and elaborately taken by an Anonymus being a Member of the same at this Parliament but yet with this Caution to avoid confusion that whatsoever is inserted out of the saidAnonymous Journal hath a particular Animadversion annexed unto it for discovery thereof The eighth Parliament of our Soveraign Lady Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith begun at Westminster upon Monday being the 19 th day of February in the thirty fifth year of her Majesties Reign And thereupon many of the Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons returned into the same Parliament then made their Appearances at Westminster before the Right Honourable the Earl of Darby Lord Steward of her Majesties most Honourable Houshold and did take the Oath before the said Lord Steward or his Deputies according to the Statute in that behalf lately made and provided The manner of the administring of the said Oath to the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses was as followeth The said Lord Steward removed into the Court of Requests and having called over the said Knights and others that were returned by their names M r Vice-Chamberlain and others of her Majesties Privy-Council took the said Oath before his Honour and then having appointed them his Deputies to swear the residue of the House of Commons who had then appeared according to their several returns he departed And thereupon his Lordships said Deputies proceeded to the further administrating of the aforesaid Oath to other Members of the said House who after they had taken the same entred into it and placed themselves The Fee for entring the name into the Serjeants Book is two shillings The reward to the Door-Keeper three shillings eight pence The Fee for returning the Indenture two shillings About two of the Clock in the Afternoon this present Monday her Highness with divers of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and such others as had place there being let into the Upper House and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons as many as conveniently could being at length let in The Right Honourable Sir John Puckering Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England declared the said Parliament to be called by her Highness only for Consultation and Preparation of Aid to be had and made against the mighty and great Forces of the King of Spain bent and intended against this Realm as well by some practices attempted by him in the Realm of France and with some of the Nobility of Scotland as by many other ways and means to that end and purpose And did in the end advise the said Commons to employ the time of this present Session of Parliament in the aforesaid Consultation and not to go about the making of any new Laws for the Common-Wealth at this time as well for that there are very many good Laws already in force more he said than are well executed as for that also such new Laws if they be needful may be treated of and dealt in at some other time hereafter And so willed them to repair to their accustomed place and make Choice of their Speaker Which done the said Parliament was Adjourned until Thursday next following After which the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons being Assembled in the same House the Right Honourable Sir Francis Knowles Knight one of her Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council and Treasurer of her Highness most Honourable Houshold stood up and putting the House in remembrance of the said Charge of the said Lord Keeper given unto them for chusing of their Speaker and very gravely and amply setting out sundry the good parts and commendable qualities and abilities of the Right Worshipful M r Edward Cooke Esquire Learned in the Laws of this Realm Sollicitor General to her Majesty and being a Member of this House returned into the same one of the Knights for the County of Norfolk doth in the end for his part and opinion nominate the said M r Edward Cooke to be chosen for their Speaker in this present Parliament if the residue of this House shall so think good Unto which Motion as many of the said House assented with their Voices so the said M r Edward Cooke thereupon stood up and very gravely and discreetly behaving himself as well in all due thankfulness unto this House for their said good opinion conceived of him as also in disabling himself in divers respects for the discharge due and requisite for that place humbly prayeth them to proceed to a new Election Which done the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Heneage Knight Vice-Chamberlain to her Majesty and one other of her Highness's most Honourable Privy-Council stood up and not only approving but also very much amplifying the said former sundry commendable gifts and abilities of the said M r Edward Cooke exceeding many others and comparable in his opinion and judgment with any others for that place and charge gathering also the same partly from his own late former Speech of excuses doth in the end resolutely deliver his opinion to make choice of the said M r Cooke to be their Speaker And also thereupon moving the question to the House the said M r Cooke was with one full consent and voice of the whole House nominated and chosen to be their Speaker for this present Parliament And so was thereupon presently brought by the said M r Treasurer and M r Vice-Chamberlain and set in the Chair And immediately after the House did rise and were appointed to repair thither again upon Thursday next following On Thursday the 22 th day of February to which day the Parliament that begun on Monday foregoing being the 19 th day of the same Month had been continued by Sir John Puckering Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal by her Majesties Commandment the Queens Majesty and divers of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being set in the Upper House the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and thereupon they repaired thither with Edward Cooke Esquire her Majesties Sollicitor their lately Elected Speaker who being led up to the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the said House by two of the most-eminent Personages of the aforesaid House of Commons after humble reverence made declared unto her Majesty his Election to the said place of Prolocutor and then alledging according to the usual course his own insufficiency did desire her Majesty to enable him to that Charge and to consider that howsoever he were the meanest that ever went before him in that place in respect of Experience yet in respect of his faithfulness he thought himself inferlour to none After which Speech her Majesty by the Mouth of the Lord
John Harrington M r Herbert Master of Requests M r Arthur George Sir Thomas Conisby M r Dyer M r Doctor Awbery M r Edward Barker M r Robert Sackvile Sir Henry Poole Sir Edward Stafford Sir Thomas Read Sir Henry Cock M r Lewkenor Sir John Points and Sir Edward Carey who forthwith went up to the Lords of the Upper House with the Message of the said Answer accordingly And shortly after returning again from thence to this House the said M r Chancellor of the Exchequer made report of their delivery of the said Answer to the Lords and shewed that their Lordships well hoped to have had Conference with this House according to their former request And so wished this House to have due care and great consideration touching the speedy provision of a convenient supply of treasure to be had according to the present great necessity of the said Cause And shewed that their Lordships desired to see those precedents of this House by which this House seemeth to refuse the said Conference And so gave end to his Speech for that time One being no Member of this House and yet found to have sitten in this House during the greater part of this Forenoon was brought to the Bar and being there examined by M r Speaker of his name and place of abode answered his name to be John Legg and that he was Servant to the Earl of Northumberland and pleading simplicity and ignorance for his excuse and alledging that he had some business to do with M r Doctor Herbert Master of the Requests from the said Earl his Master and that therefore he entred into the said House not thinking any harm nor knowing the danger thereof And so humbly praying pardon was in the end committed to the Custody of the Serjeant of this House till this House shall upon further Examination of the matter take other Order The Bill for Naturalizing of William Sidney and Peregrine Wingfield was twice read and upon the Question was Ordered to be ingrossed Four Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching George Ognell Esquire had its first reading The substance whereof is taken out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following viz. One Trussell having sold the Mannor of Binsley to Ognell for good consideration and afterwards of purpose to defeat this Purchase caused himself to be Indicted of Felony done in Kent before the Seal to Ognell and was thereof Attainted and with relation of the Felony defeated Ognells purchase It was Enacted that this Attainder should be void only as in respect of this Purchase and to that end to be as if Trussell had never been Attainted nor no Lords to have any Escheats or other by reason of this Attainder Her Majesty understanding this was pleased to remit her Interest M r Speaker perceiving some men to whisper together said that it was not the manner of the House that any should whisper or talk secretly for here only publick Speeches are to be used Nota that these two particulars are only supplied out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal and that which followeth and also that which went before is inserted out of the Original Journal-Book it self Sir Edward Dymock moved that a Commit tee of this House may be appointed for a speedy Conference to be had touching the present necessary provision and Supply of Treasure to be had for the defence of this Realm and State And thereupon the former Committees for the Subsidy whose names see before on Monday the 26 th day of February last past were ordered to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in this House to confer in this Case On Monday the 5 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against the stealing of Oxen Kine Sheep and Lambs was upon the second reading committed unto M r Wroth M r Sands M r Recorder of London and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet in this House to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill concerning salted Fish and salted Herrings was read the second time and thereupon committed unto Sir Francis Drake Sir Thomas Sherley the Burgesses of Yarmouth Plymouth Hall and Saltash the Burgesses of all the Port Towns Mr. Robert Wroth Sir Henry Knivet and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Nota That after the Commitment of these Bills ensued divers Speeches touching that great business of Conserence with the Lords which had been very largely debated on Saturday last in the House All which said Speeches being either very shortly and imperfectly set down in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons or wholly omitted and for which three intire pages and more are there left Blank to have inserted them in which are set down the names only of some of those that spake them therefore they are supplied out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal very elaborately taken by some Member of the said House during this Parliament and do here next ensue in manner and form following Mr. Beale desired to satisfy the House by reason it was conceived by the Lords the other day that upon his Motion and by his precedent shewed the House was led to deny a Conference with the Lords he acknowledged he had mistaken the question propounded For there being but a Conference desired by the Lords and no confirming of any thing they had done he thought we might and it was sit we should confer And to this end only he shewed the Precedent That in the 9 th year of H. 4. the Commons having granted a Subsidy which the Lords thought too little and they agreed to a greater and would have the Commons to confirm that which they had done this the Commons thought they could not do without prejudice to this House Wherefore he acknowledged himself mistaken in the Question and desired if any were led by him to be satisfyed for that he would have been of another opinion if he had conceived the matter as it was meant Sir Thomas Heneage propounded the Question anew and thought that with the priviledge of the House and by precedents to be shewed there had been Conference with the Lords used upon the like Motion Sir John Wolley thought that the former denyal grew upon mistaking of the Question and upon better consideration would have the matter reversed and now to assent to that which was denyed before Sir Henry Knivett moved that for the freedom of the House it might be concluded amongst them a matter answerable at the Bar for any man to report any thing of any Speech used or matters done in this House
Sir Henry Upton spake in defence of the former proceedings of the House and shewed how it had proceeded first agreeing to a double Subsidy and four Fifteenths this being offered and the Lords thinking it seemed little and considering the present necessity the lack of payment of Subsidies and the true rating of Subsidies over that they were wont to be they desired a Conference with the Lower House giving reasons of great Importance for a greater aid and they gave us a taste of what was needful as three Subsidies at the least and upon those great Causes desired a Conference the next day This being delivered unto the House by one of the Committees sent to the Lords the House upon Consideration thought it not to stand with their Priviledge to confer with their Lordships in matter of Subsidies because it was the liberty of the House to make Offer themselves to her Majestv And in regard it stood not with the Priviledge of this House to confer with the Lords hereupon they advise upon an Answer to be made unto the Lords wherein they should give them thanks that they had vouchsafed to confer with them of this House but shewed that with the Priviledge of the House they could not have Conference with them in matter of Subsidy Further he thought the House much injured that they should be reported to be against the Subsidy and the Parties injured who speaking the last day against the Subsidy their names were given up and were noted for it to the Queen And now my Motion is that we must confer with the Lords upon the Subsidy but not in any fort to be conformed therein unto them And for that occasion past he desired that M r Speaker might be sent and report the truth of the whole matter and manner of our proceedings Sir Robert Cecill spake next and said I desire now I may be somewhat long because I must include an Answer to three Speeches Those two Honourable Persons that sit above the one of them declared the true state of the Question the other what was fit we should do But my Answer shall tend only to those Tales that followed The first was a kind of satisfaction for a former mistaking but in the same satisfaction a new mistaking was also which was by way of information casting it into the House that the Queen should seem to demand three Subsidies Now the Queen never demanded three nor one So there is a new mistaking added to the former satisfaction The second Mans Motion thus far I allow That the Counsel of this House be secretly kept and that nothing be reported in malam partem But if his meaning be that we may not impart any thing that is done here unto the Queen but that all things must be secret from her I am altogether against it This only I should desire what ought to be observed That nothing ought to be reported unto her in malam partem The third Mans Motion consisted of three points The first was News the second was History and the third and last a Motion His News was that Mens names were given up to the Queen This was News For I heard it not before The History was a large Report of the Progress of this matter His Motion was that we should confer with the Lords about a Subsidy with them but not conclude a Subsidy with them His matter seems contrary to his meaning or else is more than ever was meant for it was never desired of us by the Lords that we should confer with them about a Subsidy Sir Walter Raleigh spake next and moved that seeing the division of the House the last day grew as he conceived upon the mistaking of the question and that since some had reported unto him that had the question been propounded whether they should only yield to a Conference in general with the Lords they would not have been against it and therefore he desired M r Speaker to put it to the Question whether they should confer with the Lords generally or not without naming a Subsidy This Motion being well liked Sir Walter Raleigh was desired by the House to repeat it again that so it might be the better heard of them all And thereupon he said that touching the aforesaid question which had received a No upon Saturday last foregoing he would not make it a Question again for by the Order of the House he could not but propounded this for a new Question in these or the like words Whether the House would be pleased to have general Conference with the Lords touching the great imminent dangers of the Realm and State and the present necessary supply of Treasure to be provided speedily for the same according to the proportion of the necessity Which said Question being propounded unto the House it was assented unto accordingly by them all without any negative Voice And thereupon the former Committees appointed for Conference with their Lordships whose names see before on Thursday the first day of this Instant March were presently sent up from this House unto their Lordships to signify the resolution of this House in yielding to the said general Conference with their Lordships according to their former desire And that Sir Thomas Heneage her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain should make report thereof from this House unto their said Lordships Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal that which followeth is inserted out of the Original Journal-Book it self Upon a Motion made by M r Serjeant Harris for the Order of this House for setting at liberty of John Legg Servant to the Earl of Northumberland who was found sitting in this House upon Saturday last and is no Member of the same and was thereupon committed to the Serjeants Ward till further Order should be taken with him by this House the Serjeant of this House is appointed to have the said John Legg here to Morrow Morning The Bill touching the true assizing of Bread had the second reading and was committed to the former Committees in the Bill concerning salted Fish and salted Herrings appointed in the beginning of this present day and to meet at the same time and place as for the said Bill touching salted Fish and salted Herrings is appointed And the Bill was delivered to M r Wroth one of the said Committees The Bill for Naturalizing of Samuel Saltingstall and others born beyond the Seas was upon the second reading committed to M r Treasurer Sir Thomas West M r Recorder of London Sir Henry Knivet and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Thomas West 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 Vice-Chamberlain and the residue of the Committees making their return from the Lords he shewed their Lordships ready good will in accepting the offer of Conference of this House with their Lordships And their Lordships have appointed for that purpose a Committee of two and twenty of
treble Subsidies and like proportionable Fifteenths and 〈◊〉 and some by other sorts of benevolences resolved upon the question that the former Committees of this House for consultation to be had for necessary supply of Treasures to be had for the repelling of the said dangers should meet in this House in the Afternoon of this present day to confer and consult generally touching the said great dangers as also touching the remedies that the same being digested may be reported over unto this House into such form as to the same shall be thought good to the end that afterwards it may in the Afternoon be imparted unto the Lords accordingly Nota That there is no more of this days Passages found in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons although there followed divers Speeches upon the foregoing Motion of Sir Thomas Heneage her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain concerning the great business of supply to be given to her Majesty all which are therefore inserted out of that foresaid Anonymous Journal taken by some Member of the said House during this Parliament which are there set down with very little alteration added to them in manner and form following Sir Thomas Cerill speaking next after Sir Thomas Heneage had ended his former Speech said that three Subsidies might be set down to be paid in four years and to be charged upon men of ten pound and upwards to spare them that were under Sir Henry Knivet affirmed the poverty of our Country against the reasons used The principal reason of our poverty he said was because we brought in more Foreign Wares than we vented Commodities and so by this means our money was carried out of our Country Alledging it to be like a Pond fed with a Spring but having a breach through which more passeth than cometh in so c. He made these two Motions First that the Queen should be helped by a survey taken of all mens Lands and Goods in England and so much to be yearly levyed as to serve the Queen to maintain Wars the proportion being set a hundred thousand pound yearly And secondly if this were misliked every man upon his word and power to deliver what were the profits of his Lands and worth of his goods and so a proportion to be had accordingly Sir Francis Hastings said The preparations of the Enemies Forces are both ready and great and intus they conspire therefore a great Aid must be yielded And I could wish three Subsidies to be levyed in this matter in the first of them those to be charged of five pound Lands and five Marks Goods in the second those of twelve pound Lands and eight pound Goods and in the third all to be charged as these have been Sir Walter Raleigh Answered them that spake of the Poverty of the Land which they argued by the multitude of Beggars he gave these reasons That the broken Companies in Normandy and the Low Countries who returned maimed hither never went back again to the Towns from whence they came For a multitude of Clothiers take their Looms into their own hands spinning their Wooll themselves and except we would work unto them better cheap than they can make themselves they will set none on work This grossing of so many Trades into their own hands beggereth so many as usually lived by the Trade He thought it inconvenient to have so many mens livings surveyed For many are now esteemed richer than they are and if their Land and Wealth were surveyed they would be found Beggars and so their credit which is now their Wealth would be found nothing worth He reported of his own knowledge that the West Country since the Parliament begun had taken from them the worth of four hundred and forty thousand pound They of Newcastle lie still for fear because Burdeaux Fleet was taken this year by the Enemy For the Enemy approaching us and being our Neighbour as he is gotten to be our Trades will decay every day and so our poverty encreaseth every day more and more And this is most certain the longer we defer Aid the less able shall we be to yield Aid And in the end the greater Aid will be required of us And so sparing them now we shall charge them when they shall be less able to bear it For this is most true one hundred thousand pound would have done the last year that which three will not now do and three will do this year that which six will not do hereafter So in conclusion he agreed to three Subsidies in them the three pound men to be spared and the summ which came from them to be levied upon those of ten pound and upwards and the payment to be speedy Sir Henry Umpton agreed that there should be three Subsidies granted according to the old payment only that a care should be had of assessing it on them that were best able And his conclusion was that it might be soon agreed upon for so it would be more acceptable because Tardè velle nolle instar est Sir Edward Stafford thought Subsidies were not so fit a remedy for the dangers we were in but advised rather there being ten thousand Parishes in England that it should be imposed on every Parish to find so many men for the Wars and the richer Parishes to help the poorer And the allowance for every man yearly to be twelve pound After this he moved to have the Parliament Prorogued Sir Francis Drake described the King of Spains strength and cruelty where he came and wished a frank Aid to be yielded to withstand him and he agreed to three Subsidies Serjeant Harris moved for three Subsidies but the ancient custom of payment to be retained besides no three pound men to be excused for then every man will labour by his Friend to be set three pound And that it was not needful to find men for the Field For by the Tenures of which there are three in England this is provided for The first Chivalry that is to do service in the Field the second Socage that is to find us victum vestitum by the Plough the last Frankal moign who are to pray for us to God Now every one by whom fealty is to be done by his Tenure he is to be forty dayes in the Field with his Lord. Sir Robert Cevill said I am glad to see the willingness of the House and readiness to yield Aid and having a feeling of the necessity requiring it my desire is that the Sentence which had had so many Parentheses might now be brought to a Period and the Bears Whelp that hath so many times been licked over might now be made somewhat For that is always the most Honourable Conclusion which having received many Contradictions is in the end concluded So he desired this matter of Subsidying might be committed to some special Committees in the Afternoon Sir John Fortescue thought it liberal to grant three Subsidies but did assure of his proper knowledge that three Subsidies would not defray her Majesties Charges though all other Customs and Revenues were added unto them And motioned what should be delivered by the House and what should be delivered to the Lords by
and thereupon the Oath being taken by him before M r Chancellor of the Exchequer the said Richard Hutton came into this House and took his place in the same accordingly Sir John Hart one of the Knights returned for the City of London putting the House in remembrance once of a Report lately made by some of the Committees of this House touching a Speech lately delivered by some of the Committees of the Lords touching the late Assessment of the late double Subsidy amongst others in the City of London alledging that in London there was none Assessed at above two hundred pounds and not past four such nor yet past eight at one hundred pounds shewed that the Honorable person that delivered the said Speech to the said Committees of this House had not been rightly informed in that matter And shewed further that in very deed at the last Assessment of the Subsidy within the said City of London there were two and thirty persons taxed at two hundred pounds and upwards whereof some at two hundred and twenty and some at two hundred and fifty pounds And one hundred forty and eight persons at one hundred pounds and upward whereof some at one hundred and ten some at one hundred and twenty some at one hundred and forty some at one hundred and fifty some at one hundred and sixty and some at one hundred and eighty pounds And eighty persons at three hundred pounds and some at three hundred and fifty pounds and four persons at four hundred pounds Besides sive hundred forty and four persons at fifty pounds and upwards whereof some at sixty some at seventy some at eighty and some at ninety pounds The Bill concerning the lawful deprivation of Edward Bonner late Bishop of London was upon the second reading committed unto M r Hubbert M r Heale Sir Henry Knivet M r Wroth and others who were appointed to meet in this House upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon On Saturday the 10 th day of March M r Wroth one of the Committees in the Bill against the stealing of Oxen Sheep and Lambs shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and added some amendments to the same Bill and offereth both the Bill and amendments to the House Which amendments being inserted into the Bill by the Clerk of this House and the same amendments then also twice read the Bill upon the question was ordered to be Ingrossed The Bill for relief of Jurors upon Tryals between party and party was upon the second reading committed unto M r Tasborough M r Recorder of London M r Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Tasborough who with the rest was appointed to meet this day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents unto the Mayor Sheriff Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Francis Hastings M r Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer-Chamber Mr. Chancellour of the Exchequer reporteth the travel of himself and the residue of the Committees for setting down of Articles for the Subsidy and shewed that they have drawn the said Articles and offereth the same to the House to be read Which being then read by the Clerk of the House and in some part thereof reformed by the assent of the whole House to wit in that Article which concerned the priviledge of the Cinque-Ports and that Article also which concerned such persons as in regard of having several habitations should be Assessed in the said Subsidies in several places upon the doubtfulness of the voices to the question twice propounded Whether the strangers resident in the Cinque-Ports shall be charged with the payment of the said Subsidies or not it was upon the division of the House adjudged that they shall not be charged with the said payments by the difference of thirty persons viz. with the Yea a hundred and eighteen and with the No a hundred forty eight in all two hundred sixty six And afterwards it was Ordered that the said Articles should be delivered to the former Committees for the Preamble to prepare the same And also the said Rates according to the said Articles to be set down in the Bill Nota That after this business touching the Cinque-Ports there followeth a Motion made by M r Wroth touching some Members of the House who had been Imprisoned in the beginning of this Parliament of which see on Sunday the 25 th day of February foregoing which remaineth very legible in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons although it be crossed out The reason of which said crossing out is very hard to conjecture in regard that the said Motion was doubtless made this Morning as doth plainly appear also by the often before-cited Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal out of which it is supplied in manner and form following M r Wroth made a Motion that in respect that some Countries might complain of the Tax of these many Subsidies their Knights and Burgesses never consenting unto them nor being present at the grant And because an Instrument taking away some of its strings cannot give its pleasant sound Therefore desired that we might be humble and earnest Suitors to her Majesty that she would be pleased to set at liberty those Members of the House that were restrained To this was Answered by all the Privy Councellors that her Majesty had Committed them for Causes best known to her self and for us to press her Majesty with this Suit we should but hinder them whose good we seek And it is not to be doubted but her Majesty of her gracious disposition will shortly of her self yield to them that which we would ask for them and it will like her better to have it left unto her self than sought by us Thus far out of the said Anonymous Journal and the residue of this days Passages do follow out of the Original Journal-Book it self Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being against Counterfeiting of Councellors or Principal Officers hands was upon the second reading committed unto Sir John Wolley Sir Walter Raleigh M r George Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall Sir Walter Harecourt K t one of the Knights for the County of Suffolk in regard of the present extremity of his Wifes Sickness is licensed by M r Speaker to depart home into his Country James Goodwyn Gent ' one of the Burgesses returned for the City of Wells in the County of Somerset is for his necessary businesses licensed by
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
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
men not guilty will be included in it And that Law is hard that taketh life and sendeth into banishment where mens intentions shall be judged by a Jury and they shall be Judges what another means But that Law that is against a Fact is but just and punish the fact as severeley as you will If two or three thousand Brownists meet at the Sea at whose charge shall they be transported or whither will you send them I am forry for it I am afraid there is near twenty thousand of them in England and when they be gone who shall maintain their Wives and Children M r Finch said There be great faults in the Preamble and in the Body of this Bill It pretendeth a punishment only to the Brownists and Sectaries but throughout the whole Bill not one thing that concerneth a Brownist and if we make a Law against Barrowists and Brownists let us set down a Note of them who they are But as the Bill is not to come to Church or to speak against the government established this is not the opinion of the Brownists The Law that is intituled An Explanation is nothing else save that it hath a name of it For Laws Explanatory are no New Laws of themselves but part of the old for there ought to be nothing in the declaratory Law that was not in the former as appeareth in the Cause of Surnand and Stowell the Statute of 32 Hen. 8. being but an Explanation of 4. H. 7. This Law being allowed to be an Explanation of 25. maketh all the offenders in that Statute to be Traytors This Law excepts no Person So all are in the former penalties of that Law for 23 of Eliz. is only for such as are of the Romish Religion and now to make it include all the opinions is to make additions to that but no Explanations The Clause of speaking against the Law is very dangerous For who can be safe from this Non Hospes ab hospite tutus For if a man speak against Non-Residents Excommunication as it is used or any other abuse in the Church he incurs the danger of the Law The Clause against Conventicles is very dangerous For the Conference of any Persons together being of any number the Prayers of Holy Exercise being not allowable in any place by the Law is an assembling against the Laws for the words be very strict howsoever not contrary to the Law the offence is all one Now in the body of the Law the words Ecclesiastical are not such as be meant in primo of the Queen but such as are intended in this Statute And the annexing of the words He must be an obstinate Recusant and also write and speak c. This is very suspicious for Obscuris vera is never good Whosoever repaireth not to his own Parish Church is a Recusant within this Law Vide Apr. 6. die Veneris sequent Thus far out of the aforesaid Anonymous Journal the residue of this days passages and part of the next are transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book it self After which said Speeches touching the Bill of Explanation of the Branch of a Statute made in the twenty third year of the Queen for reducing of disloyal Subjects to their due obedience the said Bill in the end was committed unto all the Privy Council Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Henry Unton Sir Francis Hastings Doctor Jo. James Doctor Lewen M r Doctor Caesar Sir William Moore M r Francis Bacon M r Serjeant Harris M r Wroth Sir Thomas Cecill M r Finch M r Skinner M r Mainard M r George Moore Sir Henry Cocke M r Fuller Mr. Robert Knowls Sir William Knowls Sir Edward Dymock Sir Edward Stafford Mr. Edward Lewkenor Mr. Henry Brett Mr. Periam Sir Thomas Dennies Sir Robert Sydney Mr. Wroth Sir William Bowes Mr. Atie Mr. Helcroft Sir Thomas West Sir Matthew Morgan M r Berkeley Mr. Sands Mr. Boucher Mr. John Payton Sir Richard Molineux Mr. Tasborough Mr. Horsey Mr. Attorney of the Dutchy Mr. Finch Mr. Fuller Mr. Amersam Sir George Cary and Sir George S t Poole and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet in this House to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Mr. Serjeant Owen and Mr. Attorney General do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do pray Conference with some selected Members of this House to be held this Afternoon touching the Bill for the reviving continuance explanation and perfecting of certain Statutes lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships and do shew that their Lordships for that purpose have made choice of twenty of themselves whereupon the said Mr. Attorney and Mr. Serjeant Owen being sequestred and the Message declared to the House by Mr. Speaker it was required by the House that forasmuch as the Bill last read was then and long before had been in dispute and Argument Answer thereof might be returned unto their Lordships that this House prayeth that a Committee of this House may rather wait upon their Lordships in the Afternoon for that the House is now occupied in Speeches and Arguments to a Bill which came into this House from their Lordships Which being so signified to the said M r Serjeant Owen and M r Attorney General accordingly shortly after M r Doctor Carey and M r Powle brought word from the Lords that their Lordships would be ready this Afternoon to confer with the Committees of this House in the Chamber next to the Upper House Which done it was Ordered that the former Committees of this House who had been nominated on Monday the 28 th day of March foregoing be appointed to attend their Lordships at the said time and place and a note of the Committees names were delivered to M r Treasurer On Thursday the 5 th day of April the Bill for true Assizing and marking of Timber was read the second time and committed unto M r George Moore M r Dalton M r Wroth M r Browne Sir John Hart and others and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir John Hart who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Powle do bring from the Lords a Bill Intituled An Act for Explanation of the Statute made in the thirty fourth year of King Henry the Eighth as well touching Grants made to his Majesty as for Confirmation of the Letters Patents made by his Highness to others and do pray from their Lordships the speedy Execution of the same M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees with the Committees of the Lords in the Bill for reviving continuing explanation and perfecting of certain statutes sheweth the meeting and Conference with the Committees of the Lords and that their Lordships have thought good to add some small Amendments to the said Bill and a Proviso also for her Majesties Prerogative in the point of Transportation of Corn as
it is in defence of the Religion of God of our most gracious Soveraign and of our natural Country of our Wives our Children our Liberties Lands Lives and whatsoever we have Wherefore not mistrusting your forwardness that I may not offend in too much enlarging of this point as a poor remembrance of her Majesty I shortly say to your Lordships quod justum est necessarium est nothing can be more just than this War nothing ought to seem more necessary than carefully to provide due maintenance for the same And to you of the House of Commons to the end you may orderly proceed and wisely consult of these weighty Causes delivered unto you her Majesties pleasure is you should according to your accustomed manner go down to the Lower House and there make choice of some grave wise and Learned man among you to be your Speaker who shall be for an understanding sufficient and for discretion fit as your Mouth to signify your minds and to make your Petitions known to her Highness and him on Thursday next to present in this place Nota that this foregoing Speech of the Lord Keeper is not found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House but is supplied by me out of a Copy thereof lying by me which I conceive to have been very truely transcribed out of the Original and I have always conceived it most proper to refer this and such like other Speeches if warranted by any good authority to the Journal of the said Upper House because they are delivered in it and only for Order sake to have some short Memorial thereof in the Journal of the House of Commons As soon as the Lord Keeper had ended his Speech and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses were departed down to their own House the Clerk of the Upper House read the Names of the Receivers and Triers of Petitions in French which were as followeth viz. Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland France and Scotland Sir John Popham Lord Chief Justice John Clinch one of the Justices of the Kings Bench Francis Gaudy one of the Justices of the said Bench Dr. Carew and Dr. Stanhop Receivers of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and the Isles Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Sir Willam Perriam Knight Lord Chief Baron Thomas Walmesley one of the Justices of the said Common Pleas Dr. Lewen and Dr. Cousins and they who will deliver Petitions to deliver them within six days Tryers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury the Marquess of Winchester the Earl of Sussex great Marshal the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward of the Queens Household and Lord Admiral of England the Bishop of London the Bishop of Winchester the Lord Cobham and the Lord North. All these Lords and Prelats or any four of them calling unto them the Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Treasurer and also the Queens Serjeants shall hold their place when their leisure serveth in the Chamberlains Chamber Tryers of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and the Isles The Earl of Oxford Great Chamberlain of England the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Huntington the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Worcester the Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain to the Queen the Lord Lumley and the Lord Buckhurst All these Lords and Prelats or any four of them calling unto them the Queens Serjeants and also the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor when their leisure serveth shall hold their place in the Treasurers Chamber The Lord Burgh absent being at this time Lord Deputy of Ireland The Lord De la Ware absent because he made question of his place intending to make Suit to the Parliament concerning the same Dicto 24 o die Octobris viz. Primo die hujus Parliamenti Introductum est breve quo Archiepiscopus Eboracen ' praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur admissas est ad suum praeheminentiae sedendi in Parliamento locum salvo jure alieno 〈◊〉 brevia introduct sunt 4. Comitibus 10. Episcopis 5. Baronibus Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Jovis proximum futurum viz. 27 diem Octobris On Thursday the 27 th day of October the Queens Majesty repaired in the-Afternoon to the Upper House of Parliament accompanied with divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal who attended her Majesty this said day in the House being for the most part the same that are mentioned to have been present there on Monday the 24 th day of this instant October foregoing Of which the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons having notice M r Serjeant Yelverton being chosen Prolocutor or Speaker of the said House was by them brought into the Upper House and by the hands of Sir William Knolles Controller of her Majesties Houshold and Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer presented Who by a Speech full of Gravity and Modesty signifying the accomplishment of the Duty of the House of Commons in making an Election but excusing himself by pretence of many disabilities and imperfections and wishing earnestly he were of sufficiency to perform the Duty of that place made humble Suit to her Majesty that he might be discharged and that the said House of Commons might proceed to a new Election Which excuse was not allowed by her Majesty as the Lord Keeper delivered by Answer but the choice of the said M r Yelverton was by her Majesty very well approved and his sufficiency much commended He then proceeded in another Speech according to the manner to undertake that charge and to present to her Majesty in the behalf of the said House of Commons certain humble Petitions for access unto her Majesty in the behalf of the said House upon needful occasions and for the using and enjoying such Liberties and Priviledges as in former times had been granted and allowed by her Majesties Progenitors and her self Whereunto her Majesty making Answer by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper did yield her Gracious Assent with admonition that the said Liberties and Priviledges should be discreetly and wisely used as was meet Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem quintum Mensis Octobris On Saturday the 5 th day of November the Bill for the speedy satisfaction of her Majesty against Accomptants was read primâ vice Introductum est breve Thomae Domini Gray de Wilton quo praesenti Parliamento interesse summonebatur admissus est ad suum praeheminentiae sedendi in Parliamento locum salvo jure alieno The Earl of Lincoln's excuse by reason of sickness presented by the Lord Treasurer Thomas Lord de la Ware having petitioned the Queens Majesty for his Ancient and right Place of Precedence in and amongst the Peers in Parliament and her Majesty well allowing his said
Petition by her Commandment and direction it was sent unto the Lords into the Upper House by Sir Robert Cecill then her Majesties Secretary and endorsed on the back side thus in his own hand Her Majesty hath commanded me to signifie unto your Lordships that upon the humble Suit of the Lord de la Ware she is pleased this Petition be considered and determined in the House Robert Cecill Which Petition being this 5 th day of November sent unto the House was there read as followeth To the Queens most Excellent Majesty BEseecheth your most Excellent Majesty your most humble Subject Thomas le Ware K r That whereas Thomas sometimes Lord Le Ware Ancestor and great Grandfather of your said Subject whose Heir Male he is That is to say your Subject is Son and Heir to William who was Son and Heir to George who was Brother and Heir to Thomas who was Son and Heir to the said Thomas your Subject's great Grandfather in the third year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth your Noble Father by Writ of Summons of Parliament of the said King Henry the Eighth came to the Parliament then holden at Westminster in the said third year and so continually the said Thomas the great Grandfather and his Heirs Males Ancestors of your Suppliant in many other Parliaments holden as well in the time of the said King Henry the Eighth as in the time of your Noble Brother King Edward the Sixth and in the time of your Dear Sister Queen Mary have come in their proper persons by their Writs and Commandment until the Parliament holden at Westminster in the first and second years of King Philip and Queen Mary which was after the Death of the said Thomas your Suppliants great Grandfather and of Thomas his Son that had not any Issue of his Body and of the said George who died in the Life of his Brother Thomas the said William Father of your Suppliant being the Son and Heir of the said George and Heir Male to his said great Grandfather to which Parliament he was not summoned for that he stood by Act of Parliament holden before at Westminster in the third year of the said Edward the Sixth disabled to claim and enjoy the dignity of the Seigniory of the Lord La Ware during his Life and the said William being now dead your said Suppliant is come to this present Parliament in his proper person by your Writ and Commandment May it please your most gracious Majesty to consider the Premisles and thereupon to Grant and Ordain by advice of your most wise Council in this present Parliament Assembled That your said Suppliant may have his place in this present Parliament in your presence as his Ancestors Lords La Ware have had in the said Parliament before this time This Petition being read it was referr'd to these Committees following viz. The Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral the Earl of Shrewsbury the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Winton the Lord Zouch the Lord Stafford the Lord Windsor the Lord Shefsield the Lord North the Lord S t John of Bletso the Lord Buckhurst Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir William Perriam Lord Chief Baron and Edward Coke the Queens Attorney who were appointed to meet at the Council-Chamber in Whitehall on Sunday the 6 th day of November at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Where what they did and what Judgment the Lords and the whole House gave in this Case followeth afterwards on Thursday the 10 th of this instant November and on Monday the 14 th day of the same On Monday the 7 th day of November to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for the speedy satisfaction of her Majesty against Accomptants was read secundâ vice and committed unto the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Lord Admiral the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Earl of Worcester the Bishop of London the Bishop of Winchester and the Bishop of Norwich the Lord Zouch the Lord North and the Lord Buckhurst the Lord Chief Justice of England M r Baron Evans and M r Attorney General to attend the Lords appointed to meet at the Little Council-Chamber at Whitehall to Morrow being the 8 th day of November at four of the Clock in the Afternoon See more of this on Monday the 14 th of November following Nota That here upon the Commitment of an ordinary Bill the Judges are said to be appointed to attend the Committee of the Lords and are not nominated as Joint-Committees with them which is usually to be seen in every former Parliament almost of her Majesties Reign and therefore it should seem that either the Lords of the Upper House themselves did alter and abolish the said ancient Priviledges which the Judges had of being constituted Joint-Committees with them in respect that they were no Members of but only Assistants unto the said Upper House or else that Thomas Smith Esquire now Clerk of the said House was more careful and diligent in the distinct and exact setting down that the said Judges were not nominated as Joint-Committees but only to attend such Lords Committees as were appointed by the said House which Anthony Mason Esquire his Predecessor in the said place had for the most part neglected to distinguish And yet the said M r Mason may in some sort be justly excused of any universal or continual carelessness in this kind in respect that where the Lords Committees were appointed either to treat with the Committees of the House of Commons or by themselves about any matter of weight there the Judges and her Majesties Learned Councel are always set down as appointed to attend the said Lords Committees But when an ordinary Bill only was committed upon the second reading and especially if it concerned matter of Law there the Judges for the most part and sometimes also the Queens Learned Councel were nominated as Joint-Committees with them But whatsoever the usage hath been in former times most certain it is that not only in this present Parliament but in all that have been since unto this present year 1629. the said Judges being Assistants unto and the King 's Learned Councel being Attendants upon the said Upper House have never been nominated as Joint-Committees with their Lordships but have always been appointed to attend them And which may make it seem the more strange Whereas the Judges have liberty in the said Upper House it self upon leave given them by the Lord Keeper or the Lord Chancellor for the time being to cover their heads at a Committee they are now always accustomed to sit bare and uncovered which said course finally was constantly observed during all the continuance of this present Parliament as may appear not only by the instance foregoing but by those many other Committees which followed on Thursday the 24 th day of this instant November on
had by the House of Commons and delivered by M r Secretary accompanied with many others for a Conference to be had concerning the Bill intituled An Act concerning Tellors Receivors c. Whereupon the House nominated the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral and divers other Lords both Earls Bishops and Barons as Committees to confer with such a number of the House of Commons as should confer with the Lords touching the said Bill The Lord Chief Justice of England the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas the Lord Chief Baron M r Serjeant Drew and M r Attorney being appointed to attend the Lords and the meeting to be at the great Councel Table at the Court at Whitehal to Morrow being the 13 th day of this instant December at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first concerning Stains Bridge was read tertiâ vice expedit The Councel on both parties viz. for Arthur Hatch on the one part and of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor of the other were admitted to publick hearing in the House And thereupon the Bill of Arthur Hatch was referred to Committees being Peers and Members of the House and the Lord Chief Justice of England and M r Attorney to attend their Lordships Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 8 th day of this instant December foregoing The Councel on both parts for the Lord Marquess of Minchester on the one part and the Lord Wountjoy of the other were admitted to publick hearing in the House And thereupon no just cause to hinder or stay the proceeding of the Bill appearing the same was commanded to be read the third time and so was expedited Vide touching this business on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant December foregoing The Committees upon the Bill to enable the owners of Gavelkind Lands in the County of Kent to alter the said Custom who were appointed on Saturday the 10 th day of this instant December foregoing although their names and the Commitment of the said Bill upon the second reading be there purposely omitted as matter of small consequence returned the same to the House without alteration On Tuesday the 13 th day of December Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of his Debts and Legacies was read secunda vice and committed unto the Earl of Shrewsbury and others and M r Justice Gaudie and M r Serjeant Crew to attend their Lordships Which Committees were Ordered to meet at the Earl of Lincolns House in Cannon Row on Thursday next by two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for relief of the poor was read primâ vice Four Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against Forestallers Regraters and Ingrossers was read tertiâ vice and sent down to the House of Commons by M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Stanhop for their consideration of some Amendments The Bill giving power and liberty to Sir John Spencer Knight Mary his Wife and Robert Spencer Esquire their Son to alienate certain Mannors and Lands in the County of Dorset and Bedford was read secunda vice And thereupon two Letters from the Lady Spencer to the Lord Chamberlain were read in the House signifying her pleasure and consent to the Bill The Bill for explanation of the Statute made in the 5 th year of her Majesties Reign concerning Labourers was read secundâ vice And a motion being made in the House for some Amendent of the Bill the Amendment was presently agreed on in the said House On Wednesday the 14 th day of December Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for explanation of the Statute made in the 5 th year of her Majesties Reign concerning Labourers was read tertiâ vice and thereupon was sent down to the House of Commons from whence it had been formerly brought up to their Lordships with some Amendments added thereunto by M r Attorney and D r Stanhop The Bill for the grant of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others This day Order was given for the release of M r Wood out of the prison of the Fleet at whose Suit the Lord Chandois his Servant called Edward Barston was arrested so as he make satisfaction unto the said Barston of such charges as he was at by means of that Arrest Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 26 th day of November foregoing as also on Thursday the first day Saturday the third day and on Monday the 5 th day of this instant December last past The like Order taken for the enlargement of William Cole that arrested John Yorke the Lord Archbishops Servant paying only the Fees of the Fleet. Vide touching this business on Thursday the eighth day of this instant December foregoing Certain Amendments were thought fit by the Committees to be added to the Bill intituled An Act for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggers which Amendments were twice read and upon consideration of the same direction was given to some of the said Committees viz. the Lord North the Lord S t John and the Lord Buckhurst to review the said Amendments for reformation of some defects found therein by the House and the Lord Chief Justice of England appointed to attend them On Thursday the 15 th day of December Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for grant of three Subsidies and six Fiftenths and Tenths was read prima vice Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for establishing the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol for relief of the Orphans and Poor there and was returned with allowance of the Amendments Certain Articles were presented in writing by the House of Commons touching their opinions and objections concerning the Bill of Tellors and Receivors which were delivered to M r Attorney to the end he might confer with the Judges upon the same and make Report to the Lords The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesties Ward was returned into the House by the Lord Treasurer first of the Committees who said that there were in the Bill certain Points that could not be well reformed whereupon motion was made to the House upon agreement amongst the Committees that the proceeding in this Bill might cease and that another course might be taken by way of Composition betwixt the Dean and Chapter of Windsor and
11 th day of this instant January foregoing were appointed to be brought into the House to Morrow Morning by the Lord Chief Justice of England The Lord Buckhurst signified That upon a Letter written unto him by the Lord Marquess of Winchester notifying his present sickness whereby he was not able to give his Attendance as yet the said Lord Buckhurst having moved her Majesty therein according to the request of the said Lord Marquess it pleased her Majesty to hold him excused for the present until his recovery and commanded that he should then give his Attendance On Thursday the 19 th day of January the Bill for reforming of certain abuses touching Wine Casks was read secundâ vice and commited unto the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the Earl Marshal the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Chichester the Lord North the Lord Buckhurst the Lord Howard of Walden and M r Justice Owen and M r Serjeant Drew to attend their Lordships Vide concerning this attendance of the Judges on Monday the 7 th day of November foregoing which said Committees were appointed to meet at the little Council Chamber at the Court at Whitehall at three of the Clock in the Afternoon Certain Amendments and a Proviso was brought into the House and delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees upon the Bill of Maintenance of Husbandry c. and the same being twice read were commanded to be ingrossed Answer was returned in writing from the House of Commons and delivered by certain Knights and Burgesses sent for that purpose unto the Objections taken by their Lordships to some Points of the Bill intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and defence of the Realm which objections were also formerly delivered unto them in writing upon their request made unto their Lordships Certain selected Persons of the House of Commons viz. Sir William Knolls and Sir Edward Hobby Knights with divers others coming from the said House of Commons in delivered a Message signifying that the said Knights and Burgesses desired to receive satisfaction from the Lords concerning an Innovation as the said Knights and Burgesses supposed very lately begun in the Upper House in delivering of an Answer from the Lords by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper in other form and manner than was pretended by the Knights and Burgesses to have been in former times used and as they did interpret it to the prejudice and derogation of the liberty of the House of Commons For whereas on the fourteenth day of this instant January foregoing Sir Walter Raleigh Knight with divers others of the said House of Commons were sent up to the Lords to deliver a certain Message to the House after Consultation had thereon by the Lords and after signification given to the said Sir Walter Raleigh and the rest staying in the outward Room for Answer that they might come in to receive the same it was thought meet that the Lord Keeper should deliver the said Answer sitting in his place and all and every of the Lords keeping their places and not going down to the Bar as the use and form is when the Lords either receive Bills or Message from the House of Commons and as the Lord Keeper had done once or twice before by Error or not attending the Formality and Order of the House in that Point This was the Exception taken by the Message delivered this day from the Knights and Burgesses of the same House of Commons wherein they desire to receive satisfaction as is before mentioned Upon which Message the Lords having consulted and delivered their Opinions touching the said Order and Custom of the House as it had been observed and particularly noted and remembred by some of them that were the most ancient and of longest continuance in Parliaments and especially by the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the most ancient Parliament man of any that were at that time present either of the Upper House or House of Commons and likewise by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and by the Lord Admiral the Lord North the Lord Buckhurst and others that had been present in many Parliaments It was resolved that the Order and usage of the House was and is That when any Bills or Messages be brought from the House of Commons to be preferred to the Upper House the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords are to arise from their places and to go down to the Bar there to meet such as come from the said House of Commons and from them to receive in that place their Messages or Bills But contrariwise when any Answer is to be delivered by the Lord Keeper in the name and behalf of the House to such Knights and Burgesses as came from the House of Commons the said Knights and Burgesses are to receive the same standing towards the lower end of the said Upper House without the Bar and the Lord Keeper is to deliver the same sitting in his place with his head covered and all the Lords keeping their places and that whensoever it had been otherwise done it had been by error and mistaking and therefore not to be drawn into an Example or Precedent as it was acknowledged by the Lord Keeper this day and the rest of the Lords that the going of the said Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords from their places to the Bar some few days before once or twice to give Answer to some of the House of Commons whereof the said House of Commons seemed to take some advantage was only by miscognizance or rather for want of due remembrance at that present of the Order and Custom of the House whereunto their Lordships having regard rather to dispatch of matters of importance in the House than to formalities were not greatly intentive This to have been the ancient usage of the House and that the same ought still to be was concluded by common and general consent both upon particular remembrances and observations of the like course and Order holden aforetime by other Lords that held the place in the House of Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper and also by divers reasons produced and alledged to prove and shew that the said Order doth best stand with the dignity and gravity of the House and with the conveniency and aptness for dispatch of affairs appertaining to the Parliament and that the contrary course is both undecent and inconvenient This being so resolved and concluded it was agreed that M r Attorney General and Mr. Serjeant Drew should go down to the House of Commons and signify from the Lords to the Knights and Burgesses That if they would send any of that House up to the Lords to receive Answer unto their aforesaid Demands Answer should be given them Whereunto the said Knights and Burgesses returned signification of their assent by the said M r Attorney General and M r Serjeant Drew And in very little time after sent up
Friday the 11 th day of this instant November foregoing delivered some particular informations to Mr. Chancellor and a Licence with a Blank to M r Speaker Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 16 th day of this Instant November foregoing M r Winch one of the Committees in the Bill to keep Horses from stealing who were appointed on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and some Amendments in divers parts of the Bill and so delivereth in the Bill with some Amendments and the Bill was re-delivered unto him again to be further considered of by the Committees and the Committees names were read and thereupon were appointed to meet again at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day in the Middle-Temple Hall M r Bourcher moved the House touching the discovery of the Counsel of the same by some Member thereof as it should seem for his said motion is set down very briefly and imperfectly in the Original Journal-Book of the said House neither is there any other issue of it there inserted than that Sir Edward Hobbie moved to have the matter proceeded to further Examination and the Party to be named Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in the Articles for the three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths with the manners and days of Payments which being read unto the House and well liked of were presently delivered to Mr. Sollicitor to draw the Book Vide December the seventh Wednesday postea On Tuesday the 22 d day of November the Bill for the necessary habitation and relief of the Poor Aged Lame and Blind in every Parish was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars who were appointed on Saturday the 19 th day of this Instant November foregoing The Bill for relief of Hospitals poor Prisoners and others impoverished by casual losses was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues c. Vide Committees names pag. seq The Bill for Supply of Relief unto the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the said former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues c. The Bill for setting the Poor on work was read the second time and dashed upon the third question for the Committee and rejected upon the question for ingrossing The Bill for petite Forfeitures to go to the relief of the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees in the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars Sir Edward Hobby moved the House for priviledge for Sir John Tracie being a Member of this House and now presently at the Common Pleas to be put on a Jury Whereupon the Serjeant of this House was presently sent with the Mace to call the said Sir John Tracie to his attendance in this House which was thereupon so done accordingly and the said Sir John then returned to this House The Bill for the better relief of Souldiers and Mariners was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars who were appointed on Saturday the 19 th day of this instant November foregoing and Mr. Arnold was added unto them The Bill for the better governing of Hospitals and Lands given to the relief of the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars and Mr. Hubbard was added unto them The Bill for Hospitality was read the second time and dashed upon the questions for committing and ingrossing The Bill for the relief of the Poor out of Impropriations and other Church Livings was read the second time And after some Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill upon the doubtfulness of the double question for the committing was upon the division of the House rejected with the difference of twenty nine Voices viz. with the Yea a hundred and seventeen and with the No a hundred forty six The Bill for levying of certain sums of money due to the Poor was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars And the Bill for extirpation of Beggery was committed to the same Committees And then were the said eleven Bills concerning the relief of the Poor and the punishment of idle and sturdy Beggars delivered to Sir Robert Wroth together with the names of the Committees whose names being for the most part omitted upon the said Saturday the 19 th day of this instant November foregoing when the said first Bill touching the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and sturdy Beggars was first committed unto them are here all expresly named with such as were added unto them Now in respect that nine other Bills were this present Tuesday referr'd likewise to them as Committees to consider of them being a thing scarce to be pattern'd that one and the same Committee had at one and the same time eleven Bills in agitation before them though all upon the matter tending to a like end and purpose the said Committees were as followeth viz. Mr. George Moore Masters Attorneys of the Dutchy and Court of Wards Mr. Francis Bacon Sir Thomas Philips Sir Thomas Cecill Sir William Moore Sir Robert Wroth Mr. Edward Philips Mr. Recorder of London Sir Thomas Maunsell All the Readers of the Houses of Court Mr. Nathaniel Bacon Mr. Miles Sandes Mr. Finch Mr. Colbrond Mr. Edmund Boyer Mr. Edward Leukenor Mr. Henry Warner Mr. John Boyer Mr. Rosse Mr. Whalley Sir William Cornwallis Mr. Lea Mr. Hext Mr. Richard Mills Mr. Thomas Smith Mr. Lea of Lincolns-Inn All the Serjeants at Law Mr. James Harrington Mr. Wingfield Sir Thomas Hobbie Sir Anthony Cope Mr. Mark Steward Mr. Henry Yelverton Mr. William Coke Mr. George Rotheram Mr. Fettiplace Mr. Winch Mr. Hide All the Knights of Shires the Burgesses of Hull Mr. John Hare Mr. Coleman Mr. Hugh Biston All Citizens of Cities and Mr. Tasborough to which Committees this present Tuesday also were added Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hubbard Sir Edward Hobbie one of the Committees in the Bill against Counterfeiting of the hands of the Lords who were appointed on Saturday the 12 th day of this instant November foregoing shewed their meeting yesterday and complaining that albeit Yesterday last in the Afternoon was appointed for their meeting and the Committees names with the time and place read yesterday in the House none except Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor himself and one other more of the said Committees came to the said Committee so that nothing was done therein And so the names of the said Committees being eftsoons now read by the Clerk the
eftsoons for a Committee of some select Members of this House to have some speedy Conference together to their better maintenance of the said Bill and answering or confuting the said Objections Whereupon were nominated and appointed these following viz. All the Privy Council being Members of this House Sir Thomas Cecill M r Francis Bacon M r Sollicitor M r Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy M r Serjeant Warberton M r Serjeant Harries M r Serjeant Heyle M r Serjeant Lewkenor M r Serjeant Williams M r Miles Sands M r Francis Moore M r Combes M r Philips Mr. Crew Sir Walter Raleigh Mr. Lawrence Hide Mr. Yelverton Mr. Robert Wingfield Mr. Wiseman Mr. Recorder of London Sir Anthony Mildmay Sir Edward Hobby Sir Thomas Conisby Mr. George Crooke and Mr. Humphrey Conisby to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber for that purpose and the Objections and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Comptroller Vide January the twenty fourth Sir Edward Hobby moved that the Serjeant of this House be commanded to call Leicester to appear in the House for the serving of a Subpoena upon Sir Henry Norris and also to warn one Stevens Whereupon Mr. Arnold moved for the like Order for a Privy Seal served upon him by a Member of this House Returnable into the Court of Wards But what farther proceeding there followed in either of the matters is very negligently omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons Mr. Wingfield one of the Committees in the Bill for the due Execution of Ordinances made by Corporations who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting of the Committees and their good liking of the Bill to pass as it is already framed and so delivered in the Bill and moved that it might be put to the question for the ingrossing which was so done accordingly Mr. Serjeant Warberton one of the Committees in the Bill for limitation of time for bringing of Formedons in the Descender and Writs of Errour who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the Opinions of the Committees to be that the Bill is fit to be reserved till the next Parliament and so delivered in the Bill Sir Edward Hobby one of the Committees in the Bill for the Joynture of the Lady Sands who were appointed on Friday the 16 th day of December foregoing moved for a new day to be appointed for the meeting of the Committees Whereupon day was given upon Wednesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the relief of the Hundred of Beynersh aliàs Benherst in the County of Berks was read the third time and passed upon the question Mr. Comptroller one of the Committees of this House for Conference this present Morning with the Committees of the Lords touching their Lordships Amendments and Provisoes to the Bill lately passed this House Intituled An Act for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the travel of the Committees of this House with the Committees of the Lords in the said Conference at large and so leaving the further consideration to the resolution of this House the further reading of the said Provisoes was after sundry Speeches then had deferred till to Morrow Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Hospital of Warwick was read the third time and passed upon the question Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Carew do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships have given two readings to the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships concerning the establishment of the Possessions of the Bishoprick of Norwich and that for the better expediting of the Bill their Lordships do desire present Conference with a Committee of this House with six of their Lordships Whereupon Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy Mr. Francis Bacon Sir Edward Hobby Sir William Cornwallis Sir Robert Wroth Sir William Moore Mr. Miles Sands Mr. Warner Mr. Serjeant Warberton Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower and Mr. Edward Hubberd were nominated and sent presently for that purpose accordingly Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Sir Tho. Cecill and others of which one was the Bill to prevent the double payment of Debts upon Shop-Books The Bill that Sir Anthony Mildmay may dispose of his Lands intailed to him by Sir Walter Mildmay his Father was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Secretary Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Cecill Sir Edward Hobby Mr. Sollicitor M. Philips Mr. Serjeant Halle and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill which lately passed in this House and was sent up unto their Lordships Intituled An Act for the repressing of Offences that are of the nature of Stealth and are not Felonies by the Laws of the Realm which Bill their Lordships have also passed with some Amendments On Tuesday the 17 th day of January Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the assurance of the Joynture of Joyce the Wife of John Thornbrigg was read the second time and upon the several questions was rejected The Bill to reform sundry abuses in the Garbling of Spices and Drugs was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and for the ingrossing M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill concerning a Lease of great value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham the Younger which Bill their Lordships have passed and do desire the speedy expediting thereof in this House the same Bill greatly importing her Majesty Whereupon the same Bill was presently read in this House for the first reading thereof accordingly The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords to the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars being read for the third reading thereof the Bill being put to the Question and after sundry Speeches and Arguments first had both with the Bill and against the Bill was dashed upon the division of the House with the advantage and difference of forty Voices viz. with the No a hundred and six and with the Yea sixty six upon the doubtfulness of two several former questions for the passing thereof M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act for the
this House Which being done and the said M r Attorney and M r Doctor Stanhop gone out of the House It was resolved that a convenient number of this House should presently attend their Lordships in the said Conference And the same being afterwards so signified unto the said M r Attorney and M r Doctor Stanhop who were called again into this House to receive that answer all the Privy Council being Members of this House Sir William Moore M r Fulk Grevil and others being Members of this House were presently thereupon sent up unto their Lordships accordingly The Bill for the reviving continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers was upon the second reading committed unto the Committees in the Bill against the excess of Apparel who were appointed yesterday foregoing and to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock this Afternoon and M r Arnold was now added to the same Committee The Amendments of the Committees in the Bill for taking away of Clergy from Robbers of Houses in the day-time though no body be in the House at the time of the Robbery done being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill to prohibit the carrying of Herrings was upon the second reading committed unto M r Walgrave M r Oldsworth M r Edward Lewkenor M r Wiseman and others who were appointed to confer presently in the Committee Chamber of this House M r Comptroller and the residue returning from the Lords M r Secretary shewed that in the debate of the ..... but touching what business this Report was made by M r Secretary or what that business was is evey negligently omitted by Fulk Onslow Esq Clerk of the House of Commons in the Original Journal-Book it self of that House although a whole blank Page be there left with intention doubtless at first to have inserted it And therefore it shall not be amiss here in some sort to set it down partly out of some former passages of the said Journal Book and partly out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House And first for the business it self it was grounded upon some distaste that Sir Walter Raleigh and other Members of the House of Commons had received from the Carriage of the Lords towards them in not rising unto them upon the delivery of an Answer to a certain Message brought up by them to their Lordships on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing as is there set down at large To which said distast of theirs the Lords did this present Friday being the 20 th day of the same Month in the Conference had between the Committees of either House desire to make satisfaction according to the resolution had by their Lordships in their own House Yesterday being Thursday Which said Resolution or Answer of their Lordships was as it should seem now reported unto the House of Commons by M r Secretary Cecill upon his return with the other Committees from the said Conference and is set down upon the said Thursday being the 19 th day of the said instant January in the above-mentioned Original Journal-Book of the Upper House much to the purpose and effect following viz. That their Lordships Answer was that in the delivery of the said Message unto the said Sir Walter Raleigh and others the said Members of the House of Commons upon Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January last past their Lordships had not given unto them the said Members of the said House any just distast or therein offered unto the said House of Commons it self any indignity at all but that their Lordships had therein observed the ancient Order of Parliament which they were fully satisfied to be as followeth viz. That when any Bills or Messages are brought from the House of Commons to be presented to the Upper House the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords are to arise from their places and go down to the Bar there to meet such as come from the House of Commons and from them to receive in that place their Messages or Bills But contrariwise when any Answer is delivered by the Lord Keeper in the name and behalf of the House to such Knights and Burgesses as come from the House of Commons the said Knights and Burgesses are to receive the same standing towards the lower end of the House without the Bar and the Lord Keeper is to deliver the same sitting in his place with his head covered and all the Lords keeping their places And hereupon the House of Commons was satisfied and the same form was afterwards kept accordingly Nota That this little foregoing Passage only is supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and now what ensueth is again inserted out of that of the House of Commons On Saturday the 21 th day of January Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last was the Bill for restraint of carrying of Corn or Grain out of this Realm at certain times M r Francis Goodwin one of the Committees in the Bill for establishing certain Lands given by Will for the maintenance of the High-ways at Ailesbury in the County of Buckingham who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing brought in the Bill with some Amendments which being twice read the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be ingrossed M r Walgrave one of the Committees in the Bill to prohibite the carrying of Herrings beyond the Seas who were appointed Yesterday shewed the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments of the Bill which Amendments being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill that the Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants their Costs by lying in Prison for want of Bayl if the Action pass against the Plaintiffs and for the punishment of wrongful Arrests upon forged Warrants was read the first time M r Sollicitor one of the Committees in the Bill for the reviving continuance explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes who were appointed on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some their Amendments in the same Bill which Amendments being twice read to the House it was after many Motions and Speeches for recommitment of the same Bill Ordered upon the Division of the House in the doubtfulness of two former Questions with the advantage of thirty Voices viz. with the No an hundred twenty four with the Yea ninety one that the said Bill should not be recommitted And afterwards upon another Question it was Ordered that the said Bill should be ingrossed The Lord Sandes and Sir Walter Sandes with their Councel were present here in this House at the Bar and heard at large touching the Bill for the Confirmation of the Jointure of Christian Lady Sandes which had been read the second time and committed on
of this instant January foregoing and had thought fit that the said old Bill should be rejected The new Bill also for the disposing of certain Lands to M r Thomas Knivet was read the first time after that the old Bill had been rejected by the Committees thereof who were appointed on Wednesday the 18 th day of this instant January foregoing The Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture of Mary Lady Verney was upon the second reading committed unto M r Philips M r Sands M r Francis Goodwin M r Snagg M r Oglethorpe and others and the Bill with the Committees names were delivered to M r Snagg who with the rest were appointed to meet at four of the Clock this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for establishing an Award made between Edmund Cotten Gentleman and Thomas Harvey Yeoman for the assurance of certain Lands in the County of Norfolk to Thomas Bennet and his Heirs for ever was read the third time and passed upon the question the learned Councel on both sides being first heard at large at the Bar. After sundry long Speeches by divers Members of this House in the Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture of Christian Lady Sands both with the Bill and against the Bill with some motions for having the matter between the Lord Sands and Sir Walter Sands referred to Arbitrement or Comprmise it was at last resolved upon the question that according to the said Motions the said course should be taken for Compromise accordingly and the said Parties should become bound each to other for the performance of such Award or Arbitrement as should be made by Arbitrators to be named by this Court And further that the said Lord Sands and Sir Walter Sands be warned to be here in this Court to Morrow to understand the purpose of this House in that behalf accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 21. day of this instant January foregoing Vide etiam diem sequentem M r Comptroller shewed that himself and the residue of the Committees appointed by this House for Conference with the Lords touching the Bill Intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and Defence of the Realm have attended their Lordships this Morning according to the Charge of this House given to him and the residue of the Committees for that purpose And further shewed that their Lordships having perused and considered the Answer of this House in writing to their Lordships Objections in writing delivered by them to this House their Lordships cannot give passage to the said Bill But liking very well of the purpose and intent of the said Bill their Lordships do wish another Bill to be drawn and proceeded in to the said effect in some good course and do purpose to send down unto this House to Morrow Morning some points or heads in writing for that purpose Vide touching this business on Thursday the 12 th day Saturday the 14 th day Monday the 16 th day Wednesday the 18 th day Thursday the 19 th day and on Monday the 23 d day of this instant January foregoing Vide itidem diem sequentem On Wednesday the 25 th day of January M r Snagg one of the Committees in the Bill for Confirmation of the Joynture for the Lady Mary Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight who were appointed on the day foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some few Amendments in the same Bill and so delivered in the Bill Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the avoiding of deceit in Measure and Weights was read the first time The Committees in the Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town of great Yarmouth who were appointed on Monday the 23 d day of this instant January foregoing are ordered to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Committees in the Bill also for reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners are likewise to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the better Execution of Judgments was upon the second reading committed unto M r Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy M r Finch M r Yelverton Mr. Carew Mr. Francis Bacon and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Mr. Carew who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in Grayes-Inn Hall The Amendments in 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 being twice read the same was upon the question ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Verney Wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight being twice read the Bill was upon the Question ordered to be ingrossed The Amendments in the Bill for the reuniting of the Mannor of Paris Garden in the County of Surrey being twice read the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault was read the third time and after sundry Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill and certain words stricken out in the first Proviso in one place thereof the word such and in another place thereof these words or Maults for his own expences only passed upon the Question Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring word from the Lords that whereas a selected number of their Lordships in a Verbal Conference with a Committee of some of the Members of this House concerning a Bill lately passed in the Upper House and sent down by their Lordships unto this House Intituled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of the Act made in the thirteenth year of the Queens Majesties Reign concerning Tellors Receivors c. divers exceptions were then taken by the Committees of this House unto the said Bill and were afterwards sent up to their Lordships by this House in writing with which said Exceptions their Lordships not being satisfied have sent down unto this House their Lordships Answer unto the same also in like manner in writing And so did then deliver the same to Mr. Speaker and departed Which Message being reported unto the House by Mr. Speaker it was resolved that the former Committees of this House in that Cause who were appointed on Monday the 5 th day of December foregoing with some others then added unto them should meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber to confer and consider of their Lordships said Answer in writing accordingly The Lord Sands and Sir Walter Sands being present in this House Mr. Speaker imparted unto them the Motion of this House for compromising the Cause Whereunto the Parties
assenting after either of them had been heard speak severally their further minds unto this House in some particulars the said Lord Sandes made choice of the Earl Marshal and of M r Comptroller and the said Sir Walter Sandes made choice of M r Secretary and M r Chancellor of the Exchequer for the said Compromise Whereupon the Earl Marshal after his pleasure first signified unto this House the meeting of the same Committees was then appointed to be at the Court to Morrow in the Afternoon Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 21 th day Monday the 23 th day and on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January foregoing Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by Mr. Comptroller and others of which the second was the Bill to prohibit the carrying of Herrings and the third to retain the excessive making of Mault M r Serjeant Lewkenor one of the Committees of this House for the late Conference with the Committees of the Lords upon Monday last in the Morning concerning the Bill for increase of people for the service and defence of the Realm did bring from the Committees of the Lords certain Articles or Heads in writing unto this House for the framing of a new Bill to the purpose presently of the old Bill though not in that form to the end their Lordships may understand the opinion and liking of this House touching the same Articles or Heads and so delivered in the same Articles in writing into this House Whereupon after many Speeches and Arguments by divers Members of this House for the reading or not reading for the committing or not committing of the said Articles pro contra it was at last resolved upon the question that the said Articles should be read and so they were thereupon read accordingly Which done after some further debating for the retaining or the returning of the same Articles and for Answer therein to their Lordships it was Ordered that the said M r Serjeant Lewkenor should presently himself alone go and deliver the said Articles again unto such of the said Lords Committees as he had first received them of signifying for Answer only that they had been read in this House and no more Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 12 th day on Saturday the 14 th day on Monday the 16 th day on Thursday the 19 th day on Monday the 23 th day and on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January foregoing M r Finch one of the Committees in the Bill against excess of Apparel who were appointed on Thursday the 19 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some of their Amendments in the same Bill and likewise their framing of a new Bill to avoid the great excess used in wearing of Ruffs And so delivered in both the said Bills into this House On Thursday the 26 th day of January Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchant Strangers was read the second time and Ordered upon the Question to be ingrossed M r Arnold one of the Committees in the Bill for the reviving continuing and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers prayed a new day of meeting for the Committees in that Bill Whereupon M r Arnold Sir Henry Norris Sir Giles Merrick Sir Oliver Lambert the Knights and Burgesses for London M r Hext M r Wiseman M r Doctor Sands M r Cole Sir Thomas Conisby M r Harper Sir Francis Hastings M r Snagg M r James Harrington Sir Francis Popham with many others who were nominated and appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for the setling and disposing of certain Lands of M r Thomas Knivets was read the second time and Ordered upon the Question to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for further Ceremony and Credit to be required for Mills was read the second time and upon the Question for the Commitment thereof was upon the division of the House Ordered not to be committed with the advantage of forty six Voices with the No a hundred and forty and with the Yea ninety four and afterwards upon another question for the ingrossing was Ordered to be ingrossed M r Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Carew did bring from the Lords a Bill passed with their Lordships Intituled An Act for the reforming of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars The Learned Councel of certain persons pretending interest under the title of William Kirkham the Younger to some of the Lords comprehended in the Lease mentioned in the Bill were this day heard at large in this House and were appointed to prepare their Provisoes to be offered unto the Bill against to Morrow Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill passed with their Lordships Intituled An Act for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars The Bill for the reforming of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars was read the first time On Friday the 27 th day of January the Bill that Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants their Costs lying in Prison for want of Bayl if the Action pass against the Plaintiff was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Sands Mr. Boyes Mr. Snagg Mr. George Crooke Mr. Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall The Committees likewise in the Bill for the execution of Judgment who were appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January foregoing and the Committees in the Bill for avoiding of deceits in measures and weights were likewise appointed to meet at the same time and place which was now upon the second reading committed to the former Committees in the Bill that the Plaintiffs shail pay the Defendants their Costs and Mr. Johnson was added unto them The Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars was read the first time The Amendments in the Bill for Explanation and Addition of an Act of quinto Regin Eliz. for maintenance of the Navy being twice read the Bill was rejected upon the question for ingrossing Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to give some remedy against the decay and spoil of the Queens Majesties Highways in the Counties of Sussex Surrey and Kent through disorderly carrying to Iron Forges and Furnaces was read the second time and committed to the Knights of those three Shires Mr. Shirley Mr. Binley Mr. Oglethorp Mr. Colebrand Mr. Edward Lewkenor and others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Mr. Colebrand who with the
in the end passed upon the Question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of thirty three voices viz. with the Yea one hundred ninety five and with the No one hundred and twelve M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships intituled An Act against the deceitful Stretching and Taintering of Northern Cloaths and did shew that their Lordships have also passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments added by their Lordships to the same Bill and so did deliver the Bill to M r Speaker The said M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from their Lordships a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships intituled An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes and did shew that their Lordships have in like manner passed the same Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso and so delivered in the Bill and Proviso to M r Speaker On Monday the 6 th day of February two Bills had each of them one Reading of which the first being the Bill for reformation of retailing Brokers and Pawn-takers was read the first time M r Boyes one of the Committees in the two Bills the one against carrying of Corn out of the Realm and the other to restrain the lading of Corn in some Ports shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees with some Amendments in one of the same Bills and so delivered in the same Bills into this House M r Francis Bacon one of the Committees in the Bill lately passed in the Upper House by the Lords and sent down to this House against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their Amendments to the same Bill which Amendments being read to the House were very well liked of by the whole House Thomas Bashfield was present at the Bar and charged with a contempt against the priviledge of this House in disturbing by way of an Appearance of Robert Sherry a Member of this House returned a Burgess for the Town of Ludlow in the County of Salop and was for his said contempt then committed to the Serjeants Ward there to remain during the Pleasure of this House and was on the next day after discharged of his Imprisonment paying his Fees and taking the Oath of Supremacy Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others of which the last was the Bill for the Conrfimation of the Joynture of Mary Lady Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House for establishing of the Lands given by John Bedfords Will to the perpetual repair and amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Bucks according to the said Will being three times read the same Amendments were assented unto and the Proviso likewise passed upon the question M r Doctor Carew and M r D r Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships for the further continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesties Reign that now is and did shew that their Lordships have in like Case passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments and so delivered in the said Bill to M r Speaker The Bill for the Amendments of the High-ways in the Counties of Sussex Surry and Kent was read the third time and passed upon the question The Amendments of the Committees of this House in the Bill lately passed by the Lords against the decay of Towns and Houses of Husbandry and sent down by their Lordships into this House being three times read were assented unto by this House upon the question accordingly Whereupon the said Bill and Amendments being read for the third reading and put to the question for the passing the said Bill and Amendments in that form were passed by this House upon the same question M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords two Bills of which the first was the Bill for the draining and recovery of certain overflown Grounds in the County of Norfolk and delivered the same Bill to M r Speaker On Tuesday the 7 th day of February Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for establishing a Joynture to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire and for the better enabling of the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his debts was read the second time and committed to Mr. Comptroller Mr. Lewkenor Mr. Francis Bacon Mr. Oglethorpe Mr. Boyes with divers others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House intituled An Act for the reviving continuance explanation perf cting and repealing of divers Statutes being thrice read the Amendments were assented unto and the Proviso was passed upon the question The Bill lately passed in this House intituled An Act for the amendment of Highways in Sussex Surry and Kent The Bill for the establishing the Lands given by John Bedford's Will to the perpetual repair and amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham with one other of no great moment were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller Mr. Chancellor and others The Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town of Great-Yarmouth according to a Statute made in the 31 th Year of King Edward the Third was read the third time and dashed upon the Question by the division of the House with the difference of eighteen Voices viz. with the No a hundred and eight and with the Yea ninetv M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Carew did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire a Conference of a convenient number of the Members of this House with twenty of their Lordships this Afternoon in the Chamber next the Upper House touching the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against the excess of Apparel Whereupon it was Ordered that the former Committees of this House in the same Bill who were appointed on Thursday the 19 th day of January foregoing shall attend their Lordships accordingly Post Meridiem The Bill for reformation of retailing Brokers and Pawn-Takers was read the second time and thereupon committed unto M r George Moore M r Hart M r Recorder of London M r Lewkenor M r Wiseman M r Ludlow Sir John Leviston M r Crompton M r Conisby M r Lidley M r Johnson and M r Doctor Parkins who were appointed to meet to Morrow Morning in the Committee Chamber The Amendments and Proviso of the Lords in
brought him even made him one of the greatest Princes in Europe when her Majesties Forces there left him how again he was fain to Ransom a servile Peace at our enemies the Spaniards hands with dishonourable and servile Conditions For the Low-Countries how by her aid from a confused Government and State she brought them to an Unity in Counsel and defended them with such success in her Attempts against the greatest power of the Spaniards Tyrannical designs which have so much gauled him that how many desperate practices have been both devised consented to and set on foot by commandment of the late King his Father I need not shew you neither trouble you with Arguments for proof thereof being confessed by them that should have been Authors themselves But de mortuis nil nisi bonum I would be loth to speak of the dead much more to slander the dead I have seen her Majesty wear at her Girdle the price of her blood I mean Jewels which have been given to her Physicians to have done that unto her which I hope God will ever keep from her but she hath rather worn them in Triumph than for the price which hath not been greatly valuable Then he fell to perswade us because new occasions were offered of consultations to be provident in provision of means for our own defence and safety seeing the King of Spain means to make England miserable by beginning with Ireland neither doth he begin with the Rebels but even with the Territory of the Queen her self He shewed that Treasure must be our means for Treasure is the sinews of War Nota That the substance of this Speech is only here inserted as it was afterwards repeated in the said House upon Tuesday the third day of November which next ensued by Sir Robert Cecill her Majesties principal Secretary who had done it to satisfy divers Members of the same who could not get into the Upper House to hear it this first day of the Parliament as is aforesaid Now follow the Names of the Receivors and Tryors of Petitions out of the Original Journal-Book of the said House As soon as the Lord Keeper had ended his Speech and that such of her Majesties Privy-Council and others of the House of Commons as had privately got in and heard it were departed down to their own House Thomas Smith Esq Clerk of the Upper House read the Names of the Receivors and Triors of Petitions in French which were as followeth Receivors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Sir John Popham Knight Lord Chief Justice Francis Gawdy one of the Justices of the Kings Bench George Kingsmell one of the Justices of the Common Pleas D r Carew and D r Stanhop Receivors of Petitions for Gascoign and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and of the Isles Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Sir William Perriam Knight Lord Chief Baron Thomas Walmesley one of the Justices of the Common Pleas D r Swale and D r Howard They who will deliver Petitions to deliver them within six dayes Triors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland The Archbishop of Canterbury the Marquess of Winchester the Earl of Sussex Lord Marshal of England the Earl of Nottingham Lord High Admiral of England and Steward of the Queens House the Earl of Hartford the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouch and the Lord Cobham All these or any four of them calling unto them the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Treasurer and also the Queens Serjeants at their leisure to meet and hold their place at the Chamberlains Chamber Triors of Petitions for Gascoign and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and of the Isles The Earl of Oxford High Chamberlain of England the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Huntington the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Hunsdon Chamberlain to the Queen the Lord Le Ware the Lord Lumley and the Lord Burleigh All these or four of them calling unto them the Queens Serjeants and the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor when their leisure did serve them to meet and hold their place in the Treasurers Chamber Then the Lord Keeper continued the Parliament which is set down in the Original Journal-Book in manner and form following Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Veneris proximè futurum viz. 30 m diem Octobris Nota That although there be some short mention made of the Presentment of the Speaker of the House of Commons in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House yet because it is very imperfectly and briefly Entred there I have therefore supplied it somewhat largely out of a private Journal of the House of Commons On Friday the 30 th day of October about one of the Clock in the Afternoon her Majesty came by Water to the Parliament Chamber commonly called the Upper House and being Apparelled in her Royal Robes and placed in her Chair of State divers also of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being present the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons who had attended at the Door of the said House with John Crooke Esq Recorder of London their Speaker Elect the full space of half an hour were at last as many as conveniently could let in and the said Speaker was led up to the Bar or Rayl at the lower end of the same House by the hands of Sir William Knolles Knight Comptroller of her Majesties Houshold and Sir John Fortescue Chancellor of the Exchequer and presented to her Majesty to whom after he had made three low Reverences he spake in effect as followeth MOST Sacred and Mighty Sovereign Upon your Majesties Commandment your most dutiful and loving Commons the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Lower House have chosen me your Majesties most humble Servant being a Member of the same House to be their Speaker but finding the weakness of my self and my ability too weak to undergo so great a burthen I do most humbly beseech your Sacred Majesty to continue your most gracious favour towards me and not to lay this charge so unsupportable upon my unworthy and unable Self And that it would please you to Command your Commons to make a new Election of another more able and more sufficient to discharge the great service to be appointed by your Majesty and your Subjects And I beseech your most excellent Majesty not to interpret my denial herein to proceed from any unwillingness to perform all devoted dutiful service but rather out of your Majesties Clemency and Goodness to interpret the same to proceed from that inward fear and trembling which hath ever possessed me when heretofore with most gracious Audience it hath pleased your Majesty to Licence me to speak before you For I know and must acknowledge that
brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller M r Secretary Cecill Sir John Fortescue M r Secretary Herbert and others which being for reformation of deceits and frauds of certain Auditors and their Clerks in making deceitful and untrue particulars was read primâ vice Upon Complaint made to the House by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury of great disorders committed by certain Pages and others belonging to some of their Lordships or to some of the House of Commons in offering violence to divers persons and particularly to his Lordships Bargeman but especially to one George Percivall a Servant to the Lord Bishop of Peterborough who was abused and beaten as was informed by one of Sir John Harrington's Servants named ..... It was Ordered by the Court that the Committees under-named shall call the said Percivall and ..... before them upon Monday next being the 7 th day of this instant December at the Parliament Chamber and upon Examination of the matter shall inflict such punishment on the Offender as they shall find Cause And it is likewise Ordered that the Lord Keeper shall conser with the Speaker of the House of Commons for some course to be considered of and taken for reformation of like abuses hereafter Committees to examine the abuses offered by Sir John Harrington's Servant to a Servant of the Lord Bishop of Peterborough the Earl of Lincoln the Lord Bishop of London and the Lord Zouch On Monday the 7 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the more peaceable Government of the parts of Cumberland Northumberland Westmerland the Bishoprick of Durham was read tertiâ vice and sent down to the House of Commons by Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop The Bill to avoid double payment of Debts was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller Sir Edward Hobbie and others Four Bills also had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for Confirmation as well of all Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of all Resumptions made by her Highness of the Possessions of any Arch-Bishoprick or Bishoprick as of Letters Patents made by her Majesty to others was read primâ vice The Bill for Reformation of Grants made to the Queen and by Letters Patents made by her Highness to others was this day returned to the House with certain Amendments by the Lord Treasurer the first of the Committees Vide concerning this Bill on Thursday the 17 th day of this instant December following Memorandum That upon a Motion made this 7 th day of December to the House by the Lord Zouch that the Lady Fane by her Letters to Sir Anthony Mildmay had signified that she had not given her consent to the passing of the Bill concerning the enabling of Edward Nevill and Sir Henry Nevill his Son to dispose of certain Copy-hold Lands c. as was mentioned in the said Bill the said Sir Anthony Mildmay was called before their Lordships who produced the said Letter and the same was read in the House And thereupon it was Ordered that any further proceeding in the Bill should be respited until Wednesday next by ten of the Clock in the Forenoon at what time the Lady Fane might be heard what she could say against the same if she would then be present Vide concerning this business on Wednesday the 9 th day of this instant December ensuing This day Sir William Knolles Sir Edward Hobbie Knights with divers others of the House of Commons delivered a Message from the Knights and Burgesses of the said House desiring Conference with some of their Lordships about the Bill concerning the uniting of Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning Upon delivery of which Message after the said Sir William Knolles and the rest had a little withdrawn themselves and then upon propounding of this Motion to the House the Lords had assented thereunto Answer was made by the Lord Keeper sitting in his place and the rest of the Lords also keeping their places unto the said Sir William Knolls c. that the Lords had yielded to the Conference and had appointed certain Committees under-named to meet with some select persons of the House of Commons for that purpose viz. the Lord Treasurer the Lord Steward the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouch and the Lord Cobham appointed to meet at the Outer Chamber near the Parliament Presence to Morrow the 8 th day of this instant December by eight of the Clock in the Morning Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 16 th day and on Saturday the 21 th day of November foregoing On Tuesday the 8 th day of December Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers and other the Queens Services in the Wars was read secunda vice and committed to the Committees formerly appointed for the first Bill of that kind whose names see before on Thursday the 12 th day of November with addition of the Lord Windsor and the said Committees to meet about the said Bill upon the first opportunity of meeting about any other Bill and the Bill was delivered to the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward the third of the Committees Nota That here this Bill was delivered to the Earl of Nottingham being the third of the Committees of whom the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Treasurer were the two first Whereas on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing a Bill being committed upon the second reading was delivered unto the Archbishop of Canterbury the first of the Committees And on Thursday the 26 th day of the same Month upon the Commitment also of a Bill in the like manner it was delivered unto the Lord Howard of Walden being the puisne Baron or last of the Committees By which it is plain that as well in the Upper House as in the House of Commons after any Bill is committed upon the second reading it may be delivered indifferently to any of the said Committees A Proviso was offered by the Earl of Worcester in the behalf of the Earl of Shrewsbury to be annex'd unto the Bill Intituled An Act for Confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters Patents made by her Highness to others Which Proviso together with the Amendments in the said Bill returned Yesterday to the House by the Committees were presently read And forasmuch as the Lords desired a speedy proceeding in this Bill they sent D r Carew and D r Stanhop to the House of Commons to move them that some meet persons of that House might join in Conference with the Lords being to the number of twenty or thereabouts concerning the Proviso and Amendments aforesaid And that the meeting about the same might be at the Outward Chamber near the Parliament Presence to Morrow the 9 th day
Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the continuance of divers Statutes and for repeal of some others And the fifth to redress the misimployment of Lands Goods and stock of money heretofore given to charitable uses were each of them read secundâ vice but there is no mention made either of their commitment or ingrossing the supposed cause or reason of which omission see more at large on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Secretary Cecill Sir Walter Raleigh and others of which the first being the Bill for ending and appeasing of all Controversies matters and debates between Francis Kettlebie of the one part and Andrew Kettlebie and Jane his Wife of the other part and the second being for the recovery of many thousand Acres of Marish and other grounds subject commonly to surrounding within the Isle of Ely and Counties of Cambridge Huntington Northampton Lincoln Norfolk and Suffolk were each of them read primâ vice And also the fifth being the Bill for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read primâ vice A Message was delivered from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others that the said House was not satisfied concerning the Proviso added by the Lords to the Bill Intituled An Act for the better observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer and therefore desired Conference with some of their Lordships about the same The Conference was yielded unto and appointed to be this Afternoon in the Outward Chamber The Bill Entituled An Act for Reformation of deceits of certain Auditors c. being returned to the House with certain Provisoes and Amendments the Bill with the same was forthwith twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Upon Conference with the House of Commons concerning the Bill for Confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty c. It was agreed by the Committees of both Houses that certain Provisoes and Amendments should be added to the said Bill which being returned to the House were presently twice read and so commanded to be ingrossed And thereupon the Bill it self with the said Provisoes and Amendments was read the third time and sent to the House of Commons for their consideration of the same by M r Attorney General and D r Stanhop Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque ad horam secundam post meridiem instantis diei About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Eleven Bills had each of them one reading of which the Bill for the recovery of many thousand Acres of Marish Grounds subject commonly to surrounding within the Isle of Ely c. The 6 th being for the redress of certain Abuses and Deceits used in Painting The 7 th concerning matters of Assurances among Merchants And the 8 th being the Bill for Assize of Fuel were each of them read secundâ vice Upon the meeting this Afternoon of those of the House of Commons appointed to confer with the Lords Committees in the Bill intituled An Act for the better observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer c. who were appointed on Thursday the 10 th day of this instant Decem. foregoing concerning a Proviso added by the Lords to that Bill after some debates of the Committees on both parts thereupon those of the House of Commons did signify that the said House would allow of the said Proviso so as the same might be in some certain point amended Whereupon a question grew between them Whether the said Amendment of the Proviso should be made in the Upper House upon notice given thereof by the Committees and so be sent down again or else be made in the House of Commons which doubt being reported by the Lords Committees by Order and Appointment of the House It was agreed by the common consent that the Amendments should be made in the House of Commons and sent up in Paper and to be here inserted in the body of the Proviso Which Order was by the Lords Committees signified to the Committees of the House of Commons and they thereunto assented Whereas it hath been accustomed in former Parliaments that towards the end of a Parliament a Collection should be made amongst the Lords for the Poor and it was this day moved by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury that the like Collection might be made at this time It was upon this Motion Ordered by the House that there should be such a Collection made accordingly And that the Lord Bishop of Chester the Lord Bishop of Peterborough the Lord Zouch and the Lord Rich should be Collectors of the same and after such rates as have been usually given and bestowed by the Lords for the said Charitable purpose in former Parliaments and they to take Order for the distribution of it On Thursday the 17 th day of December the Bill for the relief of the Poor was read secundà vice It was Ordered that Edward Comber of the Middle-Temple should be presently sent for and brought before the Lords in the House for that contrary to the Priviledge of this Court he hath caused one Thomas Gerrard Gentleman to be Arrested And it was likewise Ordered that such Persons as made the Arrest or did assist the same shall likewise be sent for by the Serjeant at Armes to answer their doings therein The Bill for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners was read secundâ vice Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Assurance of certain Mannors and Lands for part of a Joynture to Lucy Countess of Bedford was returned expedited Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Reformation of Deceits and Frauds of certain Auditours and their Clerks in making deceitful and untrue Particulars was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by D r Carew and D r Hone. The Bill was brought back from the House of Commons intituled An Act for confirmation of Grants made to the Queens Majesty and of Letters Patents made by her Highness to others expedit Nota That there was much dispute and some difference between the two Houses touching this Bill after that it had been sent up from the House of Commons to the Lords and sent down again from their Lordships to the House of Commons with divers Amendments as see on Thursday the 19 th day of November and on Monday the 23 th day of the same Month last past as also on Monday the 7 th day Tuesday the 8 th day Wednesday the 9 th day Thursday the 10 th day and Friday the 11 th day of this instant December foregoing The Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was returned from the House of Commons expedited The Bill concerning the Assize of Fuel
Order After which ended and her Majesties Assent thereunto then the Dissolution of the Parliament followed by the Lord Keeper which is entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in these words following viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae Dissolvit hoc praesens Parliamentum THE JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A Journal of the Passages of the House of Commons in the Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 43 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1601. which began there on Tuesday the 27 th Day of October and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Saturday the 19 th Day of December ensuing Anno 44 Reginae ejusdem THIS large and copious Journal containeth in it not only a number of excellent Passages concerning the Orders and Priviledge of the House of Commons which are usually found in other Journals of the same House but also much matter touching the publick State and that great grievance of the Realm by reason of Patents of Priviledge or Monopolies in the abdication or censure of which her Majesty most graciously concurr'd with her Subjects In which also a great number of Speeches and other Passages which were not found in the Original Journal-Book of the said House are supplied out of a Journal of the same House taken at this Parliament by one of the Members thereof But yet to avoid confusion whatsoever is here inserted out of the said private Journal is particularly distinguished from that which is taken out of the above-mentioned Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons by some Animadversion or expression thereof both before and after the inserting of it The tenth Parliament of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. begun at Westminster upon Tuesday being the 27 th day of October in the forty third year of her Majesties Reign upon which day many of the Knights for the Shires Citizens for Cities Burgesses for Boroughs and Barons for Ports returned into the same Parliament did make their appearance at Westminster aforesaid before the Right Honourable the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral and Lord Steward of her Highnesses most Honourable Houshold and did then and there take the Oath according to the Statute in that behalf made and provided tendred by the said Earl or by his Deputies who were Sir William Knolls Comptroller of her Majesties Houshold Sir John Stanhop her Highness Vice-Chamberlain Sir Robert Cecill Principal Secretary and John Herbert Esq second Secretary After which all the said Lord Steward's Deputies and some others of the House of Commons having gotten into the Upper House and her Majesty with divers of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being set the greatest part of the residue of the Members of the said House of Commons had notice thereof about four of the Clock in the Afternoon being at that time still suting in the said House and expecting her Majesties Pleasure to be sent for up unto the said Upper House according to the antient usage and custom of former Parliaments And thereupon the said residue repaired immediately unto the Door of the said House but could not be let in the Door being still kept shut and so returned back again unto their own House much discontented Shortly after which time the Right Honourable Sir William Knolls one of the Deputies aforesaid came down into the said House of Commons and so being there set with the said residue for some little space of time M r Richard Lieffe one of the Barons returned into this present Parliament for the Port of Hastings in the County of Sussex stood up and shewing unto the said Comptroller the wrong done unto the greatest part of the Members of this House in their not being suffered to come into the said Upper House to hear her Majesties Pleasure signified by the Mouth of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England humbly desired the said Comptroller to be a means that the effect thereof might be imparted unto some of the Members of this House for their better satisfactions Which as his Honour did think very reasonable and meet to be done at convenient time so did he impute the said fault wholly to the Gentleman-Usher of the said Upper House Which done and the residue of the said Deputies being shortly after come into the said House of Commons and there sitting the said M r Comptroller after some pause stood up and shewing unto this House that his place was to break the silence of this House for that time and putting the House in mind to make Choice of a Speaker according to her Majesties Pleasure given unto them in that behalf shewed that in his opinion he thinketh M r John Crooke Recorder of London returned one of the Knights for the City of London into this present Parliament to be a very fit able and sufficient Man to supply the whole Charge of the said Office of Speaker being a Gentleman very Religious very Judicious of a good Conscience and well furnished with all other good parts yet leaveth nevertheless the further consideration thereof to this House and so did sit again Which done and no one contrary Voice at all being delivered the said M r Crooke after some large Pause first taken stood up and very Learnedly and Eloquently endeavoured to disable himself at large for the burthen of that charge alledging his great defects both of Nature and of Art fit to supply that place and shewing all full Complements for the same to abound in many other Learned and grave Members of this House in the end prayed most humbly that they would accept of his due excuse and be pleased to proceed to a new Election and did then sit down again Whereupon the said M r Comptroller did stand up and said that hearing no negative Voice he took it for a due Election and demanding the further opinion of this House therein they all Answered Yea and gave their Assents Whereupon the said M r Comptroller and the Right Honourable Sir John Stanhop her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain immediately went to the said M r John Crooke and did set him in the Chair which done the said M r Crooke after some little pause did stand up and yielding unto this whole House most humble thanks for their great good opinion of him and loving favour towards him and praying them to accept of his willing mind and readiness and to bear with his unableness and wants in the service of this House referr'd himself to their good favours And then the said M r Comptroller signified further unto this House that her Majesties Pleasure was that the Members of this House having made choice of their Speaker should present him unto her Highness upon Friday next following in the Afternoon And so then every man departed and went his way On Friday the 30 th day of October about one of the Clock in the Afternoon the Knights Citizens and
common Drunkenness was also read the second time and committed to the former Committees in the Bill for the Sabbath day and to meet in the Temple-Hall this Afternoon The Bill touching the sowing of Hemp was read the second time and upon the question for committing was upon the division of the House with the advantage of fifty Voices Ordered to be committed viz. with the Yea a hundred and three and with the No a hundred forty two And upon the question for the ingrossing was Ordered not to be ingrossed The Committees names for the Bill of Subsidy whose names see on Monday the second day of this instant November foregoing as also the Committees names for penal Laws who were appointed on Tuesday the third day of this same Month foregoing were this day delivered to M r Comptroller The Bill touching the Sabbath and the Bill against Drunkenness were delivered to M r Edward Mountague one of the Committees On Thursday the 5 th day of November Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first concerning matters of Assurances used amongst Merchants was read the first time Sir Francis Hastings one of the Committees in the Bill for the better keeping of the Sabbath day whose names see on Yesterday immediately foregoing shewed the travel of the Committees and brought in the Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso and prayed the reading thereof the Bill standing upon two parts the latter part thereof not having been dealt in at all by the Committees The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill for the better keeping of the Sabbath day were twice read And the Bill it self being read for the second reading was Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the suppressing of deceits in Weights and Measures was read the first time Upon a Motion made this day a Committee was appointed to consider of the Statute for relief of the Poor and for continuance and Explanation of Statutes c. viz. Sir Robert Wroth M r Philipps Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Francis Hastings Sir George Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Thursday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for Resormation of Abuses in Ale-houses and Tipling Houses was read the second time and committed unto Sir Edward Stanhop M r Wiseman M r Johnson Sir Robert Wroth Sir Francis Darcy M r Peake M r Edward Philipps the Burgesses of Newcastle and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir Robert Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Blasphemous Swearing was read the first time Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons it self the residue of this days passages is transcribed out of the often above mentioned private Journal M r Bacon stood up to prefer a new Bill and said M r Speaker I am not of their mind that bring their Bills into this House obscurely by delivery only to your self or to the Clerk delighting to have the Bill to be incerto authore as though they were either ashamed of their own work or afraid to father their own Children But I M r Speaker have a Bill here which I know I shall no sooner be ready to offer but you will be ready to receive and approve I liken this Bill to that sentence of the Poet who set this as a Paradox in the fore-front of his Book first Water then Gold preferring necessity before pleasure And I am of the same opinion that things necessary in use are better than those things which are glorious in estimation This M r Speaker is no Bill of State nor of Novelty like a stately Gallery for pleasure but neither to dine in nor sleep in But this Bill is a Bill of repose of quiet of profit of true and just dealings The Title whereof is An Act for the better suppressing of abuses in Weights and Measures We have turned out divers Bills without disputation And for a House of wisdom and gravity as this is to bandy Bills like Balls and to be silent as if no body were of Councel with the Common-wealth is unfitting in my understanding for the State thereof I 'le tell you M r Speaker out of mine own Experience that I have learned and observed having had Causes of this nature referred to my Report That this fault of using false Weights and Measures is grown so intolerable and common that if you would build Churches you shall not need for Battlements and Bells other than false Weights of Lead and Brass And because I would observe the advice given in the beginning of this Parliament that we should make no new Laws I have only made this Bill a confirmation of the Statute of the 11 th of Hen. the 7 th with a few additions to which I will speak at the passing of the Bill and shew the reasons of every particular Clause the whole being a Revival of a former Statute for I take it far better to scowre a Stream than to turn a Stream And the first Clause is that it is to extend to the principality of Wales to constrain them to have the like Measures and Weights to us in England Sir Robert Cecill moved the House to have their opinions in that there wanted a chief Member viz. a Knight of Denbigh Shire And he said I am to certify the House thus much in respect of some disorder committed there touching the Election by Sir Richard Trevor and Sir John Fludd to which Sir John Salisbury is a party the Sheriff could not proceed in Election For mine own part I think it fit that M r Speaker should attend my Lord Keeper therein quod nota attend if it please you You shall hear the Letter which was read and the Contents thereof was That on the one and twentieth day of October at he hept the County day and there being quietly chusing the Knights for the Shire a Cry came suddainly that Sir Richard Trevor and Sir John Fludd on the one part and Sir John Salisbury on the other were a fighting and all their Companies were ready to do the like Whereupon presently I went to the Church-Yard where they were and there I found both parties with their Swords drawn ready but with much a do pacified them both and fearing lest by drawing such a Multitude together there might great danger and blood-shed happen I made Proclamation that every man should depart By means whereof I did not execute her Majesties Writ as I thought to have done rather chusing to adventure your Honours censures herein than to hazard so great a blood-shed Subscribed Your Honours most humbly at Commandment Owen Vaughan Also Mr. Secretary said there was a Schedule annext to the Letter which
had some matters of importance not fit to be read Yet if it please the House to command it they should Whereupon all cried No No. Sir Edward Hobbie answered Methinks under favour the motion Mr. Secretary made is good but the form therein I speak with all reverence not fitting the State of this House For he said M r Speaker shall attend my Lord Keeper Attend It is well known that the Speaker of the House is the Mouth of the whole Realm And that the whole State of the Commonalty of a Kingdom should attend one Person I see no reason I refer it to the consideration of the House Only this proposition I hold That our Speaker is to be commanded by none neither to attend any but the Queen only M r Johnson said The Speaker might ex Officio send a Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown who is to certify the Lord Keeper and so to make a new Warrant Sir Edward Hobbie said That for Election of Burgesles he had seen half a score yesterday with Sir John Puckerings hand when he was Speaker M r Speaker said I may inform you of the Order of the House that a Warrant must go from the Speaker to the Clerk of the Crown who is to inform the Lord Keeper and then to make a new Writ M r Secretary Cecill said I should be very sorry to detract from any particular Member of this House much more from the general State my meaning was mistaken and my words misconstrued yet both in substance agreeing with M r Speaker Post Meridiem At the Committee held this Afternoon touching Returns and matters of priviledge who had been appointed on Saturday the 31. day of October foregoing there were shewed divers Precedents to prove that the Warrant to be directed to the Clerk of the Crown for a Writ to be sent out for a new Election of any Member of the House ought to be directed from the Speaker which said Precedents were as followeth viz. In Anno 27. Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1584. 4 th Decembris Valentine Dale Master of the Requests was returned Burgess for Chichester and also for Hindon but he chose Chichester And John Puckering Speaker directed his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to send a Writ to make a new Election in Hindon which bare date the 10 th of December six days after 27 Eliz. Secondly In Anno 27 o Regin Eliz. Anno Domini 1584. 21 o Decembr the Writ bearing Teste 19 February for the same matter In which the stile of the House is Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons quod nota Thirdly Anno praedicto Regin ejusdem Anno Domini 1584. 19 Febr. when Parry being Burgess of Quecnborough in Kent was Attainted of Treason A Warrant was directed to the Clerk of the Crown to make a new Writ dated the 19 th day of February aforesaid in which Warrant under the Speakers own hand was inserted a reason to this effect viz. because the said Parry is disabled by reason of his Attainder Fourthly In An o xxvii o praedict Regin Eliz. Anno Dom. 1584. 30 Novembr Thomas Bodley was Elected Burgess of Portsmouth and also Baron for one of the Cinque-Ports viz. Hieth but he took Portsmouth and refused the other whereupon a Warrant was directed as abovesaid but no Teste of the Writ was there Fifthly 28 th January 1584. Alexander Pine Esq chosen Burgess for Taunton being Deceased a new Writ was made The Writ bare Teste 30 th January Sixthly 3 o Decembr Anno Domini 1584. John Puckering being Speaker was chosen for Bedford and Caermarthen and chose Bedford whereupon a Warrant was made to the Clerk of the Crown for a new Writ which bare date the 4 th day of December Anno xxvii o Regin Eliz. All which Warrants were signed by the Speaker John Puckering For the matter between Doctor Awbrey Doctor of the Civil Law and Mr. William Delabarr Barrester of the Common Law of Lincolns Inn touching the Burgessship of Cardigan in Wales the Cause stood thus Cardigan hath been by antient Precedents ever since the first Year of Queen Elizabeth a Burgess Town and ever the Return of the Indenture hath been for Cardigan only Now this Parliament the Sheriff of the Shire favouring a Town called Aberystwith after he received the Parliament Writ sent his Warrants to the Bayliffs of Aberystwith to chuse a Burgess c. who chose a Burgess viz. Doctor Awbrey and return'd him Burgess for Cardigan and Aberystwith and shewed in the Indenture the Election to be made by both Towns And the Indenture was signed with the Sheriffs hand On the other side the Bayliffs of Cardigan understanding the Writ to be come to the Sheriff took notice thereof and without Warrant from the Sheriff made an Indenture and Election of William Delabarr and sent the same in a Letter to him M r Delabarr sought the Sheriff or his Deputy in London to deliver the Indenture of Cardigan but not finding him delivered the same to the Clerk of the Crown paid his Fees was sworn and admitted into the House till this present day Now at this Committee for Priviledges Dr. Awbrey came to complain the Committees found upon Examination of the matter that the County Court was as well kept at Aberystwith as at Cardigan alternis vicibus and that the County Court was to be kept this time at Aberystwith So when they went to the Conference both Awbrey and Delabarr were desired to depart forth And upon Consultation these Questions arose First Whether the House have Power to Fine the Sheriff because according to the Statute he sent not his Warrant to Cardigan Next If he be punishable by the Penalty of the Statute Also if he have pursued his Authority in making his Election in Aberystwith Which are left with divers other doubts to the discussing of the House the next day and to the Report of Sir Edward Hobbie or Mr. Sollicitor Also in the twenty third of Elizabeth a Warrant to the Town of Hull from the Speaker Popham now Lord Chief Justice being then Speaker Sir Edward Hobbie at this Committee said Awbrey and Delabarr the one a Civil the other a Common Lawyer That he might say to them as the Duke of Millain said of the Thief It is no matter whether goes first the Hangman or the Thief The Town of Harwich in Essex and Newtown in the County of Southampton have returned Burgesses this Parliament which they never did before Thus far out of the aforesaid private Journal The ensuing days Passages do follow out of the Original Book it self On Friday the 6 th day of November Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill to avoid divers misdemeanors in base and idle Persons was read the first time Mr. Dr. James being a Committee in the Bill against Drunkenness which was committed on Wednesday the 4 th day of this instant November foregoing declared the meeting
same Table Painted a Tree so lively as possible might be growing as it were out of the Sea There grew a question which was the most curious Workmanship and the deciding of the Controversie was referr'd to a third skilful Painter who gavethis Judgment of the Tree O valde bene sed non hic erat locus So may I say of this Bill It is as hard for this penalty to restrain this Sin as for Religion to spring out of the Common Law and to take effect Aristotle saith a Man may be Bonus Civis but not Bonus Vir And though I abhor the sin yet I deny not but a Sinner may be a good Member Moses when he saw God could but see his back parts only and no Man ever saw more Why these Swearers swear by all his Parts so perfectly as though they had seen him all over Philip King of France made a Law that the Swearer should be drowned Another Law was made that a certain sum should be presently paid as soon as he had Sworn or else the Swearer to lose his Head We use so much Levity in our Law that we had as good make no Law for we give a Penalty and to be taken upon condition before a Justice of Peace Here is wise stuff first mark what a Justice of Peace is and we shall easily find a Gap in our Law A Justice of Peace is a living Creature yet for half a Dozen of Chickens will dispense with a whole dozen of penal Statutes We search and ingross the retail These be the Basket Justices of whom the Tale may be verified of a Justice that I know to whom one of his poor Neighbours coming said Sir I am very highly rated in the Subsidy Book I be seech you to help me To whom he Answered I know thee not Not me Sir quoth the Country man Why your Worship had my Teem and my Oxen such a day and I have ever been at your Worships Service Have you so Sir quoth the Justice I never remember'd I had any such matter no not a Sheeps-Tail So unless you offer Sacrifice to the Idol-Justices of Sheep and Oxen they know you not If a Warrant come from the Lords of the Council to levy a hundred men he will levy two hundred and what with chopping in and chusing out he 'll gain a hundred pounds by the Bargain Nay if he be to send out a Warrant upon a mans request to have any fetcht in upon suspicion of Felony or the like he will write the Warrant himself and you must put two shillings in his Pocket as his Clerks Fee when God knows he keeps but two or three Hindes for his better maintenance Why we have past here five Bills of Swearing going to Church good Ale Drunkenness and ..... this is as good to them as if you had given them a Subsidy and two Fifteenths Only in that point I mislike the Bill for the rest I could wish it good passage Sir Francis Hastings said amongst other Speeches to this Bill That such Justices were well worthy to be lockt up in an Ambery But he wisht that all might not be censured for one evil who though he neglected both the care of Conscience and Country which he should love yet doubtless many did not so as being touched in Conscience to remember that our long Peace should make us careful to please Him in doing of Justice that had preserved us and was the Author of our Peace God himself And thereupon the said Bill was ingrossed as aforesaid Mr. Wiseman moved the House to remember two things one that it had been an Antient Custom in Parliament sometimes to call the House which as yet was not done the other that whereas heretofore Collection had been used for the Poor those which went out of Town would ask leave of the Speaker and pay their money Sir Edward Hobbie said The Gentleman that last spake moved you but I would remove you a little further May it please you It hath been a most laudable Custom that some contribution or Collection should be made amongst us in pios usus And I humbly pray we do not forget our Parliamental Charity Every Knight paid ten shillings every Burgess five shillings part of the whole to the Minister and part to your Servant here and part to the Poor the rest at your disposals The last time our Charity ransom'd a Prisoner for the Father 's good desert The last time Sir Robert Wroth and Mr. Fettiplace were Collectors It rests in you either to appoint them or chuse others Mr. Fettiplace said It is true Mr. Speaker I was Collector the last year there was paid out of the money collected to the Minister ten pound to the Serjeant thirty pound to Sir John Leveson for the redemption of Mr. Fox his Son that made the Book of Martyrs thirty pound There was money given to Prisons that is the two Counters Ludgate and Newgate in London in Southwark two and Westminster one How old the Custom is I know not but how good it is I know For my own particular having once undergone that service already I humbly pray that it would please you to accept another Mr. Tate said Charity proceedeth from Conscience it breeds obedience to God it pleaseth God and so went on and spake for a Town in his Country lately burnt that it would please the House to contribute something to the Poors Loss The Bill for the assurance of the Joynture of Lucie Countess of Bedford was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill for Denization of certain persons born beyond the Seas as also the Bill for Confirmation of the Grant of King Edward the Sixth to Sir Edward Seymour Knight had each of them one reading and passed upon the question and with three others were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller Mr. Secretary Herbert and others Sir Walter Raleigh made Report of the Travel of the Committees in the Bill touching the payment of Debts upon Shop-Books who were appointed on Wednesday the 15 th day of November foregoing and brought in the Bill with some small Amendments and prayed the reading thereof Mr. Tate likewise brought in the Bill from the Committees touching Sir Anthony Mayney Knight with some Amendments and Alterations by the same Committees who were appointed on Monday the 23 th day of November foregoing The Amendments in the Bill touching Sir Anthony Mayney Knight c. were twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed M r Davies made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching Painters and certifieth the Bill with some Amendments The Amendments in the Bill touching Shop-Books were twice read and with the Bill upon the question and division of the House Ordered to be ingrossed viz. with the Yea a hundred fifty four and with the No eighty eight These things being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons now sollows a Message delivered by
of Peace Ministers to her Majesty without whom the Commonwealth cannot be If this boldness go on they will accuse Judges and lastly the Seat of Justice it self That all Justices should be thus generally accused this is meer Barbarism indeed When her Majesty shall have understanding hereof it will be no content unto her and a scandal unto us all M r Glascock said In that I am taxed to tax Justices of Peace I am to pray the House to give me leave to make an Apology for my self M r Speaker I will not deny that I spake and protest it in my conscience I spake only of the inferiour sort of Justices commonly called Basket Justices against these I will not speak that I spake last but other matter in other Terms They be like the wise men of Chaldee that could never give judgment till they saw the Entrails of Beasts Our Statutes penal be like the Beast born in the Morning at his full growth at noon and dead at night So these Statutes quick in Execution like a wonder for nine days so long after they be at the height but by the end of the year they are carried dead in a Basket to the Justices House Mr. Speaker said Mr. Glascock you speak from the matter and purpose and this that you have spoken you must justify Mr. Martin said I am rather willing to speak in that I would willingly have an end of this matter I think we all agree upon the substance that it is fit the Sabbath should be sanctified The other matter which is the impediment I know it is a grief but I leave it as matter more fit to be decided at a Committee than here And therefore for the Honour of the Queen and of her Government I wish it may be committed without further Argument Sir Robert Wroth said I think the Office of Justice of Peace is too good a calling for him that exclaims against it and I think he 'll ne're have the honour to have it It were good they were named and that he told who they were otherwise honest men will be loth to serve the Queen when they shall be slandered without proof Therefore I would he might answer it at the Bar. And all said No No. Mr. Johnson said This Bill is an excellent good Bill And I have observed in all the Speeches yet spoken have been interlarded with other matter The Gentleman now protesteth he spake of Basket Justices I appeal to the whole House whether his definition were not general viz. A Justice of Peace is a kind of living Creature that for half a Dozen of Chickens will dispense with a dozen of penal Statutes I think it is well known that the Honourable that sit about the Chair and all the rest of her Majesties Privy Council have and do hold the same place and this toucheth them as much as Inferiour Justices And therefore I humbly pray he may answer it at the Bar and that it may not be past over with silence M r Hide said Every man agrees this Bill hath good matter and we all agree and consent to the substance though dissent to the form some have more wit some have more understanding than others If they of meaner capacity and Judgment spake impertinently let us not in a spleen straight cry Away with the Bill but let us give it the same favour we give to Bills of far inferiour nature that is a Commitment so the Bill was committed to the former Committees who were appointed on Wednesday the 18 th day of November foregoing and to all the Privy Council being of this House Sir Robert Wroth Sir Carew Reignolds Sir Anthony Cope Mr. Bond Mr. Martin Mr. Hide Mr. Owen Mr. Beeston and Mr. Wimarke who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Victualling Houses Taverns c. was read the third time And after many Arguments upon the question dashed The Bill against double payment of Debts upon Shop-Books was read the third time and Ordered upon the question of Amendment in some few words to be committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harries and others and to be put to the question for passing to Morrow Peter Fretchvile Esquire returned unto this present Parliament one of the Knights for the County of Derby for that he is chosen Sheriff of the County and other his necessary affairs is licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart home Nota That have it appeareth that Peter Fretchvile Esquire being a Member of the House and elected Sheriff of the County of Derby did notwithstanding continue his place in the same by which it is apparent that the said places are not incompetible but may stand and be together simul semel in one and the same Person On Thursday the third day of December Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the strengthening of the North parts was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House the Knights and Burgesses for Cumberland Westmerland and Northumberland and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Davies brought in the Bill touching Garbling of Spices with some Amendments which were twice read and the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for the Assurance of the Joynture of the Countess of Sussex was read the second time and committed unto the Privy Council being Members of this House M r Serjeant Harries Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Robert Wroth and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock The Bill for the Assurance of the Joynture of Rachell the wife of Edward Nevill of 〈◊〉 in the County of Kent was read the second time and committed unto Sir Edward Hobbie Sir George Moore Sir Moyle Finch Sir John Grey Mr. Francis Moore and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill touching the confirmation of the sale of Lands made by Lewes late Lord Mordant deceased was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees for the Earl of Sussex and M r Attorney of the Wards M r Tansield M r Winch and M r Ludlow who were added unto them M r Mountague moved that such persons as shall prefer and have benefit by any private Bills may in regard of their said benefits be charged with some consideration and payment of Money towards the relief of the Poor which being assented unto It was Ordered by the whole House That such persons as shall have any private Bills expedited and passed in this House during this Session of Parliament only shall pay towards the relief of the Poor for every Bill so passed in this House touching
Conference or meeting of the said Committees brake up imperfectly and was further deferr'd till the next Morning The Passages of this Afternoon do now follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following Post Meridiem Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to prevent Perjury and Subornation of Perjury was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Mountague a Committee in the Bill touching Souldiers and others certified in the Bill with some Amendments whereof he prayed the reading The Amendments in the Bill for relief of Souldiers and Mariners were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill touching Policies of Assurances used amongst Merchants was read the second time and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh M r Doctor Caesar Sir Francis Bacon Sir Stephen Soame and others And the Bill was delivered to Sir Francis Bacon who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock The Bill touching Hat-Makers was read the third time and upon the question and division of the House passed with the Yea ninety three and with the No forty six John Yakesley Esq returned into this present Parliament one of the Burgesses for the Town of Cambridge is for his necessary affairs licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart Upon Motion made by Serjeant Harris that Anthony Curwin Servant Attendant upon William Huddleston Esq a Member of this House hath been Arrested into the Counter in the Poultrey in London at the Suit of one Matthew a Chyrurgeon It is Ordered that the Serjeant that made the said Arrest and the said Matthew should be sent for to answer in this House for their said contempt as appertaineth M r Adam and Listers Councel are appointed to be heard to Morrow On Saturday the 12 th day of December the Bill to avoid the stealing of Cattle was read the second time and committed unto Sir George Moore Mr. Maynard Mr. Brown and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the Mannor of Sagebury aliàs Sadgbury unto John Harris and Samuel Sandys Gent. was read the third time and passed upon the question Some part of this Forenoons Passages doth now next follow out of private Journals An Act for redress of certain abuses used in Painting was read the third time It was moved by Sir George Moore and some others that the Bill might be let slip and the Cause refer'd to the Lord Mayor of London because it concerned a Controversie between the Painters and Plaisterers of London To which M r Davies Answered That the last Parliament this Bill should have past this House but it was refer'd as is now desired and Bonds made by the Plaisterers for performance of the Orders to be set down by the Lord Mayor yet all will do no good Wherefore M r Speaker I think it good to be put to the question Sir Stephen Soame desired that my Lord Mayor might not be troubled with them c. but that it might be put to the question and it seemed likely to go against the Painters But M r Heyward Townsend as it was putting to the question stood up and shewed that in the Statute of 25 Ed. 3. Cap. 3. Plaisterers were not then so called but Dawbers and Mudwall-Makers who had for their Wages by the day three pence and their Knave three half pence for so was his Labourer called they so continued till King Henry the Sevenths time who brought into England with him out of France certain men that used Plaister of Paris about the Kings Sieling and Walls whose Statute Labourers these Dawbers were These Statute Labourers learned in short time the use of Plaister of Paris and did it for the King who increased to be many then suing to the King for his Favour to Incorporate them he did fulfil their desire Incorporating them by the name of Gipsarium which was for Clay and Mud aliàs Morter-Makers An. 16 Hen. 7. being no Freemen for all their Corporation they obtained the Kings Letters in their favour to Sir William Remmington the Lord Mayor of London and the Aldermen to allow them Freemen which was granted at what time came in four of them paying ten shillings a piece for their Freedoms And in three years after that manner came in to the number of twenty but they paid four pound a piece for their Freedom They renewed their Patent in King Henry the Eighths time and called themselves Plaisterers aliàs Morter-Makers for the use of Loam and Lyme They made an humble Petition and Supplication after this to Sir John Munday then Lord Mayor and to the Aldermen to grant them Ordinances for the better Rule and Government of their Company in these words viz. We the good Folks of Plaisterers in London of Plaister and Loam of the said City for redress of certain abuses of Lath-Plaister and Loam wrought in the said Craft c. and had allowed unto them search for their Company for the use of Lath Loam and Lyme In all their Corporations at no time had they the word Colours neither yet in their Ordinances For all they were incorporated by the name of Plaisterers yet in all King Henry the Eighths time they were called Dawbers as appears in the Accompts of the Chamber of London paid to such and such Dawbers for so many days so much and to their Labourers so much The Plaisterers never laid any Colour upon any of the Kings Houses nor in the Sheriffs of London but this Year They wore no Livery or Cloathing in the seventeenth of King Henry the Eighth They have been suffered to lay Alehouse Colours as red Lead and Oaker with such like and now intrude themselves to all Colours Thus they take not only their own work but Painting also and leave nothing to do for the Painter Painters and Stainers were two several Companies in King Edward the Thirds time one for Painting of Posts and all Timber-Work and the other for Staining and Painting of Cloth of great continuance The two several Companies were joined both into one by their own consents and by the consents of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City the nineteenth year of King Edward the Fourth The Painters had Orders allowed them for the use of Oyl and Colours especially named in King Henry the Fourths time from the Lord Mayor and City Painters cannot work without Colours their only mixture being Oyl and Size which the Plaisterers do now usurp and intrude into Painters have her Majesties Letters Patents dated the twenty fourth year of Elizabeth forbidding any Artificer the use of Colours and Oyl or Size after the manner of Painting but only such as have been or shall be Apprentice namely
both the old and new The Bill for ending and appeasing of all Controversies matters and debates between Francis Kettlebie on the one part and Andrew Kettlebie and Jane his Wife of the other part was twice read and committed unto M r Sollicitor Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Francis Hastings Sir Edward Stafford and others who were appointed to meet and consider presently in the Committee Chamber of this House The Bill for continuance and Repeal of Statutes was read the third time and passed upon the question After many Arguments and Speeches had for admittance of a Proviso for Mr. Dormer in the Bill of Continuance of Statutes it was upon the question and division of the House dashed with the difference of thirty five Voices viz. with the Yea a hundred and eleven and with the No a hundred forty six The Amendments added by the Committees in the Bill touching Kettlebie and Kettlebie were twice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed Robert Drew Esq returned one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Vizes in the County of Wilts is for his necessary and important affairs licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart Post Meridiem The Amendments in the Bill touching the true making and working of Woollen-Cloths were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Anthony Matthew a Chirurgeon being brought to the Bar and charged by Mr. Speaker with his contempt against the Liberties and Priviledges of this House and the Members of the same in causing Anthony Curwin Servant Attendant upon Mr. Huddleston a Member of this House to be Arrested into the Counter in the Poultry in London which Anthony Matthew being asked what he could alledge for his defence herein Answered and affirmed that he did not know that the said Curwin did belong to any Member of this House and he most humbly submitting himself unto the censure of this House was after sundry Speeches therein had discharged paying his Fees to the Serjeant and Clerk And upon the question it was resolved that the said Anthony Curwin should have Priviledge Sir John Cutts a Committee in the Bill touching Flowerdew and Lucas made Report of the meeting of the Committees and of some Amendments added by them unto the Bill which he prayeth may be read Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance c. was read the third time and passed upon the question The Eight Bills last past were sent up to the Lords by Mr. Secretary Cecill Mr. Comptroller and others The Amendments in the Bill touching Lucas and Flowerdew were thrice read and with the Bill Ordered to be ingrossed M r Moore made Report of sundry meetings and Conferences had by the Committees of this House with the Lords Committees in the Bill touching Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents and shewed their Agreements with their said Lordships Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the better Government of the Counties of Cumberland Northumberland Westmerland and the Bishoprick of Durham was read the third time and passed upon the question The Passages of the day foregoing and this instant Wednesday following are wholly transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book On Wednesday the 16 th day of December the Bill for the changing of the Sirname-of Waller into the name of Debden was read the first time M r Henshaw brought in the Bill with some Additions to the same from the Committees viz. The Bill touching the length of Kersies The Amendments or Additions in the Bill touching the length of Kersies were twice read and the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed Eight Bills had each of them their third reading and passed upon the question and were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary Cecill and others of which the two last were one for the true working of Woollen-Cloths and the other for the necessary relief of Souldiers and Mariners M r Serjeant Yelverton and M r Doctor Hone did bring from the Lords the Act for Confirmation of the Subsidies of the Clergy and the Original Grants under the Archbishops Seal The Amendments that came from the Lords in the Bill for Assurance of the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford with the Provisoes annext were thrice read and passed upon the question The Bill for the maintenance of the Navy and encrease of the Navigation was read the first time M r Comptroller Sir Walter Raleigh M r Lieutenant of the Tower and others were appointed to have Conference with the Lords touching some Amendments or Addition to be had in the Proviso sent from the Lords unto this House to the Bill before passed in this House touching Orders to be kept in the Court of Exchequer Post Meridiem M r Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill before passed in this House viz. touching Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents c. And did declare that the Lords Committees and the Committees appointed by this House have most courteously had sundry Conferences together in the same as one entire body and agreed upon some Amendments in the same The Bill touching Captains Souldiers and Mariners and other the Queens Services in the Wars was read the second time and upon the question and division of the House Ordered not to be committed viz. with the Yea forty eight with the No eighty one And upon another question dashed The Bill for the confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy was read three times and passed upon the question The Proviso added to the Bill for Orders to be had in the Court of Exchequer was thrice read and passed upon the question On Thursday the 17 th day of December Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Printers and Printing was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens of London Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower Mr. Moore and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock The Bill for the Explanation of the Statute of Limitation of prescription to Rent-Charges was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harris Mr. Moore and others who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock The latter Proviso touching the Bishop of Cartisle was read the second time The Bill with the Amendments for the Countess of Bedfords Jointure and the Bill with the Proviso added by the Lords touching Orders in the Court of Exchequer were sent to the Lords by Sir Walter Raleigh and others The Bill touching Fines within antient Demesne was read the second time and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh Mr. Serjeant Harris and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock Sir Edward Hobbie moved that such Members of this
Two Committees for two several Bills made one Committee for both Bills p. 607 Common Prayer vide Uniformity Conference to be had before a Bill passed either House be rejected by the other p. 272 273. 388. Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Commons Contribution of two shillings in the pound made by the Lords towards the Queens extraordinary charge in defence of the Realm p. 387. Contribution made by them for relief of such poor Souldiers as went begging in the Streets of London p. 462. An Order that such Lords as were absent the whole Session should pay double to what others did who constantly attended the service of the House and those that came but seldom to the House a third part more p. 463 464 Convocation-days the House of Lords either sit not or do little business on them p. 67 Crown a Bill restoring to it the ancient jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual c. p. 28 D. ABill for Denization of Peregrine Berty and Katharine Dutchess of Suffolk his Wife p. 145. of William Watson p. 148 Dissolve vide Commissions Doctors of the Civil Law made Joint-Committees with the Lords p. 145 E. EGerton Sir Thomas made Lord Keeper 38 Eliz. p. 522. His Speech to the Parliament 39 and 40 Eliz. p. 524. Q. Elizabeth enter'd on the Government Nov. 17. ann Dom. 1558. p. 1. and within nine weeks summons a Parliament viz. Jan 23. ibid. A Bill in that Parliament to make her inherit able to the late Q. Anne her Mother p. 19. she is averse from declaring a Successor p. 107. 127 128. Her sharp Speech to the Parliament in ann 8 and 9. for their Petition to that purpose p. 116. She remitteth the third payment of a Subsidy to take the Parliament off from urging her to declare a Successor p. 131. Her Pious Speech at the end of the Session 27. of her Reign p. 328. In the Parliament 28 and 29 of her Reign called upon the discovery of Babingtons conspiracy she appeared not in person but gave Commission to three Lords to supply her place with the title of Lords Lieutenants p. 377 378. Both Houses petition her to execute the sentence upon Mary Queen of Scots with her Answer thereto p. 380 381 382. Her Speech at the end of the Parliament in 35 of her Reign p. 466. Her great success against the Spaniard set forth in a Speech by the Lord Keeper p. 599. Jewels given to her Physicians to poyson her p. 599 G. GArgrave Sir Thomas chosen Speaker to the Commons in the Parliament holden 1 Eliz. p. 15. and 40. The manner of his disabling himself to the House first and then to the Queen ibid. His Petitions of course on behalf of the House of Commons p. 16. His Speech at the conclusion of the Session p. 31 Gavelkind what and in what places it obtaineth p. 272. A Bill to enable the owners of Gavelkind Lands in the County of Kent to alter the said Custom p. 533 Gentleman-Usher of the House claims right to bring such persons before the Upper House as are accused of breach of priviledge and sayes it does not belong to the Serjeant at Arms. p. 603. He is sent for an ordinary servant of the Queens committed to the Fleet for debt upon Execution and for him that arrested him p. 605. 607. This not to injure the Serjeant at Arms in his pretensions to that office p. 607 Grace Vide Bills and Acts. H. HAtton Sir Christopher made Chancellor 29 Eliz. upon the death of Sir Thomas Bromley p. 419 Herald at Arms in ordinary to the Queen not to have priviledge from Arrest on account of the Session of Parliament p. 608. 611 Hexamshire a Bill to annex it to the County of Northumberland and its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction to the Bishoprick of Durham 8 9 Eliz. p. 103. but not passed into an Act till 14 Eliz. p. 200 Horses a Bill against conveying them into Scotland 1 Eliz. being a revival of an Act made 23 H. 8. p. 21 22 Lord Hunsdon's place in Parliament between the Lord Chandois and the Lord S t John of Bletso p. 530. 543 I. INgrossing of a Bill what p. 18. Vide Bills Injunctions to stop proceeding at Law in Parliament time p. 21 Judges who are but assistants to the Upper House made Joint Committees with the Lords p. 67. 71. 99. and so in every Parliament till 39 40 Eliz. p. 142. 527. but only to consider of some ordinary Bill and which concerned matter of Law for they were never of such Committees as were to have Conference with the Commons p. 423. They have leave from the Lord Chancellor or Keeper to sit covered in the House but are always uncovered at a Committee p. 527 K. KEeper vide Chancellor Kentish-Street in Southwark a Bill for the paving of it 8 and 9 Eliz. p. 112 L. THE River Lee a Bill to bring it to the North-side of London 13 Eliz. p. 150 Low-Country Wars a voluntary contribution of both Houses towards the maintaining of them p. 387 M. MArry see the word in the Table to the Journal of the House of Commons the Queen Petition'd by the House of Lords to marry with her Answer p. 105. 107. The advice and consent of the Parliament often required for the marrying of the Kings of England p. 117 119. Earl Marshal his place in Parliament is betwixt the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward p. 535 Queen Mary died Nov. 17. 1558. in the sixth year of her Reign p. 1 Mary Queen of Scots Vide the Table to the Commons Journal Mason Anthony Esq Clerk of the Upper House 13 Eliz. p. 137. He is succeeded by Thomas Smith Esquire in the Parliament 39 40 Eliz. p. 522 Melcomb Regis Vide Weymouth Messages sent from the House of Commons to the Upper House are received by the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lords at the Bar whither they are to go and meet those that come from the Commons p. 539 540 Mises not to be paid by the Shires of Wales and County Palatine of Chester when Subsidies are paid nor the contrary p. 20 Monopolies Petition'd against in 39 40 Eliz. which the Queen judges an invasion of her Prerogative ibid. N. A Bill of Naturalization of Gerson Wroth a German p. 22. of William Sidney and his Wife and of Sir John Wingfield and his Lady p. 462. of Justice Dormer and George Sheppy p. 464. of Samuel Saltingstal p. 488 Newgate the Keeper of it committed to the Fleet for not obeying an Order of the Lords for the bringing of one that was Prisoner there upon Execution and was Servant to a Peer p. 608 Duke of Norfolk a Bill for the confirmation of his marriage with the Lady Margaret his Wife 1 Eliz p. 22. and for the assurance of certain Lands for her Jointure p. 25 Earl of Nottingham his place in Parliament betwixt the Earl of Lincoln and Lord Viscount Bindon p. 543 O. OBjections against a
Bill by the Lords denied to be given in writing to the Commons till Conference first had p. 536 Onslow Richard chosen Speaker in the Parliament held 8 9 Eliz. his Speeches to the Queen at his Confirmation p. 97 98. at the Dissolution of that Parliament p. 114 115 P. THE Painters having presented a Bill against the Plaisterers which passed not the Upper House it is Ordered by that House that their complaint shall be heard and adjudged by the Lord Mayor Recorder c. p. 617 Pardon Vide Bills Parliament which is the first and last day thereof or of a particular Session p. 9. The manner of the Sovereign and Peers sitting in Parliament p. 10. 59. 96. the manner of setting down the presence of the Peers in the Journal Book p. 62 Passing of Bills Vide Bills Patents of priviledge petition'd against in the Parliament 39 40 Eliz. which the Queen construes to be a violation of her Prerogative p. 547 Peers to be of age before they sit in the House p. 11. 96. how attired p. 11. Vide Parliament Popish Bishops suffered to sit in the Parliament 1 Eliz. but turn'd out of their Sees at the end of the Session p. 23. How they opposed divers Bills ibid. and p. 28. 30. a dispute betwixt them and some English men come from Geneva p. 53 Presence of the Peers how marked p. 62 111. Priviledge Vide Attach The solemn Procession of the Queen and House of Lords at the opening of the Parliament 5 Eliz. p. 58. and 13 Eliz. p. 136 Prorogation Vide Writ The Sovereign after a Prorogation comes not to the Parliament with that solemnity as is usual at the first meeting p. 95. After the end of a Prorogation a new Session beginneth p. 318 Provisoes when added by the Lords unto Bills sent up to them from the Commons are written in Parchment p. 26 Proxie the form of the Licence from the Queen to a Peer to make one p. 3. a Peer ordinarily does not make one without such licence p. 270. The form of making a Proxy and entring it in the Journal-Book p. 4. and 8. The nature and use of a Proxy and the form of returning them p. 5. What an absent Peer used to forfeit if he constituted no Proxy p. 6. The form of making a Proxy without licence from the Sovereign ibid. The form of revoking a Proxy p. 7. How many Proxies one Peer is capable of receiving p. 8 9. 58. 101. 196. 598. where as also p. 314. is mentioned an Order of the Lords 2 Car. 1. that from thenceforth no Lord should be capable of above two Proxies A Commoner can constitute no Proxy and why p. 9. A spiritual Lord does not now appoint a Temporal Lord for his Proxy nor on the contrary but formerly they did p. 58. 378. A Temporal Lord usually constitutes but one Proxy and a Spiritual two p. 101. Yet a Spiritual Lord sometimes appoints but one sometimes three p. 196. 460 461. and also a Temporal sometimes two ibid. Proxies are appointed after a Prorogation as well as at the beginning of a Parliament p. 268. They may be delivered into the hands of the Clerk as well before the Parliament begin as after p. 311. Why Bishops Proxies are entred before those of the Temporal Lords p. 523. 598. In the former part of the Queens Reign they were entred in the Journal Book with express mention of the several dayes on which they were returned but in the latter part thereof and since only generally p. 597 Serjeant Puckering Lord Keeper in 35 Eliz. p. 456. His Speech to the Parliament held that year p. 457 458. He dies in 38 Eliz. Anno Domini 1596. p. 522 R. REading Vide Bills Receivors and Tryors of Petitions in the House of Lords the manner of entring them in the Journal Book p. 14 15 A Bill for Recognition of the Queens Title to the Crown of England p. 18 Restitution in bloud of Sir James Crost a Bill for it p. 21. of Sir Henry Gate ibid. of John Lord Grey ibid. of Robert Rudston ibid. of Henry Howard p. 22. of the Sons and Daughters of Edward Lewkenor p. 25. of Katherine Wife to the Lord Berkely and of her Sisters p. 27. 54 55. of Gregory Fynes ibid. of Lord Dacres of the South p. 55. of Ann Thomas Thomas Isely Thomas Diggs Thomas Brook William Cromer Cutbert Vaughan c. p. 68. of Arch-bishop Cranmer's and Lord Husseys Children p. 69. of Sir Ralph Chamberlain John Harleston and William West ibid. and p. 70. of Sir Peter Carew and Edward Turner p. 70. of Sir Thomas Wyats Children p. 146. of Henry Brereton Esq p. 147. of John Lord Stourton his Brothers and Sisters p. 230. Vid. p. 261 262. the Bills dashed p. 264 265. of Henry Lord Norris of Ricaut p. 231. of Anthony Mayney ibid. and 273. of Thomas Howard Son of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk p. 317. of Sir Thomas Parrot p. 510 S. A Saving requisite in every Bill p. 464 Queens Serjeants though but Attendants on the House made Committees p. 99. 108. Though they are to attend upon the Upper House as Councellors yet they have no voice there but may in the House of Commons if Members thereof p. 249 Serjeant at Arms whether to be employed to take into custody those that are accused of breach of priviledge of the Upper House or whether the Gentleman Usher p. 603. He is ordered to bring before the House a Lords Servant committed upon an Arrest to Newgate as also him that Arrested him for breach of Priviledge p. 607. This not to injure the Gentleman Usher's pretensions to that right ibid. Under Sheriff of Surrey committed to Prison for aiding the Arrest of an ordinary Servant of the Queen in Parliament time p. 606 Thomas Smith Esq made Clerk of the House of Lords 39 Eliz. p. 522 Queens Solicitour made a Joint-Committee with the Lords p. 142. Being chosen a Member of the House of Commons he is demanded of them to attend there but denied by the Lords p. 424 Spain's design against England set out in a Speech by the Lord Keeper p. 599. See the word in the Table to the Journal to the House of Commons Spilman Francis Clerk of the House of Lords in the Parliament 1 Eliz. p. 14. continued in that place in the Parliaments held 5 Eliz. and 8 9 Eliz. but in 13 Eliz. succeeded by Anthony Mason p. 136 Spiritual Lords why their Names are set down in the Journal Book before those of the Temporal p. 598 Star-Chamber dayes the Lords seldom sate on them p. 67 Bills of Subsidy sent from the Commons seldom alter'd by the Lords p. 69. Subsidies granted by the Clergy always ingrossed in Latin but the confirmation thereof in Parliament is in English p. 229. The Subsidy of the Clergy should be sent to the Commons in a Skin of Parchment under the Sovereigns band and seal p. 688. The body of the Grant of the Subsidies of the
divina Abbas Monasterii beatae Mariae sanctique Botolphi de Thorney subjectionem et fidelitatem omnimodas cum orationibus assiduis et devotis ad comparend ' pro me et nomine meo in Parliamento vestro coram vestra regia celsitudine vicessimo die Mensis Januarij prox ' futur ' post datum presens apud Westm ' favente gratia Spiritûs sancti felicitor inchoand ' Nè personali comparitione in eodem penes vestram regiam celsitudinem quoties opus sucrit excusand ' precipuè pretextu adversae valetudinis nostrae caeterisque ex causis justis veris et probabilibus quod interesse non valemus prout affectamus Qua proptervestrae Regiae humilitèr celsitudini supplicamus quatenus absentiam nostram personalem in hà c parte excusatam gratiose dignetur habere vestrae Clementia Majestatis et ut vestro Mandato in quantum possumus in omnibus pareamus Reverendos in Christo Patres Sancti Albani Sti ' Edmundi de Bury Sti ' benedicti de Ranisy et Sti ' Gutlaci de Coland ' Abbates conjunctim et divisim et corum quemlibet nostros veros et Legitimos procuratores Atturnatosque fideles tenore presentium constituimus et ordinamus promittens me ratum gratum et firmum perpetuo habiturum quicquid praedicti pro me et nomine meo fecerint vel alter fecerit in premissis seu aliquo promissor ' vestrae Regiae celsitudini humilitèr supplico quatenus absentiam meam personalem hac vice ex Regia mansuetudine habere dignemini gratiose excusatam In cujus Rei testimonium Sigillum nostrum Commune present ' est appensum Dat' apud Thorney praedict ' decimo quarto die Mensis Januarij An. Regni Regis Henrici Octavi Quinto Sometimes also the said Sickness or cause of Absence is Testified by Oath as appears in the Original Journal of the Upper House A. 6. H. 8. Feb. die 12. where James Marshal servant to the Lord Scroop made Affidavit of his Lord's detention by Sickness But even Anciently if the Parliament were to be Assembled by reason of some great and extraordinary occasion And that the King declared in his Writ of Summons that he would not admit of any Proxies ista vice then none did presume to send them but upon the King's Licence first obtained as appears ex Rotulo Parliamenti A. 6. Ed. 3. die 27. Januarij A. 22. Ed. 3. die 20. Novemb. A. 6. Ric. 2. die 2. Jan. ct A. 11. Ric. 2. die 20. Martij But of later times since the 38th year of H. 8. the Lords in their very Proxies do express their absence to be by the King or Queen's Licence and oftentimes the Clerk of the Upper House doth insert the Memorial of their return with their expression of their absence by the said Licence And in making of Proxies it hath always been at the free Choice and Election of a Spiritual Lord that sent the said Proxie to constitute some other Spiritual Lord or a Temporal Lord or both and so likewise mutatis mutandis hath the liberty been of a Temporal Lord although there appears but three Presidents thereof during her Majesties Reign of which the first was in A. 5. Regin Eliz. where William Bishop of Exeter constituted for his Proctor Francis Earl of Bedford And the second in A. eodem Regin ejusdem where Thomas Archbishop of York Constituted the Earl of Bedford his joynt Proctor with Richard Bishop of Ely and Rowland Bishop of Bangor And the third and last in A. 28. 29. Regin praedict ' where Hugh Bishop of Bangor did Constitute William Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England his joynt Proctor with John Archbishop of Canterbury but in former time the Presidents of this nature are more frequent For there was so little observation kept in this kind as sometimes the Lords Spiritual and Temporal did Constitute the Judges and Barons of the Exchequer being but attendants on the House for their Proctors and sometimes Strangers as the Abbot of Selby in Edward the third's time Constituted John Goldale a Monk of that house and William R. Clerk his Proctors and these also were sometimes appointed Tryers of Petitions joyntly with the Lords as appears A. 14. Ed. 3. and sometimes Committees with the Lords prout patet ex rotulo Parliam ' de A. 14. Ed. 3. N. 13. 14. 18. These Animadversions being thus premised of Proxies in general now follow some others that concern the Particular Proxies foregoing and the residue that were returned at this Session on Saturday the 4th day of February ensuing and on Wednesday the 8th day and on Saturday the 18th day of March following and on Tuesday the 4th day of April ensuing And therefore in the first place it shall not be amiss to make remembrance that in the Journal of this Parliament I have caused the entry of all Proxies whatsoever as well ordinary as extraordinary to be Transcribed because it is the first Parliament of her Majesty whereas in most of the residue I have only caused those to be inserted into my Journals which were extraordinary and unusual And whereas the word Vacat is added at the beginning of the entrance of the return of the Proxie of Thomas Tresham Prior of St. Johns of Jerusalem in England as also before that of William Lord Euers which are before amongst others set down The reason of the first I cannot possibly Guess because neither the Archbishop of York to whom the said Thomas Tresham had sent his Proxie was himself absent nor the said Prior present nor dead before the return of his said Proxie as may easily be gathered but for the other it is plain that the Lord Clinton whom the Lord Euers did Constitute for his Proctor was absent at the beginning of this Parliament and did himself send his Proxie which is entred at the beginning of the Original Journal Book of the Upper House to have been returned on Saturday the 4th day of February although the word Vacat be prefixed also before the entrance of the return of the same because he afterwards came to the Parliament himself and served in Person in the Upper House the greatest part of the continuance thereof and from these examples may be gathered the true Causes both why and when a Proxie that is returned becometh void either when the Peer or Lord that sends the Proxie dies himself or comes to the House in Person before the end of the Parliament or that the Proctor or Proctors whom he constitutes do die or be otherwise absent and send their Proxies themselves for in this latter case those Proxies are to be repealed by the Lord Chancellor as there is a President for it in the end of the Original Journal Book of the Upper House A. 33. et 34. H. 8. in the case of Nevil Lord Latimer for though the absent Lord or Lords to whom the Proxie is directed do constitute other Proctors yet they cannot execute such Proxies as are
directed unto him for a Proxie is but an Authority to give another man's assent which cannot be transferred to a third person yet doth the sending of one Proxie sufficiently excuse any absent Lord although the Peer to whom it is directed be not present himself but as soon as that absent Lord shall have notice that he or they whom he constituted for his Procurators do themselves send their Proxies also by reason of their absence then may he send another Proxie and constitute one other or more Proctors for himself and in his stead to give his voice de Novo as the Lord Vaux did in A. 18. Jacobi Regis After those Bloody and Intestine Civil Wars which had been raised in England in the year 1642. and that Robert Earl of Essex General of the Forces raised by the two Houses of Parliament against the King had by the Power of the Independent Faction over ballancing those who desired the settling of the Presbyterian Government been laid aside and Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight placed in his Room the opposition between those two Parties in either House of Parliament growing every day higher and higher the Aged Earl of Mulgrave being an Enemy to all Faction and Innovation was much troubled that William Viscount Say and Seale the chief Promoter of the Independent Novelties did make use of his Proxie for the acting and passing those particulars which were contrary to the Judgment and Conscience of him the said Earl of Mulgrave And therefore my advise being desired by some of the Members of the House of Commons for the reminding him thereof I drew the Letter and Instrument ensuing being not only the first but the sole President also of this King which yet remains upon Record in the Office of the Clerk of the House of Peers To the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Peers pro Tempore My very good Lord I am humbly to request of your Lordship to communicate this my present Instrument under my hand and Seal to the House of Peers that it may be publickly there Read and remain upon Record in the Office of the Clerk of the same House Kenzington April 1646. I am Your Lordships humble Servant TO all Christian People to whom these presents shall come Edmund Earl of Mulgrave Greeting Know Ye that Whereas I the said Edmund Earl of Mulgrave have formerly constituted the Right Honourable William Viscount Say and Seal c. my lawful Actor and Procurator for me and in my name to give my Voice and Suffrage upon all such emergent Occasions as the same shall be requisite by the ancient Orders and Constitutions of the House of Peers That I do now by these presents Revoke and Vacate the Proxie by which I did formerly Constitute the said William Viscount Say and Seal my lawful Actor and Procurator as is aforesaid and do hereby declare the same Proxie to be utterly Annulled Vacated and Revoked to all intents and purposes whatsoever In witness whereof I have Signed and Scaled these presents this day of April in the 22th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King etc. An. Dom. 1646. This Instrument was written and ingrossed in Parchment as a Deed Poll is and to it in a Libel of Parchment was the Seal of the said Earl of Mulgrave affixed and it was read and allowed in the House of Peers Soon after the allowance of the aforesaid Instrument the said Earl of Mulgrave sent this ensuing Proxie to the Earl of Essex who made use of it in the House of Peers and it was there allowed of without any the least question or dispute OMnibus Christi Fidelibus ad quos hoc presens Scriptum pervener it Edmundus Comes de Mulgrave Salutem Noveritis me prefatum Edmundum Comitem de Mulgrave per Licentiam Serenissimi Domini nostri Regis a presenti hoc suo Parliamento inchoat ' et tent ' apud Westmonasterium etc. sufficientèr excusatum abesse nominare ordinare et constituere dilectum mihi in Christo et honorandum Virum Robertum Comitem Essex meum verum certum et indubitatum Factorem Actorem seu Procuratorem per presentes eidemque procuratori meo dare concedere plenam Authoritatem potestatem pro me nomine meo de super quibuscunque causis negotiis in Presenti hoc Parliamento exponendis seu declarandis tractandi tractatibusque hujusmodi inibi factis seu faciendis consilium auxilium nomine meo impendendi statutisque etiam ordination ' quae ex maturo deliberato judicio Domincrum in eodem Parliamento congregat ' inactitart seu ordinari contiger in t nomine meo consentiendi Caeteraque omnia singula quae in praemissis necessaria fuerint seu quomodolibet requisita faciendi exercendi in tam amplis modo forma ut ego ipse facere possem aut deberem si presens personalitèr interessem Ratum Gratum habiturus totum quicquid Procuratormeus statuerit aut fecerit in praemissis In 〈◊〉 rei testimonium praesentibus subscripsi Sigillumque apposui Neither will it be impertinent to set down here how many Proxies were sent to some special Peers at this Parliament it having been my usual course to make some short remembrance of them in all their Journals of Queen Eliz's Reign upon the first day that any extraordinary Proxies were returned and I have caused not only the Presidents of this kind to be inserted here at large in respect this was the first Parliament of her Majesties Reign but also because they are more full and direct than any other that ensue to prove what hath been the ancient use and Priviledge of the Peers of the Upper House in the matter of sending and receiving of Lords Procuratory At first Nicolas Archbishop of York for the See of Canterbury remained still void since the Death of Cardinal Pool was constituted the sole or joynt Proctor of David Bishop of Peterborough Cuthbert Bishop of Durham Thomas Bishop of Ely Gilbert Bishop of Bath and Wells Henry Bishop of St. Davids and of Thomas Tresham Prior of St. Johns of Jerusalem all which Proxies are entred at the beginning of the Original Journal Book of the Upper House to have been returned on Monday the 23th day of January on which this present Parliament was Summoned to have begun Francis Earl of Bedford was also Constituted the sole or joynt Proctor of 15 several Peers viz. of John Lord Mordant William Lord Paget George Lord Zouch and of Henry Lord Aburgaveny all which Proxies are entred at the beginning of the Original Journal Book of the Upper House to have been returned this present Monday the 23th day of January He was also constituted the joynt Proctor of Edward Lord Clinton Lord Admiral Thomas Lord Sands William Lord Vaux of Heredoun William Lord Gray of Wilton and Henry Earl of Cumberland all whose Proxies are entred in such
order as they be here set down in the aforesaid Journal Book to have been returned on Saturday the 4th day of February The Proxies also of Edward Earl of Derby John Earl of Oxford Henry Lord Strange Thomas Viscount Howard of Bindon and Henry Lord Morley by which the said Earl of Bedford was Constituted their sole or joynt Proctor are entred in the same order they are Transcribed in the before mentioned Original Journal Book to have been returned on Saturday the 18th day of March ensuing And lastly the said Earl of Bedford was Constituted the joynt Proctor with Edward Lord Clinton Lord Admiral of Oliver Lord St. John of Bletto whose Letters Procuratory are entred to have been returned on Tuesday the 4th day of April ensuing Edward Lord Clinton Lord Admiral was Constituted the sole Proctor of William Lord Burgh Edward Lord Windsor and William Lord Euers whose Proxies are entred at the beginning of the Original Journal Book of this Parliament to have been returned on this Monday the 23th day of this January He was also Constituted the joynt Proctor of William Lord Grey of Wilton whose Proxie is entred as aforesaid to have been returned on Saturday the 4th day of February ensuing the Proxie also of Francis Earl of Huntington is entred as before to have been returned on Saturday the 18th day of March following by which he Constituted the said Lord Clinton his joynt Proctor with Henry Lord Hastings And for the Proxie of John Lord Darcie of Darcie entred there as before to have been returned on this day likewise he is Constituted his sole Proctor And lastly the said Lord Clinton Lord Admiral was Constituted the sole or joynt Proctor of William Lord Willoughby of Parham Edward Lord Hastings of Louthbury and of Oliver Lord St. John of Blestoe whose Proxies are entred to have been returned on Tuesday the 4th day of April ensuing By these three foregoing Presidents it doth plainly appear as also from all other Presidents of former and latter times that any Member of the Upper House by the ancient usage and Custom of the same is capable of as many Proxies as shall be directed unto him although there were an Order made in the said House to the contrary upon the day of Anno Regis Caroli An. Dom. 1626. That no Lord cr Member whatsoever of the Upper House should for the time to come be capable of above two Proxies at the most which said order was occasioned in respect that George Duke of Bucks both the favorite of the King deceased and of King Charles now Reigning this present year 1630 did to strengthen himself by voices not only procure divers persons to be made Members of that House but also ingrossed to himself near upon 20. several Proxies And now if this doubt or conceipt should arise in any mans mind that therefore the Lords have a greater Priviledge than the Members of the House of Commons because they can appoint others to serve in and supply their places in their absence which the Commons cannot they are much deceived and mistaken for it is plain that the chief end of a Proxie is that the Upper House may have all its Members either in person or by representation and therefore the Lords Spiritual and Temporal who are Summoned thither in their own right have anciently had and still do retain the liberty of Constituting their Procurators whereas every Member of the House of Commons appeareth and doth serve in the right of that County City Burrough and Port for which he is Elected and Chosen which being a Trust and Confidence reposed in them can be no more transferred from him to a third person than can the Proxie of the Lords be from him to whom it is directed if he shall be absent likewise and therefore if any Knight Citizen Burgess or Baron after he is Elected and returned shall before the meeting of the House be disabled by Sickness Attainder or other Cause from serving in the same then presently order is given from the House to the Clerk of the Crown for the sending thither a second Writ for a new Election so that the said House may not remain without any Member that appertains unto it And this I conceive Tantamount unto a Proxie which cannot be granted but when the absence of the Lord that sends it is perpetual during that whole Parliament or Session for which he Constitutes one or more Proctors for if he repair to the Upper House any time after and serve in Person his Proxie is presently void On Wednesday the 25th day of Ian. the Parliament was held according to the last Prorogation thereof on Monday the 23th day of this instant Ianuary foregoing and therefore this day is to be reckoned the first day of the Parliament and it was the error of Seimour Esq at this time Clerk of the House of Commons that in the Original Journal Book of the same House fol. 186. a. he accounteth and setteth down the Parliament to have begun on the aforesaid 23th day of Ianuary when it was only prorogued by which he would make that to be the first day thereof True it is that Anciently if the Parliament had been Prorogued on that day to which the Summons thereof had referred in the beginning of it they were so far from accounting that day the first of the ensuing Parliaments that new Writs of Summons were thereupon sent forth and a new day appointed for the beginning thereof as appears in the Parliament Rolls Anno 23. Edw. 1. die 20. Novemb. An. 60. Edw. 1. die 11. Decembris A. 33. Edw. 1. die 13. Julij A. 11. Edw. 2. die 3. Martij But yet it hath been the constant usage most Anciently and doth doubtless hold at this day also that if the King do come in Person to the Parliament on that day to which the Writs of Summons do refer and there cause it to be referred to another day in his own presence then shall that day be accounted the first day of the Parliament of which there are many Presidents also in the Parliament Rolls still remaining in the Tower of London prout in A. 6. Edw. 3. Octobris Sti ' Hillarij A. 14. Edw. 3. tempore Quadragessimi A. 15. Edw. 3. Quindena Paschae and of divers other Parliaments in his time and in the time of King R. 2. his Successor And thus also the last day of the Parliament or of any particular Session is counted to be that on which the Royal assent is given to one or more Acts of Parliament yet if that Parliament or Sessions be adjourned to another day on which the Sovereign doth again come in Person and cause it to be dissolved or further Prorogued then that latter day is to be accounted the last day thereof of which there is one only President during all the Reign of Queen Eliz ' viz. in the Original Journal Book A. 18. Dictae Reginae on Thursday the 15th day of March. The
Seigneurs sont assentus and so the Bill was delivered to Mr. Attorny and Mr. Vaughan as aforesaid to be carried to the House of Commons together with the Bill whereby the Queen's Majesty is made inheritable to the late Queen Ann her Highnesse's Mother But if the Lords had added any new Proviso to the foresaid Subsidy-Bill that ought to have been sent down to the House of Commons written in Parchment ut vid. March 23. Thursday postea On Munday the 20th day of February The Bill of the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage which by common consent was concluded upon the third reading was delivered to Mr. Solicitor and Mr. Martin Clerk of the Crown to be carried to the House of Commons with certain Amendments to be put thereunto On Tuesday the 21th day of February two Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Subsidy and the second to restore the Queen in blood to the late Queen Ann her Highnesse's Mother were each of them return'd exped ' The Bill also for the restitution of the First-fruits and Tenths and Rents reserved Nomine Decimae and of Parsonages impropriate to the Imperial Crown of this Realm was returned from the House of Commons with five Provisoes added thereunto by the said Commons and certain Amendments to be reformed therein which said Provisoes were written in Parchment and the Amendments in Paper Whereas J. Broxham brought an Assize against the Lord Willoughby of Parham to be Tryed at the Assizes and Sessions now next to be holden at Lincoln at the Complaint and Petition of the said Lord Willoughby in respect of his necessary attendance at the Parliament whereby he cannot attend with his Learned Council at the Assizes the rather for that some of his Council are also Burgesses and attend the Parliament it is Ordered and Decreed by the Lords that an Injunction presently be awarded out of the Chancery to the said John Broxham his Counsellors and Solicitors commanding them and every of them upon pain of 500 l. that none of them in any wise proceed in and to the Tryal of the said Assize at this Assizes now next to be holden at Lincoln On Wednesday the 22th day of Feb. the Bill for the Restitution in blood of Sir James Crofte was read prima vice On Fryday the 24th day of February the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Sir Henry Gate was read three times and the like Bill for Sir James Crofte was read Secunda tertia vice and both sent down to the House of Commons by Mr. Solicitor and the Clerk of the Crown The manner whereof vide on Saturday the 4th of this instant Feb. foregoing On Saturday the 25th day of February the Bill for the Restitution in blood of the Lord John Gray was twice read and after that the Bill against Conveyance of Horses into Scotland was read the first time the said Bill for the Lord Gray was read the third time and Passed and sent to the House of Commons by Mr. Attorny and Mr. Solicitor which was done in honour of him On Munday the 27th of February the Bill whereby certain Offences be made Treason with a Request that a Proviso therein contained be put out and another devised by the House of Commons to be put in the stead thereof The Bill for the restoring the Supremacy to the Imperial Crown of this Realm and Repealing divers Acts of Parliament made to the contrary and the Bill for the restitution of the Lord Cardinal Pool were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons the manner of which see on Saturday the 11th day of this Instant Feb. foregoing And the said Bill touching Cardinal Pool was read prima vice and committed to the Chief Justice and the Queen's Attorney vid. March 3. postea The Bill lastly against Conveyance of Horses into Scotland was read Secunda vice Commissa ad ingrossandum On Tuesday the 28th day of February the Bill for the restoring of the Supremacy to the Imperial Crown of this Realm and the Bill for the explanation of the attainder of the Lord Cardinal Pool were each of them read secunda vice but there is no mention made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons on the day immediately foregoing On the first day of March the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords met but nothing was done save only the Parliament continued the entrance whereof is thus erroneously set down in the Original Journal Book of the Upper House through the Clerks negligence viz. Dominus Cancellarius mistaken for Custos magni Sigilli continuavit presens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum hora nona On Thursday the second day of March the Bill of Recognition of the Queen's Highnesse's Title to the Imperial Crown of this Realm the Bill of Subsidy for Tonnage and Poundage the Bill touching Tanners and Sellers of Tann'd Leather and the Bill touching Shoemakers and Curriers were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons The Bill lastly touching the Duke of Norfolk and the Bill for the restitution of Robert Rudston were each of them read the first time On Fryday the third day of March the Bill for Treasons which had been Read the second time on Fryday the 10th day and the third time on Saturday the 11th day of February foregoing and then sent down to the House of Commons although it be there omitted as matter of no great moment and from them sent back again to their Lordships on Munday the 27th day of the same Month with a request that a Proviso therein contained might be put out and another by them inserted was Committed to the Earl of Sussex the Bishop of Chichester the Bishop of Carlile the Lord Rich and the Lord Hastings of Loughborrough to confer therein with certain of the House of Commons touching a Proviso to be put into the same by which the Lords did express their great desire to keep Correspondency with the House of Commons who had commended the inserting of the above-mentioned Proviso unto them Nota also that whereas the Judges are in most of the Journals of her Majesties Reign although they be but Attendants of the Upper House named joynt Committees with the Lords in ordinary Bills or else are named as Attendants upon them in matters of greatConsequence yet in the Original Journal Book of the Upper House A. isto primo Regin Eliz. there is no mention made of them as joynt Committees or as Attendants upon their said Lordships save only that on Munday the 27th day of February foregoing a Bill upon the first reading is said to have been Committed to the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench and the Queen's Attorny which may rather be called a Reference than a Commitment as see on Saturday the 4th day of February preceding and therefore that they are not
to the Bill for Explanation of the Statute against the ingrossing of Dead Victuals which had formerly passed the House of Commons and been sent up from thence to their Lordships engrossed in Parchment on Tuesday the 7 th day of this Instant March foregoing and so remained still the Bill of the same House did cause the said Proviso to be written in Parchment and annexed it to the Bill shewing the line and the place of the line where the Proviso should be put in and then their Lordships subscribed or endorsed under the superscription or indorsement of the House of Commons in the same Bill à ceste Bille avecque une provision annexe les Seigneurs sont assentus And so the Bill was delivered to the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor as aforesaid to be carried to the House of Commons But if the Lords had added any amendments to the foresaid Bill those ought to have been sent down to the House of Commons written in Paper Ut vide on Thursday the 16. day of February foregoing The Parliament continued and nothing done till Tuesday the 4. day of April and then the Bill that the Queens Majesty upon the avoidance of any Arch-Bishoprick or Bishoprick may exchange the temporal possessions thereof with Parsonages impropriate c. was read the first time And then the Parliament continued till the next day at nine of the Clock on which day were several Proxies both ordinary and extraordinary entred On Wednesday the 5. day of April the Bill for Leases to be made by spiritual persons was committed to the Duke of Norfolk the Earl of Rutland the Bishop of Carlisse the Lord Rich the Lord North the Lord Hastings de Loughborrow and the Abbot of Westminster ☞ Nota that this Bill had its second reading on Thursday the 23. of March foregoing and was not committed until this day of which there want not other Presidents during her Majesties Reign as on Monday the 13. day of February foregoing and on Thursday the 6. day of this Instant April ensuing The Bill whereby the Queens Majesty upon avoidance of any Arch-Bishoprick or Bishoprick may resume the temporal possessions thereof into her hands recompensing the value thereof with Parsonages impropriate c. was read the second time And then the Parliament continued till Thursday the 6. day of April on which day the Bill whereby the Queens Majesty upon the avoidance of any Archbishoprick may resume the Temporalties thereof recompencing the just value thereof with Parsonages impropriate c. was Order'd to be ingrossed ☞ Nota This Bill was read the second time yesterday and was not Ordered to be ingrossed until this day of which nature there want not other Presidents during her Majesties Reign where a Bill being read secunda vice on one day was referr'd to Committees on another ensuing Prout vide on April the 5. immediately foregoing But at this day it is the constant rule and observation of the Upper House that no Bill be either Ordered to be ingrossed or referr'd to Committees but upon that very day on which it is read And then the Parliament continued till next day at nine of the Clock The Bill giving Authority to the Queens Highness upon the avoidance of any Arch-Bishoprick or Bishoprick to take into her hands the temporal possessions thereof recompensing the same with Parsonages impropriate was read tertia vice conclusa dissentientibus Archiepiscopo Ehoracen Episcopis Londin Wigorn. Coven Exon. Cestren Carleol Abbat de Westm. And it was delivered to the Queens Sollicitor and Mr. Vaughan to be carried to the House of Commons And then the Parliament by several continuances continued and nothing done till Friday the 14. day of April on which day four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill against the deceitful using of Linnen the second that Craftsmen in Kent and Sussex shall inhabit in Towns near the Sea-Coasts and the third being to revive the Act of Parliament made Anno 5 Ed. 6. for keeping of Holydays and Fasting-days were each of them read prima vice And the fourth and last was the Bill for restoring to the Crown the Ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual and abolishing all Foreign Power repugnant to the same vid. touching this Bill on Saturday the 29 day of this Instant April ensuing And then the Parliament continued till next day at nine of the Clock And the Bill against deceitful using of Linnen-Cloth The Bill that Craftsmen in Kent and Sussex shall inhabit near the Sea Coasts And the Bill to revive the Act of Parliament made An. 5 Ed. 6. for keeping of Holydays and Fasting-days were each of them read secunda vice but no mention is made that they were Ordered to be ingrossed or referr'd to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons on yesterday foregoing The Bill lastly restoring the Ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual to the Crown and abolishing all Foreign Power repugnant to the same was read prima vice vide touching this Bill on Saturday the 29. day of this Instant April ensuing The Parliament continued till Monday the 17. of April And then the Bill against the deceitful using of Linnen-Cloth was read tertia vice conclusa dissentiente Com. Arundel And the Bill for the restitution in blood of Henry Howard and Katherine Wise unto the Lord Berkeley communi omnium Procerum assensu suit conclusa The Bill that Craftsmen in Kent and Sussex shall inhabit in Towns near the Sea-Coasts was read tertia vice rejecta The Bill lastly for restoring to the Crown the Ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual and abolishing of Foreign Power repugnant to the same was read secunda vice commissa Duci Norfolc Comiti Arundel Comiti Salop Comiti Wigorn. Comiti Rutland Comiti Sussex Comiti Bedford Vicecomiti Mountacute Episcopo Londin Episcopo Elien Episcopo Carleol Domino Admirallo Camerario ac Domino Rich Domino Hastings de Loughborrow ac Domino St. John de Blestoe vide concerning this Bill on Saturday the 29. day of this Instant April ensuing The Parliament by several continuances continued till Tuesday the 25. day of April at nine of the Clock in the Morning and then nine Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill for Shipping in English Bottoms and the third and fourth touching Frizes called Pagaments and concerning the buying and selling of Horses within a certain time were each of them read prima vice The fifth was touching the Uniformity of Common-Prayer and Service in the Church and Administration of the Sacraments The sixth was touching Hexam and Hexamshire in the County of Northumberland The seventh to revive an Act made for killing of Rookes and Crowes The eighth was to make good Leases Grants of Offices and Copyholds made by Nicholas Ridley late Bishop of
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
of Recording such presence in all the Original Journal-Books of the Upper House both of former and latter times which is so obvious to every mans curiosity that will search that it needs no further dilating Pr. Nicolaus Bacon Miles Dominus Custos magni Sigilli Pr. Marchio Winton Thesaurarius Angliae Pr. Dux Norfolciae Comes Mareschallus Angliae Pr. Marchio Northampton Pr. Comes Arundell Seneschallus Hospitii Dominae Reginae Pr. Comes Northumbriae Comes Westmoreland Pr. Comes Salop. Pr. Comes Darbiae Pr. Comes Wigorn. Pr. Comes Rutland Comes Cumberland Comes Sussex Pr. Comes Huntington Comes Bathon Pr. Comes Bedford Pr. Comes Pembrooke Pr. Vice-Comes Hereford Pr. Vice-Comes Mountague Vice-Comes Howard de Bindon In the next and second Rank after the Spiritual Lords are the names of the Lord Keepers and of all other Temporal Lords entred above the degree of Barons and the reason why the names of the Spiritual Lords are thus entred before the Lord Keepers and all other Temporal Lords although divers of them enjoy likewise the great Offices of the Kingdom is not because they have all precedence of them but either in respect that the Archbishop of Canterbury when there is one is the first Peer of the Realm and so one of the rank with whom they sit in the Upper House and therefore ought to be ranked with him or else in respect of their Ecclesiastical Dignities which are preferred before the Temporal as the Church is before the Common-Wealth Pr. Dominus Clinton Admirallus Angliae Pr. Dominus Howard de Effingham Camerarius Dominae Reginae Pr. Dominus Burgavenny Dominus Audley Pr. Dominus Strange Dominus Zouch Pr. Dominus Barkeley Pr. Dominus Morley Pr. Dominus Dacres Pr. Dominus Dacres de Gillesland Pr. Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Grey de Wilton Pr. Dominus Scroope Dominus Dudley Pr. Dominus Lumley Dominus Montery Dominus Ogle Pr. Dominus Darcie Pr. Dominus Mountegle Dominus Sandes Pr. Dominus Vauxe Pr. Dominus Windsor Pr. Dominus Wentworth Pr. Dominus Mordant Pr. Dominus St. John Pr. Dominus Cromwell Pr. Dominus Evers Dominus Wharton Dominus Riche Pr. Dominus Willoughbye Pr. Dominus Sheffield Dominus Pagett Pr. Dominus Darcie de Chiche Dominus North. Pr. Dominus Chandos Pr. Dominus Haistings de Loughborough Pr. Dominus Cary de Hunsedon Pr. Dominus St. John de Bletsoe In this third and last rank are placed the Barons names of which the two first precede in respect of their Offices the rest follow according to their several rights The presence of the Lords being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House there is nothing worthy the further observation therein but only that the Abbot of Westminster who sat all the last Parliament is not here at all mentioned and the reason was because himself with five other Abbots and Abbesses and many other of the Popish Clergy were deprived of their Ecclesiastical Promotions in An. Dom. 1559. at the end of the last Parliament And now in the next place follows the manner of the Presentment of the Speaker with his several Speeches and the Lord Keepers Answers at large out of a Memorial thereof I had by me which I conceive for the most part to be the very Autography or Original Copy thereof taken by the hand of some industrious Member of one of the Houses or at least some other Hearer at this time present in the Upper House It being set down in a hand at that time and full of interlinings and amendments The Queens Majesty being set under her Cloth of Estate and the Lords having placed themselves according to their several Ranks in their Parliament Robes the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and thereupon repairing to the Upper House with Thomas Williams Esq their Speaker Elect were as many of them as conveniently could let in and the Speaker was led up unto the Bar or Rail at the lower end of the said House between Sir Edward Rogers Knight Comptroller of her Majesties Houshold and Sir William Cecill Knight her said Majesties Principal Secretary all of them making in their proceeding up thither three Obeysances and the said Speaker being placed there after he had made three other like Obeysances began as followeth RIght Excellent and most Vertuous Prince our Renowned and Dread Soveraign Lady on Tuesday last it pleased your Highness by the Mouth of the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal for the more ease of the nether House of this Parliament to Command them to go and Assemble themselves and to Elect one being wise discreet and learned to be their Speaker who after a Consultation had with one Voice did Elect me being indeed insufficient as by and for divers Causes I did then to them declare Howbeit whether it were that they being so many wise men together at the Electing of me and therefore would not seem to speak against their own Election or for what other cause I know not but they refused my denial and stood to their said Choice and now present me here to be at your Graces Appointment I therefore knowing my own imbecillity and yet not arrogantly refusing the same as one amongst the Romans chosen from the Plough to a place of Estimation and after to the Plough again even so I a Countryman sit for the same and not for this place most humbly desire your Majesty to discharge me hereof and to appoint some other more able and I as I am bounden will not only pray for your Highness but also serve your Highness and my Country to my power in the place of a Citizen whereunto first I was Elect and appointed Then the Queen Called the Lord Keeper to her declaring to him her Opinion for the Answering of him whereupon he returned to his place and Answered as followeth M r Williams The Queens Majesty hath well heard and pondered your Speech and doth well perceive your modest and humble manner in the disabling your self to that place whereunto her well-beloved Subjects have Elected and Chosen you and now accordingly presented you and hath also heard your Suit for discharge of the said Room and for Answer she hath Commanded me to declare unto you that she commendeth well your modest and humble manner in so disabling your self knowing that Judgment appertaineth to the Caller and not to the party Called And forasmuch as her Majesty is credibly informed as well of your knowledge and experience in other Parliaments as in other great and weighty matters she thinketh now therefore she cannot disable you without some peril to the Realm and the rather for that the wise Knights Citizens and Burgesses have nominated and Chosen you she cannot grant your Petition And besides that your modest Order in disabling your self doth right well declare your ability to furnish the place for which cause the doth allow this Election and Presentation made of you not doubting your care to be such but
which is usual in other continuations of it But the reason why they met not till the Afternoon seemeth to be because then the Queens Majesty her self came thither to whom Richard Onslow Esq her Majesties Sollicitor having been Chosen Speaker for the House of Commons the day past was presented and admitted by her in manner and form as followeth About three of the Clock in the Afternoon this present Wednesday the second day of October the Queens Majesty took her Barge and Landed on the back-side of the Parliament-Chamber and so the Earl of Northumberland bearing the Sword the Lady Strainge her Trayn with the Lords in their daily Apparel and the Heralds attending on her she proceeded up into the Privy-Chamber to prepare her self during which time the Lords and Justices put on their Parliament Robes and took their places in manner and form following In which it is to be noted that no part of this days passages already set down is found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House but is either transcribed out of a certain Anonymous memorial I had by me in which the presentment of the Speaker this day is somewhat exactly set down or was supplied by my self upon the comparing of several things together Now follow the Names of the Lords and others as aforesaid First on the Form on the North-side together with the Upper Form at the nether end sate the Bishops as followeth Younge Archbishop of York Grindall Bishop of London Pilkington Bishop of Durham Sands Bishop of Winchester Birkley Bishop of Bath and Wells Bett. Bishop of Carlisle Barlow Bishop of Chichester Alleo Bishop of Exeter Gest. Bishop of Rochester Skamler Bishop of Peterburgh Horne Bishop of Worcester Bullingham Bishop of Lincoln Bentam Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield Denham Bishop of Chester Scorie Bishop of Hereford Davies Bishop of S t Davids Parkhurst Bishop of Norwich Cheyney Bishop of Gloucester Nota That these names with those that follow being transcribed in a different manner from all others in the residue of the Journals of the Queens time were so found with the Names of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal added to them in that before-mentioned Anonymous memorial of this present Wednesdays passages being the second day of October and were therefore transcribed out of it as is aforesaid rather than out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House although the Series of them that were present set down there did serve well to rectifie those foregoing and these also that next ensue At the foremost Form on the South-side sate these Peers viz. William Paulet Marquess of Winchester Lord Treasurer Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshall of England William Parre Marquess of Northampton Thomas Peircie Earl of Northumberland Charles Nevill Earl of Westmorland George Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury William Sommerset alias Plantagenet Earl of Worcester Thomas Ratcliff Earl of Sussex Henry Haistings Earl of Huntingdon Edward Seymor Earl of Hartford Robert Sutton alias Dudley Earl of Leicester and Master of the Horse Anthony Brown Viscount Mountague Nota That Edward de Vere Earl of Oxford Lord Great Chamberlain of England Edward Mannors Earl of Rutland William Bowrchier Earl of Bath and Henry Wriotheisly Earl of South-hampton were at this time under Age and in Ward to the Queen and therefore they were not admitted to take their places in the Uppermost House but if they were present did either stand besides the upper part of the Rail at the higher end of the said House or were admitted to kneel at the upper end of the same House near the Chair of State at this time and upon like solemn days for no Peer is admitted to have his free Voice or sit as a Member of that Great Council untill he have accomplished his full Age unless by the special Grace of the Prince At the Form at their back and the nether Form at the nether end sate these Peers Fynes Lord Clinton as Lord Admiral sate first amongst the Barons Howard Lord Effingham as Lord Chamberlain of her Majesties Houshold sate second Nevill Lord of Burgaveny sate in his due place of preheminence and so the rest that follow unless such as were misplaced by the Clerks error which is too frequent Zouch Lord Zouch Standley Lord Strange Birkley Lord Birkley Parker Lord Morley Brooke Lord Cobham Stafford Lord Stafford Gray Lord Gray of Wilton Sutton Lord Dudley Lumley Lord Lumley Blunt Lord Mountjoy Darcy Lord Darcy of Mevill Standley Lord Mounteagle Sands Lord Sands Vaux Lord Vaux Windsor Lord Windsor Wentworth Lord Wentworth Burrough Lord Borough Mordant Lord Mordant Cromwell Lord Cromwell Evers Lord Evers Willoughby Lord Willoughby Sheffeild Lord Sheffeild Paget Lord Paget Darcy de Chiche Dominus Darcy North Lord North of Carthelige Bridges Lord Shandois Haistings Lord Haistings of Loughborough Carey Lord Carey of Hunsdon S t John Lord S t John of Bletsoe Nota That Dutchet Lord Audley and the Lord Dacres of the North were under Age. All which Peers abovesaid had their Mantles Hood and Circots furred with Miniver their Arms put on the right side and the Duke of Norfolk had Bars of Miniver the Marquess of Winchester and Northampton had three Bars of Miniver the Earls likewise the Viscounts two and the Barons two Item On the upper Sack of Wooll sate the Lord Keeper till the Queen came and then went to his place at the Rail On the Woolsack on the Northside sate Sir Robert Catlin and Sir James Dyer the Queens two Chief Justices M r Corbet Weston and Southcote Justices of both Benches on the Woolsack on the Southside sate Sir William Cecill the Queens Principal Secretary Sir William Cordall Master of the Rolls Sir Thomas Sanders Chief Baron Baron Whiddon ..... Carus the Queens Serjeant ..... Gerrard the Queens Attorney and on the nether Sack sate M r Vaughan and Yale Masters of the Chancery M r Spilman Clerk of the Parliament M r Martin Clerk of the Crown and M r Peile his Joint Patentee And behind them kneeled Smith Clerk of the Council and Jones Clerk of the Signet Permiter and Dister Then the Queens Majesty being Apparelled in her Parliament Robes with a Caul on her Head came forth and took her Seat the Marquess of Northampton carrying the Cap of Maintenance and after stood on her right hand the Duke of Norfolk carrying his Marshals Rod and on her left hand the Earl of Northumberland with the Sword the Heralds also and Serjeants at Arms being before her her Majesties Mantle was born up on either side from her Shoulders by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord of Hunsdon who also stood still by her for the assisting thereof when she stood up her Train was born by the Lady Strange assisted by Sir Francis Knolles Vice-Chamberlain at the left hand of the Queen and on the South-side kneeled the Ladies and at the Rail at the Queens back on the right hand stood the Lord Keeper and on the left hand the Lord Treasurer Then the Queen
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
communi assensu conclusa On Tuesday the 3 d day of December Three Bills had each of them their second reading of which the two last were one for avoiding tedious Suits in civil and marine Causes and another to alter the nature of Gavelkind in the Lands of Thomas Brown Esq On Wednesday the 4 th day of December Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of certain priviledges granted by the Queens Majesty for converting of Copper into Latten and for the viewing and searching all other kinds of Metals and Treasures was read primâ vice The Bill that in divers Counties there shall be but one Sheriff of one County was committed to the Earl of Huntington Viscount Mountague the Bishop of Hereford the Lord Mountjoy the Lord Darcie the Lord Willoughby the Lord North Justice Brown and the Attorney General On Thursday the 5 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of certain Priviledges granted by the Queens Majesty for the converting of Copper into Latten and for the mining and searching of all kind of Treasures and Metals was read secundâ vice commissa The Bill also for the repeal of the Statute made Anno 7 Edw. 6. for the prices of Wines sold by retail was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Dominorum Spiritualium majore parte Dominorum Tempor consensu quassata est Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the two last were one for the Town-Clark of York and another touching the Patents made for making of Allom and Copperas within the Realms or Dominions of the Queens Majesty On Friday the 6 th day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Letters Patents made for the making of Allom and Copperas within the Realms or Dominions of the Queens Majesty was read primâ vice On Saturday the 7 th day of December Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill to alter the nature of Gavelkind in the Lands of Thomas Brown Esq was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum consensu conclusa dissentiente Vicecomite Mountague The Bill also for Execution of penal Laws was read secundâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa est cum quadam Schedulâ annex deliberat Servienti Carus Attornato General in Domum Communem deferend On Monday the 9 th of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being for repeal of the Act made Anno 22 Hen. 8. for the Stature of Horses was read tertiâ vice communi Procerum assensu conclusa On Tuesday the 10 th day of December Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Bowyers of Westm. c. And the fourth for the confirmation of Letters Patents made for the making of Allom and Copperas were each of them read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum consensu conclusae After the reading of the three first Bills this day three Bills were sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Carus and the Attorney General viz. the first for the Stature of Horses The second for the Bowyers of Westm. And the third for Allom and Copperas Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Mercurii viz. undecim Decembr On which eleventh day of December the Lords met but nothing done but the Parliament continued in usual Form by the Lord Keeper until Thursday the next day following On Thursday the 12 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Office of Town-Clark of the City of York was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa quae deliberat fuit Servienti Carus Generali Attornato in Domum Communem deferend pro certis causis emendand and to them was delivered the Bill of Subsidy Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the late new Erected Deaneries and Prebends was read secundâ vice and committed to the Archbishop of York the Earl of Huntington Viscount Mountague the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Chester the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Bath the Lord Paget the Lord Hastings of Loughborough the Lord S t John of Bletsoe Justice Welch Serjeant Carus D r Huick and D r Yale Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons and delivered after the reading of the Bill last before-mentioned of which the two last were one touching Foreign Wares and Apparel sold by Merchants in gross which had its first reading And another to explain a branch of a Statute made Anno 27 Henr. 8. touching Colledges and Free-Chappels On Friday the 13 th day of December a Proviso added to the Bill that in divers Counties there shall be but one Sheriff in one County was read primâ vice commissa ad ingrossand The Proviso added to the Bill for the Assurance of the Jointure of the Lady Mary Wife to Edward Lord Stafford was read secundâ vice Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching Explanation of a branch of a Statute made 37 Henr. 8. concerning Colledges and Free-Chappels was read primâ vice On Saturday the 14. day of December Five Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the punishment of Riots and Routs and unlawful Assemblies was read secundâ vice commissa Archiepiscopo Ebor. Duci Norfolciae Comiti Salop Comiti Huntington Comiti Leicester Vice-Comiti Mountague Episcopis London Dunelmen Winton Domino Morley Domino Cobham Domino Paget Domino North Domino Hunsdon duobus Capital Justiciar Attornato General ad considerand emendand After the reading of the first Bill two Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for Uniformity in Doctrine was read primâ vice On Monday the 16. day of December to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing Four Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that in divers Counties there shall be but one Sheriff cum quadam Provisione conclusa est And with the Bill for Alneagers Seals and the Bill for Tryals in Merionethshire was sent by Serjeant Carus and M r Attorney General to the House of Commons On Tuesday the 17. day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the repairing the Piere of Hartland in Devon was read secundâ vice but no mention is made either of the committing of it to be ingrossed or referring of it to Committees Vide de istâ materiâ
Archbishop of York the Earl of Northumberland and eighteen other Lords Spiritual and Temporal were first appointed to repair in the Afternoon of this present Tuesday unto her Majesty to know her pleasure therein as may directly be gathered out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House Vide Novemb. 25. postea On Wednesday the 23. day of October Mr. Comptroller and the other Committees appointed on Saturday the 19. day of this instant October foregoing were sent up to the Lords with the Bill for declaring the manner of making and Consecrating of Archbishops and Bishops within this Realm to be good lawful and perfect and as it should seem had Order likewise to desire of the Lords their resolution touching those two great businesses of her Majesties Marriage and Declaration of a Successor and that Mr. Bell Mr. Mounson and Mr. Kingsmill three others of the said Committee should make Declaration of the said matters unto their Lordships For upon the return of the same Committees from the Lords towards the end of this Forenoon they made report to this purpose accordingly Ten Bills had each of them their first reading of which the first was the Bill to confirm by Parliament the Queens Letters Patents for an Hospital at Gloucester and the second touching Demurrers after Verdict how exceptions should be entred Mr. Comptroller with the rest of the Committees which had been sent up to the Lords this Morning returning from them shewed that their Lordships having heard the several Declarations of Mr. Bell Mr. Mounson and Mr. Kingsmill and others of the said Committee touching those two great businesses of her Majesties Marriage and Declaration of her next Successor who had spoken very amply and fully unto their Lordships were resolved to deliberate further as the great weight of the matters in hand required and to send word thereof to this House accordingly Vide at large concerning this business on Monday the 25. day of November ensuing On Thursday the 24. day of October the Bill for Corporation of Merchant Adventurers for discovery of new Trades was read the first time It was Ordered that a Warrant should be granted to require a Writ for the Election of a new Burgess for Abingdon in the County of Berks in the place of Oliver Hide Deceased Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Demurrers how they shall be entred was upon the second reading Ordered to be engrossed On Friday the 25. day of October Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was intituled The Bill amended for Apparel of all States under the Prince Mr. Serjeant Carus and Mr. Attorney brought word from the Lords that the Committees of this House appointed on Saturday the 19. day of this instant October foregoing might be sent up to their Lordships to receive their Answer Whereupon as many of the Committees as were then present without others in the places of those that were absent went up to the Lords and soon after returned and brought word down to the House that their Lordships would join with this said House in the Suit to her Majesty touching her Majesties Marriage and the Declaration of a Successor Vide plus concerning this matter on Monday the 25. day of November ensuing The Bill touching Cutlers of London to have search of that Art in divers places in and about London was read the first time On Saturday the 26. day of October Two Bills had each of them their first reading of which the first was the Bill for the Inning of the residue of Plumsted-Marsh and the second the Bill touching Informers for Execution of penal Statutes and under it was written thus Wray A like President to which see on Friday the 11. of this instant October foregoing where the reason of it is conjecturally discussed On Monday the 28. day of October Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the making of Steel and Iron-Wyer within this Realm and the second being the Bill for one Fifteenth and Tenth and also a Subsidy as well of English Persons as Strangers were each of them read the first time On Tuesday the 29. day of October Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill Confirming the Letters Patents for the Hospital at Gloucester was read the second time and as it should seem committed to Mr. Arnold and others A Warrant was granted for a Writ to be made and sent out for the Election of a new Burgess for the Borough of Graunpound in the County of Cornwall in the place of Christopher Perne reported to be Lunatick A Warrant also was granted to William Jones Servant to Sir Thomas Gerrard Knight one of the Knights for the County of Lancaster to attain priviledge that is to have his priviledge allowed who was Summoned to Answer at London in a Plea of Debt of ten pound at the Suit of John Allen and Emme his Wife On Wednesday the 30. day of October the Bill touching Informers for Execution of penal Laws was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Lords sent word by Mr. Serjeant Carus and Mr. Attorney that they have chosen of themselves thirty and require a number of this House to be joined with them to consult of the Suit to the Queens Majesty touching those two great businesses of her Majesties Marriage and Declaration of a Successor and to send up word to Morrow of the number chosen Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 25. day of November following On Thursday the 31. day of October upon the report of the Bill for Sanctuaries it was agreed to be ingrossed but what the effect of the said report was or by whom it was made appeareth not in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons but may easily be collected by comparing this foregoing matter with the former agitation of this business on Wednesday the 16. day of this present October foregoing For this Bill of Sanctuaries having had its first and second reading on Monday the 7. day of the same Month was then staid from ingrossing upon the motion of the Dean of Westminster upon his pretending that it was prejudicial to the Liberties and Priviledges of the said Church and thereupon having been heard himself at large and his Councel also on the foresaid 16. day of October the whole business was referred to the Master of the Rolls to consider of further and thereupon to make report unto the House which as it seemeth having done accordingly this present Thursday Morning the House thereupon proceeded with the said Bill and Ordered it to be ingrossed Two Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the second was the Bill for Explanation of the Act for Chantry Lands The House this day according to the request of the Lords sent down yesterday by Mr. Serjeant Carus and Mr. Attorney appointed all
viz. with the Bill ninety five and against it sixty five The Bill lastly requiring the Impost to be taken away was read the first time On Monday the 2 d day of December Two Bills had each of them their second reading of which the first being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents of Merchant Adventurers at Bristol was Ordered to be ingrossed And the second for the pulling up of Weares and Piles was as it should seem committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain and others Six Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others of which one was the Bill for the Free-School of Southwark and another for the Jointure of the Lady Cobham The Bill touching Fines and Recoveries was read the second time and as it should seem was committed to the Master of the Rolls and others The Bill for making of Allom and Copperas by Letters Patents by Cornelius de Vos and by him assigned to the Lord Mountjoy was read the third time and a Proviso thereunto annexed was read the first second and third time On Tuesday the 3 d day of December Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Office of Town-Clerk of the City of York was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Three Bills also had each of them their second reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Statute made for Apparel was as it should seem committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain and others And the second for buying of Woolls in the North parts was committed unto M r Gargrave the like reference see on Thursday the 28 th day of November foregoing And the third being the Bill for carrying over Sea of Rams Sheep or Lambs to be Felony was as it seemeth committed to M r Wilson and others John Grey Esq did this day promise before the whole House that he and his should keep the Peace against Edward Jones and the said Jones promised immediately to withdraw his Action Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 15 th day Saturday the 16 th day and on Saturday the 23 th day of November foregoing Two Bills also had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for making of Steel and Plates for Armour within the Realm was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed It was sinally this day Ordered that the House should be called on Monday next On Wednesday the 4 th of December Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for punishment of Vagabonds and Loyterers was read the first time Three Bills also had each of them their third reading and passed upon the Question of which the second was the Bill for Merchant Adventurers of Bristoll and the third for the Drapers Cottoners and Frizers of Shrewsbury The Bill lastly to take away Sanctuary for Debt was read the third time and upon the Question and division of the House dashed with the difference of seventeen Voices viz. with the Bill sixty and against it seventy seven On Thursday the 5 th day of December Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Town-Clerk of York was read the third time and Ordered to be ingrossed Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain of which one was the Bill for the Drapers Cottoners and Frizers of Shrewsbury and another for Merchant Adventurers of Bristoll The Bill with a little Book Printed in the Year 1562. which was the fourth or fifth Year of her Majesties Reign for the sound Christian Religion was read the first time Vide May the 17 th Thursday an 13 Eliz. in the House of Commons Journal On Friday the 6 th day of December Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the punishment of Offenders in Swearing Drunkenness c. was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Vice-Chamberlain and others And divers Bills touching Religion of which see fully on Thursday May the 17 th in an 13 Eliz. in the Journal of the House of Commons On Saturday the 7 th day of December Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the finishing of the Port of Hartlond in Devon was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill confirming the Corporation of the Kings Heralds at Arms and the Bill for the Embroiderers of London were each of them read the second time and committed as it should seem to M r Vice-Chamberlain and others Walter Strickland Esq Knight for the County of Cumberland being diseased with the Gout was Licensed to be absent On Monday the 9 th day of December Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to avoid fraudulent Gifts and also Order for Bankrupts was read the second time and as it should seem committed unto M r Seckford and the third for Explanation of the Act of 37 Hen. 8. touching Colledges and Free-Chappels for Leases with a Proviso for Judgments given was read the third time and passed upon the question On Tuesday the 10 th day of December Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the Bill with a little Book Printed an 1562. for the sound Christian Religion was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Vide May the 17 th Thursday in An. 13 Regin Eliz. sequen in the Commons House Journal M r Serjeant Carus and M r Attorney brought from the Lords two Bills one for the Stature of Horses and another for Allom and Copperas The Preamble of the Bill of Subsidy after long Arguments was read the first and second time On Wednesday the 11 th day of December Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for pulling up of Piles Weares and Fish-Gates The second for Records to be kept in Wales And the third touching Goal-Delivery in the Counties of Wales and touching Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Proviso and Amendments of the Bill for Informers was sent from the Lords and read the first time and as it should seem committed to M r Seckford to consider of it On Thursday the 12 th day of December Nine Bills had each of them one reading of which the seventh being the Bill that John Stafford born beyond the Seas may be a free Denizen and another for the making of Steel in England were each of them read the third time and passed upon the Question and were with two others sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Serjeant Carus brought from the Lords the Subsidy for the Clergy whereupon the Bill for one
Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Edward Saunders Knight Lord Chief Baron Richard Weston one of the Justices of Welsh one of the Justices of D r Lewis D r Yale and D r Vaughan Triers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland The Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Arundel the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Huntington the Earl of Bedford the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Salisbury the Lord Clinton the Lord Admiral of England the Lord Cobham the Lord Wentworth and the Lord North. Triers of Petitions for Gascoigne and for other parts beyond the Seas and the Isles The Archbishop of York the Marquess of Northampton the Earl of Shrewsbury the Earl of Leicester the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Lincoln the Lord Howard of Esfingham Chamberlain of the Queen the Lord Windsor the Lord Hastings of Loughborough and the Lord Carie of Hùnsdon Hodiè retornatum breve quo Edwardus Comes Oxon. praesenti huic Parliamento summonitus fuit qui admissus fuit ad suum in sedendo praeheminentiae locum salvo cuique jure suo The like Writs returned for Henry Earl of Pembroke and William Lord Sands Hodiè retornatum fuit breve quo Richardus Episcopus Carliolen praesenti buic Parliamento summonebatur qui admissus fuit ad suum in sedendo praeheminentiae locum salvo jure alieno On Wednesday the 4 th day of April in the Afternoon but at or about what hour appeareth not although it may probably be guessed that it was about three of the Clock her Majesty with divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled in the Upper House whose names are marked to have been present this day in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House being as followeth Regina Archiepiscopus Cantuarien Episcopus London Episcopus Dunelmen Episcopus Winton Episcopus Hereforden Episcopus Wigorn. Episcopus Lincolnien Episcopus Sarisburien Episcopus Meneven Episcopus Roffen Episcopus Norwicen Episcopus Carliolen Episcopus Cestren Episcopus Assaven Episcopus Glocestren Episcopus Bangoren Episcopus Landaven Nicolaus Bacon Miles Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli Marchio Northampton Comes Arundell Comes Oxon. Comes Wigorn. Comes Sussex Comes Southampton Comes Bedford Comes Pembroke Comes Leicester Vice-Comes Hereford Vice-Comes Mountague Which are all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal sitting on the two Upper Forms noted to be present this day Nota That the Spiritual Lords are always thus placed in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House on the dexter side not in respect of their precedency but as it should seem because the Archbishop of Canterbury the chief of them is the first Peer of England and so the residue of the Clergy are placed next after him in respect of their Ecclesiastical Dignities The next that follow are the Barons who are placed in the said Journal-Book in respect of their several places and precedencies as followeth Barones Dominus Clinton Admirallus Angliae Dominus Howard Camerarius Dominus Burgavenny Dominus Strainge Dominus Dacres de Souch Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Gray de Wilton Dominus Dudley Dominus Lumley Dominus Darcie Dominus Mountegle Dominus Vauxes Dominus Windesor Dominus Wentworth Dominus Burgh Dominus Crumwell Dominus Evers Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughby Dominus Paget Dominus Darcie de Chich. Dominus North. Dominus Shandois Dominus Haistings de Loughborough Dominus Hunsdon Dominus S t John de Bletsoe Dominus Buckhurst Dominus De la Ware Her Majesty and the Lords being thus set the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and thereupon repaired to the Upper House with Christopher Wray Serjeant at Law their lately Elected Speaker whose presentation to her Majesty and allowance by her being not mentioned in the Original Journal-Book of the said House are therefore wholly transcribed out of that before-cited Anonymous Journal more particularly mentioned at the beginning of this present Journal the same also in effect being contained in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons fol. 10. a. The said Speaker being led up to the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the Upper House by two of the most Honourable Personages of the House of Commons did there after three Reverences made humbly beseech her Majesty according to the usual course that albeit he could not obtain of the Commons who had Elected him to be their Speaker for such causes as he had alledged to be disbunthened of that place that so some other more fit and able might be chosen that yet her Highness would vouchsafe to have consideration of the greatness of the Service and therefore to require them eftsoons to return to the House and to make a new Choice To which his Petition the Lord Keeper by her Majesties Commandment Answered and said That as well for that her Highness had understood of him as for that the Commons had chosen him his Request could not be granted Whereupon the said Speaker being allowed he desired to be heard to say somewhat concerning the orderly Government of a Common-Weal which to be duly done he said there were three things requisite Religion Authority and Laws By Religion he said we do not only know God aright but also how to Obey the King or Queen whom God shall assign to Reign over us and that not in Temporal Causes but in Spiritual or Ecclesiastical in which wholly her Majesties Power is absolute And leaving all proofs of Divinity to the Bishops and Fathers as he said he would he prov'd the same by the practice of Princes within this Realm and first made remembrance of Lucius the first Christian King who having written to Elut herius the Pope 1300. Years past for the Roman Laws he was Answered that he had the Holy Scriptures out of the which he might draw to himself and for his Subjects Laws by his own good discretion for that he was the Vicar of Christ over the People of Brittain The Conqueror he said in the Erection of Battell-Abby granted that the Church should be free from all Episcopal Jurisdiction Henry the Third gave to Ranulph Bishop of London the Archbishoprick of Canterbury by these words Rex c. Sciatis quod dedimus Dilect nostro Ranulpho Archiepiscop Cantuarien quem instituimus Anulo Baculo The Ring he said was the sign of perfection The Staff the sign of Pastoral Rule which he could not do if these Kings had not had and used the Ecclesiastical Powers In the Reports of the Law we find that an Excommunication of a certain person came from the Pope under his Leaden Bull and was shewed in abatement of an Action brought at the Common Law which besides that it was of no force the King and Judges were of Mind that he who brought it had deserved Death so to presume on any Foreign Authority which Authority being now by Gods Grace and her Highness means abolished and the freedom of Consciences and the truth
was the Bill for the Incorporation and uniting of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis in Com. Dorset and the second for the Town of Southampton The Bill touching Licences and Dispensations was committed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and to Doctor Lewis and Doctor Huick The Bill lastly for limitation of the Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the second touching the Limitation of Fees of Councellors and others towards the Law was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Vaughan Four Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill against Fugitives over the Seas the second for Incorporation of both Universities with a new Proviso added by the House of Commons and certain Amendments which were thrice read and assented unto the third for reviving and continuance of Statutes and the last touching corrupt Presentations The Bill touching severance of Sheriffs of sundry Counties was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or ordered to be ingrossed in regard it had been sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons on Wednesday the 23 th day of this instant Month of May preceeding of which see a like President on Wednesday the 16 th day of the same Month foregoing The Bill against Fugitives was sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewis and Doctor Yale with the latter Proviso put out and all other Amendments Three Bills were brought from the House of Commons the first against Fugitives over the Seas and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox horâ nonâ May the 27 th Sunday On Monday the 28 th day of May Four Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for John Tirrell Esq and the second for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Two Bills were sent at several times unto the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was returned with a new Proviso and certain Amendments added by them of the House of Commons And the second also for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Berkeley and the Lady Katherine his Wife was returned with certain Amendments and a Proviso added thereunto Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers Lords meeting the Bill for the bringing in of the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London was read tertiâ vice with certain Provisoes and Amendments added thereunto by the House of Commons and Assented unto by the Lords Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ Octavâ On Tuesday the 29 th day of May the Bill touching the Queens Majesties most Gracious General and free Pardon was read primâ vice conclusa Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post Meridiem About which hour the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords Assembling Six Bills were brought from the House of Commons of which the first being for the continuance of the severance of Sheriffs in sundry Counties and the second to make the Lands Goods and Chattels of Tellors c. liable to the payment of their Debts were each of them returned conclusae The Bill of the Queens Majesties general and free Pardon was returned conclusa Note that Robert Bowyer Esq who succeeded Sir Thomas Smith in the place of Clerk of the Upper House in An. 6 Jacobi Regis in his Abridgment of the Journals of the said House during the Queens Reign hath in this place upon the sending up of the aforesaid Bill of Pardon left this Animadversion following viz. It seemeth the Clerks negligence that the sending of this Bill to the Lower House is not set down in the Journal-Book also by entrance of the returning thereof it seemeth that the same was sent single alone by special Messengers and not with the other six Bills Nota also That all the following passages of this Afternoon excepting the entrance only of the Dissolution of the Parliament are all transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons and the Speech of Sir Nicholas Bacon the Lord Keeper was transcribed out of a Copy thereof which I had by me as was also the manner of her Majesties passing the several Acts supplied by my self according to the ordinary use of a former President thereof None of all which passages excepting that only touching the entrance of the Dissolution of the said Parliament are at all found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House But do now come to be supplied out of those other above-mentioned Manuscript Monuments and in the first place out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following About four of the Clock in the Afternoon the Queens Majestie being sat in her Royal Seat in the Upper House M r Speaker made his Oration presented unto her Majesty the Book of the Subsidy and in the name of the whole House gave her Majesty most humble thanks for her Highness general and free Pardon and prayed her Majesties Royal Assent unto such Acts and Laws as had passed both the Houses in this Session This being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons fol. 39. a. now follows the Answer of Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal at large which he made unto the Speakers Speech being transcribed out of a Copy I had by me M r Speaker The Queens Majesty hath heard and doth very well understand how discreetly and wisely you have declared the Proceedings of this Session in the Nether House for Answer whereof and for the better signification of what her Majesties opinion is both of Parliament men and Parliament matters this is to let you understand her Majesty hath Commanded me to say unto you that like as the greatest number of them of the Lower House have in the proceedings of this Sessions shewed themselves modest discreet and dutiful as becomes good and loving Subjects and meet for the places that they be called unto So there be certain of them although not many in number who in the proceeding of this Session have shewed themselves audacious arrogant and presumptuous calling her Majesties Grants
and Authorize the said Sir Francis Knolles Sir James Crofts Sir Ralph Sadler Sir Walter Mildmay and Sir Thomas Smith Knights to be his Deputies for and in the ministring of the Oath to all and singular the Knights of the Shires Citizens of Cities Burgesses of Boroughs and Barons of the Ports returned and to be returned for that present Parliament according to the form of the Statute in that behalf then lately made and provided And immediately thereupon the faid Lord Steward and his Deputies did then and there Minister the said Oath to all such of the said Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons as were then present accordingly Which done the Sermon ended and the Queens Majesty sat in her Royal Seat in the Upper House of Parliament the Commons standing at the lower end of the Chamber the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England learnedly and briefly declared the Causes of Calling the said Parliament and so in the end willed them to repair into their House and there after their accustomed manner to chuse of themselves an apt and fit man to be their Speaker and to present him to the Queens Majesty on the Wednesday next following in the Afternoon Whereupon the said Commons immediately resorted to their Common House and being there Assembled the Right Worshipful M r Christopher Wray Esq one of the Queens Majesties Serjeants at Law was by the first motion and nomination of the said M r Treasurer with one voice of the said whole House Chosen to be Speaker and placed in the Chair notwithstanding his Allegations of disabling himself and humble request for their proceeding to a new Election On Wednesday the 4 th day of April in the Afternoon Christopher Wray Esquire one of the Queens Majesties Serjeants at Law the Speaker Elect of the House of Commons was presented unto her Highness who sitting in her Royal Seat and allowing and affirming the Election after his Oration made and ordinary Petitions granted the said Lord Keeper willed him with the residue to repair to the House of Commons there to deliberate and consult upon the making of such good and wholesome Laws as might tend to the advancement of Gods Glory and preservation and safety of the Queens Majesty and the Common-Wealth of this Realm of England And thereupon the said M r Speaker and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons returned back unto their own House and being there sat one Bill according to the usual Course had its first reading which was The Bill concerning coming to Church and receiving the Communion It was this day finally agreed upon the Motion of M r Speaker that the Letany should be read every day in the House during this Parliament as in the last was used and also a Prayer by M r Speaker such as he should think fittest for this time to be begun every day at half an hour after eight of the Clock in the Morning and that each one of this House then making default should forfeit every time four pence to the poor Mans Box. On Thursday the 5 th day of April Thomas Clark and Anthony Bull of the Inner-Temple London Gentlemen were by this House committed to the Serjeants Ward until further order should be taken with them for that they presumed to enter into this House and were no Members of the same as themselves at the Bar confessed This day the House was called and thereupon Edward Lewkenor John Bullock Nicholas Plumtree Edward Goodwyn and John Garnons were Commanded to attend the order of this House to Morrow next for that the House being this day called they had entred into the House and had not as them been returned by the Clerk of the Crown except Garnons whose Case is for that he is said to be Excommunicate On Friday the 6 th day of April It was Ordered that the Burgesses for Estringsted shall remain according to the return This day M r Treasurer M r Serjeant Manwood Geffrie and Lovelace M r Feltman M r Bell and M r Mounson were appointed to confer with M r Attorney and M r Sollicitor about the return of the Burgesses following for that the same Towns returned no Burgesses the last Parliament viz. Cornwall the Boroughs of Estlow Fowley Gloucestershire the Borough of Chichester Nottinghamshire the Borough of Easiretford Kent the Borough of Queenborough Oxfordshire the Borough of Woodstock Hampshire the Borough of Christ-Church Suffolk the Boroughs of Aldburgh Eye And to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at three of the Clock in M r Treasurers Chamber at the Court. Nota That these ensuing Speeches are taken out of the before-mentioned Anonymous Journal M r Strickland a grave and ancient Man of Great Zeal stood up and made a long Discourse tending to the remembrance of Gods Goodness giving unto us the light of his Word together with the gracious disposition of her Majesty by whom as by his Instrument God hath wrought so great things and blaming our slackness and carelesness in not esteeming and following the time and blessing offered but still as men not sufficiently instructed what is truth or so that we think it not convenient to publish and profess it openly and that all reproachful Speeches of the slanderous might be stopped the draw-backs brought forward and the Over-runners such as over-run and exceed the rule of the Law reduced to a certainty he thought it Operae pretium to be occupied therein for which purpose he said the Professors of the Gospel in other Nations had writ and published to the World the Confession of their Faith as did those of Strasburgh and Franckford c. for which purpose also great Learned men in this Realm had travelled as Peter Martyr Paulus Fagius and others whose works hereupon were Extant And before this time and offer thereof was made in Parliament that it might be approved but either the slackness or somewhat else of some men in that time was the lett thereof or what else he said he would not say This Book he said rested in the Custody of M r Norton as he guessed a man neither ill disposed to Religion nor a negligent Keeper of such matters of Charge and thereupon requested that M r Norton might be required to produce the same he added also that after so many Years as now by Gods Providence we had been learning the purity of Gods truth we should not permit for any cause of Policy or other pretence any errors in matters of Doctrine to continue amongst us And therefore said he although the Book of Common-Prayer is God be praised drawn very near to the sincerity of the truth yet are there some things inserted more superstitious than in so high matters be tolerable as namely in the Administration of the Sacrament of Baptism the sign of the Cross to be made with some Ceremonies and such other Errors all which he said might well be changed without note of chopping or changing of Religion whereby the Enemies might slander us
because they had been sent from the Lords On Tuesday the 22 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for John Tirrell Esq was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Yale brought from the Lords two Bills one against the untrue Demeanours of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors and another for Treasons newly written and truly examined by the former Book thereof lately passed this House to the end the same may likewise be Examined by this House and so then pass accordingly M r Doctor Vaughan and M r Doctor Yale did pray from the Lords that this House would send unto them such Bills as are already passed this House for that their Lordships do tarry for them and thereupon five Bills were sent unto them by M r Chancellor of the Dutchy and others of which one was the Bill for the River of Welland The Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion was Ordered upon the Question to be general as to the body thereof Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was read the first time M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Haick brought from the Lords a Bill against the Oppression of common Promoters Four Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against fraudulent gifts and Conveyances for defeating of Dilapidations and the third for Sewers 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 Lords On Wednesday the 23 th day of May Five Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for the paving of the street without Aldgate The Bill that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas was read the second time but neither ingrossed nor committed because it had been sent from the Lords Two Bills also had each of them their third reading of which the second was the Bill for the removing of the Grammar-School from Laughton to Gainsborough All these Bills which passed this Day were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others M r Attorney General and M r Richard Read did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships prayed Conference with some of this House touching the Bill for preservation of Timber and Woods the Bill against Vagabonds and the Bill for continuance of Statutes Whereupon were sent unto them the former Committees in the Bill for coming to the Church and receiving the Communion whose names see on Saturday the 21 th day of April foregoing Three Bills lastly had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the second was the Bill for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Sir Thomas Wyat Knight Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Jointure of the Lady Berkley and the fifth against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge were each of them read the second time but neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to Committees because they had been formerly sent from the Lords On Thursday the 24 th day of May the Bill against the untrue Demeanors of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors was read the second time but neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to Committees Vide consimile May the 22 th Tuesday foregoing The Bill for Sewers was read the third time and a Proviso added to the said Bill was thrice read whereupon the Bill passed the House The Bill also against Bankrupts and the Bill that no Hoyes nor Plate shall cross the Seas were each of them read the third time and passed the House All the Bills which last passed the House were sent to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others The Bill for the reviving and continuance of Statutes was read the third time M r Serjeam Barham and M r Doctor Huick did bring from the Lords a Bill for bringing the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Yale did bring word that the Lords pray present Conference with three or four of this House touching the amendments of the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion and thereupon were sent M r Treasurer and others The Bill for not paying for Wares sold for Apparel without ready money was upon the Question Ordered to be rejected and not to be revived or any longer continued The Bill for carrying out of Leather beyond the Seas was likewise upon the Question Ordered to be rejected or discontinued Post Meridiem In the Afternoon two Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Brereton Esq The Bill for maintenance of Tillage was upon the Question Ordered to be revived and continued in such sort as in the Bill for the reviving and continuance of Statutes is contained The Proviso to the Bill against Regrators Forestallers and Ingrossers mentioned in the said Bill of Reviver was read the third time and passed the House An Addition to the old former Statute for preservation of Woods was read the second time Mr. Doctor Yale and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords two Bills the one for coming to Church and receiving the Communion and the other for the severance of the Sheriffs in the Counties of Bedford and Buckingham with some amendments and did also require that six of this House may presently confer with the Lords touching the Bill against Bankrupts The Bill for reviving and continuance of certain Statutes was passed upon the Question with some Additions and some Substractions On Friday the 25 th day of May Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Scott Sir Henry Morrice Mr. Serjeant Manwood Mr. Mounson Mr. Norton Mr. Alford Mr. Cromwell Mr. Thomas Snagg Mr. Bedle Mr. Nicholas S t Leger and Mr. Sands were appointed to have Conference with the Lords touching the Bill against Fugitives The Bill against taking of any Grain or Victuals within five Miles of the City of London was read the third time and passed the House Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords three Bills one for the Incorporation of both the Universities another for the Incorporation of Weymouth and Melcomb Regis in the County of Dorset and another for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy with recommendations from the Lords of the Bill against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles
without a Head thus do therefore it resteth that you according to your antient Order of your selves chuse some wise and discreet man who after he hath been by you chosen and presented and that presentation by the Queens Majesty allowed shall then be your Speaker and Day is given c. This Speech being thus transcribed out of the Copy I had of it as is aforesaid now follow the names of the Receivors and Tryors of Petitions out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House which the Clerk of the same readeth in French as soon as the Lord Keepers Speech is ended and which were as followeth Receivors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Sir Robert Catlin Knight Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench Sir William Cordell Knight Master of the Rolls Sir John Widdon Knight one of the Justices of the ----- Sir Richard Read K t one of the Justices of the ----- and D r Huick and they that will deliver Petitions are to deliver the same within six dayes next ensuing Receivors of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Lands beyond the Seas and the Isles Sir James Dyer Knight Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Edward Sanders Knight Lord Chief Baron Richard Weston one of the Justices of the ----- John Southcott one of the Justices of the ----- Doctor Lewis Doctor Yale and Doctor Vaughan and they that will deliver Petitions are to deliver the same within six days next ensuing Triors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland The Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Oxford the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Huntington the Earl of Bedford the Bishop of London the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Ely the Lord Howard of Effingham Lord Chamberlain of the Queens House the Lord Windsor and the Lord North. All these or four of them calling unto them the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Treasurer and the Queens Serjeants when need shall require shall hold their place in the Chamberlains Chamber Triors of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Islands beyond the Seas The Archbishop of York the Earl of Lincoln Lord Admiral of England the Earl of Leicester the Earl of Essex the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Rochester the Lord Burleigh Principal Secretary the Lord Wentworth the Lord Buckhurst All they or four of them calling to them the Queens Serjeants Attorney and Sollicitor when need shall require shall hold their place in the Treasurer's Chamber Hodiè retornatum est breve Dom. Reginae quo Henricus Compton de Compton Chevalier praesenti Parliamento interesse summonitus est qui praesens admissus est ad suum praeheminentiae sedendi in Parliamento locum salvo cuique jure suo And two other Writs were returned in like manner by which Henry Cheyney of Toddington and Henry Lord Norris of Ricott were Summoned to be present this Parliament who were accordingly admitted to their due places saving to all others their right Nota That there is no entrance in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House of any Continuance or Adjournment of the Parliament by the Lord Keeper which doubtless happened through the great negligence of Anthony Mason Esq at this time Clerk of the said House There were also divers Proxies returned on this present Thursday being the 8 th day of May but whether before or after the Continuance of the Parliament appeareth not in which two Spiritual Lords Constituted each of them two Proctors apiece according to the usual and frequent manner and are therefore omitted but four other Bishops nominating either three Proctors apiece or but one which is somewhat extraordinary therefore they are here inserted Die 8 o Maij introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Hugonis Episcopi Landaven in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Nicolaum Wigorn. Richardum Meneven Nicolaum Bangoren Episcopos Eodem die introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Jacobi Dunelmensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Edmundum Archiepiscopum Ebor. Eodem die introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Johannis Herefordensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Matthaeum Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum Edwin London Nicolaum Wigorn. Episcopos Eodem die introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Thomae Assavensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Robertum Wintonien Nicolaum Wigorn. ac Nicolaum Bangoren Episcopos Now although it be most usual for the Spiritual Lords to name two Proctors yet here four of six varied from it three of them exceeding that number and the other nominating but one It is likewise as usual for the Temporal Lords to Constitute but one Proctor and it is an Action worthy observation where they nominate more for in this very Parliament of fifteen Temporal Lords that sent Proxies but one nominated two Proctors which see afterwards on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May following and all the rest Constituted but one Proctor apiece which being trivial and ordinary are omitted Nota Also that the Earl of Leicester had this Parliament eight Proxies sent unto him viz. from George Earl of Shrewsbury Edward Earl of Darby Henry Lord Scroop Edward Lord Dudley Anthony Viscount Mountacute Gregory Lord Dacres William Lord Sands and Edward Earl of Lincoln all which seem to have been returned on Monday the 12 th day of this instant May in such order as they are here set down Nota That the Lord Burleigh also Principal Secretary to her Majesty had six Proxies sent unto him this Parliament viz. from John Marquess of Winchester Henry Lord Hunsdon Thomas Lord Buckhurst John Lord Latimer Edward Earl of Lincoln who made also the Earl of Leicester his joint Proctor with him and Robert Lord Rich. These also are set down in the Journal-Book to have been returned the 12 th day of May in such order as they are here set down but now by a late Order made in the Upper House an 2 do Caroli Regis no Lord is capable of above two Proxies Nota That in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House it doth not appear at all whether her Majesty or any of the Lords were present on Saturday following being the tenth day of this instant May it appearing plainly that neither House sate on Friday the 9 th day of the same nor what was done thereon and therefore the Passages of the same are supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons On Saturday the 10 th day of May in the Afternoon her Majesty being come to the Upper House with divers of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being there also set and the Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons of the House of Commons having notice repaired thither with Robert Bell of the Middle-Temple London Esq their Speaker Elect who was led up unto the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the said Upper House by two of the most Eminent Personages of the Commons and presented to her Majesty whom she allowed and Confirmed
in the said place of Prolocutor or Speaker notwithstanding his Excuse made and disabling himself according to the usual form After which the said Speaker being now fully and absolutely invested in his said place did after his humble thanks rendred to her Majesty in the Conclusion of his Speech make certain Petitions of course in the behalf of himself and the House of Commons viz. for the free access to her Majesty freedom of Speech and freedom from Arrests and Suits during the Continuance of the Parliament and for Pardon for himself if he should in any thing unwittingly mistake or offend All which being graciously allowed by her Majesty she arose and departed Nota That there is no entrance in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House of the Continuance or Adjournment of the Parliament which doubtless happened through the great negligence of Anthony Mason Esq now Clerk of the same For it is plain the Lords did sit again on Monday following in the Forenoon to some hour of which it is most likely it was continued and the passages whereof as also of all the other days on which the said House sate do now in order follow out of the aforesaid Original Journal-Book of the same May the 11 th Sunday On Monday the 12 th of May to which day the Parliament had been last continued as is most likely the presence of the Lords is first noted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House which were as followeth their Names only being altered into English The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England The Marquess of Winchester Comites The Earl of Oxford Great Chamberlain of England The Earl of Kent The Earl of Worcester The Earl of Rutland The Earl of Sussex The Earl of Warwick The Earl of Pembroke The Earl of Hartford The Earl of Leicester The Earl of Essex Viscount Bindon Episcopi The Bishop of London The Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of S t Davids The Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield The Bishop of Peterborough The Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Rochester Barones The Lord Howard of Effingham Chamberlain to the Queen The Lord Burleigh Secretary to the Queen The Lord Abergaveny The Lord Strange The Lord Dacres The Lord Stafford The Lord Grey of Wilton The Lord Mountjoy The Lord Darcy The Lord Mounteagle The Lord Sands The Lord Windsor The Lord Wentworth The Lord Burrough The Lord S t John of Basing The Lord Cromwell The Lord Evers The Lord Wharton The Lord Willoughby of Parham The Lord Pagett The Lord Darcy of Chich. The Lord North. The Lord Chandois The Lord S t John of Bletsoe The Lord Buckhurst The Lord De la Ware The Lord Compton The Lord Cheyney The Lord Norris This day also by Order and Consent of the whole House were appointed to confer with such number of the House of Commons as should please the said House to appoint for the more speedy and better direction of them in the great matter touching the Queen of Scots these Lords undernamed viz. The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York The Earl of Oxford The Earl of Kent The Earl of Worcester The Earl of Sussex The Earl of Warwick The Earl of Bedford The Earl of Leicester The Earl of Essex The Bishop of London The Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Rochester The Lord Chamberlain The Lord Burleigh The Lord Grey The Lord Windsor The Lord Wentworth The Lord North and the Lord Chandois Who were appointed to meet in the Star-Chamber at eight of the Clock in the Morning the next day Vide on Wednesday May the 28 th ensuing The Bill for preservation of Wood and Timber was read prima vice Commissa Archiepiscopo Cantuar. Comiti Lincoln Comiti Sussex Comiti Leicester Episcopo Elien Episcopo Wigorn. Episcopo Meneven Domino Howard Domino Camerario Domino Burleigh Domino Windsor Domino Wentworth Domino Pagett Domino Chandois Domino Buckhurst Justiciario Southcott Justic. Weston The Bill for punishment of Vagabonds and for relief of the poor was read prima vice Commissa Archiepiscopo Cantuar. Comiti Huntington Comiti Rutland Comiti Pembroke Comiti Hertford Episcopo London Episcopo Wigorn. Episcopo Meneven Episcopo Bangor Domino Grey Domino S t John Domino Evers Domino S t John de Bletsoe Justiciario Harper Christophero Wray Servienti ad Legem Nota That here a Bill is not only committed upon the first reading but a Judge who is but a meer Assistant unto the Upper House and a Serjeant who is but a meen Attendant thereon are made joint Committees with the Lords as in the Bill foregoing Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum hurâ Octavâ This day also was brought in the Proxy of Edward Earl of Lincoln into the Upper House and as it seemeth the Proxies of fourteen other Temporal Lords viz. One Marquess two Earls one Viscount and ten Barons But there is no mention made in the Original Journal-Book whether they were returned before or after the Continuance of the Parliament according to the usual form as aforesaid which was in the Afternoon of this present Monday where each Temporal Lord nominateth one Proctor and therefore were admitted but the Earl of Lincoln nominating two Proctors which is somewhat extraordinary is transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book as followeth 12 th Maij introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Edwardi Comitis Lincoln in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Robertum Comitem Leicester Willielmum Dominum Burleigh On Tuesday the 13 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill against corrupt Presentations was read Primâ vice Nota Because the daily continuing of the Parliament in these words Dominus Custos magni Sigilli c. is but matter of course it is afterwards through the whole Journal-Book omitted unless something extraordinary fall out either in respect of the person time or manner of continuing of it On Wednesday the 14 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been last continued on the day next foregoing divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled but nothing was done save only the Continuance of the Parliament by the Lord Keeper to the day next following at eight of the Clock On Thursday the 15 th day of May to which day the Parliament had been yesterday continued the Bill for the punishment of Vagabonds and relief of the Poor was read secunda vice but there is no mention made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees of which doubtless there can be no other reason seeing it was not sent up
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
them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the County Palatine of Durham and the Isle of Ely was upon the second reading committed to the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the Earl of Northumberland the Bishop of London and others Dominus Thesaurarius in absentia Domini Custodis magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox hora nona Nota That there appeareth no Commission or other Authority in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House by which the Lord Treasurer supplied the Lord Keepers place but most probable it is that either the Commission it self is negligently omitted by Anthony Mason Esquire at this time Clerk of the same House or that the Lord Treasurer did continue it only upon her Majesties verbal Authority and Command as it is very likely the Lord Chief Justice did supply the Lord Keeper's place on Thursday the 5 th day of June in the first Session of this very Parliament in Anno 14 Reginae Eliz. And it is certain that Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal growing at this time after which he did not long live both Aged and Sickly gave occasion to her Majesty by reason of his weakness to Authorize others more frequently to supply his place than it is otherwise likely she would have done Vide Consimil Mar. 4. in An. 1 Eliz. On Monday the 5 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been on Saturday last continued seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the Lord Viscount Bindou and Henry Howard his Son was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for the assurance of certain Lands to Sir John Rivers Knight and another for the perpetual maintenance of Rochester-Bridge Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ nonâ On Tuesday the 6 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for setting the poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness was read the second time but no mention 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 for the true Tanning and Currying of Leather was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Viscount Bindon and Henry Howard his Son was read tertiâ vice Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for the repairing of Chepstow-Bridge and the third was the Bill for Reformation of the Jeofails Two Bills finally had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill whereby certain Authority was given to the Justices of the Queens Majesties Parks Forests and Chases was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem prox hora nona On Wednesday the 7 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the restitution in Blood of John Lord Stourton his Brother and Sisters was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by D r Yale and D r Barkley Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill whereby certain Authority was given to the Justices of the Queens Parks Forests and Chases was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Yale and M r Powle Clerk of the Crown Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of the which one was for the Confirmation of Letters Patents with certain Amendments and another for avoiding of sraudulent Gifts by the late Rebels in the North. The Bill lastly for the Trial of Nisi prius in the County of Middlesex 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 Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ nonâ On Thursday the 8 th day of March Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for maintenance of the Colleges in the Universities of Winchester and Eaton and the second against buying and selling of Rooms and Places in Colleges and Schools were each of them read primâ vice Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for setting the poor on work and for the avoiding of Idleness was read tertia vice conclusa with a Proviso added by the Lords and certain Amendments and sent to the House of Commons by D r Vaughan and D r Yale Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem About which hour the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling Ten Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Toleration of certain Cloths in Com. Wilts Somers and Dors. the fifth for Reformation of Disorders in common Informers the sixth for the payment of Tythes in the Town of Reading in like sort as it is in the City of London the seventh touching Benefices Impropriate the eighth for reformation of Abuses in Goldsmiths and the last being the Bill for the reformation of Jeofailes were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because they had been formerly sent from the House of Commons Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for the making of certain Denizens and another for avoiding fraudulent Gifts and Conveyances made by the late Rebels in the North. On Friday the 9 th of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for the repairing and amending of Highways and Bridges near unto Oxford and the sixth and last being the Bill that the Plaintiff shall be sworn upon his Bill as the Defendant is sworn upon his Answer was read secundâ vice 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 Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Hospital at Leicester was returned conclusa Four Bills of no great moment lastly had each of them
one reading of which the first being the Bill for the payment of Tythes in the Town of Reading as in the City of London and the last for repairing of the Gaol of S t Edmonds-Bury and of Brandon-Bride in Com. Suff. were each of them read tertiâ vice conclusa On Saturday the 10 th day of March Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for setting the Poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness and another was for a Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy Nine Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Hospital of S r Crosse near Winchester was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Barkley and M r Powle Clerk of the Crown and another being a Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Henry Norris Knight Lord Norris of Ricot 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 About which hour the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Explanation of the Statute against the defeating of Dilapidations and against Leases to be made of Spiritual Promotions and the second for remedy against the Plaintiff for false Complaint were each of them read secundâ vice but no mention is made whether they were Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of an Arbitrement to be made by certain Persons between Richard Hudleston Esquire and Dame Elizabeth Weynman his Wife on the one part and Francis Weynman Gent. on the other part was read primâ vice Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for reformation of abuses in Goldsmiths was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossand and the second being the Bill for preservation of Feasants and Partridges was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Lewes and M r Vaughan On Monday the 12 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Confirmation of an Arbitrement to be made by certain Persons between Richard Hudleston Esquire and Dame Elizabeth Weynman on the one part and Francis Weynman Gent. on the other part was read secundâ vice but no mention is made that it was Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been sent from the House of Commons on Saturday the 10 th of this instant March foregoing The Bill also for restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney was read primâ secundâ vice which as it should seem was in honour of the said Anthony Mayney Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for the maintenance of Colleges in the Universities of Winchester and Eaton and another for the repairing and amending of Bridges and High-ways near unto the City of Oxford Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem Nota That here the Lord Keeper continueth again the Parliament which had been performed by the Lord Treasurer from Saturday the third day of this instant March foregoing until this present Monday the 12 th day of the same but whether the one or the other were by her Majesties Commission under the Great Seal or by any other Authority appeareth not in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House but seemeth to have been omitted through the negligence of Anthony Mason Esquire at this time Clerk of the same About which foresaid hour in the Afternoon the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill to take away Clergy from Offenders in Rape or Burglary and an Order for the delivery of Clerks Convict without Purgation with certain amendments and a Proviso was read tertiâ vice conclusa As also the Bill for restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayncy Esquire An Act to redress Disorders in common Informers was sent to the Lords from the House of Commons The Bill lastly for Toleration of certain Clothiers in the Counties of Wilts Somerset and Gloucester was read tertiâ vice conclusa Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ octavâ Vide touching the continuance of the Parliament by the Lord Treasurer on Saturday the third day of this instant March foregoing On Tuesday the 13 th day of March Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for annexing of Gate-side to the Town of New-Castle and the seventh being for the Confirmation of an Arbitrement to be made by certain Persons between Richard Hudleston Esquire and Dame Elizabeth his Wife on the one part and Francis Weynman Gentleman on the other part with a Proviso and certain Amendments were each of them read tertiâ vice conclusae and sent to the House of Commons by her Majesties Attorney General M r Barkley and M r Powle The Bill for Restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney Esquire with a Proviso added by the House of Commons was sent from thence to the Lords The Bill lastly for reformation of Jeofailes was read tertiâ vice conclusa commissa Magistro Vaughan Magistro Powle in Domum Communem deferend Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem Vide concerning this continuance of the Parliament by the Lord Keeper on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing About which hour in the Afternoon the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill for the restitution in Blood of John Lord Stourton with a new Proviso added by the said House After which three other Bills also were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was concerning Offices found in Counties Palatines and the last for reformation of Jeofailes On Wednesday the 14 th day of March the Bill for reformation of excess in Apparel was read secundâ vice but no mention of committing or ingrossing because it had been sent from the Lords About which hour the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling two Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second being the Bill for the Queens Majesties most gracious
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
House of Commons Whereupon the Speaker moved the said House to appoint some to amend those things which the Lords had yielded to have reformed that so the Bill might pass but the whole House a very few excepted said they would hear no more of it and so it stayed without any further proceeding because it appeared the House of Commons did not think their Objections sufficiently answered by the Lords This foregoing proceeding of the two Houses in the above-mentioned Bill touching Authority to be given to the Justices of her Majesties Forests c. being transcribed out of the Copy thereof I had by me now follows the next days Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons On Friday the 9 th day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of the Lord Norris was twice read The Bill for re-edifying of the Town of Cringleford near unto the City of Norwich was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up to the Lords with the Bill for the Hospital in the Town of Leicester by M r Treasurer and others The Bill touching Suffolk Cloths and Essex Cloths was read the first time and committed unto M r Secretary Smith M r Lieutenant of the Tower Sir Nicholas Arnold and others to have Conference touching the double searching of Cloths generally now presently in the Committee-Chamber The Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy 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 M r Chancellor of the Exchequer touching the Petition for reformation of Discipline in the Church did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships having moved the Queens Majesty touching the said Petition her Highness answered their Lordships that her Majesty before the Parliament had a care to provide in that case of her own disposition and at the beginning of this Session her Highness had Conference therein with some of the Bishops and gave them in Charge to see due reformation thereof wherein as her Majesty thinketh they will have good consideration according unto her pleasure and express Commandment in that behalf So did her Highness most graciously and honourably declare further that if the said Bishops should neglect or omit their Duties therein then her Majesty by her Supream Power and Authority over the Church of England would speedily see such good redress therein as might satisfie the expectation of her loving Subjects to their good contentation which Message and Report was most thankfully and joyfully received by the whole House with one accord And immediately thereupon John Crook Esquire one of the Knights for the County of Buckingham took occasion in most humble and dutiful wise to make a Motion unto the House for another Petition to be moved to the Lords for perswading of her Majesty for Marriage Vide concerning Church-Discipline on Wednesday the 29 th day of February preceeding and on Friday the second day of this instant March foregoing and touching the Queens Marriage on Monday the 12 th day of the same Month of March ensuing The new Bill also for the Lady Wainman was read the first time Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the Lord Viscount Howard of Bindon was twice read Six other Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Henry Lord Norris another for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy and a third for Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges were each of them read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 10 th day of March Two Bills had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was for repressing of Murders and Felonies in the Counties of Northumberland and Cumberland Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was the Bill for setting the Poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness and another for preservation of Pheasants and Partridges The Bill against excess in Apparel was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy-Council being of this House M r Captain of the Guard M r Treasurer of the Chamber the Masters of Requests and others who were appointed to meet at the Exchequer-Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Doctor Barkley and M r Powle did bring from the Lords a Bill for the Hospital of S t Cross with special commendation for expediting thereof and Declaration of the assent of the Parties given in that behalf before their Lordships Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Lady Wainman was read the third time and passed the House M r Serjeant Barham and M r Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords two Bills with Amendments and Provisoes which before passed the House viz. the Bill for repairing and amending of the Bridges and High-ways near Oxford and the Bill for maintenance of Colledges in the Universities and of Eaton and Winchester The Bill against Arthur Hall Esquire Edward Smalley and Matthew Kirtleton his Servant was read the first time Edward Smalley Servant unto Arthur Hall Esq appearing in this House this day at the Bar it was pronounced unto him by M r Speaker in the name and by the appointment and order of this House for Execution of the former Judgment of this House awarded against him That he the said Edward Smalley shall be forthwith committed Prisoner from this House to the Tower of London and there remain for one whole Month next ensuing from this present day and further after the same Month expired until such time as good and sufficient assurance shall be had and made for payment of 100 l of good and lawful money of England to be paid unto William Hewet Administrator of the goods Chattels and Debts of Melchisedech Malory Gent. deceased upon the first day of the next Term according to the former Order in that behalf by this House made and set down and also forty Shillings for the Serjeants Fees the notice of which assurance for the true payment of the said hundred pounds in form aforesaid to be certified unto M r Lieutenant of the Tower by M r Recorder of London before any delivery or setting at liberty of the said Edward Smalley to be in any wise had or made at any time after the Expiration of the said Month as is aforesaid and that he shall not be delivered out of Prison before such notice certified whether the same be before the said first day of the next Term or after Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 16 th day Monday the 20 th day Wednesday the 22 th day Monday the 27 th day and on Tuesday the 28 th day of February preceeding as also on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant March foregoing
Lordships for that now their leisure well serveth them and also they do desire to know whether this House will make them a further Answer to the matter of the last Conference or no. Whereupon after sundry Motions and Arguments it was agreed that the former Committees with the residue afterwards added unto them both yesterday and also this day as also M r S t John now lastly added be sent up to the Lords with Answer to be pronounced by M r Chancellor of the Exchequer in the name of the whole House that as touching the unkindness wherewith their Lordships do charge this House which this House hath not done doth not and will not give their Lordships any such occasion Nota That this is the last Passage in this so long and controverted business betwixt the two Houses which this Morning had been throughly handled at a Committee of the said Houses for the Upper House having first passed this Bill and sent it down to the House of Commons on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant March foregoing it had its several readings there on Saturday the 10 th day of the same Month in the Afternoon and on Monday the 12 th day and on Tuesday the 13 th day of the same having also added a Proviso unto it with which they sent it up again to the Lords who disliking the said Proviso required Conference with some Committees of the said House that very foresaid 13 th day of March when the Bill had been sent up unto them upon which meeting this Morning they had full Conference as is before at large set down but the Lords as it should seem utterly disliking the said Proviso and not being satisfied with the said Conference did never give the said Proviso any reading in their House and so the Bill was dashed Now follows the residue of this days Passages with the Conclusion of this Session of Parliament by Prorogation out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons some things only of form or otherwise necessary to be inserted being added The Bill against the abuses of Goldsmiths was read the third time and passed the House Post Meridiem The Bill last passed touching abuses of Goldsmiths was this Afternoon sent unto the Lords by M r Treasurer and others Two Provisoes and certain Amendments to the Bill touching Wharfs and Keyes were thrice read and upon the Question with the Bill rejected M r Doctor Barkley and M r Powle did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships do desire to know whether there be any more Bills ready to be sent unto them unto whom Answer was made There is none This Afternoon also her Majesty came in Person to the Upper House where Robert Bell Esq Speaker of the House of Commons did amongst other things in his Speech move her Majesty in the name of the House to Marry by which it may be collected that it was agreed in the House where this matter had been propounded on Friday the 9 th day of this instant March foregoing and further debated of on Monday the 12 th day of the same Month that it was I say agreed that the Speaker should thus move her Majesty in the behalf of her Marriage upon the Conclusion of this Session in this Speech also the said Speaker did according unto the usual Custom present her Majesty with the Bill of the Subsidy in the name of the Commons After which her Majesty having given her Assent unto twenty three publick Acts and thirteen private the Lord Keeper Adjourned the Parliament by her Majesties Commandment until two of the Clock in the Afternoon of the day following And on the said Thursday the 15 th day of March in the Afternoon her Majesty came again unto the Upper House Accompanied with Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal but I cannot gather that there was any other cause or occasion of her Majesties coming thither than only for the further Prorogation of this Session which otherwise must have been done by a Commission under the Great Seal and thereupon the Parliament was Prorogued accordingly unto the 5 th day of November then next ensuing After which followed divers other Prorogations of this Parliament unto the re-assembling of it again upon Monday the 16 th day of January in An. 23 Reginae Eliz. upon which said day the third and last Session of this instant Parliament began THE JOURNAL OF THE House of LORDS An Exact and perfect Journal of the Passages of the House of Lords in the Session of Parliament holden at Westminster Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1580. which began there after many Prorogations and Adjournments of the same on Monday the 16 th Day of January and there continued until it was first Prorogued on Saturday the 18 th Day of March and lastly Dissolved on Friday the 19 th Day of April Anno 25 Reginae ejusdem Anno Domini 1583. THIS Session in Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1580. maketh but one and the same Parliament with that in Anno 14 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1572. which was the first Session of it and with that in Anno 18 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1575. which was the second Session of the same so that this present Assembly of the Peers and Commons of the Realm in this their great Councel was but the third and last Session of it being one and the same Parliament as aforesaid being continued without any Dissolution near upon the space of twelve years by fourscore several Prorogations or thereabouts viz. from Thursday the 8 th day of May in the fourteenth year of the Queen on which said Thursday it first began until the Dissolution thereof upon the 19 th day of April Anno 25 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1583. The Prorogations between that former Session in An. 18 Reginae Eliz. which was as hath been observed the second and middle Session of this Parliament and this in Anno 23 Reginae ejusdem with those after it which was the third and last Session thereof were about threescore of which the two first happening within the said eighteenth year are both of them placed at the end of the Journal of the said year of which the first was on Saturday the 18 th day of March in Anno 18 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1580. by which the Parliament was Prorogued unto the 5 th day of November Anno 18 Regin Eliz. Anno Domini 1581. at which day it was the second time Prorogued unto the 26 th day of March in Anno 19 Reginae ejusdem Anno Domini 1582. upon which day it was further Prorogued by Commission unto the 3 d day of June following On the third day of June to which day the Parliament had been last Prorogued it was again further Prorogued unto the 12 th day of November next following at and from which time it was Prorogued from day to day
the House of Commons to resort unto their accustomed place and there to elect and chuse amongst themselves one able and sufficient person to be their Speaker for the rest of this present Parliament yet to come and after they should have made their Election that then three or four of them for and in all their names should signifie the same unto her Majesty and thereupon her Highness would further signifie her pleasure unto them what day and time they should present him so Elected before her as it had been formerly in like Cases accustomed to be done Nota That this Commission is set down at large in the Journal of the House of Commons de isto Anno 23 Reginae Eliz. to which it more properly belongeth This day lastly was returned one unusual Proxy from John Bishop of Exeter which is thus Entred in the Original Journal-Book the words only a little misplaced 18 die Januarii Johannis permissione divina Episcopi Exoniensis introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit reverendum in Christo Patrem Johannem Episcopum Wigorniensem Nota That though there were no names of Triors or Receivors of Petitions read at this time because it was but the latter Session of a former Parliament and those said Receivors and Triors are never assigned but at the beginning of a new one yet it is very usual for the Lords of the Upper House to send their Proxies after a Prorogation as well as at the beginning of a new Parliament and especially if there be any long space or distance between the Sessions as was likewise used in the former Parliaments viz. in that second Session of Parliament held in Anno 8 Reginae Eliz. and the foregoing Session of Parliament held in Anno 18 Reginae ejusdem The Proxy before set down I therefore call an unusual because a spiritual Lord Constituted but one Proctor whereas for the most part they seldom or never nominate fewer than two and the Temporal Lords as seldom more than one and therefore those ordinary Proxies are for the most part wholly omitted and the extraordinary only transcribed out of the Journal-Book and at this Session of three Earls and ten Barons who sent their Proxies only one viz. Henry Earl of Huntington Constituted two Proctors which Proxies with some other unusual ones are set down the 23 th day of this instant January following on which said day being Monday they are all set down in the Original Journal-Book to have been introducted The Earl of Leicester had this Parliamentary Session six several Proxies sent unto him set down in the Original Journal-Book in the same Order they here follow viz. from Henry Earl of Darby Henry Lord Scroope Thomas Lord Buckhurst George Earl of Shrewsbury John Lord Darcy of Aston and from Henry Earl of Huntington who Constituted him the said Earl of Leicester his Proctor severally and jointly with Francis Earl of Bedford all which said Proxies or Letters Procuratory are Entred in the Original Journal-Book to have been returned or introducted on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January On Thursday the 19 th day of January Billa for avoiding of slanderous Libelling prima vice lecta and two other Bills of no great moment were each of them read secunda vice after which the continuance of the Parliament is thus Entred in the Original Journal-Book Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem prox hora secunda post meridiem On Friday the 20 th day of January the House met not till about two of the Clock in the Afternoon when her Majesty was her Self present with Sir Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor and divers of the Lords both Spiritual and Temporal who being all set the Knights Citizens and Burgesses had notice given them thereof and thereupon repaired unto the Upper House with John Popham Esquire the Queens Sollicitor whom they had Elected and Chosen their Speaker on Wednesday the 18 th day of this instant January last past The said Speaker or Prolocutor with as many of the House of Commons as conveniently could being let in was led up between two of the most eminent Personages of the said House of Commons unto the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the Upper House and being there placed after three Reverences made spake to the effect following That whereas at the humble Suit of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House of Parliament now Assembled it had been signified from her Majesty by the Mouth of the Lord Chancellor and by force of her Highness Commission under the Great Seal of England that it was her Pleasure and Command that the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses should chuse a Learned man for their Speaker instead of Sir Robert Bell late Lord Chief Baron and their Speaker whom it had pleased God to take out of this World that thereupon they had Chosen and compelled himself to take upon him that weighty Charge for which finding himself altogether unable and further at large pressing his own disability he lastly desired that her Majesty out of her gracious favour would be pleased to free him from that great imployment and that the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses might have Authority to Elect and Chuse some other more able and sufficient Member amongst them to undertake and perform the same Then the Queen called the Lord Chancellor unto her declaring her Opinion in that which he should Answer to the said Speaker or Prolocutor who thereupon returning to his place Answered the said Speaker that her Majesty had fully heard and did well allow of his modest and humble disabling of himself but yet being also acquainted with his faithfulness care and many abilities her Majesty was resolved he should undertake this Charge and therefore did both allow and approve of the said Election of the House of Commons Whereupon the said Speaker rendring his most humble thanks to her Majesty and acknowledging her gracious favour towards him promised his most faithful and careful endeavour for the discharge of the said place after which he proceeded to Petition her Majesty in the name of the House of Commons according to the usual course for freedom of Speech freedom of Access to her Majesty and freedom from Arrests and Suits for themselves and their necessary Attendants And lastly that if in any thing he should unwittingly mistake the blame might not lie upon the House but upon himself and that her Majesty would be pleased graciously to Pardon him To which the Lord Chancellor by Command from her Majesty Answered that she did well accept of his humble thankfulness and the promise of his best endeavour and diligence and that for all his Petitions her Majesty was well pleased that himself and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons should have and enjoy all such freedoms and priviledges as had been formerly in like Case enjoyed and used in the times of her Majesties most
reformed the said Bill according to some parts of the Alterations sent by this House unto them and did also bring a Bill from their Lordships touching Edward Lord Zouch with special recommendation also from their Lordship to this House for expediting the Bill for the Hospital of Ledbury which was before sent from their Lordships to this House Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for relief of the Creditors of Sir Thomas Gresham K t deceased was read the second time and committed unto Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Recorder M r Sands M r Cowper M r Alford and M r Norton who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon this present day On Friday the 10 th day of March Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the repairing of Dover Haven was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Barkley did bring from the Lords two Bills viz. one for restitution in blood of Philip Earl of Arundel another for the Pardon and Restitution in Blood of John and Dudley S r Leger with request also to this House to have consideration of the Bill of Fines and Recoveries which came to this House from their Lordships The Bill for the repair of Dover Haven was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others The Bill touching the true making melting and working of Wax was read the third time and passed upon the Question The Amendments in the Bill for the relief of the Creditors of Sir Thomas Gresham Knight deceased were twice read and so the Bill upon the question was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for reformation of Errors in Fines and common Recoveries was read the second time and committed unto Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Recorder of London M r Cromwell M r Cobly and others who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn Hall On Saturday the 11 th day of March Eight Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the two last the one being for the Inning of Erith and Plumsted Marsh and the other for reformation of errors in Fines and Recoveries were each of them read the third time and passed upon the Question The Bill touching slanderous words rumors and other seditious practices against her Majesty which coming first from the Lords unto this House and afterward with some alterations and Additions passed this House and so sent up again unto their Lordships and again sithence brought from thence to this House with some other alterations by their Lordships made unto the said former Additions and Alterations of this House and not disallowing the amendments of this House was upon the Question after sundry Motions and Arguments resolved by this House to be sent up again unto their Lordships and left with them as a Bill that this House cannot deal withal On Monday the 13 th day of March the Bill for relief of the Creditors of Sir Thomas Gresham Knight deceased was read the third time and passed upon the Question Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was the Bill for reformation of Errors in Fines and Recoveries and another for the restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney Esquire Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for confirmation of an assurance of a certain yearly Rent-Charge of eighty two pounds ten shillings to the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield and his Successors was read the third time and passed upon the Question Mr. Treasurer with others which carried up the last Bills to the Lords coming into this House again from their Lordships Mr. Treasurer did declare that after he had delivered the other Bill he then shewed their Lordships that this House had sent up to be left with their Lordships a Bill against slanderous words and rumors and other seditious practices against her Majesty for that the same Bill when it was last sent to this House by their Lordships was and is such as this House cannot deal with and that thereupon the Lord Chancellor answered that as their said Lordships were not to take knowledge of the opinion of this House touching the state of the said Bill so their Lordships would not receive the said Bill Which Report being made by M r Treasurer the Bill was thereupon left in this House Vide March the 14 th Tuesday following The Bill touching Iron-Mills near unto the City of London and the River of Thames was read the third time and three Provisoes likewise thrice read and all after many Arguments passed upon the Question M r Doctor Barkley and M r Doctor Ford did bring from the Lords a Bill for the Exposition of the Statute of Bankrupts and also that their Lordships do require a Conference to be had with ten of their Lordships at two of the Clock this Afternoon at the Court in the Council Chamber touching the Bill for maintenance of the Borders towards Scotland and thereupon were appointed the former Committees in the same matter who were appointed on Saturday the 25 th day of February foregoing The Bill for the Lord Zouch and the Bill for the Lord Compton had each of them one reading being the second reading After some Motions and Speeches offered upon the reading of the said Bill for the Lord Zouch it was resolved That as well the Lord Zouch with his Learned Councel as also any person or persons any thing claiming or pretending in the Lands mentioned in the said Bill and their Councel should be heard in this House to Morrow next And that Sir James Dyer Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas should likewise there be heard in this House to Morrow next touching the Record mentioned in the said Bill and remaining in the said Court of Common-Pleas and also that the same Record should likewise be then brought into this House there to be seen and perused for the better satisfaction of this House in their further proceedings in the said Bill And withal that M r Speaker should by Order of this House give notice unto the said Lord Chief Justice to be here at the said time and bring with him the said Record accordingly Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 14 th day and on Friday the 17 th day of this instant March following On Tuesday the 14 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against secret Conveyances and deceitful sale of Lands was read the second time and committed unto Sir Thomas Sampoole M r Recorder of London Mr. Atkins Mr. Lewkenor Mr. Cowper and others who were appointed to meet in the Middle Temple Hall at two of the Clock this Afternoon Sir James Dyer Knight Lord Chief
Dominus Darcie Dominus Mounteagle Dominus Windsor Dominus Wentworth Dominus Borough Dominus Cromwell Dominus Evers Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughby de Parham Dominus Darcy de Chiche Dominus North. Dominus Shandois Dominus S t John de Bletsoe Dominus Buckhurst Dominus de la Ware Dominus Cheyne Dominus Norris Her Majesty with the Lords being set the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons repaired to the Upper House with John Puckering Serjeant at Law their Speaker and being as many as could conveniently let in the said Speaker was led up between two of the most eminent Personages of the House of Commons to the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the Upper House and being there placed after humble reverence made he declared that the said House of Commons amongst many other more able Members of the said House had Elected and Chosen him for their Speaker and that knowing his manifold weaknesses and inability to undergo so great a Charge he did there implore her Gracious Majesty to free him from the same and to Command them to Elect and chuse amongst themselves some other more Experienced and better fitted for that imployment To which the Lord Chancellor having received Instructions from her Majesty Answered that the said Speaker had shewed a great deal of humility and modesty in disabling himself but that her Highness well knowing his great sufficiency did very well allow and approve of the choice which the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the said House of Commons had made of him to be their Speaker Whereupon the said Speaker after humble reverence made and many expressions of his great thankfulness to her Majesty for her gracious Approbation of him made certain Petitions of Course in the name of the House of Commons viz. for freedom of speech and freedom of access to her Majesty and that themselves and their necessary attendants might be exempted from Suits and Arrests in such manner and form as hath been accustomed and lastly that if himself should in any thing mistake or misreport the sayings or doings of the said House it might be imputed unto himself and that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to pardon it To which Speech the Lord Chancellor having further instructions from her Majesty replied that all such liberties and immunities as had been formerly enjoyed in the like case in the times of any of her Majesties most Royal Progenitors should still be continued unto them The Writ was returned this day whereby Henry Lord Wentworth was Summoned to the Parliament who thereupon admissus fuit ad sunm praeheminentiae in Parliamento sedendi locum salvo cuiquam jure suo Then followed the continuance of the Parliament which is Entred in the Original Journal-Book de Anno isto 27 Reginae Eliz. in these words following Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbati prox horâ consuetâ On Friday the 27 th day of November although the Upper House sate not because the Parliament had been continued yesterday unto Saturday Morning at nine of the Clock yet were divers Proxies returned or introducted whereof the only unusual or extraordinary one was this ensuing viz. 27 die Novembris introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Henrici Comitis Huntingtoniae in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Franciscum Comitem Bedford Robertum Comitem Leicester Nota That whereas the Temporal Lords do very seldom constitute more than one Proctor the Earl of Huntington here nominateth two which appeared also by the other Proxies returned this Parliament for of three other Earls and eleven Barons who were absent this Parliament by her Majesties Licence not any of them constituted more than one Proctor apiece whereas on the other side the spiritual Lords do for the most part nominate two Proctors at the least for of nine Bishops who were likewise absent during this Parliament two of them only nominated each his Proctor Ut vide on Sunday the 22 th day of this instant November foregoing and the other seven made every of them two Proctors Nota also that Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester had this Parliament ten several Proxies sent unto him all Entred in the beginning of the Original Journal-Book in such order as they now follow viz. from Edward Lord Dudley Henry Lord Scroop Lodowick Lord Mordant Edward Lord Stafford Henry Lord of Abergavenny Edward Earl of Lincoln Ambrose Earl of Warwick Henry Earl of Huntington who constituted Francis Earl of Bedford joint Proctor with him Lord Audeley and John Lord Lumley By which and many other Precedents in all other Parliaments it plainly appeareth that any Lord of the Upper House was capable of as many Proxies as should be sent unto him until in Anno 2 do Caroli Regis Anno Domini 1626. It was Ordered by the Lords then sitting in Parliament that no Member of the said House should be capable of above two Proxies at the most On Saturday the 28 th day of November to which day the Parliament had been last continued three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill to provide remedy against fraudulent Conveyances was read the first time Hodie returnatum est breve quo Henricus Comes Suffex praesenti huic Parliamento interesse summonebatur qui ad suum praeheminentiae in Parliamento sedendi locum admissus fuit salvo jure alieno Nota That the daily continuing of the Parliament in those words Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum c. is hereafter omitted as matter of course unless where somewhat in it doth happen extraordinary or unusual in respect of the time place or manner On Monday the 30 th day of November 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 appointing fit and convenient places for Landing and Shipping of Merchandize On Tuesday the first day of December whereas James Diggs one of the ordinary Gentlemen of my Lord's Grace of Canterbury was committed to the Fleet upon a Reddit se in the Exchequer since the beginning of this present Parliament the Lords at the Motion of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury claiming the ancient priviledge of this High Court gave Commandment to the Gentleman Usher that the said James should be brought before them And this day the said Lords having openly heard both Sir Roger Manwood then Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and the same James Diggs They Ordered that the said Diggs by vertue of the priviledge of this Court should be enlarged and set at liberty And it was further Ordered that the Warden of the Fleet should be discharged of the Prisoner and of the Action that might be brought against him the said Warden of the same Lastly Touching the Lord Chief Baron the said Lords have resolved for such causes and reasons as they have heard that the said Lord
and Erisby against the Heirs and Assigns of M r Heronden was read tertia vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Gawdy and Serjeant Rolls Memorandum That this day before the passing of my Lord Willoughbies Act Edward Heronden came before the Lords and gave his Assent thereunto Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the third day of this instant March foregoing Saturday next was appointed by the House for the appearance of M r Oughtred and the Earl of Sussex and Viscount Mountague appointed to talk with the Lady Marchioness about the assurance of her Jointure by a Parliament Nota That this matter was formerly debated on Tuesday the 7 th day of March in the last Parliament de anno 23 Reginae Eliz. and before also in this present Parliament on Tuesday the 9 th day of February last past when Committees were appointed about it Vide also on Monday the 29 th day of this instant March following M r Vinions matter of which Vide antca on Monday the first day of this instant March foregoing was again referred to the Master of the Rolls and M r Serjeant Rodes The Bill lastly for redress of erroneous Judgment in the Kings-Bench was read tertia vice communi omnium procerum assensu conclusa Sir Christopher Wray Knight Lord Chief Justice of England brought in also a certain Record touching a Writ of Error according to a Bill preferred to her Majesty and Signed with her Highness hand concerning the same Which see at large on Monday the 8 th day of this instant March following For though it was this day brought into the Upper-House yet it is likely it was not there publickly read until the said Monday and therefore it is Entred at large on that day in the Original Journal-Book upon which it was read and not upon this day when it was brought into the House by the Lord Chief Justice as aforesaid On Friday the 5 th day of March Seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for following of Hue and Cry was read tertia vice communi omnium procerum assensu conclusa On Saturday the 6 th day of March Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the last was the Bill for the better and more reverent observing of the Sabbath to which the Lords having formerly added some Amendments had sent it back to the House of Commons where it first passed on Monday the 14 th day of December foregoing And upon this instant Saturday the said Commons sent it back again to the Lords with new Amendments upon their Amendments which said new Amendments of the Commons their Lordships did this Morning pass without further Disputation having read them prima secunda tertia vice Vide concerning this Bill of the Sabbath on Monday the 7 th day Tuesday the 8 th day Wednesday the 9 th day Monday the 14 th day and Saturday the 19 th day of December foregoing As also on Wednesday the third day of this instant March last past and on Saturday the 13 th day of the same Month ensuing In all which days it will appear fully how hardly and difficultly it passed either House And yet at last when it was agreed on by both the said Houses it was dashed by her Majesty at the last day of this Parliament upon that prejudicated and ill followed Principle as may be conjectured that she would suffer nothing to be altered in matter of Religion or Ecclesiastical Government Vide itidem on Thursday the 18 th day of this instant March following Memorandum That whereas Ferdinando Clark one of the Ordinary Gentlemen of the Right Honourable Robert Earl of Leicester Lord Steward was committed to the Prison commonly called the Kings-Bench upon a Reddit se in the Kings-Bench for the discharge of his Sureties since the beginning of this present Parliament the Lords at the Motion of the Lord North in the name of the Lord Steward claiming the ancient priviledge of this High Court after the hearing of the Cause between the said Ferdinando and one John Lacy Citizen of London Ordered that the said Ferdinando by vertue of the priviledge of this High Court should be enlarged and set at liberty And further for as much as the said Ferdinando was not Arrested in Execution at the suit of the said John Lacy but was committed after Judgment by the Lord Chief Justice and the rest of the Justices of the Kings-Bench upon a Reddit se for discharge of his Sureties and their Bonds the said Lords Ordered that touching the sum of money recovered by the said John Lacy against the said Ferdinando Clark should stand to such order and mitigation therein as the said Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench shall set down and order for the same And further Ordered that the appearance of the said Ferdinando Clark by rendring himself into the said Court of Kings-Bench was and should be a sufficient discharge of his Sureties and their Bonds and that the Bonds should be redelivered And it was further Ordered that ..... Catesby Marshal of the Kings-Bench should be discharged of the Prisoner and of any Action that might be brought against the said Marshal for the same On Monday the 8 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing the Record touching a Writ of Error which the Lord Chief Justice had brought into the Upper House on Thursday the 4 th day of this instant March foregoing was Entred in the Original Journal-Book and as it should seem read publickly in the House being in manner and form following Memorandum quod Christopherus Wray Miles Capitalis Justiciarius de Banco Regis secum adduxit in Cameram Parliamenti inter Dominos Breve de errore Billam per Reginam indorsat ' Rotul ' in quibus supponebatur error ibidem reliquit transcriptum totius Recordi cum Clerico Parliamenti simul cum praedicto Breve de Errore in Parliamento Et super hoc venerunt Richardus Harbert Johannes Awbery Willielmus Filian Simon Browne in propriis personis suis in Parliamento statim dixerunt quod in Recordo processu praedictis ac etiam in redditione Judicii praedicti manifestè est erratum in hoc quod posiquam Judicium praedictum in loqkela hac versus praefatum Thomam Gonnel redditum fait antequam praedictus Joh. Hunt hunc prosecutus suit impetravit praedictum primum breve de seire facias versus praefatum Richardum Harbert Johannem Awbery Willielmum Filian Simonem Browne Manucaptores praedicti Thomae Gonnell nullum breve de Cap. ad satisfaciendum pro debito damnis praedictis per praefatum Johannem Hunt in placito praedicto prosecutum returnatum suit versus praefatum Thomam Gonnell ubi per consuetudinem Curiae dictae Dominae Reginae coram ipsa
to allow the Clerk of the Parliament reads in French these words following La Royne s'advisera Nota That all the Acts which passed this Parliament were in number forty nine whereof thirty were publick and nineteen private ut vide in the Statute-Book at large printed Anno Domini 1585. Nota also That the express and direct manner of her Majesties giving her Royal assent to such Acts as passed at this Parliament as is before set down is not so entred in the Original Journal-Book of the same but is supplied out of that de Anno 39 Reginae Eliz. where it is at large inserted according to which Precedent the form being always the same the rest of the Journals of her Majesties Regin as well as this present Journal are enlarged and perfected To the further amplifying of which also here doth now in the next place ensue a most pious and gracious Speech of her Majesty's uttered by her upon the conclusion of this Parliament which being not found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House is therefore supplied out of a Copy thereof I had by me written by John Stow the Chronicler with his own hand being verbatim as followeth MY Lords and ye of the Lower House my silence must not injure the Owner so much as to suppose a Substitute sufficient to render you the thanks that my heart yieldeth you not so much for the safe keeping of my life for which your care appears so manifest as for the neglecting your private future peril not regarding other way than my present State No Prince herein I confess can be surer tied or faster bound than I am with the link of your good will and can for that but yield a heart and a head to seek for ever all your best yet one matter toucheth me so near as I may not overskip Religion the ground on which all other matters ought to take root and being corrupted may marr all the tree And that there be some fault-finders with the Order of the Clergy which so may make a slander to my self and the Church whose over-Ruler God hath made me whose negligence cannot be excused if any Schisms or Errours heretical were suffered Thus much I must say that some faults and negligences may grow and be as in all other great Charges it happeneth and what vocation without All which if you my Lords of the Clergy do not amend I mean to depose you Look ye therefore well to your Charges This may be amended without heedless or open exclamations I am supposed to have many studies but most Philosophical I must yield this to be true that I suppose few that be no Professors have read more And I need not tell you that I am so simple that I understand not nor so forgetful that I remember not and yet amidst my many Volumes I hope Gods Book hath not been my seldomest Lectures in which we find that which by reason for my part we ought to believe that seeing so great wickedness and greeves in the World in which we live but as way-faring Pilgrims we must suppose that God would never have made us but for a better place and of more comfort than we find here I know no Creature that breatheth whose life standeth hourly in more peril for it than mine own who entred not into my state without sight of manifold dangers of life and Crown as one that had the mightiest and greatest to wrestle with Then it followeth that I regarded it so much as I left my life behind my care and so you see that you wrong me too much if any such there be as doubt my coldness in that behalf for if I were not perswaded that mine were the true way of Gods will God forbid that I should live to prescribe it to you Take you heed lest Ecclesiastes say not too true They that fear the hoary frost the snow shall fall upon them I see many over-bold with God Almighty making too many subtle scannings of his blessed will as Lawyers do with humane Testaments The presumption is so great as I may not suffer it yet mind I not hereby to animate Romanists which what Adversaries they be to mine Estate is sufficiently known nor tolerate new-fangleness I mean to guide them both by Gods holy true Rule In both parts be perils and of the latter I must pronounce them dangerous to a Kingly Rule to have every man according to his own censure to make a doom of the validity and privity of his Princes Government with a common veil and cover of Gods Word whose followers must not be judged but by private mens exposition God defend you from such a Ruler that so evil will guide you Now I conclude that your love and care neither is nor shall be bestowed upon a careless Prince but such as but for your good will passeth as little for this World as who careth least with thanks for your free Subsidy a manifest shew of the abundance of your good wills the which I assure you but to be imployed to your weal I could be better pleased to return than receive This Speech of her Majesty being thus transcribed out of the foresaid Copy written by John Stow the Chronicler as is already mentioned now followeth the Prorogation of the Parliament which is entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in manner and form following Domina ipsa Regina prorogavit praesens Parliamentum usque in vicesimum diem Maii proximum Upon which said 20 th day of May the Parliament was again prorogued and so continued by five other several Prorogations unto Wednesday the 14 th day of September in Anno 28 Reginae Eliz. Anno Domini 1586. upon which said 14 th day of September it was at last dissolved The manner of which Dissolution and the substance of all the foresaid Prorogations do next ensue Memorandum quòd vicesimo die Maii Anno Regni Reginae Eliz. 27 o convenêre Proceres tam Spirituales quà m Temporales quorum nomina subscribuntur Johannes Archiepisiopus Cantuar. Thomas Bromley Miles Dominus Cancellarius Angliae Henricus Comes Darby Johannes Episiopus London Edwardus Dominus Zouch Qui cùm convenissent Dominus Cancellarius Literas Regias commissarias Anthonio Mason Clerico Parliamenti publicè legendas in manus tradidit The tenor whereof was a Commission unto the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor the Archbishop of York the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Oxford Lord great Chamberlain of England George Earl of Shrewsbury Earl Marshal of England and six other Earls also to the Earl of Warwick Master of the Ordnance four other Earls Charissimóque Consanguineo suo Anthonio Vicecomiti Mountague John Bishop of London John Bishop of Sarum John Bishop of Rechester Charles Lord Howard Lord Chamberlain of her Majesties House and eight other Barons giving to them or any three or more of them 〈◊〉 potestatem facultatem authoritatem hoc instante die Jovis ad praesens Parliamentum
of the said Mr. Kirle After which the said Mr. Anthony Kirle was brought again to the Bar and there kneeling upon his knees was asked by Mr. Speaker whether he had received of Mr. Stepneth any Money for the Charges of the said Attachment He answered he had not but his Attorney had And being asked whether his Attorney did receive it to his use or no He said his Attorney did allow it to him in the payment for the Copy of Mr. Stepneth his Answer And then Mr. Speaker pronounced unto him the said Judgment in form aforesaid in the Name of this whole House After the pronouncing whereof he humbly besought this House of their favourable goodness to grant him liberty to follow some Causes of his own and also some other of his Clients but it was denied him and so he was had away by the Serjeant And after his departure upon some motions that Consideration might be had of his Clients Causes the Term now continuing but one day more it was referred to Mr. Speaker's liberty to let him follow his own Causes and his Clients with his Keeper attending upon him Vide principium hujus materiae die praecedente vide consimilem casum in Parliamento de Anno 31 Reginae Eliz. on Friday the 12 th day of February On Friday the 12 th day of February five Bills were had in agitation in the House whereof two concerning the Government of the City of Westminster and the assurance of Sir Thomas Lucy were brought into the House by the several Committees of them with Proviso's and Amendments added unto them which they did humbly offer to the Consideration of the House and the other three of no great moment had two of them one reading apiece and the third two readings which was the Bill for the good Government of the City of Westminster viz. the body of the Bill had one reading and the Amendments two and then it was ordered to be ingrossed upon the Question One of the said three Bills last mentioned to have been read was a new Bill brought into the House for the true answering of the Debts of Edward Fisher Esquire after the first reading whereof upon a Motion made concerning it it was Ordered that the said Edward Fisher should be sent to by the Serjeant of this House to warn him to be in this House himself upon Monday next if it please him to procure himself a Writ for that purpose or else that his Councel be then there for him to shew cause if he have any why this House should not proceed to the expediting and passing of the same Vide plus de ista materia on Monday the 15 th day of this instant February following On Saturday the 13 th day of February the Bill touching the breadth of Woollen-Cloths was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Heneage Sir John Peeter and others and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet on Monday next in the Afternoon in the Parliament Chamber or Pension Chamber of the Middle-Temple M r Recorder of London M r Morrice and M r Penruddock were appointed to hear and examine the State and manner of the serving of Process upon any the Members of this House from time to time during this Session as occasion thereof shall fall out and after such information and intelligences thereof then further to impart the same to this House as occasion shall serve for further resolution Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Explanation of the Statute of 21 H. 8. touching Pluralities of Benefices c. was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Drew Drewry Sir Robert Germin Sir Richard Knightley M r Recorder of London and others who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall A Proviso to the Bill concerning certain assurances of Sir Thomas Lucy and others was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed M r Morrice M r Atkins and M r Alford were added to the former Committees to meet this Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall to hear M r Arnold and his Councel touching the said Bill and Proviso The Amendments in the Bill against Glass-Houses and Glass-making was twice read and Ordered to be with the Bill ingrossed On Monday the 15 th day of February M r William Stoughton offered unto this House a certain supplication in Parchment of certain abuses in the Ministry within the County of Leicester and also a note of certain Articles in Paper concerning some disorders in the Bishops Ministry and also M r Edward Lewkenor offered another Petition in Parchment touching the abuses in the Ministry in the behalf of the Inhabitants in the East part of the County of Sussex All which by Order of the House were read And then also was read another like Petition in Paper for the Inhabitants of the Parish of Holkstone in the County of Kent which was before the last Adjournment of this Court offered unto this House by M r John Moore and after sundry Speeches and Motions had touching the said Petitions M r Chancellor of the Exchequer putting the House in mind of the like Petitions in effect offered unto this House in the sitting before the last Adjournment and imparted to the Lords by a Committee of this House with humble Suit unto their Lordships to be a mean therein to her Majesty desired them that they would now forbear any further to deal with these Petitions until this House have first received Answer from the Lords of the said others alledging further that he had very lately put some of their Lordships in remembrance thereof on the behalf of this House and that he was Answered we should hear from their Lordships to Morrow next touching their Answer of the same Petitions Whereupon it was then thought good by this whole House to expect their Lordships said Answer therein till then accordingly Vide concerning Petitions on Thursday the 25 th day of February ensuing The Committees in the Bills for Actions upon the Case for perfecting of Assurances and for Fines and Recoveries in the twelve Shires of Wales were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in Lincolns-Inn Hall Upon a Motion made by M r Edward Lewkenor that some of this House may be appointed to draw a Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to be used in this House for the great benefits and blessings of God bestowed upon this whole Realm in her Majesty and for the long continuance of the same especially in this time of Consultation this day appointed to be had and prosecuted in making of Laws for the preservation and safety of her Majesties most Royal Person It was agreed That the said Mr. Lewkenor himself should take such of this House to him as he should think good and devise and digest the same form of
Stourton Dominus Darcie Dominus Sandes Dominus Windsor Dominus Wentworth Dominus Borough Dominus Cromwell Dominus Evers Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughby de Parham Dominus Darcie de Chiche Dominus Shandois Dominus S t John Dominus Buckhurst Dominus Delaware Dominus Compton Dominus Cheney Dominus Norris The Lords being all set in this Order in their Parliament-Robes and the Judges placed with other Attendants and Assistants of the Upper House being also before the said Lords Commissioners had taken their places on the right side of the Chair of State the Lord Chancellor shewed forth the Queens Majesties Letters Patents by which She committed full Power to the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England and the Earl of Darby to supply her place in the said Parliament which were as followeth viz. Hodie cùm omnes Proceres Robis Parliamentaribus induti in suo Loco quisque sederent Milites Cives Burgenses qui ad hoc praesens Parliamentum summoniti fuerunt praesso essent jam universt tam Proceres quà m Communes Reginae adventum expectarent Thomas Bromley Miles Dominus Cancellarius exponit omnibus Regiam Majestatem maximis urgentissimis causis adeò esse impeditam ut non queat impraesentiarum commodè interesse ut decreverat Nihilominus inquit sua Majestas Literis suis Patentibus plenam potestatem commisit Reverendissimo in Christo Patri Johanni Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati Metropolitano ac praedilecto fideli suo Willielmo Domino de Burleigh Domino Thesaurario Angliae ac charissimo Consanguineo suo Henrico Comiti Darbiae ad facienda nomine suo omnia singula quae in dicto Parliamento gerenda essent ut per easdem Liter as Patentes 〈◊〉 apparet quas hiis dictis Dominus Cancellarius Clerico Parliamentar publicè legendas tradidit Earum autem tenor sequitur in haec verba ELizabetha Dei graetiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Regina fidei Defensor c. Omnibus ad quos praesentes Literae pervenerint Salutem Sciatis quòd cùm de advisamento Concilii nostri pro quibusdam arduis urgentibus negotiis nos statum defensionem Regni nostri Angliae ae Ecclesiae Anglicanae concernen quoddam Parliamentum nostrum apud Civitatem nostram Westmonaster 29 o die instant mensis Octobris teneri ordinavimus quia verò propter certas causas ad Parliamentum praedictum non potuerimus interesse nos de circumspectione sideliate industria Reverendissimi in Christo Patris Johannis Cantuar. Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primat Metropolitan ac praedilecti fidelis nostri Willielmi Domini de Burleigh Domini Thesaurarii Angliae ac charissimi Consanguinei nostri Henrici Comitis Darbiae plenam fiduciam reportand eisdem Archiepiscopo Willielmo Domino de Burleigh Henrico Comiti Darbiae duobus eorum ad Parliamentum praedictum nomine meo inchoand tenend negotiáque praedict exponend declarand ac exponi declarari faciend necnon in negotiis illis Parliamento praedicto ac omnibus sin gulis in eo procedend ad faciend omnia singula quae pro nobis per nos pro bono regimine gubernatione praedicti Regni nostri Angliae ac aliorum Dominiorum nostrorum eidem Regno nostro pertinen ibid. fuerint faciend necnon ad Parliamentum illud si necesse fuerit continuand adjournand prorogand de assensu Concilii nostri praedicti plenam tenore praesentium committimus prtestatem Dante 's ulteriùs de assensu ejusdem Concilii nostri tam universis singulis Archiepiscopis Episcopis Comitibus Vicecomitibus Baronibus Militibus quà m omnibus aliis quorum interest ad Parliamentum nostrum praedictum conventur similit tenore praesentium firmiter in Mandatis Quòd eisdem Archiepiscopo Willielmo Domino Burleigh Henrico Comiti Darbiae duobus eorum intendant in praemissis in fornia praedicta In cujus rei testimonium has Literas nostras sieri fecimus Patentes Teste meipsa apud Westmonasterium vicesimo octavo die Octobris Anno Regni nostri vicesimo octavo Per ipsam Reginam c. The Letters Patents foregoing being read the said three Lords Commissioners leaving their own places went to a Seat prepared for them on the right side of the Chair of State beneath the steps Then the said Lord Chancellor going first to the said Lords and conferring a while with them went to his accustomed place and there made intimation of the Cause of this present Summons of Parliament which as he said were no usual Causes not for making of Laws whereof her Majesty thought there were more made than were duly executed nor for Fifteenths and Subsidies although there were some cause yet her Majesty would not charge her loving Subjects so far at this time But that the cause was rare and extraordinary of great weight great peril and dangerous consequence Then he declared what dangerous practices had been contrived of late and how miraculously the Providence of God had by discovery thereof beyond all humane Policy preserved her Majesty the destruction of whose Sacred Person was most traiterously compassed and imagined Here he shewed what misery the loss of so Noble a Queen would have brought to all Estates and said That although some of them had suffered according to their demerits yet one remained that by due course of Law had received her Sentence which was the chief cause of this Assembly and wherein her Majesty required their faithful advice and therefore said he you may orderly proceed therein And you of the House of Commons are to make present choice of some one amongst you to be your Speaker and to present him unto the Lords Lieutenants as soon as conveniently you may Assoon as the Lord Chancellor had ended his Speech the Clerk of the Parliament stood up and read the Names of the Receivors and Tryors of Petitions in French which were as followeth Receivors of Petitions for England Ireland France and Scotland Sir Christopher Wray Knight Lord Chief Justice Sir Gilbert Gerrard Knight Master of the Rolls Sir Thomas Gawdy Knight one of the Justices of ..... Doctor Awberry and Doctor Ford. Receivors of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and of the Isles Sir Edmund Anderson Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Sir Roger Manwood Knight Lord Chief Baron Francis Windham one of the Justices of ..... Doctor Barkeley and Doctor Cary. Tryors of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland the Archbishop of Canterbury the Earl of Darby Lord High Steward of England the Earl of Rutland the Earl of Essex the Bishop of London the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Salisbury the Lord Howard of Essingham Lord High Admiral of England the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey of Wilton Tryors of Petitions for Gascoigne and other Lands and Countries beyond the Seas and of the Isles the Archbishop of York the Earl
of Oxford great Chamberlain of England the Earl of Warwick the Earl of Pembroke the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Rochester the Lord Hunsdon Chamberlain to the Queen the Lord Lumley and the Lord Buckhurst Assoon as the Clerk of the Parliament had read these Names and had likewise ended other things of course belonging unto them viz. That the first Tryors of England c. or any four of them calling unto them the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Treasurer and also the Queens Serjeants should at their leisure meet together in the Chamberlains Chamber And that the last Tryors of Gascoigne c. or any four of them calling unto them the Queens Serjeants and the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor should hold their place when their leisure did serve them to meet in the Treasurers Chamber Then the Lords Lieutenants adjourned the Parliament until Monday next following This day were divers Proxies returned of which the Extraordinary ones were these that follow 29 o die Octobris introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Marmad Episcopi Meneven in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuar. Johannem Episcopum London Thomam Episcopum Wintonien Item introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Willielmi Episcopi Cestren in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Episcopum Cantuarien Item introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Hugonis Episcopi Bangor in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Johannem Episcopum Cantuarien Willielmum Dominum Burleigh Thesaurarium Item introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Johannis Episcopi Carliolen in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Edwinum Archiepiscopum Ebor. Nota That these were all the Extraordinary or unsual Proxies that are entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House to have been returned this Parliament For whereas the Spiritual Lords do for the most part constitute two Proctors and the Temporal Lords but one and those likewise of their own Order here the Bishop of S t Davids nominated three the Bishops of Chester and Carlisle but one apiece and the Bishop of Bangor did constitute the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England his Joynt Proctor with John Bishop of Canterbury which I take to be the only Precedent with two others in Anno 5 Eliz. during all the Parliaments of Queen Elizabeth's Reign where a Spiritual Lord did nominate a Temporal for his Proctor or a Temporal Lord a Spiritual although in the Reign of Queen Mary and other times more ancient it was very usual and ordinary On Monday the 31 th of October her Majesties Person was represented as it had been on the first day of this Parliament by three Commissioners viz. the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England and the Earl of Darby great Steward of England who were stiled the Lords Lieutenants These with divers other Lords both Spiritual and Temporal being fet in their Parliamentary Robes in the Upper House the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and thereupon with John Puckering Serjeant at Law who had been Speaker also the last Parliament their now Prolocutor repaired thither and being as many as conveniently could let in the said M r Speaker was led up by two of the most eminent Personages of the House of Commons to the Rail or Bar at the lower end of the said Upper House who being there placed and having according to the usual course desired himself to be excused that so the House of Commons might make choice of some other more able Member amongst themselves it was not allowed but his former wise and discreet behaviour the last Parliament in the Execution of this very place was alledged and much commended Whereupon the said M r Speaker having made humble reverence and in very discreet and good manner submitted himself to the undertaking of the said Prolocutorship did in the end of his Speech make divers petitions of course for freedom of Speech freedom of Access to her Majesty and freedom from Arrests and Suits in the Name of the House of Commons and lastly for pardon for himself if he should unwittingly erre in the report or carriage of any thing Whereunto the Lords Commissioners by the Lord Chancellor answered That the said House of Commons and himself should enjoy and use such Priviledges as others in the times of the Queen her Noble Progenitors had accustomed to use and enjoy Nota That it doth not appear by the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House whether the Speaker were presented in the Forenoon or in the Afternoon Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Veneris prox horâ octavâ On Friday the 4 th day of November the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being Assembled the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto the next day at eight of the Clock On Saturday the 5 th day of November the Lord Chancellor declared unto the Lords the foul and indirect dealings practised by the Queen of Scots against her Majesty and the whole Realm notwithstanding so many great benefits and favours which the said Queen of Scots had received of her Majesty the which matter by William Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer of England as one unto whom the said Queen of Scots whole proceedings were better known by reason of his long Service done unto our most gracious Soveraign Lady since the beginning of her Reign were more fully dilated Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae horâ octavâ On Monday the 7 th day of November while the Lords were debating the matter of the Queen of Scots the House of Commons came up and desired a Conference with some of the Lords of this House what number it should please them to appoint about the great matter of the Queen of Scots already opened unto them Whereupon the Lords chose out to the number of twenty one viz. the Archbishops of Canterbury and York the Lord Treasurer the Lord Steward the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Kent the Earl of Rutland and the Earl of Sussex the Bishop of London the Bishop of Durham the Bishop of Winchester and the Bishop of Worcester the Lord Admiral the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey the Lord Lumley the Lord Shandois the Lord Buckhurst the Lord de la Ware and the Lord Norris Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem crastinum horâ nonâ On Tuesday the 8 th day of November nothing was done but the Parliament was by the Lord Chancellor continued usque in diem crastinum horâ nonâ On Wednesday the 9 th day of November were read divers Letters as well of Anthony Babington to the Queen of Scots as of the said Queen of Scots to the said Anthony Babington Charles Paget and others The Sentence also pronounced by the Commissioners against the Queen of Scots was read A form of a Petition agreed upon by the Committees of both Houses was
effect and these our Letters Patents shall be your sufficient Warrant and discharge for the same in every behalf In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patents Witness our Self at Westminster the 15 th day of February in the twenty ninth year of our Reign c. As soon as the said Sir Edmund Anderson had caused the foresaid Commission to be read he took his place on the Uppermost Woolsack where the Lord Chancellor useth to sit and in the Original Journal-Book of this Parliament where the presence of the Lords is noted he is always ranked in the first place as the Lord Chancellor should have been if he had been present with this Addition after the setting down of his name and place Locum tenens Cancellarii in such Order as followeth viz. Archiepiscopus Cantuarien Edmundus Anderson Miles Justiciar de Communibus Placitis Locum tenens Cancellarii Comes Sussex Comes Hartford Comes Lincoln Vice-Comes Bindon Episcopi Episcopus Winton Episcopus Sarisburien Episcopus Rofsen Episcopus Hereforden Barones Dominus Howard Admirallus Dominus Hunsdon Camerarius Dominus Morley Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Grey de Wilton Dominus Stourton Dominus Sandes Dominus Cromwell Dominus Windsor Dominus Sheffield Dominus North. Dominus S t John de Bletsoe Dominus Compton Dominus Norris Which are all the Peers the Journal-Book noteth to have been present Nota That though I do usually observe in all these Jourtials never to have the presence of the Lords transcribed but at the beginning only of a new Parliament or at least a new Session yet I have observed it here though but at the beginning of a new meeting partly because it was after a long Adjournment and partly because many Lords did send new Proxies So that the presence of the Lords before set down at the beginning of this Parliament on the 29 th day of October being Saturday could not serve to be any rule for the presence of those that attended at this new meeting Which is for the most part the chiefest reason why the presence of the said Lords is marked on the first day of the Parliament or on the next day from the first on which they be noted if through the Clerk of the Upper House his negligence as it often happeneth it be omitted on the said first day A second but less material cause why I have their names transcribed is to see the due places and precedencies of the Lords Temporal On this 15 th day of February lastly although this were neither new Parliament nor new Session but meerly a second meeting of one and the same Parliament as hath been already observed was one unusual or extraordinary Proxy returned which is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in manner and form following viz. 15 Die Februarii introductae sunt literae Procuratoriae Thomae Episcopi Bathonien ' Welien ' in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Thomam Episcopum Wintonien ' Thomam Episcopum Cicestren ' Willielmum Episcopum Coventrien ' Litchfield ' The difference between an usual and an unusual Proxy see before on Saturday the 29 th day of October in the latter end thereof on which said day this Parliament began where also it is set down why those ordinary ones are for the most part omitted Other unusual Proxies returned also at this new meeting of Parliament vide on Friday the 17 th day on Sunday the 19 th day and on Saturday the 25 th day of this instant February All which I have ever caused to be set down upon the several days on which they were returned if the said day be particularly expressed and not altogether before the beginning of the Parliament as is usually observed in the Original Journal-Books of the Upper House Nota Lastly that John Archbishop of Canterbury was Constituted Joint Proctor with others by five several Bishops this Parliament of which the first Proxy was returned on Sunday the 19 th day of this instant February from John Bishop of Exeter the second on the same Day from Richard Bishop of Durham the third on Saturday the 25 th day of this instant February from Edmund Bishop of Worcester the fourth on Thursday the 9 th day of March next ensuing from Hugh Bishop of Bangor and the fifth and last on the same day from William Bishop of S t Asaph Which with many other precedents of a like nature frequent almost in every Parliament doth plainly prove that any Lord Spiritual or Temporal being a Member of the Upper House is capable of as many Proxies as shall be sent unto him by the ancient Customs and Usages of that House although the contrary hath been of late ordered upon the ..... day of ..... in the Parliaments in Anno secundo Regis Caroli Sir Edmund Anderson Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas sitting in and supplying of the place of Sir Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor absent as is before observed by reason of sickness did by the Assent of the Lords Commissioners Adjourn the Parliament unto Wednesday next at Nine of the Clock in the Morning being a full se'night after Nota That during this intervenient time of Adjournment three unusual Proxies were delivered in unto the Clerk of the Parliament the first of which is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House to have been returned upon Friday the 17 th day of this Instant February in manner and form following viz. 17 o Die Februarii introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Anthonii vicecomitis Mountague in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Ambrosium Comitem Warwici Robertum Comitem Leicestren 19 o Die Februarii introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Johannis Episcopi Exon in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuarien ' Thomam Episcopum Winton ' Johannem Episcopum Roffen ' Item introductae sunt Literae procuratoriae Richardi Episcopi Dunelmen in quibus Procuratores suos constituit Johannem Archiepiscopum Cautuarien ' Johannem Episcopum London Thomam Episcopum Wintonien Nota That here a Temporal Lord constituted two Proctors and two Spiritual Lords nominated each of them three which being extraordinary and unusual Proxies are well worthy the observation Vide intrationes Literarum consimilium procurator ' die Saturni die 29 o Octobris praecedentis in fine dici die Mercurii die 15 o Februar jam instantis antea die Saturni die vicesimo quinto ejusdem Febr ' postea On Wednesday the 22 d day of February the Bill toavoid fraudulent Assurances made or to be made in certain cases by Traitors was read primâ vice Edmundus Anderson Capitalis Justiciarius de placito communi continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem crastinum horâ nonâ On Thursday the 23 d day of February the Lords met but it seems nothing was done but only the Parliament continued unto a further day the Entrance whereof in the Original Journal-Book is in manner
perfected in some places in matter of form and yet the Titles of the aforesaid three daies are set down in three blank Pages On Monday the 31 th day of October her Majesties Person was again represented by those aforesaid three Lords Commissioners constituted by her Majesties Letters Patents on Saturday the 29 th day of this instant October foregoing These being set in the Upper House with divers other Lords in their Parliamentary Robes the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons had notice thereof and repaired thither with John Puckering Serjeant at Law their Speaker who was according to the usual course presented unto the said Lords Commissioners and by them admitted who answered to these his three Petitions of course made in the name of the House of Commons for liberty of Access for freedom of Speech and freedom from Arrests and Suits and lastly for Pardon for himself that the said House of Commons and himself should enjoy and use all such priviledges and freedoms as had in the like case been enjoyed by any others in the times of her Majesties most noble Progenitors Whereupon the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses with their Speaker departed to their own House Nota That there is not any word of all this presentment of the Speaker in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons but only the very Title of the day is thus set down in a blank Page thereof Lunae xxxj Octobris 1586. and the whole matter ensuing by the great negligence of M r Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk of the House of Commons is wholly omitted which also happened in the setting down of the three foregoing days of this Journal upon the two first of which the Parliament had been further Prorogued and upon the third received its beginning in all which the Titles only of the days are set down in the upper part of three several blank Pages as is beforesaid with intention doutless at first to have inserted the passages of each day and therefore it is the more strange that it was never perfected and argueth the greater neglect because the said M r Onslow did live many years in the place of Clerk of the House of Commons after the Dissolution of this Parliament by which means if these foregoing day had not been supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House this other Journal of the House of Commons had remained very imperfect and unuseful And yet at the end of the aforesaid blank Page or bottom thereof in which the Title of this present Monday the 31 th day of October is inserted there followeth the reading of one Bill which is usually done after the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons do return from the Upper House with their Speaker newly admitted upon their presentment of him which said Bill read at this time upon their return is entred in manner and form following viz. The Bill touching Inrollments the first reading After the reading of this Bill the House did without all question Adjourn it self unto Thursday the third day of November ensuing although there be no mention thereof in this said Journal-Book of the House of Commons which must as all other defects be imputed to the former neglect And yet this Adjournment may be collected not only by a like Adjournment of the Lords unto Friday the 4 th day of November aforesaid and by other Adjournments very frequent in the House of Commons during this first meeting of the present Parliament but also out of the very Entrance of the said Thursday following which is on the very next Page after the Entrance of the before mentioned Bill which is never used to be done if any other days passages should have intervened between And therefore it would not be amiss now once for all to observe the cause and ground why the House of Commons did so often at this first meeting of this Parliament Adjourn it self contrary to the usual practice both of former and latter times which was no other than the handling of that great and unusual business touching the Scotish Queen and leaving or forbearing to treat of other ordinary matters usual in the House For by this means it happened that the Original Letters and other proofs produced against the said Scotish Queen for the discovery of her being guilty of the Teason plotted by Ballard Babington and others being all first laid open and urged before the Lords in the Upper House and not at large discussed in the House of Commons till they had been derived unto them from the said Upper House by several Committees It was the only means and cause that the said House of Commons did for want of matter and imployment so often Adjourn it self Whereas usually at other times the passing of Bills with the matter of Subsidy and publick grievances being first debated in the said House and from them derived to the Lords their Lordships are often necessitated in the beginning of each Parliament for want of like imployment to Adjourn themselves On Thursday the third day of November to which day the Parliament had been on Monday the 31 th day of October foregoing last adjourned M r Speaker shewed unto the House that he received Commandment from my Lord Chancellor from her Majesty to signifie unto them that her Highness was sorry this House was troubled the last sitting thereof with the matter touching the chusing and returning of the Knights for the County of Norfolk a thing in truth impertinent for this House to deal withal and only belonging to the Charge and Office of the Lord Chancellor from whence the Writs for the same Elections issued out and are thither returnable again And also that her Majesty had appointed the said Lord Chancellor to confer therein with the Judges And so thereupon examining the said Returns and the Sheriff touching the matter and circumstances of his proceedings in the said Elections to set down such course for making the true Return as to Justice and Right shall therein appertain Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Orford-Haven had its first reading and the second being the Bill touching Inrollments had its second reading One of the House offering to speak to this Bill M r Vice-Chamberlain stood up and shewed unto this House that having matter of most great importance to deliver unto this House from her Majesty he was so bold with their good favours for this time to interrupt the Speech intended to the said Bill by the Gentleman that offered to speak to the said Bill and so then shewed that her Majesty thinking that all those of this House which were lately in the higher House when the Lord Chancellor declared the cause of her Highnesses summoning of this Parliament could not hear the same and also that many of the Members of this House now here present were not then come up or returned commanded him to deliver unto
Proctors a piece and of seven Temporal Lords not any nominated more than one It is also worth the observation that the Lord Burleigh the Lord Treasurer had this Parliament four several Proxies sent unto him entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in such order as they be here set down viz. from the Lord Dacres the Earl of Warwick Viscount Mountacute and the Lord Lumley On Thursday the 6 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Queens Majesty was personally present coming unto the said Parliament in her accustomed State and Order about three of the Clock in the Afternoon it being the time appointed for the House of Commons to present their Speaker or Prolocutor whom they had been authorized to chuse on the last Tuesday when the Parliament first began And thereupon accordingly the Queen and Lords being set and the said Knights Citizens and Burgesles of the House of Commons let into the Upper House two of the most eminent Personages of the said House did lead up to the Bar of the Upper House George Snagg Serjeant at Law who was chosen the Speaker or Prolocutor of the said House of Commons who being placed at the said Bar and silence being made did in a modest and discreet Speech disable himself by reason of his many imperfections and humbly desired her Majesty to discharge him of that great place and to nominate some other more able and sufficient Member of the said House Whereupon the Lord Chancellor by commandment from the Queen did let him know that her Majesty did very well allow of his choice and thereupon encouraged him willingly and chearfully to undertake and execute that charge and place to which he had been by the free and unanimous consent of the House of Commons elected and chosen Upon which Speech of the Lord Chancellor the said Speaker according to the usual course and form rendring all humble thankfulness to the Queens Majesty for her undeserved goodness towards him in conceiving him able and worthy for the execution of a place of that great charge and trust and promising his care and readiness with all diligence to undergo the same he did offer up unto her said Majesty divers petitions in the name and on the behalf of the said House of Commons first That during the continuance of this Session themselves and their necessary attendants and servants might be freed from all suits and arrests secondly That they might have free access unto her Majesty upon all urgent and important occasions and thirdly That they might have free liberty of speech in the said House to debate and dispute of such matters and things as shall be there purposed And lastly He petitioned her Majesty in his own behalf that if any thing should be mistaken or unwillingly omitted by himself that she would be graciously pleased to pass by and pardon the same To which speech the Lord Chancellor by commandment from the Queen shortly replied That her Majesty was graciously pleased to grant all his said Petitions and that he the said Speaker and the House of Commons should use and enjoy all such liberties and priviledges as others before them had been accustomed to use and enjoy in the times of her Majesties most noble Progenitors and withal admonishing them not to extend the said priviledges to any unreverent and misbecoming speech or unnecessary accesses to her Majesty Nota That the presence of the Lords is here omitted as it was before upon the first day of this Parliament through the Clerk of the Upper House his great negligence where also the foresaid Presentment of the Speaker is but shortly set down Then followed the continuance of the Parliament which is thus entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House viz. the Lord Chancellor by the Queens Commandment continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Sabbathi prox ' hora octava On Saturday the 8 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued were present these Lords Spiritual and Temporal following viz. Archiepiscopus Cantuarien ' Episcopus London ' Episcopus Winton ' Episcopus Sarum Episcopus Roffen ' Episcopus Cestren ' Episcopus Coven ' Litchf Episcopus Gloucestren ' Episcopus Lincoln ' Episcopus Petriburgen ' Episcopus Hereford Episcopus Cicestren ' Episcopus Bangor Nota That though the Bishops names are sometimes placed after the Earls and Viscounts as they are commonly in all places where they are made Committees yet in all the Journals of the Upper House where the presence of the Lords is marked they are always thus placed on the dexter side in respect chiefly of the Archbishop of Canterburies place which is before all others next the Prince Christopherus Hatton Miles Cancellarius Angliae Dominus Burleigh Dominus Thesaurarius Angliae Marchio Winton ' Comes Darbiae Magnus Seneschallus Comes Kantii Comes Sussex Comes Huntingdon Comes Bathon Comes Pembroke Comes Hartford Barones Dominus Howard Admirallus Angliae Dominus Hunsdun Camerarius Dominus Audeley Dominus Strange Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Gray de Wilton Dominus Darcie Dominus Sands Dominus Windsor Dominus Cromwell Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughbie Dominus North. Dominus S t John Dominus Buckhurst Dominus Norris Nota That these names of such Lords as were present are supplied here out of the Original Journal Book of the Upper House on the third day of the Parliament because it is the first on which their presence is noted it having been omitted in the two foregoing days by the great negligence of Mr. Anthony Mason at this time Clerk of the said House Two Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the Bill for the maintenance of Husbandry and for increase of Tillage Dominus Cancellarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox ' hora nona On Monday the 10 th day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued were four Bills read whereof the last being a Bill concerning Captains and Souldiers was read secunda vice commissa Domino Thesaurario Marchioni Winton ' the Earl of Oxford the Earl of Shrewsbury Lord Steward the Earl of Kent the Earl of Cumberland the Earl of Sussex the Earl of Essex the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Coven ' and Litchf the Bishop of the Lord Admiral the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Audley the Lord Strange the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey the Lord Wentworth the Lord Cromwell the Lord North the Lord Buckhurst and the Lord Norris Serjeant Puckering and Mr. Attorney Nota That here were Attendants of the Upper House and no Members of it are made joint Committees with the Lords which is very usually done in the Parliaments foregoing in the Reign of this Queen where also the Judges being but meer Assistants of the said House are often nominated Committees also Whereas in the two last Parliaments of
and touched with his said misbehaviours delivered in their Motions and Speeches that as for their own particular they could be pleased upon his consession of his said offences and his due submission thereupon to remit the same so in regard of the publick injury by him done to the whole House they referred the further consideration thereof to the same House It should seem that these speeches and misdemeanours of Thomas Drurie Gentleman were accasioned by a certain Bill which passed the House against him upon Monday the 17 th day of this instant March foregoing for the relief of Thomas Haselrigg Esquire of which matter see on Friday the 21. day of February preceeding and upon Friday the 7 th day and on Tuesday the 18 th day of this instant March last past and upon Friday the 21. day of this said Month. Which very Bill also having been this day read secunda tertia vice in the Upper House and having had also its first reading before with the Lords was by them concluded and sent down to the House of Commons and now brought to them whilest it should seem they were in agitation of these misdemeanours of the said Thomas Drurie by M r Doctor Ford and M r Doctor Stanhop with some amendments but the sending down of the said Bill is omitted in the original Journal-Book of the said House On Thursday the 20 th day of March two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes was upon the second reading committed unto M r Morrice M r Hare M r Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Wroth who with the rest was appointed to meet in Serjeants-Inn Hall in Fleetstreet this present day at two of the Clock this Afternoon The amendments in the Bill for the relief of the City of Lincoln being twice read the Bill was upon the question ordered to be ingrossed The amendments in the Bill for the relief of George Ognell Esquire were twice read and after many arguments was deferred from the question of ingrossing till my Lord of Warwick's Council be further heard which was first apponited to have been done to Morrow at two of the Clock but upon a further Motion of M r Sutton alledging my Lord of Warwick not to be in Town is deferred till Monday next at 10. of the Clock M r Doctor Stanhop and M r Powle do bring word from the Lords that touching the Bill lately passed this House against secret Outlawries and sent up unto their Lordships they have considered thereof with some advice of the Judges and do pray that some six of this House do meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Chamber of the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas at Serjeants-Inn in Fleetstreet that thereupon some such good course may be taken as the same Bill may be made to become a Law And thereupon were then nominated for that purpose M r Alford M r John Hare M r Harris M r White M r Shirley M r Grafton M r Cromwell and appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon at the said Serjeants-Inn in the Chamber there of the said Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill against the erecting and maintenance of Cottages shewed that the Committees have met together and considered of the same Bill and in their own opinions have thought good that some things in the same Bill were very meet to be put out of the same and some other things to be put in And also a proviso fit to be added to the same and shewed how and wherein And moved further that some of this House may be sent to the Lords to pray conference which their Lordships touching the said amendments and Proviso for the passage of the said Bill Whereupon M r Vice-Chamberlain and sundry other of the former Committees were presently sent to their Lordships to move for Conference and the Bill lately expedited and passed in this House against discontinuances in Writs of Error in the Court of Exchequer and the Kings Bench was then sent up by them unto their Lordships Vide de ista materia in fine hujus diei Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill against abuses in election of Scholars and Presentations to Benefices had its first reading and then read also again for the second reading of the same and was committed unto M r Treasurer M r Vice-Chamberlain M r Secretary Wolley the Master of the Wardrobe Sir Philip Butler and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Sir Edward Hobby M r Shirley M r Francis Moor and M r Morrice for the Exchequer matter It should seem that these were appointed to consider of the Bill referred before upon Friday the 14 th day of February touching certain Exactions imposed upon the Subject by certain Officers of the Exchequer which is the more plain because Sir Edward Hobby who then preferred it and obtained the first reading thereof is here named in the first place now again to consider of it which it seems was occasioned by the stopping of this Bill and another touching Purveyors by reason of her Majesties dislike and the entring of the House again upon the treating of them after her Highness had been fully satisfied with their clear and honest intentions therein Concerning which matters see more on Saturday the 15 th day on Monday the 17 th day and on Thursday the 27 th day of February foregoing as also on Tuesday the 4 th day Thursday the 6 th day Saturday the 8 th day Monday the 17 th day and on Tuesday the 18 th day of this instant March last past M r Vice-Chamberlain and the residue returning from the Lords he shewed that they have had Conference together with a Committee of the Lords and that their Lordships after some long and effectual Arguments used by them for maintenance of all the parts of the said Bill in sort as the same Bill now is without any great cause or necessity of such amendments as this House doth require in the same Their Lordships yet nevertheless were pleased to gratifie the House in yielding to assent unto their request of the same amendments wishing withal that this House in the same their amendments would have consideration of such Cottages as might happen to be erected for the burning of Lime or making of Brick during the time only of such burning of Lime or making of Tyles and Bricks On Friday the 21 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the repeal of certain Statutes was read the third time and passed upon the question M r Vice-Chamberlain M r
certain places of aboad with the Amendments were first twice read and the Bill and Proviso upon the third reading passed upon the Question Sir Walter Raleigh one of the Committees in the Bill against Aliens retailing of Foreign Wares shewed the travels of the Committees and offereth unto the House the Bill with a Proviso And the Proviso being twice read the Bill and Proviso upon the Question were Committed again to the former Comittees and the Bill was delivered to M r Dalton one of the said Committees who were appointed to meet at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer Chamber On Monday the 26 th day of March Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last concerning Spinners and Weavers was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir William Knowles Sir Moyle Finch Sir Francis Hastings and others and the Bill was delivered to Sir William Knowles who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer M r Speaker shewed that he had received a Bill Signed by her Majesty for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Thomas Parrot Knight Son and Heir of Sir John Parrot Knight deceased lately attainted of High Treason Whereupon The Bill for Restitution in Blood of Sir Thomas Parrot Son and Heir of Sir John Parrot Knight deceased Attainted of High Treason was twice read M r Vice-Chamberlain one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Lands late Sir Francis Englefields Knight attainted of High Treason who had been appointed on Thursday the 22 th day of this instant March foregoing shewed that he and the residue of the Committees in the same Bill have met together and for certain things considered therein by them touching some Misprisions and imperfections both in sence and in writing have thought good that the said Committees of this House might upon a Motion to be made unto the Lords for Conference touching the said Misprisions and Imperfections have Conference with their Lordships therein for that the same Bill came from their Lordships Which upon that motion was assented unto by the whole House accordingly And immediately after the Bill for restraining Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad lately passed with some amendments in this House which before came from the Lords and the Bill also for Confirmation of the Joynture of the Lady Margaret Countess of cumberland which likewise lately passed in this House and did also before come from the Lords were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others with Order furthermore of this House to move their Lordships for the said Conference touching the said Misprisions and Imperfections in the Bill touching the said Lands lately the said Sir Francis Englefields The Bill for the bringing of fresh water to the Town of Stonehouse was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Francis Drake M r Edgecombe Sir Thomas Conisby M r Dalton and others who were appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill for the Haven of Plymouth and the Bill for the Inning of Plimpton Marsh were each of them read the second time and committed to the former Committees in the Bill for the Town of Stonehouse to meet at the same time and place and the Bills were both of them delivered to Sir Francis Drake one of the said Committees The Bill concerning the Lands of Henry late Lord Burgavenny had its third reading and the amendments were also read the third time and the Bill with the Amendments passed upon the Question The Bill touching the Assize of Fuel was upon the second reading committed unto M r Humphrey Conisbie M r Fanshaw M r Wroth and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Fanshaw who with the rest was appointed to meet this present day at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Ford do bring word from the Lords that their Lordships according to the request of this House have assented unto the Conference demanded touching the said Bill concerning the Lands late Sir Francis Englefields lately Attainted of High Treason and that their Lordships have appointed the time to be to Morrow Morning at eight of the Clock at the accustomed place The Bill to give liberty to the Lord Harowden to sell certain Lands for the payment of his debts had its first reading M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Ford do bring word from the Lords that touching the amendments of this House in the Bill which first passed in the Upper House and was afterwards sent down unto this House for restraining of Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad and then passed in the House with some Amendments and sent unto their Lordships this present day their Lordships do desire that these Committees of this House which are appointed to have Conference with their Lordships to Morrow touching the said Bill concerning the Lands late Sir Francis Englefields may also have Authority from this House at the same time and place to have Conference likewise with their Lordships touching the said Amendments of this House in the said Bill for restraining Popish Recusants to some certain places of aboad Which afterwards upon the Return of that Message made unto that House by M r Speaker was assented unto by the whole House accordingly and so signified also unto the said Mr. Serjeant Owen and Mr. Doctor Ford. On Tuesday the 27 th day of March Mr. Fuller one of the Committees in the Bill for repealing of a branch of a Statute made in quarto quinto Phil. Mar. intituled An Act touching the making of Woollen Cloath shewed the Travel of the Committees in the same Whereupon after some other speeches then moving the House the said Bill was recommitted to the former Committees who had been appointed on Wednesday the 14 th day of this Instant March foregoing to meet again this Afternoon The Bill touching the true and lawful Assizing of Bread was read the second time and upon the doubtfulness of the Voices whether it should be Ingrossed or no was upon the Question by the division of the House rejected with the difference of twenty seven Voices viz. with the Yea sixty five and with the No ninety two The Bill to make void the Spiritual Living of those that have forsaken the Realm and do cleave unto the Pope and his Religion was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill against Strangers retailing of Foreign Wares was read the third time and after many long Speeches both with the Bill and against the Bill passed upon the Question by the division of the House with the difference of fourscore Voices viz. with the Yea a hundred sixty two and with the No eighty two Vide concerning this business on Tuesday the 6 th day on Tuesday the 20 th day Wednesday the
Darcy de Chiche Dominus North. Dominus Shandois Dominus S t John de Bletso Dominus Buckhurst Dominus Compton These Lords Spiritual and Temporal being sat and her Majesty placed in her Chair of Estate the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons upon notice thereof repaired thither and being as many as conveniently could let in Sir Thomas Egerton by her Majesties Commandment spake as followeth viz. THE Queens most Excellent Majesty my most Gracious and Dread Soveraign hath commanded me to declare unto you my Lords and others here present the Causes which have moved her Highness to summon this High Court of Parliament at this time Which before I can express I must confess truly That the Royal presence of her Majesty the view of your Lordships and this honourable Assembly together with the consideration of the weightiness of the service and my own weakness do much appal me and cause me to fear Wherefore if either through fear I forget or through the many wants and imperfections which I have I fail to perform that duty which is required I do most humbly crave pardon of her Majesty and beseech your Lordships to bear with me The great and Princely Care which her Highness now hath as heretofore she hath ever had to preserve her Kingdoms in Peace and Safety from all Foreign Attempts hath caused her at this present to assemble this honourable and great Council of her Realm to advise of the best and most needful means whereby to continue this her peaceable happy Government and to withstand the malice of her weighty and implacable Enemies which hitherto by the space of many years through her provident and Princely Wisdom hath been performed to the great and inestimable benefit of her Subjects as that the simplest amongst them could not but see and the wisest but admire their happiness therein the whole Realm enjoying Peace in all Security wherein our Neighbour Countries have been torn in pieces and tormented continually with cruel and bloody Wars This her Majesty is pleased to ascribe to the mighty Power and Infinite Mercy of the Almighty And therefore it shall well become us all of all sorts most thankfully upon the Knees of our Hearts to acknowledge no less unto his holy name who of his infinite goodness still preserves her Highness and send her many years over us all in Happiness to Reign In this her blessed Government her Highness chief care and regard above all hath been of the Honour and Service of Almighty God that true Religion might be planted and maintained in the hearts of her people through all the parts of her Realms and as well in that behalf as for the peace and benefits of her Subjects she hath from time to time established many good Laws to meet with the disorders and to punish the offences of wicked and ungodly men that continuing in their bad ways they might not be hardned and go forward in their wickedness For Mora in peccato dat incrementum sceleri And whereas the number of Laws already made is very great some of them being obsolete and worn out of use others idle and vain serving to no purpose some again over-heavy and too severe for the offence others too loose and slack for the faults they are to punish and many so full of difficulty to be understood that they cause many Controversies and much trouble to arise amongst the Subjects You are to enter into a due consideration of the Laws and where you find superfluity to prune and cut off where defect to supply and where ambiguity to explain that they be not burthensome but profitable to the Common-Wealth Which being a Service of importance and very needful to be required yet as nothing is to be regarded if due mean be not had to withstand the malice and the force of those professed Enemies which seek the destruction of the whole State this before and above all is to be thought of and with most endeavour and care to be provided for For in vain are Laws made and to little purpose will they serve be they never so good if such prevail as go about to make a Conquest of the Kingdom Wars heretofore were wont to be made either of Ambition to enlarge Dominions or of revenge to quit injuries But this against us is not so in this the Holy Religion of God is sought to be rooted out the whole Realm to be subdued and the precious life of her Excellent Majesty to be taken away Which hitherto by the powerful hand and great goodness of the Almighty hath been preserved mauger the Devil the Pope and the Spanish Tyrant and all the mischievous designs of all her Enemies Wherefore it is high time that this be looked unto and that no way be left unsought nor means unused which may serve for defence thereof Her Majesty hath not spared to disburse a Mass of Treasure and to sell her Land for maintenance of her Armies by Sea and Land whereby with such small helps as from her Subjects have been yielded she hath defended and kept safe her Dominions from all such forcible attempts as have been made Which being still to be performed by infinite charge her Majesty doth notwithstanding hear of nothing more unwillingly than of Aids and Subsidies to be returned from her people though what she doth receive she doth carefully bestow and infinitely more of her own The Taxations at this day howsoever they seem are nothing so great as heretofore in the Reign of former Kings they have been In the time of Edward the third the two next before him and those three which succeded after him the payments of the Commons did far exceed any that have been since her Majesties Reign which is of Record in Histories to be seen but never cause so great to imploy great sums of Money as now Now therefore you are to consider how to provide needful and convenient Aid in some measure to maintain and support her Majesties exceeding charge which at this present she is at and is to continue for the defence of the Realm He cannot be well advised who in this case will not be forward to contribute and bestow whatsoever he hath For if with the Common-wealth it go not well well it cannot be with any private or particular person that being in danger He that would seek to lay up Treasure and so inrich himself should be like to him that would busy himself to beautify his House when the City where he dwelleth were on fire or to deck up his Cabbin when the Ship wherein he saileth were ready to drown so as perish he must of necessity either with it or for it To spare in that Case is to spare for those which seek to devour all and to give is to give to our selves her Majesties part only being carefully to bestow what is delivered into her hands Wherein men performing their Duties there is no Cause at all to fear for this War is just
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
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
were twice read and agreed that the Bill should be engrossed Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 13 th day and on Wednesday the 14 th day of December foregoing as also on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant January last past A new meeting was appointed for the Committees upon the Bill Intituled An Act for reformation of certain abuses touching Wine-Casks who were appointed on Thursday the 19 th day of this instant January foregoing and the time and place appointed to Morrow Morning in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence On Tuesday the 31 th day of January the Committees in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees who had been appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January foregoing were this day appointed to meet to Morrow the first day of February following in the Afternoon in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence and the Judges there required to attend The Bill for retailing Broakers and other Pawn-takers was read secundâ vice and was referr'd to the Committees formerly appointed for that Bill on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing with Addition of some Lords who met presently about the same and returned the Bill with some Amendments which being presently twice read the Bill was commanded to be ingrossed The Bill for reformation of certain abuses touching Wine-Casks was returned by the Earl of Nottingham the second of the Committees with some Amendments which were presently twice read and the Bill commanded to be ingrossed Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchant Strangers was read primâ vice The Bill for establishing a Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth was returned unto the House with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added which Amendments and Proviso were twice read and the Bill commanded to be ingrossed A Motion was made from the House of Commons by Sir John Fortescue and others that some new time might be appointed for Conference about the Bill Intituled An Act to reform sundry abuses committed by Souldiers c. in regard they had appointed some other meeting this Afternoon for preparing of a Bill of Accomptants in readiness to proceed their Lordships having considered of the Motion made Answer by the Lord Keeper That they wished for some good consideration that the appointed time viz. this Afternoon might hold for this Conference supposing that if it pleased the Committees of the House of Commons to come somewhat the sooner this Afternoon for this purpose they might well enough perform both the one and the other Vide diem praecedentem Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esq to sell Lands for payment of his Debts and Legacies was read tertiâ vice and sent down to the House of Commons by Serjeant Drew and D r Carew Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 13 th day and on Saturday the 17 th day of December foregoing as also on Thursday the 20 th day and on Monday the 30 th day of this instant January last past On Wednesday the first day of February the Bill Intituled An Act for the reviving continuance Explanation perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes was returned to the House by the Lord Chief Justice with some Amendments which were presently twice read and thereupon commandment given to be prepared ready in written Paper for a third reading It was agreed that a Conference should be had with some of the House of Commons about this Bill upon Friday Morning next The Bill for establishing of the Lands given by John Bedford's Will was read secundâ vice and committed which said Committees were appointed to meet presently in the little Chamber near the Parliament presence who returning with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added to the said Bill the said Amendments and Proviso were forthwith twice read and the Bill thereupon commanded to be engrossed Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Varney Wife of Sir Edmund Varney was returned to the House by the Earl of Shrewsbury the second of the Committees with some Amendments which were presently twice read and thereupon commanded to be engrossed The Bill lastly concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchants Strangers was read secundâ vice and the parties on both sides are to be heard openly in the House by their Councel Learned on Friday Morning next On Friday the third day of February to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Wednesday foregoing Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the establishing the Lands given by John Bedford's Will c. was read tertiâ vice and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Drew and Doctor Stanhop for their consideration of the Amendments and a Proviso added The Amendments and a Proviso in the Bill for recovering of three hundred thousand Acres more or less of Waste Marish and Watery grounds c. were this day twice read and thereupon Commandment given that the said Amendments should be written in Paper and the Proviso ingrossed in Parchment ready for a third reading Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the Bill concerning a Lease of great yearly value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham the younger The Bill against deceitful stretching and tentering of Northern Cloths was returned to the House by the Earl of Shrewsbury the first of the Committees with some Amendments and a Proviso thought meet to be added which Amendments and Proviso were twice read and Commandment given that the said Amendments should be written in Paper and the Proviso ingrossed in Parchment ready for a third reading The Councel Learned as well on the part of Garrett de Malynes as of John Hunger c. was openly this day heard in the House I I de concerning this Bill in fine diei praecedentis Report was made by the Lord Treasurer what the substance of the Conference was between their Lordships and certain select Members of the House of Commons concerning the Bill for reviving continuing and repealing of divers Statutes And the same was referred to the Lord Chief Justice and others for their further consideration On Saturday the 4 th day of February the Bill concerning Broakers and Pawn-takers the Bill against the deceitful tentering of Northern Cloths and the Bill for reviving continuance and perfecting of divers Statutes were each of them read tertiâ vice and passed the House and were sent down to the House of Commons of which the two latter were returned for their consideration of certain Amendments and Provisoes added by their Lordships Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the
rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall The Bill for Reformation of sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used in her Majesties Services concerning the Wars was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Grevill Sir Robert Wroth Sir Walter Raleigh Mr. Henry Nevill Sir George Carcy Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Dutchy and divers others and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Walter Raleigh who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to Charitable uses and did shew that their Lordships have likewise passed the same Bill with a Proviso and some Amendments The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lords to the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to Charitable uses being three times read the said Amendments were assented unto by this House and the said Proviso passed upon the Question accordingly The Bill concerning the Highway Lands of the Town of Aylesbury in the Country of Buckingham was read the third time and upon some Motions by some Members of this House was Ordered to be respited from being put to the Question till to Morrow that the Councel of the other sides may be here M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against lewd and wandring persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers and Mariners And did shew in like manner that their Lordships had passed the same Bill with some Amendments The Amendments of the Lords in the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against lewd and wandring persons pretending themselves to be Souldiers and Mariners being three times read the same Amendments were upon the question assented unto accordingly The Committees of this House in the Bill from the Lords Intituled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of an Act made in the thirteenth year of the Queens Majesties Reign Capito quarto concerning Tellors Receivors c. who were appointed on Wednesday the 18 th day of this instant January foregoing were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock and have further consideration and Conference amongst themselves touching the proceeding in the same Bill On Saturday the 28 th day of January the Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars was read the second time and committed unto some Members of this House to be considered of in the Committee Chamber of this House The Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of Mary Lady Verney Wife of Sir Edmund Verney K t was read the second time and passed upon the Question Goodale one of the adverse Parties to the Bill concerning the Highway Lands of the Town of Aylesbury being present in this House and praying some words to be inserted into the said Bill which being upon due and deliberate consideration of this House admitted to be inserted accordingly and three times read the Bill was put to the question and passed thereupon accordingly Mr. Pembridg one of the Committees in the Bill for reviving continuing and explanation of An Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Souldiers who were appointed on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant January foregoing shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and some their Amendments to the Bill and so delivered in the Bill to the House The Bill for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars was read the third time and passed with an Amendment of this House in the last line of the same Bill viz. by inserting these words end of the between the first word the and the word first in the same line Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Cary did bring from the Lords a Bill passed with their Lordships intituled An Act against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry and another Bill which lately passed in this House and was sent up to their Lordships intituled An Act for the lawful making of Bayes within the Counties of Fssex and Suffolk which Bill is also passed with their Lordships with a Proviso added to the same by their Lordships which said Proviso being three times read was passed upon the question The Bill against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry had its first reading On Monday the 30 th day of January the Bill concerning Garret de Malynes and John Hunger Merchant Strangers was read the second time There were seven Bills this Morning sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons by M r Secretary and others of which the first was the Bill for Punishment of Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars the second for the lawful making of Bayes And the third was the Bill to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to Charitable uses with order also to move their Lordships for Conference some time after this present day with their Lordships concerning the Bill lately passed with their Lordships and sent down by them unto this House intituled An Act to reform sundry abuses committed by Souldiers and others used to her Majesties services concerning the Wars M r Chancellor of the Exchequer one of the Committees for Conference amongst themselves concerning the Bill intituled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of the Act made in the 13 th year of the Queens Majesties Reign Cap. quart concerning Tellors and Receivors c. shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees and their not liking to pass the same Bill in this House in manner and form as the same was passed with the Lords in regard of many inconveniencies appearing in the same Bill which were then opened by him at large And shewed further that they thought good to frame a new Bill in that Cause with a better and more reasonable form and so delivered in the same Bill which was thereupon presently read for the first reading accordingly M r Snagg one of the Committees in the Bill that the Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants Costs lying in Prison for want of Bail who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of this instant January foregoing and in the Bill to avoid deceits in Measures and Weights shewed the meeting and travel of the Committees with their Amendments to the said Bill to avoid deceits in Measures and Weights and their opinion of reserving the said other Bill till another Parliament and so delivered in both the said Bills into the said House M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lords a Bill intituled An Act for the Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne The Bill against the decaying of
Temporal Lords not because as I suppose they were all returned first but because of their Ecclesiastical dignities and in respect that the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury one of their Order is the first Peer of the Realm Whence also their names are usually first set down in the Journal-Book where the presence of all the Lords is noted each day when they sit as long as the Parliament continueth Then follow the Proxies of the Temporal Lords in such order as they are here set down Rogeri Comitis Rutland which as the rest is put in the Genitive Case in relation to those first words Literae procuratoriae in hoc Parliamento sunt allatae qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham magnum seneschallum hospitii Reginae magnum Admirallum Angliae Edwardi Comitis Bedford qui procuratorem suum constituit Oliverum Dominum S t John de Bletsoe Caroli Domini Mount joy qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham magnum seneschallum Hospitii Reginae magnum Admirallum Angliae Gulielmi Comitis Bathon ' qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham magnum seneschallum Hospitii Reginae magnum Admirallum Angliae Edwardi Domini Morley qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham magnum seneschallum Hospitii Reginae magnum Admirallum Angliae Anthonii Vicecomitis Mountague qui procuratorem suum constituit Thomam Dominum Buckhurst magnum Thesaurarium Angliae Gulielmi Domini Sandes qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham Edwardi Domini Stafford qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham Georgii Comitis Huntington qui procuratorem suum constituit Edwardum Comitem Wigorn ' Thomae Vicecomitis Bindon qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham Domini Lumley qui procuratorem suum constituit Thomam Dominum Darcy de Chiche Johannis Domini Darcy qui procuratorem suum constituit Gilbertum Comitem Salop. Henrici Comitis Kanciae qui procuratorem suum constituit Gilbertum Comitem Salop. Edwardi Comitis Oxon qui procuratorem suum constituit Carolum Comitem Nottingham Thomae Domini Burleigh qui procuratorem suum constituit Henricum Comitem Northumberland Nota That in respect that this present Parliament was the last of her Majesties Reign and these Proxies are entred after a different manner from most of those in the Queens time which are before set down they are all of them therefore Transcribed both ordinary and extraordinary out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House of which the Ordinary I call those when a Spiritual Lord constituteth two Proctors and a Temporal Lord one and those Extraordinary when a Temporal Lord constituteth more than one Proctor and a Spiritual Lord but one or more than two Nota also that the Earl of Nottingham had eight several Proxies sent unto him this Parliament by which it is plain that by the Ancient Custom and usages of the Upper House every Member thereof is capable of as many Proxies as shall be sent unto him although the said Custom be at this day altered by an Order made in the said House upon the day of in Anno 2. Regis Caroli Anno Dom. 1626. upon the ingrossing of many Letters procuratory by George Duke of Bucks that no Lords Spiritual or Temporal should be capable of above two of the said Proxies The above-mentioned Proxies being set down in manner and form as aforesaid now followeth in the next place the beginning of the Parliament it self and the manner of her Majesties coming to the same On Tuesday the 27 th day of October and the first day of this present Parliament about three of the Clock in the Afternoon the Queen went by Land to Westminster Church riding in a Chariot made all open only like a Canopy at the Top being of Cloth of Silver or Tissue with divers Lords and others in their degree being Marshalled by the Heralds where having heard a Sermon she went into the Upper House and being there set the Lords Spiritual and Temporal took their several places whose names are Transcribed out of the Original Journal of the Upper House in manner and form following Johannes Archiepiscopus Cantuarien ' Thomas Egerton Miles Dominus Custos magni Sigilli Dominus Buckhurst Dominus Thesaurarius Angliae Matchio Winton Comites Comes Sussex Magnus Mareschallus Comes Nottingham Magnus Admirallus Angliae Magnus seneschallus Hospitii Reginae Comes Northumbr Comes Salop. Comes Darbiae Comes Wigorn ' Comes Cumbriae Comes Pembrooke Comes Hertford Comes Lincoln Episcopi Episcopus London Episcopus Dunelmen Episcopus Wintonien Episcopus Roffen Episcopus Coventr ' Litchfield Episcopus Wigorn. Episcopus Bathon ' Wellen. Episcopus Meneven Episcopus Lincoln Episcopus Asaphen Episcopus Cestren Episcopus Cicestren Episcopus Exon. Episcopus Sarisburien Episcopus Elien Episcopus Petriburgen Barones Dominus Zouch Dominus Cobham Dominus Stafford Dominus Grey de Wilton Dominus Dudley Dominus Lumley Dominus Stourton Dominus Windsor Dominus Mordant Dominus Wharton Dominus Rich. Dominus Willoughby de Parham Dominus Sheffield Dominus Darcie de Chiche Dominus Chandots Dominus S t John de Bletsoe Dominus Compton Dominus Norreys Dominus Howard de Walden These names being thus inserted out of the Original Journal-Book now follow some other passages of this day with the summ of the Lord Keepers Speech out of a private Journal of the House of Commons The Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons having notice that her Majesty with divers Lords Spiritual and Temporal and others were set in the Upper House hasted thither but before they came the door of the House was shut and notwithstanding any means that was made by them was still kept shut until the Lord Keeper had ended his Speech the substance or chief scope of which said Speech was as followeth He used perswasion of thankfulness and of obedience and also shewed her Majesties desire of dissolution of this Parliament before Christmas He shewed unto us the necessity we stand in and the means to prevent it the necessity the Wars between Spain and England the means Treasure c. His advice was that Laws in force might be revised and explained and no new Laws made Our Enemies he said were Enemies to God the Queen and the peace of this Kingdom conspired to overthrow Religion to reduce us to a Tyrannical servitude These Enemies he named to be the Bishop of Rome and the King of Spain Our state being thus he summoned us to be provident by reason we deal with a provident Enemy and confident because God hath ever and I hope will ever bless the Queen with successful fortune He shewed how apparent his providence was by the means and course he taketh for our instruction And secondly the success we had against him by Gods strong Arm of defence in Anno 1588. and divers other times since You see to what effect the Queens support of the French Kings Estate hath
knowledge of this Motion and to give Order that Tolkerne should be sent for at whose Suit the Arrest was made And withal that such Precedents as the Clerk of the Parliament could shew should be looked out and made known to the House Vide plus concerning this matter on Monday the 23 th day of this instant November following On Saturday the 14 th day of November to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Thursday foregoing by occasion of sending for the aforesaid Tolkerne request was made by M r Conisbie Gentleman Usher to the House and signified by the Mouth of the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward That for as much as the bringing of any person before the Lords upon breach of the Priviledge of the House did appertain as the said M r Conisbie supposed and alledged to his place though in the last Parliament by some mistaking as he thought the Serjeant at Arms was imployed therein That therefore their Lordships would be pleased to confirm and settle such Order as he might at this time and from henceforth have the Right of his place in that behalf Whose request being considered of by the Lords it was thought meet that the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Nottingham the Earl of Worcester the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Zouch and the Lord Cobham should at their next meeting upon any other occasion take notice of such Precedents as could be produced therein either for the Gentleman-Usher or for the Serjeant at Arms and thereof to make Report to the House whereupon their Lordships would proceed to the deciding of the question between them Vide concerning this business on Tuesday the first day of December next following The meeting of the Committees about the Bill concerning Musters Souldiers c. who were nominated on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant November foregoing and appointed to meet this Afternoon was upon Motion to the House by some of the Committees deserr'd until Monday next being the 16 th day of this instant November by eight of the Clock in the Morning A Motion was made by the Lord Keeper that the Gentleman-Usher might be sent to such Lords as are absent from the Parliament and have not sent their Proxies to admonish them thereof Five Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for suppressing the multitude of Ale-Houses and Tippling-Houses was read secundâ vice and committed to the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Hartford the Earl of Lincoln the Bishop of Winchester the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Bath and Wells the Bishop of Chester the Bishop of Exeter the Bishop of Ely the Lord Zouch the Lord Cobham the Lord Rich the Lord Sheffield the Lord Chandois the Lord S t John of Bletsoe and the Lord Compton and the Lord Chief Justice of England M r Justice Gawdy M r Baron Savile and M r Serjeant Yelverton were appointed to attend their Lordships The third Bill also being for the avoiding of unnecessary delayes of Executions upon Judgment in Debt was read secundâ vice and committed unto the Lord Treasurer the Earl of Worcester the Earl of Pembrook the Bishop of Rochester the Bishop of Worcester the Bishop of S t Asaph the Lord Cobham the Lord Chandois the Lord S t John of Bletsoe and M r Justice Gawdy M r Baron Savile and M r Serjeant Yelverton were appointed to attend their Lordships The Lord Zouch renewed his former motion concerning the Arrest of William Hogan her Majesties Ordinary servant at the suit of John Tolkerne Whereupon the Clerk of the Parliament was required to shew forth all such Precedents as he had found touching the Arrests of any Persons priviledged by Parliament having received directions from the Lords for that purpose as is before Recorded of which sort out of the Journal-Book remaining in his custody there were to be found only these four hereunder mentioned and no more 1. Anno 27. Reginae Fliz. die Martis primo die Decembris of James Diggs servant to my Lords Grace of Canterbury 2. Anno 27. Reginae Eliz. die Lunae 7. Die Decembris of Robert Finneis servant to the Lord Viscount Binden 3. Item in the last Parliament of 39 Eliz. 26. die Novembris of Edward Barston servant to the Lord Chandois and 8. die Decembris of John York the Lord Arch-Bishops servant 4. Item Anno 14. Reginae die ultimo Junii It appeareth that the Lord Cromwel made complaint unto the Parliament of an Attachment served upon his Person and that his Lordship was by Order of the Parliament discharged of the Attachment but whether this Attachment was served in the time of the Parliament it doth not certainly appear Which said Precedents being accordingly presented to the Lord Keeper the same were presently read together with certain Observations out of a Book written by Richard Crompton Esquire Intituled the Authority and Jurisdiction of the Queens Courts concerning the proceedings of the House in the like case of George Ferrers Gent. an ordinary servant to King Henry 8. about the thirty fourth year of his Reign This being done albeit sundry Motions were thereupon made by divers of the Lords for a present proceeding in this matter nevertheless because the said Tolkerne having been formerly sent for could not yet be found and also in respect there was less appearance of the Lords this day than at other times and this matter concerning the priviledge of the House was of great importance and therefore required a more full Assembly Stay was made of any further proceeding until Thursday next being the 19 th day of this instant November And in the mean time it was Ordered that Tolkerne should again be sent for to appear before the Lords in the House that day by nine of the Clock in the Morning Vide concerning this matter on Monday the 23 th day of this Instant November following On Monday the 16 th day of November to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Saturday foregoing the Bill for reuniting Eye and Dunsden to the Mannor of Sunning was read secundâ vice Motion was made by the Lord Sheffield upon reading of this Bill that Thomas Crompton Son of Thomas Crompton Esquire deceased with Henry Best Francis Jackson and others whom it may concern should be heard in the House whether they or any of them could pretend any right or Interest in these Lands in respect of a Grant heretofore made thereof by her Majesty to the said Thomas Crompton Which Motion was well approved by the House and Ordered that the Gentleman Usher should move the said parties to appear before their Lordships in the House for that purpose upon Saturday next the 21. day of this Instant November by eight of the Clock in the Morning and to bring them such persons as are interested in the Conveyance of those Lands Vide December 7 th Monday postea Memorandum That the
hard for amongst many other ways there is one plain evident and easie and that is where offences do abound in any Country contrary to the Laws which the Justices should so reform and there be nothing done by them for the Reformation of those offences I do not see but this makes a full charge of their uncarefulness and negligence whereby they are well worthy upon Certificate made as is aforesaid to be removed of all Governance to their perpetual ignominy and to the Commendation of all those that remain as good Officers And besides to set forth other pains upon them as by Law may be justified if this were once or twice done I doubt not but the Examples following of the doing of it would cause greater diligence to be used in the Execution of Laws than now there is And the better to understand which be those Justices that do offend why might there not be order taken that the name of every Justice that hath not prosecuted any Offender for any offence committed contrary to any Law which by the Commission that he is in he is authorized to see punished might be entred into some Rolls and also how often and how many of those kind of offences he hath also prosecuted for a declaration of his diligence whereby it might appear when such Visitation should come who hath been careful and who hath been negligent to the end that the slothful drowzy Drones might be severed from the diligent and careful Bees And like as I could wish this to be done concerning Offices of mean degree so do I desire that the same course might be taken with the great and greatest for so it should be Equable But if there be nothing done therein but things left as they have been then must you look to have your Laws Executed as they have been if not worse for words will not reform these matters as I have seen by proof And this is the sum of what I have to say at this time concerning the Execution of Laws This Speech of the Lord Keepers being thus transcribed out of the before-mentioned Copy thereof now follows the manner of her Majesties giving her Royal Assent to such Acts as passed as it is set down in the end of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House in an 39 Reg. Eliz. although it be omitted in that of this present Parliament The Title of the Bill of Subsidy being read after the publick and private Acts the Clerk of the said House standing up did read the Queens Answer in manner and form following La Roigne remercie ses Loyaulx subjects accepte lour benevolence ainst le veult The said Clerk having read the Queens acceptance and thanks for the Subsidy given as aforesaid did then upon the reading of the Title of her Majesties Pardon pronounce in these French words following the thanks of the Lords and Commons for the same Les Prelats Seigneurs Communes en ce present Parliament Assembles au nom de touts vos autres subjects remercient tres humblement vostre Majesty prient à Dieu qu' il vous done santé bone vie longe To every one of the publick Acts allowed by the Queen the Clerk of the Parliament read these French words following La Roigne le veult To every private Act that passed the said Clerk read the Queens Answer in these French words following Soit fait come il est desiré These two last Answers to the publick and private Acts that passed are to be written by the said Clerk at the end of every Act. To such Acts as her Majesty doth forbear to allow the Clerk of the Parliament reads these French words following viz. La Roigne s' advisera Her Majesty finally having given her Royal Assent to twenty eight publick Acts and thirteen private Dissolved the Parliament which is Entred in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper-House in manner and form following viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae Dissolvit praesens Parliamentum THE JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Commons in the Parliament bolden at Westminster An. 13 Reg. Eliz. A. D. 1571 which began there on Monday the 2 d day of April and then and there continued until the Dissolution thereof on Tuesday the 29 th day of May ensuing THIS present Journal of the House of Commons de an 13 Regin Eliz. is not only plentifully stored with all usual Passages touching the Orders and Priviledges of the House but is most worthy to be had in Eternal Remembrance in respect of the long agitation and judicious debatement of matters of Religion and Ecclesiastical Government for the Reformation of which the said House did express a great deal of earnest zeal and care although all in the issue came to nothing out of that old Principle inculcated into her Majesty by some politick Head and misapplyed by her viz. that nothing must be innovated in matters of Religion All which matters with those also less extraordinary are more largely set down in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons than was usual in the former Journals of her Majesties Reign by reason that Fulk Onslow Esq did as may be guessed succeed in the place of Clerk of the said House unto ..... Seymour Esq somewhat before the beginning of this Parliament Which said Journal is also much perfected out of an imperfect Journal of the same House I had by me taken by some Anonymous Member of the said House at this Parliament in which to avoid confusion whatsoever is here inserted out of the said imperfect Journal is distinguished by some Animadversion The third Parliament of Queen Elizabeth held in the Thirteenth Year of her Majesties most happy and prosperous Reign begun at the City of Westminster upon Monday the second day of April and during the time that her Majesty was at the Sermon at Westminster Church whither she had repaired about ten of the Clock in the Forenoon of the said Monday the Lord Clinton High Admiral of England accompanied with divers of her Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council that is to say Sir Francis Knolles K t Treasurer of her Highness most Honourable Houshold Sir James Crofts K t Comptroller of the same Sir Ralph Sadler K t Chancellor of her Majesties Dutchy of Lancaster Sir Walter Mildmay K t Chancellor of her Highness Court of Exchequer and Sir Thomas Smith Knight repaired into the Lower House of Parliament And there in the presence and hearing of a great number of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the same Parliament Assembled the said Lord Clinton signified that the Queens Majesty had called and appointed him to be the Steward of her Highness most Honourable Houshold to continue during her Majesties pleasure which being likewise affirmed and testified by the said other of her Highness most Honourable Privy-Council the said Lord Steward then further declared that he did then and there name Constitute
two thousand weight of strange Coin Now whereas it is so much urged to be against that Charity which is commended to us by Moses towards the Stranger let Moses tell us who is that Stranger even the Fatherless and Widow Wherefore from them we must not reap too clean but cast out some handfuls for them to gather up when we gather our Vintage or when we gather our Corn we must not gather too clean But shall we be put out to gleaning and give our Fields to them That were beyond Charity Wherefore let Moses be expounded by the same Spirit The Apostle saith That he that provideth not for his Family is worse than an Infidel Let us then have an Eye to our Country and our poor Country-men You be here as Patres Patriae you be here as amongst the Romans the Patres conscripti I beseech you have respect unto this City upon whose flourishing Estate the whole Realm dependeth Sir Walter Raleigh spake next and said Whereas it is pretended That for Strangers it is against Charity against Honour against profit to expel them in my opinion it is no matter of Charity to relieve them For first such as fly hither have forsaken their own King and Religion is no pretext for them for we have no Dutchmen here but such as came from those Princes where the Gospel is Preached and here they live disliking our Church For Honour It is Honour to use Strangers as we be used amongst Strangers And it is a lightness in a Common-Wealth yea a baseness in a Nation to give a liberty to another Na which we cannot receive again In Antwerp where our intercourse was most we were never suffered to have a Taylor or a Shoemaker to dwell there Nay at Millain where there are three hundred pound English men they cannot have so much as a Barber amongst them And for Profit they are all of the House of Almoigne who pay nothing yet eat out our profits and supplant our own Nation Custom indeed they pay paying fifteen pence where we pay twelve pence but they are discharged of Subsidies The nature of the Dutchman is to fly to no man but for his profit and they will obey no man long now under Spain now under Mounfort now under the Prince of Orange but under no Governour long The Dutchman by his Policy hath gotten Trading with all the World into his hands yea he is now entring into the Trade of Scarborough Fishing and the Fishing of the New-found Lands which is the stay of the West-Countries They are the people that maintain the King of Spain in his Greatness Were it not for them he were never able to make out such Armies and Navies by Sea it cost her Majesty sixteen thousand pound a year the maintaining of these Countries and yet for all this they Arm her Enemies against her Therefore I see no reason that so much respect should be given unto them And so to conclude in the whole cause I see no matter of Honour no matter of Charity no Profit in relieving them Sir Robert Cecill spake next and said When I first heard this Bill read I promised my self silence for it speaks of Trades wherein I have no skill But upon so great dispute as it hath received on both sides and that very throughly and wisely my understanding is cleared and I see that now which I saw not before What the word Retailing meant I understood not before but now it is brought to a matter of Charity to relieve Strangers and especially such as do not grieve our Eyes This hath brought great Honour to our Kingdom for it is accounted the refuge of distressed Nations for our Arms have been open unto them to cast themselves into our Bosoms But yet our Charity unto them must not hinder or injure our selves Now as the Bill is it is not sufficient for this purpose And if it be put to a Question it must either be dashed or put to ingrossing And for my own Conscience if the Question be now made I am not resolved to give my Voice It were not for the gravity of the House nor the credit of the Committees to have it rejected upon the sudden and as it is now it is not fit to pass in my conceit I see the Citizens themselves will be well assenting unto the reforming of the same for M r Recorder yesterday speaking with Zeal for the City yet with good regard thought the Bill might receive great moderation And thereupon the House was well pleased to stay the Bill and commit it again to the former Committees to whom were further added Sir Robert Cecill Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Henry Knivet M r Wroth and others who were appointed to meet with the former Committees who had been nominated on Tuesday the 6 th day of this instant March foregoing this Afternoon at two of the Clock in this House Now followeth the next days Passages and some others ensuing out of the Original Journal-Book On Saturday the 24 th day of March the Bill touching Clapboards and Casks was twice read and committed unto the Committees that follow viz. M r Treasurer M r Wroth M r Francis Bacon M r Finch and others and the Bill was delivered to M r Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet at two of the Clock this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber The Bill and Committees names touching the Lands late Sir Francis Englefields Knight Attainted of High Treason who had been nominated on Thursday the 22 th day of this instant March foregoing were delivered to M r Vice-Chamberlain The Bill for relief of maimed Souldiers and Mariners was upon the second reading committed unto the former Committees whose names see before on Monday the 12 th day of this instant March foregoing and Sir Robert Cecill M r Richard Brown M r Hubberd and others were added unto them and appointed to meet on Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Robert Cecill Vicle plus March 28. M r Speaker being moved by M r Edgecombe to read the private Bill for the Town of Stonchouse and offering to have the Bill read first which came from the Lords touching Popish Recusants being a publick Bill and remembred from her Majesty It was upon the further arguing of Sir Edward Dymock put to the question of the House whether the same Bill for the Town of Stonchouse should be read or no and upon the Question made was Ordered no. Four Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain and others of which one was the Bill for Subsidy and the other touching the Sale of the Gray-Fryers in Cambridge M r Serjeant Owen and M r Doctor Stamhop do bring from the Lords a Bill intituled An Act to give liberty to the Lord Harrowden to sell certain Lands for the payment of his debts The Bill for restraining of Popish Recusants to some