The Journals of Parliaments
M r Francis Bacon, one of the Committees in the Bill to preserve the property of stolen Horses in the true owners, brought in the Bill with some Amendments, which being thrice read was Ordered to be engrossed.
M r Snagg, one of the Committees in the Bill for increase of People for the defense and service of the Realm (who were appointed Yesterday) shown some Amendments therein by the Committees, and delivered in the Bill with the Amendments; and the Amendments being twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Colebrand one of the Committees in the Bill for the better staying of Corn within the Realm (who were appointed on the day next foregoing) brought in the said Bill with some Amendments.
Ognelt with his Council was appointed to be heard in the House upon Monday Morning next, and soin like manner the Council for the Hospital of Warwick.
The Amendments in the Bill for recovering of certain Waste Marish and Watery Grounds in the Isle of Eli and in the Counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Northampton, Lincoln, Norfolk and Suffolk being twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Bourchier one of the Committees in the Bill for Lessees against Patentees, &c. (who were appointed on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing) delivered in the Bill with certain Amendments and a Proviso added unto it.
Monday next was this day appointed for the hearing of the Council of Mr. Throgmorton, and of Sir Moyle Finch, and of the Lord Cobham in this House, and that they have each of them but one Council apiece.
The Bill for the Lord Marquess of Winchester was apon the second reading committed unto Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Doctor Caesar, M r Mainard, Mr. Henry Montague, Mr. Francis Moore and others; and the Bill was delivered to the said Mr. Francis Moore, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Wiseman, one of the Committees in the Bill for Bays (who were appointed on Thursday the 8 th day of this Instant December foregoing) shown the meeting of the Committees and their Amendments in the same; which Amendments being twice read, the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.
The Amendments in the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers or Mariners, being twice read, the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.
The Amendments in the Bill concerning the Possessions of the Bishopric of Norwich being twice read, the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.
M r Serjeant Harries, one of the Committees, in the Bill of establishing of an Award made between Edward Cotten Gent. and Thomas Harvey Yeoman (who were appointed on Tuesday the 6 th day of this instant December foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees, and delivered in the same Bill. Whereupon it was Ordered to be engrossed.
Three Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the well Ordering of such as do practice the Science of Chirurgery, was read the second time, and after the doubtfulness of the question three several times put, it was upon the division of the House dashed, with the difference of twenty nine voices, videlicet with the No one hundred and one, and with the Yea seventy two.
Two Bills were sent sent up to the Lord's from the House of Commons by the Chancellor and others, together with a third being for the Explanation of a Statute in Quinto of her Majesty concerning Laborers.
M r Wiseman one of the Committees in the Bill for bringing in of Foreign Cards for Wooll (who were appointed on Thursday the 8 th of this instant December foregoing) shown the meeting of the Committees, and that eleven only of them did meet, and six of them liked very well of the Bill, and the other five not: And so delivered in the said Bill, referring the same to the further consideration of this House.
M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's two Bills lately passed in this House and now also passed with their Lordships, with some Additions and Amendments; the one of them being for electing of Hospitals for abiding and working Houses for the Poor, and the other for the establishing of the Hospital of Queen Elizabeth in Bristol, and for the relief of the Poor and Orphans there.
The Bill for the granting of six Fifteenths and Tenths and three entire Subsidies unto her Majesty had the second reading, and was Ordered to be engrossed. Vide concerning this Bill of the Subsidy on Wednesday the 7 th of this instant December foregoing.
Edward Legg Esquire, one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Wiggon in the County of Lancaster, was licensed for his necessary business to depart, and left with Mr. Fulk Onslow Clerk of the House three shillings six pence for the Poor and the Minister.
On Monday the 12 th day of December the Bill for redress of Abuses and Deceits used in Painting, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. George Moore, Mr. Fettiplace, Sir William Cornwallis, Mr. Recorder of London and others; and the Bill was delivered to the said Sir William Cornwallis, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber.
The Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Merchant Adventurers of the City of Exeter, was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London, the Burgesses of York, Lynn and Newcastle, M r Serjeant Heyle and others; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said M r Heyle, who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall.
The Bill against the buying of Armor brought from beyond the Seas was read the second time, and rejected upon the several questions for the Committing and Ingrossing.
The Bill for provision of a Preacher in the Tower of London was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House, M r Henry Hubbard, M r Lieutenant of the Tower, M r Recorder of London and others; and the Bill was delivered to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall.
The Bill also for the building of a Bridge over the River of Wye, was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth, M r Herbert Cross, M r Serieant Williams and others; and the Bill was delivered to Sir John Scudamore, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall.
Sir Edward Hobbie, one of the Committees for Privilege and Returns (who were appointed on Saturday the 5 th day of November foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees in sundry Cases both of privilege and Returns. Whereupon it was Ordered, that the Clerk of this House should make search for Precedents against Wednesday next for further consideration then to be thereupon had by this House in the Cases opened by the said Sir Edward Hobby unto this House by Order of the residue of the said Committees.
The Bill for the Lord Thomas Howard was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Francis Bacon, Mr. Francis Moore, Mr. Winch, Mr. Solicitor and others, who were appointed to meet upon Wednesday next in the Afternoon in the Treasury Chamber between the hours of four and five of the Clock.
Mr. Secretary one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivers (who had been appointed on Wednesday the 5 th day of November foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and their agreement in writing concerning certain Objections against some part of the said Bill to the Number of fifteen; which being read to the House by the Clerk, it was Ordered, that Conference should be had with the Lord's for a Committee of both Houses to be had touching the said Objections. Whereupon the said Mr. Secretary with some others of this House were then presently sent to the Lord's to move for the said Conference; Who returning afterwards again to this House, brought word that their Lordships did very honorably and kindly accept the said Message and advice of the said Conference, and had appointed twenty four of themselves to confer with a convenient Number of this House to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon, between one and two of the Clock, in the Great Council Chamber at the Court. Whereupon it was agreed, that all the said former Committees, together with Mr. Hext, Mr. George Cook, Mr. Finch, Mr. Winch, Mr. Henry Hubbard, Mr. Edward Montague and others added unto them, should attend their Lordships at the said time and place, and that the five Serjeants at Law being Members of this House should each of them jointly endeavor to defend and maintain the reasons of the said fifteen Objections equally to be proportioned to their several charges. And it was further agreed by this House and so signified unto them by Mr. Speaker, that any other the Members of this House might in the mean time gather any other Objections against any parts of the said Bill, besides the said fifteen Objections or of any of them, and signify the same unto this House to Morrow, sitting the Court.
The Bill lastly for the relief of the Poor was read the third time, and passed upon the question.
On Tuesday the 13 th day of December six Bills had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for the true making of Daggers, Swords and Rapiers, and of the Blades of every of them, was read the second time and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and engrossing.
The Amendments in the Bill for Bristol were thrice read, and passed upon the question.
The Bill for the recovery of certain Waste Marish and Watery Grounds in the Isle of Eli and the Counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, Northampton, Lincoln, Norfolk and Suffolk was read the third time, and passed upon the question.
The Bill for the relief of the Poor which passed this House yesterday, and the Bill for the recovering of certain Waste Marish and Watry Grounds in the Isle of Eli and Counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, Northampton, &c. were sent up to the Lord's by Mr. Comptroller and others.
The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was read the second time, and after some amendments therein by some of the Committees in the Committee Chamber of this House, and the said Amendments being twice read, the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.
The Committees names for Conference with the Lord's this Afternoon were this day delivered to Mr. Comptroller.
Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's the Bill against Forestallers, Regraters and Engrossers with some Amendments, which Bill lately passed this House, and was sent up to their Lordships.
Mr. Crooke, Mr. Montague, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Oldsworth, Mr. Robert Wroth, Mr. Badger, Mr. George Moore and Mr. Miles Sands went up presently into the Committee Chamber to consider further of the Bill of Tillage.
Mr. Shirley, one of the Committees for continuance of Statutes (who were appointed on Friday the 11 th day of this November foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees, together with their framing of a Bill for the reviving, continuance and explanation of sundry Statutes, and so delivered in the Bill.
Mr. Snagg, one of the Committees for confirmation of Letters Patents granted to the Merchant Adventurers in the City of Exeter (who were appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant December foregoing) shown the meeting of the Committees and their utter disliking of the said Bill, showing the reasons thereof; and so delivered in the said Bill as not fit to pass in this House.
On Wednesday the 14 th day of December, Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for the granting of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths was read the third time and passed upon the question. Vide concerning this Bill on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant December foregoing.
Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House entitled An Act for the explanation of the Statute made in the first year of her Majesty's Raign concerning Laborers; showing that their Lordships have likewise passed the same, with some Amendments.
Mr. Secretary, one of the Committees appointed to have Conference with the Committee of the Lord's yesterday in the Afternoon at the Court, shown at large some particulars of the said Conference; and concluded, that their Lordships did desire, that the Copy of the Objections read unto them by the Committees of this House, might be delivered unto their Lordships in Writing, to the end after due consideration had by them upon the same Objections, their Lordships might in the like manner answer this House in the same in writing. Whereupon after sundry Speeches of other the Committees of this House, It was agreed, their Lordships should have such Copy in writing both of the said Objections, and also of such other Objections as the Members of this House should set down or collect, to be further added to the former Objections; and so delivered in the Bill and Objections.
M r Serjeant Lewkener, one of the Committes in the Bill for confirmation and establishment of the deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesty's Raign (who were appointed on Saturday the third day of this instant December foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees, with some Amendments to the Bill; And so did deliver in the said Bill to the House.
Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading, of which the second being the Bill for establishing of the Possessions of the Bishopric of Norwich, was read the third time, and stayed from being put to the question for passing till to Morrow that the Council of Mistress Leicester have been heard in this House.
M r Francis Moore, one of the Committees for consideration to be had touching the method and substance of the humble thanks to be yielded unto her Majesty by M r Speaker, in the name and on the behalf of this whole House, for her Highness most gracious care and favor, in the repressing of sundry inconveniencies and abuses practiced by Monopolies and Patents of privilege to be set down in writing, shown the meeting, and travel of the said Committees therein, and delivered a Note thereof in writing, which being then read by the Clerk, was well liked of. Whereupon M r Speaker moved the House, that albeit he was ready to perform their Commandment according to the substance and effect of the said Note in Writing; yet they would not tie him to the strict and precise form of the words and terms set down in the same Note, so as he should prosecute the substance and reasons thereof, which was then yielded unto accordingly. Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 8 th day of November foregoing.
Friday next is appointed to hear the learned Council in the Cause of Lessees and Patentees.
On Thursday the 15 th day of December, Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the lawful making of Bayes was read the third time, and past upon the question.
The Amendments in the Bill for relieving of Cloathiers concerning the weight of short broad and coloured Cloaths to be made in the Counties of Suffolk and Fssex, were read twice and ordered to be engrossed.
The Bill for the better staying of Corn within the Realm passed upon the question, upon the division of the House, upon many Arguments, with the difference and advantage of twenty nine voices, viz. with the Yea one hundred twenty four, with the No eighty five. Whereupon after a motion, that according to the ancient Orders of this House all the Members of the same which did sit against against the passing of the said Bill, should go forth of the House to bring in the Bill into the House again, together with the residue of the Members of this House which went out before that were for the passing of the said Bill; (wherein as sundry Speeches were used both pro & contra, so) at last it was resolved it should be so done and observed for Orders sake accordingly. And then all the Members of this House being gone forth saving only M r Speaker and the Clerk, M r Comptroller brought in the Bill in his hand accompanied with all the said Members of this House, and delivered in the same Bill to M r Speaker according to the ancient former usage of this House in that behalf, observed. Vide a like Precedent on Friday March the 21. in Parliament de an o 31 o Eliz.
The old Objections and the new to the number in all of nineteen, collected against sundry parts of the Bill concerning Tellors and Receivers, &c. and prepared to be delivered to the Lord's, were read by the Clerk, and presently thereupon were sent up to the Lord's together with the Bill lately passed this House to preserve the property of stolen Horses, and for the true making of Bays. One other Bill likewise passed in this House this present day, Intituled An Act for the better staying of Corn within the Realm, &c. And also the Bill concerning the City of Bristol, and the Bill for erecting of Hospitals and Houses of Correction and abiding Houses for the Poor, perfected according to their Lordships Amendments in both the same Bills; albeit their Lordships direction in some Amendments were repugnant to the former accustomed ancient Orders of Parliament in such Cases used, as in annexing those Amendments to the said Bill engrossed in Parchment, and indorsed with Soit baille aux Communes, where the same Amendments so annexed ought to have been set down in Paper, and without any indorsement in the same Paper at all. And one other Bill lately passed this House for the Explanation of the Statute made in the 5 th year of her Majesty's Reign concerning Laborers, which Bill being lately passed in this House, and sent up unto their Lordships, was afterwards passed by their Lordships with the Amendment of one only word, and so sent down unto this House from their Lordships: which Amendment being affiled to the said Bill and engrossed in Parchment, and so engrossed with Soit baille aux Communes, was sent also to their Lordships, to pray that the said Amendments may be returned unto this House in Paper affiled to the said Bill, without any indorsement in the said Paper, according to the ancient form of Parliament in such Case used, to the end this House may thereupon proceed to the due and orderly perfecting of the same Amendments accordingly. Vide concerning this matter at large upon Thursday the 20 th day of this instant December ensuing, where this matter is fully handled.
The Bill for increase of people for the service and strength of the Realm, was read the third time, and after many Arguments and speeches to the said Bill for the passing thereof, and sundry contradictory speeches, but only to some parts or branches of the same Bill, till such time as the day was far spent, and the matter then in hand being of very great wight and moment, M r Speaker moved to know the pleasure of the House whether they would in that regard be pleased to defer the said matter to be further argued till to Morrow. Whereof as many of the Members of this House seemed to like well, so many others urging the contrary, it grew in the end to a question, whether the said matter should be deferred for further Argument till to Morrow, or else be presently continued; It was upon the doubtfulness of the voices upon the putting of the question, ordered by the division of the House, with the difference and advantage of nine Voices or Poles, ( viz. with the Yea one hundred and eight, and with the No one hundred and seventeen) that the said Argument should not be any longer continued this day, and thereupon the Court did immediately rise.
On Friday the 16 th day of December, Five Bills had each of them the third reading, and passed upon the question; of which one was against the stretching and tentering of Northern Cloth, and another against the transporting of Sheep-Skins and Pelts; and a little after all the said five Bills so passed in the House were sent up to the Lord's by M r Comptroller and others.
The Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of Christian Lady Sands was upon the second reading committed unto M r Comptroller, M r Secretary, M r Brograve, Attorney of the Duchy, Sir William Moore, M r Edward Lewkenor, Sir Francis Hastings and others: And the Bill was delivered to the said Sir William Moore, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber.
M r Snagg, one of the Committees in the Bill for Provision of a Preacher in the Tower of London (who were appointed on Monday the 12 th day of this instant November foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees, and by their appointment delivered in the Bill, as not fit to have any Course or passing in this House.
After many arguments in the Bill for increase of People for the service and strength of the Realm both with the Bill and also against it, a Motion was made, that a Proviso engrossed in Parchment might be added to the same Bill, which was three times read; And the Bill and Proviso being put to the question, the same did pass accordingly upon the question; And it was then Ordered that the said Proviso should be inserted and written in the end of the said Bill, as a parcel of the same.
On Saturday the 17 th day of December the Bill for the relieving of Cloathiers concerning the weight of short broad coloured Cloths to be made within the Counties of Suffolk and Essex, was read the third time and passed upon the question; and also upon the division of the House, with the difference and advantage of twenty six Voices, ( viz. with the Yea one hundred and five, and with the No seventy nine) which being done and a Motion thereupon made by some, that those which did sit against the Bill might rise and go forth to fetch and bring in the Bill into this House, accompanied with the residue of the Members of this House according to the ancient orders of the House in such Case used; M r Speaker did thereupon move that in regard of the preciousness of this present time, the Parliament being so near an end, it might please this-House in yielding and assenting to the due allowance of the right of the said Order in the said Course thereof in the Ceremony of bringing in this Bill, the Execution of the same may for this time be omitted and forborne in regard of the shortness of the time, and was thereupon so assented unto and Ordered accordingly upon the question.
Nota, That there is an excellent Precedent of the full performance of this Ceremony on Thursday the 15 th day of this instant December foregoing (with which also agrees another like Precedent which fell out in the Parliament in an. 31 Regin Eliz. upon Friday the 21. day of March ) and yet this present passage is somewhat more rare than either of those, in respect that the said Ceremony contrary to the ancient usage of the House of Commons was omitted upon the Motion of the Speaker, after it had been put to the question, and overruled by the major part of voices.
The Bill for Husbandry and Tillage was read the third time and passed upon the question, and after many Arguments was sent up to the Lord's by M r Secretary and others.
The Council on both sides in the Bill concerning the Possessions of the Bishop of Norwich were heard at the Barr, and the Bill after the Council sequestered was put to the question, and so passed accordingly.
On Monday the 19 th day of December the Amendments in the Bill concerning the confirmation and establishment of the Deprivation of divers Bishops in the beginning of her Majesty's Reign being thrice read, the Bill with the Amendments passed upon the question.
Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers or Mariners, was read the third time and referred after sundry speeches unto Sir Robert Wroth and others, to go up unto the Committees Chamber of this House and to amend some parts of the said Bill according to some of the said motions.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's a Bill passed with their Lordships entitled An Act for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy; and do show that their Lordships do recommend the same to this House for the speedy expedition of the same Bill in this House.
The Bill for confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy had its first reading.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's a Bill lately passed from their Lordships by the good assent and agreement of the said parties, Intituled An Act of Parliament for Arthur Hatch her Majesty's Ward, for the enjoying of the Rectory and Parsonage of South Molton in the County of Devon for certain years, reserving the usual Rent.
The Amendments of the Committees of this House, that 〈◊〉 may enjoy their Leases against Patentees in several Cases, being twice read, and also one Proviso for her Majesty in the same Bill likewise twice read, were ordered to be joined and inserted into the said Bill; And one special Proviso also for M r Throgmorton being twice read, It was Ordered after many Arguments upon the said Bill and last Proviso pro & contra, That M r Throgmorton and M r Moyle Finch being at the Door of this House should be severally called in and demanded by M r Speaker, whether they would assent to have the matter in controversy between them referred to be ended by such Arbitrators as had been before nominated for that purpose unto them in the Committee, viz. the Lord Keeper and the Lord Treasurer, and the two Chief Justices, and in what sum they would be bound each to other for their standing to and performing of such Award therein so to be made: It was at last after sundry such demands made, resolved by both their assents at the Bar in this House, that each of them should enter into Bond unto the other in the sum of five thousand pound to stand to the Order and Arbitrament of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and the two Chief Justices, or any three of them, for and concerning the two Leases in question; So as the same Order or Arbitrament be made before the first sitting of this Court which shall happen to be held next after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord now next ensuing, and the Condition of the Bond to be drawn by the Learned Council of the Parties, and to be perused and considered of further by M r Speaker.
On Tuesday the 20 th day of December, the Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read the second time, and passed upon the Question.
M r Recorder of London, one of the Committees in the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers or Mariners (who were appointed on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant December foregoing) shown, that they had amended the said Bill in some parts; which Amendments being twice read to the House, before any allowance for the third reading of them, several Members of this House did argue to the parts of the said Bill and Amendments, both with it and against it; after which, Committees were appointed in the said Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, and also in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees against the next sitting of this Court, and to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall, who were as followeth, viz. M r Solicitor, Sir Thomas Egerton, Sir Gilley Merick, M r Ross, M r Recorder of London, M r Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, Sir George Carey, M r Crew, M r John Hunt, M r Philip's, M r Finch, M r Hext, M r Serjeants Harries, Heyle and Warherton, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Oliver Lambert, M r Francis Moore, Sir Henry Norris, M r Bourchier, M r Montague, M r George Crooke, together with all the Committees in all other Bills formerly committed by this House, and not as yet expedited, who are likewise to meet at the aforesaid time and place concerning such Bills as are committed unto them.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring three Bills from the Lord's, which had passed before in this House, and had been sent up to their Lordships; whereof one was the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars; which Bill their Lordships had passed with some Amendments and Additions. Another Bill was for relief of the Poor, which Bill their Lordships had in like manner passed with some Amendments and Additions. And the third was for Explanation of a Statute made in the first year of the Queens Majesty's Reign, concerning Laborers, which Bill their Lordships had also before passed with some Amendments, and sent it down into this House, and had received the same again afterwards; with Message from this House, that this House had no Warrant to take notice of that Amendment, because it was in Parchment and not in Paper: And shown, that their Lordships did not expect any exception of such Levity from the Gravity of this House; and the rather because this House had before in this present Sessions of Parliament admitted of such like Amendments in Parchment from their Lordships in two other Bills, and not in Paper, without any such exception; their Lordships taking it not to be much material whether such Amendments be written in Parchment or in Paper, either white Paper, black Paper or brown Paper. Which Message being so delivered, and the said M r Attorney and M r Doctor Stanhop departed, M r Speaker reported unto the House the substance of the same Message, putting them in remembrance, that the said Amendment not only was not in Paper, but was also subscribed or indorsed with Soit baille aux Communes. And further shown, that the Cause of the said returning of the said last recited Bill unto their Lordships, to the end the said Amendments thereof might be sent down by their Lordships unto this House in Paper, without any such subscription or indorsement, and not in Parchment, did proceed upon the Advertisement of the Clerk of this House unto M r Speaker, that the Ancient and usual Order of the Parliament in both Houses was and is, that Amendments in Bills are to be set down only in Paper and not in Parchment, and that also without any manner of Endorsement in the same Amendments at all, because the Indorsement thereof is subscribed in the Ingrossed Bill itself under the Indorsement of this House, in the same Bill. Whereupon some of the Members of this House charging the said Clerk, that by his default and Error this House was charged by the Lord's with the said imputation of Levity, the said Clerk then humbly prayed, that some of the Ancient Parliament men of this House might have the Examination of the said Cause, how it had been proceeded in, and to report such the default and error of the Clerk, if any such were. The House thereupon resolved to hear the said Clerk speak himself. Which done, the said Clerk of this House shown, that the Clerk of the Upper House coming into the Exercise of his Office but in this present Sessions of Parliament, the two Bills mentioned by M r Attorney to have been sent to this House from the Lord's with Amendments in Parchment (and unto which no Exceptions had been taken by this House) he the said Clerk of this House did in some friendly and courteous intention towards the said Clerk of the said Upper House, seek to salve up those mistakings for the time only in some part of them, but not in the whole, and so to make the said Clerk of the said Upper House afterwards acquainted with the due Order and Form of the Reformation therein against other times afterwards in like Cases, and had so made one of the Clerks of the said Clerk of the Upper House privy of the right course and manner of the sending down such Amendments in Paper and not in Parchment, and that also without any Indorsement: yet nevertheless the said Amendment in the said Bill so returned as afore said, was eftsoons both sent down in Parchment and also subscribed or Indorsed with [ Soit baille aux Communes ] contrary to the said advice and instruction of the said Clerk of this House, so as aforesaid given to one of the Clerks of the said Clerk of the Upper House. And did further aver unto this House, that the said three Bills being passed in this House Ingrossed in Parchment, are the Bills of this House and not the Bills of the Lord's, though sent up by this House to their Lordships, and do still remain the Bills of this House: And that if their Lordships would have any words of Amendment either taken out of the same Bill, or put into it, or else otherwise altered or changed in it, then must such words be set down in Paper by their Lordships and annexed to the Bill, showing the line and place of the line in the Bill where such words should be either taken out or put in, and then their Lordships to subscribe or Indorse under the superscription or Indorsement of this House in the same Bill, A ceste Bille avecque les amendments à mesme le Bille annex, les Seigneurs sent assentus. But if their Lordships do add any new matter or Proviso to the said Bill which was not before in the same Bill, then must all that be engrossed in Parchment and affiled to the said Bill, and the said Bill must be subscribed or Indorsed under the subscription or Indorsement of this House in the same Bill, A ceste Bille avec{que} le schedule à mesme le Bille annex, les Seigneurs sont assentus: or, A ceste Bille avec{que} une provision annex, les Seigneurs sont assentus, if it be a Proviso and not a Schedule to the body of the Bill: Then also must the said Schedule or Proviso so Ingrossed in Parchment be annexed to the said Bill, and be subscribed and Indorsed by their Lordships under such Schedule or Proviso, Soit baille aux Communes, and so be sent down to this House passed by their Lordships; which done, the said words in Paper must be taken out of the same Bill, or else put into the same Bill only by this House in the said Lines and places of Lines according to the direction of the Lord's said Amendments in Paper; And the said Schedule or Proviso, being three times read and passed in this House upon the question, the same Schedule or Proviso must be subscribed and Indorsed by this House under their Lordships said Indorsement thereof, A ceste Schedule les Communes sont assentus, if it be a Schedule; or, A ceste provision les Communes sont assentus, if it be a Proviso. Which Course being so then also approved by some of the Ancientest now Parliament Members of this House, It was thought meet that all the Members of this House being of her Majesty's Privy Council, together which the best sort of the rest of the Members of this House, accompanied with the Serjeants at Law which are of this House, should be presently sent to their Lordships from this House, without carrying up any Bill at all, and to signify unto their Lordships in the name of this whole House, That as this House had not in any manner of sort erred in their said returning unto their Lordships the said Bill and Amendments in Parchment to have had the same done in Paper and without any Subscription or Indorsement at all, to the end this House might by Warrant thereof have inserted the same Amendments into that their own engrossed Bill according to the ancient Order of Parliament in such Cases formerly used by this House: So this House doth take itself to be very hardly dealt with, to be taxed by their Lordships with imputation of Levity, and reproached by other unusual and unnecessary terms delivered unto them this day in the said Message from their Lordships. And then upon some further Motion it was resolved, that M r Secretary, accompanied with M r Chancellor of the Exchequer and others, should be thereupon sent to their said Lordships presently for that purpose. Which done, the said M r Secretary putting the House in mind that the Lord's had sent down to this House three Bills, at their time of sending down their said Message to this House, Moved, that this House would be pleased to accompany this their Message unto their Lordships imposed upon him, with the Bill which this day passed in this House, for Confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy. Which being yielded unto, the Amendments of the Lord's in Paper annexed to the said engrossed Bill of this House, Intituled An Act for the Explanation of the Statute made in the first year of her Majesty's Reign concerning Laborers, were three times read by the Clerk and agreed upon the Question, and presently inserted into the said engrossed Bill accordingly; and both Bills were thereupon sent up to their Lordships by the said M r Secretary and others, together with the said Message of this House; and at their returning back again, the said M r Secretary signified unto this House that he had delivered their said Message unto the Lord's according to their charge laid upon him therein. But what was their Lordships Answer is most negligently and inconsiderately omitted by Fulk Onslow Esq Clerk of the House of Commons; though it may be not improbably gathered, that their Lordships did rest very well satisfied with this Message of the said House of Commons, and did impute the said mistakes to be the inexperience of the said Thomas Smith Esquire their new Clerk, who had this Parliament succeeded unto Anthony Mason Esq, formerly Clerk of the Upper House. Which may the rather be conjectured, because there was another Precedent this very Parliament upon Thursday the 24 th day of November foregoing, in which the Lord's upon a like mistake of the said Clerk did very honourably acknowledge the said error and caused it to be amended.
The next thing finally that ensueth upon relation of the aforesaid great business, is the Adjournment of the Parliament, which is entered in these very words following.
This day this Court was Adjourned until the 11 th day of January next coming at eight of the Clock in the Morning by her Majesty's Commandment, and so likewise the Upper House.
Upon which said 11 th day of January being Wednesday, the House (according to the aforesaid Adjournment upon Tuesday the 20 th day of December last past) met again, and without any further Ceremony proceeded in such ordinary Bills and businesses as had been left unperfected in the former meeting; the first of which that is expressed in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons, was the giving of the first reading unto the Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's added unto the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships, and again returned from them with the said Amendments and Provisoes, being Intituled An Act for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House, Intituled An Act for the relief of the Poor, were likewise this day read in the House for the first reading of the same Amendments and Provisoes.
The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesty's Ward for the enjoying of the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Molton in the County of Devon for certain Years, reserving the usual Rent, was read the first time.
The Bill concerning the Highway Lands of Ailesbury in the County of Buckingham was upon the second reading committed unto M r Chancellor of the Exchequer, M r Recorder of Lendon, M r Lea, the Burgestes of Aylesbury, M r Boyer, and others; who were appointed to meet in the Inner-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this day.
M r Hext, one of the Committees in the Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, and in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees, shown that for lack of meeting of the Committees to a convenient number they had done nothing in those Bills, and so prayed another time for their meeting. Whereupon the former Committees (who had been nominated on Saturday the third day, and on Wednesday the 7 th day of December foregoing) were appointed to meet to Morrow at Serjeants-Inn Hall in Chancery-lane, at two of the Clock in the Afternoon for the said Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Hext one of the said Committees: and the further course of the said Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees to be deferred to be further considered of by the former Committees in the same.
The Bill for Limitation of time for bringing of Formedons in the Deseender, and Writs of Error, was upon the second reading committed unto M r Serjeants Heyle, Harris and Walberton, M r Attorneys of the Duchy and Court of Wards, M r Sands, Sir Edward Hobby and divers others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock at Serjeants-Inn Hall in Chancery-lane.
The Bill for Costs to be awarded in a Prohibition, was upon the second reading committed to the former Committees, to meet at the former day and place, and Mr. Doctor James, Mr. Doctor Bennit, Mr. Doctor Caesar, Mr. Doctor Parkings, Mr. Doctor Crompton and others were added unto them for this Bill.
The Amendments and Proviso of the Committees in the Bill to prevent double payments of Debts upon Shop-Books was deferred till to Morrow to be further considered of, for the perfecting of the same, above in the Committees Chamber for this House.
The Bill lastly for taking away of Clergy from Robbers of Houses in the day time, though no person be therein, was read the first time.
On Thursday the 12 th day of January, Three Bills had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for the due execution of Ordinances made by Corporations, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Philip's, Mr. Serjeant Walberton and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-Lane.
The Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault was read the second time and committed to the former Committees which had been in two other Bills before framed to this purpose (whereof the first had its second reading, and was committed upon Wednesday the 9 th day of November foregoing, and then as it seems being rejected by the Committees, a new Bill was to that purpose by them framed, which had its second reading on Wednesday the 7 th day of December foregoing, and was thereupon committed to the former Committees and some others, who, as may very plainly be gathered, disliking the said new Bill, framed yet a third Bill more to the like effect, which was this present Thursday read the second time and committed to all the former Committees in the two other Bills; whose names because they are in the former Commitments but in part set down, are now at last in this place inserted at large, in respect that the said Bill touching Maultsters was so often altered, which is not usual, the names of which Committees were as followeth, viz. Sir Robert Wroth, Mr. Hubberd, Mr. Liere, the Burgesses of York, Hull, Worcester and Gloucester, Mr. Bembridge, Mr. Henry Yelverton, Mr. Wallis, Mr. Oglethorp, Mr. John Caswell, Sir Henry Norris, Mr. Henry Vaughan, Mr. Green, Sir Henry North, Mr. George Rotheram, Mr. William Ford, Mr. Miles Sandes, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Michael Stanhop, Mr. Swain, Mr. Little, Mr. Fulk Grevill, Mr. Peake, Mr. Litten, Mr. Nathaniel Bacon, the Burgesses of Norwich and Cambridge, Warwick, Coventry and Tewxbury, Sir Thomas Hobby, Mr. Winch, Mr. Yelverton, the Knights and Burgesses of Bedford, Sir William Brereton, Mr. Agustine, Mr. Henry Hubberd, Mr. Serjeant Walberton, Sir Francis Knolles, Mr. Edward Lewkenor, Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Stringer, Doctor Bennit, Mr. Smith and Sir John Tracy; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Hubberd, one of the said Committees, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring word from the Lord's, that whereas there did pass a Bill in this House entitled An Act for the increase of People for the service and strength of the Realm, which was sent up to their Lordships by this House, their Lordships have had the same Bill twice read in the Upper House with their Lordships; and did further signify that their Lordships did desire a Conference touching that Bill with a Selected Number of the Members of this House; and that their Lordships had appointed thirty one of themselves for that purpose, and have appointed the place of meeting to be in the great Council Chamber at the Court between one and two of the Clock in the Afternoon. Upon the delivery of which Message to the House by M r Speaker, there were appointed for the said Conference all the Privy Council being Members of this House, Sir Thomas Cecil, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir William Cornewallis, M r Francis Bacon, all the Serjeants at Law, M r Fulk Grevil, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir William Moore, Sir Thomas Conisby, Sir George Carey, Mr. Solicitor, Master Philip's, with divers others.
And it was then further Ordered, that the two Commitments this day appointed to have been holden to Morrow in the Afternoon in Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-Lane, should be deferred unto Saturday next in the Afternoon in the said place; And that Mr. Comptroller with some other Members of this House do presently repair unto the Upper House to move their Lordships on the behalf of this House, that their Lordships would be pleased to set down in writing unto this House the reasons their Lordships have to object against the said Bill, That the said Committees of this House may be the better informed to satisfy their Lordships therein to Morrow at the said Conference.
Mr. Comptroller with other the Members of this House returning from the Lord's shown, that they have moved their Lordships for the having of the said Reasons delivered unto this House in Writing, according to the Charge of this House delivered unto him and them by this House in that behalf; and that their Lordships Answer was, that they did think it to be against the ancient Orders of Parliament to deliver any reasons in writing before a verbal Conference first had of both Houses together, which was to be done to Morrow. Vide Jan. 24. postea.
The Bill for the Hundred of Beynersh aliàs Benherst in the County of Berks was read the second time, and upon the question was Ordered to be engrossed.
The Amendments this day made by some of the Members of this House above in the Committees Chamber of this House in the Bill to prevent double payment of debts upon Shop-Books, were twice read, and upon the question were Ordered to be engrossed.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's to the Bill lately passed in this House, entitled An Act for the erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars, being twice read for the second and third reading of the same Amendments and Provisoes, were together with the said Bill after sundry Speeches first had, referred to the further Examination and Consideration of Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Francis Bacon, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Lewkenor, Mr. Wingfield, Sir Edward Hobby, Sir William Cornwallis, Mr. Hext, Mr. Serjeant Harries and Sir Robert Wroth, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon together with the other Committees in the Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, at Serjeants-Inn n Chancery-Lane.
Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Dr. Stanhop did bring from the Lord's one Bill lately passed this House and sent up to their Lordships, Intituled An Act for the naturalizing of certain Englishmens Children and others born beyond the Seas, and do show that their Lordships have passed the same Bill with some Amendments of their Lordships in the same Bill.
The Learned Council for the Hospital of Warwick being this day present at the Bar in this House, and no Council at all for any adverse party then appearing to be present, it was resolved that one ..... Ognell being Prisoner in the Fleet should be advertized by Mr. Serjeant Harris, that to Morrow is given for him to bring his Council into this House, if he so will, at his own peril. And further it is resolved, that if the said Ognell shall not then bring his Council accordingly, this House will then further proceed for the behalf of the said Hospital as shall appertain without further delay.
The Bill to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to Charitable uses, was read the first time.
On Friday the 13 th day of January, Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill concerning Garret de Malines, and John Hunger Merchants Strangers, was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights and Burgesses of London, Mr. Thomas Smith, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Oldsworth and others; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir John Hart, one of the Committees, who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane.
Mr. Oldsworth, one of the Committees in the Bill for the erecting and building of a Bridge over Wye at Wilton upon Wye, near the Town of Ross in the County of Hereford (who were appointed on Monday the 12 th day of December foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, with some Amendments by them in the Bill, and so delivered in the said Bill into the said House.
Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill concerning the suppression of unlawful and unsized Bread, was upon the second reading committed unto the Knights and Citizens of London, Mr. Edward Hubbard, the Burgesses for Chester, Worcester, Oxford, Bristol, Winchester and Cambridge, Serjeant Harris and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane, and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Recorder of London.
The Learned Council on both Parties concerning the Bill for the Hospital of Warwick being present at the Bar, and heard at large, it was after sundry Arguments and Speeches both against the Bill and with the Bill Ordered upon the question to be engrossed.
Sir Walter Raleigh, one of the Committees in the Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, and for conferring some part of the same Bill, with the Lord's Amendments and Provisoes in 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, shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and that they do think it convenient that some Conference be prayed with the Lord's by this House as well touching some parts of their Lordships said Amendments and Provisoes, as of some parts of their Lordships said Amendments tending to the body of the said Bill: Upon which it was after some few Speeches had by some Members of this House concerning the said Motion, thought good to respite any further proceeding in the said Motion for Conference till to Morrow, in regard partly that another Conference is already appointed to be had this Afternoon with their Lordships at the Court by certain Committees of the House upon a former appointment.
M r Finch, one of the Committees in the Bill for Costs in a Prohibition (who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, with some their Amendments to the Bill; and so delivered the Bill into the House; which Amendments being twice read, and the Bill after sundry Speeches further then also in some part altered, the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be engrossed accordingly.
M r John Acton, one of the Burgesses for Droitwich in the County of Worcester, is for his special business licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart.
On Saturday the 14 th day of January, Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill to reform deceits and breaches of trust touching Lands given to charitable uses was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harris, Mr. Serjeant Lewkenor, Mr. Serjeant Warberton, the Knights and Burgesses for London, Mr. Miles Sands, Sir Robert Wroth and others; and he Bill and Committees names was delivered to Mr. Serjeant Harris, who with the rest was appointed to meet upon Monday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane.
The Bill for the reviving, Continuation and Explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Edward Hobby, Mr. Anthony Wildman, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Francis Bacon, Sir George Carey, Mr. Fulk Grevill, Sir Oliver Lambert, Mr. Brograve, Attorney of the Duchy, with divers others, who were appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber upon Tuesday next at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop coming from the Lord's, Mr. Attorney shown, that whereas Yesterday in the Conference at the Court by the Committees of both Houses it pleased their Lordships to appoint him to deliver unto the Committees of this House such defects as their Lordships did conceive to be in the Bill lately passed in this House, for the increase of people for the service and defense of the Realm, which he then did so deliver accordingly; at which time the same was verbally answered but only by one of the said Committees of this House, and that also with protestation of no advantage to be taken thereby to the prejudice or hindrance of the Bill: At which time also, as it was prayed by the said Committees of this House, that their Lordships would vouchsafe to set down the said pretended defects in writing, and their Lordships then assented so to do; so their Lordships did now send down the same in writing unto this House accordingly. And so the said Mr. Attorney did deliver the same to Mr. Speaker, and then departed. Vide January the 24 th Tuesday poslea.
The Bill for Arthur Hatch her Majesty's Ward for the enjoying of the Rectory and Parsonage of South-Molton in the County of Devon, for certain years reserving the usual rent, was read the third time and passed upon the Question.
Sir Walter Raleigh renewing the Motion for a Conference to be prayed with the Lord's concerning their said Amendments and Provisoes in the Bill for erecting of Houses of Correction and punishment of Rogues and Sturdy Beggars, for the better reconciling of the same with the Bill now begun in this House against wandering Soldiers and Mariners, it was thereupon thought convenient by this House that he the said Sir Walter Raleigh accompanied with a convenient number of the Members of this House, should presently repair to the Upper House to move for the said Conference accordingly.
Sir Walter Raleigh and the residue returning from the Lord's, after the Bill to prevent double payment of Debts upon Shop-Books had been read the third time and passed the House, he shown that they moved their Lordships for the said Conference on the behalf of this House, and that their Lordships have thereupon appointed six of themselves to meet for that purpose with a convenient number of the Members of this House upon Monday next at eight of the Clock in the Morning in the second Chamber of the Upper House: And did further show unto this House, that when he and the residue (after the said Motion made unto their Lordships for the said Conference) did attend their Lordships Answer, and were called in to receive the same, their Lordships did then deliver the said Answer unto the said Members of this House at the Bar, not using any of their Lordships former and wonted courteous manner of coming down towards the said Members of this House to the Bar, but all of them sitting still in their great Estates very solemnly and all covered, the Lord Keeper sitting also still in like manner covered, delivered the said Answer unto the said Members of this House, to the great indignity of this House, and contrary to all former usage of their Lordships heretofore towards the Members of this House in like Cases accustomed. Whereupon their Lordships innovation being misliked of by sundry Members of this House very much, and in some part debated by them, for further resolution thereupon there were nominated and appointed for that purpose Mr. Comptroller, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Grevill, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Oliver Lambert, Mr. Hext, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Anthony Mildmay with many others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in Serjeants-Inn in Chancery-lane, to inform themselves in the said Cause against that time of Conference accordingly. Vide on January the 12 th Friday, residuum istius materiae.
Mr. Bacon reciting in part the proceedings Yesterday in the Conference with the Lord's at the Court, and putting the House in mind of the Objections of the Lord's, delivered this day in writing by Mr. Attorney General, moved for a Committee of some selected Members of this House to be nominated to confer and consider upon the said Objections for the better answering of the same to the maintenance of the Bill. Whereupon some desiring that the said Objections might be read, all was then further deferred till Monday next, the time being now far spent, and the House ready to rise.
On Monday the 16 th of January, Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for explanation and addition of an Act of Quinto Reginae for maintenance of the Navy, was read the first time.
The 31. Objections of the Lord's touching the Bill lately passed in this House, and sent up to their Lordships, Intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and defense of the Realm, were read to the House upon the Motion of M r Francis Bacon, who after the reading of the aforesaid objections moved 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 Cecil, M r Francis Bacon, M r Solicitor, M r Brograve, Attorney of the Duchy, 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 Philip's, 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) shown 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 Error (who were appointed on Wednesday the 11 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown 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 Jointure 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 Lord's 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) shown the travel of the Committees of this House with the Committees of the Lord's 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 Lord's, 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 Bishopric 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 Duchy, 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 Lord's from the House of Commons by Sir Tho. Cecil 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 entailed to him by Sir Walter Mildmay his Father, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Secretary, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Thomas Cecil, Sir Edward Hobby, Mr. Solicitor, M. Philip's, 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 Lord's 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 Jointure 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 Lord's 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 Lord's 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 Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House, Intituled An Act for the establishment of the Bishopric of Norwich and the Possession of the same, against a certain concealed pretended title made thereunto; and do show that their Lordships have also passed the same Bill, with a Proviso thereunto added by their Lordships, and so delivered the Bill to M r Speaker.
On Wednesday the 18 th day of January, Eight Bills had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for renewing, continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Soldiers was read the first time; And the last being the Bill to tax all Lands and Goods for the payment of the Subsidy in the same Parish where it lieth, was read the first time, and rejected upon the Question for a second reading.
The Committees in the Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault, (who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing) and the Committees in the Bill to restrain deceits and breaches of Trust (who were appointed on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing) are appointed to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon at two of the Clock.
M r Finch, one of the Committees in the Bill against wandering Soldiers and Mariners (who were appointed on Wednesday the 7 th day of December foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and that they have made a new Bill for that purpose; and so delivering in both the old Bill and the new Bill, prayed the speedy expediting of the said new Bill. Whereupon the same Bill was then presently read for the first reading.
The Bill to enable Thomas Knivet Esquire to dispose of certain LandsEntailed to him by Dame Anne Knivet his Mother, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Serjeant Williams, Mr. Serjeant Warberton, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, and 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.
The Bill for taking away of Clergy from Robbers of Houses in the day time though no person be in the House at the time of the Robbery, was upon the second reading referred to Sir Robert Wroth, M r Serjeant Hale and others, to consider further for some Amendments in the same Bill presently in the Committee Chamber of this House.
The Bill for Explanation and Addition of an Act of 5 o Reginae for the maintenance of the Navy, was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Henry Hubberd, Mr. Cole, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Doctor Caesar, Mr. Lewkenor and others; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Doctor Caesar, who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Exchequer Court at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
The Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees, with a Note of the Committees names, was delivered to the former Committees (who were appointed on Saturday the 3 d day of December foregoing) to be further considered by them concerning such their Amendments in the same Bill as have not yet been read in this House.
The Bill for confirmation of Ordinances made by Corporations was read the third time, and after sundry Speeches and Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill, and upon some Motions to be made for the said Bill before it should be put to the Question for the passing, the question was first made for the said Amendments, and resolved both upon the question and also upon the division of the House with the difference and advantage of sixty five Voices, viz. with the Yea seventy, and with the No a hundred thirty five, that the Amendments should not be made to the said Bill; and then afterwards the said Bill being put to the question accordingly, the same Bill was dashed.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop coming from the Lord's, M r Attorney shown, that their Lordships commanded him to signify unto this House, that whereas their Lordships received a Bill from this House Intituled An Act for increase of people for the service and defense of the Realm, their Lordships having a very good liking of the meaning and intent of the said Bill, and finding nevertheless sundry imperfections in the said Bill, have not only imparted those imperfections in a verbal Conference by a Committee of their Lordships unto a Committee of this House, but also did afterwards deliver the same in writing unto this House; since which time their Lordships have heard nothing thereof from this House; their Lordships do now desire to understand the further mind of this House touching the same Bill. Which Message being reported unto the House by M r Speaker, and the said Mr. Attorney and Mr. Doctor Stanhop first sequestered, it was thereupon resolved by this House, that Answer should be made unto their Lordships, that this House hath not omitted any opportunity to consider of the said pretended imperfections for the further Answering of them with all possible Conveniency, and will signify the same unto their Lordships with as convenient speed as they can. Which Answer for this time was immediately after delivered by Mr. Speaker unto the said Mr. Attorney and Mr. Doctor Stanhop to be returned unto their Lordships accordingly. Vide Jan. 24. Tuesd. postea.
On Thursday the 19 th day of January, the Bill for reuniting the Manor of Paris Garden in the County of Surrey, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, Mr. Norton, Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Serjeant Williams, Mr. Edmund Boyer, and Mr. Francis More and others; and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to Mr. Edmund Boyer, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock.
The Bill for the repealing of a branch of a Statute made in the thirty fourth Year of King Henry the Eighth, Intituled, The Ordinance for Wales, was read the second time, and not being spoken against by any was Ordered to be engrossed.
M r Snagg, one of the Committees in the Amendments of the Bill for the reviving, continuing, explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes (who were appointed on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing) and in the Bill also for taking away of Clergy from Robbers of Houses in the day time though no person be in the House at the time of the Robbery done (who were appointed Yesterday) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and sundry their Amendments and Additions to the said Bills at large, and so delivered in both the said Bills into the House accordingly.
Mr. Serjeant Harris, one of the Committees in the Bill to reform deceits and breaches of Trust (who were appointed on Saturday the 14 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and some their Amendments and Additions to the same Bill, which Amendments and Additions being twice read, the Bill was upon the Question Ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Francis Bacon, one of the Committees of this House to confer and consider of the 31. Objections of the Lord's unto the Bill lately passed this House, Intituled, An Act for the increase of people for the service and defense of the Realm, shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and that they have set down in writing Answers to the same Objections ready to be presently sent to their Lordships if this House shall so think good, and so moved the present reading of the same Answers in this House. Whereupon the Clerk of this House did severally read all the said Objections, and the said Mr. Bacon did then also read every several Answer to the same Objections particularly and distinctly. Which being done, it was after some Motions and Speeches of sundry Members of this House resolved by this House, that the said Answer in writing should be sent up from this House to their Lordships presently by Mr. Comptroller, accompanied with a convenient number of the Members of this House, which was so done thereupon accordingly. Vide concerning this matter on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January ensuing.
Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, one of the Committees in the Bill for confirmation of the Jointure of Christian Lady Sands (who were appointed on Friday the 16 th day of December foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees at large, and concluded with a Motion that the Council of both sides may be heard in this House for the better satisfaction of this House in the Cause. Whereupon it was Ordered that their Council should be heard in this House upon Saturday next accordingly, and both the Parties to have but one Council a-piece.
The Bill to take away future uses creating perpetuities of Lands was read the first time.
The Bill against the Excess of Apparel was upon the second reading committed unto all the Privy-Council being Members of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Edward Hobby, Sir Thomas Conisby, Sir Oliver Lambert, Mr. Yelverton and others; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Comptroller, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber. Vide Febr. 7 th .
On Friday the 20 th day of January, the Bill for the sale of the Lands and Goods of John Sharp to pay his Debts, was upon the second reading committed unto Sir John Hart, Mr. Henry Hubberd, Mr. Nevill, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. Southerton, Mr. Colebrand and others; and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to Mr. Southerton, who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall.
The Bill that Thomas Culpepper and John Culpepper may dispose of their Lands whereof they are Tenants in Tail as other Tenants in Tail may do, was read the second time and committed to M r Barker, Mr. Serjeant Harris, Mr. Hide, Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Serjeant Williams, and Sir William Cornwallis; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to the said Mr. Serjeant Williams, who with the rest was appointed to meet in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock this Afternoon.
Mr. Serjeant Harris, one of the Committees in the Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases (who were appointed on Saturday the 3 d day of December foregoing) and in the Bill concerning the suppressing of unlawful and unsized Bread (who were appointed on Friday the 13 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees in both the said Bills, and their Amendments in the Bill concerning Lessees and Patentees; which Amendments being then twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
And further shown, that the said Bill concerning the suppressing of unlawful and unsized Bread was in opinion of the said Committees fit to be reserved till another Parliament.
The Amendments and Proviso of the Lord's to the Bill entitled An Act for the relief of the Poor being thrice read, the said Amendments were assented unto, and the said Proviso passed upon the question.
The Amendments of the Lord's to the Bill entitled An Act for the Naturalizing of certain English men's Children and others born beyond the Seas being three times read, were assented unto by this House upon the question.
The Proviso of the Lord's added to the Bill entitled An Act for the establishment of the Bishopric of Norwich and the Possessions of the same against a certain pretended concealed Title made thereunto, being three times read, the same Proviso passed upon the question.
Three Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill to reform Deceits and Breaches of Trust touching Lands given unto Charitable Uses was read the third time, and passed upon the question.
The Amendments of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House entitled An Act for the repressing of Offences that are of the nature of Stealth and are not Felonies by the Laws of the Realm, being thice read, were assented unto by this House.
Four Bills were sent up to the Lord's from the House of Commons by Mr. Comptroller and others; of which the first was the Bill for the establishment of the Bishopric of Norwich, and the Possessions of the same against a certain pretended concealed Title; and the second was the Bill for Arthur Hatch &c. with two others of no great moment, which passed the House this present day; with further Order that this House desired some Conference with their Lordships for the further satisfaction of this House touching the said innovation of their Lordships said manner of their late giving Answer unto the Members of this House contrary to their Lordships former usage in such Cases heretofore.
The Bill for the most Commodious usage of Lands dispersed in Common Fields was read the second time, and rejected upon the several questions for the Committing and Ingrossing.
William Kirkham the younger was brought into this House to the Barr and heard at large; and resolved further by the House not to hear him any further nor any Council for him: Nevertheless to hear the Council to Morrow of such as pretend any interest under the title of Kirkham to any the Lands comprehended in the Lease mentioned in the Bill.
M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Stanhop do bring from the Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House entitled An Act for the maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage, which Bill their Lordships have also passed with very many Amendments and with a Proviso. And shown further, That their Lordships commanded him to show unto this House, that their Lordships had very willingly yielded unto the Motion of this House made unto their Lordships this present day for Conference, and that their Lordships had for that purpose appointed the Number of twenty of themselves, and do desire that the same Conference may be had presently, if it shall so please 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 Soldiers 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 daytime though nobody be in the House at the time of the Robbery done, being twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
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 Lord's, M r Secretary shown 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 itself 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 itself, 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 Lord's 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 distaste of theirs the Lord's 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 Cecil 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 abovementioned 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 distaste, or therein offered unto the said House of Commons itself 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 Lord's 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 Lord's 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 Highways 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 engrossed.
M r Walgrave, one of the Committees in the Bill to prohibit the carrying of Herrings beyond the Seas (who were appointed Yesterday) shown 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 engrossed.
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 Solicitor, 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) shown 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 engrossed.
The Lord Sandes and Sir Walter Sandes with their Council 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 Friday the 16 th day of December foregoing.) Vide January 24. Tuesday postea.
The Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers or Mariners was read the third time, and after many Speeches and Arguments, some with the Bill and some against the Bill, was in the end put to the Question, together with a Proviso added thereunto and three times read, and so passed accordingly.
Mr. Edward Hubberd, one of the Committees in the Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault and disorderly Brewing of strong Beer (who were appointed on Thursday the 12 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the said Committees with some their Amendments to the said Bill, and so delivered in the Bill to the House.
On Monday the 23 th day of January, Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the third being the Bill for Explanation of a Saving in a Statute made xxvii o Reg. Eliz. Intituled, An Act for the better foundation and relief of the Poor of the Hospital of Eastbridge in the County of Canterbury, was read the second time and rejected upon the several Questions for the committing and ingrossing.
Sir John Hart, one of the Committees in the Bill concerning Garret de Malines and John Hunger Merchants Strangers (who were appointed on Friday the 13 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees, and their making of a new Bill for sundry considerations then opened by him, and so delivered in both the old Bill and the new Bill.
The Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town of Great-Yarmouth, according to a Statute made in the thirtieth Year of King Edward the Third, was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, Mr. Maynard, Mr. Fulk Grevill, Mr. Walgrave and others; and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to the said Mr. Fulk Grevill, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Shirley, one of the Committees in the Bill for the sale of the Lands and Goods of John Sharp to pay his Debts (who were appointed on Friday the 20 th day of this instant January ) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees with some their Amendments to the same, and so delivered in the said Bill to the House.
The Bill for reviving, continuance, explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes was read the third time and passed upon the Question.
Five Bills were sent up to the Lord's from the House of Commons by Mr. Comptroller and others; of which one was the Bill against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers and Mariners, and another for the Naturalizing of certain Englishmens Children and others born beyond the Seas.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's in the Bill for the maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage lately passed this House being three times read, the said Amendments were assented unto and the said Proviso passed upon the Question.
The Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees their Heirs and Assigns, notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rent during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown, was read the third time and passed upon the Question.
The Bill for reviving, continuance, explanation and perfecting of divers Statutes, and the Bill that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees, their Heirs and Assigns, notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown, were sent up to the Lord's by Mr. Secretary and others.
Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Carew did bring word from the Lord's, that whereas a Bill lately passed in this House was sent up unto their Lordships Intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and defense of the Realm, and their Lordships had thereupon caused the same Bill first to have two readings in the Upper House, and finding many imperfections in the same Bill, yet their Lordships very well liking of the intent and scope of the said Bill and the good furtherance thereof, moved for Conference with some of the Members of this House touching the said Bill, wherein the said imperfections were first imparted by their Lordships unto the Committees of this House in a Verbal Conference, and afterwards sent down by their Lordships to this House in writing; and Answers thereupon returned by this House to their Lordships in writing, to the same imperfections; their Lordships very much affecting the purport and true meaning of the said Bill, and wishing all good furtherance therein, do desire that a convenient number of selected Members of this House may be appointed to have Conference with six of their Lordships touching this matter to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Morning in the Chamber next the Upper House: And do also desire, that a convenient number of the Members of this House may be in like manner appointed to meet with their Lordships to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Great Council-Chamber at the Court for Conference touching the Bill passed by their Lordships and sent down by them unto this House, Intituled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of the Act made in the thirteenth year of the Queens Majesty's Reign Cap. 4 to concerning Tellors, Receivers, &c. Whereupon Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Francis Bacon, Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, and all the Serjeants at Law being Members of this House, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. George Moore, Mr. Yelverton, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Fulk Grevill, Sir Thomas Cecil and Mr. Attorney of the Court of Wards, were nominated and appointed to attend their Lordships to Morrow in the Morning at eight of the Clock in the Chamber next to the Upper House accordingly.
The former Committees of this House in the said Bill concerning Tellors, Receivers, &c. (who were appointed on Monday the 5 th day of December foregoing) were this day likewise appointed to attend their Lordships to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon at the said great Council Chamber at the Court. Vide concerning this Matter, as also touching the Bill for Increase of People, &c. on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January immediately ensuing.
The Amendments in the Bill to restrain the excessive making of Mault and disorderly brewing of strong Beer being twice read, the Bill was after many Speeches and Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill ordered upon the question to be engrossed.
On Tuesday the 24 th day of January the Bill concerning Garret de Malins and John Hunger Merchants-Strangers had its first reading, being a new Bill, and was brought in by the Committees of the old Bill, who were appointed on Friday the 13 th day 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 Jointure of Mary Lady Verney was upon the second reading committed unto M r Philip's, 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 forever, was read the third time and passed upon the question, the learned Council 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 Jointure 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 shown that himself and the residue of the Committees appointed by this House for Conference with the Lord's touching the Bill Intituled An Act for the increase of People for the service and Defense 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 shown, 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 Jointure for the Lady Mary Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight (who were appointed on the day foregoing) shown 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 Soldiers 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 Duchy, 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 Ross in the County of Hereford being twice read, the same was upon the question ordered to be engrossed.
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 engrossed.
The Amendments in the Bill for the reuniting of the Manor of Paris Garden in the County of Surrey being twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
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 expenses only] passed upon the Question.
Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop do bring word from the Lord's, 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 Majesty's Reign concerning Tellors, Receivers, &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 Lord's 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 Lord's upon Monday last in the Morning concerning the Bill for increase of people for the service and defense of the Realm, did bring from the Committees of the Lord's 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 Lord's 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) shown 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 engrossed.
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 Soldiers, 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 settling and disposing of certain Lands of M r Thomas Knivets was read the second time, and Ordered upon the Question to be engrossed.
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 engrossed.
M r Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Carew did bring from the Lord's a Bill passed with their Lordships, Intituled An Act for the reforming of sundry abuses committed by Soldiers and others, used in her Majesty's Services concerning the Wars.
The Learned Council of certain persons pretending interest under the title of William Kirkham the Younger, to some of the Lord's 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 Lord's 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 Soldiers and others used in her Majesty's 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. Boys, 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 Majesty's 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 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 Soldiers and others used in her Majesty's 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 Duchy, 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 Lord's 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 show that their Lordships have likewise passed the same Bill with a Proviso and some Amendments.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's 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 Council of the other sides may be here.
M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers and Mariners: And did show in like manner, that their Lordships had passed the same Bill with some Amendments.
The Amendments of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act against lewd and wandering persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers 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 Lord's Intituled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of an Act made in the thirteenth year of the Queens Majesty's Reign Capito quarto, concerning Tellors, Receivers, &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 Soldiers (who were appointed on Thursday the 26 th day of this instant January foregoing) shown 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 Lord's a Bill passed with their Lordships, entitled 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, entitled 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 Lord's 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, entitled An Act to reform sundry abuses committed by Soldiers and others used to her Majesty's services concerning the Wars.
M r Chancellor of the Exchequer, one of the Committees for Conference amongst themselves concerning the Bill entitled An Act for the better Explanation and Execution of the Act made in the 13 th year of the Queens Majesty's Reign Cap. quart. concerning Tellors and Receivers, &c. shown 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 Lord's, in regard of many inconveniencies appearing in the same Bill, which were then opened by him at large: And shown 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, shown 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 Lord's a Bill entitled An Act for the Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Bill against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry was read the second time, and committed unto the former Committees in the Bill for reforming of sundry abuses by Soldiers and others used in her Majesty's service concerning the Wars (who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of this instant January foregoing) and to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Chamber, as in the said other Bill is likewise appointed; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to M r Chancellor of the Exchequer.
M r Secretary and the residue returning from the Lord's, he shown their delivering both of their Bills and of the message of this House unto their Lordships, as he had in charge by this House to do. And further shown, that their Lordships have appointed twenty of themselves to meet with a convenient number of the Members of this House for the Conference in the great Council Chamber at the Court at two of the Clock in the Afternoon concerning the said Bill entitled An Act for the reforming of sundry abuses by Soldiers and others used in her Majesty's services concerning the Wars.
The Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of Christian Lady Sands was read the third time.
Two Provisoes engrossed in Parchment being offered unto this House by the Lord Sands to be added to the said Bill, were twice read, and upon the second reading of the same Provisoes it was Ordered after many and sundry Arguments and Speeches of divers Members of this House, that the same Provisoes should be committed unto Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Brograve Attorney of the Duchy, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Serjeant Williams, and others; and the Provisoes were delivered to Mr. Solicitor, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Committee Chamber of this House. Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 21 th day, and on Tuesday the 24 th day of this instant January foregoing.
On Tuesday the 31 th day of January the Bill for Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne, was read the first time.
The Amendments in the Bill for reviving, continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessay relief of Mariners and Soldiers being twice read, the Bill was upon the question Ordered to be engrossed.
The Amendments in the Bill for avoiding deceits in Measures and Weights were twice read, and after some Speeches had by sundry Members of this House touching the same Bill pro & contra, the Learned Council of the Clerk of the Market being upon a motion of some of this House admitted to be heard at the Bar, and called for that purpose by the Serjeant of this House to come in, the Serjeant shown that the said Clerk of the Market was gone down into the Hall to fetch his said Council, in the mean time whereof the House entered into another Cause, and the said Bill was thereupon committed to be put to the question for ingrossing.
The Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesty's debts and for the better explanation of the Act made in the 13 th year of the Queens Majesty, entitled An Act to make the Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattels of Tellors, Receivers, &c. liable to the payment of their debt, was read the second time and committed unto the former Committees, and Sir Walter Raleigh, M r Fulk Grevil, M r Swayne, Sir Anthony Mildmay, Sir Anthony Cope and others were added to them; and the Bill with the Committees names was delivered to M r Solicitor one of the said former Committees, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow at four of the Clock in the Star-Chamber in the Afternoon.
M r Fulk Grevil one of the Committees in the Bill for the better measuring of seven Miles from the Town and Haven of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk (who were appointed on Monday the 23 d day of this instant January foregoing) shown the meeting of the Committees, and that they cannot agree upon anything touching the said Bill; and so delivered in the same Bill in such manner as he before received the same out of this House.
M r Sherley one of the Committees in the Bill concerning the high-ways in Sussex, Surrey and Kent (who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees with some their Amendments in the same; and so delivered in the said Bill.
The two Provisoes to the Bill for Confirmation of the Jointure of Christian Lady Sands being returned to the House by the Committees and read the third time, the said Bill and Provisoes were passed upon the question. Vide concerning this business on Saturday the 21. day, on Tuesday the 24 th day and on Monday the 30 th day of this instant January foregoing.
The Proviso in Parchment offered unto the Bill entitled An Act concerning a Lease of great Yearly Value procured to be passed from her Majesty by William Kirkham the younger, was twice read; and after many disputes and Arguments by sundry Members of this House, the same Proviso was read again for the third reading, and then the said Bill was in like manner read the third time; which done, the question was put for the annexing of the said Proviso to the said Bill, and Ordered upon the question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of six Voices, that the said Proviso should not be annexed to the said Bill, the Yea being but seventy, and the No being seventy six. And afterwards the Bill being in like manner put to the question, the said Bill was passed upon the question and upon the division of the House with the advantage of four Voices, the Yea being seventy five, and the No being but seventy one. Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 20 th day of this instant January foregoing.
On Wednesday the 1. day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for reviving, continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Mariners and Soldiers was read the third time and passed upon the question
The Amendments in the Bill against the Excess of Apparel was read the second time and Ordered upon the question to be engrossed.
The Bill for the maintenance of Hospitality and for increase of all Victuals and Flesh, whereby the Poor shall be much relieved, was read the second time, and rejected upon the several questions for the committing and ingrossing.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's to the Bill lately passed in the House and sent up to their Lordships from this House, entitled An Act against Forestallers, Regrators and Engrossers, being three times read, the said Amendments and Proviso where dashed upon the questions.
Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for the Confirmation of Statutes Merchants in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne, was read the third time and passed upon the question.
M r Recorder of London, M r Tanfield, M r Wiseman, M r Snagg, M r Finch, M r Lea, M r Francis Moore, M r Boys, M r Hide and M r John Shirley were added to the former Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgment (who were appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of this instant January foregoing) and were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple.
On Friday the third day of February, the Bill to restrain the Lading of Corn in some Ports was upon the second reading committed unto M r Colebrand, M r Hext, Sir Thomas Mounson, M r Arnold, the Burgesses of Port Towns, M r Shirley and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Middle-Temple Hall.
The Bill also for the restraint of carrying of Corn out of the Realm was read the second time and committed to the last former Committees, and the same time and place appointed for meeting, and both the said Bills and Committees names were delivered to M r Colebrand.
The Bill against the excess of Apparel was read the third time and passed upon the Question.
M r Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill Intituled An Act for the reformation of the abuses touching Wine-Casks with special recommendation for the speedy proceeding in the same Bill; and did further bring word from their Lordships, that whereas their Lordships received a Bill from this House Intituled An Act for the reviving, continuance and explanation of divers Statutes, which Bill as their Lordships do wish good success unto, so their Lordships do in that respect pray present Conference of some convenient number of this House with six of their Lordships. Whereupon Mr. Shirley, Mr. Snagg, Mr. Duport, Mr. Francis Moore, Mr. George Crooke, Mr. Finch, Mr. Oldsworth, Sir Robert Wroth, Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Boys, Mr. Tasborough, Mr. Colebrand, Mr. George Moore, Sir Francis Hastings and Mr. Serjeant Lewkenor were presently appointed for that purpose accordingly.
Four Bills were sent up to the Lord's from the House of Commons by Sir Francis Hastings and others; of which the first was the Bill for Confirmation of Statutes Merchants acknowledged in the Town Corporate of Newcastle upon Tyne; And the second was for the renewing, continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Soldiers and Mariners.
Mr. Secretary one of the Committees in the Bill for reforming of sundry abuses committed by Soldiers and others used in her Majesty's Services concerning the Wars (who were appointed on Friday the 27 th day of January foregoing) shown that he and the other of the Committees of this House have attended the Committees of their Lordships in that Bill accordingly; And that they found their Lordships very honourably inclined to hear the further minds and opinions of this House touching any the parts or points of the said Bill for their Lordships better satisfactions concerning the same. And so moving for another meeting of the said Committees of this House to consider and confer touching the said Bill amongst themselves in the mean time, the Committees names were thereupon read by the Clerk, and the time of their meeting set down to be to Morrow at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Francis Bacon, one of the Committees in the Bill lately passed in the Upper House and sent down by the Lord's to this House, Intituled An Act against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry, shown the meeting of the Committees, and that the more part of them being employed in the Committee of a Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesty's Debts (who were appointed on Tuesday the 31 th day of January foregoing) And in the Bill for the better explanation of the Act made in the thirteenth year of her Majesty's Reign Intituled An Act to make the Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattles of Tellors, Receivers, &c. liable to the payment of their Debts, they would proceed in the said other Bill, and so moved for another meeting for that purpose. Whereupon it was Ordered the same should be at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day in the Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Serjeant Drew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships Intituled An Act for the establishing of the Lands given by John Bedford's Will to the perpetual repair and Amendments of the Highways at Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham according to the said Will; And did show that their Lordships had likewise passed the same Bill in the Upper House with some Amendments, and with a Proviso annexed unto the same by their Lordships; and so did deliver the said Bill to Mr. Speaker.
Sir Francis Hastings and others returning from the Lord's, he shown the delivering of the Bills unto their Lordships which were sent up unto them by himself and others the Members of this House.
The Bill for Reformation of abuses in Wine-Casks was upon the second reading committed unto Sir Robert Wroth, the Knights and Burgesses of London, Mr. Snagg, Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Thomas Smith, the Burgesses of York, Mr. Peirson, Mr. Hext, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. George Moore and Mr. Lilley; and the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Mr. Hext, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Morning at eight of the Clock in the Committee Chamber.
On Saturday the 4 th day of February, Mr. John Shirley one of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgment (who were appointed on Wednesday the 25 th day of January foregoing) shown the meeting and travel of the Committees and some their Amendments in the Bill, and so delivered in the Bill.
The Bill for erecting and building of a Bridge over the River of Wye at Wilton upon Wye near the Town of Ross in the County of Hereford, was read the third time and passed upon the question.
M r Doctor Carew and M r Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships, entitled An Act for establishing a Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now wife of William Pope Esquire, and for the better enabling of William Pope aforesaid to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts, and another for the confirmation of the Jointure of the Lady Verney wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight, which Bill their Lordships have also passed with some Amendments.
The Bill for the more speedy payment of the Queens Majesty's Debts, and for the better explanation of the Act made in the 13. year of the Queen entitled An Act to make the Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattels of Tellors, Receivours, &c. liable to the payment of their debts, was read the third time, and after very many Speeches and Arguments both with the Bill and against the Bill, was 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 Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships, entitled An Act against the deceitful Stretching and Taintering of Northern Cloaths; and did show 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, entitled An Act for the reviving, continuance, explanation, perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes; and did show 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 Boys 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, shown 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 Lord's, and sent down to this House, against the decaying of Towns and Houses of Husbandry, shown 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 privilege 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 Lord's from the House of Commons by M r Comptroller and others; of which the last was the Bill for the Conrfimation of the Jointure of Mary Lady Verney, wife of Sir Edmund Verney Knight.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House for establishing of the Lands given by John Bedford's 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 Lord's 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 Soldiers and Mariners made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesty's Reign that now is; and did show 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 Highways 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 Lord's 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 Lord's 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 Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire, and for the better enabling of the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his debts, was read the second time and committed to Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Lewkenor, Mr. Francis Bacon,
Mr. Oglethorpe, Mr. Boys, 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 Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House entitled 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 entitled 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 Lord's 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 Lord's, 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.
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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 Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships, Intituled An Act for the recovery of three hundred thousand Acres more or less of waste Marish and Watery grounds in the Isle of Eli, and in the Counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Northampton, Lincoln, Norfolk and Suffolk were read three times.
The Provisoes of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships, Intituled An Act concerning the draining and recovery from the Water of certain overflown grounds in the County of Norfolk, were three times read; in which time of the last reading of these Provisoes Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer came to the House, and then presently told Mr. Speaker and the residue of this House, that her Majesty commanded him to signify unto Mr. Speaker and to the residue of this House, that her Majesty's express pleasure was, that the said two Bills concerning the draining of Marish and Fenny grounds should not be anymore read in this House.
The Amendments and Proviso of the Lord's to the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships, Intituled An Act against the deceitful stretching and taintering of Northern Cloth, being three times read, the said Amendments were assented unto, and the said Proviso passed upon the Question.
The Bill Intituled An Act for the reviving, continuance, explanation, perfecting and repealing of divers Statutes was sent up unto their Lordships by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and others.
Mr. Comptroller, one of the Committees of this House for Conference with the Committees of the Lord's this Afternoon concerning the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up unto their Lordships, Intituled An Act against the Excess of Apparel, &c. shown their meeting with the said Committees of the Lord's, and that their Lordships have no good liking of the said Bill for sundry imperfections in the same not answerable to her Majesty's Proclamation touching the degrees and qualities of persons; And that their Lordships showing themselves very courteously and kindly towards the said Committees of this House could have been well pleased to have proceeding with a more convenient Bill for the said purpose, if the expected shortness of the Parliament could so have permitted. Whereupon the House resolved not to deal any further touching that matter this Parliament.
The said Mr. Comptroller then also further shown, that he and other the Committees of this House in the Bill Intituled An Act for the enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of Debts and Legacies, and in the Bill for establishing the Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esq, and for the better enabling the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts (who had been appointed in the beginning of this present day) shown the meeting of the Committees and their some small Amendments in both the same Bills, and so delivered in both the said Bills; which Bills being each of them read severally for the third reading, the said Amendments being likewise three times read, the said Bills were thereupon passed upon the Question accordingly.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's to the Bill lately passed in this House Intituled An Act for the further continuance and explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Soldiers and Mariners being three times read, the Amendments were assented unto, and the Proviso passed upon the Question accordingly.
The Amendments of the Committees in the Bill for the better Execution of Judgments being twice read, the same were upon the Question Ordered to be engrossed.
On Wednesday the 8 th day of February, the Bill Intituled An Act for the establishing a Jointure to Anne Lady Wentworth now Wife of William Pope Esquire, and for the better enabling of the said William Pope to sell certain of his Lands for the payment of his Debts, The Bill Intituled An Act for the enabling of Edmund Mollineux Esquire to sell Lands for the payment of Debts and Legacies, The Bill Intituled An Act against deceitful stretching and taintering of Northern Cloth, The Bill entitled An Act for the further continuing and Explanation of an Act for the necessary relief of Soldiers and Mariners made in the thirty fifth year of the Queens Majesty's Reign that now is, were sent up to the Lord's by Mr. Comptroller and others.
The Bill for reformation of abuses in Wine-Casks was read the third time, and dashed upon the Question.
The Bill for the better Execution of Judgments was read the third time, and passed upon the Question.
Mr. Wingfield moved for the ordinary proceeding of this House in the usual course of Parliament to be permitted, concerning the two Bills lately passed in this House concerning sundry surrounded grounds in sundry Counties of this Realm, and sent up from this House unto the Lord's, and there in like manner passed with their Lordships in the Upper House with some Amendments and some Provisoes sent down again by their Lordships unto this House, the further proceeding of this House in which Bill was yesterday restrained by a Message delivered from her Majesty by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer unto Mr. Speaker and this whole House.
Mr. Doctor Carew and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships, Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees, their Heirs and Assigns, notwithstanding any default in payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown; And did show that the same Bill hath likewise passed with their Lordships with some Amendments and a Proviso; and so delivered in the same Bill to M r Speaker.
M r Serjeant Drew, M r Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill Intituled An Act for the Queens Majesty's most Gracious general and free Pardon.
Post Meridiem.
The Amendments and Provisoes of the Lord's in the Bill lately passed in this House and sent up to their Lordships from this House Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees, their Heirs and Assigns, notwithstanding any default of payment or their Rents, during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown, being three times read, the said Amendments were assented unto; and the said Provisoes were passed upon the Question.
The Amendments of the Committees of this House in the Bill that lately passed in the Upper House and was sent down by their Lordships to this House, Intituled An Act for reformation of Retailing Brokers and Pawn-Takers being three times read, the said Amendments were assented unto and the Bill likewise passed upon the Question.
On Thursday the 9 th day of February, the Bill Intituled An Act for Reformation of Retailing Brokers and other Pawn-Takers, The Bill Intituled An Act that Lessees may enjoy their Leases against all Patentees, their Heirs and Assigns, notwithstanding any default of payment of their Rents during the time that the Reversion or Inheritance remained in the Crown, And the Bill Intituled An Act for the better Execution of Judgment, were sent up to the Lord's by Mr. Comptroller and others.
The Bill for the Queens Majesty's most gracious general and free pardon was once read and passed upon the Question.
Nota, That whereas to the passing of other Bills three distinct and several Readings are required, here the Bill for her Majesty's most gracious Pardon passed upon the first Reading.
M r Serjeant Drew and M r Doctor Carew did bring from the Lord's the Bill Intituled An Act for the Grant of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths, and did show that their Lordships have in like manner passed the same Bill; and so delivered the same to M r Speaker, to the end he may carry the same up into the Upper House to be presented by him unto her Majesty in the name of this whole House.
Nota, That the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons ended here, and contained no other or further Passages of this day, although her Majesty came in Person in the Afternoon to the Upper House, which is therefore supplied out of the fragmentary and imperfect Journal mentioned more particularly at the beginning of this present Journal, as followeth.
The Queens Majesty came to the Upper House somewhat after three of the Clock in the Afternoon this present Thursday being the 9 th day of this instant February, of which the House of Commons having notice, repaired thither with Christopher Yelverton Serjeant at Law their Speaker, who having in the name of the House presented her Majesty with the Bill of three Subsidies and six Fifteenths and Tenths, and amongst other things desired her Majesty's Royal Assent to such Laws as had passed the two Houses, he was Answered according to her Majesty's Commandment by the Lord Keeper, that she thankfully accepted the said Gift of her Loving Subjects, and very well allowed of the said Speakers pains and Speech.
Then M r Smith, the Clerk of the Upper House, having read the Titles of all the Acts, her Majesty gave her said Royal Assent to twenty four public Acts or Statutes, and to nineteen private, and refused or quashed forty eight several Bills which had passed both the Houses. After which Sir Thomas Egerton Knight, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, by her Majesty's Commandment Dissolved this present Parliament.
THE JOURNAL OF THE House of LORD'S.
A Journal of the passages of the Upper House of 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 Journal of the Upper House (containing part of the passages of the Upper House, in the 10 th and last Parliament of her Majesty's Reign) is plentifully stored not only with the ordinary business of Reading Bills, with the Committing, Amending and expediting of them; but also with divers very useful and good Precedents touching the Liberties and Privileges of the House itself. In which also divers Speeches, and other passages which were not found in the Original Book of the said House, are supplied out of other private Journals of that time of very good Authority. But yet to avoid confusion, whatsoever is here inserted out of the said private Journals, is particularly distinguished from that which is taken out of the above-mentioned Original Journal-Book of the Upper House, by some Animadversion or expression thereof both before and after the inserting of it.
Before the particular relation of each days passages of the Upper House in this Parliament be inserted out of the Original Journal-Book itself of the said House, all the Proxies both usual and unusual (entered also at the beginning thereof) which had been returned and delivered in unto the Clerk of the said House during the continuance of the same; are here in the next place to be transcribed and set down all of them together, and cannot be so orderly digested and referred to each day on which they were returned, as formerly they have been. For whereas before this Parliament, and the last past in Anno 39 Reginae Eliz. Henry Spilman and Anthony Mason Esquires who had been successively Clerks of the said Upper House, did usually enter the said Proxies at the beginning of each Journal, with express mention of several days on which they were introducted or returned; now Thomas Smith Esquire, as well in this Parliament as in that which last preceded in the said 39 th year of her Majesty (when he succeeded unto the said Anthony Mason in the place of the said Clerk of the Upper House) did only generally enter them at the beginning of this present and that last foregoing Journal ( de Anno 39 Eliz. as aforesaid) as had been formerly accustomed, saving that it differed somewhat in the manner of entering them; and that the several days also on which they had been introducted and delivered unto him, were not at all set down or expressed. Which course having heen since also followed (unto this present year 1629.) the said Proxies can be no more referred to the proper days as in divers foregoing Journals they have been, but must be once for all generally set down at the beginning of this present Journal in manner and form following.
Literae procuratoriae in hoc Parliamento sunt allatae
Archipiescopi Eboracensis Matthaei, &c. qui procuratores suos constituit Johan. Archiepiscopum Cantuarien' & Tobiam Episcopum Dunelmen' conjunctim & divisim.
Nota, That whereas there is an ( &c. ) after the word Matthaei in the Proxy foregoing, it seemeth that these words are left out, viz. absentis ex licentia Dominae Reginae; and so if nothing had been omitted, the said Proxy, as may very probably be conjectured, should have been thus inserted, Archiepiscopi Eboracensis Matthaei absentis ex licentia Dominae Reginae, qui procuratores, &c. as is before set down.
Nota also, that the Proxies are all entered in the Genitive Case, and must therefore be referred to those foregoing words, viz. Literae procuratoriae in hoc Parliamento sunt allatae.
Henrici Episcopy Carliolen. qui procuratores suos constituit Matthaeum Archiepiscopum Eboracen' & Ricardum Episcopum Cestren' conjunctim & divisim.
Galsridi Episcopy Gloucestren', qui procuratores suos constituit Ricardum Episcopum London, Anthonium Episcopum Meneven', & Gulielmum Episcopum Exon' conjunctim & divisim.
Herberti Episcopy Hereforden', qui procuratores suos constituit Johannem Episcopum Rossen', Gulielmum Episcopum Coventr' & Litchfield, & Gulielmum Episcopum Norwicen' conjunctim & divisim.
Gulielmi Episcopy Norwicen', qui procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuarien'.
Nota, That the Bishops Proxies are set before the Proxies of the Temporal Lord's, 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 Lord's is noted each day when they sit as long as the Parliament continueth. Then follow the Proxies of the Temporal Lord's 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 Montague, 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 Huntingdon, 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.
Johannes Domini Darcy, qui procuratorem suum constituit Gilbertum Comitem Salop.
Henrici Comitis Kanciae, qui procuratorem suum constituit Gilbertum Comitem Salop.
Edwardi Comitis Oxford, 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 Majesty's Reign, and these Proxies are entered 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 Lord's 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 itself, and the manner of her Majesty's 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 Lord's 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 Lord's 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.
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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 Pembroke.
- Comes Hertford.
- Comes Lincoln.
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Episcopy.
- 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.
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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 sum 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 Lord's 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 persuasion of thankfulness, and of obedience, and also shown her Majesty's desire of dissolution of this Parliament before Christmas. He shown 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 shown how apparent his providence was by the means and course he taketh for our instruction; And secondly the success we had against him by God's strong Arm of defense in Anno 1588. and divers other times since. You see to what effect the Queens support of the French Kings Estate hath brought him; even made him one of the greatest Princes in Europe; when her Majesty's Forces there left him, how again he was fain to Ransom a servile Peace at our enemies the Spaniards hands with dishonorable 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 show 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 loath 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 persuade us, because new occasions were offered of consultations, to be provident in provision of means for our own defense 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 herself. He shown 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 Cecil her Majesty's 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 Receivers 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 Majesty's 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 Receivers and Triors of Petitions in French, which were as followeth.
Receivers 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:
Receivers 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 days.
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 Huntingdon, 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 Solicitor 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 us{que} in diem Veneris proxime 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 Lord's 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 Majesty's Household, 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 Majesty's Commandment your most dutiful and loving Commons, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of the Lower House have chosen me your Majesty's most humble Servant being a Member of the same House, to be their Speaker; but finding the weakness of myself and my ability too weak to undergo so great a burden, I do most humbly beseech your Sacred Majesty to continue your most gracious favor 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 Majesty's 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 under God, even through your Majesty's great bounty and favor I am that I am; And therefore none of your Majesty's most dutiful Subjects more bound to be ready, and being ready, to perform even the least of your Majesty's Commandments. I therefore do most humbly beseech your Majesty, that in regard the Service of so great a Prince and flourishing Kingdom may the better and more successfully be effected, to Command your dutiful and loving Commons, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of the Lower House, to proceed to a new Election.
Then after he had made three Reverences, the Queen called the Lord Keeper, to whom she spake something in secret; And after, the Lord Keeper spake in effect thus much.
M r Speaker, Her Majesty with gracious attention having heard your wise and grave excuse for your discharge, Commanded me to say unto you, that even your Eloquent Speech of defense for yourself is a great motive, and a reason very persuasive both to ratify and approve the choice of the loving Commons, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, as also to commend their wise and discreet choice of yourself in her gracious censure, both for sufficiency well able, and for your former Fidelity and Services well approved and accepted of: And therefore her Majesty taketh this Choice of you for bonum omen, a sign of good and happy success, when the beginning is taken in hand with so good Wisdom and Discretion.
Her Majesty therefore Commanded me to say unto you, that she well liketh of your Election, and therefore she ratifieth it with her Royal Assent.
Then M r Speaker making three low Reverences Answered in this sort.
MOST Sacred and most Puissant Queen, seeing it hath pleased you to Command my Service by Consenting to the free Election of your dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, of me to be their Speaker, I most humbly beseech your Majesty to give me leave to show unto you the dutiful thoughts and earnest affections of your loyal Subjects to do your Majesty all Services, and to defend your Royal and Sacred Person both with their Lives and Goods, against, &c. And so made a vehement Invective agaiost the Tyranny of the King of Spain, the Popes Ambition, the Rebels of Ireland, which he said were like a Snake cut in pieces, which did crawl and creep to join themselves together again. And lastly, with Prayers to continue the prosperous Estate and Peace of this Kingdom, which hath been defended as he said by the Mighty Arm of our Dread and Sacred Queen. To which she Answered openly herself, No, but by the mighty hand of God, M r Speaker. Then he proceeded to the last part, to beseech her Majesty for freedom of Speech to every particular Member of this House and their Servants. And lastly, if any mistaking of any Message delivered unto him from the Commons should happen, that her Majesty would attribute that to his weakness in delivery or understanding, and not to the House, as also any forgetfulness through want of Memory, or that things were not so judiciously handled or expressed by him as they were delivered by the House.
To which after the Queen had spoken to the Lord Keeper as aforesaid, (after three Reverences by the Speaker) the Lord Keeper said in effect as followeth.
M r Speaker, Her Majesty doth greatly commend and like of your grave Speech, well divided, well contrived; the first proceeding from a sound Invention, and the other from a settled Judgment and Experience. You have well, and well indeed weighed the Estate of this Kingdom, well observed the greatness of our Puissant and Grand Enemy the King of Spain, the continual and excessive Charges of the Wars of Ireland, which if they be well weighed, do not only show the Puissance of our Gracious Sovereign in defending us, but also the greatness of the charge continually bestowed by her Majesty even out of her own Revenues to protect us, and the exposing of her Majesty to continual trouble and toilsome cares for the benefit and safety of her Subjects. Wherefore M r Speaker, it behooveth us to think and say, as was well delivered by a grave Man lately in a Concio ad Clerum, Opus est subsidio me fiat excidium.
Touching your other requests for freedom of Speech, her Majesty willingly consenteth thereto, with this Caution, that the time be not spent in idle and vain matter, painting the same out with froth and volubility of words, whereby the Speakers may seem to gain some reputed credit by imboldening themselves to contradiction, and by troubling the House of purpose with long and vain Orations to hinder the proceeding in matters of greater and more weighty importance. Touching access to her Person, she most willingly granteth the same, desiring she may not be troubled unless urgent matter and affairs of great consequence compel you thereunto: for this hath been held for a wise Maxim, In troubling great Estates, you must trouble seldom.
For Liberties unto yourselves and persons, her Majesty hath Commanded me to say unto you all, that she ever intendeth to preserve the Liberties of the House, and granteth freedom even unto the meanest Member of this House: But her Majesty's Pleasure is, you should not maintain and keep with you notorious persons either for life or behavior, and desperate Debtors who never come abroad, fearing Laws, but at these times; Pettifoggers and Vipers of the Common-Wealth; Prolling and Common Solicitors, that set dissention between Man and Man; and men of the like condition to these: These her Majesty earnestly wisheth a Law may be made against; as also that no Member of this Parliament would entertain or bolster up any man of the like humor or quality, on pain of her Highness displeasure. For your excuse of the House and of yourself, Her Majesty Commanded me to say, that your sufficiency hath so oftentimes been approved before her, that she doubteth not of your sufficient discharge of the place you shall serve in. Wherein she willeth you to have a special Eye and regard not to make new and idle Laws, and trouble the House with them; but rather look to the abridging and repealing of divers obsolete and superfluous Statutes; As also first to take in hand matters of greatest moment and consequence. In doing thus, M r Speaker, you shall fulfill her Majesty's Commandment, do your Country good, and satisfy her Highnesses expectation. Which being said, the Speaker made three Reverences to the Queen.
Nota, That this foregoing Speech of the Lord Keeper is not found in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House, but is supplied out of a private Journal of the House of Commons, out of which also the whole business of this Afternoon touching the Speakers Presentment, Speech and Allowance are transcribed. And I have always conceived it most proper to refer the large relation of these and such like other Speeches and Passages (if warranted by any good Authority) to the Journals of the Upper House in which they are acted and delivered, and only for Order to leave some short Memorial of them in the Journals of the House of Commons.
Now follows the continuance of the Parliament out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House, where it is Entred in these words, viz.
Dominus Custos magni Sigilli ex mandato Dominae Reginae continuavit praesens Parliamentum us{que} in diem Jovis quintum Mensis Novembris.
After which, (as is set down in the foresaid private Journal) room being made, the Queen came through the Commons to go to the great Chamber, who graciously offering her hand to the Speaker he kist it; but not one word she spake unto him; and as she went through the Commons, very few said God save your Majesty, as they were wont in all great Assemblies; and so she returned back again to Whitehal by Water.
Now follow the next days Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House.
On Thursday the 5 th day of November (to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Friday the 30 th day of October foregoing) were two Bills read; of which the first being for Assurance of Lands, and the second for the restraint of the excessive and superfluous use of Coaches within the Realm of England, were each of them read primâ vice.
On Saturday the 7 th day of November, the Bill for Assurance of Lands was read secunda vice, and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Treasurer, the Earl of Nottingham, the Earl of Worcester, the Earl of Cumberland, the Earl of Lincoln, the Lord Bishop of London, the Lord Bishop of Durham, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Lord Zouch, the Lord Cobham, the Lord Grey, the Lord Rich, the Lord Howard of Walden; and the Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron and M r Attorney General were appointed to attend their Lordships.
The Bill to restrain the excessive use of Coaches within this Realm of England was read secundâ vice, and rejected.
Hereupon Motion was made by the Lord Keeper, that forasmuch as the said Bill did in some sort concern the maintenance of Horses within this Realm, consideration might be had of the Statutes heretofore made and Ordained touching the breed and maintenance of Horses; And that M r Attorney General should peruse and consider of the said Statutes, and of some fit Bill to be drawn and preferred to the House touching the same, and concerning the use of Coaches; And that he should acquaint therewith the Committees appointed for the Bill before-mentioned for Assurance of Lands. Which Motion was approved by the House.
The Bill for the preservation of Pheasants and Partridges was read primâ vice.
On Tuesday the 10 th day of November, Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for preservation of Pheasants and Partridges, was read secundâ vice, and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Treasurer, the Earl of Nottingham, the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Worcester, the Earl of Cumberland, the Earl of Pembrook and divers others to attend the Lord's, ( Vide concerning this attendance of the Judges upon the Lord's Committees, on Thursday the 3 d day of this instant November foregoing) who were appointed to meet at the Little Chamber near the Parliament presence; and the Bill was delivered to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
On Thursday the 12 th day of November (to which day the Parliament had been last continued on Tuesday foregoing) The Bill concerning Musters, Soldiers and other things appertaining thereunto, was read secundâ vice, and committed unto the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Treasurer and divers other Lord's both Spiritual and Temporal; And the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, M r Justice Walmesley, M r Justice Warberton, M r Serjeant Yelverton and M r Attorney General were appointed to attend the Lord's.
Two Bills were brought up to the Lord's from the House of Commons by Sir William Knolles and M r Secretary Herbert; of which the first being the Bill against fraudulent Administration of Intestate’s goods was read primâ vice.
The Bill for Assurance of Lands was this day returned to the House with certain Amendments by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, the first of the Committees; which Amendments were presently twice read, and thereupon the Bill was appointed to be engrossed.
Memorandum, That upon the reading of the said Amendments the Lord Bishop of London, one of the Committees, did offer to speak unto the Bill, or unto the said Amendments. Whereupon a doubt was moved by the Earl of Nottingham Lord Steward, whether it were agreeable to the good Order and Antient Custom of the House, that the said Lord Bishop being one of the Committees, and dissenting from the rest in some matter either of the Bill or of the Amendments, might speak thereunto upon the bringing in and presenting of the Amendments, or no. Which doubt being upon this occasion propounded in generality to the House by the Lord Keeper and put to the question, It was adjudged and resolved by the major part, That any Committee might speak in like case either to the body of the Bill or to the Amendments upon the bringing in of the same, before it be engrossed. Upon which resolution Order was given to the Clerk of the Parliament, that a remembrance or observation thereof should be Entred in the Journal-Book, for the resolving and clearing of the like doubt if it should happen hereafter. And thereupon after the reading of the Amendments the said Lord Bishop of London proceeded to his Speech, and the Bill was appointed to be engrossed as aforesaid. Vide in the Parliament de an. 39 Regin. Eliz. on Tuesday the 24 th day of January.
Memorandum. Report was made unto the House by the Lord Zouch of one William Hogan an Ordinary Servant of the Queens Majesty, Arrested and Imprisoned upon an Execution by one John Tolkerne, since the beginning of the Parliament. And a Motion was likewise made by his Lordship to know the Judgment and resolution of the House in this point, whether any Ordinary Servant of her Majesty (though he be none of the Parliament) be not privileged and protected from Arrest during the time of the Parliament by virtue of his said Service to her Majesty, in like sort as the Servants of the Lord's of the Parliament attending the said Lord's their Masters are privileged and freed for that time from any Arrests of their Persons: And withal, being Arrested upon Execution, whether in this Case he may by good Order of this House be discharged. Which Motion and doubt the Lord Zouch professed that he did the rather propound, because (though there were divers Examples of former times touching the Servants of the Lord's of the Parliament) the like to this concerning one of the Queens Servants had not been (so far as was remembered) brought in question heretofore. And therefore it pleased the Lord's to take 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 show, 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 Lord's (upon breach of the Privilege of the House) did appertain (as the said M r Conisbie supposed and alleged) to his place, though in the last Parliament (by some mistaking as he thought) the Serjeant at Arms was employed therein; That therefore their Lordships would be pleased to confirm and settle such Order, as he might at this time and from henceforth have the Right of his place in that behalf. Whose request being considered of by the Lord's, 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, Soldiers, &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 Lord's 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 Eli, 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 delays 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 Majesty's Ordinary servant, at the suit of John Tolkerne. Whereupon the Clerk of the Parliament was required to show forth all such Precedents as he had found touching the Arrests of any Persons privileged by Parliament, having received directions from the Lord's 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.