The Journals of Parliaments

Francis Hastings, M ^r Grevill, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Robert Mansell, Sir Richard Knightley, Sir George Moore and divers others, who were appointed to meet in this House at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Then followed a dispute touching the Information against M ^r Belgrave a Member of the same.

M ^r Belgrave said, Mr. Speaker, Modesty forbids me to speak in my own Case that so nearly concerneth me, but necessity urgeth me to appeal to this High Court. True it is, there was an Information exhibited against me in the Star-Chamber by an Honorable Person of the Upper House (the Earl of Huntingdon ) in the name of Mr. Attorney General, for a Misdemeanor committed to this High Court; the substance of that Information I confess, yet I am to be an humble Suitor unto this House, whether an Information is to be exhibited (this House sitting) against any Member thereof. And for my own part I do submit myself to abide such Censure as this House shall in their Wisdoms think convenient.

Sir George Moore said, viewing the Information, I find the words to be against the High Court of Parliament, which is as well the Upper House as this House; and therefore I wish there might be a Conference with the Lord's herein. Now this House is but part, and a Member of the Parliament, and therefore we solely cannot proceed.

Mr. Serjeant Harris said, In the 36 ^th of Hen. 8. when Ferris Case was, who was a Member of this House, did not we proceed without any Conference with the Lord's? Here might be libera suffragin, and no man of this House to be chosen by any Friends or Mediation of any great Man, neither ought we to be tied by any Blue Coat in the World. But as our Persons are Priviledged, so should our Speeches be; And therefore I see no reason to confer with the Lord's when we may proceed ourselves.

Sir Edward Hobbie said, If the Case were but plain of itself, I should be of the Gentleman's mind that last spake: but I am given to understand, and also desire so to inform the House, that this Information was put into the Star-Chamber by some kind of Order from the Lord's, and therefore very convenient a Conference should be had.

Sir Francis Hastings said (who was Brother to the Earl of Huntingdon ) To enter into consideration of this Cause by Report (and otherwise I cannot) I know no man but respecteth the Honorable Person himself, and for this Gentleman (Mr. Belgrave ) I ever took him, and so do, to be a man of very good Carriage: To condemn him, I do not mean: but I humbly pray that a course for his Honor may be taken, and the matter so handled, that the Honor of the Person may be saved, the Gentleman freed from further offense, and this Cause ended with good Conclusion. And I protest I am not privy to the Prosecution.

Mr. Dale said, Id possumus quod jure possumus; and therefore resting in doubt herein, the safest course is a Conference.

Mr. Tate said, It is not good to utter things suddenly in great matters. Our dispute may seem to have this end, either to incur the dangers of our Privilege by not regarding this Cause, or to pry too near into her Majesty's Prerogative by examining Informations exhibited into the Star-Chamber. Wherefore I think we ought to be Petitioners, ( Nota verbum Petitioners) or at least to show our griefs to the Lord's; and if by any Order from them (as was alleged) this Information was put in, methinks in reason a Conference were good to examine the Cause, and inform this House truly thereof.

Mr. Skipwith the Pentioner said, If I knew or did think that any wrong were offered to the Earl of Huntingdon, I would rather be a Petitioner for this Gentleman to him, than I would be a Protector of him against him. I knew Mr. Belgrave writ his Letter to my Lord, and that it pleased his Honor to Answer him; and that he offered to follow his Honor in that sort as is fitting for a Gentleman of his worth, and rather his Honor than any man in England. This I take it may satisfy the House for Answer to the first part of the Information, which containeth a dishonor offered to the Earl. For the second, which is deceiving of the Burgesses, I do Answer this House, They were both willing and worthy to be deceived. I know they had given their Voices, and desired M ^r Belgrave to take it. For the wrong to this Court, I hope this Court hath wisdom enough to right it selt without any course to be taken in the Star-Chamber: yet by your favor, I may say thus much, that if we should punish him for coming indirectly into this place, we should punish three parts of this House; for none ought to be chosen but those that be resident, and sworn Burgesses of the Town.

Sir Robert Wroth said, This matter needs not so much dispute. There is a Precedent in this House to this point; in the last Year of Queen Mary, between Pleddall and Pleddall. It pleased the Lord's of the Star-Chamber, sedente Parliamento, to bind the one at the Suit of the other to appear twelve days after the Parliament; and this adjudged to be an infringement of the Liberties.

M ^r Davies said, The Information savors more of wit than malice; And therefore I think, upon Conference with the Lord's the matter may be brought to good end. I therefore humbly pray it may be put to the question, and that the Bill may be sent for out of the Star-Chamber.

M ^r Carey said, I take it, M ^r Speaker, the course hath been, that if the House be desirous to see any Record, you (Mr. Speaker) should send a Warrant to the Lord Keeper to grant forth a Certiorari to have the Record. If by this means this Information be brought into this House, upon view thereof perhaps this matter of dispute would take end.

Sir Francis Hastings offered to speak again in this matter; But Mr. Bacon interrupted him, and told him it was against the course. To which he Answered, he was old enough to know when and how often to speak. To which Mr. Bacon replied, it was no matter, but he needed not to be so hot in an ill cause. To which Sir Francis replied, in several matters of debate a man may speak often. So, I take it, is the Order. He (pointing to Mr. Bacon ) talk of Heat: He tell you, If I be so hot as he was Yesterday, then put me out of the House. The only thing that I would say is this, I wish a Conference may be had with the Lord, because the matter may be brought to some Friendly end; for God knows what may lie in the Deck till after the Parliament: And I suspect it the more, because the Information and no Process issued forth.

Mr. Grevill said, I with that in our Conference we do not neglect our Privileges, and that we may be means of mediation, &c.

So the House appointed these Members following to have Conference with the Lord's, viz.

All the Privy Council being Members of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Hastings, Mr. Fulke Grevill, the Masters of Request, Sir Edward Hobbie, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Francis Darcte, Sir George Moore, Sir John Grey, Mr. Barrington, Mr. Tate, Mr. Martin and Mr. Skipwith, to meet upon Thursday next at eight of the Clock in the Morning.

These names being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons, another passage of this day doth here follow out of a Private Journal of that House.

Mr. Speaker said, I am to certify you from the Lord's of a great disorder committed by the Pages and Servants as well of the Lord's themselves, as of your Servants and Attendants, so that not only abuse is offered, but weapons and blood drawn. For remedy whereof the Lord's have given strait Commandment that their Servants keep peaceable and quiet Order, and that neither their Pages, Attendants or Servants do stand upon the Stairs or nearer the House than the Stair foot. They desire that every Member of this House would do the like to their Servants, and so expressly to charge and command them. And I would move you that you would be pleased the Serjeant might go forth and signify so much from you unto the Company without.

Mr. Wiseman said, The disorder Mr. Speaker speaks of, is now grown so great, that a man dare not go down the Stairs without a Conductor.

So the Serjeant went and delivered the Message, and the abuse was well reformed.

Mr. Davies made Report of the meeting and travel of the Committees in the Bill touching Gavelkind Lands, and brought in the Bill with some Amendments.

On Wednesday the 9 ^th day of December the Bill touching the Assurance of certain Manors, &c. to Samuel Sandys and John Harries Gent. was committed unto Sir George Moore, Sir Stephen Soame, M ^r Henry Montague, M ^r Tho. Caesar, M ^r Trevor, M ^r Egcock, M ^r Jo. Harries, the K ^ts and Citizens for Worcester and Mr. Pawle, who were appointed to meet in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of this present day.

The Amendments in the Bill touching Gavelkind Land were twice read, and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

The Amendments in the Bill touching a Key or Harbor to be made on the North parts of the River of Severn were twice read, and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill for maintenance of Ships and increase of Sea-saring men was read the second time and committed unto the Queens Learned Council being of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Robert Wroth, the Knights and Citizens for London, the Burgesses of all the Port Towns, Mr. Trevor and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock; And the Bill and Committees names were delivered to Sir Walter Raleigh.

Mr. Moore made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill touching Cree Church, and brought in the Bill with some Amendments.

The Amendments in the Bill touching Cree Church were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill for the making and working of Woollen Cloths was read the second time, and committed unto the former Committees for Woollen Cloths (who were appointed to meet November 23. and on Wednesday the 18 ^th day of November foregoing) and appointed now to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock.

Another Bill also touching the Government of some Northern Counties was read the first time.

The Points to be considered of in the continuance of Statutes were read, and offered still to dispute, whether the Statute of Tillage should be continued.

M ^r Johnson said, In the time of Dearth when we made this Statute, it was not considered that the hand of God was upon us; And now Corn is cheap; if too cheap, the Husbandman is undone, whom we must provide for, for he is the Staple man of the Kingdom. And so after many Arguments he concluded the Statute to be repealed.

Mr. Bacon said, The old commendation of Italy by the Poet was, Potens viris atque ubere gleba; and it stands not with the policy of the State, that the wealth of the Kingdom should be engrossed into a few Graziers hands. And if you will put in so many Provisoes as be desired, you will make it useless. The Husbandman is a strong and hardy man, the good footman, which is a chief observation of good Warriers, &c. So he concluded the Statute not to be repealed.

Sir Walter Raleigh said, I think this Law fit to be repealed; for many poor men are not able to find seed to sow so much as they are bound to plough, which they must do, or incur the Penalty of the Law. Besides, all Nations abound with Corn. France offered the Queen to serve Ireland with Corn for sixteen shillings a quarter, which is but two shillings the bushel; if we should sell it so here, the Ploughman would be beggared. The Low-Country man and the Hollander, which never soweth Corn, hath by his industry such plenty that they will serve other Nations. The Spaniard who often wanteth Corn, had we never so much plenty, will not be beholding to the English man for it, neither to the Low-Country men, nor to France, but will fetch it even of the very Barbarian. And therefore I think the best course is to set it at liberty, and leave every man free, which is the desire of a true English man.

Mr. Secretary Cecil said, I do not dwell in the Country, I am not acquainted with the Plough: But I think that whosoever doth not maintain the Plough, destroys this Kingdom. There were the last Parliament great Arguments in this point; and after a deliberate disputation, the passage of this Bill concluded. My Motion therefore shall be, that this Law may not be repealed, except former Laws may be in force and revived. Say that a Glut of Corn should be, have we not sufficient remedy by transportation, which is allowable by the Policy of all Nations? I cannot be induced or guided from this opinion upon Government of former Statutes; I am sure when Warrants go from the Council for levying of men in the Countries, and the Certificates be returned unto us again, we find the greatest part of them to be Ploughmen. And excepting Sir Thomas Moore's Utopia, or some such feigned Common-Wealth, you shall never find but the Ploughman is chiefly provided for: The neglect whereof will not only bring a general but a particular damage to every man. If in Edward the First his time a Law was made for the maintenance of the Fry of Fish, and in Henry the Sevenths time for preservation of the Eggs of Wild-Fowl; shall we now throw away a Law of far more consequence and import? If we debar Tillage, we give scope to the Depopulator; And then if the poor being thrust out of their Houses go to dwell with others, straight we catch them with the Statute of Inmates; if they wander abroad, they are within the danger of the Statute of the Poor to be whipt. So by this means undo this Statute, and you endanger many thousands. Posterior dies discipulus prioris. If former times have made us wise to make a Law, let these latter times warn us to preserve so good a Law.

M ^r Serlbie desired that the County of Northumberland might be exempted out of the Statute, because it was so nigh Scotland, and their Country was so infected with the Plague, that not only whole Families but even whole Villages have been swept away with that calamity, &c. And so he made a long Speech to that effect.

Serjeant Yelverton and M ^r D ^r Carey came from the Lord's to desire that the Conference touching Leters Patents might be prolonged till Friday Morning at eight of the Clock, which was assented unto.

It was put to the question, whether the Bill of Tillage should be committed, and most said I, I, I. Then whether Northumberland should be exempted (upon M ^r Serlebies Motion) and all said I, I, I.

Another matter which the Committees in the continuance of Statutes doubted of was, whether M ^r Dormers Proviso should be put into the Bill of Tillage made Anno 39 Regin. Eliz.

M ^r Davies said, May it please you, M ^r Speaker, the Gentleman is at the Door ready to attend with his Council, to satisfy the House. May it please the House to hear him, and all said I, I, I.

M ^r Dodderidge of Council with M ^r Dormer who came with him spake and said, M ^r Speaker, It pleased her Majesty to license M ^r Dormer under her Letters Patents, with a Non obstante this Statute, to inclose three hundred Acres of ground; and he humbly prayeth the House to accept and admit of this Proviso for the saving of his Letters Patents; the rather for these reasons; First, In respect the ground enclosed is a small quantity; Secondly, The Country is apt for Pasture not for Tillage; Thirdly, The ground is a kind of a Marish Ground and too moist and soft and altogether unapt for Tillage; Fourthly, In that her Majesty hath granted her Letters Patents, and that they concern her Prerogative, that this House, &c. So he delivered the Proviso and M ^r Dormer his Letters Patents, and went forth.

M ^r Serjeant Harries said, Ubi non est ordo, ibi est confusio. Mr. Speaker, divers Gentlemen stand before the Door, which breeds a confused sound when the question is propounded. May it please every man to take his place, that is both a seemly and ancient Custom. Which they all did accordingly.

Mr. Speaker said, I will put it to the question, Whether this Proviso shall be received. Whereupon it was twice put to the question, and the I, I, I. were the greater both the times, but the Noes would needs have the House divided. So the Door being set open and no man offering to go forth, Mr. Martin said:

Mr. Speaker, I have observed it, that ever this Parliament, the Noes upon division of the House have carried it. The reason whereof as I conceive is, because divers are loath to go forth for losing of their places, and many that cry I, will sit still with the No. I therefore do but move this unto the House, that all those that have given their I, I, would according to their Consciences go forth, and for my part (said he) I will begin.

Sir Walter Raleigh rose up to Answer him; but Mr. Comptroller, Sir John Fortescue, and all the House seeing them, rose in a hurry to go forth, and did not hear him. Whereupon himself and Mr. Secretary, it seemed, being of the No's, took some displeasure, as may appear by the Speeches after.

The House being divided upon Mr. Dormers Proviso aforesaid, the I, I, I. were a hundred seventy six, the Noes a hundred thirty four; so that the I, I, I. got it by forty four Voices.

Now after the House was set quiet,

Mr. Secretary 〈◊〉 said, I am glad to see the Parliament so full, which towards the end used to grow thin; And therefore I think it convenient we agree upon some good Orders. The Reputation of this House hath ever been religiously maintained by Order and Government, but now Error hath so crept in amongst us, that we know not what is Order and what is disorder. The Gentleman that last spake (meaning Mr. Martin ) first brake Order; for after the question put and the House agreed to be divided, he spake perswadingly to draw those out of the House which perhaps meant it not. Besides, he laid an imputation upon the House, that according to their Consciences men would not so much as remove out of their place: But I think there is no man here so fantastical, that though they be for the Bill, yet for their places sake, they will not alter their rooms. For this House is a House of Gravity, Conscience and Religion. I think it therefore fit he should Answer this imputation at the Bar. We have all this Parliament been against Monopolies, now we ourselves protect one: But I see that men which have desired to be popular without the House for speaking against Monopolies, do also labor to be private within. But that I regard not. This I know, that good sums of money have been offered for the furtherance of this Proviso; but now it is past. I would now move you, that because we have spent some superfluous time in this Division, and because the affairs of this Parliament cannot possibly be dispatched so soon as the Parliament must end, because of the performance of that gift which we have given unto her Majesty, which is nothing if it come not in due time, therefore that the House would be pleased after this day to sit in the Afternoons, for we consume our time now in unnecessary disputations.

Mr. Comptroller said, I think that notwithstanding anything that hath been last said, howsoever our Orders have been heretofore broken, yet the Gentleman that spake, Mr. Martin, brake no Order of this House by speaking, for the House favored him with silence, and therefore admitted to him liberty of Speech. That hi Speech was neither persuasive or offered any imputation to this House, I neither perceive it nor conceive it so; for it was only a Caution to the House, that former Orders were broken, and therefore now to be amended. And surely for not removing out of places, I have heard fault found before this time, and therefore the Gentleman is not now to be taxed. That this should be a Monopoly I can see no reason, for it hath been agreed that her Majesty may dispense with any penal Law, and that's no Monopoly, no more is this. And I am not of his mind that so great sums have been offered, the quantity of Land being but little, and his cause both good and just. And I protest for my part, I neither knew nor have heard of any. For the last Motion, which was the best, to sit twice a day, I do concur with him, and will be ready as a Member of this House to give my Attendance.

Sir Walter Raleigh said, I thought I had deserved of the House to have been heard to speak as well as he that spake before the division of the House; And in that I offered to speak and was not heard, I had wrong. For him that last spake, he spake out of Honor and not out of Judgment. Notwithstanding, I think it a Monopoly, and the Speech to be both persuasion, and to lay a great imputation upon the House. And this is all I would have said before.

Mr. Martin offered to speak, and asked the Speaker if he might Answer.

The House said I, I, I.

No, quoth Mr. Secretary, you must stand at the Bar.

The Cry of the House was, No.

Then M ^r Secretary wisht it might be put to the question, First, Whether he should speak or no; And so it was, and not twenty said No.

Then it was put to the question whether he should speak at the Bar:

And M ^r Brown the Lawyer stood up and said, M ^r Speaker, par in parem non habet imperium, we are all Members of one Body, and one cannot judge of another.

So it being put to the question, there were not above twelve I, I, that he should stand at the Bar.

Whereupon standing in his place he shown the Cause of his Speech to have been only for the Order of the House, and not out of any persuasive meaning that he had; for he protested that he knew neither the man nor the matter.

Sir Walter Raleigh made Report of the travel of the Committees in the Bill touching Iron Ordnance, and shown, that they have drawn a new Bill to that purpose, and delivered in the old and the new.

On Thursday the 10 ^th day of December the Bill touching Silk-Weavers, &c. was read the second time and committed unto the Knights and Citizens for London, the Citizens for York, Bristol, Norwich and Canterbury, Mr. Barrington, M ^r Johnson and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber.

M ^r Johnson a Committee in the Bill for Assize of Fuel brought in the Bill amended in some parts by the Committees, and delivered it in.

The Amendments in the Bill touching the Assize of Fuel were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill touching the taking away of Gavelkind Custom in Kent was read the third time.

M ^r Francis Moore said, He thought the Bill a very idle and frivolous Bill, and injurious; for if a Man take a Wise, by the Custom she shall have the Moiety: but now if we make it go according to the Common Law, she shall have but the third part. So if the Father commit a Felony and be Hanged, the Son shall not lose his Inheritance because the Custom is, The Father to the Bough, the Son to the Plough; which at Common Law he shall lose.

M ^r Serjeant Harris said, I think this Bill a very good Bill, for it defeats a Custom which was first devised as a punishment and plague unto the Country. For when the Conqueror came in, the reason of this Custom was to make a decay of the great Houses of the ancient Britain's. For if a Man of eight hundred pound per Annum had had eight Children, it must be divided into eight parts; And then if these also had Children, subdivided again us{que} in non quantum: whereas if it had gone to one by the Common Law, it would still have flourished, &c.

M ^r Bois among many reasons shown, that it would in Kent be a great loss to the Queen of her Subsidy; for by reason of these Sub-divisions there were many ten pound men. And whosoever knows the State of our Country shall find more by under ten pound men than above come to the Queen. And now if these being divided in several hands should now go according to the Common Law, this would make the Queen a great loser.

Being put to the question, the No was the greater, yet the I, I, I. would needs go forth; and upon division it appeared the I, I, I. were sixty seven, and the No a hundred thirty eight, and so the Bill was rejected.

The Bill for suppressing of Alehouses and Tipling-Houses was read the second time, and upon the question for committing dashed.

M ^r Francis Moore offered a Proviso to the House, and shown that he was of Council, and standing Fee with the Corporation of Vintners in London: and shown that they were an ancient Corporation, and had ever used by force of divers Charters of Kings of this Realm to sell Wines; and now by this Bill all was inhibited: And therefore, &c. which was received.

Mr. Johnson said, If this Bill should pass, it would breed a great confusion of Government; for by this Law the Justices of the County might enter into the liberty of any Corporation, and license sale of Wine and Beer. Besides, he must be licensed by four Justices, perhaps there be not four Justices in a Corporation, admitting power were not given to the Foreign Justice. Now when these four Justices have enabled him by this Law, they have not power upon his misbehaviour to put him down, and so very insufficient and impossible to be mended.

Sir Robert Wroth said, The Bill is that no man shall sell, &c. but he must be allowed in the Quarter Sessions by four Justices, and what pain and charge this will be to a poor man to go with some of his Neighbors twenty or thirty Miles for a Licence, and what a monstrous trouble to all the Justices, I refer to your considerations, &c. and so the Bill was dashed, as is aforesaid.

Mr. Speaker shown her Majesty's Pleasure to be, that this House should proceed in all convenient speedy course of dispatching the businesses at this time fit to be dealt in, for that her Majesty purposeth shortly to end this present Session of Parliament.

This Message being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons, now follows the residue of the Passages of this Forenoon out of a private Journal.

Sir Edward Hobbie said, We attended the Lord's this Morning touching the Information against Mr. Belgrave, and in the end concluded, That forasmuch as it concerned their Lordships as well as our Privileges, they desired some time to consult, and will send us word of their resolutions. Vide December the 16 ^th Wednesday ensuing.

Doctor Stanhop and Doctor Hone brought a Bill from the Lord's Intituled An Act for establishing of the remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Kettleby Esq to Francis Kettleby, and so they departed.

Then the questions upon the continuance of Statutes were offered to be read, but the House called for the Bill of Ordnance; yet the Clerk fell to read the questions, but the House still cried upon Ordnance.

At length Mr. Carey stood up and said, In the Roman Senate the Consul always appointed what should be read, what not; so may our Speaker, whose place is a Consuls place: if he err or do not his duty sitting to his place, we may remove him. And there have been Precedents. But to appoint what business shall be handled, in my opinion we cannot. At which Speech some hissed.

Mr. Wiseman said, I reverence Mr. Speaker in his place, but I take great difference between the old Roman Consuls and him. Ours is a Municipial Government, and we know our own Grievances better than Mr. Speaker: And therefore fit every man alternis vicibus should have those Acts called for he conceives most necessary. All said I, I, I.

Mr. Hackwell said, I wish nothing may be done but with consent, that breeds the best Concordance; my desire is, the Bill of Ordnance should be read. If you Mr. Speaker do not think so, I humbly pray it may be put to the question.

Mr. Martin and Mr. Francis Moore stood up, but Mr. Martin first, one would not yield to the other, and great calling there was, till at length Mr. Comptroller stood up and said, I am sorry to see this confusion in this House; it were better we used more silence, and kept better Order. Yesterday you Ordered the continuance of Statutes should be read; now in an humor you cry Ordnance, Ordnance. I pray you that which we first decree let us stick to, and not do and undo upon every idle Motion.

Mr. Secretary Cecil said, I will speak shortly, because it best becomes me; neither will I trouble your Patience long, because the time permits it not. It is a Maxim, praestat otiosum esse quàm nihil agere. I wish the Bill for continuance of Statutes may be read; and that agrees with the Precedent Order of this House, and more with the gravity thereof: yet because the spirit of contradiction mav no more trouble us, I beseech you let the Bill of Ordnance be read, and that's the House desire.

An Act against transportation of Iron Ordnance, Gun-Metal and Shot was read the first time.

Sir Robert Wroth informed the House that a Ship is now upon the River ready to go away Laden with thirty six pieces of Ordnance.

Post Meridient.

After Dinner (the House now sitting as in the Forenoon) the Amendments in the Bill to confirm the Assurance of the Manors or Farms of Sagebury alias Sadgbury to Samuel Sands Esq and John Harris Gent. and their Heirs, were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Sir Edward Hobbie moved, that where one Bird a Servant of his hath been Arrested in London at the Suit of one Woolley, his said Servant might have the Privilege of the House: Whereupon it is Ordered that the said Woolley and the Serjeant that made the Arrest be sent for by the Serjeant of this House to Answer unto this House for their said contempt.

The Fishmongers of London were heard with their Council touching a Proviso to be added to a former Act made in the year of her Majesty for increase of Mariners and maintenance of the Navigation.

The Proviso for the Fishmongers to be added to the Statute of continuances was twice read, and committed to the Committees for continuance of Statutes to be allowed or rejected as shall be further thought sit.

The Bill for continuance of Statutes committed to all the Queens Learned Council being Members of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Hastings, Sir Robert Wroth and others, who were appointed to meet in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The Bill for the relief of the Poor was read the second time and committed unto M ^r Comptroller, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Francis Darcie, Mr. Francis Bacon, Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards.

M ^r Ireby made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for draining certain surrounded grounds in the County of Sussolk, (who were appointed on Saturday the 28 ^th day of November foregoing) and shown that the Committees have thought fit to draw a new Bill to that purpose, and so delivereth in the old and the new.

Mr. Winch moved, that according to the resolution of the Committee in the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance, the House should proceed both by Bill and also by Petition unto her Majesty; which being debated, It was resolved, that those of the Privy Council being Members of this House should move her Majesty in the name of this House in that behalf.

The New Bill against transportation of Gun-Metal, Ordnance and Iron Shot was read the second time, and committed unto all the Privy Council Members of this House, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Francis Darcie and others, who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Court of Wards.

Oliver Cromwell Esquire returned this present Parliament Knight for the County of Huntingdon, is for his necessary occasions of business licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart.

On Friday the 11 ^th day of December the Bill comprehending and containing the maintenance of good and profitable Arts and Trades for the Commonwealth was delivered by Mr. Johnson, (who was desired to put the same into the House by Mr. George Brook Brother to the Lord Cobham ) the effect of it was, that every man which had or could invent any Art or Trade, should for his life monopolize the same to his own use, or he that could add to or refine the same should do the like.

Mr. Fettiplare shown, That the Bill was unprofitable and not good for divers reasons. First it was too general, because it speaketh as well of Arts invented, as to be invented. Secondly, the Bill showeth not that they will be profitable for the Commonwealth; whatsoever they be, this Bill alloweth. For divers Arts have been devised in London, that that shall be wrought with one man, which would not heretofore be done with forty: This is unprofitable, because it setteth not the poor and many hands on work. Thirdly, it will breed confusion; because if but a little addition be made by another, a new Licence is granted to this man; And now if to that addition another shall add, that will be in infinitum, and so confusion. Whereupon he concluded, that he for his part thought fit the Bill should be quash'd, and divers cried, Away with it.

Another said, I wish that the Bill might be read again and considered because we allowed of these kind of Patents once this Parliament, namely in the Licence for making Tinn by Mills out of the Old Rubbish in Cornwall, upon the motion of Sir Walter Raleigh; And this Bill desireth no more in effect. Next for the incertainty, upon the consideration of the Bill by some few Committees the same might be amended. Besides, he that hath invented any Art or Trade, it is reason he should have some privilege, because it would be an encouragement to others, and Nemo naseitur Artisex. No man would come to that perfection upon the first knowledge of it, as being taught by the first Inventor for a season. Also the proposition of the Gentleman that last spake, did not hold in all Arts, that it is unprofitable that the work of many should be done by one; for it is profitable for the Commonwealth, if Water may be brought to ever man's House for ten shillings value, where it would not be done with ten pound cost, as by the Water-work device in London. So of Iron Mills the Low-Countries, and of the Corn Mills upon the Thames. So of shooting and charging of Ordnance and Fire-works and the like. And generally of all Arts, Trades and Sciences which cannot be done by Poor but by Persons judicious and of Skill, and those that have a more natural inclination to come to perfection in these things than every base Beggar. For his last proposition, I say that Non est confusio in certa scientia, &c.

M ^r Snigg said, The Author of the Bill perhaps was a Sugarman, for he hath the word Refiners of Arts, &c.

So it was put to the question for to be read the second time; And all said No. But when the Speaker said, all those that will have the Bill read the second time say I, Sir Richard Knightly said No aloud; at which the House laughed, and not one said I, I.

Three Bills had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill touching the recovering of certain surrounded grounds in the County of Norfolk was read the third time, and passed upon the question.

M ^r Serjeant Harries a Committee in the Bill touching Silk-Weavers, brought in the Bill with some Amendments.

The Amendments in the Bill touching Silk-Weavers being twice read, the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill that the Land of Edward Lucas Gentleman shall be liable to the payment of certain Legacies, was read the second time, and committed unto Sir John Cutts, Sir John Cotton, M ^r Attorney of the Wards and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock.

Two Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the Assurance of the Jointure of Rachel Wife of Edward Nevill of Birling in the County of Kent, was read the third time and passed upon the question.

M ^r Serjeant Yelverton and M ^r D ^r Swale coming from their Lordships, declared that their Lordships are ready for Conference according to the former appointment in the Bill concerning Letters Patents; as also touching a Paper delivered unto their Lordships containing an Information against M ^r Belgrave a Member of this House in the Court of Star-Chamber.

It is Ordered that the Copy of Information exhibited into the Star-Chamber against M ^r Belgrave a Member of this House, which was sent down from the Lord's unto this House this day, shall be forthwith examined with the Record, and amended where it shall differ, and be certified under the Clerks hand of the Star-Chamber to be a true Copy. Vide concerning this business of M ^r Belgrave on Thursday the third day, Monday the 7 ^th day, Tuesday the 8 ^th day and on Thursday the 10 ^th day of this instant Decem ber foregoing, as also on December the 16 ^th Wednesday ensuing.

Four Bills were sent up to the Lord's by M ^r Secretary Cecil and others; of which one was the Bill for recovering of certain surrounded Grounds in the County of Norfolk, &c.

M ^r Brown a Committee in the Bill touching repairing of the Bridges near Carlisle, brought in the Bill with some Amendments.

The Amendments in the Bill touching the repairing of the Bridges near Carlisle were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Additions in the Bill touching the Assize of Fuel were twice read, and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

Two Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for relief of Soldiers and Mariners was read the second time, and committed unto M ^r Secretary Cecil, Sir Francis Hastings and others, who were appointed to meet at the time and place before appointed for relief of the poor.

Thus far of these foregoing passages out of the Original Journal-Book or the House of Commons; Now follow some remembrances of that which was agitated at a certain Committee of both Houses in the Painted Chamber this Forenoon out of a Private Journal.

The Lord's Committees (who were appointed to have Conference with the Committees of the House of Commons in the Bill touching Letters Patents, &c. ) being set in the Painted Chamber, Mr. Secretary Cecil with the residue of the Committees of the said House repaired unto them, where M ^r Secretary going to the Upper end of the Table spake to this effect. That if their Lordships had already concluded what to do in the Bill for Patents, then they had no Commission to proceed; and if they had altered the Bill in any Point with Amendments, they also had no Commission: But if their Lordships had done neither, but only were desirous to be resolved of any doubt which they in their wisdoms conceived, and would willingly thereabout confer with them, they would most willingly accomplish their Lordships desire, for they had sufficient warrant from the House.

The Lord Buckhurst Lord Treasurer after a little whispering with the Lord's together, answered, That he would not have us preoccupate their judgments with a Speech both strange, improper and preposterous, with other words, &c.

M ^r Secretary said, He could not answer his Lordship nor the rest without Order from the other Committees; And therefore prayed they might confer together: which was granted. So they went forth into an outward room and there conferred what Speech or Answer to make; and so after they returned again, and Mr. Secretary said, My Lord's, We of the Lower House are very sorry your Lordships should any way conceive otherwise than well of our Speech and good intent. Your Lordships termed our Speech (for so I may say, because I spake in the name and behalf of the Committees) strange, improper and preposterous. My Lord's, I think it not strange, for it is not unknown of your Lordships that we be all Members of one Body, and as we cannot be without your Lordships, so your Lordships cannot be without us; And when we are desirous, it pleaseth your Lordships out of your favor to vouchsafe us a Conference; so when you be willing, it pleaseth us out of the desire we have to be observant, to yield thereunto: Neither have your Lordships been more forward to gratify us with your favors, than we of the Lower House have been willing to further your Honors desires with our best furtherance. And therefore my Lord's, it is no strange thing to have a Conference, neither our Speech strange because it tended to draw us to some particular point of Conference. For the Epithet improper, I am to tell your Lordships, that I delivered no more than I was commanded, nor no less than I was required. And therefore by your Lordships favor, no Cause it should deserve the title of impropriety. And I take it, by your Lordships favor, it was not preposterous: for my Lord's, the first matter we took should be handled, was the doubts which we imagined your Lordships had conceived of the Bill; and if your Lordships had ought else conceived, I thought fit to show your Lordships that we then came without Commission. So my Lord's, I hope I have made it appear, that the Speech was neither strange, improper nor preposterous. But we of the Lower House who be here Committees, do beseech your Lordships that you would not conceive otherwise of us than we deserve; And your Lordships shall find us ever ready in all dutiful Service as coadjuting Members of one United Body the House of Parliament. So after withdrawing of themselves a little from the Table, the Lord's hummed and whispered, and at length calling us,

The Lord Treasurer said, The Lord's were satisfied with our Answer, and very glad they found us so conformable; by which they doubted not but we should well agree for the Conference, whereby the Bill might have the better passage.

M ^r Secretary Answered, That he was very glad their Lordships did conceive aright of them; And that the Committees, because they were many and would not be troublesome with multiplicity of Speech, had chosen for their Speakers to satisfy their Honors, M ^r Bacon, M ^r Serjeant Harris, M ^r Francis Moore, M ^r Henry Montague, M ^r Philipps and M ^r Boice. So the Lord's called M ^r Attorney General for them, who having spoken a while on the one side, and been Answered by Serjeant Harris on the other side, the Conference or meeting of the said Committees brake up imperfectly, and was further defer'd till the next Morning.

The Passages of this Afternoon do now follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following.

Post Meridiem.

Three Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill to prevent Perjury and Subornation of Perjury was read the third time, and passed upon the question.

M ^r Montague a Committee in the Bill touching Soldiers and others, certified in the Bill with some Amendments, whereof he prayed the reading.

The Amendments in the Bill for relief of Soldiers and Mariners were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill touching Policies of Assurances used amongst Merchants was read the second time, and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh, M ^r Doctor Caesar, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Stephen Soame and others; And the Bill was delivered to Sir Francis Bacon, who with the rest was appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock.

The Bill touching Hat-Makers was read the third time, and upon the question and division of the House passed, with the Yea ninety three, and with the No forty six.

John Yakesley Esq returned into this present Parliament one of the Burgesses for the Town of Cambridge, is for his necessary affairs licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart.

Upon Motion made by Serjeant Harris, that Anthony Curwin Servant Attendant upon William Huddleston Esq a Member of this House, hath been Arrested into the Counter in the Poultry in London, at the Suit of one Matthew a Surgeon; It is Ordered, that the Serjeant that made the said Arrest and the said Matthew should be sent for to answer in this House for their said contempt, as appertaineth.

M ^r Adam and Listers Council are appointed to be heard to Morrow.

On Saturday the 12 ^th day of December the Bill to avoid the stealing of Cattle was read the second time and committed unto Sir George Moore, Mr. Maynard, Mr. Brown and others, who were appointed to meet upon Tuesday next in the Middle-Temple Hall at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of the Manor of Sagebury aliàs Sadgbury unto John Harris and Samuel Sandys Gent. was read the third time and passed upon the question.

Some part of this Forenoons Passages doth now next follow out of private Journals.

An Act for redress of certain abuses used in Painting was read the third time.

It was moved by Sir George Moore and some others, that the Bill might be let slip, and the Cause referred to the Lord Mayor of London, because it concerned a Controversy between the Painters and Plaisterers of London.

To which M ^r Davies Answered, That the last Parliament this Bill should have past this House, but it was referred as is now desired, and Bonds made by the Plaisterers for performance of the Orders to be set down by the Lord Mayor; yet all will do no good: Wherefore, M ^r Speaker, I think it good to be put to the question.

Sir Stephen Soame desired that my Lord Mayor might not be troubled with them, &c. but that it might be put to the question, and it seemed likely to go against the Painters. But M ^r Heyward Townsend as it was putting to the question stood up, and shown, that in the Statute of 25 Ed. 3. Cap. 3. Plaisterers were not then so called but Dawbers and Mudwall-Makers, who had for their Wages by the day three pence, and their Knave three half pence (for so was his Labourer called) they so continued till King Henry the Sevenths time, who brought into England with him out of France certain men that used Plaister of Paris about the Kings Sieling and Walls, whose Statute Laborers these Dawbers were. These Statute Laborers learned in short time the use of Plaister of Paris, and did it for the King, who increased to be many: then suing to the King for his Favor to Incorporate them, he did fulfil their desire, Incorporating them by the name of Gipsarium, which was for Clay and Mud, aliàs Morter-Makers, An. 16 Hen. 7. being no Freemen for all their Corporation, they obtained the Kings Letters in their favor to Sir William Remmington the Lord Mayor of London and the Aldermen, to allow them Freemen, which was granted; at what time came in four of them paying ten shillings a piece for their Freedoms: And in three years after that manner came in to the number of twenty, but they paid four pound a piece for their Freedom. They renewed their Patent in King Henry the Eighths time, and called themselves Plaisterers aliàs Morter-Makers, for the use of Loam and Lime. They made an humble Petition and Supplication after this to Sir John Monday then Lord Mayor and to the Aldermen, to grant them Ordinances for the better Rule and Government of their Company, in these words, viz. We the good Folks of Plaisterers in London of Plaister and Loam of the said City, for redress of certain abuses of Lath-Plaister and Loam wrought in the said Craft, &c. and had allowed unto them search for their Company for the use of Lath, Loam and Lime. In all their Corporations at no time had they the word Colours, neither yet in their Ordinances. For all they were incorporated by the name of Plaisterers, yet in all King Henry the Eighths time they were called Dawbers, as appears in the Accompts of the Chamber of London, paid to such and such Dawbers for so many days so much, and to their Laborers so much. The Plaisterers never laid any Colour upon any of the Kings Houses, nor in the Sheriffs of London, but this Year. They wore no Livery or Cloathing in the seventeenth of King Henry the Eighth. They have been suffered to lay Alehouse Colours as red Lead and Oaker with such like, and now intrude themselves to all Colours; Thus they take not only their own work but Painting also, and leave nothing to do for the Painter. Painters and Stainers were two several Companies in King Edward the Thirds time; one for Painting of Posts and all Timber-Work, and the other for Staining and Painting of Cloth of great continuance. The two several Companies were joined both into one by their own consents, and by the consents of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City the nineteenth year of King Edward the Fourth. The Painters had Orders allowed them for the use of Oil and Colours, especially named in King Henry the Fourths time, from the Lord Mayor and City. Painters cannot work without Colours, their only mixture being Oil and Size, which the Plaisterers do now usurp and intrude into. Painters have her Majesty's Letters Patents dated the twenty fourth year of Elizabeth, forbidding any Artificer the use of Colours and Oil or Size, after the manner of Painting, but only such as have been or shall be Apprentice, namely with a Painter, seven years at the least. And where the Plaisterers object, that the Painters do abridge other Companies of their Colours, that is most apparently untrue; for Goldsmiths do use Colours, but not after the manner of Painting, and work without Oil or size. Book Binders use Colours, but neither with Oil or Size. So Cutlers use Varnishing and Gilding; So Glaziers use Colours with nealing in the Oven; Bricklayers use Colours, but neither with Oil or Size; And Joiners do use Varnish. Workmanship and Skill is the gift of God, and not one in ten proveth a Workman; yet it is requisite, that all such as have been brought up all the days of their Life in a Trade, and cannot attain to the Excellency of Skill that is required, should live by the baser part of their Science, when they cannot attain the better, which is in working in Oil and Size those Flats, Posts and Windows, &c. If Plaisterers may be suffered to Paint, Workmanship in Painting will decay; for no Workman will keep an Apprentice four or five years to practice and not able to get one penny, unless he might now get something towards his Meat and Drink in laying of Oil Colours, as on Posts. And experience teacheth us now, that among the number of three hundred there are not twelve sufficient Workmen to be found in London. Yet one of these (such was his Poverty) was fain for his relief to Wife and Children to wear upon the Lord Mayors Day a Blue Gown and red Cap, and to carry a Torch (he being fifty years old.) One man will lay and paint more Colours in a day than ten men can grind, which grinding of Colours shall be the relief of two or three hundred poor men, that cannot attain Workmanship, and that is taken away by Plaisterers, and the poor men both Painters, their Wives and Children go a begging for want of work. Besides, Painting of Cloths is decayed, and not an hundred Yards of new Painted Cloth made in a Year here by reason of so much Painted Flanders pieces brought from thence; so as the Painters have nothing to live on, but laying of Oil Colours on Posts, Windows, &c. It is a curious Art and requireth a good Eye, and a steadfast Hand, which the infirmity of Age decayeth quickly, and then Painters beg. Plaisterers take money from the Highest Personages to the meanest Cottagers, whose Walls must needs be made: Painters take money but of a few for their delight. Painters give to the Plaisterers six kind of Colours commonly used (as the Bill importeth) to be laid with Size and not with Oil; and for every twenty shillings earned with Oil Colours, there is ten pound earned with Size Colours, being every man's money. These Walls thus curiously painted in former Ages, the Arms so Artificially drawn, the Imagry so perfectly done, do witness our Forefathers care in cherishing this Art of Painting, &c. So I think the Bill very reasonable and fit to pass; And thereupon the Bill passed upon the question.

The residue of this Forenoons Passages do hereafter follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons.

Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the first touching garbling of Spices was read the third time, and passed upon the question and division of the House, with the difference of fifty four Voices, viz. with the Yea ninety five, with the No forty one.

M ^r Attorney General and M ^r Doctor Carew coming from the Lord's unto this House do signify, that their Lordships are ready for Conference with the Committees of this House appointed to have Conference with their said Lordships in the Bill touching Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents, &c.

The four Bills last past were sent up to the Lord's by M ^r Secretary Cecil and others.

The Bill touching the Prisoners in Ludgate was read the second time, and committed unto all the Queens Learned Council being of this House, the Master of Requests, Sir Stephen Soame, M ^r Philip's and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at the Committee Chamber of this House at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The Bill to redress misimployment of Lands, Goods and Stocks of money heretofore given to certain charitable uses, was upon the second reading committed to the former Committees (who were appointed on Saturday the 28 ^th day of November foregoing) and unto Sir Edward Stanhop, M ^r Maynard, M ^r Harris and others, who were appointed to meet in the Committee Chamber of this House at two of the Clock this Afternoon.

M ^r Brown a Committee in the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance declared the travel of the Committees, and delivered in the Bill with some Amendments.

The Amendments in the Bill against transportation of Ordnance, &c. was twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Sir Francis Darcie a Committee in the Bill touching relief of Maimed Soldiers and Mariners, declared the Addition of some few words unto the same by the Committees, viz. [do not exceed or be under] and in another place these words, viz. [and be under] which being twice read the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Post Meridiem.

The Bill touching the establishing of the remainder of certain Lands unto Kettlebie was read the second time and committed unto M ^r Comptroller, M ^r Secretary Cecil and others, who were appointed to meet in the Court of Wards upon Monday next in the Morning at eight of the Clock.

The Bill for the more diligent coming to Church on the Sunday, was read the third time.

To which several Speeches were made as followeth.

M ^r Bond said, This Bill as it is now engrossed, much differeth from the first which was here presented, which I the better like of. Notwithstanding, in my opinion, the Bill is altogether needless, and divers reasons move me to think it both inconvenient and unnecessary. Every evil in a State is not to be met with in a Law; and as it is in natural, so it is in politick Bodies, that sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease. And therefore particular Laws against particular offenses induce novelty, and in novelty contempt. Hippodamus Milesius offered to reward any man bountifully which could invent a good and new Law: But Aristotle condemneth that Policy, and the best Orator Demosthenes condemneth that State which will admit of any Innovation, although it be good in itself. If this Bill passeth, there will be two imputations happen to the State, which Wisdom wills us both to forsee and shun: The first an Infamy to our Ministers, that our Adversaries may say, this is the fruit of your labor to have Preached away your Audience out of the Church; The second no less but rather a greater imputation upon our Archbisnops and other Ecclesiastical Governors, that they be either remiss in their Authority, or else that their Prerogative hath not so much power as a twelve penny Fine. And doubtless these imputations cannot be avoided, if we give the Jesuits such head, scope and comfort as they in their Writings do greedily apprehend. I do, M ^r Speaker, conceive great difference betwixt primo Eliz. when time was, and this Law of 44 Eliz. as now it is. Then the People were newly taken from Massing and Superstition; Now they are planted in truth, and rooted in Religion. The light did then scarce appear unto them, which now shineth with glorious Beams upon our Teachers and Ecclesiastical Judges. And as the malice of the Adversary was only against them in the beginning, so is it stretched forth to put down, and flameth like a consuming Fire to devour our Doctrine. These reasons aforesaid were the Ground-work of Osorius's Foundation in his Epistle unto her Majesty, to give advantage to speak evil. I will give but a reason or two more and so an end. Suppose that a neglector of Church-Service comes to the Sessions there to be Examined, alleging an excuse; many businesses so concern the doer not to be known, that to speak truth would be his undoing, and to speak untruth would be a wound unto his Conscience; And to say his business, were a mere mockery; and to say an untruth, an apparent danger. If this Law may stand for a Law, methinks I foresee what breach of Charity will happen. Say there be forty in a Town absent, the Church-Warden presents some and not others: It will be objected unto him, wherefore should I be presented and not he? why my Wife, my Son, my Servant, my Friend, not his, &c. Will not this be a great breach to Unity and Peace? Just prosecution will be infinitely cumbersome, and partial connivance subject to quarrel. Notwithstanding this Statute we leave power to the Ecclesiastical Judge whose course is to proceed to Excommunication, and so an Excommunicato capiendo must be had. This is as great a charge as the Indictment in the Statute of primo. In this Statute a Witness or two must be brought to the Sessions, he must be presented to the Grand Jury and so Indicted; This will cost five shillings, a noble or ten shillings, which is as much as the charge in the first Statute. So because this Bill is slanderous to the Clergy, slanderous to the State, repugnant to Charity and Crambe recocta, I humbly pray it may receive the like entertainment the former Bill had, viz. to be rejected.

Sir Francis Hastings said, I shall speak upon great disadvantage; I perceive this Member of our House hath taken studied pains to disturb the passage of this Bill. To which I shall not so well answer, because I shall not so well carry away the particulars of this politick, but not Religious discourse. If it be Religion to be obedient at pleasure, if I could be Zealous today, and cold to Morrow, I could subscribe to all that he hath said. We cannot do a more acceptable thing to God or a more dutiful service to the State, than bring men to fear God. Religion and Policy may well stand together: But as that policy is most detestable which hath not Religion to warrant it, so is that Religion most happy which hath policy to back and maintain it. I know the Jesuits and Priests be out of square, and be at a Jarr amongst themselves: I pray God it be not to make a breach among us, who be yet in Unity. Wit well applied is a profitable thing; but ill applied, dangerous, in whomsoever doth abuse it. There is no man of sense and Religion, but thinketh that be is far from Religion (pointing at M ^r Bond ) that made the Speech. First, he said it would be an imputation to our Ministers. That Speech was both absurd in Judgment and slanderous in uttering; as though by the Ministers of the word we were loath to hear of our Sins or reconcile ourselves to God. The second, That it was an imputation on Archbishops, Bishops, &c. I am so far from blaming their Government, that I renounce that Position. I am very sorry, that the strength of their Authority stretcheth not so far as I could wish it in this point. But methinks this Law should rather be a credit to the Ministry, that now we having gone to Church these forty three Years ourselves, are so fervent in Religion, that we desire also that others may do the like. I beseech you give me leave to wipe away a grievance, which it seems the Gentleman that last spake imputeth unto me. He hath made a Protestation, that he is no Papist: I appeal to you all if I said he was. And I say he is no Puritan if he be not a Papist; for if there be ever a Puritan in England, it is a Papist. I learned of D ^r Humfrey who was sometimes my Tutor, a division of four sorts of Puritans; First, The Catholic which holds that a man cannot sin after Baptism; Secondly, The Papist, which is such a Merit-monger, that he would not only save himself by his own Merits, but by the Merits of others also; A third sort are the Brownists or Family of Love, a Sect too well known in England, I would they had never so been; The fourth and last sort are your Evangelical Puritans, which insist wholly upon Scriptures as upon a sure ground; And of these I would we had many more than we now have.

It was shown by D ^r Bennet upon occasion of Speech of the multitude of Recusants, that there were thirteen hundred, nay fifteen hundred Recusants in Yorkshire, which he vouched upon his Credit were presented both in the Ecclesiastical Court and before the Council at York.

So after divers Speeches and Arguments it was put to the question, whether the Bill should be engrossed, and the greater number could not be discerned. Whereupon Sir Robert Wroth shown, that he had a Proviso ready engrossed, the substance whereof was, That if any man came eight times a Year to the Church, and said the usual Divine-Service twice every Sunday and Holyday in his House, with his whole Family, that should be a sufficient dispensation. This was utterly misliked: yet divers which were desirous to overthrow the Bill went forth with the Proviso, because they would have it joined with the Bill to overthrow it. Whereupon the House was divided, and upon division it appeared thus, The I, I, I were a hundred twenty six, the No were eighty five. So the Proviso past. Then it was put to the Question for the Bill, but then divers reasons were shown, M ^r Bonds two reasons of prejudice to Ministers and the Clergy, and the danger by breach of Charity; That the Information was a thing contrary to Magna Charta, That there might be a Conviction without enquiry.

Sir Walter Raleigh shown, that all the Church-Wardens of every Shire must come to the Assizes to give Information to the Grand Jary; say then there be a hundred and twenty Parishes in a Shire, there must now come extraordinary two hundred and forty Church-Wardens: And say that but two in a Parish offend in a quarter of a Year, that makes four hundred and eighty persons with the Offenders to appear; what great multitudes this will bring together, what quarrelling and danger may happen, besides giving Authority to a mean Church-Warden, how prejudicial this may be, &c. with divers other reasons against it. As also some Ambiguities and Equivocations therein; The Proviso newly added being a plain Toleration from coming to Church; and that the Parson could not present or constrain any if they said Service at home. So it was put to the question thrice together, and because the truth could not be discerned, the House was again divided, and the I, I, I went forth and were a hundred and five, and the Noes within a hundred and six. So they got it by one Voice, and the I, I, I lost; but then the I, I, I said they had M ^r Speakers, which would make it even. And then it grew to a question, whether he had a Voice. Sir Edward Hobbie who was of the I, I, I side, said, that when her Majesty had given us leave to chufe our Speaker, she gave us leave to choose one out of our own number and not a Stranger, a Citizen of London and a Member; and therefore he hath a Voice. To which it was answered by Sir Walter Ralergh, and confirmed by the Speaker himself, that he was foreclosed of his Voice by taking that place, which it had pleased them to impose upon him; and that he was to be indifferent for both Parties: And withal shown, that by the Order of the House the Bill was lost.

M ^r Bowyer, Secretary to the old Lord Treasurer Buckhurst, said, M ^r Speaker, I think it not lost, for there hath been foul and great abuse offered in this matter. A Gentleman that would willingly go forth according to his Conscience, was pulled back: Though I much reverence my Masters of the Temple, and am bound to our Benchers of the Middle-Temple, yet if it will please the House and you M ^r Speaker to command me to name him, I will. The greatest Voice said no, yet M ^r Secretary Cecil willed him to name him, and he said, it was M ^r Dale of the Middle-Temple.

Sir Walter Raleigh said, why if it please you, it is a small matter to pull one by the Sleeve, for so have I done myself ostentimes. (And great loud Speech, and stir there was in the House.)

M ^r Comptroller (after silence) said, We have been often troubled by a Physician (meaning M ^r Bond ) and he hath been spoken against. He troubled us with Aristotle and other Books; if he had stayed there, it had been well: but I think we had need of Physicians to stay our Heads and cool our heats and humors, not fitting a Court of Parliament; for it is a most intolerable disorder. I think the offense is a heinous offense, both against God, and this Assembly. For the first, in that every man is to go according to his Conscience and not by compulsion; And for the other Gentleman Sir Walter Raleigh, that said he had often done the like, I think he may be ashamed of it; for large is his Conscience, if in a matter of so great consequence he will be drawn either forwards or backwards by the Sleeve; And I think it so heinous, that he deserves to Answer it at the Bar (meaning M ^r Dale, but because Sir Walter Raleigh was last named, it was taken to be meant of him.)

M ^r Secretary Cecil said, I am sorry to see this Disorder, and little do you know how for disorder the Parliament is taxed, I am sorry I cannot say slandered. I had hoped as this Parliament began gravely and with Judgment, so we should have ended modestly, and at least with discretion. I protest I have a Libel in my Pocket against the Proceedings of this Parliament. The offense which the Gentleman that last spake, spoke of, I confess is great and punishable; And this I wish may be inflicted on him, that he whose Voice may be drawn either forwards or backwards by the Sleeve, like a Dog in a string, may be no more of this House; And I wish for his Credits sake he would not. But that it should be so great to be called to the Bar, I see no reason, neither do I know why any in this House should speak so imperiously as to have a Gentleman of his place and quality (pointing to Sir Walter Raleigh ) called to the Bar, I see no reason for it: For the matter itself, the Noes were a hundred and six, and the I, I, I a hundred and five, the Speaker hath no Voice; and though I am sorry to say it, yet I must needs confess lost it is, and farewell it.

There was another Gentleman, a No, pulled out as well as the other was kept in, and therefore it had happened even howsoever; for M ^r Edward Jones and M ^r Barker pulled out Lyonell Ducket.

The residue of this Afternoons Passages and part of the next day do now next follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons itself, viz.

M ^r Doctor Carew and M ^r Doctor Hone did bring from the Lord's two Bills passed with their Lordships; of which the first was the Bill concerning Captains, Soldiers, Mariners and other the Queens Services in the Wars.

M ^r Serjeant Yelverton and M ^r Doctor Hone being come from the Lord's do declare, that their Lordships do desire another Conference between the Committees of this House and the Committees of their Lordships, which they do appoint to be upon Monday next at the fore-appointed hour and place; And that the former Committees (who were appointed on Thursday the 12 ^th day of November foregoing) or others whom this House shall thereunto appoint, may have Authority from the House to conclude and resolve upon the Bill lately passed from this House unto their Lordships, viz. the Bill for Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents, &c. which was by the House Ordered and agreed unto accordingly.

On Monday the 14 ^th day of December, Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill touching Cosening Bankrupts was read the first time, and upon the question and division of the House Ordered not to be read anymore, with the Yea thirty five, with the No forty five.

Two Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the draining of certain surrounded grounds, &c. had its second reading, and was delivered to the former Committees (who were appointed on Tuesday the first day of this instant December foregoing) to meet in the Exchequer Chamber this Afternoon at two of the Clock.

The Bill touching Denizens, (after some questions and Arguments whether Matthew de Quester should pass and be inserted among the rest) being thrice read, it was passed upon the question.

M ^r Moore made Report of the meeting of the Committees in the Bill for continuance, repeal and explanation of certain Statutes, and delivered in the Bill with some Additions and Provisoes.

The Amendments, Additions and Provisoes in the Bill for continuance, repeal and explanation of Statutes was twice read.

Provisoes for Dover-Haven in the Bill for continuance and repeal of Statutes were twice read, and committed unto M ^r Comptroller, Sir Walter Raleigh, M ^r Snigg, Sir John Lewson and others.

M ^r Francis Bacon made Report of the travel of the Committees in the Bill touching Policies of Assurances, and brought in the Bill with some Amendments, and prayed the reading thereof.

The Amendments in the Bill touching Policies of Assurances used amongst Merchants were twice read; and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

M ^r Doctor Swale and M ^r Coppin did bring from the Lord's the two Bills formerly passed in this House, the one Intituled An Act touching Orders in the Exchequer with a Proviso added to the same by their Lordships likewise passed with the Lord's, and another touching the Jointure of Lucie Countess of Bedford with certain Amendments and two Provisoes added.

Three Bills had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for the Repeal of An Act made in the fourteenth Year of her Majesty's Reign touching the reforming the length of Kersies was read the second time, and committed unto Sir George Moore, Sir Edward Moore, M ^r Kingsmell, M ^r Popham, the Burgesses of Clothing Towns, and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon at two of the Clock in the Exchequer Court.

The Two Bills last passed were sent to the Lord's by M ^r Secretary Cecil and others the Committees appointed to have Conference with the Lord's this Afternoon.

M ^r Philipps, one of the Committees in the Bill against misimploying of Lands, Stocks and Stores given to Charitable Uses, brought in the Bill with some Amendments added by the Committees, of which he praveth the reading.

The Amendments in the Bill against misimploying of Lands, Stocks and Stores of Money given to Charitable Uses were twice read, and the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

The Proviso that came from the Lord's in the Bill touching Orders in the Court of Exchequer was twice had, and committed presently to be considered of by M ^r Solicitor and M ^r Winch in the Committee Chamber of this House.

The Bill for the repairing of two Bridges near the City of Carlisle in the Country of Cumberland, was read the third time and passed upon the question.

Two Bills also had each of them their third reading, and passed upon the question; of which the first was the Bill concerning the Assize of Fuel.

Thus far out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons; now follow the passages touching the Arrest of a Servant of a Member of the same, out of a private Journal.

M ^r Davies moved the House and shown, that a Servant of Mr. Huddleston (Knight for Cumberland ) being some twelve Months since hurt in the Hand, went unto one Matthews a Surgeon by Fleet-Bridge, who for ten pounds undertook the Cure; the man gave him a Bill of ten pound for the said 〈◊〉 , which he the said Matthews could not perform without leaving a great scar, and withal a little 〈◊〉 in his hand: notwithstanding he paid the Surgeon eight pound. But upon what suggestion I know not, Matthews hath sued Mr. Huddleston's man for the whole ten pound and Arrested him upon an Execution into the Counter. The man told him he was Mr. Huddlestons Servant, and that his Master was a Member of this House and a Knight of a Shire, and that he was thereby privileged from Arrests, and wisht to be discharged; but Matthews and the Serjeant answered him, they cared not for his Master nor for the privilege, and said that he was not privileged from an Execution. And so being carried to the Counter, he told the like there to the Clerks, who affirmed likewise that privileges could not extend to Executions, and therefore would not discharge him. And therefore I pray in the behalf of the Gentleman, that both Matthews and the Clerks and Serjeant may be sent for. And so they were Ordered to appear to Morrow in the Afternoon.

The Bill touching Captains, Soldiers and Mariners, and other her Majesty's Services in the Wars, was read the first time.

Post Meridiem.

Sir Robert Wroth, a Committee in the Bill for Relief of the Poor, brought in the Bill with the Amendments, and a Proviso added by the Committees.

The Proviso and Amendments in the Bill for the relief of the Poor, were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Two Bills had each of them their third reading; of which the second being the Bill for the confirming the Authority and Government of the Mayor, Sheriffs and Aldermen of London within S ^t Katherin's Christ Church, was upon the question of Amendments in the Bill and the division of the House dashed with the difference of forty three voices, viz. with the Yea forty nine, and with the No eighty six.

The Bill touching matters in Policies of Assurances was read the third time, and passed upon the question.

Mr. Wirgfield, a Committee in the Bill touching the draining of surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Northampton, Suffolk and Norsolk, &c. brought in the Bill with some Amendments and a Proviso added by the Committees, and prayed the reading thereof.

The Amendments and Proviso in the Bill touching draining of surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Northhampton, &c. were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill for the more peaceable Government of the Counties of Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland with the Bishopric of Durham was read the second time, and committed unto all the Privy Council being Members of this House, the Knights of Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland, and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Morning in the Committee Chamber of this House.

On Tuesday the 15 ^th day of December, Four Bills had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for avoiding of idleness and setting the Poor on work, was read the second time, and upon the question for committing or ingrossing dashed.

Mr. Dr. Stanhop and Mr. Dr. Hone did bring from the Lord's a Bill that passed in this House entitled An Act for the making of an Harbor or Key on the North parts of Devon in the River of Severn, for the safeguard of men and Shipping, &c. with the Amendment of one word to be put out, viz. the word Free.

The Amendment brought down from the Lord's in the Bill touching a Harbor or Key to be made, &c. was thrice read and assented unto by the House, and so passed upon the question.

Two Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the last being the Bill for the relief of Theophilus Adams, &c. was read the third time, and after Council heard on all parts, dashed upon the question.

Sir Edward Hobbie a Committee in the Bill touching Kettlebie and Kettlcbie, shown the travel of the Committees in framing of a new Bill by consent of Parties, and so delivered in both the old and new.

The Bill for ending and appeasing of all Controversies, matters and debates between Francis Kettlebie on the one part, and Andrew Kettlebie and Jane his Wife of the other part, was twice read, and committed unto M ^r Solicitor, Sir Edward Hobbie, Sir Francis Hastings, Sir Edward Stafford and others, who were appointed to meet and consider presently in the Committee Chamber of this House.

The Bill for continuance and Repeal of Statutes was read the third time, and passed upon the question.

After many Arguments and Speeches had for admittance of a Proviso for Mr. Dormer in the Bill of Continuance of Statutes, it was upon the question and division of the House dashed with the difference of thirty five Voices, viz. with the Yea a hundred and eleven, and with the No a hundred forty six.

The Amendments added by the Committees in the Bill touching Kettlebie and Kettlebie were twice read, and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

Robert Drew Esq returned one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Vizes in the County of Wilts, is for his necessary and important affairs licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart.

Post Meridiem.

The Amendments in the Bill touching the true making and working of Woollen-Cloths were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Anthony Matthew a Chirurgeon being brought to the Bar, and charged by Mr. Speaker with his contempt against the Liberties and Privileges of this House, and the Members of the same, in causing Anthony Curwin Servant Attendant upon Mr. Huddleston a Member of this House to be Arrested into the Counter in the Poultry in London, which Anthony Matthew being asked what he could allege for his defense herein, Answered and affirmed that he did not know that the said Curwin did belong to any Member of this House, and he most humbly submitting himself unto the censure of this House, was after sundry Speeches therein had, discharged paying his Fees to the Serjeant and Clerk.

And upon the question it was resolved that the said Anthony Curwin should have Privilege.

Sir John Cutts a Committee in the Bill touching Flowerdew and Lucas made Report of the meeting of the Committees, and of some Amendments added by them unto the Bill, which he prayeth may be read.

Two Bills had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance, &c. was read the third time, and passed upon the question.

The Eight Bills last past were sent up to the Lord's by Mr. Secretary Cecil, Mr. Comptroller and others.

The Amendments in the Bill touching Lucas and Flowerdew were thrice read, and with the Bill Ordered to be engrossed.

M ^r Moore made Report of sundry meetings and Conferences had by the Committees of this House with the Lord's Committees in the Bill touching Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents, and shown their Agreements with their said Lordships.

Two Bills lastly had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the better Government of the Counties of Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland and the Bishopric of Durham, was read the third time and passed upon the question.

The Passages of the day foregoing and this instant Wednesday following are wholly transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book.

On Wednesday the 16 ^th day of December the Bill for the changing of the Sirname-of Waller into the name of Debden was read the first time.

M ^r Henshaw brought in the Bill with some Additions to the same from the Committees, viz. The Bill touching the length of Kersies.

The Amendments or Additions in the Bill touching the length of Kersies were twice read, and the Bill was Ordered to be engrossed.

Eight Bills had each of them their third reading and passed upon the question, and were sent up to the Lord's by M ^r Secretary Cecil and others; of which the two last were, one for the true working of Woollen-Cloths, and the other for the necessary relief of Soldiers and Mariners.

M ^r Serjeant Yelverton and M ^r Doctor Hone did bring from the Lord's the Act for Confirmation of the Subsidies of the Clergy and the Original Grants under the Archbishops Seal.

The Amendments that came from the Lord's in the Bill for Assurance of the Jointure of the Countess of Bedford, with the Provisoes annexed, were thrice read and passed upon the question.

The Bill for the maintenance of the Navy and increase of the Navigation was read the first time.

M ^r Comptroller, Sir Walter Raleigh, M ^r Lieutenant of the Tower and others, were appointed to have Conference with the Lord's touching some Amendments or Addition to be had in the Proviso sent from the Lord's unto this House, to the Bill before passed in this House touching Orders to be kept in the Court of Exchequer.

Post Meridiem.

M ^r Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's a Bill before passed in this House, viz. touching Confirmation of Grants and Letters Patents, &c. And did declare that the Lord's Committees and the Committees appointed by this House have most courteously had sundry Conferences together in the same as one entire body, and agreed upon some Amendments in the same.

The Bill touching Captains, Soldiers and Mariners, and other the Queens Services in the Wars, was read the second time, and upon the question and division of the House Ordered not to be committed, viz. with the Yea forty eight, with the No eighty one. And upon another question dashed.

The Bill for the confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy was read three times and passed upon the question.

The Proviso added to the Bill for Orders to be had in the Court of Exchequer was thrice read and passed upon the question.

On Thursday the 17 ^th day of December, Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill touching Printers and Printing was read the second time, and committed unto the Knights and Citizens of London, Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, Mr. Moore and others, who were appointed to meet to Morrow in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock.

The Bill for the Explanation of the Statute of Limitation of prescription to Rent-Charges was read the second time and committed unto Mr. Serjeant Harris, Mr. Moore and others, who were appointed to meet upon Saturday next in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber at two of the Clock.

The latter Proviso touching the Bishop of Cartisle was read the second time.

The Bill with the Amendments for the Countess of Bedford's Jointure, and the Bill with the Proviso added by the Lord's touching Orders in the Court of Exchequer were sent to the Lord's by Sir Walter Raleigh and others.

The Bill touching Fines within ancient Demesne was read the second time, and committed unto Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Serjeant Harris and others, who were appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Court of Wards at two of the Clock.

Sir Edward Hobbie moved, that such Members of this House as shall be sent from this House unto the Lord's with the Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy, may by direction of this House recommend unto their Lordships the Bill against transportation of Iron Ordnance, with request of their Lordships good furtherance to the passage of the same.

The Amendments and Provisoes in the Bill touching Confirmation of Grants made to her Majesty and of Letters Patents from her Majesty to others, were read the third time and passed upon the question.

Sir Robert Wroth moved, that an Order may be set down how the Collection made in this House for relief of the poor may be distributed. Whereupon it is Ordered, that the Soldiers now remaining about the City of London shall be relieved out of the money Collected of the Members of this House in such sort as to the Officers thereunto appointed shall be thought fit.

The Officers appointed for the distribution of the Collection are Sir Robert Wroth, Mr. Fettiplace, Mr. Wade, Sir Francis Darcie, Mr. Trevor and Mr. Brown; And that they join with the Officers in like case appointed by the Lord's.

Two Bills also had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for Explanation of a certain branch of An Act made in the twenty eighth year of her Majesty touching Recusants, was read the second time, and committed, but no time or place appointed for the meeting.

Mr. Belgrave moved, That whereas an Information hath been Exhibited into the Court of Star Chamber in the name of Mr. Attorney General against him, upon suggestion that he should offer abuse unto this House, humbly prayed that he may be Ordered and censored by this House, if it shall so fall out and seem sit unto this House upon further Examination to be had therein. Vide plus post Meridiem.

Mr. Secretary Cecil declared her Majesty's Pleasure to be that her Highness purposeth God willing to Dissolve this Assembly of Parliament to Morrow.

Post Meridiem.

The Bill for the changing of the Sirname of the Wallers into the Sirname of the Debdens was read the second time.

Mr. Serjeant Telverion and Mr. Doctor Hone did bring from the Lord's a Bill Intituled An Act for reformation of deceits in Auditors and their Clerks in making untrue particulars. And also they do declare, that whereas the Lord's have received some Bills from this House which their Lordships do think to expedite, and shall need perhaps some small Amendments, therefore they do desire that this House may sit somewhat longer than they purposed before, for the final perfecting and consummating of the same.

The Bill for reformation of Deceits in Auditors and their Clerks in making untrue particulars, was read twice, and committed unto M ^r Secretary Cecil, Mr. Comptroller, Sir Walter Raleigh and others, who were appointed to consider presently in the Court of Wards upon the said Bill. And after some short space of time and Conference therein had, it was after their return into this House thought meet the said Committees should confer with the Lord's therein, and afterwards report the same unto this House.

The Bill touching Brewers, &c. was read the second time and committed to the Burgesses of Southwark.

The Bill touching unlawful sized Bread, and the Bill touching buyers of Butter and Cheese were each of them read the second time, and committed to the former Committees.

The Bill also against using of false Dice was read the first time.

M ^r Attorney General and M ^r D ^r Hone did bring from the Lord's a Bill that before passed this House, entitled An Act touching the draining of certain surrounded Grounds in the Counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northampton, Suffolk and Norfolk amended, and with some additions of more Counties, viz. Sussex, Essex, Kent and the Bishopric of Durham.

The Amendments in the Bill touching surrounded Grounds were thrice read, and Ordered upon the question to be inserted into the same, and so the Bill passed.

The draught of an Order touching Mr. Belgrave was once read, and committed to be considered of presently in the Committee Chamber by Sir Edward Stafford, Mr. Henry Montague, Mr. Brown, Mr. Doyley, Sir Francis Darcie, Sir John Cotton and Sir John Grey.

The Draught of an Order, considered of and brought in by the Committees, was read, and Ordered by the House upon the question to be entered as the Act of the House, viz.

Whereas one George Belgrave in the County of Leicester Esquire, a Member of this House, hath made complaint of an Information exhibited against him into the Court of Star-Chamber pretending an abuse in the highest matters, as are those wich do concern the most Honorable and High Court of Parliament, and hath appealed unto this House for that the Information was filed sedente Curiâ; And whereas the House did refer to the Committees for Returns and Privileges the Examination of the Cause alleged in the Information, and the substance thereof having been related unto this House; This House thereupon did upon the question again moved and largely debated, pronounce and declare the said George Belgrave to be free in their Judgments from any abuse offered to this House, and that he is not to be molested for any such imputation; And have resolved, that this shall be entered as An Act of this House. Vide de istâ materiâ Dec. 3. Dec. 7. Dec. 8. Dec. 10. & Dec. 11. antea.

The Bill to restrain Butchers in and about the City of London from buying, &c. And the Bill touching Practitioners in Physic were each of them read the second time and committed as afore to the former Committees for Brewers.

The Bill touching the shipping of Coals near Newcastle was read the second time, and committed with the rest to the former Committees, but no mention of time or place.

The Bill for redress of abuses in taking of Pawns and the appointing of a Lombard was read the second time and committed as abovesaid.

To Morrow at eight of the Clock in the Morning those that were nominated by this House to distribute the Money collected for the relief of the Poor, and likewise those appointed by the Lord's, are appointed to be at the Sessions House in the Old Bayly to take Order for the said distribution.

Upon a motion made by Mr. Fettiplace, the names of such as have not paid towards the relief of the Poor and maimed Soldiers were read, which were about forty four.

On Friday the 18 ^th day of December, as the Speaker was coming to the House in the Morning, the Pardon was delivered unto him, which he took and delivered unto the House, which they sent back again because it was not brought according to course.

The Collection for the Clerk of twelve pence a piece according to Mr. Wingfield's motion yesterday, was made and amounted to about twenty five pound.

Mr. Bowyer Secretary to the Lord Treasurer sitting in the Middle of the House on the left side as you come in next to Mr. Skipwith of Lincolns Inn, swooned upon a sudden and was again recovered within a quarter of an hour. It was said he had a spice of the Falling Sickness. He was carried forth of the House by the Serjeant of the same, and three of his men into the outer Room. It was strange to hear the diversity of opinions touching this accident, some saying it was Malum omen, others that it was Bonum omen, &c. But as God will, so be it.

Thus far of this days passages out of private Journals: some other business of this day doth now follow out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons itself, viz.

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Stanhop did bring from the Lord's unto this House two Acts, one Intituled An Act of the Queens Majesty's most gracious general and free Pardon, and another Act for the granting of four entire Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty before passed in this House.

Mr. Secretary Cecil made Report of the meeting and travel of the Committees in the Bill that came from the Lord's Yesterday, Intituled An Act for reformation of deceits in Auditors and their Clerks in making untrue particulars; and that for the errors in the form of digestion of the same, it is thought not fit in the opinion of the Committees to be any further dealt in at this time, and so resolved of in the Conference had with the Lord's.

M ^r Hackwell made a Motion that the Speaker might say something touching the transportation of Ordnance, that seeing the Bill in the Lower House is fallen into an everlasting sleep, and that we knew not thereof before this day, he could not be blamed for that which he could not have spoken before this time; but nothing was replied or done.

The Subsidy of the Clergy was sent in a Roll according to the usual Acts, to which Sir Edward Hobbie took Exceptions, because it was not sent in a long Skin of Parchment under the Queens Hand and Seal. So it was sent back again, and then the other sent.

On Saturday the 19 ^th day of December about nine of the Clock the House came together, this day being appointed to be the last day of the Parliament.

M ^r Speaker moved the House to know their Pleasures if they should Adjourn the House till one of the Clock, which was assented unto: yet as they were rising,

M ^r Herbert Croft said, M ^r Speaker, though perhaps my Motion may seem unseasonable at this present, yet I beseech the House consider with me a Speech made Yesterday that consisted of four parts, the scope whereof (it being M ^r Hackwell's Speech) lays open the dangerous mischiefs that come by transportation of Ordnance, and that due reformation thereof may be had for restraint of private transporting; I would only put the House in mind, and you also M ^r Speaker, that the Gentleman which Yesterday moved it, desired that M ^r Speaker might say something thereof to her Majesty in his Speech to be inserted. Which I do again desire the more earnestly, because our Bill is fallen (as he said) into an Everlasting sleep, and we have now no remedy but by her Majesty.

M ^r Speaker said, If it please you, upon the Motion of the Gentleman made Yesterday, I mean to say something therein, both for your satisfaction and performance of my duty; And therefore this matter shall need no further to be moved. With which the House rested well satisfied, and so arose. But it is to be noted, that the Speaker said not one word in his Speech to her Majesty touching that matter, which was greatly murmured at and spoken against amongst the Burgesses that the House should be so abused, and that nothing was done therein.

Post Meridiem.

An Act of the Queens Majesty's most gracious, general and free Pardon, was sent up to the Lord's by M ^r Secretary Herbert.

The sending up of this Bill of the general Pardon being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons, the rest of this Afternoons Passages, as also the Conclusion of the Parliament do now follow.

About one of the Clock divers Gentlemen met together at the House, whither the Speaker came, and after the Privy-Council: where sitting till past two of the Clock they went to the Upper House, and stayed there at the Gallery Door above half an hour, and at length the Door was opened; and the Lord's of the Upper House being all set, and her Majesty under a rich Cloth of State, the Speaker went to the usual place at the Bar, where after three Reverences made, and the like done in their times by all the Commons, the said Speaker amongst other things in his Speech presented her Majesty in the name of the said House with the Gifts of four Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths (although he somewhat mistook the manner of it in the delivery) Unto which the Lord Keeper having Answered in her Majesty's name with thanks, Dissolved the Parliament, after her Majesty had given her Royal Assent unto nineteen public Acts and ten private.

An Alphabetical TABLE Directing to the principal matters contained in the JOURNAL OF THE House of LORD'S.

A.

ABsence of a Peer to be with license from the Prince (whereas of a Commoner, from that House only.) p. 539. 543. The reason of absence ought to be signified to the House by one of the Peers, and not by other Information.

p. 605

Acts how passed by the Sovereign. p. 35. Acts of Grace how. ibid. How Acts are transcribed and certified into the Rolls. ibid. All the Acts at one Session passed by the Lord Chief Justice by virtue of Letters Patents from the Queen.

p. 389

Addition, Vide Amendment. Adjourn, why the Lord's commonly adjourn for several days at the beginning of a Session. p. 270. The form of Letters Patents to certain Lord's to adjourn the Parliament. p. 317. The Sovercign may adjourn the Parliament, as well as the Parliament adjourn itself. p. 318. An Adjournment maketh no new Session as a Prorogation doth. ibid. The Parliament adjourned by the Queens Commissioners, without a particular Commission.

p. 382

Amendments of Bills by the Lord's sent from the Commons, how made. p. 20. They use to be written in paper. ibid. and p. 26. When a Bill has once passed the Lord's and is sent down to the Commons, if these make additions or amendments thereof, the Lord's upon the return of the Bill read them only, and not the Bill itself. p. 271. The Lord's having engrossed Amendments to a certain Bill in parchment, the Commons will not allow of them, but return the Bill with the Amendments, to have these writ in paper. p. 534 A Bill sent from the Commons, receiving Amendments and Additions in the House of Lord's, the Orders of this House will not permit that the Lord's should consent to any alterations of such Amendments or Additions, by the Commons. p. 537. If one Committee differ from the rest in some Amendments of a Bill, he may give his reasons of such dissent to the House, when the Bill is brought in again. p. 603. An Amendment of a Proviso (added to a Bill in the Upper House) agreed upon by the Committees of both Houses at a Conference, it is consented unto by the whole Upper House that the Amendment shall be made in the House of Commons, and be sent up in paper to the Lord's to be by them inserted in the Proviso.

p. 616

Answers by the Lord Keeper given unto Messages sent from the House of Commons, use to be given by him sitting with his Hat on, and all the Lord's keeping their places.

p. 439, 440

Apparel, a Bill against buying it without ready money, save by men of such a degree. p. 69, 70. A Bill to avoid excess in it. p. 112. dashed. p. 134. Another for not buying wares sold for Apparel without ready money, dashed. p. 188. Another Bill for reformation of excess in Apparel. p. 228. another for the same p. 424. another having passed the Commons, is rejected by the Lord's, and why.

p. 594

Arch-bishops, a Bill declaring the manner of making and consecrating of them and other Bishops to be good. p. 108. 110. Arch-bishop of Canterbury the first Peer of the Realm.

p. 140

Assistants, Vide Committees. Attach, No Peer to be Attached during the Sessions of Parliament. p. 203. nor any of their Menial Servants committed to Prison. p. 314. 323. 530, &c. but other of their servants may. p. 315. two committed close Prisoners to the Fleet for arresting a Servant of the Lord Chandois. p. 530. another also for arresting the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's Servant. p. 532. on what conditions they have their enlargement. p. 533. A question moved, whether an ordinary servant of the Queens, being no Parliament-man, be privileged from being attached in the time of Parliament. p. 603, 604, 606. When a servant of a Peer is committed to Prison upon Execution, resolved that he shall be brought to the House, not by issuing out a Writ of privilege of Parliament to the Sheriff, but by immediate order from the House to the Gentleman Usher or Serjeant at Arms. p. 605. but the contrary resolved upon search of Precedents, and the Lord Keeper to make out the Writ.

p. 608

Queens Attorney made a Joint-Committee with the Lord's.

p. 142

Award: Ordered that if the parties at variance will not enter into such Bond as is appointed by the House, to stand to the Award of such Lord's as the matter is reserr'd to, they shall be committed to Prison.

p. 618

B.

BAbington's Conspiracy, 28 Eliz. a Parliament called thereupon.

p. 375

Bacon (Sir Nicholas) made Lord Keeper 1 Eliz. p. 1. his Speech to the first Parliament of the Queen in an. 1. of her Reign. p. 11. His Speech to the Speaker of the House of Commons (in the same Parliament) at his admission. p. 15. and his Reply to the Speakers disabling himself, and to his Petitions. p. 16. His Reply to the Speaker's Speech at the end of this Session. p. 31, 32, 33. His Speech to the Parliament 5 Eliz. p. 59. at the end of the Session. p. 75. and so at the beginning and end of each Session, (during his life) till 23 Eliz. when he was succeeded by Sir Thomas Bromley.

p. 226

Baron, Lord Chief Baron, who is but an Assistant to the Upper House, made a Committee.

p. 108, 109

Belgrave (a Member of Parliament) his Case, against whom was preferred a Bill in the Star-Chamber for a misdemeanor against a Peer.

p. 612

Bills usually not spoken to upon the first reading. p. 17. Precedents of the contrary. ibid. When a Bill has past one House, it is seldom Committed or Ordered to be Ingrossed by the other, and why. ibid. and p. 19, 20. 147, 148. 326. sometimes Committed upon the first reading: Precedents thereof. p. 17, 18, 69. sometimes neither Committed nor Ingrossed either upon the first or second reading. p. 111. the manner of delivering a Bill from the House of Lord's to the House of Commons. p. 19. the manner of passing of a Bill. ibid. Bills of Grace seldom Committed nor Ingrossed, and why. p. 20. sometimes have but one reading. p. 73. 91. 464. how passed into Acts. p. 116. Bills sometimes (in Queen Elizabeth's time) not engrossed till the day after the second reading, but now always on the same day. p. 26, 27. The manner of giving the Royal Assent unto such Bills as are passed into Acts, and of disallowing those that are not. p. 35. 76. 116. A Bill is sometimes rejected after it has passed the third reading. p. 271. A Bill passed by the Lord's and rejected by the Commons, the Lord's expect an account of the reasons of such rejection. p. 272, 273. Bills of general pardon, and of Subsidies, not passed into Acts like other Bills. p. 274. 328. When Bills are sent up from the Commons, the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lord's are to arise from their places, and to go down to the Bar to receive them.

p. 439, 440

Bishops are commanded to reform abuses in Religion. p. 345. Why their names are placed on the dexter side of the Journal of the Upper House. p. 422. Vide Popish, and Arch-bishop.

Blood, Vide Restitution in Blood.

Bromley (Sir Thomas) made Lord Chancellor 22 Eliz. p. 226. he died in April 29 Eliz.

p. 419

Lord Burleigh his place in Parliament.

p. 543.

C.

CAnterbury, Vide Arch-bishop.

Chancellor, a Bill declaring his Authority and that of the Lord Keeper to be all one.

p. 70.

Letters Patents to the Lord Chief Justice to supply his place when absent.

p. 143

A Bill that Chancellors, Commissaries, &c. shall be Graduates in one University.

p. 72

Clergy, Vide Subsidy.

Coaches, a Bill to restrain the excessive use of them within this Realm, in 43 Eliz.

p. 602.

Collection of money for the poor usually made towards the end of a Parliament.

p. 616.

Commissions to certain Lord's to Prorogue the Parliament. p. 77. 93, 94. 274. Verbal Commission to the Lord Treasurer to supply the Lord Keepers place. p. 99. A Commission in writing to the Lord Chief Justice to the same purpose. p. 102. (383.) a revocation of the same. p. 108. A Commission 35. Lord's, or any three of them, to dissolve the Parliament. p. 275. the like. p. 329. and 389. A Commission to three Lord's to supply the Queens place in the Parliament. 28 & 29 Eliz. p. 377. These Lord's are styled Lord's Lieutenants. p. 378. The Parliament cannot be dissolved without a Commission, unless the Sovereign be present to give the command to the Lord Keeper, &c.

p. 547.

Committees, the Judges, Queen's Serjeants, Baron, &c. made Joint-Committees with the Lord's, vide Judges, Serjeant, Baron, &c. An Order of the House, that a Committee who disallows the Amendments of a Bill, or something in the body of the Bill itself, may give his reasons to the House when the Bill is brought in again. p. 603. A Bill may be delivered to the eldest or youngest Baron of a Committee, or indifferently to any of them. p. 607. 610. Two Committees for two several Bills, made one Committee for both Bills.

p. 607

Common Prayer, vide Uniformity.

Conference to be had, before a Bill passed either House, be rejected by the other. p. 272, 273. 388. Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Commons.

Contribution of two shillings in the pound made by the Lord's towards the Queens extraordinary charge in defense of the Realm. p. 387. Contribution made by them for relief of such poor Soldiers as went begging in the Streets of London. p. 462. An Order that such Lord's as were absent the whole Session should pay double to what others did, who constantly attended the service of the House; and those that came but seldom to the House, a third part more.

p. 463, 464

Convocation-days, the House of Lord's either sit not, or do little business on them.

p. 67

Crown, a Bill restoring to it the ancient jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual, &c.

p. 28

D.

ABill for Denization of Peregrine Berty and Katharine Dutchess of Suffolk his Wife. p. 145. of William Watson.

p. 148

Dissolve, vide Commissions.

Doctors of the Civil Law, made Joint-Committees with the Lord's.

p. 145

E.

EGerton (Sir Thomas) made Lord Keeper 38 Eliz. p. 522. His Speech to the Parliament 39 and 40 Eliz.

p. 524.

Q. Elizabeth entered on the Government Nov. 17. ann. Dom. 1558. p. 1. and within nine weeks summons a Parliament, viz. Jan 23. ibid. A Bill in that Parliament to make her inherit able to the late Q. Anne her Mother. p. 19. she is averse from declaring a Successor. p. 107. 127, 128. Her sharp Speech to the Parliament (in ann. 8 and 9.) for their Petition to that purpose. p. 116. She remitteth the third payment of a Subsidy, to take the Parliament off from urging her to declare a Successor. p. 131. Her Pious Speech at the end of the Session 27. of her Reign. p. 328. In the Parliament 28 and 29 of her Reign (called upon the discovery of Babingtons conspiracy) she appeared not in person, but gave Commission to three Lord's to supply her place, with the title of Lord's Lieutenants. p. 377, 378. Both Houses petition her to execute the sentence upon Mary Queen of Scots, with her Answer thereto. p. 380, 381, 382. Her Speech at the end of the Parliament in 35 of her Reign. p. 466. Her great success against the Spaniard set forth in a Speech by the Lord Keeper. p. 599. Jewels given to her Physicians to poison her.

p. 599

G.

GArgrave (Sir Thomas) chosen Speaker to the Commons in the Parliament holden 1 Eliz. p. 15. (and 40.) The manner of his disabling himself to the House first, and then to the Queen. ibid. His Petitions of course on behalf of the House of Commons. p. 16. His Speech at the conclusion of the Session.

p. 31

Gavelkind what, and in what places it obtaineth. p. 272. A Bill to enable the owners of Gavelkind Lands in the County of Kent to alter the said Custom.

p. 533

Gentleman-Usher of the House claims right to bring such persons before the Upper House as are accused of breach of privilege, and says it does not belong to the Serjeant at Arms. p. 603. He is sent for an ordinary servant of the Queens committed to the Fleet for debt upon Execution, and for him that arrested him. p. 605. 607. This not to injure the Serjeant at Arms in his pretensions to that office.

p. 607

Grace, Vide Bills and Acts.

H.

HAtton (Sir Christopher) made Chancellor 29 Eliz. upon the death of Sir Thomas Bromley.

p. 419

Herald at Arms in ordinary to the Queen not to have privilege from Arrest, on account of the Session of Parliament.

p. 608. 611

Hexamshire, a Bill to annex it to the County of Northumberland, and its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction to the Bishopric of Durham (8 & 9 Eliz.) p. 103. but not passed into an Act till 14 Eliz.

p. 200

Horses, a Bill against conveying them into Scotland 1 Eliz. being a revival of an Act made 23 H. 8.

p. 21, 22

Lord Hunsdon's place in Parliament between the Lord Chandois and the Lord S ^t John of Bletso.

p. 530. 543

I.

INgrossing of a Bill, what. p. 18. Vide Bills. Injunctions to stop proceeding at Law in Parliament time.

p. 21

Judges (who are but assistants to the Upper House) made Joint Committees with the Lord's. p. 67. 71. 99. and so in every Parliament till 39, 40 Eliz. p. 142. 527. but only to consider of some ordinary Bill, and which concerned matter of Law; for they were never of such Committees as were to have Conference with the Commons, p. 423. They have leave from the Lord Chancellor or Keeper to sit covered in the House, but are always uncovered at a Committee.

p. 527

K.

KEeper, vide Chancellor. Kentish-Street in Southwark, a Bill for the paving of it, 8 and 9 Eliz.

p. 112

L.

THE River Lee, a Bill to bring it to the North-side of London (13 Eliz.)

p. 150

Low-Country Wars, a voluntary contribution of both Houses towards the maintaining of them.

p. 387

M.

MArry (see the word in the Table to the Journal of the House of Commons) the Queen Petition'd by the House of Lord's to marry, with her Answer. p. 105. 107. The advice and consent of the Parliament often required for the marrying of the Kings of England.

p. 117, 119.

Earl Marshal his place in Parliament is betwixt the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward.

p. 535

Queen Mary died Nov. 17. 1558. in the sixth year of her Reign.

p. 1

Mary Queen of Scots, Vide the Table to the Commons Journal.

Mason (Anthony) Esq Clerk of the Upper House 13 Eliz. p. 137. He is succeeded by Thomas Smith Esquire, in the Parliament 39 & 40 Eliz.

p. 522

Melcomb Regis, Vide Weymouth.

Messages sent from the House of Commons to the Upper House, are received by the Lord Keeper and the rest of the Lord's at the Bar, whither they are to go and meet those that come from the Commons.

p. 539, 540

Mises not to be paid by the Shires of Wales and County Palatine of Chester when Subsidies are paid, nor the contrary.

p. 20

Monopolies Petition'd against in 39 & 40 Eliz. which the Queen judges an invasion of her Prerogative.

ibid.

N.

A Bill of Naturalization of Gerson Wroth a German. p. 22. of William Sidney and his Wife, and of Sir John Wingfield and his Lady. p. 462. of Justice Dormer and George Sheppy. p. 464. of Samuel Saltingstal.

p. 488

Newgate, the Keeper of it committed to the Fleet for not obeying an Order of the Lord's for the bringing of one that was Prisoner there upon Execution and was Servant to a Peer.

p. 608

Duke of Norfolk, a Bill for the confirmation of his marriage with the Lady Margaret his Wife (1 Eliz) p. 22. and for the assurance of certain Lands for her Jointure.

p. 25

Earl of Nottingham his place in Parliament betwixt the Earl of Lincoln and Lord Viscount Bindon.

p. 543

O.

OBjections against a Bill by the Lord's denied to be given in writing to the Commons till Conference first had.

p. 536

Onslow (Richard) chosen Speaker in the Parliament held 8, & 9 Eliz. his Speeches to the Queen at his Confirmation. p. 97, 98. at the Dissolution of that Parliament.

p. 114, 115

P.

THE Painters having presented a Bill against the Plaisterers which passed not the Upper House, it is Ordered by that House, that their complaint shall be heard and adjudged by the Lord Mayor, Recorder, &c.

p. 617

Pardon, Vide Bills.

Parliament, which is the first and last day thereof, or of a particular Session. p. 9. The manner of the Sovereign and Peers sitting in Parliament. p. 10. 59. 96. the manner of setting down the presence of the Peers in the Journal Book.

p. 62

Passing of Bills, Vide Bills.

Patents of privilege petition'd against in the Parliament 39 & 40 Eliz. which the Queen construes to be a violation of her Prerogative.

p. 547

Peers to be of age before they sit in the House. p. 11. 96. how attired. p. 11. Vide Parliament.

Popish Bishops suffered to sit in the Parliament 1 Eliz. but turned out of their Sees at the end of the Session. p. 23. How they opposed divers Bills. ibid. and p. 28. 30. a dispute betwixt them and some English men come from Geneva.

p. 53

Presence of the Peers how marked.

p. 62, & 111.

Privilege, Vide Attach.

The solemn Procession of the Queen and House of Lord's at the opening of the Parliament 5 Eliz. p. 58. and 13 Eliz.

p. 136

Prorogation, Vide Writ. The Sovereign after a Prorogation comes not to the Parliament with that solemnity, as is usual at the first meeting. p. 95. After the end of a Prorogation a new Session beginneth.

p. 318

Provisoes when added by the Lord's unto Bills sent up to them from the Commons, are written in Parchment.

p. 26

Proxy, the form of the Licence from the Queen to a Peer to make one. p. 3. a Peer (ordinarily) does not make one without such license. p. 270. The form of making a Proxy, and entering it in the Journal-Book. p. 4. and 8. The nature and use of a Proxy, and the form of returning them. p. 5. What an absent Peer used to forfeit, if he constituted no Proxy. p. 6. The form of making a Proxy without license from the Sovereign. ibid. The form of revoking a Proxy. p. 7. How many Proxies one Peer is capable of receiving. p. 8, 9. 58. 101. 196. 598. (where (as also p. 314. ) is mentioned an Order of the Lord's 2 Car. 1. that from thenceforth no Lord should be capable of above two Proxies.) A Commoner can constitute no Proxy, and why. p. 9. A spiritual Lord does not now appoint a Temporal Lord for his Proxy (nor on the contrary) but formerly they did. p. 58. 378. A Temporal Lord usually constitutes but one Proxy, and a Spiritual two. p. 101. Yet a Spiritual Lord sometimes appoints but one, sometimes three. p. 196. 460, 461. and also a Temporal sometimes two. ibid. Proxies are appointed after a Prorogation, as well as at the beginning of a Parliament. p. 268. They may be delivered into the hands of the Clerk as well before the Parliament begin, as after. p. 311. Why Bishops Proxies are entered before those of, the Temporal Lord's. p. 523. 598. In the former part of the Queens Reign they were entered in the Journal Book with express mention of the several days on which they were returned; but in the latter part thereof and since, only generally.

p. 597

Serjeant Puckering, Lord Keeper in 35 Eliz. p. 456. His Speech to the Parliament held that year. p. 457, 458. He dies in 38 Eliz. Anno Domini 1596.

p. 522

R.

REading, Vide Bills.

Receivers and Tryors of Petitions in the House of Lord's, the manner of entering them in the Journal Book.

p. 14, 15

A Bill for Recognition of the Queens Title to the Crown of England.

p. 18

Restitution in blood of Sir James Crost, a Bill for it. p. 21. of Sir Henry Gate. ibid. of John Lord Grey. ibid. of Robert Rudston. ibid. of Henry Howard. p. 22. of the Sons and Daughters of Edward Lewkenor. p. 25. of Katherine Wife to the Lord Berkely, and of her Sisters. p. 27. 54, 55. of Gregory Fynes. ibid. of Lord Dacres of the South. p. 55. of Ann Thomas, Thomas Isely, Thomas Diggs, Thomas Brook, William Cromer, Cutbert Vaughan, &c. p. 68. of Arch-bishop Cranmer's and Lord Husseys Children. p. 69. of Sir Ralph Chamberlain, John Harleston, and William West, ibid. and p. 70. of Sir Peter Carew and Edward Turner. p. 70. of Sir Thomas Wyats Children. p. 146. of Henry Brereton Esq p. 147. of John Lord Stourton, his Brothers and Sisters. p. 230. (Vid. p. 261, 262. ) the Bills dashed. p. 264, 265. of Henry Lord Norris of Ricaut. p. 231. of Anthony Mayney. ibid. and 273. of Thomas Howard Son of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk. p. 317. of Sir Thomas Parrot.

p. 510

S.

A Saving requisite in every Bill.

p. 464

Queens Serjeants though but Attendants on the House, made Committees. p. 99. 108. Though they are to attend upon the Upper House as Counselors, yet they have no voice there, but may in the House of Commons, if Members thereof.

p. 249

Serjeant at Arms whether to be employed to take into custody those that are accused of breach of privilege of the Upper House, or whether the Gentleman Usher. p. 603. He is ordered to bring before the House a Lord's Servant committed upon an Arrest to Newgate, as also him that Arrested him, for breach of Privilege. p. 607. This not to injure the Gentleman Usher's pretensions to that right.

ibid.

Under- Sheriff of Surrey committed to Prison for aiding the Arrest of an ordinary Servant of the Queen in Parliament time.

p. 606

Thomas Smith Esq made Clerk of the House of Lord's 39 Eliz.

p. 522

Queens Solicitor made a Joint-Committee with the Lord's. p. 142. Being chosen a Member of the House of Commons, he is demanded of them to attend there, but denied by the Lord's.

p. 424

Spain's design against England set out in a Speech by the Lord Keeper. p. 599. See the word in the Table to the Journal to the House of Commons.

Spilman (Francis) Clerk of the House of Lord's in the Parliament 1 Eliz. p. 14. continued in that place in the Parliaments held 5 Eliz. and 8 & 9 Eliz. but in 13 Eliz. succeeded by Anthony Mason.

p. 136

Spiritual Lord's, why their Names are set down in the Journal Book before those of the Temporal.

p. 598

Star-Chamber days, the Lord's seldom sat on them.

p. 67

Bills of Subsidy sent from the Commons seldom altered by the Lord's. p. 69. Subsidies granted by the Clergy always engrossed in Latin, but the confirmation thereof in Parliament is in English. p. 229. The Subsidy of the Clergy should be sent to the Commons in a Skin of Parchment under the Sovereigns band and seal. p. 688. The body of the Grant of the Subsidies of the Clergy is but once read in the House, but the preface and confirmation of it, thrice. p. 615. Bills of Subsidy how passed into Acts. p. 274. Three Subsidies not granted at once before 35 Eliz. and then with a Proviso, that it should not be drawn into a Precedent: yet the like number were granted the next Parliament, viz. 39, & 40 Eliz. and four in the next after that, viz. 43 Eliz.

p. 547. 615

Succession to the Crown, how many pretended to it in Queen Elizabeth's time.

p. 104

Successor, the Queen Petition'd to declare her Successor.

p. 105

Summon, Vide Writ.

Sunday, a Bill (in 43 Eliz.) that Fairs or Markets shall not be holden thereon.

p. 613

Supremacy, a Bill for restoring it to the Imperial Crown of this Realm, and repealing divers Statutes to the contrary, 1 Eliz. p. 21. 23. Many proofs that in the darkest times of Popery the Kings of England did judge it to belong to them.

p. 24

T.

TOnnage and Poundage, a Bill for them I Eliz.

p. 19

Trinity Hall in Cambridge, a Bill for the Incorporation of it.

p. 22

Tryors of Petitions, Vide Receivers.

U.

VAcat, what the word means when set before the entrance of the return of a Proxy.

p. 7

A Bill for Uniformity of Common Prayer, &c. passed (1 Eliz.) though opposed by several.

p. 30

Universities, A Bill for the Incorporation of them (13 Eliz.)

p. 149

Voices affirmative and negative when equal in number, the negative carry it.

p. 605

Usher, Vide Gentleman Usher.

W.

LOrd de la Ware his Case, p. 526. his place in Parliament is determined to be between the Lord Willoughby of Eresby and the Lord Berkeley.

p. 528

Warrant, the form of one to the Lord Chancellor (or Keeper) to issue out Writs for Summoning a Parliament.

p. 2

Weymouth and Melcomb Regis, a Bill for the uniting of them into one Corporation (13 Eliz.)

p. 149

Williams (Tho.) Speaker in the House of Commons (5 Eliz.) his Speeches to the Queen at his confirmation. p. 63, 64. at the ending of the Session. p. 74. he died before the Session of the same Parliament 8 & 9 Eliz.

p. 95

Writ, the form of the Writ whereby a Peer is Summoned to Parliament, with its differences in regard of the Temporal and Spiritual Lord's. p. 2. The Writ for Proroguing the Parliament.

p. 3. 57. 77. 93. 419.

An Alphabetical TABLE Directing to the principal matters contained in the JOURNAL OF THE House of COMMONS.

A.

ABsence of a Member from the House through sickness, or his being in service of Ambassage, &c. resolved to be no sufficient cause to remove him. p. 244. (unless the sickness in all likelihood be irrecoverable. p. 430 ) the like resolved, p. 307. but the contrary. p. 281, 282. especially if the absent Member desire that another may be chosen in his stead. p. 429. Members absent a whole Session, fired by the House, the Knights 201. the Burgesses, &c. ICl. a piece. p. 309. Any Member may be absent if he be licensed by M ^r Speaker thereto. 〈◊〉 .

Additions may be made by the Commens to the Additions of the Lord's, in any Bill. p. 354. vide Bill.

Adjournment of the House by the Queen, the manner of it. p. 345. In what Cases the Commons are not adjourned by the Adjournment of the Lord's.

p. 550, 551. 621, 622.

Adultery, a Bill against it rejected, and why

p. 641

Ale-Houses, a Bill to suppress the multitude of them, dashed, and why.

p. 676

Aliens, a Bill that they shall not sell Foreign Wares by Retail, with many Speeches pro and contra.

p. 503-----509

Alms given by the House at the end of one Session, how, much. p. 135. vide Collection.

Alneager of Lancaster to seal the Cloaths made there, a Bill to that purpose. p. 91. Another that Alneagers seals shall be engraved by the Graver of the Mint. p. 134. but dashed.

ibid.

Amendments in Bills ought to be writ in paper (not in parchment) and without any indorsement. p. 573, 574 vide Bill.

Answers in writing to objections sent in writing from the Lord's, against any Bill that has passed the Commons, are read in the House after they have been drawn by the Committees. p. 583, &c. The Lord Keeper gives Answer to such Messages as are sent from the Commons, sitting in his place covered, and the Messengers standing without the Bar.

p. 585

Apparel, vide the word in the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Unprofitable Armor, the being obliged to keep it, adjudged a great grievance. p. 552. The making of Armor is a Regality belonging to the Crown.

p. 671

Arrests, vide Privilege.

Art, a Bill that whosoever invented any profitable Art, or added thereto, should have a Monopoly of the same for his life, dashed.

p. 678.

Articuli, how many, and what.

p. 670

B.

BArrowists, Vide Brownists.

Basset (Richard living in the time of Hen. II.) what Families descended from his female Coheirs.

p. 39

Robert Bell Esq chosen Speaker in the Parliament 14 Eliz. p. 205. continued Speaker in the Session 18 Eliz. but died before that in 23 Eliz.

p. 277

Mr. Belgrave's Case, who being a Member of the House of Commons had an Information exhibited against him in the Star-Chamber by the Earl of Huntingdon. p. 666. 669. 672, 673. 677, 678. An Order entered as the Act of the House, that he ought not to be molested in that manner.

p. 688.

One Bill ought always to be read after the presentment and allowance of the Speaker, before the House arise. p. 44. 121. &c. though it has been sometimes omitted through mistake. p. 550. The manner of delivering a Bill from the Lord's to the Commons. p. 45. from the Commons to the Lord's. 585. The manner of passing a Bill in the House of Commons. p. 45. Bills seldom spoken to till after the second Reading. p. 165. &c. Two Bills (the one concerning Purveyors, the other the Court of Exchequer) having passed the Lower House, the Queen forbids any proceeding in them by the Lord's, with an account of what the Commons did in that Case. p. 440. 442. 444. Yet afterwards she gives leave to proceed. p. 446. 448. 450. Two Bills for draining of Marish Grounds being almost finished, the Queen forbids their being read anymore in the House. p. 594. No Bill to pass without being spoken to. p. 491. Why when a Bill is put to the question, and there is a division of the House, the No's sit in their places and the I's go out. p. 505. 573. If the I's exceed the No's, then the No's are to go out also, to fetch and bring in the Bill again, which the I's had carried out. p. 573, 574. This ceremony sometimes omitted. p. 574. 667. A Bill having past the Upper House, and being sent down to the Commons is there allowed and expedited with Additions and Amendments; when it is returned to the Lord's, they must either pass it with those Additions, or reject it wholly. p. 513. How Amendments, Provisoes or Schedules added by the Lord's unto Bills that have past the Commons, are to be writ, or engrossed and subscribed respectively, see at large. p. 576, 577. When a Bill is objected against, a verbal Conference is first to be had, before the reasons of such objecting can be demanded to be delivered in to that House that had past the Bill. p. 578. Forty eight several Bills refused by the Queen, in the 39 ^th year of her Reign, that had passed both Houses. p. 596. An Order that such as shall prefer and have benefit by any private Bill, shall pay somewhat toward the poor, and how much. p. 665. Any Member may propose those Bills to be read he judges most necessary as well as the Speaker. p. 677. Bills that come from the Lord's are to be delivered to the Speaker in the House, and not out of it.

p. 688

Boroughs growing poor, did formerly get license from the Sovereign to be discharged from the election of Burgesses, because they used to bear their charges, but seldom so now.

p. 80

Sir Henry Bromley, &c. sent to the Fleet, for desiring the Lord's to join in a Petition to the Queen for entailing the Succession of the Crown.

p. 470

Brownists how numerous in 35 Eliz. p. 517. A Bill against them and the Barrowists, as well as Popish Recusants.

ibid.

Burgesses, a Bill for the validity of such as are not resiant, with long arguments thereupon. p. 168, 169, 170, 171. A Burgess that had given Money to be elected, turned out of the House, and the Corporation fined. p. 182. A Burgess elected for two several Boroughs, may choose for which he will serve.

p. 430. 622. & passim.

C.

CAlling the Names of the Parliament-men (at their first meeting in former times, different from the present, and the manner of both. p. 39. Since 5 Eliz. they take the Oath of Supremacy at that time, and since 7 Jac. the Oath of Allegiance. ibid. and p. 78. They take these Oaths but once in the same Parliament, though it consist of several Sessions.

p. 122, 123

Canons are like By-laws to the Clergy, but not to the Laity.

p. 640

Cardigan a Burgess Town since 1 Eliz. p. 628. Whether the Return of the Indenture for choosing a Burgess ought to be for that Town only, or for it and Aberystwith.

ibid.

Chirurgery, a Bill for the well ordering of such as practice it.

p. 571

Church thought to need reformation in 13 Eliz. p. 157. A Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion, with some Arguments thereupon. p. 177. A Committee of the House of Commons and some of the Bishops join in a Petition to the Queen for redress of several enormities in the Church (23 Eliz.)

p. 302, 303

Cinque-ports discharged from payment of Subsidies.

p. 406

Clerk of the House his seat in Parliament. p. 43. He sometimes reads the Prayers. p. 47. Mr. Seymour Clerk in the Parliaments held 1 Eliz. p. 43. 5 Eliz. p. 84. 8 and 9 Eliz. p. 122. He took the Oath of Supremacy in that Parliament as the Members did. ibid. Mr. Fulk Onslow succeeded him in the Parliament 13 Eliz. p. 155. being indisposed, his place is supplied by a Deputy, who is first to take the Oath usually administered to the Members. p. 431. 623. The Clerk receives the Money for the Poor and Minister, of the Members that have leave to go into the Country sitting the Parliament. p. 565. 568. & passim. The Collection for him in 43 Eliz. amounted to twenty five pound.

p. 688

A Collection made in the House for the present relief of maimed Soldiers (35 Eliz.) with an account of every ones rate. p. 503. 507. Hereupon a Bill is framed for a continual Contribution to their relief. p. 503. Collections for the Poor and other uses usually made each Session, and how much the Members are commonly rated.

p. 661

Colleges, Corruptions in the Masters of them (39 Eliz.)

p. 559

Commission to the Lord Keeper to will the House of Commons to choose a Speaker.

p. 120

Commit, the manner of Committing a Bill. p. 44. It uses to be Committed at the second Reading ibid. Commonly not Committed when sent from the Lord's. p. 47. but sometimes is when of great moment. ibid. p. 89. 186. never committed till it be once read at least.

p. 476

Committees how chosen. p. 44. Nothing to be delivered to the House as the Resolve of the Committee, but what the greater number of the Committees agree upon. p. 298. At least half the number of the Committees nominated in any Bill are to be present, or else no consultation to be had. p. 436. Eleven Bills committed to one and the same Committee at the same time. p. 561. He that speaks against the body of a Bill, cannot be chosen a committee therein. p. 629. 635. The Knights and Citizens of London dispensed with in a particular case, and why. p. 634, 635. A Committee may speak either sitting or standing. p. 630. He that has been a Committee in a Bill, may afterwards speak against the same Bill in the House.

p. 635

Common Prayer, a Bill for the Reformation of the Book of Common Prayer ( 13 Eliz.) with divers Arguments thereon.

p. 166

House of Commons formerly sat with the Lord's.

p. 515

Comptroller of the Household (by his place) usually is the first that speaks at the meeting of a Parliament, and makes the first motion in the House to choose a Speaker. p. 621 & passim. The Comptroller either alone or with another places the Speaker Elect in the Chair.

p. 79. 621, &c.

Communion, Vide Church.

Conference concerning a Bill to be desired only by that House which is possessed of the Bill. p. 261, 262, 263. How to be managed by those that are appointed to have it. p. 293. The Lord's do always nominate time and place for Conference. passim. Verbal conference to be had before the reasons of objecting against any Bill be given in writing. p. 578. Each House is at liberty whether they will admit of a Conference. p. 352. No Conference to be admitted with the Lord's about the number of Subsidies to be granted.

p. 486. 488

M ^r Edw. Cook chosen Speaker in the Parliament 35 Eliz. p. 469. His Speeches at his being presented to the Queen. p. 459. at the end of the Session.

p. 465

Corn may be carried over Sea when it does not exceed such and such prices.

p. 56

John Crooke Esq chosen Speaker in the Parliament 43 Eliz. p. 621. His Speech to the Queen at his presentation.

p. 600, 601

Cross in Baptism desired to be taken away in the Parliament held 13 Eliz.

p. 157

D.

MEmbers Departing without Licence, to forfeit their Wages.

p. 309

Discipline in the Church, the Queen petition'd to reform it, (who promises it.)

p. 257

Disloyal, Vide Subjects.

A Bill against 〈◊〉 granted by the Arch- 〈◊〉 several Arguments thereupon

Dunkirk and Newport very much by robbery on their Coasts 〈◊〉 of Queen Elizabeth's Reign. p. 665 〈◊〉 appointed to consider of means to 〈◊〉 and what means were thought 〈◊〉

E

AN Earls Son may be a Member of the 〈◊〉 of Commons.

〈◊〉

Ecclesiastical, Vide Religion.

〈◊〉

A Member Elected and returned for two 〈◊〉 may choose for which he will serve. p. 80. 〈◊〉 & passim.

〈◊〉

Elections, Resolved that the House of Commons the only competent Judges, which are daly 〈◊〉 which not. p. 396, 397, 398. 〈◊〉 a message from the Queen, that the Lord Chancellor ought to examine and judge of Returns, and that it was a thing not belonging to the House of Commons.

p. 392

Queen Elizabeth (Vide the word in the 〈◊〉 the Journal of the House of Lord's) Reasons why in Conscience she should have a care of 〈◊〉 person (argned in 14 Eliz.) p. 211 212. Her excellent Government commemorated in a Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. p. 244, 245, 246. the like. p. 285---288. Her most gracious Speech unto the House when they presented themselves before her in a full body to return her thanks for recalling sundry Letters Patents of Monopoly. p. 659, 660. She invites them all to come to 〈◊〉 her hand at the end of the Session.

p. 〈◊〉

Court of Exchequer, a Bill concerning 〈◊〉 and process there.

p. 642

F.

FAir, Vide Market.

A Fast Day appointed by the House without acquainting the Queen with it. p. 282, 283. 〈◊〉 is highly offended at it, upon which the 〈◊〉 make their Submission, and desire her 〈◊〉 .

p. 283, 284.

Fees to be paid by each Member on several 〈◊〉 how much.

p. 468

Felony, a Member indicted thereof, to contin 〈◊〉 Member until convicted.

p. 〈◊〉

M ^r Fitzherbert (an Outlaw, chosen a Member) his case. p. 479, 480, 481. several Speeches thereupon. p. 514, 515, 516. He is taken for 〈◊〉 Member, and yet ought not to have 〈◊〉 , and why.

p. 〈◊〉

Forests, A Bill for the enlargement of the Authority of the Justices thereof, sent from 〈◊〉 Lord's, dashed by the Commons, with a Conference thereupon at large.

p. 255, 256, 257

M ^r Fox (that writ the Book of Martyrs) his 〈◊〉 redeemed out of Prison by money collected in the Parliament.

p. 661

French Ambassador, it is thought dangerous to permit him Audience of the Queen herself, and why.

p. 406

G.

SIR Tho. Gargrave chosen Speaker 1 Eliz. Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Gavelkind injurious to great Families, and the policy of the Conquerors beginning that custom. p. 676. By that Custom the Son shall not lose his Inheritance, though the Father be Executed for Felony. ibid. A Bill to take away the Custom, dashed.

ibid.

Grammar Schools, a Bill to establish good Orders in them, rejected.

p. 570

Guildford School, an Annuity settled upon it.

p. 89

H.

ARthur Hall (a Member of Parliament) committed to the Tower for six Months, cut off from being a Member, and fined five hundred Marks for publishing a Book derogatory to the Authority of the House, (with the Case at large) p. 295, 296, 297, 298. He bringeth a Writ against the Burrough of Grantham for his Wages for serving in several Parliaments as a Burgess thereof, but upon their Appeal to the House of Commons he remitteth the same.

p. 407. 417, 418

Hartlond-Port in Devon, a Bill for the finishing of it.

p. 132

Harwich in Essex returned no Burgess before 43 Eliz.

p. 628

Herrings, the inconvenience of transporting too great a number of them.

p. 562

Hexamshire, a Bill that it shall be of the County of Northumberland, and parcel of the Bishopric of Durham.

p. 134

Hospitality, a Bill for the maintenance of it rejected upon the second reading.

p. 591

I.

A Bill that Impropriations should go to the relief of the poor, twice read but rejected.

p. 561

A Bill against Inclosures ingeniously spoken to by the Member that brought it in.

p. 551

Bills to be Indorsed in their lower part. p. 342. under the Contents of the Act.

p. 562, 563

Informers, a Bill for the better recovery of costs and damages against them.

p. 445. 450

Bills not Ingrossed by the Commons when sent from the Lord's. p. 47. 186. Vide the word Bill in the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Inhibition, Vide Privilege.

Journals of Parliament, their use.

p. 403

Ireland invaded by the Spaniard in 43 Eliz. under pretence of maintaining the Catholic Cause.

p. 623, 624

Jury, no Member to be put upon a Jury.

p. 560

Justices of Peace wittily described and reflected upon, on occasion of a Bill against common swearing, wherein the penalty was to be inflicted by the Justice. p. 661. Basket-Justices who. p. 664. The Exposition of the Justices upon the Statute of 39 Eliz. of Rogues, not thought fit to be enacted in 43 Eliz. and why.

p. 670

K.

A Bill that S ^t Katherines shall be a Parish Church.

p. 87

A Bill that Kentish-street in Southwark shall be paved.

p. 91. 133

Knights formerly had M ^r instead of Sir prefixed to their names.

p. 131

Knights of the Shire, both according to the Writ and Statute, ought to be commorant within the County.

p. 625

L.

LAws adjudged too numerous.

p. 473

Litany, Vide Prayers.

Liberty of the House thought to be infringed by the Queen. p. 175. Vide Speech. The Commons reckoned it a breach of Liberty to have a Conference demanded by the Lord's concerning a Bill under debate in the Lower House. p. 261, 262. Three particulars that are breaches of Liberty.

p. 263

Licences for absence on special occasions granted by the Speaker. passim. A Bill against Licences for Marriage, &c. granted by the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, with sundry Arguments thereupon. p. 167. No Member to depart without Licence upon pain of forfeiting his Wages, &c.

p. 309

Limitation of Succession, the Queen Petition'd for it. p. 82. A Petition to the same purpose again debated, but not presented, p. 124. 127. for the Queen sent her Inhibition. p. 128. which yet she revokes.

p. 130

London, at what rate the Citizens thereof were assessed in the Subsidies granted 31 Eliz.

p. 496

M.

MArish and Fenny grounds in Norfolk, &c. two Bills for the draining of them being just a passing, the Queen sends to signify her pleasure to be, that those two Bills shall not be any further proceeded in.

p. 594

Market-Day, a Bill in 43 Eliz. that they shall not be on a Sunday.

p. 668

The Queen Petition'd to Marry (1 Eliz.) p. 45. Her Answer. p. 46. Petition'd a second time (5 Eliz.) p. 81. Her Answer. p. 75. A Petition to the same purpose debated a third time, but not presented. p. 124. 127. Petition'd a fourth time (18 Eliz.)

p. 265

Marriage-Licences, great abuses thereof complained of in 39 & 40 Eliz.

p. 555

Mary Queen of Scots Voted to be proceeded against in the highest degree of Treason, with several reasons of that Vote, (in 14 Eliz.) p. 207, 208, 209, 210. A Petition to the Queen to proceed Criminally against her. p. 215. Several Reasons to urge the granting of that Petition. p. 216, 217, 218. An Act passed against her. p. 224. The Queen not satisfied with her Trial and Attainder, Assembled a Parliament (28 & 29 Eliz.) on purpose to commit to them the Examination of those proceedings against her. p. 375. and 393. Both Houses consent that the Sentence pronounced against her was just. p. 379. And they Petition the Queen, that the Sentence may be Executed. p. 380, 381, 382. M ^r Speaker at the presenting the Petition gives sundry reasons why Execution of the Sentence should be done. p. 400, 401. The Queens Answer to the Petition. p. 402. Religion, the Queens Person, and Peace of the Realm not to be secured without such Execution. p. 403, 404, 405, 406. She is Executed 8 Feb. 29 Eliz.

p. 382

Measures, Vide Weight.

Melcomb Regis, a Bill for the Fortification of it. p. 45. It is incorporated into one Burrough with Weymouth by the Queens Letters Patents, but so, that they choose four Burgesses.

p. 554

Ministry, several abuses therein (comprised in sixteen heads) proposed by the Commons to the Lord's to have reformed (27 Eliz.) with the Lord's Answer.

p. 357 ... 360

Money, a Bill against the transportation of it out of the Realm, spoken unto. p. 643. Germany and France held the Standard therein as well as we, but not so the Dutch. ibid. Several Statutes that no strangers should bring Commodities into this Realm, but he should bring so much money.

ibid.

Monopolies reckoned to be grievous to the subject in 39, 40 Eliz. p. 554. What a Monopoly is. p. 644. Several kinds thereof. ibid. and p. 645. 649. They are generally grievous to the generality of the subjects. ibid. and p. 646. A precedent wherein Letters Patents of Monopoly were cancelled in Parliament, &c. p. 645. How numerous in 43 Eliz. p. 648. 650. A witty Speech of Secretary Cecil's intimating the Queens resolution to revoke most of them, and suspend the rest. p. 652, 653. How the House resented this resolution. p. 654. The Queen will not accept of thanks from the House till she have put her resolution in practice. ibid. Upon their giving thanks she makes a most gracious and kind Speech unto them. p. 658, 659. A Conference between the two Houses about the Bill touching Letters Patents of Monopoly.

p. 679

N.

NAmes, Vide Calling.

Naturalization, Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Henry Nevill an Accomplice with the Traitor Doctor Parry, the particulars of their Treason.

p. 356

Newport, Vide Dunkirk.

Newtown in the County of Southampton returned no Burgesses till 43 Eliz.

p. 626

Norfolk, a remarkable case as to Flection of Knights for that County.

p. 396, 397

Duke of Norfolk, a general Resolution of the House that he ought to be Executed (14 Eliz.) p. 207. But they did not think sit to Petition the Queen to that purpose.

p. 220

O.

OAth, Vide Supremacy and Calling.

An Officer, according to the Common Law, shall forfeit his Office for Non-attendance.

p. 640

Ognel's Case.

p. 487

Onflow (Richard) being the Queens Solicitor General chosen Speaker in the Parl. 8 & 9 Eliz.

p. 121

Onslow (Fulk) made Clerk of the Parliament in 13 Eliz. p. 155. Being sick of an Ague, he Petitions the House to permit his Servant to execute the place as his Deputy, which is granted.

p. 623

Iron Ordnance, a Bill against the transportation of them in 43 Eliz. well spoken to. p. 670. They were of four sorts. ibid. How injurious such transportation is to the Common-wealth. p. 671. They come within the Statute of 2 E. 6. against transporting Gunmetal, though Guns were not then made of Iron. ibid. and p. 672. The House resolve to proceed (in order to hinder such transportation) both by Petition to the Queen, and by Bill. p. 677. The Bill past the Commons p. 686. but not the Lord's. p. 688. Whereupon a 〈◊〉 is made that M ^r Speaker will at the end 〈◊〉 Session mention the grievance to the Queen; 〈◊〉 Speaker promises be will, but says not one 〈◊〉 of it.

p. ult.

Ostend, how much it concerns England, in whose hand it is.

p. 623

An Outlawed Member Voted to enjoy the privilege of the House. p. 48. Another continued in the House. p. 294. Whether a person Outlawed upon Judgment can be elected or stand for a Member, several Speeches pro and contra. p. 479, 480, 481, 482. The same Question further debated. p. 514, 515, 516. He is reputed a Member, and yet not allowed privilege, and why.

p. 518

P.

PAinters and Stainers two Companies in the time of E. 3. but made one in E. 4. p. 681 Pardon, Bills of general Pardon granted by the Prince pass commonly upon the first reading.

p. 595

Parliament the Common Council of the Realm. p. 432. The highest Court. p. 434. Both Houses of Parliament at first sat together, and how they came to separate. p. 515. 655. They are not properly distinct or divided Houses. ibid. The Counsels and Debates of Parliament ought not to be divulged.

p. 653

Doctor Parry, a Member of the House, committed to the Serjeant at Arms for contempt, because he gave his negative voice against a Bill directly, and would not show his Reasons to the House, though he pretended to have reasons for it. p. 341. He is received again into the House at the Queens Motion and upon his own Submission. p. 342. but is afterwards committed to the Tower for High-Treason, whereupon he is disabled from being a Member of the House. p. 352. A Motion in the House for a Law to be made for his Execution after his Conviction, proportioned to his extraordinary Treason. p. 355. The particulars of the Charge against him.

p. 356

Passing a Bill, Vide Bill.

Patents of privilege reputed a grievance, 39, 40 Eliz. p. 554. Letters Patents, Vide Monopoly.

Penal Statutes reckoned too numerous, in 39 Eliz. p. 553. They ought not to be perpetual, but to alter as times alter.

p. 622

A Bill to prevent Perjury (spoken to)

p. 641

A Bill that Plaintiffs shall pay the Defendants their Costs by lying in Prison for want of Bail, if the Action pass against the Plaintiff. p. 585. not passed, but reserved till another Parliament.

p. 590

Plasterers how called anciently. p. 680. They were first incorporated in 16 H. 7. by the King, who granted them his Letter to the then Lord Mayor to make them Freemen. ibid. They ought not to work in Oil-Colours. ibid. and p. 681. but may use six kind of Colours with Size.

ibid.

Pleddals Case.

p. 89. 91

Plumsted-Marsh, a Bill for the Inning of it.

p. 87. 134, &c.

A Bill against Pluralities of Benefices, with many Speeches pro and contra.

p. 639, 640

Policies of Assurance amongst Merchants, a Bill touching them, with a Speech thereupon.

p. 669

John Popham Esq the Queens Solicitor General chosen Speaker 23 Eliz.

p. 281

Poor to be relieved out of Impropriations and other Church Livings, a Bill for that purpose but rejected.

p. 561

Popery the principal root of all the conspiracies against the Queen.

p. 394, 395

Popish, Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Prayers read by the Clerk of the House. p. 47. He that shall come after them (viz. after eight in the Morning) to pay four pence to the poor man's Box. p. 83. The form of a Prayer to be used in the House (in the Parl. 39 & 40 Eliz.)

p. 551

Precedents bind not always.

p. 494

Prerogative of the Sovereign, how unlimited.

p. 644, 645

Privileges of the House of Commons. p. 42, 43. 66. Privilege from Arrests, &c. granted to the Servants of Members. p. 83. 85. 629. If actually Arrested, to be set at large by Writ, and upon the Oath of the Member, that he was his Servant when the Arrest was made. p. 249. If a Servant procure himself to be Arrested, 'tis construed contempt of the House. p. 254. One committed to the Tower for such a contempt. p. 258. If one fraudulently procure himself to be received for a servant only in Parliament time to escape Arrests, he shall not have privilege. p. 373. Whether the beating of a Members servant be a breach of privilege. p. 656. Two committed for five days to the Serjeants Ward for such an offense. p. 658. Their servants are privileged from Executions. p. 685, 686. Though the privileges of the House be not Petition'd for by the Speaker at his Confirmation, yet enjoyed by the Members. p. 121, 122. A Member being Prisoner for debt, has his enlargement during the Session. p. 123. Whether the Queens Inhibition to dispute of a certain matter, be against the privilege of the House. p. 128. She revoketh two such Inhibitions. p. 130. No Member can be removed but by judgment of the House. p. 283. A Member cannot be served with a Subpoena. p. 347. 655, 656. A person committed to the Serjeant at Arms for serving a Subpoena on a Member, p. 348, &c. If a Member being served with a Subpoena, shall put in his Answer to the Bill, he prejudices himself in his privilege. p. 434, 435. If a Writ of Nisi prius be brought against a Member to be tried at the Assizes in the Country, the House may direct a Warrant to the Lord Chancellor to award a Supersedeas. p. 436. A Plaintiff and Serjeant both committed to the Tower for Arresting a Member upon an Execution. p. 518, 519. Edward 3. being Petition'd to permit Parliament men's Bodies or Goods to be distrained, would not permit it. p. 655. A Member has not only privilege from Arrests during the sitting of the Parliament, but for a reasonable time before, and how much is a reasonable time. p. 414. He cannot be put upon a Jury, during the Session of Parliament. p. 560. cannot be disturbed by way of an Appearance. p. 593. The privileges of the Lord's and Commons the same, and why. p. 655. One fined twenty thousand Marks for serving a Citation upon a Lord.

ibid.

A Proviso added by the Lord's to a Bill that has past the Commons, must be engrossed in Parchment, &c.

p. 576

Serjeant Puckering chosen Speaker in the Parliament 27 Eliz. p. 333. Again in the Parliament 28 & 29 Eliz. p. 392. Afterwards made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.

p. 456

Purveyors, Vide Bill.

Q.

A Question having once received a No, cannot be again propounded. p. 488. After the Question is put, none ought to speak to the matter in debate.

p. 675, 676

R.

SIR Walter Raleigh, a Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents to him for the discovery of foreign Countries.

p. 339. 341

Reading, Bills sometimes have a fourth reading. p. 89, 90. An Order, that after the reading of the first Bill none depart before the rising of M ^r Speaker without his Licence, under penalty of paying to the poor man's box four pence. p. 128. A Bill of Recognition for the Queens title to the Crown (1 Eliz.)

p. 47

Record, if the House be desirous to see any Record, the Speaker sends a Warrant to the Lord Keeper to grant forth a Certiorari to have it.

p. 673

Recorder of London formerly ranked before the Solicitor General, but not now. p. 338. chosen Speaker in the Parliament 43 Eliz.

p. 621

A Bill against Recusants in 35 Eliz. with several Speeches thereupon. p. 476, 477. The first Bill being laid aside, a new Bill is framed, and both of them recited. p. 498. Several Speeches unto the new Bill.

p. 500. 517

Reformation of Religion desired in 13 Eliz. and seven Bills framed for that purpose, but all were dashed by the Queen, under pretence of its not belonging to the Parliament, but to her own Prerogative. p. 184, 185. A command from the Queen (in 14 Eliz.) that no Bill touching Religion shall be received into the House, unless first considered of and liked by the Clergy. p. 213. The Queen commands the Bishops to reform abuses therein, or else threatens to depose them. p. 328. Sixteen Heads proposed by the Commons to the Lord's for Reformation of Religion. p. 357, 358. Two Bills exhibited to the Parliament 35 Eliz. for reformation of the abuses in Ecclesiastical Courts, but the Queen will not suffer them to proceed with them. p. 474. 478. She gives them leave and encouragement in the Parliament of the 39 ^th of her Reign, to reform sundry gross abuses in the Ecclesiastical Government.

p. 557, 558

Reports of matters between private persons to be made by the Committees in the presence of both the parties and their Council.

p. 213

Restitution in Blood, Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Retail, a Bill that Aliens shall not retail Foreign Wares, with sundry Speeches pro and contra.

p. 505, 506, 507, 508, 509

Returns true or false not to be judged of by the Lord Chancellor, but by the House of Commons only. p. 396, 397, 398. A Member duly elected and not returned, what done in that Case. p. 438. 441. If the Name be mistaken in the Return, the Lord Chancellor will not correct it, but make out a new Writ.

p. 490. 495

Russia Merchants, a Bill for their Incorporation (8 & 9 Eliz.)

p. 133

S.

SAbbath, a Bill for the more diligent resort to Church thereon, with several Speeches upon it. p. 663. A notable Speech, why no new penal Law should be made on that account. p. 682. By annexing a Proviso to the Bill it came to be dashed.

p. 683

Salt, a Patent of Monopoly being granted for it, how much the price was enhanced.

p. 645. 647

A Bill to take away Sanctuary from persons indebted. p. 121. Westminster Sanctuary not excepted. p. 126. the Bill dashed.

p. 132

A Schedule added by the Lord's to a Bill that has past the Commons, must be engrossed in Parchment, &c.

p. 576

Secrecy convenient as to matters debated in Parliament.

p. 432

Serjeant, Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Serjeant at Arms, one committed to him for a slighting joque against the House. p. 54. He took the Oath of Supremacy in the Parliament held 8 & 9 Eliz. as the Members did. p. 122. M ^r Arthur Hall (a Member of the House) committed to him for setting forth a Book derogatory to the authority of Parliaments, &c. p. 291. D ^r Parry (a Member of the House) committed to his custody and why. p. 341. A Currier committed to his Custody for saying, The Curriers could not have justice in the House, &c. p. 366. Several persons committed to him for presuming to come into the House not being Members. p. 394. 486. 565. & passim. A Motion that the Members should pay him his Fees before they come into the House. p. 550. One committed to his Ward for disturbing a Member by way of an Appearance. p. 593. If he be to go into the Country to fetch any accused for breach of privilege, he may desire part of his expenses of the Complainant before he begin his Journey. p. 655. Vide the word Gentleman-Usher in the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's.

Servants of Parliament men, Vide Privilege.

M ^r Seymore Clerk of the Parliament from 1 to 9 Eliz.

p. 43. 122

Sheriffs when and where they may be chosen for Knights of the Shire, and when and where not. p. 38. 625. One Man formerly Sheriff of several Counties. p. 39. A Bill that they should be allowed for the Justices Diets. p. 51. 79. The Queen stops the Bill, saying that she will herself take order therein. p. 71. 88. A Bill for several Sheriffs in several Counties. p. 129. 150. A Bill that Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Bailiffs of Liberties shall take Oaths, dashed. p. 135. A Member of a Parliament may be made a Sheriff. p. 336. 355. 665. and on the contrary a Sheriff may be chosen a Knight of the Shire, but not for the County of which he is Sheriff.

p. 436. 624, 625

Shop-Books, a Bill to prevent the double payment of debts upon them, well spoken to.

p. 666, 667

Sidney Colleàge in Cambridge upon what occasion founded.

p. 503

Simony, a Bill for prevention of it in presentations to Benefices (with a speech thereupon)

p. 165

Sirname altered by an Act of Parliament. p. 687 George Snagg Serjeant at Law chosen Speaker 31 Eliz.

p. 428

Solicitor General chosen Speaker 8 and 9 Eliz. p. 121. again, 35 Eliz. p. 469. He is to attend in the Upper House, though he be chosen a Member of the House of Commons, if he be called thereto by her Majesty's Writ before he was elected a Member.

p. 441, 442

Common Solicitors, a Bill against them in 43 Eliz. well spoken to by him that brought it in.

p. 631

Maimed Soldiers, the Money collected in the Parliament 43 Eliz. chiefly bestowed upon them. p. 665. 687. Husbandmen make the best Footsouldiers.

p. 674

Spain reputed the Author of all the Treasons and Rebellions in Queen Elizabeth's time. p. 454. Both Houses join in a Petition to the Queen that she will proclaim War against Spain. ibid. Several speeches in the Parliament 35 Eliz. containing an history of the methods the King of Spain used for the Conquest of England. p. 471, 472, 473. 484. He invades Ireland with 4000. in 43 Eliz. p. 623. His pretence is to defend the Catholic Cause.

p. 624

Speak, if two or three offer to speak together, that party that is going to speak against the last Speaker, is to be heard first. p. 493. None to be interrupted while he is speaking.

p. 633. 640

Speaker of the House of Commons his antiquity. p. 40. After he is nominated, he uses to uncover himself. p. 549. He is commonly nominated by the Comptroller of the Household. p. 621. & passim. After Election he is placed in the Chair either by M ^r Comptroller alone, or by him with another. p. 79. 621, &c. Two Questions concerning the Election of a Speaker proposed and answered. p. 41. How he is presented to the Sovereign. ibid. Their excusing or disabling of themselves merely formal or complementive, being sometimes done, sometimes not. ibid. & p. 42. Their Petitions of course to the King or Queen, after confirmation. p. 16, 42, 43. 98, &c. He makes his Speech now according to his own pleasure, but formerly by the directions of the House. p. 42. The story of Thorp Speaker in an 31 H. 6. p. 56. 516. He is not always present at Prorogations. p. 119. When the Speaker dies in the interval of a Prorogation, what method taken to choose a new one. p. 267, 268. 278, 279, 280. The Speaker is to be presented and allowed, before the House can determine or resolve on anything. p. 282. He may speak to a Bill with the leave of the House. p. 515. He is of that dignity that he is to be commanded by none nor to attend any but the Sovereign. p. 627. When any new Election is to be made, sitting the Parliament, he is to direct a Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to issue out the Writ. ibid. & p. 628. A great contest whether such Warrant be to be directed to the said Clerk, or to the Lord Keeper, but carried for the former. p. 636, 637, 638, 639. Bills are commonly perused by the Speaker, before thy are received into the House. p. 637. He hath no voice in the passing of a Bill.

p. 683, 684

Liberty of Speech of absolute necessity in Parliaments.

p. 236, 237, 238, 239, 240. 259

Star-Chamber, a Bill for the better expedition of Justice in it, with a notable Speech against the Bill. p. 504. A Bill exhibited therein by a Peer against a Member of the House of Commons, Vide Belgrave ante.

Bill to make Steel in England 8 & 9 Eliz. p. 132 Steward of the Household administers the Oath of Supremacy to the Members. p. 122. Who is his Deputy of course. ibid. He may appoint several Deputies, p. 155. 205, &c. The Heirs of the Lord Stourton restored in blood, with a notable Conference about the Bill betwixt the two Houses, wherein the liberties of the House of Commons are asserted.

p. 263

Disloyal Subjects, a Bill to reduce them to their due obedience (35 Eliz.) p. 498. Several Speeches upon it.

p. 500. 517

Subpoena not to be served on a Member. p. 347, 348. 553. 637. What punishment was inflicted on one for serving such Subpoena. p. 373. Two Members sent to the Lord Keeper to have the Subpoena revoked.

p. 553, 554

Subsidy, the Queen remitteth the third payment of one. p. 131. Bill of Subsidy when it hath passed both Houses, is to remain in the House of Commons till the end of the Session, and then to be presented by the Speaker to the Sovereign. p. 309. Subsidies use to be first offered by the Commons. p. 483. Thought to be against the privilege of the House for the Lord's to join with them therein, or to prescribe to them how much to give. ibid. & 485, 486. 488. The danger of increasing the number of Subsidies. p. 494. Three Subsidies not given at one time till 35 Eliz. and then with caution, that it should not be made a Precedent. p. 569. Yet there were the same number given. 39, 40 Eliz. and four in 43 Eliz. ib. &. 668. Poor men commonly higher taxed in the raising of Subsidies than the rich, and how it comes about. p. 633. Few Justices vated at above eight or ten pound Lands, whereas according to the Statute they ought to be at twenty. ibid. Subsidies are of free gift, and cannot be exacted by the Sovereign.

ibid.

Succession, Vide Limitation. Two or three Members committed to Prison by the Queen for desiring the Lord's to join with the House of Commons in a Petition to the Queen to entail the Succession of the Crown. p. 470. Upon a Motion in the House for Petitioning the Queen for their enlargement, the Courtiers are against it.

p. 497

Sunday, Vide Sabbath. Supersedeas to be awarded by the Lord Chancellor to stop proceedings in a Nisi prius against a Member.

p. 436

Supremacy, a Bill for restoring it to the Crown (1 Eliz.) sent from the Lord's, dashed by the Commons. p. 47. The Oath of Supremacy made 1 Eliz. begun to be taken by the Members of Parl. 5 Eliz.

p. 39. 78

A Member suspended by the Council from sitting in the House for bringing in a Bill to reform Ceremonies. p. 168. But the suspension soon taken off.

p. 176

Common Swearing, a Bill against it, with a very ingenious Speech thereupon.

p. 660, 661

T.

THree Tenures in England.

p. 492

Thorp, Vide Speaker. Changing of Tillage into pasture prejudicial to the Common-wealth. p. 551. Several Speeches on occasion of repealing a Statute for the increase of Tillage.

p. 674

Tin-Mines in Cornwall belonged to the Dukes of Cornwall (so long as there were any) by special Patent.

p. 646

Tonnage and Poundage, a Bill for them 1 Eliz.

p. 45

A Bill to make certain offenses Treason, (13 Eliz.) with several Arguments thereupon.

p. 162, 163, 164, 165

U.

A Bill against Vagrants, with some Speeches thereupon.

p. 165

Voices in Parliament ought to be free, without any manner of compulsion.

p. 683, 684

A Bill against Usury, with sundry arguments and speeches thereon.

p. 171. ad p. 174

The End of the TABLE.

W.

WAR, Vide Spain. A Bill that Wednesday shall be a Fishday. p. 87. Its benefit to the Navy and Mariners, and in what places to be observed.

p. 372

A Bill against false Weights and Measures ingeniously spoken to by him that brought it in. p. 626, 627. Another to the same purpose.

p. 662

Welch tongue, a Bill to translate the Bible and Service-Book into it.

p. 72 89

Lord Wentworth Arraigned for the loss of Calis.

p. 54

Peter Wentworth Esq his notable Speech for the Liberty of the House. p. 236. ad p. 241. A Committee appointed to examine him upon it. p. 241. He is sent to the Tower for speaking undutifully of her Majesty in it. p. 244. Upon her Majesty's pardoning him, he is received into the House again after above a months imprisonment. p. 259, 260. He is sent to the Tower again by the Queens Order, in the Parliament 35 Eliz. for desiring the Lord's to join with the Lower House in a Petition to the Queen for entailing the Succession of the Crown.

p. 470

Westminster, Vide Sanctuary. Weymouth and Melcomb Regis incorporated by the Queens Letters Patents into one Borough, but so, that they still choose four Burgesses.

p. 554.

Whispering not permitted in the House.

p. 487

Whitby-haven, a Bill for the re-edifying of it (in 39 Eliz.) rejected.

p. 567

Williams (Thomas) chosen Speaker 5 Eliz. p. 79. Vide the Table to the Journal of the House of Lord's. Winchester, a Bill for the assurance of certain Lands late parcel of that Bishopric to divers Patentees of Edw. 6. with that Bishops opposition to it. p. 50, 51. passed.

p. 52

Wray (Christopher) chosen Speaker 13 Eliz.

p. 156

Writ of Summons to the Sheriffs for choosing Parliament men. p. 37. Some alteration in the present from those of former times.

p. 38, 39

Y.

YArmouth, a Bill for repealing part of its Charter, dashed.

p. 562

Serjeant Yelverton chosen Speaker in the Parliament 39 & 40 Eliz. p. 549, 550. His more than usual disabling of himself. p. 549. His Speech to the Queen at the end of the Session.

p. 546, 547

York, a Bill for the office of its Town-Clerk.

p. 131

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