House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 01 April 1624

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

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Jovis, 1 Aprilis, 1624

Outlawries.

L. 1. AN Act for Taking of Bail, upon reversing of Outlawries.

Mich. Term.

Michaelmas Term: - To-morrow Afternoon, Inner Star-chamber. All to have Voice.

Bankrupts.

Bankrupts : - To-morrow, Two Clock, Star-chamber. All, that will come, to have Voice.

Apprentices.

L. 1. An Act, touching taking Apprentices,and Money with them.

Pomfrett Election.

Sir Tho. Wentworth prefers a Petition from Pomfret. -

Read. -

The Mayor, before any Writ came, undertook, a Place for Sir Jo. Jackson: Shut the Door against those, that came for Sir Rich. Beomont: A Number of Recusants and Papists brought in: 40 of them made Burgesses, to carry the Election. - The Election being naught, the Return cannot be good. - To have all reported to the House together.

Sir Geo. Moore: - This Town admitted, the last Parliament, to send Burgesses.- - Since One Side heard by Counsel, to have the other heard.

Mr. Glandvill, upon Question, to make the Report.

- Considered One Point, the Validity of the Return : Heard no Counsel on either Side: Had the Writ, and Two Indentures. Sir H. Hollcroft double-returned, he waved Pomfrett. A new Writ went down to Pomfrett. The Sheriff makes this Return: Two Days after the Date of the Writ, Mayor and Aldermen told him, they had chosen Sir Jo. Jackson; and after, the 11 of March, divers other Aldermen and Burgesses told him, they had chosen Sir Rich. Beomont. He returned Two Indentures : 1. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses; - the Common Seal of the Town: 2. Four or Five Aldermen, and the rest Burgesses, returned Sir R. Beomont. - 20 and odd Hands. -

Committee conceived, these several Indentures to be returned by the Sheriff. They thought the Form of it irregular. Their Opinion, that the Return, as it is, hath Substance sufficient to warrant Sir John Jackson to come into the House. Afore they rose, a Petition exhibited against the Election. - Writ good enough, although the

* Day; because it begins not till the King come. 2. Returns, he made a Warrant to Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, Sir Jo. Jackson's Indenture is true then, according to the Warrant; other not. - Bear Date One Day. - Looked on the Hands to the Indenture ; - 40 to One, but 20 to the other. Sir Jo. Jackson the greater Number. This the Ground of the Opinion of the Committee.

Ordered, That this Business of Pomfrett, concerning the Election, shall be heard at the Committee of Privileges, in his due Time and Turn.

And left, by the House, to the Choice of Sir John Jackson, whether to come into the House, or to forbear.

Privilege.

Sir Jo. Stanhop: - His Man arrested in the Country.

- His Bailiff: His necessary Servant. - To have a Warrant, to enlarge the Party, and to send for the Offenders.

- Ordered.

Concealments.

Concealments, to be this Day, after Dinner, Court of Wards : And the Lawyers of the House specially to attend.

Courts.

Inferior Courts, - at the same Time, and Place.

Receiving the Communion.

Mr. Recorder: - A Gentleman of the House before, returned again. - Whether to receive the Communion again. - Resolved, No.

Statutes.

Mr. Noy reports the Bill of Continuance of Statutes.

- No Attendance of the Committees. - The Title of the Bill altered : Some Alterations in the Bill. - Stat. of 5 Eliz. - Next 14 Eliz.

The Amendments twice read. The Bill re-committed : - To-morrow Morning, Eight a Clock. The House to sit as a Committee, and the Speaker to sit by. Mr. Noy to be here, and take the Chair at that Time.

Inns.

L. 2. An Act concerning the new Erecting and Ordering of Inns: - Committed to Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Guy Palmes, Mr. Recorder, Serjeant Hicham, Sir Anth. Forrest, Mr. Glanvill, Sir Geo. Moore, Chancellor Duchy, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Hen. Mildmay, Sir Will. Massam, Mr. Fanshaw, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Tho. Trevor, Sir Tho. Grantham, Mr. Noy, Sir James Perrot, Sir Hen. Anderson, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Seldon, Sir Rich. Newport, Sir Arthur Ingram : -

To-morrow, Two Clock, Court of Wards. All, that come, to have Voice.

Ostlers.

L. 2. Act Act concerning Ostlers and Innholders : - Committed to the same Committee: - At the same Time, and Place.

Impositions.

Sir Edwin Sandys: - A Complaint in many Places, that in Towns-corporate raise new Impositions, and Taxes, by Colour of their Charters. One former complained, that it cost him 10l. per Annum. - A Bill, to prevent this, the last Parliament. - To have it looked up.

Recusants.

Mr. Delbridge: - Nothing done about Recusants yet. This Day Sevennight Two Citizens came to him, and asked him, what done against them : Said, a Three or Four Thousand flocked that Day to the Spanish Ambassadors Houses. - Unless something be done against them, will breed Suspicion still in Mens Hearts.

Conference.

A Message from the Lords, by Serjeant Crue and Attorney: -

The Lords desire a Meeting with the Committee of the House, that hath been formerly employed to the King, or so many of them, as are in the House, presently. Painted Chamber; having some Matter of importance to communicate unto them.

Answer: This House will presently give Meeting, as is desired.

The Committees Names read ; and sent up, to attend the Service. Sir Edw. Sandys, Mr. Solicitor, to make the Report.

Trade.

Sir James Perrott revives Sir Ed. Sandys' Motion. - To appoint a Time, for the Committee of Trade to render an Account of their Labours.- -

And, for Mr. Delbridge' Motion, to have something considered of, to be tendered to his Majesty's princely Consideration.

Sir Edw. Coke: - Three Kind of Burthens on Trade : Custom; Subsidy of Tonnage; and, 3. Impositions. - 1. Consider, what native Commodities be over burthened; but no Time now: Apt for Grievances. - To have it treated on, at the next Sitting, how the native Commodities are over-burthened ; at the Committee of Trade and Traffique.

Referred, by the House, to the Examination of the Committee of Trade.

Dissolution of Treaties with Spaine.

Sir Edw. Sandys reports from the Lords. - 1. The Duke repeated what he last delivered, that the King was resolved so far to follow the Advice, that he would send into Spaine, and signify to the Ambassador. This, he said, already done: Was present when the King did it. Next Thing: - Had seen the Royal Navy, by Command from the King. - The Importance of this Season. - If Victuals not provided within these Two Months, no Navy set out this Year. - Had endeavoured to take up Money, but could get none : Whereupon he reported it in their House. Lord Canterbury -

1 Edw. III. public Faith given by both Houses of Parliament. -

The Lords desired us to take it into Consideration, to treat with such Men as have Money. This to be with as much Expedition as may be. - Intelligence, of as great Navy in Spaine, as in 88. and at Duncarke a great many flat-bottomed Boats, to land Men. The Pretence of all this Preparation is, to bring the Infanta hither.

Ditto.

Sir Rob. Philips: - This Proposition comes to a thin House, and unexpectedly : Very weighty : May be, will cast us back to some Things already passed the Censure of this House. - Not suddenly to resolve, but to defer it till To-morrow Morning, Eight Clock.

Mr. Solicitor: - Approves the last Motion: - But the Lords expect an Answer: Which may be; That this Matter hath been reported to the House; and that we desire some Time to consider of it.

Sir Jo. Elliot: - The Matter of great Importance. - Had the Sight of those Letters of the Duke of Buckingham. - To have it To-morrow Morning. - Season of the Year requires Haste.

Resolved, To defer the Consideration of this Matter until Monday Morning, Nine Clock.

Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Rob. Cotton, Mr. Noy, Mr. Selden, are required by the House to search Precedents that may concern this Business.

Mr. Recorder sent up to the Lords, with this Message : That the House will take into Consideration this Matter with as much Expedition as may be ; and then their Lordships shall hear from us.

Recusants.

Sir Rob. Philips: - Spaine can do us no harm, unless he have a Party here in England. That never so like, as now. - To appoint a Committee, to consider, what was done the last Parliament: To present it to his Majesty, with as much Haste as can be.

Sir Edw. Coke: - To have Law, that no Recusant, or whose Wife is a Recusant, may bear any Office in the Kingdom.

Mr. Pym : - To have the Committee consider of all real Recusants, as well as legal Recusants.

Sir Edw. Gyles: - To have a speedy Course taken, to banish Jesuits and Priests: 2ly, To disarm the Recusants.

Sir Rob. Harlo: - To name the Time. - To be a Committee of the whole House.

Mr. Solicitor: - To make it a Piece of our Petition to his Majesty, never to entertain Treaty, that may entangle us with the like Inconvenience again.

Ordered, That this Matter of Religion shall be debated, and considered of, by a Committee of the whole House To-morrow Morning, Eight a Clock; and the Speaker to sit by.

And the Bill of Continuance of Statutes, to be on Saturday Morning, Eight a Clock, all other Business set apart.