House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 01 May 1624

Sabbati, 1 Maii, 1624

Scandalous Ministers.

SCANDALOUS Ministers : - Monday, Two Clock, Court of Wards. Sir Eub. Theloall, Sir Will. Boulstred, Sir Tho. Hoby, Sir Will. Sheffeild, added to the Committee.

Leave of Absence.

Mr. Daniell, of Truro, Leave to go into the Country.

Dr. Anian, &c.

Sir Edwyn Sandys, Mr. Sherland, Sir Eras. Dreyden, Sir Will. Boulstred, Sir Wal. Earle, Mr. Wainsford, Sir Tho. Midleton, Sir Tho. Estecourt, Mr. Bond, Sir Rob. Hatton, added to the Committee for Doctor Anian, and the rest.

Egerton.

Egerton's Bill, - Tuesday next. Mr. Leving, Sir Char. Mountacue, Knights, Burgesses of Stafford, added.

Recusants Children.

L. 1. An Act for the Education of the Children of Popish Recusants.

Exporting Ordnance.

Bill against Exportation of Iron Ordnance, to be looked up against Tuesday.

Carre's. &c. Nat.

Lord Cavendish reports Sir Rob. Carre his Bill, and David Stanniere his Bill, without Amendments.

Stannier's Bill, re-committed, for a Proviso to be added.

Carre's Nat.

L. 3. An Act for Naturalizing of Sir Rob. Carre, Knight: - Upon Question, passed.

Lowe's Estate.

Mr. Leiving reports Vincent Lowe's Bill. The Amendments twice read. -

Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Engeham's Estate.

Mr. Rolles reports Engeham's Bill. The Amendments twice read. - Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Stanniere's Estate.

Lord Cavendish reports Stanniere's Bill, with the Proviso.

Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Committees

Ordered, That no Committees shall sit after Eight Clock, without special Order.

Morgan.

L. 2. Morgan's Bill: - Committed to Sir Edw. Cooke, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Neale, Sir Tho. Midleton, Mr. Bond, Sir Tho. Estecourt, Sir Tho. Hoby, Sir Ba. Hicks, Sir Edw. Warder, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Lyster, Sir Hugh Midleton, Knights, Burgesses London, Sir Hen. Anderson, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Mr. Tomlins, Sir Clem. Throckmorton, Mr. Myn, Auditor Sawyer, Sir W. Morgan, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Booth, all the Merchants of the House : - Tuesday, Two Clock, in the Star-chamber.

Imposition on Hops.

Sir Edwyn Sandys, - from the Committee for Trade, about the imposition on Hops. - Committee thought fit, to have it sent up to the Lords.

Resolved, upon Question, That this Petition shall be presently presented unto the Lords, as a Thing offered to this House.

Bills sent to Lords.

Sir Edwyn Sandys to present it: - And carried up likewise Five Bills, publick and private : - And to desire likewise a Time for a Conference about the Bill of Monopolies.

Harvy's Books, &c.

Sir Edw. Cooke: - Sir Simon Harvy attends at the Door: - Hath brought in his Books. - To have some appointed,to view his Books; and to dismiss him until Monday.

Sir Hen. Poole, Auditor Sawyer, Sir Tho. Hoby, Mr. Tho. Fanshaw, Sir Will. Pit, Sir Pet. Hayman, Sir Will. Fleetwood, Mr. Pym, Mr. Angell, Sir M. Fleetwood, Sir Cha. Morrison, Sir Dud. Digs, to peruse Sir Sim. Harvie's Books, and Sir Will. Huet's Patent: - Monday Morning, Seven Clock.

Women not attending Church.

L. 2. An Act for the more speedy Levying of the Penalty of 12d. forfeited by married Women : - Committed to Sir Tho. Hoby, Sir Ja. Parrot, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Pym, Sir Fra. Popham, Sir Edw. Gyles, Mr. Sutton, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Hen. Anderson, Sir An. Forrest, Sir Fra. Barrington, Sir Rob. Moore, Sir Dud. Digs, Sir Peter Hayman, Sir Will. Massam, Mr. Fetherstone, Sir Guy Palmes, Mr. Coryton, Mr. Drake, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Will. Cope, Sir Tho. Barrington : All to have Voice: - Monday, Two Clock. Court of Wards.

Monopolies.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports about the Monopoly Bill. - Have treated of all the Petitions, but One : Have affirmed, nor condemned, none. Committee have resolved, that the Subpoena Patent, Patent of Glasses, Sir Rich. Young's Patent, to continue for their Time; but no Renewing of them. The Committee of Opinion, that, if the Lords shall except these out of the Penalty of the Act, to have it done. - To have the Committee trusted with necessary Inferences at the Conference.

Hereford Charter.

Mr. Clarke had Occasion lately to pass a Charter for Hereford. The Writing and Parchment cost him 46 Pound.

Conference.

The Committee have Power, from the House, to treat with the Lords, at the Conference, of all necessary Inferences, not altering Substance.

Apothecaries.

Apothecaries Bill, - Monday, Two Clock, former Place.

Subsidy.

Secretary Conway: - Glad to see the Bill of Subsidy go so well on. - Yesterday he was commanded by the King to attend Mr. Attorney, about some Things in our

Petition ; to give him Order, to draw a Proclamation ; and the Recorder to wait on him, to take Directions for his Duty, about repairing to Spanish, Ambassadors, and other. - Council of War know not how to conclude any thing, till they know, when the Money shall come in.

Sir Rob. Philips: - This cannot be done, till his Majesty's Pleasure be known, for our Rising; and the Council of War certainly known, that must be inserted into the Bill.

Tuesday Afternoon, for the Bill of Subsidy.

Answer from Lords.

Sir Edwyn Sandys reports from the Lords. - For the Bills, would give them a speedy Reading. The Conference this Afternoon to hold for the Two Bills ; and have appointed Monday Afternoon, Two Clock, Painted Chamber, for the Bill of Monopolies.

E. of Oxford's Estate.

L. 2. An Act for the quiet Establishing of the Right and Interest of certain Lands, and Tenements, of Henry now Earl of Oxford: - Committed to the former Committee of the cross Bill: - Tuesday next, Two Clock, Exchequer Chamber.

Sir C. Caesar.

Sir Cha. Caesar's Bill, - Monday next. Knights, Burgesses Hartford added; Mr. Delbridge, Sir Edw. Francis, Mr. Guy, Mr. Heale, Mr. Barker, Sir Will. Boulstred, Sir James Perrot.

New River.

Mr. Secretary : - A Petition from some of the Inhabitants of Martin's in the Field. - Referred to the Committee of the Bill of Anwell River.

Ingrossed Bills.

Monday, Eight Clock, the ingrossed Bills to be put to the Question.