House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 13 May 1607 (2nd scribe)

Mercurii, 13o die Maii, 1607

Poor Churches.

1. Reading. - B. For the Amortysing of Lands to poor Churches, and for better Serving of Cures.

Timber.

2. Reading: - B. For the Marking and Assising of Timber, &c.

Upon the Question, rejected.

Injuries from Spanyards.

Sir Edwyn Sandys maketh Report of the Spanish Wrongs to our English Merchants: Presenteth a Petition from the Merchants. -

Of high Nature, therefore unwilling to undertake it. Divers Petitions to the Lords afore. -

Merchants thought good to seek Remedy here. - He will report faithfully. -

Petition, Two Parts : A Complaint of Wrong: - Not the King but the Commissioners. -

Reasons, 2d Part of the Petition. -

The same Man is both Judge and Party, amongst the Spanyards. -

9. Article of the Peace. - Prohibited Place.

11. Art. - Hollanders Goods. -

5. Article: - Assist the King's Enemies with Munition : Bar all Metal Traffick. -

Advantage in Proofs. Great Torture their Proofs. - Not to torture any, without Presumption, in any Country. -

4. Disadvantage : - Want of Redress : No Appeal to the King.

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The Travel of the Committees. -

All in Four Heads :

What the Wrongs : 2. What Proofs: 3. What Necessity of Redress : 3 [a]. What Means. -

Wrongs great. 20 Informations, from the Merchants of London, 40 more ready, hundreth more to come in. -

Wrongs, Three Heads: Some, in the Levant Seas, to Turkye: Some, in the West Ocean, to America: Some in Europe; Spayne, Sardinia. -

Pretence to search for Jewes and Turks Goods. -

Wrong, of Three Sorts : 1. Seized our Ships, and all our Goods: 2. Proceeded to the torturing, and murdering, and inthraling: 3. Negligence in giving Redress. -

Barren, Spayne; barbarous, Sardinia; dangerous, Naples and Sicilia. -

In a Thing doubtful, or obscure, not just to punish the Party delinquent, but Cruelty. -

Punish a Man for the Intent, in no Case but in High Treason, -

Six Ships lost, 4,000l. in Value, in the Levant Seas. -

Other Wrongs in Europe: 1. Seized by Violence : 2. Confiscating of Hollanders Goods, without Presumption : 3. Staying of our English Ships to the King of Spayne's Service, without the Consent of the King: 4. Purveyance of Cordage, Corn; as in the Case of Spencer. -

26. Article -

5. Inquisition,

Tucker had 13 Sentences for Restitution. -

Traitors, as Owen, and others; no true Subjects have found any Justice, or Satisfaction. -

Lord Ambassador's Words, in his Letters. -

A Copy of the Lord Ambassador's Complaint to the Court of Spayne. -

Redress thought on by the Committee.

Necessary. - Ten Ships, divers Mariners, 200, 000l. Loss in Four Years. -

Ferris, a young Man of good Quality : A Strappado first, second Day; Chambers of Brass at his Feet; after, a live Goat, who, with struggling, broke his Arms: - Cast into a Dungeon. -

To prevent Wrongs hereafter. - Veterem injuriam ferendo invitas novam. -

Merchants pray Letters of Mart -

Traffick necessary, in respect of New-land, Fish. -

A Petition to the King; and, that the Lords would join.

Petition of the Lord Ambassador of Spayne, being translated into English, was read in the House.

Mr. Fuller: - To send to the Lords.

To be agreed upon Saturday,

Curriers.

Mr. Fuller reporteth from the Committee, the Bill, touching foreign Curriers; and, upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Privilege in Suit at Law.

Mr. Brook -

A Question, whether a Trial may be stayed by Privilege. Moved, Whether, if one of this House sue another, to be restrained.

Mr. Martin's, Case : Outlawed for 51. at the Suit of one Palmer in Wood-street. - Seek the Date of Utlary. Allen, the Attorney, to be presently sent for, who threatened Mr. Martin should go to Trial.

Privileges.

Committee Privileges, for Sir Edm. Ludlowe, to sit upon Saturday in the Afternoon, Temple.

Nicholas Allen, an Attorney, to be sent for, and Palmer, at whose Suit Mr. Martin was utlawed; and to be brought to the Bar.

Mr. Bullingham to have Privilege, upon an Attachment ad respondendum de contemptu, ad sectum Roberti Lathorp.

This Court adjourned until Friday, at Eight a Clock in the Morning.