House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 27 May 1624

Jovis, 27 Maii, 1624

Members' Contribution.

SIR Geo. Moore moveth about the Contribution. - Have gathered 112 l. - Moveth he may deliver the Money, for Westminster, to. Mr. Man; for London, to Mr. Bateman; for Southwarke, to Mr. Yarrow.

This respited till To-morrow Morning, Eight Clock.

Dr. Anian.

A Message to the Lords, to be sent, to desire a Conference about Doctor Anian, when Mr. Selden comes.

Clergy Subsidies.

L. 1. An Act for Confirmation of a Grant of Four Subsidies, granted by the Clergy.

Business to be done.

Sir Rob. Philips to make his Report Two Clock this Afternoon, and the rest of the Reports after. - Bill of the Earl of Middlesex.

General Pardon.

L. An Act for the King's Majesty's most gracious, general, and free, Pardon: - Upon Question, passed: With, " Vive le Roy," una voce.

Removing Dr. Anian.

Upon Question declared, in the Opinion of the House, that Doctor Anian fit to be removed from his now Place, and unfit to hold any other, in respect of those foul Matters, proved to the Committee, and reported to the House, against him.

Resolved, upon Question, a Petition to be framed, to go . . his Majesty, to take such Course, for Removing of this Man from his Place, as he, in his Wisdom, shall think fittest.

Chancellor Duchy, Mr. Pym, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Dud. Digs, Mr. Selden, to draw this Petition.

Serjants at Law.

Sir Edw. Cooke: - 5 Hen. V. Five worthy Men called to be Serjeants : They refused to accept it. The Course now far otherwise : Money given for these Places. A dangerous Thing. No Time now to consider of it. - To enter a Protestation against it.

Sir Edw. Cooke to present this to the House Tomorrow Morning.

Statutes.

For the Bill of Continuances ; Resolved, The Alterations to be made in the Bill, as they came down from the Lords.

Alienations.

A Conference to be desired about the Bill of Pleading of Alienations.

Dr. Anian.

Mr. Selden presents to the House, the Petition, to go to his Majesty, concerning Doctor Anian. - Read, and allowed.

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Butter, &c.

THE Proviso of the Bill of Butter and Cheese, thrice read, and passed.

River's Estate.

The Alterations of Sir John Rivers' Bill, twice read : Ordered to be inserted : Thirdly read, and passed.

Clark's Estate.

The Alterations of Sir Francis Clark's Bill, thrice read, and passed.

Bastards.

The Alterations of Bastard Children, thrice read, and passed.

Relief of Creditors.

The Proviso of the Bill to relieve Creditors against such as die in Execution, thrice read, and passed.

King's Tenants.

The Alterations of the Bill of Relief for Patentees, and Farmers of Crown Lands, twice read : Ordered to be inserted into the Bill: Thirdly read, and passed.

Message to Lords.

Sir Edw. Cooke sent up to the Lords with Ten Bills; Nine, that came down from the Lords, with Amendments; and One, that goes now from this House: And to desire a Conference about the Bill of pleading Alienations in the Exchequer.

King appoints to be attended.

Mr. Comptroller: - According to the Command of this House, he hath attended his Majesty, to know his Pleasure, when this House should attend him about the Grievances, and with what Number: Had this Answer : That To-morrow in the Afternoon he should be at Whitehall: He would then have us attend him, and with as small a Number, as might be.

Thomas' Case.

Sir Rob. Philips reports from the Committee for Courts of Justice, Mrs. Thomas Case. - Her Petition of Three Parts: 1. Decree. -

15 Eliz. Mr. Thomas made an Assurance of certain Lands to himself, and his Heirs, until Marriage. He died 40o of the Queen, and left his Land to Sir Antho. Thomas, his Son; who enjoyed the Moiety of the Lands, according to the Proviso of the Assurance. 18 Jac. one Herriot exhibited his Bill into Chancery, against Sir An. Thomas, his Mother, and Mr. Hales. They answered. Herriot had lent 2,000 l. to Sir Antho. Thomas. Decreed 100 and 20 l. of this Land should be sold to Herriot, or such as he should appoint, to the Satisfaction of this 2,000 l. to be of his Moiety. This, she says, was done without her Consent. 6o Decem. following, she was enjoined, by an Order in Chancery, to suffer a Fine and Recovery of this Land. This she did not. A Sequestration granted of all the Land, but 80 l. a Year to Mrs. Thomas. This refused, and opposed. In January the whole sequestrated, till she did obey the other. She insinuates this to be done , against the Law, by a strong Hand, and by Corruption as it may seem, by the Confession of the Plaintiff. This the Committee examined, and found it a Mistake, upon a Mistake of a Particle of the Scottish Dialect. Herriot said, the Lord Keeper took of him 200 l. The Committee cleared my Lord Keeper in this, as being no Ground for it. Then the Committee came to the Consent of the Widow. Appeared, she consented not, although her Son did. This proved by Witnesses. Her Counsel - she was not compellable to make any such Assurance, as the Decree enjoined her. The other Counsel alleged, that Mr. Thomas died seised in Fee of these Lands : That Sir Antho. Thomas found an Office of these Lands, after his Father's Death. Both the Lawyers concluded, that his Moiety was liable in Equity to this Decree. -

The Committee, after long Debate, adjudged the Decree good, and just; but some Negatives against it. The other Part of Sequestration not determined by the Committee : Referred to the House.

Upon Question, the Lord Keeper cleared from Matter of Corruption, wherewith he was charged in the Petition of Mrs. Thomas.

The House divided upon Question, Whether Mrs. Thomas should be called in, to know of her, who drew her Petition.

Yielded by the Yea. She not to come in.

Resolved, upon Question, That this Decree, made by my Lord Keeper in this Cause of Mrs. Thomas, is good, and just.

Upon Question declared, the Opinion of the House to be, that the Sequestration of Mrs. Thomas her Moiety of the Lands ought not to stand.

Conference.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports from the Lords. - Presented the Bills to the Lords, and then desired a Conference about the Bill of Alienations. - Have appointed Eight Clock To-morrow Morning, to confer about it, with Nine of their House.

Agreed to meet the Lords, with a proportionable Number, at Time and Place appointed.

E. of Middlesex.

Earl of Middlesex Bill, - To-morrow Morning, Seven Clock.

Gaol Patent.

Patent for Lancaster Gaol, delivered in by Mr. Carvyle.