House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 29 May 1607 (2nd scribe)

Veneris, 29o die Maii, 1607

Committees.

MONDAY, Bill - Composition: - Chequer Chamber.

Wyndsor: - To-morrow, Temple.

Southampton: - Monday, Temple. Added, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Mr. Upton, Sir Tho. Denton, Sir John Peyton, Sir Oliver Cromwell, Mr. Oldsworth, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir John Ackland, Mr. Henry Cromwell.

Settlement on the Queen.

1. Reading: - B. For the Assurance of the House of Theobalds, and divers Manors, and other Lands, to the Queen's most excellent Majesty, for Term of her Life, and of the same House, Manors, and Lands, with other Manors and Lands, to the King's Highness, his Heirs and Successors; and for the Assurance of other Manors and Lands to the Earl of Salisbury, and his Heirs.

Northlech School.

3. Reading: - An Act for the Founding and Incorporating of a free Grammar School in the Town of Northlech,in the County of Glocester: - Upon the Question, passed.

Copies.

Bill of Copies. - Tuesday, Temple.

Annoot's Nat.

3. Reading: - An Act for the Naturalizing of Thomas Annoot: - Upon the Question passed.

Starch making.

3. Reading: - An Act to avoid the Wasting of Wheat, by Making of it into Starch. - Upon the Question, and Division of the House, dashed.

Tellers : Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Tho. Freak, contra :

Tellers : Mr. Martin, Sir Edw. Grevill, Yea :

With the Noe, 61.

With the Yea, 40. - Bill dashed.

Paper concerning the State of the Borders.

A Request of the Right honourable the Earl of Cumberland, the Lord Bishop of Durham, Sir Wm. Selby, and others, to the honourable House of Commons, delivered in by Sir Edwyn Sandys, and read in the House; touching the Justice on the Borders. - Read in the House; Misliked.

This Request against the former Order, taken, upon Question, in the House; yet referred to the Committees, to consider of.