House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 20 June 1607

Saturni, 20o Junii, 1607

Privilege in a Suit at Law.

UPON an Issue joined in the Court of Common Pleas, between Mr. Chro. Stone, Plaintiff, a Counsellor at Law, and a Member of the House, and Edmund March, Defendant, moved, on the Plaintiff's Behalf for Privilege, to stay the Trial: Which was granted; and Order given to the Serjeant to bring in the Attorney on the other Part.

Letters Patents.

The Committee in the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents, &c. appointed to meet on Monday next, in the Temple Hall; and special Warning to be given to the Lawyers of that Committee to attend.

Logwood.

A Petition from those that follow the Bill against Logwood, read in the House: Directed,

To the honourable House of Commons, in Parliament assembled :

The humble Petition of those that follow the Bill against Logwood:

WHO having informed this honourable Assembly, that notwithstanding all former Laws made against the keeping and using of Logwood, the same is continually brought in, kept, and prepared, and daily used within the Realm of England, to the Hindrance of the King, and his Custom, 10,000l. by Year, to the Wrong of his Subjects, who buy deceitful Dyes for sure Colours, and the great Aspersion of our Religion, and Scandal of our Nation,. Hindrance of Merchandize and Shipping, and Employment of the Poor; and have therefore offered a Bill to make the Importation Felony :

The same Bill being committed, a further Power was conceived meet to be added to the former Laws, for Redress of these apparent Inconveniences, the greatest Part whereof this honourable Assembly hath already taken Knowlege of to the King's Majesty.

Now that it hath pleased the Committees to deliver the Bill into the House again, without concluding upon any Course for Redress hereof; the Petitioners most humble Suit is, that a peremptory Day may be appointed, that the Committees, acknowleging the Evil of Logwood, and the Weakness of former Laws, may determine further herein, what to their Wisdoms shall seem meet, for the Honour and Benefit of the King and Commonwealth.

Ditto.

Upon this, a Question was made for the Re-commitment of the Bill: And Resolved, upon Question, not to be re-committed; but to sleep.