House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 17 April 1559

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 17 April 1559', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629, (London, 1802) pp. 60. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol1/p60d [accessed 25 March 2024]

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Lunae, 17 Aprilis

Attendance of Members.

1. The Bill touching Knights and Burgesses, for Attendance in the Parliament.

Crows, &c.

2. The Bill to revive the Act for Destruction of Choughs and Crows. - Ingrossetur.

Rebellions.

2. The Bill to revive the Act against Rebellions. - Ingrossetur.

Bishops Temporalities.

L. 3. The Bill, that the Queen's Majesty shall have divers Temporal Lands of the Archbishops and Bishops, in Recompence for Tenths and Parsonages impropriate. Jud'm per Divisionem; with the Bill, 134; against the Bill, 90.

Howard's Restitution.

The Bill for Restitution in Blood of H. Howard, Jane Howard, and Katheryne, Wife to the Lord Berkley, brought from the Lords by Dr. Lewis, &c.

Privilege. - Person committed.

Carnesew declared to the House, that Thrower, Servant to the Master of the Rolls, did say against the State of the House, that if a Bill were brought in for Womens Wyers in their Pastes, they would dispute it, and go to the Question; and that he had heard the Lords say as much at his Master's. Table; and that these Words were spoken on Wednesday last, before Easter, at Lincoln's Inn :

The which Thrower, brought in by the Serjeant, denied those Words to be spoken by him; and Carnesew affirmed them: Whereupon Thrower was committed to the Serjeant's keeping.