House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 21 April 1628

Lunae, 21o Aprilis

Dyell and Kirke, sworn.

SIR Robert Dyell and Mr. Kirke took their Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance.

Deligne's Nat.

L.1a. An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Daniel Deligne.

Clergymen not to be Justices.

L. 2a. An Act to disable Clergymen to be Justices of the Peace, and Quorum: - Committed to Sir Rich. Gravenor, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Ro. Phillippes, Sir Wm. Fleetewood, Sir Francis Barrington, Mr. Goodwyn, Sir W. Earle, Sir Wm. Masham, Mr. Coryton, Mr. Littleton, Sir Tho. Barrington, Mr. Rolles, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Mr. Taylor, Sir Tho. Grantham: And all, that will come, to have Voice : - To-morrow, Two Clock, Exchequer Chamber.

Excommunication.

Excommunication: - All, that will come, to have Voice: - Thursday, Two Clock, in the former Place.

Sir R. Mohun, &c.

A Petition from Sir Reginald Mohun, Sir Rich. Greenevyle, and Sir Wm. Wray, and others, read.

Upon Question, the Serjeant forthwith to send Messengers, to fetch up these Gentlemen, as Delinquents, to be here by this Day fortnight.

Mr. Selden, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Tho. Hobby, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Noy, Mr. Hackwyll, Sir Wm. Fleetewood, Sir Ro. Cotton, Sir Ro. Phillippes, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Alford, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Glanvyle, Mr. Ball, Sir Edw. Coke, Mr. Pymme: - Saturday next. Two Clock, Star-chamber: - To consider, what fit to be done upon this Contempt to the House,

E. of Devon's Estate.

L. 2a. Act concerning the Inheritance, Freehold and Possessions, of Wm. Earl of Devonshyre: - Committed to Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Secretary Coke, Chancellor Duchy, Sir Ben. Rudyard, Sir Francis Seymor, Sir M. Fleetewood, Mr. Alford, Sir Ro. Pye, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Nath. Rich, Lord St. John, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Sir John Hotham, Sir Tho. Nation, Sir Wm. Herberte, Sir Tho. Bowyer, Sir Tho. Barrington, Lord Matravers, Mr. Fretzvyle, Mr. Valentyne, Mr. Bankes, Sir Jo. Ellyott, Sir Ar. Ingram, Mr. Coriton, Mr. Kirton, Mr. Glanvyle, Sir Tho. Wentworth, Sir H. Mildmay, Sir Jo. Strangwayes, Mr. Noy, Mr. Goodwynn, Sir Edm. Verney, Sir Raphe Clare, Sir Ro. Phillippes, Mr. Wandesford, Sir Francis Darcy, Sir Wm. Croftes, Mr. Hackwill, Mr. Sherland, Sir Jo. Wray, Mr. Pymme, Mr. Cooke, Sir Wm. Armyn, Mr. Manwaring, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Shervyle, Sir Tho. Grantham, Dr. Eden, Sir Charles Cavendish, Sir Gervace Clifton, Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Francis Popham, Sir O. Luke, Mr. Mallory, Mr. Selden, Mr. H. Rolles, Sir Henry Fane, Sir Ro. Cotton, Sir Ew. Thelluall, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Attorney Wards: - Thursday, Two Clock, Court of Wards.

Statutes.

Committe for Continuance of Statutes, - Two Clock this Afternoon, in Lincolnes Inn Hall.

Appropriations.

L. 2a. An Act concerning Appropriations and Vicarages: - Committed to the Grand Committee for Religion, to be handled this Afternoon.

Call of the House, &c.

The House to be called To-morrow Morning; and the Presentment of Recusants to be then made, as the Names called.

Liberty of the Subject.

A Report from the great Conference with the Lords, by Sir D. Digges, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Selden, and Sir Edw. Coke: And Serjeant Ashley his Argument and Speech particularly reported by Sir Edw. Coke.

The Declaration of the Judges, in the Lords House, of their Proceedings in the King's Bench upon the Habeas Corpus, brought by Sir Jo. Heveningham, referred to the Consideration of the former Committee, for Searching of Records, how the same may be best entered, for the Service of the House.

The Addition of Mr. Attorney's Opposition to our Arguments, and the Reply to them, to be inserted into the Body of the Report to be made from the Gentlemen employed.

The Consideration of Mr. Serjeant Ashley his Speech, referred to the same Committee.