House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 10 May 1610

Jovis 10o Maii, 1610

Sir S. Proctor.

A PETITION from Sir Step. Proctor, read in the House. - Leave for Two Trials this Day.

Poor.

L. 1. - Collectors for the Poor.

Fishing.

Mr. Wentworth offereth a Bill touching Restraint of fishing.

Davyes' Restitution.

L. 2. - Sir John Davyes - Restitution : - King's Privy Council, Sir Nath. Bacon, Mr. Fuller, Sir Allen Percy, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Edw. Grevill.

Disputed, whether it should be committed, before he had given Satisfaction touching his Religion.

Deferred till Monday. Expected (not ordered) to bring a Certificate of receiving the Communion.

Prison-keepers.

L. 2. - Keepers of Prisons: - The King's Privy Council, King's learned Counsel, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir H. Poole, Sir Wilfryde Lawson, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Wm. Twysden, Sir Geo. Rivers, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Tho. Walsingham, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, all the Lawyers of the House, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Wm. Bowyer, Sir Tho. Grantham, Mr. Percyvall, Mr. Askwith, Sir Edw. Conway, Sir Dud. Diggs, Sir Nich. Saunders, Sir Henry Wytherington, Sir Tho. Gresham, Sir Wm. Strowd, Sir Rob. Phelipps, Sir Roger Owen, Mr. Lauley, Sir Tho. Vavasor, Sir Rich. Bulkley: - Monday, Court of Wards.

Oath of Allegiance.

L. 1. - Oath of Allegiance: - Read by the Clerk only.

Grievances.

Sir Edwyn Sandys reporteth other Grievances.

8. Proclamations re-committed : - Viewed and considered: - Resolved, That the Catalogue should go with the Alteration.

5 R. II. left out, because his Majesty presumed to do it upon just Cause. -

Returneth the Proclamations. - 8.

9. Excessive Fees, &c.

10. New Imposition of Sea-coal.

11. New Tax upon Alehouses.

12. Licence for Wines.

13. Sealing of new Draperies.

Divers Grievances suspended : Bills to be drawn for divers.

Begging of Forfeitures for any Offence. - His Majesty would never entertain a good Thought of that Man that should beg any Forfeiture.

Some Grievances left, till the Treaty of the Wards proceed,

Friday Afternoon, only Day in the Week for Grievances.

Precedents left in the Clerk's Hands, affirmed to the Committee.

The Gentlemen formally appointed to search Precedents, to search, and bring them in before Monday.

Mr. Gore, - touching the Grievance of Clothing, to go hand in hand with the Bill of Clothing.

Several Orders.

Saturday - Sir Stephen Proctor, - to be diputed again.

This Day, - Woods, - here.

Preservation of Game, Deer, Partridge.

Ordnance.

Transportation, Ordnance : - Sir Carey Raleigh, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Sir John Mallorie, Sir Barnard Whytston, Sir Tho. Bishop, Sir Wm. Cook, Sir Rich. Verney: - As many as will come, to have Voice: - This Afternoon, in the Court of Wards.

Precedents.

To-morrow the King's Counsel to attend, to give an Account touching the Precedents.

Leistoft, &c.

Tuesday, - Leistoft and Yarmouth, - in the Exchequer Chamber.