House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 23 July 1610

Lunae, 23 Julii, 1610

Bills from Lords.

Mr. D. Hone, Amye, Sir Geo. Coppin, bring down the Pardon; and a Bill of the Oath of Allegiance, with Amendments.

Pardon.

Pardon, once read: - Some Exception: - Stayed. - Mr. Attorney sent for.

Oath of Allegiance.

Amendments in the Bill of Oath of Allegiance : -

The Privy Council, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Roger Owen, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Henry Bromley, Sir John Townsend, Sir Hugh Beeston, Mr. Yong, Mr. Tate, Sir Jo. Luke, Sir Wm. Bulstrod, Sir Rob. Hitcham, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Hoskins, Sir Jo. Sammes, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Fr. Moore, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Jo. Hobard, Sir Herbert Crofts: - To meet presently.

Mr. Fuller reporteth the Amendments from the Committee.

Sir Tho. Holcroft: - That it might sleep.

Sir Edwyn Sandys: - That my Lord Chancellor would take Order, not to make Justices of Peace, whose Wives are Recusants.

The Bill, with the Amendments. -

Scandal by Universities.

Sir Herbert Crofts, - touching the Scandal by Oxford and Cambridge: - Excuseth Mr. D. King. - He protesteth he never touched Parliament, or Parliament-men. - That the Church declined, upon Occasion of Doctors wearing Boots.

Mr. D. Mountlowe, touching the Words of Scandal at Cambridge. -

Nothing spoken there, but punished by the Vice-chancellor. - He was ready to purge himself to the Parliament, but the Business great. - He would have brought him to Mr. Speaker, or Mr. Attorney.

Mr. Martin, - in excuse of the House.

King's Answer.

Mr. Finch reporteth the Labour of himself and Sir Jo. Sammes, touching the King's Answer. To be entered here.

Articles concerning Subsidy.

Sir Geo. Moore - Articles to be published at the Time of the Subsidy, to give the People Satisfaction.

Sir Edwyn Sands: - The King not to receive any more. -

Addition denied. -

Interpretation, a Wrong. -

Four Shires to depend upon the King's Answer. -

The Sum first uttered, therefore the Paper of new Additions too late. -

Sir S. Proctor.

To make known to the Lords, that we desire a Conference touching the Exception of Sir Stephen Proctor, and his Offences.

Sir Edwyn Sandys: - That we might know the King's Pleasure, whether all, or how many ; because all not resolved.

That the King's Direction might be bad for publishing.

Pardon - Exception of Sir S. Proctor.

Mr. Solicitor sent to know the Lords Pleasure, for a Conference touching the Pardon: - Exception for Sir Steph. Proctor.

They would send Answer by their own.

Mr. D. Hone, Mr. D. Amye: - Twelve, in the Painted Chamber, presently.

Mr. Solicitor, my Lord Viscount Cranborne, Mr. Martin, Sir Edw. Sandys, specially to open it.- - The former Committee.

Mr. Solicitor reporteth the Conference with the Lords.

- The Desire condescended - They will move the King, and give Satisfaction to this House.

Purveyance.

TO be expounded, that the Navy is to be included in the Purveyance; being formerly expressed, and agreed upon a former Question.

Tenures,&c.

The Message to the Lords, touching the 200,000l. done by Sir Edwyn Sandys, read in the House; and ordered to be entered ; and the Paper delivered to the Lords.

Levy.

Motions made, for beginning a Course in the Levy, this Vacation. -

To know the general Value of England.

Pardon - Exception of Sir S. Proctor.

Mr. D. Hone and Mr. D. Amye bring this Message:

That the Lords have understood his Majesty's Pleasure, have amended the Bill of Pardon, and especially excepted Sir Stephen. Proctor Knight.

The Bill carried up by Mr. Chancellor, and others.

House attends the King.

The Lord Chamberlain moved, that the House might be cleared. His Majesty came about Three a Clock. Mr. Bowyer sent the Subsidy privately to Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker stayed all Dinner-time in the Parliament-house. AtThree he came up with the Commons : - Three Congees : - Spoke Three Quarters of an Hour [a]: Concluded with Three ordinary Petitions; for the Errors of the House, of himself, and for Assent to the Bills.

King's Answer to Grievances.

The King spoke. The Answer to the rest of the Grievances concerning Government, was read by Mr. Bowyer, and severally explained by the King himself.

Parliament prorogued.

After all, the Lord Chancellor prorogued the Parliament till the 16th of October.