House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 25 February 1624

Mercurii, 25o Februarii

Motion for admitting a Member.

SIR Ro. Phillippes moveth, for the Admittance of Sir Francis Popham into the House.

Mr. Pymme, - against it: And propoundeth the Question about his Election.

Mr. Mallory: - This more proper for the Committee of Privileges. - And, to have him admitted into the House in the mean time.

Dr. Gooch: - To have him admitted, till the Matter determined against him. So done in Sir Tho. Wentworthe' s Case last Parliament.

Sir Geor. More: - To have our Words pauca, vera, et ponderosa. - Here two Returns; of the Bailiff, and Sheriff. - Until a Complaint of the Inhabitants, no Reason to except against this Gentleman; but to receive him.

Sir Edw. Gyles : - A Petition ready from the Town there: - Not therefore fit to admit him.

Sir D. Digges : - When a Return come, a Record. - To go against it, to wrong the House. - To have this Case, with all Expedition, examined at the Committee.

Chancellor Duchy: - Here a double Return: - Therefore not to be admitted.

Sir H. Poole : - No Prejudice, by admitting him. - Not to spend more Time in it.

Ordered, upon Question, that this Business shall be referred to the Committee for Privileges.

Restoring Boroughs.

Sir Wm. Fleetewood moveth for Three Boroughs in Buckinghamshire, - Ancient Records, that they have sent Burgesses.

Sir Geor. Moore, accordant. - Divers Petitions the last Parliament, from divers Towns, to be restored to their ancient Right of sending Burgesses. Two Towns then restored ; and then ordered, Mr. Solicitor should be One of the Committee, to view their Charters, and report to the House. - To have it again referred to the Committee for Privileges.

Ordered, It be referred to the Committee for Privileges.

Election Petitions, &c.

Mr. Alford moveth, to have it Ordered, that all shall prefer their Petitions, about Elections and Returns, within a Fortnight; and to have the Bill of Elections sought up by the Clerk, and proceeded with.

Sir H. Poole tendereth a Bill for Elections.

Ordered, upon Question, That all Petitions, about Elections and Returns, shall be preferred to the Committee of Privileges, within a Fortnight from this Day, or else to be silenced for this Session. This to extend to Elections and Returns past: Others to have a Fortnight after their Return,

Journal.

Sir J. Perrott: - To have a Committee named, for perusing the Clerk's Book every Saturday in the Afternoon.

Sir H. Poole, Sir J. Perrott, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Mallory, Sir Wm. Fleetewood, Mr. Pymme, Mr. Alford, Sir Geor. More, Sir Francis Seymor: - These, or any Four of them, to survey the Clerk's Book of Entries, every Saturday in the Afternoon, in the Committee Chamber. Saturday come-sevennight to be the first Day.

Imprisonment.

L. 1a. An Act to secure the Subject from wrongful Imprisonment, and Deprivation of their Trades and Occupations, contrary to the 29th Chapter of the Statute of Magna Charta.

Hospitals, &c.

L. 1a. An Act for reviving, and making perpetual. One Act, made 39 Eliz. intituled, An Act for Erecting of Hospitals, and Abiding and Working-houses for the Poor.

American Fishing.

L. 1a. An Act for the freer Liberty of Fishing, and Fishing Voyages, to be made and performed on the Sea-coasts and Places of Newfound-land, Virginia, New England, and other the Sea-coasts and Parts of America.

Concealments.

Mr. Glanvyle: - To have a new Day for the Bill of Concealments, now sine die; and to have some more Committees added to the former.

All the Lawyers of the House added to this Committee : And this Committee to meet at Two of the Clock this Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber.

Grievances.

Mr. Neale; - Five Ships of Plymouth under Arrest, and Two of Dartmouth, because they went to fish in New England. This done by Warrant from the Admiralty. - To have these Suits stayed, till this Bill have had his Passage. - This done by Sir Ferdinando Gorge his Patent.

Ordered, This Patent shall be brought in to the Committee of Grievances, upon Friday next.

Limitation of Actions.

L. 2a. An Act for Limitation of Actions, and for avoiding Suits in Law. - Upon the first Question, not to be committed.

Upon the second Question, to be ingrossed.

Patents.

The Committee of Grievances to take into Consideration the Patents condemned, or questioned, the last Meeting in Parliament; and whether any of them have been sithence set on foot, and by whom.

Drunkenness.

L. 1a. An Act for Repressing of Drunkenness, and Restraining the inordinate Haunting of Inns, Ale-houses, &c.

Recusants.

L. 2a. An Act for Explanation of a Branch of a Statute, made 3o Jac. intituled, An Act for the better Discovering and Repressing of Popish Recusants. -

Sir Edw. Sands: - Necessary to commit this Bill.

Upon the first Question, not to be committed.

Upon a second Question, to be ingrossed.

Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Nath. Rich, Sir Tho. Trevor, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Pymme, Mr. Solicitor: These, or any Two of them, to peruse this Bill, after it is ingrossed; and to compare it with the former Copy.

Ditto.

Sir Wm. Strowde: - To send a Message to the Lords, to desire them to join with us in a Petition to the King, to banish all Recusants out of the Town, by Proclamation, during the Treaty of the great Business in hand : And that, if any Member of this House have any Servant, a Recusant, he discharge him, and give no Protection to any Recusant.

Sir Ro. Phillippes secondeth the Motion - And, to do it speedily and presently.

Recusants.

Ordered, That, if any Member of this House have any Servant, that is a Popish Recusant, or refuseth to go to Church, and hear Divine Service, he shall presently discharge him. This to be under Pain of Sequestration from the House.

Sir Jo. Jephson desireth Leave from the House, to send a Servant of his to his House in the Country.

Mr. Recorder: - If any other, out of the like Affection, shall make the like Motion, to have it done upon a publick Motion, and by special Allowance of the House.

Ordered, No Member of this House shall be allowed to keep a Recusant Servant, but upon publick Motion, and special Allowance of the House.

Sir Tho. Jermyn: - To have those Gentlemen, which go to the Lords, have Commission to intimate, what Course we have taken here for our Servants.

Sir D. Digges: - To have something presently done to discountenance the Papists.

Sir W. Earle: - At our last Meeting, Five Articles presented to his Majesty, concerning Popish Recusants.

- Dissenteth from sending to have it done by Proclamation ; that being to chalk out to the King his own Way.

Agreed, upon Question, to send To-morrow Morning, a Message to the Lords, concerning a Course to be taken for banishing Popish Priests, &c.

Mr. Comptroller, Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Ro. Phillippes, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Geor. More, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Brooke. Mr. Dyett, Chancellor Duchy, Sir Nath. Rich, Sir Francis Seymor, Sir Tho. Jermyn, Sir. Wm. Strowde, Sir Edw. Sands: These Committees to meet in the Court of Wards, this Afternoon, to set down, in Writing, the Message, which shall be sent To-morrow to the Lords. They, or any Six of them, to do it; and to take Consideration, how to intimate to the Lords our Order for Discharging of Servants Recusants.

Mr. Dyett: - A great Insolency committed by a Popish Recusant, stiling himself Bishop of Calcedon: - Went abroad, not privately, but in publick: Confirmed above 400 in a few Houses : Changed the Name of Baptism.

- That this Man known to be Dr. Bishop: - Had Six Chaplains, his Mitre, and Robes.

Mr. Brooke: - Other Reasons to send to the Lords, besides their Insolency. They play the Fox, as well as the Lion. They do what they can to disturb the Peace of the Parliament. - This titulary Bishop hath Power to make Seminary Priests in England; and so defeat the Law, which maketh it Treason for them to come into the Land.

Mr. Wentworth .- - All Seminary Priests Traitors. The Land full of Traitors, and Treason.

Members make Election

Mr. Chancellor Duchy, doubly returned, electeth to serve for Leycester.

Sir Wm. Poley electeth to serve for Sudbury in Suffolke.