House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 27 April 1624

Martis, 27o Aprilis

Sir E. Fisher.

SIR Wm. Boulstreade and Sir Guy Palmes added to Committee of Sir Edw. Fisher.

Middlecotes.

L. 2a. - Middlecotes.

Upon the first Question, not to be committed.

Upon the second Question, to be ingrossed.

Murray's Nat.

L. 2a. An Act for the Naturalization of Mrs. Murray, and Wm. Murray Esquire.

Upon Question, not to be committed, but reserved for a third Reading.

Yong's Nat.

L. 2a. An Act for Naturalization of Dr. Yong. - So this.

Jacobson's Nat.

Mr. Jacobson's Bill reported by Sir Ja. Perrott, without any Amendments.

Ryvers' Estate.

Sir Jo Ryvers.

An Act for the altering, &c.. - Committed to Mr. Solicitor, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Pelham, Knights and Burgesses of Kent, Surrey, and Sussex:- - Thursday Afternoon, Two of the Clock, Court of Wards.

Mohun.

L. 3a. - Mohun. - Upon Question, passed.

Raleighe's Restitution.

Mr. Selden reporteth Mr. Raleighe his Bill, with Amendments, which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Egerton.

L. 2a. - Mr. Egerton. - Committed to Sir Ro. Phillippes, Sir H. Poole, Sir Ro. Harley, Sir Wm. Cope, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Edw. Peyton, Sir Tho. Escort, Mr. Denny, Mr. Whitaker, Sir Tho. Hasilrigg, Sir Ed. Littleton, Mr. Whitby, Sir Wm. Earle, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Bankes, Mr Fetherston, Sir W. Devoreux, Mr. Mallory, Sir Ro. Hitcham, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Erasmus Dryden, Knights of Cheshyre: - Thursday, Court of Wards, Two Clock.

Statutes.

Mr. Noy reporteth from the Committee for Repeal of Statutes. -

Bills sent to Lords.

Oxford Bill, with Amendments; Act against Exportation of Wool, &c. Act for avoiding Suits against Officers; Act against Usury; Act for establishing Three Lecturers ; Act for Knives, &c: in Hallomshyre; Lord Wentworth, and his Tenants, Bill; Bill for Naturalization of Anstrother, &c. Mohun's Bill; sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller. -

Statutes.

A Proviso, about Wine, twice read, and agreed to be added to the Bill.

The Bill twice read.

Mr. Spencer tendereth a Proviso, for Repeal of a Statute of 33 H. VIII. and divers other Statutes, tempore H. VIII. concerning Transportation of Cloths undressed : Which twice read.

Much Dispute about this Proviso.

Sir Edw. Wardor: - That Licences granted, and Sums of Money exacted for the Licences, upon the Statute for not Eating of Flesh, 5 Eliz. - Both these to be considered of by the Committee ; viz. to Mr. Spencer, and this.

Mr. ..... moveth, an Addition against corrupt Salt,

- This refused.

The Bill re-committed, this Afternoon, about these Two Particulars.

Monopolies.

The Bill for Monopolies, - This Afternoon, Two Clock, Star-chamber.

Subsidy.

Bill of Subsidy, - Thursday in the Afternoon.

Recusants.

The Presentment of the Recusants, in several Shires, read; whereof some respited for a Day or Two, to be perfected.

Sir Ro. Phillippes: - To proceed now to the King with this, with the Lords, to remove these, returned, out of Office.

Sir Ro. Pye: - That any Lords, that will give Satisfaction to this House, concerning their Religion -

Mr. Cholmeley: - That Lord Scrope will satisfy this House, and receive the Communion, at what Day soever shall be prefixed.

Sir Tho. Wentworth: - That the Committee may have Power to send for any (except Lords) to satisfy themselves concerning them.

Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Wm. Herberte, Sir Ro. Harley, Mr. Solicitor, Sir W. Earle, Sir Ro. Cooke, Sir Tho. Escort, Sir H. Anderson, Mr. Corington, Sir Wm. Masham, Sir Rich. Newport, Sir A. Ingram, Sir Tho. Wentworth, Sir Erasmus Dreyden, Sir Wm. Cope, Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Wandesford, Sir Geor. Manners, Sir D. Digges, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Tho. Savyle, Mr. Wm. Price, Sir Wm. Morgan, Sir Ja. Perrott, Sir Wm. Boulstreade, Sir Ro. Phillippes: - Thursday, Two Clock, Star-chamber.