House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 03 May 1624

Lunae, 3 Maii

Barneby's Estate.

Mr. Sherland reporteth Sir Rich. Barneby his Bill. The Amendments twice read. - Ingrossetur.

Newsam.

Attorney Wards reporteth Newsam's Bill, with Amendments; which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Calthrope's Estate.

L. 3a. An Act to enable Martyn Calthrope, Esquire, to make Sale of certain Lands, for Preferment of his younger Children, and Payment of his Debts: - Upon Question, passed.

Bankrupts.

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

Inns.

L. 3a. An Act concerning the New-erecting and Ordering of Inns : - Upon Question, passed.

Hostlers, &c.

L. 3a. An Act concerning Hostlers and Innholders:: - Upon Question, passed,

Grievance.

Resolved, upon Question, That the Opinion of this House is, that the pretermitted Custom is against Law ; and to be presented to his Majesty, as a Grievance.

Mich. Term.

L. 3a. An Act for Abbreviation of Michaelmas Term : - Upon Question passed.

Cradock, &c.

Sir H. Anderson tendereth a Petition against Dr. Cradock.

Sir Ro. Phillippes secondeth the Petition; and moveth, the Committee may also examine the Complaint against Dr. Lambe.

These referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

Hewytt's Books, &c.

Auditor Sawyer moveth, Sir Wm. Hewytt may bring in his Books ; and Sir S. Harvey may bring in all his Books and Papers of Disbursements. - That the Officers and Clerks of the Green Cloth may attend the Committee upon Tuesday Two Clock, Court of Wards. - Resolved.

Concealments.

Resolved, He, that carrieth up these Bills, shall put the Lords in mind of the Bill of Concealments.

Secret Offices.

Bill of secret Offices, - To-morrow Morning, Seven Clock, Committee Chamber.

Fees.

Fees in Boroughs, &c. - Four Clock this Afternoon.

Fowle's Business.

Fowle's Business, - Friday Afternoon, Two Clock, Court of Wards: And all, that will come, to have Voice.

Actions.

Actions proper County.

L. 3a. An Act to prevent the great Charge, Expence, and other Inconveniencies, which divers of his Majesty's Subjects, dwelling in Counties far remote -

Monopolies.

Serjeant Davys and Sir Ch. Caesar bring a Message from the Lords; That, where a Conference appointed this Afternoon, for the Monopolies, the Lord Treasurer hath, this Morning sent in so many Interrogatories, and Witnesses, as the Committees, which are also to be employed therein, cannot now attend it; and therefore desire, if it may stand with the Conveniency of this House, this Conference may hold upon Wednesday next. Two Clock, in the Painted Chamber.

Answer returned by the same Messengers; We will hold the Time and Place appointed for the Conference about Monopolies. -

Actions.

Mr. Solicitor, - against the Bill for laying Actions in the proper Counties. - Plaintiff barred, by want of Witnesses; and a Nonsuit. Oppression may be, by tying the Actions to the Offence committed. Cities Counties of themselves.

- Must lay the Contracts in Wales, Northumberland, &c. Merchants send Factors, who dying, the Owner knoweth not the Place of the Contract. An Executor, not privy to the Contract, can never certainly know the Place. Witnesses, that can testify their Hand upon Sight of it, may, in a little Time, forget the Place of Contract.

Mr. Whitefeild: - If Bonds sealed in the Cinque Ports, those being exempt out of the Counties, no Suit but there. So for County Palatynes. Bonds sealed in Ireland, Low Countries, &c.

Upon Question, not to pass.

Courts of Justice.

The Report from the Courts of Justice, to be on Wednesday, at Nine Clock.

Statutes.

Bill of Continuance of Statutes to be read To-morrow, at Eight of the Clock, peremptorily.

American Fishing.

The Debate concerning the Fishing in New England, renewed.

Sir W. Earle, - for the Planters ; who more beneficial to the Commonwealth, than the Fishers.

A Proviso, in Parchment, tendered to this Bill : Which read.

A second Proviso tendered by Mr. Guy: Which read.

Sir Edw. Coke : - Sir F. Gorge his Patent condemned, for the Clause, that none should visit with fishing upon the Sea Coast. This to make a Monopoly upon the Sea, which wont to be free. A Monopoly attempted of the Wind, and the Sun, by the sole Packing and Drying of Fish.

Mr. Secretary : - That free Fishing, prayed by this Bill, overthroweth all Plantations in these Countries. That Liberty by this Bill to cut down Wood within One Quarter of a Mile of a Dwelling house ; which exceeding prejudicial to the Planters. So for Newfound-land.

Mr. Glanvyle : - The first Stage worth Ten of the rest. The Provision for Timber, in New found-land, omitted, because that an Island, having no Rivers : But New England hath divers Rivers into it.

Both the Provisoes, upon Question, rejected.

The Bill, upon Question, passed.