House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 11 August 1625

Jovis, 11o Augusti

Bill committed.

L. 1a........ [a] - Committed to Sir Wm. Boulstreade, Sir Guy Palmes, Knights, and Burgesses of Lincolneshyre, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Cholmeley; Sir Francis Barrington, Mr. Edmonds, Sir Ro. Hatton, Sir Roger James, Sir Ro. Crane, Sir Nath. Barnadiston, Sir A. Herrys, Sir Tho. Fanshaw; Mr. Wm. Fanshaw, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Sir M. Fleetewood, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Downes, Lord St. John, Mr. Dunch: - This Afternoon, Four Clock, Moral Philosophy Schools.

Bave's Nat.

L. 1a. An Act for Naturalization of Samuel Bave [b] : Committed to the same Committee, at the same Time and Place : The Knights and Burgesses of Gloucester to be added.

Pirates.

Two Letters, delivered in by Mr. Whitson, concerning the Turkish Pirates, and Sowlize, read.

Sir Ro. Mansell: - That these Complaints not usual heretofore. - Adviseth, to petition the King, to send to the Council of War; and, if they then reform it not, they will answer it with their Lives.

Another Letter, from a Captive in Sally, read.

Mr. Whitway: - That Sir Francis Stewart, Admiral, and other Ships, suffered a Pirate to take an English Ship before their Face; and the Merchants going to them, and acquainting them with it, and desiring them to go out against them, he answered, his Commission was, not to go on the French Coast, where he conceived the Pirate was; and confessed, he saw the Pirate board the English Ship; but thought, they had been Fishermen : But, in Conclusion, though he were offered great Sums of Money, or half the Goods of the Ship, yet refused to go out.

Sir Edw. Coke : - A Committee, to set down the Particulars of these Things; and then to go to the Lords.

Sir Francis Seymor: - The Lord Admiral hath the Care of these Things : Therefore the Default must needs be in him, or his Agents. - A Committee, to consider of the Causes hereof, and where the Default.

Mr. Lyster mentioneth the Wrongs by the Dunkerkes: And therefore moveth, this Committee may generally consider of the Danger, and Means of Safety, of all the Ports.

Sir D. Digges: - A Committee.

Sir Ro. Phillippes, accordant.

Resolved, A Committee of the whole House, to take Consideration of the Matters propounded this Day : And they to have Power to name a Sub-committee : - Two Clock.

Recusants.

Sir Edw. Coke reporteth from the Conference with the Lords, about the Pardon. - Lord Canterbury- - great Thanks from the Lords, for our great Care of Religion. 2ly, That they had agreed to a Conference, the same Day we sent it, had we not been risen before Expectation. -

That the Pardon drawn by strange Importunity of the French: The King could have no Peace after his Marriage, till he had granted it. That this was in Agitation long before the King's Promise, or the Date. That the Lord Keeper stayed the Entering of a Recepi, for a long Time; and did the best he could, to stay it. That an Order taken in Rome, no Ambassador shall come thither, but attended continually by a Jesuit. -

That the Lords have resolved to move the King, never to pardon any Jesuit, or other Papist, till they be attainted. -

For their joining in the Petition ; they denied it not; but considering his Majesty's gracious Answer to our Petition for Religion - but considering, we of both Houses were to give his Majesty Thanks for it; that the Effect of our now Petition might be intimated to the King. This they moved us to allow of. -

For the Letter, written by the Lord Conway; his Sincerity in Religion known : But he thought, the Course, he took, would be least dangerous. -

That all the Lords most chearful in the Point of Religion. -

Relief of London.

That the Lords propounded to acquaint the House, what they had done to relieve the miserable People in and about London, ready to starve by Want - the principal; - and gave us an Order, made there by them ; which they have thought fit to communicate to the House.

Pardon.

The Course propounded by the Lords, about our Petition concerning the Pardon, and Letter, agreed to be observed.

Sir Nath. Rich moveth, a Committee, to consider of this Order; and, that a Motion may be made, to have the King's Order enrolled in both Houses of Parliament, and exemplified: and that it then may be printed. - Resolved. - And that a Committee -

Knights of [c] Burgesses of London and Middlesex, Sir Ro. Pye, Sir Ro. Mansell, Sir Bab. Hickes, Sir Tho. Hobby, Mr. Alford, Mr. Solicitor : And all, that will come, to have Voice: - Four Clock this Afternoon, in the Grammar Schools.

Member admitted.

Mr. Gyles Greene, Licence to come into the House, not-withstanding he have not received the Communion; which he is to receive.