House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 15 May 1607 (2nd scribe)

Veneris, 15 die Maii, 1607

Privilege. - Subpoenaing a Member.

SIR Henry Poole offereth a Writ, served upon the Person of Mr. Fuller. - Subpoena ad comparendum, in the Chancery. - Privilege.

Leave to attend Lords as Counsel.

Mr. Speaker propoundeth, whether Mr. Brock and Sir John Boys may be of Counsel, and attend the Committee in the Higher House, being Judges in this House: Urgeth his own Precedent in 27 Eliz. that he had Leave, in my Lord Norris and my Lord Dacres his Case. - The House thereupon thought fit to give Leave. - Mr. Recorder and Mr. Solicitor had Leave, the last Session, in a Matter of Title of Honour. - De Lespencer and Abergavenny.

Annoot.

Annoot. - Monday Morning, Committee Chamber.

Armourers.

Armourers Petition delivered to Sir Henry Poole.

Inmates. &c.

2. Reading: - B. Against the Dividing of Tenements, Inmates. Undersetters, &c. -

The House divided :

Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Wm. Strowd,

contra

Sir John Savill, Sir Geo. Moore . -

With the Noe, 59 :

With the Yea, 79.

Committed to the former Committee for Inmates ; - Burgesses of Newcastle, Knights of all Shires, Sir Tho. Knevett, Sir Fr. Fane, Mr. Noy, Mr. Henry Holland, Sir Warwick Heale, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Burgesses of Oxford and Cambridge, Mr. D. James, Sir Tho. Darrell, Mr. Pelham, Sir Edm. Ludlowe, Sir H. Nevill, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Bond, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir James Perrott, Mr. Gurney, Sir Rob. Cotton, Sir Chro. Perkins, Sir John Shirley, Sir Tho. Grantham : Tuesday, Parliament House.

Logwood.

2. Reading: - Nova. B. For the utter Abolishing of Logwood, alias Blockwood, &c. and for the Prohibiting. -

Upon the Question, rejected [b].

Fens.

Fens : - Monday.

Committees added.

Added to the Committee for Copies, upon Sir H. Poole's Motion, Sir James Perrott, Sir John Hollice, Sir Edw. Mountague.

Ditto.

Due Debts: - Tuesday. Sir Barnard Whyston -

Logwood.

2. Reading: - B. for the Suppressing, and utter Abolishing, of Logwood, alias Blockwood, within the Realm of England [a]: - Mr. James, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir Henry Poole, Sir Tho. Smyth, Sir Tho. Lowe, Sir John Hubbard, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Wm. Strowd, Burgesses of York, Mr. Whytson, Mr. Wallys, Sir Edw. Mountague, Mr. Chapman, Sir John Savill, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Bryers, Burgesses of Port Towns, Mr. Wentworth, Burgesses of Worcester, Mr. Bond: - Wednesday, Temple Hall.

Letters Patents.

2. Reading : - The Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents, to be made upon Composition with the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, during Seven Years : Committed to all the Lawyers of the House, Sir H. Poole, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir Wm. Skipwith, Mr. Robert Bowyer, Sir Roger Owen, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir John Bennett, Mr. Duncombe, Sir Fr. Vane, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Herbert Crofts, Mr. Wymark, Sir John Shirley, Sir Warwick Heale, Sir John Savill, Sir Geo. St. Poll, Mr. D. James, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Tho. Knevett, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Tho. Bishop, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Wm. Liggon, Sir John Heigham, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Barnard Whytstone, Sir James Perrott, Sir Edm. Ludlowe: - Wednesday, Chequer Chamber.

Poor Churches.

2. Reading : - B. For Amortysing of Lands to poor Churches, and for better Serving of Cures : Committed to Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Fra. Barrington, Sir Jo. St. Poll, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Fr. Goodwyn, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Chro. Perkins, Mr. Adryan Staughton, all the Lawyers of the House, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Barnard Whytston, Sir Tho. Smyth. Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Nath. Bacon, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Cole, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Henry Poole, Sir Tho. Shirley, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir John Scott, Sir Edw. Mountague, Mr. Fuller, Sir Tho. Knevett, Sir Edm. Ludlowe, Mr. D. James, all the Civilians of the House, Sir Wm. Bulstrod, Mr. Pelham, Sir John Heigham, Sir Rob. Drury, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Tho. Lowe, Mr. Duncombe, Sir Wm. Liggon, Mr. Forsett: Tuesday, Exchequer Chamber.