House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 14 April 1604 (2nd scribe)

Saturni, 14 Die Aprilis, 1604

Downes' Estate.

THE Bill for the Sale of certain Lands of Edw. Downes Esquire, for the Payment of his Debts: - The first Reading.

Foreign Wool.

An Act, restraining the Bringing of foreign Wools in the Realm, brought in by Mr. Wyseman, as a new Bill.

Extortion.

The Bill concerning Extortion, delivered to Serjeant Snig; and Committees to meet this ...

Exchequer.

The Bill of the Exchequer, - on Monday, in the Exchequer. - Bill, and Committees, to Sir Rob. Nappier.

Poor.

The Bill for the Poor, and against Depopulation: - The second Reading, and rejected, upon the Question.

Purveyors.

Mr. Winch: - A dangerous and hurtful Bill for the Commonwealth.

Mr. Johnson, - for it.

Mr. Yelverton, - against it.

Mr. Martin: - Interroga patres, et denunciabunt tibi.

- Let us proceed by way of Act, not by way of Petition. All good Kings will submit themselves. Nothing ordered here, to a Resolution, but may be renewed, upon better Advice.

Mr. Hoskins: - Prerogative of Purveyors. The King hath Pre-emption. In every Beef,

3 l. in every Mutton, 10 s. in every Quarter of Wheat, 13 s. 4 d.

Mr. Hyde: - Proceeding by Bill, not by Petition. -

The Bill of Purveyors in Sir Rob. Wrothe's Hands. -

Rather let us be denied Justice, than not to dare ask it.

Sir Henry Jenkins: - Charta de Forresta, Magna Charta: To be joined together in the Confirmation. -

Liberties of this House to be set in certain by some Act. Liberty of Election the greatest Liberty.

Speaking out of Order.

To speak impertinently, besides the Question, it stands with the Orders of the House to be interrupted by the Speaker.

Purveyors, &c.

A Petition to be prepared by the Committees, touching the Abuses of Purveyors and Cartakers, to be presented to the King. The Griefs to be set down therein; and, in the mean time, the Bill to be deferred.

Union with Scotland.

Mr. Justice Gawdy, Baron Savill, Sir Edw. Cook, and Sir John Crook . - That it hath pleased the Lords, being but One Body, to send them unto this House, to desire, that there may be a Conference, touching the blessed and happy Union of these Two Kingdoms; for which they have appointed 40 of that House; And desire, that it may be this Afternoon, in the utter Parliament Chamber.

It is resolved by the House, that 100 shall attend, to confer with the Lords, at Two a Clock this Afternoon.

Purveyors.

The Committee for Purveyors, to meet this Afternoon; and the House to sit.

To confer: -

Union with Scotland.

All the Privy Council, being Members of this House, the Lord Buckhurst, Sir Geo. Crewe, the Queen's Vice-chamberlain, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Fra. Bacon, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Henry Goodyeare, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Edw. Stafford, Sir Henry Nevill, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Jo. Hollice, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Roger Wilbraham, Sir Robert Oxenbridge, Sir John Thynne, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir Oliver St. John, Mr. Talbott Bowes, Sir Wm. Wray, Mr. Recorder, Sir Tho. Crompton, Sir Fr. Vane, Sir Geo. St. Poole, Sir John Scott, Sir Tho. Beamount, Mr. Hyde, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Mr. Pilson, Sir Nich. Saunders, Sir Vincent Skynner, Sir Tho. Holcroft; Bedf. Mr. Oliver St. John; Berk. Sir Franc. Knolles; Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Mr. Edw. Musgrave, Sir John Peyton, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Wm. Kniveton, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir Jo. Willyams, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Clifford, Sir Henry Nevill, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir James Skydmore, Sir John Scott, Mr. John Sheffield, Sir Geo. Villiers, Sir Tho. Heskett, Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Henry Billingsley, Mr. Tho. Somersett, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Percyvall Willoughby, Mr. Nath. Bacon, Sir Roland Litton, Sir Henry Witherington, Mr. Doyley, Sir Wm. Bulstrod, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Robert Stanford, Sir Tho. Walsingham, Sir Rich. Luson, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Jo. Heigham, Sir Fr. Hastings, the Lord Buckhurst, Sir Jo. Thynne, Sir Wm. Liggon, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Wm. Burlacye,.. Edw. Whittingham, Sir Robert Harley, Mr. Mutton, Sir Walter Rice, Sir Geo. Vane, Sir Robert Knolles, Mr. Davies, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Sir James Perrott, Sir Wm. Morrice, Mr. Lyth, Mr. Peak, Sir Tho. Waller, Sir Roger Pilson, Sir Edw. Hobby, Mr. Allen Percy, Sir

Nich. Saunders; Law. Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Yelverton, Mr. Fra. Moore, Mr. Hyde, Serjeant Dodridge, Serjeant Snig, Mr. Martin, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Hare, Mr. Bromley, the Queen's Attorney, Sir Tho. Crompton, Sir Jo. Bennett, D. James, D. Mountlowe, Sir Oliver St. John, Mr. Allan Percy, Sir Edw. Stafford, Sir Fra. Vane, Sir Wm. Lowre, Captain Cunye, Sir John Luson, Sir Geo. Manors, Sir Robert Needham, Sir Edw. Littleton, Sir John Hollice, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Wm. Stroud, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Rich. Verney, Sir Wm. Wray, Sir Geo. St. Poole, Sir Edw. Lewknor, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir Wm. Skipwith, Sir John Mallorie, Sir Charles Cornwallys, Mr. Talbott Bowes, Sir Wm. Cornwallys, Sir Arthure Atye, Sir Roger Wilbraham, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Cope, Mr. Toby Matthewe, Sir Geo. Carewe, Sir Henry Bromley, Sir Vincent Skynner, Mr. Askue, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Bagge, Mr. Henry Bryers, Sir Rich. Hawkins, Mr. Holland, Mr. Parkinson, Recorder of Berwick, the Burgesses of Carlisle.

Saturni, 14 Aprilis - post meridiem

Wyndsor Deanery.

AN Act for the Assuring of divers Lands and Tenements, to the Deans and Canons of Wyndsor, and of assuring a Lease of the Prebend of Bedwyn, in the County of Wiltes, to Edw. Earl of Hertford . - The first Reading.

Union with Scotland.

The Report of the Lords Declaration, touching the Union, to be made by Sir Henry Mountague, upon Monday.

Prescription.

The Bill touching Limitation of Prescription, and Committees, delivered to Mr. Moore.