House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 14 April 1624

Mercurii, 14 Aprilis, 1624

Cloth-workers.

L. 1. CLOTH WORKERS of London.

Carre's Nat.

L. 1. An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Rob. Carre.

Calthrope's Jointure.

L. 2. An Act to enable Martin Calthrope to make Sale of certain Lands : -

Committed to Sir Edw. Peyton, Knights, Burgesses of Norfolke and Suffolke, Sir Walter Earle, Sir Tho. Estcourt, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Fetherstone, Mr. Drake, Sir Clem. Throckmorton: - Thursday seven-night, Court of Wards, Two Clock. All Parties to have Notice.

Wolferstone.

L. 2. Wolferstone's, Bill: - Committed to Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Fra. Barrington, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Tho. Denton, Mr. Alford, Attorney Wards, Sir Will. Spring, Mr. Fetherstone, Knights Lancashire, Mr. Alford, Sir Wal. Earle, Sir Rob. Philips, Sir Cha. Morrison, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Gil. Gerrard, Mr. Knightly, Sir Oliv. Cromwell, Mr. Brereton, Sir Fra. Popham, Mr. Winckfeild, Serjeant Towse, Sir Rob. Hatton, Sir Edw. Gyles, Sir Geo. Hastings, Mr. Drake, Lord Wreithsley, Sir Geo. Horsey, Sir James Perrott: - This Day sevennight, Court of Wards, Two Clock. All Parties to have Notice.

Cope's Estate.

Cope's Bill, - Friday next, Two Clock. - Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Tho. Denton. - And all Lawyers that will come, to have Voice.

Justices of Peace.

L. 1. An Act against troublesome Suits commenced against Justices of Peace.

Actions.

L. 1. An Act to prevent the great Charge, Expence, and other Inconveniences, which divers of his Majesty's Subjects, dwelling in Counties remote from London and Westminster, are put unto, by prosecuting and bringing of Actions of Debt, Covenants, and other Actions -

Mohun's Estate.

Sir Geo. Chudleigh reports Sir Reinold Mohun's Bill.

The Amendments twice read. -

Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Clerk of the Market.

L. 2. An Act for better ordering of the Office of the Clerk of the Market: - Committed to Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Lively, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Carvill, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Rob. Pye, Sir Rob. Jackson, Mr. Moore, Mr. Banks, Sir Will. Spring, Mr. Mallory, Sir Tho. Grantham: And all, that will come, to have Voice : - Saturday next. Star-chamber, Two Clock.

Durham Franchise.

Mr. Wainsford reports the Bill for to enable the County of Durham to send Burgesses. The Amendments twice read.

Sir Jo. Savyle: - Thinks Barnard Castle no fit Town to send Burgesses to Parliament.

The Bill re-committed : - Friday next, Two Clock, Exchequer Court. Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Hen. Fane, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Carvyle, Sir Fra. Brandling, Mr. Wainsford, Sir Wal. Earle, are added to the Committee.

Courts of Equity.

L. 2. An Act for reversing and altering of erroneous Judgments and Decrees in Courts of Equity: - Committed to Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Alford, Mr. Carvyle, Mr. Wainsford, Sir Rob. Killegrue, Sir Fr. Seymor, Sir Tho. Lucy, Sir Pet. Hayman, Sir Tho. Grantham, Sir Tho. Holland, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Guy Palmes: And all to have Voice: And the Lawyers specially required to attend: - Thursday next. Two Clock, Star-chamber.

Benister Manor.

Sir Jo. Strangewaies: - A Bill committed, for Benister.

The Decree prosecuted, depending this Bill in the House, by Attachment, and other Process, upon that Decree.

Sir Edw. Cooke, Mr. Drake, added to the Committee.

Ordered, The Speaker shall write a Letter to the Lord Keeper, to have Proceeding forborn in this Case; and a Command to the Party, to forbear.

Privilege.

The Master of the Felt-makers, that,came to prefer a Bill in to this House, taken by a Serjeant, and committed to the Fleet, 2,000 l. Bond offered, but not accepted. The Committee for Courts of Justice, to examine this, and report it to the House, at their next Sitting.

Recusants.

Sir James Perrott; - A Petition, for Recusants, to be presented.

Mr. Treasurer: - Was spoken to Yesterday by some of the Lords, to know, what became of this Petition. - They expected to hear from us about it.

Redferne.

Serjeant Digs : - To have new Day for Redferne's Bill. - Friday, Two Clock, Court of Wards.

Sheriffs Accounts.

Sheriffs Accounts: - To-morrow, Two Clock, former Place.

Secret Offices.

Secret Offices: - Friday next. Star-chamber: And all the Lawyers to have Voice, and attend it.

Courts of Justice.

Sir Rob. Philips reports from the Committee for Courts of Justice. - Some Petitions read, and rejected ; some retained. The Felt-makers rejected. - Left them to prefer their Bills, if they would. - One Land's, Petition rejected. Grice' Cause to be heard this Day : Throckmorton the second Place: Lady Darcy next: One Mrs. Thomas the next. Some Petitions not yet read. - Will shew what is done. - One particular Thing; Grimesdich against the Lord Keeper, and Register: A Cause determined to be heard. Agreed, that a Commission, to examine supplemental Proof. This issued out accordingly. Cause came to be heard in this Lord's Time upon super materiam. A Petition from the other Parts, to suppress supplemental Proof, because, they said, there was Order for it. Lord Keeper disallowed this supplemental Proof, because not fit to be used, and no Order for it in Court. Another Particular, that, upon the Hearing -

Resolved by the Committee, Lord Keeper had done nothing, but what fit for him to do. -

2ly, The Registers : - Two; Master, and Servant, Churchill, - Washington, - that, his Hand to an Order, that was not entered. Found, that he was abused by Churchill. He, being at the Court, and taking Notes for the Order, drew up an Order. Churchill makes this Order, and puts on it, " Examinatur" as if entered ; and comes along with Grimesdich to his Master; to which he put his Hand. This Order carried to the Lord Chancellor Bacon, and carried to him by Sir Tho. Perient; and brought out interlined with the Lord's Hand, as was said : But this Sir Tho. Perient denied. But this Alteration proved to be with Churchill's Hand. - The Committee thought, that Churchill had committed an Offence in this Particular : Leave the Punishment to the House.

A Petition read, from Mr. Grimesditch ; to have the Cause heard again, as before, super totam materiam.

Ordered, That Mr. Churchill shall attend the House de die in diem, during the Pleasure of the House, and a Letter written by Mr. Speaker, to the Lord Keeper, to have this Cause heard again, super totam materiam, as he shall think fittest.

Recusants.

The Petition read, touching Recusants. Mr. Treasurer, and all the Privy Council of the House, sent up with it to the Lords.

Inferior Courts.

Inferior Courts : - To-morrow Morning : And all to have Voice : - Committee Chamber.

Colchester Haven.

L. 2. An Act for repairing of the ancient Haven of Colchester, and for paving of the said Town : - Committed to Knights, Burgesses of Suffolke, and Essex, Norfolke, and all the Port Towns, Mr. Alford, Serjeant Towse: - Saturday, Court of Wards, Two Clock.

Catechising.

L. 2. An Act for the Catechising and Instruction of Children: - Committed to Sir Edw. Gyles, Sir Tho. Hoby, Sir An. Forrest, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Drake, Sir Oliv. Luke, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Charles Morrison: - All, that will come, to have Voice: - Monday, Two Clock, Star-chamber.

Answer from Lords.

Mr. Treasurer reports from the Lords. - Had this Answer: For the Time ; they had intreated the Prince to know the King's Pleasure, when to attend : And the same Men of their House, that attended the Conference in the Painted Chamber.

Our Committees of 48 -

Merchant Adventurers.

Mr. Solicitor reports from the Committee, appointed to search the Merchant Adventurers Books: - l. The Sums received, and disbursed : 2. Their Orders. - Have per-

fected the first. - November, 1614, the new Company set up: January, Two Years after, the old Patent restored; In this interim they held no Court. During that Time, no Record extant. 1616, January, the Company had their Patent again; Dirbursed yearly Five thousand -

13,000 and odd Pounds went out upon the by. - The Imposition on Cloth laid presently; and Imprest Money, which comes to 5s. and 7s. 6d. - 20,000l. raised, and out of this their ordinary Charges. 66 [a] thousand raised by their Imprest. They allege, that out of the Imposition Money, they are to collect all their Charges : Borrowed their Money at Interest, that appears by their Books: Desire the Allowance of that Interest. This the Sum of that they collected out of their Books.

A Message from the Lords, by Serjeant Davies and Serjeant Finch: -

Ordinances in Wales, &c.

The Lords have received a Bill concerning Wales, forRepeal of a Branch of a Statute. - Stands committed there. Some Doubts arisen. - Desire, that a Conference may be about it: - Their Number Twelve : - A propottionable Number of this House: - Eight Clock To-morrow Morning. - And have sent a Bill also, for the Naturalizing of Lord Marquis Hamilton; which, in regard of the Quality of the Person, they have sent alone.

Agreed, a proportionable Number of their -

Answer: This House will give a Meeting and Conference, as is desired, with a proportionable Number.

Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Jo. Walter, Sir Tho. Trevor, Mr. Selden, Mr. Noy, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Rob. Mansill, Sir Tho. Estcourt, Mr. Louther, Sir Wal. Pye, Sir James Perrot, Sir Rich. Newport, Mr. Herbert, Sir Jo. Strangewaies, Sir Will. Herbert, Mr. Will. Price, Mr. Berkley, Mr. Owen, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Eub. Theloall, Sir Rob. Pye, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Ravenscrofte, Mr. Wild: These 24 are appointed to confer with the Lords To-morrow Morning, Eight Clock, about the Bill of Grace for Wales.

Marquis of Hamilton's Nat.

L. 1. An Act for the Naturalizing of James Lord Marquis of Hamilton.

L. 2. An Act for the Naturalizing of James Lord Marquis of Hamilton: - Committed to Mr. Treasurer, Secretary Calvert, Mr. Comptroller, Sir Ben. Ridiard, Sir Geo. Goring, Sir Tho. Trevor, Sir Jo. Walter, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Wal. Devorex, Sir Tho. Jermyn, Sir Tho. Holland, Sir Rob. Mansill, Sir Char. Mountacue, Sir Edw. Peyton, Sir Tho. Estecourt, Mr. Pym, Sir Tho. Hatton, Sir Will. Herbert, Mr. Fetherstone, Sir Tho. Lucy, Sir Wal. Earle, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Lewis Watson, Sir Fra. Seymour: - Two Clock this Afternoon, Court of Wards.

Trade.

Mr. Solicitor's Report to be considered of by the Committee for Trade, To-morrow Afternoon.

Statutes.

Continuance Statutes: - To-morrow Morning, Eight Clock.