House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 03 March 1606

Lunae, 3 Martii

Countess of Essex' Jointure.

1. Reading - B. FOR the Assurance of the Jointure of the Right honourable Frances Countess of Essex, Wife of the Right Honourable Rob. Earl of Essex.

Corpus Christi Col.

1. Reading: - B. For the President and Scholars of Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford.

Ld. Danver's Restitution.

1. - B. For the Restitution in Blood of the Lord Danvers, &c.

Married Men in Colleges.

3. Reading - Act, prohibiting the Resiancy of married Men, being Provosts, &c. with their Wives and Families, &c - And much disputed. -

Sir Geo. Moore, contra; Mr. Hackwill, pro: Sir John Bennett, contra.

Lex bona: - Ut religioni conveniat: Ut disciplinae prospiciat: Ut saluti proficiat.

Mr. Hoskins, pro; Mr. D. James, contra.

Proviso by Sir Roland Litton tendered to the Bill against Heads of Colleges, twice read, and ingrossed.

The Proviso passed, upon the Question.

The Bill and Proviso : - The House divided :

With the Yea, 169.

With the Noe. 104.

And so passed.

Hotham's Estate.

3. Reading: - Act for Enabling of John Hotham Esquire, the Father, and John Hotham, the Son, to convey certain Lands, &c. - Upon the Question, passed.

Small Debts.

3. Reading: - The Act for the Recovering of small Debts, and Relieving of poor Debtors in London: - Upon the Question, passed.

Debts.

Mr. Staughton bringeth in a Bill for the better Satisfying of due Debts.

Upton Bridge.

Mr. Hadds bringeth in the Bill for the Re-edifying of Upton Bridge; and, upon the Question, ordered to be ingrossed.