March 1559
On the first day of March, the Lord
Keeper and divers other Lords met, but
nothing was done save only the Parliament continued, the entrance whereof is thus erroneously
set down in the Original Journal Book of the
Upper House through the Clerks negligence, viz.
Dominus Cancellarius (mistaken for Custos
magni Sigilli) continuavit presens Parliamentum
usq; in diem Crastinum hora nona.
On Thursday the second day of March, the
Bill of Recognition of the Queen's Highnesse's
Title to the Imperial Crown of this Realm, the
Bill of Subsidy for Tonnage and Poundage, the
Bill touching Tanners and Sellers of Tann'd
Leather, and the Bill touching Shoemakers
and Curriers, were sent up to the Lords from
the House of Commons.
The Bill lastly touching the Duke of Norfolk,
and the Bill for the restitution of Robert Rudston,
were each of them read the first time.
On Fryday the third day of March, the Bill
for Treasons (which had been Read the second
time on Fryday the 10th. day, and the third
time on Saturday, the 11th. day of February
foregoing, and then sent down to the House of
Commons, although it be there omitted, as
matter of no great moment; and from them sent
back again to their Lordships on Munday, the
27th. day of the same Month, with a request
that a Proviso therein contained, might be put
out, and another by them inserted) was Committed to the Earl of Sussex, the Bishop of
Chichester, the Bishop of Carlile, the Lord Rich,
and the Lord Hastings of Loughborrough, to
conser therein with certain of the House of
Commons, touching a Proviso to be put into
the same; by which the Lords did express their
great desire to keep Correspondency with the
House of Commons, who had commended the
inserting of the above-mentioned Proviso unto
them.
Nota also, that whereas the Judges are, in
most of the Journals of her Majesties Reign,
although they be but Attendants of the Upper
House, named joynt Committees with the Lords
in ordinary Bills, or else are named as Attendants upon them in matters of great Consequence,
yet in the Original Journal Book of the Upper
House, A. isto primo Regin. Eliz. there is no
mention made of them as joynt Committees, or
as Attendants upon their said Lordships, save
only that on Munday, the 27th. day of February
foregoing, a Bill upon the first reading is said to
have been Committed to the Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench, and the Queen's Attorny,
which may rather be called a Reference, than a
Commitment, as see on Saturday the 4th. day
of February preceding; and therefore that they
are not at all named with the Committees of the
Lords (in all the aforesaid Journal Books) may
doubtless be conceived to have happened
through the Clerk's negligence: For in the very
next ensuing Session of Parliament in An. 5.
Regin. Eliz. they are seldom omitted, prout on
Tuesday the 26th. day of January, on Saturday,
the 30th. day of the same Month, as also on Saturday, the 20th. day of March then next following.
The Bill for Restitution of Robert Rudston,
was read secunda vice, and again tertia vice,
& conclusa.
The Bill also to revive a Statute made A. 23.
H. 8. against the Conveyance of Horses, Geldings and Mares into Scotland, was read tertia
vice, & conclusa, and the Bill touching the Duke
of Norfolk, was read secunda vice & Commiss' ad ingrossandum.
Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons, of which the first
being for the restitution in blood of the Lord
John Grey; the second for restitution in blood
of Sir J. Gates Knight, and the third for restitution in blood of Sir James Crost Knight, were
each of them returned conclus', the fourth was
touching the changing of Gavelkind Land of the
Lands of Thomas Brown, and George Brown, the
fifth for the Incorporation of Trinity Colledge
in Cambridge, and the last for assurance of Lands
to the Lord Wentworth, the Lord Rich, and the
Lord Darcy.
On Saturday the fourth day of March, the
Bill to change the nature of Gavelkind Land, of
the Lands of Thomas Brown and George Brown,
was read the first time.
The Bill touching Tanners and Sellers of Tanned Leather, was read the first time, and the
Bill for Shoemakers and Curriers, was read the
second time, and both of them Committed to
the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Shrewsbury,
the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Carlile, the
Lord Rich, and the Lord Willoughby.
Dominus Thesaurar' continuavit presens Parliamentum usq; in diem Lunæ prox' hora nona.
Nota, That that there appeareth no Commission, or other Authority, in the Original
Journal Book of the Upper House, by which
the Lord Treasurer supplied the Lord Keeper's
place: but most probable it is, that either the
Commission it self is negligently omitted by
Francis Spilman Esq; at this time Clerk of the
said House, or else that the said Lord Treasurer
did continue it only upon her Majesties Verbal
Authority and Command, as did the Lord Treasurer in the like Case, in the Session of Parliament, A. 18. Regin. Eliz. on Saturday, the
third day of March.
On Munday the 6th. of March, the Bill for
the Ratification of the Marriage between the
Duke of Norfolk, and the Lady Margaret now
his Wife, and for the assurance of certain Lands
for her Joynture, was read tertia vice & conclusa.
The Bill also for the restitution in blood of
Harry Howard, &c. younger Brother to the
Duke of Norfolk, was read prima vice.
The Bill also for the Explanation of the restitution of the Lord Cardinal Pool was committed
to the Archbishop of Tork, the Duke of Norfolk,
the Earl of Rutland, the Bishop of Carlile, the
Lord Rich, the Lord Willoughby, and the Lord
Hastings of Loughborough: but no mention is
made of the reading thereof, which was doubtless omitted through the great Negligence of
Francis Spilman Esq; Clerk of the Upper House,
for this Bill was read prima vice on Munday the
27th. of February foregoing, and was Committed to the Lord Chief Justice of the King's
Bench and the Queen's Attorny, to consider of
it, as is probable, and to make report thereof,
unto the Lords, which being done this day, and
the Bill thereupon, as may likewife be gathered,
read the second time, it was Committed to the
Lords abovenamed, and on the morrow following it was read tertia vice, and Passed the House,
and on Wednesday the 8th. of this instant March
following was sent down to the House of Commons by Mr. Lewes, and Mr. Vaughan.
On Tuesday the 7th. day of March, the Bill
for the explanation of the Repeal of the Attainder of the late Lord Cardinal Pool, was read
tertia vice & conclusa.
The Bill also for the assurance of Lands to the
Lord Wentworth, the Lord Rich, and the Lord
Darcy, and the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge, were each of them read,
prima vice.
The Bill lastly for explaining the Statute
made against ingrossing of Dead Victuals, and
the Bill that Gerson Wroth born in Germany,
shall be reputed the Queen's natural born Subject,
were sent up to the Lords from the House of
Commons.
On Wednesday the 8th. day of March, the
Bill for the explanation of the Statute against ingrossing of Dead Victuals, and the Bill for the
true Answering of the Queen's Majesties Revenues, were each of them read prima vice.
Four other Bills also of no great moment, had
each of them one reading; of which one being
the Bill for the changing of the nature of Gavelkind Lands of Thomas Brown and George Brown,
and another, for the assurance of Lands to the
Lord Wentworth, the Lord Rich, and the Lord
Darcy, were each of them read Secunda vice;
but no mention made, that they were either
Ordered to be ingrossed, or referr'd to Committees, because they had been sent from the
House of Commons on the day next foregoing.
The Bill touching the Duke of Norfolk, and
that concerning Cardinal Pool, were sent to the
House of Commons by Mr. Lewis, & Mr. Vaughan.
On Thursday the 9th. of March, the Bill for
the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Wentworth, the Lord Rich, and the Lord Darcy de Chiche, was read tertia vice & conclusa, dissentientibus Episcopo London, Meneven' & Abbat' de
Westm', the Bill for Gerson Wroth was read tertia
vice & conclusa, and the Bill for exchange of the
nature of Gavelkind Lands of the two Browns, was
read also tertia vice & conclusa, diffentient' Duce
Norfolciæ. Quatuor Comitibus, & tribus Baronibus.
The Bill lastly for the true Answering of the
Queen's Majesties Revenues was read secunda
vice & Commissa ad ingrossand.
On Fryday the 10th. day of March, the Bill
for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge, and the Bill for the true Answering of the
Queen's Majesties Revenue, were, each of them
read, tertia vice, & conclusa, and sent down to
the House of Commons.
The Bill lastly for the explanation of the Statute against ingrossing of Dead Victuals, was
read secunda vice, but no mention is made, that
it was either referr'd to Committees, or Ordered to be ingrossed, because it had been sent
from the House of Commons Tuesday the 7th.
day of this instant March foregoing. v.a. like Commitment on Munday 13th. day of Feb. foregoing.
On Saturday the 11th. day of March a Proviso to be annexed to the Bill of Treason, was
read prima & secunda vice, & commissa ad ingrossand.
On Munday the 13th. day of March a Proviso
to be annexed to the Bill of Treasons, was read
tertia vice & communi omnium procerum assensu
conclusa.
A Bill containing certain Provisoes to be annexed to the Bill of First-fruits and Tenths,
was read secunda vice & commissa ad ingrossand.
The Bill lastly for the restoring of the Supremacy of the Imperial Crown of this Realm, and
repealing divers Statutes made to the contrary,
was read the second time, and Committed unto
the Marquess of Winchester, the Lord Treasurer
of England, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of
Westmerland, the Earl of Shewsbury, the Earl of
Rutland, the Earl of Sussex, the Earl of Pembrook, Viscount Mountague, the Bishop of Exeter,
the Bishop of Carlile, the Lord Clinton Admiral,
the Lord Morley, the Lord Rich, the Lord Willoughby, and the Lord North.
On Wednesday the 15th. day of March, a Bill
containing fix Provisoes to be annexed to the
Bill of First-fruits and Tenths, was read tertia
vice, & conclusa, Diffentientibus Archiepiscopo
Eboracen', Episcopo Winton', Episcopo Wigorn',
Episcop' Landaven', Episcop' Coven', Episcop' Exon',
Episcopo Cestren', Episcopo Carliolen', ac Abbat'
de Westm.
Nota, that the Bill having Passed the Upper
House before, on the 4th. day of January last
past, was then opposed by all the Spiritual Lords
there present, as now also upon the passing of
those Provisoes and Amendments which had
been added unto it, in the House of Commons:
amongst which Spiritual Lords, the Abbot of
Westminster did yet sit in Parliament, and gave
his free voice; by which manner of alteration of
the Form of Ecclesiastical Government, we may
observe, with what mildness and wisdom, this
pious Princess Queen Elizabeth, took it in hand,
far differing from those furious and bloody Enterprizes and Confusions, practised in the Reign
of her Sister Mary: and it is to be noted, that
this Abbot of Westm', with five other Abbots,
and Abbesses were all, who were at this time left
in England, and were deprived of their Promotions at the end of the Parliament, with fourteen
Popish Bishops, amongst which were all these
here named, (except the Bishop of Landasse
in An. Dom. 1559.) and others were Consecrated in the places of the said Bishops, where
it is further to be noted, that of 9400 Ecclesiastical persons, settled in their several Promotions,
but 177 left their Livings to continue in their
Romish Idolatry.
A Bill being agreed upon by the Lords to be annexed to the Bill of Supremacy, was read 1 a. vice.
On Thursday the 16th. day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been first continued,
nothing was done, save only the continuance
of Parliament by the Lord Keeper, usq; in diem
Crastinum hora nona.
On Fryday the 17th. day of March, the Bill
for certain Provisoes and Amendments to be put
in the Bill of Supremacy, was read the second
time, & commissa ad ingrossand.
On Saturday the 18th. day of March, the
Bill for the restoring of the Supremacy to the
Imperial Crown of this Realm, and repealing
divers Acts of Parliament made to the contrary,
with certain Provisoes added thereunto by the
Lords, and sundry other Amendments, was
read the third time, & conclus' diffentientibus
Archiepiscopo Eboracen', Comite Salop, Vicecomite Monutacuto Episcopo London', Episcopo
Winton', Episcopo Wigorn', Episcopo Landaven',
Episcopo Coven', Episcopo Exon', Episcopo Cestren',
Episcopo Carliol', & Abbas de Westm', Et predicta Billa est Commissa Attornato & Solicitatori
Reginæ in Domum Communem deferend.
Here also we may still note the great Lenity
and mercy of this great Queen, who suffered so
many Heretical, and obstinately Popish Bishops
to hold their Sees, to have free voices in Parliament, besides the Abbot of Westm', who all
thus opposed the just power and Authority,
which the Princes of this Realm have, under
God himself, within their Dominions; and
which our Ancient Kings, under the darkest
times of Popery, did easily discern, and not
improbably aim at, as we may see frequently
specified in the Ancient and most Authentick
Records of this Kingdom, viz.
Rotulorum Patentium a. 3. Regis Johannis numero 8. & 28. Rot. Pat. a. 5. Reg. Joh. num. 15.
Rot. Pat. a. 10. Reg. Job. num. 3, ubi continetur salvus conductus pro Simone de Langeton Romance sedis Cardinale, ad tractand' cum certis
Episcopis modo cum applicuerit securitatem saciat
quod in hoc adventu suo malum Regivel regno suo
non quærent.
Rot. Pat. a. 22. H. 3. num. 2. & num. 3. Rot.
Pat. a. 25. H. 3. num 2. & num. 5. Rot. Pat.
a. 28. H. 3. num. 6. Rot. Pat. a. 33. H. 3. num.
4. Rot. Pat. a. 34. H. 3. indors. num. 1. Rot. Pat.
a. 39. H. 3. indors. num. 14. Rot. Pat. a. 42. H.
3. num. 35. Rot. Pat. a. 45. H. 3. num. 27. Rot. Pat.
a. 48. H. 3. num. 31. Rot. Pat. a. 51. H. 3. num. 27.
Rot. Pat. a. 8. E. primi 3 & Rot. Pat. a. 9. E.
1. 2 in quibus continentur inhibitiones & aliæ
literæ Regis missæ Job. Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi, ac clero Angliæ in consillis apud London &
Lambeth convocatis, ne quid in eisdem attentarent
in præ judicium Regrs Coronæ aut dignitatis suæ
Rot. Pat. a. 31. E. 1. 7. Rot. Romæ a. 34. & 35.
E. 1. 4. 8. & 9, rot. pat. a. 35. E. 1. 3. Rot. Scomæ a. 23. & 24. E. 1. 6.
Rot. Romæ a. 1. 2. & 3. E. 2. 5. 20. 22, 24,
25. & 27. Rot. Romæ a. 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10. E.
2. 14. 15. indors. ejusdem Rotuli 1. Rot. Romæ
a. 11. 12, 13, & 14. E. 2. 1. & indors' ejusdem
Rotuli: 2. Rot. Romæ a. 15, 16, 17, & 18.
E. 2. 23. 24. & 30. Rot. Pat. a. 3. E. 2. in Scedula & 11. & 17. ibid. Rot. Pat. a. 11. E. 2.
parte secunda, Rot. Pat. a. 15. E. 2. parte prima
Rot. Pat. a. 16. E. 2. parte prima sub initio Rotuli
Rot. Pat. a. 19. E. 2. parte prima.
Rot. Romæ a. 1. E. 3. 5. 6. & 8. Rot. Rom. a.
4. E. 3. 2. & 6. Rot. Romæ a. 7. & a. 8. E. 3. 6. &
9. Rot. Romæ a. 9. & a. 10. E. 3. 3. 4. & 14.
Rot. Romæ a. 19. E. 3. 3. Rot. Romæ a. 17. E. 3.
1. 3. & 6. Rot. Romæ a. 20. E. 3. 1. 3.
Rot. Franciæ a. 17. E. 3. 6. & a. 28. E. 3.
2. Ubi memorabile hoc continetur, quod Rex E. 3.
Misit quam plures Nobiles ad tractandum de pace
cum Rege Franciæ coram Papa non ut coram Judice,
sed ut privata persona, & tractatore & mediatore
communi non in forma nec figura Ju dicij sed extrajudicialitér & amicabiliter.
Rot. Pat. a. 2. E. 3. parte secunda, Rot. Pat.
a. 3. E. 3. parte prima, Rot. Pat. a. 3. E. 3. parte
secunda Rot. Pat. a. 4. E. 3. parte prima,
Rot. Pat. a. 7. E. 3. parte prima, Rot. Pat. a. 8.
E. 3. parte prima, Rot. Pat. a. 11. E. 3. parte
tertia, Rot. Pat. a. 12. E. 3. parte prima, Rot.
pat. a. 10. E. 3. parte prima, Rot. Pat. a. 14. E.
3. parte tertia, Rot. Pat. a. 15. E. 3. parte prima
& secunda, Rot. Pat. a. 16. E. 3. parte prima,
Rot. Pat. a. 15. E. 3. parte tertia bis, Rot. Pat.
a. 16. E. 3. parte secunda bis, & parte tertia, Rot.
Pat. a. 17. E. 3. parte prima & tertia, Rot. Pat.
a. 18. E. 3. parte secunda tertia & indors. Rot.
Pat. a. 19. E. 3. parte prima & indors. bis, Rot.
Pat. a. 19. E. 3. parte secunda, Rot. Pat. a. 19.
E. 3. parte tertia & indors', Rot. Pat. a. 20. E.
3. parte prima sub initio Rotuli & indors', rot.
pat. 21. E. 3. parte prima et secunda, rot. pat. a.
23. E. 3. parte prima et indors', rot. pat. a. 24.
E. 3. parte prima, secunda et tertia indors', rot.
pat. a. 25. E. 3. parte prima, secunda et tertia, et
indors', rot. pat. a. 26. E. 3. parte prima indors',
parte secunda et tertia indors', rot. pat. a. 27. E.
3. parte tertia indors', rot. pat. a. 28. E. 3. parte
secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 29. E. 3. parte tertia
indors', sæpe, rot. pat. a. 3. E. 3. parte prima ibid.
et parte secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 31. E. 3. parte
secunda et tertia indors', rot. pat. a. 32. E. 3.
parte prima indors. et ibid. parte tertia indors',
rot. pat. a. 35. E. 3. parte prima indors', rot. pat.
a. 34. E. 3. parte prima indors', rot. pat. a. 36. E.
3. parte prima et secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 37.
E. 3. parte prima indors' et parte secunda
et tertia indors', rot. pat. a. 38. E. 3. parte prima
indors', rot. pat. a. 39. E. 3. parte secunda indors',
rot. pat. a. 40. E. 3. parte prima indors', rot. pat.
a. 41. E. 3. parte prima et parte secunda indors',
rot. pat. a. 42. E. 3. parte secunda, rot. pat. a.
43. E. 3. parte secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 44. E.
3. parte prima et secunda indor's rot. pat. a. 45.
E. 3. parte secunda et parte prima tertia, rot. pat.
a. 47. E. 3. parte prima et secunda indors' bis, rot.
pat. a. 48. E. 3. parte prima et secunda indors',
rot. pat. a. 49. E. 3. parte prima et indors', rot.
pat. a. 5. E. 3. parte prima indors', et rot. pat.
a. 51. E. 3. circa mediam partem Rotuli & indors.
Rot. Pat. a. 1. R. 2. parte prima indors', rot.
pat. a. 2. R. 2. parte 1. et 2, rot. pat. a. 3. R. 2.
parte prima indors. in quo Rotulo apparet, quod
Rex R. 2. in die Coronationis suæ juratus fuit ad
prosequendum omnes Provisores Curiæ Romanæ
contra leges et Statuta Edita. Rot. Pat. a. 3. R.
2. parte secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 4. R. 2 parte
prima indors', rot. pat. a. 6. R. 2. parte prima
indors', rot. pat. a. 7. R. 2. parte prima indors',
rot. pat. a. 8. R. 2. parte prima indors', rot. pat.
a. 9. R. 2. parte prima indors', & parte secunda
indors', rot. pat. a. de. A. 10. R. 2. parte prima
& parte secunda indors', rot. pat. a. 11. R. 2.
parte prima indors.
Rot. Pat. A. 12. R. 2. parte prima Indors. Rot.
Pat. A. 13 R. 2. parte prima & tertia Indors. Rot.
Pat. A. 14. R. 2. parte prima & parte secunda,
Indors. Rot. Pat. A. 16. R. 2. parte tertia Indors.
Rot. Pat. A. 17. R. 2. parte prima.
Ubi apparet, quod collector Calveræ Apostolicæ
in Hibernia Sacramentum suscepit quod totalitèr
evertebat Primatum Papæ infra Regnum Angliæ
attribuendo prerogativam ac summam potestatem
Regi Domino suo. Rot. Pat. A. 18. R. 2. parte
secunda continentur hæc verba, directa ad Provinciales Ordinis de Monte Carmeli attendentes,
quod vos ad executionem Bullarum prædictarum
seu aliquarum contentarum in eisdem aliqua vi vel
authoritate earundem infra Regnum nostrum præ
dictum absq; licentia & axthoritate nostra speciali
procedere non potestis, nec debetis. Rot. Pat. an.
19 R. 2. part. prima & secunda, in dors. Rot. Pat.
an. 20 R. 2. part. 3. In quo continetur, quod Universitas Oxon. non patiatur Bullas Papales ibidem
exerceri sub amissione libertatum suarum. Rot. Pat.
an. 21 R. 2. part. 1.
There is also in Rot. Pat. an. 3 R. 2. part. 1.
this rare President of the Kings denying the
Pope certain profits he claimed in England, in
quo patet, quod cum Urbanus Papa exigebat primos
fructus omnium Francorum Cardinalium habentium
dignitates infra Angliam ut ad se pertimentes, eo
quodipsi fuerunt sui adversarii, Rex non cognoscens ea vera esse sed clamans ea ad se pertinere jure
regio, ex gratia sua tamen speciali in relevationem
indigentiæ Papæ concessit dicto Papæ duas Partes dictorum primorum fructuum ità quod tertia
pars eorundem per dispositionem Regis sit in reparationem Domorum hujusmodi Cardinalium, &c.
There are also three other excellent Presidents
to this purpose in the same Kings Reign, viz. Rot.
Pat. an. 4 R. 2. part. 3. & Rot. Pat. an. 6 R. 2.
part. 2. bis.
These matters being thus faithfully and undeniably vouched out of the Records, or other
Authority, touching the antient Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown of England, against the
unjust Usurpations and incroachments of the
Bishop of Rome, which said Rights, her Majesty
did, by this foregoing Act that passed this day,
as aforesaid, seek to have restored and reunited
to her Royal Authority; Now follows the continuance of the Parliament, erroneously entred
through the neglect of the Clerk in these words,
viz. Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit præsens Parliamentum usq; ad diem crastinum (mistaken for diem Lunæ proximum) hora nona.
The same day were entred divers Proxies.
On Monday the 20th day of March, 14, Bills
were brought up to the Lords from the House
of Commons; viz. The Bill for the restitution
in blood of Rudston Esq;. The Bill for repeal of
the Attainder of the late Cardinal Poole. The
Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall. in Cambridge. A Bill for seditious words and rumors.
The Bill whereby certain offences be made Treason. The Bill to take away all pains and penalties made for Religion in Queen Maries time.
The Bill for the assurance of Lands, late parcel
of the Bishoprick of Winchester, to divers Patentees of King Ed. 6. The Bill to revive a Fair
at Lynn Regis in Norfolk; which three last mentioned Bills were each of them read prima voce.
The Bill to make a Chappel in Caermarthenshire
to be a Parish Church. The Bill to restore in
Blood the Sons and Daughters of Ed. Lewkenor
Esq;. The Bill touching the Marriage of the
Duke of Norfolk. The Bill for making Ecclesiastical Laws by 32. persons. The Bill for the Assizes
and Sessions to be kept at Stafford. And the
Bill for the allowance of Sheriffs upon their Accounts.
On Tuesday the 21th day of March, A Proviso and certain amendments annexed by the
Commons to the Duke of Norfolks Bill were
read.
Four Bills also of no great moment, had each
of them one reading; of which the first, being
the Bill to revive a Fair at Lynn Regis, was read
the second time, but no mention is made that it
was either Ordered to be ingrossed, or referr'd to
Committees, because it had been sent from the
Commons Yesterday.
Dominus Custos magni Sigilli continuavit præsens Parliamentum usq; in horam secundam post
meridiem.
About which hour, the Lord Keeper and divers other Lords being set, the Bill for ratification
of the marriage between the Duke of Norfolk
and the Lady Margaret now his Wife, and for
the assurance of certain Lands for her Jointure,
with a new Proviso added by the Commons, conclusa est, being read tertia vice, dissentientibus Archiepiscopo Eboracen. Episcopis Londin. Winton.
Landaven, Cestren. Carleol. & Abbate de Westm.
The Bill for restitution in blood of the Sons
and Daughters of Ed. Lewkenor Esq; was read
prima, secunda & tertia vice & conclus. [*]
Quod nota, That this Bill was read thrice at one time.
The Bill for the making of a Chappel in Caermarthenshire to be a Parish Church; The Bill that
the Queens Highness may make Ordinances and
Rules in Collegiate Churches, Corporations, and
Schools; The Bill for Assizes and Sessions to be
kept in the Town of Stafford, And the Bill for
the assurance of Lands, parcel of the Bishoprick
of Winchester, to divers Patentees of King Edw.
the Sixth, were each of them read the second
time, but no mention is made that they were
either ordered to be ingrossed, or referr'd to Committees; because they had been sent from the
House of Commons on the two days foregoing.
Vide consimilit. on Wednesday the 15th day of February foregoing.
On Wednesday the 22th day of March, six Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading, and the Bill for the Assurance of Lands, late
parcel of the Bishoprick of Winchester, to divers
Patentees of King Ed. VI. being the 6th, was
read tertia vice, & conclusa, diffentientibus Archiepiscopo Eboracen. Marchion. Winton. Episcopis
Londin. Winton. Wigorn. Landaven. Coven. Exon.
Cestren. Carleol. & Dominis Stafford, Dudley, &
North, & Abbate de Westm.
The Bill for restitution of the first-Fruits, and
Tenths, and Rents reserved, Nomine Decimæ,
and of Parsonages Impropriate to the Imperial
Crown of this Realm, was returned from the
House of Commons conclus.
The Bill for restoring the Supremacy to the
Imperial Crown of this Realm, and for repeal
of divers Acts of Parliament made to the contrary, with a new Proviso annexed by the Commons, was read prima, secunda & tertia vice, &
conclusa, dissentientibus Archiepiscopo Eboracen. Episcopis Londin. Winton. Landaven. Coven. Exon.
Cestren. Carleal. & Abbate de Westmonast.
Here also we may note the perverse obstinacy
of these Popish Clergy-men, who having before
opposed in vain the passing of the Bill on Saturday the 18th day of this Instant March foregoing, do here likewise do their uttermost to
stop even the Proviso which was added unto it
by the House of Commons: And yet how just
and equal this Bill was, see my Animadversion
upon the said 18th day of March, when the said
Bill passed.
The Bill to continue the Act last made against
Rebellious Assemblies, was committed to the Earl
of Sussex, the Earl of Bedford, the Lord Rich,
and the Lord North.
The Bill lastly, for Admitting and Consecrating
of Archbishops and Bishops, and concerning Tanners and felling of Tann'd Leather, were each of
them read prima vice.
Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons, of which the first was
the Bill for the reviving of a Statute made an. 23
Hen. 8. touching the conveying of Horses, Geldings, and Mares, into Scotland. The second, that
carrying of Leather, Tallow, or Raw Hides,
out of the Realm for Merchandize, should be
Felony, was read, prima & Secunda vice. The
third touching Leases to be made by spiritual
persons, was read prima vice. And the last for
revoking divers Licenses granted for divers things,
prohibited by the Law of the Realm.
The Bill for Admitting and Consecrating of
Archbishops, was read Secunda vice; but no mention is made, that it was either Ordered to be
ingrossed or referr'd to Committees, because it
had been sent from the House of Commons.
The Bill lastly for the Assizes to be holden in
the Town of Stafford, was delivered to the
Queen's Attorney, and Sollicitor, to be carried
into the House of Commons.
On Thursday the Bill for the Assizes to be holden in the Town of Stafford, was returned from
the House of Commons, & conclusa.
The Bill touching Tanners, and selling of
Tann'd Leather, was read tertia vice, & conclusa, with certain amendments to be put to it; after
which it was delivered to the Queen's Attorney
and Sollicitor, in Domum Communem deserenda.
Et postea introduct. à Domo Communi conclus.
The Bill for the Admitting and Consecrating
of Archbishops and Bishops, was read tertia vice,
& conclus. And the Bill, that carrying Leather,
Tallow, or Raw Hides, out of the Realm shall
be Felony, was read tertia vice, & conclus. dissentiente Domino Lumley.
The Bill touching Leases to be made by Spiritual persons, was read Secunda vice.
The Bill lastly, for the Explanation of the Statute against the Ingrossing of dead Victuals, with
a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords, was
read tertia vice, & conclusa, and sent by the
Queen's Attorney and Sollicitor to the House of
Commons.
In which Bills sending down, because both the
manner of writing the said Proviso, and the
subscription of the Lords under it, do differ
from all ordinary proceedings if the Bill had
passed the Upper House without a Proviso, therefore I have caused the whole manner and form
thereof to be added to a like president in the
Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons,
an. 39 & 40 Regin. Eliz. Decemb. the 20th Tuesday, although there be no mention thereof made
in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House
on this aforesaid present Thursday, the 23th day
of March; but because it is difficult to conjecture the express manner of the Lord's Proceedings at this time, therefore I can only apply the
imitation of that president to this present occasion by probability.
The Lords having added a Proviso to the Bill
for Explanation of the Statute against the ingrossing of Dead Victuals, which had formerly passed the House of Commons, and been sent up
from thence to their Lordships, engrossed in
Parchment, on Tuesday the 7th day of this Instant March foregoing, and so remained still the
Bill of the same House, did cause the said Proviso to be written in Parchment, and annexed it
to the Bill shewing the line and the place of the
line where the Proviso should be put in, and
then their Lordships subscribed, or endorsed under the superscription or indorsement of the
House of Commons in the same Bill, à ceste Bille
avecq; une provision annexe les Seigneurs sont assentus. And so the Bill was delivered to the Queens
Attorney and Sollicitor as aforesaid, to be carried to the House of Commons. But if the Lords
had added any amendments to the foresaid Bill,
those ought to have been sent down to the House
of Commons written in Paper. Vt vide, on
Thursday the 16. day of February foregoing.