March 1589
On Saturday the first day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Thursday foregoing, two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which
the first being a Bill for Writs upon Proclamations and Exigents to be currant within the County Palatine of Durham, was read tertia vice &
conclusa.
This Forenoon also the Lords Committees returned the Bill for the having of Horses, Armour
and Weapons, signifying that they could get no
meeting but of so small a number as their Lordships would not deal in; so that the whole
House presently proceeded to the Question whether it should be ingrossed or no; upon which
question asked the Lords with one consent agreed
that it should be ingrossed.
On Monday the 3d day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued, two
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which one of them was concerning
the Sale of Thomas Hanfords Lands towards the
payment of his Debts, and another had been
this Morning sent up to the Lords from the House
of Commons.
These Bills being sent up to the Lords by Sir
Francis Knowles Knight Treasurer of her Majesties Houshold, and other Members of the House
of Commons, they had also Order to desire of
their Lordships in the name of the said House,
that Mr. Sollicitor being returned a Member
thereof might be suffered to come thither and
give his attendance in the same. To which desire
of theirs their Lordships a little after sent down
word by Mr. Serjeant Puckering and Mr. Attorney General to the said House, that the said Mr.
Sollicitor was called by her Majesties Writ to
serve in the Upper House long before he was
chosen a Member of the said House of Commons,
and therefore thought it very fitting he should
still continue his attendance in the said Upper
House.
Nota, That there is no mention made in the
Original Journal-Book of the Upper House of
this Question touching the Attendance of the
Queens Sollicitor, but it was supplied out of the
Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons, fol. 242. a.
On Tuesday the 4th day of March, Two Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; whereof the latter being a Bill for the sale
of Thomas Hanfords Lands, &c. was read secunda
vice. Whereupon the Lords Ordered, that as
well the said Thomas Hanford, as those that followed the Bill, should be warned to be before
them with their learned Councel at the next sitting of the Court, which shall be on Thursday
next at nine of the Clock.
Two Bills also of no great moment were this
Forenoon sent up to the Lords from the House
of Commons; of which the first was the Bill
for the better recovery of such costs and damages as shall be adjudged to any person against
common Informers.
On Thursday the 6th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Tuesday foregoing, the amendments of the Bill
for the maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage
were read prima & secunda vice & commissæ ad
ingrossand.
One Bill concerning the preservation of OrsordHaven was brought up to the Lords from the
House of Commons.
Three Bills also of no great moment had each
of them one reading; of which the first being a
Bill to avoid abuses in chusing of Fellows and
Scholars was read prima vice.
On Saturday the 8th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Thursday foregoing, Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which
the first being a Bill for the maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage was read tertia vice & conclusa.
Mr Serjeant Shuttleworth and Mr Doctor Awbery were sent down from their Lordships to the
House of Commons with two Bills; of which
the first was the Bill for maintenance of Houses
of Husbandry and Tillage, and the second for
reformation of excess in Apparel: both which
said Bills had been passed by their Lordships this
Morning upon the third reading.
Nota, That the sending down of these two
Bills is wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House through the great
negligence of the Clerk of the said House,
and is therefore supplied out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons,
fol. 245. b.
On Monday the 10th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued
on Saturday foregoing, four Bills of no great
moment had each of them one reading; of
which the last being a Bill for an assurance to
be made of the Jointure of Anne Wife of
Henry Nevill Esquire, was read secunda & tertia vice & communi omnium Procerum assensu
conclusa.
Memorandum. That before the third reading
and passing of the Bill for the Jointure of the
Wife of Henry Nevill, by which all former Conveyances made by the said Henry Nevill of the
Mannors of Waighfield and Wadhurst, &c. in the
County of Sussex were made frustrate and void:
The Lords Ordered that the said former Conveyances should by the Parties to the same be
brought into this House and delivered to the
Clerk of the Parliament sealed up, to the end
that if it shall please her Majesty to give her
Royal Assent, That then the said Indentures and
Conveyances should be forthwith cancelled;
but if it shall not please her Majesty to give her
Royal Assent, Then the said Indenture and
Conveyances should be safely re-delivered to
the said parties unseen of any, and uncancelled. And to this all the parties agreed, as well
before the Lords the Committees, as before the
whole House.
Memorandum, That according to the said
Order the Deeds mentioned were cancelled the
12th day of May Anno Regni Eliz. 31.
The Bill against Pluralities and Non-residence
was this day brought up to their Lordships from
the House of Commons.
Nota, That the bringing up of this Bill to
their Lordships being omitted in the Original
Journal-Book of the Upper House, is supplied
out of that of the House of Commons, fol.
246. a.
On Tuesday the 11th day of March, The Bill
against erecting and maintaining of Cottages was
read tertiâ vice.
Two Bills also of no great moment were
brought up to the Lords from the House of
Commons; of which the first was a Bill of four
Fifteens and Tenths, and two entire Subsidies
granted by the Temporalty.
The Bill for the assurance to be made of the
Jointure of Ann the wife of Henry Nevill Esq;
(which had been sent up to their Lordships from
the House of Commons, with another Bill against
Informers on Tuesday the 4th day of this instant
March foregoing) was this day sent down again
to the said House with some amendments by
Doctor Aubery and Doctor Cary.
Nota, That the sending down of this Bill
from their Lordships to the House of Commons is
by the negligence of Mr Anthony Mason, at this
time Clerk of the Upper House, wholly omitted
in the Original Journal-Book of the said House
and is therefore supplied here (as elsewhere also)
out of that of the House of Commons.
On Thursday the 13th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued
on Tuesday foregoing, the amendments of the
Bill for having Horses, Armour and Weapons,
was read prima & secunda vice, & commissa ad
ingrossand.
The Amendments also and a new Proviso annexed unto the Bill against Informers was read
secunda & tertia vice & communi omnium Procerum
assensu conclusæ; and one other Bill of no great
moment had its first reading.
The Bill for the better recovery of Costs and
Damages against Informers (which had been sent
up to their Lordships on Tuesday the 4th day of
this instant March foregoing) was sent down
again this day to the said House by Mr Doctor
Ford and Mr Doctor Cary.
Nota, That the sending down of this Bill from
the Lords to the House of Commons is wholly
omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House, and is therefore supplied out of that
of the House of Commons.
On Friday the 14th day of March, The Bill of
Subsidy was once read, and the Provision of the
Bill for Orford-Haven was read and concluded,
and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant
Shuttleworth and Mr Powle.
On Saturday the 15th day of March, Six Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which one being a Bill for the confirmation of the Subsidies of the Clergy, was read prima & secunda vice, & commissa ad ingrossand. And
another being a Bill against erecting and maintaining of Cottages was read tertia vice & conclusa, and sent to the House of Commons by
Doctor Clark.
On Monday the 17th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Saturday foregoing, four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which
the first being the Bill of the Subsidy was read
tertia vice & communi omnium Procerum assensu
conclusa.
There were also sent up to the Lords from the
House of Commons this Forenoon six Bills of no
great moment; of which the first was the Bill
for reviving and enlarging of a Statute made in
the 23d year of her Majesties Raign for repairing of Dover Haven, and the second was the
Bill for the preservation of the Haven of Orford
in the County of Suffolk.
On Tuesday the 18th day of March, Seven Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill against the
abuses in election of Scholars and Presentation of Benefices was read tertia vice & conclusa;
And the scond being a Bill, that the Children of
Aliens shall pay Strangers Customs was read
tertia vice and concluded, and was sent down
to the House of Commons with the former Bill
by Doctor Clark and Doctor Cary.
There were also this morning brought up to
the Lords from the House of Commons four Bills
of no great moment; of which the first was a
Bill for the better execution of the Statute made
in the 8th year of her Majesties Reign touching
Cloth-workers and Cloths to be shipped over
the Seas, and the second touching Outlawries.
The Two other Bills touching forcible Entries,
and touching pleading at large in an Ejectione
firmæ, which were sent up at this time with the
two former, are omitted in the Original JournalBook of the Upper House and are therefore
supplied out of that of the House of Commons.
On Wednesday the 19. day of March. Three Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for avoiding of certain Conveyances and other Estates
supposed to be procured by Thomas Drewry of
the lands of Thomas Hastlrigge with the Amendments was read secunda & tertia vice & conclusa.
On Thursday the 20th day of March, Two
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the first being a Bill concerning Pleadings in Actions of Trespass for Trespasses under the value of forty shillings was read
tertia vice & conclusa.
An Act providing remedy against Discontinuances in Writs of Error in the Exchequer and
Kings Bench was brought from the House of
Commons.
On Friday the 21th day of March, Four Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill concerning the Hospital of Lamborne was read tertia vice
& conclusa, and sent to the House of Commons
by Serjeant Puckering.
There were also sent up to the Lords from the
House of Commons this Forenoon three Bills of
no great moment; of which the first was a Bill
for Writs upon Proclamations and Exigents to
be currant within the County Palatine of Durham.
On Saturday the 22th day of March four Bills
of no great moment were brought up to the
Lords from the House of Commons, of which
the first was a Bill for avoiding of certain Conveyances, &c. procured by Thomas Drewry of
the Lands and Leases of Thomas Hasilrigg, and
the second was the Bill for the better recovery
of such costs and damages as shall be adjudged
to any person against common Informers.
The Lords having this Forenoon given three
readings to the Amendments of the Bill for the
better assurance of Lands and Tenements to the
maintenance of the free Grammar School of
Tunbridge in the County of Kent, did send the
same Bill with those new Amendments to be passed also in the House of Commons by Doctor
Carew and Mr Powle; the Bill it self having before passed that House, and had been sent up
from them to the Lords on Monday the 17th day
of this instant March foregoing.
On Monday the 14th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Saturday foregoing, the Amendments of the Bill
against abuses in Election of Scholars, &c. were
read and concluded.
Three Bills of no great moment had each of
them one reading; of which the last being a
Bill for the repeal of certain Statutes was read secunda vice.
Five Bills were also brought up to the Lords
from the House of Commons; of which the
first was an Act against the erecting and maintaining of Cottages, sent up with the Amendments from the House of Commons; which said
Amendments were thrice read, & communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusæ.
Memorand. quod Christopherus Wray Miles
Capitalis Justic. de Banco Regis secum adduxit in
Parliamento in Camera Parliamenti intra Dominos
breve de errore & billam de Regina indorsat. ac
Rotul. in quibus continebantur placit. & process.
in quibus supponebatur error, & ibidem reliquit
transcriptum totius recordi cum Clerico Parliamenti
simul cum prædicto breve de errore in Parliamento.
On Tuesday the 25th day of March, Three
Bills of no great moment were brought up to the
Lords from the House of Commons; of which
the first was an Act for confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy.
Four Bills also of no great moment had each
of them one reading; of which the first being a
Bill for the continuance of divers Statutes was
read secunda vice.
No mention is made in the Journal-Book of
the continuance or Adjournment of the Parliament, which seemeth to have been omitted by
the Clerks negligence.
On Wednesday the 26th day of March, Three
Bills were read; of which the first being a Bill
to avoid secret Outlawries of her Majesties Subjects was read tertia vice, and sent to the House
of Commons by Dr Carew. One Bill also of no
great moment was sent up to the Lords from the
House of Commons.
On Thursday the 27th day of March, divers
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal met,
but nothing was done, saving the continuance of the Parliament unto the day next following.
On Friday the 28th day of March, Three
Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House
of Commons; of which the first was a Bill for
Explanation or Declaration of the Statute of the
eighth year of H. 6. concerning forcible Entries,
the Inditements thereupon found expedite.
A Bill for the Naturalizing of Joice the Daughter of Ralph Esking Gentleman, and Wife of
Richard Lambert Merchant, born beyond the
Seas, was read secunda & tertia vice, and expedited.
Dominus Cancellarius continuavit præsens Parliamentum usq; in Crastinum dimid. horæ ante septimam.
On Saturday the 29th day of March, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued, one
Bill for continuance of divers Statutes was read
tertia vice, and sent to the House of Commons
by Dr Stanhope and Mr Powle.
Mr Doctor Carew (in some other places also
written Carie) and Mr Doctor Stanhop do bring
from the Lords two Acts, viz. the Act of the
Queens most gracious, general and free Pardon,
and also the Act of the two Subsidies and four
Fifteenths granted by the Temporalty, which
they carried down to the House of Commons,
from whence the Bill of Pardon having there
passed, it was a little after sent back again unto
their Lordships by Mr Fortescue and others.
Nota, That the sending of these two Bills is
omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the
Upper House, and is therefore supplied out of
that of the House of Commons.
The presence of such Lords as attended her
Majesty, who was her self this day at the Dissolving of the Parliament in Person, is not much
differing from that set down on Saturday the 8th
of February foregoing, only the two Earls of
Northumberland and Essex then absent attended
this day, as also the Lord Strange, the Lord
Morley, the Lord Talbot, the Lord Wentworth,
and the Lord de la Ware were at this time also
present, though not then. Whereas the Lords
Audeley and Cromwell then present were now absent; and for the Spiritual Lords it appeareth
not at all who were present.
These being thus set, and the House of Commons, with Serjeant Snagg their Speaker, being
let into the Upper House, the said Speaker according to the usual form presenting her Majesty with the Bill of two Subsidies and four Fifteenths granted by the Temporalty, desired her
Highness graciously to accept thereof as the free
testimony of the faithful and loyal respects of
their Subjects, and withal desiring her Majesty
to give her gracious consent to such Acts as
had been prepared and expedited by the two
Houses.
After the passing of which Bills the Dissolution of the Parliament is Entred in the Original
Journal-Book of the Upper House in manner and
form following, viz.
Dominus Cancellarius ex mandato Dominæ Reginæ tunc præsentis dissolvit præsens Parliamentum.
It should seem that her Majesty gave her
Royal Assent, and that this Parliament was Dissolved this present Saturday the 29th day of
March in the Forenoon, contrary to the usual
course in such cases accustomed; for it appeareth
in all other Journals for the most part to have
been deferred till the Afternoon; and that this
present Parliament was so Dissolved as aforesaid,
it appeareth plainly by the last continuance of it
on Friday immediately foregoing to this day in
the Forenoon half an hour before seven of the
Clock, to which early and unusual time of the
day I suppose it was continued, because all things
might be better expedited against her Majesties
coming.