House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 03 May 1604 (2nd scribe)

Jovis, 3o Maii, 1604

Labourers Wages.

THE Bill for the rating of Labourers Wages, brought in by Mr. Nicholas Hyde, with Amendments; and upon some Defect found, re-committed to the same Committees, to meet presently.

Apprentices.

The Bill for taking of Apprentices, committed to the same Committees, and adjourned till To-morrow.

Sheriff of Shropshire.

Mr. Wynch. - The Sherff of Shropshire come to Town.

Hath his Witnesses ready.

The Return to be made, and the Sheriff to appear here on Saturday.

Aliens Children.

The Bill to place the Children, born within this Realm of foreign Parents, in Degree, for the first Birth or Descent only, as Aliens made Denizens, and not otherwise. - The second Reading, and committed - Sir Tho. Smyth, Sir Rob. Wroth, Mr. Winch, Sir Edw. Hobby, Mr. Askwith, Sir Tho. Challoner, Mr. Wyseman, Mr. Gowre, Sir Henry Billingsley, Mr. Overberry, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Fuller, Burgesses of Norwich, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Hadds, Sir Roger Aston: - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Losse's Estate.

The Bill for the Sale of the Lands and Tenements of Sir Hugh Losse, Knight, for Payment of his Debts, secondly read, and dashed, upon the Question.

Assert Lands.

The Bill for the Establishment of certain Lands, called Assert in the Possessors and Owners thereof : - The second Reading, and committed. -

The Counsel heard in this Matter. Serjeant Nicholls, of Counsel with the Possessors.

Sir Francis Bacon: - The Oath of Judges to give Counsel to no Man, but the King. The Oath of other Judges doth guide us. - Wished often, that we had some particular Oath. -

Asserts : - The Privy Counsel, Sir Geo. Carewe, Vice Chamberlain to the Queen, Sir Fr. Bacon, Mr. Fuller, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir Rich. Mullineux, Sir Christofer Perkins, Sir H. Slingsby, Sir Rich. Browne, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir John Savill, Sir Henry Mountague, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Lawrence Tanfield, the Queen's Attorney, Sir Rich. Haughton, Sir Henry Bromley, Sir Rob. Knolles, Sir Henry Beamount, Sir Fr. Knolles, Sir John Hungerford, Mr. Beeston, Mr. Lawrence Hyde, Sir John Thynne, Sir Rob. Nappier, Sir Roger Aston, Mr. Wyseman, Sir Rich. Verney, Sir Wm. Herbert, Sir Rob. Cotton: - Tuesday, Chequer Chamber.

Labourers Wages.

The Bill, touching the Rating of Labourers Wages, brought in again by Sir John Heigham, with new Amendments ; which being twice read ; and, upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Purveyor for Coals.

A Warrant of a Purveyor for Coals, directed into the Isle of Selsey, for the bringing in of....

Purveyors.

To send, That whereas they conceived in the last Conference, the Lords - give a Meeting, touching the Purveyors, upon Thursday; that they are ready, if their Lordships -

Union with Scotland.

For some special Causes, we are not ready for the other Matter of the Union [a].

Scottish Bills.

Sir Tho. Erskin's Bill, and the rest of the Scottish Bills being called for; it was moved, that Counsel, for some of the Tenants might be heard; and it was thereupon moved by Mr. Speaker, that Warning might be given, Two Days before the Reading : Which was well liked.

Business to be done.

To-morrow Morning, all Business set apart, to enter into the great Cause.

Sir R. Vernon.

Sir Rob. Vernon ...

Union with Scotland.

Upon the Question, Resolved, That a Message may be sent to the Lords, that they will be ready for Conference, touching a Sub-committee to be named for the Union : The Number to be understood from the Lords, and we to proportion.

To forbear attending the King.

To forbear to attend the King, as was intended, for his Satisfaction; being put to the Question. - Touching the King's Letter, sent unto us.

Sir R. Vernon.

Sir Edwyn Sandys, in the Matter of Sir Rob. Vernon. -

Purveyance.

Sir John Cook, Mr. D. Swale, and Mr. D. Hone, bringeth a Message; That, for the Purveyance, they will be ready, with the Number of Thirty Persons, this Afternoon, in the Council Chamber at Whytehall. -

Committees.

Committees: Two Earls, Two Barons, Two Bishops, Two Judges, One of the King's learned Counsel; for the Conference, touching theNaming of Commissioners for the great Cause: - Upon Saturday Morning, by Seven a Clock.

Purveyors.

Mr. Staughton, Sir Lewys Lewknor, added to the Committee for Purveyors Conference.

The Conference with the Lords to be, touching the several Articles of Abuses, offered to the King.

Twenty out of this House, for the Meeting, touching the Commissioners; Sixty for the Matter of Purveyance: The Place, the Council Chamber at Whytehall. -

Purveyors.

The Act of Parliament, 28 E. III. touching Purveyors, delivered to Mr. Serjeant Hubbard. To be brought in again.

Wood, &c.

The Bill for Preservation of Wood and Timber, &c.

Coppices, &c.

The Bill against Turning of Coppices into Tillage and Pasture, &c. These Two Bills with the Committees delivered to Mr. Gawyn.

Butler's Estate.

The Bill for the Assurance of Butler's, Lands, &c. with the Committee, delivered to Mr. Holt.

Assert Lands.

Asserted Lands, by Patent, Commission, Justice of the Forest, Justice in Eyre.