House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 22 January 1629

Jovis, 22o Januarii

Sutton's Will.

L. 1a. AN Act for the better Enabling of the Performance of the last Will and Testament of Tho. Button Esquire, concerning the Manors of Littlebury and Hadstocke, in the County of Essex.

Herberte's, &c. Decree.

L. 1a. An Act for the Reversal of a Decree in Chancery, made between Sir Arnold Herberte Knight, and others, Plaintiffs, and Lawr. Lownes, Peter Bland, and James Milles, Esquires, and other, Defendants ; and for the Assurance of certain Manors, &c. unto the said Lawr. Lownes, and his Heirs.

Privilege granted.

Lownes to have Privilege of Parliament, for Prosecution of his Bill.

All the Counsel, underwritten to the Petition (except Mr. Serjeant Finch) and the Solicitors, there named, assigned him.

Preaching.

L. 1a. An Act to enlarge the Liberty of hearing the Word of God preached.

Hertford Writ.

The Deputy Clerk of the Crown, called in, and demanded, to whom he delivered the Writ, for the Election of a Burgess, to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Hertford, in the Room of Sir Charles Morison, deceased, saith, he delivered it, in October last, to Sir Rich. Wynn.

Writs issued during Recession.

Question being hereupon moved, about the Lord Keeper's making out Writs in Time of Prorogation ; referred to the Committee of Privileges, to consider of it, and to report their Opinions therein to the House.

Hertford Writ.

The Clerk of the Crown called in, and required to bring the Writ into the House To-morrow Morning.

Rolles' Complaint.

Ordered, upon Question,That a select Committee shall be named, to take into Consideration the Particulars of the Relation, made by Mr. Rolles, wherein the Subject's Liberty, in general, hath been invaded, and to examine the same ; and to have Power to send for Persons, Witnesses, or Records, for their Information: The Number of this Committee to be Twenty, and no more. -

Sir Ro. Phillippes, Mr. Secretary Coke, Mr. Selden, Mr. Littleton, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Mason, Sir Ben. Rudyard, Mr. Hackwyll, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Kirton, Mr. Waller, Sir A. Ingram, Sir H. Mildmay, Sir Jo. Ellyott, Mr. Coriton, Mr. Edw. Herberte, Sir W. Earle, Sir Francis Ansley, Mr. Pymme : - To meet at Two of the Clock this Afternoon, in the Court of Wards,

Sir Jo. Wosenam, Mr. Abraham Dawes, Mr. Richard Carnarvon, Michael Measy, John Beaupell, and Bryan Rogers, to be sent for to the House to answer their Contempt to the House, in the Particular concerning Mr. Rolles. And these to be also sent for, to attend the Committee this Afternoon, in the Court of Wards.

Hertford Writ.

The Deputy Clerk of the Crown enjoined to bring the Writ for Hertford, To-morrow Morning.

Flynt Election.

The late Election of Mr. Wynn, for the Town of Flynt, referred to the Committee of Privileges ; to be there first heard.

Printing Petition of Right, &c.

Mr. Selden reporteth from the Committee, appointed Yesterday to examine Mr. Norton and Mr. Byll, concerning the Warrant they had to suppress the first Impression of the Petition of Right, with the King's last Answer only; that they found, the Clerk of the Lords House had sent unto them the original Petition of Right, with the King's second Answer; whereupon they, sitting the Parliament, printed about 1500; whereof few divulged. That, about One Day after the End of the Session, Mr. Attorney sent for Mr. Byll to his Chamber, and told him (as by his Majesty's own Command, as be said) that those should not be published; and that the Lord Privy Seal told him as much: And that, upon the Sunday following, he was sent for to Whytehall, by Mr. Attorney, and was there told by him, that they must print the Petition of Right, with the first Answer, and his Majesty's Speech. These contained in divers Papers, and written in several Papers; and upon the last of them a Warrant. That the Papers fastened together in a strange Manner.

There being Doubt, whether a Question shall be made, about the Sending for these Papers; Resolved, To put a Question, whether a Question shall be made of it.

The Question being put; Resolved affirmatively.

Upon Question, Mr. Norton and Mr. Bill to be sent to, from this House, to be here

To-morrow Morning, and to produce those Papers, to which the Warrant, for the Printing of the Petition of Right, with the Additions, is affixed.