House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 26 February 1606

Mercurii, 26o Februarii, 1605

Deprived Ministers.

SIR Fr. Hastings bringeth in a Bill for the Restoring of deprived Ministers.

Purveyors.

Mr. Hare bringeth in the Bill of Purveyors, with sundry Amendments; and delivereth the Reasons of every several Amendment.

Sir Henry Mountague excepteth to the Preamble, confirming all former Statutes in their Execution.

Ditto.

Sir John Crook, Sir Geo. Coppin, bring a Message from the Lords : -

The Lords did expect, that their Lordships should have had further Conference touching Purveyance, and to have received a Message; considering their Lordships had opened their Care and Zeal, not only in relieving the Subject, but in freeing if they would hearken to such notorious Wants, as were plainly delivered by their Lordships. - The King's Occasions greater than any heretofore. - The Lords will be ready, whensoever we shall think fit: They will be ready to give a further Meeting, for the Removing and final Taking away of these Grievances touching the Purveyors, with Expedition. - The Judges to be present.

Conference.

Mr. Wynch: - To hear what shall be propounded only at the Conference. -

The Judges to be present: - The Time to be appointed by this House, the Place by the Lords. -

Painted Chamber, Tomorrow.

Sir Edwyn Sandys: - If his Majesty's Rights be not saved, he giveth no Consent.

Married Men in Colleges.

The Bill against Heads of Colleges, read; and (by a, Mistaking of my Man, of putting Cambridge before Oxford.)

Q. Whether Cambridge should be set upon the Title ?

A great Dispute, and much Time spent in the House:

And at last it came to Question, Whether Cambridge, or Oxford, first: And Resolved, with much Odds, that Oxford.