House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 28 March 1604 (2nd scribe)

Mercurii, 28o Martii, 1604

Privilege - Jurisdiction in Elections.

Mr. Speaker, with a great Number of Burgesses, did assemble in the House at Six a Clock in the Morning, with a Purpose to treat of something to be delivered that Morning, at Eight a Clock, to the King, touching the Reasons of their Proceeding in Sir Francis Goodwyn's Cause.

Sea-coast Towns, &c.

The Bill for the re-edifying of all the decayed Sea-coast Towns, and for Increase of Shipping and Mariners within the Realm of England;- - The first Reading.

Forcible Entry.

The Bill for Explanation of the Statute for forcible Entry, made in the 8 H. VI. - The second Reading, and committed.

Writs of Error.

The Bill to take away Writs of Error in certain Cases:

- The second Reading, and committed.

Both committed to these Committees following: Sir Geo. Carewe, Sir Fra. Bacon, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Tho. Waller, Mr. Overberry, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Rich. Barkley, Sir Robert Nappier, all the Serjeants at Law, Mr. Hyde, Sir Rich. Spencer, Sir Edw. Montague, Mr. Fra. Moore: - To meet on Monday next in the Inner Temple Hall, at Two a Clock in the Afternoon.

Privilege - Jurisdiction in Elections.

All the Privy Council of this House, Sir Geo. Carewe, Sir Francis Bacon, Serjeant Tanfield, Serjeant Dodridge, Sir Henry Mountague, Serjeant Hubbard, Serjeant Lee, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Francis Moore, Mr. Winch, Mr. Tate, Mr. Rich Martin, Serjeant Shirley, Sir Jo. Heigham, Sir Robert Oxenbridge, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Francis Hastings, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Robert Wingfield, Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir Edw. Tyrrel, Sir Wm. Killigree, Mr. Francis Clifford, Sir Francis Popham, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir Jo. Luson, Sir Tho. Waller, Sir Wm. Lowre, Sir

Nath. Bacon, Sir Rich. Verney, Sir Geo. Vane, Mr. Toby Matthewe, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Mr. Edw. Seymor, Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Sir Edw. Denny, Sir Geo. Fleetwood, Sir John Scott, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir James Scudamore, Sir Jerome Horsey, Sir Edw. Ratcliffe, Sir Francis Vane, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Antho. Rouse, Sir Henry Nevill, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Tho. Denton, Sir Tho. Walsingham, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Robert Nappier, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir Geo. Carewe, Master of the Chancery, Sir Nich. Halswell, Sir Jo. Thynne, Sir Tho. Freak, Sir Jerome Bowes, Sir Edw. Herbert, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Wm. Burlacy, Sir Rob. Moore, Sir Nich. Saunders, Mr. Dudley Carleton: -

Mr. Speaker, together with these Committees, is, this Day, at Eight a Clock in the Morning, appointed to attend his Majesty, and to relate the Reasons of the

Proceedings of the House, in Sir Francis Goodwyn's Case; wherein, upon Answer, or Reply, such Lawyers, as be of the Committee, are to assist Mr. Speaker.