House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 27 April 1624

Martis, 27 Aprilis

Fisher's Estate.

SIR Will. Boulstred, Sir Guy Palmes, added to the Committee of Sir Edw. Fisher his Bill.

Lincolne School, &c.

L. 2. An Act for the Erectingof a free Grammar-school, and House of Correction, in the County of Lincolne.

Murrey's Nat.

L. 2. An Act for Naturalizing of Jane Murrey, and William Murrey.

Young's Nat,

L. 2. An Act for Naturalizing of John Young, Doctor of Divinity.

Jacobson's Nat.

Sir James Perrot reports Jacobson his Bill, without any Amendments. '

Rivers' Estate.

L. 2. Sir John Rivers his Bill: - Committed to Mr. Solicitor, Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Pelham, Knights, Burgesses Kent, Surrey, and Sussex: - Thursday Afternoon, Two of the Clock, Court of Wards.

Mohun's Estate.

L. 3. An Act for establishing of some Manors and Lands, in the several Counties of Cornewail, Devon, and Dorset, upon John Mohun Esquire, Son and Heir apparent of Sir Reinold Mohun, Knight and Baronet, accord-

ing to the true Intent and Meaning of certain Agreements between them had and made.

Rawleigh's Restitution.

Mr. Selden reports Mr. Rawleigh his Bill. The Amendments twice read. -

Mr. Solicitor: - To have a Proviso for Sherborne Castle.

Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Egerton.

L. 3. Edward Egerton. his Bill: - Committed to Sir Rob. Philips, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Will. Cope, Sir Dud. Digges, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Edward Peyton, Sir Edw. Littleton, Mr. Whitby, Sir Wal. Earle, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Fetherstone, Sir Wal. Devorex, Mr. Mallory, Sir Rob. Hicham, Sir Tho. Estecourt, Mr. Denny, Mr. Whitakers, Sir Tho. Haslerig, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Erasmus Dreyden, Knights of Cheshire, Mr. Banks: - Thursday, Court of Wards, Two Clock.

Statutes.

Mr. Noy reporteth the Bill of Continuance of Statutes. Amendments twice read.

Bills sent to Lords.

Mr. Comptroller sent up to the Lords with Nine Bills, publick and private.

Statutes.

Upon Question, the Bill of Statutes re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, this Afternoon : And to take into Consideration the Repealing of the Statutes, and Licences for eating of Flesh.

Subsidy.

The Bill of Subsidy, - Thursday Afternoon.

Recusants.

Sir Tho. Hoby remembers the Order for presenting Recusants.

Bedford. - Mr. St. John: - None known, or suspected, in that Shire.

Buckingham. - Sir Tho. Denton presents One; Lord Windsor.

Barkshire. - Sir Rich. Harrison: - Find no Recusants in that Shire, in any Office.

Cornewall. - Mr. Coryton: - None in Office, in that Shire. - Presents One, whose Wife is a Recusant; Sir Will. Wray.

Cumberland. - Sir George Dalston: - Not any there in Office; but a Knight, whose Lady suspected ; Sir Thomas Lamplugh.

Cambridgeshire. - Sir Edw. Peyton: - Not any in that County.

Chester. - Mr. Booth presents Sir Hugh Beeston, and Sir William Massey.

Derby. - Lord Cavendish : - None there.

Devon. - Mr. Drake presents Sir Will. Courtney, -

Dorset. - Sir Wal. Earle: - One only a Recusant; Lord Castilehaven.

Essex. - Sir Fran. Barrington presents Viscount Colchester, Lord Peter, Mr. Tho. Peter, Sir Tho. Wiseman.

Durham. - Sir Tho. Savyle presents Earl of Woster, Lord Scroope, Lord Eure, Sir Thomas Riddall, Sir Ralph Coniers.

Sir Tho. Bellosis says, he knows, that, within these Two Years, Lord Scroope, and all his Family, received: - Christmas was Two Year.

Yorkeshire. - Sir Tho. Savyle presents Earl of Woster, Archbishop of Yorke, whose Son a Popish Recusant, Lord Scroope, Earl of Rutland, Lord Eure, Sir MarmaDuke Wyvell.

Gloster. - Sir Tho. Estecourt presents Sir Tho. Somerset, Benedict Hall.

Huntingdon. - Sir Oliver Cromwell: - None.

Hartford. - Sir Char. Morrison: - None.

Hereford. - Sir Rob. Harley presents none. - To see the Commissions, and present To-morrow Morning.

Kent. - Sir Edwyn Sandys: - Have not yet met. - Desires to have a Time, when they may meet. -

To make the Presentment. - Presently to meet in the Committee Chamber, and do it.

Lincolne. - Sir Tho. Grantham presents Earl of Rutland, Sir Fra. Metcalfe, and Anthony Thorrold.

Lester. - Sir Tho. Haslerig presents Earl of Rutland.

Lancaster. - Sir John Ratcliffe presents Lord Morley, Sir Tho. Jerrard, Sir Will. Norris, Sir Gilbert Ireland, James Anderton, Rich. Sherborne, John Flemming.

Middlesex. - Mr. Comptroller to do it To-morrow Morning.

London. - Sir Tho. Middleton : None.

Monmouth. - Sir Will. Morgan: - Sir Cha. Johnes, Will. Johnes, Edward Morgan.

Northampton. - Sir Will. Spencer presents Earl of Rutland, Sir Tho. Brudnell.

Nottingham. - Mr. Sutton presents Sir Geo. Parkins, Mr. Rob. Pierpoint, Mr. Fulke Cartwright.

Norfolke. - Sir Jo. Corbet presents Sir Anthony Browne, Sir Hen. Carvyll, Sir Philip Knevet, Sir Hen. Beddingfeild, Sir John Taseborough. -

To mend the Certificate. - Those that are in Commission, though not resiant.

Northumberland. - Sir John Phenicke presents Sir Tho. Riddall, Sir Will. Selby, Mr. Cutbert Hearon, Mr. Tho. Riddall, Mr. Will. Jenison.

Oxford. - Sir Will. Cope presents .....

Rutland. - SirWill. Boulstred presents Sir Hen. Mynne.

Surrey. - Sir Rob. Moore presents Sir Fra. Howard, Sir Nicolas Saunders.

Stafford. - Sir Edw. Littleton presents Sir Will. Powell.

Salop. - Sir Rich. Newport presents Sir Fra. Lacon, Thomas Oateley, Rich. Gibbons.

Hampshire. - Sir Dan. Norton: - Sir Rich. Tichborne, Sir John Hall, Sir Jo. Philpot.

Suffolke. - Sir Will. Spring presents Sir John Tasburgh, Thomas Rockell.

Somerset. - Sir Rob. Philips: - Not any in the County, that bear Office. - To see the Commission.

Sussex, - . . . . Time till Thursday. . . .

Westmerland. - Mr. Louther presents none. .

Wiltshire. - .... None.

Woster. - Sir Wal. Devorex presents Lord Windsor, Sir Tho. Russell.

Warwicke. - Sir Tho. Lucy ; - - None, but Lord Windsor. - To look upon the Commission.

City of Coventry. - Sir Edw. Cooke: - None.

Anglesey. - Mr. Jones: - None: - But Lord President justly suspected.

Brecnock. - Attorney Wards presents Sir Will. Awbrey, Will. Winter.

Cardigan. - Mr. Pugh: - None.

Carmarthen: - Mr. . . . None.

Carnarvon. - . . . None.

Denbigh. - Sir Eub. Theloall . - None.

Flint. - ... Sir John Conway.

Glamorgan.. - Sir Rob. Mansill; - None.

Merioneth. - None.

Pembrooke. - Sir James Perrot: - His own Wife a Recusant.

Montgomery. - Sir Will. Herbert.: - His own Wife an obstinate Papist.

Radnor. - Mr. Cha. Price; - None.

Sir Rob. Philips: - To fall now to some Resolution.

- Many Things fit to be considered :1. How to present this unto the King, with the Lords, that these Men may be removed. - To have a select Committee, to consider of these Certificates; and to consider of a Frame and Manner of presenting this, and to consider likewise, what to do.

Mr. Cholmeley: - Lord Scroope ready to receive. The Reason, why he hath forborn thus long, not any Scruple of Conscience.

Sir Tho. Wentworth : - To have the Committee have Power to send to such Persons as they think fit, to give them Satisfaction.

The Letter offered by Sir Rob. Moore, to be referred to this Committee. -

Mr. Comptroller, Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Will. Herbert, Sir Rob. Harley, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Rob. Cooke, Sir Tho. Estecourt, Sir Tho. Wentworth, Sir Erasmus Dreyden, Sir Dud. Digs, Sir Fra. Barrington, Sir Will. Morgan, Sir Will. Boulstred, Mr. Secretary, Sir Wal. Earle, Sir Hen. Anderson, Mr. Currington, Sir Will. Massam, Sir Rich. Newport, Sir Arthur Ingram, Sir Will. Cope, Mr. Wainsford,

Sir Geo. Manners, Sir Tho. Savyle, Mr. Will. Price, Sir James Perrott, Sir Rob. Philips: - Thursday, Two Clock, Star-chamber. - To consider of these Certificates.