House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 28 May 1607

Jovis, 28 Maii, 1607

Attendance of Members.

SIR Geo. Moore reporteth the Travel of the Committee for Privileges, with their Conclusion, and Opinion:

1. That the House should be called: Which they thought fit to be done on Thursday next.

2. A Bill to be framed: And, to that Purpose, they thought a good Bill was already in the House.

3. Fines to be imposed; and Search to be made, whether they have been estreated; and so levied.

Ditto.

B. For the better Attendance of the Members of the Commons House of Parliament, secondly read, and committed to the Committee for Privileges, &c. with these added: Sir Roger Wilbraham, Sir Thomas Lowe, Sir Robert Oxenbridge, Sir Chro. Perkins, Sir William Harvye, Sir William Burlacye, Sir Thomas Horsman, Mr. James of Bristowe, Sir Antho. Cope, Mr. Nanton, Sir Daniel Dun, Mr. Serjeant Barker, Sir Henry Poole, Mr. Duncombe, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Edmund Bowyer, Sir Oliver Cromwell, Mr. Hare, Sir Thomas Mounson, Sir Thomas Lake, Mr. Holt, Sir Edward Grevill, Mr. Brook, Sir John Savill: - To meet on Saturday next, in the Exchequer Chamber.

Committees.

Five several Committees adjourned.

Union with Scotland.

Sir Francis Bacon entereth into a Report of the Proceeding of the great Committee in the Bill for Abolition of hostile Laws, &c.

The Bill (he said) near finished; - in Sight of Land; even now anchored. -

First, the Question; then the Arguments ; then Motions. -

The true Question was agreed to be.

If an Englishman offending in Scotland, return and be apprehended here, whether to be remanded. -

Three Things accorded: Seven Reasons urged: Seven Motions made [a]. -

The last, that a Conference might be prayed with the Lords, because they best understand it.

The Matter, upon this Report, much disputed by Sir Roger Owen, Sir Daniel Dun, Mr. Martin, Mr. Pembridge, Sir Edward Grevill, Mr. Hackwell, Mr. Attorney-general, Sir Henry Poole, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Parkinson, Sir Henry Wytherington, Sir John Savill.

At length moved by Sir Edwyn Sandys, and so conceived, that the Question offered, whether remanding, or not, was mistaken; for now there is no more to be done, but to give Direction to the Committee: A Bill was committed, and this but a Question incident.

This being thus understood, a Question was presently made,

Whether the Committees shall consider of a Course of Justice to be held upon the Borders, without remanding :

And, upon Question, Resolved.

Settlement on the Queen.

In the midst of this Dispute, Sir John Crook and Mr. D. Hone bring from the Lords a Bill, intituled, An Act for the Assurance of the House of Theobalds, and divers Manors, and other Lands, to the Queen's most excellent Majesty, &c.