House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 18 June 1610

Lunae, 18o Junii, 1610

Bp. of Derry's &c. Nat.

BISHOP of Derry, and the rest, referred to these : Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Fr. Hastings, Mr. Martin, Mr. Fuller, Sir Wm. Strowd, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Hakewill: - To-morrow Morning, in the Committee Chamber.

Smyth, &c.

L. 2. B. - Melicent Smyth, &c. - The Knights and Burgesses of Hunt, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Jo. Luson, Sir Fr. Fane, Mr. Hakewill, Mr. Hoskins, Sir Wm. Strowd, Sir Rob. Johnson: - Thursday in the Afternoon.

Messages referred.

Ordered, upon Motion from the grand Committee that Sir Edw. Mountague's Message, and such other Messages as shall be tendered, shall be considered by the grand Committee.

The Committee sat presently.

In Committee.

Sub-committee for the Messages: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Roger Owen, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Wm. Strowd, Sir

Walter Cope, Sir Dudley Diggs, Sir Antho. Cope, Mr. Fuller, Sir H. Nevill, Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Jo. Savill, Mr. Alford: - Presently.

Babington.

Babington's Counsel, To-morrow.

Remanding.

L. 3. - Remanding: - Passed.

Leases.

L. 3. - Leases to try Titles: - Passed.

Spinsters.

L. 3. - Spinsters : - Passed. - After the Word " same," " knowing the same," put in.

Alehouses.

L. 3. - Alehouse-keepers: - Passed.

Suits.

L. 3. - Contentious Suits. - " Suit upon the Case,

Trans', Battery, or false Imprisonment," added.

Message to Lords.

The Sub-committee, by Mr. Chancellor, to the grand Committee; Mr. Martin, to the House, - of the Message agreed to the Lords.

The Message read, and presently sent by Mr. Chancellor to the Lords. - A Conference [a].

Exeter Weare.

L 3. - Exeter Weare: - Passed.

Answer from Lords.

Answ. by Mr. Chancellor; That the Matters of great Importance; They would send Answer by their own Messengers.

Privilege.

Sir James Scudamore's Privilege, referred to the Committee : - To-morrow Morning.

Sir Rob. Townsend's Privilege, - to the Committee likewise.

Walgrave.

Walgrave, - from Committee, by Sir H. Poole, with Amendments.

Committee of Privileges.

Committees for Privileges:

Sir H. Poole -

Sir R. Drury.

Sir Rob. Drury: - Passed.

Lawyers of the House.

The Lawyers of the House to be put in Writing, and to be noted, if they be absent.

Conference.

The Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, having received a Message from your Lordships, for a free Conference, have returned this Answer; That, upon that Message, their Purpose was to have conferred, at what Time it should have seemed good unto your Lordships.

Against which Conference, they desire these Things of your Lordships : First, that you will be pleased to think of some other Heads of Retribution, to be added to those which have been proposed by your Lordships, and shall be propounded by ourselves : Secondly, that you will be pleased to inform us, what his Majesty will demand, as his lowest Price, for those Things for which we are to compound : And lastly, that you will communicute unto us, what Projects, other than upon Land, are, in your Wisdoms, fittest to be entertained, for the raising of that Sum which shall be agreed upon.