House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 16 April 1614

Sabbati, 16o Aprilis

Bridges.

L. 1. A BILL for the Building and Repairing of Bridges.

Subscription.

L. 1. An Act concerning Subscription.

Elopement of Wives.

L. 1. An Act to prevent the Elopement and wilful Departure of Wives from their Husbands.

Scandalous Ministers.

L. 1. An Act against scandalous and unworthy Ministers.

Privilege.

Sir Wm. Bampfeild brought in by the Warden of the Fleete, by the Serjeant, with his Mace, to the Bar; and there Mr. Speaker, with his Hat on, shortly related unto them the Cause of his Commitment; that the Writ delivered to the Warden of the Fleete; that now brought in by him. - Desired to know the Pleasure of the House.

Excommunication.

Mr. Alford moveth to have the Bill searched out, that was preferred here the last Parliament, against Excommunication in petty Causes; shewing, the principal Stay of Passage thereof in the Upper House, was One Bishop, now dead; and hopeth, now it shall have better Passage.

Pelham's Estate.

L. 1. An Act for the better Enabling of Herbert Pelham, Esquire, to make Sale of certain Lands, for the Payment of his Debts.

Jernegan's Decree.

L. 1. An Act for Confirmation of a Decree in Chancery, concerning Jernegan, and his Tenants.

Gold and Silver.

Sir Jo. Davys and Mr. Dr. Amy bring from the Lords, a Bill against the vain and wasteful Consumption of Gold and Silver, in gilding or silvering within this Kingdom.

L. 1. An Act against the vain and wasteful Consuming of Gold and Silver.

Herbert's Nat.

L. 1. An Act for the Naturalizing of Wm. Herbert.

Customs.

Mr. Middleton presenteth a Bill against the Exaction and Extortion of Customers, &c. - 3s. due for a Ton of Wine; 6s. 8d. for the Cocket, Entry, &c.

L. 1. An Act against the Extortions and Exaction of Customers, Comptrollers, Collectors, Searchers, Waiters, Clerks, or other Officers or Persons, employed in or about the Custom of our sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors.

Sir W. Chute.

Sir Walter Chute: - That, before the Communion, would discharge himself, as thinketh others desire to do,

- That, for Accusation of himself, hath thought fit to deliver in a Writing : Which deliver in, and read by the Clerk. -

Moveth for the Committee to meet for this Matter, this Afternoon.- - Resolved, No.

Committee of Privileges.

The Committee for Privileges, upon Monday in the of Afternoon, in Curia Wardorum. - Agreed.

Sir W. Chute's Motion.

Sir Walter Cope reneweth Sir Walter Chute's Motion,

- That Rumour and Report, Two Bastards begotten by Motion, the People ; the Author, seldom known. - Moveth, this Matter of Undertaking may be forgotten, until better Ground, in respect of the Communion. Moveth, not to tythe Comyn, or Aniseed ; viz. this By-circumstance not to hinder our Consultations.

Members to communicate.

All those which be in Town, to communicate To-morrow ; and those not yet come up, to communicate in the same Church, in Presence of some of the Persons appointed for that Purpose.

Knights of the Post.

L. 2. An Act again false Bail, commonly called Knights of the Post. -

Mr. Fanshaw moveth, the personating of Men may be also considered of by the Committee of this Bill.

Sir George Moore: - That the Penalty over-great; the Provision over-short: - May be assessed by his own Consent, though he pay nothing, and so gain by it.

Mr. Ashley: - To be added, that whosoever shall, for Money, become Bail, may, by a Penalty now to be provided, be punished.

Mr. Hoskyns answereth Sir Geo. Moore's Motion - (for Blood,) Save a Soul, and lose a Body. - Wisheth the Jurisdiction of that Court wherein the Offence committed, may not be excluded.

Sir Jo. Sammes moveth the Enlargement of this, as well to Matters at the Suit of the King, as where it is between Party and Party. -

Committed to Mr. Fanshaw, Sir George Moore, Sir Henry Mountague, Sir Rich. Worseley, Mr. Ashley, Sir Wm. Cope, Sir Francis Lea, Sir Jo. Sammes, Sir Tho. Grymes, Mr. James, Mr. Fuller, Sir Morrice Berkeley, Mr. Attorney of the Wards, Sir Wm. Borlacy, Sir Jerome Horsey, Sir Olyver Cromwell, Sir Edw. Gyles, Sir Francis Popham, Sir Roger Owen, Sir Robert Rich, Sir Jo. Strangwayes, Sir H. Poole, Sir Robert Moore, Sir Raphe Connisby, Mr. Tho. Crewe, Mr. Hackwyll, Sir Robert Gardyner, Mr. Hoskyns, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Drake, Mr. Stoughton, Sir Tho. Low, Sir Rich. Willyamson: - To meet on Wednesday next, in the Court of Wards.