House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 03 July 1607

Veneris, 3o Julii, 1607

Great Seal of Scotland.

L. 2a. B. WHEREBY the Counterfeiting of the Great Seal of Scotland, or Privy Seal of

Scotland, is made High Treason : - Upon the second Reading, committed to the grand Committee in the Bill for Abolition of all Memory of Hostility, &c.

Sent up to the Lords, by Mr. Secretary Herbert, Three Bills:

Steward's Nat.

1. An Act for the Naturalizing of John Steward Esquire, Brother and Heir apparent to Patrick Earl of Orkney.

Cloth Trade.

2. An Act for the true making of Woollen Cloths; with the Proviso and Amendments, sent down by the Lords, now passed this House.

Southampton Charter.

3. An Act for Confirmation of some Part of a Charter of the Town of Southampton, &c. with a Proviso sent down by the Lords, and now passed this House.

Watermen.

The Committee for the Proviso and Amendments in the Bill touching Wherrymen and Watermen, &c. to meet presently in the "Committee Chamber [b]"

Curriers, &c.

The Amendments in the Bill for Relief of poor Curriers, &c. reported from the Committee by Sir Henry Mountague.

Entries in Journals respecting Privilege, &c.

Sir Edwyn Sandys maketh Report of the Travel of the Committee appointed to peruse and consider of such Entries as are made by the Clerk in his Journal Book, &c.

He said, they considered of Matter of Privilege, Matter of Order, and Matter of Message; and conceived, that, as in this Parliament there had as many and as weighty Matters come in Question, as ever in any former Parliament; so it were fit, some extraordinary Care and Regard were had in keeping a Memorial of them.

For the present, they had set down in Writing, what Course they thought meet to be held, with a Desire that it might be read, and entered, if the House did approve it: And so delivered from the Committee, a Paper; which was presently read; and, upon Question, resolved to be entered, in these Words :

THOUGHT fit and convenient, by the Committees, that this Order should be entered; viz.

That, between this and the next Session of Parliament the Clerk shall perfect his Journal for these Three first Sessions; and that no Matter, concerning Privilege, Order, or Matter of Message, or Conference, or Resolution of the House, proceeding thereupon, shall be of Record, or in Force, till such Time as the same be perused, and perfected, by a Committee to be chosen the next Session of Parliament, and approved by the House ; and that from henceforth the Committee for Privileges do, every Saturday in the Afternoon, peruse and perfect the Book of Entries in all such Matters as aforesaid; and that, in regard to the great Pains, which the Clerk is to take in perfecting the said Journals, some Course be taken, the next Session, for his better Encouragement.

Collection from Members.

A Committee moved and named, to consider of the Distribution of such Money as remaineth in the Hands of Sir Thomas Horsman and Sir Hugh Beeston, Collectors appointed for the Benevolence of the House; viz. Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Roger Owen, Sir Tho. Lowe, Sir Henry Nevill, Sir Robert Wingfield, Sir Wm. Strowd: - To meet Tomorrow Morning, in the Committee Chamber.