House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 15 May 1610

Martis, 15 Maii, 1610

Jennison.

JENNISON: - Friday, Temple Hall. .

Highways.

Highways : - Thursday, Lincoln's Inn Hall.

Remanding.

Remanding : - This Afternoon.

Exeter.

L. 1. - Weare at Exeter.

Rogues.

L. 1. - Explanation - Stat. Rogues.

Message from the King.

Mr. Speaker from his Majesty : -

Whereas, upon a Message, his Majesty required Answer from this House ; he is now pleased to press no further Answer, until he signify his further Pleasure.

Privilege.

Sir Rob. Townsend - Privilege: - Subpoena in the Chancery.

Sir Wm. Morrice - Privilege : - Subpoena in the Chancery.

Parties to be sent for.

Oath of Allegiance.

L. 2. - Oath of Allegiance: - Committed to the Committee for Religion : - To-morrow, in the Parliament- house.

Punishing Sir S. Proctor.

Mr. Chancellor : - Moved the King, that Sir Stephen might, from the Gatehouse, be sent hither ; which his Majesty yielded unto ; but for the Grievances which we had examined, in Matter of State, the Punishment to be left wholly to his Majestv, or else to proceed by Bill.

To frame a Bill, appointed, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Martin, Sir Henry Wytherington, Mr. Bowes, Mr. Francis Moore, Mr. Lieutenant, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Brook, Sir Jo. Savill.

Sir Stephen Proctor. -

Sir John Ackland: - Before he be delivered, to submit himself to Sir John Mallorie, and to acknowledge his Fault.

Mr. Fuller: - To be censured only by us, and to be sent to the Tower; but no Satisfaction to Sir John Mallorie.

Mr. Chancellor : - Being not satisfied, he must give his No.

Mr. Carleton: - No Submission to the Party.

Q. Whether to censure him to the Tower, for the Offence to Sir John Mallorie, and Wrong to the Dignity of the House : - Resolved: - And Mr. Speaker to pronounce his Judgment. -

To tell him, that for other his Offences, they are left to be punished, either by Petition, or by Bill here.

Ordnance.

SIR Rob. Johnson, - touching B. of Ordnance: - All that will come: - On Saturday.

Saltonstall.

L. 1. - Saltonstall - Decree: - Rejected.

Wood.

L. 1. - Preservation of Wood in Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.

Magistrates.

Mr. Carveth reporteth the Bill - Suits against Magistrates : - Amendments read twice - Re-committed : - In the Committee Chamber, Friday Morning: - Sir John Savill, Sir Fr. Hastings, Mr. Lawley, Mr. Alford, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Peard, Sir Tho. Maunsell: - As many as will.

Oath.

Mr. Fuller bringeth in a Bill against the Oath ex officio.

Brook's Restitution.

L. 3. - Restitution - Brook: - A new Proviso added : Passed, upon Question.

Bastards.

L. 2. - Bastard Children - the great Bill: - Committed : - Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Alford, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Askwith, Mr. Lieutenant, Mr. Bacchus, Sir Tho. Lowe, Sir John Egerton, Mr. Fr. Moore, Sir Jo. Hungerford, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Mr. Glasier, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Geo. Carye, Sir Edw. Herbert, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Tho. Bishop, Mr. Forset, Sir Jo. Sammes, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Wm. Burlacy, Mr. Martin, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Chub, Sir Rich. Lovelace, Sir H. Nevill, Sir Barnard Whytstone, Mr. Brook, Sir Lewys Lewknor, Mr. Wymark, Sir Warwick Heale, Sir Rich. Musgrave, Sir Allen Percy, Mr. Staughton, Sir Tho. Somersett: - Monday, Exchequer Chamber.

Privilege.

Motion touching Sir Wm. Jephson: - Referred to the Committee for Privileges.

Murrey's Nat.

Nat. - Murrey, &c. - On Saturday Morning, in the Committee Chamber.

Deer.

L. 1. - Hunting of Deer: - Nova.

Inmates, &c.

L. 2. - Inmates, &c. - London: - Privy Council, the King's learned Counsel, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Geo. Moore, Burgesses and Knights of London, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Alford, Sir H. Poole, Sir Roger Aston, Mr. Hare, Sir Tho. Smyth, Sir Rob. Johnson, Knights and Burgesses of Surrey and Middlesex, Sir Geo. Carye, Sir Warwick Heale, Citizens of Cities, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge; or any other that will come: - Tuesday, Parliament-house.

Adjournment.

Q. Whether to sit To-morrow: - Resolved, Not to sit ; but that Committees might sit, at their Pleasure.

Astell.

Mr. Astell. -

Privilege.

Mr. Lieutenant: - Privilege for his Servant. - Tho. Whittlesey, his Servant, arrested by the Knights Marshal's Man : - He, at whose Suit, - Roger Cant.

Ld. Clynton.

Sir Fr. Hastings: - A Fortnight further Respite for my Lord Clynton, before the Knight for Lincolnshire be sworn.

Sir R. Drury.

Sir Roger Owen: - Mr. Attorney to be added to the Committee for Sir Rob. Drury; and Mr. Solicitor and Mr. Crewe to make Amendments, as they think fit.

Privilege.

Sir Henry Poole: - Privilege for Sir Nicholas Saunders: Stay of a Trial in the Common Pleas To-morrow at the Suit of Geffrey Culcheth.

Ware River.

L. 1. - Repeal of the Acts for the River from Ware.

Privilege.

Subpoena upon Mr. Duncombe, into the Chancery. - Henry Winston, Ar. - Servants, John Blackett, Rich. Sherington. - Privilege granted.

Elrington.

Elrington, - reported by Mr. Hoskins. - The Committees to perfect it To-morrow Morning, in the Committee Chamber.

Deer, &c.

L. 2. - Hunting of Deer, &c. - Committed to the former Committees of the other Bills: - To-morrow, Court of Wards.

Debts.

Assignment of Debts, reported by Mr. Fuller: - Ingrossetur.

Impositions.

Sir Herbert Crofts: - The Stay of Dispute of Impositions, the Stay of our Business.

Not well understood how we mean.

Resolved, The Committee, this Afternoon, to treat of a Message to his Majesty, to give him Satisfaction for Matter of Impositions. - To send it by Mr. Speaker.

To consider likewise of a Message of Satisfaction, touching the King's former Message touching Messages.

Lawyers to attend.

All Lawyers to attend, upon Pain of calling to the Bar.

No Man to depart without Leave of the Committee.

Rogues.

Sir Fr. Hastings, - for the second Reading of the Bill of Rogues. -

Recusants, &c.

For a Bill to be framed, for removing Recusants from London.

Sir Wm. Bulstrod: - That Priests meet in Prisons, from one Prison to another. - Mass in Prisons: - Ladies resort.

- The Books of Prisons seen : - How Recusants discharged : - What done with them. - To consider of them.

Monday, in the Afternoon, the Committee to consider of all these.

Laws.

Mr. Recorder: - In H. VII. Time, Judges viewed the Laws in Parliament, and wished the Execution.

Rogues, &c.

L. 2.- - Explanation - Rogues, Houses of Correction :

- Committed to Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir Roger Owen, the Knights of all Shires, Lawyers of the House: - As many as will come : - Tuesday.

Oaths.

B. - Such as be naturalized, &c. to take the Oaths, reported by Mr. Fuller: - To be ingrossed.

Sir J. Davies.

Committees moved for Sir John Davies, to know his Religion: - Receiving the Communion: - Mr. Chancellor Exchequer, Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Fr. Hasting, Sir Edw. Conway, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Henry Poole, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Jo. Scott, Sir H. Nevill, Sir Herb. Crofts, Mr. Duncombe, Sir Nich. Saunders, Mr. Wentworth, Sir Wm. Strowd, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Tho. Lake, Sir Fr. Goodwyn, Mr. Martin.

Disputed whether they should commit it, or first take Satisfaction.

Quest. Whether these shall take Satisfaction of Sir John Davies: - Resolved, To take Satisfaction first, before the Commitment of the Bill.