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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… to which Williams replied, 'I do not compare with you or your brother', but 'I have brought my hogges to an ill … 1. Was the witness a relative, household servant, tenant or dependent of Stepney's? Were they a gentleman or plebeian? … saie that John Stepney baronet did compare his curates, or hackney priest, with him, being as good a man as himselfe.' …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… that he valued not his wyfe, his life, his children or meanes, so much as his vallor. And though your peticoner … noe generous spirit may without aspertion to honor beare or brooke such contumelie. And soe not satisfied with retort … eye seeing, nor eare hearing any unseemely motion acted or any uncivill speeches by words or whisperings. Beseeching …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Stephen Baker (who is a bastard and a poore fellow) was or is as good a gentleman as your petitioner, with such other … present.' 3. Stephen Baker had been in the town for 10 or 20 years. 4. These were words provocative of a duel. No …
7th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… desires to have his cause heard before the conference or to have leave at the conference to tender his proviso. … words "by your proclamation": whether "by proclamation" or "by present order". A message from the Lords by Serjeant … also some other clauses: "all popish recusants convicted or justly suspected". Agreed to. To have these words, "a day …
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… the east, and this of his own authority, without any canon or constitution to warrant it. SIR THOMAS JERMYN. The … her in state as before the 6 months. Thirdly, to have 3 or 4 judges chosen by her to hear and determine the business, … to refer it to the House without any opinion on one part or other. MR. [CHRISTOPHER] BROOKE. A market overt of law in …
8th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… that are to be restored in blood ought to begin here, or above with the Lords. Find in the latter end of Edward the … shows they began with the Lords. 22 of that kind. Some 14 or 15 in this manner: " Priont les Commons, that such men may … him to know his pleasure whether they should bring them or no because the last Parliament forbidden by him to bring …
8th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… and taking of horses, carts and carriages, by land or by water, for his Majesty's service. MR. COMPTROLLER. That … PHELIPS accordant. To sift out whether he be a recusant or not. To have a day prefixed to take the oaths and the … without taking our counsel. That he does not desire to brook a furrow of land without restitution of the Palatinate. …
9th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… 26; Sir Edward Vere, 16; [John] Keeling, 9. After, a 30 or 40 [men], afternoon, for Keeling, and so departed. 2 … against new customs levied in the kingdom, land, water or other place, and who was the occasion of it. [f. 122v] … a sack of wool. So that all custom granted by Parliament or by the stranger. After, Ed. 3, he had 20s. a sack of wool …
9th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… Prince, not to the King, in time of vacation of a prince, or to succeeding princes. Now here there must be a perpetual estate or else the husbandry of that country will fail and the lands … from the committee for the bill of monopolies some 18 or 20 alterations now, 2 in the preamble, 1 in the time of …