Lunae, 24 Maii, 1624

Sir F. Inglefeild.

THE Committee about Sir Fran. Inglefeild, to meet To-morrow, Two Clock.

Wolferstone.

Wolferstone's Bill, - this Afternoon, Four Clock.

Concealments.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports the Amendments of the Bill of Concealments. -

Ordered, To be inserted into the Bill: Thirdly read, and passed with the Proviso.

Monopolies.

The Amendments, and Provisoes, of the Bill of Monopolies, twice read, and committed to the Committee of the Bill of Concealments : - To-morrow Morning, Seven Clock, Court of Wards: And all that will come, to have Voice.

Trade.

Sir Edwyn Sandys reports from the Committee of Trade, Four Reports: 1. Eastland Company: 2. Ginny and Binny: 3. Turky Merchants: 4. Spanish Merchants. First, for the Eastland Company; who have the sole Importation of all necessary Commodities for Shipping. - Export yearly 8,000 Cloths dyed and dressed. Their Patent granted 31 Eliz. 17 August: A Grant, to impose on Persons of Traders, to fine, and imprison ; and a Prohibition to all others to trade thither : A Proclamation, restraining the Importation of all these Commodities, but Corn. -

This Company have shewed themselves very tractable: Tendered to the Committee Four Propositions: 1. That Shop-keepers, and other, might not be admitted into the Company, but Merchants. This the Committee not against. 2. That no Merchants should trade thither, but only in English Bottoms; which will be a great Means to increase the Shipping of this Land. This received some Alteration. 3. That those, which came into their Company, might be subject to Government. 4. That they might pay a reasonable Fine. - Opinion of the Committee, to have a Petition to his Majesty, for accommodating these Things.

Sir Edwyn Sandys to pen this, and to present it to the House.

Sir Edwyn Sandys goes on with his Report, for Ginny and Binny. - This Patent formerly censured by the Commissioners for Trade: Granted to Sir William St. John, and others, 16 Jacobi, for the sole Trading into some Parts of Africa: Clause of Imprisonment, and Confiscation of

Goods, to visit that Coast. Four Objections against it: 1. Surreptitiously gotten, by false Information to the King. The Trade ordinary, before this Patent. 2. To the Oppression of the King's Subjects. 3. The Commodities of that Country much raised; as Red Wood. Have seized upon some Ships, and drawn Compositions from them. - Committee thought this Patent a Grievance, in Creation and Execution, and fit to be presented to his Majesty. - Desire to have a particular Patent for Three Rivers, discovered by them.

Resolved, upon Question, That this Patent is a Grievance, in Creation and Execution; and shall be so presented to his Majesty.

Sir Edwyn Sandys goes on with his Report, for the Turkey Merchants. - A Complaint made by them, of double Impositions on Currants, and Increase of Custom on raw Silk. - Allege, that there raised on this Silk an Increase of 3d. upon a Pound of Silk, not set down in the Book of Rates. - Resolved by the Committee, that this, being but an Increase of Subsidy, and not above the Value of it, to be no Grievance, and to pass it over. -

For the Currants ; they extremely complain of that Charge upon them: An Addition of 5s. 6 d. to the former 18d. - Committee thought fit to petition his Majesty, to take off the last Imposition of 2 s. 2 d.

Resolved, upon Question, This shall be presented to his Majesty among the rest of the Petitions.

Sir Edw. Sandys goes on with his Report for the Spanish Trade, in bringing in of Tobacco, instead of Money, to the Value of 100,000 l. a Year. - Committee desire to commend to the King, by Petition, for banishing Spanish Tobacco.

Resolved, upon Question, That there shall be a Petition exhibited to his Majesty, expressing the Desire of the House to have the Importation of all Tobacco excluded, that is not of the Growth of his Majesty's Dominions.

Subsidy.

Mr. Treasurer sent up to the Lords with the Bill of Subsidy; and all the Privy Council to attend him.

Earl of Oxford's Estate.

Earl of Oxford's, Bill, - To-morrow Afternoon; and to be reported on Wednesday.

Doctor Googe : - This referred to Mediators. - To have that go on.

Sir Rob. Hatton desires to know, whether Doctor Googe have Power, from the College, to submit to this Award. Doctor Googe saith, he hath Power.

Meldrum's Patent.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports from the Committee of Grievances, Sir John Meldrum's Case, - Trinity-House set up a Light-house of Stone, at Wintertonnesse. Sir Jo. Meldrum petitioned the King, for Setting up a House before this. His Suggestion false, that there was no Light-house: Takes 3s. 4d, for every 20 Chaldron, whereas the Trinity House took but 6 d. and takes it of those that pass not that Way. This Patent resolved by the Committee, to be a Grievance, in Creation and Execution.

A Petition of Sir John Meldrum read; desiring to be heard by Counsel in the House, before his Patent be censured by the House.

Resolved, upon Question, That this Patent of Winter-tonnesse Light, granted to Sir John Meldrum, is a Grievance in Creation and Execution ; and shall be presented to his Majesty, among the rest of the Grievances.

Gaol Patents.

Resolved, upon Question, That there shall be a Petition of Right exhibited to his Majesty, against the Patents of the Custody of Common Gaols.

Resolved, upon a second Question, That a Petition of Grace shall be preferred likewise, expressing likewise, that, where the Soil the King's own, yet the Sheriff might have the Custody of the Gaol.

Grievances.

Sir Edward Cooke to sit at the Committee of Grievances To-morrow Afternoon, Two Clock, to hear the Cause of Sir Pexall Brocas.

Inferior Courts.

Inferior Courts ; - To-morrow, Two Clock, Exchequer Chamber.