House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 30 April 1607

Jovis, 30 Aprilis, 1607

Annoot's Nat.

L. 1a. B. FOR the Naturalizing of Thomas Annoot.

Mariners,&c.

L. 1a. B. To reform the unfaithful and treacherous Dealing of Mariners and Sailors.

Curriers.

L. 2a. B. For Relief of poor Curriers near the City of London, and the Liberties thereof, and not free of the Company of Curriers of the City of London: - Secondly read, and committed to Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir John Savill, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Henry Poole, Sir Robert Johnson, Sir Thomas Knevett, Mr. Forsett, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Pembridge, Mr. Durdent, Sir Nicholas Sanders, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir William Liggon, the Knights and Burgesses of London, Southwark, and Westminster, Sir Gamaliel Capell, Mr. Barwick, Sir Jerome Horsey, Mr. Askwith, Sir Barnard Whytston, Sir Robert Wingfield, Mr. Lawrence Hyde, Sir Thomas Smyth, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. Holt: - To meet on Monday next, in the Middle Temple Hall.

Selby's Estate.

L. 2a. B. To assure and confirm the Sale of the Manor of Moate, and other Lands in the County of Kent, made by Charles Alleyn Esquire, deceased, to Sir William Selby Knight, &c. - Upon a second Reading, committed to the Knights and Burgesses of Kent, the Barons of the Cinque Ports, Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, Mr. Recorder of London, Sir John Boyes, Mr. Hadds, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Brook, Sir Robert Johnson, Mr. Wymark, Mr. Parkinson, Sir Henry Poole, Sir William Twysenden, Sir Gamaliel Capell, Mr. Irby, Sir William Liggon, Mr. Oldsworth, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Jerome Horsey, Mr. Holt, Sir Robert Cotton, Sir Thomas Waller: - To meet on Tuesday next, in the Middle Temple Hall.

Marshalsea Court.

Sir Robert Wingfield reporteth the Travel of the Committee, in the Bill touching the Abuses of the Marshalsea, &c.

Much Variance and Dispute touching the Proceeding of the Committee, and the Hearing of Counsel in the House before Report, -

Whether the Jurisdiction was warranted by the Committee, and a new Bill agreed on for Reformation of the Abuses. -

Whether this Report to be accepted, sithence upon Meeting and Agreement before Easter, there was no Report; the Proceeding of the Committee at several Times crossing one another.

Argued, when, upon the Hearing of the Counsel, it was re-committed, and all Lawyers of the House added; then all former Proceedings waved, and this Commitment and Proceeding good.

In this Difference, it was thought fit, the Bill should be delivered in, and Counsel heard again publickly in the House; and to that Purpose, were appointed to attend on Saturday next, at Eight a Clock in the Morning.

Committees.

Some Committees adjourned.

Tillage in Herefordshire.

L. 3a. An Act for better Provision of Pasture and Tillage in the Parishes of Marden, alias Mawarden, &c. in the County of Hereford: - Being thirdly read, and upon the Question, passed.

Union with Scotland.

The Dispute continued by Mr. Brook, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wentworth, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Yelverton.

The Project of perfect Union well, if in the Beginning ; now unseasonable. -

Reasons set down in the Clerk's Book, no way countervail the Judges Opinion, and so do us no Good. -

No Reasons to be presented to the King: We are told before-hand, we should have a Negative. -

The Lords have as great an Interest as we : Confer with them.

Many Reasons used, to induce these Motions; and so left for this Day. .