House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 26 February 1624

Jovis, 26o Februarii

Member makes Election.

SIR Gilbert Gerrard electeth to serve for Middlesex.

Heron's Estate.

L. 1a. An Act concerning the Sale of certain Lands, sold by Sir Edw. Heron unto Evell Molsworth Esquire, and enabling the said Sir Edw. Heron to make Sale of other Lands, for Payment of his Debts, and Settling of certain Manors, Salt Marshes, and other Lands, upon Ro. Herne, and Edw. Heron, Sons of the said Sir Edw. in Recompence of the same.

Courts of Justice.

Sir Ro. Phillippes moveth, from the Committee for Courts of Justice, for Power,

1. To send for Witnesses:

2ly, Counsel to be heard, or assigned, on either Part, as shall be required : 3ly, To send for any Records, that shall be useful. - Ordered.

Abuses in Exchequer.

- Next, that Pains taken, last Convention, about the excessive Fees and Abuses in the Exchequer.

Sir Edw. Coke, Sir Ro. Phillippes, Mr. Wyld, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Pymme, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Askew, Sir Peter Haman, Sir Wm. Strowde, Sir Wm. Fleetewood, Sir M. Fleetewood, Sir Edw. Gyles, Sir H. Poole, Sir Francis Seymor, Sir Edw. Cecill, Sir George Manners, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Rich. Spencer, Sir Edw. Peyton, Sir Max. Dallison, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Cage : This Committee to examine the particular Abuses, in Fees, or otherwise, in the Exchequer : - Monday next, Two of the Clock : So every Monday, in the Exchequer Chamber: And to have like Power for sending for Records, Witnesses, and Persons, as before given the Grand Committee.

Papists.

Sir Jo. Jephson: - To consult about some secure Course, while we treating of this Business, about the Papists. - Moveth, a Guard.

Sir Edw. Cecill, accordant; Chancellor Exchequer, contra; Sir Ro. Maunsell, pro ; Mr. Knightley, pro: - And, that a Care may be had for the Country too.

Mr. Drake; - A Kinsman of his perverted by Jesuits.

- A Case of Pistols, Coat of Mail, and an Head-piece, by Direction from them, provided.

Sir Tho. Jermyn, contra, to the first Motion.

Attainted Persons Debts.

L. 1a. An Act for making the Estates of attainted Persons liable to their Debts.

Alienations.

L. 1a. An Act for the Ease in the Obtaining of Licences of Alienation, and in the Pleading of Alienations with Licence, or of Pardons of Alienations without Licence, in the Court of Exchequer, and elsewhere,

Sheriffs, &c. Accounts.

L. 1a. An Act for passing the Accounts of Sheriffs, Escheators, Collectors of Subsidies, Tenths, Fifteens, and Aids, without Charge or Delay.

Drunkenness.

L. 2a. An Act for the better Repressing of Drunkenness, and Restraining the inordinate Haunting of Inns, Alehouses, and other Victualling-houses: - Committed to Sir Ro. Moore, Mr. Corrington, Mr. Alford, Mr. Whitfeild, Sir A. Manwaring, Sir Ed. Gyles, Sir Ro. Cooke, Mr. Symes, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Wm. Spring, Sir H. Poole, Sir Francis Seymor, Sir Ed. Bowyer, Sir Walter Pye, Sir Edw. Howard, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Bap. Hicks, Sir Jo. Savyle: - Friday next, Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, Court of Wards.

Stay of Message.

Sir Geor. Goring moveth for Stay of the Message, Yesterday agreed to be sent to the Lords. - Agreed.

Penal Laws.

L. 2a. An Act for the Ease of the Subjects, concerning Informations upon penal Laws. -

Dr. Gooch: - Both Universities prejudiced by this Bill; who have, by their Charters, Power to hold Plea of Informations.

Sir Edw. Coke; - 8o Ed. I. Civitas Cantabrig. - 13 Eliz. all the Charters to both the Universities confirmed, and every particular Clause in every of them established.

- That this Bill toucheth neither of the Universities; because no common Informer can ground any Information before the Chancellor, &c. -

Upon Question, not to be committed.

Upon a second Question, to be ingrossed.

Monopolies.

L. 2a. An Act concerning Monopolies, and Dispensation with penal Laws, and Forfeitures thereof. -

Mr. Glanvyle: - That this a Law of Declaration. - To have it declared, what is a Monopoly. -

Committed to Sir Ed. Coke, Mr. Glanvyle, Mr. Pymme, Sir Walter Pye, Attorney of the Duchy, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Recorder, Sir Francis Fane, Sir Ed. Sands, Sir Nath. Rich, Sir Francis Barrington: - And all, that will come, to have Voices: - Friday next. Court of Wards, at Two of the Clock, [a].