House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 12 June 1610

Martis, 12o Junii, 1610

Gib's Nat

L.1. - NAT. - Gib.

New River.

L. 1. - New River for the College.

Hawks.

Ingress. Hawks: - Saturday, Chequer Chamber.

Sir S. Proctor.

L. 1. - Sir Stephen Proctor. -

Two Petitions from Proctor - Liberty with his Keeper, returning to his Prison at Night. -

To set down such Things as he can discover, in Writing.

Prison-keepers.

Keepers of Prisons. - Habeas Corpus: - Thursday, Court of Wards.

Apothecaries.

L. 1. - Apothecaries.

Priests, &c.

Sir Fr. Hastings: - That Seminaries may be punished; Laws executed; Dangers prevented.

Sir Wm. Bulstrod: - That a Lady, on Friday Night last, supped with a Priest in the Gatehouse. -

A privy search to be made throughout London. - Some Recusants, of Note, went away.

The Committees to take into Consideration the Abuses of Keepers of Prisons, and the foresaid Motions, - To-morrow in the Afternoon, in this House.

Arundell.

L. 3. - Arundell of Trerise. - Sir H. Poole, contra; Mr. Fuller, pro. - Upon Question, passed.

Pheasants.

L. 3. - Pheasants and Partridges: - Passed, upon Question. - Added, these Words;

" Cities, Liberties, or Towns-corporate."

Wines.

B. - Wines in seasonable Time, reported by Sir Wm. Paddy, with Amendments. - Mr. Carveth, contra; Mr. Fuller, pro; Sir Tho. Holcroft, contra; Sir Edw. Grevill, contra.

Bills from Lords.

Mr. Justice Forster, Mr. D. Hone, - Two Bills from the Lords:

Sir John Biron, Amendments. -

The Isle of Man.

Wines.

B. - Wines, rejected.

Spiller.

Sir Edw. Sandys - Report from the great Committee touching Mr. Spiller; that he appeared voluntary, and was appointed to attend the Committee To-morrow. -

Records of Impositions.

Touching Records of Impositions; those of the Exchequer, the Clerk's Hands not to them; no such Use. -

Those of the Tower. -

This Afternoon the Lawyers io meet at the Parliament-chamber in the Temple, touching Records - Impositions.

Liberty to a Prisoner.

Motion touching Felton to have Liberty to go about his Business. - The Plague in the Fleet. - Felton here Yesterday, with the Barons of the Exchequer. -

One Mr. Wentworth Corbet, that can tell as much as Felton.

Warden of the Fleet to be here To-morrow.

Holdich.

Holdich: - Monday next. - More Committees.

Liberty to a Prisoner.

Felton to have Liberty, with his Keeper, if he be not in Execution, to go about his Business.

Woods, &c.

B. of Woods and Timber : - To-morrow, in the same Place.