House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 07 April 1614

Jovis, 7o Aprilis

House attends the King.

ABOUT One of the Clock, after Dinner, a great Number of the House were assembled; and, some-thing before Two, Mr. Speaker elect came into the House, and took his Place in the Chair, and there attended, about One Hour, the King's sending for them; During which Time, Information being given to Mr. Speaker, that sundry Members of this House were gotten into the Upper House, and that, with them, and other Strangers, the Place, appointed for the Commons of this House, was almost full; the Serjeant was, by Mr. Speaker, and the Privy Council, sent to procure the said Room to be cleared, and the Members of this House to be sent down, to attend the Speaker unto the King: Which the said Serjeant did; and, returning, brought Word, that the Lord Chamberlain of the King's Houshold had freed the said Room, and sent down the Members of this House accordingly. Shortly after, the Commons of this House were sent for, to present their Speaker to his Majesty in the Higher House; where Mr. Speaker made an eloquent Oration to the King.

Mr. Speaker returning from his Majesty, with the Ser-

jeant bearing his Mace before him; after the House was in some reasonable Manner settled, by Direction of Mr. Speaker (according to the usual Manner) there was read by the Clerk,

Knights of the Post.

L. 1. An Act against false Ban, commonly called Knights of the Post.

Which being read, was delivered by the Clerk to Mr. Speaker; who, standing up uncovered, opened to the House the Effect and Substance of the Bill, and that this was the first Reading thereof.

Collection from Members.

This being done, and Mr. Speaker and the House being about to rise. Sir Tho. Smyth stood up, and made known to the House, that, the latter End of the last Session of Parliament, he, by the Appointment of the House, had collected certain Money of sundry the Members thereof, Part whereof he received few Hours before the Dissolution of the said last Parliament; which Money, amounting to 12 l. 5s.. he had now in his Hands : And although he knew, [that this] Session had not properly to meddle with that which was done that Parliament; yet he thought fit to know the Pleasure of the House therein.

Whereupon some wished it might be put off until Tomorrow ; others (and these the greatest Number) moved, that it might be reserved until the End of this Session of Parliament, whenas new Collection was, by ordinary Course, to be made.

[So the] Court was by Mr. Speaker, adjourned until To-morrow, at Eight of the Clock.