House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 04 May 1624

Martis, 4o Maii

Sir R. Smythe.

Mr. Fanshaw reported Sir Rich. Smythe's Bill, with Amendments; which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Wolferston.

Wolferston's Bill, - Friday Afternoon, Two Clock, Court of Wards.

Heyron.

Heyron. L. 3a. An Act -

Upon Question, passed.

Low.

L. 3a. - Low. - Upon Question passed.

Alcocke.

L. 3a. - Alcocke - Upon Question, passed.

Colchester Haven.

L. 3a. - Colchester. -

Sir J. Perrott: - That here a heavy Imposition upon all Merchandizes, which come into the Haven - To beware of this Precedent.

Mr. Alford: - That these laid by Consent. -

Upon Question, passed.

Amersham, &c. Franchise.

Mr. Glanvyle reporteth, for Amersham, Wendover, and Marlow. - That only Three Boroughs more in this Case.

- These proved to be Boroughs, and such, as sent Burgesses, 1o Ed. I. and from thence 28o Ed. I. and 18 Parliaments between. -

That a Borough cannot forfeit this Liberty of sending Burgesses, by Non-user. -

For Hertford : An Act of Parliament, reciting, that Hertford then served in Parliament. - That the Committee thinketh fit, that new Writs should go for these.

Sir Geor. Moore: - Petitions for these delivered the last Parliament. Pomfret and Ilchester restored, upon the same Reason, the last Parliament.

Chancellor Duchy, - against these old Titles, disused from 28o Ed. I.

Sir Wm. Fleetewood, and Sir Tho. Wentworth, and Mr. Selden, - for these Towns to send Burgesses.

Upon Question, every of these Three Boroughs in Buck' to send Two Burgesses this Parliament; and a Warrant from the Speaker for new Writs accordingly.

Upon Question, the like ordered for Hertford.

The House refused to give any Direction for the Manner of electing there, or who should be the Electors.

Durham Franchise.

Mr. Wandesford reporteth the Bill for Burgesses for Durham, with Amendments; which twice read. - This Bill was re-committed, upon the Question, whether Barnard Castell should have Two Burgesses or not; which the Committee hath now resolved they shall have.

Sir Jo. Savyle, - against Burgesses for B. Castell: Sir Th. Trevor, pro.

Sir H. Anderson, pro. - That the Prince desireth it.

That Sir T. Bowes hath Power there, by reason of his Inheritance, to procure the Election against all Letters.

Sir Ro. Phillippes, pro; Sir Jo. Walter, pro; Mr. Mallory, contra.

Sir H. Fane, pro: And the Prince his Desire is only upon the Country his Suit to him.

Sir Edw. Sands, pro : - That the King can put in Burgesses in B. Castell, without this House.

Sir Edw. Coke: - Fortescue, - that, at the first 300 Burgesses here, suitable to the Senators of Rome; now almost 500. - Question, whether the King may make Burgesses in a County Palatyne. - Is for Two Burgesses for B. Castell.

Sir Geor. Moore, pro.

Sir Tho. Wentworth : - Not fit to name the Prince. This no parliamentary Course. May stop -

Upon Question this Bill to be ingrossed.

Recusants.

Sir Tho. Hobby moveth, whether Commissioners of Sewers be included within the former Order for presenting Recusants.

Resolved, They shall be presented ; and the Committee to do it forthwith ; and to meet this Afternoon : And all to be done against Friday next.

E. of Oxford.

Lord Cavendish moveth, from the Earl of Oxford, -

Resolved, The Bill to be on Saturday next; and the King's and Prince his Counsel of this House to be added to the first Committee.

Statutes.

L. 3a. An Act for Continuance and Repeal of Statutes : - Upon Question, passed.

Bills from Lords.

Two Bills brought from the Lords : 1. An Act for Confirmation of a Judgment given for his Majesty, in a Scire facias : With special Recommendation :

And a Bill for the Naturalization of -

King appoints to be attended, &c.

That the King hath sent to the Lords, to attend him To-morrow at the Banqueting-house at Whitehall, at Two, Clock : - Cannot therefore hold the Conference, about the Monopolies, at Three, but will at Four.

Answer -

Poor, &c.

Mr. Noye : - The Bill for the Poor, to be called upon : So the Bill for Decay of Tillage : 3. For Arms.

Bills to be sent up.

1. Repeal of Statutes : 2. Bankrupts : 3. Inns : 4. Inn-holders: 5. Michaelmas Term : 6. Fishing : 7. Calthrope : 8. Alcocke: 9. Heyron: 10.. Low: 11. Colchester: These to be sent up in the Afternoon, by Sir Ed. Coke ; with a special Desire from the House, that they will take Care to speed the Bill of Concealments.

Concealments.

Sir Ed. Wardor, and Sir Ro. Pye, to take a view and report to the House, what Profit the King hath received by Concealments these 40 Years.

Trade.

The Matter for Trade, to begin To-morrow at Eight, peremptorily ; and the Speaker to interrupt any that shall interrupt it; and -

Ly. Bulkeleye.

Mr. Noye, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Carvyle, Mr. Tho. Fanshaw, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Berkeley, Mr. Wyld, Mr. Brooke, added to the Committee for the Lady Bulkeley's Bill.

Heyron's Patent.

L. 1a. An Act for making void certain Letters Patents, granted to Henry Heyron, for the sole Packing and Drying of Fish. - A Judgment already against it, in a Scire facias : The Bill for Confirmation of this Judgment.

L. 2a, The same Bill; - Committed to Sir Ed. Coke, Mr. Noye, Mr. Arondell, Sir Jo. Ellyott, Knights and Burgesses of Devon and Cornwayle, Sir Edw. Sands, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir H. Poole, Sir Ed. Peyton, Mr. Whitaker: - Tomorrow Morning, Seven Clock, Committee Chamber.

Morgan.

All the Lawyers in the House added to Morgan's Bill, and Mr. Pymme.

Privilege.

A Warrant to the Serjeant to fetch up those which arrested Sir Tho. Bellasys' Servant.

Felt-makers.

Sir W. Earle, Mr. More, Sir E. Dryden, Sir Francis Barrington, Mr. Whitaker, added to the Felt-makers Bill.