House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 20 May 1624

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 20 May 1624', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629, (London, 1802) pp. 707-708. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol1/pp707-708 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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Jovis, 20o Maii

Ryves.

Mr. Carlyle reporteth Ryves' Bill, with Amendments

- Engrossetur.

Foreign Pensions.

L. 3a. An Act against Receiving of any Pensions from any foreign State : - Upon Question, passed.

Pallavacynes' Estate.

Mr. Ducke reporteth Mr. Pallavacyne's Bill.

L. 3a. An Act to enable Toby Pallavacyne, Esquire, to sell certain Lands, for Payment of his Debts and Preferment of his younger Children : - Upon Question, passed

Clerk of the Market.

Bill concerning the Clerk of the Market, - at Two of the Clock To-morrow in the Afternoon, in the Court of Wards.

Recusants.

A Message to the Lords, for a Conference, about their joining in the Petition concerning the Recusants, in Place of Charge or Trust.

Bills sent to Lords.

Sir Edw. Coke sent up for this Conference, with Five Bills:

1. Against secret Pensions: 2. Customers Fees: 3. Sir J. Poynts' Bill: 4. Felt-makers Bill; 5. Edwards' Bill.

Charges against Dr. Anyon.

Mr. Selden reports from the Committee for Dr. Anyon, &c. - That the Committee held him guilty, 1. Of taking undue Fines out of Leases made, to his own Purse, contrary to the Statutes of the House. - That the President, and Seven Seniors, ought to meet upon all Matters of Moment. That the President may not put the College Seal, without Consent of the major Part of the Fellows. That the President, and Seven Seniors, agreed, he should have a Lease, with a Proviso, it should continue no longer than whilst he continued President. - He put to the Seal, without the Consent of the major Part. He put Fines, for Leases, and Copyhold Estates, into his own Purse. 150l. agreed to be paid for Dogsewell, and the Money paid him; but he paid the College but 35l. - And Two other Particulars.

2. Misgovernment. Negligentia intolerabilis proved against him, in Three Particulars: Twyne found a Drunkard at several Times; yet, for the Four first Times, never admonished him, and, for the fifth, only admonished him. Mr. Baily, being absent from Commemorations (Cause of Expulsion by the Statutes of the House) being in Town, was censured only for going out of the Town, without Leave. That one Mr. James said, in Conference about the Preaching of the Archbishop of Yorke, that it had been no Matter, if he had left off preaching Twenty Years sithence, for any thing he, or any other, had done by it: Yet, being complained of to the President, he censured him not for it.

3. Declining his Judges. They being ready for Judgment, he went to the Court, and by Sir L. Cranfeild, then Master of the Requests, procured a Letter from the King, to stay their Proceedings, till he certified from them: For which he gave him 100l.

4. Infandum: Unnatural Lust with some Tavern Boys in this Town : Testified here, and exhibited in Writing, and read in the House. -

That the Committee, thought fit, these as Crimes, should be presented to the Lords against him. -

Dr. Richardson.

The next Complaint, against Dr. Richardson, Master of Trinity College in Cambridge. Nothing, upon Proof, found against him; but cleared by the Committee. -

Recusant School-master.

The next Day a Schoolmaster in Aye, in Suffolke, seducing his Scholars to Popery. - Confessed, he had not received the Communion these last Five Years, and but twice in Seven Years before : Hath some Scholars, which went to Church, before their coming to him, but not sithence : Maintaineth, and sweareth, his Popish Tenets : Catechiseth not: No Prayers in his House. - That the Committee thought fit, he should be removed, and no longer to continue a Schoolmaster. -

Sir E. Theluall.

Rogers against Sir Ewble Thelluall; who, as appeared, accused of Malice, for suing a Debt against Rogers, owing to the College. Sir Ewb. not only cleared of the Accusation, but found a great Benefactor to the College.

Precedents of Judicature, by Lords.

Ordered, Sir H. Poole added to the former Committee, to search Precedents, and consider of the Course of Judicature now used by the Lords. And this to be presented to the House upon Saturday next.

Recusants.

Sir Edw. Coke reporteth from the Lords: - They will presently confer about Recusants, with 24.

Mr. Solicitor, Sir Tho. Hobby, appointed to go, and be the Mouth at the Committee, and report back: And all the Knights of Shires, in the House, to be of this Committee.

Sir Edw. Coke: - Parliamentaria prudentia quaerenda ab omnibus, incognita multis.

Charges against Dr. Anyon.

Upon Question, these Offences, reported against Dr. Anyon, to be transmitted to the Lords, with the Aggravations of Circumstances.

Sir Edw. Sands, and Mr. Selden, report this to the Lords : And for this a Conference to be now desired.

Recusants.

Mr. Solicitor reporteth from the Conference with the Lords, concerning the Petition against Recusants having Place of Charge or Trust; that he read the Petition to them, and the Names. That the Prince took it into his Hands, and they are now gone to confer about it.

House to sit a Week longer.

That the Prince hath reported, that, by his Mediation, the King is contented with a Week longer for our sitting here, upon the Prince his Word, we will undertake no new Business, but perfect the old; which was One of our own Reasons Yesterday.

To be no new Business.

Ordered, No new Matter shall be entertained into the House; but only the Business remaining in the House, to be perfected.

Trials by Battle.

Bill of Battle to be this Afternoon, in the Court of Wards.

Subsidy.

Bill of Subsidy to be read To-morrow Morning, at Nine of the Clock.

Recusant School- master.

Upon Question, declared, that in the Opinion of this House, Symon Dormer an unfit Schoolmaster, and not fit longer to continue a Schoolmaster. Upon a second Question, this to be recommended to the Lord of Canterbury, with Intimation of the Declaration of the Opinion of this House; and that the Bishop of Norwich, being complained to, did not reform it.

Sir D. Digges, Sir Ro. Hatton, Mr. Morice Abbott, and Mr. Selden, to do this.

Sir E. Theluall.

Upon Question, Sir Ewb. Thelluall cleared from all Imputation upon Rogers' Petition.

Grievances.

Sir Edw. Sands moveth for a select Committee, to peruse the Draught, he and Mr. Ferror have made, about the Grievances for Trade.

The Committee for penning the Grievances, to do this: To meet at Four of the Clock this Afternoon.

Report to be made.

Sir Ro. Phillippes to make his Report upon Saturday Morning, Eight Clock.

Sea-Coals.

Survey of Sea-Coals, - To-morrow in the Afternoon, next after the Staplers.

Sheriffs Accounts.

Sheriffs Accounts, - To-morrow in the Afternoon, Two Clock, Court of Wards.