Note of bills: 8 February 1622

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 3, 1620-1628. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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'Note of bills: 8 February 1622', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 3, 1620-1628, (London, 1767-1830) pp. 203-204. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol3/pp203-204 [accessed 26 April 2024]

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Note of bills

A NOTE of such Bills as have been delivered into the Upper House of this Parliament, Anno 18° Domini Nostri Regis Jacobi: videlicet,

Calendar of Bills brought into this House during the Parliament.

AN Act for Restraint of the Transportation of Ordnance.

An Act for the making of the Arms of the Kingdom more serviceable.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Stephen Leisure, Knight.

An Act for the further Assurance and Perfecting of the Sales made by Charles Walgrave, the Elder, Esquire, by virtue of an Act of Parliament holden by Prorogation at Westm. in the Seventh Year of the Reign of the King's Majesty of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, and of Scotland the Three and Fortieth, intituled, An Act for the enabling of Charles Walgrave, Esquire, to make Sale of certain Lands, for the Payment of his Debts, and for the Advancement of his younger Sons and Daughters.

(fn. 1) An Act for the Confirmation of His Majesty's Letters Patents to Sir Phillipp Cary, Knight, of the Manor of Mynster, in the Isle of Thannett.

An Act for the Explanation of An Act of Parliament, made in the Third Year of His Majesty's Reign over this Realm of England, intituled, An Act for the Clearing the Passage by Water, from London, to and beyond the City of Oxon.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Francis Stuart, Knight, Walter Stuart, James Maxwell, and William Carre, Esquires.

An Act to confirm Leases to be made by the most Excellent Prince Charles of Lands, Parcel of his Highness's Dutchy of Cornewall.

An Act against Transportation of Money, either in Gold or Silver Sterling, or of Gold or Silver Vessel, Plate or Bullion, into any Parts beyond the Seas, or out of the King's Dominions.

An Act for the Confirmation of a Decree, and certain Orders, made in the High Court of Chancery, concerning the Fines, Customs, and Services, of divers Copyhold or Customary Messuages, Cottages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, within the Manors of Cannock, Rudgley, Longdon, and Heywood, in the County of Stafford.

An Act to enable Edmond Clough, Esquire, and other Bargainees in Trust, to convey the Manor of Temple Newsham, and other Lands and Tenements, in the County of Yorke, to Esme Stuart, Lord Aubigny, and Earl of March, and the Lady Katherine his Wife, or such others as they shall nominate and appoint.

An Act for Confirmation of the Foundation of the Hospital of King James, founded in Charter-house, within the County of Midd. at the humble Petition and only Costs and Charges, of Thomas Sutton, Esquire.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Abraham Salesbury and Elizabeth Salesbury, the Son and Daughter of Peirce Salesbury, Englishman, and Citizen and Merchant Taylor of London, David Kerke, Lewis Kerke, Thomas Kerke, John Kerke, James Kerke, Peter Kerke, Katherine Kerke, and Mary Kerke, Children of Gervis Kerke, Englishman, and Citizen and Mercer of London.

An Act for the reviving and making perpetual of an Act, made in the Nine and Thirtieth Year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Act for Erecting of Hospitals, and Abiding and Working Houses, for the Poor.

An Act for Confirmation of a Bargain and Sale of the Rectory of Dorking, and certain Lands in Surrey, heretofore made by the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Nottingham, and William late Lord Howard of Effingham, deceased, unto Thomas Trevor, and William Brian, and his Heirs.

An Act for the enabling and making good of Grants, made by Collegiate and Ecclesiastical Corporations, to the late Queen Elizabeth, after the Second Day of April, in the Thirteenth Year, and before the Eighth Day of February, in the Five and Twentieth Year of Her late Majesty's Reign.

An Act for punishing of divers Abuses, committed on the Sabbath Day, called Sunday.

An Act to prevent and punish the Abuses in procuring Process of Supersedeas, for the Peace and Good Behaviour out of His Majesty's Courts at Westm. to prevent Abuses, in procuring Writs of Certiorari out of the said Courts, for the removing of Indictments found before Justices of the Peace in their several Sessions.

An Act for Repeal of one Branch of the Statute, made in the Session of Parliament holden by Prorogation at Westm. the Two and Twentieth Day of January, in the Four and Thirtieth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled, An Act for certain Ordinances in the King's Majesty's Dominions and Principality of Wales.

An Act for the Grant of Two Entire Subsidies by the Temporalty.

An Act for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy.

An Act against certain troublesome Persons, commonly called Relators, Informers, and Promoters.

An Act against the Freeing and Discharging of some Manors, Lands, and Tenements, late the Earl of Bedford's, of and from certain Rents and Fee-farms, due and payable to the King's Majesty; and to impose and lay the same wholly upon other Manors, Lands, and Tenements, chargeable with the same.

An Act against the False Dying of Silks.

An Act for the general Quiet of the Subject, against all Pretence of Concealments whatsoever.

An Act to prevent and reform prophane Swearing and Cursing.

An Act to enlarge, and make perpetual, the Act made for Ease in Pleading against troublesome and contentious Suits, prosecuted against Justices of Peace, Mayors, Constables, and certain others His Majesty's Officers, for the lawful Execution of their Office, made in the Seventh Year of His Majesty's most Happy Reign.

An Act for the Explanation of a Branch of the Statute, made in the Third Year of the King's Majesty's Reign of England, intituled, An Act for the better discovering and repressing of Popish Recusants.

An Act for the better repressing of Drunkenness, and restraining the inordinate Haunting of Inns, Alehouses, and other Victualing Houses.

An Act for the Free Trade and Traffick of Welsh Cloths, Cottons, Frizes, Linens and Plains, in and through the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Phillipp Burlamachi, of London, Merchant.

An Act for Confirmation of a Judgement given by His Majesty in a Scire facias, in the Time of this Session of Parliament, against Henry Heron, and for Declaration of the Letters Patents therein mentioned to be void.

An Act for making the River of Thames Navigable with Barges, Boats, or Lighters, from Bircott, in the County of Oxford, unto the City of Oxford.

An Act for the Freeing and Discharging of some Manors, Lands, and Tenements, late the Earl of Bedd, of and from certain Rents and Fee-farms, due and payable to the King's Majesty; and to unite and charge the same in other Manner.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Jacob Jacobson, of London, Merchant.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Phillipp Jacobson of London, Merchant.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Michaell Samborne, Richard Samborne the Younger, Thomas Samborne, Margaret Samborne, and Mary Samborne, the Children of Richard Samborne the Elder, of Mayden Newton, in the County of Dorsset, Merchant.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Percy Browne and Mary Browne, Children of Sir William Browne, Knight, Lieutenant Governor of His Majesty's late Cautionary Town of Flushing, deceased.

An Act for the Naturalizing of John Younge, Doctor of Divinity, and Dean of Winchester.

An Act for the Confirmation of an Exchange of Lands between the most Excellent Prince Charles, and Sir Lewis Watson, Knight.

An Act for the Naturalizing of James Perkins, born in Cullen.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir William Anstrother, Knight, Sir George Abercromy, Knight, Patrick Abercromy, and Walter Balcanquall, Batchelor of Divinity.

An Act for the Naturalizing of David Yonge, Serjeant of His Majesty's Silver Scullery, born in Scotland.

An Act for the Naturalizing of John Turner and Elizabeth Turner, Children of John Turner, Citizen and Skinner of London.

An Act for the Confirmation of Wadham College, in Oxon, and the Possessions thereof.

An Act to enable Sir Richard Lumley, Knight, to sell divers Manors and Lands, for the Payment of his Debts, and Preferment of his Younger Children.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Robert Ayton, Knight, and James Bowie, Esquire, Serjeant of His Majesty's Wine Cellar.

An Act concerning Monopolies, and Dispensation with Penal Laws, and the Forfeitures thereof.

An Act for and concerning the Naturalizing of Mrs. Albinia Cecill, Daughter to Sir Edward Cecyll, Knight, &c.

An Act, That the County Palatine of Durham shall have Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, to serve in the Commons House of Parliament.

An Act concerning Women convicted of small Felonies.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Dorothy Style, the Daughter of Thomas Style, of London, Merchant.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Robert Douglas, Knight, Treasurer of the Prince his Highness's Household.

An Act for the Confirmation and Continuance of Hospitals and Free Schools.

An Act for the establishing of the Free Grammar School, and Lands thereto belonging, in Wootton under Edge, within the County of Glocester, founded in the Eighth Year of the Reign of Richard the Second, some Time King of England, by Katherin Lady Berckley.

An Act concerning Tobacco.

An Act concerning the Transportation of Butter made, and to be made, in the Dominion of Wales, and County of Mounmouth.

An Act for Limitation and Avoiding of Suits in Law.

An Act against such as shall levy any Fine, suffer any Recovery, knowledge any Statute, Recognizance, Bail, or Judgement, in the Name of any other Person or Persons, not being privy or consenting thereunto.

An Act concerning the Purveyance and Taking of Horses, Carts, and Carriages, by Land and by Water, for His Majesty's Service.

An Act for the perfect settling and Confirmation of the Estates and Customs of the Customary Tenants of the High and Mighty Prince Charles, of his Highness's Lands, called Richmond Fee, and Marques Fee, within the Barony of Kendall, in the County of Westmerland.

An Act for Confirmation of the Copyhold Estates and Customs of divers Copyholders, of the Manors of Stepney and Hackney, according to certain Indentures of Agreement, and a Decree in the High Court of Chancery, made hetween the Lord of the said Manors and the Copyholders.

An Act for settling of certain Manors and Lands of the Right Honourable Anthony Viscount Mountague, towards the Payment of his Debts, and raising his Daughters Portions.

An Act for the Free Liberty for buying and selling Wools and Woollen Yarn.

An Act for the re-possessing of the Lands of the King's College, or Free Chappel, of Wolverhampton; and for ordaining Statutes for the good Government of that College.

An Act to make good a Conveyance of the Manor of Little Munden, in the County of Hertford, made by Peter Vanlore, Esquire, Sir Charles Cæsar, Knight, and his Lady, to Edmond Woodhall, Gentleman.

An Act for the Restitution in Blood of Carew Raleigh, Son of Sir Walter Raleigh, late attainted of High Treason; and for Confirmation of certain Letters Patents made by His Majesty to the Lord Digby.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Robert Carr, Knight, one of the Gentlemen of his Highness's Bedchamber.

An Act for exempting the Gentry of this Realm from the servile Punishment of Whipping.

An Act for making void of a certain Order, Judgement, and Decree, lately made in His Majesty's Honourable Court of Chancery, between Sir William Zouch, Knight, then deceased, and Allen Zouch, Brother of the said Sir William, Plaintiffs, and Thomas Lord Arundell of Wardour, Defendant.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Richard Preston, Knight, Lord Dingwell, and Earl of Desmond.

An Act for the Naturalizing of Michaell Mathew.

An Act for the Establishing of the Manors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, of John Starkey, late of Darley, in the County of Chester, Esquire, deceased, in John Starkey his Eldest Son, and the Heirs of his Body, according to the true Intent and Meaning of the said John Starkey his Father.

An Act for the Confirmation and Establishing of Caleb Morley, Clerk, His Majesty's Incumbent in the Church and Parsonage of Stalbridge, in the County of Dorset; and for the Restitution of the Glebe Lands, Profits, and Possessions, of Right belonging to the said Parsonage.

An Act, That this Session of Parliament shall not determine by His Majesty's Royal Assent to some special Acts.

An Act to enable Dame Alce Dudley, Wife to Sir Robert Dudly, Knight, to assure her Estate, in the Castle and Manor of Killingworth, and other Lands, in the County of Warwicke, for the valuable Consideration, to the Prince his Highness and his Heirs.

An Act to admit the Subject to plead the General Issue in Informations of Intrusion, brought on the Behalf of the King's Majesty, and to retain his Possession till Trial.

An Act for the Release of Patentees, Tenants and Farmers of Crown Lands, and Dutchy Lands, in Cases of Forfeiture, for not Payment of their Rents, and other Services or Duties.

An Act for making the Estates of attainted Persons liable for the Payment of their just and due Debts.

An Act for Ease in the obtaining of Alienation, in the pleading of Alienations with Licence, or of Pardons of Alienation without Licence, in the Court of The Exchequer, or elsewhere.

An Act, restoring the Trade of the Merchants of the Staple for the Exportation of Cloth, and all other Manufactures made of Wool, into the Parts beyond the Seas.

Footnotes

  • 1. A Duplicate of this occurs afterwards in the Original.