House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 03 April 1624

Sabbati, 3 Aprilis, 1624

Butter, &c.

L. 2. - BUTTER and Cheese. - Committed to Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Hen. Poole, Knights, Burgesses of London, Essex, and Suffolke, Middlesex, Chester, Wales, Wilts, Gloster, Norfolke: All, that will come, to have Voice: - Wednesday, Two Clock, Court of Wards.

Transporting Wools, &c.

Monday next, - Transportation of Wools, and Cloths, Star-chamber.

Mich. Term.

Tuesday next, Inner Temple Hall, for Michaelmas Term : And all to have Voice.

Rawleigh's Restitution.

L. 1. An Act for Restitution in Blood of Carew Rawleigh, Son of Sir Wal. Rawleigh.

Secret Offices.

Secret Offices:- - Tuesday, Inner Temple Hall: And all the Lawyers to attend: And all to have Voice.

Stratford's Estate.

L. 2. An Act for the Establishing of the Lands of John Stratford upon John Hopkins: - Committed to Sir Tho. Trevor, Sir Hen. Poale, Mr. Bateman, Knights, Burgesses Gloster, Sir Rob. Hicham, Sir Fra. Brandling, Sir Tho. Lucy, Mr. Noy, Sir Jo. Walter, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Char. Mountacue, Sir Tho. Midleton, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Edw. Gyles, Mr. Hungerford: - Monday, Court of Wards.

All Parties to have Warning of it: - Stratford, and his Son.

Weye River.

L. 2. An Act for the Prostrating of Wears upon the River of Weye: - Committed to Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Rob. Harley, Mr. Jo. Cooke, Mr. Clarke, all the Lawyers of the House, Mr. Tomkins, Knights, Burgesses Gloster, Hereford, and Monmouth, London, Wales, Sir Rob. Pye, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Tomlins: - Tuesday, Two Clock, Exchequer Chamber.

Grievances.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports from the Committee of Grievances, Patent of Gold-wire-drawers. - Void in itself: Made upon Three false Suggestions. The Patent resolved, by the whole Committee, to be a Grievance, in Creation, and Execution. Some of the Committee moved, that Fowles might have some Punishment, for procuring this Patent; but not to be preferred up to the Lords alone, but to rest sub silentio, pro tempore.

Sir Edw. Villiers, out of his Desire to clear his Reputation to this House, intreats, he may relate his Interest in this Business. - Did farm the Customs of gold and silver Thread, of the King, for a valuable Consideration, When this failed, he had 4d. ob. upon an Ounce, in lieu, of the Customs; but this he hath now relinquished.

Resolved, as the Opinion of the House, that this Patent, of the new Incorporation of Gold-wire-drawers is a Grievance, in Creation, and Execution.

Ordered, That Sir Rob. Cotton, Mr. Noy, and Mr. Selden, shall look up Precedents, what Punishment, in like Case, hath been inflicted upon such as have contemned the Authority and Judgment of this House.

Ordered, That Mat. Fowles shall be committed to the Custody of the Serjeant, till the House have taken further Consideration of the Business.

Sir Edw. Villiers: - To have the House take into Consideration the utter Taking away this Trade and Manufacture.

The Committee, at next Meeting, shall take this into Consideration.

Privilege - Sir T. Gerard.

Sir Edw. Gyles: - A Proposition to have a Bill drawn against Sir Tho. Gerrard. - To have an Account of it, And Mr. Lovell likewise to be sent for.

Sir Edw. Cooke: - The Case this: If he take not before Lord Steward, no Praaemunire. Stat. 1 Eliz. makes the Refusal a Praemunire; but the Statute of 5o, for refusing to come before the Steward, but a Contempt. His refusing to come, but a Contempt. For us to attaint him of a Praemunire, something hard, - To have him punished for his Contempt, but not to ruinate him, - Can hardly set a Fine on him.

Mr. Recorder: - Fit to have some Course, that the House may redeem themselves from Scorn. - If he render not himself before the Pardon, to except him out of the general Pardon. - The Case of Sir Stephen Proctor.

Sir Geo. Chudleigh: - To have the Mayor, and some that returned him, sent for. To adjudge him to the Tower, for his Contempt.

Ordered, upon Question, That Sir Tho. Gerrard, for his Contempt to this House, shall be adjudged to the Tower, during the Pleasure of the House.

Statutes.

Bill of Statutes, - Monday Morning, Eight a Clock.

Blechingley Election - Punishing Lovell.

Lovell called to the Bar, and kneeled. Mr. Speaker let him know the Complaint made against him. Demanded, whether he, or any other, laboured for the Election at Blechingly for him; answers, he never did : Never knew, that Bell offered any Money for him, till questioned here in Parliament. He is Lord of the Manor, in Trust to my Lady Howard : Hath always laboured to hold good Correspondence between the Lady, and her Tenants ; Never threatened the Town, to have their Contribution withdrawn: Never threatened any, to be fetcht up by Pursivants, if they would not give their Voice for him. For the Indenture; went to the Sheriff, to know, whether he would return it, or no : Went with him to Benbo, and delivered the Indenture to Benbo. Sheriff told him, the first Indenture was not returned, till the other Election made. Sheriff close by him when he delivered the Indenture to Benbo. - Received the Sacrament Easter Two Years : Some Reason for it: - Out of Charity.

Withdrawn.

Mr. Angell: - When Lovell afore the Committee, denied none of these Things. Some Questions omitted. To ask him, whether the Sheriff did not refuse to grant him a Warrant.

Brought in again, and demanded, whether he did not proceed to an Election, before he had any lawful Warrant

from the Sheriff; said, He asked Advice, whether it were better to proceed upon the old Warrant, or new; Was resolved, that it was dangerous to proceed upon a new Warrant. Knew, there was no Counterpane of his Indenture sealed, and yet tendered it to the Sheriff.

Withdrawn.

Chancellor Duchy: - To put to the Question, the Punishment that the Committee thought fit to be inflicted upon him.

Ordered, upon Question, That Mr. Lovell shall be committed to the Tower, for his Offence, during the Pleasure of the House ; and not be enlarged, till he make his Petition and Submission to the House.

Lovell brought in again, and received his Sentence at the Bar.

Recusants.

The Speaker went out of his Chair, and the House went to a Committee, about the Business of Recusants. The Speaker went again into his Chair ; and Sir Edw. Cooke reports to the House, from the grand Committee, a Motion made, that the Knights and Burgesses of every Shire might inform themselves of these ill-affected Persons, that are in Places of Charge and Trust.

This Petition, and Articles, approved by the House.

- To go to a Conference with the Lords.

Mr. Treasurer sent up to the Lords, to desire a Conference with their Lordships, with that Speed they shall think fit, concerning a Petition touching Recusants.

Ditto.

Sir Will. Boulstred: - A Petition from One that all his Life-time hath lived in the Bosom of the Recusants. - Offers to discover many dangerous Plots and Practices of theirs. - To have some to take Examination of them.

- One Tendering.

The Petition read.

Sir Will. Boulstred, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Erasmus Dreyden, Sir James Perrott, to examine this Tendring, and question him, as they see Cause.

Ditto.

Ordered, That the Knights and Burgesses of every Place, by themselves, shall present unto the House the Names of such convicted, or justly suspected. Popish Persons, as are in any Places of Charge or Trust, in their several Counties, or Boroughs. This to be done against Wednesday next. Any Lieutenants, or Justices of Peace, to do the like. - And Power to send for such as they know to be in Town, to confer with them.

Fines, &c.

L. 2. An Act against such as shall levy any Fine, suffer any Recovery -

Committed to Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Jo. Stradling, Mr. Banks, Sir Will. Fleetwood, Mr. Recorder, Sir Jo. Walter, Mr. Glanvill, Sir Bab. Hicks, Serjeant Hicham, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Tho. Lucy:- - Monday, Two Clock, Court of Wards: All, that will come, to have Voice.

Conference.

Mr. Treasurer reports from the Lords. - Delivered the Message of this House: Had this Answer: That their Lordships did assent to a present Meeting of their House, of 24.

Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Comptroller, Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Edwin Sandys, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Tho. Hoby, Sir Char. Morrison, Mr. Pym, Sir Benjamin Ridiard, Chancellor Duchy, Mr. Noy, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Jo. Elliott, Sir Rob. Philips, Sir Hen. Mildmay, Sir Tho. Wentworth, Sir Rob. Mansill, Sir James Perrot, Sir Rob. Hardwicke, Lord Cavendish, Sir Fra. Barrington, Mr. Tho. Fanshaw, Mr. Maynard, Sir Hen. Fane, Mr. Fetherstone, Sir Fra. Crane, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Sir Rob. Hicham, Sir Rich. Wynne, Sir Geo. Chudleigh, Sir Tho. Stafford, Mr. Clare, Sir Ar. Ingram, Sir Geo. Manners, Sir John Walter, Mr. Cary, Sir William Massam, Sir Arthur Herris, Sir Tho. Savyle, Mr. Cooke, Sir Tho. Trevor, Sir Tho. Grantham, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Walter Earle. -

These 48, of our House, sent up to the Lords. Mr. Solicitor to make the Report.

Apprentices.

L. 2. An Act touching Taking of Apprentices, and Money with them: - Committed to Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir Peter Mutton, Mr. Neale, Knights, Burgesses of London, Sir Bab. Hicks: All, that come, to have Voice : - Wednesday, Exchequer Chamber, Two Clock.

Sheriffs Accounts.

Sir Christo. Hilliard prefers a Bill for Sheriffs Accounts.

L. 1. An Act that Sheriffs, their Heirs, or Executors, having a Quietus est, shall be absolutely discharged of that Account.

Moor-burning.

Sir Tho. Bellosis prefers a Bill for Moor-burning.

L.1. An Act to prevent Burning of Ling, Heath, and other Moor-burnings, at unseasonable Times of theYear.

Cutlers.

L. 2. An Act for the Order and Government of Makers of Knives, Scissars, and Sheers, in the County of Hallamshire: - Committed to Sir Jo. Savyle, Knights, Burgesses of Yorke, Cumberland, Northumberland, Darby, Nottingham, Mr. Banks, Mr. Darcy: - Tuesday, Court of Wards, Two Clock.

Conference reported.

Mr. Solicitor reports from the Lords. - Gave them Thanks for this speedy Conference : Read the Petition to them. Then they retired. -

Answ. The Time now not for it: For that Reason now deferred it. - Have appointed Monday, Eight a Clock, to take into Consideration: Desire to have a fair Copy of it written out against that Time.

Sabbati, 3 Aprilis - Post Meridiem

Engeham's Estate.

L. 2. SIR Edward Engeham his Bill: - Committed to Sir Hen. Poole, Mr. Sawyer, Sir Geo. Goring, Lord Candish, Lord Wriethly, Chancellor Exchequer, Sir Geo. Manners, Sir Will. Udall, Sir Tho. Trevor, Sir Fra. Barrington, Knights, Burgesses Kent, Mr. Glanvill, Sir Jo. Walter, Mr. Banks, Sir Rob. Philips, Mr. Rolls, Sir Rob. Killigrue, Sir Tho. Walmesley, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Will. Herbert: - Friday next, Two Clock, Court of Wards: And Mr. Thomas Engeham to have Warning from the House, to attend the Bill.

Supersedeas.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports the Bill of Supersedeas, without any Alterations. - Ordered, To be ingrossed.

Speaker went into his Chair.

Merchant Adventurers Accounts.

Sir Edwyn Sandys reports from the grand Committee. - They think fit, That the Merchant Adventurers should bring in their Accounts on Thursday next. The Order set down in Writing; and read, and approved by the House ; and Ordered.

The Clerk of the Company required not to suffer the Books to go out of his Hands, till he have brought them hither: And they are likewise to give Notice unto the rest of the Assistants, that a Court may be kept.

The Merchant Adventurers called in; and the Order read unto them.

THE Commons House of Parliament require the Governor, Assistants, and Fellowship, of the Merchants Adventurers of England, and every of their Officers, Ministers, and Deputies, that, upon Thursday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, they fail not to bring in, to the great Committee for Trade, their great Court Book, as also their Register Book, Leiger Book, and original Books of Accounts, whole, unaltered, and undefaced, belonging to that Company; expressing the Disbursements of that Company, since the Patent of Dying and Dressing, by Colour of which Disbursements, they have laid the late Impositions upon Cloth; and likewise, of the Levies of Money they have raised since that Time, for the Satisfying of the Company, of those Disbursements : And that hereof they fail not, as they will answer it at their Peril.

Nicholson's Grant, &c.

Mr. Nicholson called in; and delivereth in the Counterpart of the first Grant, and the Surrender made to the Queen, and the Queen's Letters, and a Copy of the last Patent surrendered.

Required to attend on Tuesday, Two Clock.

Mr. Banks, Mr. Bartlet, Mr. Rolls, Mr. Selden, Mr. Whitakers, to take these Writings into Consideration, and report the Effect of them to the grand Committee.