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House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 29 November 1606 (2nd scribe)

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

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Saturni, 29o Die Novembris, 1606 - Hora octava

Ecclesiastical Canons.

SIR Francis Barrington preferreth a Bill, restraining the Execution of Canons ecclesiastical, not confirmed by Parliament.

Evelin's Estate.

Mr. Hoskins reporteth Mr. Evelin's Bill, from the Committee, with this Testimony, that it is as honest and just a Petition, as ever was preferred in Parliament: Delivereth in a Conveyance made of Land made to his Children. The Amendments twice read; and, upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Ecclesiastical Courts.

2. Reading: - B. To direct some Proceedings in Causes and Courts ecclesiastical: Committed to Sir H. Nevill, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Fuller, Sir John Bennett, Sir Nath. Bacon, Mr. D. James, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Fr. Goodwyn, Sir Chro. Perkins, Sir Antho. Rowse, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir

Jerome Horsey, Sir Roland Litton, Sir James Perrott, Mr. Cole, Sir Tho. Crompton, Mr. Bacchus, Sir H. Poole, Sir John Hungerford, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Mr. Wentworth, Sir Wm. Twysden, Sir Fr. Knolles, Sir John Morrice, Sir Wm. Cook: - This Afternoon, in the Middle Temple Hall.

Free Trade.

Mr. Hoskins reporteth from the Committee, the Bill to explain a former Act, intituled, An Act to enable all his Majesty's Subjects to trade freely into Spaine, Portugall, and France. - Much disputed ; by Mr. Alford impugned; but, upon the Question, ordered to be ingrossed.

Members not to depart.

Ordered, That no Lawyers shall depart out of Town, but attend the Service here, and not go, without Licence.

Union with Scotland.

The Instrument of the Union read, and thereupon a Committee moved.

Mr. Dyett: - First debate it, and then commit it.

A Committee agreed on, and to be named now,

A Motion, that all (saving the Commissioners) should be of the Committee.

A Motion for a Committee to be named anew.

Quest, Whether a Committee or no Committee.

Resolved, That the Committee, for the Meeting, should be read; and more added.

Added : Sir Jo. Hubbard, Sir Tho. Smyth, Mr. Gore, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Chro. Perkins, all the Lawyers, Sir Tho. Biggs, Sir John Scott, Mr. Alford, Sir Rob. Stanford, Sir Nich. Sanders, Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir Jerome Bowes, Mr. Fr. Moore, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir Tho. Knevett, Mr. Dyett, Sir Rich. Spencer, Mr. Unton, Sir Wm. Herbert, Sir H. Goodyeare, Mr. May, Sir Peter Manwood, Sir Tho. Crompton, Sir John Morrice, Mr. Shelley, Mr. Toderby, Sir Wm. Cope, Sir John Luke, Sir John Peyton, Burgesses of all Port Towns, Mr. D. Steward, Sir Geo. Fleetwood, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Wm. Twysenden, Sir Wm. Godolphin, Sir Wm. Ayre, Sir Wm. Killigree, Sir Rob. Knolles, Sir Rob. Miller, Sir Rich. Mullineux, Sir Wm. Cook, Mr. Hackwell, Sir Wm. Bulstrod, Sir Fr. Goodwyn, the Knights and Burgesses of all the Northern Counties: - To meet on Monday, in the Parliament House; and to consider of the Act of the Union.