House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 30 May 1604 (2nd scribe)

Mercurii, 30 Maii, 1604

Prayers.

Mr. Speaker, the Clerk, and the Serjeant, were present at, and beginning, Prayers, before any one Member of the House was come; and Sir Geo. Moore was the first.

Drummond's

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Sir John Drummond Nat. Knight: - First Reading.

Hay's Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Sir James Hay Knight: - First Reading.

Painting.

The Bill for avoiding Abuses and Deceits used in Painting: - First Reading.

Brydewell

The Bill: for the Confirmation of the Charter of the Hospital. Hospital of Brydewell: - First-Reading.

Archery.

The Bill for the Maintenance of Archery, and Debarring of unlawful Games : - First Reading.

E. of Marre's Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of John Earl of Marre, his Wife and Children: - Second Reading, and committed to Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Wm. Selby, Mr. Parkinson, Sir Edw. Stafford, Sir Jo. Hollice, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Fra. Moore, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Geo. Selby: - This Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber.

Sea-coal.

The Bill for Explanation of the Statute, enacted in the 21th Year of H. VIII. cap. 18. - The second Reading, and rejected. - Sea-coal.

Recusants.

The Bill, inhibiting all Persons, of above the Age of Sixteen Years, from Restitution in Dignity and Blood, upon or after any Attainder of himself, or his or their Ancestors, that do not take the Oath of Supremacy, or is a Recusant convict: - Second Reading, and committed - Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Mr. Specott, Sir Edw. Lewknor, Sir Jo. Heigham, Sir Edw. Mountague, Mr. Winch, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Mr. Fra. Moore, Mr. D. James, Serjeant Shirley, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Edm. Bowyer, Sir Tho. Binks, Sir Jo. Bennet: - Friday, Chequer Chamber.

Spices.

The Bill for the well Garbling of Spices: - Second Reading, and committed to Mr. Gowre, Mr. Recorder, Mr. James, Mr. Middleton, Mr. D. James, Burgesses of Newcastle, Mr. Ashwith, Mr. Brook, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Rob. Wroth, Mr. Wymark, Sir Jerome Bowes, Mr. Bagge, Sir Walter Cope, Mr. Cole of Hull, Burgesses of Totnesse, Mr. Tate: - Saturday, Star Chamber.

Tonage and Poundage.

The Bill for a Subsidy of Tonage and Poundage: - The second Reading, and committed to Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Gowre, Mr. James, Mr. Martin, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir Edw. Hobby, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Jerome Bowes, Sir Fr. Bacon, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Glasier, Sir Roger Wilbraham, Burgesses of Port Towns, Sir Christofer Parkins, Sir Edw. Grevill, Mr. Serjeant Dodridge, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir H. Beamount, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Mr. Nath. Bacon, Mr. Noy, Sir Tho. Hobby: Saturday, Star Chamber.

Bankrupts.

Sir Jo. Savill: - The Committee for the Bill for Explanation of the Statute of Bankrupts : - Mr. Bromley, Mr. Winch, all the Serjeants at Law, Mr. Brook, added to the former Committee.

Holme's Letters Patents.

The Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents, made to Sir Geo. Howme Knight: - The second Reading, and committed to Mr. Vice Chamberlain, the Lord Buckhurst, Sir Jo. Herbert, Sir Edw. Stafford, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Fra. Bacon, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir John Luson, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Wm. Selby, Mr. Parkinson, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir Raphe Gray, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Tho. Hesketh, Sir Rich. Luson, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Mr. Fuller, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir Tho. Freake, Sir Wm. Paddye, Mr. Matthewe, Sir Rob. Mansfield, Sir John Trevor, Mr. Yelverton, Serjeant Dodridge, Sir Hugh Beeston, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Roger Wilbram, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir Henry Beamount, Sir Jo. Hollice, Sir H. Witherington, Sir Fr. Barrington, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Wm. Haryye, Sir Tho. Mounson, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Henry Goodyeare, D. James, Mr. Martin: - Saturday, Star-chamber.

Union with Scotland.

Justice Gawdie, Justice Walmsley, D. Stanhope, and D. Carewe, bring from the Lords, the Bill authorizing certain Commissioners of England to treat with the Commissioners of Scotland, for the Weal of both Kingdoms.

Letters Patent.

The Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents; - First Reading.

Union with Scotland.

The Bill authorizing certain Commissioners of England to treat with the Commissioners of Scotland, for the Weal of both Kingdoms: - First Reading.

Shooting.

The Bill for the better Execution of the Intent and Meaning of former Statutes. made against shooting in Guns, and for the Preservation of the Game of Pheasants and Partridges, and against the Destroying of Hares with Hare-pipes, and tracing Hares in the Snow: - Second Reading, and committed to Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Jo. Hollice, Sir Jo. Harper, Sir Fra. Clifford, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Mr. Martin, Mr. Bond, Sir Tho. Mounson, Sir Charles Cornwallys, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir H. Beamount, Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Sir Geo. St. Poole, Sir Tho. Freake, Sir Fr. Knolles, Mr. Peak, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Henry Withermgton, Sir Chro. Hylyard, Sir Fra. Bacon, Sir Oliver Cromwell, Sir H. Goodyeare, Sir Wm. Paddye, Mr. Yelverton, Sir Rich. Luson, Sir Rob. Mansfield, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Mr. Bellingham, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Mr. Moore: - Friday, Temple Hall.

Sir John Crook and Mr. D. Stanhope bring from the Lords, Three Bills:

Seditious, &c. Books.

1. For Reformation of divers Abuses, in bringing into this Land, Printing, Buying, and Selling, of seditious, popish, vain, and lascivious Books :

Jernegan's Estate.

2. The Bill for Henry Jernegan, the younger, for the Sale of the Manor of Dages in Raveningham and Herringfleet, alias St. Olavs, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, for the Payment of his Debts:

Vincent's Nat.

3. The Bill for the Naturalizing of Katherine Vincent, Elizabeth Vincent, Susan Vincent, Hester Vincent, and Mary Vincent.

Message to attend the King.

Mr. Speaker: - The King, having a Purpose to remove to Greenwich, desireth that the whole House may attend him at the Court, this Afternoon, because he hath something to say before his going.

The House to meet in the Preaching-place at the Court, this Afternoon, from thence to attend the King.

The Speaker to go with the House.

Mr. Martin moveth, that, if the King should except to any Man, the Speaker might be instructed to answer.

Ly. Kildare's Letters Patent.

The Counsel in the Lady Kyldare's Bill.

Counsel for Mr. Duke Brook, Serjeant Harris junior, Mr. Walter, for the Lady Kyldare; Mr. Geo. Crook, for Mr. Brook.

The Committees, for the Lady Kildare's Bill: All the Serjeaats at Law, Sir Fr. Bacon, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Edw. Stafford, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Mr. Toby Matthewe, Sir Rich. Luson, Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir Fr. Hastings, Mr. Yelverton, Mr. Edm. Bowyer, Sir H. Mountague, Sir H. Beamount, Sir Jo. Hollice, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Moore, Sir Tho. Hesketh, Mr. Tate, Sir Edwyn Sandys, Mr. Buddon, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Glasier, Sir John Luson, Sir John Trevor, Mr. Tho. Trevor, Sir Rob. Mansfield, Sir Tho. Lake, Sir Antho. Rowse: - Friday, Temple Hall: - Committees, in the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents, made to the Right honourable Charles Earl of Nottingham, Lord Admiral of England, Tho. Earl of Suffolk, Lord Chamberlain of the King's Houshold, Sir John Leveson and Sir John Trevor, Knights, for the Use and Benefit of the Lady Frances Dowager of Kildar, and now Wife of Henry, late Lord Cobham, attainted.