House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 01 February 1581

Mercurii, primo Februarii, 1580

E. of Oxforde.

1. The Bill touching Partition of Lands between the Coheirs of John sometime Earl of Oxeforde. - The first Reading.

Cloth-workers.

1. The Bill for Relief and Maintenance of the Company of Cloth-workers. - The first Reading.

Privilege - Abusing a Member.

Upon a Motion made unto this House, by Mr. Norton, that two Porters of Serjeants-inn, in Fleet-street, have much misused him, in his attending the Service of this House ; it is Ordered, by this House, that the Serjeant at Arms do forthwith fetch the same Two Porters unto this House.

Counterfeit Seals.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the Name of the Residue of the Committees, for the Bill against counterfeit Instruments and Seals of Office, and of himself, declareth unto the House, that they have (upon Consideration had amongst them) thought good to make a new Bill for those Purposes, to be offered to this House : And so delivered in both the old Bill and the new.

1. nova. The Bill against counterfeit Instruments and Seals of Offices. - The first Reading.

Hops.

1. The Bill against Packing of Hops. - The first Reading.

Slandering the Queen.

LL. 2. The Bill against slanderous Words and Rumours, and other seditious Practices, against the Queen's Majesty. - The second Reading: And an Addition offered to this Bill, by Mr. Norton, is once read ; and is, with the Bill, committed unto all the Privy Council being of this House, Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber; all the Serjeants at Law being of this House, the Master of the Wardrobe, Sir Henry Gate, Sir George Carie, Sir Thomas Scott, Sir William Moore, Sir Henry Leac, Sir Henry Knyvett, Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir John Brokett, Sir Henry Cocke, Sir Thomas Browne, Sir William Fitzwilliams, Sir Thomas Sampole, Mr. Henry Knolles the Younger, Mr. Edward Carye, Mr. Wolley, Mr. Beale, Mr. Carelton, Mr. Philip Sidney, Mr. Grevill, Mr. Digges, Mr. St. Leger, Mr. Sands, Mr. Yelverton, Mr. Crumwell, Mr. Norton, Mr. Crooke, Mr. Snagge, Mr. Fabian Fillippes, Mr. Birkenheadd, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Dalton, Mr. Baynebrigge, and Mr. Boyes: To meet upon Friday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, in the Chequer-chamber. - Delivered to Mr. Treasurer.

Business deferred.

And the Committee for Mr. Diggs his Motion to be deferred till Saturday next, in the Afternoon, at Two of the Clock, in the said Chequer-chamber.

Sheriffs, &c.

Mr. Serjeant Anderson and Mr. Dr. Barcley do bring, from the Lords, a Bill for Avoiding of Disorders and Abuses in Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Deputies of Sheriffs, and other like Ministers.

Privilege - Abusing a Member.

John Oulde, Porter of Serjeants-inn, in Fleet-street, and William Kenne, his Servant, being present here at the Bar, and, charged with their Misbehaviour, rather excusing than submitting themselves; it is, upon good Proof of their said Misbehaviour, testified by Three Gentlemen of this House, besides Mr. Norton, it is Ordered, that both the Master and Servant be committed to the Serjeant's Ward, till further Order shall be taken; and that Mr. Speaker may, in the mean time, set the said William Kenne, the Servant, at Liberty, upon his Submission, if he shall so think good.

Forgery.

1. The Bill for Explanation of the Statute against Forging of Evidences and Writings. - The first Reading.

Inns, &c.

1. The Bill against the Multitude of common Inns and Alehouses. - The first Reading; and rejected.

Servants disorderly at the Door.

It is Ordered, That Mr. Speaker, in the Name of this House, do require the Warden of the Fleet, being a Member of this House, that he do cause, from henceforth, Two of his Servants to attend at the Stair-head, near unto the outer Door of this House; and to lay-Hands upon Two or Three of such disordered Serving-men, or Pages, as shall happen to use such lewd Disorder and Outrage, as hath been accustomed to be

exercised there this Parliament-time; to the end they may thereupon be brought into this House, and receive such Punishment, as to this House shall seem meet.