House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 20 February 1581

Lunae, 20o Februarii, 1580

Ledburie Hospital.

LL. 1. The Bill for the Hospital of Ledburie in the County of Hereford. - The first Reading.

Children's Nat.

2. The Bill for Naturalizing of certain Children born beyond the Seas. - The second Reading; and ordered to be ingrossed.

Moor-burning.

1. The Bill against Moor-burning. - The first Reading.

Algate.

3. The Bill for paving a Street without Algate. - The third Reading; and passed upon the Question.

Cardief Bridge.

2. The Bill for Re-edifying of Cardief Bridge. - The second Reading; and ordered to be ingrossed.

Statute of Limitations.

The Bill for Explanation of the Statute of Limitation, made in 32o H. VIII. brought in by Mr. Crumwell, One of the Committees, with some Amendments.

Hide's. &c. Decree.

The Bill for Ratification of a Decree between Mr. Hide and Mr. Darrell, brought in by the Committees; and, the Amendments twice read, the Bill is ordered to be ingrossed.

Family of Love.

Sir Thomas Scott, One of the Committees in the Bill against the Family of Love, brought in the old Bill; with a new Bill also for that Purpose, drawn by the said Committees; but (he protesteth) not assented to, only by himself; and That for One only Article in the same now Bill contained.

Attornies.

Mr. Serjeant Flowrdewe, Mr. Beale, Mr. Topclyff, Mr. Crumwell, Mr. Newdigate, Mr. Alforde, and Mr. Layton, are added unto the former Committees, for the Bill touching the Attornies ; in the Inner Temple Hall, To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Gressham's Creditors.

2. The Bill for Relief of the Creditors of Sir Tho. Gressham Knight, deceased. - The second Reading.

Slandering the Queen.

LL. 3. The Bill against slanderous Speeches and Rumours, and other seditious Practices, against the Queen's Majesty, brought in by the Committees, with certain Amendments and Additions; all three times read; and so the Bill now read the third time, and passed, upon the Question; and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Vicechamberlain and others; together with the other Bill passed this Day, viz. the Bill for paving the Street without Algate.

Gressham's Creditors.

Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Vicechamberlain, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William Moore, Sir Rowland Haywarde, Mr. Recorder, Mr. Serjeant Flowrdewe, Mr. Wrothe, Mr. Crumwell, Mr. St. Leger, Mr. Aldersea, Mr. Layton, Mr. Alforde, Mr. Norton, and Mr. Thompson, to meet in the Chequer-chamber, upon Tuesday next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, for the Bill touching the Creditors of Sir Thomas Gressham; and Licence to all Persons and Parties, whom it may concern, to bring their learned Counsel, as well before the said Committees, as also before this House, if it shall be so requisite.

Cloth Trade.

1. The Bill touching coloured Cloths, made in the Counties of Suffolk and Essex. - The first Reading; and committed to the former Committees for Cloths. - Delivered to Mr. Grymston.