House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 18 February 1581

Sabbati, 18o Februarii, 1580

Wool Trade.

1. The Bill for the true Folding and Winding of Wools - The first Reading.

Cloth Trade.

1. The Bill for the Repealing of certain Branches of certain Statutes, touching the Making of Woollen Cloths, - The first Reading; and committed to the former Committees for Cloth. - Delivered to Sir William Moore.

Children's Nat.

1. The Bill touching Naturalizing of certain Children, born beyond the Seas, - The first Reading. - Delivered to Mr. Grimston.

Cloth Trade.

1. The Bill touching the Repeal of certain Statutes, touching Cloths to be shipped. - The first Reading ; and committed to the former Committees for Cloths.

Pheasants, &c.

2. The Bill for Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges. - The second Reading; and committed unto Mr. Chancellor of the Duchy, Mr. Knight Marshal, Sir Thomas Cecill, Sir John Hibbott, Sir Thomas Scott, Sir Wm. Moore, Sir Henry Cocke, Mr. Rob. Wrothe, Mr. Crooke, the Master of the Wardrobe, Sir Thomas Parrott, Mr. Seckford, Master of the Requests, Mr. George Horsey, Mr. Wm. Brunckherde, Mr. Rob. Newdigate, Mr. Beamonde, and Mr. Boyer; to meet at Mr. Chancellor's of the Duchy, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, upon Monday next.

Gravelkind.

3. The Bill for Gravelkind Lands, within the County of the City of Exeter. - The Third Reading. - Jud'm.

The Four Bills, last passed before this present Day, are sent to the Lords, by Mr. Treasurer and others.

Conies.

2. The Bill against unlawful Hunting of Conies. - The second Reading; and after many Arguments, rejected, upon the Question, of Ingrossing.

Religion.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer declaring, that the Committees, appointed by this House to have Conference with the Lords, touching the Bill for Religion, have sundry times met together with their Lordships about the same Bill; and that the same Bill is, by the said Committees, in some Parts, altered, changed, and amended; and in some other Parts abridged; and in some others, added unto: And so delivered in the same Bill, so amended ; requiring that the same should now be presently read, as for the first Reading thereof: Whereupon - 1. - The same Bill was read accordingly, for the first Reading.

Hide's, &c. Award.

Monday Morning, at Seven of the Clock, in the Treasury Chamber, for the Committees in Mr. Hide's Bill.

Call of the House.

It is Ordered, That the House be called upon Monday next in the Afternoon.