House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 24 February 1581

Veneris, 24o Februarii, 1580

Woodstocke.

2. The Bill for Re-edifying of the Borough of New Woodstocke. - The second Reading, and ordered to be ingrossed.

Iron-mills.

1. nova. The Bill touching Iron-mills. - The first Reading.

Coventrie.

The Bill touching the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty of the City of Coventrie, brought in by Mr. Grymesdiche, with Amendments, agreed upon by all the Parties, to the same Bill.

Tinners, &c.

1. The Bill touching Tinners and Spaliars. - The first Reading.

Wax.

2. The Bill for the true Melting and Working of Wax. - The second Reading; and committed unto Mr. Comptroller, Mr. Edgecombe, Mr. Lieutenant, Mr. Recorder, and Mr. Crumwell, to consider presently in the Committee Chamber.

Sheriffs.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer bringeth in the Bill for Sheriffs, with some Amendments and Additions:

Jurors.

And also, a new Bill touching the Return of Jurors: Which all were read.

Post Meridiem.

Members returned in room of those sick, &c.

The House being called; and some returned into the Places of others deceased since the last Session of this present Parliament, and yet some of them supposed to be living; some in Place of others sick and diseased ; and some in Place of others employed in the Queen's Majesty's Service ; it is Ordered, That all the said Returns, of this Session, be examined; and the Orders and Precedents of this House in like Cases formerly used, to be also considered by some of this House, and thereupon Report to be made to this whole House of the State of the said Returns and Precedents ; to the end further Order may be taken therein accordingly:

Whereupon are appointed for that Purpose, Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Chancellor of the Duchy, Mr. Treasurer of the Chamber, Sir Thomas Shirley, Sir Edward Horsey, Sir William Moore, Sir Henry Gate, Sir John Hibbott, Mr. Attorney ol the Duchy, Mr. Digges, Mr. Crumwell, and Mr. Powle.

Leave of Absence.

William Bowreman, Esquire, one of the Burgesses for the Town of Wells, is licensed, by Mr. Speaker, to be absent for his necessary Affairs at the next Assizes in the County of Somerset.