House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 28 February 1581

Martis, 28o Februarii, 1580

Wrecks.

1. 2. The Bill touching Wrecks upon the Seas, twice read.

Cloth Trade.

1. nova. The Bill touching Narrow Cloths and Sorting Kerseys, made in the Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire. - The first Reading.

Ditto.

3. The Bill touching Cloths called Tauntons and Bridgewaters. - The third Reading; and ordered to be ingrossed.

Pheasants, &c.

1. 2. nova. The Bill for Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges, twice read ; and ordered to be ingrossed.

Attorneys.

1. nova. The Bill against the excessive Number of unnecessary Attorneys. - The first Reading.

Ld. Compton.

Mr. Dr. Barcley and Mr. Dr. Foorde do bring from the Lords a Bill touching the Assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Compton.

Moor-burning.

2. The Bill against Moor-burning. - The second Reading

Witnesses.

3. The Bill touching Examination of Witnesses in Corporate Towns. - The third Reading: And these Words, viz, " without Commission or Warrant from some of her Majesty's Courts or Councils ;" and these Words " or " Nisi prius ;" are, upon the Question, ordered to be put into the Bill: And the Word " heretofore," already in the Bill, is, upon the Division of the House, after the Doubtfulness of the Question, ordered to remain in the Bill, by the Advantage of the Number of nine Persons : - With the Yea 98: With the Noe 89. - And the Bill, so amended, is passed, upon the Question.