House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 07 February 1606

Veneris, 7o Die Februarii

Pin-makers.

1. Reading. - THE Bill for the Ratifying and Confirmation of Letters Patents, granted by the King's Majesty, for the Incorporating of the Pinners or Pinmakers of London.

Inns, &c.

1. Reading: - The Bill for the better Executing of One Act of Parliament, made in the first Session of this present Parliament, intituled, An Act to restrain the in-ordinary Haunting and Tipling in Inns, Alehouses, and other Victualling-houses.

Free Trade.

1. Reading: - The Bill to enable all his Majesty's loving Subjects of England and Wales to trade freely into the Dominions of Spayne, Portugall, and France.

Constables.

2. Reading: - B. For the better Execution of the Offices of Petty Constables: - Committed to Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Edw. Hext, Sir H. Poole, Sir H. Nevill, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir John Heigham, Sir Rich. Spencer, Sir Fr. Knolles, Sir Jo. Savill, Sir Chro. Perkins, Mr. Fr. Moore, Sir Jo. Townsend, Sir Nich. Saunders, Sir John Scott, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Wm. Liggon, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Tho. Bishop, Sir Tho. Smyth: - Thursday, Temple Hall.

Purveyors.

2. Reading: - The Bill to restrain Purveyors, That they exceed not the Limits of their Commissions : - Committed to the Committee for Purveyors: - This Afternoon, in the Parliament-house.

Bill delivered to Mr. James of Bristowe.

Artificers, &c.

2. Reading: - Bill for the Explanation and Enlarging of the Branch of a Statute made in the fifth Year of the Reign of the late Queen Eliz. concerning Artificers, Labourers, Servants of Husbandry, and Apprentices : - Committed to Sir John Savill, Sir John Boys, Sir John Heigham, Sir Edw. Hext, Mr. Spycer, Mr. Fuller, Sir H. Billingsley, Mr. Alford, Sir Wm. Fleetwood, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Gamaliel Capell, Sir Tho. Smyth, Sir Fr. Knolles, Burgesses of Bristowe, Sir John Luson, Mr. Lawrence Hyde, Sir Nich. Saunders, Burgesses of Winchester ; - Friday, Temple.

Counsel.

Counsel for Ognell, and the Bill of Fees, Thursday,

Ld. Spencer's Estate.

2. Reading: - B. Forthe Confirmation of certain Leases and Estates made by the Right honourable Robert Lord Spencer, and by his late Father and Mother deceased : - Committed to Mr. Solicitor, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir

Edw. Mountague, Sir H. Mountague, Sir James Harrington, Sir Wm. Killigrewe, Sir Tho. Beamount, Mr. Doyley, Sir Rich. Spencer, Sir Rich. Lovelace, Mr. Tho. Spencer, Sir Tho. Lake, Mr. Winch, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Henry Poole: - Monday, Middle Temple.

Lake's Estate.

Mr. Fuller reporteth Sir Tho. Lake's Bill; - bringeth in Statute of Sir Tho. - with Amendments: - Upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Navigable Rivers.

2. Reading: - The Bill for the Abatement, and to restrain the new Erection of Weares, Stanks, Kiddles, &c. - Sir Rich. Bulkley, Mr. Hoskins, Sir Rob. Maunsell, Mr. Glasier, Sir Tho. Holcrofts, Sir Roger Owen, Sir John Townsend, Sir Wm. Liggon, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir John Luson, Sir Wm. Burlacy, Sir John Scott, Sir Percyval Willoughby, Sir Wm. Skipwith, Burgesses of Exeter, Sir Tho. Beamount, Sir Rob. Needham, Mr. Fuller, Sir John Savage, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir Tho. Knevett, Burgesses of Worcester, Burgesses of Shrewsbury, Burgesses Nottingham, Burgesses Taunton, Sir Geo. St. Poll, Sir Roger Dallyson, Sir Tho. Bishop, Burgesses of Gloucester, Sir Rich. Lovelace, Sir John Thorney: - Friday, Temple.

Conference Recusants.

Mr. Solicitor reporteth the Conference with the Lords. - An honourable Conference; not of Dispute, but of Concord and Harmony. -

His Majesty had entered some Meditation, agreeing with that of both Houses. -

All confirmed : - Needs but Form. -

My Lord Salisburie's Speech first: - Two Parts:

1. A Gratulation.

2. A Narration.

Gratulation, Two Parts:

1. Thanksgiving to God, for his Mercy, that had brought together in Places, where the Adversaries had imagined all Mischief. -

A first Conference: - A Salutation: - A sympathizing of Affection.

Declaration, or Narration: - Primum quaerite regnum Dei.

To seek Means to root out all Popery, and popish Practices. -

It were not fit, they should long stay; but think opportunely of that, which Subjects use to do: - A Gratification from the Subjects to their Sovereign. - The Articles read on both Parts. - A great Agreement. - A Copy of our Articles to them, of theirs to us, before Saturday. - A Sub-committee of both Houses to draw things into Form.

Ditto.

Sir Francis Bacon, with a Repetition of that, which Mr. Solicitor reported : - A Glance, in my Lord Salisburie's Speech, that the Church must needs receive some Storm, if the Commonwealth be not relieved. -

The Articles read. -

The Lords propounded more strict Articles, than did arise from this House. -

The King's Meditation touching these Articles. -

The Ground : - In repressing of Heresies in spiritual Causes, the Sting of the Law to the Heresy. -

Three Sorts:

1. Papists, old, rooted, and rotten.

2. Novelists, the greatest Danger.

3. The Youth, the future Tense of the Papists.

1. Like Queen Maryes Priests, small Hope to reclaim them: -

Rather superstitious, than seditious. -

To be disarmed: - No Place of Magistracy : - Left to the old Laws.

2. Apostates, most malignant: - To be sifted by Oaths before and after. - Law of Reconcilement to extend in other Countries, as well as in England. - Not use the Words " beyond Seas."

3. Take care of Marriages and Christenings: - Nip them in Bud. - The Beginning of Procreation the acting Priests in Hold, to be banished within a Time. - After that, the Law to be executed with all Severity. - The Articles to be delivered.

Mr. Holt: - That no Band can bind them, but a Band of Imprisonment, a Band of Banishment, or a Band of Death. -

A weak, untrue, and unseasonable Defence. - To be called in Question. -

All Matters to be quieted.

Sewers ; New River.

New River : - To Mr. Fuller, - Bill and Committee.

Recusants.

The Sub-committee to meet this Afternoon, and to perfect the Articles.

His Majesty's Meditation, that no Soldiers should serve any popish Prince :

That every Man may subscribe to the Oath: - Touched in the Articles from the Lords.