House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 14 April 1604

Saturni, 14 Aprilis, 1604

Downe's Estate.

L. 1. B. FOR the Sale of certain Lands of Edw. Downes Esquire, for Payment of his Debts.

Poor, &c.

L. 2. B. For the Poor, and against Depopulation: - Secondly read, much disputed; and, upon a double Question, for committing and ingrossing, rejected.

Purveyors.

In the Matter formerly proposed, touching the Abuses of Purveyors, it was now argued, whether it were fittest to proceed by way of Petition to his Majesty, or by Bill; by Mr. Martin, Mr. Hoskins, and Mr. Hyde; and, lastly, by Sir Henry Jenkins, who was observed to mistake the Question; and therefore (to prevent the idle Expence of

Time, was interrupted by Mr. Speaker; and thereupon a Rule conceived:

Members speaking irrelevantly.

That if any Man speak impertinently, or besides the Question in Hand, it stands with the Orders of the House for Mr. Speaker to interrupt him; and to know the Pleasure of the House, whether they will further hear him.

Puryeyors, &c.

Resolved, upon this Dispute, That the Committees, named for Consideration of the Particulars proposed by Sir Robert Wroth, shall prepare a Petition to be presented to his Majesty, touching the Abuses of Purveyors, and Car-takers; and in the mean time, all other Proceeding by Bill to cease.

Union with Scotland.

Mr. Justice Gawdie, Mr. Baron Savill, Sir Edward Coke, and Sir John Crook, come with Message from the Lords; That it hath pleased the Lords, being but One Body with them, to send them unto this House, to desire, that there may be a Conference between them, touching the blessed and happy Union of these Two Kingdoms; for which the Lords have appointed Forty of that House; and desire, that it may be this Afternoon in the Painted Chamber.

The Messengers retired: And Resolved by the House, to name a Hundred, to meet and confer with the Lords, And, to that Purpose, were presently named, all the Privy Council of the House, the Lord Buckhurst, Sir Geo. Carewe, Vice-chamberlain to the Queen, the Lord Clynton, Mr. Oliver St. John, Sir Francis Knollys, Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Mr. Edw. Musgrave, Sir John Peyton, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Wm. Knyveton, Sir Thomas Ridgeway, Sir John Williams, Sir Francis Barrington, Mr. Clifford, Sir Henry Nevill, Sir John Savill, Sir James Skidmore, Sir Wm. Selby, Sir John Scott, Sir Robert Wroth, Sir Henry Billingsley, Sir Thomas Somersett, Sir Edward Mountague, Sir Percivall Willoughby, Mr. Nath. Bacon, Sir Roland Litton, Sir Henry Wytherington, Sir William Bulstrod, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Robert Stanford, Sir Thomas Walsingham, Sir Rich. Leveson, Sir Robert Oxenbridge, Sir John Heigham, Sir Francis Hastings, Sir Jerome Horsey, Sir William Liggon, Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir William Burlacy, Sir Timothy Whittingham, Sir Robert Harley, Mr. Mutton, Sir Robert Knollys, Mr. Davyes, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Sir James Perrott, Sir William Morrice, Mr. Lyfe, Mr. Peak, Sir Thomas Waller, Sir Roger Pulleston, Sir Thomas Denton, Sir Edward Hobbye, Mr. Allen Percy, Sir Jerome Bowes, Sir Nicholas Saunders, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Yelverton, Mr. Francis Moore, Mr. Serjeant Dodridge, Mr. Serjeant Snig, Mr. Martin, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Bromley, the Queen's Attorney, Sir Tho. Crompton, Sir John Bennet, Mr. D. James, Mr. D. Mountlowe, Sir Oliver St. John, Sir Edw. Stafford, Sir William Lowre, Mr. Cunye, Sir John Leveson, Sir Geo. Manors, Sir Robert Needham, Sir Edw. Littleton, Sir John Hollis, Sir Thomas Beaumont, Sir Thomas Holcroft, Mr. Hackwill, Sir Rich. Verney, Sir William Wray, Sir Geo. St. Poll, Sir Edw. Lewknor, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Sir William Skipwith, Sir John Mallorie, Sir Charles Cornwallys, Sir Rich. Molyneux, Sir Arthure Atye, Sir Roger Wilbraham, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Cope, Mr. Toby Matthews, Master of the Chancery, Sir Henry Bromley, Sir Vincent Skynner, Mr. Askwith, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Bagge, Mr. Henry Bryers, Sir Rich. Hawkins, Mr. Holland, Mr. Parkinson, the Burgesses of Carlisle, Hull, and Newcastle, Mr. Dannet, Mr. James.

These Committees are appointed to meet with the Lords, and to attend what their Lordships shall be pleased to propound, touching the Matter of Union; and accordingly to make Report to the House.

Extortion.

Committees added, upon Motion, in the Bill touching Extortion: The Queen's Attorney, Mr. Hedley, Mr. Winch, Mr. Wyseman, Sir Robert Wroth, Mr. Hext: - To meet, with the rest, this Afternoon, in the Exchequer Chamber.

Saturni, 14 Aprilis, 1604, post meridiem.

Wyndsor Deanry, &c.

L. 1. B. FOR the Assuring of divers Lands and Tenements to the Dean and Canons of Wyndsor, and of assuring a Lease of the Prebend of Bedwyn, in the County of Wiltes, to Edward Earl of Hertford.

Union with Scotland.

The Report of the Lords Declaration, touching the Union, to be made by Sir Henry Mountague, on Monday Morning next.