House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 15 December 1606

Lunae, 15o Decembris, 1606

Marshalsea Court.

IT was moved, and ordered, That upon the Meeting of the Committee for the Bill touching the Abuses of the Court of Marshalsea, &c. Counsel on both Parts should be heard, if they did desire it.

Bathurst's Letters Patents.

L. 2a. B. For the Confirmation of the King's Majesty's Patents made to Robert Bathurst Esquire, of the Manor and Borough of Lachelade, in the County of Glocester: - Secondly read, and committed to Mr. Attorney-general, the Knights and Burgesses for Glocestreshire, Mr. Overbury, Sir William Twysden, Mr. Bacchus, Sir William Burlacy, Sir Jerome Bowes, Sir John Scott, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Oldsworth, Mr. Wight, Mr. D. James, Sir Edw. Mountague, Mr. Tho. Fanshawe, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Crewe, Mr. Tolderby, Sir Anthony Cope, Sir John Hungerford, Mr. Martin, Sir Francis Barrington, Mr. Brock, Sir Henry Poole, Sir Geo. Rivers: - To meet on Wednesday next, at Two a Clock in the Afternoon, in the Middle Temple Hall.

Bourchier's Letters Patents.

L. 2a. B. For the Confirmation of the King's Majesty's Letters Patents made to William Bourchier Esquire, of the Manor of Bardesleigh in the County of Gloucester:- Secondly read, and committed to the Committees in the former Bill; and to meet at the same Time and Place.

Boughton's Estate.

L. 2a. B. The better to enable Henry Boughton, Son and Heir of Edward Boughton, late of Cawston, in the County of Warwick, Esquire, to sell his Lands for the Payment of his Debts, and the Advancement of himself, his Wife, and his Posterity : - Secondly read, and committed to Sir Edw. Mountague, Mr. Recorder of London, Mr. Hadds, Sir Henry Goodyeare, the Burgesses of Coventry and Warwick, Mr. Wymark, Mr. Martin, Mr. Pettus, Sir Roland Litton, Sir Robert Wingfield, Sir Edward Hobby, Mr. Holt, Sir Thomas Smyth, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Francis Leigh, Sir Robert Hitcham, Mr. Fuller, Sir Valentyne Knightley, Mr. Noye, Mr. Brook, Mr. Hedley, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir John Heigham, Mr. Duncombe, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir John Hollis, Sir Geo. Rivers, Sir Edward Grevill: To meet on Wednesday next, at Two a Clock in the Afternoon, in the Middle Temple Hall.

Clifton's Estate.

L. 1a. B. For the Confirmation of Assurances made of Lands, upon the Marriage of George Clifton Esquire, with the Daughter of Sir Antho. Thorold Knight.

Union with Scotland.

The Question of Escuage stirred again; and disputed, whether, and in what Manner, to be proposed to the Lords at the Conference: And, after great Dispute, and Variety of Opinion, resolved, upon Question, that it should be propounded; and Mr. Attorney-general enjoined to do it; and, upon his own Motion, Direction given unto him by the House in Writing, in this Form:

That whereas it is published to the whole Kingdom, by Proclamation, that Escuage is taken away by the Uniting of the Two Kingdoms; wherein it is expressed, that his Majesty is so informed by some learned in the Laws; that this House, upon that Ground, hath entered into Consideration and Dispute of it; and have commanded him to make so much known unto their Lordships, and to pray their Opinion and Advice in it: yet so, as they have given him no further Warrant, at this Time to reply or debate it, but to pray a further Time.