House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 02 March 1626

Jovis, 2 Martii

Privilege.

Mr Price hath Privilege, to stay a Suit.

Cave's Estate.

L. 1a. An Act for the Sale of certain Lands, purchased by Sir Bryan Cave in other Mens Names, for Payment of the Debts of the said Sir Bryan Cave, and Relief of his Creditors and Sureties.

Labourers Wages.

Mr. Noy, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Rolle, and Mr. Selden, are appointed by the House to draw a Bill, for the more speedy Recovering of the Wages due to poor Labourers for their Works.

Jermy's Decree.

L. 2. - Jermy. - Committed to Sir H. Poole, Sir M. Fleetewood, Sir Ro. Harley, Mr. Rolles, Mr. Littleton, Sir Jo. Cage, Sir Ro. Mounson, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir B. Hickes; all the Lawyers, that will come, to have Voice; Knights and Burgesses of Cambridgeshyre, Sir Ro. Harley, Sir Cl. Throckmorton: - Wednesday sevennight. Two Clock, Exchequer Chamber.

Members to be Counsel.

Mr. Noy and Mr. Selden, being Members of this House have Liberty to be of Counsel with the Lord Willoughby.

Recusants.

Mr. Pymme reporteth from the Committee for Religion, the Presentment of Recusants. -

Exceptions against some presented, not within the Order; whom the Committee would not put out: Others left out, which within the Order.

Sir Tho. Fairfax his eldest Son a Recusant, yet Sir Tho. cleared.

Lord Archbishop Yorke, for his Son, Sir Toby Mathew, who a Register there.

Mr. Trayford questioned, but cleared by the Committee.

For Yorkeshyre; because they had touched the Lord President there, and set down their Reasons against him; the Committee thought fit, these Reasons should be presented to his Majesty. The Reasons particularly opened, and are as followeth : -

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Sir Wm. Alford, a Member of this House, who in several Commissions, hath a Wife not coming to Church, and a Non-communicant. - That he undertaketh, she shall, within 14. . ., receive the Communion; and hath sent down about it. That he keepeth Company much with Papists, particularly, with Lord Dunbarre; and got Lord Dunbarre to be freed from double Subsidy.

Mr. Chancellor Exchequer, for his own Person, and the Education of his Children, cleared ; but his Wife a Recusant. He last Time cleared by the House.

Jo. Wm. Parry presented, that, being a Commissioner for the Subsidy, he omitted to give in Charge the double Subsidy for Recusants, and the 8 d. per Pole for Recusants.

Sir H. Spiller presented, because neither he, nor his Servants, in Four or Five Years, in St. Andrewes in Holborne received not the Communion there. To which Sir H. Spiller answered, he used, at Easter, to remove into the Country, where he and they received. This he hath Time ....

Mr. Warreyne, a Minister, and Justice of Peace, in Suffolke, presented for these Reasons : 1. That, being sent for to a sick Person, on his Death-bed, perverted him to the Romish Religion; as testified by a Brother of the dead Man's. This 20 Years sithence.

2. That he sent over some of.. Children to a Seminary.

3. That he made a very lame President [a] of Recusants in his Parish ; saying, though some of them ....

4. That he being but a Bachelor of Art, was presented by a Recusant to both his Livings.

5. That he laid a Constable by ...

6. That all the Recusants of the Country depend upon him, and he their Agent and Factor.

Sir Wm. Herberte to be left out of the Presentment.

Lord Archbishop of Yorke also to be left out.

Ordered, A select Committee, to consider, in what Sort Sir Toby Mathew, and Mr. . . Gage, and all such others, as the Committee shall think dangerous Persons to the State, shall be presented. -

Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Edw. Sands, Sir Ro. Harley, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Coryton, Sir Nat. Rich, Mr. Heale, Sir Tho. Grantham, Mr. Spencer, Sir Jo. Finch, Mr. Pymme, Sir H. Poole, Sir M. Fleetewood, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Wandesford: All, that will come, to have Voice. This Committee hath Power to send for any Persons, or Records, to inform them : - Monday, Two Clock.. Star-chamber.

Mr. Trayford cleared, and to be omitted.

Lord President of the North to be presented, with the Reasons now given in, inducing that Presentment, and with Addition of such other Reasons, as the Committee last named shall think fitting. And this Committee is also to consider of the Manner of making this Presentment to the King.

Sir Wm. Alford: - That it is more than he knoweth, that his Wife is a Non-communicant. - Hath now given Order for her receiving the Communion, and hopeth to receive a Certificate of it shortly.

Upon Question, Sir Wm. Alford not to be presented to the King.

Upon Question, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer to be left out of the Presentment, una voce, without One Negative.

Jo. Wm. Parry to be left out.

For Sir H. Spiller: - Upon Question, the Presenters of Sir H. Spiller did fairly, and but their Duties to the House.

Upon Question, the Question concerning the Presenting, or not Presenting, of. . H. Spiller, to be deferred; and Time to be given him, to bring a Certificate of... his Man's receiving the Communion, within Three Weeks.

For Warner; Ordered, He shall be presented ; and the Committee above-named to consider of the Manner.

Duke of Buckingham.

Mr. Spencer reporteth from the Duke of Buckingham; that he being informed by the Committee, according to the Order of the House, the Duke answered, he had, according to his Duty, moved the Lords of the Upper House, for Leave to give Satisfaction to this House, and hath not yet received their Answer, and therefore cannot yet give his.

Recusants.

Ordered, Those Counties, which as yet have made no Presentment to the Committee for Religion; viz. ..... shall make their Presentment to the said Committee before Monday next.

Question delivered in.

House to sit.

Ordered, The House shall sit this Afternoon.

Detention of a French Ship.

Upon Question, the Lieutenant of the Tower to be presently called in, to answer the Questions delivered in,to be propounded to him.

He being brought, with the Mace, to the Bar, but not kneeling, Mr. Speaker proponed the Question to him.

Demanded, whether any, by or from the French, shewed him the Decree out of the Admiralty, for Delivery of

the Goods; answereth, it might be, they did, but he knoweth not he did see any before the 27th of February. -

Confesseth, they did tell him, they had a Decree, for Restitution of the Goods, and shewed him a Schedule of the Goods. -

Confesseth, there was a demand of Gold, precious Stones, &c. but he never had, or saw, any such. -

Confesseth, he, and other the Commissioners, differed in Opinion, concerning the Delivery of Goods taken out of the St.Andrew; but this was only Difference of Opinion.

Mr. Lieutenant, and the Witnesses, against him, to be here again at Four of the Clock this Afternoon.

Jovis, 2o Martii - Post meridiem

Elections.

L. 2a. ELECTIONS. - Committed to Sir H. Poole, Sir Jo. Savyle, Mr. Wandesford, Sir D. Digges, Mr. Sherfeild, Mr. Noye, Mr. Attorney Wards, Mr. Sherland, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Selden, Sir Jo. Finch, Sir Wm. Bowyer, Sir A. Forrest, Sir Geor. More, Sir Tho. Barrington, Mr. Rolle, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Whitby, Mr. Bankes, Sir Edw. Sands, Sir Row. Cotton: And all, that will come, to have Voice. - Thursday next. Star Chamber, Two Clock.

Council of War.

Sir D. Digges tendereth the Questions, agreed by the Committee, to be asked by Mr. Speaker, of the Council of War.

These twice read, and, upon Question, agreed.

Detention of a French Ship.

Mr. Marsh brought to the Bar by the Serjeant, not kneeling, Mr. Speaker demanded of him, 1st, What Pistoletts, or other coined Gold, he received from a French Cook, that came in the Peter: Answereth, the Captain, and Master of the Ship, that took the Peter, delivered it to the Lord Admiral, and he it to him, to keep, sewed up in a Girdle; but knoweth not how much there was of it; for the Duke of Buckingham calling to him for such Pistoletts, as he had in his custody, he delivered these, amongst others, to my Lord, and hath his Discharge for it: That the Duke, after One Day's Journey towards London, sent a Letter to Sir Jo. Cooke, for the Delivery of the Cook's Money. That he, and another Frenchman, told these Pistoletts; but what the Sum was, this Frenchman, whom he lately met in London, remembereth not; neither doth he. That, by Sir Jo. Bagge's Persuasion, he gave the Cook 80l. which he thinketh to be more, than these Pistoletts came to. -

Confesseth, he had delivered to his Custody divers Bags of Silver, about 21 ; in most of them 30l. and of Gold, about 200 Pistoletts; Three Boxes of Emerauds: These he hath still. Hath heard of a Stay made of the St. Peter, at Gravesend, but when, knoweth not; but thinketh, it was about the 4th or 5th of February. That he knew not of the Purpose to stay this Ship, till he heard she was stayed. That, after the Stay of the Ship, he writ to the Proctor, to make Stay of the Schedules.

A Letter, from Mr. March to Mr. Wyatt, the Proctor, read.

One Wyatt, Brother to the Proctor, affirmeth, this Letter was received by his Brother (to his best Remembrance) on Tuesday, ultimo Febr.

Mr. Marsh, having been withdrawn, and called in again, confesseth, he offered him 5 l. to bear his Charges to London; but never offered him under 50l. or 60l. for the Pistoletts. -

Confesseth, he hath some Pearls, which were in the Box with the Emerauds; and that he hath them still: Cannot tell, whether he wrote his Letter to Mr. Wyatt before or after the Stay of the St. Peter.

Low's Estate.

Mr. Low his Bill, - To-morrow Morning, Seven Clock, in Court of Wards.

Exporting Wools.

Exportation of Wools: - To-morrow, Two Clock in the Afternoon, in the former Place.

Concealments.

Bill of Concealments, - Saturday, Two Clock, in the former Place : And all that will come, to have Voice.

Leave of Absence.

Mr. Hampden hath Licence to depart, and is to return again within Ten Days.

Detention of a French Ship.

Jo. Ellyott, called in, confesseth, he was present at a Conference between Mr. Marsh and the French Cook; when the Frenchmen affirmed to Mr. Marsh his Face, that he first offered him 5l. then 10l. and so did rise by fives, till he came to 50 l.

Mr. Lieutenant of the Tower to attend again upon Tuesday next, and in the mean time to take his Ease; and Mr. Marsh, and theWitnesses against either of them, to attend at that Time.