House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 18 May 1604 (2nd scribe)

Veneris, 18 Maii, 1604

Areskyn's Nat.

THE Bill for the Naturalizing of Sir Tho. Areskyn, Knight, and Alexander Areskyn, his Son, and all other the Children of the said Sir Thomas : - The first Reading.

Glover's, &c. Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Thomas Glover, Margaret Mordant, Francis Cottymore, Alexander Danyell, Nicholas Gylpin, and Mary Copcote .- - The first Reading.

Chanterell's Nat.

The Bill for Naturalizing of Victor Chanterell, Peter Martin, Mentia Van Ursall, Wife of Geo. Aldrich Esquire, Sabina Aldrich, Edw. and Peregrine Aldrich, her Children:

- The first Reading.

Plague.

The Bill for the charitable Relief of Parishes infected with the Plague. - Second Reading, and committed to Sir Rob. Worth, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Mr. Wyseman, Mr. Pettus, Sir John Heigham, Sir Rob. Needham, Sir Tho. Hobby, Mr. Peak, Mr. Cowcher, Sir Charles Cornwallys, Sir John Hungerford, Serjeant Snig, Cinque Ports, Winchester, Sir Edw. Lewknor, Mr. Swaden, Mr. Tate, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Alford, Sir John Thynne, Sir Nich. Saunders, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Fanshawe, Mr. Bryers, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Chapman. - Chequer Chamber, Tuesday.

Bills to be sent up.

Eight ingrossed Bills To-morrow to be sent up. - Ordered.

Inns, &c.

The Bill to restrain the inordinate Haunting and Tipling in Inns, Alehouses, and other Victualling-houses : - The first Reading.

Mariners.

The Bill to reform the Abuses of Mariners, that take Impress-money of Captains, Merchants, Owners, or Masters, in Voyages to Sea, either by way of Merchandizing, fishing, or otherwise : - The first Reading.

Husbandry.

The Bill for the better Execution of the Statutes against the Decay ing of Towns, and Houses of Husbandry, and for the Maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage, made the 39th Year of our late Sovereign Lady Elizabeth: - The first Reading.

Hops.

The Bill for Avoiding of Deceit, in Selling, Buying, or Spending, of corrupt and unwholesome Hops: - The second Reading, and committed to Mr. Fuller, Mr. Dannett, Mr. Peak, Sir H. Billingsley, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Chapman, Sir Wm. Paddy, Mr. Cole, Mr. Askwith, Mr. Bettus, Plymouth, Dartmouth, Perrin: - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Exchequer.

Chequer Abuses: - On Tuesday, Sir Tho. Freak, Sir Rob. Nappier, and Sir Rob. Worth, added.

Howme's Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Sir Geo. Howme Knight, Lord Treasurer of Scotland, his Wife and Children: - The second Reading.

D. of Leneux's, &c. Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Lodovick Duke of Leneux, Esme Lord of Obigney, his Brother, and their Children : The second Reading.

Ramsey's Nat.

The Bill for the Naturalizing of Sir John Ramsey Knight: - The second Reading. These Three Bills are committed to the Committees following, viz. Mr. Vice-chamberlain, Sir Edw. Hobby, Sir Rob. Wroth, Sir Oliver St. John, Sir Fr. Vane, the Lord Clynton, Sir Tho. Holcroft, Sir Roger Aston, Sir John Savill, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir Tho. Lake, Sir Fr. Bacon, Sir John Thynne, Mr. Martin, Mr Holt, Sir H. Mountague, Sir Edw. Stafford, Mr. Parkinson, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir John Scott, Sir Wm. Smyth, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Wm. Selby, Sir Jerome Horsey, Sir Edw. Grevill, Mr. Blinco, Sir Rob. Needham : - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Downe's Estate.

The Bill for the Sale of the Lands of Edw. Downes Esquire, for Payment of his Debts, brought in from the Committee, by Sir Jo. Heigham, with Amendments; and, upon the Question, ordered to be ingrossed.

Letters Patents

Sir John Mallorie moveth for a Bill, for Confirmation of all Letters Patents, made since the King's coming.

A Bill to be drawn by some Lawyers.

Sir John Boys, Serjeant Dodridge, Mr. Serjeant Lee, Mr. Fra. Moore, Mr. Winch, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Tate, Mr. Fuller, to draw a Bill, and to bring it in on Monday. Mr. Moore first to draw it, at the Desire of the House.

Debtors.

Bill for relieving of poor Debitors in London, and Committees, delivered to Sir Henry Billingsley.

Bankrouts.

For Bankrouts, - to Mr. Fuller.

Purveyors.

Purveyors. -

Mr. Hare: - Necessity why we must make a Composition with the King. -

Dishonourable, that it should be said, the King of England had Necessity.

Sir Tho. Ridgeway; - We have no Precedent for Taxes by Act of Parliament. -

That the Bill might be ingrossed. - That there might be a Composition.

Mr. Martin; - No Composition.

Sir Geo. Moore: - No Composition by an Act of Parliament.

Papa non tenetur lege positiva, sed tenetur mente legis. -

Composition, but not by Law.

Sir Wm. Fleetwood, - for the Composition. - The Sum to be 20, 000l. - That the Bill might go forward.

Sir John Savill, - against the Law, - and Composition. - He would give double for his Shire, which is given now .. Wisheth, that every Shire should do the like. -

That some Committee might consider of the Manner of Expence and Waste in the King's Houshold.

Sir John Hollice: - Committees to draw Reasons, for Satisfaction to his Majesty, touching Purveyors.

The Committee, for Purveyors, to meet this Afternoon in the Parliament-House.

Twelve to be chosen out of them, to deliver the Reasons to the King.

A Warrant to the Officers of the Green-cloth, to bring the Books of Expence or Provision of the King's Houshold.

Religion.

Religion. -

Sir Francis Hastings reporteth the Conference for Religion, Yesterday. - The Bishop of London first. - The King surveyed the Articles : Gave Answers, not resolute, and particularly. - Three Kinds, of People :

Papist, Atheist; increase:

Professor; - decrease. -

Delivered with great Magnanimity. -

If the Papist should take away that, which many thirst after, the King should die in a good Cause. -

The King's Resolution, so long as his Heart was in his Body, he would ever continue this Religion. -

Spiritual, temporal, Remedy. - Enjoined the Bishops to instruct: To my Lord Chancellor, and the Two Presidents : admonished them, for Papists, Atheists, and such, as refused to receive the Sacrament. -

To the Lords, and the Commons, to make Laws, to hem them in. -

For Forfeitures ; if they bring their Payment in One Hand, and offer Obedience with the other Hand, they should take their Payment back again. -

The Ministers, and Reformists. -

Consider the Book of Common Prayer, and insist of the Points, they will not vary from. -

That we should not bewray any Mislike of the Scotts, by any Word from us. -

Religion. -

A Sub-committee, out of the great Committee :

1. To consider, what Laws presently :

2. What Laws for the next Session :

3. What the King may do, out of his regal Power, without Law.

Coopers.

Mr. Rob. Middleton added to the Cowpers Bill.

Remember to speak to Sir Rob. Wroth for the Cowpers Bill.

E. of Hertford's Cause.

The Earl of Hertford's Cause. -

Mr. Richison replies. - The true Cause of Mislike, of the Duke, and disinheriting John, his eldest, because, after the Duke had lived Twenty Years with Katherine, and began to affect Anne, Katherine died with Impatience. John took ill his Mother's Injury. This was the Cause, of the Duke, of Mislike.

Serjeant Altham rejoins: Mr. Walter pursues: Serjeant Nicholls sur-rejoins.

My Lord of Hertford admitted to speak within the Bar, in his own Cause.

Mr. Seymor admitted to answer him, and my Lord to reply: And sundry bitter Terms of Spleen and Imputation, to themselves, and their Ancestors, passed between them.