House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 05 February 1606

Mercurii, 5o Februarii

Leases.

CONFIRMATION of Leases -. - Saturday, Chequer Chamber.

Tonage, &c.

London; Tonage; small Suits ; Relief of the Poor; Inmates. - Monday, Chequer Chamber;

Lady Cave's Jointure.

The Bill for the Assurance of the Jointure of the Lady Cave, returned from the Committee, with Amendments, by Sir Edw. Grevill; and, upon the Question, ordered to be ingrossed.

Watermen.

The Bill touching Wherrymen and Watermen, returned from the Committee, with Amendments; and twice read; and to be ingrossed.

Kerseys.

2. Reading:- - The Bill for the Repeal of One Act made in the fourteenth Year of Queen Elizabethe's Reign, concerning the Lengths of Kerseys: - Committed to Sir John Savill, Sir Rob. Oxenbridge, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Gore, Sir Edw. Hext, Sir John Heigham, Mr. Geo. Austen, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Rich. Pawlett, Sir Rowland Barkley, Mr. Fuller, Sir Geo. Fleetwood, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Bag, Sir Tho. Ridgeway, Sir John Hungerford, Sir H. Poole, Sir Tho. Smyth, Mr. Tate, Mr. Cole, Mr. Bacchus, Sir Fr. Knolles, Sir Wm. Strowd, Mr. Hungerford, Sir Nich. Saunders, Sir H. Nevill: - Tuesday, Chequer Chamber.

Purveyors.

Mr. Hare: - Touching the Bill of Purveyors: - Friday, Parliament-house.

Artificers, &c.

1. Reading : - The Bill for the Explanation and Enlarging of a 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.

Recusants.

6. Article : - Touching Armour and Munition to be taken from Recusants. - Resolved.

7. Article: - Touching popish Books printed, brought in, or sold. - Resolved.

8. Article : - Touching the Discovery of the Mass, or Priest, or Recusant present, or such as relieve or entertain. - Resolved.

9. Article: - Touching the Christening of Recusants Children.: - Resolved.

10. Article: No Recusant shall be Lawyer, Officer, Captain, Lieutenant, &c. - Resolved.

11. Article: No Recusant shall present to any Benefice, &c. Universities shall present. - Resolved.

12. Article: - Every Recusant, ipso facto, excommunicate. - Resolved.

13. Article: Recusants to be married in the open Church. - Man no Freehold of the Wife, Women no Dower. - Resolved.