The other so to consider of the Crown and State as it may be best preserved in time of Peace and best defended in the time of War according to the Honour due unto it And because in all Councils and Conferences first and chiefly there should be sought the Advancement of Gods Honor and Glory as the sure and infallible Foundation whereupon the Policy of every good Publick Weal is to be Erected and built and as the streight line whereby it is principally to be directed and governed and as the chief Pillar and Buttress wherewith it is continually to be sustained and maintained Therefore for the well-performing of the former touching Laws you are to consider first whether the Ecclesiastical Laws concerning the Discipline of the Church be sufficient or no and if any want shall be found to supply the same and thereof the greatest care ought to depend upon my Lords the Bishops to whom the Execution thereof especially pertains and to whom the imperfections of the same be best known And as to the Temporal Laws you are to Examine whether any of them already made be too sharp or too sore or over-burthenous to the Subject or whether any of them be too loose or too soft and so over-perillous to the State For like as the former may put in danger many an Innocent without cause particularly so the second may put in peril both the Nocent and Innocent and the whole State universally You are also to examine the want and superfluity of Laws you are to look whether there be too many Laws for any thing which breedeth so many doubts that the Subject sometimes is to seek how to observe them and the Councellor how to give advice concerning them Now the second which concerns a sufficient provision for the Crown and State herein you are to call to remembrance how the Crown of this Realm hath been many ways charged extraordinarily of late not possibly to be born by the ordinary Revenues of the same and therefore of necessity to be relieved otherwise as heretofore it hath commonly and necessarily been For like as the ordinary charge hath been always born by ordinary Revenues so the extraordinary charge hath always been sustained by an extraordinary relief This to those that be of understanding is known not only to be proper to Kingdoms and Empires but also is hath been and ever will be a necessary peculiar pertaining to all Common-Wealths and private States of men from the highest to the lowest the rules of reason hath ordained it so to be But here I rest greatly perplexed whether I ought to open and remember unto you such reasons as may be easily produced to move you thankfully and readily to grant this extraordinary relief or no I know the Queens Majesty conceiveth so great hope of your prudent foreseeing what is to be done and of your good wills and readiness to perform that which by Prudence you foresec that few or no perswasions at all are needful for the bringing this to pass Nevertheless because by the antient order heretofore used it is my Office and Duty somewhat to say in this Case and likewise all men also that be present neither understand alike nor remember alike Therefore I mean with your favour and patience to trouble you with a few words touching this point True it is that there be two things that ought vehemently to move us frankly bountifully and readily to deal in this matter The former is the great benefits that we have received the second is the necessity of the Cause If we should forget the former we are to be charged as most ungrate and unthankful and the forgetfulness of the second doth charge us as uncareful of our own Livings and Liberties and of our Lives the former moveth by Reason and the second urgeth by Necessity And here to begin with the former albeit that the benefits that the Realm hath received by Gods Grace and the Queens Majesties Goodness both for the number and greatness are such as may be more easily marvelled at than worthily weighed and considered Yet mean I to remember briefly three of them whereof the first and chief is restoring and setting at Liberty Gods holy Word amongst us the greatest and most precious Treasure that can be in this World for that either doth or should benefit us in the best degree to wit our Minds and Souls and look how much our Souls excel our Bodies so much must needs the benefits of our Souls excel the benefits of our Bodies whereby also as by a necessary consequent we are delivered and made free from the Bondage of the Roman Tyranny therefore this is to be thought of us the most principal benefit The second is the inestimable benefit of Peace during the time of ten whole years together and more and what is Peace is it not the richest and most wished for Ornament that pertains to any publick Weal Is not Peace the mark and end that all good Governments direct their actions unto Nay is there any benefit be it never so great that a man may take the whole Commodity of without the benefit of Peace Is there any so little Commodity but through Peace a man may have the full fruition of it By this we generally and joyfully possess all and without this generally and joyfully we possess nothing A man that would sufficiently consider all the Commodities of Peace ought to call to remembrance all the miseries of War for in reason it seems as great a benefit in being delivered of the one as in the possessing of the other Yet if there were nothing the common and lamentable Calamities and Miseries of our Neighbours round about us for want of Peace may give us to understand what blessedness we be in that possess it There be that never acknowledge benefits to their value whilst they possess them but when they be taken from them and so find their want marry such be not worthy of them Now is it possible trow you that this blessed benefit of Peace could have been from time to time thus long conserved and conferred upon us had not the mind affection and love that our Soveraign bears towards us her Subjects bred such care over us in her Breast as for the well bringing of this to pass she hath for born no care of Mind no travel of Body nor expence of her Treasure nor sale of her Lands no adventuring of her Credit either at home or abroad a plain and manifest Argument how dear and pretious the safety and quiet of us her Subjects be to her Majesty And can there be a greater perswasion to move us to our power to tender the like The third is the great benefit of Clemency and Mercy I pray you hath it been seen or read that any Prince of this Realm during whole ten years Reign and more hath had his hands so clean from Blood If no offence were her Majesties Wisdom in Governing was the more to be wondred
beseech you c. that speedy Justice be done upon her whereby your self may be safe the state of your Realm preserved and we not only delivered from this trouble of conscience but also re-comforted to endeavour our selves and all ours into whatsover other peril for the preservation and safety of you Lastly Gods vengeance against Saul for sparing Agag against Ahab for sparing the life of Benhadad is apparent for they were both by the just Judgment of God deprived of their Kingdoms for sparing those wicked Princes whom God had delivered into their hands of purpose to be slain to death by them as by the Ministers of his eternal and divine Justice How much those Magistrates were commended that put to death those mischievous and wicked Queens Jezebel and Athaliah How wisely proceeded Solomon to punishment in putting to death his own natural and elder Brother Adonias for the only intention of a marriage which gave suspicion of Treason whereas there is no more desired of your Majesty than the very Pope now your sworn Enemy some of these late Conspirators and this wicked Lady her self have thought fit to fall on her He in like case gave sentence vita Conradini mors Carolo Mors Conradini vita Carolo. They in their best minds and remorse of Conscience setting down the best means of your safety said He that hath no Arms cannot fight and he that hath no Legs cannot run away but he that hath no head can do no harm Pisces primùm à Capite foetent She by her voluntary subscribing to the late Association c. gave this sentence against her self And after in her Letters of these Treasons to Babington wrote that if she were discovered it would give sufficient cause to you to keep her in continual close Prison By which words she could mean nothing else but pains of death Therefore we seeing on the one side how you have to the offence of mighty Princes advanced Religion with what tender care and more than motherly Piety you have always cherished us the Children of this Land with what Honour and Renown you have restored the ancient Rights of the Crown with what Peace and Justice you have governed and with what store and plenty you have raigned over us On the other side seeing that this Enemy of our Felicity seeks to undermine the Religion c. to supplant us and plant Strangers in the place to transfer the Rights of the Crown to that Italian Priest and the Crown to her self or some other from you and therefore lyeth in continual wait to take your life c. Therefore we pray you c. for the Cause of God his Church this Realm our selves and your self That you will no longer be careless of your life our Soveraign safety nor longer suffer Religion to be threatned the Realm to stand in danger nor us to dwell in fear but as Justice hath given rightful Sentence c. so you will grant Execution That as her life threatneth your death so her death may by Gods favour prolong your life and that this evil being taken away from the Earth we may praise God for our deliverance and pray him for our continuance And with the Psalmist say Dominus fecit Judicium and the ungodly is trapped in the works of her own hand And so pray God to incline her heart to our just desires c. Which short Note seemeth to be thus impersectly set down by the said Speaker only to put him in mind to end and shut up his Speech with some short Prayer to the said purpose Nota That all the several passages of this Saturday are supplied out of a very authentick Copy which I had containing the said reasons delivered by the said Speaker and partly out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House being wholly omitted in that of the House of Commons as is also her Majesties Answer which because it is printed at large by Mr. Cambden in Annal. Regin Eliz. edit Lugd. Batav Anno Dom. 1625. pag. 466 467 468. and elsewhere it would be needless to insert it here or any part thereof and the rather because some heads thereof are shortly remembred on Monday next following On Monday the 14 th day of November Mr. Speaker made report to the House of his Message done from this House to her Majesty which see on Saturday last foregoing and also of her Majesties most grateful acceptation of the same and of her Highnesses Answer thereunto but what her Majesties said Answer was is wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons although Mr. Fulk Onslow at this time Clerk thereof had left the entire 187. leaf of the said Journal a blank for the entring or inserting of it Yet it will not be amiss although the said Answer be extant in print as is abovesaid briefly to touch the heads thereof Which were her Majesties thankful acknowledgment for her many miraculous preservations that she was most grieved that so near a Kinswoman as the Queen of Scots had conspired to take away her life That the Law lately made which seemeth to have been that for the preservation of her Majesties person passed the last Parliament was not enacted to intrap the said Queen as some had pretended but only to deter her from such wicked practices That her Tryal had been just and honourable And lastly that she thanked them for their care of her safety and desired them a while to expect her further and final Answer Mr. Vice-Chamberlain affirming the Report of Mr. Speaker to be very true in all the parts of the same and well and faithfully delivered by him to this House and very much also commending his delivery of the Message of this House to her Majesty upon Saturday last at the Court in such dutiful and due sort as all this whole House had he said very good cause to yield him very hearty thanks for the same and therefore required them so to do which they so then did in very loving and courteous sort And he further shewed That he had something more to add to the said Speech reported by Mr. Speaker not of any thing delivered unto him upon Saturday by her Majesty but of something then omitted and forgotten by her Majesty albeit both before purposed by her Highness and then and yet still intended to be signified unto this House and which he himself that morning was commanded by her Majesty to signifie unto them which was That her Highness moved with some commiseration towards the Scottish Queen in respect of her former Dignity and great Fortunes in her younger years her nearness of Kindred to her Majesty and also of her Sex could be pleased to forbear the taking of her Blood if by any other means to be devised by her Highnesses great Council of this Realm the safety of her Majesties own Person and of the State might be preserved and continued without peril or danger of ruine and destruction and else not
at all named with the Committees of the Lords in all the aforesaid Journal Books may doubtless be conceived to have happened through the Clerk's negligence For in the very next ensuing Session of Parliament in An. 5. Regin Eliz. they are seldom omitted prout on Tuesday the 26th day of January on Saturday the 30th day of the same Month as also on Saturday the 20th day of March then next following The Bill for Restitution of Robert Rudston was read secunda vice and again tertia vice conclusa The Bill also to revive a Statute made A. 23. H. 8. against the Conveyance of Horses Geldings and Mares into Scotland was read tertia vice conclusa and the Bill touching the Duke of Norfolk was read secunda vice Commiss ' ad ingrossandum Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being for the restitution in blood of the Lord John Grey the second for restitution in blood of Sir J. Gates Knight and the third for restitution in blood of Sir James Croft Knight were each of them returned conclus ' the fourth was touching the changing of Gavelkind Land of the Lands of Thomas Brown and George Brown the fifth for the Incorporation of Trinity Colledge n. Cambridge and the last for assurance of Lands to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy On Saturday the fourth day of March the Bill to change the nature of Gavelkind Land of the Lands of Thomas Brown and George Brown was read the first time The Bill touching Tanners and Sellers of Tanned Leather was read the first time and the Bill for Shoemakers and Curriers was read the second time and both of them Committed to the Duke of Norfolk the Earl of Shrewsbury the Bishop of London the Bishop of Carlile the Lord Rich and the Lord Willoughby Dominus Thesaurar ' continuavit presens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox ' hora nona Nota That that there appeareth no Commission or other Authority in the Original Journal Book of the Upper House by which the Lord Treasurer supplied the Lord Keeper's place but most probable it is that either the Commission it self is negligently omitted by Francis Spilman Esq at this time Clerk of the said House or else that the said Lord Treasurer did continue it only upon her Majesties Verbal Authority and Command as did the Lord Treasurer in the like Case in the Session of Parliament A. 18. Regin Eliz. on Saturday the third day of March. On Munday the 6th of March the Bill for the Ratification of the Marriage between the Duke of Norfolk and the Lady Margaret now his Wife and for the assurance of certain Lands for her Joynture was read tertia vice conclusa The Bill also for the restitution in blood of Harry Howard c. younger Brother to the Duke of Norfolk was read prima vice The Bill also for the Explanation of the restitution of the Lord Cardinal Pool was committed to the Archbishop of York the Duke of Norfolk the Earl of Rutland the Bishop of Carlile the Lord Rich the Lord Willoughby and the Lord Hastings of Loughborough but no mention is made of the reading thereof which was doubtless omitted through the great Negligence of Francis Spilman Esq Clerk of the Upper House for this Bill was read prima vice on Munday the 27th of February foregoing and was Committed to the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench and the Queen's Attorny to consider of it as is probable and to make report thereof unto the Lords which being done this day and the Bill thereupon as may likewise be gathered read the second time it was Committed to the Lords abovenamed and on the morrow following it was read tertia vice and Passed the House and on Wednesday the 8th of this instant March following was sent down to the House of Commons by Mr. Lewes and Mr. Vaughan On Tuesday the 7th day of March the Bill for the explanation of the Repeal of the Attainder of the late Lord Cardinal Pool was read tertia vice conclusa The Bill also for the assurance of Lands to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy and the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge were each of them read prima vice The Bill lastly for explaining the Statute made against ingrossing of Dead Victuals and the Bill that Gerson Wroth born in Germany shall be reputed the Queen's natural born Subject were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Wednesday the 8th day of March the Bill for the explanation of the Statute against ingrossing of Dead Victuals and the Bill for the true Answering of the Queen's Majesties Revenues were each of them read prima vice Four other Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for the changing of the nature of Gavelkind Lands of Thomas Brown and George Brown and another for the assurance of Lands to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy were each of them read secunda vice but no mention made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referr'd to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons on the day next foregoing The Bill touching the Duke of Norfolk and that concerning Cardinal Pool were sent to the House of Commons by Mr. Lewis Mr. Vaughan On Thursday the 9th of March the Bill for the assurance of certain Lands to the Lord Wentworth the Lord Rich and the Lord Darcy de Chiche was read tertia vice conclusa dissentientibus Episcopo London Meneven ' Abbat ' de Westm ' the Bill for Gerson Wroth was read tertia vice conclusa and the Bill for exchange of the nature of Gavelkind Lands of the two Browns was read also tertia vice conclusa dissentient ' Duce Norfolciae Quatuor Comitibus tribus Baronibus The Bill lastly for the true Answering of the Queen's Majesties Revenues was read secunda vice Commissa ad ingrossand On Fryday the 10th day of March the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge and the Bill for the true Answering of the Queen's Majesties Revenue were each of them read tertia vice conclusa and sent down to the House of Commons The Bill lastly for the explanation of the Statute against ingrossing of Dead Victuals was read secunda vice but no mention is made that it was either referr'd to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been sent from the House of Commons Tuesday the 7th day of this instant March foregoing v. a like Commitment on Munday 13th day of Feb. foregoing On Saturday the 11th day of March a Proviso to be annexed to the Bill of Treason was read prima secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand On Munday the 13th day of March a Proviso to be annexed to the Bill of Treasons was read tertia vice
reading of which the last was the Bill to reverse Judgments in praecip quod red for lack of Summons The Bill for Leases and Offices made by the deprived Bishops was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Gates and others The Bill also for the Patentees of the Bishop of Winchesters Lands was read the second time The Bill lastly for restitution in Blood of the Queens Highness after Queen Anne was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been sent from the Lords on Thursday the 16 th of this instant February foregoing On Monday the 20 th day of February the new Bill for Tanning and selling of Tann'd Leather and the new Bill for regrating of Tann'd Leather were each of them read the first time The Proviso from what time the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole shall have commencement was read the first time The Bill touching common Recoveries was read the first time The Bill for the Sessions to be holden in Pembrook Town was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed and the Bill explaining the Act of Regrators Forestallers c. was read the second time The Proviso in the Bill for First-fruits was read the first and second time The Bill lastly of Tonnage and Poundage was brought from the Lords by M r Sollicitor On Tuesday the 21 th day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the last was the new Bill for the payment of an imposition by Frenchmen to Melcomb Regis in Dorsetshire The Bill for the First-Fruits and Tenths annexed to the Crown and the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Queen after her Highnesses Mother did each of them pass upon their third reading and were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller and others with the Bill of the Subsidy The new Bill for the Supremacy of the Church c. annexed to the Crown was read the first time On Wednesday the 22 th day of February two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Supremacy of the Church annexed to the Crown was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed The Bill for restitution of Gerson Wroth to be naturally English Born was read the first time The Bill against regrating of Tann'd Leather and Carriers of Leather The Bill for Tanners and selling of Leather in open Market And the Bill touching the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for punishment of Treasons with a Proviso from the House of Commons was read the third time and passed the House On Friday the 24 th day of February the Bill touching carrying of Woollen-Cloths over the Sea The Bill for searching and sealing of Woollen-Cloths And the Bill for Heneden and Holdenshire parcel of the Bishoprick of Durham to be to Sir Francis Jobson Knight were each of them read the first time The Bill for the restitution of the Blood of Sir James Croft and the like Bill for Sir Hen. Gates were brought from the Lords by M r Comptroller and others John Smith returned a Burgess for Cammelford in Cornub. upon a Declaration by M r Marsh that he had come to this House being Out-lawed and also had deceived divers Merchants in London taking Wares of them to the summ of three hundred pounds minding to defraud them of the same under the colour of the Priviledge of this House the Examination whereof being committed to Sir John Mason and others of this House it was found and reported to be true and a Writ of Capias utlagatum against him was directed to the Sheriff of London return Quindena Paschae next at the Suit of Will. Pinchbeck and Johan his Wife in a Plea of Detinue Upon which matters consultation being had in the House the Question was asked by M r Speaker if he should have priviledge of this House or not But by the more number of Voices it seemed that he should not have priviledge And upon the division of the House the number that would not have him to be priviledged was a hundred and seven persons and the number that would he should be priviledged was a hundred and twelve and therefore it was Ordered that he should still continue a Member of the House Vide concerning this matter in a like President in an 35 Regin Eliz. in the Journal of the House of Commons on Thursday the first day Friday the 2 d day on Saturday the 17 th day and on Monday the 19 th day of March. On Saturday the 25 th day of February the Bill for the Incorporation of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge and the Bill for the preservation of the Fry of Eels and Salmons were each of them read the first time The Bill for the Supremacy of the Churches of England and Ireland and abolishing of the Bishop of Rome with a Proviso for Richard Chettwood and Agnes Woodhall was read the third time and passed upon the Question And one other Proviso touching Robert Harecourt Merchant of the Staple was read the first second and third time On Monday the 27 th day of February five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the three last being for the restitution in blood of John Lord Grey Sir James Croftes and Sir Henry Gates were each of them read the first time The Bill touching the Declaration of the Repeal of the Attainder of Cardinal Poole was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer together with the Bill touching the Queens Supremacy and also the Bill of Treasons The new Bill for preservation of Woods was read the first time The Bill lastly for repealing and reviving an Act for Shoomakers and Curriers And the Bill for Tanners and selling of Tann'd Leather in Markets or Fairs were each of them read the third time and passed upon the Question On Tuesday the 28 th day of February three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for assurance of certain Lands late parcel of the Bishoprick of Winchester granted to King Edward the Sixth and by his Letters Patents granted to the Earl of Pembroke Sir William Fitz-Williams Sir Philip Hobbie Sir John Mason Sir Henry Seymour Sir Henry Nevil and Sir Richard Sackvill was read the first time and as it should seem committed to M r Kingsmell to be considered of John Owersall one of the Burgesses for Hull Edmund Gascoigne Burgess for Thetford in the County of Norfolk and William Carvell one of the Burgesses for Northampton were each of them in respect of their several
Crows And the Bill to revive the Act against Rebellions were each of them read the second time and thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill that the Queens Majesty shall have divers temporal Lands of the Archbishops and Bishops in recompence of Tenths and Parsonages Impropriate was read the third time and passed upon the Question and Division of the House viz. With the Bill a hundred thirty four and against the Bill ninety The Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Howard Jane Howard and Katherine Wife to the Lord Barkley was brought from the Lords by Doctor Lewes and others M r Carnefewe declared to the House that ..... Thrower Servant to the Master of the Rolls did say against the State of the House that if a Bill were brought in for Womens Wyers in their Pastes they would dispute it and go to the Question and that he heard the Lords say as much at his Masters Table and that these words were spoken on Wednesday last before Easter at Lincolns-Inn Whereupon the said Thrower being brought to the Bar by the Serjeant denied these words to be spoken by him and Carnefewe affirmed them whereupon Thrower was Committed to the Serjeants keeping Vide concerning this matter on Saturday the 15 th day of this instant April foregoing On Tuesday the 18. day of April the Bill for taking and having of Apprentices and Journey-men was read the first time and as it should seem committed to M r Arnold to consider of The Bill for making of Frizes in length and breadth in Wales was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills had each of them one reading Of which one being the Bill for the Unity of the Service of the Church and Ministration of the Sacraments was read the first time John Griffith Esq Knight for Flintshire in Wales hath License to go home for the delivery of Records at the next County On Wednesday the 19. day of April the Bill for Lading in long Bottoms and for Uniformity of Common-Prayer and Service in the Church were read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed On Thursday the 20. day of April the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Henry Howard younger Son to the late Earl of Surrey Lady Jane Howard Lady Katherine Howard Wife to Sir Henry Lord Barkley and Lady Margaret Howard was read the first time And the Bill to revive the Act for killing of Rooks and Crows was read the third time and passed Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the latter being the Bill for the Unity of Service in the Church and Administration of the Sacraments was read the third time and passed the House The Bill lastly for the Watermen of the Thames to have Harque-Buts Shots c. was read the second time and as it should seem was committed to M r Cambden and others not named On Friday the 21. day of April the Bill to carry Corn out of the Realm The Bill that Timber shall not be made for Cole to make Iron The Bill that Hides of four years old shall be made for sole Leather And a Bill for the good Order of Servants of Husbandry and Artificers and their Wages were each of them read the first time On Saturday the 22. day of April for that this day M r Speaker with most of the House were all the Forenoon to hear the Arraignment in Westminster-Hall of the Lord Wentworth for the loss of Calis they sate not till the Afternoon at which time the Bill that Tanners shall convert Hides of Beasts of four years old and a half into soal Leather was read the second time April the 23. Sunday On Monday the 24. day of April the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Howard c. was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the Lords Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the dissolution of Houses of Monasteries Abbies Priories c. erected since the Death of King Edward the VI. was read the first time The Bill lastly for preservation of Spawn and Fry of Fish was read the third time and passed the House And the Bill to take Goods and Merchandize was read also the third time and passed the House upon the Division thereof viz. with the Bill eighty four and against the Bill sixty six Robert ap Hugh Knight of Carnarvonshire had Licence to be absent for his great business at the Assizes at Denbigh on Monday next On Tuesday the 25 th day of April the Bill against burning of Timber into Cole to make Iron in certain places was read the second time Nine Bills were sent up to the Lords by Sir Anthony Coke and others of which one was the Bill for the preservation of Spawn of Fish c. And another was for the Uniformity of Common Prayer for Service in the Church and Administration of the Sacraments The Bill for Wages of Servants and Labourers And the Bill for Dissolution of certain Abbies Priories Hospitals c. were each of them read the second time The Bill for the Restitution in Blood of the Lord Dacres of the South was sent from the Lords by M r Read and others Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading being the third and passed the House Of which one was the Bill to revive an Act against unlawful Assemblies and the other for punishment of Sorcery and Witchcraft and Buggery to be Felony On Wednesday the 26 th day of April Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading Of which the first being the Bill for Restitution in Blood of the Lord Dacres of the South was read the first time Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for making searching and sealing of Woollen Cloths was read the second time and thereupon Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill restoring to the Crown the Antient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiastical and Spiritual and abolishing of Foreign Power repugnant to the same with a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords was sent down from their Lordships by Serjeant Weston and the Queens Attorney which being omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons is therefore supplied out of that of the Upper House On Thursday the 27 th day of April the Bill for searching and sealing of Woollen-Cloths was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up unto the Lords by M r Secretary The Bill for Answering of Customs and laying Goods and Merchandizes on Land was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary with the Bill of Supremacy reformed concerning which Bill of Supremacy Vide on Tuesday the 21 th day on Wednesday the 22 th day and on Saturday the
as well of the said Francis as of the Bishop of Durham whom it concerned should on Saturday then next following be heard what could on either side be said in furtherance or disallowance of the same The Bill also for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Monday the 22 th day of February two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was secunda vice lect but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referr'd to Committees because it had been formerly sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons On Tuesday the 23 th day of February the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclus and sent to the House of Commons by Serjeant Carus and Doctor Huicke Nota That this Bill of Subsidy after it had passed the Upper House was not by them altered or amended in any thing but only sent back again unto the House of Commons to whom it did most properly belong and is on the last day of the Parliament or Session of Parliament to be brought up by the Speaker of the said House as it was at this time on Saturday the 10 th day of April ensuing and presented unto her Majesty by Thomas Williams Esq Prolocutor of the said House at this present Session before she gave her Royal Assent to such Acts as passed On Thursday the 25 th day of February the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was read the first time On Saturday the 27 th day of February the Bill for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Thomas Cranmer late Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bill declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and the Lord Chancellor to be one were each of them read prima vice Eight Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill of one Subsidy and two Fifteens and Tenths granted by the Temporalty and the second against carrying over Sheep Skins and Pelts over the Seas not being Staple Ware were each of them returned conclus This day according to the Order formerly taken Sir Francis Jobson with his Counsel came before the Lords and by them declared ..... And no more is set down in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and by the negligence of the Clerk the matter is so left abruptly but it doth plainly appear that it was touching the Assurance of certain Lands which concerned the Bishop of Durham ut videas on Saturday the 20 th of this Instant February foregoing On Monday the first day of March two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of the Sons and Daughters of the late Lord Hussey was read prima vice A Proviso to be annex'd to the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all Estates and Subjects within her Dominions was read primâ secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand On Tuesday the 2 d day of March Ten Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Province of Canterbury and the second against such as sell Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under two hundred pound Lands or Fees were each of them read prima vice The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Thomas Cranmer late Archbishop of Canterbury was read secunda tertia vice conclus and was with the Bill for the Children of the Lord Hussey which had likewise this day passed the House upon the third reading sent to the House of Commons by Sir Richard Read and Serjeant Carus On Wednesday the 3 d day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions was read tertia vice with certain Provisions thereunto annexed by the Lords which were thrice severally read conclus A Proviso annexed by the House of Commons to the Bill against forging of false Deeds was read prima secunda tertia vice commissa Domino Rich Domino Willoughby Primario Justiciario Banci Regii Justiciario Browne Quod Nota Because no Bill or Proviso is usually committed after the third reading On Thursday the 4 th day of March The Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight and John Haleston Esq The Bill against such as sell Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under two hundred pound Lands or Fees The Bill for the punishments of Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians And the Bill for uniting of Churches within the City of Winchester were each of them read secunda vice but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been formerly sent from the Lords The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of William West and the Bill for the Town of Southampton were each of them read the first time and thereupon committed to Justice Southcote Serjeant Carus and the Queens Attorney Nota That these two Bills last mentioned were not only committed after the first reading which is not usual till the second but also committed to meer Assistants which are not Members of the House and therefore in both respects the President is more rare and remarkable vide consimile on Tuesday the 26 th day of Jan. foregoing On Saturday the 6 th day of March The Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy And the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Edward Turner were each of them read tertiâ vice conclus commis Servienti Carus Ricardo Read in Domum Communem deferend Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was the bill for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares made by Handy-crafts-men beyond the Seas and the second touching Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed Three Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the further punishment of Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians was read tertia vice conclusa dissentiente Comite Arundel On Monday the 8 th day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill against such as shall sell any Wares for Apparel without ready money c. The Bill declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper
of the Great Seal of England and the Lord Chancellor to be all one And the Bill touching the true fulling and thicking of Caps were each of them read the third time and concluded Et unà cum aliâ Billa For the making Denizens of certain Children born beyond the Seas commissae sunt Attorn Dom. Reginae Doctori Huick in Dom. Communem deferend Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill against such as shall sell any Wares for Apparel without ready money to persons under three thousand pound Lands or Fees was returned conclus And the last was the Bill that the Hospital Church of St. Katherine near the Tower of London shall be a Parish Church and for the erecting of a School Two Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Inchantments Sorceries and Witchcraft was read the first time On Tuesday the 9 th day of March Nine Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir PeterCarew Knight And the second against Inchantments Sorceries Witchcrafts c. were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be engrossed or referr'd to Committees because they had been formerly sent to the Lords from the House of Commons The sixth being the Bill for the uniting and annexing of Churches was read primâ vice commissa Justiciario Southcot ut in duos libros redigatur On Wednesday the 10 th day of March the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of William West And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Sir William Carew Knight were each of them read tertiâ vice conclus Eight other Bills had each of them one reading of which the three last the one for Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed Another touching the Lord Viscount Bindon And the third for the relief of the Poor were each of them read secunda vice On Thursday the 11 th day of March the Bill for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares made by Handy-crafts-men beyond the Seas The Bill against fond and phantastical Prophecies And the Bill for the punishment of the vice of Buggery were each of them read tertia vice conclusae commissae sunt Attornato Dominae Reginae Doctori Yale in Domum Communem deferend Six other Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against Forgers of false Deeds and Writings and the third being the Bill for Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed were each of them read tertia vice conclus Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy and the second declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Chancellor to be one were each of them returned conclus On Saturday the 13 th day of March the Bill touching the Town of Southampton was read secunda vice commissa ad ingrossand The Bill touching the Boyers of Westminster was read prima secunda vice commissa ad ingrossandum The Bill also for Confirmation of divers Liberties granted by Letters Patents to the City of Exeter was read tertiâ vice And a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords being read prima secunda tertia vice the Bill was concluded Commun omnium procerum assensu On Monday the 15 th day of March Seven Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill that the Hospital of St. Katherines near the Tower of London shall be a Parish Church and for the erecting of a School was read primâ vice and committed to the Bishop of London Quod nota For Bills are not usually committed until the second reading vide tamen consimile on Tuesday the 26 th day of January foregoing The fourth also being the Bill for the Enrolment of Bargains and Sales in the Queens Majesties Courts of Record in Lancaster Chester and Durham was read tertiâ vice commissa Servienti Carus Attornato Dominae Reginae unà cum Bill Civitat Exon. in Domum Communem deferend Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlaine Knight and John Harleston Esq And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas Daughter and Heir of William Thomas Esq were each of them returned conclus On Tuesday 16. day of March the Bill for the relief of the Poor The Bill for uniting of Churches in Cities and Towns Corporate The Bill for the Boyers of London Westminster and Southwark And the Bill for the Confirmation of a Grant made by Letters Patents to the Town of Southampton touching the bringing of Malmesies and Sweet Wines by Merchant Strangers were each of them read tertiâ vice conclusae The Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Power over all States and Subjects within her Dominions which had been before here passed and concluded in the Upper House and sent down by them to the House of Commons and from the Commons sent back again to the Lords with certain Provisoes and Amendments added thereunto The said Bill needed no new reading but the said Provisoes and Amendments which had been added since it had passed the Upper House were now read primâ secundâ tertiâ vice all at once and so passed The Bills for Southampton and the Boyers of Westminster were sent down to the House of Commons by M r Sollicitor and D r Yale and from thence were returned two other Bills which had passed the Upper House the one for sundry politick Constitutions for the encrease of the Navy and the other for the Restitution in Blood of William West On Wednesday the 17 th day of March the Bill for Assignment for the Queens Houshold was read tertiâ vice and with the Bill for uniting of Churches in Towns Corporate and for relief of the Poor was sent from the Lords to the House of Commons The Bill for allowance to be made to the Sheriffs being called for the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal declared to the Lords that the Queen would her self take Order therein which her pleasure and determination she willed him to signifie unto them on her behalf On Thursday the 18. day of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill against Filing Washing and Clipping of Coins was read the second time and committed to be ingrossed The Bill concerning Viscount Bindon and the Bill for Tillage were Ordered this day to be ingrossed On Saturday the 20. day of March the Bill touching peculiar Jurisdictions was upon the second reading committed
Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the new Bill against Clipping Washing and Filing of Coins was read the first time On Thursday the 25. day of February Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the third for punishment of Clipping and Washing of money And the fifth for such as lend their Goods for Apparel were each of them upon the second reading Ordered to be ingrossed And the last being the Bill against forging of false Deeds with Provisoes from this House was read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords William Undale Esq Burgess for the Town of Southampton was for his necessary affairs Licensed to be absent On Friday the 26 th day of February the Bill for dressed Flax and the Bill touching Originals of Fines imbezelled were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which one was the Bill that S t Katherines Church shall be a Parish Church and a School Erected The Bill for Clipping and Washing of money and the Bill against Sale of Wares for Apparel to persons under Land or Fees c. were each of them read the third time and passed the House And the last being for having Grigg Mills between Plime and Dart in Devonshire was upon the third reading dashed by the division of the House viz. with the Bill forty seven and against the Bill eighty four On Saturday the 27 th day of February Sir Robert Wingfeild one of the Knights for the County of Suffolk for his affairs at the Assizes was Licensed to be absent The Bill for further punishment of Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians and the Bill for allowance to Sheriffs for Justices Dyets were each of them read the third time and passed the House Six Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary with the Bill of the Subsidy amended of which one was touching the punishment of Vagabonds and another for Clipping and washing of money Three Bills lastly had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill to add de circumstantibus to the Juries in Wales and Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester was read the third time and passed the House On Monday the first day of March Two Bills had each of them their first reading of which the second being against Purveyors was as it should seem referr'd to M r Vice-Chamberlain to consider of it Arguments being had in the House to the Proviso for Hunting of Conies that eat other mens Corn was as it seemeth referr'd to M r Vice-Chamberlain and others not named Griffin Curtis Esq Burgess for the Burrough of Ludgersall in Wilts for his Affairs at the Assizes was Licensed to depart John Cheney Esq one of the Knights for the County of Berks hath also Licence for his Affairs On Tuesday the 2 d day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching Badgers of Corn was read the third time and passed the House M r D r Read and M r D r Huick brought from the Lords the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of the Children of the Lord Hussey And the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of the Children of Archbishop Cranmer Long Arguments being had to the Bill for the encrease of the Navy and Fish-Days and a Proviso brought in by M r Secretary the Bill was Ordered to be ingrossed On Wednesday the 3 d day of March the Bill for the Orders and Wages of Servants of Husbandry and Artificers was read the first time and as it should seem committed to M r Crofts to consider of it On Thursday the 4 th day of March Sir Thomas Gargrave Knight one of the Knights for the County of York for great Affairs with the rest of the Council in the North parts was Licensed to depart M r Richard Baker and ..... Leonard Esq with their Council learned required that a Proviso may be for them put to the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Sons of Henry Iseley Attainted of Treason William and Edward Iseley with their learned Council require that considering the Bill doth restore them towards the Lands but to such Title as they had before that that State may continue unto them Vide touching this matter on the day following The Queens Serjeant and M r Attorney brought from the Lords two Bills of which one being the Bill touching the Oath with four Provisoes added by the Lords the same Provisoes were read the first and second time Post Meridiem In the Afternoon Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill that S t Katherines shall be a Parish Church and a School there was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrost Seven other Bills had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill that the Bible and Book of Service may be in the Welch Tongue And another that Sanctuary shall not serve for Debt were each of them read the second time and Ordered to be ingrost On Friday the 5 th day of March Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares made by Artificers beyond the Seas was read the third time and passed the House The Parties on both sides for M r Isely's Bill require that it might proceed in form for they be both agreed that M r Isely after this Bill pass shall release to M r Richard Baker and M r Leonard all their right title interest and demand in such Lands as the said Baker and Leonard severally have late Sir Henry Iseley's Father to the said William and Edward Iseley Vide touching this business on the day foregoing The Bill lastly for restitution in Blood of William and Edward Iseley And the Bill for restitution in Blood of Thomas Brook alias Cobham and others were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been formerly sent from the Lords On Saturday the 6 th day of March the Bill for the punishment of Perjury and false Witnesses was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The three Bills last past of which one was for avoiding of Foreign Wares were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary with twelve more The Queens Serjeant brought from the Lords the Bill of Subsidy of the Clergy And the Bill for restitution in Blood of Ed. Turner The Bill also for continuance of Statutes for the mending of High-ways was read the second time and Ordered
to be ingrossed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon twelve Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And the second for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain and John Hurleston had each of them their second reading but neither committed nor ordered to be ingrossed because they had been formerly sent from the Lords John Eire Esquire one of the Knights of the County of Wilts for his Affairs is Licensed to be absent On Monday the 8 th day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill that S t Katherines Church shall be a Parish Church And the Second for the repairing and mending of High-ways were read the third time and passed the House and were sent up to the Lords by M r Comptroller M r Attorney brought from the Lords three Bills of which one was the Bill for Denizens Children The Bill also against the unlawful taking of Fish Deer or Hawks was read the third time and passed Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which one was the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy Richard Parrott Gent. Burgess for Sandwich for his Sickness was Licensed to be absent On Tuesday the 9. day of March Two Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords Four other Bills also were each of them read the third time of which one being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Anne Thomas Another for restitution in Blood of Edward Turner And a third for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cranmer and Margaret Children of the Archbishop Cranmer did each of them pass the House Post Meridiem In the Afternoon eight Bills had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for the paving of Kentish-street near Southwark was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Graston and others not named Vide consimile on Thursday the 21. day of January foregoing Long Arguments were this day had in the House upon the Bill for having Wednesday to be a Fish-Day Vide touching this business on Thursday the 11. day of this instant March following On Wednesday the 10. day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of William and Edward Iseley The Bill for restitution in Blood of Thomas Cobham The Bill to make Denizens the Children of John Fitz-Williams and others And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Heirs of the Lord Hussey were each of them read the third time and passed the House The Bill that Merchants shall not marry Strangers beyond the Seas was read the first time The Bill that the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal hath the like Power as the Lord Chancellor And the Bill for the restitution in Blood of the Daughters of Thomas Iseley were each of them read the third time and passed M r Sollicitor brought from the Lords the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Sir Peter Carew and William West Long Arguments upon the Bill for having the Wednesday to be a Fish-Day were continued till the Morrow after On Thursday the 11. day of March Three Bills had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Subsidy of the Clergy was read the third time and passed and was sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary together with the Lord Keepers Bill and the Bill for Fish Deer and Hawks Long Arguments were had upon the Bill for encrease of the Navy whether the Wednesday shall be a Fish-Day and upon the Question the House was divided and to have it a Fish-Day were a hundred fifty nine and not to have it a Fish-Day were ninety six And immediately after upon the qualification of that day the greater number agreed to the qualification Vide touching this matter on Tuesday the 9. day and on Wednesday the 10. day of this instant March foregoing George Cope Burgess of Ludgersall in Wilts for his affairs at the Assizes hath Licence to be absent On Friday the 12. day of March the Bill touching Consecration of Bishops was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for the Inning of Plumsted-Marsh now surrounded was read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 13 th day of March the Bill for the restitution in Blood of Leonard Diggs and Thomas Diggs and the Bill for restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight and John Hurleston were each of them read the third time and passed The Bill against Conjurations was brought from the Lords by M r Sollicitor Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for increase of Woods and Champian Grounds was read the second time and as it should seem committed to M r Marsh and others not named On Monday the 15 th day of March the Bill against fulling of Caps in Mills was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either committed or Ordered to be ingrossed because it had been formerly sent from the Lords George Lee Esq one of the Burgesses for Rippon in Yorkshire and Elice Price one of the Knights for Merionethshire in Wales for their affairs were Licensed to be absent Three Bills were sent up to the Lords by M r Vice-Chamberlain of which one was the Bill for Inning of Plumsted-Marsh The Provisoes added to the Bill for increase of Navigation were read the third time and passed M r Serjeant Carus and M r Attorney brought from the Lords the Bill for Enrolment of Bargains in Lancaster with a Proviso in Exeter Bill On Tuesday the 16 th day of March the Bill for the Enrolment of Writings Indented at Lancaster Chester and Duresm and a Proviso added to the Bill of Exeter were each of them read the first time The Bill for the Navy and the Bill for restitution in Blood of M r West were sent up to the Lords by M r Secretary and the Bill for Southampton and the Bill for Bowyers were sent from the Lords by M r Comptroller Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for unlading of Malmesies and Sweet Wines at South-hampton was read the first time On Wednesday the 17 th day of March the Proviso to the Bill of Exeter was read the third time and passed M r Sackvil declared from the Queens Majesty that she would take Order to make allowance for Justices Diets and that Commissioners should be sent to enquire of Vicountels
with great care and charge to your Self And thus my Lords diversly bound as your Majesty hath heard are now to open to your Highness their humble Petitions and Suits consisting in two points chiefly which not sundrily or the one without the other but both jointly they desire your Highness to assent to The Former is that it would please your Majesty to dispose your self to Marry where it shall please you with whom it shall please you and as soon as it shall please you The second that some such limitation might be made how the Imperial Crown of this Realm should remain if God call your Highness without Heirs of your Body which our Lord defend so as these Lords and Nobles and other your Subjects then living might sufficiently understand to whom they should owe their Allegiance and Duty due to be done by Subjects and that they might by your Majesties Licence and with your Favour treat and confer together this Parliament time for the well-doing of this The former of these two which is your Marriage they do in their hearts most earnestly wish and pray as a thing that must needs breed and bring great and singular comfort to your Self and unspeakable joy and gladness to all true English Hearts But the second carrieth with it such necessity that without it they cannot see how the safety of your Royal Person the preservation of your Imperial Crown and Realm shall be or can be sufficiently and certainly provided for Most Gracious and Soveraign Lady The Lamentable and pitiful Estate and Condition wherein all your Nobles and Councellors of late were when it pleas'd God to lay his heavy hand upon you and the amazedness that most men of understanding were by the Fruit of that Sickness brought into is one cause of this their Petition The second the aptness and opportunity of the time by reason of this Parliament whereby both such advice consideration and consent as is requisite in so great and weighty a cause may be better heard and used than at any other time when no Parliament is The third for that the assenting and performing of these Petitions cannot as they think but breed great terror to our Enemies and therefore must of necessity bring great surety to your Person and especially by addition of such Laws as may be joined with this limitation for the certain and sure observing of it and preserving of your Majesty against all practices and chances The fourth Cause for that the like as it is supposed hath been done by divers of your Noble Progenitors both of old time and of late days and also by other Princes your Neighbours of the greatest Estate in Europe and for that Experience hath taught that good hath come of it The fifth for that it appeareth by Histories how that in times past persons Inheritable to Crowns being Votaries and Religious to avoid such dangers as might have hapned for want of Succession to Kingdoms have left their Vows and Monasteries and taken themselves to Marriage as Constantia a Nun Heir to the Kingdom of Sicily Married after fifty Years of Age to Henry the Sixth Emperour of that name and had Issue Frederick the Second And likewise Peter of Aragon being a Monk Married the better to establish and pacify that Kingdom Again Antonius Pius is as much commended for that not two days before his Death he said to his Council Laeto animo morior quoniam filium vobis relinquo Pyrrhus is of all Godly men detested for saying he would leave his Realm to him that had the sharpest Sword What but want of a Successor known made an end of so great an Empire as Alexander the Great did leave at his Death The sixth cause is for that my Lords do judge the performing of this will breed such an universal gladness in the Hearts of all your true and loving Subjects that likely and probably you shall find them in all Commandments ready and glad to adventure their Goods Lands and Lives in your Service according to their bounden Duties which of necessity must breed great surety also to your Majesty The seventh cause because the not doing of this if God should call your Highness without Heir of your Body which God grant never be seen if it be his Will and yet your Majesty right well knoweth that Princes and their Off-spring be they never so great never so strong never so like to live be yet Mortal and subject every day yea every hour to Gods Call my Lords think this happening and no limitation made cannot by their Judgments but be the occasion of every evident and great danger and peril to all Estates and sorts of men of this Realm by the Factions Seditions and Intestine War that will grow through want of understanding to whom they should yield Allegiance and Duty whereby much innocent blood is like to be shed and many of those to lose their Lives that now would gladly bestow them for your sake in your Majesties Service The eighth for that the not performing of this the other happening doth leave the Realm without Government which is the greatest danger than can happen to any Kingdom For every Prince is anima Legis and so reputed in Law and therefore upon the Death of Princes the Law dyeth all the Offices of Justice whereby the Laws are to be Executed do cease all Writs and Commandments to call parties to the Execution of Justice do hang in suspence all Commissions for the Peace and for the punishment of Offendors do determine and lose their force whereby it followeth consequently that Strength and Will must Rule and neither Law nor Reason during such a Vacation and inter-Reign wherein such an incertainty ofSuccession is like to last so long as it is to be feared if Gods mercy be not the greater that thereby we may become a prey to Strangers which our Lord defend or at least lose the great honour and estimation that long time hath pertained to us And like as most Gracious Soveraign my Lords have been moved for the Worldly respect aforesaid to make these their humble Petitions to your Majesty so by the Examples Counsels yea and Commandments that they have heard out of the sacred Scriptures and for Conscience sake they feel themselves constrained and enforced to do the like God your Highness knoweth by the course of the Scriptures hath declared Succession and having of Children to be one of the principal Benedictions in this Life and on the contrary he hath pronounced contrary wise and therefore Abraham pray'd to God for Issue fearing that Eliazar his Steward should have been his Heir and had promise that Kings should proceed of his Body Hannah the Mother of Samuel pray'd to God with tears for Issue And Elizabeth whose name your Majesty beareth Mother to John the Baptist was joyful when God had blessed her with Fruit accounting her self thereby to be delivered from reproach And as this is a blessing in private Houses so is it much
the outward observance and a convenient silence as not to dislike what is publickly professed but to inforce any to do the Act which may tend to the discovery of his Conscience it is never found He shewed the difference betwixt coming to Church and receiving the Communion the one he allowed to be incomprehensible in Law the other he could not allow And in Answer of that which before had been said that the Conscience was not straitned but a penalty of the loss of their goods only adjudged whereof no doubt the Law of God and the Law of Nations had given to the Prince an absolute Power he said to this out of Cicero de Legibus that man out of his own nature is to care for the safety of man as being reasonable Creatures and not the one to seek to bereave the other of his necessary livelyhood adding out of the same Book this saying of Tully Qui Deum non curat hunc Deus ipse judicabit He shewed out of S t Paul that we must not do ill that good may grow thereby we must not take from him that is his to the end thereby to make him to do what is not in his power to be fit for so great a mystery God above of his free gift may make a man To come unworthily the penalty is appointed S t Paul hath pronounced it to be Death and Damnation as guilty of the Blood and Death of Christ. Not to come our Compulsory Law shall now condemn so that this our favour herein to be extended is either to beg or be exiled from our native Country He said there was no Example in the Primitive Church to prove a Commandment for coming to the Communion but an Exhortation he said S t Ambrose did Excommunicate Theodosius and forbid him to come to the Communion because he was an evil man And for us to will and command men to come because they are wicked men it is too strange an inforcement and without President M r Agmondesham without regard of any thing spoken before made mention of a Decree in the Star-Chamber made by nine of the Privy-Council signed with their hands and the hands of the Chief Justices concerning the receiving of the Communion by Gentlemen of the Temple This Decree made by so grave and learned men he thought for himself and to his own Conscience was a stay what to judge and a direction or president what to follow the tenor of which Decree for so much as it did concern the reformation of the Houses of Courts and principal places to be thought and considered of he wished might be inserted into the Law The motion was well liked and he required to bring the same the next day which was done M r Norton shewed that where many men be there must be many minds and in consultations convenient it is to have contrary opinions contrary reasons and contradictions thereby the rather to wrest out the best but this by the rule of reasoning and reason must be sine jurgiis he then said that not only the external and outward show is to be sought but the very secrets of the heart in Gods cause who is scrutator Cordium must come to a reckoning And the good Seed so sifted from the Cockle that the one may be known from the other A man Baptized is not to be permitted among us for a Jew And here somewhat slipping from the matter inSpeech he moved that all suspected for Papistry might make this Oath That they did acknowledge the Queen to be Queen for any thing the Pope in any respect might do noting some imperfection in the former Oath To this end quoth he are the Bulls now sent to discharge men of their Allegiance and to give free pardon of sins so that he who thus should be pardoned should from henceforth in no sort Communicate with the Professors of the Gospel and now quoth he the very touchstone of trial who be those Rebellious Calves whom the Bull hath begotten must be the receiving of the Communion which who so shall refuse we may justly say he savoureth c. And men are not otherwise to be known but by the external sign To Answer and satisfy the Dilemma objected before in the first day made concerning the disorders of certain Ministers in saying of the Service contrary to the instruction of the Book he wished this Proviso might be added that mistaking of Chapters misreading c. should be recovered as no offence so that there be no Mass-Song or Popish Service used in Latin c. And thus the Bill rested to be further considered of These preceeding Speeches being thus transcribed out of the aforesaid Anonymous imperfect Journal a great part of the residue of this days passages do now next ensue out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons in manner and form following The Committees for the Bill of Treasons were appointed to meet in the Star-Chamber upon Tuesday next between two and three of the Clock in the Afternoon The Bill for Bristol was brought in by M r Comptroller corrected in form but not in substance or matter M r Serjeant Barham and M r Attorney General declared that the Lords desire that some of this House be sent presently to them for Conference whereupon it was Ordered that all the Privy-Council being of this House Sir Christopher Heydon M r Wilson Sir John Thynne Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Henry Gate Sir Henry Norrice M r Audrian Stocks M r Recorder of London M r Fleetwood M r Serjeant Manwood M r Serjeant Lovelace M r Henry Knolles Sen. M r Heneage M r Bell M r Mounson M r Norton and M r Yelverton shall presently repair unto their Lordships who so did and thereupon brought report to this House from the Lords that as the Season of the Year waxed very hot and dangerous for sickness so they desired that this House would spend the time in proceeding with necessary Bills for the Common-Wealth and lay aside all private Bills in the mean time Vide Apr. 26. Thursday postea Which report was made by M r Treasurer and a Note brought from the Lords by him of such Bills as they thought meetest to be treated of was read by the Clark viz. The Bill for Treasons The Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion The Bill against untrue demeanors of Tellors Receivors and Collectors Against such as be fled beyond the Seas without Licence Against fraudulent gifts and conveyances of Lands and Goods For preservation of Wood. For respite of Homage For corrupt returns by Sheriffs For the Subsidy For Suits by Promoters The Bill for Subsidy was read the first time to which there is nothing mentioned to have been spoken by any Member of the House of Commons in the Original Journal-Book of the said House and therefore although that little that is set down in the often already cited Anonymous Journal do there remain imperfect yet in respect it is the very last thing
great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill against great Hosen was read the second time and committed On Friday the 18 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Free Grammar-School in Southwark was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill against great Hosen was read the third time and upon the division of the House with the advantage of one man it was Ordered that the Clause for disabling the wearer to prosecute or commence any Suit shall be allowed to be in the Bill in manner and form as in the Bill is contained The Bill for the preservation of Woods c. was read the third time and upon the division of the House passed Post Meridiem This day in the Afternoon eleven Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading of which the first was the Bill for the Free-School of Bletchingly and the second for John Tirrell On Saturday the 19 th day of May the Bill against the bringing into this Realm of Foreign Wares forbidden was twice read and Ordered to be ingrossed Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the twelve Shires of Wales was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed which is usual upon the second reading M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Yale did bring from the Lords seven Bills whereof one was to License the Earl of Leicester to found an Hospital another for the Restitution in Blood of Henry Brereton Esq another against fraudulent gifts to defeat Dilapidations another against corrupt Presentations to Benefices another against Simony another for the River of Welland and another for the coming to Church and receiving the Communion All which Bills are particularly transcribed in respect that the sending down of them to the House of Commons is wholly omitted in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House The Bill for preservation of Wood and the Bill against Vagabonds were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Yale brought from the Lords three Bills one against Fugitives another for Southampton and another for Confirmation of a Subsidy of the Clergy All the Privy-Council being of this House my Lord President Sir Nicholas Arnold Sir Owen Hopton Mr. Stokes Mr. Mounson Mr. Bell Mr. Yelverton Sir Francis Hastings Sir Henry Knolles Sen. Mr. Edward Hastings Mr. Strickland Mr. Carleton Mr. More Mr. Norton and Mr. Dalton were appointed to confer with the Lords touching the Lords Bill for coming to Church and receiving of the Communion May the 20 th Sunday On Monday the 21 th day of May the Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy was read three times The Bill also for reviving and continuance of certain Statutes was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees as was only this day a Bill against Bankrupts It was this day Ordered that the Court do from henceforth every day during this Sessions sit in the Afternoon and proceed as well to the second reading of Bills as to the first The Proviso to the Bill for reviving and continuance of Statutes and the Proviso to the Bill against buying of the Wares for Apparel without ready money were each of them twice read The Bill for the twelve Shires of Wales was Ordered to be ingrossed The Bill for limitation of the Subsidy of the Clergy was sent to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller and others The Bill against Bankrupts was read the second time Nota That this Bill having formerly passed the Upper House was sent down from them to the House of Commons on Wednesday the 16 th day of this instant May foregoing And therefore now upon the second reading is neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to the Committees for it being sent down fairly ingrossed in Parchment from the said House after it is passed unless the Bill be wholly dashed or much altered it shall need no other ingrossing And for referring a Bill to Committees it is chiefly for amendment or alteration thereof after it hath been penned and put into the House by some one or more private men But when a Bill hath once passed the Upper House in which besides the Lords the greater part of the Judges of the Realm are commonly Assistants there shall need no consideration thereof either for Addition or mutation for either House doth ever for the most part shew it self so careful to keep firm correspondency with the other as that when a Bill hath passed either of the said Houses and is sent to the other it doth for the most part pass and is neither dashed nor altered without very great cause upon mature deliberation and usually also not without Conference desired and had thereupon that so full satisfaction may be given to that House from which the Bill so rejected or altered was sent Of which the Presidents are so frequent in every Journal of her Majesties Reign as there shall need no further reference or Citation Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords three Bills one for Pastors to be of sound Religion another that no Hoyes or Plate shall cross the Seas and another that no Purveyor shall take any Victuals within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Mr. Treasurer Sir Christopher Heydon Sir Henry Gate Sir Valentine Brown Mr. Hawkins Mr. Grice Mr. Holstock Mr. Langley Mr. Humberston Mr. Holliard Mr. Sampoole Mr. Boynton Mr. Palmer Mr. Grimston Mr. Hassett and Mr. Vaughan were appointed to confer this Afternoon with the Lords touching the Bill for increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy Three Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for the Free Grammar-School of Southwark The Bill that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas was read the first time Post Meridiem In the Afternoon five Bills of no great moment had each of them their second reading and were Ordered to be ingrossed of which the first was the Bill for the removing of the Grammar-School from Laughton to Gainsborough The Bill to License the Earl of Leicester to found an Hospital and the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Brereton Esq were each of them read twice being the first and second time The Bill against fraudulent gifts to defeat Dilapidations was read the first time The Bill lastly for the Restitution in Blood of the Children of Sir Thomas Wyat Knight and the Bill for the severance of the Counties of Huntington and Cambridge were each of them read the second time But neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to Committees
because they had been sent from the Lords On Tuesday the 22 th day of May Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for John Tirrell Esq was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Mr. Doctor Lewes and Mr. Doctor Yale brought from the Lords two Bills one against the untrue Demeanours of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors and another for Treasons newly written and truly examined by the former Book thereof lately passed this House to the end the same may likewise be Examined by this House and so then pass accordingly M r Doctor Vaughan and M r Doctor Yale did pray from the Lords that this House would send unto them such Bills as are already passed this House for that their Lordships do tarry for them and thereupon five Bills were sent unto them by M r Chancellor of the Dutchy and others of which one was the Bill for the River of Welland The Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion was Ordered upon the Question to be general as to the body thereof Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was read the first time M r Attorney General and M r Doctor Haick brought from the Lords a Bill against the Oppression of common Promoters Four Bills lastly of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill against fraudulent gifts and Conveyances for defeating of Dilapidations and the third for Sewers were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent from the Lords On Wednesday the 23 th day of May Five Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for the paving of the street without Aldgate The Bill that no Hoy or Plate shall cross the Seas was read the second time but neither ingrossed nor committed because it had been sent from the Lords Two Bills also had each of them their third reading of which the second was the Bill for the removing of the Grammar-School from Laughton to Gainsborough All these Bills which passed this Day were sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others M r Attorney General and M r Richard Read did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships prayed Conference with some of this House touching the Bill for preservation of Timber and Woods the Bill against Vagabonds and the Bill for continuance of Statutes Whereupon were sent unto them the former Committees in the Bill for coming to the Church and receiving the Communion whose names see on Saturday the 21 th day of April foregoing Three Bills lastly had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the second was the Bill for Restitution in Blood of the Children of Sir Thomas Wyat Knight Post Meridiem In the Afternoon six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Jointure of the Lady Berkley and the fifth against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles compass of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge were each of them read the second time but neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to Committees because they had been formerly sent from the Lords On Thursday the 24 th day of May the Bill against the untrue Demeanors of Tellors Receivors Treasurers and Collectors was read the second time but neither Ordered to be ingrossed nor referred to Committees Vide consimile May the 22 th Tuesday foregoing The Bill for Sewers was read the third time and a Proviso added to the said Bill was thrice read whereupon the Bill passed the House The Bill also against Bankrupts and the Bill that no Hoyes nor Plate shall cross the Seas were each of them read the third time and passed the House All the Bills which last passed the House were sent to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others The Bill for the reviving and continuance of Statutes was read the third time M r Serjeam Barham and M r Doctor Huick did bring from the Lords a Bill for bringing the River of Lee to the North-side of the City of London M r Doctor Lewes and M r Doctor Yale did bring word that the Lords pray present Conference with three or four of this House touching the amendments of the Bill for coming to Church and receiving the Communion and thereupon were sent M r Treasurer and others The Bill for not paying for Wares sold for Apparel without ready money was upon the Question Ordered to be rejected and not to be revived or any longer continued The Bill for carrying out of Leather beyond the Seas was likewise upon the Question Ordered to be rejected or discontinued Post Meridiem In the Afternoon two Bills of no great moment had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Henry Brereton Esq The Bill for maintenance of Tillage was upon the Question Ordered to be revived and continued in such sort as in the Bill for the reviving and continuance of Statutes is contained The Proviso to the Bill against Regrators Forestallers and Ingrossers mentioned in the said Bill of Reviver was read the third time and passed the House An Addition to the old former Statute for preservation of Woods was read the second time Mr. Doctor Yale and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords two Bills the one for coming to Church and receiving the Communion and the other for the severance of the Sheriffs in the Counties of Bedford and Buckingham with some amendments and did also require that six of this House may presently confer with the Lords touching the Bill against Bankrupts The Bill for reviving and continuance of certain Statutes was passed upon the Question with some Additions and some Substractions On Friday the 25 th day of May Mr. Treasurer Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Scott Sir Henry Morrice Mr. Serjeant Manwood Mr. Mounson Mr. Norton Mr. Alford Mr. Cromwell Mr. Thomas Snagg Mr. Bedle Mr. Nicholas S t Leger and Mr. Sands were appointed to have Conference with the Lords touching the Bill against Fugitives The Bill against taking of any Grain or Victuals within five Miles of the City of London was read the third time and passed the House Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords three Bills one for the Incorporation of both the Universities another for the Incorporation of Weymouth and Melcomb Regis in the County of Dorset and another for the increase of Tillage and maintenance of the Navy with recommendations from the Lords of the Bill against taking of any Grain or Victual within five Miles
more grievous matter which we would wish all them to read that in great offences under the colour of pity are loth to have sharp punishment used Here you may perceive that God willeth his Magistrate not to spare either Brother or Sister Son or Daughter Wife or Friend be he never so high if he seek to seduce the People of God from his true Worship much less is an Enemy and Traitor to be spared Yea and he addeth the cause why he would have such sharp punishment used in such Cases That Israel may fear to do the like But the late Queen of Scots hath not only sought and wrought by all means she can to seduce the people of God in this Realm from true Religion but is the only hope of all the Adversaries of God throughout all Europe and the Instrument whereby they trust to overthrow the Gospel of Christ in all Countries And therefore if she have not that punishment which God in this place aforementioned appointeth It is of all Christian hearts to be feared that Gods just Plague will light both upon the Magistrates and Subjects but that by our slackness and remiss Justice we give occasion of the overthrow of God's Glory and truth in his Church mercifully restored unto us in those latter days Constantinus Magnus caused Licinius to be put to Death being not his Subject but his Fellow-Emperor for that the said Licinius laboured to subvert Christian Religion And the same Constantinus is for the same in all Histories highly commended Much more shall it be lawful for the Queens Majesty to Execute this Woman who besides the Subversion of Religion hath sought the Life of the same our Gracious Soveraign The Fourth Reason It is dangerous for any Person being a Prince both for his own State as also for that punishment which may come from God's hand by slackness of Justice in great offences to give occasion by hope of impunity of the increase of like wickedness Joab being spared of David for Murthering Abner killed Amasa also Because Amnon was winked at by his Father for committing Rape and Incest with his own Sister Absalom under hope of like Impunity was emboldened to murther his Brother Amnon But look I pray you how grievously God punished that slack Justice of David coloured with a tender heart towards his Children Did he not suffer yea and by his just Judgment raise one of his own Sons towards whom he used that excessive tenderness and pity to rebel against him and drive him out of his own Kingdom The late Scottish Queen hath heaped up together all the Sins of the Licentious Sons of David Adulteries Murders Conspiracies Treasons and Blaspemies against God also and if she escape with small punishment her Majesty in Conscience ought as also good and faithful Subjects to fear that God will reserve her as an Instrument to put her from the Royal Seat of this Kingdom and to plague the unthankful and naughty Subjects Quod omen ut Deus avertat precamur Shall we think that God will not plague it Surely our hearts do fear he will do it grievously The fifth Reason A Prince ought in Conscience before God by all the means he can to see to the Quietness Safety and good Estate of that People over which God hath appointed him Governour For in the Prophets oftentimes under the names of Pastors and Watchmen he threatneth great punishment to Princes and Governours for the contrary especially in Ezechiel 33 and 34. And signifieth that if his People perish either in Soul or Body by slackness in administring justice or by any other mis-government God will require their Blood at the Princes hands which places as they may be applied to Prophets and Teachers so do they not exclude but principally comprehend Kings and Magistrates as Hieronymus noteth in Ezechiel 33. the words of the Prophet are these viz. If the Watchmen see the Sword and blow not the Trumpet so that the people is not warned If the Sword come then and take any man from among them the same shall be taken away in his own sin from among them but his Blood will I require at the Watchmans hand Ezechiel 33. And again Woe unto the Shepherds that destroy and scatter my Flock saith the Lord c. You scatter and thrust out of my Flock and do not look upon them Therefore will I visit the wickedness of your imaginations c. Jer. 23. By these and such other words in many places God signifieth if his People perish either in Soul or Body by the slack or remiss Government of them that are appointed Rulers over them and as it were Shepherds and Herdsmen to keep them from danger that he will require the Blood of his people at their hands But the late Scottish Queen with her Allies by the pretensed Title and other wicked devilish and Traiterous devices and workings is like to bring confusion to this Realm of England and the People thereof as evidently appeareth to all good and faithful Subjects Therefore the Prince offendeth grievously before God and is in danger of the Blood of Gods People if for the safety of the same she doth not cut her off 3 Reg. 2. Solomon a Wise and godly Prince spared not his own natural yea and his Elder Brother Adonijah for suspition and likelihood of Treason and for a Marriage purposed only but put him to Death for the same and that speedily without course of Judgment lest by delay trouble and danger might have ensued not only to his own Person being Prince and Chief Minister of God in that Land but also to that People over which he had charge and for safety whereof in Conscience he was bound to deal He would have thought it a great burthen to his Conscience if by the sparing of one mans Life were he never so nigh of Blood unto him he would have hazarded the Seat in which God had placed him and the Blood of many thousands of his People which by a Rebellion might have been spent But this Woman and her greatly desired Husband as she pretendeth have put far more hainous matters in Execution wherefore her Case standing as it doth there is no scruple in Conscience to proceed with Severity but great danger in Conscience for dealing too mildly and contrary to Order of Justice making the punishment less than the offence with the danger of her Majesties own person the hazard of the Realm and the Subversion of Gods Truth The sixth Reason It is dangerous for any Christian Prince and contrary to the word of God with colour of Mercy and Pity to do that whereby he shall discourage and kill the hearts not only of his own good Subjects and faithful Councellors but also of all other Nations faithfully professing Gods Religion and his true worship as may well appear in the Example of David David having this infirmity of too much Pity and Indulgency towards Offendors which is not of any Prince to be followed
them one reading of which the last being the Bill for the County Palatine of Durham and the Isle of Ely was upon the second reading committed to the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Burleigh Lord Treasurer the Earl of Northumberland the Bishop of London and others Dominus Thesaurarius in absentia Domini Custodis magni Sigilli continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Lunae prox hora nona Nota That there appeareth no Commission or other Authority in the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House by which the Lord Treasurer supplied the Lord Keepers place but most probable it is that either the Commission it self is negligently omitted by Anthony Mason Esquire at this time Clerk of the same House or that the Lord Treasurer did continue it only upon her Majesties verbal Authority and Command as it is very likely the Lord Chief Justice did supply the Lord Keeper's place on Thursday the 5 th day of June in the first Session of this very Parliament in Anno 14 Reginae Eliz. And it is certain that Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal growing at this time after which he did not long live both Aged and Sickly gave occasion to her Majesty by reason of his weakness to Authorize others more frequently to supply his place than it is otherwise likely she would have done Vide Consimil Mar. 4. in An. 1 Eliz. On Monday the 5 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been on Saturday last continued seven Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill touching the Lord Viscount Bindou and Henry Howard his Son was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for the assurance of certain Lands to Sir John Rivers Knight and another for the perpetual maintenance of Rochester-Bridge Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ nonâ On Tuesday the 6 th day of March Four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for setting the poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness was read the second time but no mention made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the House of Commons The Bill for the true Tanning and Currying of Leather was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons Two Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill touching Viscount Bindon and Henry Howard his Son was read tertiâ vice Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for the repairing of Chepstow-Bridge and the third was the Bill for Reformation of the Jeofails Two Bills finally had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill whereby certain Authority was given to the Justices of the Queens Majesties Parks Forests and Chases was read secundâ vice commissa ad ingrossandum Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem prox hora nona On Wednesday the 7 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the restitution in Blood of John Lord Stourton his Brother and Sisters was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by D r Yale and D r Barkley Four other Bills also had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill whereby certain Authority was given to the Justices of the Queens Parks Forests and Chases was read tertiâ vice conclusa and sent to the House of Commons by Doctor Yale and M r Powle Clerk of the Crown Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of the which one was for the Confirmation of Letters Patents with certain Amendments and another for avoiding of sraudulent Gifts by the late Rebels in the North. The Bill lastly for the Trial of Nisi prius in the County of Middlesex was read secunda vice but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the House of Commons Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in diem Crastinum horâ nonâ On Thursday the 8 th day of March Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for maintenance of the Colleges in the Universities of Winchester and Eaton and the second against buying and selling of Rooms and Places in Colleges and Schools were each of them read primâ vice Three Bills also of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for setting the poor on work and for the avoiding of Idleness was read tertia vice conclusa with a Proviso added by the Lords and certain Amendments and sent to the House of Commons by D r Vaughan and D r Yale Dominus Thesaurarius continuavit praesens Parliamentum usque in horam secundam post meridiem About which hour the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembling Ten Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the third being the Bill for the Toleration of certain Cloths in Com. Wilts Somers and Dors. the fifth for Reformation of Disorders in common Informers the sixth for the payment of Tythes in the Town of Reading in like sort as it is in the City of London the seventh touching Benefices Impropriate the eighth for reformation of Abuses in Goldsmiths and the last being the Bill for the reformation of Jeofailes were each of them read the second time but no mention is made that they were either referred to Committees or Ordered to be ingrossed because they had been formerly sent from the House of Commons Four Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was for the making of certain Denizens and another for avoiding fraudulent Gifts and Conveyances made by the late Rebels in the North. On Friday the 9 th of March Six Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fifth being the Bill for the repairing and amending of Highways and Bridges near unto Oxford and the sixth and last being the Bill that the Plaintiff shall be sworn upon his Bill as the Defendant is sworn upon his Answer was read secundâ vice but no mention is made that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because they had been sent from the House of Commons Two Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being the Bill for the Hospital at Leicester was returned conclusa Four Bills of no great moment lastly had each of them
House of Commons Whereupon the Speaker moved the said House to appoint some to amend those things which the Lords had yielded to have reformed that so the Bill might pass but the whole House a very few excepted said they would hear no more of it and so it stayed without any further proceeding because it appeared the House of Commons did not think their Objections sufficiently answered by the Lords This foregoing proceeding of the two Houses in the above-mentioned Bill touching Authority to be given to the Justices of her Majesties Forests c. being transcribed out of the Copy thereof I had by me now follows the next days Passages out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons On Friday the 9 th day of March the Bill for restitution in Blood of the Lord Norris was twice read The Bill for re-edifying of the Town of Cringleford near unto the City of Norwich was read the third time and passed the House and was sent up to the Lords with the Bill for the Hospital in the Town of Leicester by M r Treasurer and others The Bill touching Suffolk Cloths and Essex Cloths was read the first time and committed unto M r Secretary Smith M r Lieutenant of the Tower Sir Nicholas Arnold and others to have Conference touching the double searching of Cloths generally now presently in the Committee-Chamber The Bill for Confirmation of the Subsidy of the Clergy was read the second time but no mention is made that it was either Ordered to be ingrossed or referred to Committees because it had been formerly sent from the Lords M r Chancellor of the Exchequer touching the Petition for reformation of Discipline in the Church did bring word from the Lords that their Lordships having moved the Queens Majesty touching the said Petition her Highness answered their Lordships that her Majesty before the Parliament had a care to provide in that case of her own disposition and at the beginning of this Session her Highness had Conference therein with some of the Bishops and gave them in Charge to see due reformation thereof wherein as her Majesty thinketh they will have good consideration according unto her pleasure and express Commandment in that behalf So did her Highness most graciously and honourably declare further that if the said Bishops should neglect or omit their Duties therein then her Majesty by her Supream Power and Authority over the Church of England would speedily see such good redress therein as might satisfie the expectation of her loving Subjects to their good contentation which Message and Report was most thankfully and joyfully received by the whole House with one accord And immediately thereupon John Crook Esquire one of the Knights for the County of Buckingham took occasion in most humble and dutiful wise to make a Motion unto the House for another Petition to be moved to the Lords for perswading of her Majesty for Marriage Vide concerning Church-Discipline on Wednesday the 29 th day of February preceeding and on Friday the second day of this instant March foregoing and touching the Queens Marriage on Monday the 12 th day of the same Month of March ensuing The new Bill also for the Lady Wainman was read the first time Post Meridiem In the Afternoon the Bill for the Lord Viscount Howard of Bindon was twice read Six other Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which one being the Bill for restitution in Blood of Henry Lord Norris another for Confirmation of the Subsidy granted by the Clergy and a third for Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges were each of them read the third time and passed the House On Saturday the 10 th day of March Two Bills had each of them their third reading and passed the House of which the first was for repressing of Murders and Felonies in the Counties of Northumberland and Cumberland Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which one was the Bill for setting the Poor on work and for avoiding of Idleness and another for preservation of Pheasants and Partridges The Bill against excess in Apparel was read the second time and committed unto all the Privy-Council being of this House M r Captain of the Guard M r Treasurer of the Chamber the Masters of Requests and others who were appointed to meet at the Exchequer-Chamber at two of the Clock in the Afternoon M r Doctor Barkley and M r Powle did bring from the Lords a Bill for the Hospital of S t Cross with special commendation for expediting thereof and Declaration of the assent of the Parties given in that behalf before their Lordships Two Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the Lady Wainman was read the third time and passed the House M r Serjeant Barham and M r Doctor Vaughan brought from the Lords two Bills with Amendments and Provisoes which before passed the House viz. the Bill for repairing and amending of the Bridges and High-ways near Oxford and the Bill for maintenance of Colledges in the Universities and of Eaton and Winchester The Bill against Arthur Hall Esquire Edward Smalley and Matthew Kirtleton his Servant was read the first time Edward Smalley Servant unto Arthur Hall Esq appearing in this House this day at the Bar it was pronounced unto him by M r Speaker in the name and by the appointment and order of this House for Execution of the former Judgment of this House awarded against him That he the said Edward Smalley shall be forthwith committed Prisoner from this House to the Tower of London and there remain for one whole Month next ensuing from this present day and further after the same Month expired until such time as good and sufficient assurance shall be had and made for payment of 100 l of good and lawful money of England to be paid unto William Hewet Administrator of the goods Chattels and Debts of Melchisedech Malory Gent. deceased upon the first day of the next Term according to the former Order in that behalf by this House made and set down and also forty Shillings for the Serjeants Fees the notice of which assurance for the true payment of the said hundred pounds in form aforesaid to be certified unto M r Lieutenant of the Tower by M r Recorder of London before any delivery or setting at liberty of the said Edward Smalley to be in any wise had or made at any time after the Expiration of the said Month as is aforesaid and that he shall not be delivered out of Prison before such notice certified whether the same be before the said first day of the next Term or after Vide concerning this matter on Thursday the 16 th day Monday the 20 th day Wednesday the 22 th day Monday the 27 th day and on Tuesday the 28 th day of February preceeding as also on Wednesday the 7 th day of this instant March foregoing
Exeter may be Inheritable as Lands at the Common Law which was read the third time and concluded Nota That this Custom of Gavelkind by which all the Sons do Inherit the Lands of their Ancestors equally is not only in Kent but hath been also in the City of Exeter in the County of Devon and as is very probable either is or hath been in other parts of the Kingdom The Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon about which time the Lords meeting the Bill for the grant of a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths by the Temporalty was read secundâ vice On Saturday the 4 th day of March were four Bills of no great moment each of them once read whereof the first being a Bill for the confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy was after the third reading concluded M r Oughtred that was sent for by Order of the Lords made his appearance and to him day was given for bringing of his Councel on Tuesday next and the same day was also appointed for my Lady Marquess of Winchester This Forenoon finally two Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons and one Bill for the assurance of an yearly rent to the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield in Fee was tertiâ vice lecta and then sent down from the Lords to the said House of Commons On Monday the 6 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned were two Bills of no great moment read whereof the first was touching Fines and Recoveries On Tuesday the 7 th day of March Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last was for keeping of the Queens Majesties Subjects in due obedience there were two Bills also each of them once read whereof the last touching Fines and common Recoveries was after the third reading sent down to the House of Commons This day appeared before the Lords as was appointed the Lord Marquess with his Councel on the one side and the Councel of the Lady Marquess on the other side and M r Oughtred for himself The Lord Chancellor with consent of the Lords after hearing of all the Parties and upon Conference thought it best for the better Expedition of the matter that certain of the Lords if the Parties consented thereunto should have the hearing of all the Controversies betwixt them and of the several accompts of M r Oughtred to which the Parties being called again every one for himself did personally assent only further Order was taken that the Lady Marquess should deliver her assent the next day by her Councel The Lords that were named to hear the said Controversies were these which were chosen by the Parties themselves the Lord Chancellor the Lord Treasurer the Lord Chamberlain and the Earl of Bedford and for the Causes between the Lord Marquess and the Lady Marquess were chosen by the said Parties the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Buckhurst Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon at which hour the Lords meeting Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the last being a Bill touching the Lord Zouch was read secundâ vice and then committed to be ingrossed On Wednesday the 8 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading whereof the last was Billa for keeping the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due Obedience Two Bills also were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons whereof the last being a new Bill for the fortifying of the Borders towards Scotland which they returned with a former Bill passed by the Lords before with great deliberation to the same purpose and sent down to them so passed with the same title it gave the Lords much distast because they thought this course to be both derogatory to the superiority of the place and contrary to the antient course of both Houses and as they misliked the disorder so was it their pleasure that this their misliking should be entred in the Records of Parliament lest so evil an Example might hereafter be abused as a precedent Vide plus de ista materia die 10 Martii sequente Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon at which the Lords meeting four Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first being the Bill for the Grant of a Subsidy and two Fifteenths and Tenths by the Temporalty was read tertiâ vice communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa On Thursday the 9 th day of March Five Bills had each of them one reading whereof the first being a Bill for restitution in Blood of Philip Earl of Arundel was read primâ vice On Friday the 10 th day of March were five Bills read the first three being of no great moment had each of them one reading the fourth being a Bill for restitution in Blood of two of the Saintlegers was read secundâ tertiâ vice and then was sent down to the House of Commons with another Bill for the Earl of Arundels restitution which had likewise passed the Lords this Forenoon The new Bill lastly for the fortifying of the Borders towards Scotland was read primâ vice Nota That though the Lords did take great offence at the House of Commons for sending up this new Bill unto them and rejecting a former Bill by them passed and sent down to the said House of Commons which had been framed by them to the same purpose without acquainting their Lordships first upon what grounds or for what reasons they had rejected the former Bill as may be seen at large on Wednesday the 8 th day of March foregoing and though their Lordships did then likewise Order that this Act should be Entred in the Records or the Upper House as a thing derogatory to the dignity thereof yet it pleased their Lordships not only on this Friday this 10 th day of March to give the said new Bill its first reading but on Tuesday the 14 th of March following caused it to be read the second time and on the next day following being Wednesday having added certain amendments unto it did finally upon the third reading conclude and pass it Vide Martii 17 postea One Act lastly for the repair of Dover Haven was sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons which was read primâ vice On Monday the 13 th day of March to which day the Parliament had been last Adjourned Five Bills were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first being an Act for the true making melting and working of Wax with two others were read primâ vice Six other Bills also were read this Morning of which the fifth being a Bill for restitution in Blood of Anthony Mayney was read secundâ
and it was agreed by the consent of the whole House M r Carleton offered again to speak saying with some repetition that what he had to move was for the liberty of the House but the Speaker notwithstanding and the House out of a tender care as it seemeth to give no further distast to her Majesty did stay him On Wednesday the 25 th day of January the Bill for Children born in England of Fathers that were Aliens not to be accounted or reputed as English was read the second time M r Cromwell now upon the second reading as the Order is spake against the Bill M r Norton for it with Motion also that Englishmen taking Oath to the Pope or Foreign Potentates beyond Sea for Obedience in England shall have no benefit as Englishmen M r Broughton spake against the said Bill Sir Francis Knolles Treasurer of her Majesties Houshold spake for it and M r Dalton spake against it Whereupon the said Bill was after the foresaid second reading according to the course and order in that case usual and accustomed committed to M r Treasurer aforesaid M r Chancellor of the Exchequer Doctor Dale one of the Masters of Requests M r Norton M r Aldrich M r Aldersey M r Dalton M r Fleetwood Recorder of London and M r Serjeant Fenner who were appointed to meet on Friday the 27 th day of January now next following at two of the Clock in the Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber M r Vice-Chamberlain brought Answer from her Majesty of her most gracious acceptation of the Submission and of her Majesties Admonition and Confidence of their discreet proceeding with one special note that they do not misreport the cause of her misliking which was not for that they desired Fasting and Prayer but for the manner in presuming to indict a form of publick Fast without Order and without her Privity which was to intrude upon her Authority Ecclesiastical Sir Walter Mildmay spake next and delivered a most Honourable Grave Wise and Honest Speech which being not found either in the first Original draught of the Journal of the House of Commons taken by Fulk Onslow Esq Clerk of the same nor otherwise set down in one other fair transcribed Copy of the said Journal by the same M r Onslow's direction then abstractedly and summarily taken I have therefore caused it to be transcribed at large out of a Copy of the said Speech I had by me in manner and form following The principal cause of our Assembly here being to consult of matters that do concern the Realm I have thought good with your patience to remember you of such things as for the weight and necessity of them I take to be worthy of your considerations Wherein I mean to note unto you what I have conceived first of the present state we be in next of the dangers we may justly be in doubt of and lastly what provision ought to be made in time to prevent or resist them These shewed as briefly as the matters will suffer I leave them to your Judgments to proceed further as you shall find it expedient That our most Gracious Queen did at her first Entry loosen us from the Yoke of Rome and did restore unto this Realm the most pure and holy Religion of the Gospel which for a time was over-shadowed with Popery is known of all the World and felt of us to our singular Comforts But from hence as from the Root hath sprung that implacable malice of the Pope and his Confederates against her whereby they have and do seek not only to trouble but if they could to bring the Realm again into a Thraldom the rather for that they hold this as a firm and setled Opinion that England is the only setled Monarchy that most doth maintain and countenance Religion being the Chief Sanctuary for the afflicted Members of the Church that fly thither from the Tyranny of Rome as men being in danger of Shipwrack do from a raging and tempestuous Sea to a calm and quiet Haven This being so what hath not the Pope assaied to annoy the Queen and her State thereby as he thinketh to remove this great obstacle that standeth between him and the over-flowing of the World again with Popery For the proof whereof these may suffice The Northern Rebellion stirred up by the Pope and the quarrel for Popery The maintenance sithence of those Rebels and other Fugitives The publishing of a most impudent blasphemous and malicious Bull against our most Rightful Queen The Invasion into Ireland by James Fitz Marrice with the assistance of some English Rebels The raising of a dangerous Rebellion in Ireland by the Earl of Desmond and others intending thereby to make a general Revolt of all the whole Realm The late Invasion of Strangers into Ireland and their fortifying it The Pope turned thus the venom of his Curses and the Pens of his malicious Parasites into men of War and Weapons to win that by Force which otherwise he could not do And though all these are said to be done by the Pope and in his name yet who seeth not that they be maintained under-hand by some Princes his Confederates And if any man be in doubt of that let him but note from whence the last Invasion into Ireland came of what Country the Ships and of what Nation the most part of the Souldiers were and by direction of whose Ministers they received their Victual and Furniture For the Pope of himself at this present is far unable to make War upon any Prince of that Estate which her Majesty is of having lost as you know many years by the Preaching of the Gospel those infinite Revenues which he was wont to have out of England Scotland Germany Switzerland Denmark and others and now out of France and the Low Countries so as we are to think that his name only is used and all or the most part of the charge born by others The Queen nevertheless by the Almighty Power of God standeth fast maugre the Pope and all his Friends having hitherto resisted all attempts against her to her great honor and their great shame As The Rebellion in the North suppressed without effusion of Blood wherein her Majesty may say as Caesar did veni vidi vici so expedite and so honourable was the Victory that God did give her by the diligence and valour of those noble men that had the conducting thereof The Enterprize of James Fitz Morrice defeated and himself slain The Italians pulled out by the ears at Smirwick in Ireland and cut in pieces by the notable Service of a noble Captain and Valiant Souldiers Neither these nor any other threatnings or fears of danger hath or doth make her to stagger or relent in the Cause of Religion but like a constant Christian Princess she still holdeth fast the profession of the Gospel that hath so long upholden her and made us to live in Peace twenty two Years and more under her most Gracious Government
ancient Orders and usage of this High Court and not for that he said he would shew them only to be discovered to her Majesty it was resolved That he should be committed to the Serjeants Ward till the matter shall be further considered of by this House the day being then very far spent Vide concerning this matter on Friday the 18 th day Wednesday the 23. day and on Thursday the 24 th day of this instant December following On Friday the 18 th day of December the Bill touching Appeals out of the Ecclesiastical Court was upon the second reading committed unto Mr. Treasurer the Master of the Requests Mr. Doctor Hammond Mr. Sands Mr. Cromwell Mr. Doctor Cousin Mr. Barker Mr. Flower Mr. Wolley Mr. Beale and the Bill was delivered to Mr. Treasurer who with the rest was appointed to meet this Afternoon in the Exchequer-Chamber The Bill also for the restitution in blood of the Lord Thomas Howard had this day its first reading and the Bill for confirmation of Letters Patents made unto Walter Rawleigh Esquire was upon the third reading after many Arguments and a Proviso added unto it passed upon the Question Sir Christopher Hatton Knight her Majesties Vicechamberlain declared unto the House That her Majesty having heard of the great and dutiful care of this House in devising and providing of Laws for the preservation of her Majesties Royal Person doth accept the same in most humble loving and thankful part and having thereupon inquired of the manner and parts of the same Laws doth both very well like and allow of the same and is also of her own most loving and merciful disposition pleased that all persons barred or disabled by force of the same Law as it now is shall be first called to answer and be heard what they can say in excuse of themselves before they shall be prejudiced in their pretended Right or Titles And also that her Majesty will take away the Proviso in that Law by which any of these Subjects which have taken the Oath of Association might any way hereafter by any possibility be touched in conscience And then made a motion that a convenient Committee of the wise and grave Members of this House might be appointed to consider of the said former Bill already ingrossed and so then to devise another to be conceived according to the purport of her Majesties Pleasure in that behalf so as before is signified Whereupon it was then resolved that all the former Committees and M r George Ireland now added unto them should meet together for that purpose this Afternoon in the Exchequer Chamber And further the said M r Vice-Chamberlain also declared unto this House that her Majesty having been made privy unto the mis-behaviour of Mr. Doctor Parry yesterday shewed in this House and of the order of this House taken therein with him for the same her Highness doth not only deem him to have given just cause of offence unto this House in the same his misdemeanor but also doth very well allow of the grave discretion of this House in forbearing for the time to use any sharp course of Correction against him for his said offence in respect that he had said he reserved his reasons to be imparted to her Majesty only which as he had discovered unto some of the Lords of the Council by her Highnesses appointment and that partly to the satisfaction of her Majesty so her Highness did think that upon his humble submission unto this House with a dutiful acknowledgment of his fault this House would the rather dispense with him therein Which done M r Doctor Parry was called to the Bar where humbly acknowledging his fault upon his knees it was told him by M r Speaker after he had put him in remembrance of the manner of his offence that it might be the House would nevertheless deal favourably with him if they should see such cause upon his unfeigned and earnest confession and repentance of his fault and his humble submission unto the House with good and dutiful endeavour of amendment hereafter And then kneeling upon his knee in very humble manner affirmed directly that he had very undutifully misbehaved himself and had rashly and unadvisedly uttered those Speeches he used and was with all his heart very sorry for it alledging withal that he had never been of this House before this Session and so could not so well know the Orders of the House as he should do and that he would not willingly offend this House nor any man in it and so humbly prayed their good favour towards him Whereupon being sequestred again out of the House it was after some Arguments and Speeches had resolved That upon that his said acknowledgment of his fault and his humble submission he should be received into this House again as a Member of the same and take his place as before so that he would afterwards use himself in good sort as he ought to do And thereupon being called again to the Bar and there kneeling upon his knee and directly reiterating his former confession of his fault and also his former humble submission protesting further that if ever after he should give any just cause of offence again to this House or any Member thereof he would then never after crave any more favour of them Whereupon M r Speaker declared the good pleasure of this House in remitting his said offence by receiving him again into them with condition and hope of his better behaviour hereafter Which as he prosessed and promised to perform accordingly so did he in very good dutiful sort give most humble thanks unto God and to her Majesty and also unto this whole House and every Member of the same for their good courteous and favourable dealing towards him in this behalf Vide February the 18 th and February the 24 th postea On Saturday the 19 th day of December four Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill touching the keeping of the great Sessions of the Peace and the Assizes for the Town of Caernarvon to be kept in the Town of Caernarvon was read the third time And the third being the Bi for restitution in blood of the Lord Thomas Howard had this day its second and third reading And three Bills thereupon were at this time sent up to the Lords by M r Treasurer and others which had not been delivered because their Lordships were risen and departed before their coming Vide on December the 14 th last past when two of them had been sent up A Motion was made in the House that their Lordships might be sent unto to know the reason of the new manner of indorsing their Bills For whereas in former times all Bills sent down from the Lords to the House of Commons were ever indorsed in the lower part of the same Bills contrary to the said accustomed use the Bills which were lately sent down from their Lordships
last continued Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies and fix Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read primâ vice which said Bill had already passed the House of Commons and had been sent up from them to the Lords on Saturday last This Morning also two Bills of no great moment were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was the Bill concerning the restraining of Popish Recusants to certain places of aboad c. On Tuesday the 27 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being for the Assurance of certain Lands and Tenements to Read Stafford and Mabell his Wife was read tertia vice expedit On Wednesday the 28 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being for the grant of three entire Subsidies and Fifteenths c. was read secunda vice Five Bills also were sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the first was for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t and was read primâ vice This day finally was one unusual or extraordinary Proxy returned from one of the Bishops absent at this time from the Parliament as divers other Peers by the Licence of her Majesty in which said Proxy he constituted but one Proctor whereas the Ordinary Custom is for every Spiritual Lord to nominate two Proctors at the least and every Temporal Lord but one This Proxy is thus Entred in the beginning of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House viz. 28 Martii introductae sunt Literae Procuratoriae Thomae Cicestrensis Episcopi in quibus Procuratorem suum constituit Johannem Cantuariensem Episcopum On Thursday the 29 th day of March Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the first being the Bill for restitution in blood of Sir Thomas Parrot K t was read secunda tertia vice expedit On Friday the 30 th day of March Five Bills had each of them one reading of which the first was the Bill for the grant of three entire Subsidies c. granted by the Temporalty And the last was the Bill of Subsidy granted by the Clergy Both which Bills at this time upon their several third readings passed the House On Saturday the 31 th day of March Six Bills had each of them one reading of which the last being the Bill prohibiting Strangers born to sell by way of retail Foreign Wares brought into this Realm was read secunda tertia vice and rejected On Monday the second day of April to which day the Parliament had been last continued the Bill for Explanation of a Statute made in the thirty third year of Henry the Eighth touching Grants made to his Majesty and Confirmation of Letters Patents was read secunda vice Six Bills were brought up to the Lords from the House of Commons of which the second was for bringing in of fresh Water into the Town of Stonehouse in the County of Devon On Tuesday the third day of April Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the fourth being the Bill for the maintenance of the Navigation of England was read secunda vice On Wednesday the 4 th day of April the Bill for Explanation of the Statute made in the thirty fourth year of Henry the Eighth for confirmation of Letters Patents made by his Highness to others was read primâ secundâ vice On Thursday the 5 th day of April Three Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading of which the second being the Bill for Confirmation of Letters Patents to the Mayors Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of the City of Lincoln was read tertiâ vice conclusa This Morning also this Order following was agreed on amongst the Lords viz. WHereas the Lords of Parliament both Spiritual and Temporal assembled in the Parliament Chamber here at Westminster have with one uniform consent both in their own names and the rest of the Lords now absent Ordered that there shall be a charitable relief and contribution made towards the Aid and help of a number of Souldiers that are seen in the time of this Parliament maimed and sore hurt in the Wars of France and Low Countries and on the Seas for the service of the Queens Majesty and the Realm and for that purpose have allowed that every Archbishop Marquess Earl and Viscount should pay toward their Contribution the sum of forty shilings every Bishop thirty shillings and every Baron twenty shillings for Collection whereof there hath been appointed the Queens Majesties Almoner and the Bishop of Worcester to collect the sums of Bishops and the Lord Norris to collect the sums payable by the Lords Temporal which hath been diligently done and received by them from all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have been present and that have attended to their great charge on the service of the Realm in this Parliament And considering the number of the Souldiers to be relieved therewith being very many notwithstanding the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons have yielded very good and large Contributions according to their Degrees Yet for the better relief of the said maimed Souldiers It is by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal that have given their Attendance here and have charitably and honourably yielded to this Contribution thought meet and so it is Ordered and Decreed by them with common and free consent that all the Lords of Parliament that have been altogether absent in this Sessions and that shall not have Contributed to this charitable use of relief before the end of this Sessions shall be required by Letters to be sent to them by the Lords that had their Procuration for their absence or by Letters from the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal required and charged to Cause payments to be made according to their Degrees and Vocations the double of the sums of money paid by the Lords that have been here present and continued their Attendance That is to say that every Earl that hath been absent shall pay four pound the Archbishop of York to pay as much And every Bishop also absent to pay three pound and every Baron forty shillings And for such as have been here present and continued their Attendance at some times though very seldom having been absent for the more part it is thought meet that every such Lord Spiritual and Temporal shall according to their Degrees pay a third part more than the Lords that have been constantly present All which sums of money they shall cause to be delivered to the hands of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to be afterwards by such Spiritual Lords of Parliament as are chosen for that purpose distributed to the maimed
restraint or limit we may all come and shall be very welcom Mr. Barrington made Report of the Travel of the Committees in the Bill against Blasphemous Swearing who were appointed on Tuesday the 10 th day of this instant November foregoing and brought in the Bill with some Amendments The Bill for the grant of-four entire Subsidies and eight Fifteenths and Tenths granted by the Temporalty was read the second time and Ordered to be ingrossed Vide concerning this Bill on Saturday the 5 th day of December next following The Bill to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits in Law was read the third time and passed upon the question The Bill touching Edward Nevill of Birling in the County of Kent and Sir Henry Nevill Knight his Son and Heir was read the third time and passed upon the question The Proviso added to Edward Nevill his Bill was thrice read and likewise passed upon the question Francis Fortescue Esquire returned one of the Knights for the County of Buckingham is for his necessary affairs licensed by Mr. Speaker to depart into his own Country The greatest part of this Forenoons Passage being thus transcribed out of the Original Book of the House of Commons now follows a question only moved by the Speaker upon the rising of this House as also his access unto her Majesty in the Afternoon with divers of the said House at Whitehall touching Monopolies or Patents of Priviledge out of the said private Journal The Speaker asked the House What it was their pleasures he should deliver unto her Majesty and Sir Edward Hobbie stood up and said it was best he should devise that himself the whole House would refer it to him and all said I I I. In the Afternoon about three of the Clock some sevenscore of the House met at the great Chamber before the Council Chamber in Whitehall At length the Queen came into the Council Chamber where sitting under the Cloth of State at the upper end the Speaker with all the company came in and after three low reverences made he spake to this effect MOST Sacred and most gracious Sovereign We your Faithful Loyal and obedient Subjects and Commons here present vouchsafed of your especial goodness to our unspeakable comfort access to your sacred presence do in all duty and humbleness come to present that which no words can express most humble and thankful acknowledgement of your most gracious Message and most bounden and humble thanks for your Majesties most abundant goodness extended and performed to us We cannot say Most Gracious Soveraign We have called and been heard we have complained and have been helped though in all duty and thankfulness we acknowledge your Sacred Ears are ever open and ever bowed down to hear us and your blessed Hands ever stretched out to relieve us We acknowledge Sacred Sovereign in all duty and thankfulness we acknowledge that before we call your preventing Grace and All-deserving Goodness doth watch over us for our good more ready to give than we can desire much less deserve That Attribute which is most proper unto God to perform all he promiseth appertaineth also unto you our Most Gracious Soveraign Queen of all Truth of all Constancy or all Goodness never wearied in doing good unto us the Deeds themselves do speak most careful to provide all good things for us most gracious most tender to remove all grievances from us 〈◊〉 all your Princely Actions have ever 〈◊〉 and even now your most gracious published Proclamation of your own only meer Motion and special Grace for the good of all your People doth witness to us We come not Sacred Sovereign one of ten to render thanks and the rest to go away unthankful but all of us in all duty and thankfulness do throw down our selves at the Feet of your Majesty do praise God and bless your Majesty Neither do we present our thanks in words or any outward thing which can be no sufficient retribution for so great goodness but in all duty and thankfulness prostrate at your Feet we present our most loyal and thankful hearts even the last drop of Blood in our Hearts and the last spirit of breath in our Nostrills to be poured out to be breathed up for your safety And after three low Reverences made he with the rest kneeled down and her Majesty began thus to answer her Self viz. MR Speaker We have heard your Declaration and perceive your care of our State by falling into the consideration of a grateful acknowledgment of such benefits as you have received And that your coming is to present thanks unto us which I accept with no less Joy than your Loves can have desire to offer such a Present I do assure you that there is no Prince that loveth his Subjects better or whose Love can countervail our Love There is no Jewel be it of never so rich a prize which I prefer before this Jewel I mean your Love for I do more esteem it than any Treasure or Riches for that we know how to prize but Love and Thanks I count inestimable And though God hath raised me High yet this I count the Glory of my Crown that I have Reigned with your Loves This makes me that I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen as to be a Queen over so thankful a People Therefore I have cause to wish nothing more than to content the Subject and that is a duty which I owe. Neither do I desire to live longer dayes than that I may see your Prosperity and that 's my only desire And as I am that Person that still 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God hath delivered you so I trust by the Almighty Power of God that I still shall be his Instrument to preserve you from Envy Peril Dishonour Shame Tyranny and Oppression partly by means of your intended helps which we take very acceptably because it manifesteth the largeness of your Loves and Loyalties unto your Sovereign Of my self I must say this I never was any greedy scraping Grasper nor a strait fast-holding Prince nor yet a Waster My heart was never set on Worldly Goods but only for my Subjects good What you do bestow on me I will not hoard it up but receive it to bestow on you again Yea mine own properties I count yours to be expended for your good Therefore render unto them from me I beseech you M r Speaker such thanks as you imagine my Heart yieldeth but my Tongue cannot express Note that all this while they kneeled Whereupon her Majesty said M r Speaker I would wish you and the rest to stand up for I shall yet trouble you with longer Speech so they all stood up and she went on in her Speech saying Mr. Speaker You give me thanks but I doubt me I have more cause to thank you all than you me And I charge you to thank them of the House of Commons from me for had I not received a knowledge from you I might have
And therefore I see no reason to confer with the Lords when we may proceed our selves Sir Edward Hobbie said If the Case were but plain of it self I should be of the Gentlemans mind that last spake but I am given to understand and also desire so to inform the House that this Information was put into the Star-Chamber by some kind of Order from the Lords and therefore very convenient a Conference should be had Sir Francis Hastings said who was Brother to the Earl of Huntington To enter into consideration of this Cause by Report and otherwise I cannot I know no man but respecteth the Honourable Person himself and for this Gentleman Mr. Belgrave I ever took him and so do to be a man of very good Carriage To condemn him I do not mean but I humbly pray that a course for his Honour may be taken and the matter so handled that the Honour of the Person may be saved the Gentleman freed from further offence and this Cause ended with good Conclusion And I protest I am not privy to the Prosecution Mr. Dale said Id possumus quod jure possumus and therefore resting in doubt herein the safest course is a Conference Mr. Tate said It is not good to utter things suddenly in great matters Our dispute may seem to have this end either to incur the dangers of our Priviledge by not regarding this Cause or to pry too near into her Majesties Prerogative by examining Informations exhibited into the Star-Chamber Wherefore I think we ought to be Petitioners Nota verbum Petitioners or at least to shew our griefs to the Lords and if by any Order from them as was alledged this Information was put in methinks in reason a Conference were good to examine the Cause and inform this House truly thereof Mr. Skipwith the Pentioner said If I knew or did think that any wrong were offered to the Earl of Huntington I would rather be a Petitioner for this Gentleman to him than I would be a Protector of him against him I knew Mr. Belgrave writ his Letter to my Lord and that it pleased his Honour to Answer him and that he offered to follow his Honour in that sort as is fitting for a Gentleman of his worth and rather his Honour than any man in England This I take it may satisfie the House for Answer to the first part of the Information which containeth a dishonour offered to the Earl For the second which is deceiving of the Burgesses I do Answer this House They were both willing and worthy to be deceived I know they had given their Voices and desired M r Belgrave to take it For the wrong to this Court I hope this Court hath wisdom enough to right it selt without any course to be taken in the Star-Chamber yet by your favour I may say thus much that if we should punish him for coming indirectly into this place we should punish three parts of this House for none ought to be chosen but those that be resident and sworn Burgesses of the Town Sir Robert Wroth said This matter needs not so much dispute There is a Precedent in this House to this point in the last Year of Queen Mary between Pleddall and Pleddall It pleased the Lords of the Star-Chamber sedente Parliamento to bind the one at the Suit of the other to appear twelve dayes after the Parliament and this adjudged to be an infringement of the Liberties M r Davies said The Information savours more of wit than malice And therefore I think upon Conference with the Lords the matter may be brought to good end I therefore humbly pray it may be put to the question and that the Bill may be sent for out of the Star-Chamber M r Carey said I take it M r Speaker the course hath been that if the House be desirous to see any Record you Mr. Speaker should send a Warrant to the Lord Keeper to grant forth a Certiorari to have the Record If by this means this Information be brought into this House upon view thereof perhaps this matter of dispute would take end Sir Francis Hastings offered to speak again in this matter But Mr. Bacon interrupted him and told him it was against the course To which he Answered he was old enough to know when and how often to speak To which Mr. Bacon replyed it was no matter but he needed not to be so hot in an ill cause To which Sir Francis replyed in several matters of debate a man may speak often So I take it is the Order He pointing to Mr. Bacon talk of Heat He tell you If I be so hot as he was Yesterday then put me out of the House The only thing that I would say is this I wish a Conference may be had with the Lord because the matter may be brought to some Friendly end for God knows what may lie in the Deck till after the Parliament And I suspect it the more because the Information and no Process issued forth Mr. Grevill said I with that in our Conference we do not neglect our Priviledges and that we may be means of mediation c. So the House appointed these Members following to have Conference with the Lords viz. All the Privy Council being Members of this House Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Hastings Mr. Fulke Grevill the Masters of Request Sir Edward Hobbie Sir Robert Wroth Sir Francis Darcte Sir George Moore Sir John Grey Mr. Barrington Mr. Tate Mr. Martin and Mr. Skipwith to meet upon Thursday next at eight of the Clock in the Morning These names being thus transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the House of Commons another passage of this day doth here follow out of a Private Journal of that House Mr. Speaker said I am to certify you from the Lords of a great disorder committed by the Pages and Servants as well of the Lords themselves as of your Servants and Attendants so that not only abuse is offered but weapons and blood drawn For remedy whereof the Lords have given strait Commandment that their Servants keep peaceable and quiet Order and that neither their Pages Attendants or Servants do stand upon the Stairs or nearer the House than the Stair foot They desire that every Member of this House would do the like to their Servants and so expresly to charge and command them And I would move you that you would be pleased the Serjeant might go forth and signify so much from you unto the Company without Mr. Wiseman said The disorder Mr. Speaker speaks of is now grown so great that a man dare not go down the Stairs without a Conductor So the Serjeant went and delivered the Message and the abuse was well reformed Mr. Davies made Report of the meeting and travel of the Committees in the Bill touching Gavelkind Lands and brought in the Bill with some Amendments On Wednesday the 9 th day of December the Bill touching the Assurance of certain Mannors c.
at and if offences were then her Majesties Clemency and Mercy the more to be commended Misericordia ejus super omnia opera ejus Besides like as it hath pleased God ten years and more by the Ministry of our said Soveraign to bless this Realm with those two inestimable benefits of Peace and Clemency so there is no cause but the same might by Gods Grace have continued twenty Years longer without intermission had not the Raging Romanist Rebels entertained the matter And here it is to be noted that this Merciful and Peaceful Reign of ten Years and more hath hapned in the time of Christs Religion now established I cannot think that any man can follow me in this in the time of the Romish Religion since the Conquest Nay a man might affirm that this is an Example for times to come without any like in times past comparing Singula singulis what should I say these be the true Fruits of true Religion I could further remember you of the Fruits of Justice the benefit of restoring your Money to Finess yea I could put you in mind but I think it needs not it happened so late of a Subsidy granted whereof the Queens Majesty of her own bountifulness remitted the one half was the like here in England ever seen or heard of But being out of doubt that these benefits already remembred be sufficient of themselves to move you to be thankful to your Power I leave any longer to detain you in this point And albeit a Subject cannot yield any benefit to his Soveraign in the same nature that he receiveth it because every benefit is more than Duty and more than Duty a Subject cannot yield to his Soveraign Yet can it not be denied but a Subjects acknowledging of benefits received joined with good will to yield as far as Liberty will reach doth sufficiently satisfie for the Subject for ultra posse non est esse To your best actions therefore address ye And thus much concerning benefits Now to the second part concerning urging by Necessity true it is that the extraordinary matters of Charge happened since the last Assembly here urging to have by necessity a relief granted amongst many others be these First The great Charge in suppressing the late Northern Rebellion with Charges also in reforming those the Queens Majesties Enemies in Scotland that assisted the Rebels and made Rodes into England The continual growing Expences by reason of Ireland as in subduing the Rebels within that Realm and withstanding the Scots Northward and other Foreign Forces intending Invasion Southward To these three Charges by Land you may add a fourth by Sea as the preparation and setting forth of Ships partly for the defence against all Foreign Forces suspected and intended partly for the safe conducting of the Wares and Merchandizes in greater strength and longer cut than heretofore hath been used These and such like extraordinary Charges whereof there be sundry with the remains of old Charges not possible to be born by the ordinary Revenue and yet of necessity to be expended do greatly exceed any extraordinary aid therefore commonly granted Again the great decay of the Queens Majesties Customs by reason of stay and alteration of Traffick albeit upon just occasion hath bred no small want for although in time it is not to be doubted but that will grow again to his old course and continue with great Surety Yet in the mean time this want must some way be supplied for you know the Horse must be provided for whilst the Grass is in growing At the least let us do so much for our selves as we do for our Horses For our selves it is that are to be relieved in this Case This I must needs say that if the Queens Majesty did use in matters of Expence to do as commonly Princes heretofore have used to do then with the more difficulty might such extraordinary aid be assented unto and yet of necessity to be had to withstand a greater necessity It hath been used in times past that Princes pleasures and delights have been commonly followed in matters of Charge as things of necessity And now because God be praised the relieving of the Realms necessity is become the Princes Pleasure and Delight a noble Conversion God continue it and make us as we ought to be earnestly thankful for it A Princely Example shewed by a Soveraign for Subjects to follow To descend in some particulars What need I to remember unto you how the gorgeous sumptuous superfluous Buildings of time past be for the Realms good by her Majesty in this time turned into necessary Buildings and upholdings The chargeable glittering glorious Triumphs into delectable Pastimes and Shows Embassadors of Charge into such as be void of excess and yet honourable and comely These and such like are dangerous dams able to dry up the flowing Fountains of any Treasure and yet these imperfections have been commonly Princes Peculiars especially young One free from these was accounted Rara avis c. and yet God be thanked a Phoenix a Blessed Bird of this kind God hath blessed us with I think it may be affirmed and that truly that there hath not been any matter of great Charge taken in hand by her Majesty in this happy Reign of twelve Years and more that hath not been thought before convenient to be done for the Weal and profit of the Realm so far her Highness is from spending of Treasure in vain matters and therefore the rather how can a man make any difficulty to contribute according to his Power specially in maintaining of his Sovereign his Country his Self his Wife and Children and what not having so long a proof by experience of such an imployment Here I would put you in mind of extraordinary Charges to come which in reason seems evident but so I should be over tedious unto you and frustra sit per plura quod sieri potest per pauciora And therefore here I make an end doubting that I have tarried you longer than I promised or meant or perchance needed your wisdoms and good inclinations considered But you know things are to be done both in form and matter And my trust is that if I had stayed I may be warranted by either or by both that you will take it in good part Thus far out of the Copy of this foregoing Speech As soon as the Lord Keepers Speech was ended then the Clerk of the Upper House read the names of Receivers and Tryers of Petitions in French whose names are transcribed out of the Original Journal-Book of the Upper House and were as followeth Sir Robert Catlin Knight Chief Justice of the Kings Bench Sir William Cordell Knight Master of the Rolls Sir John Widden Knight one of the Justices of Sir Richard Read Knight and D r Huick who were Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoigne and the parts beyond the Seas and the Isles Sir James Dyer Knight