Martis, 20 Aprilis, 1624

Committee added.

THREE Divinity Lectures: - This Afternoon. Sir Eub. Theloall, Mr. Banks, Mr. Wentworth, Sir Pet. Hayman, added to the Committee.

Litle's Nat.

L. 2. An Act for the Naturalizing of Abigail Litle, and William Litle. - Ordered, To be ingrossed.

The Fleet.

Sir Will. Cope added to the Committee for the Fleet.

Debts.

L. 2. An Act for the speedier Payment of the Debts of Men imprisoned.

Upon Question, not to be committed.

Upon Question, not to be ingrossed.

Serges, &c.

L. 2. An Act for the true Making of Serges and Perpetuanoes: - Committed to Mr. Comptroller, Sir Rob. Philips, Mr. Alford, Mr. Neale, Mr. Denny, Knights, Burgesses of Norfolke, Suffolke, Somerset, Devon, and Cornewall, Essex, London, Hampshire: - Thursday next, Two Clock, Court of Wards : - And to consider of the Labours of the Commissioners for Trade.

Gooteland Manor.

Sir Jo. Savyle: - A private Bill, in this House, that concerns the poor Tenants of Gooteland. In this Bill, all are to have Voice, contrary to the Order of the House, in a private Bill. -

Sir Will. Herbert, Sir Clem. Throckmorton, Sir Dud. Digs, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Booth, Sir Edw. Peyton, Mr. Alford, Sir Tho. Walmsley, Sir Will. Cope . - The first Committee to stand, and these added to them.

Private Bills.

Ordered, upon Question, for a general Rule hereafter, That, in private Bills, there shall not be that general Clause, for all, that will come, to have Voice.

Cloth Trade.

Mr. Bartlet reports the Bill for the true Making of Woollen Cloths. The Amendments twice read.

Mr. Bateman: - This Bill takes away the Liberty and Privilege of the City of London, and gives it to Strangers. - To have their Counsel heard, before this Bill pass.

That Proviso, upon Question, to be withdrawn from the Bill.

And the Bill ordered to be ingrossed.

Ordinances in Wales.

Sir Edw. Cooke reports from the Conference with the Lords, about the Bill of Grace for Wales. - The Question, that the Proviso not so full now, as the last Parliament. Answ. That we put no Proviso at all to it: They put the Proviso to it. Prince moderated: - To have a Committee of both Houses, to reconcile all Differences.

Merchant Adventurers.

Ordered, That the Merchant Adventurers shall, on Thursday next, appear before the Committee for Trade, with their Counsel, if they will, concerning the Restraint, or Enlarging, of Trade.

Subsidy.

The Committee for the Bill of Subsidy, to meet this Afternoon, and to prepare it for the House; and to take

into Consideration the whole Frame of the Bill; the Manner of the .... . -

And all, that will come, to have Voice: - This Afternoon, at Two of the Clock, in the Star-chamber.

Mr. Secretary Conway: - The Necessity of going on with this, very necessary. Delay will be very dangerous.