Mercurii, 25o Die Februarii, 1606

Northlech School.

1. Reading: - B. For the Founding and Incorporating of a free Grammar School in the Town of Northlech, in the County of Glocester.

Trelawnye's Estate.

Mr. Brook reporteth the Bill for further Assurance to the Purchasers of Sir Jonathan Trelawnye's Lands, &c. with some little Amendments; and, upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Cutton Prebend

2. Reading: - B. To convert the Prebend of Cutton, in the County of Devon, to the Maintenance of a Free School (being a Prebend sine cura) &c. Committed to Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Antho. Rowse, Mr. Martin, Burgesses of Devon and Cornwall, Sir Wm. Strowd, Mr. Peard, Sir Rich. Strowd, Mr. Rolles, Sir Rich. Hawkins, Mr. D. James, Sir John Bennett, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Brock, Mr. Brook, Mr. Prowse, Mr. Noy, Mr. Seymor, Sir Francis Popham, Sir Gam. Capell, Sir Rob. Stanford, Sir John Williams, Mr. Fuller, Sir Wm. Killigree, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Bond, Mr. Upton: - Friday, Exchequer Chamber.

Soham Manor.

3. Reading: - An Act of Confirmation of Letters Patents, made by the King's Majesty to Sir Roger Aston, Knight, and John Grimsdich, Gentleman, &c.

Much disputed. - This against the general. A good Inducement to the general -

It is merely for the Enfranchisement of the Copyholds, and not for any Defect in the Conveyance.

The House divided:

Tellers :pro : Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Rich. Mullineux,

contra : Mr. Fuller, Sir H. Poole,

With the Noe, 88. With the Yea, 53.

And so the Bill dashed.

St. Savior's Southwark.

2. Reading: - B. Touching St. Savior's in Southwark, - Sir Edm. Bowyer, Knights and Burgesses of London, Sir John Heigham, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Bowyer, Sir Geo. Ryvers, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Overbury, Mr. Fr. Moore, Mr. Dyett, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir Walter Cope, Mr. D. James, Sir Geo. Fleetwood, Sir Tho. Knevett, Sir Gam. Capell, Mr. Brock, Sir John Cutts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hare, Sir Nich. Saunders, Sir Edw. Grevill, Mr. Wentworth, Sir Jerome Horsey, Sir Geo. Moore, - Monday: Counsel at the Bar.

Wrongs from Spanyards.

Sir Tho. Lowe. -

A Petition, by the London Merchants, against the Wrongs of the Spaniards, and the Inequality of Laws of Spayne, read in the House.

Union with Scotland.

Mr. Hyde maketh Report of the Distribution. -

Sir Fr. Bacon to begin. - Law.

Sir Roger Owen, Sir Edw. Sandys, - Precedents of jus gentium.

Sir John Bennett, Mr. D. James -

The other Four to set forth Reasons.