House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 07 April 1606

Lunae, 7 Aprilis, 1606

Scandalous Ministers.

1. Reading: - B. AGAINST scandalous and un worthy Ministers. Ministers.

Sacrament.

2. Reading: - B. Against such as, coming to Church, do refuse to receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper: - Sir Fr. Goodwyn, Mr. Wentworth, Sir Wm. Liggon, Sir Edw. Mountague, Sir Fr. Hastings, Sir John Bennett, Sir H. Bromley, Mr. Wyseman, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Yelverton, Sir Nath. Bacon, Sir Antho. Cope, Sir Tho. Beamount, Mr. Fuller, Sir Wm. Wray, Sir Edm. Carye, Sir Geo. St. Poll, Sir Rob. Johnson, Sir John Heigham, Sir Dan. Dun, Sir Chro. Perkins, Sir Edw. Ratcliffe, Mr. William Jones, Sir Tho. Smyth, Sir Geo. Fleetwood, Sir Gam. Capell, Sir Fr. Popham, Mr. Serjeant Shirley: - To-morrow.

Ld. Chandos' Estate.

2. Reading: - B. For the Establishing of the Posses sions and Inheritance of Edmond late Lord Chandos, of Sudeley, deceased: -

Sir John Bennett, against the Bill:

The Privy Council, my Lord Walden, Sir Herbert Crofts, Sir John Bennett, Sir H. Nevill, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Fr. Knolles, Mr. Martin, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Edw. Grevill, Mr. Edw. Jones, Mr. Yelverton, Sir Edw. Sandys, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir John Hungerford, Sir Rich. Bulkley, Sir Wm. Wray, Sir Fr. Popham, Sir John Hollis, Sir Wm. Stroud, Mr. Crewe, Sir John Scott, Mr. Fuller, Sir Fr. Barrington, Mr. Oldsworth, Sir Tho. Maunsell, Sir H. Hubbard, Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir Edw. Hobby, Mr. Percyvall, Sir Geo. Moore, Sir Roger Owen, Sir John Heigham, Sir Gam. Capell, Sir Edw. Ratcliffe; - Thursday.

To remember to perpetuate the Honour of the House.

Attainder.

Bill of Attainder on Thursday.

Grievances.

The Grievances brought in by Mr. Fuller from the Committee, with a Desire, that the first Grievance might be read.

The first, touching Imposition upon Currants, read.

Mr. Speaker moveth, that the Grievances might he divided; such as were against the Law; such as were warranted by Law, and yet grievous.

Mr. Bond adviseth, that nothing said to be grievous, that is not.

All to be farther considered on this Afternoon.

Recusants.

Sir Henry Hubbard bringeth in the Bill against Recusants, the Title altered; the Bill for the better Discovering and Repressing of Popish Recusants, and for the Education of their Children in good Religion; with many other Amendments: The Amendments read; and, upon the Question, to be ingrossed.

Six Days to be allowed for the Party that comes over.

Q. Touching Proclamat. - Words to be stroken out.

A Question, touching the Time; whether Six Days or no. -

Whether Six Days only.

1. Quest. Whether Six Days only.

Resolved, with the Yea.

The Clause, touching high Commissions, stroken out.