Lunae, 26o Aprilis

Boston School, &c.

Middlecotes.

L. 1a. AN Act for Establishing a Free-school, and House of Correction, near Boston, within the County of Lincolne.

Staplers.

Staplers Bill, - To-morrow Morning, Seven Clock, in the Court of Wards.

Norwich Weavers.

L. 1a. An Act for the better Explanation of a Statute, made 7o Ed. IV. intituled, An Act for the Election, Oath, Authority, Searching, and Sealing, of the Wardens of Worstead Weavers in Norwich and Norfolke, and for some -

Somervyle's Estate.

L. 2a. - Somervyle. - Committed to Serjeant Towse, Sir Cl. Throckmorton, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Pymme, Sir A. Ingram, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir J. Perrott, Sir H. Corbett, Mr. Whitwicke, Mr. Rolles, Sir Tho. Escort, Sir Simon Weston, Mr. Booth, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Drury, Sir Edw. Littleton, Sir A. Forrest, Sir Walter Devoreux, Sir Tho. Morgann. The younger Brothers to have Warning. - Two Clock, Thursday, Court of Wards.

Inns, &c.

Mr. Rolles reporteth the Two Bills, concerning Regulating of Inns and Ostries, with Amendments; which twice read. - Both to be ingrossed.

Redferne's Estate.

Serjeant Digges reporteth Redferne's Bill, agreed by all the Committees. - Engrossetur.

Colchester.

Mr. Serjeant Towse reporteth Colchester Bill, with a Proviso added for Mr. Lucas; and allowed. - Engrossetur.

Decrees in Chancery.

Mr. Carvyle reporteth the Bill for Reversing of Decrees in Chancery, with Amendments in the Title, Preamble, and Body of the Act; which twice read. -

Sir Edw. Coke: - None of the English Court of Exchequer Chamber, Chancery by Subpoena, Duchy Court, Court of Requests Court of Wards. - A Writ of Error

lieth in the King's Bench for the Chancery, for that Part, where a Court of Record. -

Re-committed: - To-morrow, two Clock, Star-chamber.

Abuses in Chancery, &c.

Mr. Alford: - 101 Orders set down in Cancellaria : 16,000 Subpoenas : Decrees, without Subpoena, Bill, or Answer: Decree against One, where he never answered; but others: Intolerable Length of Suits : Dismission in Chancery to the Common Law; Verdict and Judgment there; then a new Suit in Court of Requests : Fines ordinarily imposed: Judging upon Reports: Determine Matters in Chancery, determinable at Common Law : Charge of Days of Hearing in Cancellaria. - Two Proclamations,

1. Against Bills of Conformity : 2. Against Chamber Orders : This done by the King without our Motion. - To petition the King for this. - No Petition, in all his Service in Parliament, against Injustice in Exchequer, Common Place, King's Bench - Moveth, a select Committee of Lawyers, and others, experienced in those Courts, for regulating the Chancery, and reforming these Abuses.

Sir D. Digges: - To perfect the Things treated, and not now to entertain new. To read the Bill of Usury.

Sir Ewble Theluall secondeth the Motion for a special Sub-committee.

Mr. Wentworth: - To frame a Petition to the King for this. - Briefs; - any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding. - A Committee.

Sir Ro. Phillippes : - That the Committee, appointed for it, may proceed to examine the Petitions, and to peruse the 101 Orders: And that the Committee examine, what was done in this the last Parliament. - Secondeth Mr. Wentworth's Motion concerning Briefs.

Mr. Drake: - That the Briefs now command the High Constables to gather all; and charge Petty Constables.

Sir Tho. Hobby: - Six or Seven Justices of Peace certify this Course. - To take away this, as the Root; even their Certificate.

This, for Briefs, referred to the Committee for Grievances ; and to be recommended, to be heard with as much Speed as possible.

Grievances.

The Report from the Grievances. - To-morrow.

Virginia.

A Petition for Virginia, read.

Sir Ro. Phillippes: - To respite the Debate of this Petition, at this Time. Moveth, Thursday next, to hear them. -

Sir Ro. Phillippes, Sir Edw. Sands, Sir Nath. Rich, Lord Cavendish, Sir H. Mildmay, Mr. Rich. Spencer, Lord Lisle, Lord Wriothesley, Sir H. Poole, Sir Wm. Herbert, Sir Edw. Peyton, Sir Francis Seymor, Sir G. Gerrard, Sir D. Digges, Sir Wm. Spencer: And all, that will come, to have Voice; only those of the Company to be present, to inform, but to have no Voice: - Wednesday next, in the Afternoon, Two Clock, in the Star-chamber. Counsel on both Sides, if desired.

Possession.

Serjeant Davys and Serjeant Finch bring, from the Lords, the Bill for Restitution of Possession, with some Amendments.

The Amendments twice read; and the Clerk ordered to put in the Amendments into the ingrossed Bill; which thirdly read, and passed, upon Question.

Usury.

L. 3a. An Act against Usury. -

Mr. Bateman: - Doubteth,this Bill will hinder Trade. - Upon Question, passed.

Oxford.

Mr. Whystler reporteth Oxford Bill, with Three Amendments; which twice read.

The Bill, with the Amendments, thirdly read, and, upon Question, passed.

Statutes.

The Report of the Continuance of Statutes, peremptorily To-morrow, at Eight of Clock; and the Speaker, to silence any shall hinder it.

Customs.

Wednesday, Nine Clock, peremptorily, for Debate of the pretermitted Customs.

Bills to be sent up.

The passed Bills to be sent up To-morrow Moraine sent up To-morrow Morning by Mr. Comptroller.

Exporting Wool, &c.

L. 3a. An Act against Exportation of Wool, Wool- fells, &c. - Upon Question, passed.

Michaelmas Term.

Mr. Fanshaw reporteth the Bill for Abbreviation of Michaelmas Term, with Amendments. - Engrossetur.