Sabbati, 1o Maii

Scandalous Ministers.

SIR Ew. Thelluall, Sir Wm. Boulstreade, Sir Tho. Hobby, added to the Committee for scandalous Ministers.

Leave of Absence.

Mr. Danyell, Burgess for Truro, hath Leave from the House to go down, having his House burned.

Dr. Anyon, &c.

Sir Edw. Sands, Mr. Sherland, Sir E. Dryden, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Wm. Boulstreade, Sir W. Earle, Mr. Wandesford, Sir Tho. Middleton, Sir Tho. Escort, Mr. Bond, Sir Ro. Hatton, added to the Committee for Dr. Anyon, &c.

Egerton.

Mr. Living, Sir Ch. Mountagew, Knights and Burgesses of Stafford, added to the Committee for Egerton : - Upon Tuesday next.

Recusants Children.

L. 1a. An Act for the Education of the Children of Popish Recusants.

Carre's Nat.

Lord Cavendish reporteth Sir Ro. Carre his Bill, without Amendments.

Ditto.

L. 3a. An Act for Naturalization of Sir Ro. Carre Knight: - Upon Question, passed.

Stanere's Nat.

Stanere's also reported. Re-committed, to put in the Proviso, agreed upon Yesterday.

Low's Estate.

Mr. Living reporteth Low his Bill, with Amendments; which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Engam's Estate.

Mr. Rolle reporteth Engam his Bill, with Amendments; which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Stanere's Nat.

Lord Cavendish reporteth Stanere his Bill, with a Proviso added; which twice read. - Engrossetur.

Monopolies.

The Committees for the Bill of Monopolies, to go up presently into the Committee Chamber.

Committees.

No Committee shall sit after Eight Clock, sitting the House, without special Order,

Morgann.

Morgann. L. 2a. An Act for avoiding a Decree, &c. - Sir Ed. Coke, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Neale, Knights and Burgesses London, Mr. Alford, Sir H. Anderson, Sir Tho. Cheeke, Mr. Thomlyns, Sir Cl. Trockmorton, Mr. Mynn, Auditor Sawyer, Sir Tho. Escort, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir B. Hicks, Sir Edw. Wardor, Sir H. Poole, Mr. Lyster, Sir H. Middleton, Sir Wm. Morgann, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Booth, all the Merchants of theHouse: - Tuesday,Two Clock,Star-chamber.

Imposition on Hops, &c.

Sir Edw. Sands reporteth from the Committee for Trade, a Complaint against the Lord Treasurer, for an Imposition upon Hops, imported, of 10s. upon an 100 lib. when the Hops were in the River. - To transmit this to the Lords. - An Imposition, upon this, by the Archduchess, upon new Draperies.

Sir Ro. Phillippes: - That this done, without any Privy Seal, or other Warrant from the King; but only by the Power of the Lord Treasurer. - To present this to the Lords.

Sir Edw. Gyles : - To transmit it.

Sir H. Poole: - Not to send it, before it be examined.

Sir Tho. Hobby, contra.

Sir Geor. More: - To send it, but not till it be examined, and debated here.

Sir Tho. Wentworth: - To send it up presently.

Upon Question, this Petition to be presently transmitted to the Lords, as a Thing offered to this House.

Bills sent to Lords.

This to be done by Sir Edw. Sands ; who carried also up with him Five Bills : Cloths; Alms-house in Lincolneshyre; Ca. Raleighe Naturalization [a]; Little's, Naturalization; Verbeck's Naturalization.

Harvey's Books, &c.

Sir H. Poole, Auditor Sawyer, Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir Wm. Fleetewood, Mr. Pymme, Mr. Tho. Fanshaw, Mr. Aungell, Sir M. Fleetwood, Sir Ch. Morrison, Sir Wm. Pitt, Sir P. Hayman, Sir D. Digges, Sir Tho. Denton, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir A. Ingram, to peruse Sir S. Harvey's Books, and the Patent granted to Sir Wm. Hewett: - Monday next, Seven Clock in the Morning, in the Court of Wards. Sir Symon Harvey to attend, upon Monday next, the Committee of Grievances.

Women not attending Church.

L. 2a. An Act for the speedy Levying of the Penalty of 12 d. a Sunday, forfeited by married Women : - Committed to Sir Tho. Hobby, Sir J. Perrott, Sir H. Poole, Sir Nath. Rich, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Pymme, Sir Francis Popham, Sir Ed. Gyles, Mr. Sutton, Sir Ro. Harley, Sir H. Anderson, Sir A. Forrest, Sir Francis Barrington, Sir Ro. More, Sir D. Digges, Sir P. Hayman, Sir Wm. Masham, Mr. Fetherston, Sir Guy Palmes, Mr. Corington, Mr. Francis Drake, Sir Jo. Stradling, Sir Wm. Cope, Sir Tho Barrington : All, that will come, to have Voice : - Monday, Two Clock, Court of Wards.

Monopolies.

Sir Edw. Coke reporteth about the Monopoly Bills. -

Some Provisoes. - That they have affirmed none of them to be good, nor condemned any of them to be ill. - Sub-poena Office : Patent of Glasses: Writings of the King's Grants to the Great Seal. - Though the present Patentees be excepted, yet, in future, none can have them. - Resolved, if the Lords shall add a Proviso, to exempt them out of the Act, and leave them as they be, the Committee thinketh it fit to consent, not in Love to these Patents, but to the Passage of the Bill.

Glass Patent.

The Glass Patent to be heard on Monday, whether it be a Grievance or not.

Grievance.

Mr. Clarke enforced to pay Five Pieces for the first Line for a Patent, &c.

This referred to the Committee for Grievances.

Monopolies.

Ordered, upon Question, That the Committee, for Conference about the Bill of Monopolies, shall have Power (not altering any Matter of Substance) to treat of or agree to, all necessary Inferences about it.

Apothecaries.

The Apothecaries Bill, - upon Monday next. Two Clock Afternoon, in the former Place.

Recusants.

Mr. Secretary Conway: - That, last Night late, the King commanded him to come to London, to give Order to Mr. Attorney, to provide for some Things in our Petition, by Proclamation, according to the Petition of the House of Parliament: And the Recorder to attend the King, for his Direction about resort to Ambassadors Houses. -

Defence of Ireland, &c.

That the Defence of Ireland, and Contract with the Low Countries, standeth at a Stay, only upon the Certainty of Monies.

Subsidy.

Sir Ro. Phillippes: - That, till the King's Declaration, what time we shall part, we cannot set down a Time for the Assessing the Subsidy, nor till the Council of War, which are to be inserted in the Bill, be agreed upon.

The Bill of Subsidy to be considered of again upon Tuesday next, in the Afternoon.

Conference, &c.

Sir Edw. Sands reporteth from the Lords, that they will give the Bills a speedy Reading. The Conference, about the Two Bills, to hold : For Monopolies ; upon Monday Two Clock, in the Painted Chamber.

E. Oxford.

L. 2a. Earl Oxford -

Sir Edw. Coke: - This a Bill of the greatest Consequence of any Bill in this House. That aequitas sequitur legem. That Lord Ellesmere had 1,000 Marks per Annum, upon the same Title. -

Committed to the former Committee, - Magdalen College Bill: - Tuesday next. Two Clock, Chequer Chamber.

Sir C. Caesar.

Sir Ch. Caesar's Bill, - Monday Afternoon, Two Clock, former Place. Knights and Burgesses Hertfordshyre, Mr. Delbridge, Mr. Guy, Mr. Neale, Mr. Barker, Sir Edw. Francis, added to the Committee.

New River.

A Petition from the Inhabitants of St. Martyn's Lane. Referred to the Committee for Amwell River.

Publick Bills.

Ordered, At Eight Clock upon Monday, to read publick Bills, all other Business set apart.