House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 17 February 1606

Lunae, 17o die Februarii, 1605

Holland's Restitution.

1. Reading : -

THE Bill for the Restitution in Blood of John Holland, Son of Bryan Holland, and Thomas Holland, Son of the said John Holland.

Hay, &c.

1. Reading: - B. To avoid the deceivable Sale of Loads, and Trusses of Hay and Straw, defective in their due Contents, &c.

Sope-making.

1. Reading;: - B. Against the false Making of black Sope.

Cottages.

B. For the Explanation of the Statute 31 Eliz. against Erecting of Cottages, &c. - Secondly read, and committed to Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Hoskins, Sir Rob. Johnson, Mr. Dannett, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Fuller, Burgesses of Lynne and Hull, Mr. Peak, Mr. Fr. Moore, Mr. Noye, Burgesses of Worcester, Bristowe, Mr. Yaxley, Mr. Serjeant Shirley, Colchester, Sir Hugh Beeston, Sir Gamaliel Capell, Exeter, Salisbury, Mr. Wymark: - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Message to Lords.

Whereas the Lords desired the Articles ; - to send to the Lords, that they shall have our Articles, if they please to appoint Time and Place to receive them : - That they will be ready within Two or Three Days to deliver them.

Observing Sunday.

3. Reading : - An Act for the better Observing of the Sabbaoth-day, or Sunday : - Passed, upon the Question, with some Difficulty and Dispute. -

Sir Rich. Spencer; - No Man with the Voice of Jacob, and the Hands of Esau, ought to come into this House. -

Semper velle, non semper agere. -

Justices to be published themselves, who do more Harm by Example, than the meaner Sort: -

Lay Thorns under their Feet, and sow Pillows under their own.

Sir Wm. Strowd: - That such a Bill in the House, to dash it, would be a Scandal: - That it might sleep. -

Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Fr. Hastings, Mr. Fuller, Sir Francis Eure, Sir Henry Poole, Mr. Spycer, Mr. Martin: - A Probationer.

Sir Edw. Grevill, Sir Robert Drury : - Cessation from Labour, sufficient Recreation.

Mr. Crewe : - In Point penal, a Probationer.

Sir John Savill * * * *

Mr. Recorder of London .- - The publick * * *

Upon the Question, passed. - Sabbaoth-day.

Purveyors.

Mr. Secretary Herbert sent to the * * For the Articles, that they will be ready. - Purveyors.

Religion.

Mr. Solicitor reporteth the Conference, touching the Articles for Religion: And agreed, that he and Sir Francis Bacon shall confer upon it, and prepare themselves for Conference.

Small Debts.

Mr. Fuller: - Recovery of small Debts, &c. with Amendments; and ordered to be ingrossed..

Le Grys' Decree.

2. Reading: - B. For the Performance and Execution of a Decree in the Chancery, made between Wm. le Grys, Plaintiff, and Robert Cottrel, Defendant: - Sir Jo. Heigham, Sir Jo. Savill, Mr. Alford, Mr. Wyseman, Mr. Oxborough, Mr. Martin, Sir Rob. Hitcham, Mr. Hoskins, Sir Robert Oxenbridge, Mr. May, Sir Philip Gawdy, Mr. Crewe, Sir Rob. Wingfield, Sir Rob. Johnson, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Winch, Sir Roger Wilbram. Mr. D. James, Mr. Dannett: - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Counsel to be heard at the Committee.

York, &c. Merchants.

B. For the Granting and Establishing of certain former Allowances unto the Merchants of York, Hull, and Newcastle, in the Customs of their Cloths : - Mr. Secretary Herbert, Mr. Solicitor, Sir Fr. Bacon, Sir John Savill, Sir Tho. Strickland, Mr. Dammett, Sir Roger Wilbram,

Mr. Brook, Burgesses of Port Towns, Sir Hugh Beeston, Sir Rob. Hitcham, Sir Roger Aston, Sir Walter Cope, Sir Vincent Skynner, Sir Wm. Selby, Sir Rob. Maunsell; - Monday, Chequer Chamber.

Plague.

1. Reading : - B. To restrain many Abuses of Players.

Husbandry.

2. Reading: - B. For the better Maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage in the County of Hereford.

To be argued Tomorrow.

Conference.

Mr. Secretary Herbert reporteth, - The Lords do think it strange, that the Articles should be deferred; and wish a Conference Tomorrow.

The Conference assented unto by the House.