House of Lords Journal Volume 2: Note of bills

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 2, 1578-1614. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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In this section

The Acts as they were brought in.

A NOTE of the Bills as they were brought into the House.

Rejected.

AN Act for Assurance of Lands.

Rejected.

An Act to restrain the excessive and superfluous Use of Coaches, within this Realm of England.

Rejected, and a New Bill instead.

An Act of Parliament for the Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges.

An Act concerning Musters and Soldiers, and other Things appertaining thereunto.

Sent from the Lower House. Expedit.

An Act against Fraudulent Administration of Intestates Goods.

Under Committees.

An Act for the avoiding of unnecessary Delays of Executions upon Judgments in Debts.

An Act for the Suppressing of the Multitude of Alehouses and Tippling Houses.

An Act for Reformation of Brokers and Pawn Takers.

Rejected in the Lower House.

An Act for re-uniting Eye and Dunsden to the Manor of Sunning.

An Act for establishing the Remainder of certain Lands of Andrew Kettleby, Esquire, upon Frauncis Kettleby.

An Act for the Breed and Increase of Horses of Service within this Realm.

Exped.

Sent from the Lower House. Expedit.

An Act for Confirmation of Grants made to the Queen's Majesty, and of Letters Patents made by Her Highness to others.

An Act to avoid and prevent divers Misdemeanours in lewd and idle Persons.

Expedit.

An Act for the more peaceable Government of the Parts of Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland, and the Bishoprick of Durham.

In the Committee's Hands. Proceeded not.

An Act concerning the Hospital of Bridewell.

An Act for Confirmation of all Leases made, and to be made, according to the true Intent of the last Will and Testament of George Lord Cobham.

Expedit.

An Act for the Assurance of certain Manors and Lands, for Part of a Jointure to Lucie Countess of Bedford.

Expedit.

An Act for the Denization of certain Persons.

Expedit.

An Act for the Confirmation of Letters Parents made by King Edward the Sixth, to Sir Edward Seymour.

Sent for the Lower House.

An Act for the enabling of Edward Nevile, of Birling, in the County of Kent, and Sir Henry Nevile, Knight, his Son and Heir Apparent, to dispose of certain Copyhold Lands, Parcel of the Manor of Rotherfeild, in the County of Sussex, and of the Manor of Ailesley and Filongley, in the County of Warwick.

Expedit.

An Act for the better Observation of certain Orders in the Exchequer set down and established by virtue of Her Majesty's Privy Seal.

Sent from the Lower House. in Expedit.

An Act to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits in Law, in Her Majesty's Courts at Westminster.

Under Committees.

An Act for enabling the Sale of certain Lands of John Molineux, deceased, for the Payment of his Debts, and Provision for his Younger Children.

Sent from the Lower House.

An Act against Drunkards and Common Haunters of Alehouses and Taverns.

Rejected.

An Act for the Levying of Fines, with Proclamation of Lands, within the County of the City of Chester.

Expedit. In the Lower House.

An Act for the Maintenance of the Navy, Increase of Mariners, and avoiding of the Scarcity of Victuals.

Rejected in the Lower House.

An Act concerning Captains, Soldiers, and other the Queen's Services in the Wars.

The Subsidy of the Temporalty.

Sent to the Lower House.

An Act for Reformation of Deceits and Frauds of certain Auditors, and their Clerks, in making deceitful and untrue Particulars.

Expedit.

An Act to avoid the double Payment of Debts.

Under Committees.

An Act for Confirmation as well of all Grants made to the Queen's Majesty, and of all Resumptions made by Her Highness of the Possessions of any Archbishoprick or Bishoprick, as of Letters Parents made by Her Majesty to others.

Rejectes.

An Act concerning the Draining and Recovery from the Water of certain overflown Grounds, in the County of Norfolk.

Expedit.

An Act for the Perfecting the Jointure of the Lady Bridget, Countess of Sussex, Wife of Robert Earl of Sussex.

Expedit.

An Act for the assuring of the Patronage of the Vicarage of Rotherston, in the County of Chester, and a Scholar's Room, in the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxon (of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth), by the Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral Church, to Thomas Venables, Esquire, and his Heirs for ever.

Expedit.

An Act for the Augmentation of the Jointure of Rachel, Wife of Edward Nevile, of Birling, in the County of Kent.

Under Committees.

An Act against Transportation of Moneys, Coin, Bullion, and Ordnance out of this Realm.

Under Committees.

An Act prohibiting Fairs and Markets to be holden on Sunday.

Expedit.

An Act for Reformation of Abuses in Sheriffs, and other their inferior Officers, for not duly executing Writs of Proclamation upon Exigents, according to the Statute of 31° Eliz.

Expedit.

An Act to prevent Perjury, and Subornation of Perjury, and unnecessary Expences in Suits of Law.

Expedit.

An Act for amending of certain Imperfections of a Statute, made in the 8th Year of the Queen's Majesty's Reign, concerning the true making of Hats.

Expedit.

An Act for the erecting and making of a Harbour and Key, in the North Parts of Devon, in the River of Severne, for the Safeguard of Men and Shipping, and to the Publick Good of the Common Wealth.

Expedit.

An Act to confirm the Assurance of the Manors or Farms of Sagburie, alias Sadgburie, and Obden, and other Hereditaments, to Samuel Sandis, Esquire, and Jo. Harris, Gentleman, and their Heirs.

Expedit.

An Act for Reformation of Abuses, committed in Selling and Buying Spices, and other Merchandizes, etc.

Rejected.

An Act for Redress of certain Abuses and Deceits used in Painting.

Not proceeded

An Act for the Confirmation of the Charter of King Edward the Sixth, of the Three Hospitals of Christ, of Bridewell, and St. Thomas the Apostle, to the Mayor, Commonalty, and Citizens of London.

Expedit.

An Act for the Naturalizing of certain Persons born beyond the Seas.

Expedit.

An Act for Continuance of divers Statutes, and for Repeal of some others.

Under Committees.

An Act against Transportation of Ordnance, Gun Metal, Iron Ore, Iron Mine, and Iron Shot.

Expedit.

An Act to redress the Misimployment of Lands, Goods, and Stocks, of Money heretofore given to Charitable Uses.

Expedit.

An Act for the re-edifying, repairing, and maintaining, of Two Bridges, over the River of Eden, near the City of Carliell, in Cumbreland.

Expedit.

An Act concerning the Assize of Fuel.

Expedit.

An Act for the Strengthening of the Grant made for the Maintenance and Government of the House of the Poor, called St. Barthelomew's Hospital, in London, of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth.

Expedit.

An Act concerning Matters of Assurances amongst Merchants.

Not proceeded in.

An Act against usual and common Swearing.

Expedit.

An Act for the ending and appeasing of all Controversies, Matters, and Debates, between Francis Kettleby, of the one Party, and Andrew Kettleby, and Jane his Wife, of the other Party.

Expedit.

An Act for the Recovering of many Hundred Thousand Acres of Marshes, and other Grounds, subject commonly to surrounding, within the Isle of Elie, and the Counties of Cambridg, Huntingdon, Northampton, Lincoln, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

Expedit.

An Act for the necessary Relief of Soldiers and Mariners.

Expedit.

An Act for Relief of the Poor.

Expedit.

An Act to make the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, of Edward Lucas, Gentleman, deceased, Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Flowerdew, Esquire, deceased, liable to the Payment of certain Legacies given by the last Will of the said John Flowerdew, and to the Payment of divers other Debts owing by the said Lucas in his Life Time.

Expedit.

An Act for the true making and working of Cloth.

"Memorandum, That I, Robert Barker, Printer to the Queen's Majesty, have received of Thomas Smith, Esquire, Clerk of the Parliaments, the 19th of December, 1601, the Two Acts concerning the Subsidies of the Temporalty and of the Clergy, and also the Act of the Queen's Majesty's General Pardon.

"Robert Barker."