Die Veneris, 16 April',1641.
PRAYERS.
Lawrance's Nat.
1a
vice lecta AN Act for the Naturalizing of Adam
est Billa, Lawrance and John Lawrance, Sons
of Mark Lawrance.
Kirke's Nat.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Naturalizing of
John Kirke and James Kirke, Merchants, and of Mary
Kirke, now the Wife of Wm. Wise, Gent. Children of
Gervase Kirke Merchant, deceased.
Customs.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee for the
Customers, to consider what Party or Parties, in all
Ports and Sea Towns, are fit to be authorized from this
House, to take good Security of such as have their Tobaccoes, or other Goods, seized, or deposited for Customs or Impositions, in any Warehouse or Warehouses
in any of the said Ports or Sea Towns.
Blachford's Nat.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Naturalizing of
Wm. Blachford, Son of Wm. Blachford, of Dorchester,
Merchant.
Abuses in Hospitals, &c.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee for
scandalous Ministers, to consider of the State of all the
Hospitals and Free-Schools within the Kingdom of England, and Wales; and to consider of the Misemployment
and Abuses of the Revenues, and Government of them;
and of some Way of Redress.
Chambers' Petition.
The humble Petition of Richard Chambers, of London,
Merchant, was this Day read; and referred to the
Committee of the Customers; to consider of the whole
Business; and to report it to the House.
'Tis likewise Ordered, That the Barons of the Exchequer be required, from this House, forthwith to supersede and stay the Process against Mr. Chambers, upon
the Extent of the Fine laid upon him by Sentence in the
Star-chamber, until this House shall take farther Order
in the Business.
Committees to meet.
Ordered, That the Committee of Twenty-four for the
Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdom, and the
Petition, do meet this Afternoon, at Two of Clock,
in the Inner Court of Wards.
Ordered, That all Committees for public Bills be revived, to meet this Afternoon, in their usual Places.
Clergy's Secular Affairs.
Ordered, That the Committee for the Bill, that
Clergymen shall not intermeddle with Secular Affairs, do
meet this Afternoon, at Two of Clock, in the Court of
Wards.
Proceedings against Earl of Straford.
Ordered, That the House shall first take into Consideration the Report of the Conference with the Lords, made
Yesterday, concerning the Proceedings against the Earl
of Straford.
Resolved, upon the Question, That it is sufficiently
proved, that Tho. Earl of Straford hath endeavoured to
subvert the ancient and fundamental Laws of these
Realms of England and Ireland; and to introduce an
arbitrary and tyrannical Government, against Law.
Mr. Perd went up to the Lords, with a Message to
this Effect;
That this House is at present in the Debate of a
great Business; and fear they cannot come to a Resolution so soon as to come to their Lordships for a Conference this Forenoon: If they cannot, they resolve to
sit this Afternoon; and desire their Lordships would be
pleased to do the like, if it may stand with their Conveniency.
Watermens Petition.
A Petition from the Generality of Watermen was
this Day exhibited to the House, and ordered to be taken
into Consideration, when the Bill for the Watermen shall
be considered of by this House.
Lords to sit.
Mr. Perd brings Answer, that their Lordships will sit
at Four of Clock.
Earl of Straford's Counsel.
Resolved, upon the Question, That a Committee of the
whole House shall hear the Earl of Straford's Counsel,
in Westminster-hall, concerning Matter in Law.
House to sit, &c.
Ordered, That the House sit this Afternoon, at Two of
Clock; and that the House then take the Proceedings
against the Earl of Straford into farther Consideration.
Post Meridiem
Brick-making.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the better Making
of Bricks.
Bays and Says making.
1a
vice lecta est Billa, An Act for the Regulating the
Making of Bays and Says, commonly called the New
Drapery.
Proceedings against Earl of Straford.
Mr. Maynard, Mr. Glynne, Mr. Pimme, Sir Jo. Colpeper, Mr. Hampden, Mr. Reignolds, Mr. Whistler, Sir
Jo. Hotham, Sir Jo. Clotworthy, Mr. Strode, Mr. Hatcher, Mr. Fines, Mr. Prideaux;
This Committee is to retire presently into the Committee-chamber, to prepare Heads for a Conference to
be desired with the Lords, concerning the farther Proceedings against the Earl of Straford.
Mr. Maynard reports the Heads of this Conference, to
this Effect:
1. To take notice of their Lordships Resolution to hear
the Earl of Straford's Counsel, in Matter of Law.
2. To put their Lordships in mind of the Saving of
this House, in that Point; and farther, to tell them, that
if, after his Counsel shall be heard, any Doubt shall
remain with their Lordships, they shall be ready to satisfy
them, in due Time.
3. That, to this End, they do intend to send a Committee of this House, only to hear what his Counsel
shall say.
This Particular raised some Debate in the House: And,
being put to the Question; the House was divided
upon it: But yet, after the Tellers were appointed,
the Noes yielded to the Yeas, without Telling.
4. To desire, that their Lordships would be pleased to
use all Expedition to give an End to this Trial, as much
as in Justice may be: To desire a Continuance of their
Care, that the Counsel, under Colour of speaking to the
Matter of Law, ravel not into the Matter of Fact.
Sir Ro. Harley went up to the Lords, to desire a free
Conference with their Lordships, by a Committee of
both Houses, upon the free Conference had Yesterday
with their Lordships, concerning the farther Proceedings
against the Earl of Straford.
Sir Ro. Harley brings Answer, that their Lordships
will give a present Meeting, as is desired.
The Committee that was appointed to prepare Heads
for the Conference, concerning the farther Proceedings
against the Earl of Straford, are to manage this Conference; and to report it, if Occasion be.
Ordered, That the Committee formerly appointed to
preserve Places for the Committee of the whole House in
Westminster-hall, do employ their endeavours in that
Service.
Sir Jo. Corbett, Mr. Moore, Sir Edmund Fowell, Mr.
Cholmeley, Sir Arth. Heselrigg, Mr. Nicholls, are added
to that Committee.
Earl of Straford's Counsel.
A Message from the Lords by J. Foster and J. Heath.
The Lords have sent this Message; That they will be
set To-morrow Morning by Ten of Clock, in Westminster-hall, to hear the Lord of Straford's Counsel, in Matter of Law.
To meet at Westm-hall.
Ordered, That the House shall meet, as a Committee,
To-morrow at Ten of Clock, at Westminster-hall: And
that the House meet here at Two of Clock.