March 1563
On Monday the first day of March, two Bills
of no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which the second being the Bill for the
Restitution in Blood of the Sons and Daughters
of the late Lord Hussey, was read Prima vice.
A Proviso to be annex'd to the Bill for the
Assurance of the Queens Majesties Royal Power
over all Estates and Subjects, within her Dominions, was read primâ & secunda vice, & commissa
ad ingrossand.
On Tuesday the 2d day of March, Ten Bills of
no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which the first, being the Bill for the
Confirmation of a Subsidy, granted by the Province of Canterbury, and the second against such
as sell Wares for Apparel without ready money,
to persons under two hundred pound Lands or
Fees, were each of them read prima vice.
The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of the
Children of Thomas Cranmer late Archbishop of
Canterbury, was read Secunda & tertia vice & conclus.; and was (with the Bill for the Children of
the Lord Hussey, which had likewife this day
passed the House upon the third reading) sent
to the House of Commons by Sir Richard Read
and Serjeant Carus.
On Wednesday the 3d day of March, Three
Bills had each of them one reading, of which
the last, being the Bill for the Assurance of the
Queens Majesties Royal Power, over all States
and Subjects, within her Dominions, was read
tertia vice, with certain Provisions thereunto annexed by the Lords, which were thrice severally
read, & conclus.
A Proviso annexed by the House of Commons
to the Bill against forging of false Deeds, was
read prima, secunda & tertia vice, & commissa
Domino Rich, Domino Willoughby, Primario Justiciario Banci Regii, & Justiciario Browne; Quod
Nota, Because no Bill or Proviso is usually committed after the third reading.
On Thursday the 4th day of March, The Bill
for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph Chamberlain Knight, and John Haleston Esq; The Bill
against such as sell Wares for Apparel without
ready money, to persons under two hundred
pound Lands or Fees; The Bill for the punishments of Vagabonds, calling themselves Egyptiand, And the Bill for uniting of Churches within
the City of Winchester, were each of them read
secunda vice: but no mention is made, that they
were either Ordered to be ingrossed, or referred
to Committees, because they had been formerly
sent from the Lords.
The Bill also for Restitution in Blood of William West, and the Bill for the Town of Southampton, were each of them read the first time,
and thereupon committed to Justice Southcote,
Serjeant Carus and the Queens Attorney.
Nota, That these two Bills last mentioned
were not only committed after the first reading
(which is not usual till the second) but also committed to meet Assistants, which are not Members of the House, and therefore in both respects
the President is more rare and remarkable; vide
confsimile, on Tuesday the 26th day of Jan. foregoing.
On Saturday the 6th day of March, The Bill
for the Subsidy of the Clergy, And the Bill for the
Restitution in Blood of Edward Turner, were
each of them read tertiâ vice, & conclus. & commis. Servienti Carus, & Ricardo Read in Domum
Communem deferend.
Three Bills were brought up to the Lords
from the House of Commons; of which the first
was the Bill for avoiding of divers Foreign
Wares, made by Handy-crafts-men beyond the
Seas; and the second touching Badgers of Corn
and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed.
Three Bills lastly of no great moment, had
each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for the further punishment of Vagabonds, calling themselves Egyptians, was read
tertia vice, & conclusa, dissentiente Comite Arundel.
On Monday the 8th day of March, Six Bills of
no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which the third, being the Bill against
such as shall sell any Wares for Apparel without
ready money, & c. The Bill declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of
England, and the Lord Chancellor to be all one,
And the Bill touching the true fulling and thicking of Caps, were each of them read the third
time, and concluded: Et unà cum.aliâ Billa, for
the making Denizens of certain Children born
beyond the Seas, commissæ sunt Attorn. Dom. Reginæ, & Doctori Huick in Dom Communem deferend.
Three Bills were brought up to the Lords
from the House of Commons, of which the first,
being the Bill against such as shall sell any Wares
for Apparel without ready money, to persons
under three thousand pound Lands or Fees, was
returned conclus. And the last was the Bill that
the Hospital Church of St. Katherine, near the
Tower of London, shall be a Parish Church, and
for the erecting of a School.
Two Bills lastly of no great moment, had each
of them one reading; of which the second being
the Bill against Inchantments, Sorceries and
Witchcraft, was read the first time.
On Tuesday the 9th day of March, Nine Bills
had each of them one reading, of which the
first being the Bill for the Restitution in Blood
of Sir Peter Carew Knight, And the second against
Inchantments, Sorceries, Witchcrafts, &c. were
each of them read the second tiem, but no
mention is made that they were either Ordered
to be engrossed, or referr'd to Committees, because they had been formerly sent to the Lords
from the House of Commons.
The sixth being the Bill for the uniting and
annexing of Churches, was read Primâ vice, &
commissa Justiciario Southcot, at in duos libros redigatur.
On Wednesday the 10th day of March, the Bill
for the Restitution in Blood of William West,
And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Sir William carew Knight, were each of them read tertiâ vice, & conclus.
Eight other Bills had each of them one reading, of which the three last, the one for Badgers
of Corn, and Drovers of Cattle to be Licensed,
Another touching the Lord Viscount Bindon,
And the third for the relief of the Poor; were
each of them read secunda vice.
On Thursday the 11th day of March, the Bill
for avoiding of divers Foreign Wares, made by
Handy-crafts-men beyond the Seas; The Bill against fond and phantastical Prophecies; And the
Bill for the punishment of the vice of Buggery,
were each of them read tertia vice, & conclusæ,
& commissæ sunt Attornato Dominæ Reginæ, &
Doctori Yale in Domum communem deferend.
Six other Bills also of no great moment, had
each of them one reading; of which the second
being the Bill against Forgers of False Deeds and
Writings; and the third being the Bill for Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle, to be Licensed, were each of them read tertia vice, & conclus.
Four Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons, of which the first, being
the Bill for the Confirmation of the Subsidy
granted by the Clergy, and the second, declaring the Authority of the Lord Keeper of the
Great Seal, and the Lord Chancellor, to be one,
were each of them returned conclus.
On Saturday the 13th day of March, the Bill
touching the Town of Southampton, was read
secunda vice, & commissa ad ingrossand.
The Bill touching the Boyers of Westminster,
was read prima & Secunda vice, & commissa ad
ingrossandum. The Bill also for Confirmation of
divers Liberties, granted by Letters Patents to
the City of Exeter, was read tertiâ vice; And
a Proviso added thereunto by the Lords, being
read prima, secunda & tertia vice; the Bill was
concluded, commun omnium procerum assensu.
On Monday the 15th day of March, Seven
Bills had each of them one reading, of which
the second being the Bill that the Hospital of
St. Katherines near the Tower of London, shall
be a Parish church, and for the erecting of a
School, was read Primâ vice, and committed to
the Bishop of London: Quod nota; For Bills
are not usually committed until the second reading, vide tamen consimile on Tuesday the 26th
day of January foregoing.
The fourth also being the Bill for the Enrolment of Bargains and Sales, in the Queens Majesties Courts of Record, in Lancaster, Chester
and Durham, was read tertiâ vice, & commissa
Servienti Carus, & Attornato Dominæ Reginæ,
unà cum Bill. Civitat. Exon. in Domum Communem
deserend.
Five Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons, of which the first, being
the Bill for the Restitution in Blood of Sir Ralph
Chamberlaine Knight, and John Harleston Esq;,
And the Bill for Restitution in Blood of Anne
Thomas, Daughter and Heir of William Thomas
Esq; were each of them returned conclus.
On Tuesday 16. day of March, the Bill for the relief of the Poor; The Bill for uniting of Churches in
Cities and Towns Corporate; The Bill for the Boyers of London, Westminster, and Southwark; And
the Bill for the Confirmation of a Grant made
by Letters Patents to the Town of Southampton,
touching the bringing of Malmesies, and Sweet
Wines by Merchant Strangers, were each of them
read tertiâ vice & conclusæ.
The Bill for the Assurance of the Queens Majesties Power over all States and Subject within
her Dominions, which had been before here passed, and concluded in the Upper House, and
sent down by them to the House of Commons,
and from the Commons sent back again to the
Lords, with certain Provisoes and Amendments
added thereunto; The said Bill needed no new
reading; but the said Provisoes and Amendments,
which had been added, since it had passed the
Upper House, were now read primâ, secundâ &
tertiâ vice, all at once and so passed.
The Bills for Southampton, and the Boyers of
Westminster, were sent down to the House of
Commons, by Mr Sollicitor, and Dr Yale; and
from thence were returned two other Bills which
had passed the Upper House; the one for sundry politick Constitutions for the encrease of the
Navy, and the other for the Restitution in Blood
of William West.
On Wednesday the 17th day of March, the Bill
for Assignment for the Queens Houshold, was
read tertiâ vice; and with the Bill for uniting of
Churches in Towns Corporate, and for relief of
the Poor, was sent from the Lords to the House
of Commons.
The Bill for allowance to be made to the Sheriffs, being called for, the Lord Keeper of the
Great Seal declared to the Lords, that the Queen
would her self take Order therein, which her
pleasure and determination she willed him to signifie unto them on her behalf.
On Thursday the 18. day of March, Six Bills
of no great moment, had each of them one
reading; of which the fourth, being the Bill against Filing, Washing, and Clipping of Coins,
was read the second time, and committed to be
ingrossed.
The Bill concerning Viscount Bindon, and
the Bill for Tillage, were Ordered this day to
be ingrossed.
On Saturday the 20. day of March, the Bill
touching peculiar Jurisdictions, was upon the
second reading committed to the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Huntington, the Earl of Bedford, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Lord Wentworth,
the Lord Rich, the Lord Willoughby, and the
two Chief Justices.
Nota, That here the Judges, who are but Assistants unto the Upper House, are made joint
Committees with the Lords; vide a like President on Tuesday the 26. of January foregoing.
Four other Bills had each of them their third
reading, and passed, and were sent to the House
of Commons by Mr Serjeant Carus, and the
Queens Sollicitor; of which one was for the
preservation of the Woods in Suffex, and anothere for the punishment of Clipping, filing, rounding or washing of the Coin of this Real, or
any other Coin currant within this Realm.
Seven Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons; of which the first was
against fond and phantastick Prophecies; The
second against Conjurations, Enchantments and
Witchcrasts; And the third for the punishment
of the vice of Buggery.
On Monday the 22. day of March, Five Bills
had each of them one reading; of which the
first being the Bill for the punishment of such
persons as shall procure and commit wilful Perjury; and the Bill touching Fines and Recoveries, with Voucher, where the Original Writ is
imbezilled, or lacking, were each of them read
the first time, and committed to the Queens
Learned Counsel.
On Tuesday the 23. day of March, Three Bills
of no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which the first, being the Bill for the
punishment of unlawful taking of Fish, Deer,
and Hawks, was read the second time.
On Wednesday the 24. day of March, the Bill
for the maintenance of the Navy, with certain
Provisoes added thereunto by the Lords, was read
tertiâ vice, & conclusa, and committed to Serjeant Carus, and the Queens Attorney, to be
carried to the House of Commons.
The Bill also against unlawful Contracts and
Bargains upon Usury, was read tertiâ vice, and
rejected.
On Thursday the 25. day of March, Four Bills
had each of them one reading; of which the
first, being the Bill for punishment of such persons as shall commit wilful Perjury, was read the
second time.
A Proviso to be annex'd to the Bill for Stealing of Hawks, Deer, or Conies, was read prima,
& secunda vice, & commissa ad ingrossandum.
On Friday the 26. day of March, the Bill for
reviving of a Statute made An. 23 H.8. touching
the making of Goals, was read secunda vice, &
commissa ad ingrossand.
On Saturday the 27. day of March, Six Bills
of no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which the second, being the Bill for the
punishment of unlawful taking of Fish, Deer or
Hawks, was read tertiâ vice, & communi omnium
Procerum assensu conclus.
On Monday the 29. day of March, Four Bills
had each of them one reading; of which the
first, being the Bill for the punishment of such
persons as shall procure or commit any wilful
Perjury; And the second for the due Execution
of the Writ, de Excommunicato capiendo; were
each of them read the third time, & communi
omnium Procerum assensu conclus. and committed
to the Queens Attorney and Sollicitor, to be carried to the House of Commons.
The Bill for Plumsted-Marsh was committed
to the Lord Chief Justice; Quod nota.
On Tuesday the 30. of March, Eight Bills were
brought up to the Lords from the House of
Commons; whereof fix having been formerly
ent down from the Lords, were now returned
expedited.
The seventh and eighth, being for the translating of the Bible, and other Divine Service,
into the Welch Tongue; and that Chancellors,
Commissaries, and Officials in Ecclesiastical
Courts, shall be Graduates of one University,
were each of them prima vice.
Two Bills were brought from the House of
Commons; of which the second, being the Bill
touching an Annuity granted to the finding of a
School in Guildford, was primâ vice lect.
The Bill lastly to fill up Juries, de Circumstantibus, lacking in Wales, was tertiâ vice lect. &
conclusa.
On Wednesday the 31. day of March, four
Bills had each of them one reading; of which
the first being the Bill that Chancellors, Commissaries and Officials in Ecclesiastical Courts,
shall be Graduates of one University, And the
second for translating the Bible, and other Divine
Service, into the Welch Tongue, were each of
them read the second time; but no mention is
made, that they were either Ordered to be ingrossed, or referr'd to Committees, because they
had been sent from the House of Commons on
the day foregoing.