April 1563
On Thursday the first day of April, Four Bills
had each of them one reading; of which the second touching Enrollments of Deeds in Lancaster, And the last for the relief of the Poor, were
each of them read the third time, and passed.
Post Meridiem.
In the Afternoon the Bill for sale of course
Woolls in Norfolk and Suffolk, was read the second time; but neither Committed nor Ordered
to be ingrossed, because it had been formerly
sent from the Lords.
On Friday the 2d day of April, the Bill for
Artificers, Labourers, &c. was read the second
time, and Ordered to be engrossed.
On Saturday the 3d day of April, Four Bills
were sent up to the Lords, by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain; of which one was the Bill for the relief
of the Poor.
The Bill for the Assignment of forty thousand
twenty seven pound four shillings and two pence
half penny, to the Queens Houshold, with three
Provisoes from this House, was read the third
time and passed; and sent to the Lords by Mr.
Comptroller.
Post Meridiem.
In the Afternoon three Bills had each of them
one reading; of which the second being the Bill
for taking and destroying of Crows, Rooks, &c.
was read the first time.
On Monday the 5th day of April, Mr. Serjeant
Carus, and Mr. Sollicitor, brought from the Lords
the Bill for Wales.
The Bill touching Tanners, Curriers and Shomakers, was read the third time and passed, and
sent to the Lords by Mr. Secretary; together
with the Bill for Restitution in Blood of William
Iseley.
The Bill to avoid fraudulent Gifts, by any
Convicted of Premunire, was read the third
time, and dashed by the division of the House,
viz. against the Bill eighty nine, and with the
Bill sixty three.
Post Meridiem.
A Proviso to the Bill for Wales, was read the
first, second and third time, and thereupon passed the House.
The Bill to revive the Statute against Servants
imbezelling their Masters Goods, was read the
third time, and passed the House.
The Bill lastly, that Cloathiers for every Cloth
of Woollen, or thirty Kerfies, shall make a piece
of Linnen-Cloth, of twenty Yards long, was
read the second time, and (as it should seem)
committed to Mr. Norton, and others not named.
On Tuesday the 6th day of April, the Bill to
avoid fraudulent Gifts, and the Bill against Servants embezelling their Masters Goods, were sent
up to the Lords by Sir Anthony Coke.
Three Bills also had each of them their third
reading, and passed the House; of which the
first being the Bill touching Artificers, Servants
of Husbandry, Labourers and Apprentices, was
sent up to the Lords by Mr. Comptroller.
Post Meridiem.
In the Afternoon the Bill for the Order of
Bankrupts and their Goods, Chattels, Lands and
Tenements, was read the third time, and passed
the House.
On Wednesday the 7th day of April, Two Bills
had each of them one reading; of which the
first being the Bill that the Alneager of Lancaster shall Seal the Cloaths there made, was read
the third time, and passed the House; and was
with two others, sent up to the Lords by Mr.
Secretary.
Post Meridiem.
In the Afternoon three Bills of no great moment, had each of them one reading; of which
the first being the Bill for encrease of Tillage,
and reedifying of decayed Houses of Husbandry,
was read the third time, and passed the House.
On Thursday the 8th day of April, the Bill
touching Hat-makers, and Felt-makers, to buy
Spanish Wooll; And the Bill to avoid the dressed Flax brought out of Flanders, were each of
them read the third time, and passed the House;
and were with two others, sent up to the Lords
by Mr. Secretary.
The Bill for destruction of Crows, Rooks, &c.
and other such Vermine, was read the second
time, and Ordered to be ingrossed.
The Bill also for paving of Kentish-Street
near Southwark; And the Bill that Sanctuary
shall not be allowable for Debt, were each of
them read the third time, and passed the House;
and were sent to the Lords by Mr. Vice-Chamberlain.
Post Meridiem.
In the Afternoon a Proviso to the Bill for repairing of Goals, and a Proviso to the Bill de
Excommunicato capiendo, were each of them
read the first and second time.
On Friday the 9th day of April, the Proviso
added to the Bill de Excommunicat. capiend. was
read the third time, and passed the House.
The Bill also for destruction of Rooks, Crows
and Coughs, and such other Vermine, was read
the third time, and passed the House; and immediately sent up to the Lords by Mr Vice-Chamberlain.
The new Bill for uniting of Churches in Boroughs or Towns, being under the value of
twenty Marks, was read the first time; And
the Proviso lastly of this House to the Bill for
repairing of Goals, was read the third time, and
passed.
On Saturday the 10th day of April, It was
Ordered that Mr Pleddall shall have the Copies
of such Examinations and Writings, as have
been certified into this House, by the Master of
the Rolls and other Committees; and also that
Mr Francis Newdigate may have like Copies;
And that such Evidence, as Mr Pleddall hath delivered to the Committees hands, may remain
under their Seals, and Mr Pleddall's Seal in the
keeping of the Officer of the Rolls, that useth
to keep the Evidences there. Vide concerning
this matter on Monday the 22th day, and on
Tuesday the 30th day of March foregoing.
The Bill for repairing of Goals was sent up to
the Lords, by Mr Vice-Chamberlain.
The Queens Majesties free and general Pardon, Signed with her Graces Hand, was brought
from the Lords, by Mr Attorney, and Mr Sollicitor, and immediately read the third time, and
passed.
Nota, That this Bill touching her Majesties
Pardon, passed upon the first reading; whereas other Bills do never pass till after the
third.
A Proviso sent down to the House of Commons from the Lords, touching the Bill of Bankrupts; And the addition to the Bill concerning
Purveyors, were read the first, second and third
time, and passed the House.
In the Afternoon about three of the Clock,
the Queens Majesty sitting in her Royal Seat,
Mr Speaker made an Excellent Oration, rehearsing divers Laws made by divers Queens of this
Realm, and requiring the Queen to Assent to
the Acts past both Houses, and presented to her
Majesty the Book of Subsidy, and the Book of
the general Pardon, with most humble thanks
for the same. And the Lord Keeper, by the
Queens Commandment, gave great thanks unto
the Nobility and Commons, and earnestly required them severally in their Countries, to look
that the Laws might be Executed. And touching the Succession, the Queen Commanded the
Lord Keeper to declare her Highness device
thereof; the effect and conclusion whereof was,
that for the great weight of the matter, her
Majesty minded to take further advice: Vide plus
concerning this matter of Succession on Thursday the 28. day of January, and on Tuesday the
16. day of February foregoing.
Then were the several Titles of the Acts read,
and thirty one publick Statutes, and seventeen
private, were made Laws by her Majesties Royal
Assent. And then this Parliament was Prorogued
until the second day of October next.
At which second day of October, for that the
Plague was great in London and Westminster;
The Queens Majesties Letters Patents of Commission, were directed to the Lord Treasurer of
England, and other Bishops, and Lords of the
Upper House, to Prorogue this Parliament unto the fifth day of October, 1564. which was
done accordingly in the presence of the said
Lords, and a few of the House of Commons, Mr.
Speaker not being there.
At which fifth day of October, this Parliament was further Prorogued by the Queens Majesties Commission Patent, unto the 30. day of
April, then next ensuing, Mr Speaker not being
there.
At which 30. day of April, It was then further Prorogued unto the 4 day of October then
next following, Mr Speaker not being there.
At which fourth day of October, Anno Domini 1565. Anno Septimo Regine Elizabeth. It
was then further Prorogued unto the 7. day of
February then next following, Mr Speaker not
being there.
At which 7. day of Feb. 1565. & Anno Elizabethæ Reginæ Octavo, It was then further Prorogued
unto the 30. day of Sept. then next following.