February 1585
On Thursday the 4th day of February, to which
day the Parliament had been on Monday the
21th day of December last past by her Majesties
Commission under the Great Seal adjourned,
the Lords and Commons repaired each of them
without all manner of Pomp or Solemnity to
their several Houses, and there fell upon such
ordinary business as had been left unperfected
at their last Adjournment. The Names of the
Lords who were this day present in the Upper
House being as followeth out of the Original
Journal-Book.
Archiepiscopus Cantuar.
Archiepiscopus Eboracen.
Thomas Bromley Miles Dominus Cancellarius.
Dominus Burleigh Dominus Thesaurarius.
Marchio Winton.
Comites.
Comes Oxon. Magnus Camerarius.
Comes Leicester Magnus Seneschallus.
Comes Kantiæ.
Comes Sussex.
Vice-Comes Mountague.
Episcopi.
Episcopus Winton.
Episcopus Sarisburien.
Episcopus Oxon.
Episcopus Meneven.
Barones.
Dominus Zouch.
Dominus Willoughbie.
Dominus Dacres.
Dominus Cobham.
Dominus Stourton.
Dominus Mountjoy.
Dominus Wentworth.
Dominus Borough.
Dominus Cromwell.
Dominus Evers.
Dominus Rich.
Dominus Darcy de Chiche.
Dominus North.
Dominus Hunsdon.
Dominus de la Ware.
Dominus Compton.
Dominus Norris.
This day also three Bills of no great moment
had each of them one reading; of which the
first being the Bill for Confirmation of her Majesties Letters Patents granted to the Queens Colledge in Oxford was read tertia vice & conclusa,
and sent to the House of Commons by two Serjeants at Law.
And the last being the Bill for the Savoy was
read secunda vice & commissa Archiepiscopis Cantuar. & Eboracen. Dominis Thesaurario & Seneschallo, Comitibus Kantiæ & Bedford, Episcopis
London & Winton. Dominis North & Hunsdon,
Baroni Shute & Servienti Gawdy.
On Saturday the 6th day of February to which
day the Parliament had been on Thursday last
continued, returnatum suit breve quo Episcopus
Wigorn. præsenti Parliamento summonebatur, qui
admissus est ad suum præheminentiæ in Parliamento
sedendi locum, salvo jure alieno.
The Bill also against Jesuits, Seminary Priests
and other such like disobedient persons was read
prima vice, & commissa Archrepiscopo Cantuar. Domino Thesaurario, Domino Seneschallo, Comiti
Kantiæ, Comiti Bedford, Episcopo London, Episcopo Winton. Episcopo Sarisburien. Domino Camerario, Domino Cobham, Domino North, Domino Hunsdon, Domino Primario Justiciario &
Baroni Shute.
On Monday the 8th day of February, the Bill
for the paving of Lewes was read secunda vice
& commissa.
On Tuesday the 9th day of February, Returnatum suit breve quo Thomas Dominus Darcy de
Chiche præsenti Parliamento summonebatur, qui
admissus est ad suum præheminentiæ in Parliamento
sedendi locum, salvo jure alieno.
Three Bills were brought up to the Lords from
the House of Commons; of which the second
was the Bill that Parsonages impropriate may be
disposed to godly and charitable uses.
The matter which had been debated on Tuesday the 7th day of March in the last Parliament
(de anno 23 Reginæ Eliz. Anno Domini 1580.) between Mr Oughtred and the Lord Marquess of
Winchester concerning certain accompts, was again this Tuesday Morning brought into the Upper House before the Lords, who for the more
speedy ending of the same committed it with
the consent of the parties unto the Lord Treasurer, the Lord Steward, the Earl of Arundel, the
Earl of Hartford, Viscount Mountague, the Bishop
of Winchester, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Lord
Cobham, the Lord Grey, the Lord Lumley, and
the Lord North. And it is Ordered that the said
Lords should hear and end the matter between
the Parties if they could, or otherwise to make
report thereof to the whole House: and appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England, Justice
Windham and Serjeant Gawdy, to attend the
Lords. Vide plus concerning this matter on Thursday the 4th day of March ensuing.
Nota, That here the Judges and the Queens
Council are not nominated as joint Committees
with the Lords, but only appointed to attend
upon them, which is very rare in any Parliaments of the Queens time until in Anno 39 &
43 Reginæ ejusdem.
On Wednesday the 10th day of February four
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the second being the Bill that
Parsonages impropriate may be disposed to godly
and charitable uses, was read prima vice.
On Thursday the 11th day of February, Two
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the first being the Bill for the
better foundation and relief of the Hospital of
Eastbridge in the City of canterbury, was read
prima vice.
Five Bills also were brought up to the Lords
from the House of Commons; of which the first
was the Bill for paving Newark upon Trent in
the County of Nottingham.
Dominus Cancellarius continuavit præsens Parliamentum usq; in diem Lunæ prox. horâ consuetâ.
On Monday the 15th day of February, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Thursday foregoing, four Bills of no great moment had each of them their first reading; of
which the first was a Bill for returning of Justices,
Jurors, and for expedition of Trials.
The Lords Ordered that Edward Fisher and
Katherine his Wife should personally appear before them on Wednesday next the 17th day of
this instant February, for the better satisfying of
their Lordships of their consent to the passing
of a Bill Entituled An Act for the assurance of
certain Lands unto George Chewne, Giles Flood,
Christopher Puckering, and their Heirs. Vide concerning this matter on Wednesday the 17th day
of this instant February ensuing.
The Lords also Ordered that the Master of
the Rolls, the Lord Chief Baron, Justice Gawdy
and Baron Shute should have the hearing of the
matter of the Writ of Error between Akrode, &c.
and Mr Whawley.
On Tuesday the 16th day of February, Four
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the first being the Bill for
the continuance of a former Statute Intituled, An
Act to redress disorders in common Informers
upon penal Laws, made in the eighteenth year
of the Queens Majesties Reign, was read tertiâ
vice & communi omnium Procerum assensu conclusa.
Six Bills of no great moment had each of them
one reading; and had been brought to the Lords
from the House of Commons; of which the first
was the Bill against Glass-Houses and making of
Glass by Aliens born.
On Wednesday the 17th day of February, Five
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the last save one being the
Bill concerning the Lord Dacres and the Lord
Norris was read tertia vice & conclusa, and sent
to the House of Commons by Serjeant Rodes and
the Queens Attorney.
Then the Lord Chancellor continued the
Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
At which time as the Lords had Ordered, Mr
Edward Fisher with his Councel, viz. Mr Serjeant
Walmesley and Mr Cowper appeared before them.
The Lords having heard the consent of the said
Edward Fisher to the passing of the Bill Intituled, An Act for the assurance of certain Lands
unto George Chewne, &c. and their Heirs, committed again the said Edward Fisher to the Custody of the Warden of the Fleet; and further
Ordered that the bringing of the said Edward
Fisher before their Lordships at their Commandment, should not in any wise be prejudicial to
the said Warden.
The said Edward Fisher and his Councel made
two Petitions to the Lords; the one that the
Preamble of the Act alledging the cause of the
making of the same Act to be for doubtfulness of
his ill dealing, because he was judged in the StarChamber to have made two false and forged
Writings to the prejudice of the said Bargains,
might be amended, and that the same might be
taken out of the Act, and not to remain in perpetual memory of his shame for ever.
The second that Serjeant Puckering, to whose
behalf the said Lands were sold, having him and
his Lands in Execution upon a Statute of eight
thousand pound for not performance of the Covenants of the same, yet also enjoying the Lands
sold would release him the said Execution, and
take a new Statute in that behalf; to which the
said Serjeant Puckering whom the cause chiefly
concerned, being present by the appointment of
the Lords, answered as to the first request, That
if to alter or take out of the said Act the said
Preamble being parcell of the Bill and matter
passed from the House of Commons to this Honourable House in that form should be no hurt
or prejudice to the Bill so passed from the Lower House to the Lords, he was well content
therewith, and therein submitted himself to
their honourable Lordships. And as to the second Request he Answered, That whensoever
the said Edward Fisher shall have cleared and
discharged the said Lands and Tenements by him
bargained and sold as aforesaid, of and from all
Statutes Staple and Recognizances, charges and
incumbrances liable or chargeable upon the same,
then he having a new like Recognizance in nature of a Statute Staple made unto him by the
said Edward Fisher of the sum of eight thousand
pound for performance of Covenants mentioned
in the said Indenture of Bargain and Sale from
thenceforth to be performed, unto which Recognizance all the Lands and Tenements of the
said Edward Fisher which shall not be sold for
the payment of his Debts, shall be liable and
chargeable, and that there were no former Statutes and Recognizances knowledged by the
said Edward Fisher to the prejudice of the same,
he was contented then after that done to discharge the said new Execution, having and takeing a new Recognizance in form aforesaid. Vide
concerning this matter on Monday the 15th day
of this instant February foregoing.
On Thursday the 18th day of February, Nine
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the two first were upon the
third reading concluded and sent down to the
House of Commons by Serjeant Rolls and Dr Carey, the one being the Bill to explain the Statute
concerning Tellors and Receivors, &c. made An.
13 Reginæ Eliz. and the other being for the better relief of the Hospital of Eastbridge within
the City of Canterbury.
Nota, That the Original Journal-Book of the
House of Commons sets down a third Bill assented unto and concluded at this time.
The last of the said Bills touching divers Assurances made by the Bishop, and Dean and Chapter of Exeter was read secunda vice & commissa
Archiepiscopo Eboracen. Comiti Sussex, Episcopo
Exon. Domino Stourton & Domino Buckhurst.
On Saturday the 20th day of February, to
which day the Parliament had been on Thursday
last continued, a Proviso added by the House of
Commons to the Bill concerning certain assurances of Sir Thomas Lucy and others, was read and
concluded.
The Bill also to make a Fine levied by Peter
Heam and Johan his Wife, and Tredolias Leza
and his Wife during the Minority of the said Johan and Anne, to be void against the said Anne,
was read secundâ vice.
The Lords appointed Monday next in the Afternoon for the hearing of the Cause, and have
given Order that the Parties shall have warning
to be then there with their Councel by two of
the Clock in the Afternoon.
Five other Bills also of no great moment had
each of them one reading; of which the fourth
being the Bill for the well-ordering and governing of the Savoy, was read the third time and
sent to the House of Commons.
On Monday the 22th day of February, to which
day the Parliament had been last continued on
Saturday foregoing, Five Bills of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which
the first being the Bill for preservation of Grain
and Game, with another Bill against Moor-burning in the Counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmerland and Durham (with an amendment added unto it by the Lords) were upon
the third reading sent down to the House of
Commons by Serjeant Rolls and Doctor Ford.
Three Bills also had each of them one reading,
being brought from the House of Commons;
of which the first was for redress of erroneous Judgments in the Court called the KingsBench.
Then the Lord Chancellor continued the Parliament unto two of the Clock in the Afternoon, at which time the Lords Assembling themselves, two Bills of no great moment had each
of them one reading; of which the first being
against Glass-Houses and making of Glass by Aliens born, was read the first time.
This Afternoon also the Lords having heard
the Councel of both Parties touching the Bill Intituled An Act to make a Fine levied by Peter
Heam and Johan his Wife, and Tredolias Leza
and Anne his Wife, during the minority of the
said Johan and Anne, to be void against the said
Anne, for a more speedy end of the said cause,
with the consent of the said Parties, committed
the matter to the hearing of certain of the Lords
which should be named by the Parties themselves.
The Plaintiff Anne did chuse the Lord Treasurer,
the Earl of Arundell, the Bishop of Salisbury, and
the Lord North; and Mr Vinion the Defendant
chose the Lord Steward, the Earl of Bedford, the
Bishop of Exeter and the Lord Buckhurst. And
further Ordered, that the said Lords should end
the matter between the Parties if they could;
and if they could not, then to certifie the State
of the matter as they found it to the whole
House. And the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord
Chief Baron, were appointed to attend the Lords.
On Tuesday the 23th day of February, Six Bills
of no great moment had each of them one reading; of which the first being the Bill for the furtherance of Justice was read prima vice.
Two Bills also were sent up to the Lords from
the House of Commons; of which the first was
concerning the Jointure of the Countess of Huntington.
On Wednesday the 24th day of February, Three
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the first being the Bill for the
better assurance of her Majesties Letters Patents
granted for the better foundation of the Hospital called Sherborn-House, was read prima vice
& Commissa Archiepiscopo Eboracen. Episcopo London. Domino Darcy, Domino Evers, the Lord
Chief Baron and Justice Gawdy.
On Thursday the 25th day of February, Three
Bills of no great moment had each of them one
reading; of which the first being the Bill for
Confirmation of her Majesties Letters Patents to
the Masters, Fellows and Scholars of Clare-Hall
in Cambridge was read secunda vice; but no mention is made whether it was Ordered to be ingrossed. or referred to Committees.
On Saturday the 27th day of February, to
which day the Parliament had been on Thursday
last continued, the Bill for following of Hue and
Cry was read secunda vice, and committed to one
Earl, three Lords, the Lord Chief Baron and
one Judge. Where still Nota the Judges are
joint Committees with the Lords.
One Bill also touching Plymouth-Haven, was
sent up to the Lords from the House of Commons. And three other Bills of no great moment, the first concerning Rochester-Bridge was
read secunda vice.